Chapter 243 Awakening
"Ren Limeng married Shen Xingzhi when she was just 21! They were married, but they hid it from the cameras. How can anyone let this go?"
"Yeah, Chen Xingzhi must have been a guest confirmed long ago on "Shan Hai". What about Ren Limeng? She knew Chen Xingzhi was on "Shan Hai", but she still went to great lengths to get on the show. What's her goal? No wonder the two of them were teamed up together in the first two public performances. It's really scary when you think about it. I feel so sorry for Chen Xingzhi's fans who know nothing but work so hard to collect data (dog head)"
"Since you want to meddle in other people's business, let's take a look at the "Esquire" issue that Xingzhi's fans are all paying attention to on the 25th of this month. It's the cover of Xingzhi's single top issue. Not everyone can be associated with the top singer who has won all five top magazines (smile)"
"Still controlling the comments? Even if they know, it won't affect the promotion? Is this the last stubborn act of Shen Xingzhi's fans? Hahahahaha, although your fans are awesome and can easily massacre people in the square, your main character is too disappointing. He's actually divorced. I really want to know how you feel about seeing your ex-sister-in-law appear in the variety show you vigorously promoted and collected data?"
"...There's no need to be sarcastic. Ren Limeng and Xingzhi's marriage and divorce happened before they entered the entertainment industry. What's the point of focusing on the relationship issues of two amateurs? They're just some old, trivial things. I just know that Xingzhi is the only true top star in the industry now. What else can you rival fans do besides harping on these trivial matters from when Xingzhi was an amateur? It's because my brother abides by the law and doesn't sleep with his fans (smile)"
The fans of various traffic companies who came in search of the "voice" have unknowingly occupied the hot search comment area, and the public opinion of multiple parties to control the comments has become uncontrollable and completely headed in a direction that no one expected.
But Ren Limeng, who said goodbye to Shen Xingzhi and returned to her room, sat on the bed and felt relieved for a moment. Everyone's attention was finally no longer focused on her and her mother. She didn't know how much of Shen Xingzhi's secret manipulation was behind the sudden shift in focus, but at least at this moment she was grateful and was very satisfied with the current situation.
Ren Limeng couldn't help but think back to the call from Yan Fangshu just now——
"Mengmeng, did you see the trending searches? I never thought our parents were so powerful! No wonder my mom hasn't come back yet. She was involved in this, too. She's so proud of herself for coming up with Teacher Wu and Uncle Ren's plan. I've asked around. They originally wanted to convince Meixiang Theater to join them, but Xu Kai is such a jerk. He kept playing Tai Chi with them, saying that Meixiang is an official theater and can't possibly endorse a single person. So Teacher Wu decided to post on Weibo herself, fearing it would be too late to explain and wouldn't be able to help you... Mengmeng, are you... okay?"
Yan Fangshu on the other end of the phone was a little excited at first, but her voice dropped unconsciously at the end, and her tone unconsciously carried some cautious tentativeness. She couldn't empathize with Ren Limeng at the moment, but as a witness to Ren Limeng's experiences over the years, it was difficult for her to completely understand Ren Limeng's mixed feelings at the moment.
No one thought that Ren Limeng's parents would be the first to break the deadlock.
"...Well, Fangfang, my mom and the others' sudden visit was a stroke of genius. It was so beautiful, a complete surprise. I'm fine now, of course. Thank Aunt Shen for me. I'm sorry for the trouble."
Ren Limeng spoke softly. Apart from some incoherent details, probably no one could see through her hidden thoughts. She unconsciously clenched her cell phone, her back straight as if even a violent storm could not shake her in the slightest.
No matter how unexpected things are, they cannot disrupt her pace at the moment or affect her rhythm. It seems that everything is still under control.
At least, this time, Yan Fangshu, who could only hear Ren Limeng's seemingly firm voice through the phone, did not say much.
"Don't worry about Meixiang Theater. I've already asked the production team to get them to cooperate. Fangfang, thank you so much."
Ren Limeng wanted to thank not only Yan Fangshu's family, but some words seemed difficult to say in front of certain people even if his thoughts were full of sincerity.
It seemed that whenever she encountered something related to her family, Ren Limeng found that she couldn't be as carefree as she was about other things. Some things could be endured, but the wind would leave a mark.
"Mengmeng...if you have time, give Teacher Wu and the others a call..."
Yan Fangshu hesitated for a long time before finally speaking softly on the other end of the phone. Now seemed to be the best time for Ren Limeng and her daughter to resolve all the past.
It seems that just one phone call can bring about a happy ending, and all the past disputes will be hidden in time, but... can all the things that have happened, so much pain and struggle, collapse and persistence really be hidden in memories?
Can we just pretend that a wound that has healed itself never happened?
Yan Fangshu didn't want to think too much. Many moments, she hoped that Ren Limeng and her parents could reconcile like this. It seemed... a natural thing.
