Chen Zheng! Chen Zheng!

It was currently the summer break of her freshman year of university.

After signing the contract, Lin Xiao Xiao enjoyed her vacation at home, helping her parents take care of the plants every day.

Her father, Lin Jian Guo, was once a renowned director who had won every prestigious domestic award for directing.

Her mother, Huo Jia, was once a top star he had personally mentored and was the actress he trusted most.

However, as the film industry became increasingly commercialized and capital forces grew stronger, the status of traditional artistic directors like Lin Jian Guo gradually faded.

Investors repeatedly advised him to try his hand at commercial films to meet market tastes, but he firmly refused.

Eventually, no one invited him to make films anymore.

Huo Jia also retired into seclusion, focusing on raising their child alongside her husband.

Lin Xiao Xiao respected her parents' steadfastness, but in her heart, she didn't entirely agree.

The film industry's vigorous development was thanks to commercialization. If one remained stubborn and refused to change, they would surely be eliminated by society and the market.

Therefore, from a young age, she was determined to become a star, wanting to prove to her father that integrating with the market wasn't necessarily a bad thing.

Her parents loved her dearly and always supported her. Lin Jian Guo and Huo Jia used many connections to pave the way for their daughter's career.

But they had been away from the entertainment industry for too long, so the best resources still required her own efforts to secure. Compared to others, she had a much better start, and she was incredibly grateful for that.

Lin Jian Guo took advantage of the time Lin Xiao Xiao was at home to try and pass on all the knowledge he had accumulated throughout his life.

It reached the point where her ears were almost growing calluses, but she still couldn't bear to interrupt her father.

For the current Lin Xiao Xiao, having family members around to nag her was already a great happiness.

After a week of resting at home, Song Cheng Ling called:

"Xiao Xiao, the company just received a TV drama project; the crew is quite good. Do you want to take a look? If it's suitable, we can sign the contract today."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao Xiao immediately realized this was the very drama where she had met Yuan Can in her previous life.

She didn't want anything to do with this drama, and she certainly didn't want to see Yuan Can again!

But she also understood that if she wanted her new life to go smoothly, this role was indispensable.

It was precisely because of her good acting performance in that drama that Lin Xiao Xiao had the chance to audition for an international film and meet Chen Zheng in her previous life!

Chen Zheng! Chen Zheng!

Just thinking of that man's name made Lin Xiao Xiao's eyes well up, and her heart felt unusually warm—because he was the only person who had ever given her warmth in her past life.

In her previous life, after the first time they spent the night together, Chen Zheng had indeed taken the initiative to care for her for a while. But before long, he seemed to have seen through Lin Xiao Xiao's thoughts, so he gradually grew distant and stopped interfering in her life.

Many years later, when Lin Xiao Xiao's life had become destitute, so poor she didn't have enough to eat, Chen Zheng appeared again and asked her only one question:

"Are you willing to be with me?"

Lin Xiao Xiao had thought Chen Zheng wanted to keep her as a mistress. At that time, she was no longer the proud girl of the past.