Chapter 1 She is dispensable to Huo Heng.

[Huo Heng and Shen Zhiyi's third anniversary of dating]

[Huo Heng, break up quickly]

[Shen Zhiyi's Weibo account was destroyed]

Shen Zhiyi returned to the hotel from the wrap party. As soon as she turned on her phone, she saw a series of hot search terms about herself. She knew she was being scolded again without clicking on them.

Huo Heng is one of the most popular male actors today and has a huge number of fans. Ever since her relationship with Huo Heng was exposed, she has been subjected to excessive abuse from his girlfriend fans all the time.

In the eyes of those fans, Shen Zhiyi, a small-time actor who was barely good enough to be a fourth-tier star, was able to hook up with Huo Heng completely because she was scheming and manipulative, and she was in a relationship with him just to take advantage of his traffic and resources. This relationship was not blessed by the public.

But they didn't know that Huo Heng and Shen Zhiyi were just playing around, and her was not his sweetheart. Shen Zhiyi was just a shield he pushed forward to bear all the negative impacts in order to protect his true love.

She is just a tool—

three years ago.

Shen Zhiyi was called to Huasha Hotel by Huo Heng. She had just finished a night scene and was exhausted, but she was worried about Huo Heng and kept herself awake. As soon as the door opened, she asked worriedly, "What happened? Why are there so many reporters outside the hotel?"

Huo Heng, who opened the door, was disheveled, with ambiguous red scratches on his neck and shoulders. Shen Zhiyi was stunned, and looking past him, he saw a blurry figure of a woman in the room.

The woman raised her head, revealing a delicate and pretty face. This face was not unfamiliar. It was the popular girl group idol - Xu Xia.

"Zhiyi, I need your help."

Huo Heng said quickly, "Xia Xia and I were photographed. The reporters outside wouldn't leave unless they could stop me. They knew the woman next to me was from an insider circle, but they didn't take a picture of Xia Xia's face."

"Xia Xia is in the rising stage of her career now. If she is exposed for being in a relationship, it will have a huge impact on her. Zhiyi, can you help me? Tell others that the woman next to me is you. Can we pretend to be a couple for a while?"

Shen Zhiyi was speechless for a moment. She and Huo Heng grew up together. She had liked him for so many years and dreamed of being his lover. For her, "pretending to be a couple" was like cutting flesh with a blunt knife. She tortured herself even though she knew it was hopeless.

She opened her mouth, wanting to say that if she suddenly admitted the relationship, it would have a huge impact on her career, but Huo Heng didn't give her a chance to speak.

"Zhiyi, I have helped you so many times. When you were a child, your father almost beat you to death. I carried you to the clinic. You won't even do me a small favor like this?"

Yeah, he helped her so many times.

Shen Zhiyi nodded silently.

Everything that happened next was like a dream. Shen Zhiyi was pushed out to deal with those wolf-like paparazzi. The camera was very close, capturing her entire face clearly. She was at a loss and so panicked that she broke out in a cold sweat.

She subconsciously turned around, but did not see Huo Heng. Later she found out that Huo Heng had stayed in Xu Xia's apartment all night. They had a big fight for some reason and broke up.

In the three years that followed, Huo Heng and Xu Xia broke up and got back together countless times. Whenever they wanted to meet for a date, they would call Shen Zhiyi over so that they could deal with it in time if they were followed by paparazzi.

Shen Zhiyi always felt like a shadow living beside Huo Heng. She was so quiet that she had no sense of existence, but deep down she hoped that one day Huo Heng would see her standing beside him.

Coming out of her memories, Shen Zhiyi received a call from Huo Heng.

"Zhouwan Nanyuan, come here now."

Shen Zhiyi's heart sank, and she immediately realized that Huo Heng was going to meet Xu Xia again.

"It's too late, I—"

Huo Heng: "Zhiyi, I'm in a bad mood today, don't make me say it again." Shen Zhiyi has always known that he has a bad temper. This is also the only place where he is the same as when he was a child. Shen Zhiyi always chooses to be tolerant.

