Thick curtains hung like ominous shades of darkness in the stuffy apartment, giving off a stifling and oppressive feeling.

The moment Mu Lan entered the room carrying the things in her hands, her eyes were drawn to the figure huddled in a blanket. Luo Qiao… It seems she hasn't recovered from it all…

With a sigh, she tried to collect herself as her heart wrenched in pain.

Luo Qiao was a pretty young lady. It wasn't an exaggeration to say that she stood out even among the entertainment circle where beauties were a dime a dozen.

Thinking back, Luo Qiao had only been in the entertainment circle for one year before she shot to fame. With decent acting skills and outstanding presence, she had quickly secured the reputation of being one of the four rising young female stars. Alas, the good times didn't last. About three months ago, there was a sudden exposé of her entering the room of a top celebrity and not leaving till the early hours of the morning.

As one of the hottest male celebrities in the industry, that top celebrity had amassed a frightening number of fans, and the day the news came out, Weibo crashed and it took the top three trending search spots by storm.

Following the release of the scandal, all the female fans of that top celebrity went berserk, leaving accusatory and flaming messages in Luo Qiao's blog, hundreds of thousands of ugly comments were made. But in reality, Luo Qiao was only delivering something to the room that night. In fact, the person who was actually having a relationship with the top celebrity was her good friend.

However, following that episode, the behavior of those two were a crushing blow. The top celebrity quickly showed evidence that he was filming at the time. He denied that he was in the room and insisted that he was single. Her good friend, on the other hand, immediately blacklisted her and barred all contact with her.

In an instant, Luo Qiao had suddenly become a shameless b*tch who failed to seduce the top celebrity in the middle of the night.

As a new popular actress, no one would believe her, even if she were to tell the truth. The company only had to reveal a sliver of gossip, and instantly she was labeled as an opportunistic b*tch. It even drove the wave of blacklisting Luo Qiao to the greatest heights possible.

Almost immediately following this, the company terminated her contract. The young actresses who had been envious of her previously now banded together. Emboldened by their number, they started a smear campaign against her, ripping her to shreds.

Like this, Luo Qiao experienced the most violent backlash on the internet. All of a sudden, it would not be an exaggeration to say that during that period of time, the netizens' greatest pleasures were eating, sleeping and rebuking Luo Qiao.

Initially an optimistic girl who worked hard towards her aspirations, she was beaten down and crushed into an inconsolable state.

Mu Lan and Luo Qiao got to know each other while filming their first movie. Even as an unknown actress, because she had a good relationship with Luo Qiao, she had been affected too. However she was mentally strong and didn't really care, she was only worried about Luo Qiao.

"Qiao Qiao, don't be sad. The two of them are heartless, karma will get them! And don't listen to all that nonsense the netizens are saying, they're just mindless keyboard warriors hiding behind their screens. Who knows what sort of lives they live. How dare they all rush in and slander you." Giving Luo Qiao a little push, she continued, "Alright, get up and eat something, be a good girl."

But Luo Qiao did not move.

Mu Lan was about to persuade her further when a call came in. Frowning, she got up and stepped outside to take the call.

Five minutes later, she finished the call and came back in. When she entered, she saw that Luo Qiao had fully awakened. She sat on the bed, looking slightly disheveled.

"Qiao Qiao!" Mu Lan was pleasantly surprised and walked over to her. "Are you hungry? What do you want to eat?"

In response, Luo Qiao tilted her head back and looked up at her. With her cold, porcelain-like skin and high nose bridge, her expression was quiet and still… What sort of freaking immortal… she was a glowing beauty even when she was just barely out of bed.

Why was the world so unfair?

"I've decided," Luo Qiao suddenly spoke.

Mu Lan did not understand. "What have you decided?"

Luo Qiao pursed her lips and said with much difficulty, "To return and inherit the family fortune."

Mu Lan, "…"

With a listless sigh, Luo Qiao said, "It's really exhausting being a celebrity."

Hearing this, Mu Lan reached out to gently stroke Luo Qiao's head.

Was the girl running a fever? What nonsense was she speaking?

But Luo Qiao only brushed her hand aside and looked at her with a serious expression.

"Mu Lan, from now on I'll be your financier."

Hearing this, Mu Lan was stumped and didn't know how to respond.

It looked like she'd have to make an appointment with a psychologist.

…

Unexpectedly, when Mu Lan got home later the same day, she realized that Luo Qiao had changed her microblog persona.

From 'Actress Luo Qiao', she had changed her identity to, 'CEO, Luo Group, Subsidiary Eastern Vision Film & Media'.

She widened her eyes. Had Luo Qiao gone nuts?

Not only that, she hardly had a chance to even suck in a breath of cold air when she saw that the boss of the Luo Group had forwarded on this microblog.

Mu Lan: "???"

The netizens who were just getting themselves ready to fire away: "???!!!!!!"