"Miss Chu, your driver is here." The little assistant informed a distracted Chu YingZi who had been staring blankly at her phone for a while.
It was evening at X city and yet the streets were still bustling with activity. Chu YingZi was adorned in sportswear after she had finished filming her scenes today. She had a mask and sunglasses to hide her recognisable face while she had stood next her to her assistant waiting for her driver.
"Finally! Nan Nan, you're dismissed for today. I have somewhere else to be!"
"No way!" Assistant Lin Nan refused instantly. "Miss Chu, I have to see you home, I cannot afford what happened two months ago to occur again. Director Min scolded me thoroughly, and I do not want to offend her again."
"It's alright. I'll tell her about it, so you won't be scolded. I have somewhere else to be today and not going home right away." Chu YingZi.
Lin Nan panicked instantly. "Where are you going? Director Min said you have to follow the schedule she set. At this time, you have to be at home, Miss Chu. I have to follow you everywhere and report to her everything you do."
Chu YingZi frowned instantly, "Lin Nan! Are you my assistant or Director Min's spy?"
"..." Lin Nan instantly felt a chill down her spin, her heart froze at her tone. She knew that tone like the back of her hand now.
It's been six months since she started working with Miss Chu as her assistant. According to Director Min HaLin, she was the only assistant to ever last for so long after so many replacements. She was constantly praised and encouraged because it meant Chu YingZi liked her as she had not fired her yet.
"Okay, but at least tell me where you're going in case of emergency." Lin Nan requested.
"Fine, I'm going to X city hospital. Obstetrician Department. Happy now?" Chu YingZi left her no time to react as she quickly got into the van and asked the assigned driver to quickly drive.
Lin Nan was left frozen at the sidewalk; it took her good few minutes to revive from the shock.
"Eh?!"
Who was Chu YingZi? Most people would say she was their idol. She was confident, fearless, sexy, and otherworldly. With a variety of leading roles to back up her talent, she was the number one most sought out actress in the whole entertainment industry.
Her manager Min HaLin was also the director of her agency. Since Director Min HaLin had begun with only her under her belt, Chu YingZi invested in her abilities and created LinZi Entertainment agency with her. She used her other identity as the only princess of the Chu Family to fund the agency in its development stages.
She was the youngest most cherished and most spoilt daughter of the rich and famous Chairman Chu and the beautiful Zang LiWei.
And so, with her family backing and along with the fact she was the most beautiful and talented, Chu YingZi quickly skyrocketed as soon as she entered the entertainment industry.
With over four years of being hailed as the number beauty and actress, the public quickly begun dethroning previous actresses and hailed Chu YingZi as the queen of the entertainment industry.
Most people didn't know that she was also the second shareholder of the LinZi Entertainment. This was a secret between her and Director MinHaLin.
LinZi Entertainment had expanded over the years and became famous at producing monsters of the entertainment industry who soaked every resources.
With Chu YingZi as the most popular out of the agency, her fellow juniors were quickly following after the footsteps she had paved. So, it was a literal fact that she was Queen of the entertainment industry.
However, this title was both a blessing and a curse. It was a blessing because she was loved by the public and fans, but it was curse because her fellow peers were jealous of her.
However, having many enemies was a given in this industry. This was not what constantly bothered Director Min HaLin and the little assistant Lin Nan.
What bothered them was the fact that Chu YingZi never abided to the hidden rules formed in maintaining status in the industry. To form a breakthrough and increase one's career, a lot of people had become two faced.
They sold their cheerful and polite faces to the public, however, deep inside they were White Lotuses [1] to the core. Most celebrities in the entertainment industry were very rude behind the scenes and behind other people's backs.
Maybe because she was adored and spoilt ever since she was young, Chu YingZi never needed to be polite in order to seek and acquire people's validation. Whatever opinions Chu YingZi had about you, she would say to your face without holding back.
Chu YingZi had no filter, and she did not care who you were, whether you were her fans, renowned seniors, directors, producers or just a bystander, if she did not like you, she will let you know.
Because of her mouth, Director Min HaLin was constantly stressed as she had to be both her manager and PR. It was a good thing Director Min HaLin was also the most honest person in the industry who did not take advantage of people. She also did not take heed of Chu YingZi's other identity as the co-owner of their company or as a wealthy heiress. She constantly scolded Chu YingZi without holding back.
The most difficult time for Director Min HaLin was whenever Chu YingZi appeared in the news because of having "bullied" a fellow actress, or constantly deemed as "difficult to get along with" by her fellow cast members.
Lin Nan called director Min HaLin instantly and informed her of her discovery.
"What?! You're saying she's going to the Obstetrician Department...What have I increased your salary for Nan Nan?...Why have you not followed her yet? Follow her now! Do not let her be photographed! You know what, I'll do it myself! Which hospital did you say?"
"X city hospital, Director Min!" Lin Nan's heart stumped at being scolded once again.
Hearing the panic in director Min HaLin's voice, she instantly knew the upcoming days will once again be without sleep or rest. Lin Nan sighed deeply at her fate.
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"Yes...right there is your baby, YingZi. It's a healthy 8-week-old foetus, congratulations."
"Feng Xu, you're kidding right?"
"Not kidding, it's real. You're going to be a parent. Who's the lucky father?" He couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.
Feng Xu was Chu Yang's best friend and the only person whom she trusted enough not to leak her business to the media.
Ever since that day she slept with that unknown man under the influence of that horrendous drug, Chu YingZi has not known peace.
It was not only the fact that day she tasted meat for the first time [2], but ever since that night, her body constantly ached in remembrance of his every touch and feel.
And yet, despite this, she still could not place a face to the body she had devoured that night.
It has been very frustrating for Chu YingZi who wanted nothing more than to put all her time and effort into searching for him. Rather than working on that darned drama Min HaLin forced her to shoot under the duress of whitening her darkened image.
Now she was pregnant with this unknown man's child. Min HaLin would probably have a heart attack when she finds out.
Chu YingZi had not told anyone about that night, not one single soul. She even had to actively ignore her best friend, Jiang XinYan's calls out of fear of blurting it out.
"Feng Xu, you owe me! No matter what, don't you dare tell Chu Yang or my parents about this!"
Feng Xu frowned, "How can you have so little trust of me, you're my patient and I have to abide to the HIPAA compliance."
"What HIPAA, this is X City! Don't spout such nonsense. I swear Feng Xu, I will reveal all your embarrassing moments to that cute nurse who kept frowning at me and giving you googly eyes!"
"You wouldn't dare!"
"Try me!"
"Fine, but in all seriousness, this is huge YingZi. Is it because it's out of wedlock? But who cares? Nowadays, we are a progressing country."
"You're forgetting that I'm in the entertainment industry and the beloved heiress of the Chu Family." She glared at him.
"So, what are you going to do? Keep it a secret from everyone for ten months? I don't see how that's feasible when you have both a mother and a manager who monitors your every move like a hawk.
"I have my own white knight to save me, thank you very much. She's the kind that'll do anything for me and won't ever let me be disadvantaged. And besides my mother adores her. So, her every word will be believed in with no further questions."
"Such a glorious white knight, I have to know who she is!" Feng Xu requested with heart eyes.
Chu YingZi only gave him a cryptic smirk, not giving anything away.
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[1] White lotus – someone who is pure in appearance, but opposite inside.
[2] Another way of saying she lost her virginity to him.