Chapter 23

Bai Lu's laughter stopped abruptly, her hand still in mid-air, and she froze completely.

Damn it.

Forgot she was still maintaining the persona of a quiet girl.

Meng Ziyi looked at her, dumbfounded: "Meng Yan, you..."

Bai Lu slowly put her hand down, looking around guiltily, brushed her hair, scratched her head, and picked at the tablecloth with her fingers.

The private room was quiet for a few seconds.

Bai Lu squeezed out a smile, looked at Zhou Jin and Meng Ziyi, and said: "Ahem, would you believe me if I said I was possessed by a ghost just now?"

Meng Ziyi and Zhou Jin looked at each other and burst into laughter at the same time.

Zhou Jin knew Bai Lu's true personality; it was just the first time he had seen her "lady" persona crash in person, and he felt somewhat emotional.

Meng Ziyi didn't mind at all; instead, she felt Bai Lu was much cuter like this than when she was putting on airs.

Bai Lu saw them both laughing and breathed a sigh of relief.

Since the quiet girl persona had already collapsed, she couldn't be bothered to pretend anymore. She leaned back in her chair, picked up her chopsticks, took a big mouthful of food, and began to show her true self.

Meng Ziyi was a pure "dumb beauty" to begin with, unable to hide anything in her heart, putting everything out in the open.

Bai Lu also had a straightforward personality, daring to say anything, her tongue fast and sharp.

The three of them became more and more compatible as they chatted. When they parted, Meng Ziyi looked at Zhou Jin with reluctance.

The more she understood Zhou Jin, the more she felt he was not only handsome but also witty and humorous.

Most importantly, she never felt uncomfortable when getting along with Zhou Jin.

Because of her good family background and beauty, she always felt some discomfort when getting along with other friends since she was a child.

Sometimes she couldn't tell, but her intuition was very accurate. Sometimes, even if the other party didn't say it, she could vaguely feel their exclusion.

So she really liked getting along with Zhou Jin.

After the meal, Meng Ziyi hugged Bai Lu's shoulders and waved at Zhou Jin: "Bye-bye, we're going back."

"You live together?" Zhou Jin was stunned for a moment.

Meng Ziyi explained: "After all, I want to audition to be an actor, so I moved out of school to rent a place. It just so happened that Meng Yan was also looking for a place, so we rented together."

"Oh, I see."

"Bye-bye."

Zhou Jin hailed a taxi and returned to the hotel he had booked.

Lying on the soft bed in the hotel, the system notification sound rang.

【Detected ordinary interaction between the host and top-tier female star Bai Lu. Reward: Strength +3, Acting Skill +3.】

【Strength 78→83】

【Acting Skill 60→63】

Zhou Jin didn't expect that the reward for interacting with Bai Lu this time wasn't an entry, but an attribute reward.

But attributes were also very important.

This could directly improve his comprehensive quality.

Zhou Jin only felt his muscles heating up and itching. Before long, he could clearly feel that his physical strength had increased.

Zhou Jin clenched his fist hard, somewhat pleasantly surprised. Was this the effect of increased strength!

However, there was no reaction to the increase in acting skills.

It had been a long time since he checked his attributes, so Zhou Jin recited "check attributes" again.

【Name: Zhou Jin】

【Age: 35, Height: 183cm, Weight: 80kg】

【Basic Attributes: Strength 83, Endurance 65, Agility 58】

【Superstar Attributes: Appearance 91, Acting Skill 63, Singing Skill 50】

【Works: Sword of Legends (unreleased)】

【Entries: Dragon Spirit and Tiger Vigor, Heroic Spirit, Deep Affection and Restraint, Ancient Costume Appearance, Deep Affection Traction, Martial Scene Foundation】

【Assets: Balance 108,000 yuan】

Zhou Jin looked at his personal panel with satisfaction.

He would find a place in Yanjing in the next two days; he couldn't stay in a hotel every day.

After renting a house, he would look for suitable crews.

The 100,000 yuan salary from *Sword of Legends* could last for a while in Yanjing, but he couldn't just sit around and eat his savings.

Moreover, he was now eager to show his skills in the entertainment industry.

In the rented apartment.

Meng Ziyi and Bai Lu threw their bodies onto the sofa, legs stretched straight, sinking into the soft cushions, not wanting to move.

Bai Lu turned her head and asked curiously: "You were being mysterious when I asked before, but can you say it now? What exactly did Zhou Jin act in?"

Meng Ziyi said casually: "The fourth male lead in *Sword of Legends*. He even made it to the hottest search before."

Bai Lu opened her mouth in surprise.

She had heard of *Sword of Legends*.

A big production, gathering big names, and the female lead was the very famous Yang Mi.

A newcomer who had just debuted could play the fourth male lead in a production of this level?

But then she thought of Zhou Jin's face, plus the witty and humorous energy during the meal, and felt it was very reasonable.

With such a big production, and looking like that, as long as his acting wasn't at a disaster level, she had a premonition—Zhou Jin would definitely become popular across the country in the future.

Bai Lu suddenly remembered joking with Meng Ziyi before about NTR-ing her.

That was purely a joke at the time, but now she was actually a bit moved.

Meng Ziyi suddenly remembered something and asked: "By the way, is the third roommate settled?"

Bai Lu sighed helplessly: "I found several model friends to come and see it, and they all liked it quite a bit. The location of the house we rented is good, the decoration is good, the community environment is also good, and the soundproofing of each room is done well. But even if three people share the rent, 3,000 yuan a month is still expensive for them."

Bai Lu was pretty and had a good figure. As a Taobao model, her order price was higher than her peers.

She could spend 3,000 a month on rent, but her model friends didn't have that much spare money.

"The rent is 9,000 a month. If it were just the two of us, it would be 4,500 each," Bai Lu calculated on her fingers.

Meng Ziyi frowned.

She was a freshman at Beijing Film Academy.

Her family supported her being an actor, but they clearly didn't agree with her moving out of school to live on her own so early.

So Meng-jie, who originally had very generous pocket money, was now a bit "strapped" for cash.

A thought suddenly popped into Meng Ziyi's mind, and she blurted out: "Why don't we ask Zhou Jin to share the rent?"

Bai Lu:...

Meng Ziyi regretted it as soon as the words left her mouth.

She slapped her forehead, just about to say "Forget it, pretend I didn't say anything," when she heard Bai Lu's voice from the side.

"If you want to, I don't have an opinion."

Meng Ziyi widened her eyes instantly.

What was going on!

Why did Bai Lu agree?

Meng Ziyi was immediately at a loss.

She just said it quickly; she didn't really think so.

And besides, who said she didn't have an opinion? She did!

"But he's a man after all," Meng Ziyi stammered. "If two girls share a place with him, wouldn't it be a bit..."

Bai Lu looked at her, a thought of teasing the fun "Meng-jie" arising, so she said seriously: "Actually, I kind of like him."

"Ah? You really want to NTR me?" Meng Ziyi widened her eyes and exclaimed.