《Just Want To Be With You》 CH 1 Just want to be with You ¨C Chapter 1 Translator: Oinkoink Chapter 1 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. Drizzling rain and wind drifted along the west coast making these November days exceptionally cold. Under the umbrella, Liang Yin didn¡¯t feel the coldness as she looked at the lawn in front of her, bidding her final farewell. There wasn¡¯t any more of the initial sadness in her eyes, only a little calmness. The lawn was dug up and covered with piles of stones burying her companion ¨C a dog named Victor who had accompanied her for 13 years. There was still no reply from yesterday¡¯s last text message on her cellphone. ___ Victor is dead. And the previous message was ¨C ___ Mingzhen, Victor seems to be dying. Mingzhen. Zhong Mingzhen, head of Zhong¡¯s Conglomerate. Her husband and the man she had loved for 13 years. The wind fluttered her hair over as Liang Yin¡¯s eyes blurred up. That year, she came to the Zhong family with her maternal grandma. She was sitting on the sofa chatting with Old Madam Zhong when she heard the car outside. Raising her head, she caught sight of Zhong Mingzhen getting out of the car. That year, he was just 20 and has always been aloof. The white shirt on his body glowed under the summer sun. Old Madam Zhong said ¨C this is my grandson. As a courtesy, she stood up and smiled. He glanced at her without any expression, merely nodded his head before he took leave to go upstairs. He rushed back from school to get something that he forgot at home. Innately alienation. It was two months later when she met him again and it was the first day of summer vacation. Originally, the one intended to pick her up was supposed to be people from the Shen family, nevertheless she saw Zhong Mingzhen instead. Unaware of the situation, she got into the car when he turned his head and said ¨C your great-aunt is in the intensive care unit and your maternal grandma had rushed over there. I am here to bring you home. There wasn¡¯t any superfluous word. Her maternal grandma had forgotten to notify her in a haste. As her maternal grandma was in the Zhong family at that time, Old Madam Zhong had said ¨C You go first. I will let Mingzhen pick Yinyin up. She lowered her head as she listened, unable to explain clearly what she was feeling when inadvertently she heard a whimper. She turned to look back and caught sight of the cage on the backseat. There was a puppy lying prone in it. She didn¡¯t know the breed of the dog. He just said it was a border collie with no desire to continue the subject. He brought her back to the Zhong family that day where she stayed for a while. Great-aunt¡¯s days were limited and as one of the only two remaining living relatives, her maternal grandma stayed to keep her company. There was no one left in the Shen family. Old Madam Zhong was concerned about leaving her alone, hence she simply let her stay in the Zhong family. She actually wished to go back to Shen family as it didn¡¯t matter to her staying home alone. However, Old Madam Zhong insisted she stay as she didn¡¯t feel at ease. Maternal grandma and Old Madam Zhong were lifetime bosom friends. Old Madam Zhong had long treated her as a junior member of the family since she moved to her maternal grandma¡¯s home several months ago. Once she resided in the Zhong family, she had also met Zhong Mingzhen but they seldom talked and rarely saw each other. Zhong Mingzhen was someone quiet and very busy. He had school work to complete with lots of friends around him and a large family business to inherit. She didn¡¯t take any notice as she was busy with her own stuff. Revising her school work, taking dance lessons in the afternoon and accompanying Old Madam Zhong three meals a day. From time to time, she would take care of the little puppy named Victor. Old Madam Zhong had asked what the little puppy¡¯s name was. Zhong Mingzhen had said, Victor, without hesitation, as if he had long thought of that name. She had looked up the meaning of the name. Victor means the winner with the implied meaning of integrity, trustworthy and unchangeable. Just like the person himself. He had won this little border collie from a wager with his friends. It was unclear if he liked it or not as she would occasionally see him play with it but most of the time it was handed over to others. She, however, would often keep it company. She would feed it, bathe it, take it for walks and foster its good habits. At first, there wasn¡¯t much fondness but was rather based on a kind of dependence as she was one who sojourned in such a huge Zhong family, but later she was reluctant to part with it since she had been raising it. Zhong Mingzhen had to leave half a month earlier for school. When Old Madam Zhong asked if he would take Victor along, he said he would. At that moment, she felt a little distress but who would have thought on the day of departure just when she bid farewell to Victor with a biscuit, Zhong Mingzhen¡¯s voice abruptly came from behind, ¡°Do you like it? I will give it to you if you like it.¡± She turned back and saw Zhong Mingzhen looking at her from above with an undulating calm gaze. Since then, she had been taking care of Victor ¨C from middle school to university, her first step into the filming industry, to getting conferred the Film Empress title in one fell swoop, then quitting the film industry and marrying Zhong Mingzhen¡­ All the way till now. Soon, he completely carved the originally blurred traces in her heart. She had liked him. From the first glance which was somewhat an initial hesitation till unwavering now. Seemingly seen in his eyes, he could discern her unwillingness to part with it thus he fulfilled her wishes. After that, it was exactly 13 years of silently waiting without complaint nor regret. No one would have thought that the former Film Empress, Liang Yin who seemed to maintain her distance from everyone would purely and recklessly loved someone so much. That year, she was 15. Though seemingly young, she kept everything in her heart. She had truly loved him for the whole 13 years and had never told anyone. Only she herself had constantly held fast to it with a profoundly sober understanding. She was most willing to sacrifice everything, even when she waited many years by his side as a nobody in the beginning, then giving up all her glory for his sake when she was at the height of her popularity, and to just live abroad with him after she married him, even without anyone knowing except some intimate friends and relatives. She had neither complaint nor regret till date. However, no matter how unregretful it was, it would stop at this point. With the wind and pouring rain, the photo in the cellphone was particularly clear. On the big soft bed in a hotel room, a man was sleeping on his side with the fluffy quilt covering half of his bare upper body. Although only one side of his face was shown, Liang Yin could still discern with just a glance that the man in the photo was Zhong Mingzhen. She had traced the profile of his face countless times in her heart. There was another woman behind him who was leaning on his shoulder and facing the camera. With slightly raised eyebrows, the curled up corners of her lips showed a hint of complacent and a trace of innocence while revealing a smooth rounded shoulder that similarly without a thread on. Though she only showed half her face, she could still recognize her by just a glimpse. Qiao Shan, Zhong Mingzhen¡¯s cinnabar mole and white moonlight[1]. She had long known of this Qiao Shan person. Zhong Mingzhen has liked her for many years. He had asked her to marry him but Qiao Shan had never said yes. Liang Yin had seen Qian Shan before. Beautiful and ardent. Just like an unbridled blooming flower. There were many suitors around her and Zhong Mingzhen was the one she liked, but he was also not the only one. Five year ago, Zhong Mingzhen said ¨C I will wait for you at the entrance of the Bureau of Civil Affairs. If you come, we will register our marriage. Qiao Shan didn¡¯t show up that day, she had stepped foot onto an airplane leaving for the South Pole with another man. Qiao Shan had made her choice between the two. The world has simply been this way, you like him but he doesn¡¯t like you. Zhong Mingzhen married her half a year later. Liang Yin remembered Zhong Mingzhen¡¯s appearance at the time of their marriage, indifference as always without any sadness or happiness. But the absence of sorrow and joy was precisely the best explanation. She knew Zhong Mingzhen had never loved her. Qiao Shan was unwilling to marry him, thus he could marry just anyone. During these years of marriage, she also knew that Zhong Mingzhen had never forgotten her. Though he had never explained nor revealed his feelings, the awareness has always existed. She has never prodded and waited for many years. She was willing to keep waiting as long as there was a result, then she would be perfectly happy. She thought one¡¯s heart could be warmed and thawed, but she was still disappointed in the end. Having been married for nearly 5 years, she had lived abroad with him. They were always apart as he flew all over the world. All the while keeping her company was a dog named Victor and a luxury estate worth hundreds of millions US dollars. While on his side, there had always been unceasing rumors. She had never taken it seriously but her heart had gradually turned cold until it finally felt hopeless. She didn¡¯t know Qiao Shan¡¯s purpose for sending her such a photo but it had eventually come to this point. She was willing to believe that Zhong Mingzhen would not casually let a woman approach him but she never had any confidence with regards to Qiao Shan. This photo was sent out early yesterday morning. At that time, Victor had finally reached the last moment of its life. As a border collie, he was considered old enough. From a little border collie and became an old border collie, it ultimately couldn¡¯t persevere anymore. Quietly huddling at a corner without moving, it merely looked at you with its semi grieving eyes as if bidding its final goodbye. She wasn¡¯t aware at first but once she realized, tears spilled out rampantly. She called Zhong Mingzhen but he didn¡¯t answer her call. When she messaged him, he did not reply. She wanted to tell him the border collie that he gave her was dying. The dog named Victor that belonged to them and who had witnessed them for so many years would be leaving her. She wanted him to come back and send it off together. But there was ultimately no response from Zhong Mingzhen. So, she cried and cried until her heart finally felt relieved. She knew they were together. She wanted him to come back because she knew they were together. The hand which was holding the umbrella had long been icy-cold and Liang Yin finally felt it. She lowered her head in silence for a while before she finally typed a few words on her phone. ____ Zhong Mingzhen, let¡¯s get divorce. Victor who kept her company for 13 years is dead and now, the sentiment that she cherished and tenaciously expected for 13 years is over too. The wind and rain were still billowing. Looking up at the unchanged scenery of the west coast, she suddenly felt homesick. The author had something to say: Winter is coming, so just write something that warms the heart. [1] Cinnabar mole and white moonlight (ÖìÉ°ðë °×Ô¹⠨C Zh¨± sh¨¡ zh¨¬ b¨¢i yu¨¨ gu¨¡ng) ¨C Metaphor for someone whom one hoped for but is unobtainable and cannot be forgotten. Translator¡¯s rambling: Some chapters will be split due to its lengthiness. Do enjoy the novel as much as I do ¡­ (*?¦á?*).?.:*? CH 2 Just want to be with You ¨C Chapter 2 Translator: Oinkoink Chapter 2 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. The VIP lounge was very quiet. Liang Yin leafed through the magazine and drank half a cup of water. She then raised her hand to look at the time. It is now half past 7 and she seemed to have arrived early. From time to time, there were passengers pushing their luggage outside the VIP lounge and some faint prompts of broadcast sounded. Her flight¡¯s departure is at 8.45. In another 14 hours she will set foot on the soil of her motherland. Liang Yin didn¡¯t feel reluctant leaving the place where she had resided for the past 5 years even though she knew she would never come back. After thinking of returning home yesterday, she booked a ticket in the afternoon then packed her bags. Though it seemed hasty, there wasn¡¯t a shred of chaos in her heart. What ought to be taken and what¡¯s not, her mind seemed clear. There was still no reply for yesterday¡¯s text message, but her heart was very calm. She was never one who pestered endlessly nor beat around the bush. She had loved Zhong Mingzhen for 13 years and once she had decided not to love anymore, she would indeed fall out of love. After saying it, she would simply do it. She wasn¡¯t even willing to know why Zhong Mingzhen didn¡¯t return her messages. ********** Two more people entered the threshold. Zhou Jianchen walked to the front and sat down after finding a seat next to the window. His assistant, Ah Zhao promptly dissuaded him soon after, ¡°Brother Chen, this is too conspicuous!¡± He looked at the seat against the wall and whispered, ¡°Let¡¯s sit over there!¡± The seat that was next to the wall had its back against others and even a pillar that obstructed other people¡¯s view should the seat be placed in a reclined position. Zhou Jianchen frowned, but eventually he still complied and walked over to sit down. There was nowhere to place his long legs once he sat on the couch, hence he leaned against the armrest immediately and flung the expensive sunglasses onto the table. No flaws could be picked from this good looking face; distinctive contour and rigid nose bridge. It was merely at this moment, his brows were knitted with an obvious bad mood while impatience filled his eyes. Originally, he just wanted to find a secluded place where few people would recognize him for a quiet vacation. But in the end, he was surrounded by people wherever he went: Are you Zhou Jianchen? Are you really Zhou Jianchen? My god, I¡¯ve met Zhou Jianchen in person! Then, Can I have your autograph? Can I take a photo with you? Can you give me a hug¡­. There was not the least bit of difference from home. At that moment, he just thought of returning to his home country. So once he received a call yesterday, he immediately got his assistant to book the return flight. It was less than seven days since he had left the country for abroad and had yet to overcome his jetlag. His agent, Sister Shao, had said on the phone; what¡¯s with you and Xu Lili? Ready to go public? I would trouble you to give me a heads up of the preliminary notification if you are going public! He didn¡¯t know what was going on but Sister Shao was on the verge of hollering ¨C ¡°See Weibo yourself!¡± His assistant, Ah Zhao, had already asked the waiter for two cups of water. He put away the sunglasses which were on the table before taking his seat and glanced at his boss. He couldn¡¯t help but placate him, ¡°Brother Chen, don¡¯t be angry. This is a good thing. It shows that you are famous and many people recognize you.¡± He had only been with Zhou Jianchen for half a year and there were a lot of things which he still couldn¡¯t understand yet. Seeing him in such a bad mood now, he merely thought it must be due to the disturbances he had encountered everywhere on this trip. Not mentioning days before but just this morning while he was having breakfast, he was once again recognized by an old auntie at the next table and was forced to shake hands as well as taking a hugging photo together. Brother Chen just responded with a smile at that moment but once the old auntie left, he instantly pushed the plate away without touching the food and left. He could actually understand Brother Chen. No one would expect their life to be disturbed by others all the time, but who asked him to be so famous. Zhou Jianchen was deep in thought. He raised his head to glance at his little assistant after hearing his words and retorted vaguely, ¡°Why don¡¯t you just say that our country is now flourishing, hence the people are rich and they can now roam freely all over the world?¡± Ah Zhao was somewhat startled. He looked at him and lowered his head, not daring to utter a word anymore. He realized he must have spoken wrongly but he didn¡¯t know what his mistakes were. Wasn¡¯t Brother Chen popular? He was still the hottest male actor in the entertainment industry till date. According to last week¡¯s survey of website traffic, he was way ahead from those young idols. Zhou Jianchen didn¡¯t pay him anymore heed. He merely swiped his cellphone¡¯s screen and browsed it nonchalantly. Xu Lili didn¡¯t cause any more trouble. The latest Weibo still stayed at the one posted at 10 yesterday morning where 10,000 comments had reached over 200,000 in just a few hours. There were only three words under that Weibo, ¡°Me and him.¡± Following those words was a photo ¨C one large hand holding a small hand with vague faces of only two silhouettes sitting next to each other. The backdrop was patches of greenery and the location was unclear. Zhou Jianchen took a glance before returning to his own Weibo account. There were countless of @ and also tens of thousands more comments under his latest Weibo post. That post was to promote the company¡¯s event which was shared half a year ago and was not even uploaded by him. He just tossed it directly to Sister Shao to do it for him. He used to love sharing on Weibo, but now he wasn¡¯t willing to respond at all. Once it was uploaded, there were more than 30,000 comments but now it has already reached 180,000. Browsing through it, it was mostly cries of request for the truth. It wouldn¡¯t have caused such a great sensation if it was just a simple public declaration of a romantic affair on Xu Lili¡¯s Weibo, but it became extremely different when it involved him. Although the faces on that photo were not clear, it still captured too many details. The half exposed clothes and the semi disclosed wrist-watch on a hand that was good enough to endorse any kind of products, which were sufficient for those with discerning detective eyes to dig out the identity of that person. Zhou Jianchen. The public declaration of Xu Lili¡¯s romantic partner had been proved to be Zhou Jianchen. Just how amazing it was. But they were not off target at all. Zhou Jianchen looked at the video photos of Xu Lili and him appearing at the same event that were being pry out for analysis. The final conclusion was both parties had good opinions and feelings for each other, yet what he truly felt was disgusting as if eaten fec*s. The person in the photo was indeed him but he simply didn¡¯t know how it was taken. He actually knew the location. He had a game of golf one sunny spring afternoon with several friends and Xu Lili was there too. Both of them had some casual conversation and there was absolutely no photo taking, let alone a photo of them sitting together holding hands. But why was there such a photo? He had caught a minor cold that day and felt somewhat tired after the game. Taking advantage of such a good day, he took a seat and fell asleep. If this photo really existed, the only possibility was Xu Lili took the opportunity for a sneak shot. He woke up when he vaguely felt his hand getting touched at that moment. He opened his eyes and saw Xu Lili sitting next to him, picking up a cup which she said she accidentally dropped. He however fell back asleep after he reacted and simply didn¡¯t think she would have done that. He had really underestimated this Xu Lili. Xu Lili is the current famous new artist who is being actively promoted by StarLight and has just won the most potential actress award. He had worked with her before which hyped up some rumors. It was the end of last year when they had both completed a spy-warfare movie. At that time, he was the lead actor while she was the supporting actress. This film had also elevated his career to a new height, while she won the best supporting actress award that prompted StarLight¡¯s decision to promote her. His elder brother even hyped up some rumors for them with a statute limitation of one year. He has a lot of rumored girlfriends in recent years as everyone is willing to get a little stains due to his massive search traffic. His elder brother mentioned it at that time and since he didn¡¯t care much about it, he had agreed and willing to grant this kind of no-hassle favor; it was merely a few words within the script without any substantive cooperation. He originally thought it was just an uncomplicated hype-up that nobody would take seriously, but who would have thought Xu Lili would ultimately be immersed into that role. She had even looked for him purposely to confess her feelings at one of the celebratory banquets. Hyping up rumors were fine but not getting real, thus he rejected her at that moment. His usual rejection was: Sorry, we could only have business collaboration. He thought this matter was over, yet who would have imagined she would create such an uproar in this short time. She definitely must have come prepared! What is this for? Hyped up more traffic? Or forcing him to make it real? Had she never thought or feared about the backlashing after stirring up such a big ruckus? He had to resist the impulse to verbally attack her, but Sister Shao told him that Xu Lili had disappeared after sharing that post on Weibo. Nobody could find her or know what her plan was. It was also not advisable to act rashly now. They would have to just sit back and observe for any changes. Zhou Jianchen had to really suppress his fury. He did get schemed on by others all these years but this was the first time he got plotted this way. What was the fate of those who had schemed him and how well did they live after? He must have become too kind in these two years that everyone wants to take a bite at him? Is Xu Lili worthy of making it into reality? ¡°Brother Chen, look who¡¯s there? Zhou Jianchen was in a state of uncertainty when Ah Zhao suddenly whispered again and his train of thoughts were interrupted. Subconsciously he looked along his line of vision which stunned him. The VIP lounge was bright and spacious. There were six or seven people seated scattered on the couches in the lounge. At the diagonally opposite corner facing them was a woman sitting quietly by herself reading a book. She has a simple black overcoat and a wide-brimmed bowler hat with long wavy hair. The bowler hat covered half of her face but looking from this angle, the exposed side of the face contour was undoubtedly Liang Yin¡¯s. Liang Yin was once recognized for having the most beautiful side face in the entertainment circle. Not mentioning her unique temperament too. He just did not expect to meet her here. Zhou Jianchen¡¯s eyes deepened, this is the first time he saw her again in these 5 years. The Film Empress Liang who was said to have vanished. CH 3.1 Just want to be with You ¨C Chapter 3.1 Translator: Oinkoink Chapter 3.1 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. With a face full of disbelief, Ah Zhao lowered his voice, ¡°That¡¯s indeed Film Empress Liang Yin? Why is she here?¡± He naturally recognized Liang Yin. He had deliberately found out more about Liang Yin. As Zhou Jianchen¡¯s assistant, there were some matters that he was bound to keep abreast and Liang Yin was the inevitable entity. It was said that Film Empress Liang was the only actress that Brother Chen had publicly liked for many years, the one that was made known as ¡®liked¡¯ and not publicly ¡®admired¡¯. There are a few actresses that Brother Chen ¡®admired¡¯ and ¡®respected¡¯ throughout these years, yet there was only one ¡®liked¡¯. Moreover, Brother Chen had once pursued Film Empress Liang for a period of time. Film Empress Liang, however, had not responded at all. Ah Zhao was somewhat in doubt when he first heard about this gossip from the senior colleagues. How could such a prideful person like Brother Chen actively pursue others and what was the possibility for an outstanding person like him to fail in his pursuit even when he had taken the initiative, but after a profound understanding later, he realized that this matter was truly unfounded. That was five or six years ago. Brother Chen was already very successful at that time and had long acclaimed the Film Emperor, best actor and several special honorary awards. Then one day, he suddenly shared a photo of himself with an actress on his personal Weibo, which immediately caused a huge uproar. Brother Chen had collaborated with many actresses before and prompted innumerable rumors, but he had never acknowledged any of them and not to mention about posting any group photos on Weibo. At that time, he was still passionate about Weibo and would share countless posts every day. The actress in that photo had a reserved smile but Brother Chen was smiling happily beside her. Attached with the photo was the text: A photo with the Goddess. Like her movies very much. That Weibo was deleted quite swiftly but many had screenshot and talked about it widely. Among the discussions was the identity of the actress who was precisely the newly conferred Film Empress ¨C Liang Yin. Liang Yin was 21 at that time and had just acted in two films. As she was low-key and those were literary films while the Film Empress award was consequently won from abroad, she was not widely known. The reason for the Weibo deletion was enthralling. The matter was claimed to have involved the confidentiality of a movie that both Zhou Jianchen and Liang Yin would jointly co-starred in. Brother Chen didn¡¯t respond to this matter and the other party involved, Film Empress Liang did not have any Weibo account nor participated in any interviews, so the outcome of the matter was even more unknown. The matter seemed to have been settled with an official explanation, however some people had eventually saved it until a year later when another photo was shared and the matter was brought up again. It was a presentation of a public welfare award where Film Empress Liang attended this occasion for the first time. Coincidentally, the organizer at that time had arranged for Brother Chen to sit one seat away on her left. In the photo, Liang Yin dressed in a white skirt was sitting erectly applauding the performance on stage and similarly on the left was Brother Chen dressed in a well-ironed black suit facing to the right, he gazed at Film Empress Liang¡¯s face with a smile. His eyes were bright as the stars and gentle like the water. As soon as the photo was uploaded, everyone could see the inkling. Zhou Jianchen has the existence of a young master in the entertainment industry, hence when has he ever looked at someone with such a gaze? This had never been seen before, not even in his movies or dramas. Therefore, everyone began to speculate what was there between Zhou Jianchen and Film Empress Liang. Once they recalled the photo from last year, the question seemingly became clear since the movie had been released and both of them were merely co-starring without any screen-time together. It was reported that Film Empress Rong Xin was originally arranged to sit in between them. However, not knowing what had transpired, Film Empress Rong eventually took a seat next to Zhou Jianchen instead. Some people speculated that Zhou Jianchen must have taken care of it in advance and Film Empress Rong aided in fulfilling his wishes. Who in the entertainment circle did not know the earnest affections both Film Empress Rong and Brother Chen have for each other. Those who were interested began looking for clues. As Film Empress Liang was extremely low profile, they naturally were unable to start from her and could only focus their target on Zhou Jianchen. As expected, they ultimately found some inkling on Brother Chen¡¯s Weibo. Before the two of them had any collaboration, Film Empress Liang had actually appeared constantly on Brother Chen¡¯s Weibo as early as a year or so before. The posts that Brother Chen forwarded seemingly to help promote those movies like sharing what others were talking about. In the end, there were hints of Film Empress Liang in all of those posts. Just like the many promotional posters that were shared on Weibo, he would only pick the one that displayed Film Empress Liang. The Weibo he posted had ultimately reached the peak during their co-starring in the movie. Though there seemed nothing out of the ordinary with the words and photos he uploaded, there, however, were profound meanings when one was to discern them carefully. Someone also simultaneously reported that Zhou Jianchen would frequently visit the production team when Film Empress was present at the movie set. Furthermore, some had even witnessed Zhou Jianchen personally drive Liang Yin back to the hotel¡­. Rumors were scrambling around but no one knew if it were true or false. There were skeptics, affirmation and numerous others. Until one day when Brother Chen took part in an interview. The reporter asked: Mr. Zhou, do you have an actress whom you like? Brother Chen smilingly replied: Yes, Liang Yin. His answer was natural and at ease which was free from any inhibitions that stunned everyone. The lady¡¯s side however had always remained silent. It was not until three days later when Film Empress Liang was finally stopped by reporters at the entrance of a movie conference. The reporter made a detailed inquiry: Miss Liang, do you have anything to say about Zhou Jianchen¡¯s confession to you? After a few seconds of silence, Film Empress Liang replied: ¡°He is a very outstanding actor.¡± A very outstanding actor. That¡¯s all. One after another questions followed by replies that seemingly revealed all the answers, except it was different from everyone¡¯s speculation. It seemed this sentiment was merely Zhou Jianchen¡¯s wishful thinking that all began from his unrequited love which ended with Film Empress Liang¡¯s polite rejection. After that event, Brother Chen¡¯s public relations team immediately dealt with the situation for the first time. They didn¡¯t deny nor defame those rumors but contrary, they admitted Brother Chen¡¯s fondness of Film Empress Liang and claimed Zhou Jianchen was a fan who especially loved and admired Film Empress Liang¡¯s performances. They also expressed their deepest apologies for the troubles created presently. In addition, they also hope to have more collaboration in the future and all the statements conclude with the love of a ¡®fan¡¯ towards his ¡®idol¡¯. His public relations team was eloquent. As Zhou Jianchen was used to being impulsive, hence everything had its new explanation. With the dilution of time, everyone seemed to believe these statements. At that time, Liang Yin was already well-known by virtue thanks to her third movie and her outstanding acting skills; after all, no one had ever heard of Zhou Jianchen taking the initiative to pursue anyone in all these years. Except there were still people who resented Liang Yin¡¯s reply. Although this was just a misunderstanding, you shouldn¡¯t have rejected him so mercilessly and Brother Chen was more than worthily matched to her, and Film Empress Liang thought too highly of herself. Not only were Brother Chen¡¯s obsessive fans had this in mind, even those groups of people around him had the same opinion. CH 3.2 Just want to be with You ¨C Chapter 3.2 Translator: Oinkoink Chapter 3.2 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. All insiders didn¡¯t quite understand why Liang Yin would reject Brother Chen¡¯s courtship or why didn¡¯t she even give him a chance. Looking through her resume, she inadvertently had captivated the Great Director Chen Hua¡¯en and took part in her first film at the age of 17. At 20, she undertook the female lead role in another one of Director Chen¡¯s films which won her the Film Empress title and when she was 22, she took part in the third film that prompted her popularity in the country¡­. Although she had ample luck, it was still far inferior compared with the glory acquired by Brother Chen. Brother Chen¡¯s first movie was at the age of 15 and he had won numerous awards. His fans¡¯ appeals and commercial values are the highest in the entertainment circle. How many actresses would dauntlessly pounce on him but when it came to Liang Yin, it merely became a verse of ¡®He is a very outstanding actor¡¯. Hence, this Film Empress Liang had turned into someone who could not recognize the good intentions of others. Film Empress Liang simply vanished 5 years ago and her whereabouts became untraceably unknown. It was said she was disfigured in a traffic accident ¡­.. When Ah Zhao heard her face might have been disfigured in the traffic accident, he empathized with her for a while. He had never met Liang Yin but he had long known her well through the course of understanding. Compared to the conflicting emotions of others around Brother Chen about Film Empress Liang, he actually likes her very much. He had watched her movies. Her acting skills were truly good and she was also really beautiful; an unconventional and distinctive beauty. He just didn¡¯t expect he would see her here. In these past 5 years, Liang Yin had completely disappeared from the public¡¯s eyes and truly accomplished the result of no news at all. Many people had probed her whereabouts on the internet, but nobody knew. Unexpectedly, she actually appeared here. It would seem she wasn¡¯t as hearsay to have been involved in the accident that disfigured her face and could not meet anyone. What had she been doing in these past 5 years? Why did she retire from public life without rhyme and reason? ¡°Brother Chen, she seems to be alone!¡± Ah Zhou frowned after he confirmed one thing. This VIP lounge is only open to the airlines¡¯ first-class passengers. He came in with Brother Chen. At first, Brother Chen wanted to get him a first-class seat too but there were only six seats in this first-class cabin. When he called to book, there was unfortunately only one seat left. Film Empress Liang obviously was alone. She was sitting on the single sofa with only a cup of water on the table. She would not have seated there if she had an assistant accompanying her. He couldn¡¯t help but speak when something crossed his mind, ¡°Wonder where she is going and unbeknownst what will be written about her if someone takes her photo..¡­.¡± His gaze was still on Liang Yin with some intolerance in his eyes. Zhou Jianchen retracted his gaze with a seeming smile, ¡°You are truly concerned about her.¡± Ah Zhou could hear something amiss from his tone of voice and hastily turned his head. When he saw the unpleasantness on Zhou Jianchen¡¯s face, he quickly explained, ¡°Brother Chen, I just remember a tweet I saw some time ago.¡­.¡± Zhou Jianchen raised his eyebrows. Ah Zhao took out his cellphone hurriedly and retrieved the previous forum. Zhou Jianchen looked and stared steadily without changes of expression. Although Liang Yin had disappeared all these years, there were still some fans who missed her from time to time. In some forums, there were some who had even dug out and taken frame-shots of her movies which were all as beautiful as the picturesque. Relatively speaking, though there were a lot of demons and spirits prevalent in the entertainment industry in recent years, Liang Yin still beats all of them with regards to the index of attractiveness and her acting skill. There were however people that were unwilling to be compared with. The more glorified one gets, the more enemies one makes. No fans were willing to have their idols oppressed over by such a character, hence counterattacks would emerge along each and every tweet. Such a tweet appeared for the attention of everyone a few days ago. ¡ª > ¡°The replacement of old with the new has always been swift in the entertainment circle. So what if one was famous once, you would be obsolete in a blink of an eye. Let¡¯s talk about those who were once famous but are now washed-up actresses¡­..¡± The post was seen as overtly honoring them but indistinctly it was a derogatory that practically mocked their appearances but Film Empress Liang Yin still remained impressive. They gave her a new tag, the washed-up Film Empress. So much so that many just followed the trend in questioning her acting skills and felt she simply didn¡¯t deserve the honorable title of a Film Empress as her skills were mediocre¡­. Ah Zhao was discontented when he first saw it. The ¡®washed-up¡¯ word was most dreadful for a celebrity in the entertainment industry as once this word was used, one could already smell mustiness all over their body. He, however, can¡¯t refute this as it is truly brutal in this entertainment circle. Just like sprucing mushrooms after a rain, big and small celebrities popped up one after another. There really weren¡¯t many chances for a comeback after an actress disappeared for 5 years and not to mention Film Empress Liang was disfigured. Those fans that wished to speak out for her were reprised by the sentence ¡°Have her come back and try.¡± That was why he thought the return of Film Empress Liang was after the recuperation of her face injuries or perhaps the wound was on the other side which was concealed. If she was to appear in the public eyes just like this, it would be impossible to know what would be written about her once the media noticed her. One had to be ostentatious to be in the entertainment circle. There were always backers protecting a popular figure but Film Empress Liang was all alone and if she caught the sight of these observant people, she would certainly comply with the word ¡®washed-up¡¯. Zhou Jianchen rapidly browsed through the entire post before handing back the cellphone. Ah Zhao was still shuddering but Brother Chen¡¯s eyes were cold with no sadness or delight displayed on his face, so he was unsure of his opinion. He is Brother Chen¡¯s assistant and naturally should stand on Brother Chen¡¯s side since Film Empress Liang rejected him first, yet he didn¡¯t know what Brother Chen would think of him if he is helping another secretly now. ¡°Brother Chen¡­..¡± He called out to probe. ¡°Go out.¡± Zhou Jianchen interrupted his sentence, not allowing him to speak more. Ah Zhao got flustered. Zhou Jianchen raised his head and glanced at him with a relaxed look, ¡°Go out.¡± ¡°Oh.¡± Ah Zhao complied and left with the things and didn¡¯t dare to open his mouth again. It was quiet after Ah Zhao left. Zhou Jianchen picked up the cup of water for a sip with a serene and profound look. The cup was a glass cup while the drink was clear plain water which was as plain as possible. From a distance, Liang Yin wasn¡¯t aware of the activity on this side. She was still quietly browsing her book. Zhou Jianchen glanced for a while before placing the cup down then took his cellphone out to snap a photo of the cup and posted it on Weibo in passing. Only one word attached with it ___ ¡°Ah.¡± [1] ¹ýÆø (Gu¨° q¨¬) ¨C washed up / no longer successful or popula CH 4.1 Just want to be with You ¨C Chapter 4.1 Translator: Oinkoink Chapter 4.1 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. When did he start drinking plain water? The director had told others in the production team that Liang Yin only drinks water and no other beverages. When he raised his head to look, Liang Yin was seated not too far away drinking from a cup. He somewhat remembered the director¡¯s words and also her appearance at that moment and henceforth, it has also become his habit to drink only plain water and nothing else. The few encounters with Liang Yin did prove that she truly only drank plain water and no other beverages. He remembered there was once when they shared a table at a dinner banquet, someone asked; Miss Liang, what drink do you want? She had said: Just give me a glass of water. When he was asked, he responded with a smile; Give me a glass of water too. Liang Yin happened to sit opposite him at that time. He has developed that habit since then and unknowingly, he has kept it till now¡­. The VIP lounge was very quiet. Zhou Jianchen looked at the glass cup before him, the corners of his mouth raised into a mockery smile. He turned his cellphone off after the post on Weibo, completely unconcerned about how much waves he would evoke. Liang Yin was still sitting there and there was indeed a cup of water on the table. 5 years. She had disappeared for exactly 5 years. Ah Zhao thought her retreat 5 years ago was due to the traffic accident, but he knew it was not. Her retreat was merely to get married. There wasn¡¯t any lack of worries during that time. When the news of Liang Yin¡¯s accident came out and her whereabouts unknown, no one knew what her circumstances were. He sent people to inquire but couldn¡¯t get any information. The news about the car accident was true, however even the most well-informed paparazzi had no idea what had happened after that. It was like Film Empress Liang just vanished from the face of the earth, merely leaving behind a string of apprehensive unchecked rumors of either disfigurement or death after the car accident and so forth. Zhou Jianchen had never cared about a person before. But once he falls, he truly falls hard. It was merely her own business even if she rejected him, he however, really wished to know her whereabouts and whether she was fine. There was no news for a very long time and not until half a year later that he finally got a message, Liang Yin was fine and she had just gotten married into a wealthy family. Soon after, there was such a rumor on the internet: Film Empress Liang needed to recuperate her injuries sustained from the car accident, hence she was retiring from acting. Who sent out the news? Naturally, the Film Empress¡¯s people. Ah ¡­ how ridiculous. The moment she married into a wealthy family, the news of her retirement due to injury was sent out. What was she ashamed of? Liang Yin started acting in her first film at the age of 17. No one had ever heard gossip about her or any boyfriends or even her involvement with any wealthy family till she retired and disappeared at the age of 23. But she had unexpectedly just got married. Zhou Jianchen has always been proud and arrogant. It wasn¡¯t like he didn¡¯t take offense. He had liked her for so long yet he had never heard her say, ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I¡¯ve someone that I like.¡± If she had opened her mouth and said that one sentence, how could he possibly have humiliated himself wishing to make a public declaration that he liked her. ¡°Young master¡¯s heart is suffering yet this young master is not speaking.¡± ¨C in the end, he could only use Weibo to end this sentiment for himself. Since then, she had not revealed herself for the entire 5 years. Nobody knew she had married into the wealthy family as they still thought she was merely recuperating, hence living an isolated life. Did someone probe for her information or was concerned about her recent developments? So what. She had ceased whatever response. What is she doing here now? Is she alone? This however truly didn¡¯t conform to her status as ¡°The wife of a wealthy family.¡± When he thought of those comments on that forum just now, a trace of mockery tilted around the corners of his mouth. Where is she going? Returning to China? Thinking of this possibility, Zhou Jianchen¡¯s hand which was flipping the cellphone stopped. He raised his head to glance at the distant Liang Yin who was in the course of raising her wrist to look at the time. Zhou Jianchen looked down at his watch: 8.08. There was a sudden stirring in his heart and the expression in his eyes became difficult to discern too. After taking another sip of water moments later, he immediately picked up the cellphone on the table, his luggage and boarding pass then got up to leave. He is tall in stature and appears personable in a black overcoat as he walks further and further away. ********** He was the first to board the plane after waiting at the boarding gate for 2 minutes. Zhou Jianchen took off his sunglasses and sat in his suite without closing the door. It was a luxurious layout in the first class cabin for this flight with three suites on each side of the cabin. In addition there wasn¡¯t any installation of toilet, shower room and bar facilities here. His suite was on the left side closest to the door. The flight attendant¡¯s voice was heard from behind when another first-class passenger was ushered in. It was a foreign man who walked straight to the front suite. Zhou Jianchen was browsing a magazine seemingly engrossed. Then another passenger was brought in who was also a foreigner. Zhou Jianchen turned a page and continued to read. A voice then drifted through soon after. It was a female voice who had a brief exchange with the flight attendant. Listening to this familiar yet also unfamiliar voice, Zhou Jianchen paused with an imperceptible smile appearing at the side of his mouth. Indeed. He just wanted to know if she is returning to China on the same flight and the result was indeed coincidental. Her voice is soft and clear. There is a distinctive style which is pleasantly unforgettable when she recited her script in the past. He knew that she could speak English fluently and acceptably well without any accent, since he had searched the acceptance speech she made when she won the award abroad. Liang Yin was soon brought to her suite. Everything was familiar to her as this was not the first time she was on this flight. She thanked the flight attendant who ushered her. Just when she turned her head back, her eyes inadvertently caught sight of the person sitting across her. Zhou Jianchen was still browsing the magazine. He looked up the instant she caught sight of him when he immediately smiled softly, ¡°What a coincidence.¡± A smile was on his mouth but his eyes were emotionless with none of the intimate warmth or pleasant surprise in the tone of his voice, merely some sarcasm and alienation. It was just like a chance encounter but in actual fact, it had been a long wait. Liang Yin was startled but soon realized that Zhou Jianchen might have seen her earlier. Where? Airport passageway? Perhaps the lounge. She didn¡¯t take it to heart once she had the answer and merely smiled faintly at Zhou Jianchen, ¡°It is a coincidence.¡± She lowered her head and closed the suite door after saying that. She didn¡¯t have the slightest response to his sarcasm and alienation as if she simply wasn¡¯t aware of it at all. Seeing her closing the suite door, Zhou Jianchen was somewhat stunned. He deliberately made an unavoidable confrontation yet she was unconcerned, it was like a punch he had saved up 5 years to throw had just fallen through. He felt a sense of absurdity, the kind of failure that achieves nothing after spending 5 years accumulating that effort just for this one punch. But the most laughable was that she had really shut him outside the door. Zhou Jianchen wanted to hit the wall but he could only smash the table ruthlessly in the end. The magazine was thrown to the side. It was difficult for his heart to calm down yet unknowingly, his heart quietened the more he pondered, as if he had reached the utmost point of rage and everything was just a void. The only thing left in his mind was Liang Yin¡¯s appearance a moment ago. After not seeing her for 5 years, her temperament had changed. Originally she was quiet and aloof, who was calm yet pressingly beautiful. Now she was still cold but appeared much more composed. She seemed somewhat haggard. Previously it was a distance away but a moment ago, he could finally see her clearly from this close proximity. There weren¡¯t any changes on her light makeup face and there was no scar except for the visible bluish at the corner of her eyes. Her smile was still thin as usual but there was obviously a sense of exhaustion this time. What is wrong with her? Zhou Jianchen couldn¡¯t stop thinking. In a flash, sudden realization hits him. It is none of his business with how she is. ********** CH 4.2 Just want to be with You ¨C Chapter 4.2 Translator: Oinkoink Chapter 4.2 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. Once Liang Yin closed the suite door, everything was finally isolated again. She naturally remembered Zhou Jianchen. He seemed like he wanted to pursue her that year. It was on the set of [Spring Light] which was her third film where she co-starred with Zhou Jianchen. On the day of the opening ceremony, he came over while she was resting by the side and said, ¡°Hi, I¡¯m Zhou Jianchen. I love your movies and I¡¯m very happy that we can work together.¡± He then said, ¡°Can I have a photo with you?¡± She was somewhat surprised since they were just co-starring in that movie without any screen-time together. She however didn¡¯t turn down his request though she did feel that this request was rather unexpected and ineffable. She had only acted in two films at that time while Zhou Jianchen had already long been honored and awarded the Film Emperor title. Though Zhou Jianchen was still young, he was considered her senior and predecessor as he debuted earlier. Her smile was reserved in that photo since it was the first time for her to take a photo with a boy. She merely thought it was just a simple photo together but who would have thought it would cause an uproar. Zhou Jianchen uploaded that photo on Weibo that afternoon which led to heated debates. She only knew about it when told by her talent agent: You took a photo with Zhou Jianchen? She went silent for a while after looking at it on Weibo. All this while she had never liked to be in the spotlight though she was in the entertainment industry. Her talent agent sighed and said she got it as she walked out. Liang Yin didn¡¯t know who she had approached or what she had said as briefly after that Weibo was swiftly deleted and Zhou Jianchen¡¯s team had also given an explanation immediately. Her talent agent said it was only you, if it was someone else, they would have been rejoicing. Zhou Jianchen had also called for this reason later to apologize, saying he was sorry and didn¡¯t expect it would cause such a stir. She didn¡¯t know how he had gotten her cellphone number or what to say, so she merely replied, ¡°It¡¯s nothing.¡± She remembered Zhou Jianchen laughing on the phone and soon said, ¡°Liang Yin, I rather like you a lot.¡± She was very surprised. No one had ever pursued her before. Zhou Jianchen didn¡¯t say anything else and the call soon ended. It was the first time she had met Zhou Jianchen that day and they had never crossed paths before, hence she didn¡¯t know what his so-called ¡°rather¡± like you came from. She did not take it seriously since affairs in the entertainment circle were complicated and hard to distinguish. Everyone seemingly had too many feelings which she couldn¡¯t understand and wouldn¡¯t take it seriously. Moreover, her heart only had Zhong Mingzhen at that time. Though she didn¡¯t take his words to heart, she did acquaint herself with regards to this person. She had long known about him before they first met. Zhong Mingzhen loved to watch movies and would enjoy one whenever he had some leisure time. The Zhong family had a home theater where he would stay there often. Since he loved to watch either the latest, nostalgic, foreign or domestic films, she would go along merely to catch up with his pace. Soon, she was inadvertently fascinated with that one person on the screen. It was a police-gangster movie where the leading actor infiltrated a criminal organization as an undercover agent for a period of 7 years, transforming into a ruthless but tormented criminal boss from once a hot-blooded youth. He used the belief of bound to prevail to sustain the steps of his path and every step of his was like treading along the tip of a knife. Just at the crux of his near success, he however doubted his belief. He had gained brotherhood in the criminal organization but what he thought was his greatest support, the police, had betrayed him. When the police shot him in the final fight, his fraternal brothers fought desperately to shield him. Everyone believed he was a downright criminal since no one believed there was still conscience in him. While he was facing the guns against his former colleagues at the final juncture, he took the first step letting go of the gun with the trigger tapped. After all the struggles and despair, he softly laughed ¨C he still abided by his belief despite the betrayal. The movie didn¡¯t end with that. His colleague was shocked to find him letting go of the gun and shifted the muzzle. The bullet however was shot but it didn¡¯t hit any vital part. In the course of gunfire, the truth was clear that the leading man didn¡¯t forget his original goal. He became the greatest hero but also because of this, he had walked into darkness. He had killed the fraternal brothers who went through life and death with him then sent one after another of other brothers into the prison cells and all the surviving mafia members wanted him dead. He would be woken up by nightmares every day. In the end, he finally died under the opposite high-rise building while saving a little girl. In the final scene of that movie, he laid on the concrete floor with blood pouring out of his head yet he looked serene and his eyes seemingly smiled while he gazed at the clear sky. Accompanying the soundtrack was the oath he made when he first entered the police headquarters at the beginning of the movie¡­. The movie swept away all the major awards at the film festival that year and set off the popular craze for police-gangster movies. Countless film critics analyzed the plots of the movie such as loyalty vs humanity, justice vs darkness and even reality vs fictitious that every single point could be discussed and aroused one kind of heated debate. Liang Yin didn¡¯t pay attention to these, she merely remembered one lead actor. Zhou Jianchen was that lead actor. Everyone without exception was emotionally moved by the portrayal of his youthfulness, determination, struggle, hesitation, despair and ultimately the sense of darkness as well as his relief. She remembered this movie and Zhou Jianchen¡¯s name since she went to search for him. That year he was in his early twenties and had starred in five or six films, all of which were of good quality. His acting skills were truly impeccable. He could grasp all the characters, either as a student, young master, criminal, patient or people of all walks of life and so forth. At that time, he was already the most popular uprising person in the entertainment industry with an immeasurable impressiveness and boundless prospects¡­.. Liang Yin did pay attention to Zhou Jianchen that time but all the attention ended there. She knew there was such a person in the entertainment circle, she liked his movies and nothing else. In recent years abroad, she did read a lot of news about him. His reputation was too big that even a simple rustle of leaves in the wind[1] would be posted on the internet. He had done very little in these past 2 years. There was no more work produced since the release of a movie last spring. It was said he was ready to take a break for a period of time and also alleged about his intention to go behind the scenes when unexpectedly news of him being the younger boss of StarLight Media spread out. StarLight Media is the first media company in China that leads the industry. Weibo was full of his headlines at that time. She was merely looking with regards to all these. She naturally has a Weibo account, but not many people know about it. Though she no longer acts, she still pays attention to some trends in the film industry. She would also go and watch whenever there was a good movie in the cinema. Often alone where she would enter only after the commencement of the movie and left before the end of it. It was owed to Zhong Mingzhen that she came into contact with films, but once she was immersed in it, she realized she seemed to really like it. Zhong Mingzhen stopped watching movies at that time, he was so busy that he rarely even came home. How did she step into show business? Seemingly for Zhong Mingzhen. Zhong Mingzhen liked to watch movies while she would silently watch him. She thought if someday she was to act in a movie, he would be able to see her too. Soon, Zhong Mingzhen¡¯s youngest paternal uncle brought over a good friend, the Great Director Chen Hua¡¯en. When Director Chen saw her, he said after sizing her up for a long time: Are you interested in acting? I¡¯ve been looking for a suitable female lead for one of my films. She turned to ask Zhong Mingzhen who was standing on the stairs with hands in his pants pockets. He replied after pondering for a while: You can try if you like. She turned her head back and nodded to Director Chen. He was her guiding light at that time, so when he said yes then it was good. ********** Liang Yin felt pain in her heart. Her memory has always been so good that she can remember even the slightest matters. She started acting for Zhong Mingzhen but up until now, he probably has never watched any of her movies. ********** [1] rustle of leaves in the wind (·ç´µ²Ý¶¯ ¨C F¨¥ng chu¨© c¨£o d¨°ng) ¨C a sign of disturbance or trouble CH 4.3 Just want to be with You ¨C Chapter 4.3 Translator: Oinkoink Chapter 4.3 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. The plane flew all the way over the ocean seemingly tireless through darkness. It was quiet in the first class cabin as everyone appeared to be sleeping. Zhou Jianchen originally intended to have a good sleep during this long haul flight, but there was no sign of sleepiness after he changed into his pajamas and put on the eyeshade. His mind kept thinking about Liang Yin who at this moment, sitting perhaps less than 2 meters away from him. He doesn¡¯t know why his memory is so good that with just one glance he has remembered her whole face, the bag in her hand, the scarf around her neck so much so even the faint perfume scent on her. He swore he had never liked the awful smell of perfume on those actresses but for some reason, her scent would rush all the way from his nostril to the bottom of his heart. He wanted to wipe it off but it was useless. There was no movement in the suite next door. He didn¡¯t know if she was sleeping. At first he merely had his suite open, but after one and two hours had passed¡­.. There was still no sign of her opening the door, so he felt peeved and shut his door. Even if there was no intention of having a long chat but once an old friend was spotted in a foreign place, a simple greeting would likely be made and not a total isolation from the other party. He heard the sound of her opening the door once and caught sight of her going to the lavatory, thus he pretended to be going too. When she came out, she was rather surprised to see him washing his hands on the vanity in front of the door. But then what? She just smiled drily with her head down, slipped past him and left without even a greeting. She then returned to her suite, closed the door and never opened it again. Seeing her non-amiable appearance, Zhou Jianchen couldn¡¯t sleep at all. There was no more red wine in the glass and unwittingly he ordered another glass. He wasn¡¯t inclined to force himself to sleep. With nothing to do and not wanting to think about nonsense, he could only turn on his personal TV. There were a lot of movie selections. While filtering through the selection, the movie starring Liang Yin unexpectedly appeared in sight. [Ming Yao], her second film which he liked very much and had watched countless times. He just stared for half a second before directly skipped over and selected a bad movie next to it: ¨C [Love Test]. The headphones emitted the opening soundtrack of the movie which he unfeelingly listened to but [Ming Yao] came to his mind; her appearance when she first appeared sitting on Suzhou riverbank¡­. ********** Zhou Jianchen didn¡¯t know when he fell asleep. When he woke up, his hair was tousled while the headphones were tossed aside and the movie on the personal TV had long ended. The inflight announcement was broadcasting beside his ears prompting that the aircraft would soon reach its destination. The 14 hours journey would finally end. Zhou Jianchen glanced at his watch then rubbed his eyes with his palm. He changed his clothes before picking up his stuff and went out. The moment he opened the door, he remembered Liang Yin was just next door. He swept a quick look at her still closed door before he turned and walked towards the lavatory. He washed his face vigorously and rinsed his mouth. When he first entered, his hair was unkempt with sleepy eyes and an obvious morning irritability but when he came out later, he looked impressive, sensible and clear headed. He walked forward while buttoning his cuff. On his way back, he looked without lingering around at the still-shut door of the opposite suite. Just a glance before retracting his gaze before pushing the door and entering his suite. He didn¡¯t have many things, only some trivialities. He could be slovenly or meticulous whenever he wanted to yet at this moment, he tidied all up leisurely. A while later, the flight attendant seemed to be knocking on the next suite door without getting any response. The sound of the door opening was heard a moment later. Her faint voice was heard seemingly apologizing as she had fallen asleep listening to music on the earphone thus she did not hear the knockings. He couldn¡¯t help but laugh, what kind of music was she listening to that she did not even hear the sound of the loud announcement? Death heavy metal? She surely can sleep. He had no intention of paying attention to her again and not even in the mood opening the door to face her. After tidying up his bag, he merely placed it on the side where he sat down and read the magazine. The aircraft finally landed after flying for a while more. Zhou Jianchen still remained in his suite moments later before he picked up his bag and opened the door. His timing was good since he would be the first to disembark without seeing anyone. However, at this moment Liang Yin on the opposite side also had her door opened to get out when he opened his. The aisle was only a meter wide when both met face to face and halted. The atmosphere became somewhat stagnant. Zhou Jianchen paused for a moment before indifferently retreated half a step back. His eyes were calm and expressionless. Liang Yin nodded her head faintly, expressing her thanks. When she turned to leave, the overcoat on her left hand caught on something firmly. Turning around to look at it, the cellphone slipped out of her hand and dropped while the boarding pass in her right hand drifted away too. Liang Yin did not appear flustered. With just a glance, she tidied up the overcoat then squatted down to pick the cellphone up. As she was wearing a long skirt, it was calmly bewitching once the skirt touched the ground while she was bending down. The boarding pass drifted straight in front of Zhou Jianchen. He wanted to pick it up but in the end, he just stepped back like an unconcerned bystander. But his gaze instantly changed when he unexpectedly glanced from her sliding long hair to the outstretched hand that was picking up the boarding pass. After gathering up her things, Liang Yin stood up and smiled at Zhou Jianchen before she turned and left. Zhou Jianchen looked at her in astonishment. There was no ring on her hand but merely a ring mark. The author has something to say: There¡¯s more! Little Episode£º Zhou Jianchen met an actress one day. The actress wholeheartedly wanted to chat. Zhou Jianchen glanced at her and said: ¡°I¡¯ve watched your movie.¡± The actress was beside herself with excitement, ¡°Really? Really?¡± Zhou Jianchen: ¡°Utterly bad.¡± Actress£º¡°¡­¡­¡± Zhou Jianchen¡¯s impression on the movie [Love Test] CH 5.1 Just want to be with You ¨C Chapter 5.1 Translator: Oinkoink Chapter 5.1 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. First class passengers were allowed to leave first through the VIP channel and Zhou Jianchen was following behind Liang Yin. His sight turned complicated looking at her back. Liang Yin was wearing a hat and a scarf with no disguise while he seemingly had forgotten too. He merely had a pair of sunglasses on without even a face mask. His heart was in chaos yet his train of thoughts was surprisingly clear. Her haggardness, travelling alone and just a ring mark on the ring finger seemed to implicate one thing but he dared not be ascertained. He repeatedly kept recalling the scenes that had happened throughout the journey. Her transformation to being non amiable, uncommunicative and depressed while her falling asleep listening to the music which to the extent of not hearing the announcement could be an interpretation of being preoccupied or having insomnia. All these¡­.completely stirred up his anxiety. He had an urge to smoke but he could only suppress it and followed her along the way. Ah Zhao hurriedly caught up, ¡°Brother Chen. Sister Shao is on the phone.¡± Since Brother Chen drove him out of the VIP lounge, he didn¡¯t look for him again. He got restless once he self-reflected and had felt uneasy along the way. After disembarkation, he didn¡¯t even wait for him but walked rapidly alone. When Sister Shao called, he had to run a distance before catching up to him. He only knew now that Brother Chen¡¯s cellphone was switched off all this while. It seemed something terrible had happened listening to Sister Shao¡¯s tone. Zhou Jianchen halted his step and glanced at the phone before taking it. ¡°Hello?¡± As a matter of fact, he didn¡¯t need to listen since he already knew what Sister Shao was going to say on the phone. Just as expected, the rattling voice of Sister Shao transmitted over once he voiced out. ¡°Zhou Jianchen! If you are capable of doing it then you should have the ability not to counsel me! You are truly capable of even switching off the cellphone after posting on Weibo! I told you not to respond for the time being and you totally disregarded me. Are you complaining for not having enough trouble! How ah could you ah, you say you ah what ah¡­..¡± Sister Shao¡¯s voice was sharp and shrilling to the eardrum. Zhou Jianchen was walking forward while listening and couldn¡¯t restrain from moving the cellphone to the side of his ear. Once she finished, he frowned and replied indifferently, ¡°Who said I am responding to her?¡± Without waiting for Sister Shao¡¯s reply, he hung the call up and tossed the cellphone back to Ah Zhao. Ah Zhao hurriedly caught it. Seeing that Zhou Jianchen was walking away, he hastily kept up. Sister Shao was the company¡¯s tigress and everyone was afraid of her except Brother Chen, who dared to hang up her call. Once Zhou Jianchen turned on his cellphone, countless messages popped up; missed calls, SMS, WeChat, Weibo etc. Zhou Jianchen directly swiped to Weibo, as expected there were countless likes, comments, retweets and private messages. There were 200,000 messages under the latest Weibo. The first hottest comment: I seemingly see my Brother Chen full of mockery¡­. Back to the homepage, the first hot trend was: Zhou Jianchen responded to a romance, the second was: Zhou Jianchen¡¯s talent agent had responded to his romance. Tapping into the second entry: Zhou Jianchen is currently single and has not heard of having a girlfriend as stated by Zhou Jianchen¡¯s talent agent. The news was released 2 hours after he sent out the post. The stormy wave that Xu Lili stirred up caused lots of public debates. He had responded after 14 hours while Sister Shao also followed with the issuance of an official statement 16 hours later which was an understatement, as if this matter had nothing to do with them and was not worthy to be mentioned. While others held it seriously, she just took it lightly and dissolved it into invisibility. Sister Shao had been in the entertainment industry for more than 20 years and was known to have weathered through many storms. She would naturally know how to deal with such a matter. As she is partial to him even though he is never obedient, she will still conform with him to properly deal with whatever matters. So even if she reprimanded him, he would just listen. Just like this time, the whereabouts of Xu Lili is still unknown and there aren¡¯t any distinct directions yet, but as long as he voices out his standpoint, she will immediately coordinate with him even if it will implicate the interests of many others. After browsing through several times, Zhou Jianchen put away his cellphone. The baggage carousel was just in front where Liang Yin was waiting in sight. ¡°Brother Chen, I will get the luggage.¡± On the side, Ah Zhao had already rushed forward but halted after two steps when he too saw Liang Yin standing at a corner in front. He took a quick glance at Zhou Jianchen. Looking at his vague expression, he did not say much and just walked hastily over. Zhou Jianchen followed behind. It seemed there were some problems as the baggage had yet to arrive. After the staff had explained, Liang Yin waited quietly by the side. Ah Zhao dared not stand too close to her. He stood about two to three meters away after getting a baggage cart. When he finally turned his head, he realized Zhou Jianchen had also walked over and stopped between them. He was a few steps away from him and about a meter away from Liang Yin. Unwittingly pretending not to notice, Ah Zhou looked down at the direction of the conveyor belt. Glancing at the slow-moving belt for a long while, Zhou Jianchen finally spoke, ¡°Have you gotten your luggages?¡± With his head down, his voice was faint and unsure who the question was intended for. Ah Zhao merely pretended he did not hear. Liang Yin turned her head, making sure he was talking to herself before smiling softly and replied with her head lowered, ¡°Yes.¡± Raising his head, he looked at her but she had turned away again. The baggage on the conveyor belt was finally out and was close to her. Zhou Jianchen gazed at the side of her face before shifting to the hands that were lifting the bag. After a moment of silence, he spoke again, ¡°Are you alone?¡± There was an instant hesitation before she voiced out, ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°How are you going home?¡± Zhou Jianchen asked after he picked up his luggage. Liang Yin had already retrieved all two of her suitcases, one big and one small including the handbag in her hand, a total of three pieces. She placed them orderly onto the baggage cart. ¡°I¡¯ll take the taxi.¡± She responded to Zhou Jianchen¡¯s question with a smile. After everything was placed properly, she once again said, ¡°I¡¯ll go first.¡± She then lowered her head and pushed the baggage cart towards the arrival hall. Zhou Jianchen looked at her back, momentarily silent. ¡°Brother Chen.¡± Ah Zhao had already walked over with the baggage cart and placed the suitcase he retrieved on top of the cart. Zhou Jianchen glanced forward before he opened his mouth and said, ¡°Go help her with the baggage cart.¡± Ah Zhao was somewhat stunned when Zhou Jianchen took over the cart from him. Ah Zhao failed to respond but Zhou Jianchen had already walked away before his senses returned and he hurriedly caught up. After confirming there was no other meaning, he promptly ran towards Liang Yin¡¯s side, ¡°Miss Liang, let me help you with the cart.¡± Liang Yin was startled when she heard the voice beside her. After she turned and saw Zhou Jianchen behind Ah Zhou, she understood, ¡°Thanks, I can do it myself¡­¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay. Let me.¡± Liang Yin was still refusing when Ah Zhao revealed a smile and came around taking the cart from her hand. When Zhou Jianchen walked over, Liang Yin still felt awkward. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Saying that, he pushed the cart forward again. Seeing Ah Zhou had walked away, Liang Yin had no choice but to catch up, ¡°Thank you.¡± She whispered once she approached Zhou Jianchen¡¯s side. Looking ahead, Zhou Jianchen paid her no heed. The three of them walked forward together. Either it was deliberate or unintentional, they kept a certain distance between them. Walking in the middle, Ah Zhao was ahead of them while Liang Yin was on the right next to the wall behind Ah Zhao. Lastly, Zhou Jianchen was like a stranger walking on the left aisle and keeping a distance from Liang Yin. The long aisle led to the arrival hall where there was the largest flow of people. Tremendous cheering noises were heard when they were several meters away. Zhou Jianchen was very susceptible to this kind of noise. Ah Zhou also had such professional awareness, ¡°Brother Chen, let me go take a look.¡± He came back a while later with an unsightly expression, ¡°Brother Chen, Yu Qiao¡¯s fans are outside to meet him and I also saw several media¡­.¡± Zhou Jianchen frowned. CH 5.2 Just want to be with You ¨C Chapter 5.2 Translator: Oinkoink Chapter 5.2 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. Yu Qiao is the current popular teen idol. He unexpectedly gained countless fans after he starred in an idol drama last year. Ah Zhao didn¡¯t have any good impression of him since it had recently reported that Yu Qiao¡¯s fans had trampled over his Brother Chen for some time¡­ although they immediately got criticized by fans who stopped them from continuing making trouble but he had already made an impression that others in the circle was talking about. Sister Shao was said to have thrown a big tantrum over this matter, saying if it was not because you wouldn¡¯t accept any acting role presently, when would these people ever run wild, so it serves you right to get diss! Right. Brother Chen had not accepted any movie roles since the beginning of last year. It was also due to this incident that Zhou Jianchen was aware of Yu Qiao. ¡°What should we do now?¡± Ah Zhao was somewhat in a dilemma since Brother Chen wanted to return home quietly. But they didn¡¯t expect Yu Qiao to appear in the airport at the same time where so many fans and media were alerted that the exit was blocked ¡­. If they are to go out now, who knows how much frenzied this will cause. Moreover, Liang Yin was also here. ¡°Let me go first.¡± Liang Yin took the lead and said it out after she had figured out what had happened. They naturally can¡¯t go out together. Having said that, she went to take over her cart. Ah Zhao didn¡¯t dare to loosen his grip and turned to look at Zhou Jianchen. Liang Yin also turned to look at him. Looking at her, Zhou Jianchen suddenly recalled those ¡®washed-out film empress¡¯ remarks which he had seen earlier. He knew what went through Ah Zhao¡¯s mind too since those words were truly unpleasant. He didn¡¯t dare to think what will be written if she is to go out alone and get caught by the media. ¡°Ah Zhao,¡± He turned towards Ah Zhao while pondering, ¡°Is Ah Xian here yet?¡± Ah Xian, his other assistant who had been contacted earlier to come pick them up. ¡°He has already arrived and is waiting in the parking lot.¡± Ah Zhao answered truthfully but he didn¡¯t know why he would ask. ¡°Then you take her to the car first.¡± ¡°Ah?¡± Ah Zhao was completely surprised. There was some bewilderment in Liang Yin¡¯s eyes too. ¡°I¡¯ll take the taxi home myself.¡± Saying that, Zhou Jianchen already turned his head and walked away with his baggage cart. ¡°Zhou Jianchen!¡± ¡°Brother Chen!¡± They wanted to stop him, but Zhou Jianchen had already left without looking back. Ah Zhao wanted to chase after him, but Liang Yin was by his side. Under this predicament, he finally looked at Liang Yin, ¡°Miss Liang, let¡¯s go.¡± Liang Yin was still looking at Zhou Jianchen who walked away without second thoughts, seemingly not concerned with whatever that might happen ahead. He however is Zhou Jianchen. Who knows how much ruckus he will cause by just pushing the baggage cart out and not to mention, he is still going to take a taxi alone¡­. ********** Zhou Jianchen walked all the way and as expected, the moment he stepped out of the VIP channel, he was immediately recognized. Next to the exit was full of people. Young female fans were holding up posters, light boards, flowers and gifts as they surrounded Yu Qiao. They were overjoyed with screams and cheerings. There were reporters taking pictures non-stop and scribbling notes of the scene right in front while starting to think of remarkable headlines. Just at this moment, out of nowhere someone shouted, ¡°Zhou Jianchen¡± when an innumerable pair of eyes besides him immediately shifted over and set-off loud cheerings of ¡°Zhou Jianchen.¡± ¡°Zhou Jianchen! It is Zhou Jianchen!¡± ¡°Quick, look over there! That¡¯s Zhou Jianchen.¡± ¡°Zhou Jianchen! It really is Zhou Jianchen! Ah ah ah!¡± ¡°¡­¡­..¡± All eyes and the direction of the cellphones¡¯ cameras were drawn over. The reporters were pleasantly surprised. Originally their assignments were just to cover the teen idol, Yu Qiao but who would have imagined they would unexpectedly meet the great Film Emperor Zhou. How could they not be excited with exhilarating joy! The affairs between Zhou Jianchen and Xu Lili had blown up all the major websites in the last two days. How many people had wished to get a response from the parties involved, but they couldn¡¯t even catch a glimpse of their shadows, let alone the person themselves! Unexpectedly, in a blink of an eye, Zhou Jianchen had just appeared right before them! There were still many people around Yu Qiao, however more and more people began to swarm and rushed towards Zhou Jianchen. Zhou Jianchen was now the focal attention, yet he just walked out from the passageway imposingly. With an overcoat and sunglasses on, he pushed the cart out with a smile around the corners of his mouth, looking totally amiable and approachable. A reporter had already rushed forward and eagerly asked, ¡°Mr. Zhou, is the matter between you and Miss Xu true? Miss Xu is now uncontactable, do you know where is she? Mr. Zhou, was your ¡®Ah¡¯ a response to Miss Xu?¡± The questions just came one after the other, straight to the point. The crowd had completely swarmed over and encircled him. Zhou Jianchen stopped before taking off his sunglasses and waved his hands to calm the fans around him, ¡°Pay attention to safety, pay attention to safety.¡± He seemingly didn¡¯t hear what the reporter had just asked him. He had a good temperament that in an instant, his demeanor was different. He currently looked bright and gentle, making people feel heartfelt tenderness and closeness. Which totally has become a different person from a moment ago. There were already cries of joy in the crowd. The jostling a moment ago had gradually subsided. ¡°Mr. Zhou, did you just return from abroad?¡± Another reporter inquired closely. ¡°Yes.¡± Zhou Jianchen didn¡¯t turn a deaf ear this time, instead turned to look at the reporter, ¡°I took some vacation a while ago to go abroad for some fun. I originally thought of returning quietly, but didn¡¯t expect to be caught by everyone.¡± There was again a display of a helpless smile between his words. The crowd laughed at this answer and Zhou Jianchen at this moment, has become a humorous person again. Most people remember him as unruly and unrestrained but the truth is he can do all those things that others do in the entertainment industry. Yet his eyes merely looked elsewhere through the crowd when he joked. By the side of the aisle, Ah Zhao and Liang Yin were leaving quietly. When he looked over there, Liang Yin, coincidentally, turned her head to look back too. Through the crowd, the two people¡¯s eyes met but soon, Zhou Jianchen averted his gaze to face the crowd again. There was no more commotion in the crowd as everyone was moved by his gentle smile. How rare it was that they could get so close to their idol, so everyone gathered closely around him and refused to leave. Of course, there were still reporters who refused to give up, ¡°Mr. Zhou, so the person in Xu Lili¡¯s photo is not you?¡± Xu Lili posted the photo yesterday and he said he has been abroad this whole time, seemingly denying that they were together these two days. Under the mistaken impression, it was natural to think that the person in the photo was not him. Turning his head, Zhou Jianchen did not acknowledge nor deny it but merely uttered with a smile, ¡°My talent agent has responded for me.¡± He looked at the group of fans who were overwhelmed with joy again after he said that then spoke with a smile, ¡°I¡¯m going to take a taxi now, can you guys let me pass?¡± As for the reporters¡¯ persistent questioning, he paid no heed to them again. His eyes were sincere with earnest pleas, so how could the fans around him bear it. With hands on their faces, they nodded their heads and gave way to both sides, and even thoughtfully pushed those reporters to the outer circle. As for Yu Qiao and the others by the side, they could only retreat seeing the incoming crowd. At that time, he was surrounded by no more than 20 to 30 people. Zhou Jianchen, however, didn¡¯t seem to notice the presence of such a person. Surrounded by the crowd, he moved forward. All along he was smiling and lowering his head listening earnestly to the enthusiastic fans¡¯ questions around him as he walked past him ¡­ Before he even walked out of the airport entrance, the topic of ¡®Zhou Jianchen¡¯s unexpected appearance at the airport¡¯ had long exploded on the internet. CH 6 Just want to be with You ¨C Chapter 6 Translator: Oinkoink Chapter 6 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. In the car, Liang Yin looked at each and every topic of discussion on Weibo before she finally understood what Zhou Jianchen was facing after he walked away alone. First, it was ¡®Xu Lili¡¯s ambiguous romantic declaration¡¯ on Weibo then Zhou Jianchen¡¯s respond with the word ¡®Ah¡¯, followed by ¡®Talent agent denied that Zhou Jianchen currently has a girlfriend¡¯, and next was ¡®Zhou Jianchen unexpectedly appearance in the airport¡¯, subsequently ¡®Zhou Jianchen was mobbed¡¯ and ¡®Zhou Jianchen took a taxi alone¡¯ ¡­ all the prior situation and follow-up were completely presented. Liang Yin felt somewhat astounded. She hadn¡¯t been on Weibo for several days and didn¡¯t expect all these to happen to Zhou Jianchen. Originally, thinking that his sudden appearance and taking the taxi by himself would just trigger a little commotion that would lead to inconvenience but unexpectedly, he actually threw himself into the whirlpool of public opinion by doing so. How could she not know how big an impact Zhou Jianchen¡¯s first appearance would be after Xu Lili¡¯s romantic declaration. Her gaze wavered a little watching the video of Zhou Jianchen pushing the baggage cart and smiling at the crowd, then the photos of him leaving the airport, getting in a taxi and closing the door. She can¡¯t recall clearly what kind of person Zhou Jianchen is. That year, he made a few phone calls to her, sent her several messages and also said some difficult to discern words, but in the end, he was just a stranger who occasionally crossed her paths. Her impression of him is just like everyone else: good acting skills and eccentric. She couldn¡¯t tell why Zhou Jianchen was helping her like this, did he simply not care about these media at all? But at the very beginning, they also made things difficult for the reporters who appeared unexpectedly. Zhou Jianchen in black was smiling amiably at everybody in the photo, looking approachable and appeared extremely patient. This was something she had never seen from him before. Liang Yin turned off the cellphone again and looked silently out the window without uttering a word. There were familiar and unfamiliar landscapes outside the window. Flyovers, densely packed buildings, various kinds of billboards with an unending flow of people and traffic that everything was detached yet overlapped amid her memory. It was not that she hadn¡¯t been back in these past five years, but she was always in too much of a hurry. The car continued to speed smoothly on the road and no one spoke. Originally, Liang Yin didn¡¯t want Zhou Jianchen¡¯s car to send her back but Ah Zhao just pushed the baggage cart all the way to the parking lot then moved it into the car first. The person inside the car was stunned when he saw her but after a brief exchange with Ah Zhao, he smiled and invited her to get in. Just that no one spoke along the way, except for the occasional keystroke noises made by Ah Zhao and several messages prompts from the driver, Ah Xian¡¯s cellphone, there was no other sound. Liang Yin might have guessed the reason or perhaps she didn¡¯t, but she took no notice of it. She is used to being quiet, rarely taking the initiative to talk and if others do not speak, she will not open her mouth either. It was just that this was after all Zhou Jianchen¡¯s car and the smell that belonged to him was not strong but distinct. There was also a cup of coffee on the seat which the driver offered to her but she knew it was intended for Zhou Jianchen. She didn¡¯t drink it because she eventually felt that she had trespassed into an unfamiliar territory. In the front passenger seat, Ah Zhao responded to all of Ah Xian¡¯s queries and kept swiping on Weibo. Right now, he realized as well what exactly had happened before. He only brought his own personal cellphone abroad. During the day he followed Zhou Jianchen around and fell asleep once he hit the bed at night, hence he simply had no time to browse what had happened on Weibo and he finally understood why Brother Chen¡¯s mood was bad now. Yet no matter how bad his mood was, he still disregarded the trouble and appeared in front of the crowd for Film Empress Liang¡¯s sake. He could have just strode off without any response, but he stayed behind for so long and coped with it patiently regardless of these utmost trouble. Why? Perhaps it was merely to let Film Empress Liang have more time to leave unhurriedly. Ah Zhao seemed to have figured out a lot of things in a flash. Brother Chen has liked Film Empress Liang and he still likes her now. He wanted very much to ask what Film Empress Liang thought but she was silent all the way. She would smile when he talked to her before. Her voice was faintly soft and looked as if very amiable but inevitably made others feel distant. The car drive took an hour before it finally arrived at the destination. It was an apartment building. Although it was in a bustling area, the surroundings were extremely quiet and looked very costly. ¡°You can just let me off at the entrance.¡± Liang Yin said seeing the entrance was just in front. Yet the driver, Ah Xian, merely slowed down and stopped at the entrance before turning around to speak with a smile, ¡°It¡¯s better to send you in, after all it is not convenient for you to drag all the luggage.¡± This is a man in his thirties whose name is Cui Mingxian. He has ordinary features and is sturdily tall in stature with a face that has seen much of the world. There was a momentary surprise when he saw Ah Zhao bringing her over but now all seemed to have vanished. His gaze was rather sincere and caused her not able to refuse. The security is strict and unidentified vehicles are not permitted to enter. As the guard came over to query, Liang Yin had no choice but to comply. After passing through the strictly guarded entrance, the car entered the underground garage where it finally parked at the elevator¡¯s entrance of Liang Yin¡¯s building. Ah Xian got out of the car first to open the door for Liang Yin. ¡°Thank you.¡± Liang Yin was a little at loss as Ah Xian was too considerate. ¡°I¡¯ll bring your bags into the elevator.¡± Ah Xian had already taken the luggage from the trunk for her again. ¡°Don¡¯t bother, I can do it myself.¡± Liang Yin said hurriedly. ¡°It¡¯s okay. It¡¯s just a few steps.¡± Saying that, he picked up the bags and headed for the elevator. He was so tall and big that the two suitcases in his hands seemed like nothing. Ah Zhao had carried the other travel bag and kept up too. Liang Yin could only catch up. Ah Xian merely placed the suitcases down all the way to the elevator entrance then pressed the elevator button and spoke with a smile, ¡°I will not send you up then.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Liang Yin nodded, ¡°Thank you for the trouble.¡± Ah Xian smiled, ¡°Miss Liang is too courteous.¡± Liang Yin was silent for a moment before raising her head and said, ¡°Thank Zhou Jianchen for me too.¡± Ah Xian laughed, ¡°I daren¡¯t take this responsibility. It¡¯s better to thank our Brother Chen personally if you want to thank him. Oh yes, do you have our Brother Chen¡¯s number?¡± Saying that, he actually took out a business card from his pocket and handed it over. Liang Yin was startled before she could respond and had yet to regain her senses for a long time looking at the business card. She only reached out to take it and thanked him after a while later, ¡°Okay, thank you.¡± ¡°You¡¯re welcome.¡± Ah Xian was still smiling as he replied. When the elevator arrived, Liang Yin wanted to take the suitcases but Ah Xian had already pushed them in first. Once the luggage was properly placed, they did not come in but simply stood at the door and said with a smile again, ¡°Miss Liang, we will bid our goodbye then.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Liang Yin nodded her head. Ah Xian waved at her and she also waved back at them with the business card in her hand. Once the elevator door closed, it gradually ascended. Liang Yin looked down at the business card which was plainly printed with ¡®StarLight Media Zhou Jianchen¡¯ and his contact information. The elevator went straight to the 37th floor and the door opened with a ¡®ding¡¯. Regaining her reverie, Liang Yin pushed her luggage out of the elevator. Unlocking the fingerprint lock, the door opened and a gush of stale air burst over. Liang Yin put her luggage down and walked to the window to pull open the curtains. Once sunlight poured in through the window, the whole cold room just seemed lively again. There is a boulevard outside the window and another high-rise building in the distance. Here on the 37th floor, everything seems to be in panoramic view. This is an apartment she bought a long time ago with the remuneration she got from her first and second films. She had lived here for a period of time. She then got married and went abroad, and it was left vacant. She never thought of selling it off since there are still some lingering feelings. Of all her possessions, this is the place that really belongs to her and she can always come back whenever she wants to. She has entrusted someone to clean it regularly too. Even though it has been so long, the apartment still appears clean and new. Taking a deep breath, Liang Yin turned around and started to put her things in order. The business card was left on the table. Glancing at it, she merely unzipped the suitcase again. It was only after she had finished unpacking the suitcase that her gaze unconsciously fell on the business card again. She finally took out her cellphone to send a short message after pondering for a long time. ¡ª ¡°Hello, this is Liang Yin. Thank you for today.¡± The author had something to say: Film Emperor Zhou: What¡¯s to be done since the woman has sent me a text message? CH 7.1 Just want to be with You ¨C Chapter 7.1 Translator: Oinkoink Chapter 7.1 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. When Zhou Jianchen got into the taxi, he put on the sunglasses and dropped the smile. He never had the patience to deal with such scenes and he had used it all up today. He didn¡¯t know why he did it, as if he did it unconsciously which was simply baffling. The driver was still chattering about his wife, daughter and even his old mother¡¯s fondness for him. Having no choice but to continue dealing with it, Zhou Jianchen¡¯s eyes were already full of impatience but no one noticed since they were obscured by the sunglasses. He just set up an easygoing idol persona at the airport and had to go on in front of others. The thought of himself being tormented so much for that woman made him feel even more irritable. She was obviously the one who ran off to get married without a word and without the care of others¡¯, so why did he bother about her? Divorcing from a wealthy family was her business. Being photographed by reporters and written without basis was also her business. In the end, what does it have to do with him? The cellphone¡¯s screen lit up again and glancing at it, it was Sister Shao again. She had made no less than 20 calls and one could imagine how utterly angry she was. Unbeknownst how frenzied the news about him was trending on the internet now yet he knew very well what he was capable of. He was simply not in the mood to take care of these now. What to do since it¡¯s already done and he will still do the same if given another opportunity. The cellphone kept ringing, followed by WeChat pop-up messages. Zhou Jianchen did not want to look at it anymore, so he turned it off and threw it to the side. The driver was talking enthusiastically about the TV drama he had watched him starred in and Zhou Jianchen listened indifferently with his head facing the window. The traffic was heavy outside but his mind somehow just recalled the scene of him and Liang Yin looking over each other through the crowd at the airport just now. At that time, Liang Yin looked back at him from afar while he just stood there and looked over at her from a distance ¡­ His heart was throbbing at that moment. ********** An hour and a half later, Zhou Jianchen finally arrived at the entrance of StarLight Media Group. After several autographs and taking a few photos with the driver, he was finally able to leave with his luggage. Someone had already picked the luggage up for him and people kept calling out ¡®Brother Chen¡¯ all the way. The personnel in StarLight had long sensed Zhou Jianchen¡¯s special-standing in the company. At first, they just thought the reason he was highly valued by the big boss was because of his outstanding status in the entertainment industry, but they only realized later that he is the company¡¯s other boss. The big boss¡¯ last name is Zhou whilst his too which they originally thought was just a coincidence, but who knew they are basically brothers. Zhou Jianchen has never disclosed for so many years. Not mentioning the outsiders, even many in the company didn¡¯t know it either. Hence, so many people were surprised when it was made public last year. Zhou Jianchen, however, never has that self-awareness. He will never come to the company if nothing happens. As for the board of directors meeting, just don¡¯t expect him to participate. He came here this time simply because he really couldn¡¯t let the taxi send him home. Before he even had time to walk into his office, Sister Shao had rushed over with someone in tow. Seeing her fierce appearance, Zhou Jianchen did not want to go back to his office, so he pushed open the side door of a vacant conference room and walked in casually. Knowing that it was inevitable, he might as well get it over with, and thus he didn¡¯t even bother to choose the place. Sister Shao quickly followed suit and indeed, the lecture began once the door was closed. ¡°Zhou Jianchen! Are you into the habit of switching off the phone! You even took a taxi! Why don¡¯t you walk all the way back!¡± ¡°I haven¡¯t even settled with you for those things you posted arbitrarily on Weibo before. But turning around, you created such a big ruckus for me again. You¡¯re just intentionally not allowing me some peace, are you!¡± ¡°Can¡¯t you even see what the situation is now! That Xu Lili has yet to be found but you¡¯re making such a large-scale publicity and kicking up this ruckus, just so that everyone knows about it? !¡± ¡°And you even had group photos taken to mark the occasion? When have you ever been so in touch with others? Why haven¡¯t I ever seen you being so cooperative at events before!¡± ¡° ¡­.. ¡° Sister Shao is somewhere in her thirties or forties. Wearing the high-heels shoes with a classy temperament, she was an actress before but changed her profession to become a talent-agent. Since then she has been unstoppable. Shrewd and daring, others would be scared when she lectured and she didn¡¯t stop even after half an hour. Yet Zhou Jianchen was not afraid of her. He just sat in the swivel chair letting her scold and curse him. He had expected it already earlier. The cellphone in his hand was turned on again and he absent-mindedly flipped it over without any expression. Sister Shao was even more furious seeing his unyielding appearance, ¡°Tell me what madness are you suffering from! Why did you want so many people to know you are at the airport! Why must you take the taxi back? Where the hell did Ah Zhao and Ah Xian go?¡± Zhou Jianchen was already in a bad mood and with Sister Shao kept on lecturing now, he became impatient again. Just when he was about to retort back and stood up to leave, a text message popped up. The hand that was swiping through Weibo slipped and the text message was tapped. ¡ª ¡°Hello, this is Liang Yin. Thank you for today.¡± CH 7.2 Just want to be with You ¨C Chapter 7.2 Translator: Oinkoink Chapter 7.2 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. Then, Sister Shao¡¯s incessant heckling disappeared. Everything turned void and the whole world was quiet. Looking at it leisurely, the corners of Zhou Jianchen¡¯s mouth curled up. This is the first time she sent a message to himself. Seeing that he actually had the audacity to smile, Sister Shou flared up even more, ¡°Zhou Jianchen! Are you listening to me or not!¡± ¡°Wasn¡¯t you the one who complained that I don¡¯t make appearances and lost my face getting dissed by that Yu Qiao? As a matter of fact, I just slapped his face for you.¡± Zhou Jianchen finally responded. Putting away his cellphone, he propped himself up and spoke unhurriedly while all the irritation and impatience he felt just now completely dissipated. On Weibo a moment ago, the topic ¡®The meeting of Yu Qiao¡¯s fans at the airport was tragically crushed by Zhou Jianshen¡¯ was being debated hotly. Sister Shao was instantly lost for words hearing this. Zhou Jianchen didn¡¯t give her a chance to continue and changed the subject, ¡°Tell me about Xu Lili, what¡¯s her situation now?¡± His return to China this time was just to know what happened to Xu Lili. Sister Shao naturally didn¡¯t believe his remarks. How such a proud and arrogant person like Zhou Jianchen could put a little starlet who just rose from the 18th line in his eyes, but she did not ask any more. She just glanced at the cellphone in his hand and replied, ¡°Xu Lili is still missing and the people around her had been questioned yet no one knew where she was, and nobody knows why she posted this. But her assistant said she really likes you and has seen all your works. There are also many photos of yours saved on her phone ¡­ ¡°Saying that, she gave him a cold look. She is someone who knows when to stop. Since Zhou Jianchen didn¡¯t want to continue, she no longer mentioned it again although there were doubts in her mind. Even though such a big commotion had spread like wildfire this time, it actually did not bring about any bad impact. The reason she made a big deal about it was because she was angry at him for being heedless and this time he even ignored his own safety ¡ª showing up at the airport alone and taking a taxi back. What¡¯s to be done if something happens? Hearing her answer, Zhou Jianchen actually snorted. Sister Shao then spoke again, ¡°We do not know now what exactly she wanted to do. Her cellphone is turned off and uncontactable through her Weibo. Her whole person just vanishes from the face of the earth. Now we are afraid that she still has something in hand that will affect you or the company ¡­ ¡°As she said that, she looked meaningfully at Zhou Jianchen. Zhou Jianchen felt absurd, ¡°What else can she have? She took this photo secretly.¡± Suspecting him for having any involvement with Xu Lili? How could that be possible! ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± She was really afraid that something had happened between him and Xu Lili. He was used to taking rash action arbitrarily, never giving prior notice to what he did and it was also not impossible for him to secretly date someone then hide it from her. Knowing that it would be useless to say more, she then said, ¡°No matter what, just keep a low profile for now and don¡¯t create any more troubles. Since Xu Lili doesn¡¯t show up, we will play it cool for the time being. If she has the ability, don¡¯t ever show up again. People will forget after a long while since this is the nature of the entertainment industry.¡± No one knew the purpose of Xu Lili¡¯s Weibo post but no matter what, it was no different than digging her own grave. It¡¯s not easy to implicate Zhou Jianchen. As a contracted artist with StarLight Media, Xu Lili can either find another way out besides compensating a huge amount for breaching the contract or ending up being left in the cold. Both Zhou Jianchen and Sister Shao understood this point, and perhaps Xu Lili also knew about this very well. Thus, this was also the reason why Sister Shao adopted a conservative attitude at the beginning in dealing with this. Was it for something to rely on, how could Xu Lili court death this way. ¡°Got it.¡± Zhou Jianchen naturally agreed since these were all mediocre matters. Zhou Jianchen didn¡¯t want to stay any more since everything had been resolved, so he got up to leave. ¡°By the way, your elder brother is in the company. Do you want to see him?¡± Sister Shao suddenly mentioned behind his back. Zhou Jianchen halted his steps, and replied very quickly, ¡°No.¡± After saying that, he turned around and walked out. The relationship between his elder brother and him has never been very good. It is simply that a king will not see another king in the company. As for the other matters, he doesn¡¯t need to bother since there are appointed people to handle them. Once he walked out of the door, Cui Mingxian and Ah Zhao just happened to come back. ¡°Brother Chen.¡± Ah Xian quickly trotted over to report the situation, ¡°Film Empress Liang has been sent home. Before that, Sister Shao called me several times when she couldn¡¯t find you but I didn¡¯t answer ¡­ ¡° Brother Chen didn¡¯t say anything about the matter of Film Empress Liang so he dared not pick up the calls. He also didn¡¯t know exactly how to answer if Sister Shao asked why Brother Chen didn¡¯t travel back in their car but took the taxi instead, thus he simply ignored Sister Shao¡¯s calls. Although Sister Shao is fierce, Brother Chen is his boss after all. Without doubt, he would inevitably suffer the scolding of Sister Shao afterwards. Zhou Jianchen nodded and he naturally didn¡¯t want this matter to be known by Sister Shao too. ¡°Send me back.¡± He turned his head to brief Ah Xian and then spoke to Ah Zhao, ¡°Ah Zhao, you go back too. I will give you two days off since you are also tired.¡± After saying that, he went straight to the parking lot. Ah Xian quickly followed. Behind him, Ah Zhao was especially grateful, ¡°Thank you, Brother Chen.¡± Zhou Jianchen slumped into the seat once he got into the car. A spacious SUV is always more comfortable than a cramped taxi. There was just a gush of sweet scent at the tip of his nose that seemed undetectable. Taking out his cellphone, he swiped the screen and it was still the interface of the text message. After swiping around several times, there was no more movement. Looking at him through the rearview mirror, Ah Xian started the car then pondered about it and still spoke, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Miss Liang to reside in Jiayuan of Anping District. Boss, is it quite costly?¡± Ah Zhao called him ¡®Brother Chen¡¯ but since Ah Xian is older than Zhou Jianchen, he has always called him ¡®Boss¡¯. In fact, he had long known the inside story. ¡°Hmm.¡± Zhou Jianchen thought about it and responded haphazardly but the approximate location of Liang Yin¡¯s whereabouts came to his mind. That is an apartment adjacent to the campus where every inch of land is gold. Ah Xian watched his reaction and knew he heard, so he spoke again, ¡°Miss Liang even said she wanted to thank you. I told her to thank you herself if she wanted to and gave her your business card ¡­ ¡° He spoke as if so naturally that Zhou Jianchen responded haphazardly again, seemingly this was really not important. After Ah Xian had finished what he wanted to say, he focused on his driving with a hint of smile instinctively appearing at the corners of his mouth. As a matter of fact, he was quite surprised to see Ah Zhao bringing Liang Yin over today but after Ah Zhao told him, he understood too. He has been with Zhou Jianchen for almost ten years and had witnessed with his own eyes how much he liked Liang Yin that year. He was the one who drove along with him whenever he went to visit the movie set. His pretense to visit the director was in fact all for her. Even if they basically didn¡¯t chat whenever he was there, he nevertheless would still sit there and watch. Although this was already in the past and no one mentioned it any more, there are some who still remember. Not only him but also the boss himself. Has one ever seen the boss looking for any girlfriends these recent years? Oh, there was one, whose discerning eyes would realize that the actress merely looks very much like Liang Yin. How long did they date before splitting up? A month? It eventually didn¡¯t last more than 3 months. He would reckon that the boss probably doesn¡¯t remember the actress¡¯ name at all. But the boss had obviously given her some resources and now the actress is very famous. Since she is also a discreet person, probably no one knew the two of them had ever dated before. Though the boss looks aloof, he actually is very much devoted. He (Ah Xian) hopes he can quickly find someone. He is a father of two now yet the boss is still alone. And it seems the boss still has old feelings for Film Empress Liang. While Cui Mingxian was pondering, the corners of his mouth smiled more deeply as he drove the car steadily into the traffic. At the back of the car, Zhou Jianchen looked at the text message for a long time before he finally typed a reply of only three brief words. ¡ª ¡°You are welcome.¡± He then cast the cellphone aside and looked completely unconcerned. The author had something to say: Film Emperor Zhou: You think I will reply or acknowledge you immediately when you send me a text message? Ah, I will send you these 3 words, You are welcome! CH 8 Just want to be with You ¨C Chapter 8 Translator: Oinkoink Chapter 8 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. Liang Yin didn¡¯t reply back again. It was enough to have expressed her gratitude and another reply to Zhou Jianchen was not needed. After the apartment had been cleaned all over again, dusk had arrived. Hugging a back cushion on the sofa, Liang Yin watched the night curtain fall bit by bit. She started to miss the dog named Victor again. At that time, it would often move around her feet and accompany her no matter how long it was. Liang Yin was awakened by the cellphone¡¯s ringing tone and looking at it with a sober mind, it was Ruona¡¯s calling. Ruona, Yuan Ruona, currently a popular actress whose fame is on TV dramas. Due to her lovable looks, she was once elected and awarded ¡®The Most Popular Actress¡¯. It appears as if she is not acquainted with Liang Yin. In reality, the two of them are really good friends. Ruona is the only one who knew about Liang Yin¡¯s marriage into the Zhong family and attended the wedding. Liang Yin even handed over this Jiayuan place for her to take care of but the two of them did not publicize nor did they ever appear in the same circle, hence their relationship is not known to the outside world. She didn¡¯t know why Ruona called her so suddenly. ¡°Hello, Ruona?¡± Sitting up, Liang Yin¡¯s voice was a little hoarse. She had just fallen asleep on the sofa. Looking out the window, it was already dark. Ruona¡¯s voice came through very quickly, ¡°You¡¯re back, Yinyin? Why did I see all the news of your return on Weibo, where are you?¡± Liang Yin was a little surprised, ¡°Yes, I¡¯m back.¡± ¡°You¡¯re really back? I still couldn¡¯t believe it, why didn¡¯t you even tell me! But you¡¯ve been photographed. Go check on Weibo. You¡¯re on hot search.