Chapter 7

Xia Xi closed her eyes and nodded vigorously, as if making a firm decision, yet her tears still flowed uncontrollably from the corners of her eyes. "Sigh, there's nothing to be done. You don't like me, and even if I chase after you, you still won't. It's better to preserve my last shred of dignity and part on good terms. Maybe, maybe in the end, I can leave you with a good impression."
"Xia Xi." Luo Chu'an frowned as he looked at her sorrowful expression, suppressing the discomfort in his heart. After a long deliberation, he muttered, "I'm sorry."
Tsk, "I'm sorry," again with the "I'm sorry." Isn't that a bit too light?
The most detestable thing in this world is an insincere "I'm sorry."
The moment Xia Xi saw Luo Chu'an leave her home, she immediately wiped away her sad expression, happily threw herself onto the sofa, and let out a long sigh of relief.
She felt utterly drained, as the scene she had just performed had consumed too much of her energy.
But at least she had finally gotten rid of that scumbag, and that thought alone made her quite happy.
After resting for a while and slowly regaining her composure, Xia Xi began to sense something amiss.
Seriously, after that infuriating male lead had done so many terrible things to Xia Xi, did he really think a meaningless "I'm sorry" could make up for all his wrongdoings?
Shouldn't he at least give me a breakup settlement and compensation for emotional distress?
Why is there nothing now?!
When Da He opened the door and entered the room, he happened to see Xia Xi curled up on the sofa with a gloomy expression, as if someone owed her millions.
"Xia Xi, why aren't you studying your script properly? What's on your mind?" Da He walked over to her, took the crumpled script from her hands, and silently glared at her.
"Da He," Xia Xi looked up pitifully at her agent.
"Oh, my dear, who bullied you?" Only then did Da He notice Xia Xi's unusual state, realizing that her eyes were red and swollen, clearly showing she had been crying. Seeing her with her reddened nose, he felt a pang of heartache. He ruffled her hair and comforted her, "Whoever bullied you, tell me, and I'll go beat them up for you. Why cry alone like a little coward?"
"Da He, Luo Chu'an and I broke up."
Hearing this, Da He froze for a moment. "Broke up? Why? Weren't you two doing fine just a while ago?"
"That's fake, he never loved me." Xia Xi shook her head, her eyes red as she looked at Da He. "His white moonlight returned, so he came to break up with me."
"Hah, what a piece of trash." The anger in Da He's voice was unmistakable. "No wonder I kept hearing others say lately that Luo Chu'an's ex-girlfriend came back, and they've been spending all their time together these past few days. I originally thought you two seemed pretty good recently and didn't believe it, thinking Luo Chu'an wouldn't be that scummy. But now it seems everyone was right, this bastard scumbag! Did he initiate the breakup?"
Xia Xi guiltily glanced at Da He's furious expression and weakly said, "It wasn't him, it was me,"
"You initiated the breakup?" Da He's voice involuntarily rose, his eyes filled with frustration. "Are you stupid! If you didn't break up, you'd still be that scumbag's official girlfriend, while that Lin Wei would be nothing but a mistress! How could you so easily give your blessing to that cheating couple? You should have dragged it out and made their lives miserable!"
"But, but he doesn't like me. There's no point in doing that, it would only make me look more pitiful and make him dislike me even more." Xia Xi paused at this point, then curled back into the sofa. "But if I let them be, maybe I can at least leave him with a good final impression."
"What use is a good final impression? Can you eat it?! You shouldn't have broken up with him, you should have disgusted him for a while longer. Now you've lost everything."
Xia Xi didn't speak, just looked pitifully at Da He, but inwardly she couldn't help thinking: It does matter, leaving him with a good impression will make it easier for him to fall for me again later.
"No, the more I think about it, the angrier I get!" Da He said, pulling his phone out of his pocket with a fierce expression. "Wait here, I'll demand breakup compensation from him for you. How can he get off so easily? This is infuriating. If I don't make him pay through the nose, I won't be able to vent my rage!"
Hearing this, Xia Xi's eyes lit up.
Wow, Da He really gets me!
Compensation + emotional damages, ask for more, definitely ask for more!
Although Xia Xi fully supported Da He's actions in her heart, on the surface she still had to put on an annoying act of not wanting to trouble Luo Chu'an.
Frowning, she curled up on the sofa, glanced at Da He, and cautiously said, "Da He, maybe, maybe we shouldn't."
"Shut up! If you don't want this and don't want that, then what do you want?!" Da He was genuinely angry hearing this. After scolding Xia Xi, he picked up his phone and went straight into the bedroom to make the call, leaving Xia Xi alone, itching to know how much compensation that scumbag Luo Chu'an would give her.
After quite a while, Da He slowly emerged from the room, his earlier irritable mood completely gone, even humming a little tune.
Seeing Da He's reaction, Xia Xi felt much more at ease. She thought Luo Chu'an's compensation must have been a satisfyingly good amount.
"Alright, Xia Xi, I'll handle the follow-up matters regarding the breakup settlement. You don't need to worry. Luo Chu'an is quite generous." Da He grinned like a cat that had just stolen some fish. "You, pack your bags and head to the film set now."
Xia Xi: “...”
Damn, what exactly did Luo Chu'an give? Da He, can you be clearer? How much is "quite generous"?
Is it enough to buy a house? Enough to buy a car? I even want to travel abroad!
Can you just explain it clearly?!
Watching Da He's retreating figure, Xia Xi curled up pitifully on the sofa, she really wanted to know.

By the time Xia Xi and Da He arrived at the "Fate of Immortals" film set, it was already dark. After helping her check in, Da He left. Before leaving, he earnestly advised her, "Xia Xi, get along well with everyone on set. When you have free time, study the script more and observe others' acting. If the director gets angry with you, just endure it, don't argue back,"
"Mm, I know, I know." Listening to Da He's meticulous instructions, Xia Xi suddenly felt an indescribable emotion, sour and bitter. If she were still that immature little girl, she might have been impatient, but the current Xia Xi had tasted the warmth and coldness of human relationships and could distinguish who truly cared for her. "Da He, I'm not a child anymore."
"Ah, you're still a child." Da He curled his lips helplessly, his eyes full of disbelief. "I found you a reliable assistant. She'll report tomorrow."
"Mm."
Seeing Xia Xi's sweet smile, Da He sighed and ruffled her hair. "Alright, I'm off."
Standing at the hotel entrance, Xia Xi watched Da He's hurriedly departing figure and let out a silent sigh.
Since she was alone, Xia Xi didn't feel like returning to the hotel so early and decided to take a leisurely, aimless stroll.
Little did she know that by the time she snapped back to reality, she had unknowingly walked quite a distance. The hotel was now hidden in the darkness, not a single light visible.