When returning to Beijing, she was picked up by Zhou Zhou himself, who took the opportunity to ask about her situation over the past half a month. Knowing that she was doing well, he felt relieved and then dropped her off at school. Since study time was quite tight, work matters were scheduled for the evening.

The classes from this past month were still recorded with the help of classmates. She had become very proficient with this method of learning.

To save time, after class, she didn’t let the driver come to pick her up. Instead, she took a taxi back to the company fully armed, only to be followed by stalker fans. As soon as she got off the taxi, she was surrounded by them, filming her with cameras and mobile phones. That was bad enough, but they even tried to grab her shoulder and tug on her clothes. God knows what Hua Yan was thinking at the time; she grabbed one of them by the arm and delivered a fierce over-the-shoulder throw, glaring at them with a cold defiance.

"Is it enough? Had enough? Are you done? I’m already this obscure, what more do you want? Get out!"

The company’s security promptly came over and escorted her into the building, while behind her several women shouted disdainfully.

"What’s so great about you? What’s wrong with me filming you? Filming you is seeing you in a good light, don’t be ungrateful!"

"Exactly, you deserve to be irrelevant, at least you know your place. Just now you put your hands on us, we’ll post this online to expose you, see who will dare to support you, trash!"

...

Hua Yan had already stepped into the elevator, but the relentless insults made her inwardly furious. Just as she was about to step out to confront those people, the security guard pulled her back in time.

"Don’t be angry; it’s not worth getting into a conflict with these people. Come on upstairs; everyone is waiting for you!"

Hua Yan took a deep breath and casually twirled her fingers. Suddenly, an evil wind seemed to blow from nowhere outside the building, directly knocking the jeering crowd to the ground. She stared intently at the cameras and phones on the ground, as if venting her anger, and watched as they started bouncing, ultimately shattering into pieces, leaving nothing behind.

Only then did her brows relax as she coldly watched those people shriek with dissatisfaction, clutching the remnants of their phones and cameras, and snorted from her nose.

"See who’s deserved!"

When dealing with stalker fans, she shouldn’t be polite. Let you film, film your mom!

The old lady doesn’t need the trash traffic you provide. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

With a grim expression, Hua Yan went upstairs. Despite her attempts at expression management, Liang An and Zhou Zhou could immediately tell she was upset.

After learning what had happened, they unanimously decided: "You shouldn’t think of bodyguards or drivers as a bother. If you don’t use them, it’s like the company is raising them for nothing. In the future, take one when you go out. When you encounter situations like this, try not to handle them yourself. You’re a female celebrity; you need to maintain your image."

Listening to Liang An’s earnest advice, she rolled her eyes.

"Alright, uncle, you’re not old yet, but you’re starting to nag. Calling me over this late at night, what’s up? I’ve already talked to Brother Zhou this afternoon about what needed to be said."

"’Healing Life’ is already in the editing stage, scheduled to air in mid-April. Of course, we’re not concerned about that, but are you only going to be on this one variety show this year? What about films or TV dramas?"

"’Hua Yan’ is set for summer filming; otherwise, I have to attend classes. I’m not taking any roles this year, no time, but for variety shows, are there suitable ones?"

"How about participating in a singing and dancing show? Look at you, secretly singing so many songs while remaining mysterious. Now, your fans don’t even know what you look like, and the record companies we’ve partnered with are quite frustrated. They’re thinking, why don’t you take part in such a variety show and let the general public know who the legendary HY really is?"

Hua Yan immediately frowned and refused: "I don’t want to. I feel things are quite good as they are. I sing when I want to. If I become popular, the pressure will be greater, forcing me to release new songs. Do I have that much time? From now on, one TV drama, one film, and one variety show a year will be enough for me. I can’t handle more. Recently I discovered that being obscure can be so relaxed. In previous years, it was school and acting nonstop, a truly exhausting life. Over the next two years, I’m doing my graduate studies, so let me take it easy for two years. After I graduate, we’ll talk."

From 2010 to 2024, over fourteen years, she had learned enough knowledge and amassed enough strength. With their company as the minimum guarantee, she wouldn’t just take any project in the entertainment circle for survival as she did before. Whether it’s songwriting, composing, scriptwriting, singing, or acting, she seemed capable of handling it. For the next two years, she’ll focus on her graduate degree, and once she gets it, she’ll consider other things, treating it as a vacation for herself.