Yu Shishu looked at Yu Jingchen and said calmly, "I have no problems with my love life."

He had already guessed this outcome.

He was rejected by Ye Zhiwei many times. Although he didn't confess his feelings at the time, Ye Zhiwei's attitude at the time already said it all: he wasn't interested in her.

She's younger than him, only a freshman in college. At that age, she has many choices, so why would she choose him?

He was quiet and not good at talking. He always spoke poorly to Ye Zhiwei, blushed uncontrollably, and felt sad when she rejected him. Often, his expression would betray him before he even spoke.

He only feels better when he's at work; he feels terrible when he's in private social situations.

Yu Shishu lowered his head and continued, "I'm not having any relationship problems, and I don't cry. I've just been having trouble sleeping lately. Is Mom in her room? Wasn't she looking for me? I went to find her."

Yu Shishu refused to communicate with Yu Jingchen. He felt that Ye Zhiwei's rejection had already hurt him, and he didn't want to reopen his wounds. He didn't want to mention it again.

It will get better after a while. If you don't see each other or think about it, just focus on your work and you'll forget about it after a while.

Although Yu's mother did hope that Yu Shishu could come back and spend more time with her, Yu Jingchen's use of Yu's mother as an excuse to ask Yu Shishu to come back today was indeed just a reason that Yu Jingchen made up to deceive Yu Shishu.

Yu Shishu went to find his mother, Duan Meiyuan. She was discussing with some of her friends where they should go for a walk that afternoon, as she was getting bored staying at home all day.

Suddenly hearing a knock on the door, Duan Meiyuan said "Come in" and was pleasantly surprised to find that it was her youngest son who had returned. Duan Meiyuan immediately said to her friend, "Let's check back later, my youngest son is back!"

My friend asked in surprise, "Is that your youngest son, Yu Shishu? Please ask him when his new drama will premiere. I quite like the dramas your son makes; they're pretty good. It's just that my husband usually says we women watch romance dramas all the time. But once, when I was watching a drama in the living room, he actually stopped reading the newspaper and watched two episodes with me, and even praised the drama."

These words particularly pleased Duan Meiyuan. Although Yu's mother, Duan Meiyuan, did not like her son being in the entertainment industry, she was naturally pleased to hear such words and said proudly, "Yes, it's my youngest son. Of course, the dramas he acts in are good. He's my son, how could anything he does be bad? I'll talk to you later, I'm hanging up."

Duan Meiyuan hung up the phone decisively. She felt particularly sorry for her youngest son. Although Yu Jingchen was also her precious treasure, Duan Meiyuan felt more sorry for Yu Shishu, who suffered from mild social anxiety, than for the independent and self-reliant Yu Jingchen. In addition to Yu Jingchen's persuasion, it was also because Duan Meiyuan had accidentally discovered that her son, who was filming a TV series, could communicate fluently with others on set and had a very good leadership style. With Yu Jingchen's persuasion, Yu Jingchen deliberately showed Duan Meiyuan Yu Shishu's performance, and finally obtained her reluctant acquiescence.

"Shi Shu," Duan Meiyuan said happily, "When did you arrive? Why didn't you tell your mother you were coming? Honestly, I'll immediately ask Aunt Wu to have the kitchen prepare some of your favorite dishes! You're such a troublemaker. Filming TV dramas is one thing, but you never want to come home when you're filming. You're always away from home, and when I call you, you barely say a few words. Do you know how worried your mother is about you? When will this drama end? After this one, rest at home for a while before working again."

After hearing his mother's long speech, Yu Shishu immediately realized that Yu Jingchen had made up an excuse to trick him into coming back, and that it was not at all his mother's request for him to come home.

He turned and glared angrily at Yu Jingchen, who was following behind him. Yu Jingchen, however, was unfazed and instead smiled and said softly to Yu Shishu, "If I didn't use my mother's name, would you have been willing to come back?"

He definitely wasn't coming back; it was obvious that Yu Jingchen had asked him to come back just to tease him.

Yu Shishu had no choice but to obediently reply to Yu's mother, "We'll have to film for a while longer before we can finish."

The "filming for a while longer" that Yu Shishu mentioned must be a year or two. He is very serious and strict when it comes to filming, and the post-production will probably take a very long time as well. It is not something that can be done in a short period of time.

Yu's mother sighed, "Our family doesn't need you to earn this money. If you like, you can take your time and film for a while longer, or you can rest for a month or two before continuing. Why do you have to make yourself so tired? Look how haggard you look. Have you been under too much pressure lately? Has someone been making things difficult for you?"

As she spoke, Yu's mother turned her head and began to criticize Yu Jingchen, "Why don't you, as the older brother, take better care of your younger brother? Why don't you let him go out and raise any investments on his own? Why can't you arrange any funds he needs?"

Yu Jingchen was both amused and exasperated. "What does Shi Shu need that I haven't given him? He doesn't look so haggard because of this relationship."

"What happened?"

Yu Jingchen: She's Ye Qingcheng's daughter, after all. I bet she'll be too preoccupied to eat or drink for a while after she gets back.

However, Yu Jingchen would definitely not tell his mother these things. If he did, his younger brother would definitely cause trouble for him. But just because Yu Jingchen didn't say it didn't mean he wouldn't hint at it to his mother. He smiled and continued, "Filming is tough, it's normal. I guess he's not used to sleeping in other places."

Yu's mother nodded, and Yu Jingchen started to stir up trouble again, saying to her, "Mom, didn't you ask me to remind Shi Shu not to date someone in the entertainment industry? Shi Shu is here now, you can remind him yourself!"

Then, as if remembering something, Yu's mother took Yu Shishu's hand and asked, "Shishu, have you been getting close to any girls on set lately? Are the girls on your set pretty?"

Yu Shishu: ...

"Let me tell you, there are many beautiful girls, but some girls also have bad intentions! I don't think girls in the entertainment industry are bad, but you can't guarantee you won't be deceived because of the variety. Didn't one of your uncles' sons fall out with his family over a female celebrity? Your uncle cut off his own financial support, and guess what happened? That girl said she wasn't with him to suffer like this, and then she ran away!" Yu's mother patted Yu Shishu. "There are many beautiful girls, good family backgrounds, good character—there are so many girls who are good in every way. You're not allowed to bring home a pretty face in the entertainment industry!"

Yu Jingchen laughed from the side, "Mom even knows what a vase is."

"Stop talking nonsense, you brat!" Yu's mother warned, pointing at Yu Jingchen.

Before Yu Shishu could answer, Yu Jingchen interrupted with a smile, "Mom, since you don't allow Shishu to date girls in the entertainment industry, you should at least pick a few for him. We were talking about Uncle Ye Qingcheng last time, and I heard he has a daughter who's a freshman at Peking University, majoring in law. She's pretty, and when I visited Peking University last time, she seemed to have a very good personality. She and Shishu are a perfect match..."