Restaurant
Li Jiaqi steadied herself and sipped her red wine. It was already nine o'clock.
Lan Yening was called away by his boss as soon as he got out of the car.
Zhang Yuze, meanwhile, was sipping his wine while idly stroking the jade bracelet on his hand.
"Hah!"
Zhang Yuze lit a cigarette.
The scent triggered Li Jiaqi's urge to reach for the cigarettes in her bag.
"Don't worry. It's just the two of us here." Zhang Yuze seemed to read her thoughts.
Li Jiaqi hesitated for a moment, but eventually couldn't resist and lit a cigarette.
"Jiaqi, what's Galaxy planning for you?"
"They said they'd give me a few self-funded web dramas."
"Are you planning to take them?"
"... I don't have other opportunities right now."
Li Jiaqi laughed bitterly. She understood Galaxy wasn't unwilling to promote her; it was just that the company's resources were too scarce.
Moreover, with the meteoric rise of "Natural Girl," major platforms had stopped inviting them altogether.
