Chu Yao laughed out loud, leaning into Lu Xize's embrace, her shoulders trembling.
She had returned this time to attend the film festival's award ceremony.
Since finishing her advanced studies, Chu Yao hadn't let up for a single day. During her time in the United States, she started with small parts and worked her way up, step by step. Two years later, she won the first truly prestigious award of her life: Best Supporting Actress at the Venice Film Festival.
After that, her career grew ever busier as it continued to take off.
Then, just recently, *New York Coffee Girl*, in which she had the lead role, became a box office smash, and she was, as expected, nominated for Best Actress.
Notably, when she won Best Supporting Actress, the award for Best Actress at that same festival went to Mi Xue—also known as Mi Feifei.
That was the first time Chu Yao and Mi Feifei had seen each other since that past incident had finally come to a close.