¡± Ruona said again. Liang Yin would contact her whenever she came back but this time she didn¡¯t even mention it, thus it surprised her inevitably. She knew about Liang Yin¡¯s low-profile and would let no one know when she came back. This time it had created such a big uproar, hence she naturally would let her know immediately. Tapping on the interface, Liang Yin took a look and sure enough, her name did appear on hot search. ¡°So where are you now? Why did you come back all of a sudden? How long do you intend to stay this time? I am telling you I must meet you at least once!¡± The last time when Liang Yin came back, she was too busy filming and could not meet her at all. Liang Yin was still a little baffled. Looking at Weibo, she replied, ¡°I¡¯m in Jiayuan, this time I should ¡­ will stay for a while.¡± ¡°That¡¯s great! I happen to finish shooting tomorrow. I will come find you then, you must wait for me ah!¡± Ruona did not hear the hesitation between Liang Yin¡¯s words and just spoke excitedly. As Ruona was still busy, she hung up after a few more words. Liang Yin finally realized what exactly was going on after looking at Weibo again. This mishap originated from a photo of Zhou Jianchen at the airport. The moment Zhou Jianchen appeared at the airport, he became the center of attention and countless photos of him were taken. One shot happened to capture Liang Yin. In that photo, Zhou Jianchen was pushing the baggage cart towards the crowd with a smile on his face while countless travellers were shuttling back and forth around him. And right behind him at a distance away, Liang Yin happened to walk sideways silently incognito. It should be a subtle corner that no one would have noticed. But who is Zhou Jianchen, everything about him will be amplified, magnified then watched over and over again. Hence, after looking repeatedly at those videos and photos, Liang Yin was detected in such a way. ¡ª ¡°Look guys, isn¡¯t this person Film Empress Liang?¡± Liang Yin¡¯s image on the photo was magnified. Though the pixels were blurred, it was still possible to make out her side features. After some comparisons, everyone confirmed that the one walking silently behind Film Emperor Zhou was really Film Empress Liang Yin. The most excited ones were fans of Liang Yin after the fact was confirmed since Liang Yin¡¯s disappearance five years ago had worried them for five long years. How could they not be excited catching sight of her appearance now. In an instant, ¡®The Return of Film Empress Liang Yin¡¯ swept over the internet. The topic of Yu Qiao being mercilessly crushed and having his limelight snatched by Zhou Jianchen in the airport at the time had already received waves of heated discussion. Now the topic exploded even more with the discovery of Film Empress Liang appearing at the same spot. Who¡¯s that little fresh meat[1]? What¡¯s the big deal of getting mercilessly crushed by a big shot, didn¡¯t you see there¡¯s another big shot hidden behind you? This big shot was truly low-profile, walking in the crowd silently and didn¡¯t mind the slightest of posing as the backdrop board. At first, Yu Qiao¡¯s fans explicitly and implicitly accused Zhou Jianchen of sidelining a newcomer and deliberately showed up at the airport to humiliate others, but the group was directly ridiculed as soon as Liang Yin came out. Who is your Yu Qiao who just acted in one hit drama! While Liang Yin nevertheless is an award-winning Film Empress. She even appeared at the airport in such a low-key manner without complaining about others stealing her limelight. Saying that Zhou Jianchen deliberately humiliates you, how big is your face? Zhou Jianchen¡¯s fans have long been disgruntled due to the previous instigation by Yu Qiao¡¯s fans, and the revenge has been avenged this time, so not mentioning how happy they felt. In the meantime, some people naturally didn¡¯t know Liang Yin. Hence, the youngest Film Empress of that very year is mercilessly hounded again. Liang Yin is really too beautiful. She was usually very low-key without capturing anyones¡¯ attention, but she would become like the beacon of light amidst the crowd once she was in the movie. And her acting skills were so superb that just a brief movie clip was enough to incite people¡¯s hearts. So, after waves of pursuing, Liang Yin¡¯s fans increased multifold again. At this point, Liang Yin was swept into hot search too. There were naturally some people who remembered those previous rumors. Wasn¡¯t Liang Yin said to have met with a car accident that disfigured her and went abroad without any news for these past few years, why did she suddenly come back? So, some people began to speculate again, is it because Film Empress Liang is about to make a comeback? ********** The internet was still abuzz with discussion and Liang Yin was rather dumbfounded after reading through the whole story. She didn¡¯t expect things to develop like this. She has always been unwilling to disclose herself to the public. At that time, she rarely appeared in public apart from filming hence, she did not expect to stir up such a big fuss. And all of this was due to a photo of Zhou Jianchen. She didn¡¯t look at it again moments later. Since she already knew what went on, she didn¡¯t need to pay attention to the rest. Though her return to the country had caused some unexpected buzz, it would eventually go away in time. The world of the internet changes rapidly, so she doesn¡¯t need to care about it too much. As for her fans, she has always been grateful and is more or less aware of their existence over the years. She had seen them since Ruona had also forwarded to her but she didn¡¯t come out to explain at first then later there was only silence. She is not someone who can divulge her affairs easily to others. Furthermore, that car accident happened unexpectedly five years ago. Liang Yin felt cold as that was a near death accident. Even after so many years, she still can¡¯t sit calmly in the driver¡¯s seat. And it is to the extent that she cannot even think about it. ********** In Cuihu Villa, Zhou Jianchen was also browsing through Weibo but he was rather agitated. Originally, he thought the incident would just pass but Liang Yin was still photographed unexpectedly. But fortunately, things were not that bad. Yet due to this, he was in quite a bad mood. His initial aid was wanting to save Liang Yin from being criticized but who knew things were not like that at all. He, after all, still underestimated Liang Yin¡¯s influences. She still has many fans even after retiring for 5 years, and it is even more now. Even if she was photographed travelling alone, there was not a shred of the so-called ¡®washed out¡¯ like those people said, thus it was needless for him to cause such a big buzz. Wasn¡¯t this superfluous in her eyes? Zhou Jianchen didn¡¯t understand why Liang Yin was sought after by so many people. Didn¡¯t she just act in three films and even irresponsibly disappear for so many years, what¡¯s the merit of the fondness? The other cellphone on the table had been silent all along. Turning off WeChat and Weibo notifications, he merely enables one text message but the cellphone is still silent all this while. Liang Yin did not reply to his text message again. Not wanting to look any more yet he couldn¡¯t sleep, he simply switched to play games. He played only for a while when Ah Zhao called. ¡°Hello?¡± He was a little puzzled. He didn¡¯t know why Ah Zhao looked for him so late as it had already past eleven o¡¯clock. ¡°Brother Chen, it¡¯s not good.¡± Ah Zhao¡¯s voice on the other side of the phone was a bit anxious, ¡°You should go on Weibo quickly. There is a forum about you and Film Empress Liang!¡± Frowning, Zhou Jianchen switched to Weibo and his expression turned unsightly after a glance. It was just a while when the news in the airport began to stir up again. Following the heated discussions on the two topics of ¡®Zhou Jianchen¡¯s unexpected appearance in the airport¡¯ and ¡®The return of Film Empress Liang¡¯, some people finally remembered the rumor of that year. Back then, Zhou Jianchen publicly confessed his feelings for Liang Yin. Hence, some people wondered if it was possible that Zhou Jianchen and Film Empress Liang didn¡¯t just appear at the airport out of coincidence, but actually had travelled together, thus the two people just intentionally walked separately in tandem. Once this suspicion emerged, it attracted everyone¡¯s focus instantly. Someone then allegedly reported that Zhou Jianchen and Film Empress Liang were indeed on the same flight back to the country. At once, it caused an uproar. Wanting to find out what was going on, people from all walks of life began to scrutinize one after another. As a result, the more they probed into it, the more alarming people felt. It was confirmed that Zhou Jianchen had indeed left the country a week ago and a number of people had photographed him abroad. And strings of sensational news from many years ago were disclosed too as someone had seen Liang Yin abroad. Although the masked face Liang Yin was not clearly seen at that time, it undoubtedly confirmed to be her and the place Liang Yin was seen irrefutably was the country Zhou Jianchen had visited. In addition, an observant person had noticed that Liang Yin actually wore a long black coat like the black windbreaker Zhou Jianchen wore in the photo last week which appeared like a couple-matching clothes. It was already late at night and time for everyone¡¯s rest, but once this hot topic came out, no one could sleep at all. The previous revelation of Xu Lili¡¯s dubious relationship with Zhou Jianchen was already shocking enough. Fortunately, Zhou Jianchen quickly denied it but who knew the ambiguous relationship between Zhou Jianchen and Liang Yin was disclosed now which simply posed a pattern. In wake of the painstaking investigation, more and more ¡®evidence¡¯ was listed out. Who is Zhou Jianchen? Have he ever seen appearing at the airport and taking photos so patiently with others as souvenirs these years? And he even took the taxi too? Do you really believe that he would come back alone without making the necessary arrangements just to feel the life of ordinary people? Who is Zhou Jianchen ah, he was regarded as the young master who was most difficult to please in the entertainment industry back then! Furthermore, even if he was really on a whim, how could he single out the timing? He was at the airport and Film Empress Liang was at the airport too, this was rather too much of a coincidence! So there was only one possibility: after connecting so many bizarre matters together, Zhou Jianchen and Film Empress Liang had somehow rekindled their previous feelings. This time the two of them had returned together and it went without saying, they thought nobody would know yet. Unexpectedly, they came across Yu Qiao¡¯s fans meeting at the airport. In order not to be discovered, they had to leave separately! Film Empress Liang must have left first in an arranged car while Film Emperor Zhou had stayed to face the crowd and divert the attention ¡­ This analysis was simply so incisive that everyone began to believe it was true and ¡®Zhou Jianchen and Liang Yin¡¯ got into hot search immediately. Except someone very soon doubted it again ¡ª if Zhou Jianchen was really dating Film Empress Liang, why did Xu Lili suddenly post such Weibo previously? Zhou Jianchen¡¯s tolerance had simply reached its limit with the discussions on his Weibo. He had gone through great lengths to keep Liang Yin free from criticism, but in the end, they actually linked her to himself like this! When had they ever been together! How could you just talk nonsense once you open your mouth! Couple-matching clothes? How could two people wearing the same color clothes simply become lovers, then won¡¯t his lovers queued out of the galaxy! His Weibo is flooded this time while Liang Yin can¡¯t be substantiated without a Weibo account, so everyone came to his Weibo to seek for confirmation. The number of comments directly broke the half a million mark. The author had something to say: Little Episode: Below Zhou Jianchen¡¯s Weibo was requests for the appearance of the Male God at first, but after he married Liang Yin, his Weibo became like this: ¡ª Brother Chen, why don¡¯t you post some more pictures of Liang Yin? ¡ª Brother Chen, begging you to share a video of my Goddess! Film Emperor Zhou expressed his wish to say goodbye to Weibo¡¯s world [1] СÏÊÈâ (Xi¨£o xi¨¡n r¨°u) ¨C Male teen idol / a Chinese internet buzzword which usually refers to men between the ages of 12 and 28, with the main characteristics of being handsome and young. CH 9.1 Just want to be with You ¨C Chapter 9.1 Translator: Oinkoink Chapter 9.1 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. Looking at it, Zhou Jianchen almost lashed out. The photo of him sitting and looking attentively at Liang Yin in the social event that day was even turned out as proof, how long ago was this? Sister Shao¡¯s call came through just when he was about to post on Weibo. Seeing the incoming caller¡¯s name, Zhou Jianchen had a moment of hesitation before he finally answered, ¡°Hello?¡± ¡°Still awake?¡± Sister Shao¡¯s tone was unprecedentedly calm. ¡°En.¡± Zhou Jianchen responded. ¡°Tell me, what¡¯s going on.¡± On the other side, came the cigarette lighter sound of Sister Shao lighting a cigarette. As a matter of fact, she got really angry when she was first awoken by the call but she calmed down after she learned what had happened. ¡°There¡¯s nothing to say.¡± Feeling a little impatient, Zhou Jianchen didn¡¯t want to mention it at all. Shrewd as she is, how can she not know what is really going on. Sister Shao seemed to get the answer she wanted, ¡°Then it was really just a chance encounter ¡­¡± Seeing no response from Zhou Jianchen, she said, ¡°You don¡¯t have to respond. It¡¯s not good for everyone to riposte Weibo in the middle of the night. It will be okay once I make a statement tomorrow morning.¡± After a pause, she added, ¡°If you really want to post something, just wait till tomorrow morning.¡± Saying nothing, Zhou Jianchen¡¯s eyes were a little cold. Sister Shao did not say more, ¡°Okay, it¡¯s late. Go to bed early if you have nothing to do. I will take care of these things.¡± There was a momentary silence after she said that. Seeing that Zhou Jianchen had no objection, she took a deep puff of the cigarette and hung up the phone again. This wasn¡¯t like her before. Sister Shao knows Zhou Jianchen very well. At first, she didn¡¯t understand why Zhou Jianchen was so abnormal when he was at the airport during the day. It was also futile asking Ah Zhao and Ah Xian. But when she saw Liang Yin¡¯s news later, she understood everything. It¡¯s just that she didn¡¯t call immediately, because she knew it was useless no matter how many calls she made before the matter was cleared up. How can she not know things about Zhou Jianchen since she has taken charge of him for so many years. To him, Liang Yin is different. He has never liked anyone in these many years. Being remotely aloof and arrogant, that year he had proclaimed his liking for Liang Yin without the slightest consideration for the consequences in front of that many media. Yet, it was a tragic rejection. She did a good publicity job with minimal impact that year. Zhou Jianchen still appeared wantonly unrestrained in front of others, but in private, no one knew how despondent he had been. He had not mentioned Liang Yin¡¯s name again these years, but she knew, Liang Yin is always an untouchable territory in his heart. Just like this time at the airport. Although many years have passed, Zhou Jianchen¡¯s sense of propriety still messed up for her. She believed they had really met by chance and then separated in a hurry, otherwise he wouldn¡¯t be in such a bad mood. She could scold right in his face about Xu Lili, but she can only be very careful with matters of Liang Yin. So she called now, just to confirm his attitude ¡­. ********** Sister Shao started to get busy while Zhou Jianchen was sitting quietly on the sofa. This was indeed not the time for him to post on Weibo and he didn¡¯t need to handle this personally. All these are nonexistent so a downplay clarification in the morning is enough. Sister Shao is familiar with these and everything can be done very well. Except, his heart is still out of sorts ah! He was dying for everyone to know when he proclaimed it publicly five years ago, but now they are trying utmostly to disclaim and to reduce the major issues to minor and minor to nothing ¡­ The phone screen lit up and the photo of him looking attentively at her was still there. He was somewhat lost in thought looking at it. In fact, he has not seen this photo for a long time. Rong Xin once used to tease him, but after knowing Liang Yin had married into a rich family, she never mentioned it again and this photo was deleted from the album too. His eyes were indeed gentle in the photo, but in his eyes, Liang Yin, who was focusing on the stage, was more heartening. His heartstrings were strummed again. Zhou Jianchen didn¡¯t want to look at it any further, so he turned his cellphone off, cast it aside and got upstairs. ********** However, the matter did not end there. At 5.30 a.m, Xu Lili, who has disappeared for three days, finally reappeared and posted on Weibo with only this word. ¡°Loved.¡± One hour later, this Weibo was noticed; two hours later, it scaled the hot search. Someone had previously doubted; if Zhou Jianchen is really dating Liang Yin, then why would Xu Lili suddenly post such a Weibo. Some even speculated that Xu Lili might have really dated Zhou Jianchen, but it was not made public. The reason why she suddenly exposed it was because she was momentarily angry finding out that Zhou Jianchen had gone abroad to look for Film Empress Liang ¡ª after all, Xu Lili has disappeared after posting on Weibo. This kind of remark did not receive attention at that time. It was after all too absurd and was even once reproached by fans, but with Xu Lili¡¯s Weibo now, it seemed to have confirmed it. Zhou Jianchen had dated Xu Lili, that was why Xu Lili had photos of them holding hands; Zhou Jianchen went abroad to look for Liang Yin, so Xu Lili was angry and posted on Weibo. Zhou Jianchen and Liang Yin were accidentally photographed in the same airport, which led to a heated debate, so Xu Lili once again posted the word ¡®Loved¡¯ to show her broken love out of sadness ¡­ Then the question was, when did Film Empress Liang and Zhou Jianchen get together? Is there really an involvement of a third-party? If Xu Lili had long broken up with Zhou Jianchen, she should not have caused such a big fuss now ¡­ For a while, ¡®Zhou Jianchen¡¯s Love Triangle¡¯ and ¡®Liang Yin¡¯s Involvement¡¯ were pushed to the forefront¡­. ********** Zhou Jianchen was woken up by Ah Zhao. He frowned unsightly looking at his assistant at the door. ¡°What is it?¡± He has a serious irritable morning mood, not mentioning he had only fallen asleep at four in the morning. At this time, his hair was unkempt while the night robe was loosely and messily draped over his body. Ah Zhao looked a little nervous, ¡°Brother Chen, something happened. Xu Lili posted another Weibo and it¡¯s trending online now ¡­ ¡°. Saying that, he handed over the cellphone in his hand. The interface of Xu Lili¡¯s Weibo was displayed on the phone. Zhou Jianchen¡¯s face immediately changed as he looked at it. Although Xu Lili only posted one word, how could he not know what kind of impact this would bring. Sure enough, looking through the comment ¡®Zhou Jianchen confirmed to have dated Xu Lili¡¯ was frenziedly arousing popular interest and there was even a ¡®Liang Yin as third party involvement¡¯ forum at the bottom¡­ ¡°She doesn¡¯t want to live anymore!¡± ¡°There were more hot trends before. Sister Shao hastily got people to take it down when she knew it. She also had people contacting Xu Lili but Xu Lili disappeared again after posting on Weibo. Her cellphone was switched off and the personal message on her Weibo was in the unread status ¡­ ¡° Walking downstairs, Zhou Jianchen¡¯s face was livid while Ah Zhao followed and said, ¡°Sister Shao kept calling you once she found out but your phone was unreachable, so she let me hurry over ¡­ ¡°. Although Zhou Jianchen gave him two days off yesterday, as an assistant, he naturally has to be available at any time. Zhou Jianchen had already picked up the cellphone he threw on the sofa last night. One glance, there were indeed countless incoming calls. His WeChat was almost in a state of explosion. He has many friends in the entertainment circle and many will query whenever he is in the news. It was quickly connected once he dialed Sister Shao¡¯s number. ¡°The statement has not been sent out yet?¡± Zhou Jianchen asked directly. ¡°Not yet.¡± Sister Shao was obviously busy and only answered after she had briefed someone else. Last night she had prepared to issue the statement at eight this morning, which was not too early to make others think it was imperative nor was it too late that all the negative impact could be suppressed at the beginning of the day. ¡°No need to issue it. I¡¯ll do it myself.¡± Zhou Jianchen hung up immediately after he said that. After checking the time, he turned to ask Ah Zhao, who was standing by the side, ¡°Is there a press conference for [Qing Cheng Jue] this morning, at what time?¡± Pondering about it, Ah Zhao immediately replied, ¡°Nine o¡¯clock.¡± ¡°Get my clothes. We will go to the press conference site.¡± Zhou Jianchen said and went straight to the bathroom. [Qing Cheng Jue], was a collaborated animation film produced by Zhou Jianchen. He hasn¡¯t been filming for some time but he still accepted scripts and also invested in a few movies, one of which was a big hit last year. [Qing Cheng Jue] was also amongst those that was not publicized or known to anyone. ********** CH 9.2 Just want to be with You ¨C Chapter 9.2 Translator: Oinkoink Chapter 9.2 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. It was already eight o¡¯clock when Liang Yin received Ruona¡¯s call while she was shopping in the supermarket. Life still has to go on, three meals a day and clothes for four seasons without any exemption. Perhaps it was too early or Liang Yin¡¯s disguise was too good. Though some people would look at her twice, no one recognized her. In fact, she actually dressed up very simple and beyond recognition; jeans, flat shoes and a long khaki trench coat. The only thing that shielded her was the face mask. Due to the weather changes, more people were wearing face masks, so it was not surprising at all that she appeared like this. Liang Yin always has this ability. No matter how conspicuously bedazzled and stunning she was on the silver screen, she could always return to normalcy and quietness without getting noticed. ¡°Hi, Ruona.¡± She took off her mask and spoke in a low voice. Ruona sounded a little anxious, ¡°Yinyin, have you seen Weibo? I¡¯m so angry! How could these people write so indiscriminately!¡± Sensing something was amiss, Liang Yin went to a corner. Ruona sputtered out all that had happened last night. She didn¡¯t finish work until one o¡¯clock in the morning last night and fell asleep once she returned to the hotel. After she woke up in the morning, she immediately flared up after browsing through Weibo. ¡°They actually said you got involved between Zhou Jianchen¡¯s relationships with Xu Lili, saying that you are the third party. My God, would you even get entangled! How would you get involved in other people¡¯s relationships when you like Zhong Mingzhen so much! It¡¯s really maddening, how can they talk nonsense based on just one photo!¡± Liang Yin had already switched to Weibo and rendered speechless after a glance. She thought the matter was over, but she didn¡¯t expect it would develop into this. But soon, she noticed the anomaly, ¡°Ruona, you responded?¡± Below the most popular Weibo about her being the third party, Ruona responded with her own account ¡ª ¡°Bullshit!¡± At first, people thought it was an impersonation account but after realizing it was legitimately hers, excitement instantly surged up. Yuan Ruona is also a popular search figure in the entertainment industry. Ruona has always been gentle and reputable. But appearing vulgar this time, she was obviously furious to the extreme. And for so many years, they have been communicating privately without being exposed yet this time, by speaking out without hesitation, she evidently does not care nor reckon about it. How can Liang Yin not know her temperament as she sighed involuntarily, ¡°Actually, you don¡¯t need to speak out for me. It will only cause you a lot of trouble.¡± ¡°I¡¯m really pissed off! This is plainly splashing dirty water on others! Yinyin, you are just too low-key and won¡¯t say anything! I know you certainly won¡¯t come out to explain, so I couldn¡¯t resist responding.¡± ¡°I just couldn¡¯t stand you getting slandered like this! Just let them know then, so what if they know we are good friends. We were just too lazy to publicize it and it¡¯s nothing to be ashamed of. Don¡¯t think you can just get vilified randomly since you are not in the entertainment industry!¡± Ruona simply didn¡¯t care but suddenly sighed again, ¡°It would be nice if Zhong Mingzhen could come out to make it public and let them know what is going on! For so many years, none of you have said anything about it and let those villains defame you for nothing. It was the same last time when those people said you are washed-out, which really angered me! ¡­.¡± Ruona was still talking, but Liang Yin¡¯s heart felt momentarily stagnant. As if realizing something, she interrupted, ¡°Ruona, I still have things to do here, so I won¡¯t chat with you for now.¡± A couple pushing a shopping cart stopped right next to her. Ruona merely stated she was once again busy with something, though unwilling, she still obediently hung up the phone. Putting her cellphone away, Liang Yin put on the mask and continued to pick things out. The girl from the nearby couple glanced at her, seemingly feeling that she looked familiar, but she eventually turned her head to talk to her boyfriend about the dish she was going to cook for lunch today. If she was really a big star, could she come out to shop for groceries herself? Liang Yin placed two trays of beef into the shopping cart and turned to walk away. Her whole person was somewhat taciturn once she turned around. Letting Zhong Mingzhen come out to make it public, will he come out to make it known now? And what can she still say to the outside world? Her cellphone suddenly vibrated again. Picking it up to look, Ruona sent another WeChat message. ¡°Look Yinyin, Zhou Jianchen came out to explain!¡± Above was a link to the news. Tapping on it, ¡®Zhou Jianchen appeared at the press conference of [Qing Cheng Jue] and responded to the ¡®love triangle¡¯ rumors for the first time.¡¯ After checking out at the cash register, she pushed the shopping cart into a coffee shop, sat down and ordered a cup of coffee. Plugging in the earphones, she played the video when Zhou Jianchen¡¯s appearance was revealed. In the video, Zhou Jianchen faced many reporters and media. Dressed in a well-ironed suit, he was talking and smiling cozily, and looked radiant. The reporter asked, ¡°Mr Zhou, what do you think of the widely-rumored online about the love triangle between you, Film Empress Liang, and the popular artist Xu Lili?¡± Zhou Jianchen smiled and replied, ¡°I¡¯ve heard about this matter early in the morning too and have to admire everyone¡¯s imagination.¡± The reporter said, ¡°You mean these are all bogus?¡± Zhou Jianchen replied, ¡°I did return on the same flight with Liang Yin, but it was definitely not what everyone thought. I believe everyone knows that Film Empress Liang has always been an actress that I admire very much and I even made a public statement about it years ago, so I was pleasantly surprised to have met her on the plane by chance this time. Like everyone else, I haven¡¯t seen Film Empress Liang in many years.¡± After saying that, he simply smiled. ¡°As for Xu Lili, she is just an artist in my company. Although we have worked together, I am actually not familiar with her. I don¡¯t know why she posted those on Weibo too, but what I wanted to say was that I had a little cold that day the photo was taken. Tired from playing golf with friends, I sat in the chair and fell asleep. How the photo was taken, I absolutely have no idea. Actually being StarLight¡¯s boss, I should be concerned about the mental state of my employees, thus it is my negligence on this point.¡± He then smiled again. ¡° ¡­¡­. ¡° There was a momentary silence as soon as those words came out. But it was quickly shattered, ¡°So Xu Lili was also present that day?¡± Zhou Jianchen responded, ¡°Yes, the golf course is open to the public after all.¡± Another reporter asked, ¡°Mr. Zhou, Mr. Zhou, since you and Film Empress Liang returned home on the same flight, did you talk to each other? Do you know where Film Empress Liang has been all these years? Is it true that she was disfigured in a car accident as rumored? Is she really intending to make a comeback this time?¡± Zhou Jianchen smiled, ¡°Although we were on the same flight, we were not seated together and the journey was too tiringly, so we just had a few brief greetings and rested respectively. I don¡¯t know where Film Empress Liang has been all these years either, but what I can say is that your Film Empress Liang is still as beautiful as ever.¡± ¡°So, like all of you, I too hope that Film Empress Liang can make a comeback, then we will have another opportunity to work together again.¡± Zhou Jianchen said and looked away again. ¡°Brother Chen, Brother Chen, did you really take a taxi alone that day because you didn¡¯t plan ahead?¡± Zhou Jianchen looked at the reporter again, ¡°Yes, I came back unexpectedly. There might have been some slip-ups and things were not arranged well, so I just simply took a taxi back. As for why I came back so unexpectedly, wasn¡¯t it to rush back for [Qing Cheng Jue] press conference today?¡± He smiled again after saying that. Soon after that, he spoke again, ¡°Well, it¡¯s getting late and the press conference is about to begin. I won¡¯t be the presumptuous guest who usurps the role of the host and puts everything aside. However, please show a little solicitude to the movie [Qing Cheng Jue]. I can guarantee that this is definitely a not-to-be missed movie ¡­ ¡° The video ended here. Zhou Jianchen had been wearing a courteous and decent smile all along. Looking at him, Liang Yin merely felt unfamiliar. She doesn¡¯t know Zhou Jianchen well enough, but she eventually felt that he shouldn¡¯t be this way. And, perhaps everyone believed everything he said, but she knew it really wasn¡¯t so. He wasn¡¯t pleasantly surprised when they met by chance inflight, and after that, he was merely aloof, so why would he say that ¡­ Back to WeChat, Ruona sent another message again ¡ª ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Zhou Jianchen to come out and clarify in person. I thought it would still be his talent agent again. How long has it been since he appeared in a public event! But this may not be a bad idea. Once he has clarified it, all your grievances will be cleared up since I felt so depressed seeing it!¡± ¡°You don¡¯t have to get back to me if you are busy. I¡¯m going to work now, love you muack.¡± Looking at those words, Liang Yin suddenly felt a hint of clarity. Zhou Jianchen hadn¡¯t shown up in public for a long time, but this time he came out personally; things were obviously not like this, but the remarks he made ¡­. She realized that Zhou Jianchen might have come out to clarify for her sake. Zhou Jianchen ¡®feigning¡¯ openly, was to actually help exonerate her ¡­ Switching to Weibo, ¡®Zhou Jianchen¡¯s response¡¯ was instantly on hot trend and also coupled with ¡®Zhou Jianchen¡¯s appearance at the press conference of [Qing Cheng Jue]¡¯, ¡®Zhou Jianchen¡¯ behind the scenes¡¯, ¡®Zhou Jianche spoke bluntly of Xu Lili¡¯s state of mind¡¯, ¡®Zhou Jianchen disproved the love triangle¡¯ and other hot topics. The previous hot trend of ¡®Yuan Ruona responded to Liang Yin¡¯s involvement¡¯ had also been removed. And her name was not mentioned again. Zhou Jianchen finally updated his Weibo again. ¡°Personally watched it and it was interesting, so don¡¯t miss it. #Qing Cheng Jue# ¡°. Below were various movie posters. It took only 10 minutes for the comments and likes to exceed 100,000 for the blog. ¡°Support Brother Chen!¡± ¡°Please support me to reprimand Xu Lili!¡± ¡°Why is my male god so handsome in a black suit!¡± ¡°My Brother Chen has finally updated his blog!¡± ¡°Not only has my Brother Chen updated his blog, he has finally shown up in public again, how long has it been since he attended an event!¡± ¡° ¡­¡­. ¡° Weibo was full of excitement and Liang Yin browsed through one after another yet she still didn¡¯t know his reason. The coffee was served, along with a piece of cake. She put the cellphone down and stopped looking at it. She hasn¡¯t eaten for a period of time and has not slept well at all these past few days. But when the food reached her mouth, she had no appetite at all. The coffee was still piping hot. Holding it between her hands, she seemed to use it to warm herself. Outside the window, there were all sorts of pedestrians, each in a hurry and bustling. Yet this scene was all so familiar, as once, she often sat here. It was time to leave after she finished the coffee. Her apartment was 20 minutes away and she walked all the way home. The cellphone suddenly vibrated again. Looking at it, it was a text message from Zhou Jianchen. He said, ¡°Sorry to have dragged you into this.¡± Looking at it for a long time, she didn¡¯t know what his frame of mind was. She just replied after pondering about it, ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡± Zhou Jianchen did not reply again. He could ignore the rumor about him and her last night but he could no longer turn a blind eye since she was affected by this now. After all, she was really implicated. It¡¯s just that it was enough just to apologize to her. He was already sitting in his car at this moment. The press conference for [Qing Cheng Jue] had come to the end and he could finally leave ¡ª he had arrived an hour earlier at the scene and did a full show afterwards. All the cozy words and laughter just now had completely disappeared and what remained was only monotonous ¡ª Zhou Jianchen was unusually quiet. He had indeed solved all the problems perfectly, but, this also completely set him and Liang Yin apart. She was just an actress he admired and just like many years ago, apart from this, there was nothing else. After Liang Yin thought about it, she sent another message, ¡°Actually, you don¡¯t have to personally explain, and I¡¯m fine.¡± She really wasn¡¯t worried about such rumors, because she really had nothing to be affected. Looking at the text message that she sent, Zhou Jianchen fell silent again. He looked at his cellphone, he typed and retyped again before finally sending it out after a long time. ¡°It¡¯s all right.¡± He thought he was surreptitious enough yet she still saw through it ¡­ But this time, Liang Yin did not reply. ********** At the entrance of Jiayuan apartment, Liang Yin raised her head after sending out the text message and unexpectedly stopped in her tracks. A car was parked at the doorway with the window down and revealing Zhong Mingzhen¡¯s face. ********** At the same time, Zhou Jianchen also received news that Xu Lili, who had disappeared for a few days, had finally appeared. CH 10 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. Liang Yin was unable to react looking at the people inside the car. Zhong Mingzhen never replied to her, thus she didn¡¯t expect him to suddenly appear here. However, he eventually has to be here to end it all. ¡°Mrs.¡± The chauffeur had come down to pull open the car door. Liang Yin didn¡¯t go over but just took off her face mask. As she was carrying the shopping bags, she said, ¡°I¡¯ll put the things home first.¡± She had just bought some steaks and frozen food which could not be left out for too long. She had no intention of inviting Zhong Mingzhen up. Since she had already made the decision, she didn¡¯t want too many complications. This apartment, is something very private of hers. ¡°Get in, I¡¯ll send you in first.¡± Zhong Mingzhen opened his mouth. His voice was light but the emotion in his eyes was eventually indistinguishable whether melancholy or joy when he looked at Liang Yin. His features are well defined and attractive while the pair of eyes are extraordinarily deep-set. He is someone who never reveals emotions on his face. When he was young, he was already profoundly reserved that no one could see what he felt. As time passed and he later took charge of the Zhong conglomerate, he became even more unreadable. Liang Yin evaded his line of sight and did not insist ¨C since it was a long way in and this was also not the place to talk. She thought, Zhong Mingzhen might not want to waste too much time. Sitting in the car, her heart was amply clear. She originally thought Zhong Mingzhen might not know why she had mentioned divorce, but now it seemed that he must have known. Once the car drove into the basement, it soon stopped again. ¡°I¡¯ll come back shortly.¡± Head lowered, Liang Yin said and got out of the car with her stuff. ¡°En.¡± Zhong Mingzhen replied with no intention to follow. He is someone with a sense of propriety who always respects others. And he could see Liang Yin¡¯s unwillingness. After the chauffeur closed the door, he did not get in immediately but just stood by the side and Zhong Mingzhen was the only one left in the car. Seemingly kneading his temples, he soon returned to normal. In the past two days, he had flown from Europe to North America, then from North America back to China without stopping for a moment. Liang Yin came down very soon in the same attire, except with her hair tied up and looked just like the ordinary girl next door. The chauffeur had opened the door for her and Liang Yin got in the car. Zhong Mingzhen shifted his gaze and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go and have a meal first.¡± With her hair tied up, Liang Yin¡¯s entire face was revealed and the thinness of the past few days was even more obvious. It was almost noon at this moment. ¡°No need.¡± Liang Yin rejected indifferently. She didn¡¯t want to eat and didn¡¯t know if she could still eat anything. Now, she just wants to end it all sooner. Zhong Mingzhen did not force her. Realizing that they had something to discuss, the chauffeur opened his mouth, ¡°Mr. Zhong, Mrs., I¡¯ll go down first.¡± The fact that Zhong Mingzhen didn¡¯t say anything was his acquiescence. Soon only Liang Yin and Zhong Mingzhen were left in the car. Neither of them spoke and the atmosphere was dreadfully quiet. Liang Yin recalled the time when Zhong Mingzhen seemed to have cooked her a meal. "" It was summer vacation at that time and she was staying with the Zhong family. Old Madam had gone out that day while the cook had asked for a day off to do something, so she and Zhong Mingzhen were left at home. Zhong Mingzhen was reading upstairs. At noon, she intended to make something for him. But while she was bustling about, Zhong Mingzhen came down at some point and saw her awkward maneuver. He took the knife in her hand, ¡°Let me do it.¡± She told him that the cook had left to do something and he understood her intention at once. She didn¡¯t know how to cook and that was her first attempt. Zhong Mingzhen, however, was very skilled and easily prepared lunch for two. She later learned that Zhong Mingzhen lived away from home when he was in the university and learned to cook when he had nothing to do alone. After lunch, he reminded her, ¡°If you can¡¯t cook, you can order food next time and they will deliver it over.¡± Afterwards she realized that if he was alone at home that day, he probably wouldn¡¯t have cooked at all. He merely saw her bustling around and took over her shoddy job. He was the host in the Zhong family; in terms of age, he was older and when no one was home, he was supposed to take care of everything for her. At that time, there was still some revelation of tenderness in him that others felt he was not so difficult to get close to. But that was all. That was the first time she saw Zhong Mingzhen cook and it was also the last. ********** After a long time, Liang Yin finally opened her mouth, ¡°Let¡¯s get divorce.¡± 13 year affection is enough. All along Zhong Mingzhen did not explain, perhaps an explanation is of no importance anymore. He should have gotten back with Qiao Shan and then they will be together again, while she was merely someone who unexpectedly intervened in between. Zhong Mingzhen didn¡¯t answer but asked after a long time, ¡°Have you thought it through?¡± His voice was very soft but the question went straight to Liang Yin¡¯s heart. ********** How did she get married to Zhong Mingzhen? At that time, Zhong Mingzhen waited a day at the marriage registry office but Qiao Shan did not show up, thus he treated it as if nothing had taken place. He returned home, continued to go and get off work, engaged in social events while carrying on to be the successor and head of the Zhong conglomerate. Except he would always drink himself to stupor alone at night. He has always been a self-possessed man, meticulous all the time as if never made any mistake. But he started to fall into depravity at that time. He really liked Qiao Shan, so much that no one could have imagined. Liang Yin heard that from his friends. As she would often stay in the Zhong family, she would meet those friends of Zhong Mingzhen regularly too. After a long time, they knew her as well ¡ª they were all fond of the Zhong family¡¯s little sister. She was younger than them, lovably quiet and easily shy. Although she had not fully grown up yet, she was a conceivable beauty. So, they would usually not refrain from talking in front of her. When Liang Yin found out, she went to the Zhong family and it just so happened that the next day was also Old Madam Zhong¡¯s birthday. She couldn¡¯t sleep that night because Zhong Mingzhen did notcome home. He never had the habit of staying out all night yet it was already very late at that time. She finally heard a commotion later. Opening the door, she saw Zhong Mingzhen walking up the stairs. He was obviously drunk which was not visible on his face but he stumbled a little while walking up the stairs. She went forward to help him and he looked at her without saying a word. But her heart seized. The look in his eyes was so calm yet it was so sorrowful. He never looked like this before. Helping him into the room, she got a towel to wipe his face. She told him not to be sad since there were still many people who liked you. Zhong Mingzhen was leaning against the wall on the carpet at that time. Hearing what she said, he raised his head and asked with a chuckle, ¡°Many people like me? What about you, do you like me?¡± Her hand paused and soon, she nodded her head, ¡°En.¡± After that, Zhong Mingzhen glanced at her before pulling her over and kissed her ¡­. Early the next morning, she left Zhong Mingzhen¡¯s room and went back to her own. She cleaned herself up, changed her clothes and pretended that nothing had happened. She thought Zhong Mingzhen might not remember what had happened last night as he had been calling ¡®Qiao Shan¡¯s¡¯ name all along. She was 21 at that time and never thought of holding him accountable. She did not reject him completely because she had liked him for so many years. But when Zhong Mingzhen woke up, he eventually remembered everything that took place the night before and the stains on the bed were too evident. As he was totally sober at that time, he stopped her in her tracks once she stepped out of the door. He said was it you last night? She didn¡¯t say anything. He then said, I will take responsibility for you. ¡ª To begin with, her marriage to him was by accident. And now, she had already thoroughly thought about ending this accident. ¡°En, I¡¯ve thought about it.¡± Liang Yin said with a nod. Zhong Mingzhen looked at her for a while then turned his head before he finally said, ¡°I will have Lawyer Chen draw up the divorce agreement.¡± He nevertheless agreed to her request for divorce. Liang Yin¡¯s heart seemed to have eventually settled. ¡°If there¡¯s nothing, I¡¯ll leave now.¡± She said, ¡°You can contact me when you need me to sign it.¡± ¡°En.¡± Zhong Mingzhen responded. Hearing that, Liang Yin pushed the car door open and got off. ********** Liang Yin quickly disappeared into the elevator while Zhong Mingzhen sat in the car and did not leave for a long time. He suddenly remembered the first time he met Liang Yin. She was still very young at that time. Dressed in a skirt, she sat on the sofa and stood up when she saw him coming in; vulnerably reserved, beautiful without self-awareness. She should be 15 years old at that time, a middle-school student. She was that little sister of the Zhong family whom everyone liked. At that time, they always joked on the sly saying, let¡¯s marry Yinyin once she has grown up. He never said anything at that time but he didn¡¯t expect he was the one who married her in the end. But this eventually was a hasty marriage. He had bedded her and wanted to be responsible. He thought marrying her was the best option and had never asked for her opinion. She is always too quiet, doesn¡¯t argue nor squabble that causes others to unconsciously overlook her. However, it was unfair to her after all. He has never loved her and has married her out of responsibility. But in his opinion, his affection for her is always greater than romantic love. And all these years, she has possibly been wearisome. Recalling Liang Yin¡¯s appearance just now, she has thinned down, defiance yet was calm too. It¡¯s as if she was prepared for it. He could see that she really wanted a divorce. So he just swallowed all the words that he originally intended to say. He should have known she was not a person who opened her mouth rashly. Once said, she would do it. He had seen the photo that Qiao Shan sent her, but it wasn¡¯t like that at all. Qiao Shan came to find him and wanted to get back together but he refused. He had indeed loved her once but that period had passed and everything had relinquished. He has always been rational. He would be clear-headed once he leapt of the momentary fascination. But Qiao Shan has totally changed. Spiking his wine, she slept beside him when he woke up. She wanted to prove her charm by any possible means, merely because she couldn¡¯t accept it. He never saw her again over these years yet he kept hearing about her news. She had a few romances which all failed. She seemed to be drastically down on her luck and having bad times. She tried to find him again, just like someone who has had enough fun and finally wants to go home. She knew he had loved her dearly once and assumed he would still love her that much now. She purposely took that sort of photo and sent it to Liang Yin. When she called and sent the text messages, she hung up and deleted them all. He was still heavily asleep at that time and was completely unaware about it. But she was disappointed after all. He is no longer the same person. Seeing her lying naked next to him, he just put his clothes on and walked away. The person whom you once liked so much has eventually become an eyesore. But his action stung her and she wouldn¡¯t let him go. Hysterically she grabbed his handphone and threw it out the window when he tried to call back. Afterwards, he still left eventually. But the recovered cellphone was shattered. It was already afternoon when the deleted data was retrieved when a new cellphone was replaced. Liang Yin¡¯s text messages came through once he first turned it on. She said, Zhong Mingzhen, let¡¯s divorce. He then rushed back to the mansion and quickly transferred back to China without stopping all the way. The servants in the mansion said that Old Victor had died and Mrs. had cried very sadly. He had never seen her cry in all these years. When Qiao Shan sent her the photo, she just told him, Mingzhen, Victor is dying. When he didn¡¯t reply and Victor was dead, she told him plainly; ¡ª Zhong Mingzhen, let¡¯s divorce. He could feel her pain, but in the end, he could also feel her resolution. Then, all the words were not worth mentioning either. She had made up her mind and he could only respect her decision. Zhong Mingzhen¡¯s eyes were dazed for a moment, but he quickly returned to calmness. Dialling the chauffeur¡¯s number, he spoke faintly ¡ª ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± CH 11 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. It was nightfall when Ruona came. She was wrapped up tightly and carried lots of things. Opening the door, Liang Yin was still a little stunned when Ruona exclaimed, ¡°Yinyin, I am here!¡± She raised her arms to hug her and walked in, ¡°Guess what delicious food I brought you!¡± She merely took her shoes off without changing to the house slippers before walking to the table, then took each and every thing out of the bags, and spread them over the table. There were all kinds of fruits, shrimp dumplings, barbecued pork, hawthorn cakes, roast goose, red bean dessert with sticky rice dumplings ¡­. and even a bowl of hot and sour noodles. ¡°You don¡¯t know how hungry I have been lately. When my weight exceeded 90 last week, that Tyrant Landlord was dead set on having me lose weight and didn¡¯t even let me eat a grain of rice but only drank those nutritional juices that I nearly vomited!¡± As she spoke, she took off the hat and layers of scarf when a delicate pretty little face was soon revealed. ¡®Tyrant Landlord¡¯, is Ruona¡¯s talent agent, Tan Guangping who has a reputation for being ¡®strict¡¯. But before the scarf was completely taken off, she halted on the spot again with eyes full of surprise, ¡°Yinyin, what¡¯s wrong with you?¡± Liang Yin¡¯s eyes were red and swollen, which she apparently had cried before. ¡°Nothing.¡± Liang Yin shook her head gently and put down the slippers in her hand, ¡°Put the slippers on.¡± She then turned around and went to the kitchen to pour some water for her. Ruona slipped on the slippers haphazardly and followed her, ¡°No, you have to tell me.¡± She has never seen Liang Yin cry. Based on her impression, she has always been a quiet and calm person who is neither pleased by external gains nor saddened by personal losses. The hand that was pouring the water paused and after a long while, Liang Yin finally replied, ¡°Zhong Mingzhen and I are ready to divorce.¡± After putting a brave front for so long, the tears still trickled down when she turned around. Once she got home and closed the door, the tears raged that she eventually choked with sobs. All the forbearance was just so that others wouldn¡¯t see her inner weaknesses, but this was after all an excessively long relationship that began from her youth for a full thirteen years. Ending it was just like hollowing out half of her life and riddled her with gaping wounds. Liang Yin¡¯s eyes started to redden again. Raising her head, she turned around and tried to hold back. ¡°Why ah ¡­ ¡°Ruona looked at her with reddened eyes too. She couldn¡¯t endure seeing her being slandered or getting tarnished and what¡¯s more seeing her cry. She knew how much she liked Zhong Mingzhen. Liang Yin tried her best to calm her state of mind before lowering her head and replied, ¡°Probably not compatible.¡± After a pause, she added, ¡°Let¡¯s go eat, it¡¯s getting cold.¡± She knew she wanted to eat too. "" Ruona loves to eat, but she has been on a diet these years for filming. For an actress, it is excessively important to maintain a stable weight. In fact, Ruona is already very slim to weigh less than 90 lbs at 162. Ruona followed her to sit down at the table. Carrying over the bowl of hot and sour noodles, she, however, had no more appetite. Looking at Liang Yin who sat right in front of her, she pushed the stuff on the table towards her and said, ¡°You also eat some ah, these are all your favorites.¡± She could see that Liang Yin was obviously thinner than before. She has always envied her good figure, with a height of 165 and weigh 90 lbs. She is always that slim but now she only feels distressed. ¡°En.¡± Liang Yin did not refuse and responded. She took the bowl of red bean dessert with sticky rice dumplings and scooped a spoonful to eat it. The red bean dessert with sticky rice dumplings is glutinous and sweet but she had no appetite for it. She just didn¡¯t want to disappoint Ruona¡¯s kind intent. Ruona picked up a stalk of green vegetables and bit into it. She then asked in a small voice, ¡°Have you guys talked about it?¡± ¡°En.¡± Liang Yin swallowed the red bean in her mouth. Looking at her appearance of not being able to swallow, she knew there must be some hidden circumstance but Liang Yin refused to say anything, so she dared not ask again. Seeing Liang Yin¡¯s reticence and sorrow, she didn¡¯t want to unmask her scars. There is inevitably a chance for her to ask again. She finally knew why she came back so suddenly and why she was so unfortunate to be photographed. In the past, people from the Zhong family would always follow her and also take care of everything whenever she came back. "" ¡°Then what are you going to do from now on? I mean will you keep staying here or will you go somewhere else?¡± Ruona suddenly asked whatever that came to her mind. She (LY) is an adaptable person and used to quietness. Since the death of her maternal grandmother three years ago, she has no more family members and she (RN) is really afraid of where she would run off to again. She knows many people in the entertainment industry, but there is only one true friend. Liang Yin shook her head, ¡°I haven¡¯t thought about it.¡± The reason she came back was because there is still a place to stay here and she still needed to go through the divorce process with Zhong Mingzhen in the country. After that, she hasn¡¯t thought about it. ¡°Yinyin, how about returning to acting.¡± Ruona ran over and pulled her hand, ¡°You retired because you married into the Zhong family at that time, but now that you are divorced, there¡¯s nothing more to worry about? Aren¡¯t you fond of acting, I can see that you have not fallen behind all these years, so why not simply come back.¡± Over these years, she knew that Liang Yin had been paying close attention to the developments of the film and television industry. She has been learning constantly; studying the languages of various countries, reading up the histories of other countries, learning all kinds of knowledge that is practical and also not feasible, and also studied all kinds of film related materials. Once, she even rushed over specifically to listen to a lecture given by an internationally renowned director in a neighboring country. Over the years, she (RN) would sometimes ask her about contents she couldn¡¯t understand in the script and she could always get the most crucial answer. She always felt that if she was famous due to her strenuous diligence, then her livelihood was typically God¡¯s reward, hence if she truly stopped acting, then it would really be too pitiful! Liang Yin looked at Ruona without actually saying a word for a long time. Returning to acting? She has never thought about it. When she retired back then, it was indeed because she married into the Zhong family. Zhong Mingzhen told his family that he was marrying her but Father Zhong opposed it. Due to Zhong Mingzhen¡¯s persistence later, Father Zhong finally consented but Mother Zhong looked for her afterwards and indirectly told her that the Zhong family didn¡¯t need a limelight-seeker daughter-in-law. "" Back then, the first Old Madam Zhong died of depression due to the involvement of an actress. Father Zhong had always borne grudges over the early death of his biological mother. He could not interfere with the fact that Liang Yin was not a member of the Zhong family but he absolutely would not allow her to marry into the Zhong family as an actress. Liang Yin learned these ins and outs from the current Old Madam Zhong, and then really began to retire from the public eye. The current Old Madam Zhong has long been the third wife of the Zhong family. Without any children, Old Madam Zhong has always rendered her with care. The actress back then had left a child who is currently the youngest uncle of the Zhong family. It was also him who brought the Great Director Chen Hua¡¯en back to the Zhong family and met her ¡ª he is at odds with Father Zhong without any inheritance of the family businesses and just ran around before investing in the entertainment industry. It was just that she did leave the entertainment industry to marry into the Zhong family back then but she never thought she would still return after leaving the Zhong family one day. Ruona seemed afraid that she would just walk away, so she added, ¡°You don¡¯t know how many people want your comeback. You can see that those fans of yours, they miss you a lot. Didn¡¯t I post on Weibo yesterday, you don¡¯t know how many followers I¡¯ve gained or how many private messages I received which all asked about my relationship with you and let me forward their support and longings for you. Not mentioning these fans, even the people in the circle asked me too. Do you remember that Tung Xiaohua, the one who shot [Min Sheng], I don¡¯t know how many times he approached me, asking me about our relationship and wanting to know if you really want to come back after he saw my Weibo. He has a script in hand which was written several years ago and the main character was originally written to cater for you but you retired before he finished writing it. He hasn¡¯t shot that script because he has not found a satisfactory candidate yet. He said it was his painstaking effort and he hated to ruin it by randomly choosing someone else. Not to mention how happy he was when he heard of your comeback this time. Yinyin, really, why don¡¯t you just come back. Since you like acting and many people are waiting for your film, isn¡¯t this great? Although the Tyrant Landlord is harsh, he has great ability. You can look for him to be your talent agent first then kick him out once you become famous! Yinyin, I really can¡¯t bear for you to leave. There are few people with real feelings in this entertainment industry. On the surface, they take group photos to mark the occasion like beautiful intimate sisters but once they turn around, you will be blackened or photoshopped ugly and like the plastic-flowers friendship*, they will secretly disparage and trample you. I really wish for you to stay with me.¡± [T/N: ËÜÁÏ»¨ÓÑÒê (S¨´li¨¤o hu¨¡ y¨¯uy¨¬) ¨C fake friendship / false sisterhood] Ruona tiresomely pursued with reddened eyes. Knowing that Liang Yin is most soft-hearted, perhaps she will agree if she talked more. Looking at her mournful appearance, Liang Yin wanted to laugh yet felt her heart ached a little and brushing the loose hair that covered her forehead, she replied with a faint smile, ¡°I will think about it.¡± But she still hasn¡¯t agreed. ********** In the president¡¯s office of StarLight Media Zhou Jianchen finally met Xu Lili who had gone missing for a long time. Xu Lili ultimately appeared at the airport in the morning and was frantically mobbed. The people from StarLight Media found her inside her rented apartment later and brought her back to the company. In just briefly a few days, she has lost a lot of weight and is a shadow of her former self. With tears in her eyes, she was very cooperative, as if she was ready for anything. Big President Zhou, Zhou Zuokang was there too. Sitting at the desk, his gaze was calm but icy-cold, ¡°Let¡¯s talk about it, why you did this?¡± He was the one who intended to popularize her in the beginning. She is pretty, intuitive and tenacious. Although her acting skills were a little lacking, he believed she would become popular then become another cash cow for the company after some packaging and styling He believed his own foresight even at the expense of Zhou Jianchen¡¯s manifesting displeasure to let him cooperate with the hype ¡ª the company¡¯s interest are paramount and except for overstepping the bottom line, he can disregard all means but he didn¡¯t expect that he would eventually made an error of judgement. Xu Lili was very calm, confronting the big boss¡¯ demand, ¡°I will not say anything, so just do what needs to be done.¡± She doesn¡¯t care about anything anymore. Hearing that, Zhou Jianchen actually flared up. She stirred up such a big ruckus, but now she is ready to say nothing? But he was in no mood to waste a word on her, so he just turned around to not look at her. Xu Lili¡¯s tears trickled down pitter-pattering. Why did she do this, merely because she likes him very much. Or perhaps she was too deeply involved in the role. In that movie, he was the male lead while she was the second female lead and everything about her revolved around him. She knew perfectly well that those rumors were all bogus but she wilfully believed that they were real and then she became completely disheartened after her declaration of love was rejected. She has suffered depression before which no one knew about it. She would often do something beyond her control then kept regretting it and suffered a lot of torment. In these past two years, she has done too many things to become famous. She longed for redemption, so she posted such a Weibo in desperation. The candid photo has all along existed in her photo album which she hoped is real. But she became afraid after posting it. Knowing how much impact this would bring after she did it, she dared not face it yet she couldn¡¯t delete it, so she could only escape. She had insomnia during those nights. Turning off her cellphone to block off everything, she was still afraid. She didn¡¯t know what would be discussed online about her or how Zhou Jianchen would think of her. She dared not look but couldn¡¯t help checking, and then felt more and more despair. All the illusions were destroyed without any mercy. Then, she eventually chose to let go. She had loved and would never love again, and she would bear all the consequences. That Weibo was simply digging her own grave and buried her bright future, but she had no regret at all. She just felt relieved as she has nothing left to lose anymore. ********** Since Xu Lili kept her mouth shut, Zhou Zuokang could only let someone take her away. He just needed to confirm that there was no ploy behind it and others didn¡¯t matter. It couldn¡¯t have been better since she came back on her own. Zhou Jianchen, however, was still in a bad mood even though he knew that Xu Lili would be kept idle from now on and would never be able to turn her fate again. ¡°This matter is my bad. I didn¡¯t discern her clearly in the first place.¡± After everyone had left, Zhou Zoukang still tended to his younger brother. Although the matter has been resolved, this debt is still his to bear. Zhou Jianchen is just so calculative towards him. Seeing that his elder brother was appeasing him, he just forsaken the mockery which he wanted to say. Zhou Zuokang smiled then took out some materials from the drawer, ¡°Chen Hua¡¯en is preparing to shoot a new film, a big production, interested?¡± ¡°Not interested.¡± Zhou Jianchen replied without even looking at it. ¡°You¡¯d better take a look. I¡¯ve read it and it¡¯s quite fitting for you. Didn¡¯t you keep saying that you haven¡¯t picked a satisfactory script, this should satisfy you.¡± Zhou Zuokang said and handed it over personally. Zhou Jianchen could only take it. Flipping it, he only took a glance when he subconsciously stood straight up. ¡°How about it, won¡¯t this be a big hit?¡± Zhou Zuokang rubbed his hands and laughed, ¡°I had a chat with Chan Hua¡¯en and he also thinks you are suitable for this film, but your payment is too high that he felt he couldn¡¯t afford to hire you. Haha.¡± Zhou Zoukang laughed again. Feeling ear-piercing, Zhou Jianchen didn¡¯t want to talk to him anymore. He rolled up the material in his hands, just turned around and left. He completely disregarded Zhou Zoukang who was still shouting behind him, ¡°Think about it, you haven¡¯t acted in a film for a long time!¡± ********** Walking out the threshold, he instinctively took out his cellphone. Switching it on, Liang Yin still did not reply. The author has something to say: Little Episode: Chan Hua¡¯en: Are you interested in accepting this film of mine? Fim Emperor Zhou: Not interested. Chan Hua¡¯en: The female lead is Liang Yin ¡­ Film Emperor Zhou: Perform, perform, perform! Say nothing more, I¡¯m performing! CH 12 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. Staying in the apartment for the next few days, Liang Yin would occasionally go out for a walk. Zhong Mingzhen¡¯s divorce papers have yet to arrive and she doesn¡¯t know how long she has to wait. Ruona would often come over these days and would stay overnight too. She really worries about Liang Yin staying home alone. Even when she had no free time, she would ask her assistant to have food ordered and delivered, lest she would starve herself. Liang Yin unexpectedly received a call from Chen Hua¡¯en today. Chen Hua¡¯en, the country¡¯s first great director, was her talent scout and also her mentor. He single-handedly discovered her back then and personally guided her, who had not received any professional training, to become the youngest Film Empress. Liang Yin has always respected him and has kept his contact all these years. However, Chen Hua¡¯en never contacted her. Knowing that she had married into the Zhong family, he never asked about her retirement. He was invited when Liang Yin got married that year, but he didn¡¯t come as he was busy filming and just asked someone to send her the wedding gift. He is someone conservative and focused. Except for movies, he doesn¡¯t pay much attention to other things. Hence, Liang Yin didn¡¯t know why he called so unexpectedly. ¡°Hello, Teacher?¡± Opening her mouth, she was a little confused. Chen Hua¡¯en¡¯s voice came through, ¡°Liang Yin, are you back in the country?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Liang Yin replied. The news of her return had spread online long ago yet he sounded like he only knew about it now. ¡°I have a movie in hand which I haven¡¯t found a suitable female lead yet. Would you like to come over and have a tryout?¡± Chen Hua¡¯en spoke again. Liang Yin was stunned. All these years, perhaps he knew that she had married into the Zhong family, Chen Hua¡¯en had never sought her out to act again. ¡°Why not, you come and have an audition first. Do you know where I am?¡± Chen Hua¡¯en added without waiting for Liang Yin¡¯s reply. Liang Yin could only nod her head, ¡°I know.¡± Hearing that, Chen Hua¡¯en spoke again, ¡°Then when will you come over? Do you want me to send someone to pick you up?¡± ¡°No need, I¡¯ll come by myself.¡± Liang Yin hurriedly replied, ¡°I¡¯m free in the afternoon and will go over during noon time.¡± Those years when she was young and acting for the first time, she didn¡¯t know anything and wasn¡¯t prepared, hence Chen Hua¡¯en specially arranged for an assistant to take care of all her basic needs. ¡°Good, then it¡¯s settled.¡± Chen Hua¡¯en simply said again. ¡°Okay.¡± Liang Yin could only reply. Hanging up the phone, Chen Hua¡¯en looked up then, ¡°First cancel all the auditions in the afternoon, I have other arrangements.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Hearing that, the staff members behind him packed up their work. Sitting in front of the camera, Chen Hua¡¯en took one last look at the video recorded just now before pressing the machine on/off switch. He is a man of 60 with serious stereotypical features and only concentration in his eyes. He had auditions the whole morning for [Winter]¡¯s female lead today but he couldn¡¯t find anyone satisfactory. There are many actresses, many of whom are outstanding in the industry but no matter who they are, they are inevitably a little short of his expectations. He had indeed just learned the news of Liang Yin¡¯s return when the assistant director by his side said, Hey, it would be great if Liang Yin really makes a comeback. After seeing so many, she is most suited for this role. Once he asked, he learned that Liang Yin had returned to the country not long ago. He never pays attention to those things on the internet, moreover he was also busy with this movie a few days ago. Pondering for a moment later, he decisively dialed her number. Chen Hua¡¯en is an acute person. At a glance, he saw through Liang Yin¡¯s fondness for Zhong Mingzhen that very year and now he could discern Liang Yin¡¯s desolation in that photo too. He was never optimistic about this relationship and now he had likely guessed the reason since she had returned alone. He doesn¡¯t care if they are together or apart. He just knew he needed a female lead and Liang Yin was by far the person who meets all his expectations. Previously as a member of the Zhong family, he has to find someone else but now that she¡¯s back, it is just perfect. Everything has to make way for the movie. Liang Yin arrived at Chen Hua¡¯en¡¯s studio at two in the afternoon. The staff members inside were a little stunned when they saw her coming in. Chen Hua¡¯en merely said that someone would come over in the afternoon and no one had thought it would be her. The internet was in full swing a few days ago yet in the end, no one has personally seen her. The person who knew her previously came forward to greet her, ¡°Hello, Ms Liang, are you here to see Director Chen?¡± ¡°Hello.¡± Liang Yin nodded, ¡°Yes, I have an appointment with him in the afternoon.¡± ¡°Nice, nice, please come with me. Director Chen is waiting in the audition room.¡± Saying that, the person looked at Liang Yin again and led the way. Wearing a long skirt with a scarf and scattered long hair, Liang Yin seemed calm and cheery. But she eventually appears a little different from the past, like a grown up young girl who finally has some natural charm that belongs to a woman. She, however, is more captivating. Liang Yin was quickly taken upstairs and pushed open the door. She still hasn¡¯t thought about making a comeback, but Chen Hua¡¯en¡¯s words were hard to reject. She knew he is someone who assumes perfection in everything and even more stringent to almost demanding in selecting the casts. He obviously has run into difficulty when he looked for her so unexpectedly and so urgently. What¡¯s more, she is after all indebted to him. So, she just thought she would come over and take a look first before explaining to Chen Hua¡¯en when the moment comes. In the audition room, Chen Hua¡¯en was still sitting alone in front of the camera. Looking at the screen, his head hung low while he wrote and scribbled on the paper. He just raised his head when he saw Liang Yin come in, then pointed to the chair on the side and said, ¡°Sit down. There¡¯s a script on the table, read it first.¡± He buried his head again after saying that. Liang Yin could only sit down and pick up the script on the table. It was a thick script and titled [Winter]. With black paper and white letterings, it was conspicuously eye-catching. Flipping it open to read it through, a strong sense of heaviness sprang heads-on again. In the extravagantly luxurious old Shanghai, the relationship between various factions was intricately complicated. The chief spy, Chen Kangnian, was killed which caused immediate apprehension. Zhou Zhaozong, head of military intelligence, took up the post to investigate before finally setting his target on the female lead, Xu Mengbai. Xu Mengbai was a famous social butterfly in Shanghai Bund and also a member of the secret underground organization. This story was profoundly splendid. When the two people reunited again eight years later to rid the same target, Liang Yin was already deeply taken in. And in the end when Zhou Zhaozong died, her tears could no longer be held back and trickled down. Zhou Zhaozong said, ¡°Hopefully there will be a peaceful country in the next lifetime.¡± The heart would always cherish the country no matter which faction one was in. Except, it was precisely due to different beliefs that the two of them eventually ended with nothing. Therefore, hopefully there is peace and fulfillment for what you wished-for in the next lifetime. After finishing the script, Liang Yin could not regain her senses yet. During history¡¯s darkest moment in the capitalist era, the country was lost and all love was buried but only the steadfast beliefs of everyone remained. It was a pity some people saw the dawn of a new era while others eventually couldn¡¯t wait for that day. There was no such thing as a calm year, only someone had shouldered the heavy task to move forward. Unbeknownst how long she was reading it when Chen Hua¡¯en¡¯s voice finally came through by the side, ¡°Have your acting skills these many years been neglected?¡± Regaining her senses hastily, Liang Yin smiled again, ¡°Haven¡¯t practiced all this while.¡± She wiped the tears on her face as she said that. ¡°Try it.¡± Saying that, Chen Hua¡¯en turned on the camera again, ¡°Just the scene where Zhou Zhaozong suspected you are the murderer and came to sound you out with words. You just sit on the sofa and counter him; Boss Zhou, are you joking.¡± Liang Yin hurriedly recalled the content in the script just now. That was at the very beginning, after Chen Kangnian was killed. ¡°Begin.¡± Chen Hua¡¯en called out again. Liang Yin quickly sat up straight, then picked up the teacup on the table before turning sideways to lean against the sofa. She glanced at the right front with raised eyebrows and some impatience, ¡°Boss Zhou, are you joking?¡± She is a quiet and gentle person but her whole aura at this moment changed drastically; swiftly fierce, charming and full of amorous bearing, as if there was really someone sitting next to her, who was saying something inexplicable to her. Except this person had a powerful backing and while she was already very impatient, she still dared not offend him thoroughly. At that time, Xu Mengbai¡¯s identity had yet been exposed. She apparently was just a social butterfly whom everyone lavished, who had a powerful backing and could turn hostile at once if she was displeased, and was notoriously bad-tempered. Yet she could only endure confronted by the ruthless military intelligence personnel. In just these brief seconds, Liang Yin had performed this point more than profoundly. Looking at her through the camera lens, Chen Hua¡¯en couldn¡¯t help but say, ¡°Liang Yin, you are innately suited for acting.¡± With merely a nine-point expectation, Liang Yin had given him twelve, which was a role that was sharply opposed to her character that she had never engaged before. Sitting up straight, Liang Yin was a little embarrassed. She hasn¡¯t acted for a really long time. ¡°Come back. This role is exclusively yours.¡± Chen Hua¡¯en said again. At this point he has also long affirmed what happened to Liang Yin. Without wearing a ring, she was laden with sorrow. Liang Yin, however, didn¡¯t know how to respond. She originally wanted to refuse, but once she saw the script, her interest was piqued unexpectedly and when Chen Hua¡¯en called out ¡®begin¡¯, she reacted instantly as if instinctively. She does indeed like acting. At the very beginning it was for Zhong Mingchen, but later it was because she really liked it. ¡°Come back then. You are a good seedling that I picked out myself. It¡¯s such a waste to stop performing.¡± Chen Hua¡¯en spoke again. He rarely persuaded others like this and Liang Yin was rather moved listening to him. She finally nodded after a long time, ¡°En.¡± A satisfied smile appeared on Chen Hua¡¯en¡¯s face. A long moment later, Liang Yin thought of something and asked, ¡°Has the male lead been decided?¡± Chen Hua¡¯en shook his head, ¡°Not yet. I prefer Zhou Jianchen, but his remuneration is too high and he may not be willing to accept this movie.¡± Liang Yin was a little stunned hearing ¡®Zhou Jianchen¡¯ name but was soon returned to normalcy. Chen Hua¡¯en is very demanding in the casting selection and if he thinks Zhou Jianchen is suitable, then he must surely have his reasons. But thinking about it carefully, Zhou Jianchen is indeed really suitable for the role of ¡®Zhou Zhaozong¡¯. As Liang Yin didn¡¯t have too many requirements on who she works with, she didn¡¯t ask more questions after the initial surprise faltered. ********** Liang Yin left Chen Hua¡¯en¡¯s studio after agreeing on a few more things. After she left, Chen Hua¡¯en called Zhou Jianchen again. ¡°Have you read the script?¡± Chen Hua¡¯en asked, ¡°Are you interested in coming over for an audition?¡± ¡°Is it [Winter]?¡± With the script in hand, Zhou Jianchen casually asked. ¡°En.¡± Chen Hua¡¯en responded, ¡°The female lead is settled, it¡¯s Liang Yin.¡± ¡° ¡­ ¡° Zhou Jianchen was instantly silent. ¡°She¡¯s in great shape and very suitable to perform with you.¡± Zhou Jianchen is particularly picky about who he works with and those with poor acting skills simply needless to even be mentioned, hence Chen Hua¡¯en attempted to convince him. Among all the male actors, he really couldn¡¯t find one more suitable than Zhou Jianchen. Zhou Jianchen still hadn¡¯t responded. Though the script was very enthralling, he had no intention to accept it. Currently, he simply lacks interest in anything and is listless. But now that ¡®the female lead is settled, it¡¯s Liang Yin¡¯ ¡­ Thinking of her appearance, Zhou Jianchen¡¯s heart thumped again. Liang Yin has not responded to his message again and he has also decided not to think about it, but unexpectedly it all came back around again in a flash. Zhou Jianchen really wanted to say, ¡°Forget it, I¡¯m still not accepting it¡±, but the words ultimately didn¡¯t come out as he just suppressed them once again. Finally, Zhou Jianchen merely said, ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll try out tomorrow.¡± The call was quickly hung up. Chen Hua¡¯en smiled wryly when he put the cellphone away, while Zhou Jianchen picked the script up to take a look again. Previously it was just a cursory glance, but this time he was particularly attentive. The author has something to say: Zhou Jianchen: Hurry, hurry, hurry to read it up. What¡¯s to be done if I fail the audition tomorrow! CH 13.1 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. The male and female leads for [Winter] were soon decided. After honing his acting skills for these many years, Zhou Jianchen had attained the acme of perfection and a mere audition was not a problem, not to mention he had come prepared. All those things done were just formality. Except he was not happy when he came back. He is someone who has difficulty getting into a role and even harder to disengage from it. After immersing in the role for the whole night yesterday, he has yet to come out of it. Zhou Zhaozong was a very challenging role. He was ruthless and fearless, but in actuality, he was terribly soft-hearted and once he loved someone, he was simply the same as himself. He felt a little depressed, as he sensed that his heart was being ripped open with nowhere to hide. Sister Shao was particularly happy when she heard that he finally came out to act and it was nevertheless Chen Hua¡¯en¡¯s movie, but she became silent again once she learned who the female lead was. She looked profoundly at Zhou Jianchen but was ignored by him, thus she could only swallow all the words. However, Zhou Zuokang was fine since he is only responsible for making money and doesn¡¯t care about anything else, and he believes in Chen Hua¡¯en¡¯s vision. With Chen Hua¡¯en¡¯s golden name, the other castings were particularly smooth. Although the remuneration paid by Chen Hua¡¯en was very low, there¡¯s no shortage of artists as some don¡¯t even want to be paid just to strive for the chance to participate. Zhou Jianchen¡¯s fee was reduced a lot too, but he himself didn¡¯t care at all. The final shooting date had also been set for January 8th, which is two months later. As Chen Hua¡¯en has been preparing for 2 years, most preparations have been completed and it is now left with only the final implementation. Since Chen Hua¡¯en is someone who speaks with his work and doesn¡¯t like bragging, everything was not publicized. The actors and actresses have to sign a confidentiality agreement when they sign the contracts ¡ª no one is allowed to disclose a word before the official announcement. The confidentiality job was done so well, thus many of the casts do not even know who the finalized male and female leads are. The male lead was undoubtedly rumored to be Zhou Jianchen, but no one got wind of the female lead. Today was exactly the styling appointment with Du Yafu. The country¡¯s most outstanding art director and styling designer, Du Yafu has won many awards and critical acclaim. As Chen Hua¡¯en has very strict requirements for the costume designs and styling, he naturally was enlisted this time too. The appointment was at 9 in the morning and Zhou Jianchen arrived first while Liang Ying was running a little late. ¡°Sorry, I¡¯m late.¡± Liang Yin apologized as soon as she entered the door. She left home very early but got caught in heavy traffic. Wearing the black coat from the airport, she looked a little pale. It was rather cold outside and she was obviously underdressed. Zhou Jianchen was originally sitting on the sofa reading the script. When he saw her come in,he moved uneasily to get up at once. He was also wearing a black coat today. He then remembered those ¡®couple matching outfits¡¯ previously implied on Weibo. Liang Yin had already greeted everyone, Chen Hua¡¯en just nodded; while Du Yafu was very happy since he had worked with Liang Yin before; Zhou Jianchen originally wanted to stand up, but ultimately he just sat on the sofa and nodded at her. He didn¡¯t know how to face Liang Yin. The pair of sunglasses was still on his face and he had yet to take it off after he came in. Seeing his reaction, Du Yafu opened his mouth, ¡°Jianchen, didn¡¯t you say you are a fan of Yinyin, why are you so indifferent now?¡± He is someone who likes to joke, at times he will unwittingly pick the kettle that is not boiling*. [T/N: ¡°Äĺø²»¿ªÌáÄĺø (N¨£ h¨² b¨´ k¨¡i t¨ª n¨£ h¨²) ¨C pick the kettle that is not boiling indicate that saying or doing something that shouldn¡¯t be mentioned in front of others, or that a sensitive subject was brought up.] Somewhat dumbfounded hearing that, Zhou Jianchen immediately averted his eyes and spoke sullenly, ¡°I didn¡¯t sleep well last night, so I¡¯m a little tired.¡± He should really display some enthusiasm and cheerfulness, just like how he behaved in front of others, but he just couldn¡¯t do it. Liang Yin was right in front of him and he didn¡¯t want to be pretentious. Thinking about it, he still stood up languidly and extended his hand again, ¡°I¡¯m glad to work with you.¡± Liang Yin had already walked over and was about to sit down by the side. Even if he was unwilling, he still had to do what he ought to do. He didn¡¯t want to be seen through by those around him. Looking at his outstretched hand, Liang Yin reached out hastily to shake his, but once both hands clasped, the two people had a momentary hesitation. They both remembered when they met on the set of [Spring Light] that year. The first phrase he said to her seemed to be ¡ª ¡°I¡¯m glad we can work together.¡± Zhou Jianchen had withdrew his hand and sat down again. When he recalled how he appeared at that time, his mood was even worse. But once he recollected the tactile sensation on his hand, his heart throbbed for a moment. Her hand was cold, yet was deadly soft. Liang Yin originally wanted to return a verse ¡°I¡¯m very happy to work with you¡±, but she could only swallow it back seeing that Zhou Jianchen had sat back down on the sofa. She could feel the little contradictory Zhou Jianchen had towards herself, but she didn¡¯t know why. After all, Zhou Jianchen is rather temperamental, so she wasn¡¯t sure if it was because of herself. Du Yafu soon got to work. Hair-do, makeup and costume, all needed detailed designs, thus he did not have much time to waste. The role of ¡®Zhou Zhaozong¡¯ was relatively simple to deal with since his portrayal was military intelligence from beginning to the end. Apart from the Nationalist Party uniforms, there were simply a few western suits which complied with the historical design and would do without much changes as long as it was slightly close to the temperament of Zhou Jianchen himself. However, ¡®Xu Mengbai¡¯ was much more complicated. Whether it was the social butterfly identity in the early stage, or the disguise of a wealthy businessman¡¯s wife in the middle, or the final reinstatement to her real identity, different costumes and hair-dos were needed to interpret all these roles. The most important was how Da Yafu portrayed Liang Yin. Zhou Jianchen¡¯s actual appointment was tomorrow, but he was not free since there was a company¡¯s event, so it had to be arranged together today. And Du Yafu is also busy as he is traveling abroad to attend a film festival the day after tomorrow. But Du Yafu had already prepared for two days. He had worked with both Zhou Jianchen and Liang Yin before, and had long known Chen Hua¡¯en¡¯s preferences, so everything went very smoothly. Two hours later, the first looks of both Zhou Jianchen and Liang Yin were done. Zhou Jianchen came out first. Wearing a gray-black suit with white shirt, a black and gray striped tie with swept-back hair, his penetrating and aloof eyes were revealed once the sunglasses were taken off. He has very good skin even without any powdery makeup, hence Du Yafu merely trimmed the shapes of his eyebrows a little. Chen Hua¡¯en nodded when he saw Zhou Jianchen as he was indeed the ¡®Zhou Zhaozong¡¯ that he visualized. He even pressed a few shutters of the video camera which was in his hand. In order to better blend into the atmosphere, the room had been decorated with the characteristics of the Republic of China. Merely standing by the sofa without superfluous adornment, Zhou Jianchen looked just like a gentleman of the Republic of China. With the help of the assistant chief designer, Liang Yin had also changed her clothes and walked out. This was the appearance of ¡®Xu Mengbai¡¯ for the middle part where she impersonated a rich family¡¯s wife in an attempt to assassinate a Japanese senior official. Dressed in a dark blue embellished brocade qipao which conformed to the norms of society, she appeared rich and poised; her hair was permed into curls and loosely gathered behind her head. With make-up, long thin eyebrows and dark red lips, she looked downright classical. Du Yafu eventually felt something was missing looking at her. Opening the jewelry box, he picked out a pair of pearl earrings and wanted to put them on for her. ¡°I¡¯ll do it.¡± As the ears area was too intimate, Liang Yin tilted her head a little out of ticklishness and took over the earrings as she said so. Du Yafu didn¡¯t mind at all but Zhou Jianchen on the side was relieved. The scene where Du Yafu wanted to put on the earrings for her just now was too ambiguous. He had been looking at Liang Yin. Even knowing perfectly well that there was nothing to see, he still couldn¡¯t help looking. Liang Yin has never acted in any film of the Republic of China¡¯s era and is never seen wearing a qipao. It was originally thought that she might not look good in qipao since she is so slender, but once she came out, she looked attractively exquisite and her every gesture was lithely graceful. Zhou Jianchen shot a glance at Liang Yin¡¯s chest then turned his head away. It was obviously cold from the northern wind outside, yet he contrarily felt parched. He remembered when ¡®Zhou Zhaozong¡¯ met ¡®Xu Mengbai¡¯ again, he pushed her hard against the wall and interrogated her, ¡°Aren¡¯t you dead already ¡­¡± Liang Yin had put the earrings on, but something was still missing when Du Yafu looked at her. On the side, Chen Hua¡¯en opened his mouth, ¡°Liang Yin, take note of the expression in your eyes. You are disguising as Mrs. Jia Siping and about to assassinate Harada, but who knows you caught sight of Zhou Zhaozong. You turn around as you dare not let him see you.¡± Liang Yin didn¡¯t expect him to have such a request, but she still did as she was told. After a brief deliberation, she lowered her head. When she raised her head again, she turned her face slightly sideways and glanced from the corner of her eyes to the back. Her expression was tense while nervousness, shock and even a slight panic flashed in her eyes. ¡°Okay.¡± Liang Yin paused for a few seconds when Chen Hua¡¯en called to stop. Pulling herself back, Liang Yin was instantly out of the role. She has always been quick getting into the role and also easily disengaged from it. ¡°Awesome!¡± Watching Liang Yin return to normalcy, Du Yafu clapped his hands abruptly, ¡°I eventually thought Yinyin was still a little contrast from the character just now, but when the expression in the eyes came out, the whole person was there. Oh my, I even have goosebumps.¡± Saying that, he rubbed his arms again. Zhou Jianchen was shocked too. Although Liang Yin¡¯s acting skills were amazing five years ago, there were still noticeable traces of inexperience. But now she has become stellar in passing. Chen Hua¡¯en smiled without saying a word as there were already many more images in the video camera that he was holding. The cropped screenshot just now could suitably be used as the character photoshoot. "" He knew that Liang Yin is not out of practice these years. Although she hasn¡¯t done any acting, she has been mulling over. Though 5 years might seem like a gap, in reality it was amassment. CH 13.2 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. Due to everybody¡¯s coordination, everything went smoothly. By four o¡¯clock in the afternoon, all the character styling work was settled while the costume team had the measurements and started the preparation. Looking at his watch, Chen Hua¡¯en said, ¡°Let¡¯s have a meal together before we leave.¡± Zhou Jianchen was ready to leave after completing his part. Chen Hua¡¯en rarely invites others to dinner but he was also very satisfied with the progress of today¡¯s work. Just this afternoon, he merely asked the staff to order meals from outside and brought it back. ¡°No thanks. There is something going on at home today.¡± Zhou Jianchen glanced at Liang Yin, and still declined. Today is the old lady¡¯s birthday and she had called early in the morning asking him to go back earlier. He had stayed long enough today. His styling had been settled an hour ago, but he just dawdled until now. Chen Hua¡¯en then asked Liang Yin again, ¡°What about you?¡± ¡°I¡¯m not going either. ¡° Liang Yin replied. When Ruona knew that she had accepted [Winter], she had arranged to eat together tonight and she just sent a message saying that she would be able to wrap up work at six tonight. ¡°You have something going on too?¡± Chen Hua¡¯en asked. ¡°En.¡± Liang Yin was a little embarrassed. ¡°That¡¯s fine.¡± Chen Hua¡¯en is always easy-going and no longer coercing. Except he thought of something and spoke to Zhou Jianchen again, ¡°Then you help me send Liang Yin back. You guys happen to be on the same route.¡± He knew where Liang Yin lived and also knew where the Zhou¡¯s household was. Zhou Jianchen was stunned and Liang Yin was rather surprised too. Yet Chen Hua¡¯en didn¡¯t seem to think there was anything at all and merely spoke as usual, ¡°It¡¯s just good for you guys to get familiarized too.¡± His observations were very subtle. These two people were here the whole day without a word exchanged. He then asked Liang Yin again, ¡°Do you need me to find you an assistant again?¡± ¡°No need, I can do it myself.¡± Liang Yin spoke hurriedly. She is no longer that teenage girl back then and often can solve it herself. ¡°Okay, let¡¯s keep in touch again.¡± Chen Hua¡¯en didn¡¯t say anything more. Seeing that, Zhou Jianchen opened his mouth and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± "" Since Chen Hua¡¯en had spoken, he naturally couldn¡¯t refuse. Liang Yin was about to say no when Zhou Jianchen had already walked out. Once he reached the side of the car, he pulled open the door and waited for her to get in. ********** Inside the car, there was silence. Zhou Jianchen only drove the car as fast as he could. He drove here alone today, and now he was driving her home alone. He didn¡¯t speak, so Liang Yin sat in the back and didn¡¯t dare to open her mouth. Zhou Jianchen originally wanted to ask where Liang Yin lived, but in the end he didn¡¯t say a word since asking while knowing the answer was annoying. So what if he knows where she lives? After much pondering, Liang Yin finally broke the silence. ¡°Zhou Jianchen, thank you for the previous time.¡± Though she had thanked him before, it eventually was not face-to-face. Zhou Jianchen glanced at her through the rearview mirror then retracted his gaze. He only replied faintly after a long time, ¡°It¡¯s nothing.¡± The gaze behind the sunglasses finally relaxed. And the speed of the car slowed down too. After thinking for a moment, Liang Yin added again, ¡°Please take care of me in the future.¡± Although her acting skills have been affirmed by Chen Hua¡¯en, she, after all, has not been involved for many years and she is nevertheless acting with Zhou Jianchen, thus she is still somewhat unsure of herself. ¡°We are both in the same boat.¡± Realizing that his tone was a bit harsh, Zhou Jianchen added, ¡°Your acting is very good.¡± After the compliment, he felt he might as well not have done it. Liang Yin smiled, but she didn¡¯t know how to respond. It fell silent again inside the car. ********** Hua¡¯en Studio is only half an hour drive from Liang Yin¡¯s apartment. Since Zhou Jianchen drove fast, they arrived in twenty minutes. Liang Yin was a little surprised at how Zhou Jianchen knew where she lived, but after recalling it, she understood. Perhaps his assistants had mentioned it. Seeing that the destination was just around the bend, Zhou Jianchen suddenly overcome with a little regret. He shouldn¡¯t have driven the car so fast. At this moment, Liang Yin¡¯s cellphone unexpectedly rang. Zhou Jianchen took a glance through the rearview mirror. Liang Yin¡¯s expression changed after picking up the cellphone. The call was from Zhong Mingzhen. ¡°Hello?¡± Liang Yin¡¯s heart trembled yet she still put the call through. She had guessed what his intent was. Zhong Mingzhen¡¯s voice soon came through, ¡°Are you there? I¡¯m in front of your apartment.¡± Liang Yin¡¯s hand tightened. Since Zhou Jianchen had turned the corner, Zhong Mingzhen¡¯s car was indeed parked at the roadside when she looked up. ¡°Just stop in front.¡± Liang Yin said, her eyes were a little perplexed. Zhou Jianchen had long since noticed the abnormality. The Rolls-Royce at the entrance then came into view and he could only comply. The car stopped steadily, just right next to the Rolls-Royce. Getting out of the car, ¡°Thank you ah.¡± Liang Yin turned back to give thanks but she was rather in a hurry. And Zhou Jianchen didn¡¯t say anything. The driver from the Rolls-Royce got off and pulled open the door. He vaguely saw a man sitting inside. As for who it was, it was self-evident. Liang Yin had already gotten into the car. Retracting his gaze, Zhou Jianchen turned the car around and sped off. Inside the Rolls-Royce, Zhong Mingzhen glanced at the Lamborghini that had sped off before retracting his gaze too. He also saw clearly who was sitting inside the moment the car turned around just now. The author spoke her mind: Film Emperor Zhou: Not happy. CH 14 Just want to be with You ¨C Chapter 14 Translator: Oinkoink Chapter 14 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. Zhong Mingzhen was aware of Zhou Jianchen, who was rumored together with Liang Yin. Though Zhong Mingzhen was not familiar with the entertainment industry, he got to know more or less after Liang Yin acted in Chen Hua¡¯en¡¯s films. Since Liang Yin was the Zhong family¡¯s guest, he inevitably paid some attention. ¡ª Not only him, but his friends around him too. He naturally also knew about those that occurred previously. He didn¡¯t know at first since he was on the plane but later, after he had dealt with Liang Yin¡¯s matter then saw various enquiries and news sent by his friends, he knew what had taken place too. But at that time, he didn¡¯t think much about it. He knows Liang Yin¡¯s personality very well and everything was really just a coincidence. Except now ¡­ he somewhat was unable to explain clearly why he would appear here. Liang Yin had already gotten into the car and she didn¡¯t give any explanation. She did have a moment of hesitation but then she just let it go. Since she and Zhong Mingzhen were about to divorce, there wasn¡¯t need to deliberately explain anything. Once everything was settled, she merely opened her mouth and asked, ¡°Is everything ready?¡± She had seen the set-aside divorce agreement. She had already guessed that Zhong Mingchen was here to deliver the divorce papers for her to sign. ¡ª She still had no intention of inviting Zhong Mingzhen up to her apartment. Seeing that, Zhong Mingzhen handed over the document that was beside him, ¡°Take a look first.¡± As Liang Yin did not mention finding a place to sit and talk, he didn¡¯t say anything either. Originally, he wanted to let the lawyer send it over, but later he still opted to come over himself. The relationship between Liang Yin and the Zhong family is special, so he doesn¡¯t want to make everything seem awkward. The agreement was very thick with about 20 pages, yet Liang Yin read it very quickly. She knew that Zhong Mingzhen would handle everything fittingly, so she just skimmed over some of those major parts. She merely looked at those crucial points, then crossed some of it out. ¡°These are sufficient.¡± After crossing it out, she handed the agreement back to Zhong Mingzhen. In total, it only took a few minutes. After Zhong Mingzhen took a look at it, there were some fluctuations in his eyes. The agreement was full of numerous items, but to sum up, there were only four items that involved her interests ¡ª All those that belonged to her are her possessions; She owns everything that she has invested in; In addition, he will give her 100 million in alimony, as well as 5% of Zhong Conglomerate¡¯s shares. He knew that he had fallen short of her, so he just wanted to do all he can to make up for it. 100 million in alimony and 5% of Zhong Conglomerate¡¯s shares are enough for her to settle for the rest of her life. However, Liang Yin crossed out the last two. ¡°This is what you deserve.¡± Zhong Mingzhen turned his head. Liang Yin, however, just shook her head, ¡°I don¡¯t need it.¡± She knew what he was thinking, but she really didn¡¯t need it. The top two were sufficient. Looking at her, Zhong Mingzhen¡¯s eyes darkened. Unable to withstand his gaze, Liang Ying just lowered her head and said, ¡°If everything has been taken care of, just go through with the formalities earlier.¡± She didn¡¯t want to wait any longer. Hearing that, Zhong Mingzhen retracted his gaze, ¡°Tomorrow then, I¡¯ll pick you up tomorrow morning.¡± Since there was no part of the agreement that needed to be modified, it could be processed tomorrow then. Although Liang Yin didn¡¯t want it, he would still give it to her. ¡°No need, I¡¯ll go by myself.¡± Liang Yin, however, just replied to him. He was the one who took her to get the marriage certificate together at that time. She didn¡¯t want to be together now that they were getting divorced. She didn¡¯t know how she would feel when she came back afterwards. Zhong Mingzhen fell silent again. Once everything was settled, Liang Yin quickly got out of the car. Looking at her for a while, Zhong Mingzhen then chose to leave too. ********** While at the corner, after Zhou Jianchen watched Liang Yin get out of the car and walk into the apartment alone, he retracted his gaze that was looking at the rearview mirror and restarted the car. Just now he turned around and left, but stopped when he reached the corner. He was just quite unwilling, but now, he was able to reconcile ¡­. ********** Liang Yin got up early the next day. She had an appointment at 9 am to complete the formalities with Zhong Mingzhen. Ruona also got up and she didn¡¯t look too good. She already knew why they were divorcing and also knew that they were going to go through the divorce procedure today. ¡°I don¡¯t care, I¡¯m going to send you along.¡± She insisted. She knew that Liang Yin wanted to take a taxi there herself, but she was really worried, not to mention, she really hated Zhong Mingzhen. She didn¡¯t understand why he didn¡¯t want such a good woman. Seeing how insistent she was, Liang Yin was a little helpless and could only agree in the end. ********** All the way, Liang YIn was very calm. She remembered how she looked 5 years ago. It was still summer at that time and she had just recovered from her injuries. Zhong Mingzhen brought her over to go through the formalities. She remembered the weather was nice that day and her mood became very good too, as the days of gloom seemed to have been swept away. At that time, she thought she would be with Zhong Mingzhen for the rest of her life. They would arrive at the Bureau of Civil Affairs soon, and Zhong Mingzhen was already there. He got out of the car once he saw her car stopped. Ruona didn¡¯t get down. She just parked the car by the side of the road and looked resentfully at Zhong Mingzhen who was in front of her. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Zhong Mingzhen said after he took a look at Liang Yin. Liang Yin nodded and followed. She always kept a step away from him and didn¡¯t come closer. At that time, he was holding her hand and walking forward together. That was the first time he held her hand, and also the only time. But why did he suddenly expedite as such to get the marriage certificate with her at that time? The car accident that year was not accidental, but cooked up by someone. Zhong Mingzhen has always had many admirers. One of them was the daughter of a family friend. She had liked him for many years. When she learned that he was actually going to marry her (LY), she adamantly arranged that car accident. While she was driving out that day, a car came speeding in the opposite direction. She would never forget the fear she felt when the car smashed into hers and how she would be startled awake every time she dreamt about it. However, that matter also ended there. The driver went to jail, but the daughter of the family friend was unscathed and was merely taken abroad to be sequestered. She is the only daughter in the family and the two families have a life and death relationship, thus the Zhong family eventually couldn¡¯t do anything to her. Moreover, that family had shown enough sincerity and had earnestly requested for forgiveness. She remembered Zhong Mingzhen was very angry at that time and even had an argument with him. When she recovered later, he brought her over immediately for the formalities. In fact, he had already made up for her as he had defended her at that time. ********** The place for signing had been arranged earlier where no one would see or disturbed them. Except for the two staff, there was no one else. One of them was obviously a new joiner who was a little surprised seeing Liang Yin come in, but soon returned to normalcy. Their superior had already warned them that the people who came today were rather notable. Zhong Mingzhen still took out yesterday¡¯s divorce agreement. Somewhat hesitated, Liang Yin ultimately could only sign it for the time being. Since all the necessary documents had been brought over, everything was done quickly too. Signed and stamped, the original marriage certificate is now null and void, and the new divorce will take effect henceforth. Liang Yin took a look at the completely new divorce certificate that was handed over to her before finally putting it into her handbag. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Once everything was over, Zhong Mingzhen turned around and spoke. His voice was a little far away, seemingly softer than usual too. ¡°En.¡± Liang Yin nodded and blinked her eyes to keep the tears from trickling out. Turning around, she walked ahead again while Zhong Mingzhen followed behind and no one talked the whole way. Going down the stairs, she soon arrived at the parking lot. Ruona¡¯s car was parked in front and she had gotten out to come over when she saw her coming down. Standing still, Liang Yin wanted to bid goodbye, but her body was already trembling. Zhong Mingzhen, who was behind her, stopped too. Not knowing how long later, his voice came softly, ¡°You can come back to visit often in the future.¡± Come back, back to where? It¡¯s precisely that old mansion of the Zhong family. She can still go back to take a look. She is the Zhong family¡¯s little sister, who used to go there often and can still go there frequently in the future. Everything, has merely returned to the starting point. ¡°En.¡± Liang Yin nodded, her voice was already choking with sobs. ¡°Take good care of yourself.¡± Liang Yin could no longer speak, but just nodded and walked forward quickly again. Tears finally rage and could no longer be restrained. Ruona was supporting her, yet Liang Yin let go of her arm and walked forward on her own again. Looking at her grieving face, the rims of Ruona¡¯s eye reddened all of a sudden too. Zhong Mingzhen had already walked over. She couldn¡¯t help but look at him and said, ¡°Zhong Mingzhen, don¡¯t tell me you didn¡¯t regret it? Yinyin is such a good woman, how could you just don¡¯t want her once you said so?¡± She wanted to say more, but the more she thought about it, the more upset she felt. So she just glared at him then turned around to chase after Liang Yin. Liang Yin had already gotten into the car. With the tinted car windows, no one could see her sitting behind with her head leaning against the back of the front seat, choking with sobs. ********** Zhong Mingzhen soon returned to the Zhong family. He originally had something to do, but suddenly lost the mood. Old Madam of the Zhong family had gone abroad and there was no one else in the house except for a few servants. The house was so quiet that one could hear the sound of palpitations. Leaning against the back of his chair, Zhong Mingzhen unexpectedly felt a flux of emptiness. CH 15 Just want to be with You ¨C Chapter 15 Translator: Oinkoink Chapter 15 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. Staying at home for a few days, Liang Yin finally calmed down again. Zhong Mingzhen had someone send over the equity shares transfer letter, but Liang Yin did not accept it. As for the alimony she didn¡¯t take even a single cent. She really didn¡¯t want it once she had said so. In fact, she already has enough money. Zhong Mingzhen has never treated her shabbily. The money in her bank card never runs out and dividends will always be given to her at the end of the year. She does not have the habit of squandering, so she uses it all for investment. Just like when she bought the Jiayuan apartment that year and the profits from her investments over the years have long since doubled multiple times. Even real estate, she already owns several both in the country and abroad. She is not short of money. No matter how much Zhong Mingzhen gave her, it was nothing more than the alteration numbers in her accounts. These were not what she had wanted all along. In addition to those she had packed herself, all the items that were originally in the mansion abroad were sent over too; clothes, jewelry and all sorts of stuff. It was the butler who personally delivered them, and he cried sadly when he heard that she was no longer Mrs.Zhong after her divorce from Mr.Zhong. He has taken care of the mansion for the past 5 years, yet it was her who has always taken care of him. Mrs. is a kind-hearted person, he doesn¡¯t know why she just separated from the Mr. Liang Yin didn¡¯t know either, so she could only comfort the old butler and then said she could always see him again in the future. The people from the Zhong family came in wave after wave and dealt with all sorts of matters, while Liang Yin coped with them and then waited patiently for everything to end. Divorce is such a tedious matter. In addition to ending a long relationship, there are even more minor details. And during this time, Zhong Mingzhen did not appear again. ********** Today Zhong Jianian, the youngest uncle of the Zhong family, finally came back after a busy month. Zhong Jianian has been in the entertainment industry over the years and has made lots of money. He had invested in a variety show recently where a group of celebrities were cast off to an uninhabited island to let them fend for themselves, and he had also stayed with them for a while. The show stressed on reality and the uninhabited island was really as it said to be, without even any network which was simply indescribably miserable. After the first episode was over, he hurriedly patted his butt* and came back. [T/N: ÅÄÅÄƨ¹É (P¨¡i p¨¡i p¨¬gu) ¨C metaphor for not taking responsibility] Once he was back, he started looking for Liang Yin. However, Liang Yin was not in and he only found Zhong Mingzhen in the study. ¡°Mingzhen, where is Yinyin? Is she not home? Why did I hear that she is acting in movies again?