Xu Mengyu studied acting under a teacher, but she was too eager to show off her acting skills and often overdid it, which led to her being scolded by her teacher several times.

"A pitiful sight could be due to uncontrollable emotions when looking at the other person, or it could be a silent turn away, but it's impossible for her to collapse on the ground with tears falling so easily." The teacher's expression was very serious.

Xu Mengyu stood up, looked up at her teacher with teary eyes, and felt a pang of sadness well up in her throat.

"Yes, yes, don't let the tears fall." The teacher walked to the side: "Read your lines."

"Why, you..."

The teacher sighed and said, "You're playing a princess, not a courtesan. Where's your presence? The pitiful and charming look is you, not your voice."

Zheng Tianming sat to the side watching. The young lady had suffered so much; she had been scolded by the teacher all afternoon, and he was about to lose his temper.

Xu Mengyu nodded and repeated herself: "Why! Why are you doing this to me?"

"Yes, I also want to know why you treated me like this. Why were you yelling at me? You're a princess, not a general. Just speak normally." The teacher finished speaking and took a sip of tea: "Continue."

Xu Mengyu's voice was dry after practice: "Thank you for your hard work, teacher."

"I have a short temper, I'm just being objective, don't take it to heart," the teacher said, picking up her coat and bag.

If it were other big stars, you'd have to discuss it with them and schedule their time. Once they arrived, a few words of scolding wouldn't be enough.

But with its large following, even if a dog doesn't quite live up to its name, fans will still buy its services. That's how the internet-driven society works; even dogs have commercial value, and can even play leading roles.

Xu Mengyu smiled and said, "It's because the teacher is so dedicated and responsible that I have the opportunity to improve. I don't know how to thank the teacher yet."

She's not ungrateful.

After the teacher left.

Xu Mengyu collapsed to the ground, saying, "I'm just a dung beetle, I should be rolling dung balls, I shouldn't be acting..." She was devastated.

After Zheng Tianming returned from dropping someone off, he saw Xu Mengyu crawling on the ground, moving forward little by little, her movements exactly the same as Xu Lu's, sticking her butt out and kicking her legs forward.

"Mopping the floor?" Zheng Tianming walked over and picked the person up from the ground.

Xu Mengyu wrapped her legs around Zheng Tianming's waist, her chin resting weakly on his shoulder: "I'm a dung beetle."

"Should I call Uncle Xu and let him hear it?" Zheng Tianming sat on the sofa with Xu Mengyu in his arms. "Alright, Lulu will be home from school soon. Let's think about what to eat later."

Xu Mengyu sat on Zheng Tianming's lap, her knees resting on either side of the sofa. She looked at Zheng Tianming earnestly and asked, "Tell me the truth, how was my acting?"

“Very good.” Zheng Tianming still didn’t understand.

Xu Mengyu rested her chin on Zheng Tianming's shoulder again: "Hypocritical."

Zheng Tianming's anger subsided after she spoke. How could he be hypocritical? He gently touched her waist with his large hand and said, "Stop acting cute, or you'll miss school."

"Who's being coquettish?" Xu Mengyu got off Zheng Tianming. "We'll have your braised ribbonfish and pork ribs for dinner tonight."

With Zheng Tianming around, there's absolutely no need to go out to eat.

Xu Mengyu acted one way in the practice room, but immediately changed her expression once she left. She knew she couldn't let anyone else see her like that...

Zheng Tianming followed Xu Mengyu into the elevator.

Fang Bei was also about to finish work and go home. When he saw Xu Mengyu, he greeted her: "Sister, do you want to have dinner together tonight?" Then he suddenly leaned closer: "Bring Lulu along. I haven't seen him in a long time, and I miss him a bit."

Since the other person meant well, Xu Mengyu couldn't just snap at them: "I can't do it lately. Lulu has a soccer game and has to finish her homework after school. She's so busy." She lowered her voice to a minimum.

Fang Bei straightened up: "Alright then, we'll talk about it when Lu Lu has time." After saying that, he looked at Zheng Tianming. Sometimes he really envied him. Although he was a bodyguard with no future, at least he could always stay by Xu Mengyu's side.

"I'm leaving now." Xu Mengyu felt that if she didn't leave soon, Zheng Tianming would release the poison.

After getting in the car, Zheng Tianming hugged Xu Mengyu in his arms: "She's a hot commodity, everyone's eyeing her." His tone wasn't very nice, he was obviously jealous.

Fang Bei was so close to her just now, and she not only didn't dodge, but she was also very polite to him.

"What, are there still a lot of people thinking about you?" Xu Mengyu stretched out her hand and counted them one by one, most of them from when Zheng Tianming was in school.

When he was in school, he always paid for meals and karaoke outings; he was very popular.

Many of his classmates sent him messages to confess their feelings, wrote him love letters, and gave him small gifts.

Zheng Tianming kissed Xu Mengyu: "That was so long ago, it's amazing you still remember."