"Okay, I'll go over immediately."

Zhouwan South Garden is a high-end club that only accepts members. A banquet is being held tonight. The guests are either second-tier or above stars in the entertainment industry, or rarely seen celebrities in the business world. People like Shen Zhiyi are not qualified to be invited at all. She was secretly brought in by Huo Heng's agent.

"Huo Heng can't get away now, you block the wine for him."

In the center of the brightly lit club, Huo Heng was chatting with a middle-aged man in a suit and tie. He was humble, but Shen Zhiyi, who was familiar with him, knew that he was a little impatient now, probably because he was in a hurry to meet Xu Xia.

Shen Zhiyi walked towards him, "Huo Heng."

The burgundy halter dress brought out her fair and delicate skin, her waist was slender, and her face, which was only lightly made up, was as flawless as jade under the light, and her eyes were sparkling, as if full of affection.

She has an introverted personality, but a face that is not at all low-key, and she looks extremely bright and beautiful with a little makeup.

Even Huo Heng was stunned for a moment, but he quickly came back to his senses, introduced himself to the middle-aged man next to him, handed the champagne in his hand to Shen Zhiyi, changed the subject in a few words, and found an excuse to quickly leave.

Shen Zhiyi endured the rather offensive gazes of the men around her. Thinking that Huo Heng was meeting Xu Xia at this moment and that they might get back together, she felt an indescribable bitterness in her heart.

Huo Heng had clearly told her not long ago that he wanted to start a new relationship and said that maybe the soulmate was right in front of him. She thought she was finally going to get what she wanted.

Shen Zhiyi was absent-minded and drank the whole glass of champagne without realizing it. She had a high alcohol tolerance and didn't take it too seriously at first, until her body began to heat up abnormally and her breathing became rapid.

Having been in the circle for a few years, Shen Zhiyi has encountered similar things before. She immediately realized that she was tricked. She never thought that there would be people using dirty tricks in such a high-end occasion.

"Sorry, I feel a little uncomfortable."

Shen Zhiyi hurriedly left the backstage. The drug was very effective. She had only taken a few steps when her legs became weak and her vision went dark. She could only go into a nearby hotel room and took out her cell phone to call Huo Heng.

Hurry up, answer the phone quickly——

"Hey?"

Shen Zhiyi seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw, "Huo Heng, there is something wrong with that wine. I feel very uncomfortable now. Can you come and take me away?"

She accidentally turned on the speakerphone of her cell phone, and the voice on the other end sounded unusually clear in the empty room.

"...I can't leave now." Huo Heng seemed to be talking to someone, his voice sometimes far away and sometimes near, and he spoke faster and faster, "Zhiyi, Xia Xia has a stomachache, I'll take her to the hospital, you contact my agent yourself..."

The call was hung up.

Shen Zhiyi's limbs were sore and weak that she couldn't even hold the phone. She stared into the void in a daze, her body burning but her heart cold.

She and Huo Heng grew up together and depended on each other. She regarded Huo Heng as the most important person in her life, but what about Huo Heng?
Shen Zhiyi had to admit that she was really dispensable to Huo Heng.

Her persistence all along seemed like a joke.

Tears fell silently, the heat on her body tortured Shen Zhiyi's mind. She curled up into a small ball, fumbling for her cell phone to find someone to save herself, but suddenly heard a vague sigh from the corner.

"You cry so pitifully."

The voice was deep and magnetic, with a frivolous tone. It was a man's voice.

　The heroine is not a love-brained person, really not. Huo Heng is not just someone she likes, but a relative. Her dedication to Huo Heng is essentially out of care and gratitude, because she remembers everything Huo Heng has done for her. She has also done a lot for Huo Heng, but Huo Heng forgot about it after he became famous. Only she still remembers it and is still living in the childhood when they depended on each other. (I will talk about this in detail later)
　　
　
(End of this chapter)