¡± As he spoke, Zhong Jianian pushed open the door and walked straight in. He has always been a special presence in the Zhong family and is treated like the fire and water with Father Zhong, who is his half-brother ¨C born of the same father but different mothers. He however has no ill feelings towards Zhong Mingzhen and Liang Yin is the closest person to him in the Zhong family. He just had a phone conversation with Chen Hua¡¯en outside. Before he left for the island, Chen Hua¡¯en told him that [Winter] will begin casting. As he has invested a lot of money in this film, he hurriedly called him when he thought of it. As a result, he was told that the female lead had been chosen, and it was actually Liang Yin. He knew his brother. Liang Yin was not allowed to act again when she married over at that time, so he didn¡¯t understand why Liang Yin would resume. Seeing that he had reached home, he didn¡¯t continue to ask Chen Hua¡¯en and thought he could simply look for the person to ask directly. Chen Hua¡¯en told him that Liang Yin had returned to the country and since she is back, she will naturally be in the Zhong family. Who knew that after looking around, he didn¡¯t see Liang Yin at all and the servant only said that Mrs. did not come back at all ¡­ Zhong Mingzhen was in the midst of handling business. When he saw his youngest uncle walk in like this, there was no displeasure shown on his face but the pen in his hand stopped after hearing the last part of his words. He has been busy with work these days which was no different from before, except the ring on his hand has been taken off. ¡°You don¡¯t know? Yinyin is going to act?¡± Zhong Jianian looked at Zhong Mingzhen¡¯s reaction in surprise. Yinyin doesn¡¯t seem like someone who would keep everyone in the dark and go acting secretly. ¡°Which film?¡± Zhong Mingzhen asked. Feeling apprehensive, Zhong Jianian still responded, ¡°[Winter], Chen Hua¡¯en¡¯s, seems to be with ¡­ Zhou Jianchen?¡± A flash in his eyes as Zhong Mingzhen just remembered the scene where he sent her back that day and he finally had the answer in his heart. ¡°You really don¡¯t know?¡± Zhong Jianian¡¯s eyes widened. Putting the documents in his hand aside, Zhong Mingzhen didn¡¯t speak anymore. Zhong Jianian had already walked over and pulled out a chair to sit down, ¡°Eh no, it¡¯s fine if Yinyin kept it from your father. But there¡¯s no way to keep it from you ah. Not right, she can¡¯t hide it from your father to go acting again ¡­ so what¡¯s going on? Where¡¯s Yinyin? Where is she, how come Wu Ma* and the others said they have not seen her ¡­ eh, what is this?¡± [T/N: Âè (M¨¡) ¨C except mother, this is also a form of address for middle-aged woman or old maidservant] While Zhong Jianian was talking, he got a quick glance at the two small booklets beside Zhong Mingzhen¡¯s right hand and the top one hugely written with the words ¡®Divorce Certificate¡¯. Reaching out his hand to take it, Zhong Jianian flipped it open and his face changed, ¡°You divorced Yinyin? !¡± Zhong Mingzhen was still busy and didn¡¯t speak. Yet Zhong Jianian continued to ask, ¡°Why, why are you both divorcing?¡± Zhong Mingzhen finally opened his mouth, ¡°There is no reason. She should have her own life.¡± ¡°You bullshit!¡± Zhong Jianian, however, burst out in anger. Raising his head, Zhong Mingzhen¡¯s gaze was serenely deep. Zhong Jianian came back to his senses instantly, ¡°You mean the divorce was brought up by Yinyin?¡± Zhong Mingzhen did not answer. ¡°Why did she suggest a divorce? You agreed when she suggested a divorce?¡± Zhong Jianian was still in shock. Zhong Mingzhen was silent for a long while and he still explained, ¡°The marriage was hasty and she was still young then. Perhaps she is a little tired of it after so many years.¡± ¡°What can she be tired of? ! Don¡¯t you know how much she likes you!¡± Zhong Jianian was simply speechless. Listening to his words, Zhong Mingzhen paused again. ¡°Don¡¯t tell me you don¡¯t know again?¡± Zhong Jianian could not believe it. Zhong Mingzhen just looked at him. Zhong Jianian was really angry. He thought this was something that anyone could see, but as it happened he couldn¡¯t see it! ¡°Mingzhen, are you blind or stupid ah? The first time Chen Hua¡¯en came to our house, he could see clearly that Yinyin liked you, instead you can¡¯t plainly see it after all these years! Do you know why Chen Hua¡¯en first approached Yinyin to act? That was because he saw the love for you in Yinyin¡¯s eyes!¡± He was infuriated to death since that was how obvious it was. Zhong Mingzhen was stunned as he listened. Chen Hua¡¯en came to the house that year and chose Liang Yin after much consideration. Yet she hesitated and turned her head to look at him. He could see her meaning and so he said, if you like it then just go act. At that time, he could see that she liked acting but beyond that, there was nothing else. She was young then, and just habitually sought his help ¡­ ¡°Also, why do you think Yinyin wants to act? She did it because of you! At that time, you loved watching movies and would stay in the home theater when you had nothing to do. Knowing that you liked it, she thought of herself acting in the movies for you to watch! But I doubt you¡¯ve seen it at all!¡± Zhong Jianian was utterly agitated, ¡°As long as you have seen it, you ought to surely understand her feelings! Chen Hua¡¯en had said he had filmed a young girl¡¯s unrequited love in it!¡± ¡°Ah! I¡¯m really infuriated to death by you! Even a person as stupid as me can see it, but a smart person like you actually are not able to tell ¡­ I damn thought that you would have long understood her feelings all these years!¡± After Zhong Jianian finished, he apparently didn¡¯t want to say more. Picking up the hat that he just took off, he walked out in a rage. Zhong Mingzhen had nothing to say since his youngest uncle¡¯s words had completely made him unable to react. He never thought Liang Yin would like himself. He has regarded her as a younger sister and she only treats him as an older brother. For so many years, she has indeed never talked about it. But, is she someone who speaks easily? Zhong Jianian rushed in again and placed the tablet in his hand in front of the table before saying, ¡°Watch it yourself!¡± A movie was paused on the screen. It was Liang Yin¡¯s first film [Where¡¯s Spring], and Zhong Jianian had already dragged the play button on the scroll-bar to the end. Zhong Mingzhen tapped on it and Liang Yin¡¯s face was revealed. She was only 17 at that time with a face full of youthfulness. Sitting sideways on the bow of the boat with two braids, there was a shy smile on her face. The voice-over asked: Do you like him a lot? She nodded with a little blush on her face. The voice-over asked again: Then what are you willing to do for him? She lowered her head, as if pondering over when she soon looked up again and replied with a smile: I am willing to do anything for him. The voice-over asked again: Does he know you like him? She shook her head and dropped her smile. The voice-over then said: Then why don¡¯t you tell him? Lowering her head, she was somewhat silent: He has someone he likes. The voice-over asked again: So how long will you like him? She hesitated, then looked up and smiled again, which was a determined smile ¡ª I will like him until I can¡¯t like him anymore. The movie ended here, as if it came to an abrupt end but with a long lingering effect. Holding the tablet, Zhong Mingzhen did not move for a long time. Zhong Jianian looked at him and said, ¡°These were not script lines. The filming had completed at that time. Chen Hua¡¯en saw her sitting by the boat and went over, and then there was this dialogue. He later thought it was good and put it at the end of the movie. ¡° After a pause, he then said, ¡°You should be able to see who she was talking about.¡± Zhong Mingzhen didn¡¯t speak. He no longer knew what else to say. He did like watching movies at that time, yet he really had never before watched a movie of hers. ¡°It was also precisely because of you that she gave up acting later! You don¡¯t even know how much she likes acting afterwards, but in order to marry you, she just stopped acting as she said so and just retired from acting. You know she was already the Film Empress at that time! Less than half of her lifetime, she has lived and died for you, yet you don¡¯t even realize it!¡± Zhong Jianian wished the iron could turn straight into steel. [T/N: ºÞÌú²»³É¸Ö (H¨¨n ti¨§ b¨´ch¨¦ng g¨¡ng) ¨C metaphors for feeling resentful towards somebody for failing to meet expectations and impatient to see improvement] Zhong Mingzhen did not respond. Zhong Jianian left again soon after. Zhong Mingzhen dragged the scroll-bar to watch it again and it happened to stop at the last two sentences. ¡ª So how long will you like him? ¡ª I will like him until I can¡¯t like him anymore. Zhong Mingzhen felt a sudden pain which gradually spread all over his body. ********** The marriage certificate that was tossed aside on the table happened to have flipped open revealing the picture of them together. On it, his expression was indifferent while she, however, was smiling sweetly. ********** Not knowing how long later, Zhong Mingzhen finally picked up his cellphone and dialed Zhong Jianian¡¯s number. ¡°If Yinyin likes to act, you just invest for her in the future.¡± His voice was inexplicably hoarse. She eventually still didn¡¯t take what he gave her. Translator¡¯s rambling: Sorry for the delay. Update will be late due to my busy scheduling. (£þ¨Œ£þ*)©g CH 16 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. Zhong Jianian came to see Liang Yin and said a few words, but it was useless. Liang Yin then began to devote herself with the script after her divorce was settled. With less than 2 months to go, she had no time to waste. Staying at home all this time, she studied the script, figuring out the role, looking up the historical details of that era and from time to time, she would rehearse the plot herself. She didn¡¯t give herself time for random thoughts and immersed her whole self in it. On top of that, she watched the movies starring Zhou Jianchen again. As this was their first official collaboration, she wanted to understand his acting style to render him a greater extent of collaboration. She has always been a well-planned person and habitually has everything prepared fittingly. Knowing that she was about to join the production team, Zhong Jianian found an assistant and arranged a car for her, which Liang Yin did not refuse. She will be quite busy once she is in the team and at times, she might not be able to manage it alone. As for the car, it will make things more convenient for the assistant to drive it. The assistant¡¯s surnamed Tian, who worked under Zhong Jianian, is quite reliable and looks like a little girl, but is extremely diligent in her job. Zhong Jianian originally wanted to arrange an RV for her, but she didn¡¯t accept it as she felt it was too ostentatious. Zhou Jianchen did call her about an assistant but quickly hung up when he learned that she had found one. Unable to guess his thoughts, Liang Yin merely surmised that he probably overheard and kept it in mind when the director mentioned it last time. Zhou Jianchen didn¡¯t appear much in the public recently but Liang Yin has seen several of his news and every time he is bursting with life and looks like a male god. At times she could see that he was really in a good mood and at times, it was just a false impression. After watching a lot of his movies, Liang Yin can distinguish which is his true temperament and which is a performance that he brought out. But she has never seen it in the person himself and later when they took the role photos, it was also at a staggered timing. He had also posted two more times on Weibo. One was a photo of a long dining table with laid out cutlery on it. That was the night when he sent her home after the characters¡¯ styling in the director¡¯s studio and it seemed to be the birthday of the family¡¯s old lady. The other was a photo of his assistant eating, which was obviously taken secretly by him since the assistant looked up at the camera with a big mouthful of rice and appeared bewildered. That ¡­ seemed to be the day he called her to ask if she needed an assistant. The two Weibo posts were only photos without text. No one knew what he meant or what his mood was when he posted on Weibo. With no explanation, it just remained unsettled there, letting the comments, likes, and reposts to keep increasing before it went on hot search again. Liang Yin seemed aware of it, but momentarily she wasn¡¯t clear about it. She also follows Zhou Jianchen, no one knows except Yuan Ruona. Time flies quickly and it is soon for [Winter] to begin shooting. On January 6th, Liang Yin packed her things and boarded the plane with her assistant. She was scheduled to join the team on the 7th but she chose to go one day earlier. As the weather was very cold, Liang Yin wore a down-jacket and a mask, so no one recognized her for the time being. Just as she arrived at the hotel, Zhou Jianchen called again. ¡°Hello?¡± Liang Yin didn¡¯t know what he wanted. ¡°When are you planning to go to Chengsan?¡± Zhou Jianchen asked. Chengshan, Chengshan Film and Television base is where they will be filming. ¡°I¡¯ve arrived ¡­ ¡° Since Liang Yin didn¡¯t know why he was asking this, she could only reply as it was. Zhou Jianchen on the other end of the phone was obviously silent for a moment before he quickly replied, ¡°Got it.¡± With that, he hung up the phone again. Not understanding his intention, Liang Yin just felt baffled. Yet Zhou Jianchen was in a bad mood. He originally thought he could take her with him. Knowing that she didn¡¯t have a car and most likely taking a flight with transfers, it would be really inconvenient having only one assistant. While he was driving directly there and didn¡¯t have to worry about being recognized. __ Have you found your assistant? Do you need my help? __ Please don¡¯t bother, I¡¯ve already found one. Thank you. She had said so at that time. ********** The production team of [Winter] has already reserved two floors of the hotel and the rooms are almost similar with basic arrangements. The creative teams will stay on the upper floor and the general personnels will be on the lower floor. Since Liang Yin came early, many rooms on the upper floors were not occupied yet, hence she randomly picked one. When she checked in, she was recognized by the front desk staff. As her name was written on her ID card, Liang Yin took her mask off. The staff was very excited, ¡°Is it really you? I¡¯m so happy. I¡¯m your fan!¡± They do have strict working requirements and have seen many celebrities, but seeing their favorite idol standing in front of them, they were still excited beyond restraint. Liang Yin was said to have come back, but no one has seen her with their own eyes. Liang Yin, has indeed disappeared for a full five years. Feeling a little surprised, Liang Yin soon smiled again, ¡°Thank you.¡± She was a little touched and somewhat happy. Seeing her smiling expression and listening to her words, the staff was practically going to faint with happiness and wanted to say something more, but she was, after all, still at work. So she could only hand over the room card once the registration was done and whispered cordially, ¡°It¡¯s great that you are coming back.¡± She naturally knew what she was here for. The two reserved floors were for Chen Hua¡¯en¡¯s [Winter]¡¯s production team. Liang Yin then expressed her thanks again. ********** It was already the next night when Zhou Jianchen arrived with both Ah Xian and Ah Zhao. He had rather a lot of luggage and everyone¡¯s hands were full. Dressed in a black woolen coat, a turtleneck sweater and sunglasses, he stood there with an unsociable aura. Ah Xian had gone to check-in and the time now was 5.30. There is still one hour left. Since the filming will commence tomorrow, Chen Hua¡¯en specially invited several of them to have dinner at a nearby restaurant. He even called to ask if he could make it just now. The check-in was quickly processed before Zhou Jianchen took the room card from Ah Xian. 2208, which was a good number. In the past, he would arrange a separate hotel for filming to prevent harassment, but he just let it be this time. Riding the elevator up, he quickly found the room number which was located in the inner center. After swiping the card, Zhou Jianchen was about to open the door and go in when the sound of door opening came from behind at this moment. He turned his head subconsciously and was stunned. Liang Yin was walking out from the opposite door. Looking up, Liang Yin was stunned too. It then dawned on her when she saw the two assistants behind him with the luggages. ¡°Are you guys staying here?¡± She asked. ¡°Yes.¡± Ah Xian answered on his behalf. Liang Yin smiled, ¡°It¡¯s quite a coincidence.¡± ¡°Are you going to dinner too?¡± Looking at her, Zhou Jianchen asked. She had dressed up with some makeup. ¡°Eh.¡± Liang Yin answered, then asked again, ¡°Are you going?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll go later.¡± Zhou Jianchen responded. ¡°Well, then I¡¯ll go first. Xiao Tian is still waiting for me downstairs.¡± Liang Yin added. ¡°Okay.¡± Zhou Jianchen nodded. Liang Yin walked away after she had greeted Ah Zhou and Ah Xian while Zhou Jianchen turned around to push open the door, a trace of smile somehow appeared at the corners of his mouth. Originally, he felt that this place was a bit run-down, but now he thinks it¡¯s still passable. ********** Ah Zhao, who was behind him, was still somewhat worried since Brother Chen nearly gave him to Film Empress Liang previously. __ Do you want to be Liang Yin¡¯s assistant? He asked as such that day. ********** Zhou Jianchen was the one who arrived late during dinner. He had changed his clothes, which were still completely black. With the sunglasses removed, his whole face was revealed yet he appeared even more uncommunicative. There was only one round table in the private room which seated a dozen people who were creative personnels, and they greeted him successively when seeing him come in. For Zhou Jianchen, these are old acquaintances. Though Zhou Jianchen¡¯s temper is bad, his connection with others has always been indefinitely good. ¡°Is our Film Emperor Zhou in the character again?¡± Old acquaintance, Du Yafu, was also there and habitually started to joke. Zhou Jianchen did not deny but just sat down in the seat reserved for him. Coincidentally, it was right next to Liang Yin. He instinctively pulled the chair a little to the side and didn¡¯t get closer. He had been very busy these past two months. In order to set aside the schedule, he settled a lot of matters in a short while. After that, he hurriedly read the script and then got into the role bit by bit. Once he was immersed in it, it was somewhat difficult to get out. Director Chen had already asked the waiter to serve the food while the director of photography by the side opened his mouth again with a cellphone in his hand, ¡°Jianchen, What does the long table you posted mean? Just the photo of this table garnered 40,000 comments. This is simply ¡­ no wonder you are said to be the top massive web-traffic in the entertainment industry! They are still guessing, so why on earth are you posting this photo ah?¡± On his cellphone interface happened to be the Weibo that Zhou Jianchen posted at that time. Not expecting him to ask this question, Zhou Jianchen was momentarily stunned. Why did he post this photo? During dinner, he was once again urged to get married by the family¡¯s old lady and he somehow thought that one day she could also sit and eat together on that table too. It was the old lady¡¯s birthday that day and also a family dinner. That day, he saw her step out from the car alone ¡­. ********** Looking askance to the side, Zhou Jianchen curbed his emotions as he picked the freshly poured teacup on the table for a sip before he replied lightly, ¡°What could it mean, I was just posting it randomly for fun.¡± An explanation was nevertheless given. Everyone laughed upon hearing that as no one would expect the truth to be like this. With an unconcerned manner, Zhou Jianchen didn¡¯t appear to be lying at all. But looking at him, Liang Yin felt that he didn¡¯t seem to be telling the truth. In the movie, when he acted out the part of ¡®concealment¡¯, he would use such an unconcerned method. Chen Hua¡¯en glanced at him, then retracted his gaze again. He only opened his mouth once everyone¡¯s laughter had subsided, ¡°Tomorrow I am going to shoot the 43rd scene first, the one after Zhou Zhaozong reunited with Xu Mengbai, okay with that?¡± Saying that, he dropped his gaze on Liang Yin and Zhou Jianchen. He had said it plainly, just like a routine notification. Liang Yin appeared rather surprised, while Zhou Jianchen, whose head was originally lowered, looked up at once. Neither of them expected Chen Hua¡¯en to come up with such an arrangement first. They have thoroughly grasped the script during these days and indeed knew what the 43rd scene is about without having to read it. It was a kissing scene where two people reunited after a long separation and the instant outburst of Zhou Zhaozong¡¯s suppressed emotions. Translator¡¯s rambling: Sorry for the delay of updating the chapters. Have a great week ahead !!! CH 17 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. Early the next morning was the opening ritual ceremony. Chen Hua¡¯en¡¯s opening ritual is notoriously simple. No media was invited nor requirements for any interviews. Only a table with an incense burner was set up in the shooting site and a piece of red cloth to cover the camera, while the crew members and casts would pay their respects (worship) before the unveiling of the camera when the auspicious moment arrived. The cast members had all basically arrived and were waiting for the ceremony to begin. There were not many of them since many more have yet to join the team. Zhou Jianchen had also arrived and was reading the script by the side. He had changed into his costume for the shooting and had only a long black down jacket outside. He looked somewhat focused and his eyes were constantly deliberating, as if he was preparing for the filming. Arriving a little late, Liang Yin apologized repeatedly. She actually got up early this morning but her makeup was done until this moment. The cast members¡¯ attention was distracted with curiosity and prying eyes by her arrival. The female lead for [Winter] was not announced and they were only told when they arrived here. Everyone was extremely surprised that the female lead is Liang Yin. The Film Empress Liang who has disappeared for many years. Thinking back about the news of her appearance at the airport, they couldn¡¯t help but suspect that it was Chen Hua¡¯en who specially invited her to come back. It was said that Director Chen had been unsuccessful after numerous castings. Unaware or possibly didn¡¯t mind even noticing the crowd¡¯s gazes, Liang Yin just followed Du Yafu towards Chen Hua¡¯en¡¯s side. Zhou Jianchen stood opposite her. Sensing her arrival, he raised his gaze then looked down again. Liang Yin was also wrapped in a knee-length down jacket which exposed the hem of the qipao inside. The ceremony soon began. Chen Hua¡¯en was the first to insert the incense sticks, followed by the group of cast members where Liang Yin and Zhou Jianchen were lined up together. When Zhou Jianchen handed her the incense sticks, he accidentally touched her hand and noticed its icy coldness. Liang Yin¡¯s down jacket was a little short and under the qipao was only a thin layer of silk stocking.. After the incense sticks were all inserted, it was precisely the unveiling of the red cloth on the camera and then all the cast members would gather around for a group photo. The ceremony was over after the group photo taking concluded. All the members took their positions and started to prepare for the shooting, while Hua¡¯en Studio uploaded the photos taken earlier on Weibo. There were six photos from the opening ritual ceremony followed by the text ¡ª ¡°Three years of scripting and two years of preparation, the shooting of [Winter] finally began today!¡± Since Hua¡¯en Studio is very low-key, this Weibo was just a routine announcement. Not even anyone was @, yet this Weibo still abuzzed with excitement very soon. ¡ª- Ahhhhhhhh, my Brother Chen finally came back to act in a movie! ¡ª- My goodness ah, I shall live to see my Brother Chen act in a movie again! ¡ª- Who did I see? ! Who did I see? ! Is the person in the beige down jacket standing on the left side of Zhou Jianchen Film Empress Liang Yin? ¡ª- Oh my God, it¡¯s really my goddess! Ahhhhhh my goddess has also come back to act! ! ¡ª- My goddess has really made a comeback! My goddess has really made a comeback! Mom, I really want to cry! ! ! ¡ª- Congratulations to Brother Chen for getting what he wished for! ! ¡ª- ¡­¡­ Out of those six photos, two were the single photos of Director Chen Hua¡¯en while three were group photos from the opening ritual ceremony and the remaining one was a group photo of all the cast members. And in one of the group photos, Zhou Jianchen and Liang Yin were standing side by side inserting the incense sticks into the incense burner together. ********** While the internet was abuzz, the 43rd scene of [Winter] on the set once again ran into a ¡®no-good¡¯ take. The scene was actually not complicated. Eight years ago, Xu Mengbai faked her death and fled Shanghai while Zhou Zhaozong left in sorrow. Eight years later, the two had an unavoidable confrontation at a ball held by a high-ranking Japanese official where Zhou Zhaozong barricaded her. This scene was after Zhou Zhaozong had barricaded Xu Mengbai. Zhou Zhaozong liked Xu Mengbai and was about to question her when someone came in, and Zhou Zhaozong kissed Xu Mengbai. It was originally just an act, but who knew Zhou Zhaozong¡¯s kiss ended up being real. The detail of this scene was the process of turning pretense into reality where Zhou Zhaozong must vent out his eight-years emotions in this kiss. Except that the earlier ¡®barricading¡¯ scene was done well and the scene where Xu Mengbai was ¡®taken to be back of the door¡¯ was good too, but when it came to the action after ¡®someone came over and Zhou Zhaozong would kiss Xu Mengbai¡¯, Zhou Jianchen would nevertheless stopped abruptly. Zhou Jianchen simply could not kiss her. ¡°Sorry, I could not get into the character.¡± Zhou Jianchen retracted his hands and said to Liang Yin who was below him. After saying that, he turned to look at Chen Hua¡¯en and said, ¡°Let¡¯s do it again.¡± This was already his third ¡®no good¡¯ take.¡± Everyone present was rather surprised. Zhou Jianchen has the reputation of being ¡®one-take-through¡¯. Originally this take was thought to be smooth, but who would have thought that he would get stuck as soon as he began. Standing at the side, Ah Zhao was also a little nervous as Brother Chen¡¯s expression had evidently changed. Chen Hua¡¯en who sat in front of the camera did not react much and just spoke to the crowd, ¡°Take a ten minutes break.¡± As if he had already anticipated this. Xiao Tian had already stepped forward to help Liang Yin drape her clothes. Even with a small white fur cloak on her upper body, Liang Yin was still cold in such weather. She took a look at Zhou Jianchen with doubts flashed in her eyes. She didn¡¯t expect Zhou Jianchen to be like this either. Although there was a certain degree of difficulty in this scene, it should be familiar and easy for him to handle. She was also a little surprised at first with Chen Hua¡¯en¡¯s arrangement, but she soon felt at ease about it. She knew there would be such a scene, so it did not matter if it was filmed earlier or later. She had done kissing scenes before and that was even her first kiss, but the kiss was relatively simple since it only required her to lightly peck the male lead¡¯s lips. Sitting back on his chair, Zhou Jianchen took a sip of water that Ah Zhao handed to him. His gaze had become cold as he was completely out of the character. He had prepared the whole night and was completely immersed in it this morning. He originally thought it would be shot smoothly but the outcome was not. He simply could not kiss her. Zhou Zhaozong would prop Xu Mengbai against the wall. When he heard the sound of the door behind, he would then kiss her. Everything was so simple, yet once he saw the person below him was Liang Yin, he came out of the character instantly which was simply uncontrollable. It¡¯s not that he hasn¡¯t done kissing scenes before. Though it was rare, he had done it but not once was it like this. Zhou Jianchen was in a rather bad mood. He knew there was this scene too. He thought it would be shot later when the two of them had reached a certain stage of filming, but who knew it would be shot at once. ¡°Jianchen, relax.¡± Chen Hua¡¯en had already walked over. Zhou Jianchen turned his head, but he did not respond. ¡°Do you need the stage to be vacated?¡± Chen Hua¡¯en asked again. ¡°No need.¡± Zhou Jianchen replied. This is not the issue of vacating the stage. ¡°I probably didn¡¯t sleep well last night and could not get into the character momentarily.¡± He then explained again. Chen Hua¡¯en smiled and added, ¡°Zhou Zhaozong likes Xu Mengbai very much, but he has never said it out, so you only need to grasp this point.¡± Zhou Jianchen listened without saying anything, but his heart suddenly felt aggrieved. Chen Hua¡¯en then left after saying a few more words. Putting down the cup, Zhou Jianchen¡¯s eyes fell on Liang Yin across the room. She was sitting on the chair, talking to her assistant with a hand warmer in her hands, apparently feeling a little cold. She had been wearing silk stockings and high heels shoes all along. There was no central heating in the shooting site, so it was obviously cold. Zhou Jianchen retracted his gaze and felt somehow a little reluctant. Fifteen minutes later, the 43rd scene of [Winter] started filming again for the 4th time. ¡°Action!¡± Chen Hua¡¯en shouted. Zhou Jianchen pushed Liang Yin against the wall, his gaze was gloomily cold. ¡°What are you going to do?¡± Liang Yin looked at him with eyes full of vigilance and wariness. Her body was tense too as she leaned closely against the wall while the hand holding the handbag was tightly clenched all at once. There was a handgun hidden in the handbag in case of an emergency. Stung by her gaze, Zhou Jianchen still smiled grimly, ¡°What am I going to do? Don¡¯t you know?¡± ¡°Xu Mengbai, aren¡¯t you dead? Or, should I call you Mo¡¯ke?¡± He hissed hard while his arms were shaking when Xu Mengbai¡¯s handbag was in his hand all of a sudden. Mo¡¯ke, was precisely the codename used when Xu Mengbai was undercover in Shanghai back then. There was panic in Xu Mengbai¡¯s eyes which soon became icy-cold again. At this moment, someone outside the door suddenly walked in. Sensing this, Zhou Jianchen quickly turned around to block Liang Yin. Liang Yin was surprised when Zhou Jianchen looked at her again. Zhou Jianchen¡¯s eyes turned cold yet became profound again ¡­ ********** In this instant, everyone braced their heart as the scene had reached the critical moment again. Liang Yin braced her heart too. This was where Zhou Jianchen called out stop during the previous few times. She looked at Zhou Jianchen with a quivering gaze. At this moment, Zhou Jianchen was glancing at her and he nevertheless lowered his head. Liang Yin only felt softness on her lips when her whole person stiffened up. CH 18 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. How did Zhou Jianchen fall in love with Liang Yin? It was on the shooting site of [Ming Yao]. He came to visit the movie set when he caught sight of Liang Yin sitting at a distance reading the script. Where everyone was busy and surrounded by noisiness, she was quiet as if not affected at all. She was 19 that year. Wearing a long dress with her long hair down, she was quiet like the flower on the water. When she raised her head to talk to someone, she was fairly pure with soft bright eyes. His heart unexpectedly fluttered at that time. He asked the director who that was, and the director told him that was Liang Yin, his female lead. He has never liked anyone before, but at that moment he felt that it was alright to like someone for once. He then began to watch her movies. There was only one directed by Chen Hua¡¯en. She was only 17 years old with kind bright eyes and an ingenious sweet smile in that movie. The film was called [Where is Spring]. While everyone was looking for spring, she was precisely the spring. When she smiled, everyone smiled along with her, just like the springtime scenes that enlivened everything and warmed the hearts. At that time, he thought, how could there still be such a beautiful girl in this world. He had already debuted for 6 years at that time with boundless prestige and not knowing how many beautiful actresses he had seen, but none was like her. Afterwards, he started to pay attention to her news which was quite lacking. The director merely told him that she was still in school and a well protected junior family member of Director Chen¡¯s friend, and nothing else apart from these. The reason she took part in this film was because the director was floored by the clip of [Where is Spring] which she acted in and asked someone to look for Director Chen to find her. She didn¡¯t have a talent agent at that time and the information known was that she was single-handedly discovered by Chen Hua¡¯en. The director said he had never seen such a person who was clean and pure, gentle and bright. The role of [Ming Yao] in his film was unquestionably hers. Later, he went to the set a few times and watched her act in several scenes from afar. She played the role of [Ming Yao] who had been in pursuit of the truth about her father¡¯s murder with persistent and uncompromise, even when others couldn¡¯t acknowledged it. She was obviously weak and seemed easily hurt, but she persistently went through to the end alone. In [Spring], she was gentle and soft. With just a smile, everyone could feel the brightness of spring; while in [Ming Yao], she was steadfast, stubborn and unwilling to concede in which everyone could feel the dire straits of dreary desolation with just a cry. When he watched on the set at that time, he simply thought how there was such a person. Even knowing perfectly well that she was acting, just a smile or a tear could arouse deep anxiety. He had then watched that film countless times, and learned by heart her every dialogue and every action. "" Even before the director approached him later, he had already taken it upon himself to promote the film on Weibo with numerous posts. Everyone thought his enthusiasm was just due to his bosom friendship with the director, but only he himself knew that he merely wanted Liang Yin to appear frequently on his Weibo. There were many posters for [Ming Yao], and those that he posted were always the ones featuring her. He was very popular at that time and his every action was noticed, but he didn¡¯t mind being discovered at all and was even afraid that others wouldn¡¯t be able to see it. He would then admire her on his own Weibo account. No matter how many times he looked, he would feel good. When [Ming Yao] won an award abroad, he forwarded dozens of the relevant news and had even watched countless times the scene when Liang Yin won the ¡®Best Actress¡¯ award. In the video, she walked onto the stage in a white dress. She was somewhat reserved before she soon looked up at the camera and was silent again. She then delivered her acceptance speech clearly and fluently in a foreign language with extreme gentleness. He had heard her speak before but it was all in the movies. Hearing her speak like this in reality for the first time instantly softened the core of his heart. He thought, he would settle to like her all his life. When the director of [Spring Light] invited him to be one of the two male leads, he gladly agreed because he knew she would also partake in the movie. In fact, her role was long decided since the director of [Spring Light] and Chen Hua¡¯en were close friends in the circle. Even before she had finished filming [Where is Spring], Chen Hua¡¯en had already pushed her to him. Chen Hua¡¯en said: If you want to shoot [Spring Light], you can let Liang Yin tryout for ¡®Qingyu¡¯. Qingyu, the second female lead in [Spring Light] was a tenacious and forbearing character, who lived in seclusion for ten years in order to repay a debt of gratitude before she ultimately killed the entire enemy¡¯s family. It was an absolutely big production martial arts movie where many superstars gathered. Suggesting her, Chen Hua¡¯en also wanted her to extend her mass market. On the day of the opening ritual ceremony, he arrived early at the set when many cast members had gathered. He just walked up to her and spoke with a smile: Hello, I¡¯m Zhou Jianchen. I really like your movies and glad that we can work together. That was the first time he took the initiative to strike up a conversation with someone in his life and tried to feign normalcy though he felt a little nervous. They had met before but had never spoken. In order not to make her feel abrupt, he played the role of a fan amply and said: Can I have a photo with you? It didn¡¯t occur to him that this request would only make it seem more abrupt. She was a little surprised but she did not refuse. Hence, he stood beside her and pressed the camera button. In that photo, she was obviously reserved yet he smiled without restraint. After he left, he looked at the photo over and over again. When he completed a scene in the afternoon, he couldn¡¯t resist posting it on Weibo. He said: Took a photo with the goddess. I really like her movies ah! He has never posted any photos with other actresses. At that time, he really wanted everyone to know that he liked her. But soon, Liang Yin¡¯s talent agent called. She tactfully asked if the photo could be deleted, saying that their Liang Yin had always been low-key and afraid of causing unnecessary trouble. She spoke very implicitly but once Sister Shao relayed it, he knew what they meant. Liang Yin didn¡¯t like this kind of implication or him taking the initiative without consent. After Sister Shao learned of his recklessness, she admonished him seriously before hastily deleted the Weibo post and made a contingency PR at once. After the photo was posted at that time, it had caused a mighty uproar. At that time, Sister Shao was very angry and felt that he was an utter disgrace, but he just thought that she probably really didn¡¯t like being disturbed. These years, even if she was cut-off abroad, she still kept a low-profile. Except for occasional promotional activities she would never appear in any public events. As for whatever endorsements or public appearances, there was none of it. It was not that no one looked for her, rather she rejected all of it. The directors¡¯ circle knew there was a newcomer actress with genuine capability, but in the eyes of others, there was no such person. He was so popular and posting such a Weibo would inevitably bring her trouble. When he was free later in the evening, he called her again. He said he was sorry as he didn¡¯t expect to cause such a big disturbance. Her voice came softly over the phone, it was all right. "" His heart then somehow felt tugged that he later said, Liang Yin, I really rather like you. He has never liked anyone nor ever declared his feelings to anyone, but this time, his heart was in his mouth and he couldn¡¯t help himself. He then hung up again. Though she didn¡¯t respond, he merely wanted her to know. They then acted separately. Although they collaborated, they had no screen time together and just acted in different groups. His filming of the movie went unprecedentedly smooth, only because as soon as he completed his work in group A, he would have time to visit group B. And she was there in group B. He still sat next to the director, quietly watching her act, seeing her in full costume, looking at her wielding the sword and witnessing her startling amazing skills. She had a lot of martial arts scenes. Before the filming, Director Chen had specially found her a martial arts instructor in which she learned for a full six months. He watched her kill a person in ten steps, watched her bathed in blood killing the whole family and watched her devastated tears in the torrential rain after the revenge. He thought to himself, how could there be such a person who could act and grasp any roles. He really loved her badly. Yet after every shot, she would instantly become herself again then walk to the side, low-keyed and quiet, not caring about anything else. At that time, she concentrated on filming and rarely communicated with others. He, however, looked for opportunities to get close to her every time. In order to give her a bottle of water, he bought a car-ful of drinks for the whole set of crews; in order to let her sit in his car when they went out for dinner, he even struck the right time to be her driver so that they could travel together; in order to sit with her during the event, he even traded a favor with Film Empress Rong Xin to change her seat to elsewhere. He has always been arrogant, but he was willing to do anything for her. Rong Xin had once teased him; Zhou Jianchen, I thought you would ever like anyone in your life. How could he not like anyone, he merely hadn¡¯t met the one he likes. Looking at the photo that was circulated online, he even saved it. Others only saw how focused he was when he looked at her, but only he knew how moving she appeared watching the stage. With the exposure of this photo afterwards, his fondness for her was discovered and the traces on Weibo were unearthed too. For a while, rumors of Zhou Jianchen like Liang Yin were all over the internet. Sister Shao was very angry. Looking at him, he suddenly felt transparent as if the feelings that had been brewing for so long were finally discovered and needless to conceal anymore. Sister Shao asked him to clarify which he was not willing. Why did he need to clarify it? It¡¯s not illegal to like someone, so why can¡¯t he admit it? "" He liked her, thus he was not willing to lie and said he didn¡¯t like her. But later, things still turned out contrary to his wishes. The reporter interviewed him. ¡ª Do you have an actress who you like? He replied. ¡ª Yes, Liang Yin ah. She then responded: He is a very outstanding actor. He is a very outstanding actor, just this and nothing more. He felt deeply hurt watching her reply on the video and the reporter was determined to make a deal out of it, but she had clearly expressed her feelings. Knowing it was unreasonable that she must like him just because he likes her, he still felt deeply hurt by her such affirmative reply without even allowing a leeway. She could however just say, he is also an actor whom I admire very much and I hope we can work together again. He left all the matters afterwards to Sister Shao to deal with. Never having a setback, he no longer wanted to mention it. He really wanted to ask why she didn¡¯t like him, is he not good? So many women in the entertainment industry are throwing themselves dauntlessly at him; is he not good enough for her? As long as he is willing, half of StarLight Media belongs to him. But when he was ready to ask a week later, what he heard nevertheless was news of her sudden car accident. A sudden car accident in which her life and death was unknown. Being muddled at that time, he later couldn¡¯t control himself to call her cellphone but no one answered. He then called everyone who had connections with her, but no one knew what actually happened. Seemingly isolated, everything about her was blocked. Some said she was disfigured while others said she was dead. He thought even if she was dead, let him see her one last time ah! But then, she was never heard from again. Not knowing how much effort he had spent or how many people he had approached, until a friend told him six months later; Don¡¯t look anymore, Liang Yin has married someone, and the one she married is the Zhong family. He then smiled and his eyes tingled. As if such lingering feelings became unworthy and he was merely a joke. There was no news about her later and he no longer thought of her again. He just deleted the photos on his phone and he soon posted less and less on Weibo. Once all his Weibo were about her and now he no longer wanted to face it. He began to bury himself in acting movies, shooting films and kept himself busy until he was transformed to be Brother Chen from Young Master Zhou, becoming more and more indifferent, then talked less and less. He had liked her for two years and after she left, all his time was spent on forgetting. But once his anger was finally relieved, he was suddenly overcome with boredom and everything in life became meaningless. He is Zhou Jianchen, the best in the entertainment industry with countless fans and has inexhaustible honors, yet he feels so desolated. Hence, he left everything behind and just wanted to stay away. For two full years, he did not accept any movies. He tried to fall in love. He did indeed take her to dinner and filming. And her look was all Liang Yin¡¯s. On the set that day, he momentarily saw traces of Liang Yin in her, in which he stopped her when she was going to change her clothes and asked for her phone number. How long did that relationship last? Only a month of seeing each other three times. Just after three days he got weary and he waited until a month later before he mentioned the breakup and gave her enough compensation. He chose to leave later. He didn¡¯t know where to go, he just wanted to travel somewhere and go to a place where no one knew him. Who knew just like that he met her after an arduous journey? What was his mentality at that moment? Ah Zhao didn¡¯t know and no one knew, he merely felt heart-rending at that moment. He had forgotten her after so many years. Yet seeing her again, he only felt happy, so happy to the point of heart-ache ¡­ He still likes her, since the beginning and it has never changed. He could not behold her sadness nor could he tolerate her being harmed. Even after so many years, as long as she appears, his heart will always have her. ********** You like her a lot but have never said it out loud. Chen Hua¡¯en had said, which is how similar he is to Zhou Zhaozong. Zhou Jianchen kissed Liang Yin¡¯s lips and felt a burst of deep sorrow in his heart. He has never liked anyone, but when he does, it will be for a lifetime. He never told anyone about it since he just knew it. Once he thought he had lost her forever, but now, she is finally back. Liang Yin¡¯s lips were soft and ice-cold. He kissed them a little bit when he eventually became unrestrained. He wrapped his arm around her waist tightly, as if he wanted to mold her into his bones forever. "" And he kissed her with all his unspent passion. CH 19 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. Zhou Jianchen exhausted all his ardor kissing Liang Yin, hating that he couldn¡¯t mold her to the marrow of his bones. Everyone on the set held their breath as they watched the instant outburst of his acting skills, and the actresses watching on the side even covered their mouths with moistened eyes. ¡°Cut!¡± Chen Hua¡¯en, who was behind the camera, finally called out stop when the last frame of the scene ended. Everyone¡¯s state of mind was jerk back as soon as his voice resounded and Du Yafu on the side rubbed his goosebumps, ¡°Oh my god, Jianchen¡¯s acting skill is just too good. I was still worried that he couldn¡¯t get into the role just now after two years of no acting, but ¡­ a Film Emperor, is indeed a superstar!¡± The third-tier actress on the side mourned softly too, ¡°If I could let Zhou Jianchen kiss me like this, I would also be willing to die ah!¡± Brother Chen just propped Film Empress Liang against the wall before lowering his head and crushed her mouth which could be seen with much intensity and deep feeling that seeing them almost made her giddy with happiness. As it wasn¡¯t allowed, or else she would have recorded it with her cellphone so that she could watch it over 800 times a day. Other staff members kept applauding too. Zhou Jianchen¡¯s acting skills are indeed too good. Only because he didn¡¯t show it, but once he made the move, it was simply amazing. Listening to the discussion around him, Chen Hua¡¯en¡¯s expression remained indifferent, but a smile flashed in his eyes when he lowered his head to make notes. By the wall, Zhou Jianchen had already let Liang Yin go but he didn¡¯t step away. With hands propped against the wall and head kept low, he obviously had not gotten out of his emotions yet. Since he didn¡¯t move, Liang Yin did not move either and just waited there quietly. Zhou Jianchen finally raised his head after a long while but the expression in his glance made the heart tremble. That was a heavy bleakness, as if it contained thousands and thousands of words that could not be spoken out. ¨C I love you, do you know that? Except it was so quick that all the emotions diminished gradually. Taking a deep breath, Zhou Jianchen straightened up and everything resumed to normalcy again. As if he was indeed caught up in the scene just now and had finally gotten out of it now. Seemingly seeing something, he reached his hand out again. His fingers then brushed over and gently wiped away the lipstick smudge around Liang Yin¡¯s lips. The expression in his eyes was unusually gentle. Unable to react, Liang Yin was stunned for a moment. ¡°Go and put on your jacket. It¡¯s too cold.¡± Zhou Jianchen said as he drew his hand back again. Xiao Tian had already come forward with the jacket. When Liang Yin turned around after putting on the jacket, Zhou Jianchen had already gone back to his seat. It was as if nothing had happened. Looking at him, Liang Yin¡¯s gaze wavered but was soon dropped again. ¡°Jianchen, I thought you couldn¡¯t act anymore and didn¡¯t expect to witness such an intense one to begin with.¡± Zhou Jianchen had returned to his seat when Du Yafu turned around to joke with him again. Zhou Jianchen¡¯s seat was right next to the director¡¯s and Du Yafu was just standing behind Chen Hua¡¯en watching the footage that was just shot on the camera with him. After asking the makeup artist to touch up his makeup, Zhou Jianchen drank a mouthful of water before walking over too. On the camera, Zhou Zhaozong was kissing Xu Mengbai. Having her pinned against the wall, he was entwining her unto death. Her eyes flashed with astonishment, resistance, understanding and finally a momentary wavering ¡­ Watching her various reactions, there was a smile in Zhou Jianchen¡¯s eyes. Dressed in the qipao, she nestled closely to his body with her chin slightly raised. From rejection to uncontrollable impulses, every frame was as beautiful as picturesque. Liang Yin had also gone back to her seat at this moment. When Du Yafu saw her, he waved at her as well, ¡°Yinyin, you come over and take a look too.¡± Seeing them all gathered behind the camera, Liang Yin thought perhaps something happened hence she walked over there. There was only so little space behind the camera and it appeared somewhat crowded once she came over that Zhou Jianchen inadvertently stepped aside to let her stand in front of him. Sensing his closeness, there were some ripples in Liang Yin¡¯s heart. The corners of Zhou Jianchen¡¯s mouth curled up as he glanced at her before he lowered his head again. Being half a head shorter than him, her ear and the side of her face were in full view. Thinking of her slender and soft waist when he embraced her just now, some alluring thoughts came back again. Du Yafu was still gasping in admiration, ¡°Look at this tension, at this level, how you acted it out ah Jianchen, which was a completely awesome acting of Zhou Zhaozong. This kind of thousands twist of sorrow while the joy of losing and regaining, and also the pain and forbearance of wanting to say but unable to talk about it ¡­ damn, I¡¯m convinced, I¡¯m truly convinced. It has been a long time since I have seen such a splendid performance. Tell me exactly what you were thinking at that time and how did you manage to act so well?¡± Du Yafu¡¯s eyes were full of disbelief. Hearing that, Zhou Jianchen just smiled drily, ¡°That¡¯s because Yinyin collaborated well.¡± Yinyin ¡­ Liang Yin was startled. Unconsciously, Du Yafu just clapped his hands again and said, ¡°Don¡¯t say, I think some people are indeed innately fit to act. Speaking of your splendid acting, Yinyin isn¡¯t the least bit suppressed by you. Look here and here, she completely crushed your point. And here too, Xu Mengbai was momentarily wavered by your kiss. You can see how meticulous she was when she tremblingly closed her eyes. You were holding back your unrestrainedness while she was in control of the whole performance. As such and still able to control the scene, Yinyin ah, it¡¯s really a pity if you don¡¯t act anymore ah.¡± Du Yafu said and looked at Liang Yin again. Liang Yin smiled without saying anything. At this moment, Chen Hua¡¯en, who was watching the camera silently, finally opened his mouth, ¡°You were a bit slow getting into the role here just now.¡± The three people on the spot recouped their focuses hearing those words. ¡°Here.¡± Chen Hua¡¯en looked at Liang Yin then pointed at the camera screen again and said. On the screen, Zhou Jianchen moved forward to kiss her. She was stunned at first before she simply resisted and then stopped moving when she saw the Japanese man walk in at the door. ¡°En.¡± Watching it, Liang Yin understood what had occurred. She should have been stunned then resisted when Zhou Jianchen came forward to kiss her but she froze for a little too long. Although it was merely two seconds, the discerning eyes of Director Chen were like torches. ¡°You¡¯re simply picking bones out of eggs!¡± Du Yafu couldn¡¯t help saying after knowing the reason. According to him, Liang Yin¡¯s performance here was already top-notch. [T/N: ¼¦µ°ÀïÌô¹ÇÍ· (J¨©d¨¤n li ti¨¡o g¨² t¨®u) ¨C metaphor for nitpick / finding fault] Liang Yin didn¡¯t speak. According to Xu Mengbai¡¯s persona, she indeed should have reacted quicker. But at that time, the look in Zhou Jianchen¡¯s eyes when he lowered his head to kiss her made her lose focus for a moment ¡­ ¡°Do you need another take?¡± She asked. Pondering for a long while, Chen Hua¡¯en didn¡¯t ask for a retake but merely said, ¡°Just leave it and shoot the next scene first.¡± It meant that this take still passed. ¡°Hey, you¡¯re already satisfied, what¡¯s with the nitpick ah!¡± Du Yafu couldn¡¯t help but speak. Everyone knows Chen Hua¡¯en¡¯s character. If he is not satisfied, not to mention one or twice, he will shoot even ten or dozens of takes without fail. So once he said to leave it, he obviously was satisfied with it. Without explaining, Chen Hua¡¯en just put away the notebook in his hand and said to Liang Yin, ¡°You go touch up your makeup. The next scene will be ten minutes later.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Hearing him say so, Liang Yin dared not delay anymore but turned around to leave. Just as she was about to walk to the side, Zhou Jianchen had already stepped slightly aside again, giving her enough room to leave. Noticing that, Liang Yin paused then just finally walked past with her head down. Du Yafu had also kept in pace with her. He now loves Liang Yin¡¯s face so much. Her face is simply too beautiful on camera that he can¡¯t let anyone do it for him. Watching her leave, Zhou Jianchen then pulled a chair over to the side and sat down. Chen Hua¡¯en who was by the side suddenly spoke, ¡°You can get into the character now?¡± Zhou Jianchen had already taken the script to look at it. Hearing his words, his gaze paused when he quickly responded with a smile, ¡°En.¡± At first he couldn¡¯t get into the character, but now he has let it go completely. Lowering his legs, his entire body was tense at the beginning but now he was thoroughly relaxed. Not questioning anymore, Chen Hua¡¯en was still looking at the camera with full concentration, as if the question just now was merely a casual statement. On the other side, Du Yafu had meticulously touched up Liang Yin¡¯s makeup while clicking his tongue in wonder at the same time. Liang Yin¡¯s features are so good though they don¡¯t seem to be particularly remarkable but if viewed separately, the combination is simply boundlessly beautiful. She was just youthful back then, yet now she holds many charms. Liang Yin merely smiled hearing that, but her gaze couldn¡¯t help resting on Zhou Jianchen who was not far away. Zhou Jianchen was looking at the script, yet a trace of peculiarity emerged in her heart again. Was Zhou Jianchen really acting just now? The glance before he dropped the kiss caused her to lapse and reacted two seconds slower, because that gaze was too bleak and too profound making her momentarily lose her focus. She has never seen him possess such a profound gaze. It was as if he was in the character at that moment, yet seemingly not in the role at all. Later, when he embraced her so tightly, others could not feel it but she knew it well enough. That did not seem like merely acting at all. Once he returned to normal later, she could clearly see when he just raised his head that the rims of his eyes were red. If it was really acting, how strong must the emotion be to get into the character like this? Zhou Zhaozong should not have been like this to Xu Mengbai at that time. Liang Yin had watched all the movies he acted in, which was enough to separate his character-acting from himself, but just now, she couldn¡¯t tell whether he was Zhou Zhaozong or just himself. That gaze and that emotion were just too profound and too deep-seated. Too real. There was another ripple in her heart which very soon was suppressed a little bit again. Du Yafu had already touched up her lips lightly, precisely how Xu Mengbai should look after being kissed by Zhou Zhaozong. ********** Looking at the script in hand, Zhou Jianchen suddenly raised his head. Liang Yin was standing there holding a hand warmer while having her makeup touched up. He looked at her almost bare calves when a flash in his eyes as he fished out the cellphone from his pocket. Switching to WeChat, he browsed through it and finally found Rong Xin¡¯s name. ¨C ¡°How do you women get through filming during heavy winter?¡± Rong Xin, the twice awarded Film Empress, who is a veteran in the entertainment industry is also known to be his close friends in the circle. Who, however, is also the secret lover of his elder brother for nine years. Rong Xin¡¯s text message soon responded: ¨C Hand warmers, heating pads, heaters, down-jacket, snow boots ¡­ Immediately she asked: ¨C Do you intend to prepare for Liang Yin? Zhou Jianchen did not answer her question. He just glanced at it and put his cellphone away again. CH 20 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. The next shootings went smoothly. After Zhou Jianchen had let go, all his scenes were easily grasped. Liang Yin is naturally impeccable too. She would restrain when it should be Zhou Jianchen¡¯s scenes and exert subtle effect whenever it ought to be her scenes like the sudden clap of thunder in a noiseless place. At first everyone marveled at Zhou Jianchen¡¯s performance, but later, the crowd was drawn by her acting skills. The cinematographer was so in love with Liang Yin¡¯s face that he would keep close-ups of every frown and every smile, which even just a look-up could be used as posters and the shootings were really pleasing to the eyes. Liang Yin has indeed a characteristic face that can stand out no matter how close-up it is. When the filming ended in the evening, two complete costar scenes had been shot. ¡°Want to go eat for supper?¡± Du Yafu began to shout out again. He is a person who likes liveliness. ¡°No.¡± Liang Yin turned around to decline. She had changed into her own clothes but still felt a little cold. She was used to dressing thinly and even after she had changed now, it was only a woolen sweater and a pair of woolen pants. Glancing at her, Zhou Jianchen did not decline. The group of people then left separately while Liang Yin returned to the hotel in Xiao Tian¡¯s car. ¡°Sister Yin, if you want anything to eat, I¡¯ll go buy it.¡± Xiao Tian asked again once she brought the things back to the room. ¡°No need. You go do your own thing.¡± She had already eaten a boxed meal on the set just now. She is not picky about her meals and doesn¡¯t like to bother others. She often ate boxed meals with the crews previously. ¡°But ¡­ ¡° Xiao Tian was somewhat troubled. Liang Yin had indeed eaten dinner, but at that time, Director Chen was busy wrapping up, so she merely took a few bites. ¡°It¡¯s okay. I¡¯m not hungry.¡± Knowing what was on Xiao Tian¡¯s mind, Liang Yin replied with a smile. Xiao Tian felt a little helpless. ¡°You go back first. I¡¯ll call you if I need something.¡± Liang Yin added. Hearing that, Xiao Tian could only turn around and walk out. Although she has been with Liang Yin for a few days and is somewhat familiar with her, she after all is not close enough. Once Xiao Tian left, Liang Yin removed her makeup and took a shower. By the time she came out, her hair was tied up and she had changed into other clothes. It was a light pink sweatshirt with a pair of leggings underneath which was warm and comfortable that the whole person appeared particularly youthful. She didn¡¯t go to bed immediately, but merely took the script to read it on the sofa. It will be another highlight tomorrow. Not knowing how long had passed when there was a sudden knock at the door. Feeling somewhat surprised and wondering who else it would be at this time, Liang Yin went to the door and saw it was Zhou Jianchen. "" Liang Yin felt a little puzzled, but she still opened the door. She remembered that he had gone to eat just now. Outside the door, Zhou Jianchen¡¯s hands were full of things. Seeing her opening the door, he handed them over, ¡°For you.¡± Before Liang Yin could react, her hands were already full, ¡°What?¡± Zhou Jianchen didn¡¯t answer. Once he had handed over the things, he just turned around and swiped his card to go back to his room. Liang Yin was dazed and could only take the things back to her room. When she opened it, she froze on the spot again. Inside those several bags, one was loaded with several packets of heating pads; one held a pair of pink snow boots while another contained a still boiling-hot seafood porridge. A peculiar abrupt stirring roused in Liang Yin¡¯s heart. She suddenly remembered Zhou Jianchen¡¯s gaze swept over her legs more than once during daytime today. The cellphone rang again soon, it was actually Zhou Jianchen who sent a text message. ¡°Drink the porridge while it¡¯s hot.¡± After a while, there was another one, ¡°I remember you like seafood porridge.¡± Looking at it, Liang Yin was startled for a moment. She does indeed like seafood porridge, but she just didn¡¯t know how he could remember. It then suddenly occurred to her that many years ago when they went out for a dinner party, the director seemingly had said, ¡°Give Liang Yin another portion of seafood porridge, she likes it.¡± He seemed to be present at that time. ¡°Thank you.¡± Liang Yin didn¡¯t know what to say, hence merely returned this verse. Pondering it for a while, she added, ¡°How much are those shoes, I¡¯ll pay you back.¡± She originally intended to buy a pair of snow boots too. ¡°No need.¡± The text message came back soon. Knowing that he most likely wouldn¡¯t want it, she still felt a little uneasy just taking it like this. Yet Zhou Jianchen¡¯s text message came again, ¡°Does it fit?¡± Liang Yin didn¡¯t know how to answer. Zhou Jianchen¡¯s text message popped up again, ¡°Try it. I¡¯ll change it if it does not fit.¡± Not knowing what to say, Liang Yin could only take the shoes out to try it on. It wasn¡¯t too big nor too small but just right. ¡°It fits very well.¡± Liang Yin replied. ¡°I asked the set¡¯s staff.¡± Zhou Jianchen replied. Liang Yin knew it. ¡°Is the color okay? Need to change it?¡± Zhou Jianchen asked again. ¡°No need.¡± Liang Yin replied hurriedly. ¡°It¡¯s fine.¡± Though she felt the pink was too pink at first. ¡°Wear it then. It¡¯s cold on the set and you must keep warm.¡± Zhou Jianchen responded again. ¡°Paste the heating pads too. I¡¯ve asked, most actresses do that and it won¡¯t be visible during filming.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Liang Yin really didn¡¯t know what else to say anymore. ¡°Is your WeChat ID this cellphone number?¡± Zhou Jianchen asked again. ¡°No.¡± Liang Yin replied. Zhou Jianchen however texted back, ¡°My WeChat ID is my cellphone number, you can add me then.¡± Looking at this text message for a long time, Liang Yin finally returned a ¡°Okay.¡± She does have WeChat which she rarely uses since she has been abroad. Switching to WeChat, she logged in and added friends. A short while later, Zhou Jianchen¡¯s message came again, ¡°How¡¯s this seafood porridge?¡± ¡°I haven¡¯t eaten it yet.¡± Liang Yin replied. She was dazed again after she had responded. Her profile picture was a dog running, precisely the old Border collie that had passed away. Liang Yin felt a stab of sudden pain in her heart. ¡°Hurry up and eat it then. It won¡¯t taste good once it¡¯s cold.¡± Zhou Jianchen answered back again. Exiting her profile picture, Liang Yin responded with, ¡°En.¡± ¡°Your profile picture is Victor, right. I remember it¡¯s called that.¡± Zhou Jianchen, however, had seen her profile picture too. ¡°Yes.¡± She had once taken it to the shooting site. ¡°Is it okay? It should be pretty big now.¡± Zhou Jianchen asked. ¡°It died two month ago.¡± Liang Yin replied. Zhou Jianchen was silent for a moment when he quickly said, ¡°It is okay. You can always raise another one.¡± ¡°En.¡± Liang Yin responded, but she knew in her heart that she would never raise another one in this lifetime. "" ¡°I¡¯m going to have the porridge.¡± Liang Yin didn¡¯t want to continue this topic, hence she responded again. ¡°Okay.¡± Zhou Jianchen looked at it but there was no reply anymore. In the room, after browsing through all the chat-records, a smile then revealed on Zhou Jianchen¡¯s face. On his table was also a portion of the seafood porridge which he hadn¡¯t eaten yet. Opening it, it was still piping hot and tasted pretty good after he tried a mouthful. Having nothing to do, he switched to Weibo. His name once again trended on the hot search. When Hua¡¯en Studio announced the shooting of [Winter] in the morning, the internet went viral. Then ¡®StarLight Media¡¯ and ¡®Zhou Jianchen Studio¡¯ responded too, the fervor rose even more. Zhou Jianchen browsed through a few randomly, there were actually congratulations for ¡®getting what he wished-for¡¯ and he couldn¡¯t help smiling again. There weren¡¯t any bad comments and even if there was, Sister Shao most likely had long sorted it all out. Zhou Jianchen was in a very good mood. After pondering it, he just turned his camera on and took a photo which he then posted on Weibo. Zhou Jianchen: This shop¡¯s porridge is pretty good. Attached was a photo of the seafood porridge. As soon as this was posted on Weibo, there were instantly countless comments. ¨C My god, if I¡¯m not mistaken Brother Chen posted on Weibo again? ¨C I inexplicably feel that Brother Chen is in a good mood. ¨C So is it really because you got what you wished-for? ¨C Brother Chen, I¡¯ll ask softly, can you post a picture of my goddess? ¨C Could it be that I am the only one who wants to know where this porridge shop is? It looks very tasty. ¨C ¡­¡­. Looking at it, Zhou Jianchen¡¯s mood was even better. Putting his phone aside, he just drank the porridge again. CH 21 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. When Xiao Tian came over early the next morning, she was a little surprised to see those heating pads on the table but Liang Yin did not explain. She didn¡¯t put on the snow boots when she went out and still wore her own ankle boots. It was still dark outside when they arrived at the set which was brightly lit inside. Zhou Jianchen had a scene at 4 am and the crews had come early. Zhou Jianchen was listening to Chen Hua¡¯en¡¯s talk with a rather impatient look. The shot just now was not smooth. It was a fighting scene and his female co-star was not up to par with repeated no-takes and he had to keep filming dozens of times which was unbearably tiring. He raised his head at once with beams in his eyes hearing Liang Yin¡¯s arrival but when his sight fell on her feet, his gaze froze again. His eyes became profound when he looked up at Liang Yin. Liang Yin, however, avoided his line of sight and only responded to the greetings of others. After Chen Hua¡¯en finished his speech, they were asked for another retake. Retracting his gaze, Zhou Jianchen once again plunged into the script except his eyes became calm again. Liang Yin went to the dressing room to start styling and the makeup artist was already waiting there. Once all the makeup was done, an hour or so had passed. The makeup artist then left for the time being when Liang Yin started to change her clothes. ¡®Thud, thud, thud ¨C ¡® Knocking resounded on the door at this moment. Xiao Tian opened it and saw it was actually Zhou Jianchen¡¯s assistant, Ah Zhao, who had arrived. ¡°Sister Yin.¡± Ah Zhao came in and called out with a little awkwardness. The young staff on the set had been calling ¡®Brother Chen¡¯ and ¡®Sister Yin¡¯ for the past two days, so he followed suit. ¡°Brother Chen asked me to deliver this over.¡± Seeing there were no other people inside, he handed over the bag in his hand. Taking it, Liang Yin was somewhat surprised. When she opened it, she saw that it was a white down jacket inside. Ah Zhao said, ¡°Brother Chen went out to buy this last night. There was no stock in the store, so Brother Chen asked the boss to rush one overnight and this was delivered over a moment ago.¡± Seeing that Liang Yin was still a little confused, he added, ¡°There is a store specialized in making down jackets outside the filming base, which can be enlarged and lengthened to protect against cold.¡± Hearing that, Liang Yin instantly understood. ¡°If there is nothing else, I¡¯ll leave first.¡± Seeing that, Ah Zhao wanted to leave but when he reached the door, he suddenly turned back and said, ¡°Actually our Brother Chen is pretty good.¡± He appeared to have left with Brother Du and others last night, but he actually parted ways at the entrance. He went to look for the store that made down jackets himself, then to the mall to buy shoes before he turned back to buy porridge and even specially asked not to add any scallions. He has never seen Brother Chen so meticulous before. Brother Chen, has indeed liked Film Empress Liang all along. After saying that, Ah Zhao left while Liang Yin held on to the down jacket without moving for a while. She suddenly recalled the look in Zhou Jianchen¡¯s eyes just now. ¡°Sister Yin, I¡¯m sorry. It¡¯s my negligence.¡± On the side, Xiao Tian opened her mouth feeling somewhat apologetic. She had indeed been an assistant for several years, but she had been following Zhong Jianian all these while and had never dealt with preparation of female artistes entering the filming set, hence she had failed to arrange things comprehensively. ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡± Regaining her senses, Liang Yin shook her head and smiled at her again. For a newcomer, she has actually done quite well. Still blaming herself a little, Xiao Tian could only ask again, ¡°So do you want to paste these heating pads?¡± Liang Yin had already changed to qipao just now. Hesitating for a while, Liang Yin still replied, ¡°Let¡¯s do it.¡± When they left this morning, Xiao Tian asked her ¡°Would you like to bring these heating pads?¡± Without thinking it through, she merely replied, ¡°Bring then.¡± Undoing the qipao and sticking on the heating pads, a warm feeling soon came from her back. It was indeed very warm. Xiao Tian then took out the white down jacket in the bag when Liang Yin remained silent for a moment and still put it on. The down jacket was indeed long enough to the ankles which blocked the wind chill and she no longer felt cold anymore. Feeling this softness and warmth, Liang Yin¡¯s heart was rather heavy. Once everything was settled, she returned to the set again. Zhou Jianchen was already back to his seat resting, and the actress by his side was apologizing repeatedly and her pretty face was practically about to cry. The two retakes just now were all scrapped. Director Chen didn¡¯t say anything but Zhou Jianchen¡¯s face was very unsightly. She is an artiste from StarLight Media and also someone who the investor squeezed in to boost her popularity, so Zhou Jianchen was not only her co-star but also her boss. This performance of hers was indeed offensive to others. ¡°Yinyin, get ready. Your scene will be shot first later.¡± Seeing Liang Yin¡¯s arrival, Chen Hua¡¯en opened his mouth then. ¡°Okay.¡± Liang Yin responded promptly. She also knew more or less what had happened on her way here just now. When Zhou Jianchen heard her voice, he looked up at her then soon lowered his head again. There was indifference in his eyes which his emotions were hard to discern. Hearing that, the tears of the actress by the side finally trickled down. Liang Yin had already walked to her seat. She had only just sat down when she was stunned. At some point, a heater was placed next to her chair. Du Yafu smiled and said, ¡°Our Film Emperor Zhou bought it for you.¡± Liang Yin was dumbfounded. Looking up, Du Yafu had also come over to warm himself by the heater. ¡°As it happens, this benefitted us too.¡± Du Yafu explained with a smile. There was not only one additional heater in the set, but it was self-evident for whom those were bought. Liang Yin looked at Zhou Jianchen, whose head was lowered looking at the script without even looking up. ¡°Jianchen, you can¡¯t really be our Yinyin¡¯s fan, are you? Never seen you showing such consideration ar.¡± Hearing their conversation, the cinematographer who was adjusting the lens suddenly spoke on a whim. He had obviously paid attention to those news on the internet earlier. Zhou Jianchen has always been disinclined to care about others and he has never been seen to show such attentiveness to any actresses. Hearing his question, Zhou Jianchen raised his eyes and responded, ¡°The weather is so cold, I¡¯m afraid she will freeze.¡± Those sounded like words of concern, but the tone was otherworldly flat and detached, hence it sounded nothing out of the ordinary and not surprising at all. The cinematographer smiled hearing that and stopped asking again. Everyone could see that Zhou Jianchen was not in a good mood at the moment and as for the reason, perhaps it was because of the actress just now. Liang Yin, however, was a little quiet. Du Yafu who was by the side agreed, ¡°Yinyin really need to wear more. You wore just too little. It will be bad if you really freeze then. But your down jacket today is good, enough to block the wind. Yesterday¡¯s one was just too short.¡± He is precisely a chatterbox, who completely disregards whether he should pick the kettle that is not boiling*. Hence, Liang Yin somehow didn¡¯t know how to respond. [T/N: Äĺø²»¿ªÌáÄĺø (N¨£ h¨² b¨´ k¨¡i t¨ª n¨£ h¨²) ¨C means someone saying or doing something that shouldn¡¯t be mentioned in front of others, or bringing up a sensitive subject.] ¡°You should also change your shoes. I see you girls either wear those kinds of snow boots or those warm types. Ask your assistant to go buy a pair too when you go back ¡­ ¡° Du Yafu looked at the leather boots on her feet and started to suggest. Zhou Jianchen heard that and closed the script suddenly. Liang Yin looked up in surprise yet Zhou Jianchen had already walked up to her, ¡°Let¡¯s go rehearse our scene.¡± Feeling a little stunned, Liang Yin still stood up, ¡°Okay.¡± ¡°Yo, Jianchen even took the initiative to rehearse the scene?¡± Once the two left, Du Yafu felt somewhat flabbergasted. The cinematographer seemed to have seen something as he spoke with a smile, ¡°Jianchen might have been distressed by Cheng Qingqing just now.¡± Cheng Qingqing, is precisely the actress who just could not get in the character. Liang Yin followed Zhou Jianchen to the scene site when Xiao Tian¡¯s cellphone rang. Looking at it, it was a call from Zhong Jianian. She walked to the side quickly and answered in a low voice. ¡°Hello, Boss?¡± Although she has come to Liang Yin¡¯s side, she still addresses him as before. ¡°Xiao Tian ah, is Yinyin filming?¡± Zhong Jianian asked on the phone. ¡°En, Sister Yin is filming.¡± Xiao Tian replied. ¡°How is it? Is she doing well?¡± Zhong Jianian asked again with concern. ¡°En, Sister Yin is doing fine.¡± Xiao Tian glanced at Liang Yin¡¯s figure in the distance. She wanted to say something but in the end she said nothing. She naturally saw the distinction between Zhou Jianchen and Liang Yin too, but after all she is a discreet person. ¡°That¡¯s good. You take good care of her for me ah. Once the matter here is done, I¡¯ll come over to visit her at the filming set.¡± Zhong Jianian is very confident in Chen Hua¡¯en. He has never come to visit the shooting of his movies that he invested in, but this time with Liang Yin here, he has to take the time no matter what to come over and have a look. Yinyin is a member of the Zhong family, so he has to care more. ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll tell Sister Yin.¡± Xiao Yin responded. ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll hang up then if there¡¯s nothing else.¡± Zhong Jianian said, and hung up the phone. He was so busy like the spinning-top rotating all day long. Zhou Jianchen had reached the scene site and was waiting for Liang Ying to come over. The lighting artists who were doing the final setting on the side greeted him successively when they saw him, but he paid none of them any heed. When Liang Yin arrived, he opened his mouth and simply said, ¡°You don¡¯t feel cold?¡± Liang Yin was a little surprised, but he had already retracted his gaze coldly and said, ¡°Let¡¯s rehearse.¡± Liang Yin could only respond with ¡°En.¡± Liang Yin had already reciprocated what he just said was the matter of the shoes. The scene that they were rehearsing was a major scene, which was also the beginning of the script where Zhou Zhaozong, played by Zhou Jianchen, suspected that Xu Mengbai was all the while a cover of the underground organization, so he deliberately came to sound her out. Both of them were prepared and the rehearsal went smoothly. Except Liang Yin clearly felt the emotion that Zhou Jianchen kept suppressing. His face was cold all the way and his speech was plainly terse. Liang Yin knew, but she could only remain silent. By the time the rehearsal ended, the filming commenced. Zhou Jianchen seemed to be completely in the role. He portrayed to astuteness the frivolity and sharpness of Zhou Zhaozong at the beginning, as he interrogated Xu Mengbai in an attempt to find flaws in her. While Xu Mengbai, played by Liang Yin, was nevertheless calm and composed, seemingly recklessly coquettish, but in fact, she thoroughly defused all of Zhou Zhaozong¡¯s onslaught cautiously. In this scene, both were masters exchanging blows inside and outside the scene, which was totally immersive. At the end Zhou Zhaozong was about to leave when he turned around and forced Xu Mengbai onto the sofa, and Chen Hua¡¯en shouted, ¡°Cut!¡± All those present also took a sigh of relief, since they had been tortured half to death by the co-starring scene between Cheng Qingqing and Zhou Jianchen in the morning. This time seeing him and Liang Yin performing such a long scene from beginning to end, they couldn¡¯t help but sigh in their hearts that comparison between people would only annoy others. One actress kept making mistakes, which not only dragged the other actor, but at the same time also affected the entire crew. By the side of the sofa, Zhou Jianchen, who was bending over forcing Liang Yin to the corner, also stood up straight. Except he did not leave immediately but looked at Liang Yin who was still sitting on the sofa and asked directly, ¡°You do know I like you, right?¡± His gaze had become intensely calm, as if all his emotions could finally be vented out once the scene was over. Liang Yin looked at him, but she was muddled on the spot for a moment. CH 22 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. Liang Yin couldn¡¯t sleep for a long time that night. She sat on the bed with the reading light looking at the script without assimilating a single word and it was already 11pm. Zhou Jianchen turned around and left her dumbfounded on the spot after saying that sentence during the day. Then it was filming again and apart from the script dialogues, he didn¡¯t speak a word to her anymore. When they had screen time together, he did look at her but she wasn¡¯t able to see clearly the emotions in his eyes. He seemed to be fully playing the role of Zhou Zhaozong and nothing else. But she could still sense his mood. Remaining silent, his eyes had turned cold and everything clearly depicted his sadness. When work ended at eight and everyone went for supper together, she went along but he merely said ¡°Not going¡±, ¡°A little tired¡±, then turned and walked away. His sadness seemed to be afflicted by her. He spoke out that sentence and waited for her to answer. Without her reply, he would just continue waiting. Silence response, just waiting for your answer. But, what could be her answer? The room was terribly quiet. Sitting there, Liang Yin¡¯s heart was even heavier. It¡¯s not that she didn¡¯t perceive his liking for her. She was rather uncertain at first, but when he sent those things over, she totally understood. But how could she accept it? Those snow boots were indeed warm, but she couldn¡¯t put them on after all. It was just too intimate and leapt across too many attachments. Liang Yin didn¡¯t know when Zhou Jianchen fell in love with her. He once said that he liked her, except he just clarified it as merely a joke and not worth mentioning later. When they met again in the airport, he was also indifferent which she expected was due to his temperament. She was also preoccupied at that time and didn¡¯t take it seriously. He then let his assistant send her home while he got caught in the whirlpool of publicity which he again personally came out to resolve later and cleared all of her suspicion, but her heart eventually sensed a hint of inkling. However, without any basis, everything was fleeting leaving without a trace. Until his kiss yesterday, she finally knew about it in an instant. When he wiped the lipstick smudge around her lips later and those things that he sent later, she was completely sure. She has always been an acute person. Once she seemed to have isolated everything because of Zhong Mingzhen but now, she has total insight. That kiss of his was too earnest. He wanted to control his own rhythm for that kissing scene but was thrown into confusion at once. She had never had such a passionate kiss with anyone and for a moment, she seemingly could feel his beating heart. However, that¡¯s all there was to it. She has loved Zhong Mingzhen for more than 10 years and though it is over, she has never thought of starting again. Without him speaking openly about it, she could only tell him tactfully, thank you for your kindness, but I¡¯m sorry. Not wearing those shoes was precisely to express her intention. She was not guileful enough. She thought this was probably the best way to deal with it. But who would have thought that seeing it, he was silent and when she thought it would just pass like this, he could no longer hold back. ¡°You do know I like you, right.¡± As if afraid that she wouldn¡¯t understand and he seemed quite unwilling to give up. Contrarily, carrying along that kind of sadness couldn¡¯t have been clearer. Liang Yin didn¡¯t know when he liked her or why he liked her, but that kind of sadness made her feel uneasy. Closing the script, she picked up her cellphone and tapped into Weibo. The first post nevertheless was his news. It actually was a song shared. The time was 10 minutes ago. Looking at it, Liang Yin¡¯s heart stirred up at once. She thought he ought to have fallen asleep long ago, but she didn¡¯t expect him to be awake all along. The comments below were already buzzing. ¨C My God! How come Brother Chen is still up so late! ¨C What does Brother Chen mean by sharing this song ah? ¨C Eventually sensing that Brother Chen is feeling very low ah ¡­ ¨C Oh my, this song is so sad and my heart is broken thinking that my Brother Chen is listening to this kind of song in the middle of the night! ¨C So who is Brother Chen sharing this with ¡­ In addition, there were: ¨C Thank you Brother Chen for sharing Cen Ye¡¯s new song, and wishing that Brother Chen¡¯s new movie will be a great hit! Looking at it, Liang Yin tapped into his Weibo homepage and on it were several of his recent tweets. When her gaze fell on the Weibo he posted yesterday, her heart stopped again for a moment. ¨C This store¡¯s porridge is pretty good. A photo with just a few simple words yet explained a lot. Browsing through several other posts, the thoughts that she once had was finally confirmed and her gaze eventually quivered. Those Weibo that Zhou Jianchen had posted were indeed related to her. The picture of a table he posted that day was after he sent her home; he then posted a photo of Ah Zhao after asking if she needed help finding an assistant; the one yesterday was after bringing her the seafood porridge; as for today ¡­. Liang Yin listened to the lyrics and understood all of it. ¨C He really likes you, but has never mentioned it ¡­ He hasn¡¯t posted on Weibo for a long time, but recently, he has initiated a total of 6 posts, in addition to the initial ¡®Ah¡¯, and also those latter posts were all related to her. Even the post of [Qing Cheng Jue] was also after she hadn¡¯t been clarified ¡­ The more complicated Liang Yin felt, the more distinct Zhou Jianchen¡¯s feelings seemed to be, but was also more heavier. Refreshing Weibo, Zhou Jianchen¡¯s Weibo has been updated again. Zhou Jianchen: You¡¯re welcome. // Cen Ye: Thank you Brother Chen for your likes. Once this Weibo was posted, there were countless comments again. No one thought that Zhou Jianchen would still be browsing Weibo at this late hour, let alone his reply. Seeing it, Liang Yin understood all at once. He hasn¡¯t slept, perhaps he has been waiting. Waiting for her to answer him. You do know that I like you, right? Either she knew or not, she eventually should give an answer. With a quivering gaze, Liang Yin finally switched to WeChat and found his name. Zhou Jianchen was frank without concealment. His profile appeared to be him feeding the pigeons in a square. That place seemed to be the city where she had lived for 5 years. Hesitated for a long time, Liang Yin still typed out the words ¨C ¨C Zhou Jianchen, you should find someone more befitting you. She is not right for him after all. After confirming there was no mistake, she sent it out ¡­ Sitting on the sofa in the room, the song kept looping on his cellphone. Zhou Jianchen could not sleep, so he browsed through Weibo randomly and inadvertently saw someone recommended this new singer, so he clicked on it at will and listened, on which he just tuned in to it. He knew nothing about music, but the verse ¡°He really likes you, but has never mentioned it¡± sang into his heart. He has been waiting for Liang Yin¡¯s answer. Without any response, he just kept waiting and not willing to go to sleep. He has never expressed himself so frankly. The kind that unveiling his innermost being and exposing himself without any disguise was heartbreaking and unbearably painful. That kiss finally made him choose to face up to his feelings. It is not illegal to like someone. So what if he has once liked her and still likes her all this time, and will continue to like her in the future. But he didn¡¯t expect she would still reject him. He thought she would accept, it was merely a pair of shoes, a bowl of porridge and some heat pads. What was the matter to just accept it, but who knew, she just put it aside in the end. She seemed to see through his mind at once and then refused without the least hesitation. But he didn¡¯t understand what had he done incorrectly for her to keep rejecting him like this, then and now. It wasn¡¯t like he didn¡¯t grieve. All his feelings were unworthy 5 years ago and 5 years later, he once again mustered up the courage but the outcome was still the same. He has really never felt so inferior before. A WeChat message popped up on the phone all of the sudden and his heart sank to the bottom once again after just a glance. Tapping on it, it was merely a sentence ¨C ¡°Zhou Jianchen, you should find someone more befitting you.¡± The rims of Zhou Jianchen¡¯s felt warm all at once. After waiting for the whole day and after so many years, she finally gave him this answer. ¡°Why?¡± Holding it down, he sent this message out. The once verse ¡°He is a very outstanding actor¡± to this now ¡°You should find someone more befitting you¡±, all were rejection words. ¡°Am I no good?¡± He typed out a few more words. He couldn¡¯t ask this last time, but this time he must ask clearly. Looking at those few words, Liang Yin wanted to answer but she didn¡¯t know what to reply. Is he no good? Of course he is good. He is everyone¡¯s favorite ¡®Brother Chen¡¯, the person grata in the entertainment industry with countless fans, innumerable honors, most popular wherever he goes and any of his Weibo posts can lead to heated discussion. As long as he is willing, not knowing how many girls want to marry him. She, however, is really just not suitable. ¡°I was married.¡± She finally replied. After a pause, another sentence, ¡°I like him a lot.¡± He ought to have a better girl, while she, never thought about starting again even if it has ended. Zhou Jianchen originally wanted to reply ¡°I knew that already¡±, but looking at the next sentence she sent, all the words just ran aground. He had guessed the reason she married into a wealthy family and he had thought a lot about it, but he never thought it would be this. How much affection was there to add ¡®a lot¡¯ at the back of the words and for her to still use this as a reason to reject him after they are separated? Thinking of the man he saw last time, jealousy spread in his heart, but in the end, it just turned into heart-wrenching pain. He wanted to say something back, but he had lost again and again, and had nothing more to say. The cellphone beeped again, it was Sister Shao calling. ¡°Hello?¡± Glancing at it, Zhou Jianchen still put it through. Sister Shao¡¯s words were still direct, ¡°Even if you like Liang Yin again, you should still pay attention to the consequences. Forwarding such a song, aren¡¯t you afraid of being rejected again when the time comes?¡± The lesson from the past is still in sight. As shrewd as Sister Shao is, she naturally realized the meaning of his Weibo again. He didn¡¯t get what he wished for 5 years ago and he is still unwilling to give up 5 years later. Zhou Jianchen listened and only replied, ¡°She has already turned me down.¡± ¡° ¡­.. ¡° His voice was forlorn and all of Sister Shao¡¯s words were muted. Zhou Jianchen quickly hung up the phone again. Looking at WeChat, he finally didn¡¯t answer back. Exiting WeChat, the interface was back to Weibo. The two comments just now were still buzzing. He looked then finally still deleted them. After the deletion, he then called Zhou Zuokang¡¯s cellphone. ¡°Found a newcomer, Cen Ye, who sings well. You can sign him up.¡± A favor owed would eventually be repaid. Zhou Zhuokang on the other end of the call did not ask much. He just wrote the name down and said, ¡°Okay.¡± ********** Nothing happened the next few days. All the filming process went smoothly, except everyone could sense Zhou Jianchen¡¯s bad mood. He didn¡¯t lose his temper, but just sat there without saying a word and no one dared to approach him. No one knew what was wrong with him. The scene with Cheng Qingqing had long been completed and the few subsequent scenes went smoothly, hence no one knew why. Du Yafu actually did ask a few questions, but Zhou Jianchen did not reply, so he had to give up. He more or less knows Zhou Jianchen¡¯s temper. He more often than not appears cold-faced, but only when he is really in a bad mood does he completely ignore others. The calmest person on the set was still Chen Hua¡¯en. He doesn¡¯t care about the mood of the performers as long as the scenes are filmed well. Zhou Jianchen¡¯s performance is still praiseworthy, hence he just pretended not knowing about anything else. Liang Yin was most aware of all this, but she could only remain silent. Zhou Jianchen had not the least interaction with her these past few days and the WeChat message was never answered, so she thought perhaps he had already figured things out. He just needed time now. She was even more diligent with her acting, not daring to hold up every second and minute of his time. ********** After shooting a scene today, Liang Yin felt the unusual gazes of everyone around her. She was a little confused. Once she returned to her seat, Xiao Tian handed her the cellphone and said, ¡°Sister Yin, Sister Ruona called you just now.¡± Hearing Ruona¡¯s name, an ominous feeling rose in Liang Yin¡¯s heart. Ruona knew she was filming and had only sent her WeChat messages at night recently. She would never look for her at this hour. Not forgetting everyone¡¯s gazes just now, she did not immediately call Ruona but switched to Weibo right away. On hot search, her name was indeed trending again. Expanding it for a look, it was ¨C ¡°According to an insider, Film Empress Liang Yin¡¯s retirement was merely because she married into a wealthy family. She has now divorced and been reduced to being an abandoned rich wife.¡± ********** A week ago when Hua¡¯en Studio announced the beginning filming of [Winter], the whole internet was momentarily buzzing. Zhou Jianchen was acting again after 2 years and Film Empress Liang¡¯s comeback after 5 years, all of which became hot topics. All her fans were rejoicing at her return and everyone was speculating that her return might be due to Chen Hua¡¯en¡¯s request. The countless casting of the female lead in [Winter] had long been a well-known matter. There were also some who were curious about Film Empress Liang¡¯s whereabouts during these past 5 years, but under the heated discussion of the entire internet, these outdated topics were instantly submerged. After all, there was still the prerequisite of a car accident that year. But a while ago, someone just consequently broke the news. Liang Yin¡¯s retirement from acting 5 years ago was merely because she married into a wealthy family, but now that she is divorced and has been completely reduced to being an abandoned rich wife. The specific reasons were not conveniently elaborated, but being able to marry into a wealthy family back then was nothing more than her employing subtlety tricks. As soon as this explosive allegation came out, everyone was in an uproar and the internet instantly blew up. CH 23.1 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. Various topics were still spiraling on the internet. The topic between female celebrities and the wealthy family has always caused a merry chase amongst the people. Many were doubting but a lot more were already convinced. The explosive allegation was reported on a certain forum by an insider. Although those few words only appeared briefly, everything said was too spot on. A lot of people were baffled with Film Empress Liang¡¯s retirement back then. Just when her popularity was on the rise with boundless prospects after she was conferred the Film Empress¡¯ title abroad, she was now said to have married into a wealthy family thus all the misgivings have reasonable explanation. It is precisely many young female celebrities¡¯ lifetime dream to marry into a wealthy family. With her wish fulfilled, why should she stay in the entertainment circle? No matter how impressive the entertainment industry is, it is nothing but a tumultuous struggle that eventually can¡¯t match to being a wealthy wife with stability and a dignified identity. As for her divorce, there were also traces to go along with. After retiring for 5 years, how could she just make a comeback when said so. And how could she appear alone at the airport on her return. Shouldn¡¯t there be one or two bodyguards and assistants by her side if she is still a wealthy wife. As such, the comment about her being the rich abandoned wife seemed confirmed. As for why she was abandoned, the insider was not at the liberty to elaborate, but this did not prevent people from speculating. She could have used subtle means to marry into the wealthy family yet by what means was exactly unknown, but it was most likely unscrupulous. Now that she was divorced and was driven out of the family, her tactics probably had been resented. Isn¡¯t it precisely true that retribution will come when the timing is right? The prying public has always liked this kind of drama. People had also speculated that Film Empress Liang surely was not loved after marrying into the wealthy family these years, otherwise this wouldn¡¯t remain a secret for so many years, which obviously was the reason why the wealthy family didn¡¯t make it known. There are also those wanting to know who exactly was Liang Yin married to, but the insider has withheld the information, hence everyone can only continue to guess. It can be vaguely reckoned that this wealthy family¡¯s background is not simple. Liang Yin has always been a low-key person without the least bit of taint all these years, but the comments instantly reversed when these allegations broke out. ¨C Damn it! If she had really retired due to marrying into a wealthy family back then, I would have turned anti-fan! Why couldn¡¯t you just come forward and say if you had married into a wealthy family, didn¡¯t you know that so many people were worried about you back then? ¨C I have once thought she was the most squeaky clean actress in the entertainment industry, but now I realize that I am simply too naive! ¨C So, her comeback is to quickly make money after getting kicked out of the wealthy family? I was wondering why she came back so unexpectedly. ¨C Even mentioned that it was Director Chen who cordially invited her to make a comeback. Pooh, really big face! ¨C ¡­.. All sorts of opinions were over the internet. There are still some who continue to support her, but their influences were too weak in the face of the grand public opinion. Standing on the set, Liang Yin browsed through all the contents with only stillness in her heart. She finally understood why everyone was looking at her with such peculiar gazes. How sensational was the topic of an actress reduced to being a rich abandoned wife, not to mention she was still alongside them. She is never one to make her affairs public, but she could only accept all these when the day came and when all her affairs were made public for comment. ¡°Sister Yin, warm your hands up.¡± Xiao Tian fell silent watching her standing still with her cellphone, and couldn¡¯t help but to pass over the hand-warmer with eyes full of concern. ¡°En.¡± Liang Yin took the hand-warmer and sat down after she responded. The hand-warmer did warm her hands, but her heart felt chilled at once. The phone rang. It was Ruona who called again. ¡°Hello?¡± Liang Yin picked the call up. ¡°Yinyin?¡± Ruona asked. ¡°En.¡± Liang Yin replied. ¡°You saw the online news?¡± Ruona asked immediately after getting acknowledged. ¡°I¡¯ve seen it.¡± Liang Yin answered. Ruona was somewhat dumbfounded, obviously surprised at her calmness then quickly asked, ¡°Then, do you know who disclosed it? This person obviously wants to ruin you! The disclosure was not sooner or later, but precisely at this time, this person simply doesn¡¯t want you to live well!¡± Ruona sounded on the verge of crying, ¡°And they obviously came prepared. Within an hour, the news has circulated over the entire internet and now it¡¯s full of articles against you!¡± Liang Yin listened to her resentment, yet she merely replied, ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± Ruona sounded even more whimpering, ¡°Only those in their circle knew you married the Zhong family, so who is it after all? What kind of deep-seated hatred is there to treat you like this?¡± Liang Yin was silent. She really didn¡¯t know who it was. Her marriage to Zhong Mingzhen was not publicly made known, yet there were still many people in the circle who knew about it, and she didn¡¯t know which one of them this would be. It was not that she hadn¡¯t been hated out of jealousy these years. There are truly too many people who are fond of Zhong Mingzhen. No one treated her in any way while she was Mrs. Zhong at that time, but now that she has left the Zhong family and is no longer under their protection, who knows if someone will do anything. Back then, wasn¡¯t Tang Yue just as crazy? The photo of Qiao Shan¡¯s radiant but flaunting smiling face did appear in Liang Yin¡¯s mind. But if it was really her, hadn¡¯t she already got everything she wanted, so why bother to spare her none and be so ruthless. ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± She could only reply like this in the end. ¡°Then, what¡¯s to be done now ah? Yinyin, do you want to come out to clarify, or maybe I can help you explain? The internet rumors are now getting more and more outrageous that I feel so furious seeing it!¡± Not only has she been labeled an ¡®abandoned rich wife¡¯, but there was even hearsay that her appearance in Director Chen¡¯s movie back then was due to unspoken favor, and her comeback now was also through the connection with Director Chen ¡­ ¡°Ruona.¡° Hearing that, Liang Yin just interrupted her, ¡°Don¡¯t help me explain.¡± She did see the comments about those ¡®unspoken favor¡¯, and she was really unwilling to implicate Ruona again. ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± Moreover, what is there to explain anyway? Explain that she didn¡¯t marry into a wealthy family? Explain that she didn¡¯t just retire because she married into a wealthy family? Or explain that she really didn¡¯t use any means to marry into a wealthy family? She knew what the state of affairs was, but in others¡¯ views, perhaps she had really used unscrupulous means to grab Zhong Mingzhen. As it happens, did Zhong Mingzhen also think that way too? She simply could not devise any response at all, because if she had been determined that night, these matters could really have been prevented. And if it had been averted, Zhong Mingzhen really would not have married her. Her retirement was really because she married into the Zhong family, but the unexpected car accident disrupted all the plans. And now, though she was not abandoned, was there any difference from being abandoned? Filing for divorce first was merely to grant herself the final self-respect. All the matters were wrong, yet she was unable to explain anything. ¡°Take your positions and prepare to start the next scene!¡± The call had already hung up, and in the distance, the production assistant started shouting again. Recovering her reverie, Liang Yin handed the hand-warmer back to Xiao Tian then stood up again and said, ¡°I¡¯m going to shoot the scene.¡± Saying that, she took off her jacket again and walked towards the set. ********** Originally wanting to calm herself down and devote in the role, Liang Yin nevertheless had overestimated herself in the end. In this simple scene together, she repeatedly ran into four bad takes before passing. Even Chen Hua¡¯en gave her a peculiar look when she was done. Zhou Jianchen who was at the side also glanced at her with a complicated, hard to understand gaze. She has never made more than three bad takes since filming. The glance was quickly retracted since the scene he needed to perform was a continuous scene which he still had to carry on filming. Liang Yin walked back to her seat and approached Chen Hua¡¯en before she walked towards the restroom. She needed to find a place to calm herself down all at once. Except when she reached the restroom¡¯s door, she stopped abruptly. Behind the door, there were voices. ¡°Eh, have you seen it? On Weibo, about Liang Yin.¡± ¡°I saw it already. Wow, I used to like her a lot. Didn¡¯t expect her to be such a person.¡± ¡°Yes ah. She seems so low-key, but I never thought she would actually be able to use unscrupulous means to marry into a wealthy family.¡± ¡°That¡¯s why never judge a person by her appearance ah!¡± Liang Yin¡¯s heart skipped once hearing that. The people inside were still talking. ¡°Now I just want to know what tactics she used back then. If I can learn that, I might also marry a rich man.¡± ¡°Where are there so many rich people ah.¡± ¡°Oh right. Do you think it is precisely because of this matter that Brother Chen¡¯s mood is so bad these days ah? Isn¡¯t he a great fan of Liang Yin? Now that he knows Liang Yin is such a person, he must feel particularly disgusted ¡­ ¡° ¡°Saying that, it¡¯s really possible. The information that circulated amongst them is certainly faster than ours. Brother Chen probably knew it several days ahead. Since Brother Chen can¡¯t tolerate grit in his eyes, if he finds out that the person he idolized used unscrupulous means just for the sake of climbing the social ladders, he must feel particularly upset ¡­ ¡° ¡°There is more. Do you think there is really something between her and Director Chen ah? Back then, Director Chen simply casted her as the female lead in her first movie, and now that she is back after her divorce, Director Chen let her be the female lead again ¡­ ¡° ¡°You can¡¯t talk irresponsibly about this. Director Chen¡¯s casting is still rather stringent and there has never been any news of unwritten favors these many years ¡­ ¡° ¡°I am just trying to say she has good tactics ¡­ ¡° ¡°Bang ¨C ¡° Hearing this, Liang Yin finally pushed the door open. The people inside were startled, and seeing that it was her, they hastily spoke in panic, ¡°Sister Yin ¨C ¡° It was two young girls in their twenties, who were not known from which team or whose assistants. Glancing at them, Liang Yin did not say anything. She merely walked to the sink to wash her hands that were stained with blood for the scene just now. The two young girls were somewhat flustered when they saw her not uttering a word, but seeing that she also did not condemn them, they hurriedly took their leave, ¡°Sister Yin, we will go first.