"It's hard for me to forget. She brought a few girls and stood at the entrance of the community to block you, confessed her feelings to you, and even bought a pair of shoes that cost four hundred yuan." Xu Mengyu remembered it clearly.

It was Zheng Tianming's birthday at the time, and the girl wanted to take the opportunity to confess her feelings.

"You're still bringing this up?" Zheng Tianming said, biting her neck hard. "It was my birthday that day, so many people came with her, I invited them to my house for cake, and afterwards, how did you treat me?"

Xu Mengyu hummed softly, "I don't remember. Unlike you, you even remember inviting people upstairs for cake. You probably still remember their names."

"Are you waiting for me here?" Zheng Tianming sensed a change in Xu Mengyu's tone. If she continued, he wouldn't be able to get a good night's sleep tonight.

Xu Mengyu is ignoring everyone.

Zheng Tianming had a very deep impression of it. After everyone left that day, she got really angry and overturned the table. No matter how he tried to coax her, he couldn't calm her down.

at last...

She tied him up, making cake everywhere, and he had to figure out how to feed her the cake he was covered in.

After feeding him, her son fell off the bed, and she still laughed at him for being no good.

The past is too painful to recall.

"You're bringing up old dirt and getting angry?" Zheng Tianming chuckled. Isn't this just being a scoundrel?

Xu Mengyu nudged Zheng Tianming with her elbow. Wasn't he the one who started it?

Zheng Tianming held Xu Mengyu's hand, playing with her slender fingers: "You've been angry all afternoon, and you want to take it out on me?"

"No, don't slander me." Xu Mengyu tried to pull her hand away. Was she that kind of person?

The car stopped at the school gate. Zheng Tianming got out to pick up Xu Lu. He played soccer like a little country bumpkin, and his skin was pale and grayish.

Xu Lu was disgusted; he shouldn't have signed up, it was too dirty.

After getting on the bus, he quickly took off all his clothes and sat naked on the bus: "They always break the rules, which makes me fall all the time." He crossed his legs, arms crossed, and was furious.

Zheng Tianming took off his coat and draped it over Xu Lu's shoulders. He decided not to remind him; Xu Lu's face was dirtier than his clothes...

Xu Mengyu switched places with Zheng Tianming and said, "This child's color will fade."

Xu Lu turned his head and saw Xu Mengyu sitting down beside him. He pouted and said, "Mom, how could you do this? I'm your child!"

“It also belongs to your Uncle Zheng.” Xu Mengyu wasn’t buying it.

Xu Lu got even angrier and kept complaining about his classmate for not passing him the ball or for passing it at the wrong time.

Zheng Tianming rubbed his fingers under his nose. He glanced at Xu Mengyu, thinking that this kid probably had never played football in her life.

He's the one who keeps committing fouls...

Xu Mengyu gently poked Zheng Tianming's lower back with her finger, her voice very low: "He didn't kick him."

At home, he was an elegant young gentleman, always playing the piano or golf, and occasionally learning royal etiquette.

"Son, I'll teach you tomorrow." Zheng Tianming sighed as he spoke. This child was so pitiful; he had never played football since he was eight years old.

I bet his classmate is at home cursing right now.

Xu Lu didn't understand: "Shouldn't you teach them?"

Xu Mengyu suppressed a laugh. She didn't want to watch the game at all now; she was afraid that Xu Lu would be the first to be sent off with a red card.

Zheng Tianming rubbed Xu Lu's head, then touched his hand, which was covered in dust; he must have been rolling around on the ground.

When Xu Lu got home, the first thing she did was take a shower. She used half a bottle of shampoo and didn't come out of the bathroom until she was satisfied.

Xu Mengyu was sitting on the sofa in the living room, practicing her lines. When she saw Xu Lu come out in her pajamas, she waved and asked, "Tell Mom, are you happy studying here?"

"I'm happy." Xu Lu nodded. Although studying was boring, her classmates were all very nice.

At first, she didn't want to talk to him, saying he was as white as a little girl, but these past few days she's been willing to play with him.

"That's good." Xu Mengyu was worried that forcing him to have what she considered to be the best education would have the opposite effect.

Zheng Tianming, wearing a black shirt and an apron, was preparing fried ribbonfish. The spare ribs next to him were already cooked and ready to be served.

He also stir-fried some greens and mixed them with a plate of dried tofu.

As Zheng Tianming fried the ribbonfish, he thought to himself, "It's so good to be able to stay by their side."

"Wash your hands and get ready for dinner." Zheng Tianming carried two dishes to the dining room.

Xu Mengyu put down her script: "I have a drinking party tomorrow, I can't skip it." With that, she put on her slippers and went to wash her hands.

"Drinking like a madman?" This phrase was something Zheng Tianming learned from He Kai.

Xu Mengyu wiped her hands: "I made a mistake last time, but I won't this time."

