Chapter 1267: Chapter 1266: Memory Is a Knife
He would never let her take this kind of medication again.
Xia Shi remained silent, taking out a bottle of water, preparing to take her medicine.
A hand wearing a fancy watch reached over and pressed down on the water in her hand. "How could you forget again? You can’t take medicine on an empty stomach."
Xia Shi’s nose tingled, almost bringing her to tears.
Her health was poor, and she often got sick, always taking medication right away.
Especially when busy filming, she often couldn’t even find time to eat, let alone consider such details.
After being with him, every time she tried to take medicine on an empty stomach, he would lose his temper, insisting that she eat something first.
Once, at three in the morning, she had a stomach ache and needed to take medicine.
They had just returned from a three-month location shoot, and the fridge was empty, with nothing in the house.
He ran several blocks in the middle of the night to get her a hot meal.
Xia Shi lowered her head further, afraid he would see her emotions.
She didn’t insist on taking the medicine but instead took a sip of soy milk and then ate breakfast.
"Take me back to Hongtu Company." After eating, Xia Shi spoke unemotionally.
Zhai En said nothing, nor did he take her back to the company; instead, he drove around the Imperial City again and again.
Having finally met her, he didn’t want to part just yet, uncertain about where to go.
It was his first time in the Imperial City, and he felt utterly unfamiliar.
He could hardly take her back to the hotel, though he wanted to, but she would probably kill him.
After he went around the Imperial City for the fifth time, Xia Shi finally couldn’t hold back.
Realizing he wouldn’t let her go today, they found a hotel to eat and then a quiet café.
Each ordered a cup of coffee.
Xia Shi stirred her coffee and asked, "When will the contract be signed?"
Zhai En felt a bit irritated; wasn’t there anything else she wanted to say to him besides this? "Tomorrow."
"Post on Weibo now and confirm Xia Weibao as the lead actress." Xia Shi lifted her head, "This is the compensation for last night."
Zhai En felt bitter, "Shi Shi, must you speak to me like this? You know last night wasn’t a transaction."
"Is Director Zhai planning to back out?"
"...I’ll post it."
He took out his phone, called his assistant in front of Xia Shi, and arranged everything before hanging up.
"Actually, I don’t want to give this role to Xia Weibao at all. It belongs to you."
He initially used the role just to force her to emerge, never intending to actually shoot it.
However, given the current circumstances, it seemed unavoidable.
If he truly upset her, where would he cry?
Xia Shi turned her head to look out the window, not responding.
Supporting her chin with one hand, she seemed like a thinker.
But her fingers gently caressed the uneven skin, a reminder that she was no longer qualified to act.
She had been climbing tirelessly, and just when she was about to reach the peak, a bottle of sulfuric acid ruined everything.
Her dreams of acting, her career, her future—all were utterly destroyed.
From a Hollywood star everyone envied, she had fallen to the point of being a stunt double for second and third-tier entertainers. Who could understand such a fall?
Perhaps, that’s why she liked Xia Weibao.
Three years ago, Xia Weibao’s fall from grace was strikingly similar to hers; she understood that heartache better than anyone.
She was destined never to rise again in this lifetime, but Xia Weibao could.
So, she did everything she could to help, watching Xia Weibao climb from rock bottom to the peak, as if seeing herself climb once more.
It was, in a way, a form of solace.
Her action of caressing her skin fell into Zhai En’s eyes, twisting his heart painfully once more.