¡± Saying that, they pulled each other and walked out without waiting for her response. Liang Yin did not stop them. As soon as they left, the restroom became silent again. This was assigned as the ladies restroom which was located inside the set where few people pass by. As Liang Yin washed her hands, she suddenly stopped again. Looking at the sink, tears trickled down all of a sudden. She didn¡¯t want to take heed of it, but the motions eventually still compelled her. CH 23.2 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. At the filming site, Du Yafu watched Liang Yin leave, then took out his cellphone and handed it to Chen Hua¡¯en. The screen was turned on and it was precisely Weibo¡¯s interface. Chen Hua¡¯en took a quick glance before withdrawing his gaze. ¡°You know?¡± Du Yafu was a little surprised. Originally, he wanted to tell him the reason for Liang Yin¡¯s abnormality just now, but he didn¡¯t expect him to be so calm. What he showed was precisely the news about ¡®Film Empress Liang is basically an abandoned rich wife¡¯. He didn¡¯t know at first. It was nevertheless a friend who deliberately sent the link to tell him. Looking at the camera, Chen Hua¡¯en didn¡¯t answer him. Du Yafu asked hastily, ¡°Are all these true?¡± He always thought her retirement was because of the car accident and never expected that she had actually married into a wealthy family. Furthermore, there was something about unscrupulous tactics in order to marry a wealthy family and something about being an abandoned rich wife, and even something unclear between her and Director Chen ¡­ which were simply bizarre. Hearing that, Chen Hua¡¯en¡¯s reply was actually indifferent, ¡°A few groundless nonsense talks.¡± ¨C Merely a sentence which was enough to express his attitude. ********** After that it was intense filming and Liang Yin still made lots of mistakes, in which Chen Hua¡¯en granted her enough patience. Except the set was depressive and the atmosphere was inexplicably strange. Sensing something was amiss, Zhou Jianchen didn¡¯t know why. By the time all the scenes were shot, it was already 6pm. Everyone started to pack up and Zhou Jianchen put down the props in his hand and was about to leave. But whisperings were heard from the side. It was two props specialists who were packing things up. ¡°I really didn¡¯t expect that Film Empress Liang was actually married.¡± ¡°Yeah, there was not the least bit of news about it before. But now it¡¯s really tragic ¡­ ¡° The two people walked-by carrying the props as they talked. Frowning, Zhou Jianchen felt something must have happened. ¡°What happened?¡± He turned his head to ask Ah Zhao. ¡°Sister Yin is trending on hot search.¡± Looking at his expression, Ah Zhao handed his cellphone over. Brother Chen had not been on Weibo for the past two days and even rarely browsed through his phone. Taking the phone for a quick glance, Zhou Jianchen¡¯s expression changed instantly. The Weibo site at this moment was full of rumors about ¡®Film Express Liang being the abandoned wife of a wealthy family.¡¯ Zhou Jianchen¡¯s expression completely darkened as he browsed through rows and rows of comments. He finally understood what had happened and realized why she, who has consistently performed without a hitch, kept making mistakes today. Once he looked up, Liang Yin was packing up her things, yet everyone nearby was looking at her furtively. Some were whispering and some were even finger-pointing. Yet she seemed oblivious to these and just continued to pack up. Watching this, Zhou Jianchen¡¯s heart seized at once. The entertainment industry is rather a brutal place where not knowing how many people eat the human-blood buns. ¡°Yinyin, let¡¯s go to dinner later ah!¡± Du Yafu suddenly shouted at the side. Since he already knew Chen Hua¡¯en¡¯s attitude, he didn¡¯t think about anything else anymore. Moreover, he has always valued Liang Yin. Looking up, Liang Yin was a little surprised but soon she just smiled, ¡°I¡¯m not going, you guys go ahead.¡± After saying that, she lowered her head again. She knew Du Yafu¡¯s good intentions, but she really wasn¡¯t in that mood now. Once her things were packed up, she looked up again and said, ¡°I¡¯m going to change my clothes first.¡± She still had a smile on her face, but anyone could feel the constraint. After she had left, someone at the side started whispering again, ¡°It¡¯s indeed true! Look at her reaction now!¡± ¡°Yes ah, she even made so many mistakes this afternoon!¡± ¡°She has really been abandoned by the wealthy family ah!¡± ¡° ¡­¡­ ¡° With stirrings in his eyes, Zhou Jianchen quickly turned around again. ********** Once Liang Yin returned to the dressing room, the actresses inside stood up, as if avoiding her when they saw her enter and walked out after a perfunctory greeting. Only a few makeup artists stayed behind, pretending busy with packing up various items. Xiao Tian felt really furious, but Liang Yin did not say anything. She was now packed with negative-news, so who wants to be close to her. After removing her makeup, taking off the wig and jewelry then changed into her own clothes, everything returned to normal again. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Looking at the person in the mirror, she then stood up and said to Xiao Tian. The person in the mirror looked pale, and everyone could see the disillusioned. It was a long way from the dressing room to the entrance, and along the way, not knowing how many peculiar gazes were casted at her. Everyone kept their distance which Liang Yin noticed but pretended not knowing. She knew what they were thinking, and she could only endure no matter how unbearable she felt. She was like a person who was stripped naked with nowhere to hide but could only stand upright and continue walking ahead. Just as she reached the door, Zhou Jianchen¡¯s car had suddenly pulled up in front of her. ¡°Get in.¡± With the car window down, Zhou Jianchen looked at her and spoke coldly. He had changed his clothes at some point. Liang Yin was stunned. Seeing her standing motionless, Zhou Jianchen got out of the car to walk over and pull open the car door for her. He stood by the door without uttering a word, but his gaze was unwavering. Looking at him, Liang Yin was still not moving. Zhou Jianchen looked profoundly at her, then stepped forward to take her hand. Liang Yin felt instantly panicked, but Zhou Jianchen had already shoved her into the front passenger seat. The car door was slammed shut and he soon got in the driver¡¯s seat. ¡°Zhou Jianchen!¡± Liang Yin exclaimed. Leaning over, Zhou Jianchen then helped her fasten the seat belt. Liang Yin could not move all of a sudden sensing his proximity. ¡°I¡¯ll take you to dinner.¡± Zhou Jianchen said as he sat up straight again after she was fastened in. His voice was cold but unusually decisive. Saying that, he turned the key to ignite the engine. Though his body bore coldness, he did make others feel warm when he was close. Liang Yin, however, seemed to finally understand his intent when she hastily pressed his hand to stop him, ¡°Zhou Jianchen, don¡¯t!¡± She knew what he wanted to do. He must have seen the news on the internet and wanted to do something for her. She had made such sensational news and being with him like this now would precisely stir up much bigger news to help ward it off. But if this happens then, who knows how sensational it will cause. She is already an abandoned rich wife in everyone¡¯s eyes. If he goes to dinner with her then and if they are caught on camera, who knows what will be written again. He is using himself to shield her! What he should do now is to protect himself and keep his distance from her. ¡°Zhou Jianchen, don¡¯t!¡± With tears around the rims of her eyes, Liang Yin held his hand and unwilling to let go. Looking at her for a long while, Zhou Jianchen only replied, ¡°I am willing.¡± Having said that, he gripped her hand and ignited the engine then sped away. Except the hand that was gripping hers was unwilling to let go all along. Her hands were so cold, and he truly wasn¡¯t the least bit willing to let her get hurt at all. At the entrance of the shooting site, those who were about to leave saw this scene and were all frozen on the spot. ********** At this moment, Zhong Mingzhen, who was in a remote mansion abroad, had also finally got the news. CH 24 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. It was the first glimmer of dawn in the mansion. Dressed in a robe, Zhong Mingzhen was sitting in front of the fireplace with a downcast gaze. Once his assistant sent him the text message, he switched to Weibo and it was all news about ¡®The abandoned rich wife.¡¯ He left the country after the divorce was finalized, but still instructed his assistant to pay some attention to the local entertainment industry. His friends had uttered some inquiries which Zhong Mingzhen browsed through each of them without replying. He did not inform anyone about the matter of his divorce with Liang Yin, except for a few of his closest friends, not many people knew about it. Since not many people know about it, it was then clear who had divulged it. She inevitably has too many ways of knowing. Just a glance, it was totally obvious with those discreet revelations. The old butler¡¯s voice was heard again from behind, ¡°Good morning, my Sir.¡± Turning his head, the old butler had placed a tray of silver pot and cup on the table. It was the freshly brewed coffee which the old butler handed a cup over after pouring into it, ¡°You¡¯re up too early, Sir. It¡¯s only six o¡¯clock.¡± He is not as agile in his advanced age. ¡°Thank you, Harry.¡± Zhong Mingzhen took it and thanked him. ¡°You¡¯re welcome, Sir. It¡¯s my honor. It¡¯s rare for you to be home and Mrs. likes my coffee best.¡± Old Harry spoke slowly and rearranged the newspaper which was placed on the side. Sipping the coffee, Zhong Mingzhen paused as he listened. ¡°Sir, what would you like for breakfast?¡± After it was done, Old Harry stood upright again and asked. Zhong Mingzhen replied after a sip, ¡°Just the usual.¡± Old Harry quickly retreated. Zhong Mingzhen then put the coffee down. When he bought this mansion 10 years ago, he had kept Old Harry who had worked here all his life. This place was then placed aside until he got married and moved in 5 years ago. He rarely came back due to his busy schedule and it was just her alone here. Five years and there are all traces of her in the mansion. The coffee Old Harry brewed has long lost his former craftsmanship, yet she still kept drinking it. She is very kindhearted and has always been. There was a brief moment of loss in Zhong Mingzhen¡¯s eyes when he soon picked up his cellphone again. Since his return last night, some things which he had never taken notice of kept appearing. She sat in front of the fireplace reading a book; after a change of clothes, she got into the bed gently; always reaching out her hand to touch his arm at night ¡­ He didn¡¯t understand the reason before, but now he realized that she just wanted to make sure he was there. When he woke up before dawn this morning and found that she was no longer by his side, he couldn¡¯t go back to sleep anymore. Her presence had always been unnoticeable, but everything seemed empty after she left. Coming back, he subconsciously wanted to return ¡®home¡¯ after finishing his work. But there will only be ¡®home¡¯ with her around. Breakfast was soon ready. Zhong Mingzhen put his phone down and walked over there. On the elegant classical dining table were sandwiches and salads on the plate with a glass of milk on the side. It was tasteless after Zhong Mingzhen ate a forkful. The dining table was lengthy. There were always two people whenever he came back but this time, he was the only one there. In the past, she must have always eaten breakfast, lunch and dinner alone like this. And this was what she usually ate for breakfast. ¡°Sir, Mrs. always likes her fried eggs semi-cooked, so I had them fried sixty percent cooked too.¡± Old Harry spoke on the side. ¡°En.¡± Zhong Mingzhen replied. Since he rarely home in the past, sandwiches were never seen on the prepared breakfast. It was always a sumptuous Chinese style breakfast. He doesn¡¯t like western food to the point of its blandness. He thought she usually eats those too, and didn¡¯t expect her to eat so simple. According to the usual, that is, as per her usual. ¡°Help me pack up. I need to make a trip back to China.¡± After he finished the sandwiches and put down the glass of milk, Zhong Mingzhen spoke again. ********** In front of Liujin Club, Zhou Jianchen¡¯s car finally stopped after driving for half an hour. Night has long since arrived. Zhou Jianchen opened the car door with a profound gaze, ¡°Get off.¡± With the awfully cold weather, his eyes were extraordinarily forlorn. Looking at him, Liang Yin didn¡¯t move as she still didn¡¯t want to proceed with his option. This is downtown. Though this club is located in a secluded area, they will still be seen together once she gets off. Zhou Jianchen looked at her with only firmness, ¡°Since you are not getting off, are you thinking of letting me continue to hold your hand?¡± Not saying anything along the way simply meant he wouldn¡¯t change his mind. Liang Yin shuddered. As Zhou Jianchen looked at her, he really bent over to take her hand and pulled her out of the car. His hand was warm and strong. Liang Yin got off the car in a flurry and hastily struggled free. If he really takes her hand and leads her in, then it will indeed be unable to explain clearly anymore. Zhou Jianchen did not coerce her but merely glanced at her before he turned around, ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± The bellboy had already taken the car keys from him and ran to park the car. Seeing this, Liang Yin could only follow. The Liujin Club is owned by people in the circle. Since there are filming crews here, they will often book dinner parties here and Zhou Jianchen is familiar with this place. They would naturally meet a lot of people along the way. Zhou Jianchen walked calmly, but Liang Yin was somewhat uneasy. But whenever she slowed down, Zhou Jianchen would eventually stop and wait for her. His expression was still cold. When by chance they ran into a few familiar faces in the entertainment industry who happened to come over for dinner together, they were obviously a little surprised to see them and soon greeted them warmly. Zhou Jianchen was somewhat aloof, but Liang Yin could only respond with a smile. Those few people invited them to dine together, which Zhou Jianchen rejected coldly. After they entered the arranged private room, Zhou Jianchen turned around to close the door. The waiter brought the menu over and asked once they were both seated. Flipping through, Zhou Jianchen asked, ¡°What do you want to eat?¡± Liang Yin wanted to reply that she didn¡¯t want anything, but Zhou Jianchen gave her a look then spoke directly to the waiter, ¡°Let¡¯s have hot pot, the Sichuan style.¡± He didn¡¯t order other dishes after saying that as he retracted his gaze and closed the menu before handing it back. The waiter did not ask either and merely said ¡°Okay¡± and retreated. Since he is a regular customer, he naturally knows what they serve here. Liang Yin looked at Zhou Jianchen with a quivering gaze. She doesn¡¯t eat spicy food which he ought to know about. The hot pot was swiftly served, along with a dozen or more dishes, all of which were famous specialties. The waiter also brought in two bottles of red wine, which he said was from the boss. Zhou Zuokang is a close friend of the owner here. Since the good friend¡¯s younger brother was here, he naturally had to be courteous. If there wasn¡¯t anyone with him, the boss would have personally come over at this moment. The waiter then left after the copper stove was set up and the dishes were presented. Watching the pot gradually boiled up, Zhou Jianchen stood up suddenly and walked to the side to pull open all the drawn curtains. Outside the windows, facing the street is precisely the dazzling Lake Liujin by the roadside. The view of Lake Liujin was very beautiful, but once the curtains were drawn back, their whereabouts would be revealed at once. If someone was hiding in wait, they could be photographed all at once. Liang Yin wanted to stop him, but Zhou Jianchen had already taken his seat with an indisputable expression. The red soup on the copper stove was already boiling up. Zhou Jianchen cooked the freshly tender beef and mutton before putting them all in her bowl. Taking a bite, Liang Yin nevertheless coughed incessantly. Zhou Jianchen still placed more, as if he simply didn¡¯t take notice at all, seemingly stifled with anger, but he eventually slowed down afterwards. Ultimately, he simply took her bowl and poured a glass of plain boiled water to rinse those cooked beef and mutton before putting those meat in her bowl again. He was simply tormenting her. He couldn¡¯t live without tormenting her. He knows she doesn¡¯t take spicy food ah, not even a wee bit, but he just wanted to torment her. He couldn¡¯t swallow the anger inside his heart if he didn¡¯t torment her. Why does he like her so much, why does he like her so much, yet she remains unmoved. But he still felt distressed after tormenting her. Zhou Jianchen¡¯s eyes reddened again. It doesn¡¯t matter that she is married, he doesn¡¯t care; it doesn¡¯t matter that he is not good since he can change; but she only likes someone else wholeheartedly, which he really can¡¯t do anything about. ¡°Is it worth it? He doesn¡¯t even want you anymore, is it worth it to still like him?¡± He didn¡¯t believe in any of those so-called explosive allegations, but he knew that hers was a grievous divorce. Her haggardness could be seen in-flight that day. Lowering her head, Liang Yin was unable to answer. Zhou Jianchen looked at her like this and felt even more heartbroken. ¡°Liang Yin, why can¡¯t you like me a little.¡± Finally, he could only lament as such. Looking at him, the rims of Liang Yin¡¯s eyes reddened at once, ¡°Zhou Jianchen, I am not worthy of you to do this.¡± She is most soft-hearted and unable to bear the sight of others feeling a little sad. After holding back, Zhou Jianchen¡¯s eyes were still teary. Is it worthy? Not worthy. But what can be done even if it is not worthy, he just simply likes her. ¡°Liang Yin, do like me once. I don¡¯t ask for much, it¡¯s okay if you just leave me a little space in your heart. Don¡¯t make me feel that I, Zhou Jianchen, can never possibly love a woman in this life.¡± He spoke with despair in his heart and his voice eventually choked. When he finally reached his hand out, earnest hope was eventually in his eyes. Looking at him, tears trickled down from Liang Yin¡¯s eyes. And after a long while, she ultimately reached out her hand too, ¡°En.¡± CH 25.1 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. The curtains were later still drawn. Liang Yin eventually couldn¡¯t leave him unheeded. Zhou Jianchen didn¡¯t cook any spicy hot pot dishes for her anymore, but ordered the clear soup base and cooked what she liked. Though Liang Yin was not hungry at all, she still ate piece by piece of those that he gave her. Zhou Jianchen didn¡¯t eat much himself, he was perfectly content watching her eat. This was the first time they had a meal alone, which was something he never dared to think about before. Seated across from him, she ate the dishes he gave her while holding onto her tumbling long hair. Everything was so normal and so beautiful. Watching her, there was only calmness in Zhou Jianchen¡¯s eyes. As if he finally got what he wished-for in his bustling hectic life. He felt he had no regrets in this lifetime when she reached out to grip his hand at that moment. He didn¡¯t say anything more, everything that should be said had been spoken out and it was useless to say anymore. She had understood and responded, so it was enough. He felt ashamed of his unreserved revelation, but in the end, he just felt relieved. They left after dinner. When Zhou Jianchen was settling the bill and returned the two bottles of wine as-is, the boss rushed over, but Zhou Jianchen was not in the mood to chat, so he bid farewell after a brief exchange of words. All along, he stood no more than half a foot away beside Liang Yin. Knowing that she was unwilling, he didn¡¯t take her hand. Liang Yin didn¡¯t speak, and she did not walk away too. Noticing his protective intent, the boss didn¡¯t talk much either and merely smiled and asked them to come have fun more often. He also smiled politely and amicably at Liang Yin. Liang Yin nodded and responded with a faint smile. As soon as they left, the boss, however, sent the photo he took to Zhou Zuokang and asked, ¡°Your younger brother and Film Empress Liang?¡± In the photo, they were walking side by side, with Liang Yin slightly behind and there was merely half a foot distance between them. Zhou Zuokang quickly replied with just a sentence, ¡°Will invite you to the wedding banquet when the time comes.¡± The boss laughed aloud seeing that. He is also one who knows that Zhou Jianchen likes Film Empress Liang. When Zhou Zuokang came, he asked, to which he replied: Do you think my family¡¯s reckless lad could publicly declare his fondness for an actress for no apparent reason? After Zhou Jianchen had publicly declared he liked Film Empress Liang Yin at that time, the team immediately proclaimed it was merely admiration. Feeling somewhat surprised, he asked about it. He naturally also knew what happened on Weibo today, but it was obvious that no one cared. Since the Zhou family doesn¡¯t care about the matter, is that still a problem? The boss was originally surprised that Zhou Jianchen brought her over for dinner, but now he just put his phone aside and went about his business. He is a semi-retired person who only invests these years, and lives his life quite contentedly with drinking and playing mahjong in this clubhouse. When Zhou Jianchen and Liang Yin walked out, they naturally ran into many people again. Zhou Jianchen was still calm, but Liang Yin felt somewhat reserved yet not like when she first arrived. Zhou Jianchen¡¯s pace had obviously slowed down too, falling not too far away from her. The night was already late when they reached the door and the bellboy had already driven the car over. After making sure Liang Yin got into the car first, Zhou Jianchen then got in himself. With the door closed and seat belt fastened, he first reached out to hold her hand instead of starting the car engine. Her hands were no longer cold, but soft and real. The fact that Liang Yin did not reject is a sign of knowing all his thoughts. He no longer acted arbitrarily reckless as he doesn¡¯t want to force her since he is aware of what she thinks. But he is after all self-centered, not letting others know, he could only divulge here. Feeling grateful, Liang Yin just let him do whatever he pleased. As if soothing his heart, she covered the back of his hand gently with her other hand. His hands are elegant, clean and strong, which she has never cared about before. Sensing it, Zhou Jianchen interlocked his fingers with hers, so tightly that their palms clasped together. He was still gazing into the distance, but there were fluctuations in his eyes again. Liang Yin just let him be. Though her fingers felt a little painful, she just didn¡¯t bother about it. Not knowing how long later when Zhou Jianchen spoke hoarsely again, ¡°I¡¯ll drive now.¡± Liang Yin responded lightly, ¡°En.¡± Withdrawing his hand and placing it on the steering wheel, Zhou Jianchen felt a sudden emptiness in his heart while there was also a lot of unwillingness and yearning in his eyes. All the way back to the hotel, no one spoke in the boundless night. When they arrived at the hotel, Xiao Tian was waiting at the entrance and she was shivering in the cold night. Holding the cellphone in her hand, her face was full of anxiety. Catching sight of them, she rushed forward to greet them with her voice trembling uncontrollably, ¡°Sister Yin __¡± Calling out, she, however, glanced at Zhou Jianchen with eyes full of grim hints. Previously, she was following behind Liang Yin when she watched Zhou Jianchen dragged her away helplessly and unable to catch up. She wanted to call Liang Yin, but Liang Yin¡¯s cellphone was in her pocket when she changed her clothes just now. She did ask the two assistants of Zhou Jianchen for his contact details, but no one gave it to her. Ah Xian smiled and walked away, while Ah Zhao did actually make a call for her, but only to tell her that Brother Chen didn¡¯t answer the call. He then asked her to go back to the hotel first and to set her mind at ease since nothing will happen. But how can she feel at ease? Brother Chen just took the person away without notifying, hence who knew what would happen. She, after all, distrust Zhou Jianchen a little. She did return to the hotel afterwards, but felt restless all along as she didn¡¯t know where she went or when she would return. After a few rounds in the room, she couldn¡¯t help but come downstairs to wait. Zhou Jianchen took no heed of her gaze. He just glimpsed at her and spoke to Liang Yin, ¡°I¡¯ll go up first.¡± ¡°En.¡± Liang Yin nodded in response. Glancing at her, Zhou Jianchen continued walking through the door. It was as if nothing had happened and everything was just normal. But he made it a point to tell her, which meant a lot. Not realizing it, Xiao Tian watched him leave before she stepped forward and asked with concern, ¡°Sister Yin, nothing happened, right?¡± Liang Yin shook her head and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go up too.¡± Xiao Tian vaguely sensed that she seemed somewhat different, yet she couldn¡¯t tell what it was. Seeing that she seemed really fine, she pushed the door open for her before handing over her cellphone and said, ¡°Boss Zhong called just now. Since you are not here, I answered on your behalf ¡­ ¡° Liang Yin was rather startled as she took the phone, and soon realized that Xiao Tian should have told Zhong Jianian what just happened. ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡± She replied lightly and unlocked the cellphone. Xiao Tian is the younger uncle¡¯s people and she will inevitably tell him about her under the circumstance that she lost contact with her. While waiting for the elevator, she happened to run into Du Yafu who was on his way down. Du Yafu was a little surprised seeing her, ¡°Yinyin, you are back?¡± ¡°En.¡± Liang Yin responded with a smile. ¡°Where¡¯s Jianchen? Why didn¡¯t I see him with you?¡± He apparently had also heard about Zhou Jianchen dragging her out just now, but his expression was no different, as if he was just asking casually. Liang Yin then merely replied, ¡°He just went up.¡± Du Yafu felt somewhat regretful, ¡°That¡¯s really unfortunate. I wouldn¡¯t have asked Old Wang to go for a drink if I knew he was back. Oh by the way, do you want to go for a drink ah?¡± ¡°No thanks. You guys go ahead.¡± Liang Yin answered back. She knew there was a bar in the hotel, and Zhou Jianchen did have a drink with them a few nights ago too. Du Yafu didn¡¯t coerce her. He was just asking casually, knowing that she never participated in these recreational activities, ¡°Then I¡¯ll go first ah.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Liang Yin said then turned around to enter the elevator. There were two other girls from the same filming set in the elevator. They smiled and greeted her when they saw her coming in. Liang Yin paid no heed to their expressions and just stood in front of them, waiting for the elevator to reach her floor. The 20th floor soon arrived. Liang Yin called Zhong Jianian when she saw no one around. But before the call went through, Zhou Jianchen who was also answering a call walked out of the door by the side. The two of them were stunned to see each other. Liang Yin was delayed in her response when Zhong Jianian¡¯s voice came through the phone, because Zhou Jianchen had handed over something in his hand. ¡°It¡¯s quite useful for the throat.¡± Saying that, he talked to the phone about something, and turned back. What he gave her was a box of lozenges. She had been coughing while eating the Sichuan-style hot pot just now. Xiao Tian looked a little puzzled, while ripples rose again in Liang Yin¡¯s heart as she looked at it. CH 25.2 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. ¡°Yinyin?¡± Zhong Jianian¡¯s questioning voice transmitted to her ear again. Regaining her senses hurriedly, Liang Yin walked through the door, ¡°Hello, Uncle. I¡¯m here.¡± ¡°Yinyin, are you okay?¡± Zhong Jianian had obviously moved from a noisy place to a quieter one. Changing her shoes, Liang Yin then walked over to the window, ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± She added after a pause, ¡°Zhou Jianchen dragged me out for a meal.¡± She knew what he asked was more than this, but she just wanted to explain clearly first. She didn¡¯t know exactly what Xian Tian had said, but it eventually was likely to cause misunderstandings. Oh, oh.¡± Zhong Jianian didn¡¯t seem to care much about this. Hearing her explanation, he quickly let it slip and merely added, ¡°Yinyin ah, I saw those matters on the internet. You don¡¯t have to worry about it, I will handle it for you. Damn, don¡¯t let me know who did it!¡± He was a prodigal back then, who had his amount of troubles since he was rich. He began cultivating his character these years, but inside, he is still that person who can¡¯t ignore nor care when provoked. He only came to know about this matter at night and was almost enraged by it. Though he doesn¡¯t get along with the Zhong family and opposes Father Zhong in every aspect, he is really fond of this niece-in-law. He has never married and has no children. Watching her grow up, he has treated her like his own daughter. When she married over, she was also the only one who really cared about him in such a huge Zhong family. But such a person whom he will soften his voice a little when he meets and speaks to, actually got vilified like this online, so how can he endure it! Although he knew the ¡®inside story¡¯ of their divorce was because of another woman, he didn¡¯t quit calling Zhong Mingzhen to lash out at him. Their Zhong family is precisely crooked from the root. The old man found a woman and gave birth to him, this illegitimate child, which caused havoc to the family. While the younger one has now abandoned such a good wife for another woman, really all bastards! But he could only condemn, since he eventually couldn¡¯t change anything at all and had to accept the matter in anger, and thinks of ways to treat Liang Yin better. For this [Winter] movie, he later invested another 30 million yuan, just so to credit all into her account when the final share profits were distributed. He called Liang Yin¡¯s phone, but couldn¡¯t get through and only learned that Zhou Jianchen had brought her out when Xiao Tian called him. He didn¡¯t think much about it and had found someone to deal with the matter. Isn¡¯t this just a matter of spending money, he has plenty of it! Xiao Tian naturally had told him that Liang Yin had learned of this matter and was affected by it. The outcome of the probing was knowing a manipulator was behind this whole matter. He lost his temper instantly and simply vowed he wouldn¡¯t be a man if he didn¡¯t find the person. Even if Liang Yin has left the Zhong family, it is still their Zhong family¡¯s matter and it¡¯s nobody else¡¯s business to talk nonsense! Liang Yin already knew there was a manipulator behind this matter, so she was not surprised by the younger uncle¡¯s words. She felt a little touched that younger uncle still treated her so well even though she had left the Zhong family. She has never kept her distance from Zhong Jianian because of his special status. She knew that he is a very good person, who looks as if unreasonably rash, but in fact is extremely softish inside. He has never married, because he is afraid his children will bear infamy due to him. Though he fights head-on with Father Zhong, deep inside, he always feels regretful for the death of the Zhong family¡¯s Old Madam by his mother. The reason he didn¡¯t get along with Father Zhong was because Father Zhong expelled his mother from the Zhong family later which eventually caused his mother to die of illness. ¡°Uncle, you don¡¯t have to do anything. I¡¯m okay, really.¡± She was indeed affected at first and her whole being was out-of-sorts, but now, she felt really fine. She has never wanted much. When the whole world forsaken her, it is enough as long as one person stands out and says, ¡°It¡¯s okay. I¡¯m still standing by your side.¡± Now she has that person, and even more than one, so she really doesn¡¯t mind anymore. Zhong Jianian, however, was not listening, ¡°I know you never care about these, but I can¡¯t. Anyway, you just leave it, I will take care of everything.¡± After a pause, he laughed out loud again, ¡°But I didn¡¯t expect Chen Hua¡¯en would stand out too. This old tortoise, rarely acts like a human.¡± He and Chen Hua¡¯en are about ten years of age apart, with totally different personalities and life experiences, yet they are bosom friends. Others respectfully called him ¡®Director Chen¡¯, but in his eyes, he is merely an ¡®old tortoise¡¯ who is taciturn and aloof to anything except filming. Liang Yin was somewhat surprised to hear Chen Hua¡¯en¡¯s name, she didn¡¯t understand how he got implicated too. She then understood when she switched and browsed through Weibo after Zhong Jianian hung up the phone. On the hot search, Director Chen Hua¡¯en responded to the rumors ¨C ¡°There¡¯s no such matter.¡± The time was 7.30pm, when she was having dinner with Zhou Jianchen. A news forum reported this ¨C After a telephone interview with Director Chen Hua¡¯en who was filming [Winter], Director Chen¡¯s response to the related rumors: There¡¯s no such matter. The aide also urged everyone to think rationally and watch the production speaks. Only an hour or so has passed at this moment, the Weibo has been reposted countless times with innumerable comments, except all the remarks are entirely new. __ Someone can even vilify such a good director, it¡¯s simply crazy! __ No matter how Film Empress Liang Yin¡¯s marriage was, her acting skills are veritable ah, you think it is that easy to win the Haley¡¯s Best Actress Award? Why don¡¯t you count the number of people in the country who have won it. __ The whole network was blackened based on a single explosive allegation. Who will believe there is no one messing around, Film Empress Liang must have obstructed somebody¡¯s path ah! __ Don¡¯t be blind. Don¡¯t follow the trend. Keep calm and think rationally. __ Keep calm and think rationally. __ ¡­.. With decades of profound records of prestige and reputation, Director Chen¡¯s character has long been the benchmark of the entertainment industry. He rarely speaks, but once he opens his mouth, it¡¯s the irrefutable words. His words carry significant weight. Even though it was only four words, and even merely a simple verse. He seemed to just respond to the matter of ¡®unwritten rules¡¯, but he also suppressed the rumors of ¡®the abandoned rich wife¡¯. Liang Yin didn¡¯t get popular due to unwritten rules, her professional abilities are indisputable. Since the rumor of unwritten rules was untenable, were the others credible too? Everything, requires rational thinking. Everyone seemed to be persuaded and calmed down. They no longer followed blindly and those previous irrational remarks vanished completely too. Except that, even though Chen Hua¡¯en¡¯s prestige is highly convincing, is there really no backer among these? Looking at the lopsided comments, Liang Yin¡¯s heart was like a clear mirror. Since Zhong Jianian said he had found someone to deal with this matter, there must be his influences in it. Taking advantage of a situation has always been one of their PR methods. Otherwise, a single clarification wouldn¡¯t have achieved such heated discourses. Just like the previous allegations, if there wasn¡¯t any backer, it would have caused such sensations. Though Liang Yin never undertook it, she knew about it for many years. On the hot search, all topics about her had disappeared. Since Chen Hua¡¯en made the clarification, the trending about her naturally diminished and automatically dropped from the hot search. But similarly, how could there be no man-made traces in this matter. It¡¯s just that everything is done beautifully, which is not noticeable. The news fermented and spread rampantly at 4pm, and it has been cleared at 9pm now. "" Which is merely ushered by the public opinions. But no matter what, she still feels grateful. Chen Hua¡¯en indeed rarely accepts interviews, much less cares about others¡¯ comments. He is quite a wholesome person, living for the movies, and indifferent to everything else. But this time, he came forward unprecedentedly to make a statement for her. He seemed to be clarifying the rumors of the ¡®unwritten rules¡¯, but in fact he had actually rectified her name. He gave her a buffer, which in the buffering process, diminished all the negative news. However, without him given the go-ahead, how could the reporter interview him so easily. What¡¯s more, it was still at this moment. Everything was merely something he deliberately arranged. Sensing his good intentions, Liang Yin¡¯s heart was filled with mixed emotions. Chen Hua¡¯en has never shown her any special affection. She indeed called him teacher and he really treated her as a student. After quitting Weibo, Liang Yin dialed Chen Hua¡¯en¡¯s number. Chen Hua¡¯en was obviously busy. The phone call took a while to get through. He seldom has fun. At work, he is filming, and after work, he will still delve immensely into movies. "" ¡°Thank you, Teacher.¡± Liang Yin¡¯s gratitude was incomparably sincere. Contrary, Chen Hua¡¯en was quite calm but still concise, ¡°You just need to perform well.¡± Liang Yin nodded, ¡°En.¡± She knew that the only thing he pursues is movies, thereby what she could do to repay him. Remembering something, Chen Hua¡¯en spoke suddenly, ¡°You are leaving tomorrow afternoon, right?¡± Liang Yin was stunned for a moment and quickly replied, ¡°Yes.¡± She is leaving for Rongcheng tomorrow afternoon. The day after tomorrow is the death anniversary of her maternal grandma and she had asked for leave before joining the filming set. Chen Hua¡¯en didn¡¯t say anything else, and just added, ¡°Take a good rest these two days, and consider it a vacation then.¡± Hearing that, Liang Yin nodded again, ¡°En.¡± She knew that he was still worried about her state of mind. Although the matter on Weibo has been suppressed, her divorce is after all a fact. The call was soon hung up again since Chen Hua¡¯en was so busy that he forgot to eat and sleep with the filming. He still needs to map out the arrangements for the next two days. The previous filming was so smooth that many of the arrangements needed to move up. He paid no heed about his response, as if it was really just a matter of lifting his finger. After hanging up the phone, Liang Yin nevertheless felt a burst of placidity in her heart. She truly no longer feels lonely anymore, because there are many around her who care about her. Her gaze fell on the lozenges box placed on the table. She had long ceased coughing, but for some reason, she still took one out and put it in her mouth. ********** CH 25.3 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. In the opposite room, Zhou Jianchen finally hung up his phone too after browsing through Weibo. Once he learned what happened on Weibo, he contacted Sister Shao first asking her to deal with the above matters and he didn¡¯t know the follow-up until now. __ He was with Liang Yin just now. Since he didn¡¯t want to be disturbed, his cellphone was in mute mode. Sister Shao said, we were too late, someone made a move before us. She had approached the PR team to deal with Liang Yin¡¯s matters, but just before they proceeded, someone was already one step ahead. Liang Yin¡¯s trending was forcibly brought down, and there was no newly emerging topic again. She, however, didn¡¯t stop there. She still asked the PR team to follow up for any leaks and fill any breach, trying to curb the whole thing away. When the news of Chen Hua¡¯en¡¯s clarification was released, she was the first to push forward and reversed the entire public opinion¡¯s direction. "" Liang Yin thought it was Zhong Jianian¡¯s doing alone, but in fact, it was a joint effort of two teams. Zhou Jianchen only acceded when he heard this and didn¡¯t say anything. But he inwardly he thought who was the one a step ahead. He presumed it was the Zhong family, but he couldn¡¯t confirm it. The wealthy and influential families always cherish their reputation. Although they have not been exposed yet, as precautions, it is not impossible to suppress the whole thing. Sister Shao did tell him that someone was secretly pulling the strings behind Liang Yin¡¯s matters, but the culprit hasn¡¯t been rooted out yet. There were a few in the entertainment circle who followed suit, but all merely threw stones when someone¡¯s down due to their envious of Liang Yin. Sister Shao gave a list of actresses who came for the auditions. Amongst were also a few female starlets who have been dissed by Liang Yin¡¯s fans. Zhou Jianchen noted down one by one of these names, and in his heart, he already planned never to hire them. All was already quietened down on Weibo. Similarly, Zhou Jianchen didn¡¯t expect Chen Hua¡¯en would come out and speak. He still underestimated Liang Yin¡¯s abilities. His photos however almost spread out. Someone contacted an internet influencer after taking his photo, but was obstructed in time by Sister Shao. When Zhou Jianchen called her to handle the matter, she already somewhat perceived and immediately understood his thoughts once she interrogated Ah Zhao after he dragged Liang Yin away. Sister Shao naturally couldn¡¯t let him act recklessly, so she could only let someone keep a close eye on the internet. In the end, the disaster was averted. Sister Shao has already given up on managing Zhou Jianchen. All she could do was curb the outcome he created in time. Zhou Jianchen looked at those photos which actually had other meanings. The photo setting was the two of them leaving the clubhouse together. If it spreads out, it will really be sensational news at this critical moment. He originally wanted to create some news. He couldn¡¯t bear the name of ¡®the abandoned rich wife¡¯ befallen on her, hence he wanted to tell everyone that she is definitely not the pitiful abandoned person and she still has him by her side, but now all has been suppressed and it¡¯s no longer necessary. Although Liang Yin agreed to his request, she still didn¡¯t want to make it known which he understood and didn¡¯t insist. It is already perfect to be with her now, the rest is not important. Browsing through Weibo, a thought came to Zhou Jianchen¡¯s mind. He first called Chen Hua¡¯en, and then sent a WeChat to Liang Yin. ¡°I¡¯ll post this on Weibo later?¡± Liang Yin had just taken a shower. Noticing the Wechat, she tapped on it and was stunned merely looking at its content. It was her half-length photo in a qipao with exquisite makeup, and she was glancing behind her with a tense guarded gaze under the shadowy lighting. Just a photo, but with a story written all over it. ¡°How did you get this photo?¡± She couldn¡¯t help but ask. This photo was precisely the scene in Hua¡¯en¡¯s studio that day after Du Yafu put on her makeup and eventually felt that something was amiss that Director Chen asked her to take note of the expression in her eyes. Zhou Jianchen replied, ¡°I asked Director Chen for it. I happened to see him edit this photo and said that he would use it as your character photo at that time when I was there for mine.¡± He asked Chen Hua¡¯en for it, together with all the photos and kept to this day. Liang Yin understood, Director Chen was indeed behind the camera that day. Except ¡­ Considering his words at the beginning, she suddenly remembered when he posted their photo together without permission at that time. She had her talent agent contact to remove it after she knew about it at that time, so this time ¡­ he came to specially ask her first. Liang Yin felt somewhat apologetic, and after thinking about it, she merely asked, ¡°Did the Director agree?¡± Zhou Jianchen replied very quickly, ¡°I¡¯ve asked and he said yes.¡± Chen Hua¡¯en has always stressed on confidentiality, but this time he agreed quickly. He had also expected that he wouldn¡¯t refuse. Hearing him say so, Liang Yin said no more, ¡°You post it then.¡± She didn¡¯t know his intention, but expected him to have a sense of proportion. Zhou Jianchen didn¡¯t reply immediately, he was obviously posting on Weibo. When Liang Yin switched to Weibo for a look, his Weibo had indeed been swiftly updated. Zhou Jianchen: Let the performance talk. Attached was precisely the photo just now. Which obviously a response to her matters. Excitement instantly surged below it. __ Brother Chen posted another Weibo! __ Wow! This expression! This look! __ OMG, I was shocked! __ Thank you Brother Chen! ! ! Ahhhhhh ! I could finally see my goddess! __ Thank you Brother Chen for supporting my Yin! My Yin is so beautiful! ! ! __ Thank you Brother Chen! Just let¡¯s the performance talk! __ This expression is really on the spot. What¡¯s to be done as I unexpectedly am looking forward to this movie! __ My Brother Chen is really in true love with Goddess Liang. __ ¡­.. With the passage of time, ¡®Brother Chen strongly supports Liang Yin¡¯ was also trending on hot search. Looking at it, Liang Yin suddenly felt warmth in her heart. There was another activity on WeChat. Zhou Jianchen sent a snapshot, which was all words of support for her. ¡°Ever since I saw you at the airport last time, all your fans have run over to me here.¡± Liang Yin laughed looking at it. Recalling something, she said, ¡°I won¡¯t be on the set tomorrow afternoon. I have to go back for something.¡± She had been thinking whether to tell him or not. Zhou Jianchen quickly sent over a question mark. ¡°It¡¯s the death anniversary of my maternal grandma the day after tomorrow. I want to go worship her.¡± Liang Yin explained. Looking at it for a while, Zhou Jianchen then asked again, ¡°Do you need me to accompany you?¡± ¡°No need.¡± Liang Yin replied. Zhou Jianchen then just said, ¡°Then you be careful on the road.¡± ¡°En.¡± The conversation soon ended again. It was already late and they both needed to rest. Looking at the messages she just sent, the corners of Zhou Jianchen¡¯s mouth couldn¡¯t help but reveal a smile. She was reporting to him just now. She really has him in her heart. CH 26.1 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. Liang Yin still woke up at half past five the next day and though she is leaving today, there is still a scene that needed to be filmed. By the time everything was packed up, it was already six o¡¯clock and the corridor was very quiet when she opened the door. There was no sound of activity on the other side, he obviously hadn¡¯t got up yet. Zhou Jianchen doesn¡¯t require too much time for makeup, so except for night scenes, he often arrives at the shooting site at half past seven. Everything has been packed in the suitcase and would be placed in the trunk later whereby she can leave immediately after filming the scene. Xiao Tian had brought it out and closed the door when she turned to ask, ¡°Sister Yin, what¡¯s for breakfast this morning?¡± She got up early but Xiao Tian was even earlier than her. Liang Yin pondered for a while and replied, ¡°Let¡¯s eat downstairs today.¡± She usually got up early but had no appetite, hence Xiao Tian would buy and bring it to the shooting site and she would eat it when she was hungry. But she ate a bit too much of that hot pot last night and felt somewhat hungry early this morning. Besides, Xiao Tian still needs to drive several hours in the afternoon thus she doesn¡¯t want to trouble her anymore. There is a buffet breakfast in the hotel which is located on the first floor. It was probably too early as there were not many people inside. Xiao Tian found a place to put the suitcase down. Liang Yin sat down first after getting a vegetarian bun and a cup of soy milk, Xiao Tian however brought her a boiled egg when she came over. ¡°Sister Yin, you eat more.¡± She said. She really ate too little, only a morsel each time. ¡°Okay.¡± Liang Yin replied with a smile and really cracked the egg obediently. Her phone buzzed as she peeling the egg. It was a WeChat message from Zhou Jianchen when she turned it on. ¡°Left already?¡± Liang Yin wiped her hands and replied, ¡°Having breakfast.¡± ¡°Oh.¡± Zhou Jianchen merely responded with one word, and Liang Yin was rather unsure of how to reply. ¡°Yo, Yinyin is also here.¡± At this moment, Du Yafu¡¯s voice came from the side. He had walked in at some point when she looked up. ¡°Morning.¡± Liang YIn then greeted him with a smile. Du Yafu brought a tray over and sat across her and lamented emotionally, ¡°I¡¯m getting old and useless. My stomach is killing me this morning after having a few drinks last night.¡± There was a bowl of plain rice porridge, two side dishes and two steamed buns on his tray, which was really light. Liang Yin merely smiled and said, ¡°Teacher Du is still young.¡± Du Yafu is in his forties. Since he takes good care of himself, he really doesn¡¯t look old at all. Sitting at a table for four, Du Yafu just sat next to Xiao Tian when he came over. ¡°Hey, are you going somewhere?¡± Drinking his porridge, Du Yafu noticed the suitcase by the side. Turning her head to look at it, Liang Yin responded, ¡°I¡¯ve asked for 2 days leave for something.¡± ¡°Oh.¡± Du Yafu didn¡¯t question closely since she spoke so briefly. The restaurant gradually filled with people when suddenly, Du Yafu raised his head again, ¡°Yo! Jianchen is here too?¡± Liang Yin turned to look. Zhou Jianchen had come in at some point. Dressed in black woolen sweater, black pants and a down jacket, he was standing at the entrance with both hands in his pockets. Liang Yin was rather surprised. Hearing the voices, Zhou Jianchen turned to look and his gaze shifted when he saw her. Noticing there were others sitting across her, he restrained the expression in his eyes at once ¡°Come and sit together ah!¡± Du Yafu greeted him warmly. Not responding to him, Zhou Jianchen took a tray then went to get his meal and indeed came over not long after. Only the seat next to Liang Yin was vacant at the table for four and Xiao Tian couldn¡¯t resist the urge to change seats, but before she could move, Zhou Jianchen had placed his tray down and sat beside Liang Yin already. Since he is tall and it was an inner seat, it felt somewhat crowded once he sat down. He didn¡¯t seem to notice it as he scooped up the porridge with a spoon His expression was per normal, neither happy nor unhappy and appeared aloof, with the usual indifferent and unapproachable bearing. It was as if he really came down for breakfast and met some acquaintances, who called him over and he just came incidentally. His tray was plentiful. A bowl of boiling beef porridge, two pan-fried meat buns, one fried egg and also a cup of hot milk. Watching him sit down, Liang Yin felt a stir in her heart. She did know why he came. __ You left already? __ Having breakfast. __ Oh. She thought he blurted in reply, and didn¡¯t expect he intended to come over. His hair was tinged with dampness and he obviously looked like he had just woken up, but only five minutes had passed since his last message. ¡°Why are you so early today, Jianchen?¡± Du Yafu had already opened his mouth and asked. ¡°Couldn¡¯t sleep anymore.¡± Replying casually, Zhou Jianchen then took a bite of the pan-fried bun. He spoke so naturally that falsity couldn¡¯t be discerned, so Du Yafu just smiled and said, ¡°That¡¯s really rare.¡± His morning irritability is notoriously known, and he has to have enough sleep each time. Except for the filming¡¯s demands, he has never seen him get up so early. But even if it is the filming¡¯s demands, it has to be discussed beforehand too. Hearing that, Liang Yin lowered her head again. She had also somewhat heard about his morning irritability, and the reason he got up so early today was most likely because he knew she was leaving today ¡­ __ Knowing that she is leaving, and will nevertheless be away for two days, which he hated to part, thus he got up early just to stay a little longer with her ¡­ ¡°Where are those two assistants of yours?¡± Du Yafu asked again. They are usually right after him. Pausing for a while, Zhou Jianchen replied, ¡°They will come down soon.¡± Ah Zhao and Ah Xian probably didn¡¯t know he had woken up, as they would usually knock on his door after seven o¡¯clock. He woke up before six today, and when he opened the door, he noticed that she had already left. Luckily he saw her again now. Liang Yin said she was eating and he didn¡¯t ask where, he had a hunch she was still here. Drinking his porridge, the expression in Zhou Jianchen¡¯s eyes couldn¡¯t help but calm down again. He was still annoyed by Du Yafu¡¯s unexpected appearance, but now he was too lazy to bother about it. Listening to him answering all his questions, Du Yafu leaned forward involuntarily and asked, ¡°You seem to be in a better mood today ah?¡± He had ignored everyone the past few days. Zhou Jianchen glanced at him without uttering a word and felt rather speechless. Seeing this, Du Yafu laughed out anyway, ¡°You are finally alright! You don¡¯t even know how scary you were a few days ago! Those little assistants didn¡¯t even dare talking to you and had me do it, as if I dare to talk to you.¡± He continued after saying that, ¡°I dare to say that when you are in a bad mood, there are not many in the entire entertainment industry who dare to approach you. That aura, really can frighten others to death.¡± Zhou Jianchen ate the pan-fried bun and ignored him. Seeing that he didn¡¯t believe him, Du Yafu looked at Liang Yin again, ¡°Yinyin, do you think he was particularly scary these past few days?¡± Liang Yin didn¡¯t expect he would involve herself, so she was momentarily dumbfounded. Zhou Jianchen also turned to look at her, but the expression in his eyes was actually hard to understand and this was also the first time he looked at her after he sat down. Why was he unhappy the other day? Wasn¡¯t it because she rejected him? Liang Yin was well-aware about it and just responded, ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡± ¡°You¡¯re actually not afraid of him!¡± Du Yafu¡¯s entire mind boggled. Liang Yin smiled and said nothing more. Retracting his gaze, there was a smile in Zhou Jianchen¡¯s eyes. She didn¡¯t yield and fool about blindly, but stood by his side. Liang Yin is really not afraid of Zhou Jianchen. His temper is indeed notoriously bad, but she is able to feel his goodness. CH 26.2 Liang Yin was the first to finish her breakfast, followed by Du Yafu while Xiao Tian was a bit slow eating the noodle soup. When she finished, Zhou Jianchen was almost done too. ¡°Yinyin, are you going directly to the site later?¡± Du Yafu took a piece of tissue to wipe and asked again.. ¡°Yes.¡± Liang Yin stood up and replied. ¡°Then I¡¯ll go with you and save myself from taking a ride from someone else¡¯s car.¡± Du Yafu said and took the suitcase from Xiao Tian in passing. He didn¡¯t drive his car over and had been traveling with others. As for the suitcase, he naturally felt awkward to let a little girl take it since he is the big man here. Liang Yin did not refuse him. Getting the consent, Du Yafu turned to look at Zhou Jianchen, ¡°Jianchen, do you want to travel together ah, it¡¯s livelier. Don¡¯t wait for your two assistants.¡± Ah Xian and Ah Zhao still have not come down yet. Silent for a moment, Zhou Jianchen really agreed, ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Once they arrived at the parking lot, Xiao Tian was about to take out the car key to drive when Zhou Jianchen took hold of it, ¡°I¡¯ll drive.¡± With two men there, he really isn¡¯t used to riding in a car driven by a little girl. The car quickly started, with Du Yafu in the front passenger seat while Liang Yin and Xiao Tian sat at the back. Looking around, Du Yafu began to praise again, ¡°Yinyin, this car is pretty good ah!¡± This is the top notch Bentley Bentayga with a market value of more than 4 million yuan. Zhong Jianian is a car lover who unbeknownst owns how many cars. Knowing that Liang Yin needed one, he picked a big and durable one for Xiao Tian to drive it over. Xiao Tian has driven many cars when she worked with him, let alone a Bentley Bentayga. Hearing that, Liang Yin somewhat didn¡¯t know how to answer him. After commenting on it, Du Yafu turned his head and asked puzzlingly, ¡°But why does a girl like you buy such a car, it is not suitable for you ah.¡± Although the car is good, it is too high-handed. Liang Yin could only reply, ¡°This car is not mine.¡± Once this was said, Du Yafu was evidently stunned for a moment, apparently remembering the rumors of her marrying into a wealthy family. The break-up fee for the wealthy family¡¯s divorce is most likely exorbitant, so a car is considered nothing. Liang Yin realized that her words had caused a misunderstanding and wanted to explain, but for a moment, she didn¡¯t know what to say. Turning her head to look at Zhou Jianchen, he was driving the car and there was no reaction on his face. They soon arrived at the shooting site, which was ten twenty minutes¡¯ drive away. Xiao Tian and Du Yafu got off on the other side of the car, while Liang Yin looked at Zhou Jianchen and spoke in a low voice after pondering for a while, ¡°This car belongs to my younger uncle.¡± "" Younger uncle is also a member of the Zhong family, but there is a fundamental difference with Zhong Mingzhen. Zhou Jianchen was about to open the door to get off and halted momentarily hearing her words, but he soon opened the car door again and got off before turning around casually to open the car door for her. ¡°Aren¡¯t you silly.¡± He looked at her again and dropped this sentence when she got out of the car. Liang Yin felt a little aggrieved, but soon lowered her head and smiled again. There was also a smile in Zhou Jianchen¡¯s eyes. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Zhou Jianchen said after closing the car door for her. ********** Many had already arrived on the set. Seeing them coming in together, they were a little surprised, but each soon greeted them enthusiastically. Zhou Jianchen¡¯s expression turned to eternal iceberg again, and Liang Yin merely responded faintly. Everyone soon knew after Zhou Jianchen dragged her away last night. Director Chen then responded and Zhou Jianchen also posted on Weibo, so no one dared talk about it anymore. No one knows what the relationship between Brother Chen and Film Empress Liang is, but since Brother Chen supports her strongly, then no one dares to offend. Human¡¯s mind is really complex and also very simple, which sometimes is merely bullying the weak and fearing the strong. Liang Yin knew it very well and also didn¡¯t care about it. ********** The morning¡¯s filming went very smoothly. Liang Yin didn¡¯t have any no-takes and also performed brilliantly in the group scene. Zhou Jianchen sat next to her again when it was lunch time. It was a lunch box meal and she sat in her place. Zhou Jianchen opened the box lid while asking, ¡°Are you leaving soon?¡± Without the slightest care about the surrounding casting strange gazes. He was able to drag her away in public last night, why would he care if they saw them sitting and having a meal together. Knowing what he was thinking, Liang Yin also didn¡¯t mind about it, ¡°En.¡± Zhou Jianchen picked out the shredded green pepper from the lunch box and exchanged it with hers, ¡°You eat this.¡± He knows she doesn¡¯t eat green peppers. Liang Yin was a little surprised, but she still took his lunch box and ate it. The crews¡¯ lunch boxes are the same and there are neither good nor bad. When Zhou Jianchen was filming previously, he would arrange his own meals. But now he is filming with Liang Yin, he doesn¡¯t want to be exceptional. Removing her makeup and changing clothes after the meals, Liang Yin walked to the parking lot with Xiao Tian. She had already taken her leave from Chen Hua¡¯en and the others, and was leaving now. "" But just as she reached the car, she saw Zhou Jianchen coming from a distance, followed by Ah Zhao. Liang Yin stopped her action of opening the car door and just looked at him. Zhou Jianchen stopped in front of her, then pointed to the bag in Ah Zhao¡¯s hand and said, ¡°I bought some food. Take it with you to eat on the way.¡± Ah Zhao handed the bag over to Xiao Tian, which was full of food. __ How far is the journey? __ About five or six hours. He asked so last night. Liang Yin felt a little warm looking at the bag. Not knowing what to say, she just bowed her head and said, ¡°Thank you.¡± A little glint flashed in Zhou Jianchen¡¯s eyes, yet he only replied after a long while, ¡°Come back early.¡± Hearing that, Liang Yin suddenly felt a little heartache. The car soon ignited again. Since the journey was a bit far and it was winter, they didn¡¯t dare to tarry. Liang Yin sat in the front passenger seat. In the rearview mirror, Zhou Jianchen was still standing in the same place even after a distance away. ********** The car sped all the way with few stops. It was already 7pm when they arrived at Rongcheng. Liang Yin has a villa in Rongcheng, which was left behind by her maternal grandma, except it has been uninhabited for a long time, hence it is desolately cold. Liang Yin didn¡¯t stay there. She just took a look and went back to the booked hotel. When Zhou Jianchen sent her a message in the evening, she reported that she was safe and sound then ended the conversation. She needed to rest, while Zhou Jianchen had a night scene tonight and also needed to continue filming. The next day, Liang Yin got up early again and went to buy flowers. After packing up, she then went to the cemetery with Xiao Tian. The weather was not good as it was drizzling, just like her mood. It was deserted with no one around when they arrived at the cemetery. Liang Yin walked to the front of her grandma¡¯s headstone and put down the flowers, while the rims of her eyes reddened at once. Next to grandma¡¯s grave are the headstones of her parents, who died in an accident when she was 14 years old. Here was where her closest family was buried in this lifetime. All these years living abroad, she would come back occasionally to pay respects to them. ¡°Xiao Tian, you go back to the car first.¡± Holding back her tears, Liang Yin turned her head and spoke. Xiao Tian felt a little overwhelmed, yet she still left. Once she left, Liang Yin¡¯s tears trickled down. She was once a beloved daughter, whom parents doted on and everything was just as she wished for, but then, it all fell apart. The image of the person in the photo had gradually faded and Liang Yin stroked it gently with raging tears. She had a very good life those years, but she eventually has no one to rely on. The drizzly rain gradually drenched her clothes and hat. Suddenly, there was a shade over her head. When Liang Yin regained her senses and turned her head, she was stunned for a moment. Zhong Mingzhen was standing behind her at some point. Holding an umbrella and dressed in a black-gray down jacket, his face was stern, yet his eyes bear a different kind of deep emotion. Liang Yin¡¯s tears trickling down again. Grandma passed away four years ago, and he came here with her every year. When grandma was being buried, she cried so hard that she was choking with sobs, and it was him who took her into his arms, and comforted her, ¡°Don¡¯t cry, don¡¯t cry.¡± At that time she felt that she had lost all her family members, but she eventually thought she at least still had him alone. CH 27 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. Zhong Mingzhen put down the flowers in his hand and helped Liang Yin up, ¡°Get up.¡± Since she squatted down, there were wet stains on the lower hem of her coat and his voice was very calm with rare tenderness. Liang Yin stood up, with tears trickling down again. Zhong Mingzhen took a handkerchief out to wipe her tears, but Liang Yin took it as she didn¡¯t dare letting him do it. After a moment of wavering, she became clear-headed that they were already divorced. Zhong Mingzhen didn¡¯t mind. He turned around to look at the tombstone and held the umbrella in his right hand again. As Liang Yin was standing on his right, the umbrella was entirely over her head. The drizzling rain wet his shoulder, which he totally took no notice of. Perceiving it somewhat, Liang Yin eventually didn¡¯t say anything. He has always been very gentlemanly. The two of them stood side by side, and none of them spoke. The rain still drizzled and the distant mountains were hazy, while the world was completely silent and Zhong Mingzhen¡¯s gaze was somewhat reserved. Liang Yin held back her tears and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with the handkerchief, which carries his unique cold yet calming scent. This was the fragrance she chose for him that was placed in his wardrobe, and the clothes he was wearing had also hung in the mansion all this time. Though he rarely comes back, she always has clothes prepared for him, just in case he returns. He in fact rarely wears down jackets or such clothes, since it is not necessary at all for the gatherings he attends. She bought this down jacket in advance for him when he arranged the winter fishing with his friends last winter. But afterwards he didn¡¯t go due to some matters, so this jacket had been shelved aside. Lowering her head, the rims of Liang Yin¡¯s eyes tear up a little again. She didn¡¯t know why he appeared here, as he shouldn¡¯t have come today. He would indeed accompany her all these years and had arranged it as an itinerary, but now, they have already divorced. But she ultimately figured out the reason. After her maternal grandma died, she had no one else and he was the only one accompanying her all these years, so if he didn¡¯t come, she would really be alone. He is a very good person, always has been. Although they are divorced, he still treats her as ¡®Zhong family¡¯s little sister¡¯, without responsibility but still with tenderness. Just like that year, knowing that she liked Victor, he eventually still left it behind though he planned to bring it along. It was precisely because he knew that she was lonely without anyone to lean on and had no one to keep her company. He had also told her that she could come back to visit often on the day they signed the divorce papers. He is really a very very good person ¡­ Clenching the handkerchief tightly, Liang Yin inhaled deeply trying not to cry again. Not knowing how long later when Zhong Mingzhen spoke again, ¡°Let¡¯s go back.¡± Dressed too lightly, she appeared particularly desolate in this precarious weather. With reeling glistening tears, Liang Yin finally nodded. On the way back, he still held the umbrella for her and maintained a certain distance away. Liang Yin clasped both her hands together, not daring having any contact. Xiao Tian was waiting at a distance with an umbrella and Zhong Mingzhen¡¯s chauffeur was there too. Liang Yin lowered her head when she saw Xiao Tian, as she found it hard to speak about her matters. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Zhong Mingzhen spoke from her side, without any intention of stopping. Liang Yin could only follow hearing that. Xiao Tian looked at them as if wanted to say something, but they left right away, so she had to follow. She came with an umbrella earlier but stopped her track when she saw someone else was there. She naturally recognized Zhong Mingzhen, since she had met him once with Zhong Jianian. She didn¡¯t know he was precisely Liang Yin¡¯s husband but realized later when the news came out. Parked halfway up the mountain, there were only a few cars. Her car was in the front while Zhong Mingzhen¡¯s car was separated by a certain distance behind. When Liang Yin wanted to bid her farewell, Zhong Mingzhen didn¡¯t walked forward but stopped by her car. Liang Yin was a little surprised as Zhong Mingzhen turned and said, ¡°Come home with me.¡± His voice was still calm. Liang Yin raised her head hearing that. Looking at her, Zhong Mingzhen said, ¡°Tomorrow is Grandma¡¯s birthday, she is hoping you can go back.¡± Liang Yin¡¯s gaze wavered and she quickly lowered her head again. She knew it was Grandma¡¯s birthday tomorrow, but she hadn¡¯t thought about going back. Grandma has been very kind to her over the years, treating her like a granddaughter and showing even more care after her maternal grandma¡¯s death. After returning to the country last month and knowing they were divorced, she even called several times to ask. But she and Zhong Mingzhen have already divorced, thus she doesn¡¯t know how to face this. Zhong Mingzhen said she could go visit frequently, but how could she just go back as said. Zhong Mingzhen has Qiao Shan now, and the Zhong family will have a new mistress too. ¡°Grandma has always doted on you. She is getting old and has no family anymore.¡± Zhong Mingzhen added. Liang Yin felt sad hearing this. Married into the Zhong family, Grandma doesn¡¯t have any son and only a few relatives while her friends have mostly aged or passed away. She isn¡¯t one who likes to be ostentatious, thus she only spends her birthday with them every year.¡± ¡°Get in the car.¡± Zhong Mingzhen opened his mouth again. The chauffeur had already opened the car door. Seeing that, Liang Yin could only get in the car. Looking back at Xiao Tian, Zhong Mingzhen had taken the car keys from the chauffeur and got into the driver¡¯s seat. The chauffeur walked to the front of Xiao Tian¡¯s car and spoke a few words, then took the car keys from her hand. Xiao Tian, however, looked to the side with hints of misgivings in her eyes. By the roadside, there was an unfamiliar car. A moment later, Liang Yin received a text message from Xiao Tian. __ ¡°Sister Yin, there is something I want to tell you. I think I saw someone secretly taking your photo just now.¡± Looking at it, Liang Yin¡¯s heart skipped half a beat. Xiao Tian sent another message again, ¡°At first, I noticed a strange man standing by the side in the cemetery with a camera in his hand. I wasn¡¯t sure at that time. He had turned away and left when I saw him. But I saw him again in the parking lot just now. He was sitting in the car next to me. I don¡¯t know if he is a reporter, but I don¡¯t feel good about it and just wanted to tell you.¡± If it was really a reporter, it was already too late for her to speak about it now, but she just wanted to make up for it. Liang Yin felt a little panic. It didn¡¯t matter that she was photographed, but Zhong Mingzhen was also there just now. The Zhong family has always kept a low profile and never been in the limelight. She doesn¡¯t know what would happen if they were really caught on camera. She wouldn¡¯t have attracted so much attention before, but the news of the ¡®abandoned rich wife¡¯ had been staged only yesterday.. Pondering it for a while, she couldn¡¯t help looking up and said, ¡°Mingzhen, someone might have photographed us just now.¡± Zhong Mingzhen was answering a call. Hearing her say so, the hand on the steering wheel paused momentarily, but he soon just replied indifferently, ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡± After saying that, he started conversing with the person on the phone again. "" Liang Yin was still a little worried. Checking Weibo, there was not the slightest news. Inadvertently, she saw Zhou Jianchen¡¯s Weibo again. He updated a new post in the morning. It was a forwarded comment. Zhou Jianchen: Awaiting the good news. // Little Maruko: So looking forward to the release of this movie soon ah! A typical comment with a standard reply that everyone envious and jealous without other reasoning. Looking at the four words of his reply, Liang Yin fell silent at once. Awaiting the good news. Awaiting the good news. He just wanted to tell her that he was awaiting the good news. Liang Yin felt somewhat complicated in an instant. Switching off Weibo, she gripped the cellphone tightly, not daring to look at it again. In the driver¡¯s seat, Zhong Mingzhen was still on the phone. __ En. __ I know. __ I will take care of it. The other end seemed to say a lot, which he only responded briefly and hung up soon. Continuing driving, his eyes were calm all along without any fluctuation. ********** The phone call was from Zhong Jianian, who finally got through after calling him the whole day. He asked someone to handle when Liang Yin¡¯s news was exposed. Feeling furious, he started calling him wanting to scold him, but his cellphone was turned off from morning to night. He called again just now and finally got through. The first question was whether he was back in the country, then he started asking if he knew what happened to Yinyin. He chastised that he divorced Yinyin because of another woman which eventually got her into such circumstances. He listened to all his scolding and only told him: I will take care of it. He will take care of it. Merely a brief sentence which Zhong Jianian heard without more words. He is not someone who speaks casually. Saying that he would handle it meant he would really handle it. CH 28.1 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. It was already 4pm when they arrived at the Zhong family. Liang Yin looked at this familiar place through the car¡¯s window with ripples in her eyes. Since she moved here with her maternal grandma when she was 15, Zhong family has been a frequent place for her. Her maternal grandma and Old Madam Zhong were bosom friends. With no dependents in their advanced age, they agreed to live together. Old Madam Zhong has no children of her own, while maternal grandma only left with a granddaughter, hence she had stayed here vacation after vacation, and even had her own room in the Zhong family. But she never thought she could still come back. It might not be easy to become ¡®Mrs. Zhong¡¯ from ¡®the Zhong family¡¯s little sister¡¯, but it¡¯s really too difficult to return to be ¡®the Zhong family¡¯s little sister¡¯ from ¡®Mrs. Zhong¡¯. Zhong Mingzhen drove all the way to the door and stopped. Someone came to open the door and was momentarily surprised to see her getting off, but quickly called out with a smile, ¡°Mrs. Zhong is back.¡± They naturally knew about the divorce between the Mr. and the Mrs, but they still called out ¡®Mrs.¡¯ seeing them coming back together. Zhong Mingzhen didn¡¯t inform them that they would be back. They are all Zhong family¡¯s veteran staff, who had watched Liang Yin grow up and watched her marry into the Zhong family, so their feelings are profoundly deep all these years. Liang Yin smiled with a bowed head without any response. The chauffeur had parked the car by the side too. He got out of the car and opened the trunk again. On the way, they had gone back to the hotel to pack and naturally knew what was inside. Zhong Mingzhen walked over to help him with the luggage. Seeing the bag on the side, he turned around again and asked, ¡°Do you want to take this up too?¡± Liang Yin had also followed over and saw what was in his hand. Taking it, she said, ¡°I¡¯ll do it myself.¡± It was the bag filled with snacks that Zhou Jianchen bought for her. Taking a quick glance at it, Zhong Mingzhen paid no heed ¨C she didn¡¯t seem to snack as far as he could remember. The chauffeur had walked in with the luggage. Zhong Mingzhen turned around and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Xiao Tian had already taken over the bag in her hand, so Liang Yin followed. When they got inside, Old Madam of the Zhong family had already come out to greet them in her wheelchair, ¡°Yinyin is back!¡± She spoke with an obvious pleasant surprise on her face. A kindly old lady who is gracefully poised and composed, she is over 70 this year. She fell from the stairs a few years ago and is wheelchair bound afterwards whenever the weather turns cold. Liang Yin called out ¡®Grandma¡¯ and handed over the gift in her hand. The gift was bought when she came back. She picked a hundreds of thousands jewel-encrusted pearl brooch in a friend¡¯s jewelry store and Zhong Mingzhen eventually swiped the card. Accepting the gift, Zhong family¡¯s Old Madam then turned around to instruct the servant, ¡°Hurry, hurry, have Wu Ma prepare a few more dishes and make what Yinyin likes!¡± After saying that, she grasped her hand again, ¡°It¡¯s good that you¡¯re back, it¡¯s good that you¡¯re back.¡± Since Zhong Mingzhen didn¡¯t inform her, she thought they wouldn¡¯t come back this year. Liang Yin¡¯s heart felt somewhat heavy as she listened. ¡°Let¡¯s go in and talk.¡± Zhong Mingzhen opened his mouth again from behind. The servant hurriedly pushed Old Madam Zhong towards the living room with Liang Yin following behind too. All the way, the servants called her ¡®Mrs.¡¯ when they saw her, but Liang Yin still didn¡¯t acknowledge. Dinner was soon ready. A table full of dishes and only four people were seated. Old Madam Zhong sat on the main seat with Zhong Mingzhen and Liang Yin seated on either side, and Xiao Tian sat beside Liang Yin. Xiao Tian felt somewhat reserved but the old lady just greeted her enthusiastically and Liang Yin took the serving chopsticks to serve her some dishes. Although Xiao Tian is an assistant, she is also a guest once she arrives here while she herself is a guest too. The dishes on the table were very sumptuous, all of which were her favorite. Eating it, Liang Yin¡¯ felt even more unpleasant. Everyone went about their business again after dinner. Xiao Tian was taken to the guest room and Zhong Mingzhen had also gone upstairs while Liang Yin stayed behind in the small living room to chat with Old Madam. A blanket covered Old Madam¡¯s legs and there was compassion in her eyes, ¡°Yinyin, can¡¯t you just remarry Mingzhen?¡± Liang Yin merely lowered and shook her head. Looking at her, Old Madam just sighed heavily. She already knew the ¡®inside story¡¯ of their divorce, and this was just a fluke question. Mingzhen had never brought the one named Qiao Shan back, but this time he purposely rushed back from abroad to go worship with her, so she just thought, perhaps there was still a slight possibility. She, however, also knew how much Zhong Mingzhen liked the girl named Qiao Shan back then and it was indeed impossible for them to really get back together. Old Madam had met Qiao Shan. It was many many years ago. She came once with his friends. She didn¡¯t like such a girl, who was too restless and too impetuous, but Mingzhen liked her, so she could only smile to express her welcome. She has been in the Zhong family for decades, and seems calmly poised but it is merely decorum. She knew that the entire Zhong family would be at the mercy of Zhong Mingzhen in the future thus she could only go along without defying. The family¡¯s first branch had driven out the second branch and although she was later tolerated, she after all was not related. She had taken care of Zhong Mingzhen for several years and his temperament was eventually not something she could control. In those years, it was not without her own selfish motives that she treated Liang Yin kindly. She has no son, hence no foundation in the Zhong family. If she could let Liang Yin marry into the Zhong family, she somewhat would have someone to rely on. She is so good-looking and arouses fondness just by looking at her, so perhaps she could catch Zhong Mingzhen¡¯s attention, and she has no other family members apart from a maternal grandma. She got what she wanted later, in which she never revealed much and felt the happiest. But now, everything has fallen through. Old Madam Zhong was rather perplexed. She started with selfish motives, but after all these years, how can there be no genuine feelings? After a while, Old Madam Zhong went back to her room. She is, after all, old. Although she has lived in clover, in the end, she is not like ordinary people. Liang Yin sent her back to her room and helped her settle down before she went out. ¡°Mrs. The room has been tidied up.¡± Outside the door, the servant was already in wait. Liang Yin nodded and followed her upstairs. Old Madam Zhong¡¯s legs were inconvenient, so she has lived downstairs since then, but her room was upstairs. It was already half past eight and it was quiet upstairs. In fact, the Zhong family has always been quiet. The Zhong family¡¯s house is huge but there are really too few people. Father Zhong moved out long ago since he didn¡¯t get along well with the Old Master. When he retired later, he simply moved abroad to recuperate and Mother Zhong naturally followed too; Zhong Jianian doesn¡¯t live here, and after Father Zhong left, he rarely came back too. The Zhong family¡¯s house is huge, but it¡¯s really too deserted. If they don¡¯t come back, apart from the servants, Old Madam is the only one here. Going up and all the way down the aisle, the servant stopped in front of the door on the right. She opened it, turned around and asked, ¡°Mrs, should I prepare the hot water for you?¡± Liang Yin looked, but paused. What the servant opened was Zhong Mingzhen¡¯s room, which later was their bedroom. Liang Yin didn¡¯t move forward. The servant might have forgotten the fact that she was no longer the Zhong family¡¯s Mrs, but she still remembered. Coming up, she wanted to go back to the room where she used to live. Her room is still ahead. Seeing her stopping there, the servant only replied, ¡°This was arranged by the Young Master just now. He said to let you stay here.¡± Liang Yin was stunned hearing that. At this moment, the door of another room next to the aisle opened and Zhong Mingzhen walked out. His footsteps halted instantly seeing them but he quickly closed the door and walked over. This is his study and he was just handling some matters inside. ¡°Young Master, Mrs. I¡¯ll go down first then.¡± Seeing this, the servant spoke. Although they were divorced, she didn¡¯t know what actually happened and it¡¯s still better to let them resolve certain matters themselves. Zhong Mingzhen acceded and Liang Yin watched him approach without speaking. Zhong Mingzhen had changed to night wear with a pair of glasses on the bridge of his nose. He looked a little tired, but soon returned to normalcy. He rarely puts his glasses on, only when he is particularly tired and needs to work. He took the flight back once he got the news. Since there was no direct flight, he still had to transfer twice and arrived at Rongcheng in the early hours of the morning. He went to the cemetery after only a few hours rest and then drove several hours back here. Looking at him, Liang Yin¡¯s gaze wavered a little. She liked the way he looked with the glasses on because this made her feel that their distance was not too far. Zhong Mingzhen had stopped in front of her and spoke again, ¡°You just stay here tonight.¡± Lowering her head, Liang Yin replied after a pause, ¡°No need.¡± She knew why he did it, he was afraid of embarrassing her. Zhong Mingzhen looked at her, as if he had something to say, but in the end he just lowered his eyes and added, ¡°Your things are placed inside for you.¡± Following which he added, ¡°Go to bed early.¡± With that, he turned around and went downstairs. Liang Yin¡¯s heart trembled looking at his back. She turned her head and sure enough, her things were already in the bedroom. When the servant brought her luggage up, she was taken to the living room but he came upstairs together. She didn¡¯t notice at that time, but now, he must have instructed this matter ¡­ Walking into the room, nothing has changed inside. It is the same as it should be. Her heart however was even heavier looking at it. It was here she had that one time with him 5 years ago. And that one time also happened on this day. The day before Grandma¡¯s birthday. If she had been more resolute at that time, if nothing happened at that time ¡­ Taking a deep breath, the rims of Liang Yin¡¯s eyes reddened a little, but in the end she just walked to the table, took her things and exited the room. Zhong Mingzhen wanted to give her dignity, but they are already divorced. She took her stuff to the room that originally belonged to her. She opened the door and pressed the intercom. Chen Ma answered very quickly and Liang Yin just spoke softly, ¡°Chen Ma, trouble you to come up to help me tidy up my room in a short while.¡± Chen Ma was cleaning up the living room. She was rather stunned hearing the call and turned to look at Zhong Mingzhen who was on the side. Zhong Mingzhen, however, just finished the water in the cup without saying anything. Except his eyes turned silent for a moment. The room was quickly tidied up, and Chen Ma retreated and closed the door again. Taking out the contents of her suitcase, Liang Yin felt emptiness in her heart but calm. At this moment, the phone screen lit up and it was Zhou Jianchen who sent a WeChat message. ¡°Finally called it a day and I¡¯m exhausted.¡± Browsing up, there were several more. ¡°As soon as you left, it snowed here.¡± In the photo, snowflakes drifted in the sky. ¡°I saw the weather forecast in Rongcheng, it¡¯s below zero today ah and it¡¯s raining too, so don¡¯t catch a chill.¡± __ This was at 10 am. ¡°Have you eaten yet? I forgot to tell you, there¡¯s something called buttermilk thin crisps in the bag. I heard my talent agent talk about it. It¡¯s delicious, you can try it.¡± __ This was at noon. ¡°Once you leave, the progress slows down significantly.¡± __ This was at 3 pm. ¡°Old Du said he misses you.¡± __ This was 6 pm. ¡°I miss you too.¡± __ This was right after that. Browsing through one by one, there was a smile on Liang Yin¡¯s lips but also tears in her eyes. She had switched to mute mode today and hadn¡¯t looked at it at all, thus she had not responded. She opened the bag which was still full of stuff on the side. He told her to take it with her to snack on the trip, but she didn¡¯t have the habit of snacking, so she just kept it. Taking out one by one, everything was inside, bread, cookies, cakes, potato chips, beef jerky, yogurt, milk, drinks ¡­ and even a box of chocolate and a box of candies. He seems to treat her like a little girl, and would buy her everything she wants to eat. Liang Yin¡¯s tears couldn¡¯t help trickling down. Since her father¡¯s death, no one has spoiled her so much and so like a kid. Buying her cakes, candy and all the things other kids like to eat. ¡°Are you asleep?¡± Zhou Jianchen sent another message again. Picking up her cellphone, Liang Yin finally replied, ¡°Not yet.¡± CH 28.2 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. That night, no one slept well. And everyone woke up early the next morning. Old Madam Zhong had changed into a more colorful dress with a smile on her face and the brooch Liang Yin gifted her yesterday was pinned on her chest. Although it is always these people who celebrate her birthday, she is already perfectly content that they are here. As for last night¡¯s grief, she has let it go already. When Liang Yin came down, Zhong Mingzhen was already downstairs. He was standing sideways in front of the french window talking on the phone. He nodded and quickly retracted his gaze seeing her come down. Liang Yin also withdrew her gaze seeing that. She just went to the living room and walked to the front of Old Madam Zhong. ¡°Happy Birthday, Grandma.¡± She bent down to give her a hug and wished her a long life. ¡°Good, good.¡± Old Madam Zhong hugged her back and felt very gratified. She then said, ¡°Sit down and have breakfast first, Chen Ma had it prepared already.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Liang Yin and Xiao Tian sat down when Zhong Mingzhen also walked over soon after. He didn¡¯t look at her again. His expression was unusually quiet. Liang Yin sensed it, but merely pretended not to know. After breakfast, Zhong Mingzhen went back to his study, while Liang Yin and Xiao Tian accompanied Old Madam Zhong. It was only 11 am that lunch started again. Liang Yin has to rush back today. Director Chen gave her two days off, but she has actually delayed a little more. Old Madam Zhong was very reluctant, yet she had no choice but to respect Liang Yin¡¯s choice as she had left the family. Zhong Mingzhen had someone prepare a cake. When the candles were lit, it was still somewhat lively although there were only a few people. After the meal, it was time to leave. Xiao Tian had already brought the luggage down and Liang Yin had changed her clothes. She then bid her final goodbye to Old Madam Zhong. When she looked up, she saw Zhong Mingzhen had also changed his clothes and came downstairs. ¡°I happen to be on my way. I¡¯ll give you a ride.¡± He walked up to her and spoke again. Liang Yin was a bit dazed, but Zhong Mingzhen had already taken the luggage in her hand and walked out. They were somewhat silent along the way. He was still driving the car and the chauffeur was driving hers. After the previous conversation, she more or less knew the reason he sent her back. It was snowing on the filming set, so he didn¡¯t feel at ease with Xiao Tian¡¯s driving. He said it was on his way, but in fact it is still a long distance away. Xiao Tian¡¯s driving skills are very good, but in their eyes, she is after all a little girl. Liang Yin wanted to say something, but what else could she say? The car sped fast but steady all the way. Zhong Mingzhen¡¯s driving skills have always been very good. He used to race cars when he was young and had never lost. Over the years, his edges have worn off more and more, and that kind of talent could no longer be seen. There were slight changes in Zhong Mingzhen¡¯s eyes. He possesses a lot over the years, but he seems to have gotten nothing. In the rearview, Liang Yin shut her eyes to sleep, quietly without a sound. The phone soon rang again. Zhong Mingzhen regained his senses while Liang Yin also woke up instantly. Taking out the phone for a look, it was Ruona who called. ¡°Hello?¡± Liang Yin was a little surprised. Ruona had been keeping in touch with her these two days. She also knew that yesterday was her grandma¡¯s death anniversary. As for the previous rumors on the internet, she also forwarded immediately after Director Chen¡¯s response, and at that time, it led to a lot of heated discussions again. Now everyone knows that they have a special relationship, but none of them divulged it. She just didn¡¯t know why she would call now. Ruona¡¯s voice was a little soft this time, ¡°Yinyin, are you with Zhong Mingzhen now?¡± Liang Yin was a little surprised, ¡°How do you know?¡± Ruona replied, ¡°The photo of you with him was taken ¡­ ¡° Hearing that, Liang Yin¡¯s heart skipped a beat. She thought the man yesterday was a reporter. She even deliberately paid close attention to Weibo later, but all was quiet last night. She thought that was just a coincidence and didn¡¯t expect ¡­ "" Ruona then hung up to let her go look at Weibo first. Switching to Weibo, Liang Yin¡¯s name appeared on hot search again. Tapped in for a look, someone reported in the morning that Film Empress Liang Yin was seen paying respect at the cemetery in the company of a strange man. Liang Yin then got into the man¡¯s car and entered a luxury villa together after a few hours of driving, and didn¡¯t leave that very day. In the photos, one was Zhong Mingzhen walking back together with an umbrella for her; another was her getting into his car; and one was them entering the Zhong family¡¯s house together. Liang Yin couldn¡¯t help feeling flustered looking at those photos. She raised her head and said to Zhong Mingzhen, ¡°Mingzhen, I¡¯m sorry, our photos were posted on Weibo.¡± Zhong Mingzhen listened and the hand holding the steering wheel paused. He just replied swiftly, ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡± ¡°But ¡­ ¡° Liang Yin felt a little guilty. The Zhong family is so low-keyed ¡­ She thought he couldn¡¯t bear to blame her. Looking at her anxious look, Zhong Mingzhen comforted her, ¡°It¡¯s okay, you don¡¯t have to worry.¡± His voice was calm, as if he really didn¡¯t take it seriously. Liang Yin didn¡¯t know what to say, so she just continued browsing through Weibo first. This revelation was posted at ten in the morning. As soon as it appeared, it instantly caught everyone¡¯s attention. Although Chen Hua¡¯en¡¯s previous response crushed the rumors of ¡®unspoken rules¡¯ and also suppressed the trending of ¡®the abandoned rich wife¡¯, the question of ¡®Which wealthy family did Film Empress Liang married to¡¯ is still a mystery after all. Now that the photos have been exposed, it naturally attracted a lot of attention. Everyone wanted to know who the person in the photo was, so everyone started to poke around. When Zhong Mingzhen¡¯s identity was revealed 2 hours later, this story instantly exploded all over the internet. Everyone only knew that Film Empress Liang Yin had married into a wealthy family, but no one thought that Film Empress Liang Yin actually married into the Zhong family and that is the Zhong Group! Who is the Zhong Group? Perhaps not many have heard of it, but it was enough to shock people when all its information was listed out! It first started as an enterprise, involving first in reclamation, finance, shipping, mining, railroads, brewing and other industries, and then in real estate, electronic information, high technology and other fields. You may not have heard of its name, but the industry it represented may have long been integrated into your daily life. The Zhong Group appears very low-key and seems not well-known at all, but speaking of it discreetly, it is worthy to be called the big shot of the rich and the powerful! Zhong Mingzhen¡¯s photo was also exposed soon after that. He rarely appeared in front of the media, but there eventually was oversights. It was a photo of him listening to a report at the ICC. Sitting upright and leaning on his side in a well-ironed black suit with his head slightly raised, he was focused and he looked composedly handsome with the soft lighting on his face. There were countless people in the auditorium, but at that moment, he became the center of attention. When this photo came out, everyone exclaimed. The exposed photo was somewhat far. Although the face could be seen, it was not very distinct. No one would expect that the head of the Zhong Group could be so handsome, and how many people in the entire entertainment industry have this attractiveness. Rich and handsome, how could Film Empress Liang marry such a person! Besides, they don¡¯t look like they are divorced! __ Isn¡¯t Film Empress Liang said to be abandoned? Tell me, where is the slightest abandonment here! __ Still accompanied her to pay respect at the cemetery after abandonment? Still hold the umbrella for her after abandoning her? Even bring her home if she is abandoned? If this is abandonment, please do forsake every day! __ You say this is an act? Damn, you already said she¡¯s an abandoned wife, so who would still be willing to act with you ah! __ Oh my God! So what the hell is going on here? Is Film Empress Liang divorced or not ah! Who was the one who broke the news previously! __ Anyone who knows the truth ah, do come out to speak of it ah. __ The way Mr. Zhong held the umbrella for Film Empress Liang is really good ah ¡­ __ ¡­.. If there were still people who believed Liang Yin was an abandoned rich wife, no one dared to believe it anymore at this moment. The label ¡®abandoned rich wife¡¯ seemed to be stripped off in an instant. Liang Yin looked with a wavering gaze and finally understood. Understood why Zhong Mingzhen came back, knew why he appeared at the cemetery, understood why he brought her home, realized why he just said ¡®it¡¯s okay¡¯ when she told him yesterday and why he was so calm when she told him just now ¡­ Because, everything was arranged by him. No reporter would tail her for a day and a night to photograph her; no reporter would only post those three photos after stalking her for the whole day, but missed the scene when they went back to the hotel, had meals together, and even went shopping for jewelry together. She didn¡¯t notice at first, but she understood everything after browsing through the whole thing. ¡°Mingzhen, you know what happened on Weibo before?¡± Holding back her tears, Liang Yin asked. Making a U-turn, Zhong Mingzhen didn¡¯t answer. Liang Yin¡¯s tears trickled down at once. It was tacit without his answer. ¡°You don¡¯t have to do this.¡± Those had long since passed, and she absolutely didn¡¯t take it to heart at all. It¡¯s unnecessary nor obligated for him to reveal himself to others to help get rid of everything for her. The Zhong family has always been so low-keyed and he has been so low-keyed too. Zhong Mingzhen stopped the car. He was silent for a moment and only replied, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter.¡± It doesn¡¯t matter. He is willing to rid all the grievances she had suffered because of him. ¡°Yinyin, let¡¯s remarry.¡± He spoke again after a long while. Liang Yin, however, did not answer. She just raised her head and looked at the front window when her eyes widened. On the steps ahead, Zhou Jianchen was walking down and stopped on the spot at once when he saw her. His eyes were a little cold with infinite grief, but he quickly retracted his gaze and just continued walking forward with Ah Zhao. Ah Zhao looked back with utter mixed feelings in his eyes. Zhong Mingzhen¡¯s car had arrived in front of the hotel at some point. CH 29 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. Liang Yin¡¯s heart seized instantly. She wanted to immediately chase after him, but Zhong Mingzhen was still waiting for her answer, hence she could only halt the hand that was holding the car door as she lowered her head and answered, ¡°You really don¡¯t have to do this.¡± After that, she opened the car door and got off. She knew why Zhong Mingzhen would do this. She suffered infamy because of him and he just wanted to make it up to her. Just like he engaged someone to expose previously, there is nothing better than their re-marriage to clear up the criticism of her being the ¡®abandoned rich wife¡¯. But she really doesn¡¯t need it. He has Qiao Shan, and she is trying her best to get herself back. Zhong Mingzhen fell silent hearing her reply. He wanted to say something, but Liang Yin had already gotten off. After she got out of the car, Zhou Jianchen had already gotten into the car without looking back and sped away. Liang Yin wanted to call him, but the chauffeur had come over. ¡°Mrs. Do you need me to send the luggage up?¡± Her luggage was in his hand. ¡°No need, I¡¯ll do it myself.¡± Liang Yin clenched the phone tightly and took the luggage in his hand as Xiao Tian had gone to park the car. Liang Yin reminded again after a pause, ¡°You don¡¯t have to address me ¡®Mrs.¡¯ anymore.¡± The chauffeur paused and glanced at Zhong Mingzhen, yet he dared not respond. Zhong Mingzhen had also gotten out of the car and just stood by the side with a deep serene gaze. After taking the luggage, Liang Yin turned to face him and said, ¡°I¡¯ll go up first.¡± Looking at her, Zhong Mingzhen didn¡¯t say anything for a long while before he finally responded, ¡°En.¡± With her head lowered, she didn¡¯t meet his line of sight. Hearing that, Liang Yin smiled then turned around and walked towards the hotel. It was around 6 or 7 o¡¯clock where there was a busy flow of people at the hotel¡¯s entrance. Catching sight of her coming back, they couldn¡¯t help but cast their gaze on her, yet Liang Yin just walked forward and pretended not to notice. Zhong Mingzhen looked at her back, but she never looked back. Her back is frailly thin, but she was unusually determined on this windy snowy night. ¡°President Zhong, please get in the car.¡± On the side, the chauffeur finally opened his mouth. Dressed only in a thin black overcoat and standing alone in the windy snow, Zhong Mingzhen somewhat caused others to significantly sense his desolation. The chauffeur had been with him for many years and had never seen him like this before. ¡°En.¡± Regaining his reverie, Zhong Mingzhen retracted his gaze and got into the car again. Once the car door was closed, he lowered his gaze and there was slight wavering in his usually calm eyes. It was as if the heart, which has been sealed for many years, was thoroughly disrupted. The cellphone unexpectedly rang. Picking it up and putting it through, his raised eyes became cold again. ¡°Zhong Mingzhen, are you crazy!¡± An exasperated female voice came through the phone. ¡°You actually made a public appearance for a woman! Where¡¯s your Zhong family¡¯s low profile! Where¡¯s your Zhong Mingzhen¡¯s low profile! Just for such a woman, is it worthy of you! You are both divorced already!¡± It was Qiao Shan who called. She obviously had seen what happened on Weibo. After being rejected by Zhong Mingzhen, she had felt resentful and harassed him several times later, but Zhong Mingzhen has been adamant. He never saw her again and even phone calls, she wouldn¡¯t get through unless she changed her numbers. She couldn¡¯t figure out how he has become so ruthless that using both soft and tough tactics were all to no avail. Even after the divorce, he still pays no heed to her. She asked him, Don¡¯t tell me I can¡¯t even compare with your Zhong family¡¯s little sister? He said yes. Without the least hesitation. "" She can endure Zhong Mingzhen no longer like her, but she can¡¯t tolerate Zhong Mingzhen belittling her for other women. After seeing the official announcement of [Winter] online and Liang Yin became the object of everyone¡¯s acclamation, she couldn¡¯t stand it anymore. Aren¡¯t you being hailed as the goddess, I will simply banish you to dust! Didn¡¯t you wish to conceal and come back quietly, then I¡¯m just going to expose everything about you! What pureness and pristineness, which are all bogus. Didn¡¯t everything was done in order to marry into the Zhong family back then! Although no one deliberately mentioned it, it was still revealed through gossip. She didn¡¯t believe Zhong Mingzhen really bedded her because he liked her at that time! Over the years, she has people on her side, so she immediately found a schemer to plot this incident. She just wanted to blemish and utterly ruin her reputation, so that she can never bounce back for the rest of her life! But she didn¡¯t expect it took only a short time for Chen Hua¡¯en to speak out first, then Yuan Ruona¡¯s support and followed by Zhou Jianchen¡¯s fervent backing. She wasn¡¯t interested in these celebrities, but with their appearances, all the previous good plans were overturned. She asked the schemer to continue stirring up troubles, but the schemer only said that the two teams who took actions were top-notch and they simply couldn¡¯t counteract at all. She almost puked blood with vexation at that time. She had spent so much money but who knew the outcome was eventually this. But what was even more unexpected was Zhong Mingzhen actually came forward too 2 days later! He even made a public appearance himself and went as far as releasing his and her photos on the internet! She didn¡¯t believe it was an accident. If Zhong Mingzhen was not willing to leak his own details, there simply wouldn¡¯t be any information about him online. She chose to expose Liang Yin but not the Zhong family at that time precisely because she knew they wouldn¡¯t get involved. But she couldn¡¯t figure out why Zhong Mingzhen, who is never willing to be exposed, would just come forward. They are already divorced! Back then when he was pursuing her, he had never said he liked her in public! 5 years, it¡¯s only been 5 years, and he has become so unfamiliar! ¡°Zhong Mingzhen, I think you have really gone insane! What¡¯s exactly so great about Liang Yin that you could give up your principles like this! Aren¡¯t you always a calm and self-possessed person, didn¡¯t you think about your Zhong family, how you could be so crazy!¡± She was so furious that she was unwilling to believe it at all. After Zhong Mingzhen heard her incoherent questioning and doubts, he merely spoke coldly, ¡°What¡¯s it to do with you?¡± What¡¯s it to do with you? He had really liked you once, but now, you no longer qualify. The youthful years had fleeted by. When he liked you, he allowed you to be unreasonably spoiled, unscrupulous and self-indulgent, but as time passed, you have long become a stranger. Who was the one who did not cherish it at first, and who would wait in the same place anyway. Nobody will love someone forever. Hearing these few words, Qiao Shan froze on the spot and was unable to speak again. Tears trickled down her face and everything seemed to have dissipated. It was as if all of the youthful days had been shattered and nothing could be revived. ¡°Mingzhen __ ¡° She still wanted to cry out, but Zhong Mingzhen had hung up the phone. He had loved her, but the love had long gone. He knew everything that she had done, and refused to have anything to do with her anymore. She wanted to vilify her with this, so he just smashed all her attempts. Emulate the person¡¯s methods to persecute the person himself, that¡¯s it. Was it insane? It was indeed crazy. He¡¯s already in his thirties, and never thought he could still be so reckless one day, and disregard the consequences as such. But, in the end, it was still useless. More than 10 years had swept past. He had loved and forgotten, but in the end only stopped on her receding back. He thought he would never suffer losing again in this life, but looking at her receding back, he realized that he still lost after all. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± He opened his mouth with flickering eyes and his voice hoarse. ********** In the lift, Liang Yin dialed Zhou Jianchen¡¯s number, but one, two ringtones and no one answered. She texted his WeChat, but there was no response at all. Recalling his cold gaze just now, her heart clenched at once. Going back to her room and putting down her things, she continued to call but there was still no response. Liang Yin held the phone tightly, not knowing what to do. In that instant, she knew what he would feel. She went to worship and also went home with Zhong Mingzhen. She didn¡¯t know how he would feel when he saw that. She kept calling, but no one answered. Thinking of something, she hurriedly hung up and called Xiao Tian, ¡°Xiao Tian, do you have Ah Zhao or Ah Xian¡¯s numbers?¡± She just saw Ah Zhao went off with him. Xiao Tian replied no. Pondering about it, Liang Yin then called Du Yafu, ¡°Teacher Du, do you have the phone numbers of Zhou Jianchen¡¯s assistant, Ah Zhao or Ah Xian?¡± Du Yafu was obviously a little surprised, but he still said, ¡°Wait a minute ah, I¡¯ll look for it. I might have it.¡± ¡°En. Thank you.¡± But Du Yafu then asked, ¡°Yinyin, what¡¯s wrong with you? Did something happen?¡± He clearly heard the difference in her voice. It was anxiety, with a tremor. Liang Yin, however, just shook her head, ¡°It¡¯s nothing.¡± Du Yafu hung up the call and searched for her again. He soon found Ah Xian¡¯s phone number and texted it over. Looking at the string of numbers, Liang Yin suddenly moved to tears and completely overlooked Du Yafu¡¯s enquiry message again. As Xiao Tian had already walked in, she turned around and just dialed Ah Xian¡¯s number. The call was quickly answered, but it was a hesitant voice __ ¡°Hello?¡± ¡°Hello, This is Liang Yin. May I ask if Zhou Jianchen is with you?¡± Liang Yin spoke hurriedly. In the bar, the director of photography was inviting everyone for a drink. Ah Xian just covered the cellphone and turned to look at Zhou Jianchen who was sitting on the side. ¡°Brother Chen, it¡¯s Miss Liang¡¯s call. She asked if you are with me ¡­ ¡° Zhou Jianchen¡¯s hand halted as he sipped the liquor, but he didn¡¯t reply. Looking at him, Ah Xian let go of his hand. On the other end of the call, Liang Yin¡¯s voice came through again, ¡°Ah Xian, you let him answer the call ¡­ ¡° She was already on the verge of tears. Ah Xian then looked at Zhou Jianchen again, ¡°Brother Chen, she said she wants you to answer the call ¡­ ¡° The tears in Zhou Jianchen¡¯s eyes swirled and he finally still took the phone. ¡°Hello __ ¡° His voice was calm but unfamiliar. ¡°Hello, Zhou Jianchen __ ¡° Liang Yin was about to speak once she heard his voice. ¡°Liang Yin.¡± Zhou Jianchen interrupted her. He paused and then said, ¡°Let¡¯s forget it.