135: Chapter 135 Pursuing Dreams Requires Reason

According to the Assistant's description, her former girlfriend, Su Xiaoya, was a very nice girl.

Su Xiaoya had always dreamed of being a star, so she came here for an audition, but unfortunately, she failed.

After returning, she became depressed, started constantly doubting herself, and convinced herself that she failed the audition because she was too fat.

To become thinner, she started starving herself and getting liposuction surgery.

In the end, she died on the operating table.

"So you came to be my Assistant just to avenge your girlfriend."

Fourth Sister frowned.

She felt some sympathy for that girl's plight, but she didn't feel she had done anything wrong.

Looking at the Assistant, she took a deep breath and said calmly, "The path of an artist is never suitable for everyone. The people I select here all have excellent external conditions and strong talent. Do you think I'm only doing this for the company?"

"Then what else could it be?" the Assistant sneered.

Fourth Sister was not angry and continued, "Have you ever thought about what those girls with average looks and talent would face if I recruited them?"

A flicker of confusion flashed in the Assistant's eyes.

She had never thought about this question, nor did she know why Fourth Sister suddenly asked this.

Fourth Sister sighed softly, "Then I will tell you. Some of them will start getting crazy plastic surgeries because of low self-esteem, eventually ending up on the same path as your girlfriend. The other part will be discriminated against and ostracized by the audience, or even cyberbullied, and in the end, they won't have a good outcome either."

Listening to these words, the Assistant's eyes became even more confused.

"If they went to do other jobs that were more suitable for them, they could probably live happier lives. Why insist on making things difficult for themselves?"

Fourth Sister rubbed her forehead and gave a self-deprecating smile, "I considered myself quite conscientious in this industry, but I didn't expect to still be so hated..."

Lin Xiao watched Fourth Sister's lonely expression, wanting to step forward to comfort her, but didn't know what to say.

[Fourth Sister, this isn't your fault at all!]

[That Su Xiaoya had schizophrenia. She had an episode on the spot during the audition, but after she went home, she forgot about the incident. Later, her crazy dieting and liposuction were also because of her mental illness.]

So that was it? Fourth Sister frowned slightly.

At this moment, a message popped up on her phone; it was from the person she had asked to help investigate yesterday.

When they were investigating the Assistant, they also dug up information about her former girlfriend.

The content indeed showed that she had schizophrenia.

Fourth Sister seemed to remember something and immediately contacted the HR department to retrieve the video footage of Su Xiaoya's audition.

"Assistant, see for yourself."

She turned the computer monitor around.

When the Assistant saw the screen, she instantly became agitated, her eyes turning red with tears welling up in them.

She never expected that there would still be video records of her beloved in this world.

But as she watched, her expression changed.

On the screen, the beautiful girl first performed based on the topic she drew, but as she acted, her behavior became increasingly strange, and her emotions became more and more broken.

In the end, several staff members had to work together to restrain her, and only let her leave after she calmed down.

To protect the privacy of the interviewees, this incident was not made public; she was simply rejected with the excuse that she was not suitable for the entertainment industry.

"How could this happen? She was clearly better!"

The Assistant was devastated and still found it hard to accept.

Fourth Sister pulled up the information the private investigator had just sent.

"These are her medical records from all this time. The last time she went to the Hospital was two months before the audition. It shows that she had not recovered, which means she might have stopped taking her medication without authorization... You should know what consequences this has for a mental patient."

"She did complain before that the medicine made her gain weight, but she later said she was already better..."

The Assistant clearly realized this cruel truth as well.

Regret, pain, and despair spread continuously.

Shortly after, the police arrived.

Regardless, she could not escape the consequences of drugging someone.

After everyone had left, Lin Xiao received a notification of a transfer on his phone.

"A-Xiao, this is a red envelope from your sister. Thank you for making me go for a check-up, otherwise, we wouldn't have discovered such a big problem."

Fourth Sister said with a smile.

She had not forgotten the big red envelope Lin Xiao had been thinking about.

"Five, five million?"

Lin Xiao stared at his phone screen, his eyes going wide.

As expected of the entertainment industry; they are so generous!

However, he still remembered what Fourth Sister had said to the Assistant earlier.

To outsiders, artists in the entertainment industry indeed look glamorous, but this path is not suitable for everyone.

Later, Fourth Sister had the PR department issue an announcement regarding this incident.

Hoping that those young girls with dreams of becoming stars could take this as a warning.

...

After finishing a series of things, Lin Xiao finally returned to school.

Unexpectedly, although he hadn't been at school for this period, the "legends" about him had never stopped.

Many people were gossiping, saying that he must have gone to be a star since he wasn't coming to school.

Most people expressed envy.

Clearly already a wealthy young master, yet he could still become a huge hit through variety shows.

Which door exactly did God close on him?

There were also some who were bitter.

Feeling that by doing this, Lin Xiao was relying on his own resources to steal food from others' bowls.

When Lin Xiao appeared at school, many people came to curry favor.

However, there were a few eyesores trying every possible way to make Lin Xiao embarrass himself.

One day, The Boy from the Sports Academy posted on the School Forum.

It basically said that everyone was hyping Lin Xiao up too much; he was just a rich young master and nothing special.

As soon as this post was made, it was besieged by Lin Xiao's fanboys and fangirls.

After arguing until the end, The Boy made a harsh threat.

"Lin Xiao, for the school sports meet in a few days, I've signed you up for the swimming competition, the 50-meter and 100-meter freestyle. Do you dare to participate?"

To be honest, although Lin Xiao knew how to swim, he definitely wasn't at the level where he could compete against professional athletes from the Sports Academy.

But those fanboys and fangirls didn't know this and kept speaking up for him, expressing their belief that he would definitely be the best.

They were practically blowing him up to the point where there was no one else like him in heaven or on earth!

Looking at those messages of flattery, Lin Xiao had a massive headache.

He finally understood the power of a "boomerang."

He had called other people's fans brainless fans before, but now that it was happening to him, it didn't seem to be any better.

It seemed that he would have to accept this competition.