Chapter 135: Survival

This was a commencement ceremony of unprecedented scale, appearing exceptionally conspicuous in the small town of Hengdian. Countless media reporters and fans packed the extravagant-looking hotel to its absolute capacity. Fans holding banners for Wei Hao, Li Min, and Alisa occupied the vast majority of the crowd. Although the weather was gradually growing warmer, the enthusiasm of the fans remained soaring high.

"Ah—"
"Wei Hao! Wei Hao! Wei Hao..."
"Li Min! Li Min! Li Min..."
"Alisa! Alisa! Alisa..."

The fans suddenly burst into ecstatic cheers, while camera flashes and shutter clicks intersected continuously. The protagonists, awaited for the longest time, had finally arrived.

Aside from the male lead, who was the popular South Korean star Li Min, the female lead was an ordinary person completely devoid of fame. Yet she was also the most envied and jealous-inducing person of the day. Perhaps she had been obscure the moment before, but from this moment onward, her life was bound to shine brilliantly. Why? Because she had become the female lead in the mainland Chinese debut work of the renowned playwright Alisa—the very role that countless international actresses had fought tooth and nail to secure.

"Distinguished media reporters and friends, welcome to the commencement ceremony of *An Important Person*, Alisa's first inspirational-themed drama. Now we warmly invite the two lead actors of this series, along with Zheng Yingqi, the young director of the sponsor Zheng Corporation, and our Alisa, to cut the ribbon for the new production together," said assistant Lan Ruo, who was long since well-versed in such remarks.

"Clap, clap, clap, clap—"

Following the applause, the four of them stepped forward together, raised their scissors, and severed the red ribbon simultaneously.

"Alisa, what are your expectations for this drama?"
"May I ask why you chose a South Korean actor to play the male lead in this series?"
"Excuse me..."

*Country Roads, take me home...* At that exact moment, a familiar mobile phone ringtone interrupted the reporters' questions.

"Hello!" With Lan Ruo's help, she squeezed her way out of the cluster of reporters.

"Hello, your head!"

Hearing that familiar voice, although tinged with a sickly weak tone, it was as arrogant as ever. Gu Yan's hand holding the phone began to tremble, and she was so excited she didn't know what to say.

"Hey! Ancient One, you wouldn't have fainted from excitement, would you?" The teasing voice came from the other end of the line once again, finally snapping Gu Yan back to her senses.

"You rascal, you better stay right there and wait for me!" Gu Yan hung up the phone and immediately dashed toward the hotel's underground parking garage, ignoring the bewildered reporters. Of course, quite a few quick-witted reporters had already captured the scene of Gu Yan answering the phone. Barring any accidents, tomorrow's entertainment headline would read: "Mysterious Phone Call Provokes Vulgar Language from Alisa, Abandoning Actors and Sponsors to Leave in Haste."

Gu Yan pushed her car's speed to the maximum, rushing rapidly toward the hospital. Failing to notice in her haste, another car was tailing her closely behind.

Seeing Gu Yan's car pull to a halt at the hospital entrance, Shen Hong's lingering doubts were instantly resolved. After all, the two of them had spent two years living under the same roof; some things he didn't say aloud, but he had witnessed them all.

"Wretched girl, you finally had the heart to wake up." As soon as Gu Yan stepped into the hospital room, she saw Xianxian, Choumei, Xiaomeng, and Shi Ling bantering and laughing. Apparently, she was the last one to arrive.

"Hey, hey, hey! Look at this LV bag and Chanel dress. Since our Ancient One has struck it rich, of course I had to wake up and fleece her for a fortune."

"Whew—" Gu Yan let out a breath to calm herself down. "Fine, since you've come back from the dead today, I won't hold it against you."

"Ha-ha, ha-ha!!" Looking at Gu Yan's deadpan seriousness, the sisters couldn't help bursting into laughter. After a lapse of three years, the five sisters were finally truly gathered together once again.

Leaning against the doorway of the hospital ward, Gu Yan heard the laughter from inside and quietly turned away. Just like when she arrived, no one knew she had been there.