¡± There was no response from the other end, so he smiled and hung up. At the other end of the phone, Liang Yin¡¯s tears trickled down. ¡°Brother Chen!¡± Ah Xian looked at Zhou Jianchen and tensed up at once. Propping his hands on the bar-top, Zhou Jianchen buried his head and his fists were visibly clenched. He had been waiting, waiting for her return, but what he waited for nevertheless was the news that she went to worship and went home together with him. Film Empress Liang Yin entered the villa together with the man and didn¡¯t leave again that day ¡­ He finally knew why she hadn¡¯t replied to his messages, it was because she was with him. Everything, was just like a joke. __ ¡°I like him a lot.¡± __ ¡°Liang Yin, you just like me a little. I don¡¯t ask for much, just leave me a little place in your heart.¡± __ ¡°En.¡± CH 30 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. Liang Yin tried to hold back her tears, but the tears were rampant. She gripped the cellphone tightly as blue veins were visible on her temples and she didn¡¯t dare to let out the mouthful of drawn breath. The breath was finally exhaled after all the pain had been suppressed, but her throat let out an uncontrollable whimper. ¡°Sister Yin, are you alright?¡± On the side, Xiao Tian still came over. She had noticed her abnormality earlier on, but didn¡¯t dare to come over and now she was eventually worried. Sister Yin looked so helpless. ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± Liang Yin shook her head with a smile. Supporting herself on the hand rest, she sat down on the sofa but her whole-self seemed to be completely drained. The look in Xiao Tian¡¯s eyes was somewhat troubled. She didn¡¯t know what actually was going on, yet she more or less was aware of it. When Zhou Jianchen came down just now, she saw and also noticed how Zhou Jianchen treated her before. She knew she wouldn¡¯t say anything. No matter what happened, she always endured it herself that her heart felt a hint of distress. They haven¡¯t known each other for too long, but she is aware of her character. "" ¡°I¡¯ll get you a cup of tea first.¡± Xiao Tian didn¡¯t know what to say, so she just turned and spoke. The tea was quickly poured. With billowy steam, Liang Yin held it in her hands and uttered her thanks. As the warmth on her palm seeped in, her whole person seemed to have finally come to life. She has never been one who takes initiative, and just now was an unprecedented once. Loving Zhong Mingzhen for 13 years, it has all along been futile. Her heart was disheartened and she never thought there was someone who could still love her, thus she wanted to cherish but it was eventually too late. All the explanations were shelved and all the words had become pointless. She didn¡¯t know why Zhou Jianchen loved her. Since he rejected, she didn¡¯t dare go forward anymore. She reckoned he was pulling out. It was blind love at first and he became clear-headed afterwards. Her heart hurts a little, as if she can no longer have love in this lifetime. Zhong Mingzhen only defended her out of pity, just like when he married her that year was merely because of responsibility. He has never loved her and she dared not accept what he is doing for her. Besides feeling ashamed, she indeed has no countenance to face it. She really didn¡¯t need his pity, not at all. And now, because of this pity, all possibilities have been eliminated. Does she love Zhou Jianchen? Perhaps there is not much love, but if he loves her, she is indeed willing to go on with him. There were tears in her eyes again and Liang Yin tried her best to suppress it. She then turned to face Xiao Tian and said, ¡°Xiao Tian, you go back first. I want to be alone.¡± She knew Xiao Tian had perceived everything, but she could no longer conceal it. Xiao Tian felt a little sad, but in the end she could only comply. When she closed the door, she only spoke uneasily, ¡°Then, if you need anything, just call me.¡± The room was completely quiet once Xiao Tian left. Tears trickled down and no one could see it. Liang Yin wanted to contact Zhou Jianchen again, but she stopped and looked at his phone number. On WeChat, his message still remained the same from last night. __ Have you slept? __ Not yet. __ Oh. __ So when are you coming back ah? __ Should be tomorrow night. __ That late ¡­ __ Do you want me to pick you up? __ No, you still need filming. __ Ugh. __ You should go to bed early. You¡¯ve been filming all day and must be tired. __ I¡¯m actually not that tired. __ Forget it. Better go to bed early. You sleep early too, don¡¯t tire yourself. __ En. __ Good night. __ Good night. __ I¡¯ll wait for your return. She didn¡¯t respond to the last message. When she saw this message, she just came out from shower and 10 minutes had passed by then, she thought he might have gone to bed. Switching to Weibo, he didn¡¯t update anything but there was another photo of Zhong Mingzhen sending her back to the hotel trending on the hot search. The photo was taken by a passer-by¡¯s cellphone which was posted online and attracted another heated discussion. Everyone began to speculate again, but Liang Yin had no time to pay any attention. Zhou Jianchen¡¯s Weibo is quiet, as if he has really left her world. ********* That night, Zhou Jianchen never came back. Liang Yin also didn¡¯t sleep as she listened to the movement outside, but there was no sound from the opposite side. She thought he might not come back. When the director of photography asked him at that time; Jianchen, why did you stay here with us? He took a quick look at her and replied: More convenient. ********** Liang Yin got up early the next morning. It was still quiet on the other side when she opened the door. She then closed the door and started to freshen up. The person in the mirror had slightly red and swollen eyes. After Xiao Tian came and saw her, she went to the restaurant and came back with two freshly boiled eggs, except she looked a little nervous when she returned. ¡°Sister Yin, I see a lot of reporters gathered around downstairs.¡± She only heard about it at first but when she went to the door to take a look, she found that it was true. At 6am, the sky was still dark and there were already a lot of people standing outside with cameras. It was said that they had rushed over in waves before four or five o¡¯clock. She already expected the reason they were here. The news in row has long pushed Liang Yin into the public spotlight and the appearance of those photos yesterday had also naturally exposed where they were. Hearing it, Liang Yin was a little silent and she just replied in a soft voice after a long while, ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡± The hard-boiled egg was hot and she rolled it carefully around her eyes, trying to diminish all traces. After everything was sorted out, she stood up again and said to Xiao Tian, ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± It was daybreak outside and all the way down, the encountered hotel staff all cast glances at her. The reporters outside had long asked repeatedly if Film Empress Liang had left. Some staff reminded her, but Liang Yin just smiled and thanked them. The manager had brought security guards to the ground floor. Since celebrities often stay here, these kinds of situations have long been assimilated. When the door opened and Liang Yin appeared in everyone¡¯s line of sight, all the reporters waiting outside swarmed forward. ¡°Miss Liang, what is your response to the rumors between you and the head of the Zhong Conglomerate?¡± ¡°Miss Liang, is it true that you married into the Zhong family?¡± ¡°Miss Liang, is it true that you and Zhong Mingzhen have divorced?¡± ¡°Miss Liang, please tell us about your circumstances in the past few years!¡± ¡° ¡­¡­ ¡° The pursuit questions were overwhelming. The security guards did their best to stop all the reporters from getting any closer. Liang Yin had already stopped on the steps. Seeing these reporters who kept asking questions, her expression was calm. She smiled faintly and finally opened her mouth after they had asked all their questions, ¡°Zhong Mingzhen and I have indeed divorced.¡± Except this smile revealed exhaustion. The reporters paused for a moment, obviously not expecting this answer, but they soon continued with their questioning. ¡°Then can you tell us the reason for your divorce?¡± ¡°When did you get divorced?¡± ¡°Since both of you are divorced, why do you still go worship and go home together?¡± ¡°Are you guys going to remarry?¡± Liang Yin never responded, and the reporters kept changing their questions again. ¡°Then can you tell us how you married into the Zhong family back then?¡± ¡°Do you know who reported those on the internet before?¡± ¡°Were you the one who initiated the divorce or was it Mr. Zhong?¡± ¡°Do you love Mr. Zhong?¡± ¡°Do you have anything you want to say to Mr. Zhong?¡± Liang Yin finally responded. Looking up at the crowd, she smiled again and replied, ¡°Mr. Zhong is a very good man.¡± After saying that, she then looked at Xiao Tian who was next to her, ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± ¡°Can you be more specific?¡± ¡°Is it still possible for you guys to get back together?¡± The reporters were still pursuing the questions, but Liang Yin responded no more. She had already answered all that she wanted to. The manager already had someone bring the car over and Liang Yin was escorted to the car while Xiao Tian also got into the driver¡¯s seat. The reporters were still in pursuit but the security guards blocked them all. The car quickly sped forward, and all the hustle and bustle seemed to be forgotten. Sitting in the car, Liang Yin took a deep breath. She wanted to smile but the smile didn¡¯t fall through at all. She was grateful for his ¡®clarification¡¯ for her, but she really didn¡¯t need it. She was once besieged by the reporters and that was after Zhou Jianchen ¡®confessed his love¡¯ to her in public. Confronting everyone¡¯s questioning, she merely replied faintly, ¡°He¡¯s a very outstanding actor.¡± At that time, she just had that incident with Zhong Mingzhen, and the wedding date had just been set, so she simply wasn¡¯t in the mood to think about anything else. CH 31 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. When she arrived at the shooting site, many were already bustling. Seeing her, they looked up and called out, ¡°Sister Yin¡± with unusually genuine smiles. She was an ¡®abandoned rich wife¡¯ before. Although Chen Hua¡¯en spoke out later while Zhou Jianchen supported fervently, the ¡®abandoned rich wife¡¯ label existed all along, but her status now was suddenly different again with Zhong Mingzhen¡¯s appearance and the exposure of the photos. As the Zhong family is so wealthy, they have reason to believe that her comeback is merely the cordial request of Director Chen. As for the news about the divorce, they naturally no longer believed it. Liang Yin was all along indifferent to their greetings. With her response just concluded, the reporters might not even be able to post it online yet. Since they had started bustling about early, they perhaps hadn¡¯t had time to see it yet. Once they learn of her divorce statement, there probably would be another reaction. She has never blamed them, the hypocrisy of the world has always been known best by personal experience. Zhou Jianchen was still absent on the set. After a quick look, Liang Yin just walked to the dressing room. Several young makeup artists were enthusiastic and the actresses who came early also smiled when they saw her, but who could tell what was on their minds. Liang Yin responded with a faint smile, as usual. Du Yafu soon arrived and greeted Liang Yin warmly when he caught sight of her in front of the makeup table, ¡°Yinyin, you are here. I thought I was early today and didn¡¯t expect you to be even earlier than me.¡± He took off his overcoat as he said to get busy. A few more casts joined the set yesterday, thus he had to keep an eye on their makeup. He seems to be like this forever, regardless of whether she is thriving or dwindling, he always remains the same. Liang Yin greeted him with a smile too. Du Yafu turned his head and noticed her anomaly, ¡°Yinyin, you didn¡¯t sleep well last night, why are your eyes so swollen?¡± Although she had rubbed down with the eggs and also covered up with makeup, Du Yafu who precisely works in this line could still notice it. ¡°En.¡± Since Liang Yin was unable to answer, she just complied with his words. Remembering something, Du Yafu asked again, ¡°What did you want from Jianchen¡¯s assistant yesterday? I called Jianchen later but he didn¡¯t pick up my call either. He seemed to have been dragged out by Old Zhang for a drink, and I¡¯m unable to go anymore as I still haven¡¯t recuperated since the last time I went.¡± ¡°It¡¯s nothing.¡± Hearing that, Liang Yin¡¯s heart calmed down at once and replied soon after that, ¡°Just a small matter.¡± She seemed to somewhat realize that Zhou Jianchen probably didn¡¯t have his cellphone with him. It was already late at that time and the news was brought forth in the afternoon, thus he had enough time to know what happened. By the time all the makeup and styling were done, an hour and a half had passed. The news about her response to the ¡®divorce¡¯ has also spread out on Weibo. When she walked out, the sky was already bright and those who caught sight of her had different gazes again. Everyone started to discuss on Weibo. Since Film Empress Liang and the head of the Zhong family have divorced, why did Zhong Mingzhen accompany her to worship, why did he bring her home with him and why did he personally send her back to the set¡¯s hotel? And what had caused their divorce? The news of the divorce was just squashed yesterday, yet Film Empress Liang confirmed it herself today, which naturally caused countless heated discussions again. Some speculated that although the two are divorced, they are still in contact; some reckoned that although the two are divorced, it is very likely that Film Empress Liang is the one who initiated first. The photo that was released earlier showed Zhong Mingzhen watching her left in the stormy snow, with a profound gaze that seemed tinged with sadness. If he was the one who filed for divorce first, how could he stay there alone and refuse to leave? Once this speculation was put forth, everyone was at a loss. Film Empress Liang was said to have been cast aside by the wealthy family all this time, how could there still be a possibility that she is the one who initiated first. But if it was really Film Empress Liang who initiated it, how was she willing to do so? The status of the Zhong Conglomerate¡¯s young mistress is so venerable, and Zhong Mingzhen is promisingly young, handsome and talented. Just one photo has already charmed a lot of people. How determined was she to make such a decision. There are also those who speculate that although Film Empress Liang might have initiated first, she ought to have done reluctantly too. Though Film Empress Liang was very calm in the video, there was also sadness in her eyes and grief could still be seen through her brief smile. Therefore, Film Empress Liang¡¯s heart was probably extremely painful even after she had left. Hence, everyone couldn¡¯t help but wonder what actually happened between them and for what reasons that Film Empress Liang chose to leave the wealthy family, and what kind of emotion did the head of the Zhong family feel to send her back in person that he was reluctant to leave for a long time. Gossips amongst the rich and influential are indeed too fascinating. Some even began to wail mournfully that since Film Empress Liang¡¯s comeback, they have seen only a few photos, either it was long shot or the character photo, all of which were not clear and real. This was still the first time in 5 years that she appeared so dynamically in public. __ Film Empress Liang has always been said to be beautiful, and I have finally conceded it today! __ Yes ah, yeah, although the previous character photo was good, I still think it was just so so. And now looking at her dynamic appearance, she is really beautiful ah! __ Stand out from the masses and unparalleled. __ It¡¯s said that beauty is in the spirit, not superficial. But she is beautiful on the surface and spiritually. __ ¡­ In the video, Liang Yin faced the crowd with a calm and woeful expression. The surrounding night was hazy and the only light source was from behind. But under this lighting, her face was clearly shown; the clear fair skin, watery eyes that every frown and smile touched the people¡¯s hearts. Her ingeniousness has not diminished even after several years, instead has somewhat precipitated due to the migration of time. Making her unforgettable. ********** Those on the set have long been used to her appearance, but their curiosity piqued even more looking at her right in front of their eyes. They too wanted to know exactly why she and the head of the Zhong family divorced and what kind of relationship they are maintaining now. Compared to the netizens, they are closer to her, so all their prying eyes are more direct. Liang Yin paid no heed to their line of sight. She just walked to the shooting site and greeted everyone again. Chen Hua¡¯en had already arrived and was speaking to several casts about the scene. It was already a quarter past eight and Zhou Jianchen still hadn¡¯t arrived yet. The scene outside was white with thick layers of snow that drifted all night. Looking at it, Liang Yin¡¯s gaze dimmed again. __ As soon as you left, it snowed here. At that time, he sent a photo and told her so. Not daring to look again, Liang Yin just sat on her seat and picked up the script to read. Zhou Jianchen however never came. After a long while, Chen Hua¡¯en seemed to have picked up a call and soon said to the crowd, ¡°Everyone take note, let¡¯s shoot the next scene first.¡± Chen Hua¡¯en didn¡¯t state explicitly, but Liang Yin instantly guessed that the phone call was probably from Zhou Jianchen. She didn¡¯t know when he would return, a morning or a day, she didn¡¯t dare to ask. She just took the script and rehearsed with the cast who came over from the side. She thought, he might not want to see her again. This scene was a screen time with Zhou Jianchen; and the next scene was just hers with the other cast members. It was a fighting and explosion scene. Liang Yin performed earnestly without the least bit of tiredness. Her comrade had been discovered and she came out to rescue them, and escaped narrowly. The martial arts director asked her to vary her movements to try out different techniques and she just followed suit. She was knocked down several times during the fight and she just endured it. She seemed incapable of feeling pain on her body. She just wanted to perform the scene well and not think about anything else. By the time the scene ended, she felt aches all over and had a cut on her hand. Yet Zhou Jianchen never came back. The props team and the regular staff had begun to clean up the scene, and the medical staff had also come over to bandage her cut. ¡°Why are you so careless?¡± Du Yafu was full of sympathy. Chen Hua¡¯en also came over to inquire, ¡°Are you okay?¡± Liang Yin just shook her head, ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± The wound was quite long, but not too deep. It should be fine in a while. Looking at it, Xiao Tian was full of distress. Her fingers were slender, and the blood kept oozing out, which was a ghastly sight. The wound was quickly bandaged, and after confirming that there was no major issue, Chen Hua¡¯en spoke again, ¡°You should rest first, the scene will be shot later.¡± ¡°En.¡± Liang Yin nodded. She then covered the wound and returned to her seat. Merely a few steps and she paused again. Du Yafu had shouted from the side, ¡°Yo, Jianchen is here!¡± Liang Yin looked up and saw that Zhou Jianchen had arrived at some point. He just stopped right ahead and his gaze was on her. Facing each other, the rims of his eyes were slightly red but he quickly looked away. He seemed to have become pragmatic, and seemingly had lost a lot of weight after only one night Liang Yin lowered her head and her eyes turned slightly red too. ¡°Yo, Film Empress Rong is here too!¡± On the side, Du Yafu shouted again. Liang Yin looked over. Next to Zhou Jianchen, Film Empress Rong Xin was somehow here too. Seeing her look over, she nodded towards her and smiled again. Liang Yin smiled at her too. Rong Xin, the two times awarded Film Empress, is talented and beautiful. They had worked together once. It was in the movie [Spring Light]. Rong Xin was the female lead while she was the second lead. The two of them had several screen time together, except there wasn¡¯t any earnest friendship but merely occasional common chats. She remembered she is a close friend of Zhou Jianchen¡¯s group and the two of them have an intimate personal relationship. Du Yafu and Chen Hua¡¯en had already walked over, so Liang Yin just turned around and went back to her seat. The conversation over there continued, and Du Yafu said, ¡°What brings you here?¡± Rong Xin smiled and replied, ¡°As it happens, I¡¯m just free, so I follow Sister Shao to visit Jianchen.¡± Looking over, Liang Yin saw that Zhou Jianchen¡¯s talent agent, Sister Shao, was also there, standing behind Zhou Jianchen. She was also looking at her with an expressionless face and a slightly complicated gaze. Xiao Tian had already placed the thermos flask on the table and took out every dish inside, ¡°Sister Yin, eat something first. The lunch box was cold, I have another hot one sent over.¡± Liang Yin then just turned back after hearing that. It was already 1pm now and everyone had eaten their lunch but she didn¡¯t stop in order to finish the scene at one go. Looking at the food on the table, she just didn¡¯t have an appetite. Xiao Tian then urged, ¡°Sister Yin, you should eat a little. You haven¡¯t eaten anything since last night. No matter how you just eat a bit.¡± Hearing that, Liang Yin became a little silent. Rong Xin, Du Yafu and the others had already sat down as they chatted. Arriving in the morning, they found Zhou Jianchen and had lunch together, and only rushed over after lunch. Du Yafu was a little upset, saying that they didn¡¯t ask him to join them. It was very lively there. Rong Xin has always been a cheerful person who can chat with anyone. Under Xiao Tian¡¯s urging, Liang Yin finally picked up the chopsticks. Merely a mouthful of rice, it was difficult to swallow. CH 32.1 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. The next scene was in preparation and it was an explosion scene. The demolition team was checking all the devices while the assistant director was watching closely on the side. ¡°Sister Yin, can you still shoot the next scene?¡± Chen Hua¡¯en assistant ran over to ask her. ¡°Yes.¡± Liang Yin looked up and responded. Her injury was simply trifling. ¡°Okay, then there¡¯s still about 40 minutes of preparation time, do take a break first, Sister Yin.¡± Saying that, the assistant noted down in the notebook before leaving. ¡°En.¡± Liang Yin responded, then lowered her head to eat again. Zhou Jianchen had gone to have his makeup done. The next was their scene together. The meal was gradually a little cold, and she had only eaten a few mouthfuls. Swallowing the food in her mouth, Liang Yin put down her chopsticks and said to Xiao Tian, ¡°Take it away.¡± Though reluctant, Xiao Tian still did as she was told. Liang Yin had her makeup touch up again. After filming for a whole morning, her costume and makeup needed to be adjusted again. By the time all was done, 20 minutes had passed. ¡°Jianchen, Yinyin, are you guys ready? I¡¯ll give you guys a talk first when you¡¯re ready.¡± In the distance, the martial arts director called out. Liang Yin responded and turned her head. Zhou Jianchen was walking over after having his makeup done and a change of clothes. He didn¡¯t respond as Sister Shao talked to him by the side. But when he caught sight of her, he stopped in his tracks all of a sudden. His eyes were still a little sunken and red, but he soon retracted his gaze and walked to the side. Liang Yin deliberately slowed down a few steps and fell behind him. Rong Xin, on the other hand, found a seat at the side. Many people were already standing at the scene. There is always danger during the explosion scene, thus all preparation must be in order. The assistant director took great pains to remind the crowd of matters needing attention, while the martial arts director also repeated intensively the route the crowd would take during the filming later. ¡°The location of the explosion is the door on the second floor. When everyone goes downstairs, Jianchen and Yinyin, you both will be the last. Do remember, once you reach the bottom third step, it¡¯s precisely here. Both of you will lunge forward together when you reach here, and the explosives will explode behind you. The demolition team has already rehearsed beforehand, so there is no major issue and you both only need to remember each of these points.¡± Saying that, the martial arts director then marked down several key locations. Liang Yin seriously took note of it while Zhou Jianchen had no response. Although the two people stood together, there was no communication at all. Sensing it somewhat, Liang Yin was merely silent. Chen Hua¡¯en then opened his mouth after the martial arts director was done, ¡°Let¡¯s go through it once, and we¡¯ll try to strive for one take later.¡± Everyone got ready once the director had given the instructions. Zhou Jianchen had gone up to the second floor, so Liang Yin followed too. This was a theater where a senior official of the Nationalist Party celebrated his birthday. Zhou Zhaozong was up there watching an opera, and Xu Mengbai, played by Liang Yin, was also invited. Suddenly there was a tip about an ambush in the theater and everyone was thrown into utter confusion. Liang Yin was a step behind in order to cover the comrades she was meeting. When Zhou Zhaozong noticed her, he pulled her to flee together. At that time, although Zhou Zhaozong already suspected that Xu Mengbai was that ¡®secret agent¡¯, his mindset had already swerved in wake of several dealings. This scene was also the first time in the entire movie where Zhou Zhaozong revealed a different emotion towards Xu Mengbai. Zhou Jianchen stood at the designated point and Liang Yin walked to his side. The martial arts director kept pace and instructed, ¡°Later, Zhou Zhaozong pulled Xu Mengbai¡¯s hand and ran downstairs. Someone will open a shot on the other side, you¡¯ll need to act the dodging bullet action. When you reach the top of the stairs, someone will shout ¡®there¡¯s a bomb¡¯, Jianchen, you will to rush down with Yinyin. Once you reach here, the explosive will explode. At that time, Jianchen, you will pull Yinyin and pounce down on this mat ¡­ ¡° The martial arts director said as he walked and demonstrated at the same time. He only stood up again once both of them had no more questions, ¡°Then you guys go through once, and we will start shooting immediately if there is no problem.¡± Liang Yin nodded and followed Zhou Jianchen upstairs again. This time no one else followed. There were only two people left when they reached the second floor. Zhou Jianchen stood there and Liang Yin also stood by his side, and no one moved. "" ¡°Let¡¯s start!¡± Downstairs, the assistant director shouted again, and their preparation was in order. Hearing that, Liang Yin turned her head sideways and said softly, ¡°Let¡¯s begin.¡± Zhou Jianchen didn¡¯t respond, but he ultimately reached out to hold her hand after a long while. Liang Yin¡¯s heart then fluttered momentarily. At the beginning of this scene, it was Zhou Zhaozong who ¡®pulled¡¯ Xu Mengbai to flee. She thought he would skip this step during the rehearsal. ¡°Let¡¯s begin.¡± Zhou Jianchen replied too, but his voice was a bit hoarse. Turning his head, his eyes were slightly red and her hand was still so cold, but he dared not grip it tightly anymore. Liang Yin acknowledged while Zhou Jianchen paused, before he pulled her and started running up the corridor. Liang Yin¡¯s hand twitched instantly, as Zhou Jianchen happened to grasp her wound when he ran and she felt a burst of pain. But soon, she just endured and plunged into her role. Zhou Jianchen, however, loosened his grip, as if sensing her pain. ¡°I¡¯m going downstairs.¡± He spoke again after passing the corridor and was about to go down the stairs. ¡°En.¡± Liang Yin responded and followed in his footsteps. Going down the flight of steps, the martial arts director shouted again when they reached the part, ¡°Watch out to lunge!¡± Liang Yin got ready after hearing that. Zhou Jianchen also sped up his pace then pulled her along and lunged together towards the mat. ¡°Demolition team!¡± The martial arts director shouted once, and the demolition team then pressed the button once they got the instruction. The explosion didn¡¯t go off since the demolition team didn¡¯t really press it. Everything was just a rehearsal, but the martial arts director had already clapped his hands, ¡°Okay, just perform as such!¡± Zhou Jianchen was on mark in his positioning while Liang Yin coordinated precisely, and everything was within the ideal radius. The two people on the mat, however, didn¡¯t move for a moment. In the scene, Zhou Zhaozong was afraid that Xu Mengbai would be knocked down, hence he embraced her and lay prone, and now Zhou Jianchen was holding her in his arms. When Liang Yin raised her head, it was his chest and she could smell his faint scent, and even hear his heartbeats. Zhou Jianchen was hugging her a little tightly, but he loosened his embrace soon, then turned around and stood up, hiding all his emotions. Liang Yin was also pulled up, and everything was over again. Chen Hua¡¯en then spoke up after making sure, ¡°Then get ready to shoot.¡± Hearing that, everyone got into position. Liang Yin took off her jacket and handed it to Xiao Tian. The bandage on her hand was taken off too. ¡°Yinyin, why did you remove it?¡± Seeing that, Du Yafu asked. Getting grasped just now, blood oozed out from her wound again. Liang Yin smiled, ¡°It will blunder the scene in the camera later.¡± ¡°How big a deal is that.¡± Du Yafu disapproved. ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡± Liang Yin said and let the medical staff on the side to help handle it. Director Chen¡¯s requirements have always been meticulous and it¡¯s unworthy to re-shoot again for such a small flaw. The white bandage couldn¡¯t be visible, and the wound naturally shouldn¡¯t be seen too. The medical staff put another layer of medication and the makeup team tried to cover the wound with powder when Zhou Jianchen walked over from the side suddenly. Liang Yin raised her head and Zhou Jianchen, however, tore a Band-Aid from the medical kit and pulled her hand over to put it on her. His jaw twitched with visible pain. ¡°That¡¯s it.¡± After sticking it, he spoke, then put her hand down and walked away. That dark red wound pierced his heart as it fell in his eyes. He wanted to ignore it, but he still felt distressed. Watching him go upstairs, Liang Yin lowered her head and felt a little tinged around the rims of her eyes. ¡°That¡¯s it. It¡¯s fine once the camera steers clear a little when the moment comes.¡± Chen Hua¡¯en said so seeing that. ¡°En.¡± Liang Yin responded and also walked upstairs once all was done. Zhou Jianchen was already standing there. He gazed at her profoundly when he saw her coming up, then turned his head away again. Liang Yin just stood next to him, waiting for the scene to begin. Time seemed to pass very slowly. In silence, the two people, with one head bowed while the other turned the head sideways, one second was like a year. When the voice of start shooting finally came from downstairs, Zhou Jianchen pulled her to flee again. At the end of the corridor, someone shot at him. He dodged and shot back, then pulled Liang Yin behind his back. Liang Yin followed, seemingly panic-stricken yet her eyes were full of composure. Looking at ¡®Zhou Zhaozong¡¯ in front of her, there was a slight bewilderment in her eyes. Running to the top of the stairs, Zhou Zhaozong kicked away the person who came to stop him. Someone on the side shouted ¡°There¡¯s a bomb¡±, Zhou Zhaozong looked back and saw a bomb thrown out upstairs at some point. Eyes filled with apprehension, he descended the stairs quickly, but it was too late. Seeing that the bomb was about to explode soon, he anxiously protected Xu Mengbai and lunged down. ¡°Boom __ ¡° The bomb exploded and shattered pieces of wood flitted by, yet Zhou Zhaozong had Xu Mengbai shielded tightly in his arms. ¡°CUT!¡± Chen Hua¡¯en shouted to stop. The entire scene was done in one go. Everyone started to move again and Zhou Jianchen pulled Liang Yin up too. His eyes became sorrowful again and all the affection was short-lived. ¡°Jianchen! Watch out!¡± At this moment, the director of photography by the side suddenly shouted out loudly. ¡°The light! The light!¡± ¡°Get out of the way! Get out of the way!¡± Others yelled out too. Zhou Jianchen looked up and saw that the originally suspended chandelier had slipped off the hook and was dropping down on their heads. That was a dazzling crystal chandelier, but Zhou Jianchen had no time to appreciate it. Seeing that it was about to smash down, it was too late to push Liang Yin away. Hence, he stepped forward and bent over to embrace her into his arms. Reaching his hands out, he lowered his head to protect her head tightly. ¡°Crash __ ¡° The crystal chandelier smashed down on his neck and hit the ground, shattering into countless bits in an instant. Liang Yin only heard a muffled grunt. Raising her head, Zhou Jianchen¡¯s face was deathly pale and blood oozed out from his neck. ¡°Zhou Jianchen!¡± Liang Yin was flustered at once, and the others had already rushed over. ¡°Jianchen!¡± ¡°Brother Chen!¡± CH 32.2 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. Zhou Jianchen stumbled, as if he was about to fall over, but he held on to Ah Zhao¡¯s hand to stand still. Seeing how anxious everyone was, he just waved his hand, ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± But his hand was dripping blood too. ¡°Call the ambulance! Call the ambulance!¡± Sister Shao shouted out as she supported him. No matter what, she would not allow anything to happen to him. The ambulance arrived soon. Zhou Jianchen wanted to refuse, but he was eventually aided into the ambulance. Sister Shao and Ah Xian went along while Ah Zhao drove the car with Rong Xin, and a few other people in the set followed along too. Liang Yin wanted to follow, but she just held back in the end. ¡°Yinyin, are you alright?¡± Du Yafu walked over after sending Zhou Jianchen off. At that time when the chandelier smashed down, she inevitably was impacted too though being shielded by Zhou Jianchen. Liang Yin shook her head, ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± Her eyes kept looking out the door. The vehicle was already far away and she didn¡¯t know what would happen to Zhou Jianchen. Her eyes reddened a little as she had just cried. Du Yafu then comforted her, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Jianchen is fine. The doctor has examined him just now. Fortunately, there¡¯s no bone injury.¡± Liang Yin nodded her head. She knew the doctor had just examined him too, but how could she put her heart down. The cause of the accident was quickly identified. That chandelier was not installed properly to begin with and it got loosened during the explosion scene in the morning, then the explosion just now directly shook it off. The person responsible had also been identified. Chen Hua¡¯en rarely lost his temper that the assistant director had to let him go immediately. By the time everything was settled, it was already 4pm. The hospital had called. There was a buffer when Zhou Jianchen bore the load, hence he didn¡¯t sustain serious injury, but he still needed to be hospitalized for observation. Chen Hua¡¯en sighed a relief hearing that, then turned around to call it a day for the staff. There was an accident on the set, thus filming could not go on. After Liang Yin¡¯s makeup was removed and came out, Du Yafu and the others were already waiting at the entrance. ¡°Yinyin, do you want to go to the hospital together to see Jianchen?¡± Du Yafu called out when he saw her coming over. Pondering for a moment, Liang Yin nodded her head. ¡°Jianchen is also regarded as Yinyin¡¯s savior, she certainly has to go.¡± On the side, the director of photography jested. Liang Yin smiled without responding. The way Zhou Jianchen shielded her wholly came to mind again, but in a flash, it was his blood-covered appearance again. They went in two cars. One was her, Xiao Tian, Du Yafu and the director of photography, while the other was Chen Hua¡¯en, two assistant directors and the screenwriter. Almost all the notable personnel on the set had gone in these two cars. Zhou Jianchen¡¯s relations with others has always been pretty good, and his status is also exceptional. When they arrived at the hospital, there were already a lot of people gathered at the entrance. The fact that Zhou Jianchen was injured and admitted to the hospital could not be concealed. At this moment, the topic is already trending on the internet. Sister Shao was not in the mood to manage, so she just called Zhou Zuokang to report it, yet Zhou Zuokang didn¡¯t mind about it and this topic was just in swing. There was however a response, claiming that it was just an accident with no serious problem, but of which was very little effect. Zhou Jianchen had been injured before, but this was the first time he was sent to the hospital in an ambulance. Apart from reporters, the entrance was now full of anxious fans, as if they wouldn¡¯t leave without a response from Zhou Jianchen himself. Liang Yin and the others didn¡¯t get off directly at the entrance, rather went around to the underground parking lot, naturally to avoid them. Zhou Jianchen is staying in a single exclusive VIP suite, which is located on a high floor and very quiet. Liang Yin came in with the crowd. Sister Shao and Rong Xin were there too. Zhou Jianchen was lying on the hospital bed. He had changed into pajamas with dressing wrapped around his neck. Seeing them coming in, he turned his head but soon shifted his gaze away when his line of sight fell on her. His face was a little pale and his eyes were silent, still with sadness. Liang Yin just lowered her head again. Du Yafu had already started chatting with him, yet he was just indifferent and his responses were not enthusiastic at all. Ah Zhao had brought chairs over for everyone to sit down. Liang Yin wanted to move aside when Rong Xin came to her at some point. ¡°Can I take your time for a chat?¡± She asked. LIang Yin was a little surprised, yet she still followed up in the end. Rong Xin took her all the way to the balcony outside the corridor, where there was no one there and the glance ahead was half the city view. LIang Yin didn¡¯t know what she was going to say, so she just waited quietly. After looking into the distance for a while, Rong Xin finally spoke. She turned her head and said, ¡°You should know that Jianchen likes you, right?¡± Liang Yin was somewhat silent, but nodded anyway, ¡°En.¡± Rong Xin then smiled, ¡°Then you probably don¡¯t know how much he likes you and when he likes you.¡± Liang Yin was dumbfounded. Rong Xin then said, ¡°The first time he saw you, you were only 19 and he already liked you at that time. It¡¯s almost 10 years now. He told me before that was on the set of [Ming Yao], which ought to be your second movie, right?¡± ¡°Actually, I never thought he would like a person so much. I¡¯ve known him for more than 10 years and I¡¯ve never seen him so devoted to someone before. Ten year, how long is that ah, not to mention all the things that have happened to you.¡± ¡°Liang Yin, Jianchen was aware of your marriage, he had always known. When you were involved in the car accident at that time and your whereabouts were unknown, not knowing how much effort he had spent to find out about you. You didn¡¯t even know how anxious he was at that time, he had simply gone crazy. I¡¯ve really never seen him like this before. He said, no matter if you were dead or alive, even if it was to see you one last time. I¡¯ve known him for more than 10 years, and I¡¯ve never really seen him like that.¡± ¡°But then the news of you marrying into a wealthy family came. He lost so much weight at that time. I know he rather hated you for a while, and no one could mention your name in front of him. But no matter how much he hated you, he still couldn¡¯t let you go. The 5 years that you left, he never accepted anyone. He did date an actress, but if you see her, you will know why he would approach her. That actress, really looks so much like you.¡± ¡°He really loves you a lot. He loved you when you were unmarried and he still loves you even after you were married. No matter if you are married or divorced, he still loves you as before. We all know that, but we are afraid to say it.¡± ¡°Do you know why we rushed over here this time? It was because we saw the news about you and your ex-husband online. You don¡¯t mind me calling him your ex-husband, do you? We all know how much Jianchen cares about you and how cautiously he likes you. Both of you ought to be in a sort of relationship, except it¡¯s not stable yet, so we don¡¯t know how much of a blow it will be to him if something like this happens. At that time, Sister Shao put down all her job at hand and rushed over. I happened to be there, so I came along too.¡± ¡°You probably don¡¯t know what he looked like when we saw him today. He was sitting on the sofa, not uttering a word and his eyes were red. He couldn¡¯t go back to face you, so he booked a room outside, not wanting to sleep, and just sat there idly for the whole night.¡± ¡°He was in so much pain at that time. He never wanted others to see his emotions, but at that moment, he really couldn¡¯t hide it at all. Sister Shao asked him if he had broken up with you, but he didn¡¯t answer and tears trickled down when he turned his head.¡± ¡°Liang Yin, I¡¯ve known him for more than 10 years. Except for acting, I¡¯ve never seen him cry. No matter how sad, he would just bear it, but at that moment, he really couldn¡¯t hold it back. At that moment, I thought, is this still the Zhou Jianchen whom I know?¡± ¡°Liang Yin, Jianchen he really loves you very much, as if he had set his mind on you for the rest of his life when he saw you for the first time. I¡¯m even certain that if it¡¯s not you, he will never fall in love with another woman in this lifetime. You should also be able to feel that on the set today, he can even give up his life for you.¡± ¡°So Liang Yin, if you like him even a little bit, can you please be nice to him? It¡¯s been 10 years, he really can¡¯t be hurt anymore. Five years ago when you left, he was devastated as if became a different person. I don¡¯t want to see another soulless Zhou Jianchen five years later.¡± ¡°Liang Yin, please really cherish him.¡± After Rong Xin finished her words, tears already filled her eyes, and tears had streamed down Liang Yin¡¯s cheeks as she listened. She has never understood why Zhou Jianchen was cold and hot to her; why wasn¡¯t he able to kiss her in that kissing scene, and why were his eyes so sad after the kiss. Now she understood everything. He has always hated her, yet also loved her all along. Rong Xin left and Liang Yin kept wiping her tears but the tears kept trickling down. By the time she returned to the ward, some time had passed. In the ward, Chen Hua¡¯en and the others had left, only Rong Xin and Sister Shao stayed behind. Zhou Jianchen had gotten out of bed and was standing by the window. When he saw her come in, he was startled momentarily, but quickly turned his head away. His face was pale and there was still pain in his eyes. Rong Xin pulled Sister Shao out and gently closed the door. Hence, only the two of them were left in the ward. Not looking back, Zhou Jianchen lowered his head and his eyes reddened again. Liang Yin halted, but she still walked to his side. With her head down, she spoke softly, ¡°Zhou Jianchen, I called you the other day to tell you that Zhong Mingzhen and I have divorced.¡± Zhou Jianchen¡¯s eyes fluttered momentarily. Holding back her tears, Liang Yin continued, ¡°I didn¡¯t know he would come that day, and I went home with him only because it was Grandma¡¯s birthday the next day.¡± ¡°Zhou Jianchen, my parents passed away early and only my maternal grandma took care of me. When my maternal grandma died, there was only Grandma Zhong left. I often lived in the Zhong family at that time, and Grandma Zhong treated me like her own granddaughter.¡± ¡°Zhou Jianchen, I¡¯ve promised you and I will do it. You asked me to take you to my heart and since I promised, I meant it precisely.¡± ¡°Zhou Jianchen, I¡¯ve liked someone before. I know what that feels like.¡± Choking with sobs, Liang Yin could not continue anymore. Liking someone before, she knew what that felt like. Giving out cautiously, without daring to demand much. Hence, she absolutely will never break the promise she made. Hearing that, Zhou Jianchen¡¯s tears rolled down as he turned around and gathered her in his arms, not willing to let her go anymore. What he ever sought was for her to understand his heart. CH 33 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. Leaning against Zhou Jianchen¡¯s shoulder, Liang Yin suddenly felt at peace and Zhou Jianchen also felt an unprecedented completeness as he hugged Liang Yin tightly. Outside the door, Rong Xin glanced back and smiled. Turning to face Sister Shao by her side, Sister Shao, who was holding back, smiled too. Although she was somewhat displeased with Liang Yin, as long as Zhou Jianchen is happy, she is happy too, ¡°Only hope he will give me less trouble in the future, then I¡¯ll be thankful.¡± These years, not knowing how much she worried over his matters. Rong Xin laughed and said, ¡°You can let Liang Yin manage him.¡± ¡°I¡¯m just afraid Liang Yin won¡¯t be able to control him either.¡± Saying this mockingly, Sister Shao turned around and said, ¡°I¡¯m going for a smoke, my heart is weary.¡± She was almost frightened half to death when the chandelier smashed down just now. Watching her walk away, Rong Xin took out her cellphone and sent a text message to Zhou Zuokang. __ ¡°Boss Zhou, your younger brother¡¯s problem has been solved.¡± At first, she just came over to see and to comfort in passing, but there¡¯s no more worries now. Zhou Zuokang is the boyfriend whom she has never openly made public, and without doubt, she is also the same to Zhou Zuokang. The two of them have been together for 9 years and haven¡¯t got married. Zhou Zuokang was unwilling in the beginning, and when Zhou Zuokang was ready, it was her who was unwilling then. But there¡¯s no difference whether they are married or not, it¡¯s just the lack of a certificate. Although Rong Xin is still reluctant to marry into the Zhou family, the Zhou family has long treated her as their daughter-in-law. Zhou Jianchen and Film Empress Rong Xin were said to have a very close relationship, because they have indeed been a family long ago. She came over today as she was with Zhou Zuokang. Zhou Zuokang was worried about his younger brother and since it wasn¡¯t convenient for him to come over, only she as the ¡®elder sister-in-law¡¯ did it for him. Her relationship with Zhou Jianchen is comparably better than theirs. She naturally knows that Liang Yin likes Zhou Jianchen, even if just a little. She wasn¡¯t sure before, but was confirmed seeing them on the shooting site. Although Liang Yin curbed her feelings, she eventually was distracted when she tried to speak several times but was ignored by Zhou Jianchen. She really has no relationship with Zhong Mingzhen, otherwise, she wouldn¡¯t have made such a statement ¡ª Liang Yin is not someone who speaks lightly. Once she says she has divorced, then there will really be no more involvement. At that time, she thought she had to give them a push. Being arrogant, Zhou Jianchen was unwilling to say anything, while Liang Yin is someone susceptible. If he doesn¡¯t tell her, she can¡¯t deduce and will not even take the initiative. She didn¡¯t have the chance at that time and by the time later, there was such an accident. As a matter of fact, the two of them could still get together even if she didn¡¯t speak out, but she really didn¡¯t want them to waste any more time. Zhou Jianchen is loved too dearly, not to mention Sister Shao and herself, even Zhou Zuokang, who seems aloof to him, actually cares more than anyone else. They all want him to live well. Fortunately, everything is satisfactory now. Switching to Weibo on the cellphone, the topic of ¡®Zhong Mingzhen responding to the rumors of divorce with Film Empress Liang Yin¡¯, was still trending. The news was posted on Weibo while she watched them filming on the set at 2 pm. At an international conference, Zhong Mingzhen attended in formal wear, but was stopped by reporters when he was leaving. The reporter asked: Mr. Zhong, Film Empress Liang Yin responded to the rumors about your divorce this morning. Do you have anything to say about it? Zhong Mingzhen was silent for a moment before he replied: Liang Yin and I are indeed divorced. The reporter asked again: Can you tell us the reason for the divorce? Zhong Mingzhen replied: Everything was my fault. The reporter then asked again: Was it because you wanted to redeem yourself that you accompanied her to go worship and send her back to the hotel? Will you and Film Empress Liang remarry? Zhong Mingzhen remained silent for a long time and nevertheless didn¡¯t reply again. In the video, he was calm and his eyes were as profound as the sea. Watching it, Rong Xin then exited Weibo. On WeChat, there was Zhou Zuokang¡¯s reply. ¡°Thanks for your hard work.¡± __ Enclosed was a transfer of a significant amount. ¡°The credit is not mine.¡± __ Rong Xin rolled her eyes without accepting. ¡°When will they get married?¡± __Zhou Zuokang asked again. ¡°How would I know.¡± __ Rong Xin was dumbfounded. Zhou Zuokang then replied, ¡°Let¡¯s get married before they do.¡± Annoyed yet found it laughable, Rong Xin finally only replied, ¡°Get lost.¡± At that time, he resented his-shameless-self for seeing the niece of a friend that didn¡¯t want to marry her and she still held the grudge until now. ********** Behind the door, Zhou Jianchen and Liang Yin finally released each other. Liang Yin remembered his neck was still injured. She was also a little embarrassed because of her previous gaffe. Tears kept trickling down just now and wet his shoulder. She sniffled and wanted to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes, but Zhou Jianchen had already reached out to wipe them away for her. His palms were gentle with a different kind of warmth. Liang Yin looked up and saw him looking at her with tenderness. His eyes were red too and he seemed a little embarrassed, but there was already a smile in his eyes. But she felt somewhat distressed looking at his hands. The back of Zhou Jianchen¡¯s hands were scraped by fragments of the crystal chandelier, leaving a lot of cuts. Although scabs had formed, the spatters were still shocking. "" Liang Yin grasped his hands very cautiously and didn¡¯t dare to use much force. Looking up at his neck, she asked again, ¡°Does it hurt?¡± Dressed in the white hospital gown, his neck was exposed revealing the dressing gauze inside. Zhou Jianchen touched it and replied, ¡°It stopped hurting long ago.¡± It actually still hurts a bit, but not with her here. Liang Yin lowered her head and spoke softly again, ¡°Actually Rong Xin talked to me just now, about you ¡­ you should have told me earlier ¡­ ¡° If she had been told earlier, she wouldn¡¯t have let him feel so sad and what occurred today shouldn¡¯t have happened. Zhou Jianchen obviously had a momentary lag, but he quickly reacted again. Without pondering, he already knew what Rong Xin would say. He felt a little embarrassed again. Grabbing her hand back, he said, ¡°How can I say it, it¡¯s embarrassing.¡± Confessing face to face that day was already the ultimate limit. Liang Yin laughed as she listened, but she felt a little sad as she laughed. Recalling something, Zhou Jianchen explained again, ¡°Rong Xin is my elder brother¡¯s girlfriend, don¡¯t guess foolishly ah.¡± Liang Yin was instantly surprised and lowered her eyes quickly. She wanted to answer ¡°I didn¡¯t guess foolishly¡±, but she was indeed a little sad when she thought of them sitting and chatting together at that time. ¡°They have been dating for 9 years and haven¡¯t gotten married yet, squandering it to no purpose ¡­ ¡± As Zhou Jianchen spoke, he was extremely disdainful of the two of them. Hearing the word ¡®married¡±, Liang Yin was silent for a moment. Realizing somewhat, Zhou Jianchen stopped. He wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, he didn¡¯t say anything. Seeing that he had been standing, Liang Yin spoke softly again, ¡°You¡¯d better go lie down on the bed.¡± She remembered the doctor told him to recuperate in the hospital before. Zhou Jianchen didn¡¯t want to. He eventually felt unhappy to let her see him lying on the hospital bed. But seeing the insistence in her eyes, he had no choice but to pull her to sit on the sofa by the side. ¡°I¡¯m really fine, you don¡¯t have to worry. The injuries I¡¯ve suffered before were much more serious than this.¡± Zhou Jianchen spoke comfortingly again. His hand was still holding hers. In his opinion, the injury on her hand was much more serious than those he had now. When he was shooting action scenes in the past, he sustained a lot of injuries, and those bruises and sprains were all trivial. Although he is famous, he has always been dedicated and there are probably still a few wounds on his body now. ¡°I know.¡± Hearing that, Liang Yin merely replied. Zhou Jianchen was rather surprised. Liang Yin then said, ¡°I¡¯ve watched all your movies.¡± After a pause, she explained in detail with a smile, ¡°I¡¯ve watched all your movies and I also paid attention to some of your news, so I know what movies you have acted in and what kind of injuries you have sustained ¡­ Speaking of which, I ought to be your fan too.¡± And quite a loyal one too. At that time, she watched movies along with Zhong Mingzhen and she had watched all his movies. She had also watched those TV series too. When she went abroad later, she would eventually go watch whenever his movies were released. Although he had once caused her some troubles, she really liked his acting. Hearing what she said, Zhou Jianchen couldn¡¯t believe it. He always thought he is her fan and has never thought that she has also paid close attention to him. When was he injured? That was years ago. He suddenly felt a burst of irony. All these years, he always thought he was fighting a lone battle, never expecting she had retaliated too. But when he thought back which of his movies deserved to be commended, he realized that all of them were crap. ¡°Nothing worth watching.¡± He said, and was a little embarrassed. Looking at him like this, Liang Yin just laughed again. ¡°Thud, thud, thud __ ¡° At this moment, a knock sounded at the door. Sister Shao walked in first, followed by Ah Zhao and Ah Xian. Liang Yin withdrew the hand held by Zhou Jianchen. Ah Zhao was actually full of surprise seeing her sitting here and even Ah Xian was a little dumbstruck too, but he recovered quickly and called out ¡°Miss Liang¡± with a smile. ¡°It¡¯s getting late. Let¡¯s have dinner first.¡± Sister Shao said as she walked over and placed the bag in front of them. Ah Zhao kept in pace too. It was already half past six now. Ah Xian, on the other hand, put the stuff next to the bed. He just went back to the hotel to pack some of Zhou Jianchen¡¯s belongings and brought it over. Liang Yin was a little embarrassed and blushed. Noticing it, Zhou Jianchen however held her hand again. Sweeping them a glance, Sister Shao rolled her eyes inwardly and turned a blind eye. She then straightened up and said after opening up the meal boxes, ¡°I¡¯ve responded to your injury, but it was useless. The entrance outside is full of reporters and your fans, so if you are free, take the time to announce your well-being on Weibo.¡± She then turned to speak to Liang Yin, ¡°That little assistant of yours came up just now and was taken to dinner by Rong Xin, so you don¡¯t have to worry about her.¡± "" Saying that, she placed the remaining meal boxes inside the bag, ¡°You guys eat, I¡¯ll go out first. She really left without looking back after saying that. Ah Xian walked over, put down the cellphone in his hand and said, ¡°Boss, I¡¯ve brought your cellphone over¡±, and walked out too. Seeing this, Ah Zhao just greeted them and naturally followed them. Only two of them remained again in the big ward. ¡°Do you think Sister Shao is quite fierce?¡± As soon as they had left, Zhou Jianchen couldn¡¯t help asking. Although Liang Yin felt inappropriate, she still nodded. Sister Shao¡¯s aura was so formidable and cold that she didn¡¯t dare to move just now. Zhou Jianchen then laughed out, ¡°You don¡¯t have to be afraid of her.¡± Saying that, he picked up his cellphone. One look, there were countless caller displays and innumerable message notifications. Zhou Jianchen then handed his phone over and said with a smile, ¡°How about, you post the Weibo for me?¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Liang Yin took the phone and felt a little surprised. ¡°My hand hurts.¡± Zhou Jianchen blinked and spoke with his hand outstretched. Liang Yin laughed out loud when she saw that. She already understood that Zhou Jianchen was following Sister Shao¡¯s instructions and intending to announce his well-being on Weibo. Looking at the injuries on his hand, she agreed, but then asked, ¡°What should I post then?¡± His phone interface was already switched on and she simply tapped on Weibo. It¡¯s just that on his interface, there were various game apps at a glance. ¡°En ¡­ how about simply posting a photo?¡± Zhou Jianchen asked. Pondering about it, Liang Yin didn¡¯t object. At this moment, everyone is worried about his ¡®injury¡¯, words are useless and photos are most effective. However, how long has it been since he posted a photo of himself? Thinking about it, Liang Yin turned on the camera. She stood up and walked a distance away, ¡°Shall I take a photo then?¡± ¡°Go ahead.¡± Zhou Jianchen replied with a smile. Looking at him in the camera, Liang Yin couldn¡¯t press it somehow. He just sat on the sofa, looking at her with a face full of smiles and a fixed gaze that aroused faze no matter how one looked at him. Liang Yin¡¯s face flushed up when she finally pressed and took the photo. ¡°It¡¯s taken.¡± She looked at the photo in the album and wanted to walk over to show him. Zhou Jianchen is so good-looking that no matter from which angle, he looks good. ¡°You can just post as you please, no need to show it to me.¡± Zhou Jianchen said. He didn¡¯t care about the photo. His gaze had been on Liang Yin all along, watching her take his photo and looking at her lowered her eyes bashfully that he couldn¡¯t hold back his smile. Hearing that, Liang Yin didn¡¯t persist. Zhou Jianchen is good-looking, so he will look good no matter how the photo is taken. Switching to Weibo, her eyes landed on the hot search, but just a glance before she retracted it. She then uploaded the photo on Weibo and attached it with a text: __ Thank you all for your concerns, I¡¯m really fine. After confirming it, she posted it. She came over and handed the phone to Zhou Jianchen after posting it, ¡°Okay.¡± Zhou Jianchen didn¡¯t even look at it. He just smiled and pulled her to sit beside him ¡­ In just a brief seconds, Weibo has already gone abuzz. __ Oh my, Brother Chen posted a photo! __ My God, Brother Chen is fine! ! __ It¡¯s good that he is fine. Scared the hell out of me. __ Ahhhhhh, this photo of Brother Chen is so handsome ah ! ! ! ! __ Heavens, The expression in Brother Chen, that smile, oh my, I¡¯m almost bedazzled looking at it. __ Similarly bedazzled. OMG ah, Brother Chen¡¯s eyes are so gentle ah! Why was there the feeling of being in love! ! ! __ Brother Chen has stars in his eyes! ! ! __ I want to know who took this photo! My Brother Chen was captured so handsomely! Something¡¯s amiss, who was Brother Chen looking at when the photo was taken ah. His eyes were so gentle! __ My Brother Chen, truly a male god. Looks so handsome even in a hospital gown! __ I feel like I¡¯m going to sleep with this photo for the rest of my life ¡­ __ Am I the only one who noticed that Brother Chen¡¯s words had become gentler that I was almost being doted to tears? __ ¡­ In the photo, Zhou Jianchen was sitting on the sofa, looking at the camera, with a broad smile on his face and his eyes were gentle and bright. There were really stars in his eyes. CH 34.1 After dinner and staying for a while more, Liang Yin then left. Zhou Jianchen was unwilling but he still had to let her go. She still had filming tomorrow. Sister Shao had a headache looking at his unwillingness to part, so she turned around and handed Liang Yin a cap and a face mask. Coming with the crowd, Liang Yin was not noticed thus it would be inevitably suspicious if she left alone now. Du Yafu did look for her when he was leaving just now but she just said she went out with Rong Xin without revealing any traces. Now is not the time for them to make it public. Liang Yin understood, hence she just put everything on. Wearing a large black hooded down jacket today, her face appeared particularly small with the baseball cap on and only the pair of bright vivid eyes was visible after she put the face mask on. Seeing that, Zhou Jianchen felt an urge to take her into his arms and not let her go. Hence Liang Yin received his WeChat message again before she got in the car once she arrived at the underground parking garage. __ ¡°What¡¯s to be done as I miss you again?¡± Liang Yin couldn¡¯t help smiling when she saw it. Ah Xian opened the car door for Liang Yin and she got into the car when Ah Zhao told Xiao Tian to, ¡°Drive safely¡±, and the car engine started ¡ª while Ah Xian and Ah Zhao followed since Sister Shao was worried. Remembering something, Liang Yin switched to Weibo. Browsing through, she searched the Weibo that was posted from Zhou Jianchen¡¯s cellphone just now. She tapped on the photo, looked at it and saved it. Zhou Jianchen has always been arrogant and it is rare to see him smile, but once he smiles, he is actually very good-looking. As if it can light up a person¡¯s whole heart. In just over an hour, there were already tens of thousands of comments and countless reposts. Just such a photo in the hospital gown was on hot search again. Topmost website traffic and an inherent hot search physique. He indeed rarely posts his own photos. There were still occasionally a few before but hardly any again later. As for what reason, she probably knew. In the comments, there were still many lamenting about Brother Chen¡¯s great beauty, but there were also others asking about the exact cause of his injury. As for ¡®the person who took Zhou Jianchen¡¯s photo¡¯, once again became the topic of discussion. No one knew it was her, and no one will know it was her. Looking at it, Liang Yin suddenly felt some unspeakable warmth in her heart. She didn¡¯t notice before, but now she realized he had handed over an account of over hundreds of millions of fans to her ¡­ The topic of ¡®Zhong Mingzhen responding to divorce rumors¡¯ was still on hot search. Pondering over it, Liang Yin still tapped into it. She did notice it before, but deliberately bypassed it. The video showed Zhong Mingzhen attending a meeting in formal attire. Standing eminently in front of the camera, he was without fear or compulsion with self-possessed calmness. As always. Liang Yin looked at his excessively familiar bearing. For 13 years, from youth till now, his every look has long etched in her marrows one stroke at a time. His response was also brief, with only two sentences. __ Liang Yin and I had indeed divorced. __ Everything was my fault. It was not as difficult to bear as she thought, perhaps she had chosen to let go long ago. She could also guess why he would respond this way, merely wanting to ¡®clarify¡¯ for her and shouldered everything himself. Tapping into the comments which were still buzzing. __ Mr. Zhong is really handsome ah! __ Damn, I want to bed him! __ Really envy Film Empress Liang ah ah ah! How could she possess such an outstanding man! __ I¡¯m extremely envious of Film Empress Liang ah! How could she possibly marry such a man! Being so thoughtful even after divorcing! Heavens, please give me such a man ah! The comments at the bottom of the discussion were a bit surprising to her. __ Mr. Zhong said everything was his fault. So did he mean he regretted it and wanted to get Film Empress back? __ Mr. Zhong presumably wanted to redeem himself. Didn¡¯t he still accompany Film Empress Liang to worship before and also brought her home, and then sent her back personally. Why would he do so much if he wasn¡¯t redeeming himself then? He¡¯s so busy managing such a huge family business and hasn¡¯t much free time. __ Such an analysis is really reasonable ah! Mr. Zhong seems to really love Film Empress Liang ah! __ I eventually felt that Mr. Zhong was a little sad ah. He seemed to be very calm, but felt especially reticent. When the reporter asked if they would remarry, he didn¡¯t respond for a long time. __ So Mr. Zhong is sad because of Film Empress Liang¡¯s response this morning? __ Was Film Empress Liang¡¯s response this morning a rejection to Mr. Zhong? Confirming their divorce and saying that he is a very good person ¡­ __ OMG, Film Empress Liang actually rejected Mr. Zhong! If it was me, I would have turned back immediately without second thought! __ Film Empress Liang is awesome! __ So, why were they divorce? Does anyone here know ah, I¡¯m really curious! __ Damn that ¡®abandoned rich wife¡¯, I was even a fool to believe it at that time. Now looking at Zhong Mingzhen, I wouldn¡¯t believe at all that Liang Yin was the one who was abandoned! __ Confirmed there was nothing too sensitive to mention? Zhong Mingzhen seems to really love Film Empress Liang ah. __ What¡¯s to be done, I somehow hope they can get back together ¡­ __ This is the first time I¡¯ve become a fan of a real CP (couple). Film Empress Liang and Mr. Zhong really complemented each other in the video! __ ¡­.. Is he sad? Was he trying to get her back? Liang Yin watched the video again but didn¡¯t believe it. Zhong Mingzhen was indeed reticent, but this should be what he looked like. After so many years, she dared not expect he would love her once long ago. His response has been circulated online, and now everyone knows that their divorce was initiated by her first, and that everything was his fault, and he just wanted to clear all of her negative news ¡­ Exiting Weibo, Liang Yin switched to SMS. She hesitated for a moment before finally texted him. __ ¡°Thank you, Zhong Mingzhen.¡± Thank you, Zhong Mingzhen. Thank you for everything you have done for her. Although it was needless, she was still grateful. Zhou Jianchen sent a message again. __ Won¡¯t you miss me too? Looking at it, Liang Yin couldn¡¯t help but laugh out loud. She replied after a long while, ¡°En.¡± Pondering it for a while, she tapped on the setting and used his photo as the background. His smiling look will appear in front of her all the time. ********** In Shencheng International Hotel, Zhong Mingzhen looked at the SMS on his cellphone and his eyes turned silent. Her calm yet resolute appearance during the interview came to mind. __ Yinyin, let¡¯s remarry. __ You really don¡¯t need to do this. __ Zhong Mingzhen and I are indeed divorced. __ He is a very good person. __ Thank you, Zhong Mingzhen. Every word, every sentence, gradually drifted further away and became unfamiliar. The cellphone rang again. Putting it through, his voice was hoarse, ¡°Hello?¡± ¡°Zhong Mingzhen, what¡¯s the matter with you and Yinyin!¡± On the phone, Zhong Jianian¡¯s voice came through. ¡°One moment she responded to the divorce and next you acknowledged it. Didn¡¯t you say you would take care of it! Also, it was Qiao Shan who did it! I damn finally found her out! I¡¯m telling you, Zhong Mingzhen, don¡¯t think that just because you like this woman she can do whatever she wants! Just based on what she did, don¡¯t even think of entering the Zhong family¡¯s door!¡± Zhong Jianian yelled, obviously furious. He had been investigating the matter of Liang Yin being vilified these past few days. Zhong Mingzhen said he would take care of everything thus he let him handle it, yet he wouldn¡¯t rest until he found the leaker! As a result, after several setbacks and loads of money spent, he finally found out who was the leaker hiding in the dark corner! Looking at the outcome, he almost blacked out. He knew Qiao Shan, but he didn¡¯t expect her to be so vicious! ¡°She already forced Yinyin to leave and still made such a ruthless move, wasn¡¯t this to destroy her! What do you actually like about her? How can such a vicious woman be compared to Yinyin. Your heart are f*cking blinded by lard!¡± He still thought that he was with Qiao Shan. Hearing that, Zhong Mingzhen suddenly felt tired. After a pause, he said, ¡°I have nothing to do with Qiao Shan.¡± His voice was particularly listless. Zhong Jianian still wanted to say more, but he stopped after listening to his words. Zhong Mingzhen hung up the call quickly. Putting the cellphone down, he leaned back into the sofa. Behind him were the myriad twinkling lights of the night scene, but next to him was just the hotel room, which was spacious and quiet. CH 34.2 Liang Yin went to the hospital again the next night. Since then, she had been filming and rushed between the hotel and the shooting site. Firstly, the frequent trips would inevitably attract suspicion and secondly, the filming was really intense. Filming will wrap up in the next ten days or so, since the Spring Festival is approaching and everyone will return home, Chen Hua¡¯en wants to finish the necessary shooting before the holiday. Zhou Jianchen was still in the hospital and the doctor wanted him to stay a few days more for observation. He became impatient but Sister Shao forced him to do so. Amongst was naturally Liang Yin¡¯s admonition too. Although Liang Yin didn¡¯t visit again, she would still send Zhou Jianchen messages and would also call when she returned to the hotel in the evening. Zhou Jianchen¡¯s voice on the phone was particularly pleasant to hear, soft and gentle, as if it could pierce directly to the heart. At times, Liang Yin¡¯s ears would somehow warm up while she listened, as if Zhou Jianchen¡¯s voice was gently blowing in her ears through the phone. On the internet, that post on Zhou Jianchen¡¯s Weibo was still trending. The number of comments and reposts had exceeded a million. In addition to wondering who took the photo, more people wanted to know why Brother Chen was smiling so happily. This didn¡¯t look like he had been injured. Some people, however, turned over a photo from 5 years ago and said; Look, weren¡¯t Brother Chen¡¯s eyes the same in these 2 photos? In the photo, Zhou Jianchen looked at Liang Yin with a bright gentle gaze and it was exactly the same as the current one. Except the previous one was subtle and this one now was obviously more intense. Hence, some thought, is it possible that Brother Chen is really in love? Or, was Brother Chen still gazing at Film Empress Liang? There was also one who dug up another photo ¡ª you guys said you have never seen such a bright smile of Brother Chen, but in fact there was. In that photo, Zhou Jianchen was standing next to Liang Yin. With makeup on, Liang Yin was smiling reservedly, while standing beside her, Zhou Jianchen nevertheless smiled very happily. ¡°I have saved this photo for nearly ten years and was reluctant to take it out. Being their decade-old fan, this means that you guys know too little about Brother Chen.¡± __ That person said so. The moment this photo came out, countless people were instantly flipped abuzz. Many old fans flared up, decade, these words were too prickly. They had indeed seen this photo back then and it was posted on Zhou Jianchen¡¯s Weibo which was quickly deleted and never seen again after that. The new fans were lamenting too. They never thought that their Brother Chen still had such a moment, and Film Empress Liang used to be so innocently young. In the photo, one was 19 and the other was 21, which was the most compelling youthful moment. Standing together, they were really like a pair of carved jade. Hence someone asked: Why didn¡¯t the two of them get together at that time ¡­ Looking at that photo, Liang Yin¡¯s heart constricted nevertheless. This photo appeared in her memory but she had never looked at it carefully. Looking at Zhou Jianchen¡¯s appearance above, she felt a little pain and felt somewhat warm. He was like a fool who waited for 10 years. ********** That day, when Liang Yin was about to go back after filming, she received a call from Ruona. ¡°Yinyin, you said before that Zhong Mingzhen has someone he likes, is that person named Qiao Shan?¡± Ruona asked. ¡°Yes, what¡¯s wrong?¡± Liang Yin was a little surprised, wondering why she suddenly asked about this name. Ruona replied, ¡°I just saw someone reported on Weibo that she was precisely the one who vilified you.¡± Stunned, Liang Yin hung up the call and switched to Weibo, and was even more surprised. Two days ago, she and Zhong Mingzhen both responded successively, which piqued more curiosities as everyone wanted to know why the head of the Zhong family and Film Empress Liang Yin actually divorced, and just now, someone broke the news that everything was caused by a woman named Qiao Shan. In order to gain the upper hand, Qiao Shan schemed to wreck and eventually led to the divorce of the two people. And Film Empress Liang¡¯s online vilification was also this woman¡¯s doing. "" The revelation was only released half an hour ago and had already attracted countless attention since Liang Yin and Zhong Mingzhen have been the recent focus with their own website search traffic, not to mention the topic about ¡®involvement of a third party¡¯. Qiao Shan is often abroad and has no Weibo account. The source directly sent out her oversea¡¯s social media accounts and at the same time attached the evidence of her being the mastermind at that time. All of a sudden, everything about Qiao Shan was exposed to everyone¡¯s attention ¡­ Looking at it, Liang Yin was merely in a daze. The evidence was sound, but she didn¡¯t understand why Qiao Shan did this to her, let alone how this matter was unexpectedly exposed. She instantly remembered someone and switched to phone call history and dialed Zhong Jianian¡¯s number. ¡°Little Uncle, are you the one who exposed Qiao Shan¡¯s matter online?¡± Liang Yin asked once Zhong Jianian answered the call. She remembered her Little Uncle had said before that he would definitely help her find this person. ¡°Yes ah! It look me a lot of f*cking effort to find this woman and see how I¡¯ll make her suffer!¡± Zhong Jianian responded. ¡°But ¡­ ¡° With her suspicion confirmed, Liang Yin was even more bewildered. Qiao Shan and Zhong Mingzhen are already together. Even if Little Uncle knew she did it, he shouldn¡¯t have exposed it ah. Little Uncle is a member of the Zhong family, and Qiao Shan will also marry into the Zhong family in the future ¡­ Zhong Jianian then said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Yinyin. I will handle this matter. I will let her pay back whatever she owed you!¡± After a while, he added, ¡°You just wait for me to come over tomorrow, I happen to have something to tell you.¡± He had been busy these few days and was finally done. Hearing him say so, Liang Yin didn¡¯t say more. She recalled that he had said he would come to visit her before. Hanging up the phone, there was still confusion in her heart but she still let it go after a while. Xiao Tian had already brought the car over. Her phone rang again once she got in and closed the car door. "" Looking at it, it was a call from Sister Shao. ¡°Hello?¡± Liang Yin responded. ¡°Has Zhou Jianchen gone to look for you?¡± Sister Shao went straight to the point. ¡°No.¡± Liang Yin was a little surprised. Sister Shao then cursed on the phone, ¡°SOB, he disappeared in a wink and didn¡¯t answer his phone too!¡± Liang Yin couldn¡¯t help but wanted to laugh somewhat. Sister Shao had looked for her previously about Zhou Jianchen¡¯s hospitalization, asking her to persuade him to stay and had also cursed him on the phone at that time. ¡°Then let me call and ask first.¡± ¡°En, tell me if he¡¯s okay then.¡± ¡°En.¡± Liang Yin dialed Zhou Jianchen¡¯s number after Sister Shao hung up the call. It went through in a second, ¡°Hello?¡± Liang Yin didn¡¯t react at first but she asked very soon after, ¡°Where are you, Zhou Jianchen?¡± "" ¡°I¡¯m right in front of you.¡± Startled, Liang Yin looked up and saw a car parked at the corner ahead. Standing in front of the car, Zhou Jianchen was watching her on the phone with a smile. Covered up tightly, she still recognized him at a glance. ¡°Pull over, Xiao Tian.¡± Seeing that the car was about to pass by, Liang Yin hastily called out to stop. Xiao Tian naturally saw Zhou Jianchen, so she hurriedly pulled over and stopped. Getting out of the car, Liang Yin ran over and asked, ¡°Why are you here?¡± He will only be discharged tomorrow morning. Zhou Jianchen, however, gathered her into his arms, ¡°I really miss you very much.¡± Granted that he would see her after being discharged tomorrow, he really couldn¡¯t wait anymore. Hearing that, Liang Yin couldn¡¯t help but laugh out loud. With the down jacket unzipped and buried in Zhou Jianchen¡¯s arms, she could clearly feel his body heat and heartbeats through the thin woolen sweater. Watching the two of them hugging together, Xiao Tian looked away but a smile was visible on the corners of her mouth ¡­ CH 35 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. Liang Yin quickly let go of Zhou Jianchen, ¡°Get in the car first.¡± It was too cold and also not good to be seen. Watching her, Zhou Jianchen just nodded. Liang Yin looked at Xiao Tian, but before she opened her mouth, Xiao Tian already understood, ¡°Then I¡¯ll drive back first.¡± ¡°En.¡± Liang Yin replied, a little embarrassed but she also no longer hid from her. Once getting into the car, Liang Yin texted Sister Shao and seeing that Zhou Jianchen had sat in, she softly asked, ¡°How did you know we are coming out?¡± Zhou Jianchen replied while fastening the seat belt, ¡°I called and asked the executive producer. Knowing that you were about to finish filming, I thought to come over first and wait. I wanted to call and tell you but didn¡¯t expect you to come out just in time.¡± As he spoke, he turned his head with eyes filled with smiles. This unintended coincidence made him indescribably happy yet inexplicably contented. Liang Yin lowered her head and smiled too, her earlobes were a little hot. Where¡¯s such a coincidence, he merely came over first and waited here. ¡°Are you texting Sister Shao?¡± Looking at the phone in her hand, Zhou Jianchen asked again. He had long wanted to come out these two days, but Sister Shao strictly guarded him and now he felt as if being betrayed. Liang Yin¡¯s cellphone was lit up and on it was precisely the text message she sent to Sister Shao: He is here with me. Looking at his aggrieved look, Liang Yin lowered her head with a smile and replied, ¡°Who asked you to behave so dis-obediently.¡± Worrying others for no reason. Her voice was soft, as if blaming him yet with a hint of doting. Listening to it, Zhou Jianchen felt mushy in his heart. The word obediently was too enticing. He couldn¡¯t help but lean closer and asked again, ¡°Then how do you want me to behave obediently?¡± His voice was gentle and there was another sort of tenderness in his eyes, as if going back to the nightly phone calls. As Liang Yin listened, her face instantly heated up and a gush of warm feeling rose from the bottom of her heart. He seemed to be breathing in her ear again and her earlobes turned completely red instantly. Previously, she didn¡¯t even realize the slightest ambiguity of the word ¡®obediently¡¯. She however wasn¡¯t used to his coquettish gentleness, so she just raised her gaze to glance at him and changed the subject, ¡°Where are we going now?¡± He was also particularly close to her. The pair of smiling eyes, the curved mouth, seemingly able to touch with just a turn of the head. ¡°Where do you want to go?¡± Zhou Jianchen retracted his gaze from her lips and asked with a smile. He then turned around and really started up the car. "" Liang Yin was somewhat hesitant. As the car moved forward, Zhou Jianchen turned his head and asked, ¡°Have you eaten? Do you want to have a meal first?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve eaten.¡± Liang Yin declined hastily and asked after a pause, ¡°Have you eaten?¡± ¡°Yes, Ah Zhou bought dinner at half past five.¡± He wasn¡¯t hungry at all. Liang Yin pondered for a while, ¡°Then let¡¯s find a place to talk.¡± She had already eaten dinner on the shooting site and they simply couldn¡¯t go anywhere. Zhou Jianchen should be in the hospital now and their rash appearance in public would inevitably lead to heated discussion. Now is really not the time to make a public appearance. Sister Shao had also replied to the text message: You guys take notice, don¡¯t get caught on camera. ¡°En.¡± Zhou Jianchen didn¡¯t care at all as he was already content enough to just sit and talk with her. Liang Yin, however, was thinking where they should go. In fact, not only could they not go to any dining places, they were not able to go to any public places since there¡¯s a risk of being seen wherever they go. ¡°How about we return to the hotel?¡± She turned her head again after thinking about it. ********** Twenty minutes later, Zhou Jianchen parked his car in the hotel¡¯s underground parking lot. Hidden at a corner and surrounded by dim lighting, they basically would not be discovered unless someone deliberately walked to the front to probe. They would inevitably be seen outside and although they might also be noticed here, the safety factor was eventually higher. What¡¯s more, they can always find a pretext even if they are discovered. Moreover, this is where she stays and there is no need to send her back, and then rush back to the hospital. It was already late and Zhou Jianchen still had to go back to the hospital. Firstly, Sister Shao was still waiting there and secondly, they would inevitably be questioned if they ran into someone since everyone knew that he would be discharged tomorrow morning. Hence, he naturally couldn¡¯t return to their rooms. There were surveillance cameras installed in the corridor with people monitoring the video. It¡¯s not like no one has been exposed due to this before. Just looking at the environment here, Liang Yin couldn¡¯t help but feel sorry for him. Letting Zhou Jianchen hide here seemed to have wronged him somewhat. Zhou Jianchen, however, didn¡¯t mind at all. He didn¡¯t care what the environment was like, as long as she was with him. He just stopped the car, unbuckled his seat belt and took her hand with a bright smile. Except his gaze unconsciously fell on her lips again. Her lips are particularly beautiful, with beaded lip tubercle and curvy on both sides and her smile is especially moving. Recalling the previous kissing scene, Zhou Jianchen couldn¡¯t help but lower his eyes. The desire that surged up in his heart was then suppressed. Liang Yin could sense his joy, thus she just let the apologetic feeling go. Thinking of something, she asked again, ¡°How¡¯s the injury on your neck?¡± She had asked before, but he only said it was fine and she simply didn¡¯t know the outcome. Saying that, she looked at the back of his neck again. She had looked at it just now, but he was wearing a down jacket and was obstructed by the hood collar, so she simply couldn¡¯t see clearly at all. ¡°It¡¯s really fine.¡± Zhou Jianchen said and pulled the collar down to let her see. As the lighting was a little dim and Liang Yin was not able to see clearly, she just leaned over. Zhou Jianchen¡¯s body then couldn¡¯t help but stiffened. The gap he pulled was small and was still obstructed, so Liang Yin reached out to gently draw the collar back. He was wearing a low-collared sweater. When the down jacket neckband was pulled down, his bare neck was fully exposed. Zhou Jianchen lowered his head as much as possible and wanted to turn on the interior light, but after thinking about it, he turned on his cellphone¡¯s flashlight for her. The wound surface has indeed almost healed, except for the three stitches wound which was still attached with a gauze and others were no big deal and the original swelling had also subsided. Liang Yin still felt distressed looking at it. He would unlikely have suffered these injuries if it wasn¡¯t to protect her. Now everyone in the production team knew that he was injured while saving her and looked at her in a different light. Not blaming, but daren¡¯t act rashly anymore. Liang Yin released the neckband once she had seen enough and still felt somewhat disturbed. Zhou Jianchen had already withdrawn his cellphone and turned on the interface to turn off the flashlight, but after he exited, the photo on the screen appeared again. Looking at it, there was a smile in his eyes again. ¡°En.¡± He handed the phone over and gestured for her to look. As soon as Liang Yin looked up, she precisely saw the photo of him and her together on the interface. ¡°You ¡­ ¡° Liang Yin wanted to say, ¡°Why did you set it as the wallpaper?¡± But she still couldn¡¯t bear to say it after thinking about it. She knew how long he had liked her. Looking at it carefully, Zhou Jianchen only smiled ironically. He actually didn¡¯t have this photo himself. After hearing that she got married, he deleted all the photos he had of her. He was a little dazed when he saw this photo on Weibo that day, yet he still screenshotted it and set it as his phone wallpaper. This photo was once his phone wallpaper too. ¡°What if someone sees it ¡­ ¡° Pondering about it, Liang Yin still couldn¡¯t help but say it out except there was a helpless smile in her eyes. ¡°No one will see it.¡± Zhou Jianchen however was not worried at all. There are only a few people who can access his cellphone, thus no one will see it. After a pause, he turned his head and said, ¡°Let¡¯s take another photo together.¡± This photo was almost 10 years ago, and they should have an updated one now. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t post it on Weibo.¡± He then added this sentence. Looking at his face that was full of expectation and smile, Liang Yin smiled and nodded too. ¡°Can I have a photo with you?¡± He asked at that time. ¡°But it¡¯s so dark here ¡­ ¡° Liang Yin was a little hesitant again. ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡± Zhou Jianchen, however, turned the camera on. With an outstretched hand, the two people then appeared on the screen. ¡°It¡¯s okay. It¡¯s pretty clear.¡± The pixelation was very good. Although the lighting was dim, the two people¡¯s appearance was quite clear, but they were a little far apart thus couldn¡¯t be photographed together. Zhou Jianchen then moved to her side again and tilted his head over. Seeing his struggle, Liang Yin also leaned towards him and tilted her head over. On the screen, the two people¡¯s heads soon join together. Liang Yin was smiling with her eyes bright and especially moving. Zhou Jianchen pressed the camera button and a photo was taken. Under the flash, the two people¡¯s appearance was clear with a different kind of happiness. Even though the background was dark, it was still difficult to hide the man¡¯s handsomeness and woman¡¯s beauty. Lowering her head to look, Liang Yin liked it very much. Zhou Jianchen put his phone down, his head was nevertheless lowered and somewhat silent. Sensing it, Liang Yin was a little confused. Zhou Jianchen turned to look at her and asked very solemnly, ¡°Liang Yin, can I kiss you?¡± Although it was solemn, there was an undisguised sentiment in his eyes. Dumbfounded, Liang Yin met his gaze and still replied after a long while, ¡°En.¡± It was faint, her head lowered and her cheeks were also flushed. How could she not sense the distance between them when they leaned together just now. Hearing that, Zhou Jianchen lowered his head and kissed her lips. Leaning against him just now, the inaudible breathing seemed to brush against her cheek with the turn of the body. That kind of throbbing desire could no longer be restrained. Zhou Jianchen¡¯s kiss was abrupt and passionate. Liang Yin was pressed backwards and her whole body fell on the back of the chair. She closed her eyes and raised her head slightly, her eyes trembled and her breathing was difficult. He crushed her lips and pried her teeth apart, assailing uncivilly. With hands on both sides of her seat, he seemed to pour out all his might and merely used her lips for support. Using all his might to demand excessively. Powerless to sustain, Liang Yin grabbed the front of his clothes and her whole person slackened, ¡°Zhou Jianchen ¡­ Zhou Jianchen ¡­ ¡° She almost couldn¡¯t breathe, hence she only murmured to make him stop. But this voice was like pouring oil on the flame that just caused everything to burn even hotter. CH 36 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. When the two of them separated, they were both panting. Liang Yin¡¯s eyes were dazed while Zhou Jianchen¡¯s face was flushed too. Zhou Jianchen didn¡¯t sit back immediately, but looked at Liang Yin, who was well within reach, with tenderness in his eyes and a smile on his face. Still leaning on the backrest, Liang Yin also looked at him with a heaving chest and a face full of bashfulness. He had kissed deeply while she dodged all the way, when she finally could only tilt her head in response after there was no way to retreat. The lips and teeth kept intertwined, and all the whimpering were swallowed until she felt light-headed. They were only less than half a foot apart and Zhou Jianchen smiled again suddenly then said, ¡°Call Brother Chen.¡± She had called him ¡®Zhou Jianchen¡¯ over and over again just now, with a pleading and provocative quivering which caused him to lose control several times. Thinking back now, he only wanted her to call him, ¡°Brother Chen.¡± Recalling how she appeared just now, Liang Yin felt even more bashful and seeing that he still wanted to tease her, she just pushed against his chest and whispered, ¡°No.¡± Saying that, she shrank back again. He was too close that she eventually felt he might do it again at any time. Zhou Jianchen laughed even more pleasantly and sensed her intention, so he unexpectedly lowered his head and pecked her on the mouth. Caught off guard, Liang Yin hurriedly covered her lips once she reacted, ¡°Don¡¯t do it again.¡± Her lips were a little sore from the kiss. Feeling a little reluctant, Zhou Jianchen could only grasp and kiss the back of her hand when he saw her closely guarded appearance. He then let go of his restraints to sit back straight, ¡°Okay, won¡¯t do it again.¡± Her lips were a fatal attraction to him that he couldn¡¯t stop and wished he could just keep on kissing. Seeing that he obeyed, Liang Yin also sat up straight and all the light-headedness calmed down a little yet she felt somewhat embarrassed. They were just like those eighteen or nineteen-year-olds kids who were in love, with him fooling around while she followed him too. Looking at the time, it was almost 8 o¡¯clock and the kiss just now lasted for more than 10 minutes ¡­ She sighed at her own absurdity and afraid that he would go back too late, she said, ¡°It¡¯s late, I¡¯ll go up first.¡± Staying here, she was afraid there would be another ¡®incident¡¯. Zhou Jianchen glanced at his cellphone, ¡°It¡¯s not even 8 o¡¯clock yet.¡± Liang Yin looked at him, blinked and replied, ¡°But I¡¯m a little tired.¡± Seeing that she looked really rather tired, Zhou Jianchen then softened. She did get up at 5 o¡¯clock again this morning and the filming today was also quite intense. But his heart was still reluctant to let her go ah. Not wanting to let her go yet didn¡¯t dare to let her stay, he was at a loss after dwelling over and over again that it turned into a sigh out of his mouth. ¡°Then let me hug you again.¡± In the end, he could only say so. Seeing he spread out both arms, Liang Yin also reached out to hug him. Zhou Jianchen hugged her tightly and buried his head in the crook of her neck. Cowering instantly, Liang Yin then quickly spoke, ¡°We¡¯ll be able to see each other again tomorrow.¡± He was really like a child, who didn¡¯t say a word but full of grievances. Zhou Jianchen sighed again. Although he could see her tomorrow, they were surrounded by people. For the first time, he felt that their time was short and he wished that this moment could last forever. Liang Yin patted him and let go of him, ¡°Okay, you need to get some rest too.¡± Zhou Jianchen still didn¡¯t speak, but buried his head and zipped up her down jacket. Her down jacket was precisely unzipped when she got out of the car just now. It was a half-length down jacket. With the zipper pulled all the way up, there was a pause at the chest before it was quickly pulled up to the neck. ¡°Don¡¯t catch a cold.¡± He said sullenly. Though Liang Yin is very thin, her chest is nevertheless a full C-cup. Wearing a tight dark green shirt inside, her curve was particularly elaborated. ¡°En.¡± Liang Yin responded and warmth welled up in her heart watching him zipped up for her. Why is he so good. ¡°I¡¯ll get off then.¡± She turned around to pull the armrest when she turned her head again and said. ¡°En.¡± Nodded but nevertheless with difficulty, Zhou Jianchen¡¯s eyes were full of reluctance. Seeing that, Liang Yin pondered for a moment then unexpectedly leaned over and kissed the side of his lips before she then turned around to open the car door. ¡°Good night then.¡± She smiled and closed the car door with eyes full of laughter. Watching this, Zhou Jianchen was dumbstruck on the spot and touched the side of his mouth where she had just kissed. He wanted to get angry, instead he laughed out loud and took out his cellphone to send a message, ¡°Come back if you are ballsy enough.¡± Her guts were truly big to run away after teasing him. Liang Yin laughed too seeing the message then glanced at him and immediately just replied, ¡°See you tomorrow ~¡± Zhou Jianchen looked at her, and couldn¡¯t help but slam the steering wheel. __ Don¡¯t think he could fall asleep tonight! Going up the elevator, Liang Yin ran into the assistant director and the others. ¡°Eh, Yinyin, did you just return, why are you so happy?¡± The assistant director asked. She had a smile on her face and her eyes were even brighter and moving. Restraining herself, Liang Yin replied, ¡°Eh, just texting a friend.¡± Mentioning ¡®a friend¡¯, her heart hesitated again. Zhou Jianchen, is now considered her boyfriend? Thinking of this inwardly, her eyes couldn¡¯t help but reveal the smile that she held back initially. ********** Liang Yin got up early again the next day and Zhou Jianchen had already sent a screen full of ¡®Miss you¡¯ messages. Looking closely, there were even messages sent in the middle of the night, which were still ¡®Miss you¡±. Really a night owl. By the time she was ready and got into the car, Liang Yin turned on Weibo again. Sure enough, there was a post on Weibo in the wee hours last night. Zhou Jianchen: Can¡¯t fall asleep tonight. Truly wished he could announce it to the world. Pondering over it, Liang Yin commented ¡®Night Owl¡¯. This was the first time she commented on his Weibo and she presumed it would soon disappear in the tide of commentary. The comments under this Weibo were already over hundreds of thousands, except for those who wondered if ¡®Brother Chen actually has insomnia¡¯ and those who wondered ¡®Why Brother Chen can¡¯t fall asleep¡¯ and those who coincidently ¡®Unable to fall asleep like Brother Chen¡¯, this was the continuation of the previous post. People were still concerned about his injury and likewise, they were still interested in ¡®Why is Brother Chen so happy.¡¯ Fortunately, Zhou Jianchen did not respond. Browsing through the homepage, the topic of Qiao Shan was actually still there and it had become increasingly intense. So much so that, even her previous look in school and all her past misdeeds were tattled out too. Liang Yin was still somewhat surprised, but seeing that she was about to arrive at the shooting site, she just stopped browsing and exited Weibo. As she had chatted again with Zhou Jianchen for a while last night, she didn¡¯t have time to fully memorize today¡¯s script lines. And she had paragraphs and paragraphs of dialogues today. Sitting on the hospital bed, Zhou Jianchen was browsing Weibo and the sky was still dark, but he couldn¡¯t sleep anymore. Feeling exhilarated, he just wanted the time to pass more quickly so he could rush back to the shooting site after finishing the two bottles of IV drip. Suddenly, he saw a comment. Night owl? Looking at the profile picture, his brows furrowed slightly. It was an overseas account with merely thousands of fans, yet followed many people. In addition to a few directors and film producers in the entertainment industry, there were several veteran actors/actresses while he and Rong Xin were actually amongst them; apart from that, was a series of popular science and academic articles, each of which was well-known presence in the industry that covered a wide range of fields, including international, economics, Spanish, photography, Chinese studies, painting, sculpture, even medicine, geography and astronomy. She even followed the official accounts such as the Communist Youth League and even a few non-profit organizations. There were not many Weibo posts and the frequency was about one or two a month. Except for sharing public welfare activities and some political viewpoints on Weibo, there was some ordinary but practical stuff. There were also some self-taken photos, which nevertheless were all landscape and still-life images and periodically people, who were all pedestrians in passing or foreign children with smiling faces. There was also a photo of an old yet gentlemanly foreign man in a well-ironed suit, holding a walking stick and standing on a spacious lawn. Appearing exceedingly like the former century. There isn¡¯t a single photo of herself. Zhou Jianchen browsed through one after another, with a smile in his eyes. The profile picture was the sideway view of a woman in a while dress standing barefoot on the beach with her hair covering her face, yet he recognized who she was at a glance. Pondering about it, he tapped to follow. He will deem losing if he has followed wrongly. CH 37.1 After getting ready, Liang Yin threw herself into filming at once. She was acting opposite a veteran actor today and it was an intense scene. He just joined the set yesterday and acted the role of her handler, who, after learning that her identity was nearly exposed, infiltrated Shanghai to arrange her safe retreat. She was a major chess piece that must not be lost. Now that an important intelligent agent in the north had been arrested, they were badly in need of a highly intelligent agent who could speak foreign languages and coding to sneak in to continue the commencement of work. In the dance hall, Xu Mengbai just returned to the sofa area after a lively dance with the HSBC president¡¯s son. Several people were sitting on the sofa, but Xu Mengbai didn¡¯t even look at them. She merely took a drink from the waiter, muttered ¡°I¡¯m exhausted¡±, collapsed onto the soft sofa and emptied the drink. Her qipao¡¯s slit was agape, revealing her delicately slender thigh that somewhat elicited stupefaction gaze of the men sitting there. Though it was swaddled in a layer of silk stockings, in their eyes it was as if bared. The bank¡¯s young master coughed with slight disapproval, but Xu Mengbai took no notice and instead stretched her leg even longer. Did he think he would surely eat her up after only a few dances? Who cares about him! Typically spoiled and arrogant. The chairman of Wanshanghui regained his senses first as he smiled and flattered, ¡°Miss Mengbai is indeed becoming more and more charming. Let me make an introduction. This is Mr. Du Mingyue, the general manager of Nanyang Allied Company, who has just returned to Shanghai.¡± Xu Mengbai glanced up and saw a man in his thirties sitting in front of her on the right, who appeared unremarkable, yet was looking at her with contemplation. He looked like a hunter who had come across his prey. Seeing her looking over, the corners of his mouth hooked up, ¡°I have long heard of Miss Xu¡¯s good name and seeing is believing.¡± Saying that, he raised the wine glass in his hand and swirled it. Glancing at him, Xu Mengbai picked up a wine glass on the table and emptied it. At this moment, the music started again, Du Mingyue put his wine glass down and extended his hand in an inviting gesture, ¡°I wonder if I can ask Miss Mengbai for a dance?¡± There was a smile on the corners of his smile but it was full of antagonism. Xu Mengbai snickered, then really placed her hand into his and stood up. This kind of man she has seen a lot over the years, who thinks he can catch her like this? It was simply for the reputation of ¡®Nanyang Allied Company¡¯ only. The frontline was in dire need of medicines and the goods were detained once it entered the port recently. She was torn with anxiety when she learned of it, but there was nothing she could do, then she remembered that this Nanyang Allied Company was also into pharmaceutical trading. The two people had arrived on the dance floor and it was the song ¡®Shanghai¡¯s Night¡¯. Xu Mengbai put her hand on his shoulder and her footsteps were effortless, but she was planning on how to snag this connection without a trace. Just as she was reckoning, the hand on her waist tightened unexpectedly and her whole person just leaned against Du Mingyue. Xu Mengbai frowned and wanted to raise her head, but Du Mingyue held her even tighter and leaned his head over her shoulder, ¡°Don¡¯t move, I¡¯m The Swindler.¡± Xu Mengbai¡¯s heart skipped a beat as she listened. The Swindler, her higher level coalition. She soon struggled slightly free and rebuked, ¡°Mr. Du, please focus, what¡¯s a swindler or not a swindler.¡± Her cautiousness couldn¡¯t be blamed. During this time, Zhou Zhaozong had loomed in too persistently thus she couldn¡¯t be sure if this was specially arranged by him to trick her. Du Mingyue smiled yet added another sentence, ¡°Although in darkness, the true intention is abided.¡± Xu Mengbai was stunned hearing that. When she first took the undercover job, she chose the code name ¡®Moke¡¯. This ¡®Moke¡¯ was not the literati, rather the ¡®Moke¡¯ who lurked in darkness. The direct handler who dispatched her at that time said ¨C ¡°I hope you will abide by your true intention although you are in darkness.¡± That direct handler had already laid down his life and the only one now who would know these words apart herself could only be ¡®The Swindler¡¯, an extremely mysterious undercover who took over her case ¡­ ¡°Cut!¡± On the side, Chen Hua¡¯en shouted stop and the scene concluded. Liang Yin pulled away instantly and withdrew the hand on Song Jingming¡¯s shoulder. She then smiled and said, ¡°Teacher Song has worked hard.¡± Song Jingming, who played the role of Du Mingyue, is the Film Academy¡¯s script-line teacher, whose acting is superb too and his few filmings in the morning were basically all done in one take. Song Jingming smiled warmly, ¡°Teacher Liang has also worked hard.¡± Liang Yin dared not take the honor yet didn¡¯t know what to say, so she merely said, ¡°You can just call me Liang Yin.¡± Song Jingming had even taught Ruona a few lessons at the academy. Xiao Tian had already draped on her clothes and whispered, ¡°Brother Chen is back.¡± Liang Yin turned her head and saw that Zhou Jianchen had indeed sat in his seat and was looking at her with a smile yet not a smile on his face. Seeing the cellphone in his hand, Liang Yin felt her heart trembling and she took out her own cellphone from the pocket for a look, and sure enough, he had sent a WeChat message. ¡°Just busy talking to others and don¡¯t even look at me.¡± Full of jealousy. Liang Yin laughed in spite of herself and glanced at him. She merely walked back and replied, ¡°When did you come back?¡± ¡°It¡¯s been a while!¡± Zhou Jianchen texted over again and was still discontented. He had indeed been back since the part where they entered the dance floor. He was not really jealous of Song Jingming, but he had been back for so long and Liang Yin didn¡¯t even notice. It was really futile of him to rush back so early, she was truly heartless. ¡°Yo, Jianchen is back!¡± At this time, Du Yafu saw him too after he was done with his work. He couldn¡¯t help but smile and greet him. ¡°Jianchen is back.¡± Even Chen Hua¡¯en said so after catching sight of him. Others also kept calling out ¡®Brother Chen¡¯ ¡®Brother Chen¡¯. Everyone was busy filming just now. Since Zhou Jianchen came back quietly, no one noticed him except those few on the side. Zhou Jianchen responded to each of them and even to Song Jingming who came over to greet him. He has collaborated several movies with Song Jingming, but he is from the academic group and is somewhat aloof, thus they are not in the same league. After returning to her seat, Liang Yin sent another message, ¡°Look, no one saw you.¡± He shouldn¡¯t blame her. Once she looked up, she felt powerless again. His original seat was at the left rear, which was three or four meters away from her. But it had somehow moved over now and was only less than two meters away. Moved over so close and who did it, which was pretty obvious. Zhou Jianchen also glanced at her with the look ¡®I just did it, so what can you do with me.¡¯ ¡°Brother Chen.¡± Liang Yin ignored him and called him like everyone else. Since he was her ¡®savior¡¯, she had to greet him. She used to call him ¡®Zhou Jianchen¡¯ directly, but now she eventually felt a little strange. Zhou Jianchen texted back at the same time, ¡°I don¡¯t care, you have to comfort me anyway.¡± It was others¡¯ business if they didn¡¯t see him, but it was precisely her fault for not noticing him. He almost choked again just listening to the words ¡®Brother Chen¡¯. ¡°That doesn¡¯t count ah!¡± He texted back hastily. She refused when he asked her to call him that last night, but today she happily called out like everyone else. He really wanted to toss her around properly. ¡°Yo, Our Yinyin called out Brother Chen too!¡± Du Yafu actually laughed when he heard that. Liang Yin felt annoyed yet laughable too, and was indeed helpless. Since the two people had confirmed their relationship, she noticed that he was becoming more and more roguish. Yet she just ignored him and put down her cellphone to respond to Du Yafu¡¯s words, ¡°He saved me, so it¡¯s only right to call him ¡®Brother Chen¡¯¡±. ¡°That¡¯s true. Yinyin, you have to thank Jianchen properly ah.¡± Du Yafu added. The scene that day was really scary. Before Liang Yin could respond, the cellphone vibrated again. When she picked up to look at it, Zhou Jianchen had sent another message, ¡°Why don¡¯t you call me ¡®Husband¡¯?¡± Liang Yin¡¯s face flushed up instantly and glanced at Zhou Jianchen, who looked at her with a provocative and teasing look. ¡°I¡¯m going to read the script first.¡± Liang Yin was really at a loss. Fearing of being caught, she could only sit down and pick up the script. But her face was already flushed up. Persisting for a while, she still picked up her cellphone and texted back, ¡°You ah!¡± When had he ever talked so much obscenity? She soon added, ¡°I won¡¯t talk to you anymore, it¡¯s affecting my acting.