What a peculiar little old man.

Chatting with this humorous and interesting old man is quite enjoyable; at least he doesn't act superior because of his age or pretend to be foolish.

He just loves to brag a bit.

The clock on the street rang for the second time.

Xu Xiaoyou glanced at the curtain, thinking the time was about right.

Two days had passed. Shortly after she left the Amazon restaurant, Tang Xin sent over the electronic contract. By rights, she should have followed the address Xu Xiaoyou sent.

Just as she was thinking this, the doorbell of the security room rang.

Her eyes brightened.

"Here we go."

After opening the door, the bright eyes of a blue-haired girl entered the sight. Unlike two days ago, she had undergone a significant transformation.

Tang Xin was wearing a cloak dress, the shawl was black, and under the white skirt embroidered with floral patterns, her legs were fair and straight. Her demeanor was clean, like the daughter of a well-off family. She was also carrying a suitcase, which seemed full.

"Excuse me, is this the Black Swan Apartments?" Tang Xin asked politely.

She leaned her head in, her eyes full of curiosity.

The other party seemed not to recognize Xu Xiaoyou.

It was understandable; Xu Xiaoyou had messy hair and wore shabby clothes that couldn't be connected to You from two days ago.

"You look a lot like someone I know," Tang Xin said with a smile.

"Uh-huh," Xu Xiaoyou nodded.

"Excuse me, is there a resident called You in the Dream of the Black Swan? I see this address was given by her... she should be the owner, right?"

Tang Xin looked up at the apartment.

This apartment had a unique design that did not blend well with the surrounding European-style streets, yet it produced an unusual artistic beauty.

The apartment had dozens of floors, each surrounded by transparent glass walls. Through the glass, ocean-blue light poured down, revealing various exotic plants outside, tall like forest trees, short like vines.

It was as if being in an otherworldly paradise.

When night fell, the apartment became a dazzling gem in Queens District, drawing people into the dream of the Black Swan.

The Dream of the Black Swan was a high-value apartment in Queens District, located in the second-ring area of the city. In Tang Xin's impression, people with certain social status and wealthy great artists lived in such places.

"What's her real name?" Xu Xiaoyou asked. "Let me help you check."

"Ah, I don't know either," Tang Xin said.

Xu Xiaoyou nodded thoughtfully and opened the owner's file on the curtain, comparing it carefully one by one. Finally, she smiled refreshingly:

"Found it, she's called Xu Xiaoyou."

Only then did Tang Xin notice the gingko leaf on Xu Xiaoyou's ear.

Wasn't this the curtain worn by the agent called You from a few days ago?

She remembered it well; it was a commemorative curtain launched by Jiulong Message after Miss Fandony created the opera "Autumn of Ginkgo," limited to only over a hundred pieces in the entire Star of Art, and one piece could be sold for tens of thousands of inspiration.

The other party's number was even 10000000; a number like this couldn't be obtained without a great amount of money and network resources, right?

The figure of the blonde girl before her slowly overlapped with the agent from two days ago, becoming clear.

She understood now.

The messy-haired figure dressed in cotton clothes was indeed the agent You from two days ago!

"Ah?" Tang Xin was dumbfounded.

"Miss Tang, nice to see you again." Xu Xiaoyou smiled.

"You, wait a moment."

Tang Xin's mind was in turmoil.

After her brain rapidly processed, she came to a conclusion.

This is the company's assessment!

The interview is still going on right now.

If she turns and leaves at this moment, the company will deem her resolve not firm enough.

It must be so!

Xu Xiaoyou, not knowing what Tang Xin was thinking, took a sip of instant noodle soup.

"Please, may I ask when the training starts, oh right, and the company-arranged employee apartment..."

"The training can start now, and the employee apartment is afterward."

Xu Xiaoyou pointed to the security guard's rest room behind her; it was just one room, with only two beds, and she was the only one living there since the old man had his own place at night.