Xu Lu entered the restaurant with bowls and chopsticks. Is that really the case? What about the seven or eight times she got drunk in a month, and how did she manage to call and curse Uncle Zheng every time?

Zheng Tianming glanced at the restaurant, then hugged Xu Mengyu in his arms: "Drink less this time, so you don't end up with a headache like last time, and you couldn't even finish."

He knew perfectly well that Xu Mengyu had done it on purpose last time, but why did he say that?

"Can you please stop trying to be clever?" Xu Mengyu stuck her butt out behind her, signaling Zheng Tianming to stay away from her. She was carrying a plate of cold dishes and was about to go to the restaurant for dinner.

Zheng Tianming, carrying a bowl of vegetables, followed behind Xu Mengyu, saying, "We're an old married couple..."

"Don't be shameless, who said we're an old married couple?" Xu Mengyu had just finished speaking when she saw Xu Lu tilting her head and looking at them.

The proof of their long-term marriage has emerged.

The three were eating when Zheng Tianming's phone rang. He glanced at the contact and then got up and went to the balcony.

Xu Mengyu was displeased; the way the phone call was so secretive meant nothing good could come of it.

Zheng Tianming leaned against the balcony railing and lit a cigarette: "What's wrong, Xiao Li?"

Zheng Tianming spent twenty minutes on the phone. When he returned to the restaurant, Xu Mengyu and the others had already finished eating.

Xu Mengyu didn't ask. If he wanted her to know, he wouldn't have gone to the balcony to pick her up. Since he didn't want her to know, he shouldn't make himself suffer.

Zheng Tianming pulled out a chair and sat down: "A friend of mine has run into some trouble."

Xu Mengyu leaned forward: "Lying is short." After saying that, she sat up straight and looked at him.

"LuLu, would you like to take a walk around the neighborhood after you finish eating?" Zheng Tianming changed the subject abruptly.

Xu Mengyu pinched his leg hard, and knew he was lying!

"Just kidding. A friend of mine is really in a bit of trouble and asked me to help him out," Zheng Tianming said, giving Xu Mengyu a kiss on the cheek.

Why are you so easily angered? You're like a sullen steamed bun.

Xu Mengyu stood up: "Why are you telling me this? I don't want to hear it anyway." After saying that, she took Xu Lu to do her homework.

After finishing his meal and washing the dishes, Zheng Tianming sat on a small chair on the balcony, smoking a cigarette and exhaling a long puff.

The little girl who was frightened and lost her voice, calling herself Lily, disappeared from the orphanage last night. The director said she was picked up in a van, and it was too late when she ran out.

Lily climbed out through the dog hole. Why did she do that? Who picked her up? What was their purpose?

This matter remains a hurdle in his mind until it is resolved. So many children have not yet been found. Although he knows the hope is slim, giving up would mean there is no hope at all.

But he couldn't leave at all, and Xu Lu had also been targeted by human traffickers...

Zheng Tianming flicked his cigarette ash. He really wanted to catch the criminal with his own hands, but he kept telling himself that he had already taken off his clothes.

It's no longer under his jurisdiction; all he needs to do is be a good informant.

Xu Mengyu opened the study door and saw Zheng Tianming sitting alone on the balcony, smoking silently. She slowly walked over.

Upon hearing the sound, Zheng Tianming stubbed out his cigarette and looked at Xu Mengyu: "Lu Lu has really made something of herself, finishing her homework so quickly."

"Are you hiding something from me?" Xu Mengyu squinted at Zheng Tianming, looking at him seriously.

Zheng Tianming nodded: "Do you remember Lily who lived across the hall? She was the mute little girl who climbed out of the orphanage through the dog hole, got into a van, and disappeared."

"Didn't they say her dad killed his mom?" Xu Mengyu pulled up a small chair and sat down. "Where could she have gone?"

"I don't know." Zheng Tianming shook his head.

Xu Mengyu sighed: "You go ahead and do your thing. I've already told you that this profession isn't suitable, but you just won't listen."

"I'm not going anywhere." Zheng Tianming said, moving closer to Xu Mengyu. It took him a while to get to her side.

Incompatible professions can be a hurdle for two people.

Xu Mengyu looked at Zheng Tianming: "You've gotten yourself into this state while dating? If Uncle Zheng and Grandpa knew, they'd kick you."

"What can I do? I have to choose between responsibility and my wife and children." Zheng Tianming looked at Xu Mengyu: "I choose you."

Xu Mengyu gently nudged Zheng Tianming: "If you choose me, you'll keep thinking about this and be in pain forever. Forget it."

"Then let's not think about it anymore and go to sleep early," Zheng Tianming said, standing up.

Xu Mengyu looked up at him, wondering why she felt burdened. It was as if by not letting him go, she was the stumbling block preventing him from becoming a great hero.

Zheng Tianming, who lacks a sense of responsibility, firmly chose her, but is this really what she wanted?