¡± She still has another scene to shoot with Song Jingming. Looking at it, the smile in Zhou Jianchen¡¯s became more ardent, which he held back as he chatted with Du Yafu besides him. Just as she was engrossed with the script, Song Jingming pulled a chair over and sat down, ¡°Liang Yin, let¡¯s also rehearse the next scene then.¡± Startled, Liang Yin glanced at Zhou Jianchen subconsciously and quickly replied, ¡°Okay.¡± Sitting by the side, Song Jingming was blocking Zhou Jianchen. Song Jingming is someone who strives for perfection and pays particular attention to the script-lines. They had done it more than once this morning. Except Zhou Jianchen was not around at that time, now ¡­ Liang Yin didn¡¯t know what Zhou Jianchen would think, but now she could only continue to rehearse the script. Zhou Jianchen was talking with the Script Supervisor about the afternoon filming content, thus when he turned around, he saw Song Jingming and Liang Yin sitting together. His gaze changed instantly. Originally he wasn¡¯t jealous of Song Jingming, but now he somewhat really felt it. CH 37.2 The filming afterwards still revolved around Xu Mengbai and Du Mingyue, while Zhou Zhaozong¡¯s scenes were scheduled in the afternoon. Hence, Zhou Jianchen could only sit in the shooting site and watch Song Jingming keep acting with Liang Yin. Watching Song Jingming and Liang Yin dancing on the dance floor, looking at Song Jingming put his arm around Liang Yin¡¯s waist and seeing Song Jingming leaned on Liang Yin¡¯s shoulder ¡­ It was simply impossible to watch anymore. Song Jingming¡¯s acting skills are really good, natural and spontaneous without a fault, but Zhou Jianchen felt upset ah. As it happened, Liang Yin didn¡¯t even glance at him again and only devoted in the role. ********** It was not easy to endure until the morning¡¯s filming was over and it was already 12 o¡¯clock. The set supervisor began to distribute lunch boxes and Xiao Tian also accepted for Liang Yin. As Liang Yin was eating, she felt her chair being kicked suddenly. Turning her head to look, Zhou Jianchen was indeed standing behind her. Liang Yin was a little speechless, but Zhou Jianchen pulled another chair over and sat down, ¡°Teacher Liang, let¡¯s also rehearse our script-lines ah.¡± He spoke in all seriousness and even had a script in his hand. Liang Yin really wished she could stomp on him. How can there be such an awful person? Burying her head in the lunch box, Xiao Tian almost laughed out loud. ¡°Have you eaten?¡± Liang Yin held back and asked. He had already put on his makeup. ¡°Yea, there¡¯s nothing delicious.¡± Zhou Jianchen replied then looked up and said, ¡°Teacher Liang, you eat and finish your meal first then rehearse with me.¡± He was still full of enthusiasm. ¡°Zhou Jianchen!¡± Liang Yin hissed softly through gritted teeth. Zhou Jianchen however was even more rascal, ¡°Teacher Liang does not call out ¡®Brother Chen¡¯ now?¡± After a pause, he leaned closer to her, ¡°It does not matter if you don¡¯t call out Brother Chen ¡­ ¡° ¡®Swoop¡¯ all of a sudden, Liang Yin¡¯s face flushed up again. __ He saved my life, it¡¯s only right to call him ¡®Brother Chen¡¯. __ Why don¡¯t you call me ¡®Husband¡¯? ¡°I really can¡¯t act anymore if you keep doing this!¡± Liang Yin glared at him, except the potency of this glance was too weak. Zhou Jianchen finally couldn¡¯t help but laugh out loud, ¡°Who told you to ignore me.¡± Looking at her and full of grievances. Looking at him like this, Liang Yin¡¯s previously gnashed teeth with contempt was now powerless all at once. She really can¡¯t do anything about him. ¡°Liang Yin.¡± At this moment, Chen Hua¡¯en suddenly called out her name. Liang Yin looked up instinctively and froze. Next to Chen Hua¡¯en stood a medium built and unobtrusive person in a down jacket, black sweatpants and a cap, who was looking at her with a smile and who undoubtedly was Zhong Jianian. ¡°Yinyin.¡± Zhong Jianian waved happily at her when he saw her. Liang Yin looked at Zhong Jianian, then at Zhou Jianchen and replied after quite a while, ¡°I¡¯ll go over there first ah.¡± Zhong Jianian did say he would come today, but she didn¡¯t expect it to be so sudden. Zhou Jianchen had also noticed Zhong Jianian and saw the obvious changes of Liang Yin¡¯s expression, but he only responded, ¡°En.¡± Liang Yin had already walked over and Xiao Tian also followed in wake. Along the way, they naturally attracted a lot of attention. There were some who knew Zhong Jianian while others didn¡¯t, yet it didn¡¯t hamper their curiosities about the person who would come to look for Film Empress Liang. ¡°Who is this person ah?¡± Zhou Jianchen moved his chair back and asked the director of photography who was adjusting the camera lens on the side. That person seemed to be well-acquainted with Director Chen. The director of photography and Director Chen are long-time associates, so he should know. The director of photography looked up and said, ¡°Oh, he ah, Boss Zhong, Director Chen¡¯s friend.¡± Zhou Jianchen knew as soon as he heard this. Chen Hua¡¯en has a good friend named Zhong Jianian and those who are in the circle know it too. This person loves to invest and will invest whatever that makes money. He alone invested 60 million in this film and StarLight had also invested 150 million. He had heard of this person, but had never met him and it corresponded when he heard the surname Zhong. Yet hearing the surname Zhong and seeing him coming to find Liang Yin, he could roughly guess who he was. A member of the Zhong family ¡­ That year Liang Yin came out of nowhere and everyone was curious about her background. Chen Hua¡¯en merely stated that she was a junior member of a friend¡¯s family whom he met by chance. This friend should be the Zhong family. Liang Yin had already walked up to Zhong Jianian and called out ¡°Little Uncle¡±. Zhong Jianian sized her up and down, ¡°Why do I feel that Yinyin has lost weight? I said Old Chen, did you mistreat my Yinyin?¡± ¡°Scram.¡± Chen Hua¡¯en did not even look at him yet he couldn¡¯t help but blasphemed out the foul word. Only best friends can be like this. Zhong Jianian laughed out ¡®ha ha¡¯ and yelled out again, ¡°Go, go, let¡¯s go eat first. Driving all the way here, I¡¯m starving to death.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not free. You go with Yinyin.¡± Chen Hua¡¯en said again. ¡°You old tortoise, it¡¯s rare for me to come here once!¡± ¡°I begged you to come?¡± ¡°Heyo, okay. I¡¯m indeed not here for you. Let¡¯s go, Yinyin, we¡¯ll go have our meal.¡± Saying that, Zhong Jianian motioned for Liang Yin to leave with him. Liang Yin, however, hesitated a little. ¡°Go ahead. It¡¯s okay, I¡¯ll just rearrange the scene.¡± Chen Hua¡¯en said. Zhong Jianian urged impatiently again, ¡°Go, go, go. Don¡¯t eat whatever lousy lunch boxes that make you lose weight. I happened to have something to tell you.¡± Saying that, he just went out. Liang Yin could only catch up seeing that. She, however, did turn back to glance at Zhou Jianchen who was also looking at her with an illegible gaze. Xiao Tian followed too. Getting into the car, she was still the one driving. Zhong Jianian has no tender feelings for the fairer sex and is never lenient in training the little girl. He had driven enough the whole morning too. Zhong Jianian sat in the front passenger seat and in the back, Liang Yin sent a message to Zhou Jianchen, ¡°It¡¯s my Little Uncle who is here and I¡¯m having lunch with him.¡± Zhou Jianchen texted back very quickly, ¡°Okay.¡± Liang Yin didn¡¯t say anything else. She didn¡¯t know how to explain the relationship to Zhou Jianchen. Recalling that her hair was still tied up, she took off the pin and removed the wig on her head. Though Little Uncle can bear hardships, he usually is unwilling to suffer. The place where they eat is certainly not ordinary, thus it¡¯s eventually odd to walk in rashly like this. As for the qipao on her body, fortunately there is a down jacket covering it. As expected, Zhong Jianian really pointed out and stopped at an upscale restaurant, he then turned around and said, ¡°My friend¡¯s restaurant and tastes pretty good.¡± He always has friends all over the world. Liang Yin smiled and just followed him. Going in through the VIP channel, they didn¡¯t meet anyone along the way and a table full of dishes was served a short while after they entered the private room. ¡°Yinyin, eat more. It¡¯s all your favorites.¡± Zhong Jianian said and moved the dishes towards her. ¡°I¡¯ve already eaten some, Little Uncle, you eat.¡± Liang Yin merely said. Zhong Jianian was indeed very hungry and ate ravenously himself after he called out to Xiao Tian. In a short time, several plates were half empty. Looking at it, Liang Yin laughed. Zhong Jianian¡¯s appetite has always been very good. The Zhong family stresses on eating slowly. At a family banquet once, Father Zhong was so angry that he left the table in the presence of others and angrily rebuked Zhong Jianian for being unrefined. Thinking about the Zhong family, Liang Yin held back her smile. ¡°Little Uncle, you said you wanted to see me for something, what is it?¡± She then asked. ¡°Eat first. We¡¯ll talk after we finish.¡± Zhong Jianian, however, didn¡¯t speak immediately. After the three of them had eaten, only then did he take out a card from his wallet and hand it to Xiao Tian, ¡°There¡¯s a shopping mall next door. Go buy something for yourself. Oh yes, also buy me a few sets of those thermal underwear and put them in the car. This damn weather is freezing cold.¡± This was a furtive way to let Xiao Tian go out. Xiao Tian has long been used to this, hence she took the card and closed the door once she walked out. Liang Yin realized what Zhong Jianian was going to say wouldn¡¯t be something simple. As expected, Zhong Jianian opened his mouth after a long while, ¡°Yinyin, how about you remarry Mingzhen?¡± Liang Yin raised her head. Although she somewhat expected it, she simply didn¡¯t think it would be something like this. ¡°Little Uncle ¡­ ¡° ¡°Listen to me ah, this was a misunderstanding all along.¡± Zhong Jianian, however, interrupted her, ¡°Mingzhen and that person, called Qiao Shan, have no such thing at all!¡± Zhong Jianian said what he had learned from Zhong Mingzhen. That day, he felt strange after hearing Zhong Mingzhen say, ¡°I have no relationship with Qiao Shan¡± on the phone. So, he put down his work the next day and went to look for him in Shencheng to understand the situation. He finally knew the truth of the matter after lots of questioning and speculation. ¡°At that time in Seattle, Mingzhen had no affair with Qiao Shan at all. Qiao Shan wanted to get back together, but he refused. As a result, Qiao Shan drugged his wine and he passed out for the night. Qiao Shan took a picture of herself with him and sent it to your phone. When he woke up the next day, Qiao Shan still wanted to seduce him, but Mingzhen ignored her and tried to leave, but that crazy woman ended up throwing his cellphone away when he tried to call you ¡­¡° ¡°Mingzhen went back to look for you in the mansion as soon as he knew what had happened. Hearing that you had returned to the country, he came back at once. He wanted to explain at first but seeing that you had made up your mind, he didn¡¯t say anything ¡­ ¡° ¡°Yinyin, Mingzhen has always thought that you don¡¯t love him, thus he agreed to the divorce.¡± Liang Yin raised her eyes and her whole person was in disbelief. ¡°At that time you were still young, he thought you didn¡¯t know anything and married him naively. Then after so many years, he believed you were tired of it. When you asked for a divorce, he had to respect your choice.¡± ¡°It¡¯s true, he didn¡¯t spend even a single day with Qiao Shan after that at all. He later found out that you had liked him all this time and really wanted to get you back.¡± ¡°When you were reported online at that time, I was unable to stomach it and called him, but he told me he would take care of everything. The result was that he accompanied you to pay respects at the cemetery, took you home and sent you back to the hotel. I was quite puzzled at first, what was the use of him doing so ah. Even if he wanted to crush those rumors, you both have already divorced and there was still a Qiao Shan behind. But now I know he is simply trying to get you back ah!¡± ¡°He wanted others to know that you are not some damn abandoned rich wife and both of you are still fine, and you are still the Zhong family¡¯s young mistress!¡± ¡°Yinyin, did he propose remarry you at that time?¡± ¡°But you rejected?¡± ¡°Except me, our Zhong family is really low-key to the point there is no such person in the investigation. Mingzhen would never accept these messy interviews, but that day, he precisely accepted it. Why ah? Only because he simply wanted people to know that even if you are both divorced, it¡¯s all his fault, not yours. He doesn¡¯t want to affect the rest of your life and just wants you to live well. You rejected him, but he still wants to take you into account for the rest of your life.¡± ¡°Yinyin, Mingzhen is someone who only takes action, but not words. Yet what he did was always incomprehensible, but his intention is like this and can¡¯t be changed.¡± ¡°He does like you. For so many years, he probably didn¡¯t realize it himself. Do you know what I saw when I came home to look for you that day? I saw your marriage and divorce certificates on his table. I was so angry at that time that I didn¡¯t notice, but now that I think about it, why did he put those on the table ah.¡± ¡°There is your photo on the marriage certificate!¡± ¡°When was that? You both just got divorced and he didn¡¯t even know you liked him!¡± ¡°You divorced him two or three months ago, but he never erased the traces of your presence. It¡¯s still the same now like when you were there. I just wondered if he is just waiting for you to come back, as if you never leave ¡­ ¡° ¡°Yinyin, when I saw Mingzhen the day before yesterday, he was obviously much quieter and thinner. He is naturally reserved in temperament, but now, he seems to be at his lowest.¡± ¡°Yinyin, you know he is someone excessively calm, too self-possessed and he always restrains himself first in whatever he does. He used to like someone but he later disliked and all his feelings seemed to have numbed, yet everything was long passed when it gradually revived. But Yinyin, I know you like him, so can you give him another chance and start over again?¡± ¡°He knows that you¡¯ve loved him for 13 years and he will cherish you in the future.¡± ¡°Yinyin, remarry Mingzhen ¡­ ¡° All along, Liang Yin listened silently to Zhong Jianian¡¯s long speeches. There were tears in her eyes, which were held back bit by bit. She seemed to see all the past images. Zhong Mingzhen appeared at Jiayuan¡¯s entrance, Zhong Mingzhen asked her ¡°Have you made up your mind?¡±, Zhong Mingzhen¡¯s appearance at the cemetery and Zhong Mingzhen saying to her, ¡°Yinyin, let¡¯s remarry.¡± From the beginning to the end, everything was in sight. He did ask her to stay, and it was more than once, but she never dared to accept it. She thought he pitied and sympathized with her, never dared to think that he liked her and was unwilling to let her go. But does he really like her? There was a little bitterness at the corner of Liang Yin¡¯s mouth, but it finally just turned into a faint smile as she replied, ¡°Little Uncle, I have someone else already.¡± Even if he likes her, everything is already over. CH 38.1 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. Zhong Jianian was dumbstruck, ¡°You ¡­ ¡° How long has it been ¡­ Lowering her head, Liang Yin smiled with no intention to respond. ¡°He ¡­ ¡° Zhong Jianian wanted to ask ¡°Who is he?¡±, but thinking about it, he seemed to have come up with an answer, ¡°That Zhou, Zhou Jianchen?¡± He seemingly caught sight of them sitting together just now. ¡°En.¡± Liang Yin didn¡¯t hide it. With eyes widened, Zhong Jianian leaned against the back of his chair and he somewhat couldn¡¯t react. Quite a while later, he couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°But just how long has it been ¡­ ¡° This has only been two or three months ah. Two or three months, just such a short period of time. "" Liang Yin smiled silently. Two or three months were indeed very short, but it was too long for her. No one knew how she spent her days and nights at first. She forced herself to let go of him and pulled herself bit by bit away from that 13-year affection, as if extracting her bones and stripping her veins that the pain was unbearable. But she didn¡¯t voice out and just endured it day after day, from sunset to dusk and again from dusk till dawn, telling herself that it would pass soon and everything will soon be over. It doesn¡¯t matter, everything will be over. Just like when she was a child. Once she lost her beloved parents, and now she also lost the man she loved, how hopeless it was. But she has really held out, no matter how bitter and difficult it was, she has pulled through. And she is unwilling to go back. There is something that once it¡¯s over, it is over. She also really has Zhou Jianchen. ¡°Yinyin, you have loved Mingzhen for more than 10 years, how can you just let it go.¡± Zhong Jianian was still unwilling to give up. Leaning against the table to get closer, he simply couldn¡¯t accept it at all. Even if she has been with him for two or three months, how can it compete with the affection of more than 10 years? ¡°Little Uncle,¡± Liang Yin raised her head and met Zhong Jianian¡¯s gaze. With calmness and grief, she said, ¡°It¡¯s exactly because I have loved Mingzhen for more than 10 years that I do not want to continue.¡± ¡°I¡¯m really, kind of tired.¡± ¡°Mingzhen he doesn¡¯t really love me, he¡¯s just ¡­ perhaps used to it. If he really loves me, how could he not know that I have loved him all this time?¡± He all along thought that you didn¡¯t love him ¡­ what sad words. How could he not notice if he has a little feeling for her. She had really loved him to the marrow of her bones. Taking a deep breath, Liang Yin replied, ¡°Little Uncle. Mingzhen and I are no longer possible.¡± She wanted to smile, but the smile eventually was bitter. Looking at her determined look, Zhong Jianian frowned with a wavering gaze and wanting to say something, but he didn¡¯t know where to begin. He scratched his head vigorously and finally said, ¡°Don¡¯t tell me that Zhou Jianchen is so good?¡± He simply couldn¡¯t believe she would be so heartless. Thirteen years ah, which he had observed bit by bit. He doesn¡¯t believe that she can just say let go and give up like that. ¡°He is really a very very good person.¡± Liang Yin replied and the smile on the corners of her mouth became obvious when she thought of him, ¡°Little Uncle, I really want to start afresh.¡± ¡°But he is someone in the entertainment industry ah. Everyone in the entertainment circle is fickle. Saying they like you today, perhaps tomorrow they will like someone else, how can you be so assured!¡± Zhong Jianian is half-foot in the entertainment industry and has long known the inside out of those dubious matters, thus he simply doesn¡¯t trust these people at all. Liang Yin was somewhat silent listening to him, but then looked up and responded a long while later, ¡°Even if there¡¯s a day he doesn¡¯t like me anymore, I just want to cherish this moment.¡± ¡° ¡­.. ¡° Zhong Jianian had nothing more to say. ¡°Little Uncle, if there¡¯s nothing else, let¡¯s go back first.¡± She had been out long enough. Looking at her, Zhong Jianian was disappointed and sad. The disappointment was because he thought there¡¯s still time, instead the result turned out to be like this; sad because if Yinyin is really with that Zhou Jianchen, would her heart still stay with the Zhong family ¡­ unlikely. If she really starts afresh, how can she still be involved with the Zhong family. Their Zhong family was eventually short of one more person. ¡°Go, go, go, go back, all go back!¡± He felt a little annoyed, yet he just stood up finally, picked up his clothes and went out. Liang Yin really wanted to say ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡±, but held back in the end. Little Uncle will not accept it and she doesn¡¯t need to. These matters are simply difficult to avoid. Xiao Tian had bought the things and put them in the car. She swiped the card with thoughts. In addition to buying a few sets of thermal underwear and a few pairs of socks for Little Uncle, she also bought one thick down jacket for Liang Yin ¨C Liang Yin loves cleanliness and that white down jacket previously bought by Zhou Jianchen cannot really withstand dirtiness. She also bought a sweater and a pair of pants for herself, the total price did not exceed 2,000. Getting into the car, Zhong Jianian still sat on the front passenger seat, but he didn¡¯t utter a word. Xiao Tian could feel the oppressive mood and glanced at Liang Yin in the rearview mirror. Seeing her usual expression, she just started the car silently. Picking up the cellphone and wanting to send Zhou Jianchen a WeChat message, she, however, caught sight of Ruona¡¯s message sent 10 minutes ago: Yinyin, browse Weibo when you are free. Liang Yin¡¯s heart still once she looked at it. Her name, once again, was on hot search. Yesterday, Qiao Shan was exposed as the one who originally reported the explosive news, who not only vilified her but was even the culprit who broke up her marriage. This morning, all her details were dug out. Don¡¯t be fooled by her beautiful glorious appearance on her social media. In fact, she has long been wanton to the core. From the early years, she is already a temptress who has often been involved with various men and frequently having many lovers at the same time. Afterwards, she even wrecked others¡¯ marriages and was willing to be the mistress. "" She ruined Film Empress Liang and the head of the Zhong family¡¯s marriage precisely because of her extreme frustration in her failure to change her mistress status, hence she wanted to reconcile with Zhong Mingzhen to redeem herself. Zhong Mingzhen used to be her schoolmate and had once pursued her, but at that time she was excessively fickle-minded and straddled two boats at the same time, when she finally threw herself into another man¡¯s arms and rejected him, and Zhong Mingzhen later married Film Empress Liang. When Zhong Mingzhen didn¡¯t agree to her reconciliation request, Qiao Shan used the sordid tricks. Putting drugs in the wine, she then took an in-bed photo when he was sleeping and sent it to Film Empress Liang. In the end, Film Empress Liang left broken-heartedly and filed for divorce. Film Empress Liang married Zhong Mingzhen 5 years ago, but she has loved Zhong Mingzhen for 13 years. She knew that he once liked Qiao Shan, hence she accepted what was in the photo as the truth ¡­ __ By noon, her relationship with Zhong Mingzhen was exposed too. After the death of her parents, she followed her maternal grandma to the Zhong family; she first entered the entertainment circle as Zhong Mingzhen liked to watch movies; she has been waiting silently since Zhong Mingzhen liked Qiao Shan ¡­ all were listed one after another. It was true that she retired without prior notice because she married into the Zhong family, except it was due to a sudden car accident. The car accident was also real. She was unconscious at that time and only took a turn for the better after half a year and not much was said because it implicated too many. Ultimately, it was also for the sake of the Zhong family. Loving him for 13 years since she was young, but due to Qiao Shan¡¯s wrecking, she finally chose to let go with broken-heartedness and hopelessness. As Mr. Zhong was busy with few words, she always thought he still had someone else in his heart and had simply never loved her at all over the years. But Mr. Zhong, too, has indeed wanted to redeem himself ¡­ Once these revelations were disclosed, her name was instantly on hot search. Everyone knew they had divorced and knew that Zhong Mingzhen was redeeming himself, but no one expected there would be such inside information. Many matters that were not comprehended before, were now clear. __ 13 years, how many 13 years does a woman have! __ I¡¯m dying of heartache. My Goddess, wuwuwu! How can this Qiao Shan be so hateful! __ I just knew my Goddess is not one who retired without warning! I didn¡¯t support the wrong person! Didn¡¯t support the wrong person! __ My God, Mr. Zhong, hurry up and get Goddess Liang back. Couldn¡¯t bear this sight of sadness! __ Mr. Zhong is a scumbag too ah! I just watched Film Empress Liang¡¯s first movie again. OMG, the young girl¡¯s feelings were poetic. How was he unable to tell at all! __ Get back together, hurriedly get back together. Can¡¯t bear Film Empress Liang¡¯s broken-heartedness ¡­ __ I hate this Qiao Shan to death! Why does such a bitch exist ah! It was you who didn¡¯t want him at first! Now that people were living a good life, you came back to ruin it! Why don¡¯t you go to hell ah! __ Despicable people are invincible, mistresses deserve to be exterminated! __ I feel sorry for Film Empress Liang. __ Please get back together, please get back together! __ ¡­.. On Weibo, there were snippets of heart-aches and excerpts of hope that they can get back together. Apart from this, it was precisely full of blasphemy to Qiao Shan. Her background has been entirely dug out, while some even deliberately went through her social media and successively hurled curses under her accounts. The world has never been tolerant of mistresses, not to mention that Liang Yin has such a loyal fan base, as well as the countless passing onlookers. Qiao Shan has long become the target of scorn that everyone shouted at, who disgusted people to the extreme. Looking at all these, Liang Yin felt heart seized a bit. She wasn¡¯t embarrassed, nor did she even feel a trace of joy. She knew not everything above was Zhong Jianian¡¯s doings. He just ordered someone to plan it out and at most, it was just a trigger. As a result, Qiao Shan had provoked the public¡¯s wrath and was thoroughly flayed. Zhong Jianian alone simply didn¡¯t know so many matters. Just like amidst those who broke the news, she noticed several familiar traces. These were all those who formerly had connections with them. They didn¡¯t speak up before, probably were unsure about Zhong Mingzhen¡¯s stance but coming out now, perhaps they too were indeed disgusted by this Qiao Shan. And by doing this, Zhong Jianian just wanted to devise the final clarification for her. If it was before, she might have a different frame of mind, but now, she just thought of Zhou Jianchen. He knew she had loved someone before, but he didn¡¯t know how much she had loved and she didn¡¯t know how he would feel when he saw this. Or perhaps he has already seen it. She deliberately didn¡¯t look at him in the morning, but would often glance at him from the corner of her eyes and there was a time she saw him looking down at his cellphone. ¡°I¡¯ll be right back.¡± Thinking as such, she sent out a message. She didn¡¯t know if he was able to see it, but she eventually wanted to make her feelings clear. She didn¡¯t want to be like last time again, when it was too late to say anything. They soon arrived at the shooting site. Xiao Tian let Liang Yin get off first before she drove to park the car. Zhong Jianian didn¡¯t get off but still sat in the front passenger seat and went along to the parking lot. Xiao Tian realized he had something to say to her, so she just parked the car and didn¡¯t get off immediately. ¡°How long has Yinyin and that Zhou Jianchen been together?¡± Zhong Jianian opened his mouth finally and asked after awhile. Xiao Tian dared not hide, ¡°About a week or so.¡± She wasn¡¯t sure of the exact time, so she just gave a rough estimation. She had probably guessed what they had just said inside. Zhong Jianian was a little discontented, ¡°Why didn¡¯t you tell me?¡± Lowering her head, Xiao Tian dared not answer. Zhong Jianian felt even more distressed. About a week or so ¡­ just over a week ¡­ how could it match the feelings of 13 years. ¡°Boss ¡­ ¡° Xiao Tian thought about it, but still summoned up the courage to open her mouth, ¡°Actually, Brother Chen is very good ¡­ ¡° Zhong Jianian¡¯s gaze was not amicable, but Xiao Tian still continued to say, ¡°You probably don¡¯t know. Brother Chen has likes Sister Yin for many years and he has been waiting for Sister Yin ¡­ ¡° She didn¡¯t know it at first, but that day Rong Xin took her to dinner and divulged some details to her. Zhong Jianian¡¯s gaze changed slightly. ¡°Sister Yin and Brother Chen are really happy together. She has been unhappy earlier and I¡¯ve never seen her really smile ¡­ ¡° Sister Yin was ladened with grief at that time that caused others to feel distressed seeing her. She seemed to come to life when Brother Chen appeared. That Mr. Zhong is very good too, but she eventually felt that Brother Chen is more suitable for Sister Yin. Brother Chen carries warmth with him, hence he can warm up Sister Yin. ¡°Brother Chen is also really good to Sister Yin. Afraid that she is cold, afraid that she is hungry. The earlier accident in the shooting site and being hospitalized was also to protect Sister Yin, fearing that the crashing lamp would hit her ¡­ ¡° ¡°Okay, don¡¯t say it anymore!¡± Xiao Tian wanted to say more, but Zhong Jianian no longer wanted to hear. Who the hell cares if he treats her well. But recalling that Liang Yin had been unhappy before, his eyes calmed down again. Is she really happy all these years? When had he ever seen her smile happily? Xiao Tian was stunned with fright and dared not continue anymore. ¡°Go, go, go, you go too. You are too annoying staying here!¡± Zhong Jianian waved and scolded again. ¡°I will get off then?¡± Not daring to stay any longer, Xiao Tian asked a question and opened the door to get out of the car. ¡°Traitor!¡± But Zhong Jianian scolded again. Hearing that, Xiao Tian couldn¡¯t help but smile, ¡°Goodbye Boss.¡± He scolded her like that, which meant he didn¡¯t blame her. What the eye didn¡¯t see, the heart didn¡¯t grieve over, Zhong Jianian turned his head away. He took off his cap and scratched his head, yet he still felt annoyed. CH 38.2 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. When Liang Yin arrived at the shooting site, Zhou Jianchen and Song Jingming were filming a scene together. Once Zhou Zhaozong entered the cabaret, he caught sight of Du Mingyue talking to Xu Mengbai and became suspicious, hence he deliberately got close to Du Mingyue. It was a tranquil scene, but beneath the surface, an undercurrent was looming and the two people were very serious. Zhou Jianchen, who was engrossed in the character, brought a different kind of charm. His expression and gaze were full of theatics while all his body language had also transformed into the role of the character. As Zhou Zhaozong was arrogant, he was spot-on arrogant; when Zhou Zhaozong smiled, he smiled too. Just such an askance glance brought out an extreme scrutiny as he looked at that person, who self-proclaimed to be the general manager of Nanyang Allied Company, in front of him. Without a word, his aura could somewhat suppress anyone. Song Jingming¡¯s acting skills were very good and all his previous performances were noteworthy, but it unconsciously became a little inferior in front of Zhou Jianchen. Several staff members on the side were already full of admiration. Zhou Jianchen was indeed an inherent performer. Watching him, Liang Yin felt somewhat down. She recalled what Zhong Jianian said. __ Everyone in the entertainment circle is fickle. Saying they like you today, perhaps tomorrow they will like someone else. Zhou Jianchen is not someone fickle, but she inevitably has so many issues ¡­ Will he mind? ¡°CUT!¡± Chen Hua¡¯en suddenly shouted stop. Then simply came Zhou Jianchen¡¯s voice, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I momentarily forgot the dialogue.¡± Regaining her reverie, Liang Yin saw Zhou Jianchen looking at her with the corners of his mouth pursed and a smile in his eyes. Just like before. Seeing this, Liang Yin somehow smiled too. And her heart relaxed too. Zhou Jianchen¡¯s eyes warmed her heart. ¡°Let¡¯s continue then.¡± Chen Hua¡¯en, who was in front of the camera, spoke again. ¡°Okay!¡± Zhou Jianchen made a hand gesture, and then collected himself to continue playing the role. "" While he was acting against Song Jingming just now, he inadvertently looked up and saw Liang Yin standing in the distance before he was distracted for a moment and the dialogue he was about to say was momentarily stuck ¡­ Seeing that they were filming again, Liang Yin went to the dressing room for makeup after she greeted Chen Hua¡¯en. The next was precisely the three people¡¯s scene. When she returned to the shooting site, the two just happened to finish their scene and Zhou Jianchen had already returned to his seat. Liang Yin walked over and wanted to say a few words to Zhou Jianchen, but Song Jingming walked over again. ¡°Liang Yin, Jianchen, let¡¯s rehearse our next scripts.¡± Zhou Jianchen was about to get his cellphone and almost rolled his eyes when he heard this, while Liang Yin almost laughed out hearing this. As Song Jingming was looking down at his script, he didn¡¯t notice at all. Xiao Tian came over with the car keys and whispered in her ear, ¡°Boss Zhong just went off and left the key with Director Chen.¡± Liang Yin merely nodded after hearing that. Afterwards, the two people didn¡¯t get to talk with Song Jingming¡¯s presence. Zhou Jianchen was obviously impatient, but Liang yin could only hold back her smile. The scene was shot until half past five in the evening. Today¡¯s scenes were completed satisfactorily. ¡°Let¡¯s wrap up.¡± Chen Hua¡¯en gave the words. Everyone bustled about again. Returning to his seat, Zhou Jianchen was unscrewing his thermos mug for a drink and his gaze all along was on Liang Yin across the mug while Ah Zhao was packing up for him. Liang Yin was also packing her stuff, yet Song Jingming was talking next to her. She could sense the hostility in Zhou Jianchen¡¯s eyes, but Song Jingming was talking about filming, thus she could only continue dealing with him. After Song Jingming finally left and her script was put away, Liang Yin suddenly turned around and said, ¡°Brother Chen, let¡¯s have dinner together tonight.¡± Zhou Jianchen was somewhat stunned. ¡°Yo, what¡¯s the situation, Yinyin is inviting Jianchen for dinner?¡± Du Yafu, who was squatting on the side and packing his things, raised his head when he heard it. There were several other people on the side who all cast curious gazes. Liang Yin explained, ¡°Brother Chen saved me that day, so it¡¯s only appropriate to treat him to a meal.¡± She didn¡¯t intend to hide it from anyone either. ¡°Let¡¯s all go together.¡± Liang Yin added after looking around. ¡°I¡¯m not free. Director Chen still wants me to do the artistic design.¡± Du Yafu replied first, then looked at Chen Hua¡¯en and asked, ¡°Director Chen, do you want to go ah?¡± Chen Hua¡¯en merely spat out two words, ¡°I¡¯m busy.¡± He added after a pause, ¡°Once all¡¯s done, I¡¯ll invite Jianchen to have a meal too.¡± Zhou Jianchen¡¯s accident was whilst with the production team and as the chief director, he eventually had some responsibility for the mishap. He didn¡¯t have time to think about it before, but once Liang Yin mentioned it, he naturally remembered too. "" Since Chen Hua¡¯en was not going, the several other assistant directors and executive producers were respectively busy too. They are also not quite well-acquainted with Liang Yin. Liang Yin has always been reserved on the set. Although she is quite easy-going during chats, she is not close to anyone apart from several people. Song Jingming actually hesitated, but he quickly declined. LIang Yin had expected this, so she looked at Zhou Jianchen again, ¡°Brother Chen, are you going?¡± Go! Why refuse! ¡°Go ah, but isn¡¯t this one meal of yours a little lacking, since I was hospitalized for several days.¡± The words that came out became like this again. Gazing at her, his expression wasn¡¯t apparent but his words were openly an ¡®extortion¡¯. How could Liang Yin not know what he meant, but she paid him no heed. She turned around and said, ¡°I¡¯ll go remove my makeup first then. We¡¯ll keep in touch later.¡± ¡°En.¡± Zhou Jianchen responded lightly. He called out to Ah Zhao, who had packed up beside him, and went towards his dressing room as soon as she left, ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± ********** An hour later, the group arrived at the previous clubhouse again. Zhou Jianchen, Ah Zhao and Ah Xian arrived first, followed by Liang Yin and Xiao Tian in another car. Zhou Jianchen was very cautious this time. He called in advance and the boss then arranged for the employee channel where they didn¡¯t see many people along the way. Once they reached upstairs, the head waiter brought them to the previous private room. At the door, Ah Xian said with a smile, ¡°We will have our meals next door.¡± Zhou Jianchen naturally didn¡¯t object. The head waiter then took them to the next room. Xiao Tian was a little surprised, but she was quickly pulled away by Ah Zhao. As soon as they left, Zhou Jianchen closed the door, pushed Liang Yin against the wall and kissed her. He has really endured it the whole day. Liang Yin didn¡¯t expect him to be so abrupt and wanted to push him away, but Zhou Jianchen just kissed her more intensely and spoke as he kissed, ¡°Who told you to ignore me today, eh?¡± His breathing was a little heavy. Hearing him say so, Liang Yin didn¡¯t dare to push him with might. As soon as she relaxed, she was being kissed more intensely that she could barely stand. Zhou Jianchen¡¯s hands then pulled down the zipper of her down jacket. Liang Yin felt nervous, but Zhou Jianchen bit her ear and said, ¡°Don¡¯t you feel warm with the air conditioner running so high?¡± As he said that, he unzipped and took off her jacket before throwing it aside yet his mouth never left her lips. Liang Yin¡¯s ears are very sensitive. Zhou Jianchen¡¯s bite just now almost weakened her legs, ¡°Zhou Jianchen!¡± Dodging instinctively, she was dizzy from the kiss and could hardly breathe. Seeing that she was about to flee, Zhou Jianchen wrapped around her waist to snuggle her against his body, ¡°Call Husband!¡± Something nearly happened with this snuggling. Liang Yin was wearing a thin tight-fitting sweater underneath. With a slim waist that was barely a grasp, her whole person was seemingly encircled in the embrace with arms wrapping around her, and her full breasts seemed to set them aflame in an instant. ¡°F*ck!¡± He cursed a rare profanity and lowered his head, yet he just kissed Liang Yin even harder. Liang Yin almost tears up. Zhou Jianchen¡¯s palm was strong and warm, making her tremble as it moved to her waist. ¡°Zhou Jianchen, let me go quick!¡± She couldn¡¯t help but say so. She was aware of Zhou Jianchen¡¯s reaction too, and if this continued, something would definitely happen. ¡°Thud, thud, thud __ ¡° At this moment, there were knocks outside the door. Taking advantage of his distraction, Liang Yin quickly pushed him away, wiped the traces from the corners of her mouth, picked up her clothes and headed for the dining table. ¡°Someone¡¯s coming!¡± Not forgetting to remind him again. With hands still propped up against the wall, Zhou Jianchen turned to look at her with a heaving chest. His eyes were filled with dissatisfaction due to the interruption but also amusement from her panic escape. After a while later, he just turned around to open the door, ¡°Just simply walk in, what¡¯s with knocking the door.¡± A guilty person gave himself away consciously. Standing outside were naturally the head waiter and a server who pushed the food cart. The head waiter didn¡¯t respond but merely thought how I would dare to walk in rashly. The boss had warned them to be more prudent this time. The dishes were soon served on the table. It was not hot-pot, rather several other light signature dishes. Zhou Jianchen specially ordered the dishes that would be served later to be lightly-flavored when he called previously. The head waiter and the server soon left. Taking off his down jacket, Zhou Jianchen sat down too. He was wearing a sweater underneath with his sleeves rolled up, revealing a fair but powerful forearm. Looking closely, there were two faint scars, which were from the previous injuries. Liang Yin¡¯s face was still a little flushed. Looking at her, Zhou Jianchen merely felt amused. Pondering about it, he then simply sat down next to her with the tableware. ¡°What are you doing?¡± Liang Yin hurriedly dodged to the side when she saw him coming over. The seat was a long sofa, which was more than enough seating for two people. ¡°Change my seat for the meal ah, why are you so nervous.¡± Zhou Jianchen said and just ladled some fish balls into her bowl, ¡°Eat, before it¡¯s cold.¡± Liang Yin dared not look at him and Zhou Jianchen kept looking at her with a smile and a bad intention, ¡°Eat properly and don¡¯t mess around again.¡± She reminded him again. Zhou Jianchen looked at her and smiled again, but replied soon after, ¡°Okay, let¡¯s eat first. We¡¯ll talk after the meal.¡± Liang Yin almost choked, but Zhou Jianchen laughed even harder. He, however, really didn¡¯t mess around anymore after that, as he just watched her eat intently and ate meticulously himself. In between, he even peeled two shrimps for her. Liang Yin felt a little sweet and warm, and also a little emotional looking at the two shrimps. After eating for a while, she put down her chopsticks and said, ¡°Zhou Jianchen, actually I have something to tell you today.¡± Zhou Jianchen was peeling the third shrimp for her. When he heard her say so, he glanced at her, ¡°You talk.¡± After saying that, he buried his head again to peel the shrimp. This was the first time he was peeling shrimp for someone. And it was quite enjoyable. Liang Yin hesitated for a moment and said, ¡°Have you seen what¡¯s on Weibo?¡± Zhou Jianchen had a momentary pause and raised his head, ¡°En.¡± His eyes were unreadable. Liang Yin¡¯s heart sank while Zhou Jianchen put the peeled shrimp on her plate, ¡°Eat quickly, before it¡¯s cold.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t just peel it for me, you have it too.¡± Being interrupted by him, the built up emotions were disrupted again, ¡°I¡¯m talking to you.¡± He was really like an unruly mischievous child. Hearing what she said, Zhou Jianchen really put down the shrimp in his hand and picked up the wet towelette next to him to wipe his hands, ¡°Okay, I¡¯m listening.¡± Liang Yin was pleased to see him facing her. After a pause, she then stared into his eyes and said, ¡°It¡¯s my Little Uncle who came to see me today, but it is the Zhong family¡¯s Little Uncle. He has always been very kind to me and has said before that he will come over to visit me at the shooting site.¡± ¡°He came over today to ask me to remarry Zhong Mingzhen, but I didn¡¯t agree.¡± Her every word was particularly serious. ¡°In fact, Zhong Mingzhen also mentioned remarriage to me before, but I didn¡¯t agree too.¡± ¡°I indeed liked Zhong Mingzhen, the very, very like kind. It has been 13 years, but now, I already have you.¡± ¡°Zhou Jianchen, don¡¯t misunderstand me.¡± The original intended words were much more, but only these few words really came out. Liang Yin looked at Zhou Jianchen, not daring to miss out anything. She feared that she would miss all his expressions in a blink of an eye. Zhou Jianchen looked at her for a long time and smiled. His eyes reddened slightly and what lingered was all warmth. ¡°Liang Yin, why do I like you so much?¡± Lowering his head, he raised it again and said, ¡°I did see what¡¯s on Weibo, but I didn¡¯t care about it. I just thought at that time, even if he wants to have you back and you waver too, I must snatch you back this time.¡± ¡°You are mine now.¡± You are mine now, only one sentence which was spoken with unparalleled solemnity. He was panicking too at that time, but he didn¡¯t want to fluster anymore. He let her go 5 years ago, but this time he will not give her up. The rims of Liang Yin¡¯s eyes teared up instantly as she listened. She has really, really never heard such heart-warming words before. ¡°En.¡± She just nodded her head in response after a long while and couldn¡¯t help but lean forward to hug him while her heart calmed down. Zhou Jianchen hugged her back. Leaning on the nook of her shoulder, his eyes reddened a little too. He¡¯s just afraid he can¡¯t love her enough this lifetime. CH 39.1 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. The atmosphere became tranquil and beautiful. Leaning on Zhou Jianchen¡¯s shoulder, Liang Yin felt very much at ease. As if finally found a harbor to dock after a lifetime of wandering. Being hugged, she suddenly felt a tickle on her neck. A low moan and she instinctively drew back her head to dodge. Zhou Jianchen was nipping her neck. Dressed in a low-neck sweater, Zhou Jianchen¡¯s head was buried in the crook of her neck. Sensing the faint fragrance on her neck, he couldn¡¯t help but rub against her collar and kiss the skin that was concealed under. Her neck is indeed too beautiful; gracefully slender and clearly fair. On top of that, it was delicate to touch that the moment he kissed it, he was seized with a sudden impulse to bite. It was not really a bite, he just parted his lips and his teeth to lightly nip while his tongue licked. And merely this lick caused Liang Yin to instantly feel limp that she cowered and involuntarily let out a ¡®Hmm~¡¯ sound. Hence, the tranquil atmosphere was totally broken. Zhou Jianchen grinned roguishly watching her dodging away. Realizing that he was teasing her, Liang Yin¡¯s face turned scarlet and gasped annoyingly, ¡°You ah!¡± ¡°What¡¯s wrong with me?¡± Zhou Jianchen ceased his laughter, poked her waist and laughed again, ¡°Who let you be so sensitive.¡± Making unfounded counter-charges. Except there was still a twinkle in his eyes. He didn¡¯t really want to tease her at first. As Liang Yin was ticklish and was busily dodging him, she couldn¡¯t find a word to refute. She is indeed quite sensitive everywhere, especially after being with him, she can¡¯t withstand the teasing at all. ¡°Zhou Jianchen, don¡¯t tease me anymore.¡± In the end, she could only say so feebly and turned around with her side facing him, not wanting to look at him again. The teasing had made her not know what to do. ¡°If I don¡¯t tease you now, when can I tease you?¡± Zhou Jianchen however spoke again. ¡°It¡¯s not like we can always have the chance to be together. There are always large groups of people that it¡¯s difficult to even speak a word.¡± Finally, he was disgruntled and couldn¡¯t conceal his grievances and gloominess. Liang Yin turned her head and felt somewhat unbearable. It¡¯s true, their time together alone is too little and it¡¯s simply impossible for her to have dinner with him like this every night. ¡°Let me kiss you again.¡± Zhou Jianchen raised his chin and made another request. Looking at the playfulness in his eyes, Liang Yin laughed in exasperation as she picked some vegetable and put in his bowl, ¡°Eat first.¡± This man is still a little picky eater! Zhou Jianchen laughed, yet he didn¡¯t really coerce her and just sat upright to pick up his chopsticks to eat the vegetable. He doesn¡¯t like green vegetables, but now it actually tasted unusually sweet. He also didn¡¯t really dare to mess around again. If he did, he was afraid he wouldn¡¯t be able to control himself. At this moment, a buzzing ringtone sounded again. The cellphone was left on the side of the table. Glancing at it, Zhou Jianchen immediately tapped on it and pressed on the speakerphone. ¡°Hello?¡± He answered casually. Sister Shao¡¯s voice came from the other end of the phone and came straight to the point, ¡°Zhou Jianchen, did you follow Liang Yin? Did you both agree or was it you who did it presumptuously?¡± Liang Yin raised her head when she heard her name, yet Zhou Jianchen was indifferent, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Saying that, he picked up the phone. As soon as Sister Shao mentioned ¡®follow¡¯, he knew what it was about. ¡°What else! Don¡¯t you look at the timing ah! Go check out Weibo yourself!¡± Sister Shao was even more annoyed. Zhou Jianchen glanced at Liang Yin with a smile, then switched to Weibo. Thinking about it, Liang Yin took out her cellphone too. In the wee hours of last night, Zhou Jianchen couldn¡¯t sleep and posted on Weibo. When Liang Yin saw it this morning, she commented ¡®Night Owl¡¯ which caused Zhou Jianchen to follow her after he caught sight of it. Nothing happened after that. This morning, more and more of Qiao Shan¡¯s explosive news emerged endlessly and the onlookers were busy watching the spectacles, thus Zhou Jianchen¡¯s Weibo was inevitably neglected. Except his fan base was really so huge that by afternoon, it was still discovered by fans who have been paying close attention to him. ¡°Hey, did you all notice the number of people Brother Chen is following has increased, it was 571 before but now it¡¯s 572.¡± __ The earliest fan who discovered it said so. Zhou Jianchen has followed many people, but most of them were many years ago and the number of people he followed in recent years has not exceeded two digits. The last person he followed was nevertheless half a year ago who was an upcoming director, thus this sudden solicitude inevitably caused an uproar among his fans ¨C his following list has long been scrutinized; how many people he was following and who they were have long been a matter of familiarity among his fans. __ This person only has about a thousand followers, who could it be ah? __ Was it a slip of hand? __ Only you will have a slip of hand. When did Brother Chen ever have a slip of hand? __ It¡¯s nevertheless an overseas account ah, and it looks like a woman¡¯s, but regrettably there is no photo. __ I suddenly have a brazen idea. __ I too have a brazen idea. __ This can¡¯t be Film Empress Liang Yin, is it? Once this presumption came out, it instantly caused an uproar. __ WTF, she indeed even followed Yuan Ruona and Yuan Ruona was following her too! __ Crap, could it really be Film Empress Liang? __ I¡¯ve got a feeling it is really Film Empress Liang ah. Brother Chen is not one who follows anyone randomly ah, smile wryly¡­ __ Brother Chen has always liked Film Empress Liang ah, and the two of them are now working together, so it¡¯s really not surprising to know her Weibo ah ¡­ __ Goodness gracious! Is it really my Goddess¡¯ account? __ Indeed looks like it ah! The contents posted on it really seems like her style ah ¡­ __ I didn¡¯t expect my Goddess to be so patriotic, and there¡¯s no lack of China! __ Wu, wu, wu, I¡¯m going to follow her. There is never any connection to get in touch with my Goddess these many years that I can¡¯t find a medium to talk to her! __ Better to ask clearly first ah, just in case it¡¯s not her. __ Right, let¡¯s ask first. What if we¡¯re mistaken and it¡¯s not good to disturb people ¡­ __ ¡­.. Though there were many rational fans on Weibo and even so, Liang Yin was still shocked by the countless @, myriads of comments, innumerous likes and numberless private messages from people she didn¡¯t know when she switched to Weibo. Even the people who she originally followed sent her private messages: May I ask if you¡¯re really Film Empress Liang? Trembling with excitement. Apart from those comments and private messages from people who she didn¡¯t know, those who were either unaware of the truth were frantically confessing their feelings, some asked if she was Liang Yin herself, while other than that, some were comforting her and begging her to reconcile. __ Goddess, I really like you ah. I¡¯m so excited that I¡¯m going to cry! __ May I ask if you are Film Empress Liang Yin ah, I really like you. If you are not, please forgive me for bothering you QAQ. __ Feeling heartache for you. __ Hug hug my Goddess. I hope you can be happy. 13 years, wu wu wu, seeing your sadness, I¡¯m sad too. __ Goddess Liang, get back together with Mr. Zhong! __ Please get back together! Please get back together! CH 39.2 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. The number of comments on her topmost Weibo was formerly single digit, but now it has more than 5,000 and the number of followers has instantly increased from more than 1,000 to a million or so, and all the figures still keep rising ¡­ Looking at it, Liang Yin was a little lost and she finally understood what had happened. Zhou Jianchen was also looking at her homepage. He was smiling originally, but when he turned around and saw her expression, he couldn¡¯t help but frown, ¡°You are not happy?¡± Liang Yin hurriedly shook her head, ¡°No.¡± Fearing that he might misunderstand, she hastily said, ¡°I¡¯m simply, a little surprised.¡± She didn¡¯t expect her Weibo to be exposed. ¡°How did you notice me?¡± She asked again. Zhou Jianchen replied, ¡°Didn¡¯t you leave a ¡®Night Owl¡¯ comment and I happened to see it.¡± He said it and still felt pleased with himself. Liang Yin laughed in spite of herself as she didn¡¯t expect such a coincidence. Looking at his smug look, those discomforts in her heart were swept away too. ¡°Liang Yin is there too?¡± Sister Shao asked again after hearing her voice. ¡°En.¡± Liang Yin responded quickly. ¡°Zhou Jianchen didn¡¯t discuss this with you?¡± Sister Shao asked again. Liang Yin glanced at Zhou Jianchen and replied, ¡°No.¡± Hearing her say that, Zhou Jianchen pinched her waist again. ¡°You¡¯re giving me hard times!¡± Sister Shao scolded Zhou Jianchen and asked again, ¡°Then how do you want to handle it now?¡± Dodging Zhou Jianchen, Liang Yin hesitated a little. Sister Shao then said, ¡°I do not recommend making it public right away, since this might be unfavorable to you.¡± It¡¯s still okay without a Weibo account before, but now knowing she has one which she has been using for several years, people will inevitably condemn her for not uttering a word after her retirement all these years and causing everyone to worry for nothing. Although it has now been clarified that she was seriously injured in the car accident, it will inevitably cause gossip. Moreover, the matters between her and Zhong Mingzhen are stirring now, hence this will become the focus of public opinion again if this is made public now. In due course once she is confronted with boundless inquiries, she doesn¡¯t know whether to respond. Just under this comment, there were myriad comments of ¡®Please get back together¡¯, which was simply appalling. __ Does he still f*cking wants to have a serious romance! Sister Shao was angry thinking about it. "" How could Liang Yin not think of this possibility, she naturally didn¡¯t want to make it public too, but most importantly, it was still herself who didn¡¯t want to make it known. That account is too personal for her. It has recorded every detail of her past few years; where she had been, who she had seen and what she had done. Others might not have understood, but it¡¯s distinctively clear to her and she doesn¡¯t want others to pry. She has never been one who is willing to reveal everything about herself. ¡°If you agree, give this account to me first and I will clarify that this is merely a staff¡¯s account which has nothing to do with you. But you can¡¯t use this account casually in the future.¡± Seeing her silence, Sister Shao understood her wish too. She then added, ¡°If you still want to use Weibo, you can create another or when the moment¡¯s right, simply create an official one.¡± She suggested again. If Liang Yin is still advancing in the entertainment industry, it is obviously better to have an official account. She could see the potential web search traffic in herself. When the time comes to create an official account, it¡¯s also the right time to ¡®clarify¡¯ today¡¯s events. ¡°Okay.¡± Liang Yin listened carefully and nodded. She has no plan to create an official account for the time being, but she still agreed to Sister Shao¡¯s suggestion. As for this account now, although she didn¡¯t want others to pry into it, she didn¡¯t have much reluctance to part with it either. It is after all just memories that belonged to the past and she hasn¡¯t posted anything for two or three months. Sister Shao quickly hung up. Liang Yin then sent her the username and password. When she turned to look at Zhou Jianchen, there was guilt in her eyes. She knew what he was thinking, it after all was still the words ¡®make it public¡¯. He wants others to know about their relationship. He wants to make it public that everyone knows they have a special relationship. "" But, right now, it¡¯s really not possible. ¡°Zhou Jianchen ¨C ¡° Liang Yin didn¡¯t know what to say, so she could only move forward to hug his waist and lean against his chest. Zhou Jianchen hugged her too and actually sighed heavily. He knew what Sister Shao and Liang Yin¡¯s intentions were, and it was indeed the best way to deal with it now. He also knew that with Liang Yin¡¯s nature, she¡¯s probably unwilling to make their relationship known in this lifetime. Whether to disclose it or not, he will just accept it. When he clicked on that follow button, how could he not know what would happen. Impulsive? Of course he was impulsive, but for a moment, he didn¡¯t want to care about anything else. __ Indifferent and aloof that is Zhou Jianchen ah. ¡°Hurry up and create an official account, by then I can openly follow you too.¡± In the end, he could only say so. ********** Under Sister Shao¡¯s arrangement, the account with the username ¡®Take it easy¡¯ soon had a clarification. ¡°I¡¯m very sorry, I¡¯m really not Liang Yin. I¡¯m merely StarLight Media¡¯s staff and have just joined the company. Brother Chen only followed me because I¡¯m working for Brother Chen. I¡¯m really sorry for causing these misunderstandings.¡± The tone was gentle, just like the way it was on Weibo before. Weibo authentication had also been validated quickly, the StarLight media¡¯s staff wrote as such. For a moment, countless people were disappointed. Originally they thought they had discovered Film Empress Liang¡¯s Weibo but it turned out to be just a mistake. Hence, some apologized and unfollowed, and the storm subsided. Except at this moment, the account with the username ¡®Take it easy¡¯ has nearly three million fans. There were still some doubts, but Sister Shao was very cautious that no slip-ups were found. After that, some rushed to Zhou Jianchen¡¯s Weibo to leave messages: __ Brother Chen, can you tell my Goddess to create a Weibo soon? After this message was posted, it gathered more than 200,000 likes. Zhou Jianchen laughed in spite of himself and finally replied, ¡°I¡¯ll try to persuade her.¡± As a result, it received another 400,000 likes. Afterwards, more people began to wait for Liang Yin¡¯s Weibo. Brother Chen had said he would persuade, would there still be no result? Ruona called to ask too. She naturally knew that this account belonged to Liang Yin and now it was actually being used by StarLight Media, which was naturally surprising. Liang Yin did not keep mum about it and told her the same too: I am with Zhou Jianchen. At that time, they were going back together in the same car and when Zhou Jianchen heard it, he even said hello to Ruona. ********** After that, the filming was intense. Liang Yin and Zhou Jianchen couldn¡¯t be alone together again. Zhou Jianchen was restless everyday, but he could only restrain himself. When they returned that day, Liang Yin exhorted him again and again not to tease her on the shooting site. She was really afraid that she would not be able to perform well. In front of Zhou Jianchen, her focus was really bad. Looking at her pleading face, Zhou Jianchen could only agree. Who asks him to be soft-hearted. But how could he endure it? He didn¡¯t tease her on the set, but he would persistently tease once he returned to the hotel, causing Liang Yin not able to memorize her script at all and her dialogues naturally got stuck the next day. Zhou Jianchen however memorized it quite fluently. When she forgot her words, he even reminded her just like a good person, appearing like a good student who takes pleasure in helping others. Liang Yin was so annoyed, yet she really couldn¡¯t do anything about him. ********* Time passed and in a blink of an eye, it was a week before the lunar New Year¡¯s eve, and everyone in the production team had dinner together. This year¡¯s job is over and after this meal everyone will go home tomorrow. Chen Hua¡¯en was quite generous as he had arranged a banquet of 13 tables in a high-end hotel. Playing the lead roles, Liang Yin and Zhou Jianchen naturally sat at the same table, and were arranged to sit next to each other. During the banquet, Zhou Jianchen was not in good spirits. Liang Yin looked at him and wondered why. Zhou Jianchen held her hand under the table several times. Afraid of being discovered, Liang Yin didn¡¯t dare to struggle free, so she could only let him be ¨C and his grip was particularly firm. Once the meal was over, everyone went back. Many were carpooling due to having alcoholic drinks. When Xiao Tian stopped the car, Zhou Jianchen opened the door and got on. Liang Yin was a little surprised yet Zhou Jianchen just leaned over to her side and said, ¡°Ah Zhao is sending Director Chen and the others back first.¡± There are many men in the production team and only a few who didn¡¯t drink. Since Ah Zhao didn¡¯t drink, he undertook the driver¡¯s role. Zhou Jianchen was getting into his own car when he saw Xiao Tian driving over from afar, so he gave up his seat to the screenwriter ¨C while several drunk screenwriters and producers were in his car, only Chen Hua¡¯en looked sober though he drank a lot too. Xiao Tian had started the car and originally wanted to take a few more people, but everyone at the entrance had found their own transportations and Zhou Jianchen had already boarded. After getting into the car, Zhou Jianchen didn¡¯t speak at all. Sitting upright, his hand gripped Liang Yin¡¯s hand again. Liang Yin didn¡¯t know what was wrong and just looked at him a little worriedly. Zhou Jianchen sat for a while and finally opened his mouth, ¡°Xiao Tian, don¡¯t look back.¡± Being called out, Xiao Tian subconsciously looked at the rearview mirror and hastily retracted her line of sight as a result. In the rearview mirror, Zhou Jianchen had turned around and was kissing Liang Yin. Shocked and embarrassed, Liang Yin tried to push him away, but Zhou Jianchen just kissed her harder. There was a faint scent of alcohol on him since he drank a lot too. Liang Yin was, after all, thin-skinned and Xiao Tian was still there, so she couldn¡¯t let him do whatever he wanted and finally managed to push him away. She looked at him, silent with a reproachful gaze. Gazing at her, Zhou Jianchen however felt a little aggrieved. In the end, he could only vanquish. Leaning on her shoulder and hugging her waist, he could only lament, ¡°Tomorrow is the holiday ah.¡± It¡¯s the holiday and he can¡¯t see her ah. Hearing that, the little admonition she felt for his recklessness and disrespect dispersed all of a sudden and her heart softened in a total mess. He leaned on her shoulder, obviously having drunk too much. But soon, there was some sentimentality too. __ Indeed, it¡¯s the Lunar New Year and everyone has to go home. CH 40 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. The next day, everyone got up early. It was the end of the lunar year* and everyone was eager to go home. [T/N: Äê¹Ø (Ni¨¢n gu¨¡n) ¨C In olden days, debts and rents had to be settled by this day before celebrating the Spring Festival] Zhou Jianchen originally wanted to leave with Liang Yin, but the director of photography beckoned him last night saying he would ride his car back today, hence Zhou Jianchen had to watch helplessly as Liang Yin got into her own car. As they had agreed to travel together, Ah Zhao drove leisurely in front while Xiao Tian followed steadily behind. They even stopped once at the rest area, but Liang Yin didn¡¯t get down. When Zhou Jianchen came back, he handed her a bottle of hot drink and two rice dumplings ¨C getting up early, she didn¡¯t eat much breakfast. Zhou Jianchen really wanted to get in the car, but seeing that the director of photography had come back, he just rubbed her head and walked away. It was still early at this moment and there weren¡¯t many people in the rest area, so they were not recognized with sunglasses and face masks on. He wasn¡¯t able to chat a few words with Liang Yin the whole way. The director of photography was a chatterbox, who kept talking to him and didn¡¯t even give him a chance to even send a message. "" It was very tiring. After a long journey, they finally arrived in the capital at 12 noon. Looking at the familiar city, the director of photography stretched lazily, ¡°Finally back.¡± Zhou Jianchen looked at the time and just said, ¡°Let¡¯s have a meal together first.¡± Saying that, he called Liang Yin. Liang Yin will go home right away later while he still has to send the director of photography before going back to the company. Just saying goodbye without having a meal. He is unwilling. And there is also an annual meeting in the company tonight. Receiving the call, Liang Yin did not refuse since she wanted to see him too. The director of photography was rather surprised and asked after glancing back at her car, ¡°Hey, Yinyin has been following all along.¡± Earlier, he knew they were traveling together but he simply didn¡¯t take notice afterwards. Zhou Jianchen wasn¡¯t in the mood to answer him. ¡°Is she in the capital too?¡± The director of photography asked again. ¡°En.¡± ¡°What a coincidence, where does she live ah?¡± The director of photography asked again. Zhou Jianchen took a deep breath, his patience was about to run out, ¡°Dongcheng District, I think.¡± Luckily the director of photography didn¡¯t ask anymore, he just turned around with an ¡°Oh¡±. As for why Zhou Jianchen knew she lived in Dongcheng District, there wasn¡¯t the slightest suspicion. They had meals at a Cantonese cuisine restaurant, which is owned by an acquaintance. All was well during the meal, except Zhou Jianchen¡¯s spirit was low the entire time. The two of them didn¡¯t sit together and the director of photography was talking the whole time. The director of photography asked in the midst, ¡°Yinyin, are you also staying in the capital for the Spring Festival?¡± Liang Yin replied, ¡°En.¡± They then left one after another after the meal. The director of photography was at the front and Zhou Jianchen was at the back. When Liang Yin was about to go out, she was pulled back and gathered into an embrace once she turned around. ¡°We¡¯re about to part.¡± He spoke softly, with unbounded melancholy. On the side, Xiao Tian caught a glimpse, and just lowered her head to go out. Hearing that, Liang Yin then just comforted him, ¡°We¡¯ll see each other again very soon.¡± Seeing each other very soon was just a few days only. They parted ways again once they arrived at the parking lot. After getting into the car, Zhou Jianchen glanced back at Liang Yin with unspoken words. Liang Yin looked at him too and just smiled softly. Once the cars were driven out, each just went different directions. ********** The next two days, both people were busy with their own affairs. After attending the annual meeting, Zhou Jianchen had to participate in various company¡¯s matters. He is a major shareholder and inevitably has many documents to sign at the end of the year. In the evening, he still had to deal with various banquets. Liang Yin was also busy with cleaning, buying things and eventually giving herself some new lively mood since it¡¯s the Spring Festival celebration. Ruona had come over the next day to drag her out to buy clothes, had their hair done, ate, drink and had fun. Liang Yin knew what she had in mind. She was afraid she would be too lonely. Her home is not in the capital. Ruona was naturally curious about her relationship with Zhou Jianchen, and Liang Yin didn¡¯t hold back but told her everything. The photos of them together were spread out too and naturally trended on hot search again. One was the Film Empress while the other was the TV Drama Queen, who seemed totally mismatched, yet they unexpectedly are really close friends. In the photo, the two people were sitting in a cafe. Liang Yin was holding the cellphone while Ruona was leaning close to look at it together, with an unusual kind of warm friendly affection as the sunlight beamed on them. __ ¡°A chance encounter with the two Goddesses in a cafe¡±, the passerby who took the photo said so. Liang Yin no longer cares about such exposure and after getting her consent, Ruona only responded with a ¡®happy¡¯ emoji. They have finally made known of their friendship. Apart from that, Liang Yin finally met Tong Xiaohua too. Tong Xiaohua is a new generation screenwriter and director, who has won an award for the well-received [Mercy] and who is also a true fan of Liang Yin. He has a script in which the leading role was written for her. After he heard of her comeback, he kept asking Ruona to contact her and when he learned that Liang Yin had accepted to act in Chen Hua¡¯en¡¯s film later, he was even more eager and persistently urging Ruona to arrange a meeting. Liang Yin was busy previously but now she had some free time and agreed to his request. She actually admires this young director, who is not even 30 yet. She had seen his films, and aside from technicality, the whole story was intense and highly connotative. She hadn¡¯t really thought of making a comeback earlier and taking part in filming [Winter] was a request from a venerable elder who she didn¡¯t dare decline. She hasn¡¯t made any plans for later, but now that she is with Zhou Jianchen, it doesn¡¯t seem unacceptable to continue acting. After all, she really does love filming too. Tong Xiaohua was beside himself with excitement when he met her. He is exceptionally talented and is still like a simple stubborn child. Now that his wish was fulfilled, he almost brimmed with tears. He repeatedly pleaded with Liang Yin to star in his film and he could agree to anything as long as she is willing. He is also someone who deems filming as his life. He used up his family fortune when he filmed [Mercy] and became famous at once when [Mercy] won the award later. Countless people wanted to collaborate with him, but he just refused. What he wants is pureness and not be tainted by money. Just like when he couldn¡¯t find the ideal actress, he would rather withhold and not film it. Liang Yin however didn¡¯t immediately agree. It was a rarely seen good script, but she still wanted to consider it. ********** On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, Ruona finally had to leave. She eventually had to go home for the Spring Festival and she had stayed these two days just to accompany her. Before she left, she asked Liang Yin to go back with her but Liang Yin declined. Xiao Tian left in the afternoon too. She originally wanted to leave tomorrow, but fear of heavy traffic, Liang Yin just asked her to go back as soon as possible. She booked a flight for her and didn¡¯t forget to give her a big red packet. Xiao Tian¡¯s salary is still given by Zhong Jianian, but she has her own intention. She thought if Xiao Tian is willing to stay, she is bound to transfer her from Zhong Jianian. Once the two people left, the whole house was quiet again. The festive ambience of the Spring Festival in town is getting more profound and everyone is going home, but she no longer has a home. Looking out the window, Liang Yin took a deep breath and finally dropped the smile she had put up for the past two days. Zhou Jianchen sent another message over, ¡°What are you doing?¡± Looking at it, she just replied, ¡°Just tidying up.¡± She didn¡¯t dare to say too much. They had been in contact with the cellphones these days. Zhou Jianchen would often report his itinerary to her and talked about all kinds of matters. She would also tell him what she was doing, eating or shopping as she pretended to be very busy. ********** On the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, Zhou Jianchen completed all his work. He gave Ah Xian and Ah Zhao a holiday, while he returned home. Once the car was driven into the Zhou family, Mother Zhou came out with a feather duster, ¡°Ah Chen is back.¡± Whether intentionally or not, she glanced at the car again. Seeing there was only her wretch son inside, she pursed her lips and was a little unhappy. When Zhou Jianchen got out of the car, she hastily smiled, ¡°Are you tired, have you eaten ah?¡± In her sixties, she looks very young with a genial smile, plump and amiable. Except adorned with jewels, the feather duster in her hand was out of place. She is a very lively person. Seeing that the servants were cleaning for the Spring Festival, she refused to stay idle and got busy too. Zhou Jianchen threw the car keys to the receiving servant and was somewhat dumbfounded looking at his old mother, ¡°You¡¯ve called me eight hundred times early in the morning, would I dare not to come back.¡± ¡°Not tired, have eaten.¡± After uttering the words, he walked towards the door. Invited to dinner last night, he returned very late but the phone kept ringing while he was sleeping this morning. Looking at it, it was his old mother. ¡°I¡¯m just afraid you won¡¯t come back today¡±, Mother Zhou hurriedly caught up, ¡°You said you¡¯ve been back for so many days yet you never come home to stay, and it¡¯s almost Lunar New Year.¡± ¡°Brother didn¡¯t come back too, why didn¡¯t you ask him?¡± Zhou Jianchen found a sofa to sit down on and took out his cellphone to look at it. He had just sent a text message to Liang Yin but there was no reply yet. ¡°It¡¯s because I care about you.¡± Mother Zhou smiled and sat beside him too, but her eyes were gazing at his phone. ¡°Then I will thank you.¡± Catching sight of her action, Zhou Jianchen put his phone away and took a sip of water brought by the servant. Mother Zhou then cautiously said, ¡°Ah Chen, I heard you have a girlfriend ah?¡± ¡°Cough __ ¡° Zhou Jianchen almost choked up. ¡°Is it Liang Yin?¡± Mother Zhou smiled slyly again. Zhou Jianchen put down the cup, ¡°Who told you that?¡± ¡°Rong Xin told me ah.¡± Mother Zhou with the appearance of ¡®Don¡¯t you deny it¡¯. When Rong Xin came back a few days ago, she told her that Zhou Jianchen had found a girlfriend and even asked her not to worry. Zhou Jianchen was speechless, that nosy Rong Xin. ¡°When will you bring her back to let me take a look ah ¡­ ¡° Mother Zhou spoke again. ¡°You just wait.¡± Not wanting to dawdle with his old mother, Zhou Jianchen stood up and went upstairs, ¡°I¡¯m going to take a nap, don¡¯t disturb me ah.¡± He would like to bring her back, but ¡­ Once he was upstairs and went into his room, Liang Yin texted back: Ah, I was shopping and didn¡¯t see it just now. __ I¡¯m home, what are you doing ah. He asked so just now. Looking at her text messages, Zhou Jianchen felt so empty. One day, two days, three days, four days of not seeing each other. She seemed to be busy every day, but what could she be busying about? __ I miss you ah. He texted again. __ Be good, we¡¯ll see each other soon. She however just answered that again. The time gradually passed and soon it was 5.30 in the evening. The whole afternoon was simply spent idly in conversation and Liang Yin¡¯s reply was not promptly at all. The kitchen had already started to prepare dinner and a car horn sounded from the courtyard. Listening to it, it was precisely his elder brother, Zhou Zuokang who had returned. ¡°Ah Chen, come down for dinner!¡± A while later, Mother Zhou came over to knock on the door again, ¡°Your big brother is back!¡± Frowning, Zhou Jianchen eventually turned off his cellphone and got up. The food was already on the table and it was busy in the kitchen. Every time when they come home, the old lady will prepare a big table of dishes, let alone that it¡¯s the festival now. Zhou Jianchen was still unhappy. Sitting on the sofa, he looked at his phone again. The phone call just now, Liang Yin said she was going to take a shower but after half an hour, she still hadn¡¯t replied to his message. ¡°Yo, you¡¯re back?¡± Here Zhou Zuokang came over after changing his clothes and jokingly said when he saw his younger brother sitting quietly on the sofa. He comes home more often than Zhou Jianchen, except he just stayed outside because he was busy these days. Zhou Jianchen was in no mood to pay him any heeds. This was deliberately to annoy him. Looking at his sulky appearance, Zhou Zuokang asked with a smile while buttoning his cufflinks, ¡°Why, didn¡¯t you bring your girlfriend back with you?¡± Zhou Jianchen¡¯s eyes became profound when he heard what he said. "" Zhou Zuokang was still smiling happily and unafraid. ¡°You¡¯d better mind your own business.¡± Zhou Jianchen glanced at him and coldly replied after a long while. How could he have the face to talk about him when he hadn¡¯t even settled his and Rong Xin¡¯s affairs. Saying that, he picked up the clothes on the side and turned around. ¡°Eh, Ah Chen, where are you going ah, it¡¯s time to eat!¡± Mother Zhou called out from behind when she saw that. ¡°Not eating!¡± Zhou Jianchen left the words and just took the car keys again to walk out of the door. ********** Zhou Jianchen drove very fast along the way. His expression was somewhat inexplicably gloomy in the night. He really wanted to bring Liang Yin home, but he feared that Liang Yin was not ready. He was thin-skinned too. The two brothers were never on agreeable terms and he was unwilling to let his big brother see how much he cares about her. But despite the unagreeable terms now and having a good laugh at him, he couldn¡¯t care less. She was celebrating the Spring Festival alone, so how busy could she be? It was okay during the first two days, but now everyone has gone home. She however just doesn¡¯t want him to find her. He just didn¡¯t speak out these two days, but he knew everything in his heart. ********** Jiayuan is less than an hour away from the Zhou family. He was here once and was familiar with the route. Driving all the way into the underground parking lot, he then took the elevator to the 37th floor. Once he arrived at the door, he remembered that he hadn¡¯t asked, so he called again. The call was answered quickly, ¡°You¡¯re home, right?¡± ¡°Ah, yes ah.¡± Liang Yin¡¯s somewhat puzzled voice came from the other end of the phone. ¡°Open the door then.¡± Zhou Jianchen said as he reached out to ring the doorbell. ********** Liang Yin was cleaning the cups and putting them away one by one when she heard the voice on the phone and hurried to open the door. Taking a look then, she saw Zhou Jianchen standing at the door with the cellphone in his hand. ¡°Do you want to go home with me for the Lunar New Year?¡± He put down his phone, looked at her and opened his mouth to ask with a profound gaze. ¡°Ah?¡± Liang Yin was full of surprise. ¡°If you don¡¯t want to go back with me for the Lunar New Year, I¡¯ll stay here with you.¡± After saying that, Zhou Jianchen was silent for two seconds and seeing that she didn¡¯t say anything, he walked in with the bag in his hand. Liang Yin had yet to regain her reverie as she followed him in a hurry. She had just barely turned around when she heard the door behind slammed shut and a figure pressed down cupping her face and kissed her mouth. ¡°You just don¡¯t want me to look for you that badly, huh?¡± He kissed her, full of emotion. CH 41.1 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. Feeling pain from the kiss, Liang Yin nevertheless pushed him away. Zhou Jianchen merely wanted to vent out a little and just let her push him away after he had enough. The two people stood facing each other without a word for a moment. Liang Yin understood and felt rather guilty too. The reason why she didn¡¯t want him to look for her was because he surely must spend more time and celebrate the festival with his family. ¡°You have to go back.¡± She looked at him and spoke in a low voice. He has a family, so how can he stay here? Zhou Jianchen did not compromise, ¡°You go back with me.¡± Liang Yin could not respond. ¡°Then I¡¯ll stay here with you.¡± Zhou Jianchen said, without room for negotiation. ¡°I¡¯ve brought my clothes over.¡± He once again picked up the bag that was on the floor. He had spare clothes in his car. Afraid that she wouldn¡¯t agree, he simply packed and brought a set when he came up just now. He appeared to have made up his mind. Seeing this, Liang Yin took a deep breath and let out a long sigh, full of helplessness. Knowing his temperament and aware that he couldn¡¯t be persuaded for the time being, she could only turn around and said, ¡°Come in first.¡± She couldn¡¯t just let him stand at the threshold. She naturally can¡¯t go home with him. Their relationship only started not long ago, and ¡­ Just glancing around the house, she felt a little awkward. She has never had a man here before. Opening the shoe cabinet, she took out a pair of disposable men¡¯s slippers for him and feared that he might misunderstand, she explained, ¡°Ruona¡¯s assistant brought me meals before and thinking if needed, I had it prepared first.¡± That assistant of Ruona was a man, who just stayed at the door and did not come in when he came to deliver the food. She thought perhaps there would still be a need in the future. Zhou Jianchen didn¡¯t say anything. He just changed the shoes and went in. Even after taking off his shoes, he was still very tall and it was another kind of dynamic after he bent down and straightened up. Since he was not at the shooting site, he wore only a sweater and a black thin pants with the jacket off. Liang Yin hung up his jacket then turned around and said, ¡°I¡¯ll go get you some tea.¡± Without the jacket on and a change of shoes, there was a kind of homely casualness about him. She dressed a little too. A thin long skirt, no socks and just a pair of bare feet inside the fleecy slippers. The house was heated with quite the right temperature. Watching her walk away, Zhou Jianchen followed her too. He just glanced at the furnishings of the house and couldn¡¯t help but felt a little reserved too. This is also the first time he entered a girl¡¯s home. Although he was forceful and non-negotiable just now, he eventually did come uninvited. But he didn¡¯t feel remorseful either. It¡¯s quite spacious here and apparently has been refurbished. Since it was just her alone, he didn¡¯t know how she was going to spend the Lunar New Year. After pouring the tea, Liang Yin walked back while Zhou Jianchen put the bag on the stool and took out a small bag, ¡°A New Year¡¯s gift for you.¡± Liang Yin took it and felt a little surprised. Opening the small box for a look, she was even more shocked. Inside was a ring set with pink diamonds in the shape of a sunflower. Looking up, Liang Yin didn¡¯t know what to say. ¡°I saw this piece at a friend¡¯s place and thought that it would suit you.¡± Zhou Jianchen explained. He has wanted to buy her a gift for a long time, but he doesn¡¯t know what to give her. When he saw this ring, he decided at once and also happened to bring it along as he came up just now. It was a casual ring which she could wear for fun and wasn¡¯t out of boundary. Liang Yin knew that this ring looked modest but it¡¯s worth a ransom. Thinking about it, she didn¡¯t say anything and merely uttered, ¡°Why do you always like to give me pink stuff.¡± This ring and so was the pair of snow boots last time. Seeing that she didn¡¯t refuse, Zhou Jianchen smiled, ¡°Don¡¯t you girls like pink.¡± His eyes were gentle. Liang Yin felt rather amused. It seems that in his eyes, she is always a little girl. ¡°Thank you.¡± Closing the box, she thanked him again. She really likes the ring, it¡¯s very unique and beautiful. Zhou Jianchen smiled too, seeing that she liked it. Liang Yin put the box away then remembered something and asked him, ¡°Have you eaten dinner yet?¡± It was almost seven o¡¯clock now. ¡°No.¡± Zhou Jianchen replied truthfully. Liang Yin felt bad, ¡°I¡¯ve already eaten.¡± There was a smile in her eyes. After a pause, she asked again, ¡°What do you want to eat?¡± There weren¡¯t many takeaways left and he would definitely feel unwilling to eat out, so after thinking about it, she said, ¡°I¡¯ll make you some noodles.¡± She added soon after that, ¡°But my cooking is not good at all.¡± Saying that, she felt a little embarrassed as her cooking skills are really bad. ¡°En.¡± What could Zhou Jianchen still strived for, he could only comply with. ¡°Then make yourself at home and it¡¯ll be ready soon.¡± Liang Yin said and went into the kitchen to get busy. She tied up her hair and opened the fridge. Taking out the noodles and steak, she then cut a piece of butter to melt it. She learned all these when she stayed here during her school days, which she often got by with back then and it was the same some time ago. Her skill is no longer as rusty as it once was. Practice makes perfect and now it is presentable. Sitting on the chair and watching her, Zhou Jianchen¡¯s eyes somehow gleamed. Hence, while Liang Yin was cooking the noodles, she felt someone hug her from behind. Looking back, she saw Zhou Jianchen leaning on her shoulder and hugging her tightly. A warm current then rushed through her body. ¡°It¡¯s like a dream.¡± Zhou Jianchen smelled the fragrance on her body and spoke in a low hoarse voice. Hearing that, Liang Yin¡¯s eyes fluctuated too. She kissed his face and smiled again, ¡°Silly.¡± She however felt emotional too. When has she ever not wanted to live so tranquilly with just the two of them. Three meals a day, clothes for four seasons, how simple and wonderful that is. Looking at her, Zhou Jianchen smiled and lowered his head to kiss her. She didn¡¯t dodge but just raised her head in response. When his kiss became more and more intense, and the embrace tightened, she blushed and let go of him, ¡°The noodles are getting soggy.¡± ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter if it¡¯s soggy.¡± Zhou Jianchen said and continued to kiss her lips again. Liang Yin kissed him back but didn¡¯t let him continue, ¡°It won¡¯t taste good if it¡¯s soggy.¡± Saying that, she dodged him and scooped the noodles out. Zhou Jianchen however continued to hug her, unwilling to let go. Liang Yin just let him be. She actually likes being held by him very much. She always feels particularly warm and at ease. Once the steak was finally pan-fried and plated, ¡°You can eat now.¡± On the plate was the black pepper sauce steak, butter-fried noodles, plus a fried egg and some broccoli. ¡°En.¡± Saying that, Zhou Jianchen took out the knife and fork himself. Returning to the table, Liang Yin poured him another cup of tea, ¡°Eat.¡± She sat across from him and looked a little nervous. Zhou Jianchen took a mouthful of noodles and nodded, ¡°Delicious.¡± Liang Yin smiled when she heard that. Tasted it just now, she indeed didn¡¯t fail. After a few bites, Zhou Jianchen then held her hand, ¡°Liang Yin, why am I so blessed.¡± He said with a smile on his face and a little glint flashed in his eyes. ¡°Silly.¡± Liang Yin said and added, ¡°If you like it, I can make it often for you in the future ah, but you¡¯d better not get tired of it.¡± ¡°I will never get tired of it.¡± Zhou Jianchen listened and replied with a smile. Liang Yin smiled and lowered her head again. By the time he finished, the plate was completely clean. Liang Yin didn¡¯t cook too much, fearing indigestion late at night. Taking the initiative to scrub and wash the dishes, Liang Yin let Zhou Jianchen do it seeing his insistence. She didn¡¯t walk away but just stood by the side, telling him where things were to be placed from time to time. Zhou Jianchen was obviously not used to doing such things and a little clumsy. With his sleeves rolled up, the person was tall yet it was not too strenuous with his legs and body bent. Watching him, Liang Yin found it amusing. She thought, perhaps no one has seen him like this either. After thinking about it, she took a photo of him. Zhou Jianchen didn¡¯t mind either. He just turned his head to look at her and smiled happily. Liang Yin didn¡¯t post it anywhere. She just saved it in the album to treasure it properly. By the time everything was cleaned up, it was already half past eight. Zhou Jianchen came out from the kitchen after washing his hands and Liang Yin handed him some tissue to wipe his hands. After thinking about it, she still said, ¡°Go back.¡± Glancing at her, Zhou Jianchen said, ¡°I¡¯ve said I¡¯m not going back.¡± There was still no intention of backing down. After saying that, he didn¡¯t wait for her to say more as he picked up the bag on the side and went to the bathroom, ¡°I¡¯ll take a shower first.¡± Looking at his back, Liang Yin could only sigh helplessly. Not daring to ignore him, she could only follow him and asked if he needed anything. Zhou Jianchen closed the door to take a shower, while Liang Yin went back to her room to keep the ring he had just given her into the safe. There is a lot of jewelry in the safe and she merely placed it in the most visible place. There were once again fluctuations in her heart. With the sound of running water in the bathroom, she knew Zhou Jianchen was determined not to leave. But how can he not leave. On the phone, Ruona sent another message which she had replied when her gaze fell on the call history again. In the afternoon, the Zhong family¡¯s Old Madam called and asked her to go back for the Lunar New Year, but she rejected. How could she go back. Zhou Jianchen soon came out again. With a change of clothes, his hair was wet as he wiped it with the towel. The towel was given to him by Liang Yin since he brought nothing but a change of clothes. Seeing this, Liang Yin took out the hair dryer from the bathroom, plugged it into the socket and said to him, ¡°Come here, I¡¯ll blow dry your hair.¡± It was already so late, how could he sleep without drying his hair. Zhou Jianchen really went to her side after hearing that. He smiled at her and lowered his head with incomparably obedience. Seeing this, Liang Yin couldn¡¯t help but smile. She took the towel to wipe for him and then turned on the hair dryer to blow-dry his hair. His top-front hair was quite long and became densely fluffy by the blow while the bottom was pretty short and a little prickly to the touch. Feeling these sensations, Liang Yin felt a little soft in her heart. Zhou Jianchen just stood obediently and let her blow-dry. After his hair was dry, Liang Yin took out a small jar and asked, ¡°Facial cream, do you want it?¡± The weather was dry and she was afraid that his face would dry out. He didn¡¯t bring anything, so he could only use hers first. Zhou Jianchen was fixing his hair and when he heard this, he lowered his body again, ¡°You apply for me.¡± Liang Yin laughed in spite of herself, yet she really opened and scooped a little onto her palm to lather it and applied it on his cheeks. Zhou Jianchen squatted down a little more to make it easier for her to apply. Seeing this, Liang Yin felt even more laughable and her heart sighed with emotions. His face is really good-looking, and it was even more distinct when the fingertips stroked over it. She had never looked at him so closely, face to face and the distance was only a foot away. The eyebrows, nose and lips were all well-defined. CH 41.2 Except when all was done and everything was tidied up, Liang Yin looked up and said, ¡°If you want to sleep here tonight, just sleep in my room. I¡¯ll sleep in Ruona¡¯s room.¡± She knew he would not leave tonight, so he could only stay till tomorrow. There are two bedrooms, one is where she lives and the other is for Ruona when she comes over while Xiao Tian has rented a flat nearby. There¡¯s no way she would let Zhou Jianchen sleep in the room where Ruona sleeps. Hearing that, Zhou Jianchen said, ¡°No need, just give me a quilt and I¡¯ll sleep on the sofa.¡± He didn¡¯t want her to give up her room. Liang Yin smiled, ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡± Saying that, she pulled him into her room. Her room is quite big and warmly decorated. Liang Yin spread out the folded quilt and said, ¡°You can sleep here.¡± After saying that, she then told him some settings in the room. There¡¯s nothing secretive and it¡¯s all unrestricted. Once all was briefed, she added, ¡°Then I¡¯ll go out first, you go to bed early.¡± It was already past nine now. Seeing that she was leaving, Zhou Jianchen pulled her into his arms again, ¡°Let me hold you a little longer.¡± He didn¡¯t mean anything, simply seeing that she was leaving he felt unwilling. Liang Yin just let him hug her for a while when she eventually still let go, ¡°Okay, let¡¯s go to bed early.¡± ¡°En.¡± Zhou Jianchen could only nod his head. Liang Yin then kissed his cheek, ¡°Good night.¡± ¡°Good night.¡± Zhou Jianchen answered back. Liang Yin smiled, turned around and closed the door as she walked out. Watching her leave, Zhou Jianchen wanted to say something but he didn¡¯t utter a word in the end. After washing up, Liang Yin went back to Ruona¡¯s room. She doesn¡¯t go to bed that early, but she couldn¡¯t stay any longer with Zhou Jianchen. Laying down, Zhou Jianchen didn¡¯t fall asleep for a long time too. ********** The next day, Liang Yin got up early and made breakfast again. Zhou Jianchen got up very soon too. Brushing his teeth and washing his face, he was unusually early. After the two of them finished breakfast, Liang Yin opened her mouth again, ¡°Zhou Jianchen, you should go back.¡± She looked extremely serious. Zhou Jianchen had already expected it, but he just replied, ¡°I won¡¯t go back.¡± He was still persistently stubborn. Liang Yin was powerless and merely said again, ¡°Today is Lunar New Year¡¯s Eve.¡± Zhou Jianchen ignored her. ¡°You really don¡¯t have to be like this. You¡¯re making things very difficult for me by being like this.¡± Liang Yin added, ¡°You can come look for me after the New Year.¡± ¡°So, are you planning to celebrate the New Year alone?¡± Zhou Jianchen merely asked back. Liang Yin was stunned. Zhou Jianchen then added, ¡°Why don¡¯t you go back with me and we¡¯ll spend the New Year together.¡± Liang Yin didn¡¯t answer. Zhou Jianchen said again, ¡°If it¡¯s still like this, I¡¯ll just stay here with you since you are unwilling to go home with me.¡± "" The discussion circled back and lost in a deadlock. The morning was unpleasant again. Liang Yin urged him twice and all persuasions were completely useless. Zhou Jianchen was extremely stubborn. Liang Yin just ignored him and locked herself in Ruona¡¯s room without coming out again. Zhou Jianchen didn¡¯t care the least either and did whatever he had to do. He wouldn¡¯t leave no matter what. At noon, he went into the kitchen again and opened the fridge to look at the contents inside. There were quite a lot of ingredients inside. He took out one by one and intended to get to work. Liang Yin had cooked two meals for him and he didn¡¯t want her to do it again. But he nevertheless found things difficult looking at each ingredient. After checking Baidu, he was scared off by ¡®a little¡¯ and ¡®certain amount¡¯. Thinking about it, he simply called Zhou Zuokang and directly asked, ¡°What¡¯s Chen Ma¡¯s phone number?¡± Chen Ma, their family¡¯s cook. Zhou Zuokang quickly found the number and told him, then asked, ¡°What do you need Chen Ma¡¯s phone number for?¡± "" ¡°None of your business.¡± Zhou Zuokang then asked again with a smile, ¡°Are you at your girlfriend¡¯s now? Coming back together for New Year¡¯s Eve tonight?¡± Zhou Jianchen didn¡¯t want to talk to him. He hung up his phone and just called Chen Ma again. ¡°Chen Ma, I have spare ribs, beef, eggs, tomatoes, carrots, broccoli, corn, cucumbers and also ginger. What can I make with these?¡± He asked directly. ¡°Little Young Master, why are you cooking ah? Not coming back to eat?¡± Chen Ma was very surprised to hear that. ¡°En.¡± Zhou Jianchen replied perfunctorily and then said, ¡°You tell me a few simple ones, just tell me how to do it.¡± There was a bunch of blah blah blah at the other end of the phone, which Zhou Jianchen still remembered at first until he immediately frowned later. So troublesome. The other end of the phone was however picked up by Zhou Zuokang, ¡°Why bother ah, tell me where you are and what you want to eat. I¡¯ll have Chen Ma make it and send it to you.¡± They are after all brothers and immediately knew his younger brother¡¯s difficulties. ¡° ¡­.. ¡° Zhou Jianchen was dumbfounded for a while when he finally hung up the phone, ¡°Don¡¯t bother.¡± Hearing the sound of activities, Liang Yin walked out and felt powerless seeing the pile of ingredients he took out from the fridge. She immediately felt disgruntled again, ¡°Are you going back or not?¡± ¡°You go back with me.¡± Zhou Jianchen still wouldn¡¯t relent. Liang Yin was really going to be pissed off. Zhou Jianchen however went up to hug her, ¡°Okay, just let me accompany you.¡± Looking at him like this, Liang Yin wanted to flare up but she couldn¡¯t. She picked out a few ingredients, washed, cut and put into a pot. The simplest, boiled pork ribs with corn and carrots. One hour later, before the soup was ready, the doorbell rang. Liang Yin was a little surprised and froze when she looked through the peephole. ¡°Zhou Jianchen, your brother is here.¡± She said as she turned around. Zhou Jianchen was stunned too and immediately stepped forward to open the door. Zhou Zuokang was standing at the door with two thermos containers in his hands. He looked at his younger brother and said with a smile, ¡°Here¡¯s the food for both of you.¡± Saying that, he then nodded at Liang Yin who was inside. Liang Yin felt somewhat awkward. She knew Zhou Zuokang, but had never met him. ¡° ¡­.. ¡° Zhou Jianchen was rather dumbfounded, ¡°How do you know I am here?¡± ¡°I called and asked your assistant ah.¡± Zhou Zuokang replied without feeling the least bit of doubts. Zhou Jianchen was exasperated. Both Ah Xian and Ah Zhao indeed knew where he was. It was still Ah Xian who told him which floor Liang Yin lived on. When Ah Xian and Ah Zhao sent Liang Yin to the elevator at that time, they deliberately looked at which floor the elevator stopped before leaving. ¡°Take it, it¡¯s freshly prepared and intently delivered to you both.¡± Zhou Zuokang spoke again as he handed the lunch boxes over with no intention of coming in either. Zhou Jianchen was in a bad mood, but he still went forward to take it. Zhou Zuokang however spoke to Liang Yin again, ¡°Miss Liang, can I have a word?¡± Liang Yin was surprised, but Zhou Jianchen stopped him and said, ¡°What do you want?¡± ¡°None of your business.¡± Zhou Zuokang replied back and didn¡¯t let Liang Yin come out when he directly said, ¡°Come back for dinner with Jianchen tonight.¡± Liang Yin was stunned. ¡°There¡¯s no one else, just the few at home. The old lady wants to meet you and Rong Xin is there too.¡± Zhou Zuokang added again. Liang Yin was not sure of his intention, but after a long while, she still responded, ¡°Okay.¡± She knew that if she didn¡¯t go, Zhou Jianchen would really not go back for Lunar New Year¡¯s Eve. ¡°Then I won¡¯t bother you guys. Come early tonight.¡± Zhou Zuokang spoke again. ¡°En.¡± Liang Yin nodded. Zhou Zuokang waved his hand and walked towards the elevator again. The door was quickly closed. Zhou Jianchen looked at Liang Yin and anyhow laughed out, ¡°Are you really willing to go back with me?¡± Liang Yin smiled but she didn¡¯t say anything. In the afternoon later, Liang Yin was rather busy again. She didn¡¯t know what to buy when visiting for the first time. Zhou Jianchen however didn¡¯t mind and just said there was no need to get anything, it was fine that she was going. Liang Yin didn¡¯t listen to him and still went to the nearby mall to buy something. At around 4 pm, she changed her clothes again. She was a little nervous and felt somewhat overwhelmed. Zhou Jianchen hugged her and just said, ¡°It¡¯s okay, I¡¯m here.¡± ¡°En.¡± LIang Yin responded yet her heart still beat noticeably faster. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Once everything was packed, Zhou Jianchen helped put on her hat and the face mask. Closing the door, he then held her hand and walked into the elevator. Liang Yin wanted to let go but Zhou Jianchen just wouldn¡¯t let her. It¡¯s fine usually, but now they are going home together. Zhou Jianchen was really happy. "" Feeling exasperated, Liang Yin could only let him be. The elevator went all the way down to the underground parking lot and Zhou Jianchen kept holding her hand without letting go. He would say a few words from time to time with eyes full of smiles. The car was parked at the front and the two people walked straight ahead. From a distance, they were like a young couple in love. ********* Inside the car, Zhong Mingzhen watched from afar and put down the hand that was holding the cellphone. Liang Yin was wrapped up tightly, but he still recognized her at a glance. And the man next to her was also instantly recognized. He watched them walk out of the elevator, holding hands, talking and smiling at each other. Zhong Mingzhen clenched his jaw. When his car was parked here at that time, she never let him go up. He suddenly remembered that day when he sent Liang Yin back to the hotel, he proposed to remarry which Liang Yin refused and then got out of the car in a hurry. At that time, Zhou Jianchen seemed to be walking ahead. He was aware of it at that time. Mingzhen, bring Yinyin back to celebrate Lunar New Year¡¯s Eve together ¡ª Old Madam Zhong told him so. Zhou Jianchen¡¯s car had already passed by in front. Zhong Mingzhen lowered his eyes and the light in his eyes gradually dimmed. She will not spend New Year with him anymore. After spending 13 years. On the front passenger seat was the gift he bought for her, the New Year¡¯s gift that he purchases every year. Zhong Mingzhen¡¯s eyes were a little moist. Lowering his head, it soon faded ¡­ CH 42.1 Just want to be with You ¨C Chapter 42.1 Translator: Oinkoink Chapter 42.1 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. All the way to Zhou¡¯s family home, Liang Yin spoke very little. She responded to Zhou Zuokang¡¯s request because she too knew that if she didn¡¯t go, Zhou Jianchen would have really stayed at her place and refused to go home. She never thought of going home with him. Everything was just too sudden since she had only been with Zhou Jianchen for a very short time. She felt impetuous and was afraid that the Zhou family was not really welcoming. The profound intention of Zhou Zuokang¡¯s invitation was unclear and she didn¡¯t know what she was about to face. But she didn¡¯t cower either; it¡¯s all a matter of time. She was just a little nervous, so she rubbed her fingers unconsciously to assuage herself. Zhou Jianchen however pulled the car over unexpectedly. Liang Yin was a little confused, but Zhou Jianchen had unfastened his seat belt and hugged her again, ¡°You really don¡¯t need to be nervous, I¡¯m here.¡± He whispered in her ear, but with a different kind of certainty. So how could he not notice her nervousness? ¡°En.¡± Being hugged by him, Liang Yin felt a burst of warmth. She smiled and nodded, drawing all the strength she could. The Zhou family was an unfamiliar place to her and she could only really rely on Zhou Jianchen alone. Stroking her back for a while, Zhou Jianchen then held her shoulders and rested his forehead against hers, ¡°My family will like you, I promise.¡± He has never made any promises before and this was the first time, so Liang Yin nodded again, ¡°En.¡± Caressing her face, Zhou Jianchen then said, ¡°Shall I continue driving then?¡± ¡°En.¡± Zhou Jianchen glanced at her with a smile before fastening his seat belt and immediately started the car again. Liang Yin had deliberately changed her clothes and put on makeup just now. Though she was nervous, she still took it seriously. Driving all the way to Zhou¡¯s family home, the sky had turned dark. It was a classical and stylish detached mansion which was inconspicuous and surrounded by lush woods. Liang Yin was a little surprised as she didn¡¯t expect Zhou Jianchen to live here. It¡¯s low-key and the location is too special. Not to mention land is extremely costly now and it has long been impossible to purchase even for the rich. ¡°This house was from my father¡¯s time.¡± Zhou Jianchen explained seeing her thoughts, ¡°Someone in my grandfather¡¯s generation was an official.¡± He then laughed and said, ¡°Next time I¡¯ll bring you to where I live.¡± He doesn¡¯t usually stay here. "" The Zhou family¡¯s ancestors were also prominent who later retired valiantly before their descendants each fanned out. Some went into politics, some into trades while their branch invested into the then newly emerging entertainment industry. Hong Kong and Taiwan were dominant at that time, while the mainland was not much yet. Who knew that the Old Master Zhou¡¯s decision ultimately made their branch the leader of the entire entertainment industry today. Now who in the entertainment circle doesn¡¯t know StarLight Media. Except only a few people know about this now. Now that Old Master Zhou has passed away, StarLight Media is still going strong with Zhou Zuokang in-charge of everything while Zhou Jianchen, the young master dotted by the Zhou family, is the hands-off leader. __ The nickname of ¡®Young Master¡¯ in the entertainment industry at that time was not casually called out. The car had stopped in the garage where the lights were brightly lit and people were waiting at the door. Zhou Jianchen got out of the car first, opened the door for her, took the things in the trunk and then came over to hold her hand. Liang Yin was a little embarrassed and wanted to loosen the hand, but Zhou Jianchen just held it tightly. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± He looked at her with full tenderness. Liang Yin could only let him lead along. Walking over, the people standing at the door had come forward too. About ten or so people, led by a smiling old lady while Rong Xin was there too. When they approached closer, Zhou Jianchen introduced them, ¡°This is my mother.¡± "" He then introduced her, ¡°This is Liang Yin.¡± ¡°Hello Auntie.¡± Liang Yin called out, with a little nervous smile on her face. She felt somewhat surprised too as she didn¡¯t expect Mother Zhou would come out personally to welcome her. ¡°Hi, Hi.¡± Mother Zhou responded twice and looked at Liang YIn with satisfaction in her eyes. Looking at her smile, Liang Yin somehow felt slightly relieved. She could feel Zhou Jianchen¡¯s mother¡¯s sincerity. Zhou Jianchen then introduced the others, ¡°This is my paternal aunt, this is my uncle, you know Rong Xin, this is my cousin, my cousin¡¯s husband, this is Tian-tian, their daughter who called me uncle.¡± Old Master Zhou has only a son and a daughter. Father Zhou died early while the sister-in-law (Mother Zhou) and his sister (paternal aunt) had a profound relationship, and the two families often got together for the Spring Festival. ¡°This is Uncle Guan, this is Aunt Liu, this is Ah Cheng, this is Xiao Jiao ¡­ ¡° Zhou Jianchen introduced again. Liang Yin greeted each of them and everyone responded with a smile. ¡°Hello, Miss Liang.¡± The servants called out in unison and they were all cheerful. At this moment, the young girl named Tian-tian suddenly spoke up, ¡°Little Aunt, you are even better looking than on the screen.¡± A fifteen/sixteen years old junior high school student who looks particularly beautiful with big eyes and appears cheerfully bubbly. Liang Yin froze and immediately blushed. Little Aunt ¡­ Her heart however understands that the Zhou family members perhaps have known about her beforehand. ¡°Tian-tian, don¡¯t scare your Little Aunt ¡­ ¡° Seeing her blushing, Cousin Zhou Zixin was afraid that she would be embarrassed and wanted to reprimand her daughter, yet she too said the wrong words and didn¡¯t know how to make it up, so she just reproached with a red face, ¡°Tian-tian, you are being mischievous again ¡­ ¡° ¡°How am I mischievous.¡± The young girl pouted her lips in defiance. ¡°It¡¯s okay to call Little Aunt.¡± Zhou Jianchen, however, spoke at the side. You¡¯ll be calling that sooner or later anyway. He turned to look at Liang Yin with eyes that were bright and playful. Looking at him, Liang YIn¡¯s face turned even redder. Everyone else laughed. They have never seen Zhou Jianchen looking so shameless. Likewise, they have never seen him bring anyone home or even hold hands in front of so many people. The young girl just spoke proudly again, ¡°You guys look, I told you I didn¡¯t call out wrongly.