"Ah, this."

Tang Xin saw the other party seemed serious and didn't know what to do, whether to put down the suitcase she was holding.

This... must also be a test, right?

"Where are the other people from the company? Like, other artists..." she tested to ask.

"All in this room," Xu Xiaoyou said with no expression. "Just you and me."

Tang Xin felt stricken, and the suitcase she was holding fell to the ground. No matter how naive, no matter how unrealistic, the reality before her made her face the truth.

[The favorability of the character Tang Xin towards you has changed.]

Xu Xiaoyou glanced. The decrease in favorability was still within an acceptable range, just dropping from [Familiar] to [Plain], still allowing her to convert attributes.

With the Social Master as backup, her favorability wouldn't drop to [Strange], so the issue was not significant.

Just as she thought this, Tang Xin's voice came through.

"This is too much."

The slightly trembling tone surprised Xu Xiaoyou; she looked up and found Tang Xin's eyes had unconsciously reddened, lips tightly pursed staring at her.

"You're really too much."

Short words, hiding countless complex emotions of a young girl.

"Eh, wait."

Xu Xiaoyou reached out, as the girl's chest heaved, and she turned to walk away.

The security room's door closed. Tang Xin's closing movement was gentle, only making a slight 'bang' but made Xu Xiaoyou feel as if her head was struck hard.

It seemed a bit out of hand.

She scratched her face with her index finger: "You haven't even taken your suitcase..."

Xu Xiaoyou sighed, not rushing to chase after her but slowly sitting down.

The content on that contract was half-truth, half-false; her sudden shock was a normal reaction to be angry.

Though it was somewhat unethical, she wasn't entirely a fraudulent beautiful girl; she truly intended to promote her to be a dazzling superstar.

To make Dream Chasing Media great and strong, she needed a star with a large influence to let more people know about this company, attract more investment, and create more value.

The days ahead to be spent together were still long, she thought.

When she's emotionally stable, I'll go out and find her.

...

Cold wind blew, under the streetlight, the blue-haired girl shivered from the chill. Tang Xin hugged her arms, her gaze lingering on the small snow pile beside her leg.

To leave a good impression, she specially wore the clothes she bought from working in the past, dressing herself up carefully; she really liked this pretty dress, reluctantly wearing it in ordinary times.

And now, the dress had been dotted with snowflakes. She felt really foolish, being deceived thoroughly.

What should she do in the future?

Signing that contract meant she had no other option, breaching it would result in a hefty penalty fee, yet she had not a cent of money.

She had already put so much effort into this road, countless nights tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

The word "dream" seemed to suddenly grow two legs, running far away; she truly felt unwilling...

Tang Xin wiped her flower-stained face, suddenly feeling the small snow pile at her feet resembled Xu Xiaoyou, angered, reaching out and smacking the snow pile into a mess.

After finishing all this, seeing the snow pile lying neck-twisted on the ground, Tang Xin suddenly burst into laughter, then the smile on her face vanished.

She wanted to call Xiaoyi, asking how the surgery went, but she lacked the courage, fearing that Xiaoyi hadn't made it and her one confidant had disappeared.

Tang Xin hugged her legs, burying her expression into her knees, her stomach growling with hunger.

Snowflakes endlessly fell, covering her shoulders, amid the soft yellow glow, a shadow slowly approached, a person appeared before her.

She looked up, the figure framed in a golden outline.

A steamingly hot bread was offered, Xu Xiaoyou holding an umbrella, shielding Tang Xin from the falling snow:

"Alright, don't be angry, it's come to this, just have some bread first?"

"Hmm..." Tang Xin did not get angry anymore, numbly accepting the bread.

The next moment, Xu Xiaoyou's voice pierced the wind and snow, echoing in her ears.

"Isn't it clearly written in that side-bet contract?"

"I pledge by the Stars."

"To transform you into a star known throughout the Cosmos within five years."

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