Julia's hands that were applying mask on her face couldn't help but pause. She remembered that Ford had only a scandal once.
"Who is it?" She asked carelessly.
"The president of the Sun Entertainment seems to have someone new. The woman is a famous cello player and entrepreneur. She is a fair—skinned and attractive lady from a decent family."
"Oops.... It's still a date in the underground parking lot. Why does this woman look so familiar?"
Julia pretended to throw away her mask and looked at her phone screen. With a single glance, she recognized that the woman was Ana.
Lily then said, "Someone else has taken pictures. They entered the Intercontinental Hotel one after another.... Neither of them left that night. It looks like she is about to be the boss's wife. She's also a cello player. It proves that rich families like high—end art."
"Its popularity is rising so fast that it draws people's attention away from our movie...." Lily put down her phone and went to the bathroom.
Julia's expression turned cold when she recalled that she had accidentally glanced at a picture about their hug. Inexplicably, her teeth hurt a little.
Lily came out of the bathroom, picked up her phone and wanted to use Twitter, but Julia asked her to leave because she had a show in the next morning.
Julia was ready to sleep, but she couldn't sleep after lying down for a while. She reached out to take out her phone and opened Twitter.
After a quick search of hot topics, she did not find the one Lily had just mentioned.
It was removed so quickly?
She could only click on the information she was looking for.
The scandal photo of Ford and Ana jumped out. She hadn't seen it carefully just now, but now she enlarged the photo. The two of them chatted in the underground parking lot for a while before entering the hotel one after the other.
One after the other? Huh?
They didn't need to hide at all. Well, they were all single in the eyes of outsiders, weren't they?
Julia felt a burst of irritation and stuffed her phone under the pillow.
Thinking back to the past, the man's soft smile and the sweet kiss were like nothing but a joke.
She opened her eyes and looked out of the window. Suddenly, she felt that she was ridiculous.
Please, keep a clear head! This was completely normal.
A buzzing sound rang out under the pillow.
Julia took the phone and a familiar phone number jumped into her eyes.
She did not hang up, just letting it ring.
After it rang twice in a dull buzzing and stopped, Julia heaved a sigh of relief.
She closed her eyes for a monthment. Determined not to think about the mess, she was ready to go to sleep.
The room phone suddenly rang again.
Julia was inexplicably flustered. The phone kept ringing, so she picked it up.
"Hello."
"...Why aren't you answering the phone?" On the quiet night, the man's slightly hoarse voice came from the receiver, clear and distant.
Julia unnaturally lied, "I just fell asleep."
"To develop a good habit?"
Julia looked at her phone. It was not even ten o'clock. It was indeed a little early for sleep.
She thought of a good reason, "There's work to do in the morning."
Ford let out a soft "hmm" sound, and through the microphone, his voice became slightly weaker.
After a brief silence, Julia said, "So, you're okay? I'll hang up. There's work to do in the early morning."
It was a little strange to call with the hotel phone.
There was no response from the other side. After a few seconds of silence, Ford asked, "Don't you have anything to ask me?"
Thinking of his online scandal, Julia pursed her lips and said, "Yes."
He paused for a moment, then chuckled softly and said, "Hmm? What do you want to ask?"
"Is it raining?"
"What?"
"I asked if it's raining in there?"
"No." He replied quietly and asked, "Is there anything else?"
"Nothing."
Along with the long silence, Julia could feel him took a deep breath and laughed through the microphone. "Don't think too much...."
"What?"
Ford pulled on his tie, tilted his head, and chuckled softly, "still pretend? Hmm?"
Julia blinked and said, "I'll hang up."
After hanging up the phone, she walked barefoot to the window. She opened the window and the cool breeze rushed in with rustling sounds. Her fragile thoughts were hid by the wind.
.....
Even though it was already ten o'clock in the group building, the entire office was still brightly lit.
There was a new turmoil in the foreign branch, and Jeffrey accompanied his boss to work overtime.
Ford's chair retreated slightly and he asked in a deep voice, "All is removed?"
Jeffrey answered, "Yes."
"Who did it?"
Jeffrey stammered, "It's an anonymous release. It's still under investigation. However, the disclosure of your whereabouts and schedule should have something to do with Ana...."
Ford raised his eyebrows and did not say anything.
Jeffrey had already thought of a big show of fight between sisters. Big sister had hooked up with little sister's boyfriend, which was so exciting.
No.... It didn't seem to be real.
...
The filming came to an end on the first day of October.
Lucas just happened to have a filming in Sichen Film and TV, so he dropped by to visit Julia.
Julia was going to act the scene of her jumping off the building today. The shooting was chosen on the fifth—floor rooftop, and with the late—stage special effects, it would have the same feeling.
Although the safety measures and the air cushion beds below were well prepared, the fifth floor was also very high for Julia. She was afraid of heights.
When she reached the roof, she didn't dare to look down and trembled violently.
Andrew frowned quietly and asked, "Can you do it?"
Julie took a few deep breaths and slowly said, "Alright."
The sunshine in the afternoon was not dazzling. The little girl was wearing a pure white dress and stood on the roof. The hem of her skirt fluttered in the wind. The entire scene was specially coordinated and picturesque.
The pressure of public opinion became the last straw that crushed the little girl.
With tears in her eyes, she tried her best not to fall. Her eyes glittered and her voice was clear and gentle. "I hope that one day someone will tell me that this world is wrong."
She was too tired. This was her last time being brave, just for herself.
Julia's lines were very steady, coupled with her expression, making people forget that she was acting.
The assistant who was watching this scene with Lucas felt stunned.
Julia's acting was so good. How could these rumors on the Internet be true?
Lucas was also a little surprised. He felt that this time, she seemed to have improved a little more than the last time when she acted with him. This change was too great. She boasted an excellent acting skill.
In the final scene, Julia leapt up like a butterfly with broken wings, diving and falling.
The leaves on the ginkgo trees on the campus also was falling with the wind, covering the ground with a thin layer of leaves like a thin layer of sentiment.
The moment she touched the ground, she felt as if she had been reborn and returned in the wind.
The jumping—off scene used all her strength. She lay in the air cushion and waited for someone to help her.
Lucas was the first to arrive. He bent down and grabbed Julia's wrist to pull her up. His face darkened a little and asked, "Why don't you find a substitute?"
She was clearly afraid, and her face was covered with tiny beads of sweat. But, she still chose to jump off the building herself.
Julia pursed her lips slightly and said, "Just to recall something."
Lucas was stunned for a moment, "...What did you say? You've jumped before?"
"Yes."
Lucas was frightened, "Julia you are crazy."