"Yeah, I just messaged them."
Ren Limeng said this briefly and paused. She didn't even know how to describe to Yan Fangshu the repetitive words she had used in the family group message just now.
After she started typing, in addition to expressing her gratitude, she couldn't help but type a string of words in the chat box complaining about why Wu Murong and Ren Shunan chose to get involved in this matter.
Obviously, she could handle it herself and had basically arranged many things. There was no need for Wu Murong to apologize. Although the statement from Wu Murong and the drama school had a miraculous effect on public opinion, it also disrupted all the plans of Ren Limeng and Shen Xingzhi. For this reason, Ren Limeng and Shen Xingzhi just communicated a lot of new situations.
But... apart from complaining, Ren Limeng knew better than anyone how difficult it was to get her mother to admit her mistakes. Even until now, there were still many moments when she would rather her mother never apologize.
It was a very complicated emotion, with too many indescribable feelings running rampant in her heart, which even made Ren Limeng unable to calm down more than the numerous trending searches.
But after taking a deep breath, there was one thing Ren Limeng couldn't ignore——
Staring at the long paragraph of complaints that she couldn't help but type out, Ren Limeng suddenly realized that when she typed these complaining questions, or even questions, on her mobile phone, she might be no different from her mother many years ago in some aspects.
"I'm doing this for your own good. You're still young now, but you'll understand when you grow up!"
"Why won't you listen? Ren Limeng, what are you thinking about?"
"You didn't even discuss such a big thing as changing your major with us! Do you have any respect for me and your dad? Do you know how much trouble your actions will cause everyone?"
"Ren Limeng, what on earth are you thinking!"
For the whole night, until An Ling returned to the room and she had to deal with another round of insinuations from An Ling with a sweet smile, until the trending searches spread wildly and became more heated whether everyone intended it or not, until Ren Limeng finally lay down on the bed and finally closed her eyes to sleep, some things still lingered in her mind.
But no matter how full of emotion yesterday was, it will inevitably become a past that cannot be turned back. All Ren Limeng can do is to grasp her present.
Early on Friday morning, Ren Limeng appeared in the hotel recording room that the program crew had pre-arranged. All the guests on her team will discuss the 48-hour vlog recording task that was temporarily released last night.
Almost as soon as Ren Limeng appeared in the recording camera outside the room, all the staff on the scene subconsciously looked at her, and also involuntarily glanced at Shen Xingzhi who was already sitting in the room.
Even the slowest photographer on the scene almost immediately turned the camera to Ren Limeng. In addition to the director's repeated instructions in advance, everyone was indeed curious about Ren Limeng, who was able to have a flash marriage and divorce with the top star in the entertainment industry and then appear on the same variety show as usual many years later.
Everyone was observing Ren Limeng's every move at this moment. She was much more focused and serious than the day when the show was first recorded. Many people even had some questions on their faces, as if they couldn't understand why Ren Limeng, such a "little transparent" person before the show started, could dominate the hot searches.
Before we knew it, even the other protagonist on the hot search lost his top-tier status for a moment.
Ren Limeng had never expected that when she was secretly tense up all her nerves, armed every pore with a smile, and nervously acting calm in front of the camera, she would still have such free time. After entering the door, she kept a glance at the staff around her, and the next moment she secretly sighed and complained in her heart.
The production team definitely did it on purpose.
She cleverly controlled her already limited time for makeup and hair, and deliberately arranged her entry for recording this morning after Shen Xingzhi, quietly giving her and Shen Xingzhi a natural time alone.
The day after the news of her and Shen Xingzhi being ex-husband and wife was revealed, because the program schedule of "Shan Hai" was temporarily confirmed last night, they had to appear in the same frame. Ren Limeng suspected that this was a plot arranged in advance by Yao Xin.
But as a chosen worker, Ren Limeng can only bite the bullet and go on.
"Brother Xingzhi, good morning!"
In front of the camera, Ren Limeng smiled naturally, her standard polite smile revealed an impeccable ease. Even under the eager gazes of a group of people, she did not look awkward at all. For a moment, even the onlookers could not help but wonder if the person in front of them was the heroine who was still on the hot search. Ren Limeng's psychological quality seemed to be too good.
After a night of public opinion fermentation, there was no longer much shock and heated discussion about the relationship between Ren Limeng and Shen Xingzhi on the hot search topics. After a series of sighs, the discussion about Ren Limeng's mother-daughter relationship and Huangmei Opera was abandoned.
As the debates between fans of Shen Xingzhi and other traffic star fans occupied the front row of the comment area of more and more hot search terms, after a night of chaos, everyone's attention has completely turned to the fact that Ren Limeng and Shen Xingzhi were on the Orange platform variety show. Everyone suddenly realized that the male and female protagonists of the hot search are now in Gangcheng together, still recording "Twenty Changes of Mountains and Seas".
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