Chapter 20 Strive
After dinner, Yu Nian went upstairs and stood on the balcony to enjoy the cool breeze for a while. Just as he was about to take a shower, he received a call from Chen Xi.
Chen Xi was still wearing a thick costume. As soon as the call was connected, he couldn't help but complain to Yu Nian: "Baby, I'm telling you, I'm almost pissed off today!"
Yu Nian sat down on the lounge chair on the balcony, "What's going on?"
"Have you heard of Meng Ziyun?"
Yu Nian: "Who?"
"The one who sang, she was the one who sang "Half City Fireworks"."
Yu Nian didn't know the name of the singer, but this song was a popular song that was popular all over the Internet last year. Even if Yu Nian didn't pay much attention to it, she knew it. She nodded: "I know."
"I'm really pissed off. I finally know what it means to bully others by taking advantage of one's power," Chen Xi got angry when she thought of what the director had just said. "Didn't I say a while ago that I was going to film a new drama, my first drama with a female lead. This was the first time I worked so hard and passed three rounds of interviews. After I got the script, I read it seven or eight times and was ready to start filming. But Meng Ziyun said that I didn't fit the image of a female lead and wanted to replace me!"
Yu Nian didn't understand: "Isn't she a singer? How can she have the right to replace the lead actor?"
At this point, Chen Xi got even angrier: "This script was written by her fans based on her song "Half City Fireworks". The main OST of the play must use this song, but she said that I am not suitable for the female lead. If she must use me, she will not sell the copyright of the song! I am just a small second-tier actress, and she is a popular female singer. The director knows that I should be replaced without any hesitation!"
"Didn't you sign the contract?" Yu Nian asked.
"I signed it, and the director said he was willing to pay me liquidated damages." Chen Xi lay on the recliner, looking hopeless. "That Meng Ziyun did it on purpose. It was said that the actress who was going to replace me was her best friend. All my efforts for so long have gone to waste."
"Won't your boss fight for you?"
Chen Xi snorted coldly: "He helped me fight for it, but he said that Meng Ziyun has someone behind him, and he is not a small boss who started from scratch and can afford to offend him."
Shen Qiaoyan's media company has a great reputation in the industry. It has no shortage of money, power, and resources, but there are also different levels between wealthy families. Meng Ziyun's background, which even Shen Qiaoyan is afraid of, should not be underestimated.
Yu Nian looked at her sad face and blinked, "Don't be angry, I'll make a phone call and ask for you later."
"Wow! Thanks, baby!" Chen Xi looked at her with emotion. "So this is what it feels like to have someone behind you. It feels so damn good!"
"Little things"
"But if it's hard to do, then forget it," Chen Xi said sincerely, "I heard from Shen Qiaoyan that he hasn't found out who is behind Meng Ziyun, but the fact that he can't find out is already telling."
After talking about Chen Xi, the topic turned to Ji Yanxing.
Chen Xi asked: "Is your fake husband not at home again?"
Yu Nian and Chen Xi would video call each other almost every few days. The first few times Chen Xi called, Ji Yanxing was not at home, so it was as if this marriage was not concluded at all.
"He went out for something and should be back soon," said Yu Nian.
Chen Xi sighed, "Actually, on that dark night, I saw that the atmosphere between you two was quite harmonious. You were planning to support the marriage first and love later couple. He was out all day and we couldn't even see each other. How could you support the marriage? Phone couple?"
Yu Nian lowered his eyes and his eyelashes trembled.
She seldom contacts Ji Yanxing, and usually only calls when there is something.
After finishing his talk, he hung up the phone.
Yu Nian glanced out the window and saw the river scene with bright lights.
She suddenly felt a little lost.
He refused to let her into his world.
She originally thought that during those two days in City B, they had reached a consensus and would slowly develop feelings for each other and become a couple who could tell each other everything.
But he didn't seem to think so.
Especially tonight, he should have seen that she wanted to ask him about the Ji family, but chose not to answer.
Yu Nian didn't know if she was too sensitive. He was obviously nice to her. He held her hand when they came in, picked up food for her, and calmly told the Ji family that she was his wife and not someone who could be bullied at will.
After lying on the recliner for a few minutes and adjusting her mood, Yu Nian took her pajamas and went to the bathroom to take a shower.
When Ji Yanxing came back, Yu Nian was leaning against the bed, reading the German novel she hadn't finished. He smelled strongly of alcohol. Ji Yanxing said calmly, "I'm going to take a shower."
Yu Nian: "Oh."
The bathroom door closed, Yu Nian stared at the densely packed words. The originally thrilling suspense plot became boring, and she stared at the book in a daze.
Ji Yanxing took a quick shower and came out of the bathroom fifteen minutes later, wiping his hair with a dry towel in his hand. He was wearing a black bathrobe with the belt untied, hanging loosely around his waist. Under the warm yellow light, he looked like a gorgeous and seductive male vixen.
The fingers wiping the wet hair were slender, with veins on the palms slightly exposed, revealing a bit of abstinence, but Yu Nian had no time to appreciate it at the moment. She frowned slightly and blurted out, "Where is your ring?"
He was clearly wearing the ring in the car in the afternoon.
Ji Yanxing lowered his eyes and looked at her from the other side of the bed, "Take it off."
Their eyes met, and the two looked at each other quietly.
The light poured down from the bottom up. He was wearing a black bathrobe with his belt untied and his collar slightly open, revealing his well-defined abdominal muscles, giving him a strong sense of power.
A mouth-watering male beauty.
Yu Nian was not in the mood to appreciate it. She withdrew her gaze and returned her eyes to the book.
Three seconds later.
Yu Nian put the book down and took off her ring with her hand. The metal rubbed against her fingers. After wearing it for a long time, it left faint marks on her fingers.
Yu Nian put the ring on the bedside table, paused, got up from the bed, and walked towards the study with the ring.
"Where are you going?"
When they reached the end of the bed, Ji Yanxing suddenly reached out and grabbed her.
Yu Nian pursed her lips and looked up into his eyes: "Ji Yanxing, I thought what you showed in City B was that you were willing to cultivate feelings with me and be a normal couple with me. What does it mean that you took off the ring?"
Ji Yanxing held her wrist and looked at her quietly, his eyes deep and dark.
"I hope you can tell me clearly what you want to say. It doesn't matter if we are just respectful to each other or just a couple on paper," Yu Nian bit her lip to suppress the bitterness in her throat. "Tell me in advance, and I will find the right position for you later."
"Do you want to be my nominal husband and wife?" Ji Yanxing narrowed his eyes, suppressing his anger in his cold eyes, and the strength of his grip on her wrist increased uncontrollably.
Yu Nian took a breath and reminded lightly: "You hurt me."
Ji Yanxing loosened his grip but did not let go of her wrist. He looked at her fair, soft but cold face, remained silent for a few seconds, and twitched his lips sarcastically: "On the surface, being a couple is good. It can save a lot of trouble."
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