C22 Chapter 22

The background music, the voices...

Soong Chaoxi felt a sense of security in this empty and spacious room.

She had never been so relaxed in her life, and though the place was hard to accept, she liked it better than the rules of the world.

She couldn't help but think of the painful life she had led, the pressure of it weighing on her like a stone, making her feel as if she couldn't breathe.

No, she decided to immediately pull out of these memories.

"Wow, I still can't believe that I can see the big star Ann Yu here."

Nan Lu stared at the screen and then looked at Ann Yu, who was sitting beside her. Ann Yu was still in a bad state. Perhaps it was because she felt bored watching a movie that she had acted in before.

The corner of her mouth twitched and she smiled awkwardly.

"Right, it must be hard to be a star. You've acted in so many shows, and you sing well and are beautiful. There must be a lot of people who like you."

"It's hard indeed... You sleep late every night, and it's often tiring and unrewarding. Those staff members always look very impatient..."

Her voice was very low, and her expression was like a dark cloud.

Soong Chaoxi looked at the beautiful figures on the screen. They were as perfect as if they had been painted, and every word fit the image very well. But she didn't like this job at all.

"Hey, that, Anyu, what constellation are you from?"

"Huh? Why are you suddenly asking this?"

Yuan Fann looked very curious. He scratched the back of his head and smiled embarrassedly. "Actually, it's nothing. I was just asking."

"Oh, I see. I'm a Leo."

"Hmm..."

"Then, do you have a boyfriend?"

Nan Lu's words stunned Ann Yu. She did not move an inch, but her eyes did not know where to look. Soong Chaoxi really hoped that Nan Lu would not bring up the topic of death again. She did not want to see more tears. The thought of all the tears she might have to face next gave her a headache.

"This, I don't have any."

"By the way, I just found a board game nearby. Do you want to play with me?"

The windows of the entire room seemed to be dark, and there were no stars in the night sky outside.

Yuan Fann looked outside. He did not even glance at the board game that Nan Lu took out.

He thought that the night sky would really make people feel as if they had fallen into an abyss. In this place, it was only during the day that people would have the illusion that they were still alive.

"Alright, this is... Aeroplane Chess. Oh my god."

"Ah, are we really going to play?"

Soong Chaoxi was very unwilling. She stood up from the floor and said, "I won't play anymore. You guys go ahead and play. I'll walk around."

Now, she suddenly wanted to read again, but she would not risk her life to run all the way back.

This place was huge, so she should be able to just walk around. If she really couldn't find a place to sleep, she would just find a corner that no one could find. She wouldn't feel uncomfortable anywhere anyway.

"Hey, don't go out."

She ignored Yuan Fann's words and walked out alone.

"You really like to meddle in other people's business."

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