“Stop smoking . You still need to record an alb.u.m tomorrow, and the DEMO for a movie t.i.tle . You'll wreck your throat if you continue to smoke . ”

He threw her a sidelong glare, quietly fished out another stick from the cigarette box, and took a drag after lighting it .

The weak flame from the tip might be faint, but it lit up his pair of cold eyes .

She did not know what to do with him .

Squatting before him, she said patiently, “Xingze, you can always talk to me if you are unhappy . You don't have to torture yourself in this way . ”

He kept his mum and treated her like air .

She was embarra.s.sed but could do nothing about it .

She had been working for him for years, yet she knew very little about him .

From what she knew, he was extremely sentimental .

Unlike other stars who changed their a.s.sistants one after another, he only had two of them since his debut .

He was the type to keep the things he liked no matter how broken or worn out they became .

He was the superstar among all the stars, and the number-one idol in the nation, yet he was insulated from gossips .

Many actresses had flocked to him; nevertheless, he was always alone .

Other than that, she knew nothing about him .

Maybe, in the first place, no one could make him open up his heart .

He was discovered by a talent scout at 15; after which, he entered s...o...b..z through Huanyu . After signing up with the entertainment company, he acted in his first movie and released an alb.u.m later on .

Since then, his fame had skyrocketed, and his career was smooth-sailing .

Looking past the fame and glamor, the superstar gave off only one feeling .

Loneliness .

That's right . Loneliness .

Beside Qin Zhou, no one could truly get close to him .

This might have to do with his childhood .

It seemed that he was an illegitimate son of the famous Gu family in the capital . His mother had pa.s.sed away when he was very young, and he was exiled to live by himself overseas .

That only changed when he met Qin Zhou when he was 15 .

To his a.s.sistant, he was always aloof and detached, just like a prince on a pedestal, whom no one could get close .

This was her first time seeing him distraught, though, and that put her at a loss .

“Xingze, you still have a scene to complete this afternoon . Will you have any problem acting later with your current state?”

“No problem . ” He opened his mouth at long last .

That put her heart at ease finally .

“That's good! Have a good rest and get into form . ”

He looked downcast holding the cigarette between his lips .

Right now, acting was his only way of releasing his pent-up emotions .

There were moments when he wished that time would stand still there and then .

He wanted to live in the world of acting, never to depart .

At least, he got to hold her hands, hugged her, and kissed her when they were acting .

Into that act, he had really poured all of himself; it was for real .

Alas, to her, it was merely acting .

There were two scenes in the afternoon .

One was between Lu Jingtian and Jun Mo .

The other was Gu Xingze and Yun s.h.i.+s.h.i.+ .

These two acts consisted of the important highlights in the novel .

Jun Mo did not have many acts in this movie, but when she did make her appearance, they were always significant scenes . As this was her first acting role a novice actress, she spent a considerable amount of time polis.h.i.+ng her skills . Often, she would look for Yun s.h.i.+s.h.i.+ to practice her script .

She worked hard, going over a line for a scene a couple of times each .

In her first act, her character 'Su Qi' shared a scene with Lu Jingtian's 'Lin Hena' .