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"What's wrong with you? Why do you seem so down, Xiao Ya?" Yu Jinghong asked while paying attention to the road and glancing at Jiang Xiaoya in the back seat through the rearview mirror.
She noticed that the girl was not in a good state, but since she wasn't very familiar with Jiang Yizhou's family—she was just a hired tutor, after all—she felt it was best to keep her distance.
"I'm just a bit tired, nothing else!" Jiang Xiaoya replied, lowering her head and shaking it, unwilling to share her thoughts with Yu Jinghong.
Yu Jinghong could only sigh; she needed to have a good talk with Jiang Xiaoya's mother. This situation couldn't continue.
Jiang Xiaoya leaned against the car window and looked outside. There were many reasons for her current state: being far from home and friends, the neighbors in her village, and her classmates at school.
Now that she was in a big city, she didn't have the leisure to enjoy it. If she was going to do something, she had to do it well. Although she once thought that having money would allow her to relax, after setting new goals for herself, Jiang Xiaoya had managed to pull herself together again.
However, she was indeed feeling a bit exhausted. She couldn't find peers with whom she could share her feelings; everyone seemed busy. Her mother had also been preoccupied lately, leaving their relationship somewhat strained, which made her feel resentful.
Adolescence is a sensitive time. If she were still in high school back home, living a routine life from five in the morning until nine at night, she would likely be too busy to dwell on matters related to youth, pain, or melodrama.
After arriving at the Jiang residence and dropping off the girl, Yu Jinghong pulled Mother Jiang aside to discuss the girl's situation. "Although I'm an outsider, I still want to advise you to pay more attention to your child!"
She wasn't sure if Mother Jiang took her words to heart. Leaving with uncertainty, Yu Jinghong realized that her time as a tutor might not last long. A new job opportunity had come up recently through a recommendation from a mentor, and it would be difficult for her to refuse.
Soon she would be joining a new project but needed to find someone suitable to take over educating this blank-slate girl who was still building her foundation.
Thinking about this matter reminded her of Jiang Yizhou across the ocean. He was quite an interesting person; at least based on her experiences, that seemed true.
He was a film fan but didn't even know the background of the character she played in a movie. She had whimsically decided to test this so-called "loyal fan," but he had numerous gaps in his knowledge. Apart from knowing the movie's title and some risqué scenes, he didn't seem to understand much else.
In that case, his attentiveness could be interpreted as pursuit. However, recalling how she had bluntly asked him if that was his intention led her to remember his calm demeanor as he confessed about juggling two girlfriends without either discovering his duplicity. The bizarre story he shared about coming clean shocked her worldview significantly.
There are indeed people who are awkward and pretentious, but in a certain sense, they can also be considered sincere!
What’s even stranger is that Jiang Yizhou, despite all this, still maintains that level of attentiveness, which has made her feel much more at ease. She understands now that she shouldn't be moved by his attentiveness; if she were single, she might still hold onto some hope.
Jiang Yizhou does evoke a certain feeling of attraction in her, generating some fondness, but fondness and feelings are two different levels. The former is like a splash of waves, while the latter is the deep water beneath those waves.
However, if she sees him in the future, she needs to have a good talk with him and ask him not to make such misleading gestures anymore. At the very least, he should have some sense of propriety; after all, he is a married man!
The corners of her mouth curled up, but then she felt a bit uncomfortable, and her smile slowly faded. She should think about how to discuss her role with the director! It seems that the character he assigned to her as the female lead doesn't quite suit her; Yu Jinghong is more suited for the role of the second female lead.
Suddenly, her phone rang. Yu Jinghong slowed down and answered the call. "Hello, Yutong, what's up?"
Because Jiang Yizhou's kindness and friendliness were all directed towards Yu Jinghong, Yan Yutong had become something like a friend of a friend. Without a strong enough relationship, there was no opportunity to speak up; even pulling strings requires the tiger's willingness.
Currently, her relationship with Jiang Yizhou is probably such that if someone mentions her to him, he could easily respond, "Oh, she's a friend of mine; she's not bad!"
But that's about it. Unless there’s a reasonable and logical project—preferably a movie or TV show that involves both Yu Jinghong and herself—only then would she dare to speak up.
Right now, she is on set with a production team in Hengdian filming. Yes, she’s just a supporting actress, but she has quite a bit of screen time.
Yan Yutong spoke with a slight sob in her voice and was still lightly sniffling but pretended to be strong. "I just miss you a bit; I miss our days in Los Angeles!"
"Why are you crying?" Yu Jinghong pulled over to the side of the road and began to question her. This area was indeed quite chaotic; encountering troublesome or annoying matters wasn’t surprising at all. She was doing relatively well—having graduated from Beijing Film Academy with a well-off family and many friends—while Yan Yutong seemed somewhat disadvantaged.
After being persuaded by Yu Jinghong for quite some time, she finally revealed some information appropriately. "It's just that the director wanted to give me an opportunity to showcase myself. I turned it down and faced quite a bit of difficulty because of it. Today there's a scene where I have to go underwater; they cut me off for over ten takes! Jinghong Jie, just wait until I finish filming; I’ll definitely give him a lesson before I leave!"
"Alright, enough with the lessons. Don't get involved in these shady things. I know you're a good girl, so that's that."
Yu Jinghong comforted her distant friend, Yan Yutong, and understood her feelings to some extent. It's only natural; it's already commendable to maintain one's integrity.
She felt a bit heartbroken as well. After being roommates for three years, they had developed a deep bond. She should look for opportunities that might suit her!
Right now, Yu Jinghong was already being quite willful by changing her role in the upcoming performance, so it wouldn't be appropriate to ask for more. She should find something else instead!
...
Time flew by, and before long, it was Christmas Eve. After arranging many matters, the company also began its holiday break, allowing him to relax a bit.
At Ailumese's Christmas party, Jiang Yizhou couldn't drink and didn't quite grasp the American style of celebration. After giving a speech, he quietly slipped away.
Indeed, America places great importance on Christmas, while domestically it seems like a pursuit of fashion; it feels like something is missing if this holiday isn't celebrated in some way.
For Jiang Yizhou, this absence was probably just receiving a few apples each year during Christmas. If they were given by someone personally, he would have to buy a few more. If he was too lazy to buy them, he would just exchange the ones he received and send them back—nothing more than that.
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