"Huff…" Bai Nuanxi exhaled a long breath.
"What happened?" Bai Nuanxi asked softly.
"When someone with a manic disorder has an episode, they fall into a state of rage. To put it simply, their adrenaline surges uncontrollably, and they lose control of themselves, feeling an urge to hit, kill, or even self-harm," Yun Qianling explained calmly.
"But if they are soothed during this fury... they can fall asleep, which is a form of the body's self-protection mechanism."
As Bai Nuanxi watched the man's sleeping face, she couldn't help but fall into deep thought. With his eyes closed and all his sharpness hidden, he was just a company president in his twenties, bearing far more than others his age.
When Huo Muchen finally woke up, Bai Nuanxi's hand had nearly gone numb. Anyone would struggle to keep their hand in one position, moving without pause, for so long!
That evening, the butler prepared a late-night snack. After all, bars only serve drinks and nothing substantial to eat.
While eating, Bai Nuanxi kept her eyes on Huo Muchen's bowl the whole time.
"Mister, can I have a bite of your food?"
"Mister?" Huo Muchen looked at her, surprised by her way of addressing him.
"Come on, please, I'm starving," Bai Nuanxi pleaded, tugging at Huo Muchen's sleeve, like a child begging to be fed.
Huo Muchen couldn't help but chuckle at her antics.
Bai Nuanxi stared at him in astonishment—did she just see Huo Muchen's lips twitch?
So, Huo Muchen liked this kind of playful approach.
After they finally finished their midnight snack, Huo Muchen left directly for work, leaving Bai Nuanxi wide awake. With nothing better to do, she idly sat on a rattan chair in the garden, admiring the moon and flowers.
In her previous life, she never had time to sit and enjoy the moon and flowers; back then, her mind was solely on how to destroy the Huo family and escape this cage.
Now, as she allowed herself to relax and truly enjoy life, she found it was a wonderfully exquisite feeling.
But she didn't want to be just an idle, useless Mrs. Huo without any value.
"Huo Muchen, I want to go out and find a job, is that alright?" Bai Nuanxi finally mustered the courage to ask, looking up at Huo Muchen.
Huo Muchen glanced up from his documents, "Sure."
"Really?"
Huo Muchen replied, "Yes, I'll arrange a position for you at the company."
Bai Nuanxi was speechless.
"Why would I work at your company? My field of study has nothing to do with finance." She had majored in acting in university, although she hadn't finished her studies before dropping out to get married. What did acting have to do with finance?
"Your major?" Huo Muchen frowned slightly, recalling. "Do you want to enter the entertainment industry?"
Bai Nuanxi became flustered. "No, I don't…"
"That's fine too."
"Stop joking. Do you even have an entertainment company under you? This joke isn't funny at all." It's not the absence of hope that's terrifying; it's having hope only for it to be snatched away.
Huo Muchen took out his phone, sent a text to his secretary, and after a while, handed the phone to her, "Now I do."
Bai Nuanxi was at a loss for words.
Looking at the message on the phone, Bai Nuanxi was dumbfounded.
Did you just buy one of the top three entertainment companies in Country A, Shengyun Entertainment, with just a text message???
"This isn't necessary... I could just find any entertainment company, or not even find one."
Huo Muchen said flatly, "My wife can't settle for just any."
Good grief…
These flirtatious words were killing her.
If you had mastered this skill in the previous life, why would she have been infatuated with that shallow, deceitful scumbag?
"Well, I'm off then." Bai Nuanxi leaned over and kissed Huo Muchen on the cheek before hopping away.
Huo Muchen watched Bai Nuanxi's retreating figure; even if this change in her demeanor was all a ruse, he would willingly fall for it!
If she still wanted to leave with that man... then he would just break her legs and imprison her.
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Bai Nuanxi planned to contact the company to inquire about an agent, but she hadn't expected Huo Muchen to act so swiftly. The door opened, and a woman with black-rimmed glasses pushed them up on her nose and asked, "Is Miss Bai here?"
"I suppose I'm the Miss Bai you're referring to," Bai Nuanxi replied.
"Hello, I'm Zhao Tingting."
"Zhao Tingting?" Bai Nuanxi raised an eyebrow. The legendary agent of Shengyun, Zhao Tingting never appeared in public, yet the film stars under her management emerged one after another like bamboo shoots after the rain!
From what Bai Nuanxi knew, she managed no fewer than three film stars!
"I'm here to discuss some scripts with you." Zhao Tingting cut to the chase, maintaining her professional demeanor as she pulled out three scripts.
"Don't I need to sign a contract?"
Sun Tingting pulled the three scripts from the file bag and said coolly, "The company is yours; what's the point of signing a contract? Signing with yourself, fun?"
"Mine?"
Could it be…? No way.
An incredulous thought formed in her mind. Did Huo Muchen write the company under her name when he bought it?
Is this... what they call the caprice of the rich?
"Just pick a script."
"Oh, okay." Bai Nuanxi didn't dwell on it, picking up one of the scripts to look through.
"This one, then." Since the schedules for all three scripts were the same, Bai Nuanxi could only choose the best one. In the end, she chose a script for a holographic online game.
Today's holography was not like the unremarkable technology of a decade ago. Modern holographic games had become quite advanced; one could basically sustain a whole day's gameplay with just nutritional fluid. Filming such a TV series could potentially be a big hit.
Zhao Tingting seemed surprised by Bai Nuanxi's choice. "Don't you think the other two are better?"
Compared to the holographic online game, the currently popular genres of ancient farming and modern business battles, even if they couldn't become huge hits, could at least ride the wave of popularity and increase their fanbase. In comparison, the holographic online game was much less appealing.
"Why can't I be the first to try something new? Besides, if this script were really that bad, it wouldn't have been put in front of me in the first place."
Bai Nuanxi smiled, "I trust the judgment of a top agent."
Zhao Tingting listened to Bai Nuanxi's explanation and found it reasonable enough, so she didn't press further. She took the script back to discuss it with the production team, leaving everything else in Zhao Tingting's capable hands.
Bai Nuanxi sighed; God knows how nervous she was just now when Zhao Tingting asked why she chose this script. She couldn't possibly tell the truth—that someone had filmed a holographic online game drama in her past life and became one of the hottest stars because of it!
Constantly nominated for awards!
As for the person who rose to fame with this script, who else could make her so resentful but Bai Ji'an?
Now, she was eager to see how Bai Ji'an would survive in the entertainment industry after Bai Nuanxi snatched away her breakout role!