CHAPTER 872: CHAPTER 874: DREAM COME TRUE

Yu Yanyu couldn’t stay for dinner due to work, and He Jinxia understood, so she thought of asking Sheng Yan to see him off.

She couldn’t go out, but Sheng Yan could.

Right after she suggested it, Yu Yanyu, however, answered indirectly, earnestly looking at her and said, "Sister Jinxia, previously, ’Rescue 5 Hours’ said they had been contacting you, wanting to invite you as a guest for an episode.

But you were still filming at that time, and after finishing the film, you had to go on a publicity tour with the crew, so you really had no time and declined."

"Actually, the show had already contacted Director Qian last week before your relationship was exposed, hoping to invite the main cast of ’Special Action’ to participate in a rescue-themed competition episode, and Director Qian agreed. Unexpectedly, the very next day, your incident happened."

Yu Yanyu hesitated for a moment, but still spoke up: "If it were a few days ago, I wouldn’t dare bring it up, but the tide has shifted in recent days. ’Special Action’ continues to break records at the box office, and I see it as a signal.

You can go out and take gigs, move around more. Your fans will understand; a lot of the online slander comes from the Water Army. I’d like to invite you to participate in ’Rescue 5 Hours.’ Consider this a personal request from me, unrelated to the show or others."

At this, Yu Yanyu smiled, trying to sound relaxed: "Because ’Rescue 5 Hours’ might be my last variety show before leaving the entertainment circle, I want to give myself a perfect farewell, so I wish to reunite the Preemptive Team and Xiao Xiang Team."

The reminiscence ended there.

He Jinxia couldn’t help but smile wryly, lowering her head and wringing her hands: "Sheng Yan, do you think I’m too timid? Even someone as thick-skinned as Yanyu noticed it."

Actually, just yesterday, when the tide completely turned, and a superstar spoke up for her, Luo You called to discuss resuming her gigs.

But He Jinxia’s mind was still a bit unsettled, and the online criticism and loss of fans did affect her somewhat.

She felt that this storm wasn’t entirely over, and thought that delaying for a month might make it all go away.

Luo You didn’t agree, thinking this approach was too conservative, but still respected and understood her perspective.

Sheng Yan pinched her cheek, "You’re not timid, you’re the bravest."

He Jinxia looked up at him, her eyes slightly red, muttering: "I don’t even dare to face them..."

Sheng Yan: "But it’s a necessary process, one we’re all bound to face sooner or later, aren’t we? Not just you, but I must face it too."

Jinxia was momentarily stunned, "Sheng Yan, you..."

Sheng Yan held her in his arms, whispering, "Jinxia, you probably knew long ago that I’ve always had the idea of leaving this circle. My development has been limited, at a bottleneck, and in the entertainment industry, retirement at this state is the best move."

He Jinxia spoke hesitantly, "But you still have a project that hasn’t premiered yet..."

"But that doesn’t conflict with my retirement. On the contrary, my leaving might bring an even more glorious result to this work."

He Jinxia gripped his arm, unable to hold back her tears: "Is it because of me, so you—"

"No." Sheng Yan interrupted without thinking: "It’s not because of you. I’ve had this idea for a long time."

His dark pupils gazed deeply into her eyes, his tone gentle: "On the contrary, it’s because of you that I wanted to stay. Because of you, I stayed in the entertainment circle for another two years."

He Jinxia’s heart sank heavily, her mind flashed with insight: "It’s ’World,’ ’World’ was originally meant to be your swan song, wasn’t it!"

Sheng Yan shook his head: "There’s no swan song. If it weren’t because of you, I wouldn’t have wanted to continue at all, and wouldn’t have even taken ’World.’

He Jinxia’s thoughts were chaotic, feeling flustered, like a drifting duckweed, unable to grasp a center, only clinging tightly to his hand: "Can’t you just stay forever?"

Sheng Yan shook his head, saying softly, "Staying or not staying is the same for me.

Jinxia, I’m different from you. I gained fame very early, with no room for development. Even if I take on another hit role, my popularity remains the same.

But you’re different. You still have room to grow. Once you reach the top, you can continue to climb further, while I—"

He paused, then smiled: "I have little room for development left, continuing as the carefree CEO, maybe raising kids, isn’t too bad either."

Among lovers, one often sacrifices more than the other.

He Jinxia couldn’t give up her career, so he would have to make the step back.

Moreover, Sheng Yan didn’t consider it a step back, but rather a further step into new journeys.

If not for Jinxia, he would have left the entertainment circle a couple of years earlier.

Because he couldn’t rest assured, wanting to see her grow, he stayed two more years. Now that Jinxia has become a top star, he can be said to retire successfully.

Besides, his retirement could relieve some public pressure off Jinxia.

At night, Sheng Yan holding Jinxia, repeatedly explained his reasons for retiring, assuring her it wasn’t out of sacrifice for her, which finally allowed Jinxia to sleep peacefully.

The next day, Sheng Yan went to work with Jinxia at the company.

He Jinxia, though somewhat weary, had bright eyes, full of unwavering determination!

She decided to pull herself together, not to be defeated by public opinion!

In her dream last night, she figured it out, the worst outcome of resuming gigs might be that she’d retire too, and Mr. Sheng shouldn’t let her be doomed; he’d arrange her retirement smoothly and help her find a new job.

Sheng Yan is a superstar, and reaching this point as a star is incredibly challenging. For a star at this level, deciding to retire is even harder.

If he could make such a firm and resolute decision, she couldn’t afford to be so cowardly, could she?

He Jinxia decided, starting today, to fully resume her gigs!

No matter what the future holds, at least for this moment, burn brightly!

Looking at her determined expression, Sheng Yan gently lifted the corners of his mouth.

At Tonghua Entertainment, He Jinxia held a meeting with Luo You.

The meeting discussed her schedule after resuming gigs, and... openly talked about future development paths and ideas.

He Jinxia was actually quite reluctant to face such situations, she always thought she could hear it later, but when the news came, she discovered that Luo You had long intended to leave.

It’s not too early or too late, just the right timing.

In the conference room, Luo You looked at her, kindly saying, "A few days ago, ’Special Action’ returned to peak box-office performance, even surpassing previous records. Yesterday, the company received a call from the Star Celebrities List staff, your promotion to top-tier star is complete.

Congratulations, Jinxia, you’ve achieved your dream! This film has firmly established your top-tier star status!"