Reborn in the Hong Kong entertainment industry in the 1980s

Hu Xiaoxiao thought that after today's news exposed Lu Xinghe and Athena's relationship, the two would naturally get together.

Little did they know that this was just the appetizer; their lifelong entanglement was only just beginning.

Hu Xiaoxiao had a rare moment of leisure, without having to attend events or film, so she went to have morning tea with the elderly folks, listen to their chatter, and experience this kind of life full of everyday warmth.

During her acting career, her teacher Xia Qing taught her that art originates from life, and that observing and experiencing life plays a crucial role in improving acting skills. By immersing herself in life and perceiving it, Hu Xiaoxiao learned to cultivate herself and truly experience the life and emotions of an ordinary person.

Hu Xiaoxiao was studying diligently and immersing herself in life, while news about Athena and Lu Xinghe appeared in the entertainment news again.

This time, there was another woman involved.

A reporter revealed, along with photos, that two months ago, Lu Xinghe and Meng Qi were seen embracing intimately at a bar, appearing like lovers.

That same day, a reporter interviewed Meng Qi, who told the reporter, "I don't know anything about Lin Qianyou, but I have known Xinghe for three years."

"You mean, Lin Qianyou acted as a third party, interfering in your relationship with Lu Xinghe?"

"I'm not comfortable answering that question. You should ask Lu Xinghe."

Reporters, not content with stirring up trouble, immediately staked out Lu Xinghe, chasing after him with microphones and cameras, asking: "Lu Xinghe, are you dating Meng Qi or Lin Qianyou? That night Lin Qianyou stayed at your house, were you playing cards all night or dancing all night?"

"Xinghe, Meng Qi said you've been dating for three years. Is that true or false?"

Lu Xinghe had been so exhausted by these events that he couldn't eat or sleep properly and looked much more haggard. Facing the reporters with ill intentions, he kept a dark expression, shook off the reporters who were snapping photos at him, and drove away.

When reporters couldn't get the answers they wanted from Lu Xinghe, they made up their own. Whether it was true or false, as long as someone was willing to buy the newspaper or magazine, that was fine.

Therefore, the reporter developed all the photos of Lu Xinghe and began to write news based on the pictures.

Lu Xinghe's face was sallow, and his steps were unsteady; he appeared to have been drained dry by the two women.

Evasive and evasive about his relationship, Lu Xinghe is like a stray dog.

Meanwhile, a large number of reporters went to stake out Athena, but she remained hidden at home and refused to show herself, leaving the reporters disappointed. Before leaving, I took a few photos of Athena's house and continued editing the news based on the pictures.

The Lin family kept their doors tightly shut; Lin Qianyou, feeling guilty, dared not show herself.

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According to a fortune teller, Lin Qianyou's facial features indicate that she will interfere in other people's relationships.

The audience was either watching the drama unfold, criticizing the mistress, or condemning the unfaithful man—all focused on creating a spectacle.

But amidst all this commotion, the most anxious and furious person was none other than Linda.

Two of her top lieutenants were simultaneously embroiled in scandals, ruining their reputations and rendering all her hard work futile.

When Lu Xinghe had just graduated from the training class, Linda took him under her wing and devoted a lot of effort to cultivating him over the years, making him the most popular leading man among housewives in Baogang, and his acting career has become increasingly successful.

To pave the way for Lu Xinghe, she used countless favors, first sending him to the set of "Business Storm" to play the second male lead, and asking the TV King to mentor him.

This year, a workplace drama starring Lu Xinghe was specially produced to help him win the Best Actor award—unfortunately, Mingxu's momentum was too strong this year, and he had to lose.

She was just thinking about how to help Lu Xinghe again next year and help him compete for Best Actor, when this incident happened.

Linda called Lu Xinghe, but Lu Xinghe was avoiding reporters and wouldn't even go home; no one knew where he was hiding. "That bastard Lu Xinghe!"

Linda was furious and called Athena again, but no one answered.

Athena was also someone Linda heavily promoted.

After Yuna was positioned as a new career woman, many of the dramas under Linda's management were not suitable for Yuna to act in. Therefore, she wanted to cultivate Athena into a new generation of actresses and let Athena fill in all the roles that Yuna could not play.

Linda has already prepared the female lead for Athena in her next drama.

As a result, this whole mess happened, and Linda felt like tearing them apart.

Linda grabbed her bag and headed straight for Athena's house.

The atmosphere at the Lin family home wasn't good either. Lin's parents had just returned and, upon seeing Linda and learning her purpose, led her to Athena's door, knocked, and then let her in.

Linda was shocked by Athena's thin and pale appearance after not seeing her for a few days, and then her anger grew stronger. "You degrade yourself like this for a man?"

Athena lowered her head and softly apologized, "Linda, I'm sorry, I've let you down."

Linda struggled to hold back her swearing before asking, "When did you two get together?"

Now that things have come to this, Athena no longer needs to hide anything. She said, "When I was competing for Miss Hong Kong, I was slandered by reporters. I was very depressed and sad during that time, and I even thought about giving up the competition. It was Xinghe who comforted me and accompanied me through that darkest period."

"You guys got started already?"

"It's not what you imagine. After I signed with the TV station, I became colleagues with Lu Xinghe. He helped me a lot and taught me a lot. Gradually, we fell in love."

If Linda hadn't seen Athena's weak and swaying appearance, she would have slapped her awake. "How could you be so stupid? You were fooled by a few sweet words from a man? You're an actress, you're in a play, but you've become a stage in someone else's eyes!"

Lu Xinghe has been with me for several years, and I know his character all too well. He gets involved in scandals with a female artist every time he films a movie, and he almost got caught by reporters several times.

Athena, everyone in this industry is acting. We perform on stage, and we continue acting off stage. Everyone's having a good time, treating it like a fleeting romance. After the show ends, everyone goes their separate ways. Are you unable to get out of character now? Do you know you've ruined your career?!

"I'm sorry, Linda, it's my fault." Athena whispered with her head down, her sorrow so intense it seemed to overflow. She had lost all her former energy and fighting spirit.

Linda stared at Athena for a few moments, then walked away without looking back.

The farce subsided for a few days, and Hu Xiaoxiao thought it was over. But that night, she had just fallen asleep when she was woken up by a phone call.

On the other end of the phone, Zhu Wanwen anxiously told Hu Xiaoxiao, "Athena committed suicide! She's in the hospital now! She's not doing well! Xiaoxiao, can you come over?"