¡± ¡°Okay, okay, let¡¯s all go in to eat first. Don¡¯t catch a cold. The meal is almost ready.¡± On the side, Rong Xin also laughed and opened her mouth. Each and everyone here didn¡¯t even feel cold looking at the ¡®new daughter-in-law¡¯. She knew how much the Zhou family was looking forward to Liang Yin¡¯s arrival and how nervous they were when they found out she would be coming this afternoon. ¡°Yes, yes, go in to eat first, go in to eat first.¡± Mother Zhou regained her reverie and spoke hurriedly. She really likes this ¡®little daughter-in-law¡¯. The more she looks at her, she feels even more pleased. She is really much prettier than on the screen. Once she heard that Zhou Jianchen was together with her, she had someone look for all her movies to watch, which she even watched over and over again. At that time she thought, how could there be such a doting girl. Now she feels even more pleased, Liang Yin is stirringly beautiful, gentle and refined, and standing there, there¡¯s really nothing bad about her. Moreover, her son likes her very much. She has really been looking forward to her youngest son bringing his girlfriend home for years. ¡°Liang Yin bought these for you guys.¡± Zhou Jianchen then remembered he still had something in his hand and handed it over. ¡°Just come, why still buy anything.¡± Mother Zhou took and handed them to the servant before taking Liang Yin¡¯s hand to walk forward together, ¡°Come, go in with Auntie.¡± Hand being gripped unexpectedly, Liang Yin subconsciously looked back at Zhou Jianchen, who was following behind her. He just looked at her with a smile and nodded gently. Seeing that, Liang Yin retracted her gaze only to follow Mother Zhou into the house. The house inside was cozy and festive with colorful lanterns and decorations. The Zhou family has an ardent festive ambiance of Spring Festival. Though they seemingly live in a mansion, they are extremely traditional and Liang Yin even saw a very big blessing (¸£) character glued on the wall. The house is huge and appears to be filled up. Two tables had been set up in the living room and the servants were bustling about. When they saw her, they called out ¡°Miss Liang¡± with a smile. Liang Yin responded smilingly. ¡°Come, come, come. Everyone sit down.¡± Mother Zhou called everyone to take their seats. After taking off Liang Yin¡¯s coat and handing it to the servant, Zhou Jianchen then took her hand and sat on Mother Zhou¡¯s left side. Rong Xin sat down right next to Liang Yin. It was a big round table and the paternal aunt¡¯s family were seated opposite. Zhou Jianchen handed her a hot towel to wipe her hands. Liang Yin however felt a little surprised she hadn¡¯t seen Zhou Zuokang yet. Father Zhou has long since passed away and Zhou Zuokang is now considered the pillar of the Zhou family. Thinking about it, Zhou Zuokang¡¯s voice came over, ¡°The dishes are here, everyone please give way ah.¡± Liang Yin looked up and was stunned. Zhou Zuokang just came over with two hot dishes in his hands and put them on the table. His sleeves were rolled up revealing his arms as he smiled happily, his body covered with cooked food scent. Where is still that composedly upright and not easily approachable CEO Zhou of StarLight Media. Rong Xin who was right next to him, couldn¡¯t help but glare at him, ¡°I¡¯ve never seen you so diligent.¡± Zhou Zuokang laughed and said, ¡°Isn¡¯t this my sister-in-law¡¯s coming.¡± Saying that, he glanced at Liang Yin and nodded his head as a greeting before using the back of his hand to caress Rong Xin¡¯s cheek and lowered his head to speak, ¡°If you want, I can cook for you every day.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll thank you then.¡± Rong Xin turned her head and wiped her face as she nevertheless laughed. She wasn¡¯t really angry. They lived together before, but she moved out recently because she was unhappy and this person is trying to get her to move back again. ¡°You guys eat first. There are still a few dishes left which will be ready soon.¡± Zhou Zuokang looked up to notify and went back towards the kitchen again. ¡°Come, come, let¡¯s all eat first.¡± Mother Zhou called out, then turned her head and explained to Liang Yin, ¡°Knowing you were coming, his big brother specially cooked it himself. He used to prepare the Chinese New Year¡¯s Eve reunion dinner, but it has been a long time now since he cooked.¡± The table was full of dishes that feast the eyes when the servants took off the dish lids. Which clearly could see the forethought. ¡°Hurry up and taste it. Your big brother¡¯s skill is very good.¡± Mother Zhou added again. ¡°En.¡± Liang Yin nodded and picked up her chopsticks. CH 42.2 Just want to be with You ¨C Chapter 42.2 Translator: Oinkoink Chapter 42.2 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. Mother Zhou then spoke to the servants on the side, ¡°You guys sit down too. Don¡¯t just stand there. Let Ah Kang bustled about. The food is getting cold.¡± During the festivals, they often sit down to eat together. The Zhou family has rules but not too strict. Mother Zhou is an easy-going person and Zhou Zuokang has always treated his family kindly. As for Zhou Jianchen, he doesn¡¯t care about these matters at all. The servants sat down after hearing that. Besides Zhou Zuokang, there were several other servants helping in the kitchen, so they were not needed. Looking back and seeing that Liang Yin was not moving, Mother Zhou said to Zhou Jianchen, ¡°Ah Chen, you let Ah Yin eat ah. Just pick whatever she likes.¡± Zhou Jianchen was opening the wine and smiled when he heard the words, ¡°I know.¡± Looking down at Liang Yin, he then said, ¡°Just pick whatever you like, make yourself at home.¡± ¡°I have never seen Ah Chen so well-behaved before.¡± The Uncle said with a smile. Zhou Jianchen didn¡¯t respond but his eyes were full of tender affection when he looked at Liang Yin. He remembered that time he posted on Weibo. Coming home for dinner, he thought about when he could take her home with him and didn¡¯t expect it to come true now. Once the wine was opened, he poured one by one and asked when it was Liang Yin¡¯s turn, ¡°Do you want it?¡± Liang Yin nodded and Zhou Jianchen poured her half a glass. Except for the child, everyone drank a little. Sitting down, Zhou Jianchen held her hand again. Liang Yin knew what he was thinking, so she just held his tightly. The mood was joyous with happy laughter and cheerful voices without awkward silence during dinner. The Zhou family¡¯s aunt and uncle are amiable while the cousin and her husband are brilliant conversationalists. Liang Yin didn¡¯t eat much and Mother Zhou persistently urged her to eat more that Zhou Jianchen said, ¡°Mom, leave her alone. She has me here.¡± Would he even let her go hungry? Saying that, he peeled a shrimp and put it on her plate. The crowd laughed again at this. No one has ever really seen Zhou Jianchen like this. Zhou Zuokang happened to come over and said with a smile when he saw it, ¡°Yo, Jianchen even peeled shrimp for someone ah, is the sun rising from the west?¡± Saying that, he pulled out the chair beside Rong Xin and sat down. The dishes were basically on the table and only the soup was boiling in the kitchen. Being teased by his brother, Zhou Jianchen was a little displeased that he immediately shot him a glance and said with a laugh, ¡°I¡¯m willing to do it.¡± Zhou Zuokang laughed out loud too hearing that. Liang Yin however was a little embarrassed that she hadn¡¯t even reacted when Zhou Jianchen had already peeled a shrimp and put it on her plate. Watching helplessly that he was about to peel another, she hurriedly whispered, ¡°I¡¯ll do it myself.¡± Zhou Jianchen glanced at her delicately fair fingers and merely said, ¡°Don¡¯t get your hands dirty.¡± It was full of doting. Seeing this, Mother Zhou¡¯s face was full of smiles again. It¡¯s so good to see her son liking someone so much. On the side, Rong Xin felt discontented and said to Zhou Zuokang, ¡°Why didn¡¯t you ever peel shrimp for me?¡± Zhou Zuokang hurriedly spinned the lazy-susan when he heard that, ¡°Okay, I will peel as many as you want.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t care.¡± Rong Xin pouted and picked a mushroom to eat. Beside her, the cousin¡¯s husband had silently picked a shrimp to peel it. When the few elders saw this, they couldn¡¯t help laughing. Zhou Zuokang¡¯s cooking is indeed pretty good that Liang Yin ate it contentedly. After the dinner, the Spring Festival Evening Gala show had started. While a few servants cleaned up, Mother Zhou pulled Liang Yin to go play cards. Since Liang Yin didn¡¯t know how to play, Zhou Jianchen just said, ¡°I¡¯ll teach you.¡± Liang Yin could only sit down. She sat next to Mother Zhou, along with the cousin and Rong Xin. Zhou Jianchen really moved a chair over and sat down behind her. The other servants had also set up a card game too while the rest just gathered around to watch TV. There was nothing interesting on the Spring Festival Evening Gala show but they all still watched it with great pleasure. Zhou Jianchen had performed at the Spring Festival Evening Gala before and he was invited these past two years which he declined. Liang Yin really didn¡¯t know how to play, and even more so this kind of leaf cards, not to mention making sense of it, she simply didn¡¯t even know how to hold it. In the end, Zhou Jianchen simply taught her by holding her hands. He wasn¡¯t aware, but Liang Yin was blushing embarrassedly while everyone laughed surreptitiously. When had Zhou Jianchen ever played these during the previous years, let alone having the patience to teach as such. But they rarely played this in previous years as it was the busiest time of the year for the Zhou family where there were people constantly coming to visit and they had no leisure time to play cards. Knowing that Liang Yin was coming this year, they deliberately declined all the invitations. Merely the family members celebrating the Lunar New Year together. Liang Yin¡¯s comprehension is excellent and she quickly understands it. Rong Xin complained that Zhou Jianchen was in the way and asked him to stay aside. With him here, Liang Yin was practically cheating since only she alone won. Zhou Jianchen felt uneasy, but Liang Yin just asked him to go. She really felt embarrassed with him sitting here. But once he left, Liang Yin quickly fell behind again. Not a moment later, she started to win again. Rong Xin soon noticed the inkling. ¡°Old Lady, you give your card to Yinyin again!¡± Rong Xin was adept at this and Mother Zhou was too obvious that she was caught once again. Knowing what cards Liang Yin wanted, she threw out those cards intentionally which was indeed cheating openly. ¡°I¡¯m really going to be jealous if you keep doing this ah.¡± She pushed the cards and spoke with puffed cheeks pretending to be angry. Mother Zhou however ignored her, ¡°I¡¯ll give you the cards too when you call me Mom.¡± She didn¡¯t mind getting caught at all. Rong Xin is already a frequent visitor of the Zhou family and Mother Zhou has long regarded her as her own family member, thus she is not courteous to her at all. She is now waiting for them to get married quickly and stop squandering the years away. ¡°Yinyin didn¡¯t call you Mom either?¡± Annoyed yet found it laughable, Rong Xin was simply speechless but she grabbed the cards again. ¡°That¡¯s not the same.¡± Mother Zhou glanced at Liang Yin and replied with a smile. The favoritism was even more obvious. The cousin was already laughing out loud. Rong Xin was dumbfounded, ¡°Okay, okay, I¡¯ll call you Mom, okay. Mom, Mom, Mom! You, Old Lady, hurry up and give me the cards too!¡± ¡°Ai!¡± Mother Zhou indeed responded and threw out another card, ¡°Nine-circles, do you want it?¡± ¡°Who wants the nine-circles ah, I want the characters, okay?¡± Rong Xin said. On the side, Liang Yin opened her mouth softly, ¡°I want ¡­ ¡° After saying that, she took out the seven-circles and the eight-circles to ¡®win¡¯ it. Rong Xin, ¡° ¡­.. ¡° ¡°Pfft.¡± The cousin couldn¡¯t help laughing out loud. Rong Xin spoke angrily, ¡°Old Lady, do you have to be so partial!¡± But Mother Zhou just laughed happily. On the side, Zhou Jianchen was watching the Spring Festival Evening Gala on the sofa but his mind was on the card table next to him. Since Liang Yin¡¯s back was to him, he couldn¡¯t see her face and only saw them laughing happily, especially his mother. He was rather baffled too, his mother surprisingly likes Liang Yin. Zhou Zuokang, who came back after a phone call, saw his expression and guessed his thoughts at a glance. Sitting down beside him, he showed a photo on his cellphone. Zhou Jianchen was uncertain of his intent, but he just zoomed in to look and his expression turned stern. He glanced at Zhou Zuokang, who just nodded his head. In the photo was a newspaper cutting from more than ten years ago, which reported the sacrifice of life to save people. A landslide, in order to save the trapped children in a mountain school, the CEO and the wife of Liang¡¯s company, who were doing geological surveys, along with his employees rushed bravely to save 21 teachers and student without thoughts of personal safety, but during the rescue of a last child, catastrophe struck and the two people were unfortunately killed ¡­ ¡°A girl from a good family.¡± Zhou Zuokang said as he patted him on the shoulder. He knew Liang Yin¡¯s parents had long passed away. He somewhat asked Chen Hua¡¯en about it out of curiosity. As a result, Chen Hua¡¯en found this photo for him. He then showed it to his mother too. Zhou Jianchen finally knew why his mother liked her so much. He felt a little heart ache as well as a little grateful. Time passed very quickly and it was almost the wee hours with the happy laughter and cheerful voices. ¡°Let¡¯s set off the fireworks!¡± Someone shouted and Rong Xin pushed the cards, ¡°Not playing anymore, let¡¯s watch the fireworks.¡± Mother Zhou kept throwing the game for Liang Yin to win while she kept losing, which was both amusing and annoying. Liang Yin felt a little puzzled when Zhou Jianchen came to drape a coat on her, ¡°Come, let¡¯s go watch the fireworks.¡± Seeing everyone was heading out, Liang Yin also let him lead her out. Many were already standing in the courtyard and the open space in front was piled with fireworks and sparklers. Zhou Zuokang and the few male guests were there preparing to light them up. ¡°We set them off every year to liven up.¡± Mother Zhou said with a smile. It was rare to stay up late until now, yet she was not tired at all. Their family spends millions on fireworks every year, both for themselves to watch and for others too. ¡°You stand here, I¡¯ll go light it up.¡± Zhou Jianchen spoke in her ears. Liang Yin nodded when Zhou Jianchen quickly trotted over. The weather was a little cold but everyone was seemingly not aware. ¡°Boom __ ¡° the first fireworks bloom. Liang Yin was startled and immediately after, all the fireworks burst forth. ¡°Boom, boom, boom __ ¡° ¡°Boom, boom, boom __ ¡° The night sky was a dazzling scene at once. ¡°Wow __ it¡¯s nice ah.¡± Tian-tian exclaimed. "" Watching such a view, Liang Yin was in awe too. CH 42.3 Just want to be with You ¨C Chapter 42.3 Translator: Oinkoink Chapter 42.3 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. Zhou Jianchen ran back again with a face full of smiles. Seeing Liang Yin covering her ears, he reached out to cover them for her, ¡°Is it nice?¡± Liang Yin nodded, ¡°En.¡± ¡°Then come every year to watch it hereafter, okay?¡± Zhou Jianchen said again. Liang Yin didn¡¯t speak. Zhou Jianchen had already pulled open his coat to wrap her up from behind, ¡°I¡¯ll accompany you to watch from now on.¡± Liang Yin was a little cold at first, but she felt warm once again being hugged by him. Her heart palpitated a little which she quickly held back. The fireworks were still blooming dazzlingly. Zhou Jianchen standing there quietly with his coat drawn back and wrapped around Liang Yin was a different kind of scenery. "" On the side, Rong Xin couldn¡¯t help but take a few steps back to take a photo of them. Under the dazzling fireworks and the dimmed light, the two embracing people were romantically warm. At this moment, she really wanted to post it on Weibo. The fireworks lasted for half an hour and once all were settled, the countdown began. ¡°Ten!¡± ¡°Nine!¡± ¡°Eight!¡± ¡° ¡­.. ¡° ¡°Four!¡± ¡°Three!¡± ¡°Two!¡± ¡°One!¡± ¡°Happy New Year!¡± Tian-tian shouted first and each fireworks in the distance were in full bloom too. ¡°Happy New Year!¡± ¡°Happy New Year!¡± The others expressed their good wishes to everyone. ¡°Happy New Year.¡± Zhou Jianchen hugged Liang Yin tightly and whispered in her ear. ¡°Happy New Year.¡± Liang Yin turned around and wished him softly too. Both of them were rather happy as this was the first Lunar New Year they spent together. ¡°Hurry up and get inside the house!¡± Moher Zhou called out from inside. Hearing that, the others hastily went into the house. Mother Zhou handed out red packets to everyone impartially. ¡°Happy New Year with good luck and great prosperity.¡± She expressed her good wishes. When it was Liang Yin¡¯s turn, she then said, ¡°Ah Yin, I hope you will come here often.¡± Feeling touched, Liang Yin nodded and ¡°thanked¡± her. After the supper, Rong Xin went upstairs first. She was tired from being out all day today and the paternal aunt¡¯s family had gone upstairs to rest too. It was getting late. Only Mother Zhou, Liang Yin, Zhou Jianchen and two servants remained downstairs. After Liang Yin finished eating the dumplings, Zhou Jianchen brought the bowl to the kitchen. Mother Zhou took her hand again and said, ¡°Good child, treat this place as your home from now on. Come back for a visit if you have nothing to do. I won¡¯t go anywhere and will just wait for you guys to come home.¡± She then said, ¡°Ah Chen¡¯s temper is not good, so you have to be more tolerant.¡± She had wanted to speak to her but there were always people around. Looking at her guileless gaze, Liang Yin responded, ¡°En.¡± Zhou Jianchen came back very soon and Mother Zhou just said, ¡°Ah Chen, take Ah Yin to bed quickly and don¡¯t tire out.¡± ¡°We will go right away. Mom, you too go to bed early.¡± Saying that, Zhou Jianchen picked up Liang Yin¡¯s coat and stretched out his hand, ¡°I¡¯ll take you to rest ah.¡± Liang Yin stood up and took his hand again before turning back and said, ¡°Auntie, then I¡¯ll go to bed first.¡± ¡°Go, go, go to bed early and get up to have breakfast together tomorrow.¡± Mother Zhou said with a smile. ¡°En.¡± Liang Yin smiled and followed Zhou Jianchen upstairs. Walking all the way to the second floor, Zhou Jianchen pushed open a door and turned on the light, ¡°You stay in my room tonight ah.¡± ¡°I can just sleep in the guest room.¡± Liang Yin replied. Zhou Jianchen however disagreed, ¡°Didn¡¯t you let me sleep in your room when I was at your place.¡± He said, then pushed her into the room. His room is very large with thick carpet and a lot of things inside, a pronounced imprint of life. Sensing this place is a part of ¡®Zhou Jianchen¡¯, Liang Yin¡¯s heart fluttered again. Zhou Jianchen had already closed the door. Hesitated for a while, she then went forward to wrap around his neck. ¡°Zhou Jianchen, why are you being so kind to me.¡± She said in a low voice. These words, she has been holding back the whole night. All the events today, she had seen with her eyes. Zhou family members had come out to welcome her earnestly, Zhou Zuokang had personally prepared a meal despite his status, Mother Zhou¡¯s partiality towards her and everyone treated her warmly ¡­ and the phrases ¡®Little Aunt¡¯, ¡®Sister-in-law¡¯ ¡­.. They were afraid of her feeling ill at ease and created a warm home for her; having not married over yet, they however treated her like a member of the Zhou family. "" How long has it been since she felt the warmth of a home? And all this was from Zhou Jianchen. They love him and knowing that he loves her, they love her just as much. Liang Yin knew she shouldn¡¯t cry, but as she hugged Zhou Jianchen¡¯s neck, her eyes still couldn¡¯t help but redden. Sensing her mood, Zhou Jianchen merely responded ¡°Silly¡±. He immediately supported her body and said, ¡°I¡¯ll go prepare your bath.¡± Standing outside for so long just now, she should be cold. Liang Yin nodded with a smile and Zhou Jianchen led her into the bathroom. The bathroom is large and decorated modernly. Zhou Jianchen took out a clean toothbrush and a cup, squeezed the toothpaste and filled it with water, then said, ¡°You brush your teeth first.¡± ¡°I can do it myself.¡± Liang Yin wanted to stop him, but it was too late. Zhou Jianchen said with a smile, ¡°I¡¯m delighted to do it.¡± Saying that, he went to prepare the bath. Of course he was delighted to do it. Seeing her willingness to come home with him and watching her sleeping in his room, he was really delighted to do anything. Seeing this, Liang Yin could only brush her teeth. Zhou Jianchen came back quickly and did not leave but stood on the side to watch her brushing her teeth. Liang Yin was embarrassed by his glance and couldn¡¯t help but say, ¡°What¡¯s there to watch.¡± This was the first time she brushed her teeth in front of others. ¡°It¡¯s nice to watch.¡± Zhou Jianchen merely replied with a smile. As he said that, he suddenly stepped forward to wrap his arms around her waist and kissed her lips. ¡°Hmm.¡± Liang Yin was startled and fell backwards, ¡°I haven¡¯t rinsed my mouth yet.¡± She had just rinsed a little. But Zhou Jianchen merely put down the cup in her hand, ¡°It¡¯s okay, I¡¯ll help you rinse.¡± Saying that, he kissed more intensely. Liang Yin¡¯s body went limp at once. Zhou Jianchen¡¯s kiss was particularly lingering. Sucking her lips and entangling her tongue, he nipped and bit, as if wanting to swallow her up. Liang Yin soon became dizzy and couldn¡¯t breathe. She was unable to stand and merely propped herself against the vanity unit with both hands while her whole body leaned on him. Her waist was so slender and soft that Zhou Jianchen was set aflame again. ¡°Yinyin, I want you.¡± He kissed her lips again as he spoke hoarsely. CH 43.1 Just want to be with You ¨C Chapter 43.1 Translator: Oinkoink Chapter 43.1 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. Liang Yin was incited by the kiss too. With flushed cheeks and misted eyes, sensing his reaction, she still pushed him away to look at him and shook her head gently. Her chest however was heaving with irregular breathing. She couldn¡¯t. Coming to visit someone¡¯s house for the first time, she couldn¡¯t be like this. There are so many people here that she is afraid of being heard too. Looking at her with a steady regretful gaze, how could Zhou Jianchen not know her thoughts and felt a little helpless but he eventually kissed her lips again. Even if he can¡¯t, he still wants to kiss and linger with her more; even if his restraint had reached the point of going crazy or just to quench his thirst. Being spurred, Liang Yin was incited again and responded by wrapping her arms around his neck. Zhou Jianchen then hugged her tighter to get more intimate with her. The intimacy was too pronounced as Liang Yin called out his name while Zhou Jianchen only hugged her more tightly, as if simply not willing to be parted. It was eventually Liang Yin who pushed Zhou Jianchen away, ¡°The water is still flowing.¡± She spoke breathlessly. Releasing her, Zhou Jianchen took a deep breath and smiled, ¡°I¡¯ll turn it off.¡± Saying that, he glanced at her reluctantly before turning around. Liang Yin looked down at her hand and smiled again. She was still holding her toothbrush. The grip just now was so intense that fingernail marks had embedded in her palm. When she thought about the absurdity just now, she felt a little embarrassed as she turned around to rinse her mouth and put the toothbrush away. Once she looked up, the person in the mirror was blushing full of tenderness. Liang Yin looked down abashedly; when did she ever look like this. Zhou Jianchen had already walked back. Tying up her hair, Liang Yin saw him standing there again and spoke right away, ¡°I¡¯m going to take a bath.¡± ¡°I want to watch.¡± Zhou Jianchen leaned against the wall and smiled. Liang Yin quickly replied, ¡°No.¡± ¡°Then do you want me to help you undress?¡± Zhou Jianchen said again, with the appearance of providing comprehensive service. Liang Yin didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or be annoyed looking at his teasing look, hence she just stepped forward to push him out of the door, ¡°I don¡¯t need it. Thank you Mr. Zhou!¡± ¡°You¡¯re welcome, Mrs. Zhou!¡± Holding on to the door frame, Zhou Jianchen merely spoke with a smile. The ¡®Mr.¡¯ to counter the ¡®Mrs.¡¯, Liang Yin couldn¡¯t help laughing out loud, he¡¯s really too roguish! Zhou Jianchen stopped teasing her then, ¡°I¡¯ve placed the towels on the side for you. The shower gel and shampoo are there too. Use it if you need it.¡± ¡°En.¡± Liang Yin replied. ¡°Then I¡¯ll go take a shower first and see you later.¡± Zhou Jianchen said again. Seeing that Liang Yin didn¡¯t say anything, he scratched her nose and smiled before closing the door and turned to go out. He really needed a shower to calm down. Once he left, the bathroom was quiet again. Liang Yin took off her fishtail skirt and couldn¡¯t help but laugh again. Hearing the sound of the door closing outside, Zhou Jianchen had already left. Once all the clothes were taken off, a beautiful body was undoubtedly revealed. Liang Yin is already willowy graceful with clothes on but she is even more gorgeous without any on. Lean and slender with jade-like fair skin that is exquisitely appealing. A beauty who doesn¡¯t know it herself. Liang Yin merely submerged herself into the bathtub and feeling the right water temperature, ripples surged up in her heart. This was still the first time she took a bath in a man¡¯s room, and the person was even Zhou Jianchen. Everything was strange, yet somehow, it wasn¡¯t that strange. Putting on the pajamas after the bath, she tidied up, opened the door and walked out. The curtains had been drawn and Zhou Jianchen had also turned on the bedside lamp for her. Under the soft lighting, the room was quiet and tranquil. The decorations all around are full of Zhou Jianchen¡¯s traces. There are photos, figurines, and various rolled up posters placed in a vine box on the table. Knowing that he would come later, Liang Yin didn¡¯t dare go to bed immediately and just looked around casually. Soon, there was a knock on the door. Once Liang Yin responded, Zhou Jianchen pushed the door and walked in again. He had a glass of water in his hand and when he saw her still standing, he said softly, ¡°Why aren¡¯t you sleeping yet?¡± He had just taken a shower and changed into pajamas too. Since the house was well heated, he merely wore a set of azure blue silk pajamas and draped a robe of the same color with a belt around his waist, looking rather languid. ¡°Didn¡¯t you say you are coming over?¡± Liang Yin spoke with downcast eyes as she had never seen him in pajamas before. Dressed in pajamas, his shoulders were wide with narrow waist, casual yet appealingly sexy. When had Zhou Jianchen ever seen her like this before too. Her figure was originally good but it was even more evident dressed in the silk pajamas. Not daring to look, he just placed the glass on the bedside table and said, ¡°Afraid that you might get thirsty, I poured you a glass of water.¡± He then took her hand and lifted the quilt and said, ¡°Go to sleep, it¡¯s almost 2 o¡¯clock.¡± His brows furrowed. Liang Yin got into the bed obediently and Zhou Jianchen covered her with the quilt again while she just smiled at him with her face half covered. Zhou Jianchen originally looked restrained, but felt amused seeing her like this that his eyes softened again as he stroked her hair and urged her, ¡°Sleep early, I¡¯ll wake you up tomorrow. If you are thirsty, drink the water and give me a call if you need anything. I¡¯ll be in the room by the stairs.¡± ¡°En.¡± Liang Yin nodded her head repeatedly. Zhou Jianchen looked at her for a while and then said, ¡°I¡¯m leaving then?¡± ¡°En.¡± Liang Yin nodded again. ¡°I¡¯m really leaving ah?¡± Zhou Jianchen, however, said that again. Liang Yin still nodded her head. With a smile in his eyes, Zhou Jianchen gathered the quilt for her and really stood up intending to leave. ¡°Zhou Jianchen.¡± But Liang Yin called out to him at this moment. Turning around, Zhou Jianchen saw her sitting up again and the quilt that covered her face was pulled down as she just looked up at him with a smile on her face. Zhou Jianchen smiled again. Taking a step forward immediately, he leaned down to kiss her lips again. Liang Yin gave him a kiss too. The kiss was brief. It was just a good night kiss and the two quickly let go again. ¡°Good night.¡± Liang Yin said. ¡°Good night.¡± Zhou Jianchen responded too. He rubbed her head and said, ¡°Go to bed early.¡± Liang Yin indeed lay down again. Seeing this, Zhou Jianchen turned off the light then glanced at her with a smile and turned around to walk out. The sound of door closing soon came from the threshold and the room was once again silent and dark. Burying herself under the quilt, Liang Yin pulled the quilt up. The bed was soft and her heart was particularly at ease. In the corridor, Zhou Jianchen closed the door and exhaled deeply. Having taken a shower just now, he almost couldn¡¯t restrain himself again. She is truly able to entice people to insanity without even a word nor do anything. ¡°Yo, aren¡¯t you sleeping together?¡± At this moment, a voice unexpectedly came from the side. Raising his head, Zhou Jianchen saw his big brother appear in the corridor at some point. It was already very late and everyone had gone to bed. Looking at his teasing face, he looked somewhat annoyed and cast him a verse, ¡°Why do you care¡±, and then headed for the guest room by the stairway. He simply didn¡¯t want to talk nonsense with him. Zhou Zuokang just laughed seeing this. This younger brother of his, is indeed born to defy him. The smile on his face eased again just thinking about how happy he looked tonight. Their father died early. At the age of ten, he still had the recollection but Zhou Jianchen simply had no memory since he was still a baby. The Zhou family¡¯s Old Master was said to be formidable, but he had a widowed mother and a younger brother, hence he headed the family at an early age. Afterwards, the big brother was like a father. His mother is happy when he is happy and the whole family is happy too. Thinking about it, he smiled then pushed open the door of his room and walked in. In the room, Rong Xin had fallen asleep while his hand was holding the sanitary pads she asked for. Her period came suddenly while she was eating dumplings. Since there was no such thing at home, she asked him to go buy it. She didn¡¯t want this, didn¡¯t want that and only wanted the flex-foam sanitary pad. Thus, he drove for a long time as many shops were closed on Lunar New Year¡¯s Eve. He knew she was tormenting him on purpose and he was fine as long as she was happy. ¡°Rong Xin, get up to change.¡± He spoke while switching on the bedside lamp. Lying on her side, Rong Xin was soundly asleep. She wore nothing below, except a towel. "" Seeing that she didn¡¯t wake up, Zhou Zuokang merely took her panties, tore open the sanitary pad package and put it on for her. Rong Xin rolled over and seemed a little unwell. With brows knitted tightly, she huddled up and muttered, ¡°Zhou Zuokang, my stomach hurts.¡± Zhou Zuokang then laid down beside her, rubbed his hands and put one arm around her. Lifting her clothes, he covered her stomach with the other hand. ¡°It won¡¯t hurt anymore ah.¡± He coaxed softly while kneading it gently. He knew she has menstrual cramps and has not been able to get it treated for a long time. She wanted a child but had difficulty because of it. It was he who owed her. At that time, he thought she was too young and refused to accept her. Hence, she just filmed relentlessly and soaked in the water during winter which she later got conferred the Film Empress title and broke free of ¡®just a pretty face¡¯ label with this act, but also sustained this ailment as a result. ¡°Rong Xin ah, let¡¯s get married.¡± He spoke once again. But Rong Xin did not answer. Except there was a streak of tears on the face that was buried on his waist. ********** CH 43.2 Just want to be with You ¨C Chapter 43.2 Translator: Oinkoink Chapter 43.2 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. The next day, Liang Yin got up early. Her biological clock has always been early. She used to get up at 6.30 for a morning run and yoga. When she was filming afterwards, she woke up earlier at 5.30. Now that she was in someone else¡¯s home, she didn¡¯t allow herself to laze in bed. When she went downstairs, Mother Zhou was already up and a few other servants were preparing breakfast while others were not up yet. Mother Zhou was very happy to see her, ¡°Yinyin is up.¡± She then asked, ¡°Why don¡¯t you sleep a while more. It¡¯s not even dawn yet.¡± Liang Yin just smiled and said, ¡°I couldn¡¯t sleep anymore.¡± Seeing that they were making glutinous rice balls, she said, ¡°I¡¯ll help you make some too.¡± Mother Zhou was naturally happy and seeing that she was fully dressed, she personally tied an apron for her, ¡°Don¡¯t get your clothes dirty.¡± ¡°En.¡± Affected by Mother Zhou¡¯s doting, Liang Yin responded. She then just followed Chen Ma and the others to go make the glutinous rice balls together. Taking advantage of the lack of attention, Mother Zhou secretly went upstairs. She pushed open the guest room¡¯s door and shoved to wake her sleeping son, ¡°Don¡¯t sleep anymore, Ah Yin has already woken up.¡± Zhou Jianchen was still a little annoyed at being woken up, but once he heard Liang Yin¡¯s name, he became clear-headed and took a look at the time. It was only half past six, ¡°Why did she get up so early.¡± He set the alarm for 6.50 and intended to wake her up at 7.00. ¡°You think everyone is like you ah. Get up quickly.¡± Mother Zhou urged again. ¡°I know.¡± Hearing that, Zhou Jianchen really lifted the quilt and got out of bed. Looking at her tall and handsome son, Mother Zhou couldn¡¯t help but feel a gush of satisfaction, ¡°My son is so handsome and really well-matched standing next to the person.¡± Zhou Jianchen was rather amused by his old mother that he leaned on her shoulder to push her out of the door, ¡°Now your son needs to brush his teeth and wash up while you better go downstairs quickly to spend time with your daughter-in-law first.¡± ¡°You even call her my daughter-in-law, why didn¡¯t you guys sleep together?¡± Getting shoved out, Mother Zhou muttered. Zhou Jianchen felt a headache and immediately said perfunctorily, ¡°Soon, soon, very soon.¡± Hearing that, Mother Zhou paused and turned around to say, ¡°Let me tell you, you are not allowed to imitate your elder brother and sister-in-law. You mustn¡¯t use any kind of contraception ah, give me grandchildren as soon as possible.¡± God knows how long she has wanted to hold her grandchildren. Zhou Jianchen was almost won over, ¡°I can¡¯t make a decision on this matter alone. All right, go downstairs hastily and don¡¯t dawdle.¡± He didn¡¯t want to talk to her anymore, so he pushed her out of the door and closed the door again. It was the first time the person came to visit and she already thought about having children. His old mother was really too anxious. As for giving birth to a child, he simply didn¡¯t even think about it now. "" Mother Zhou smiled and scolded ¡®stinky brat¡¯, yet quickly went downstairs. She wanted to talk to Liang Yin about having babies but she, after all, still didn¡¯t dare. Liang Yin is indeed thin-skinned and it¡¯s too early to talk about these topics. When Zhou Jianchen came down, what he saw was precisely Liang Yin standing in the kitchen making glutinous rice balls with his old mother, Chen Ma and the others. There was also an apron around her waist. Watching as she made it, she was obviously a little clumsy. Her eyes shone brightly when she saw him coming down yet felt a little embarrassed. ¡°How¡¯s it?¡± He then went over and asked. ¡°Not very good.¡± Liang Yin looked at the row of balls she had made herself and said. The glutinous rice balls were quite round but not smooth and a few still looked ¡®oozed out¡¯. ¡°Miss Liang has done very well. When I first made it, I couldn¡¯t make it round.¡± Chen Ma said with a smile. Zhou Jianchen actually didn¡¯t give her any credit, but spoke truthfully, ¡°It¡¯s indeed not very good.¡± But then he added, ¡°But it¡¯s okay. I¡¯ll eat it once it¡¯s cooked later.¡± Hearing that, Liang Yin blushed again, ¡°Aiya ¡­ ¡° She wanted to admonish Zhou Jianchen, but there were too many people around. "" Zhou Jianchen just laughed happily while Mother Zhou and the others laughed out too. This young couple is really sweeter than honey. When the glutinous rice balls were all done, the people upstairs gradually came down too. Zhou Jianchen, after all, couldn¡¯t eat all of Liang Yin¡¯s glutinous rice balls, hence Zhou Zuokang scooped half of it from his bowl after hearing it was personally made by Liang Yin. He had to try the glutinous rice balls that were made by his sister-in-law. ********** Liang Yin originally thought of leaving after breakfast, but Mother Zhou kept her until noon. After lunch, Mother Zhou dragged her to continue playing leaf cards when it was evening again. By the time dinner was over, Liang Yin really had to leave. ¡°I¡¯m going back.¡± She said. Mother Zhou was kind enough urging her to stay, but she really couldn¡¯t keep staying. ¡°You just stay for two more days.¡± Mother Zhou said as she was reluctant to part. ¡°I can come back again.¡± Liang Yin merely said. Seeing her insistence, Mother Zhou couldn¡¯t force her anymore. Upstairs, Zhou Jianchen had packed his things and came down again. ¡°I¡¯ll send her back.¡± He took the car keys and spoke to the crowd. Looking at the things in his hand, Zhou Zuokang only said, ¡°Are you still coming back?¡± He was carrying a duffel bag, as if he was going on a trip. Liang Yin didn¡¯t expect him to bring so many things down and after realizing his intention, she blushed again. This is wanting to move over to live with her. ¡°Not coming back!¡± Zhou Jianchen was really fed up with his elder brother¡¯s ¡®teasing¡¯. He didn¡¯t want to pay him any heed, so he just admitted immediately. Zhou Zuokang then laughed again. Mother Zhou punched her eldest son and said to them, ¡°Don¡¯t listen to your big brother. Just come back tomorrow, come back together.¡± ¡°Goodbye Auntie, goodbye Big Brother ¡­ ¡° When they got into the car, Liang Yin bid farewell to everybody who responded one after another. ¡°Mom, we¡¯re leaving.¡± Zhou Jianchen spoke too. Mother Zhou was still worried and spoke again, ¡°Remember ah, come home to eat if there¡¯s nowhere to eat ah. Anytime is fine.¡± Saying ¡®come home¡¯, she nevertheless was talking to Liang Yin who was in the front passenger seat. Liang Yin was rather touched and also a little bashful hearing that. She knew the two of them can¡¯t get anything to eat at home and even knew the matter of sending them food, the entire Zhou family most likely knew it too. Perhaps they will be laughed at for a long time. ¡°En.¡± But in the end, she still responded. After a few more words, the car quickly started and soon left the Zhou family¡¯s gate. Watching them, Zhou Zuokang sighed unexpectedly, ¡°Other families marrying off daughters are like spilled water that couldn¡¯t be retrieved, why do I feel that our family¡¯s married out son is the spilled water that can¡¯t be retrieved.¡± ********** Driving all the way, Zhou Jianchen would even turn to look from time to time with eyes full of affection. Liang Yin was embarrassed by his gaze and could only ask him to drive carefully. She, however, felt somewhat happy inwardly. On this reunion day, she originally thought she would spend it alone but she had someone to keep her company. Going home now, she too has someone to come home with. That residence was formerly just a place to live, but with two people, it seems to have really become a ¡®home¡¯. Knowing that Zhou Jianchen would not go back, she just accepted it. The car soon arrived at Jiayuan. Getting out of the car, Zhou Jianchen held her hand again. As if it has become a habit he has to hold her hand wherever they go. Liang Yin, however, just let him have his way, as she somewhat yearned for it too. His hands are always warm and holding her hand is also like cradling her heart. Once upstairs and with the lights turned on, the room was full of warmth. Zhou Jianchen pulled out a pair of grey soft slippers from his duffel bag and said with bright eyes, ¡°I brought the slippers.¡± Liang Yin laughed in spite of herself and merely took out her own slippers to change. He was still somewhat reserved yesterday, yet was so conscientious today. When she stood up, her waist was hugged again. ¡°I don¡¯t want to sleep alone tonight.¡± Zhou Jianchen said with his head lowered and his eyes full of earnest expectation. Looking at him, Liang Yin¡¯s face turned a little hot yet she turned around and said, ¡°Tidy up your things first.¡± He brought a lot of things with him. Zhou Jianchen smiled too when he saw her enter his room and took his duffel bag to follow her. Pulling open the cabinet in the dressing room which was filled with her clothes, Liang Yin pushed aside a section and then said, ¡°You hang your clothes here.¡± Zhou Jianchen smiled happily. He took the hanger and hung up piece by piece. The filming will start on the 18th of the first lunar month, thus his stay is not short. Seeing there were so many men¡¯s clothes in the closet that belonged to herself, some ripples surged up in her heart. She felt abrupt yet accepted it immediately. Zhou Jianchen, however, took out a bagful of neatly folded underwear and socks. Liang Yin blushed and could only find another storage box for him to keep them. Seeing this, Zhou Jianchen then hugged her from behind again, ¡°Yinyin ¡­ ¡° His voice was a little hoarse. Liang Yin felt weak instantly. Sensing his body¡¯s reaction, she turned around to push him away, ¡°Go take a shower first.¡± Raising her gaze, the eyes were already shining brightly. Zhou Jianchen really couldn¡¯t wait any longer, ¡°Shower later.¡± Saying that, he just pressed her against the closet door and kissed her intensely. Incited, Liang Yin wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed his lips. As the two bodies were leaning against each other, all the senses of contact became distinctive. Standing on tiptoe, Liang Yin¡¯s blouse was pulled up, revealing the delicate skin around her waist When Zhou Jianchen touched it, it was like an electric shock. Roaming around ¡­ Unraveling about ¡­ The room¡¯s temperature was rising and the heat between the two people was surging too. Zhou Jianchen kissed her ears again. Liang Yin couldn¡¯t help but tilt her head and called out his name softly, ¡°Zhou Jianchen ¡­ ¡° Which part of her is not sensitive? How could Zhou Jianchen stand to hear her calling out his name, hence he once again covered her lips more passionately. ¡°Yinyin ¡­ ¡° He responded too. Entangling, he wished he could keep lingering like this forever. Liang Yin, however, felt pain, ¡°Zhou Jianchen, not here.¡± With her back leaning against the closet door, her back hurt with the rubbing. Hearing her cries, Zhou Jianchen smiled and merely gathered her up to walk towards the bed. He then kissed her hard on the lips again. Liang Yin was lost in lightheadedness with overflowing tears. Looking at her, Zhou Jianchen smiled gently. His face was blushing too and he had reached the edge of losing control. ********** The night is still so long ¡­ CH 44.1 When Liang Yin woke up the next day, she felt sore all over yet she was being hugged tightly. Seeing the hand that encircled her, another burst of warmth rose in her heart again. How much she yearned for love and how much she longed for a warm embrace. She always slept huddled up, as if lacking the sense of security, but now she somehow felt at ease. Just thinking about the absurdity of last night made her face flushed again. ¡°Awake?¡± The man¡¯s hoarsely sonorous voice came to her ears again. ¡°En.¡± Liang Yin turned around and saw Zhou Jianchen opening his sleepy eyes. When he saw her looking over, he smiled softly. He then gathered her into his arms again. He woke up earlier. Seeing that she was still asleep, he kissed her hair then hugged her and went back to sleep again. He likes hugging her and is used to it right from the beginning. He had hugged her all night without letting go. How difficult it has been to just be with her. Leaning against him, Liang Yin felt a little embarrassed. Both of them had no clothes on so all the tactile feelings rose up again. ¡°Let¡¯s get up.¡± Feeling his reaction, she nudged him and spoke again. ¡°Just sleep a little longer.¡± Zhou Jianchen hugged her, and kissed her lips again. His lips were lingering and passionate, but Liang Yin dared not let him do what he wanted. She just responded to his kisses then broke away to take the night robe on the side and got out of bed. Zhou Jianchen laughed in spite of himself seeing her subtleness. Fastening the belt, Liang Yin said, ¡°I¡¯m going to brush my teeth and wash up.¡± Saying that, she hurriedly walked away. Got to take a shower again. Taking the clothes and walking into the bathroom, which was in a mess. Liang Yin looked at it and blushed again. Coming in to take shower after the first time last night, he started to fool around again. The pajamas, towels and bathrobes strewn all over the floor that she didn¡¯t even have time to put on the slippers. Liang Yin picked up the things one by one and threw them into the washing machine, then walked to the sink to brush her teeth and wash her face. Just looking at herself in the mirror, her face turned red again. The neck was full of red marks and presumably her body too. Zhou Jianchen, however, walked in and hugged her from behind. He had the night robe on too. Sensing his intention, Liang Yin snapped, ¡°Stop teasing me. You look at this, there are marks all over.¡± ¡°You¡¯re the one who teased me first.¡± Zhou Jianchen, however, was completely unreasonable and then said softly, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter since you¡¯re not filming anyway.¡± Without doing anything, she is already the epitome of seduction. Before Liang YIn could say anything more, the body leaned forward and the brows puckered up ¡­ The temperature in the bathroom then quickly rose again ¡­ Once everything quietened down again, unbeknownst how long had passed. Looking at the time, it¡¯s almost eleven o¡¯clock. Liang Yin simply couldn¡¯t stand steadily. Drying her body, Zhou Jianchen merely smiled, ¡°Want to take another nap?¡± ¡°No.¡± Liang Yin was angry but found it laughable too. Taking the towel in his hand, she just walked out. The clothes and night robes just now were all soiled again. Her steps were however staggered and sorely limped that Zhou Jianchen supported her and laughed with joy. "" ¡°You ah!¡± Liang Yin was bashfully annoyed and only hurried back to the room. After getting dressed, Zhou Jianchen had already washed up and put the clothes into the washing machine to wash them. Liang Yin put last night¡¯s change of clothes into the dirty laundry basket too, as well as the bedsheets she had just replaced. There were too many soiled clothes to wash at once. Liang Yin looked at Zhou Jianchen, full of indignation. Zhou Jianchen just smiled and asked, ¡°What¡¯s for lunch?¡± Liang Yin pondered for a moment, ¡°We haven¡¯t had yesterday¡¯s pork rib soup and there are still frozen dumplings in the fridge.¡± ¡°Then I¡¯ll do it, you go rest for a while.¡± Zhou Jianchen said as he supported her shoulders to make her sit on the sofa before going to the kitchen himself. Liang Yin blushed and just let him be. The sunlight today was very nice, making it especially warm pouring in through the French windows. Liang Yin turned on the TV, which was showing Ruona¡¯s new drama. A few days ago, she would watch it when she had nothing to do. Ruona is also looking for a breakthrough. This time, she was playing the character of a well-bred girl who married into a rich family, a love/war drama with the Republic of China¡¯s context. Her husband was a military officer who ignored her at first and later went through life and death with her. Ruona¡¯s acting skills were very good with a compelling aura and her gaze at Shen Xinghe was full of disdain too. Shen Xinghe, the male lead of the drama, is also Ruona¡¯s nemesis. The two have been at odds for a long time but contrary, they are publicly known as the on-screen couple, and have even successively collaborated in three dramas. When Ruona took this drama, she once called her and said, ¡°Why is this bastard Shen Xinghe always haunting me ah, I have to play the role of a couple with him again!¡± Though she complained, she eventually didn¡¯t reject it. ¡°I just do it for the sake of money!¡± She said so. At that time, she just smiled when she heard it. But now watching the two acting in the drama, her smile was profound. She saw a hearsay before that Shen Xinghe had a requirement when he took the role in this drama, the female lead must be Yuan Ruona otherwise he wouldn¡¯t accept it. She showed it to Ruona at that time, but Ruona just didn¡¯t believe it and said: What a joke! But then she said: Even if it¡¯s true, he just wants to piss me off! Some romantic love, perhaps happened when the two people are ignorant. Thinking about Ruona¡¯s in-love look, Liang Yin couldn¡¯t help laughing and then took out a script from the drawer. The script was written by Tong Xiaonian, called [Rising Sun], which she had read several times already. She told Tong Xiaonian she wanted to go back and think over it, and has really been thinking about it. Tong Xiaonian had also paid her a Lunar New Year call and he didn¡¯t forget to earnestly plead during the call. The script was really good and she was indeed interested too. ¡°Let¡¯s eat.¡± In the dining room, Zhou Jianchen called out as he put the dishes on the table. ¡°Coming.¡± Liang Yin walked over after putting down the script. Looking at him setting up the tableware, she felt laughable. Standing sideways, he looked like a pampered young master yet he was doing such a thing. When she saw the plate of dumplings, she couldn¡¯t help but laugh out loud. ¡°What are you laughing at?¡± Zhou Jianchen glanced at her, a little discontented yet also a little embarrassed. He had overcooked the plate of dumplings on the table. Wasn¡¯t it a very simple task, how could it be so difficult to handle. Did you need to use a spatula to prod and prod them? ¡°I didn¡¯t laugh.¡± Liang Yin held back her laughter and pulled out a chair to sit down. His cooking skills were bad while hers was sparse, so no one should laugh at anyone. Seeing his movement a moment later, she looked up and asked, ¡°What are you doing?¡± Zhou Jianchen took out his cellphone and took a picture of the dishes on the table. ¡°It¡¯s rare to cook dumplings once, so I certainly have to post on Weibo.¡± Saying that, Zhou Jianchen handed her his cellphone for her to see. Liang Yin stood up to look at it. The plate of overcooked dumplings on the table had indeed been posted on Weibo, with a few words attached: __ Being regarded with disdain. Within a few seconds, there were already comments below. __ Brother Chen cooked it himself? __ Brother Chen actually cooked dumplings himself! __ Indeed should be disdained 23333. (233 means LOL) __ Truly disdained 1 2333333. __ ¡­.. ¡°When did I disdain it!¡± Liang Yin spoke hurriedly when she saw it. ¡°Still said you didn¡¯t disdain it.¡± Zhou Jianchen said, yet he leaned over again to kiss her on the face. Liang Yin covered her face instinctively, but Zhou Jianchen lowered his head and picked out the none misshapen dumplings with a smile and a look of triumph on his face. ¡°I¡¯ve just tasted it. Thoroughly cooked at least. I¡¯ll eat the misshapen ones and give you the intact ones.¡± Saying that, he handed a bowl over. Liang Yin was about to get angry just now but felt warm again when she saw those several dumplings with intact wrappers in the bowl. She merely handed his phone back and sat down to eat. ¡°Let¡¯s not cook tonight, we can go out to eat.¡± Zhou Jianchen also pulled out the chair and sat down. He would never cook again. As for her, she cooks deliciously ah, but how could he be willing to let her do it. ¡°That won¡¯t do.¡± Liang Yin hastily replied hearing that. They will be seen if they go out. ¡°Then go home?¡± Zhou Jianchen asked again. ¡°No!¡± Liang Yin was even more anxious. Seeing this, Zhou Jianchen laughed at once. Liang Yin was embarrassed again that her thoughts were seen through. If they really go home for dinner now, they will definitely be laughed at again. ¡°Okay, okay, okay. I will go get takeaways tonight.¡± Zhou Jianchen finally compromised with a smile. Glancing at Weibo, ¡°Yuan Ruona gave me a like.¡± On Weibo, Yuan Ruona gave him a like one minute ago, which instantly attracted everyone¡¯s attention. Liang Yin¡¯s face immediately became hot again once she heard that. The cellphone soon rang. One glance and it was Ruona¡¯s video chat. When Liang Yin woke up the next day, she felt sore all over yet she was being hugged tightly. Seeing the hand that encircled her, another burst of warmth rose in her heart again. How much she yearned for love and how much she longed for a warm embrace. She always slept huddled up, as if lacking the sense of security, but now she somehow felt at ease. Just thinking about the absurdity of last night made her face flushed again. ¡°Awake?¡± The man¡¯s hoarsely sonorous voice came to her ears again. ¡°En.¡± Liang Yin turned around and saw Zhou Jianchen opening his sleepy eyes. When he saw her looking over, he smiled softly. He then gathered her into his arms again. He woke up earlier. Seeing that she was still asleep, he kissed her hair then hugged her and went back to sleep again. He likes hugging her and is used to it right from the beginning. He had hugged her all night without letting go. How difficult it has been to just be with her. Leaning against him, Liang Yin felt a little embarrassed. Both of them had no clothes on so all the tactile feelings rose up again. ¡°Let¡¯s get up.¡± Feeling his reaction, she nudged him and spoke again. ¡°Just sleep a little longer.¡± Zhou Jianchen hugged her, and kissed her lips again. His lips were lingering and passionate, but Liang Yin dared not let him do what he wanted. She just responded to his kisses then broke away to take the night robe on the side and got out of bed. Zhou Jianchen laughed in spite of himself seeing her subtleness. Fastening the belt, Liang Yin said, ¡°I¡¯m going to brush my teeth and wash up.¡± Saying that, she hurriedly walked away. Got to take a shower again. Taking the clothes and walking into the bathroom, which was in a mess. Liang Yin looked at it and blushed again. Coming in to take shower after the first time last night, he started to fool around again. The pajamas, towels and bathrobes strewn all over the floor that she didn¡¯t even have time to put on the slippers. Liang Yin picked up the things one by one and threw them into the washing machine, then walked to the sink to brush her teeth and wash her face. Just looking at herself in the mirror, her face turned red again. The neck was full of red marks and presumably her body too. Zhou Jianchen, however, walked in and hugged her from behind. He had the night robe on too. Sensing his intention, Liang Yin snapped, ¡°Stop teasing me. You look at this, there are marks all over.¡± ¡°You¡¯re the one who teased me first.¡± Zhou Jianchen, however, was completely unreasonable and then said softly, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter since you¡¯re not filming anyway.¡± Without doing anything, she is already the epitome of seduction. Before Liang YIn could say anything more, the body leaned forward and the brows puckered up ¡­ The temperature in the bathroom then quickly rose again ¡­ Once everything quietened down again, unbeknownst how long had passed. Looking at the time, it¡¯s almost eleven o¡¯clock. Liang Yin simply couldn¡¯t stand steadily. Drying her body, Zhou Jianchen merely smiled, ¡°Want to take another nap?¡± ¡°No.¡± Liang Yin was angry but found it laughable too. Taking the towel in his hand, she just walked out. The clothes and night robes just now were all soiled again. Her steps were however staggered and sorely limped that Zhou Jianchen supported her and laughed with joy. "" ¡°You ah!¡± Liang Yin was bashfully annoyed and only hurried back to the room. After getting dressed, Zhou Jianchen had already washed up and put the clothes into the washing machine to wash them. Liang Yin put last night¡¯s change of clothes into the dirty laundry basket too, as well as the bedsheets she had just replaced. There were too many soiled clothes to wash at once. Liang Yin looked at Zhou Jianchen, full of indignation. Zhou Jianchen just smiled and asked, ¡°What¡¯s for lunch?¡± Liang Yin pondered for a moment, ¡°We haven¡¯t had yesterday¡¯s pork rib soup and there are still frozen dumplings in the fridge.¡± ¡°Then I¡¯ll do it, you go rest for a while.¡± Zhou Jianchen said as he supported her shoulders to make her sit on the sofa before going to the kitchen himself. Liang Yin blushed and just let him be. The sunlight today was very nice, making it especially warm pouring in through the French windows. Liang Yin turned on the TV, which was showing Ruona¡¯s new drama. A few days ago, she would watch it when she had nothing to do. Ruona is also looking for a breakthrough. This time, she was playing the character of a well-bred girl who married into a rich family, a love/war drama with the Republic of China¡¯s context. Her husband was a military officer who ignored her at first and later went through life and death with her. Ruona¡¯s acting skills were very good with a compelling aura and her gaze at Shen Xinghe was full of disdain too. Shen Xinghe, the male lead of the drama, is also Ruona¡¯s nemesis. The two have been at odds for a long time but contrary, they are publicly known as the on-screen couple, and have even successively collaborated in three dramas. When Ruona took this drama, she once called her and said, ¡°Why is this bastard Shen Xinghe always haunting me ah, I have to play the role of a couple with him again!¡± Though she complained, she eventually didn¡¯t reject it. ¡°I just do it for the sake of money!¡± She said so. At that time, she just smiled when she heard it. But now watching the two acting in the drama, her smile was profound. She saw a hearsay before that Shen Xinghe had a requirement when he took the role in this drama, the female lead must be Yuan Ruona otherwise he wouldn¡¯t accept it. She showed it to Ruona at that time, but Ruona just didn¡¯t believe it and said: What a joke! But then she said: Even if it¡¯s true, he just wants to piss me off! Some romantic love, perhaps happened when the two people are ignorant. Thinking about Ruona¡¯s in-love look, Liang Yin couldn¡¯t help laughing and then took out a script from the drawer. The script was written by Tong Xiaonian, called [Rising Sun], which she had read several times already. She told Tong Xiaonian she wanted to go back and think over it, and has really been thinking about it. Tong Xiaonian had also paid her a Lunar New Year call and he didn¡¯t forget to earnestly plead during the call. The script was really good and she was indeed interested too. ¡°Let¡¯s eat.¡± In the dining room, Zhou Jianchen called out as he put the dishes on the table. ¡°Coming.¡± Liang Yin walked over after putting down the script. Looking at him setting up the tableware, she felt laughable. Standing sideways, he looked like a pampered young master yet he was doing such a thing. When she saw the plate of dumplings, she couldn¡¯t help but laugh out loud. ¡°What are you laughing at?¡± Zhou Jianchen glanced at her, a little discontented yet also a little embarrassed. He had overcooked the plate of dumplings on the table. Wasn¡¯t it a very simple task, how could it be so difficult to handle. Did you need to use a spatula to prod and prod them? ¡°I didn¡¯t laugh.¡± Liang Yin held back her laughter and pulled out a chair to sit down. His cooking skills were bad while hers was sparse, so no one should laugh at anyone. Seeing his movement a moment later, she looked up and asked, ¡°What are you doing?¡± Zhou Jianchen took out his cellphone and took a picture of the dishes on the table. ¡°It¡¯s rare to cook dumplings once, so I certainly have to post on Weibo.¡± Saying that, Zhou Jianchen handed her his cellphone for her to see. Liang Yin stood up to look at it. The plate of overcooked dumplings on the table had indeed been posted on Weibo, with a few words attached: __ Being regarded with disdain. Within a few seconds, there were already comments below. __ Brother Chen cooked it himself? __ Brother Chen actually cooked dumplings himself! __ Indeed should be disdained 23333. (233 means LOL) __ Truly disdained 1 2333333. __ ¡­.. ¡°When did I disdain it!¡± Liang Yin spoke hurriedly when she saw it. ¡°Still said you didn¡¯t disdain it.¡± Zhou Jianchen said, yet he leaned over again to kiss her on the face. Liang Yin covered her face instinctively, but Zhou Jianchen lowered his head and picked out the none misshapen dumplings with a smile and a look of triumph on his face. ¡°I¡¯ve just tasted it. Thoroughly cooked at least. I¡¯ll eat the misshapen ones and give you the intact ones.¡± Saying that, he handed a bowl over. Liang Yin was about to get angry just now but felt warm again when she saw those several dumplings with intact wrappers in the bowl. She merely handed his phone back and sat down to eat. ¡°Let¡¯s not cook tonight, we can go out to eat.¡± Zhou Jianchen also pulled out the chair and sat down. He would never cook again. As for her, she cooks deliciously ah, but how could he be willing to let her do it. ¡°That won¡¯t do.¡± Liang Yin hastily replied hearing that. They will be seen if they go out. ¡°Then go home?¡± Zhou Jianchen asked again. ¡°No!¡± Liang Yin was even more anxious. Seeing this, Zhou Jianchen laughed at once. Liang Yin was embarrassed again that her thoughts were seen through. If they really go home for dinner now, they will definitely be laughed at again. ¡°Okay, okay, okay. I will go get takeaways tonight.¡± Zhou Jianchen finally compromised with a smile. Glancing at Weibo, ¡°Yuan Ruona gave me a like.¡± On Weibo, Yuan Ruona gave him a like one minute ago, which instantly attracted everyone¡¯s attention. Liang Yin¡¯s face immediately became hot again once she heard that. The cellphone soon rang. One glance and it was Ruona¡¯s video chat. Liang Yin glanced helplessly at Zhou Jianchen and just accepted the call. On the screen, Ruona soon appeared with a secretive smile. ¡°Yinyin __ ¡° She deliberately dragged her voice, ¡°The tablecloth on that photo looks familiar oh~¡± A quick look at the photo just now, she immediately made out where it was. Liang Yin knew what she meant and her face only turned redder. Liang Yin glanced helplessly at Zhou Jianchen and just accepted the call. On the screen, Ruona soon appeared with a secretive smile. ¡°Yinyin __ ¡° She deliberately dragged her voice, ¡°The tablecloth on that photo looks familiar oh~¡± A quick look at the photo just now, she immediately made out where it was. Liang Yin knew what she meant and her face only turned redder. CH 44.2 Zhou Jianchen, however, came over and took her cellphone, ¡°No need to look familiar, it¡¯s the same one.¡± Saying that, he kissed her face and put the cellphone back into her hand. The person then walked away again. ¡°Aiya!¡± Liang Yin was caught off guard and was annoyed with shame. ¡°Ahhhhhh you two! Can¡¯t bear to see! Torturing the single dog to death ah!¡± Ruona in the video had yelled out. Sitting back on the chair, Zhou Jianchen ate the dumplings again, smiling calmly. Liang Yin really wanted to whack him to death. Sighing deeply, she said to Ruona with a flushed face, ¡°You ignore him!¡± ¡°The distant single woof sends New Year¡¯s wishes to you two and then bids goodbye! Ahhhhhh I really can¡¯t take it anymore!¡± Seeing her happy face, Ruona only wailed for a while more before hurriedly hung up the video chat. Really can¡¯t stand it ah! She definitely doesn¡¯t want to be the light bulb. Liang Yin didn¡¯t manage to say anything when the other side hung up. She glanced at Zhou Jianchen exasperatedly, ¡°Look at you!¡± Zhou Jianchen merely looked at Weibo and said, ¡°Now they are all asking me who disdained it. If you keep looking at me like this, I will reply to them ah?¡± ¡°No replying!¡± Hearing that, Liang Yin hurriedly went to snatch his cellphone over, not allowing him to post it. Zhou Jianchen, however, wrapped his arms around her waist and placed her to sit on his laps. Liang Yin tried to stand up, only to be held down by him. Liang Yin was really giddy with annoyance yet she couldn¡¯t break free, so she simply let him be and just browsed through his Weibo. Under Weibo, there were indeed a bunch of inquiries. __ So, who is the one disdained Brother Chen? __ Let go of that plate of dumplings and let me have it! I don¡¯t disdain it! __ If Brother Chen cooks it for me, let alone the overcooked dumplings, I can even eat this plate! __ ¡­.. Besides Ruona, Rong Xin also commented. Rong Xin: Can this skill be any worse? Zhou Zuokang also responded, but with such words. __ Worthy of celebration. Looking at these words, Liang Yin couldn¡¯t help but laugh. Big Brother Zhou is always so funny. His sarcasm is a 100 years more professional than Zhou Jianchen. Seeing that, Zhou Jianchen pinched her waist again, ¡°You¡¯re still laughing.¡± He too just saw his brother¡¯s comment but didn¡¯t know how to respond after pondering for a long time, so he simply ignored it. ¡°This is called everything has its nemesis.¡± Feeling ticklish, Liang Yin tried to dodge him. How could Zhou Jianchen let her go, ¡°Everything has its nemesis, huh?¡± Saying that, he stretched his hand over again. How could Liang Yin withstand it, and the dining table soon turned chaotic again ¡­ Once the two people quieted down, Liang Yin was gasping again and her face was flushed. ¡°You ah!¡± The clothes were disarrayed again. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with me?¡± Zhou Jianchen asked knowingly. Liang Yin couldn¡¯t answer and only said, ¡°The dumplings had all turned cold!¡± But Zhou Jianchen just smiled, ¡°Dumplings are not as good as you.¡± ¡° ¡­.. ¡° Thinking of what he did just now, Liang Yin¡¯s face was about to burn up. ¡°Okay, okay, I won¡¯t tease you anymore. Let¡¯s eat.¡± Zhou Jianchen couldn¡¯t bear to keep bullying her either, so he scooped and handed her another bowl of soup. She hadn¡¯t eaten anything all morning. Glaring at him, Liang Yin ignored him and just spooned up the carrot in the soup to eat it. ¡°What were you looking at just now?¡± After a while, Zhou Jianchen thought of something and asked again. She was sitting on the sofa just now, as if reading some book. Although he was in the kitchen, his line of sight was always on her. Recalling it for a moment, Liang Yin realized he was asking about the script she read just now and then said, ¡°Reading a script.¡± After a pause, she added, ¡°Directed by Tong Xiaonian.¡± She hadn¡¯t told him about it before. ¡°That [Rising Sun]?¡± Zhou Jianchen asked with raised eyebrows. Liang Yin was a little surprised, not sure how he knew about it. Zhou Jianchen then said, ¡°Didn¡¯t his [Mercy] win an award, many people paid close attention to him and also knew he still had [Rising Sun] to shoot. At first, many were interested, but this Tong Xiaonian is somewhat candid and unwilling to let others easily interfere with his works, so none negotiated successfully. Now all are capital-driven, how is it possible? My brother also contacted him at the beginning, but ended up with nothing definite. I heard he has very high requirements for the leading roles ¡­ he asked you to act?¡± ¡°En.¡± Liang Yin admitted. ¡°I remember, he is your fan?¡± Zhou Jianchen asked again when he thought of something. He remembered after being awarded for [Mercy], Tong Xiaonian was interviewed and the reporter asked him which actor he would like to work with the most, he just answered back two words without even thinking: Liang Yin. Soon after that, he regretfully said: Unfortunately, she has already retired. According to wild speculations, the main lead of [Rising Sun] was written in line with her too. Liang Yin nodded again. Zhou Jianchen then stood up to walk over and took the script. He flipped through a few pages and frowned, ¡°Are you going to accept this movie? This is quite a tiring movie to shoot ah ¡­ ¡° Not physically tired, but mentally. During the cultural revolution era in the mountainous countryside, a pregnant girl named Xiaoqiu whose child¡¯s father returned home and promised that he would come back to marry her, but there was no news after two years of waiting. Xiaoqiu didn¡¯t believe it was a lie, so she swaddled the baby to go look for him, but failed to find the child¡¯s father all along. They said there was no such person. And till the end, the child¡¯s father never appeared. The whole journey was cruel and in despair. It¡¯s mentally and physically exhausting to get into this movie¡¯s character. Zhou Jianchen¡¯s professional ability cannot be doubted. He could see through the script¡¯s crucial points at a glance. ¡°En.¡± Liang Yin couldn¡¯t refute, so she could only respond. ¡°Are you going to accept it? If you do, I will ask my brother to inject funds.¡± Zhou Jianchen spoke again. Tong Xiaonian was very popular after he just won the award, but was soon spurned. Although [Mercy] won the award, it was after all non-mainstream. The investors originally wanted to strike while the iron was hot, but he rejected, so they just wouldn¡¯t wait for him. Now his situation is a bit awkward. His requirements are high, so he can¡¯t find any investors and he is unwilling to lower the requirements, thus he is in a fix without solutions. If he uses the script to draw investors now, it will most likely fall through. This script is quite ingenious and anything is possible if executed well, but what¡¯s concerning is bad execution. Zhou Jianchen doesn¡¯t have much confidence in Tong Xiaonian. Although [Mercy] won the award, there were too many flaws in his eyes. The cost of shooting this movie is not too high, not including the casts¡¯ remunerations, 20 million is enough at the very most. If she really wants, he doesn¡¯t mind throwing in several tens of millions for her to play with. With StarLight Media safeguarding behind, he believes this vessel would not capsize. Although Zhou Jianchen was reluctant to let Liang Yin shoot such a tiring movie, he naturally would also support her if she was really interested. Filming is larger than the sky and everyone who is in their line of work understands this principle. And it¡¯s obvious that she is interested now. Liang Yin was a little touched listening to his suggestion, but she still replied, ¡°I do want to take up this movie, but I intend to inject my own funds.¡± ¡°En?¡± Zhou Jianchen was a little surprised. Liang Yin was somewhat embarrassed. She had already learned about the financial problem Tong Xiaonian was facing during their conversation that day and she had been considering this matter for the past few days. She had no hesitation at all whether to accept this movie since the script was in fact too good. All she was considering about was whether to join as an investor too. Tong Xiaonian naturally will draw some capital in, but too little funds will inevitably affect the quality of the film; while too scattered funds will likely lead to more conflicts, so she just thought if she should simply monopolize the entire investment and solve all the trouble. As for this sum of money, it is simply not a problem for her at all. But it was not easy for her to tell Zhou Jianchen about these matters, so she only added, ¡°And I also intend to hand over all the jurisdiction to him. Tong Xiaonian is a very talented director and I am very optimistic about him.¡± Although there were flaws in [Mercy] that couldn¡¯t match the compelling aura, she saw the artistry and perseverance of a talented director in him, whom she is willing to give him such an opportunity. Though StarLight Media¡¯s capital injection is good, she is just afraid there will be restrictions. Tong Xiaonian is evidently a person who is unwilling to be kept within the boundary. Seeing the determination in her eyes, Zhou Jianchen realized she had made up her mind, so he didn¡¯t say anything more and just glanced at her as he added, ¡°Mrs. Zhou! It¡¯s not right for you to say you are optimistic about another man in front of your man!¡± Don¡¯t think he won¡¯t feel jealous when they are talking about serious matters! Liang Yin was pondering over these matters. How could she have thought he would say such words that she was at a loss for words and her face reddened immediately, ¡°You ah!¡± What Mrs.! What¡¯s with your man! Truly! ¡°I¡¯m talking business with you!¡± Zhou Jianchen, however, went up to hug her again, ¡°Okay ah, let¡¯s talk about business then. When do you plan to spend your husband¡¯s money?¡± Isn¡¯t it better to invest with his money? En? ! CH 45.1 Just want to be with You ¨C Chapter 45.1 Translator: Oinkoink Chapter 45.1 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. The [Rising Sun]¡¯s matter was quickly settled. Liang Yin personally invested 30 million yuan while Zhou Jianchen added 20 million yuan and StarLight Media would handle the whole process which all matters to be decided by Liang Yin. Liang Yin said she wanted to inject the fund herself, but how could Zhou Jianchen really stand aside and do nothing. Liang Yin didn¡¯t refuse. She has enough funds, but she doesn¡¯t know much about contracts and the procedures. Since StarLight Media specializes in this, it is indeed more appropriate to let them handle it. Except it¡¯s obviously the first time for StarLight Media to do this. They still retained a certain decision-making power investing in [Winter], but when it came to her, all was relinquished. Knowing Zhou Jianchen¡¯s intentions, Liang Yin didn¡¯t know how to thank him, so she just hugged him tightly. Discussions with Tong Xiaonian were scheduled on the eighth of the first lunar month. Liang Yin didn¡¯t elaborate much on the phone. Although she had a consensus with Zhou Jianchen, she still needed to discuss in detail with Tong Xiaonian. In the following days, Liang Yin and Zhou Jianchen had stayed together. Zhou Jianchen was so clingy that he kept close to her. Liang Yin was annoyed yet was utterly helpless and could only let him be. They didn¡¯t stay in the Jiayuan apartment all the time. She almost got discovered when she went out of the elevator, hence Zhou Jianchen brought her to his Cuihu Villa. It happened to be raining, the washed soiled bed sheets and bedspread couldn¡¯t dry in time, so Liang Yin could only agree. "" She is sensitive, and Zhou Jianchen always tosses about that the bed was always messed up. Zhou Jianchen did tell her not to wash it, but how could she ignore when it was so clammy. Once she arrived at Cuihu Villa, she learned more about Zhou Jianchen. Zhou Jianchen bought Cuihu Villa several years ago which is located in the core area that overlooks the lake and is worth hundreds of millions. It¡¯s a single household compound where there¡¯s no worries of being disturbed. It¡¯s modernly designed with indoor and outdoor pools, and also a large indoor gym. Zhou Jianchen looks slender with clothes on but muscular without, and that strong strapping abs were trained here. Apart from this, the wardrobe is enough to bedazzle others. Liang Yin already has many clothes, but compared to him, it¡¯s not worth mentioning at all. Three large rooms were all opened up, which all hung full with clothes. A superb collection that is worth a showcase. There are also some photos of him on the walls and a huge photo even covers half a wall. In the garage, there are more than a dozen expensive sports cars ¡­ He is just ordinary in Jiayuan and merely a young master in the Zhou family, but here, he is precisely out and out a superstar. When Liang Yin first entered his private domain, she was somewhat astounded, but Zhou Jianchen¡¯s stance was like welcoming the household¡¯s mistress. He has many assets that are beyond other¡¯s imagination and such property, he has more than one. Being with him for so many days, Liang Yin indeed almost forgot what he should be like. As the most prominent figure in the entertainment industry, Zhou Jianchen has always been star-studded and highly sought after. Only at her place that all decorum were dispensed and he looked as if easily taken care of. Just like he originally was fond of liveliness and was constantly involved with activities, but in order to accompany her this year, he just stayed at home and turned down all invitations. His phone calls were ringing non-stop these few days which he set to mute and didn¡¯t want to be constantly disturbed. Liang Yin actually felt somewhat apologetic. In the blink of an eye, it was the eighth day of the Lunar New Year. Today is precisely the day to meet up with Tong Xiaonian. Tong Xiaonian called to ask again early in the morning yet Liang Yin hesitatingly postponed it to 10 o¡¯clock. They originally scheduled for 9 o¡¯clock, but with Zhou Jianchne here, she overslept once again. Since living with Zhou Jianchen, her biological clock is completely disrupted and she has not woken up early at all. In the bathroom, Liang Yin hurriedly washed up yet Zhou Jianchen just hugged her from behind and spoke leisurely, ¡°What¡¯s the hurry, let him wait.¡± He still hasn¡¯t worn his clothes with only a pair of loose pajama pants on. His broad shoulders and slender waist was even more evident. Sensing the temperature of his chest, Liang Yin was only helpless, ¡°You don¡¯t respect others again.¡± Everything is good about Zhou Jianchen, yet at times, he doesn¡¯t care much about others. How could Zhou Jianchen be fond of Tong Xiaonian? Calling in the early morning and disturbing others¡¯ dreams. Still want to come pick her up? Is it even his entitlement! ¡°I don¡¯t care, I¡¯m going with you anyway.¡± Resting his chin on her shoulder, he muttered. Liang Yin felt somewhat helpless hearing that. She originally thought she would first talk to Tong Xiaonian and then StarLight Media would take over, but Zhou Jianchen just wanted to go with her. What if the two of them are seen? What will Tong Xiaonian think just appearing in front of him? Hence, she did not agree. Who thought that from last night until now, Zhou Jianchen simply insisted. ¡°I don¡¯t want you to be alone with another man.¡± He put his arm around her shoulder and added. Listening to his vague jealousy, Liang Yin laughed in spite of herself and finally just said, ¡°Then what if someone sees us?¡± There was a softening of attitude. She, after all, could not bear to reject him too much. Sensing it, Zhou Jianchen pursed the corners of his mouth and merely spoke nonchalantly, ¡°Just be seen then. In any case, I¡¯m also the producer. What¡¯s up with us going together?¡± A pretext was eventually found. Liang Yin glanced at him, pondering for a while then squeezed the toothpaste and put the toothbrush in his hand, smiled, ¡°Then quickly brush your teeth and wash your face!¡± She finally agreed. He was simply being unreasonable too. The meeting place was where they ate together last time, in a secluded restaurant. At 9.50, there were not many people in the restaurant. After getting out of the car, the two of them did not walk separately but merely half a step apart. Being the producer, he was very much blatant. What¡¯s the need to hide ¨C Zhou Jianchen thought so. Unable to talk him through, Liang Yin just let him be. Contrary he didn¡¯t continue to hold hands. Zhou Jianchen instinctively wanted to hold at first, but Liang Yin let go, thus he just put his hands in his pockets dejectedly. All the way to the private room, Tong Xiaonian has been waiting for a long while. In his twenties or thirties, his eyes still retain simplicity and utter sincerity. Seeing Liang Yin enter, he quickly stood up and instantly smiled, but the smile immediately ceased when he saw Zhou Jianchen followed behind soon after and his standing up posture halted too. How could he expect Zhou Jianchen to appear here. Such a personage like Zhou Jianchen has always been an unattainable existence for him. Sensing his astonishment, Liang Yin just apologized, ¡°Sorry that I¡¯m late.¡± She then introduced, ¡°This is Zhou Jianchen and this is Director Tong Xiaonian.¡± ¡°Brother Chen.¡± Tong Xiaonian called out with some astonishment still in his eyes. He is about the same age as Zhou Jianchen, hence unable to tell who¡¯s older or younger. Calling out ¡®Brother Chen¡¯ was a matter of habit. Zhou Jianchen¡¯s status in the entertainment industry is too special. ¡°En.¡± Zhou Jianchen glanced at him, then just pulled out a chair next to him and sat down. A look of indifference again. Knowing Zhou Jianchen¡¯s temperament and afraid that Tong Xiaonian would feel awkward, Liang Yin hurriedly pulled a chair out and said, ¡°Let¡¯s get down to business first.¡± It¡¯s impossible to expect Zhou Jianchen to be more conciliatory. ¡°Yes, yes. ¡° Tong Xiaonian glanced at Zhou Jianchen. Seeing Liang Yin sit down, he followed suit too. Zhou Jianchen¡¯s aura was too repressive. He by nature is not someone who is good at words, thus became even more constrained at this moment. At the round table, Tong Xiaonian was facing Liang Yin while Zhou Jianchen sat with his legs crossed on the side, obviously looking like an outsider yet others could not ignore him. Liang Yin quickly made clear his purpose here when Tong Xiaonian froze on the spot after hearing that. ¡°Investing in me?¡± He looked incredulous. Liang Yin smiled and nodded, ¡°Yes, I¡¯ll invest 30 million, Zhou Jianchen will invest 20 million, while the rest will be handed over to StarLight Media. Without doubt, the decision-making power is still in your hands.¡± Tong Xiaonian blinked, still in disbelief. In other words, he will only be concerned about filming and doesn¡¯t need to worry about other pre-production and post-publicity. He doesn¡¯t even need to worry about the funding aspects, but just shoots according to his heart¡¯s content. This is what he yearns for. Those who said they wanted to invest in him before; who in fact wouldn¡¯t want to tamper with his script, or simply wanted to take advantage of his momentary fame to boost their own people to make money. None of them really wanted to support his filming artistry. CH 45.2 Just want to be with You ¨C Chapter 45.2 Translator: Oinkoink Chapter 45.2 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. Moreover, this is still under the management of StarLight Media. StarLight Media, what an unattainable existence. Tong Xiaonian looked at Zhou Jianchen, but Zhou Jianchen was just playing with his phone and didn¡¯t even look at him. But such an attitude already said it all. Tong Xiaonian¡¯s heart couldn¡¯t help but be somewhat moved. These days, he didn¡¯t know how much cynicism and scorn he had suffered. In order to get Liang Yin to participate in his film, he had spent the whole Spring Festival shuttling to draw investment. For the sake of not ¡®grievance¡¯ Liang Yin, he even looked for those big investors, but no one paid him any heeds. They either rejected or declined his appointment, no one was optimistic about him. Now, Liang Yin actually wanted to invest in him and the investment was even 50 million. Although 20 million was still from Zhou Jianchen, how would he not know that this was because of Liang Yin looking at his attitude. Brother Chen and Film Empress Liang have a very good relationship. Though Tong Xiaonian devotes in the script, he does pay close attention to matters on Weibo. He is already extremely grateful that Liang Yin will act in his film, and now she even wanted to be his investor too, hence he didn¡¯t know what to say anymore. 50 million, such great confidence. ¡°It won¡¯t need that much, won¡¯t need that much.¡± He simply said. He could have made this movie given only 10 million. When he made [Mercy], he only spent 5 million. Liang Yin merely smiled again, ¡°It¡¯s okay. You just go ahead and shoot it.¡± After a pause, she added, ¡°I believe in you.¡± 10 million may be able to make a film, but 50 million is nevertheless enough to make all the expectations come true. A story with only a framework is incomparable to a story full of flesh and blood. What¡¯s more, a strong publicity is enough to fully promote the film¡¯s excellence that otherwise might be annihilated in front of the public. How many ideals are restrained by reality and Liang Yin is willing to give him enough space to display his artistry talent and ambition. So moved that Tong Xiaonian was rendered speechless. That one sentence ¡®I believe in you¡¯ could let him die without regret. However, Zhou Jianchen kicked Liang Yin¡¯s chair heavily. Getting startled, Liang Yin turned around and caught sight of Zhou Jianchen¡¯s displeased face. What had you said? ! I believe in you ¡­. Nauseating or not? He¡¯s even still here and she appeared appreciative of others¡¯ talent ¡­. Perceiving his intention, Liang Yin sulked and finally just glared at him again ¨C stop it. Zhou Jianchen retracted his gaze too, but still appeared displeased. Tong Xiaonian was long dumbfounded seeing this. He originally thought Brother Chen and Goddess Liang are merely friends, but now it seems not that simple at all ah! Although he lacks interpersonal aspects, he is very susceptible to emotional subtleties. Zhou Jianchen then turned to speak to him again, ¡°Okay, since it¡¯s all settled, there¡¯s no need to dawdle anymore. I¡¯ll have someone contact you in due time. Hurry up and eat.¡± Scram after the meal. A face full of impatience. If he wasn¡¯t here, he would have ¡®dealt with her¡¯ long ago. How the contracts are signed and how to implement the detailed arrangements would naturally be arranged by the specific person-in-charge. Out of his stupor, Tong Xiaonian stood up quickly, ¡°Yes, yes, I¡¯ll call the waiter.¡± He of course would treat them to this meal. The waiter was just outside and came in quickly. Zhou Jianchen was all the while aloof as he ordered, but he would ask whether it was spicy or not for every order. Tong Xiaonian dared not speak, yet he could also fathom that Zhou Jianchen was showing consideration for Liang Yin. They finished the meal in less than half an hour. During the meal, Tong Xiaonian watched Zhou Jianchen sit next to Liang Yin, seemingly eating casually, but from time to time he would shift the dishes to her, ¡°This dish is good, this one is okay.¡± Goddess Liang, on the other hand, would blush and wished she could bury her head in the bowl. At that moment, Tong Xiaonian finally understood. This is not the producers coming together ah, this is the wife of StarLight Media¡¯s boss who came over to talk with him and StarLight Media¡¯s boss came along too. He was having a particularly hard time enjoying this meal. After the meal, the three of them then took the elevator down. It was noon. There were already many people in the restaurant and the parking lot was also full of cars. Tong Xiaonian parked quite close and got into the car first after bidding his farewell. Zhou Jianchen walked to his car, only to open the door for Liang Yin first. Liang Yin glanced at him helplessly, yet she still got on. With a smile at the corners of his lips, Zhou Jianchen then walked over to get into the driver¡¯s seat. After finishing the meal just now, he said ¡®let¡¯s go¡¯ then just hooked his arm around her shoulders and walked out, totally ignoring the wide-eyed Tong Xiaonian who was behind and who didn¡¯t know what to do. Without the least of elusion. Zhou Jianchen¡¯s sport car soon sped off, but the windows of a Mercedes-Benz rolled down in the parking lot. ¡°You were really right. There is really some ambiguity between Zhou Jianchen and Liang Yin.¡± The man sitting in the driver¡¯s seat looked at the photos he took with his cell-phone just now and said. In the photo, it was precisely the moment when Zhou Jianchen opened the car door for Liang Yin and the two looked at each other. Both had hats as cover up, but they could still be recognized at a glance under careful scrutiny. After seeing them just now, they stopped instantly without getting out of the car immediately. On the passenger seat sat another young and handsome man of twenty three or twenty four of age. It was Yu Qiao who had disappeared from the entertainment industry for some time. ¡°My intuition is never wrong.¡± He said with a sinister gaze. ¡°So what should we do now? Expose them?¡± His agent on the front passenger seat pointed to the photos on his phone and said. ¡°What¡¯s so convincing with just these few photos, wasn¡¯t Tong Xiaonian also with them just now? StarLight PR¡¯s ability is so formidable that these photos don¡¯t prove much at all.¡± Yu Qiao¡¯s enthusiasm waned slightly. ¡°Then what to do?¡± The agent asked disappointedly. Yu Qiao was silent for a long time, then raised his eyes and said, ¡°Let¡¯s sell it to Wang Lianhai, he should be very interested in this.¡± Wang Lianhai, the number one paparazzi and the malignant tumor in the entertainment industry. With him around, if there is really something fishy between Zhou Jianchen and Film Empress Liang, he will dig it out sooner or later. ¡°Okay!¡± The agent¡¯s eyes brightened already. There was also a smile at the corners of Yu Qiao¡¯s lips and he added, ¡°You can also disclose this to another person. I think she should be very interested.¡± ¡°Who?¡± The agent was curious. ¡°Who else could it be, that Qiao Shan.¡± Yu Qiao said with another sneer. Half a year ago, he hit big being the male lead in a tv drama and became a huge celebrity who was highly sought after. But three months ago, everything about him was knocked back to before. The cause for this was he offended Zhou Jianchen. After his big hit, his fans trampled on Zhou Jianchen who has long been a has-been while he was the topmost person in the industry. When they met by chance at the airport, Zhou Jianchen¡¯s appearance instantly snatched his limelight and his dominance slapped his face. At that time, he still thought of lowering himself and went up to greet him, but Zhou Jianchen just walked ahead and ignored him. After that, his career went downhill. It was fine if he was reduced to being the object of ridicule but those scripts that were almost settled fell through and the advertisements that were promised to be shot were given to others. There was no longer news of activities for those endorsements while those new ones were all junks. The entertainment industry is extremely snobbish, customarily of praising the top while trampling the low and Zhou Jianchen¡¯s attitude revealed it all. Behind him, there is after all StarLight Media. It¡¯s not that he doesn¡¯t hate those fans of his, but in the end, he had to accept his own bad luck too. At that time, he indeed flaunted too. Without any work for a long time, so why couldn¡¯t Zhou Jianchen just give way as the top search of the web-traffic. But then again, he still felt unreconciled since he almost moved ahead as first-rank artist and now he is back to being third-rank who continues to stall and seemingly unable to turn his luck over again. He is still young, so how can he swallow this anger? Since then, he has silently paid close attention to Zhou Jianchen. From his response to the matter of a chance encounter, to filming [Winter] together with Film Empress Liang, to his support on Weibo ¡­ he watched through everything and also pondered over all those Weibo. He then realized, there seemed to be traces of abnormality between Zhou Jianchen and Film Empress Liang. Everything that Zhou Jianchen did afterwards seemed to revolve around Film Empress Liang. There was no evidence and all could only be shelved at that time, but now, there seemed to be proof for everything. Pondering about the expressions and gazes between Zhou Jianchen and Film Empress Liang when they looked at each other just now, there was mockery in his eyes. It will be a wonder if there is nothing fishy between them. Let¡¯s just say it was so coincidental that they met at the airport. Then after Film Empress Liang has only divorced the head of the Zhong family, she gets together with him again and when the moment comes that the married Film Empress Liang was exposed to have an extramarital affair with Zhou Jianchen and Zhou Jianchen¡¯s involvement as the third party, wouldn¡¯t things be fun. Knowing that Zhou Jianchen is a big tree that he can¡¯t shake, he still wanted to try even if he couldn¡¯t rattle it. CH 46 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. On the tenth day of the lunar month, Ah Xian and Ah Zhao came to report while Xiao Tian also came back on the eleventh day. Liang Yin originally wanted to go back to Jiayuan, but Zhou Jianchen wouldn¡¯t let her. Ah Zhao and Ah Xian were not surprised at all to see Liang Yin in Cuihu Villa, but Liang Yin felt rather embarrassed. Sister Shao came over too and she was even more unperturbed seeing the two of them coming and going in pairs. The specific arrangements for [Rising Sun] have been settled and the shooting is tentatively scheduled to start three months later. At that time, the filming of [Winter] will be completed while StarLight Media will have coordinated and started the preliminary preparatory works with Tong Xiaonian. Liang Yin has received many calls from him. Although Tong Xiaonian has all the decision-making power, he always wanted to ask for her opinions, whether it was filming or casting ¨C Liang Yin is too important to him and an investment of 50 million is too difficult for him to assimilate for a while. Zhou Jianchen was so annoyed that he finally grabbed the phone and told him to solve his own problems, and if there are any, call him! Hearing that, Tong Xiaonian dared not disturb again. He didn¡¯t have the guts to call Brother Chen. Liang Yin did call him again when Zhou Jianchen was preoccupied and after giving some suggestions, she gave him some encouragement too. After Zhou Jianchen found out, he became jealous again and Liang Yin could only coax him. Her reckoning of [Rising Sun] is one matter of course and she didn¡¯t care much if it was only her own investment, but with StarLight Media¡¯s involvement now, she wanted everything to be done well. StarLight Media doesn¡¯t take a cent and only Zhou Jianchen invested 20 million, thus she can¡¯t really let StarLight Media do a deficit business. She is ambitious; [Rising Sun] will not only win awards, but must also be a box office hit. The news of [Rising Sun]¡¯s shooting was quickly spread out too. With the golden-signboard of StarLight Media, it attracted a lot of attention for a moment. With the suggestions given by Liang Yin, Tong Xiaonian finally finalized several actors/actresses candidates. As for whether they agree or not, follow-up negotiations are indeed needed. The name-list proposed by Liang Yin was after a lot of consideration since Zhou Jianchen had relentlessly revised it after browsing through. ¡°This person¡¯s acting is limited¡±, ¡°This person has a bad reputation, it will affect publicity¡±, ¡°Put in that someone, he is suitable for this role¡± ¡­ ¨C He said so while deleting the list. Although Liang Yin has profound knowledge, she after all doesn¡¯t know as much about the entertainment circle as he does. But there was also disagreement with regard to the ¡®child¡¯s father¡¯ who did not appear in the film until the end. Liang Yin wanted to tentatively appoint an actor, regardless of whether he needed to appear or not, she wanted to arrange one first, in case he would act with her when filming the reminiscence scenes. Zhou Jianchen nevertheless, responded with a ¡°no need¡± and insisted without giving a reason, simply not knowing what he had in mind at all. Liang Yin could only let it go in the end. Although this role is the thread that connects the entire film, his appearance is not necessary. She thought, at most, she can simply find a substitute when the moment comes. Tong Xiaonian has no objection to this. In the blink of an eye, the next day is the 16th day of the lunar month and the shooting of [Winter] will continue on the 18th, they will have to return to the shooting site tomorrow. Liang Yin originally wanted to go back to Jiayuan to get things ready, but Zhou Jianchen just refused, so she had to let Xiao Tian do it for her. Seeing how clingy Zhou Jianchen is, Liang Yin vexed yet there was nothing she could do. At night, Zhou Jianchen was tossing again and was even ineffably intense. Not daring to leave any marks on her neck, he left all over her body. She cried and demanded him to stop, only to have him block her mouth to prevent her from making any noise. Whichever postures that she couldn¡¯t put up with, he would willfully use those. When it was over, Liang Yin¡¯s whole person was just like being fished out of the water that even her fingers were numb. Once she recovered, she wanted to admonish but Zhou Jianchen merely hugged her and said, ¡°We will be going back to the shooting site tomorrow.¡± Back to the shooting site, they simply can¡¯t be together anymore. And, in a few days, they will be in a different group again. His voice was dejectedly low. Hearing that, Liang Yin couldn¡¯t speak out at once and her heart just softened. This man is always defiantly roguish, yet always gives rise to heart aches. Although both of them are the male and female leads in the movie [Winter], they have limited screen-time together and are assigned to different groups. In that era, they too had their own missions. They had lunch at Zhou family again the next day and set out after the meals. Zhou Jianchen pulled Liang Yin into the same vehicle again and Liang Yin did not refuse either. While Ah Xian drove, Ah Zhao and Xiao Tian each drove one car. The journey was long and it was a restless night yesterday, so Liang Yin just fell asleep leaning against Zhou Jianchen. Zhou Jianchen didn¡¯t sleep but he didn¡¯t move either. Merely playing the cellphone with his left hand while his right arm was around her shoulder to keep her in place and did not feel any weariness. Ah Xian watched from the rearview mirror and couldn¡¯t help but reveal a smile at the corners of his mouth. At that time, he always made him drive to Film Empress Liang¡¯s shooting site and now, he finally has his beloved in his arms all the way. This kind of feeling is very beautiful. Ah Xian has gone through the ups and downs of worldly affairs yet he is still moved by this moment. They arrived at the hotel entrance at 6 pm. When they were close-by, Liang Yin wanted to change cars, but Zhou Jianchen just held her hand again without letting go, hence Liang Yin could only follow him to the underground parking lot and then got into the elevator together. They did meet people from the same production team, who didn¡¯t ask anything but just said hello. There after all weren¡¯t many who could chat with Zhou Jianchen and as for Liang Yin, even fewer would approach her. Film Empress Liang has always been aloof, not to mention there is still an influential family¡¯s backup. After the Lunar New Year, all the news seemingly became old articles, but when the person appeared in front of them again, everything was readdressed again. Dinner was with several main production team members. Du Yafu arrived in the afternoon and was the most high-spirited one. He would wish ¡°Happy New Year¡± to everyone and since he won a lot of money during the Lunar New Year, he treated everyone¡¯s dinner. Zhou Jianchen was indolent and dispirited during the meal. Though Liang Yin was just sitting next to him, there were many people around them. Once they got back to the hotel, they went to rest separately. Xiao Tian has already unpacked her luggage. After the phone call with Zhou Jianchen, Liang Yin took a shower and was ready to sleep. It was already 10 o¡¯clock and they had to get up early tomorrow. Afraid of oversleeping, she deliberately set the alarm clock. Except at some point, the phone rang again. One glance, it was Zhou Jianchen calling. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± She asked softly. ¡°I can¡¯t sleep.¡± On the phone, he said in a low voice, ¡°I can¡¯t sleep without you in my arms.¡± Liang Yin smiled as she listened. ¡°I want to come over.¡± Zhou Jianchen added. ¡°No.¡± She replied. A sigh was soon heard on the other end of the phone and he just said, ¡°Then you go to sleep first, I¡¯ll find something to look at.¡± The voice was dejectedly low. Liang Yin could only hum in response, bid him ¡°Good night¡± and hung up the phone. Looking at the time on the phone, she smiled helplessly. It was already 11 pm. He was not the only one who couldn¡¯t sleep, she too couldn¡¯t fall asleep without his embrace. Some habits have long been formed unknowingly. ********** In the next few days, it was intense shooting again and everything seemed to have returned to before the Lunar New Year. Zhou Jianchen didn¡¯t ¡®overstep¡¯ anymore. The two people maintained normalcy and everyone was clueless. Except that Zhou Jianchen was obviously a little downcast. It was not a temper tantrum, nor was he in a bad mood. He was just not very talkative. Du Yafu said jokingly, ¡°How come Jianchen talks even less after the New Year?¡± Zhou Jianchen just smiled and didn¡¯t say anything. What could he say, they will be parted soon. He will be going to shoot the war scene in the countryside soon, while Liang Yin will move to the ¡®North¡¯ to continue her ¡®infiltration¡¯ work. Their next screen-time together will be after the winding up. Although they are still in the same place, they are far apart and not even staying in the same hotel. The shooting is extremely important and even if he wants to come over, he may not have the time. Chen Hua¡¯en intended to present [Winter] as the holiday debut, thus he compressed the shooting period to three months. Seeing that the regrouping date was approaching, he talked even less and couldn¡¯t even keep his spirits up when he called after returning to the hotel during the night. Not knowing what to do, Liang Yin could just coax and pacify him. Zhou Jianchen finished his scenes here early February and really packed up to go to the next shooting site. Just before parting, he really wanted to ask Liang Yin out to meet but Liang Yin had an intense shooting schedule and there were inevitably people around, hence unable to find the time at all. Zhou Jianchen was very depressed, yet he could only accept it. When he arrived at the countryside, he just immersed into shooting, hoping that everything would go smoothly and all the tasks could be completed early. Whenever he had free time, he would not forget to send messages to Liang Yin either and there was no shortage of phone calls during the night. Just one day of not seeing is akin to three autumns. After half a month passed, he was about to go crazy. Hence that night, he couldn¡¯t endure but say, ¡°Yinyin, find a chance for us to see each other.¡± He was really missing her like crazy. Liang Yin thought about it and said, ¡°Then I¡¯ll finish up work early tomorrow night and we¡¯ll have dinner together.¡± Sensing his unhappiness, she dared not disagree. He had already put up with it for so many days. Afternoon the next day, Liang Yin really took a leave of absence from Chen Hua¡¯en, saying she had something to do tonight and might have to finish work early. Chen Hua¡¯en didn¡¯t say anything, merely looked at the schedule, nodded his head and said ¡®Okay.¡± The war scenes on Zhou Jianchen¡¯s side were handled by the martial arts director and an assistant director, while he was solely responsible for the psychological and emotional scenes on this side. He was in fact the busiest in the entire production team. When evening came, Liang Yin tidied up and took the car to the clubhouse where they had meals before. Zhou Jianchen was rather far away and hadn¡¯t arrived yet. The clubhouse¡¯s owner came to meet her personally. Sensing his enthusiasm, Liang Yin felt a little awkward. Xiao Tian kept her company in the private room. Afraid that she would be hungry, Liang Yin ordered something for her to eat first while she waited for Zhou Jianchen. The door was pushed open at almost 7 o¡¯clock and Zhou Jianchen finally walked in. Liang Yin stood up. Seeing Ah Zhao outside the door, Xiao Tian greeted him and simply went out with the clothes. The door was quickly closed. Just a glance, Zhou Jianchen trotted forward to hug and kiss her. Standing on tiptoe, Liang Yin wrapped her arms around his neck and reciprocated. While he misses her, how could she not miss him too. When the passionate kiss ended, Zhou Jianchen released her and a smile finally appeared on his face that had been expressionless for days. His countenance was gentle and his eyes on Liang Yin¡¯s face were full of sweetness and tenderness. It was merely half a month, he obviously lost some weight again and there was a short layer of stubble on his jaw. Liang Yin touched it, and felt a little prick yet novel too. She has never seen Zhou Jianchen with stubble in real life. ¡°The assistant director asked me to keep it, saying that Zhou Zhaozong is busy fighting in the battlefield, how could he have time to shave ¡­ ¡° Zhou Jianchen explained again, lest she would find him unattractive. ¡°You look good.¡± Liang Yin knew what was in his mind and hastily added, ¡°You look good no matter what.¡± Indeed, without the stubble, Zhou Jianchen is clean and smart, with a short layer of stubble, he is rakishly masculine. ¡°Really?¡± Hearing this, Zhou Jianchen¡¯s eyes were full of smiles. Liang Yin just smiled and nodded. The waiter then knocked on the door to serve the food and the two of them sat down. Zhou Jianchen sat over again once all the dishes were served and the two people chatted while they ate. ¡°I¡¯ve been surrounded with the sound of firearms these days, which all are realistic and my ears are somewhat rattled deaf. After a day, my whole body is covered in dust and I still have to carry the heavy machine gun, da da da da, so damn tired ¡­ ¡° Zhou Jianchen said, while complaining. He has actually shot many scenes more laborious than this, but he just wanted to talk about it to her. He simply wants her to feel heart ache for him and think about him. Liang Yin indeed felt distressed. She knew how significant Zhou Jianchen¡¯s role was in the movie, and how difficult it was for him to find the time to come out this once. Just as he kept talking to her now, exhaustion was still difficult to conceal amid his forehead. For the sake of visual effect, it was not impossible for their group to shoot from 4 am to the next 4 am. She also knew that he didn¡¯t have to actually work so hard. He could leave many things to others, but he just wanted to do it himself. The reason why Zhou Jianchen has been able to flourish unfailingly is not only because he is the boss of StarLight Media, but also due to his superb acting skills and his dedication which has not depleted despite being a Film Emperor. Liang Yin touched his ear and merely comforted him again, ¡°Just hold on a while longer. The filming will be over soon.¡± Holding her hand, Zhou Jianchen just kissed it again and the corners of his mouth smiled too. He was indeed very tired, but being able to see her now, everything seemed not tiring again. He then asked, ¡°What about you, are you tired, have you eaten well.¡± He complained, yet he always thought about her. Liang Yin then smiled again, ¡°I¡¯m not tired. It¡¯s just some espionage movie, not tiring.