Chapter 621: 418. Objective Laws
He’s making progress, how about you?
These short six words left Zhong Ruixi stunned for quite a while.
It seemed as if some invisible force had fixed her in place, her gaze slightly vacant, lips lightly pursed, fingertips unconsciously rubbing the edge of her teacup.
She was like a motionless statue, her breathing becoming gentle and slow.
Mou Keyan’s seemingly casual question was exactly what she had never thought about.
"..."
The ponytail girl didn’t know what to say for a moment.
After a few seconds of silence, she picked up her teacup, lifted her head, and drank the green tea in it all in one go.
So bitter.
She wasn’t sure if it was the lingering bitterness of the tea in her mouth or the bitterness of pondering this question further.
Bitter tea down the throat made her heart ache.
"Rui Rui, actually, maybe you misunderstood me all along."
Mou Keyan saw her remaining silent, still with a smile, leaning forward, getting closer to Zhong Ruixi.
"When I say I like him, it doesn’t mean I want to take your place, replace you, be with him, and date him."
"...?"
Zhong Ruixi suddenly lifted her head, her back straightened, looking over, her eyes bright.
Mou Keyan’s words...
Like, but will not be together.
What does that mean?
Her values did not align with the other person’s, so she couldn’t understand.
The senior continued her ideological output.
"You don’t have to be so surprised looking at me, Rui Rui, I’m just stating the facts."
Mou Keyan slightly smiled, reached out her hand, and gently squeezed Zhong Ruixi’s cold fingertips, applying some light pressure as a gesture of sincerity.
"The whole country knows that I’ve just debuted, my career is on the rise, and my shooting schedule for the next phase is already arranged, so it’s impossible for me to stay in school for long."
"Besides, even if I wholeheartedly wanted to throw myself at him, replacing you, giving up my career to date him, do you think I have a chance?"
Zhong Ruixi was about to speak, but Mou Keyan raised a finger, shook her head, and pressed it against her lips.
"Sister, I’m a woman too, I understand."
"He would never choose to separate from you because of me."
"Whether it’s timing, location, or people, I have no chance."
The budding big star seemed genuinely awake in the human world, holding Zhong Ruixi’s hands, analyzing bit by bit the advantages and disadvantages of both parties.
"So you see me as a thorn in your side, a vile rival, and intend never to have any contact with me; there’s really no need."
"I just found an opportunity on the show to express some inner thoughts, nothing more."
"I can’t change anything about your relationship with him, your future with him, your plans with him, nothing will change."
Mou Keyan smiled gently, "On the contrary, for you two, I only offer blessings."
"...Blessings?"
Zhong Ruixi finally spoke.
Three parts surprise, three parts doubt, the remaining four parts incredible.
"Yes, blessings."
Mou Keyan nodded, turned her head, gazing out the window, her expression in her eyes resembling the night she revealed her true feelings by the bonfire.
"You probably haven’t felt like this before."
"The person you like happens to like you too, it’s the happiest thing in the world."
"But most of the time, unrequited love is the norm."
"More people, like me, stand quietly in the corner, wishing that unattainable person a happy and fulfilled life, a satisfying ending."
At the end, Mou Keyan’s tone carried a hint of bitterness.
"..."
Zhong Ruixi bit her lip, her heart a little touched.
But every word the senior said still conveyed her unspoken affection for her boyfriend, making her blink, unsure of what to say.
The ponytail girl continued to maintain her silence.
However, the blessings mentioned by the other party no longer sounded as ironic as at the beginning.
"...So, Rui Rui, can you believe me now?"
Mou Keyan smiled gently, looking straight into her eyes with a sincere expression.
"Mm."
Zhong Ruixi nodded slightly.
The senior’s earlier words had indeed struck her heart hard.
She said she had dreamed of standing in the spotlight since she was a child, and Lu Jincheng had shown her a path to ascend, giving her the opportunity she had always longed for.
She also said that whether it was the company’s interests or personal pursuits, she was already on a rocky path destined for difficulty, and couldn’t give up everything she had for personal feelings.
Golden Stone Media seemed abundant with talents, but the true star was only Mou Keyan.
If she gave up her flourishing career, not only would her future be dim, but Golden Stone Media’s influence in the industry would take several hits as well.
After all, she was the leading figure who had been brought up from nothing with all available resources poured into her.
From campus internet celebrity to popular streamer, popular streamer to aspiring actress, this story of breaking boundaries was like that saying—’Singing well leads to acting, acting well leads to directing.’
It paved a new path for countless internet celebrities to follow.
Indeed, under such a large amount of sunk costs, how could Mou Keyan give up everything?
From the company’s perspective, they wouldn’t even agree to allow her a little indulgence.
She finally asked Zhong Ruixi to try to put herself in others’ shoes.
Stand from Lu Jincheng’s perspective.
Entrepreneurship is not easy, fraught with difficulties, and for the company’s future fate, of course, he was less likely to ’eat the grass near the nest.’
Hurting the company’s interests, hurting the relationship with his partner, hurting public reputation...
In short, all harm and no benefit.
Thus, she gradually shifted Zhong Ruixi’s stance and understanding.
"Since you believe me, as someone who’s been there before, let me give you a piece of advice from the heart."
Mou Keyan stood up, holding her skirt, the fragrance filling the air, and decisively sat beside Zhong Ruixi.
Shoulder to shoulder, they were just like a pair of intimate friends.
"Be honest, on the day of the truth, were you really angry watching the show?"
"Yes."
Zhong Ruixi lightly nodded.
"Besides being jealous, were there also other mixed emotions, wanting to get mad but finding no excuse?"
"Yes!"
Zhong Ruixi nodded vigorously.
"Do you know why?"
Mou Keyan asked gently, her movements deliberately slow while slowly pouring a full cup of strong tea for her junior beside her.
"Why?"
The junior raised her head.
"Because you lack a sense of security."
Mou Keyan tossed her hair, hitting the nail on the head.
"And this lack of security doesn’t mean he isn’t good enough to you or doesn’t love you enough during regular interactions, but simply that there is an increasing objective gap between the two of you."
"That’s also the main reason I came to talk to you today."
"I never intended to openly compete with you."
"I just wanted to tell you, a man as outstanding as him..."
"Is one in a million."
"You like him, and others like him too, which is an objectively existing universal law."