The banana that people only spared half a glance at was none other than the trending actor Luna, or Qin Yueyan. She waddled herself so far from her apartment to enjoy a scenic view of the Dajia Riverside area. Near the asymmetrical cable-held design of the Dazhi Bridge under a dimly lit lamppost did the tired banana sit. 

Seeing the ripples of the river reflected the lights of the busy city and people, made Yueyan feel like an observer. Someone who was invisible and had no connections or similarities to the honking cars, landing airplanes, or chattering people around her. She enjoyed the view, especially with her favorite brand of Kao Youyu, the calm slow noises of the river blended seamlessly with the busy and loud noises of the city around her. 

She wanted to enjoy the moment for as long as she could, to separate herself and close her eyes just a bit longer. 

However, she was Luna not just Qin Yueyan, and tonight she could not separate the two. As she watched the seconds count down to the scheduled soon-to-be-released article, she took her last bite of her Kao Youyu. 

Once the article went online, Yueyan quickly started gauging the public's reaction. She was quite satisfied with the people's reactions. That was until she read the term "power couple", she could barely suppress her instant gag reflex. From her company's perspective, they had met their goal and had succeeded in selling the IvyLuna ship. However, that did not mean that she was delighted by its success. 

A soft and quick sigh escaped her lips, she took a deep breath and clasped her hands together before standing up from her spot. She waddled herself to the bus stop and took the first ride back to her district. Once dropped off at her district she waddled herself one last time to her not-so-humble condominium. 

As she took the elevator to her floor, her phone began to ring. 

[Meixi-Jie]

For a second Yueyan battled the thought of not answering the phone but the cons of that action would outweight the pros.

"Ah-Meixi, did you miss me that much?"

[Do not "Ah-" me right now. No wonder you were pretty much kissing the floor I walked on this morning.]

"Fine, be like that, Chen Meixi."

[Hey! Do you think you are in any sort of position to give me attitude?]

"I'm your boss. I am in that position"

[What happened to the "Ah-Meixi"? Are you trying to take back control this late in the game?]

"And if I am? Are you in any position to deny me that?"

[... Ah-Yanyan]

"Qin Yueyan."

[... Ah-Yanyan, I already clocked out.]

"And?"

[That means we're are now talking friend-to-friend.]

"That's more like it, Ah-Meixi."

[Ugh.. power corrupts...]

"Chen Meixi."

[Nevermind. Anyway is the article true? Are you really going to act in ReTry with the Ivy?]

"Yes, of course!"

[And Ivy accepted that?]

"Well, it's in the article."

[You know that's not what I meant.]

A small chuckle escaped Yueyan's lips, "Well, she didn't go down without a fight."

[...]

"You should have seen the look on her face. I didn't know such a cold and calculated person could look so distraught. She really showed off her spectrum of emotions, with such a boring personality one could forget she's an elite actor. It was so entertaining I almost started laughing."

Her tone carried a playful undertone almost as if she was retelling a comedic bit. Yet the mocking words that left her throat were nothing more than lies. It was true that Ruiying's reaction was 180 of her usually sophisticated and cold demeanor, it was raw and filled with betrayal. However, Yueyan gained no pleasure in watching Ruiying's world collapse. She was far closer to crying than she was to laughing. The moment she met Ruiying's eyes she could feel the intense hostile gaze, her trembling lips that contained a small brown beauty mark shook along with them, the hoarseness in her rage-filled voice, her deep blue eyes that were glazed over by tears she would not dare let out, she hated every bit of it. In that conference room, she wished nothing more than to disappear and become invisible. Just so that, that gaze could have never met hers. 

[Ah-Yanyan, that's not very nice.]

"Huh?"

[You should reflect upon yourself. Stop acting like you don't care.]

"But I don't care."

[...Ah-Yanyan, I'm not your psychologist so I am going to let this go. Anyway, I've heard rumors that Ivy is difficult to work with.]

"Oh, she is."

[Then is this whole fanservice thing going to work?]

"Of course it is!"

[How can you be so confident?]

"Because she takes her work seriously."

[Praising her now?]

"No, I'm just telling the truth"

[Ah-Yanyan, your heart has grown three sizes already. Congrats!]

"I'm hanging up"

[Alright, don't stay up too late. I don't want to use more makeup than I have to.]

"Yeah, yeah, good night"

Soon after ending the call, Yueyan opened her fridge and took out three energy drinks. Not because she had to study or even because she wanted to do something fun. It was simply just to make Meixi use more makeup than she had to the next day.