¡± She was actually tired too, but she was unwilling to say much. But how could Zhou Jianchen not know? The shooting schedule for their side, he knew it all like the back of his hand. He really wanted to tell Liang Yin not to act in the future as he can support her, but he also knew that Liang Yin would not agree. She loves acting as much as he does. It was 9 o¡¯clock when they finished their meals. They will be parting again soon. Zhou Jianchen sighed again and was utterly reluctant to leave, but Liang Yin merely told him to go back. He still has a scene to shoot at 5 am tomorrow morning. If he gets back late, he won¡¯t have enough time to rest. ¡°Then I¡¯ll send you back?¡± Zhou Jianchen was nevertheless reluctant to leave. Liang Yin shook his head, ¡°It¡¯s too far.¡± They were both on the north and south sides, it would take several hours to come and go. Zhou Jianchen, however, refused, ¡°Just a portion.¡± It¡¯s too painful to just part like this. Looking at his frowning face, Liang Yin felt a burst of overpowering and finally just said, ¡°Then I¡¯ll send you.¡± Hers was closer than his and she could go back quickly. She also doesn¡¯t need to start filming at five in the morning. Zhou Jianchen then hugged her tightly again. When they got to the parking lot, Zhou Jianchen merely let Ah Zhao drive Liang Yin¡¯s car while he took her with him. Seeing his weary appearance, Liang Yin wanted to say let her drive but she finally just gave up after looking at the front of the car. It was already dark but the street lights were bright. Although Zhou Jianchen was tired, he still drove steadily. And after driving for a while, he didn¡¯t dare to continue anymore. Though Liang Yin wanted to send him off, he didn¡¯t want her to go too far. He stopped at the corner side of the road and merely said, ¡°Just drop off here.¡± ¡°En.¡± Liang Yin nodded and was about to get off. ¡°Yinyin.¡± Zhou Jianchen, however, pulled her back again. Knowing his intention, Liang Yin turned her head and leaned closer. Zhou Jianchen kissed her and his embrace got tighter. He really didn¡¯t want to be parted at all. Liang Yin, however, still pushed him away, ¡°It¡¯s very late, go back early.¡± Having no choice, Zhou Jianchen could only let her go. Liang Yin got out of the car while he followed too. Ah Zhao had already parked the car behind. ¡°I¡¯m leaving.¡± Liang Yin turned around and said again. Zhou Jianchen hugged her again, without saying a word and just buried his head in the crook of her neck. ¡°The days to come are still long.¡± Liang Yin then said soothingly again. ¡°But I just want it now.¡± Zhou Jianchen retorted aggrievedly. Liang Yin laughed and after a while, she said, ¡°Zhou Jianchen, I love you ah.¡± These words came so abruptly that Zhou Jianchen stiffened for a moment. He wanted to raise his head to look at her, but Liang Yin hugged him tightly, not letting him go and only said, ¡°I love you, so you don¡¯t have to worry. I will always be with you.¡± This is the first time she said such a thing and she felt embarrassed. She knew of his restlessness that he always wanted to seize every minute and second of the moment, but he really didn¡¯t need to feel anxious. Zhou Jianchen then hugged her even more tightly again and spoke after a long while, ¡°Liang Yin, I love you too and very very much.¡± His voice seemed to quiver. This is also the first time in his life to say the words, and it was what he had always wanted to say yet never voice it out either. ¡°I know.¡± Liang Yin nodded, with stars in her eyes but the rims of her eyes became unexpectedly damp. Zhou Jianchen still let her go finally. The ¡°I love you¡± phrase is enough to imbue his heart for a lifetime. ¡°Then go back and sleep early.¡± He touched her face and said. Liang Yin nodded, ¡°I¡¯ll get in the car then.¡± ¡°En.¡± Zhou Jianchen agreed. Liang Yin smiled, turned around to greet Ah Zhao before she really pulled open the car door and got into the car. When she opened the car door, she turned around and waved at Zhou Jianchen. There was still some reluctance in Zhou Jianchen¡¯s eyes, but he still waved goodbye in the end. Xiao Tian soon drove the car away. In the rearview mirror, Zhou Jianchen stood for a long time before getting into the car. Under the street light, his stature was tall and evoked nostalgia with hands stuffed in his pockets. Zhou Jianchen¡¯s car soon left quickly too and tranquility once again resumed under the street lights, as if nothing had happened. "" Around the corner, a man revealed a satisfied smile as he looked at the photos in the camera. After trailing for more than a month, there was finally fruition. Hee, hee, see you on Weibo. CH 47.1 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. Liang Yin started to film again the next day. It was a bitterly cold winter in the north, and she was walking along the streets in her tweed coat while the Japanese patrolled behind her. Inside her sleeve concealed the classified information she had just retrieved, but her mind was thinking about her brief encounter with Zhou Zhaozong just now. That winter, after she fled Shanghai by fraudulent death, she had met Zhou Zhaozong. But Zhou Zhaozong was unaware. He was in the car, driving by as she turned sideways, the brim of her hat covered her face while he looked straight ahead, and hence he didn¡¯t see her. The following years have been in such a state. The anti-Japanese war broke out, Kuomingtang and the Communist Party joint hand for the second time. Zhou Zhaozong went to the frontline while she still did the undercover intelligence job. Many times, his name was on the intelligence sheet and the information she intercepted would often end up in his hands after getting passed on time and again. Zhou Zhaozong thought she was dead; but in fact, she was always around. She just looked at the man, silently as she scrutinized, without revealing the slightest trace. Her feelings for him had always been complicated. He forced her to flee Shanghai, but when the car exploded as she faked death on the dock, she also saw his panic-stricken eyes in that instant. However, in this era when the country was lost and the whole nation was in mourning, everything could only be buried. She merely intercepted and transmitted intelligence; assasination, counter-assasination; blockade, beset, exhausting all kinds of means to cautiously walk step by step along the edge of the cliff. Everyone knew that there was an intelligence expert lurking in the north, but no one knew it was her ¡­ When the scene ended, Liang Yin felt spent. Xu Mengbai still had moments to reveal her emotions in the earlier scenes, but right now Xu Mengbai was full of forbearance. Although she is quick to disengage herself from her character, she was too immersed this time and still unable to recover. That scene just now was precisely when her subordinate got gunned down to cover her. As she couldn¡¯t be exposed, she could only leave as if nothing had happened. With tears in her eyes, she suppressed them bit by bit. Her teeth were tightly clenched and her eyes were full of hatred. This kind of humiliation and despair, when will it end? Chen Hua¡¯en had announced a 20-minute break. Xiao Tian came forward and draped the clothes on her again. After Liang Yin had drank water and returned to her seat, she had regained her composure. ¡°Yinyin, awesome ah!¡± The assistant director, who was on the side, gave her a thumbs-up and couldn¡¯t resist praising. That scene just now she did it in one take, and even stirred up the mood of all those present Liang Yin smiled and said nothing. With Zhou Jianchen away, she seemed to have become that quiet and reserved Film Empress Liang again. Everyone was busy with their tasks and Liang Yin picked up the script to browse through it. The workload was heavy and the emotions were constantly shifting too, so she had to always be prepared in advance. ¡°WTF!¡± The director of photography unexpectedly let out the foul word. Liang Yin looked up and saw the director of photography was holding a cellphone as he looked at her with a face full of surprise. Liang Yin was a little confused. The director of photography blinked and came back to his senses. He handed the phone over and whispered, ¡°Yinyin, you and Jianchen?¡± Liang Yin suddenly had some unsettling premonition in her heart and when she saw the content on the phone, her heart stopped for a moment. On the cellphone, it was Weibo¡¯s interface. On it was a photo of her and Zhou Jianchen hugging under the streetlight last night. At 3 pm, Wang Lianhai finally exposed the photos he had taken. The director of photography loves to browse Weibo, hence he noticed it immediately. The cellphone rang suddenly. One glance, it was Zhou Jianchen calling. The director of photography also saw the caller ID, and his gaze on her was even more astonished. Calming herself down, Liang Yin merely stood up and went outside. She already knew what was going on. ¡°Hello?¡± The call was picked up but the voice was somewhat distorted. Everything happened so abruptly that she still wasn¡¯t out of her daze. "" ¡°Don¡¯t worry about what¡¯s on Weibo.¡± Zhou Jianchen spoke immediately, decisive and non-negotiable. Yet all was as anticipated. He who was in the countryside naturally knew first-hand the news on Weibo. Firearms were thundering in the phone, but Liang Yin felt rather terrible listening to his words. How could she not know his intention, he didn¡¯t want her to be affected and let him handle everything. ¡°Did you hear me?¡± Zhou Jianchen asked again, his voice was unusually stern. ¡°En.¡± Liang Yin could only answer that. ¡°I¡¯ll take a call first. Be good, it¡¯s okay.¡± There was another voice there, as if someone had called again. His voice became gentle again. How could he not be busy at this moment. ¡°En.¡± Liang Yin then replied again. The call was quickly hung up, and Liang Yin had gotten into her car. Dismissing everything outside, she held the phone for a long time but still switched to Weibo. Her heart couldn¡¯t stop trembling a little. At this moment, Weibo had long exploded. Just a brief few minutes, more than 200,000 comments and over 400,000 reposts, and standstill at one point. Looking at it, Liang Yin finally understood what happened. The top paparazzi in the entertainment circle had been lying in wait for more than a month and finally exposed them. Wang Lianghai posted on Weibo at 2 pm saying he had something to announce at 3 pm. Not many people took notice at that time. When it was 3 pm, he uploaded the photos directly. The romantic affair of Film Emperor Zhou Jianchen and Film Empress Liang Yin was exposed, with photos and actual facts. He said so. There were a total of nine photos. Seven amongst them were photos of her going in and out of the clubhouse with Zhou Jianchen, Zhou Jianchen opening the car door for her, her getting into Zhou Jianchen¡¯s car, they embracing under the streetlight and both of them leaning against each other¡¯s in the car. The remaining two were photos of her standing face to face and looking at each other in the parking lot a month ago. Wang Lianhai said: Film Emperor Zhou and Film Empress Liang have been together more than a month ago. Afraid that you all will not believe it, I purposely uploaded after getting irrefutable evidence. Two people embracing together like this was indeed an irrefutable solid truth. While the one in the car was blurry, it was possible to speculate what they were probably doing. The comments below were also as expected. ¨C Brother Chen is actually with Film Empress Liang! ! ! ¨C Oh my god ah, what¡¯s going on here! ¨C Ahhhhhh, I don¡¯t believe it! How can they be together? ¨C Isn¡¯t Film Empress Liang just divorced Zhong Mingzhen? ! ¨C Yes ah, they just announced their divorce a month ago and now she is with Zhou Jianchen? ¨C That¡¯s too fast! ¨C Tell me this is acting. It¡¯s not real! ¨C How could it be acting, didn¡¯t you see that Brother Chen¡¯s assistant is even around! ¨C I¡¯m going crazy. How is this possible! ¨C So why did Film Empress Liang and Zhong Mingzhen get divorced ah! ¨C Ah, I can¡¯t accept it, I can¡¯t accept it! ¨C Zhong Mingzhen and Liang Yin divorced not long ago, yet Liang Yin and Zhou Jianchen have been together more than a month ago. I suddenly have an unsettling thought ¡­. ¨C No way! ¨C It can¡¯t be! ¨C Could Film Empress Liang have an extramarital affair and Brother Chen is the third party involved? ¨C Brother Chen, the third party involved! My god, no way! ¨C ¡­.. Liang Yin was unable to look anymore. She had long guessed all those remarks and it was also because of this, she has been reluctant to make it public. She doesn¡¯t care about herself, but she didn¡¯t want to implicate Zhou Jianchen. Yet now, she still implicated him. ¡°Sister Yin, the filming is about to start again.¡± Xiao Tian saw the executive producer come out to look for someone, and said to Liang Yin who was in the back seat. Sitting in front just now, she naturally saw what happened on Weibo too. Coming back to her senses, Liang Yin glanced at the executive producer standing at the door and replied ¡°Okay¡±. She wanted to put her cellphone away, but her heart was still restless. At this moment, Zhou Jianchen¡¯s call came through again. Grasping the phone for a long while, she still accepted the call. ¡°Yinyin, what are you doing?¡± Zhou Jianchen¡¯s voice came from the phone, seemingly a usual inquiry, but sounded too deliberate at this moment. ¡°Zhou Jianchen ¡­ ¡° Liang Yin couldn¡¯t resist but opened her mouth, ¡°How about we ¡­ ¡° ¡°Yinyin!¡± Zhou Jianchen interrupted her. Liang Yin did not dare to say anything more. At that moment, she cowered a little. ¡°What do you want to say? I¡¯m telling you, don¡¯t even think about it!¡± How could Zhou Jianchen not be able to guess what she had in mind, how she refused to make it public was precisely due to his interest. ¡°Just wait patiently, don¡¯t think about anything else ¡­ ¡° ¡°Yinyin, it¡¯s time to shoot the scene.¡± The executive producer had come over and knocked on the car window as he spoke. ¡°Okay.¡± Liang Yin responded quickly. ¡°You go shoot the scene first and you are not allowed to overthink again!¡± Zhou Jianchen said so after hearing that. Liang Yin responded and hung up the call then. All the way into the set, everyone¡¯s gaze became peculiar again. Not long ago, she was still Mrs. Zhong and in a blink of an eye, she was involved with Zhou Jianchen. In that ten to twenty minutes, who still didn¡¯t know what had happened. Liang Yin continued shooting a scene again, but her state of mind could hardly calm down. CH 47.2 In the countryside¡¯s shooting site, Zhou Jianchen hung up the phone and his face nevertheless darkened. He contacted her immediately once he knew about the exposure, fearing that she would think too much, yet just now, she almost backed away. Sister Shao¡¯s call came through again. The martial arts director was setting up the scene again. Watching him, Zhou Jianchen could only answer the phone. ¡°How to deal with it? The critical PR response is within three hours. Do you guys want to go public or what?¡± Sister Shao asked, ¡°The online comments are not very good now. Obviously someone is behind the scene and I already have people controlling it but everything must be dealt with as soon as possible!¡± It can¡¯t be delayed any longer. If it continues, the negative impact on him will be too big. She called as soon as it happened and she likewise didn¡¯t want them to go public that soon, but since it has been exposed now, it¡¯s just a matter of facing it head-on. ¡°Go public!¡± Zhou Jianchen replied without even thinking about it, ¡°Certainly go public!¡± It¡¯s okay if it wasn¡¯t exposed before, but since it has been made known, can he still conceal it? When did he, Zhou Jianchen, become so cowardly for loving someone. Hanging up the phone, he still thought about Liang Yin¡¯s reaction just now. Zhou Jianchen, how about we ¡­ how about we what? Forget about it? Zhou Jianchen¡¯s eyes became profound again. He then threw aside the hat in his hand and said to Ah Xian, ¡°Tell Director Zhang, just say I won¡¯t be shooting this afternoon and let him make another arrangement.¡± With that, he unbuttoned the collar¡¯s button and headed out. He simply worried about her being alone there! The car sped all the way. Zhou Jianchen looked at Weibo, on it ¡®Zhou Jianchen¡¯s involvement as the third party¡¯ was already on hot search. ********** On the set, Liang Yin ultimately failed to get into the mode properly. Knowing what had happened, Chen Hua¡¯en just asked her to redo several non-frontal shots and then let her get off work early. In the dressing room, Liang Yin couldn¡¯t help but look through Weibo while removing her makeup. Weibo was full of their news at this moment. The comments were overwhelming and the circumstances were dire. ¨C Could Brother Chen really get involved as the third party? ¨C It¡¯s truly hard to say ah! Brother Chen really likes Film Empress Liang. And also, wasn¡¯t it too much of a coincidence that Brother Chen and Film Empress Liang appeared together at the airport at the very beginning? ¨C WTF! To tell the truth this is in fact too dubious ah! ¨C Then, Zhou Jianchen and Liang Yin have been together for a long time ah? ¨C It¡¯s hard to say. It¡¯s possible that Film Empress Liang only got together with Brother Chen after saddened by Qiao Shan¡¯s wrecking of her marriage, but it¡¯s also possible that the two of them have been secretly in contact all these years. ¨C Appalled to tears! Brother Chen is not such a person! ¨C But he indeed likes Film Empress Liang Yin very much ah. You see, Brother Chen hasn¡¯t make a movie for so long and when Film Empress Liang accepted [Winter], so did he; he has never posted any actresses¡¯ photos on Weibo, but he uploaded a photo with Film Empress Liang 10 years ago and now there is a character photo of Film Empress Liang again ¡­ Brother Chen said he only admired Film Empress Liang, do you guys believe it? ¨C I¡¯m really going to cry! ¨C If Brother Chen really got involved as the third party, I will turn anti-fan, regardless if it was Qiao Shan or anyone else, it¡¯s unacceptable to mess up other people¡¯s marriage! ¨C ¡­.. StarLight Media¡¯s PR is in-action now, but Zhou Jianchen is the top web traffic and the exposure of a romantic affair has attracted the highest attention. What¡¯s more, many groups are active now. Although they want to control the activities, they, after all, can¡¯t cover every aspect. Standing at the peak of interest, how many people want a piece of Zhou Jianchen. And everything is too worthy of deliberation, so everyone seems to firmly believe that Zhou Jianchen is precisely the third party! Liang Yin could no longer browse it, it was too distressful. Although Zhou Jianchen has been obstinate for so many years, he never has any major stains, but now he is subjected to such a onslaught. "" Xiao Tian had driven the car away while Liang Yin was in the car, wanting to clarify, but she didn¡¯t know how to explain. They arrived at the hotel soon after. Liang Yin just got out of the car, and received a call from Chen Hua¡¯en. ¡°Yinyin, have you gone back to the hotel? Don¡¯t go back yet, there are full of reporters outside the hotel. ¡° Chen Hua¡¯en said on the phone. The hotel manager had called to notify him just now. But before Liang Yin could react, she was already surrounded by a frantic group of people. ¡°Miss Liang, is the matter about you and Zhou Jianchen true?¡± ¡°Did you really have an extramarital affair with Zhou Jianchen?¡± ¡°Is Zhou Jianchen really the third party involved?¡± ¡°When did you start the relationship with Brother Chen?¡± ¡°Miss Liang, can you tell us specifically the reason for your divorce with Mr. Zhong Mingzhen?¡± ¡°Miss Liang ¡­ ¡° ¡°Miss Liang ¡­ ¡° "" When the news reporters nearby heard the news, they had been dispatched. How spectacular was the exposure of Zhou Jianchen and Film Empress Liang¡¯s secret love affair, they were dying to get first-hand information. They couldn¡¯t find Zhou Jianchen, but they knew which hotel Film Empress stayed in previously. The hotel manager had sent security guards to hold them back and Xiao Tian was also trying her best to protect Liang Yin. But with dozens of reporters surrounding them, their efficacy was just too paltry. Liang Yin was constantly pushed and shoved, and her ears were full of noisiness. Just at that moment, an acute braking sound came from the side. Everyone turned their heads and saw Zhou Jianchen getting out of the car. Catching sight of him, Liang Yin¡¯s heart rose immediately. The reporters stood still for a moment before rushing towards him soon after that. ¡°Brother Chen! Is it true about you and Film Empress Liang?¡± ¡°Brother Chen, are you really involved in Film Empress Liang¡¯s marriage?¡± ¡°Brother Chen, do you have anything to say about this?¡± ¡°Brother Chen! Brother Chen! Say something!¡± ¡°Brother Chen!¡± ¡° ¡­.. ¡° Everyone was asking frantically again, but Zhou Jianchen didn¡¯t even look at anyone. He just pushed through the crowd and walked to Liang Yin¡¯s side, ¡°Come with me.¡± Saying that, he dragged her hand and left in front of everyone. There were inquiries and flash lights all around, but he was already undaunted. There was no response, which was already the best answer. Liang Yin¡¯s hand was held tightly and her eyes were a little red, but in the end she just followed him away. The car door was quickly pulled shut and the car soon started up again. Zhou Jianchen¡¯s imposing manner was piercingly cold, hence no one dared to pursue after them. Photos were however being taken nonstop. And within five minutes, the photos of Zhou Jianchen leaving while pulling Liang Yin¡¯s hand in public has been circulated all over the internet. In the crowd, he was holding Liang Yin¡¯s hand tightly with a composed face, yet with no regrets. CH 48.1 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. The hand-holding photo of Zhou Jianchen soon swept across the internet and the whole network was bustling. Wang Lianhai had only exposed them, but the fact that he was now holding hands and leading the person away in public was akin to the confirmation of all the rumors. So is he really the third party involved? Did Film Empress Liang really have extramarital affairs? Hence, everyone thought so. There is naturally also a huge crowd of fans who still don¡¯t believe it. Debuting for more than 10 years, Zhou Jianchen¡¯s temperament is not very good but he has always been candid and honorable; he likes whoever he likes and shuns those he dislikes; when did he ever involve as anyone¡¯s third party! Proud as he is, how could he be the other man! Before the truth is revealed, they stand firmly by Zhou Jianchen¡¯s side and rip apart those malicious slanderers. And shortly after the release of the hand-holding photo, Sister Shao finally responded on Weibo: ¨C Ten years of waiting, good news at last. An understatement, yet merely eight words. Nevertheless it was a definitive conclusion. Once it was issued, it also instantly evoked waves of shock. ¨C Ahhhhhhh, an official response! ! ! ¨C So Brother Chen and Film Empress Liang are really together? ! ! ! ¨C Heavens, even though I was ready, I was still shocked ahhhhhh! ! ¨C But is Brother Chen the third party involved ah! ¨C Certainly not ah. If he really is, how can the official admit it! ¨C Precisely ah, it will simply be a lifetime blemish if he is really involved, how can he be so high-profile then! ¨C I¡¯ve said that with Brother Chen¡¯s character, how could he possibly be the third party involved! ! ! ¨C Brother Chen is not the other man! ! ! Yuan Ruona posted on Weibo! ! ! ! ¨C Everybody go take a look ah! Yuan Ruona denied it! ! ! ¨C ¡­.. At the same time when Sister Shao posted on Weibo, Ruona also responded to Weibo questioning Liang Yin¡¯s infidelity. Yuan Ruona: Nonsense talks! Onlookers: Did Film Empress Liang really cheated with Zhou Jianchen? At the same time, Rong Xin and Zhou Zuokang also shared Sister Shao¡¯s Weibo. Rong Xin: Ten years of waiting, good news at last. Good blessings to the two of them. @Shao Min, agent of StarLight Media: Ten years of waiting, good news at last. Zhou Zuokang: Blessings across the air. @Shao Min, agent of StarLight Media: Ten years of waiting, good news at last. Instantly, the whole network went frenzied again. The woman¡¯s close friend, Yuan Ruona denied the rumors of infidelity; the man¡¯s close friend, Rong Xin expressed her blessings, and even the CEO of StarLight Media, Mr. Zhou had come forward, what else was not clearly explained. Blatantly support the third party, do they still want their future! ¨C Heavens ah, what the hell is going on ah? How did Brother Chen get together with Film Empress Liang? ¨C What¡¯s with this ten years waiting ah? Don¡¯t tell me that Brother Chen has really waited ten years for Film Empress Liang? ¨C But Film Empress Liang has only divorced Zhong Mingzhen ah, so how is she with Brother Chen? ¨C Yes ah, yes ah, the Zhong/Liang CP fans[1] are expressing their disappointment ah! ¨C I¡¯ve been hoping that Goddess Liang could get back together with Mr. Zhong! ¨C Please tell the truth ahhh! ¨C ¡­.. Everyone wants to know what¡¯s going on again. Film Empress Liang has obviously announced her divorce with Zhong Mingzhen not long ago, and Mr. Zhong is also trying to redeem himself. The 13-years of affection that Film Empress Liang felt for him was very touching, hence everyone was looking forward to their reunion. At that time, when the Weibo account ¡®Take it Easy¡¯ was exposed, there was even a screen full of ¡®Seeking Reconciliation¡¯ below. How long has that been and why is Film Empress Liang together with Brother Chen now in a blink of an eye? Nobody understands and everyone is begging for the truth. They keep swiping Weibo, wanting to know the latest development, but apart from the blessings that have been forwarded by people in the entertainment circle, there is no more news. And the whereabouts of the two people involved were unknown again after they were photographed leaving in a car at the hotel entrance. Brother Chen¡¯s Weibo is surprisingly quiet and Film Empress Liang doesn¡¯t have a Weibo account, so it¡¯s even more difficult to find out about her. ********** The car sped all the way and Zhou Jianchen finally parked his car at Wanzhou Hotel. Wanzhou Hotel, a five-star hotel that he used to stay in while filming here. Ah Xian had stopped over too. Zhou Jianchen then pulled out a gold card and handed it over ¡°Handle the check-in.¡± Accepting it, Ah Xian hurriedly ran into the lobby. Ah Zhao and Xiao Tian had also followed along, ¡°Brother Chen, no one is following.¡± Ah Zhao said after looking around. Zhou Jianchen drove away from the countryside¡¯s shooting site by himself. Worrying about him, Ah Zhao and Ah Xian naturally followed. After escorting the two of them into the car at the hotel entrance just now, Ah Xian also got into the car and followed. Afraid that Xiao Tian would get lost, Ah Zhao just got into her car. Hands on the steering wheel, Zhou Jianchen didn¡¯t utter a word and his face remained collectively calm. The scene just now really upset him. This was the first time he really hated those reporters so much. They couldn¡¯t find him, so they came to intercept her. Fortunately he came in time, otherwise he really didn¡¯t know how it would develop. Ah Xian hurried back after he was done with the check-in process. Taking a deep breath, Zhou Jianchen took the face mask on the side and got out of the car. He opened the back seat door, pulled Liang Yin out of the car and put on the face mask for her. His gaze landed on her face and still lingered with fear. She had her head down, her face was pale and her body was visibly tense. She has never been good at dealing with this. Putting on the mask for her and pulling up her down-jacket hood, ¡°Let¡¯s go in.¡± The voice has softened. Liang Yin nodded and didn¡¯t say anything. Zhou Jianchen took her hand and tightened his grip. At the cusp of the storm, she could no longer stay at the previous hotel and he couldn¡¯t return to his hotel too, so they could only find another place. The party of five took the elevator from the side entrance to the top floor where nobody caught sight of them. Standing in the middle, Liang Yin was totally obscured. "" After swiping the room card to open the door, it was a luxury suite inside. ¡°I¡¯ll go get some dinner.¡± Ah Xian stood at the door and did not go in. Ah Zhao and Xiao Tian merely halted outside. The incident was so sudden that none of them bothered to eat. Zhou Jianchen responded in acknowledgement, then Ah Xian closed the door and walked away. Only two people left in the huge room. Zhou Jianchen turned around and gathered Liang Yin in his arms again, ¡°Okay, it¡¯s alright.¡± No one noticed them here and they won¡¯t be disturb again. His voice was especially gentle. Leaning against his shoulder, the rims of Liang Yin¡¯s eyes instantly reddened. She wrapped her arms around Zhou Jianchen¡¯s waist and held her breath to keep the tears from trickling down. All along she has worried about the speculation of being the ¡®third party¡¯ that he has to bear for no reason, but he is only worrying about her. ¡°Don¡¯t back out, understand?¡± Zhou Jianchen let go of her and said while holding her shoulders. His gaze was particularly serious. Liang Yin didn¡¯t say anything, so he added, ¡°It will be fine, trust me.¡± ¡°En.¡± Liang Yin finally nodded her head. What reason does she still have to back out? In front of so many people, he just took her away without the slightest care about the ¡®third party¡¯ rumors. Hearing her response, Zhou Jianchen finally felt relief. Embracing her in his arms again, he said softly with a smile, ¡°It¡¯s not that likely for you to run away after you¡¯ve bedded me.¡± Liang Yin was about to cry, but hearing him start talking nonsense again, she couldn¡¯t help but laugh out loud. After a long while, her heart was squishy soft again. He is always like this, childish, mischievous, talk nonsense and rambunctious, but all these are to make her happy. Ah Xian came back with a dining cart soon, while Ah Zhao and Xiao Tian also brought the belongings of the two people from the car. Looking at the exquisite dinner, Liang Yin had no appetite. Although Zhou Jianchen said it was all right, how could she feel at ease? ********** That night, the two of them didn¡¯t do anything. Zhou Jianchen merely hugged her to sleep the whole night. Liang Yin didn¡¯t sleep well. She constantly worried about those matters on the internet and woke up again after a short nap. She didn¡¯t know what the development on the internet was and what impact it would have on Zhou Jianchen under the overwhelming public opinions. She wanted to take out her cellphone for a look, but Zhou Jianchen had put her phone away. He wouldn¡¯t let her pay heed to those matters on the internet anymore and only told her to stay with him without worrying about anything. Every time she woke up, Zhou Jianchen would wake up too and then pat her on the back to comfort her. Hence, she knew Zhou Jianchen had not fallen asleep either. Although he reassured her that everything would be fine, he himself did not feel completely at ease too. He just acted as if nothing had happened in order to reassure her. Just looking at his man, she wondered how could he be so good; shielding her from the wind and rain, and only protecting her under his wings. Waking up once, she saw he was not in bed but standing outside the balcony making a phone call ¡­ ********* [1] CP fans (CP·Û) ¨C CP is an abbreviation for couple, which originated from Korean entertainment industry where fans fantasized their favorite onscreen/celebrity pairs. CH 48.2 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. Waking up the next day, there was nobody on the other side of the bed. The curtains were drawn and the room was dark. Looking at the bedside clock, it was already eight o¡¯clock. Zhou Jianchen was not around, not on the balcony nor in the bathroom. Liang Yin thought he probably had something to do and left briefly. Thinking of the cellphone that he put away, she searched for it again. Under the pillow, in the closet, in the drawer ¡­ entirely not there, and she finally found it on the bathroom towel rack. Thinking of how he hid it so well, she felt a burst of helplessness and mulling over the matters on the internet, she just turned on the phone again. Afraid that she would be troubled last night, he simply switched off her phone. As soon as the cellphone was turned on, a lot of messages popped up. Liang Yin couldn¡¯t pay attention to it, and just tapped onto Weibo. On the hot search, it was all there. She originally thought it would be a brutal storm, but she was stunned looking at it. The words ¡®infidelity¡¯ and ¡®third party involvement¡¯ have all disappeared, rather only replaced by ¡®please don¡¯t forsaken¡¯ ¡­ ********** At six o¡¯clock last night, Sister Shao posted the ¡®Ten years of waiting, good news at last¡¯, followed by Yuan Ruona, Rong Xin and Zhou Zuokang responses, another video was uploaded shortly after. Although Liang Yin and Zhou Jianchen had left, the reporters did not disband. Once they saw the return of Chen Hua¡¯en and the others, they flocked around again. ¡°Director Chen, Director Chen, do you know about Liang Yin and Zhou Jianchen¡¯s romantic affairs?¡± ¡°Director Chen, is Zhou Jianchen really involved in Film Empress Liang¡¯s marriage?¡± Director Chen, do you know when Film Empress Liang got together with Brother Chen?¡± The reporters asked as such. They couldn¡¯t interview Liang Yin and Zhou Jianchen, they thought they could always get some answers from Chen Hua¡¯en, who is the chief director of the movie they are filming and who has quite a good relationship with the both of them. Chen Hua¡¯en did really respond and it was nevertheless as brief as ever. As he walked towards the hotel, he replied indifferently, ¡°As far as I know, there is no infidelity.¡± It was as mediocre as if he was responding to the question, ¡®What did you eat today¡¯. Brief, indifferent, yet affirmative enough too. As a result, the rumors of ¡®infidelity¡¯ and ¡®third party involvement¡¯ were completely crushed. Previously, those friends and relatives like Yuan Ruona were still being questioned, but once Chen Hua¡¯en spoke up, no one doubted anymore. Although Chen Hua¡¯en is close to them, as decent and prudent as he is, how could he possibly deceive. So, the whole topic reached an unprecedented level of fervor again. Everyone started looking for the truth about how Film Empress Liang and Brother Chen got together, but no one responded. Sister Shao¡¯s ¡®Ten years of waiting¡¯ became the key to all the questions. Ten years of waiting, what kind of ten years of waiting after all? And by 10 pm, six hours after the whole occurrence, someone finally found out the answer. ¨C I, I, I probably know what¡¯s going on. One long-standing fan of more than ten years replied. She then listed out on Weibo the ten-years she had spent three hours to consolidate about Zhou Jianchen. Ten years ago, Goddess Liang was 19 years old when she started filming her second movie [Ming Yao]; Brother Chen was 21 and was already the top actor with a promising future in the entertainment industry. At that time, Brother Chen had posted many contents about Goddess Liang on Weibo, her movies, her posters and even the news of her being conferred the Film Empress overseas. Eight years ago, Goddess Liang was 21 years old while Brother Chen was 23, they started to collaborate on their first movie ¨C [Spring]. And on the day of the opening ceremony ritual, Brother Chen posted a photo of them together on Weibo. That photo had turned up previously and on it, Brother Chen smiled brightly like never before. Brother Chen was most active on Weibo that year and that was the year Brother Chen and Goddess Liang were in the same production team. Under careful scrutiny, many contents were related to Goddess Liang. The following year, the second photo of them together was exposed again. On the seat, Brother Chen looked at Goddess Liang with brightly gentle eyes. At that time, everyone suspected if there was something between Brother Chen and Goddess Liang. Later, facing the reporter¡¯s interview, Brother Chen also publicly admitted that Goddess Liang was the actress he ¡®liked¡¯. For so many years, Brother Chen has never used the word ¡®like¡¯ on anyone. But then, Goddess Liang responded that ¡®He is a very outstanding actor¡¯, and soon afterwards, it was precisely Goddess Liang¡¯s abrupt retirement and rumors of a car accident circling around ¡­ Then, what happened afterwards? Goddess Liang just disappeared and Brother Chen quieted down at once. Brother Chen formerly accepted many scripts every day, he attended scores of events and participated in numerous activities, but since that year, he gradually faded from the public and the movies he acted became lesser, until last year, he simply didn¡¯t accept any at all. He no longer posted on Weibo again. Once he was engrossed with Weibo, but all of a sudden, he seemed to be weary of it. At that time, many people wondered why, but what could it be? Only because Goddess Liang had left and Brother Chen has always liked her. With her around, he livened up; when she was not around, he lost all interest. As such, five years have simply passed. Goddess Liang¡¯s whereabouts was all along unknown and it became increasingly difficult to see Brother Chen again. Until five months ago, everything had changed again. Five months ago, Brother Chen posted on Weibo ¨C ¡®Ah¡¯. At that time, everyone thought he was responding to Xu Lili, but was he really? He had not posted on Weibo for more than half a year at that time. As proud and arrogant as he is, how could he make an exception for one Xu Lili? Later, it was discovered that Goddess Liang appeared at the airport at the same time as him, and he acknowledged that they were indeed on the same flight too, so the ¡®Ah¡¯ was probably just for her. That was naturally the first time he met her after five years of absence, so he couldn¡¯t help but post on Weibo after a gap of more than half a year. He has always liked her, and has not changed since the beginning. When she left, he seemed to have lost his soul, and once she returned, he was completely alive again. Five years ago, he posted one Weibo after another for her, and five years later, he¡¯s back to being himself again with her reappearance. Ah, long time no see. Ah, you are finally back. That ¡®Ah¡¯ sounded like a mockery, but more than that, it was a bitterness towards himself. Later, he took on the role for the filming of [Winter]. After a year and a half, the female lead is however Goddess Liang. Was it a coincidence? Perhaps it was just intentional. After that, Brother Chen¡¯s Weibo welcomed its peak again. Those plausible words and those absurd photos that no one could make sense of, they were so similar to the past. Once upon a time, he had posted on Weibo like this too. He posted when he was happy; when he was unhappy, he would post another Weibo. No one knew why, but could clearly sense his happiness, anger, grief and joy. He couldn¡¯t talk explicitly who he was trying to tell, so he could only vent it out himself and let others speculate. And at that time, he was shooting the same movie with Goddess Liang. Still remember that Weibo Brother Chen shared Ye Cen¡¯s song and the lyrics of which were ¨C he really likes you, but never mentioned it ¡­ At that time, he probably just wanted to say something to someone. Brother Chen is very proud, and has never liked anyone. Once he does, it will be for a long long time. Ten years ago he liked Goddess Liang, so whether she was around or had left, he liked her all along. His exuberance is for her, his gloominess is for her, all his joy, anger, grief and joy are for her. And when did Brother Chen get together with Goddess Liang? In fact, all of it is traceable too. Remember that photo in the hospital? Brother Chen smiled brightly and tenderly for the camera. At that time, everyone was wondering why Brother Chen was smiling so happily and who was the person who took that photo, now, everything has an answer. Brother Chen has never smiled so happily in front of a person, and Brother Chen has never looked at a person with such a gentle gaze, except for Goddess Liang and no one else. It was years ago and still is years later. Perhaps the only reason why he smiled so happily was because Goddess Liang agreed to be with him. Ten years later, Brother Chen finally waited for Goddess Liang to be with him, how could he not be happy. Goddess Liang had loved Mr. Zhong for 13 years, but Brother Chen had also waited ten years for Goddess Liang. Ten years of waiting, good news at last. That¡¯s not just a simple eight words. Now that the two people have finally come together, I only hope that all beautiful affections can gain amiable treatment and all sincerity are not forsaken ¡­ ********** This Weibo was posted at ten o¡¯clock and then quickly blew up. All of the above were listed too clearly and justifiable, and no one could refute it. For so many years, all these happened right before their eyes, yet no one took notice of it, and all the truth could be revealed by connecting them together. Brother Chen, really loved Film Empress Liang for 10 years. Ten years, is it a long time? It¡¯s not long, but it transformed a lively person to become reticent. At that time they didn¡¯t know why Brother Chen suddenly became quiet and knowing it now, what¡¯s left was only heartaches. ¨C No wonder Goddess Liang is with my Brother Chen. My Brother Chen is really too good, Goddess Chen deserves it and Brother Chen also warrants it! Please cherish and don¡¯t forsaken! ¨C Feeling sorry for my Brother Chen, please don¡¯t let me down! QAQ ¨C Goddess Liang, please don¡¯t forsaken my Brother Chen! ¨C Don¡¯t forsaken! QAQ ¨C Goddess Liang, please stay with my Brother Chen happily, my Brother Chen is not easy at all ah! ¨C Really don¡¯t forsaken ah! QAQ ¡­ ¨C ¡­.. Under Weibo were all such comments. Liang Yin looked at them one by one and felt very sad. She finally understood what Zhou Jianchen was doing all night. He stripped and presented nakedly his ten-years in front of everyone, just to tell others how much he loved her. She is with him only if he loves her enough. He didn¡¯t get it easily. Although it was a long-standing fan¡¯s Weibo, how could she not know who was manipulating it. He helped her fulfill her 13-year relationship, cleared up all the suspicions, and then held her to the top. However, he is Zhou Jianchen ah. The rims of Liang Yin¡¯s eyes teared up again. This man made her feel at ease and he really took care of everything. CH 49.1 Just want to be with You ¨C Chapter 49.1 Translator: Oinkoink Chapter 49.1 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. At this moment, the door was pushed open and it was Zhou Jianchen who came back. ¡°You¡¯re awake?¡± Seeing her standing there, he spoke as he closed the door. Liang Yin didn¡¯t say anything, just waiting for him to come closer before reaching out to hug him. Leaning against his chest, she whispered, ¡°You don¡¯t need to do this ¡­ ¡° Needless to strip yourself so openly nor lower yourself from the sacred altar. Zhou Jianchen has always existed far above the masses. Seeing the cellphone in her hand, Zhou Jianchen naturally knew what she meant. He put his arms around her and replied with a smile, ¡°Because it¡¯s worth it ah.¡± Liang Yin¡¯s tears trickled down again. ¡°I just want everyone to know that I adore you. I want everyone to know that I¡¯m the one who is begging to marry you ¡­ ¡° Holding her by the shoulders, Zhou Jianchen said with a smile again. Looking at his bright warm eyes, Liang Yin couldn¡¯t help but smile too. Weibo is now full of ¡®please don¡¯t forsaken¡¯ and Sister Shao had given a like this morning. That ¡®Ten years of waiting¡¯ post seemed to have been officially acknowledged and instantly aroused the greatest enthusiasm. And the hottest post has nearly two millions likes, as if everyone is really helping him with his ¡®marriage proposal¡¯. Millions of people were proposing a marriage, how spectacular. Wiping her tears away, Zhou Jianchen added, ¡°Sister Shao came just now, so I went to Ah Zhao¡¯s room.¡± This was explaining why he wasn¡¯t here just now. She was still asleep at that time. Afraid of waking her up, he just went to Ah Zhao¡¯s room. She didn¡¯t sleep well at all last night and had only fallen asleep for a bit in the morning. Sister Shao¡¯s arrival, naturally, was due to the Weibo¡¯s matter. Although all had been reversed after the PR¡¯s efforts the whole night, in the end, she still didn¡¯t feel at ease. As it happened there were events in the neighboring city these two days, so she rushed over in the morning. This PR could be the most thrilling one in her career. Although everything has long been planned out, she after all dared not take it lightly. Fortunately everything has been resolved satisfactorily. How could Liang Yin not know what he was thinking, hence she merely nodded her head. Zhou Jianchen added again, ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry about filming. I asked Director Chen for two days off, so you can rest well these two days.¡± Being restless now, how can she still go back to film in the shooting site and having just been exposed, she would also be subjected to everyone¡¯s scrutiny which she had never gotten used to. How could he not know her character after so many years. Hearing that, Liang Yin was somewhat touched. This man has always been so considerate of her. ********** After lunch, Sister Shao explained a few things and left. She had to go to another city to attend an event. After sending Sister Shao off, Liang Yin said to Zhou Jianchen, ¡°Let¡¯s go back to filming?¡± Zhou Jianchen was a little surprised, but Liang Yin smiled again and said, ¡°I¡¯m fine now.¡± Zhou Jianchen got two days off for her, but she couldn¡¯t really take the days off. It doesn¡¯t matter on her side, Director Chen can pull up the later scenes, but on Zhou Jianchen¡¯s side, a day¡¯s delay is a budget of 2 million thus she can¡¯t do that. If she rested for two days, Zhou Jianchen would only stay with her. After one morning, her frame of mind has calmed down. Zhou Jianchen was still worried, ¡°You don¡¯t have to be so anxious. Just rest first and we¡¯ll talk about it again.¡± How could he not know her thoughts? ¡°I¡¯m not that fragile. You always tend to me too well.¡± She added again. Afraid she will be cold, afraid that she will starve, afraid of her being unhappy, he just wanted to protect her in every aspect. But after so many years, she¡¯s already strong enough. It feels really good to have someone to rely on, but she can really deal with it. Liang Yin looked at him with eyes full of sincerity. Seeing this, Zhou Jianchen couldn¡¯t help pinching her nose, ¡°Who should I tend to if I don¡¯t tend to you.¡± Liang Yin listened, lowered her head and smiled again. ¡°Then I¡¯ll send you back.¡± Knowing her insistence, Zhou Jianchen could only say so. Liang Yin pondered for a moment and just responded, ¡°En.¡± ********** There was restlessness when they left, but everything had quietened down now. Zhou Jianchen held Liang Yin¡¯s hand tightly and felt perfectly satisfied. He no longer needs to sneak around with her. From now on, he can see her whenever he wants and care about her as much as he desires. He no longer has to worry about other people¡¯s point of views. Although StarLight Media is suing Wang Lianhai, in a certain sense, he really has to thank him properly. Zhou Jianchen couldn¡¯t help but gather Liang Yin in his arms again and let out a sigh, ¡°From now on, we can be together openly.¡± They can go out to dine together, go sight-seeing together, and in front of many people, he can also hold her hand and talk to her without worries. His and her names will also be linked together from now on. Mentioning Liang Yin, that is precisely Zhou Jianchen¡¯s girlfriend; Bringing up Zhou Jianchen, that is exactly Liang Yin¡¯s boyfriend, everyone will know that they are together. In the future, there will also be a Mr. Zhou and a Mrs. Zhou ¡­ ¡°Yinyin, why am I so happy ¡­ ¡° He propped on her head and said. Looking at his smiling face, Liang Yin couldn¡¯t help but smile too. Leaning against him, her heart was full of warmth. On the internet, the avidity of ¡®please don¡¯t forsaken¡¯ still continues. At eleven o¡¯clock, someone in the production team let slip the news ¨C still remember when Brother Chen was injured? As a matter of fact, he got wounded at that time in order to shield Film Empress Liang too. That person reported the news anonymously, but told the course of the incident in detail, hence the requests for ¡®please don¡¯t forsaken¡¯ became even earnest. Brother Chen really loves Goddess Liang with his life. The likes for the hottest post has surpassed 4 million. Looking at it, Liang Yin felt even more sentimental. ********** The shooting site was not far and they arrived an hour later. Zhou Jianchen held Liang Yin¡¯s hand again after getting out of the car. Liang Yin was a little embarrassed, but still let him lead her. They soon met people once they entered the set. ¡°Brother Chen, Sister Yin.¡± Apparently surprised and followed by hurried greetings. Zhou Jianchen responded and merely pulled Liang Yin inside. Soon after, more people naturally noticed them. ¡°Brother Chen, Sister Yin.¡± Everyone was surprised. They didn¡¯t expect them to come back so soon. The shooting arrangements had been rescheduled and everyone knew they had taken leave, but they soon greeted them warmly again. Everyone knew what happened online and everyone had also assimilated it. Zhou Jianchen was indifferent all along, but Liang Yin¡¯s face was steaming hot. ¡°Yo, Jianchen and Yinyin are back!¡± Furthest inside, Du Yafu caught sight of them too and he was as enthusiastic as ever. When he shouted this, the other personnel who were busy turned around too and these people were well acquainted with them, so they greeted them after another. No one seemed to be surprised. Many of these people had actually given them a like and netizens with sharp eyes had listed them out one by one. ¡°Isn¡¯t it to rush back for filming?¡± Zhou Jianchen spoke plainly, but his ears were a little red. In front of others, he can pretend as if nothing happened. But in front of these old acquaintances, he somehow was a little sheepish. Seeing them holding hands, the director of photography jokingly said, ¡°You two have indeed hidden from us painstakingly ah. Just right under our noses, yet none of us perceived.¡± Liang Yin wanted to pull her hand back, but Zhou Jianchen wouldn¡¯t let her and merely said to them, ¡°I¡¯ll treat you guys to dinner someday.¡± Considered as a formal apology. Seeing this, Du Yafu just laughed again and said, ¡°I think it¡¯s better to just invite us to your wedding feast immediately.¡± When this was said, everyone laughed. Liang Yin was blushed through. Too embarrassed to stay any longer, she broke away and said, ¡°I¡¯m going to put on my makeup.¡± Seeing this, the crowd couldn¡¯t help but laugh again. Even Chen Hua¡¯en, who was looking at the camera at the side, couldn¡¯t refrain from smiling. ¡°Can we still do without you guys?¡± Zhou Jianchen answered back and his eyes on Liang Yin were also full of laughter. ********** Zhou Jianchen left very soon. The shooting in the countryside was intense. It was okay when he originally asked for leave, but since they were back now, he had better not delay anymore. Liang Yin naturally threw herself into filming too. Dismissing everything, she quickly immersed in the role. After that, this quickly propelled the whole site. She is indeed a natural filmmaker. Every frown and every smile is enough to affect others. The director of photography was ecstatic with the shooting while Chen Hua¡¯en watched the smooth takes one after another and his expression was completely relaxed. Not long before he still needed to explain the scene to her, but now she has long mastered it and stuns the audience with just her own perception. By the time the entire scene concluded, it was 7 pm already. All the crews started to pack up and Liang Yin also returned to the dressing room to remove her makeup. On the cellphone, Zhou Jianchen had sent several messages; arrived smoothly, started filming, reporting one after another. Seeing this, Liang Yin responded to each of them. Zhou Jianchen didn¡¯t answer back promptly, apparently still busy. Ceasing a day¡¯s work, they probably would be busy until very late tonight. Liang Yin didn¡¯t dare to disrupt and merely switched to Weibo again. It is still so lively on Weibo. Zhou Jianchen and her names still remained on hot search and everything about them was completely listed out. The two photos of them were once again posted everywhere, and the photo of him leading her away last night was even hailed as a paragon. They said, I finally understand why Brother Chen was so determined when he took Goddess Liang away. Due to Zhou Jianchen¡¯s presence, Liang Yin all along didn¡¯t take a good look at this photo and now looking at it, she had mixed feelings. CH 49.2 Just want to be with You ¨C Chapter 49.2 Translator: Oinkoink Chapter 49.2 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. Zhou Jianchen came in a hurry from the shooting site and his hair was a little messy. He who always has been burdened to maintain his idol image, yet at that moment, did not care at all. But he was still so handsome. His every gesture, the corners of his eyes and tips of eyebrows were all so dashing. Liang Yin suddenly realized that he seems to have been engraved in her heart. Looking at the photo of him, she seemed to be able to feel his body heat, his heartbeats, the prickling and itchy sensations when he buried his head in the crook of her neck yet it was an incomparable warmth. He has indeed been added to her life already. Looking at it, she called Sister Shao. ¡°Sister Shao, help me set up a Weibo account.¡± She said, Sister Shao didn¡¯t ask much, merely complied quickly. Half an hour later, she sent over the account ID and password again. Liang Yin quit her original Weibo and signed in again. Looking at the word ¡®Liang Yin¡¯ above, ripples rose in her heart. She never thought of setting up such an account nor had she ever thought of appearing in front of everyone in such a way. Everything seems so strange. Gazing at it for a long time, she typed her first Weibo post. It was then posted. Brief, just one sentence yet it was all of it. ¡ª Grateful to have you. @Zhou Jianchen ********** Soon, Weibo exploded again. ¨C Ahhhhhhhh Goddess Liang has set up a Weibo account! ! ! ¨C Ahhhhhh Goddess Liang has finally set up a Weibo account! ! ! ¨C What in heaven¡¯s name have I seen ah! Goddess Liang actually set up a Weibo account! ! ! ¨C In my lifetime! ¨C In my lifetime! ! ! ¨C Goddess, I¡¯m going to confess my love to you madly ah! ! ! I love you so much ahhhhh! ! ! ¨CTen years of waiting! Good news at last! ! ¨C Damn ah, I really want to cry! ! ! ¨C ¡­.. For so many years, Liang Yin has never appeared on Weibo, so it quickly detonated. Firstly, Sister Shao forwarded it, then Weibo propelled it which soon was known all over the network. It was the first wave of devoted fans who appeared first, and very soon the second wave of fans turned up too. ¨C Ahhhhhhh, my sister-in-law has set up a Weibo! Hello Sister-in-law! ! ! ¨C Ten years of waiting, good news at last, Hello Sister-in-law! ¨C Greetings to my Sister-in-law! ! ¨C Hello, Sister-in-law! ! ! ¨C Sister-in-law, please accept my obeisance! ¨C Sister-in-law, you must be on good terms with my Brother Chen ah! ! ! ¨C Sister-in-law, you guys must be happy ah! ! ! ¨C ¡­.. One million, two million, three million, four million ¡­ In a blink of an eye, the number of fans exceeded 10 million. Rong Xin started to forward, Zhou Zuokang started to forward and Yuan Ruona started to forward ¡ª the number of fans increased steadily. Du Yafu gave a like, the director of photography gave a like and all the actors/actresses who had worked together gave a like, while the artists under StarLight Media gave a like and even Chen Hua¡¯en¡¯s studio liked it too. Rong Xin: Happy! Zhou Zuokang: Once again, blessings across the air. Yuan Ruona: Hold my Yin and don¡¯t let go! Wishing my Yin will be happy and blessed! Soon the third wave of fans came along too. ¨C No matter when and where you are with whoever, Goddess, you must be happy ah! ¨C It has not been easy for so many years, Goddess, you must be happy! ¨C Goddess, we are with you! ¨C Fans of ten years expressed to always support you! ¨C ¡­.. The number of forwards, comments and likes once again keeps going up ¡­ 50,000, 100,000, 200,000 ¡­ in an instant the forwards are 500,000; number of comments is also 10,000, 20,000, 30,000 ¡­ instantly broke 200,000; the number of likes is more than 600,000 at once. Liang Yin has set up a Weibo account; Film Empress Liang responded to the romantic affairs for the first time, which even instantly topped the hot search. Everyone knew Film Empress Liang had responded to the romantic affairs and everyone started to go crazy. They told each other and gave their blessings one after another. And within one hour and a half, the number of followers had exceeded 30 million. Liang Yin had expected there would be some commotion, but she didn¡¯t expect it to be so huge. Seeing the screen-full of ¡®blessings¡¯, her heart was filled with many emotions. And at this moment, Rong Xin posted another Weibo: Let me freeload the wave of traffic too ~ Then, a photo was attached. Under the night sky of bright lights, Zhou Jianchen stood there with his clothes pulled back to wrap around Liang Yin, so warm and romantic. She wanted to post this photo long ago and now she finally had the chance. It instantly attracted countless attention again. ¨C Ahhhhhhhhh is that Brother Chen and Goddess Liang? OMG ah! How romantic is it! ! ! ¨C Ahhhhhhh Brother Chen and Sister Yin are so beautiful standing together! ! ! ¨C Ahhhhhh too sweet for me ah! ! ! At this moment, all the topics about Zhou Jianchen and Liang Yin would bring on a high volume of traffic. Looking at the photo, Liang Yin couldn¡¯t help but smile too. She didn¡¯t expect Rong Xin would take a photo of them. The phone, however, rang at this moment. Liang Yin looked at the caller ID, her gaze was momentarily calm. She still put it through after a long time. There was only silence on the other end of the phone. Liang Yin listened and didn¡¯t speak either. A voice came through after a long while. He said, ¡°Yinyin, blessings to you.¡± The voice was low and cheerless. Liang Yin¡¯s eyes got wet at once and after a while, she just replied, ¡°Thank you.¡± Thank you, Zhong Mingzhen. The call was quickly hung up. More than an hour after the Weibo post, Zhong Mingzhen still called. The night was already dark and he was standing in the Zhong Conglomerate Building, where all was quiet and still. ********** In the countryside base, Zhou Jianchen finally finished shooting the last scene. The surrounding lights were brightly lit. His body was covered in dust and dirt that one tap simply scattered the sandy dustiness. Ah Zhao had already handed him the cellphone, ¡°Brother Chen, Sister Yin posted on Weibo.¡± Zhou Jianchen was a little surprised. He took the phone and turned it on to look then smiled. As he smiled, there were tears in his eyes. ¨C Grateful to have you. @Zhou Jianchen Grateful to have you, Zhou Jianchen. She was acknowledging him in public. His heart was surging with great joy all of the sudden. Such a person who didn¡¯t like to reveal herself in front of others, yet acknowledged him like this. Heart felt so warm while tears wet his eyes that he finally took a deep breath and forwarded that Weibo post. At the same time, he also responded with four words ¨C Grateful to have you. Grateful to have you, Zhou Jianchen. Grateful to have you, Liang Yin. Grateful to be able to meet you in this lifetime. Soon after that, he sent a message to Liang Yin, ¡°If I have known earlier, I wouldn¡¯t have let you go back ¡­ ¡° If he didn¡¯t let her go back, he could kiss and hug her right now. ********** And once he posted on Weibo, it caused another sensation. After the response from Film Empress Liang, Brother Chen reciprocated too. Looking at the post, Liang Yin smiled again. ¨C Grateful to have you, it¡¯s indeed good. CH 50.1 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. Waking up the next day, Liang Yin¡¯s number of followers had already exceeded 60 million. Having never appeared on Weibo and being with such top site traffic as Zhou Jianchen, as well as the recent raving news with the head of Zhong Conglomerate, her appearance naturally attracted countless attention. Liang Yin, however, didn¡¯t respond anymore. Although she had set up the Weibo account, she ultimately still wasn¡¯t used to revealing herself in front of others. Under Weibo, there is just this one post ¨C Grateful to have you. @Zhou Jianchen And, the comments and reposts have long exceeded 5 million. The filming of [Winter] would conclude soon and by the end of March, the last scene would be shot. The two groups worked together again. The last scene was the death of Zhou Zhaozong which Chen Hua¡¯en deliberately scheduled at the end. The weather was getting a little warmer. Wearing a thin fleece jacket, Liang Yin was rehearsing the script with Zhou Jianchen while Zhou Jianchen just held her hand. Liang Yin¡¯s hands were still a little cold as she wore lesser clothing. For the past two days, they stayed together in a hotel outside, and had been going in and out in pairs. The production crews were used to it and were unfazed seeing them holding hands. This sort of unintentional sweetness could warm people¡¯s hearts the most and everyone smiled when they saw it. All preparations were soon ready and the final scene of the movie was about to start filming. ¡°Are you ready?¡± Zhou Jianchen asked. ¡°En.¡± Liang Yin nodded. This is an emotional outburst scene for her. All the actors/actresses took their places before the log-keeper clapped the clapperboard and the filming began. In the midst of the raging war, Xu Mengbai traveled all the way south in order to deliver the information that she inadvertently ran into the Japanese army. At this time, Zhou Zhaozong was battling against the Japanese troops, hence the two met again. At that time, Zhou Zhaozong was no longer the high-spirited chief of the service agency and his righteous ardor had long turned into national hatred with profound disappointment. The united front of the Communist Party, however ** had long been ** unbearable. He was determined to serve the state party, but it was no longer the same as before. [T/N: These ** were featured in the raw content, hence couldn¡¯t figure out what it were, probably some banned political terms (£þ¨Œ£þ*)©g] When he saw Xu Mengbai, life was like a dream as time had brought great changes. He rescued Xu Mengbai and contended with the Japanese army. But the reinforcements never arrive and after three full days of siege, they ran out of ammunition and food. Watching his comrades fell one after another, Zhou Zhaozong fought with reddened eyes. But he too fell in the end. He had been shot but he just kept silent in order to escort her away ¡­ This scene began precisely when Zhou Zhaozong fell. In the reeds, Zhou Zhaozong fell to the ground with relief in his eyes. He no longer had to wait for the rescue that would never come and no longer had to question the belief he had held on for half of his life. He was freed. ¡°Zhou Zhaozong! Zhou Zhaozong!¡± Hugging him, Xu Mengbai was seized with panic and when she touched the blood on his back, she understood in an instant. His back was already blood-soaked, and her tears spilled out instantly. ¡°Zhou Zhaozong! Don¡¯t you die!¡± She spoke through clenched teeth. Zhou Zhaozong¡¯s face was deathly pale. They had long fled all the way. Opening his eyes, Zhou Zhaozong looked at her with nostalgia in his eyes and his face had never been so gentle. He raised his hand to caress her face and merely spoke softly again, ¡°You have to live.¡± Live on to watch the victory of the war and to see the glorious future for him. Zhou Zhaozong added, ¡°May the next lifetime be a peaceful country.¡± After saying that, he smiled gently and closed his eyes. Peaceful with no disputes, no wars; that way, he can love someone properly. Liang Yin¡¯s tears then instantly raged. ¡°Zhou Zhaozong!¡± She hugged him with her jaw clenched. The departing boat was just in the reed marsh and just one more step forward, they could leave together. But he wouldn¡¯t wake up again. The past was all in her heart. She raised her head in pain and her whole body couldn¡¯t stop trembling. She tried to hold back but tears kept trickling down and in the end, it only turned into a painful whimper ¨C ¡°Zhou Zhaozong!¡± ¡°Zhou Zhaozong ¡­ ¡° ¡°Zhou Zhaozong!¡± In this era of ashen razing, all feelings were buried, but after so many years, all the emotions had also long since settled. For so many years, she had loved him too. Tears kept trickling down. Liang Yin cried bitterly and trembled as she hugged him tightly in her arms, and she was filled with so much grief. ¡°Zhou Zhaozong ¡­ ¡° ¡°Zhou Zhaozong!¡± ¡°Cut ¨C ¡° Chen Hua¡¯en finally shouted to stop. The last scene was finally concluded. Everyone had eased up and the camera had also stopped filming, but Liang Yin was still hugging and couldn¡¯t stop crying. She was thoroughly into the scene and couldn¡¯t even distinguish between reality and her character. Zhou Zhaozong¡¯s dying in her arms was akin to her seeing Zhou Jianchen leaving her in this lifetime too. Zhou Jianchen was hugging her too and his eyes were also reddened. He knew she was immersed in the role, but as she cried, he wanted to cry too. The people on the side had already applauded in succession, thanking the two of them for their wonderful performances. Everyone¡¯s eyes were brimming with tears too. When Liang Yin burst into bitter tears, they all felt the same way. Her power to move others¡¯ feelings has always been intense. When she laughed, everyone would laugh; now that she was crying, everyone cried too. Once Liang Yin had calmed down, she felt somewhat embarrassed to see the crowd gathered around. Wiping her tears for her, Zhou Jianchen only smiled and gathered her into his arms ¡­ Hereafter, [Winter] has ended perfectly. ********** After the wrap-up banquet, everyone disbanded again. Chen Hua¡¯en and the others began to work intensively on the post-production. Editing, special effects, music, dubbing ¡­ all these need to be consolidated from scratch and then there were still waves of publicity. In September, the 30th Golden Flower Awards will be held and Chen Hua¡¯en intends to submit [Winter] for consideration. As the only national-level film festival in China, the Golden Flower Awards has a long history and a real worth. Countless filmmakers have made this their lifelong pursuit. Coinciding with its 30th anniversary, all the awards will only be more dignified. Chen Hua¡¯en has already acquired this award, but he doesn¡¯t mind achieving it again. Liang Yin returned to the Zhou family with Zhou Jianchen and then started to prepare for the filming of [Chaoyang]. By the end of April, she joined the production set again. Zhou Jianchen naturally accompanied her. In May, the editing of [Winter] was completed and the production team released the first trailer of Xu Mengbai¡¯s visual, which immediately shocked the audience. After a five-year absence, Film Empress Liang returned for the first time. Many people were looking forward to it yet there were many watching from the sidelines too. When the trailer came out, everyone was shocked. From walking down the stairs in qibao to looking back with tears in her eyes at the end, in just two minutes, all the emotions were in it. When she smiled, it was hedonically dazzling and when she cried, it was heart-rending. All the struggles and perseverance were completely shown. And her last glancing back was even more soul-shaking. In the reeds, she turned around to look back with tears in her eyes and her tense appearance was visible with melancholy determination. Once this trailer was released, Liang Yin was instantly on hot search again and her number of fans shot up again. In June, the trailer of Zhou Zhaozong¡¯s visual was released too and it was another hot craze. By the end of June, the trailer of both Zhou Zhaozong and Xu Mengbai was released, which drew even more countless shrieks. In this version of the trailer, that kiss between Zhou Zhaozong and Xu Mengbai appeared in front of the crowd. By the time the final trailer was released in July, everyone was already looking forward to the movie premiere on September 30th. When the Golden Flower Awards announced the shortlist in August, [Winter] won a total of 12 nominations, including Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Feature Film, Best Cinematography, Best Production and others. For a short while, it attracted the entire network¡¯s attention. This time, a total of 273 films were registered for the Golden Flower Film Festival and 89 films were nominated, each of which was outstanding enough. Everyone wanted to know how many awards the production team of [Winter] could win. Could Film Empress Liang win the domestic award for the first time? Could Brother Chen win the Golden Flower Best Actor again after 8 years? Could both the ¡®husband and wife¡¯ team stand on the podium at the same time? Regardless of whether they win or not, it is enough to look forward to them attending the awards ceremony together. By then, it will be live broadcast. Brother Chen had clarified that he would be present. With his attendance, will Goddess Liang be absent? Film Empress Liang has never appeared in public since her return and the two of them have also never been in public together after the announcement of their romance. In this period of time, Film Empress Liang has not posted on Weibo except to repost the movie publicity, but Brother Chen did and it was all about the two people¡¯s daily life. Film Empress Liang never appeared but every photo was full of sweetness. So everyone looked forward to their appearance together. This Golden Flower Film Festival has already received unprecedented attention before it even started. In the blink of an eye, the 30th Golden Flower Film Festival Awards Ceremony is about to be held on September 16th. In the hotel, when Liang Yin woke up with her eyes open, she saw Zhou Jianchen looking at her with his head propped up and was smiling. ¡°What are you looking at?¡± Liang Yin muttered, only to bury her face in his arms again. Not knowing when it started, she no longer has her back towards him and just likes to sleep buried in his arms. She was still sleepy. She had only arrived at the hotel in the early hours of last night, but he ended up tossing till late. ¡°Looking at you, I haven¡¯t seen you for a month.¡± Zhou Jianchen said with a smile. She was filming [Chaoyang] while he had also accepted a new movie. They were separated in two places and had not seen each other for more than a month. [Chaoyang] finally concluded yesterday and he was able to pick her up in the early morning. When Liang Yin heard what he said, she couldn¡¯t help but smile. Hugging him tightly, her sleepy eyes were still drowsy and her voice softened, ¡°I miss you too.¡± Her face was flushed when she first woke up, but it was also the afterglow from last night¡¯s pleasure. Seeing this, Zhou Jianchen couldn¡¯t help but kiss her and then hugged her more tightly. When she woke up again, it was already nine o¡¯clock. It was tiring enough after filming for more than four consecutive months and Liang Yin was indeed exhausted. Watching her sleep, Zhou Jianchen just hugged her and slept with her. After lunch and cleaning up, she had already recovered. After not seeing her for a few months, Liang Yin¡¯s hair has grown longer while her figure is even more gracefully lithe and her every gesture is particularly charming. The make-up artist was already there and the gown was prepared. When Liang Yin walked out of the fitting room, Zhou Jianchen only smiled with his eyes curved. Liang Yin¡¯s gown was chosen by him, which he selected out of ten sets and it was specifically to walk the red carpet with him. Beautiful, even more beautiful than he had imagined. This is the first time they appeared together in front of the crowd. Liang Yin looked at herself in the mirror and merely smiled helplessly. Zhou Jianchen¡¯s aesthetic has always been good, but she has never worn such a gown. Tight fitting, strapless with fishtail trailing. A white gown that showed all the curves. ¡°Don¡¯t like it?¡± Zhou Jianchen put his arms around her waist and said. Liang Yin could not respond. Don¡¯t like it? Of course she likes it. She is indeed more charming looking like this. Standing with him, they complement one another well. CH 50.2 Just want to be with You ¨C Chapter 50.2 Translator: Oinkoink Chapter 50.2 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. Zhou Jianchen had also changed his clothes. A well-cut tailored black suit, which made him extraordinarily handsome and uprightly tall. Ignoring him, she just took out a ring from the jewelry box with a smile and put it on, then stretched her hand out and waved it, ¡°It looks even better with this one.¡± That ring was precisely the birthday gift he gave her on Lunar New Year. ¡°Ah, I always felt that it was unpresentable.¡± Zhou Jianchen sighed when he saw it. Afraid of her refusal at that time, he just bought a million or two randomly and now, it inevitably felt inadequate with her outfit. The gown Liang Yin was wearing now costs three million to complete. ¡°I think it looks good.¡± Liang Yin said and just put her hair down again ¡­ ********** By the time they went out, it was four o¡¯clock and the film festival¡¯s red carpet ceremony started at four thirty. Chen Hua¡¯en and others stayed in the same hotel too. Since they were the same crew, they left at the same time. Everyone was stunned by Liang Yin. She doesn¡¯t wear much makeup, except when she was filming. Dressed in a formal attire now, she really looked like a different person. Some people don¡¯t attract attention when they are low-key, but once they appear, they just shine with radiance. By the time they arrived at the convention center, it was already five o¡¯clock and as soon as they appeared, they instantly attracted everyone¡¯s attention. A crowd of fans had already shouted ¨C ¡°Brother Chen ¨C ¡° ¡°Sister Yin ¨C ¡° They had all been waiting for a long time. Zhou Jianchen smiled and waved to everyone in acknowledgement, while Liang Yin, who was holding his arm, also responded with a smile. At once, it set off another wave of shriek. Dressed in a white gown, red lips, dark hair and a ring on her finger, Liang Yin was extremely striking. The reporters turned their camera lens too and in an instant, the two of them became everyone¡¯s focus. The other production teams had already walked the red carpet first and the MC just let the two walk alone. And when the two of them walked down the red carpet, the whole internet was abuzz again. The red carpet ceremony was broadcast live on the internet, and as soon as they appeared, everyone could see them. ¨C Why is my Sister Yin so beautiful! ! ! ! ¨C Frenziedly CALL for my Sister Yin! ! ! ¨C Ahhhhhhhh you guys look! ! The expression in Brother Chen¡¯s eyes when he looks at Sister Yin! ! ! The gentleness is killing me ahhhhhh! ! ! ¨C Lifetime support to Zhou/Liang husband and wife ah! ! ! ¨C ¡­.. The on-screen forum was flooding frantically. Weibo and other major forums were also full of their approaching photos. ********** The film festival awards ceremony officially began at seven o¡¯clock. The production team of [Winter] sat in a row. In the huge venue, the camera lens would occasionally sweep over Zhou Jianchen and Liang, who were sitting together. Hence the people watching the live broadcast would burst into exclamations. Since the two appeared, the number of people watching the live broadcast had soared. Some took screenshots frantically. Seven years ago, the two of them sat together exactly like this and Brother Chen looked tenderly at Goddess Liang, but now, all the screenshots were of Brother Chen looking tenderly at Goddess Liang. The screenshots were useless, they needed to capture the video shots! All the comments were wailing mournfully. ¨C You can even smell their sweetness across the screen! At the same time, some people wished: ¨C Hoping Brother Chen and Sister Yin can both win the awards! Hoping all the production team of [Winter] will win! The Best Director Award will be announced soon, followed by the Best Actress and Best Actor. Just now, [Winter] had won the ¡®Best Feature Film¡¯ award too. As expected, the Best Director Award was announced and Chen Hua¡¯en won this honor again. The production team all applauded and amidst the congratulations voices, Chen Hua¡¯en just walked onto the podium calmly. ¡°Are you nervous?¡± Chen Hua¡¯en had already given his acceptance speech, while on the seat, Zhou Jianchen leaned closer to ask quietly. ¡°En.¡± Liang Yin didn¡¯t conceal but just nodded her head. Zhou Jianchen then held her hand again, ¡°Don¡¯t be nervous.¡± Liang Yin glanced at him and smiled again. Chen Hua¡¯en soon walked off the stage after giving his speech and the performing guest started to perform on stage again. It was the ending song of [Winter] and the singer was Ye Cen, who has gained popularity recently. When Zhou Jianchen called Zhou Zuokang and asked him to sign Ye Cen as a favor, Zhou Zuokang only let Ye Cen participate in the production of [Winter]¡¯s ending song. After this performance, his star path will be more bountiful. Once the song ended, the next was precisely the awarding of the ¡®Best Actress Award¡¯. Five actresses were shortlisted and all of them were outstanding. Liang Yin merely listened to the MC¡¯s introduction, yet Zhou Jianchen just clutched her hand tightly. He told her not to be nervous, but in actuality he was more nervous than her. And when ¡®Liang Yin¡¯s name¡¯ was called out, he instantly gripped her hand. Everyone on the side began to applaud again. Liang Yin let go of Zhou Jianchen¡¯s embrace and walked up to the stage. The stage was huge and the venue was full of guests. Liang Yin received the award from the guest of honor and looked out at the audience, feeling a little excited. The audience once again burst into a warm applause. Zhou Jianchen¡¯s applause was particularly enthusiastic. Looking at him with a smile on her face, Liang Yin felt composed. She turned to the microphone and said, ¡°Many thanks to Director Chen for your continuous betterment. Thank you Zhou Jianchen for your continuous support and at the same time, I¡¯m also grateful to all the people who have liked me and supported me for so many years. I love you all.¡± ¡°Wow, wow, wow ¨C ¡° After the speech, there was another round of warm applause from the audience. There were tears in Liang Yin¡¯s eyes and Zhou Jianchen had tears in his eyes too. Chen Hua¡¯en clapped with more force than ever before. She is not good at words and the phrase ¡°I love you all¡± is exactly the complete pretext. Extreme gratitude from the bottom of her heart. The major websites were all abuzz again. ¨C I love you! ¨C I love you too! ¨C Goddess Liang, I love you too ah! Everyone commented as such. Then came the ¡®Best Actor Award¡¯. Knowing that Liang Yin had won the ¡®Best Actress Award¡¯, Zhou Jianchen was no longer nervous. When he heard his name, he merely stood up amidst the applause around him, let go of Liang Yin¡¯s hand and walked up to the stage with poise. Once he received the award, his smile was bright and his eyes swept across the crowd, only to fall on Liang Yin¡¯s face again. His award-winning speech had long been drafted and he had become accustomed after so many years that he could blurt out without any preparation. But the MC obviously wouldn¡¯t let him go as he teased with a smile, ¡°Do you have nothing to say to Yinyin? Yinyin has just mentioned you.¡± Zhou Jianchen paused and really turned to the microphone with a smile again, ¡°Since she has just said she loves me in front of so many people, then I have to respond with, I love you too.¡± Once these words were said, the audience burst into laughter instantly and soon, there were more enthusiastic applauses. Who would have thought that the always conceited Zhou Jianchen could utter such words. Zhou Jianchen had already walked off the stage and when he walked to Liang Yin¡¯s side, he merely hugged her tightly again. Liang Yin had long stood up to greet him. The camera lenses were on them again and the two embracing people were full of joy. There was another cheer on the internet again. The 30th Golden Flower Film Festival¡¯s ¡®Film Emperor¡¯ and ¡®Film Empress¡¯ crowns finally fell on their ¡®husband and wife¡¯. The film festival soon came to a successful finale. With 12 nominations, [Winter] won six awards, making them the biggest winner of the entire festival. And with the announcement on the internet, everyone was looking forward to the premiere on September 30th. ********** Liang Yin did not attend the premiere. She and Tong Xiaonian started the post-editing of [Chaoyang]. Zhou Jianchen didn¡¯t attend either, he was in the process of intense filming. The two leading roles were not there, but the popularity did not diminish. The after-frenzy of the film festival had yet to pass and [Winter] was precisely the topic of great interest. On the day of its premiere, the box-office broke the 300 million record. Liang Yin¡¯s Weibo followers reached a new high. When she won the film festival award, they didn¡¯t know the specific content but after watching the entire film, they just realized that the ¡®Best Actress Award¡¯ was well deserved. Liang Yin¡¯s acting skills were so penetrating that it made everyone tremble. When Zhou Zhaozong died and she cried bitterly in the reeds, the whole cinema was in tears. Some even complained about Chen Hua¡¯en¡¯s ruthlessness ¨C why did Zhou Zhaozong have to die ah! Xu Mengbai cried so depressingly that their hearts were broken too! And by the third day, the box office of the entire film had exceeded one billion. ********** In the cinema, Zhong Mingzhen watched quietly too. There was no one in the entire VIP hall. Back then, a group of friends had also booked the entire hall in order to support her movies, but this was nevertheless his first. This time, it was also the first time he sat in the cinema to watch her movie. On the screen, the plot flowed slowly, from the flirtatious Xu Mengbai at the beginning to Xu Mengbai, who had gone through deep seas, he had seen all of her facades. His expression was all along calm, but the rims of his eyes gradually reddened. And in the end, he lowered his head as his eyes moistened. The little girl back then had already grown up, yet he still lost her. CH 51.1 Just want to be with You ¨C Chapter 51.1 Translator: Oinkoink Chapter 51.1 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. Liang Yin didn¡¯t accept any more filming after she finished shooting [Rising Sun], though she constantly received filming invitations after she won the Golden Flower Award. She merely fine-tuned the post-production of [Rising Sun] with Tong Xiaonian, striving for excellence. With their joint work, [Rising Sun] has far exceeded everyone¡¯s expectations. What was once thought to be a small-budget film with a profound plot but confined style had now become a magnificent blockbuster. It was still a literary film, but the artistry and storytelling were no longer comparable. And all of this was what Tong Xiaonian wanted most from the beginning. Amidst the remote boundless mountains, a woman walked out and the soul-stirring background music played. Contrast with that distant vast mountains was the woman¡¯s melancholy but persevering eyes, just one glance was enough to arouse emotional stirring. In order to make the film perfect, Liang Yin made a personal call to Pang Song, the country¡¯s top composer. Pang Song specializes in classical music, hence the perfect combination of violin, piano and the storyline let the entire film set off the greatest pulling force. Over the years, Liang Yin has learned a lot about film-related knowledge and soundtrack is one of the aspects. After four months of editing and four months of post-production, the entire film was finally completed a year later. And by the end of next July, the 68th Hailey International Film Festival is about to set in motion. Onboard the plane, Zhou Jianchen opened his eyes as he woke up, only to see Liang Yin still reviewing the content of the film on the computer. Her expression was so focused that she didn¡¯t even notice the person next to her had woken up. [Rising Sun] was shortlisted for the 68th Hailey Awards of Best Film, Best Actress and Best Music, the three top awards and their trip was precisely to attend the festival¡¯s award ceremony. It was Liang Yin who proposed to have the film participate in this film festival. She had attended the 59th Hailey Film Festival and had also learned about it afterwards thus she knew the objective of Hailey¡¯s film selection. Zhou Jianchen was not part of the production team, but he has the film producer¡¯s status. Liang Yin was naturally the main producer. Zhou Jianchen liked to see her focused look the most, which has a different kind of beauty that is inevitably hard to ignore. She was particularly busy this year, devoting herself with the production of [Rising Sun] and even didn¡¯t have time to attend to him. He had also accepted one filming which then was filmed for a full eleven months. But this year she seems to have undergone a transformation, becoming calmer and even more charming, as if a budding flower has finally bloomed. She has never been one who originally intended to live dependent on others. She used to be Mrs. Zhong and buried everything, but now she is finally doing what she wants to do. Becoming more focused, more composed; and the more composed she is, the more charming she becomes. This year, she is 30 years old. Zhou Jianchen couldn¡¯t help wrapping his arms around her waist again. Leaning his head on her waist, he muttered softly, ¡°Yinyin ¡­.. ¡° He suddenly felt a bit reluctant to part with her for even a moment or a second. This is the first class double suite and they are staying together. Looking down to see him awake, Liang Yin smiled softly, ¡°Awake?¡± ¡°En.¡± Zhou Jianchen hummed in acknowledgement, his voice was somewhat low. Liang Yin stroked his hair and felt a little apologetic, ¡°I¡¯m almost done.¡± How did she not know his feelings. But she is really almost done soon. ********** On July 12th, the 68th Hailey International Film Festival Awards Ceremony officially began too. The Hailey International Film Festival, one of the four major film festivals in Europe, is low-key yet dignified, and the judging process is particularly strict. After two weeks of selection, all the results have been finalized. In the huge National Theater, filmmakers from all over the world had already taken their seats. The organizers and panel of jury delivered speeches, and then the awards were announced. The production teams of [Rising Sun] were seated together, and Tong Xiaonian was particularly nervous. This 32 year-old man is still pure and guileless. He never thought he would be able to come here to be on this world-class stage which was a great honor for him. And when the guest presenter announced that [Rising Sun] was the winner of the Best Film at the 68th Hailey International Film Festival, tears instantly brimmed the rims of his eyes. This talented director has given us a peerlessly splendid and evocative story, and we thank him as we look forward to him bringing us more and better works too ¨C so said in the award presenter¡¯s speech. Talented director, the appraisal they gave him. Years of perseverance have finally paid off. Hugging Liang Yin, Tong Xiaonian was already choking with sobs. Liang Yin comforted him while the thunderous applause sounded from the side and Zhou Jianchen seated beside him was applauding too. He once underestimated Tong Xiaonian, but when he showed the finished film, he had to admit that he is really a genius. Tong Xiaonian had already walked up to the podium, and the ¡®Golden Stone Award¡¯ was already in his hand. He was very thin and he appeared particularly small on this vast stage, but he had already calmed down. Raising his head, he spoke slowly, ¡°Able to win this award, the person I want to thank most is my good friend, Liang Yin. Without her, this work of art would not exist. Thank you ¡­ ¡° He looked at Liang Yin, who was seated, and the rims of his eyes were wet again. She gave him a stage, and he showed himself to the fullest. It was she who helped achieve his accomplishment. Liang Yin smiled and clapped vigorously, the rims of her eyes slightly reddened too. She knew it wasn¡¯t easy for him, and this achievement was what he deserved. Over this past year, the two have become friends. Zhou Jianchen was a little jealous. Glancing at her, he just continued to smile and applaud along. After the best film was awarded, it was the Jury Award, Best Director and others, until the Best Actor was awarded, it would be the Best Actress. The guest presenter was Liang Yin¡¯s old acquaintance, the world-class film master Antonio, who presented her the 59th Best Actress Award that year. After that, they have been in contact, and Antonio had even invited her to act in his film, but she had married into the Zhong family at that time, so she just graciously declined. She has also consulted him with lots of questions and one year when he was giving a film lecture in the neighboring country, she even specially attended it. The two had met before the award ceremony and Antonio even teased her: That young girl back then has grown into a charming lady. ¡°In this film, she meticulously played the role of a naive, persistent and pathos woman who was in search of love, ideals and the truth. There is a Chinese saying that said ¡®Fine drops drench, yet makes no sound at all¡¯, and I felt the intense and stirring force in her exquisite way of expression. Nine years ago, I presented her this award here and nine years later, I am honored to still be able to give it to her. Congratulations, you are the only person in the history of Hailey Awards to win the ¡®Best Actress Award¡¯ for the second time. The winner of the Best Actress at the 68th Hailey International Film Festival, the actress who played the lead role in [Rising Sun]: Liang Yin.¡± As soon as Antonio¡¯s words faltered, ¡°Whoa ¨C ¡°, the audience instantly burst into thunderous applause. When the shortlist was announced, there was speculation about whether this young Film Empress from China could win for the second time and make history, but they did not expect to witness it themselves. In the history of the Hailey Awards, no one has ever won the same award twice. And the last time she won the award, she made history as the youngest Film Empress of the Hailey Awards. ¡°Congratulations!¡± On the side, people kept coming over to congratulate. Many people had already seen [Rising Sun] when it premiered at the Film Festival and she deserved to be crowned the Film Empress again. After Liang Yin hugged Zhou Jianchen and Tong Xiaonian, she hugged others one after another, before walking towards the podium. She then became the focal point of the stage again after receiving the golden trophy from Antonio. Zhou Jianchen looked at her with infatuation in his eyes again. This time, she wore a long black dress and her whole person was gracefully elegant, and extremely charming. Her English is still as fluent as always. At that time, he watched her in a video, and now he was able to come to the scene and accompany her in person. ¡°I would like to thank my director, Tong Xiaonian, for inviting me to play the role so that I could have the honor of winning this award again ¡­ ¡° She helped him achieve his accomplishment and how could he not help to achieve hers too. ¡°At the same time, I would also like to thank my husband for his constant support and love ¡­ ¡° Liang Yin¡¯s gaze fell on him too. Listening, Zhou Jianchen lowered his eyes and smiled. He then raised his head again and applauded with bright eyes and a face full of smiles. The spotlight shone on him and he too became the focus of the crowd. On the side, there was already enthusiastic applause. And on his hand, a ring glittered. In March of this year, they had already obtained their marriage certificates. Zhou/Liang¡¯s ¡®couple¡¯ has long become the genuine Zhou/Liang¡¯s husband and wife. Liang Yin also has a diamond ring on her hand. The production team of [Rising Sun] won three awards and became the major award winner of the 68th Hailey International Film Festival. It has also caused a sensation in China. Although the Hailey Awards was once one of the four major European film festivals, because of its low profile and lack of publicity, it was only known to the industry and most people in China were not familiar with it. But because of Liang Yin this time, there was already a ¡®Hailey¡¯s trend¡¯ in China. The production crews of [Rising Sun] did not publicize, but the netizens couldn¡¯t resist letting it out themselves. After learning that the production team of [Rising Sun] was shortlisted and Goddess Liang was expected to win the Hailey Film Festival again, they had long made it known. As a result, although there was no domestic live broadcast of the Hailey Film Festival, overseas or perhaps neighboring groups had already intercepted and posted parts of the overseas live broadcast on the internet non-stop. On Weibo, one post after another and it had long been lively. Goddess Liang made history again by winning the Hailey Film Festival for the second time, how awesome! She had just acquired the most esteemed ¡®Golden Flower¡¯s Film Empress¡¯ in China last year, and this year she won the ¡®Hailey¡¯s Film Empress¡¯ again, how awesome! And her public phrase ¡°my husband¡± was really explosively sweet! ¨C I feel that my Brother Chen can listen to this part of the video a hundred times over. I¡¯ll stop here, I will download and send it to my Brother Chen immediately! ! ¨C Brother Chen¡¯s smile is extremely gentle! ! ¨C Ahhhhhhhhh how can this pair of them be so sweet! ! ! Do they consume honey every day? ! ! ! ! There are also people who talk about the contrast between the present and the previous Liang Yin. ¨C Ahhhhhh I even saw my Sister Yin wearing a black dress for the first time! ! ! ¨C My Goddess is really elegant and graceful! ! ! ! How can she be so charming! ! ! ¨C But why does the Goddess never make an appearance! ! ! Not even a chance to admire her countenance ah! ! ! ¨C Let¡¯s just beg Brother Chen for more. Expecting Sister Yin to post on her own, it¡¯s better to expect Brother Chen who can¡¯t help but to post and share his wife¡¯s hahahaha ¡­ ¨C Hahahaha ¡­ More than a year later, although there were more than twenty to thirty posts on Liang Yin¡¯s Weibo, she never posted nor shared anything related to her own life, instead Zhou Jianchen couldn¡¯t help but upload two and then posted two more at the request of the fans. There were also people who mentioned Zhou Jianchen. ¨C Have you all noticed that Brother Chen has also become more and more composed? He just sat there applauding, so downright manly! ¨C I am inexplicably reminded of [The Godfather] ah, Brother Chen now has the aura of ¡®Godfather¡¯ ah! I loved his charming face when I was young, but now I love his calm demeanor in handling complicated matters with ease! ¨C Is Brother Chen really going to be the man supporting Sister Yin and go behind the scenes? I really hope he shoots more works ah ¡­ Naturally, there was also talk about their marriage. ¨C I now hope that Brother Chen and Sister Yin hurriedly have their wedding ceremony! Getting their marriage certificates since March, they haven¡¯t even planned their wedding ceremony yet aw aw aw! They went to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get their marriage certificates in March, and coincidentally were photographed. The two of them didn¡¯t shy away and just smiled at the camera. Afterwards, the two did not publicize on Weibo yet Zhou Jianchen took a photo of Liang Yin reading in the courtyard who had her face covered with a book when she noticed him and it was uploaded on Weibo. In the photo, Liang Yin had a ring on her hand, which confirmed the netizen¡¯s speculation. CH 51.2 Just want to be with You ¨C Chapter 51.2 Translator: Oinkoink Chapter 51.2 This novel is only hosted on Foxaholic, copies found elsewhere are either stolen or plagiarized. At that time, the topic of sending them blessings on Weibo was also frenziedly sought-after. The reason for not deliberately publicizing was also fear of being too high profile. There were a lot of discourses on the domestic internet and it was very lively. After the Hailey Film Festival, the rest of the crew returned to China while Liang Yin and Zhou Jianchen went to Italy. While chatting with others at the film festival, they learned that Christie¡¯s auction house founded in Rome will soon be auctioning a series of masterpieces, including a sapphire necklace from Madame Lapeyre¡¯s collection and the two decided to check it out. Two of them have never gone sightseeing since they got together, so they took this opportunity to do so. The large hall was already full of people. After completing the bidding procedures and getting their number placard, the two found the relevant seats and sat down. The location was close to the front and surrounded by strangers. When the sapphire necklace was put on display, Zhou Jianchen sat upright a little. The necklace known as ¡®Eternal Heart¡¯ was gifted to the Duchess of Lapeyre by the Duke of Lapeyre. After the death of the Duke of Lapeyre, his wife passed away with grief too. Their male offspring chose to auction it off in order to pay off his debt crisis. Twenty-six white small diamonds fully set off a 25-carat heart-shaped sapphire, which was exquisite beyond compare. The starting price was 6 million dollars. Zhou Jianchen came here precisely for this necklace and he wanted to bid it for her. The bidding soon began and Zhou Jianchen raised his placard frequently. Liang Yin wanted to stop him after knowing his intention, but he just took her hand and smiled, insisting on having his own way. Since they got together, he always loved to give her things, as if fearing of treating her shabbily. Just this diamond ring on her hand cost 20 million at that time. The price soon increased to $10 million and the number of bidders gradually dwindled. And by the time the price reached 13 million, there were only three people left. When the price increased to 15 million, another person opted out. Zhou Jianchen raised his placard again. ¡°16 million!¡± shouted the auctioneer. The placard over there was quickly raised too. ¡°17 million!¡± the auctioneer shouted again. Liang Yin was a little flabbergasted. Zhou Jianchen was already crazy enough, who else was as crazy as him. Although this necklace is precious, more than 15 million is a bit too much. Instinctively wanting to see who it was, she looked in the direction of that placard and was stunned for a moment. The man was sitting in the row to her right, across the aisle and separated by a dozen or over twenty people. Leaning against the back of the seat, he stared straight ahead and sat upright. His clothes were orderly with a high nose bridge and the side profile was so familiar. Liang Yin¡¯s heart constricted all of a sudden. Sensing her gaze, Zhong Mingzhen turned to look too then paused at once, seemingly not expecting her to be here. And when he saw Zhou Jianchen beside her, he understood at once. ¡°17 million once!¡± ¡°17 million twice!¡± ¡°17 million thrice! Deal!¡± Zhou Jianchen saw him too, and withdrew the placard he originally wanted to raise. Zhong Mingzhen wanted to stop bidding, but the auction had already ended. Lowering his eyes, all the emotions in his eyes imperceptibly disappeared again in silence. Liang Yin retracted her gaze, and her heart unknowingly felt a little ache. She remembered that year, when she and he went to a jewelry company in Geneva, she fell in love with a sapphire necklace but it was already reserved by someone else and she could only go home with disappointment. For the past two years, Zhong Mingzhen has always been alone. What Little Uncle said at that time reverberated in her ears ¨C ¡°He actually loves you too ¡­ ¡° Seeing her being out-of-sorts for a moment, Zhou Jianchen just gripped her hand again. How could he not know about Zhong Mingzhen¡¯s situation. Men are more susceptible towards men. He has long noticed many things that Liang Yin never awares of. He knows that Zhong Mingzhen loves her too and he is also willing to let her fulfill her thirteen-year relationship with him, but he is not willing to let go. All he could do was give up the other things that he (ZMZ) wanted. The auction ended soon and Zhong Mingzhen did not stay. He stood up and left first. Liang Yin deliberately slowed down her step while Zhong Mingzhen did not look back. The ¡®Eternal Heart¡¯ will be delivered to him, but he can¡¯t give it away anymore. That thing which should have been given as their wedding gift ¡­ That night, in the luxurious classical hotel of this ancient city, Zhou Jianchen just wanted it slow. Wave after wave, yet boundless pleasure. When Liang Yin reached climax once again, he clasped her fingers tightly and said in her ear, ¡°Yinyin, let¡¯s get married.¡± He could understand, but ultimately still felt a little jealous. Although they have gotten their marriage certificates, the wedding ceremony has been delayed. At that time, she was busy and he was occupied too, hence it could only be put on hold. And now, they both have free time. With a heaving chest, Liang Yin only smiled and raised her head to kiss his lips. ¡°En.¡± She replied. She is not busy anymore, after bustling for so long. She can finally set aside the time to marry him. Hearing this, Zhou Jianchen then smiled and kissed her back passionately. ********** On July 30th, [Rising Sun] premiered in China and the box office record exceeded 200 million on the first day. With the participation of the film festival award-winners, Director Tong Xiaonian, Film Empress Liang and even the unexpected appearance of Zhou Jianchen, attracted everyone¡¯s attention. In this film, the person to play the role of the ¡®child¡¯s father¡¯ who only appeared in the memory was ultimately not arranged. When shooting this scene, Zhou Jianchen just stood up from his chair and said: No need to find anyone else, I¡¯ll play it, which is nothing but just the back. At that time, Tong Xiaonian was completely shocked and Liang Yin merely laughed in spite of herself. How could she not guess what he was thinking, at that time he had turned into a ¡®jealousy ghost¡¯. He was jealous of Tong Xiaonian and even envious of the role of the ¡®child¡¯s father¡¯ in this film. ¨C Who can be the father of the child? Of course it¡¯s me. He precisely had this intention in the first place. Nobody expected the impressive Film Emperor would be willing to play a three-minute insignificant role in a film without even having his face shown. Hence many people went to the theater to watch how their Brother Chen actually acted the scene with his back. The result was totally convincing. Even only the back without showing his face, his gestures clearly presented all the character¡¯s innermost being. And those who originally just came to join the fun were all stunned by this film in the end. In [Winter], Xu Mengbai was breathtaking and piqued admiration. In [Rising Sun], she amply aroused distressed and triggered memorable lasting melancholy. Film Empress Liang¡¯s acting skills are really excessively amazing. When they finally found out that Liang Yin was the main producer shown on the film¡¯s credits, everyone was even more surprised. In an exclusive interview, Tong Xiaonian said that the script of the entire film was indeed written by him, but Liang Yin participated in all the other aspects. This includes the choreography, the soundtrack and even the shooting. As a result, everyone was astonished. And after this wave, the number of Liang Yin¡¯s Weibo followers exceeded 100 million. Many fans began to worry that Film Empress Liang will also move behind the scenes and will no longer appear in front of the silver screen in the future. By the time the film was taken down, [Rising Sun] had earned a total of 3 billion box office, leading the entire summer season. It also ranked second on all box office charts, just below last year¡¯s release of [Winter]. Liang Yin and StarLight Media became the biggest winners. ********** In the blink of an eye, it¡¯s October again. October 2nd, is the wedding date set by Zhou Jianchen and Liang Yin. After half a year since getting their marriage certificates in March, they were finally holding their wedding. It was not publicized on Weibo yet was leaked out secretly. So everyone knew that their Brother Chen and Goddess Liang were finally going to hold their wedding. The number of likes entreating for a live broadcast of the wedding had almost exceeded 10 million and many famous brands expressed their sponsorship for the whole process, but the two people just rejected. It was a five-star hotel¡¯s garden style wedding. Walking to the terrace was precisely the night sky view over the river, which was extraordinarily romantic. The invited guests included almost half of the entertainment circle. Debuted for so many years, Zhou Jianchen has countless friends, not to mention with such a powerful backer of StarLight Media. The Zhou family¡¯s relatives are many too. The youngest son of the Zhou family is getting married and everyone rushed back from afar. They merely declined all interviews and reports. Chen Hua¡¯en, Yuan Ruona, Tong Xiaonian and others played the part of the bride¡¯s family and friends. The information of Liang Yin¡¯s parents has long been exposed and everyone feels heartache other than admiration. There are also public welfare organizations that reported, even though Mr. and Mrs. Liang died due to this, Film Empress Liang has always financially supported the children in the mountains after so many years. The money she contributed over the years amounted to tens of millions. Her kindness is all there. ********** In the hotel room, Liang Yin had already put on her wedding dress. Ruona held her hand with eyes full of happiness, ¡°Yinyin, you are getting married.¡± ¡°En.¡± Liang Yin nodded and her eyes were full of smiles too. She has earned herself a dowry and is finally ready to get married. There was wetness in her eyes. The rims of Ruona¡¯s eyes reddened and seeing her being so happy, she felt sincerely joyous for her. ¡°You too should hurry up and settle down.¡± Liang Yin caressed her face and added. ¡°En.¡± Ruona nodded her head. She and Shen Xinghe have also begun their courtship. The wedding ceremony soon started. Along the way, there were tears in Liang Yin¡¯s eyes, but the corners of her mouth were always curled up. Chen Hua¡¯en walked up the red carpet with her on her father¡¯s behalf and the dream-like hall was decorated fully with fresh flowers. All the guests were smiling and Zhou Jianchen had long been standing in front waiting. He was slender and handsome in the black formal attire, looking at Liang Yin with eyes full of smiles. Dressed in a wedding gown, Liang Yin was elegant and slim, with countless splints of dazzling diamonds under the light and there were countless radiance on her body. Liang Yin walked up to him. Taking her hand, he held it tightly. His eyes were wet too. ¡°Yinyin ¨C ¡° He couldn¡¯t stop calling out. ¡°En.¡± Liang Yin replied and the rims of her eyes reddened. Zhou Jianchen smiled and stepped forward to kiss her lips. Liang Yin kissed him back, suppressing all of her tears and happiness. ¨C Thank you for giving me a lifetime of joy. ********** On Weibo, the exclusive photo of the two holding hands and mutually kissing has been posted, which immediately seethes with countless excitement. The two had declined all media coverage but ultimately couldn¡¯t bear to reject so many fans and with their support all along, they ought to reciprocate.