Because he felt so sorry for her, Ling Yao stroked her head, "Come with me, let’s go abroad, you can complete your graduate studies in piano, and not think about all the messy things in the entertainment circle for now. Studying can help you settle down and quickly grow; you’re still young, you shouldn’t have to endure so much unfair treatment, you’re the victim here, what right do they have to say these things about you?"

"Exactly, with your level, the Juilliard School will definitely accept you, and you’ve already passed your professional exams, you just haven’t taken the graduate exams. Now you can just go abroad and take them, apply to several universities, and you’ll get accepted somewhere. If you don’t want to go to country M, go to country F, come with me, we can start over together,"

"Go, go, go, what are you getting involved for? What do you mean start over together? If anyone is starting over, it’s me and Yanyan. What are you, a girl, jumping around here for? Where’s Ning Hao? If you keep making a fuss here, I’ll get Ning Hao to deal with you!"

...

Who could have thought, Molly actually developed into a romantic relationship with Ning Hao. Maybe it’s just that people from similar family backgrounds easily resonate with each other, anyway over the past few years, they contacted each other more and naturally came together. Not only Hua Yan didn’t expect it, but even Ling Yao let out a single person’s lament.

Even Ning Hao found a partner, yet here he is still ambiguously dealing with her, without giving him any status, nor any chance of inappropriate actions, in short, very frustrated, but also helpless.

Hua Yan refused: "No need, even if I fade away, there’s still the scriptwriter department at Beijing Film Academy, I’ve already been accepted, why not attend? At worst, I’ll just swap from being in front of the stage to behind the scenes. No big deal, don’t worry, I won’t be swayed by reality. As for piano, I feel just completing the professional exams is enough, I’m not pursuing performance, teaching, or conducting, there’s no need for graduate studies. I won’t take them; if I do take exams, it’s only what’s useful to me."

Seeing that they both still wanted to persuade her, she continued: "I’m really okay and have already come to terms with it, moreover, maybe it’s not as exaggerated as you think? With my current status, if I can’t be an actor, I’ll be a singer. If I can’t be a singer, I’ll be a writer and screenwriter. There’s always a field suitable for me, right? And if worst comes to worst, I can stay at school and be a piano teacher."

Molly looked at her sourly: "You really have a broad mind. Now I understand why you haven’t revealed all your aliases; it’s because these are your backup plans!"

Hua Yan did not confirm or deny: "That’s because I have long known that in this line of work, you might be out at any moment. Fortunately, I secured 40% of the company’s shares early on, and just the annual dividends alone are enough for me to live comfortably. This life has been exciting enough for me as it is, and next, I’ll focus on public welfare and enjoying life."

As for the related theme [Super Star], she felt she was only one step away, if all the aliases were revealed, assuredly she would be top-tier, so there’s no need to rush about whether the task can be completed. What’s needed now is to proceed steadily and surely, not to give up everything because of some unpleasant words.

Her roots are here, she doesn’t want to start over from scratch elsewhere, so she didn’t heed Ling Yao and Molly’s suggestion.

"I’m afraid this matter won’t end so easily, look, your grandfather passed away, died of anger after learning about your father’s passing, and now these people are bringing it up to make a fuss again; they really have no bottom line in their blackening of you!"

Molly looked at the latest entertainment news on her phone, scoffing, sarcastically, Hua Family is still holding the funeral services, but the news has already hit the entertainment section’s front page, as if it’s all a joke meant to entertain the public.

"These people always stand on the moral high ground to condemn others, only to turn a blind eye to how their own actions are more repulsive, disgusting."

"Are you going back?" Hua Yan shook her head without even thinking: "I didn’t even see off Hua Guoqiang, so how could I go back? If I went back, it would only complicate matters further. Since Hua Family wants fame, let them handle Hua Guoqiang’s affairs themselves!"

Ling Yao and Molly exchanged glances. "I’m just afraid they won’t let you off so easily, it might end with you taking all the blame, getting scolded, condemned, satisfying their urge to vent with words, and then kicking away the valuable S person when they’re no longer useful. Yanyan, why not find a place to relax, or come abroad with us?"

They truly felt sorry for her, but she was someone with her own opinions. Because she didn’t want to delay their classes and schedules, after several persuasions, even threatening to personally see them off at the airport, she finally sent the two of them on the plane. As for herself, she went to Beijing Film Academy like a normal person, applied for a dormitory, with no plans to commute back and forth again.