CHAPTER 44: CHAPTER 40: LU JIE ADVISES BREAKING UP

Lu Jie’s cooking is really good; the four dishes and a soup directly conquered Jiang Ruan’s stomach.

Lu Jie made the meal, so naturally, washing the dishes was Jiang Ruan’s job.

Seeing the big celebrity with ten million followers on Weibo now standing by the sink wearing gloves, washing dishes, Lu Jie rested her chin on her hand, smiling gently.

"Making a big star wash dishes for me really seems a bit wasteful!"

"If word of this gets out, wouldn’t your fans skin me alive?"

Jiang Ruan burst into laughter: "Even big stars are just people, not gods."

Although normally Jiang Ruan doesn’t do chores, with Bao Ye having so many servants to serve her.

But that doesn’t mean she can’t.

When she first started school, she didn’t have any money; she did all kinds of jobs like serving plates and washing dishes.

After finishing the dishes, Jiang Ruan washed her hands clean, then nestled on the sofa with Lu Jie, chatting while eating fruit.

This apartment was rented by Lu Jie; she had rented it for several years. It wasn’t very large, just a one-bedroom with a living area and a bathroom.

But Lu Jie had arranged it to be very cozy.

"How have you been recently, is work tiring?" Jiang Ruan munched on watermelon, her natural face looking pure and playful.

Lu Jie sighed: "Oh, when is work not tiring? But it’s okay, I’ve gotten used to it."

"How about you, being in the group for so long, filming every day must be really exhausting."

"I noticed you’ve lost weight."

Jiang Ruan stuck out her tongue: "It’s alright, just treating it as dieting."

Good friends gathered together just chat endlessly and gossip about everything.

Lu Jie was curious: "How are things going with your Mr. Bao recently? You two have been together for over three years; haven’t you thought about going public?"

This innocent question.

It directly choked Jiang Ruan, making her cough, her face flushing red.

"Go slow." Lu Jie hurriedly patted her back and handed her some water.

Jiang Ruan took a sip of water to recover, blinked and said, "What’s there to go public about? Our relationship was shady from the start."

Jiang Ruan munched on watermelon, carefree: "Isn’t this situation perfectly fine now?"

"What’s good about it." Lu Jie felt it was unfair: "This isn’t fair to you, you know? You’ve been with him all these years, yet you don’t have a rightful position. You know what this would be called back in the day..."

Jiang Ruan calmly added: "Mistress."

Lu Jie got even angrier: "You really know, huh."

"You’re just foolish, being sold yet helping count money for the seller."

Lu Jie was furious with her.

Jiang Ruan put down her fork and consoled: "Alright, I know you mean well for me, but some things aren’t that simple; and I’m a big star right now. I’ll definitely become even more famous later on; relationships are the biggest taboo for celebrities."

"You’re just making excuses for him." Lu Jie interrupted, eyes turning red: "Is it because he doesn’t want to go public and just wants to string you along?"

Jiang Ruan’s red lips pressed together; she didn’t speak.

She didn’t know what to say either.

Go public?

It’s not that she hadn’t thought about it.

But it’s useless; what’s the point of being together for three years? They have different dreams while lying in the same bed.

Bao Ye’s mind was always something she couldn’t decipher.

Perhaps she is just his mistress.

He has never said he loves her.

In his heart, does she have a place at all? Even she herself is uncertain.

Let alone going public.

Is he stringing her along? Probably not.

She has always been willing.

Jiang Ruan smiled bitterly inside her heart.

"How about breaking it off with him, Jiang Ruan? Alright?" Lu Jie held her hand, advising: "You’re both beautiful and a big star. What kind of man couldn’t you find?"

"So what if Bao Ye is the president of Bao Group; if he doesn’t want to go public with you, that means he doesn’t love you. It’s all just calculating gains and losses. The internet constantly talks about his childhood sweetheart, the actress ex-girlfriend who is currently abroad. He hasn’t married or dated anyone for so many years just to wait for her to come back. It seems her name is Su Wan."

"Have you considered that if one day Su Wan returns, and Bao Ye does rekindle things with her, what would you do?"