Chapter 334 Extra: A Dream of 1800 Chapters
Cheng Sangsang was having a dream.
In her dream, she and Bai Chumeng were still best friends.
From the age of ten to twenty, she followed Bai Chumeng and learned from her about a good-for-nothing, arrogant, and ignorant fool named Xu Bai.
To avoid an arranged marriage with Xu Bai, she followed Bai Chumeng's advice and plunged into the entertainment industry.
She's not good at acting, but she learns quickly.
During one shoot, she encountered a slow learner who wasn't good at acting.
That idiot is really stupid. He can't even pronounce his lines correctly. All he does is try to look cool and stylish.
But being a fool is kind of cute.
He would help her grow aloe vera, call her "Little Curly Hair," and praise her for writing good scripts.
Cheng Sangsang fell in love with this idiot.
But she never expected that the idiot would be the good-for-nothing Xu Bai.
What could she do? She just happened to fall in love with him.
She went to ask Bai Chumeng what to do.
Bai Chumeng seemed somewhat surprised, but quickly regained her composure.
She advised her that since they liked each other, they should be together.
Cheng Sangsang thought, "Yes, if I like it, I like it. It's okay."
The entertainment industry isn't fun, but with Xu Bai by her side, she's having a lot of fun.
However, Xu Bai's grandfather and father fell seriously ill one after another, and he was urgently called back home.
Then, he retired from the entertainment industry.
After that, Xu Bai in my dreams began to feel both strange and familiar.
What's unfamiliar is that he's like a big kid who hasn't grown up but is forced to, pretending to be mature.
Wearing a well-fitting suit and a suitable tie, he learns to navigate between cold, impersonal conference rooms and lively cocktail parties, and how to support the Xu family's vast business empire.
In his repeated clashes with seniors who were several generations older than him and peers who were several times smarter than him, he gradually became irritable, anxious, domineering, and autocratic without realizing it.
This irritability and authoritarianism then extended to her.
What Cheng Sangsang found familiar was that after repelling the troublemaking side branches and struggling to escape from the perilous business battle, he would hide behind his desk and wail alone after taking off his suit.
She cried her heart out, her cries were pitiful and heartbreaking.
Cheng Sangsang liked the familiar Xu Bai, but was often scared away by the unfamiliar Xu Bai.
They kept moving forward and backward, and that's how they got entangled for several years.
They were like two vines, with a strong resistance desperately trying to separate them and prevent them from being together.
But they couldn't resist their nature and were destined to be entangled together.
In her dream, Cheng Sangsang was exhausted. Suddenly one day, she remembered someone.
What about Xu Chi?
Where is Xu Bai's uncle, Xu Chi?
After a heated argument, Cheng Sangsang could no longer bear it and asked this question.
She thought, Xu Bai is most afraid of his uncle, she's going to complain! She's going to complain fiercely!
She wanted to sue Xu Bai for his unpredictable temper, for his domineering and tyrannical behavior, and for his increasingly terrifying mental state.
But as soon as he finished speaking, all the anxiety and anger on the young man's face vanished, replaced by a slight surprise, and his eyes instantly turned red.
The familiar Xu Bai has reappeared.
He said, "...My uncle passed away six years ago."
Cheng Sangsang stood there, stunned.
...passed away?
How is that possible?
The screen opposite was showing a stage performance, and the singer's high-pitched voice pierced the silence like a sharp sword.
Cheng Sangsang's body trembled violently, and another name suddenly flashed through her mind.
Her lips trembled slightly: "Where is Tu Chaoxi?"
Do you know Tu Chaoxi?
Xu Bai's harmless expression instantly turned wary.
"Who is Tu Chaoxi?!"
Cheng Sangsang couldn't hold back any longer, opened the door and rushed out!
She found her agent, who went through the files and finally dug out the name Tu Chaoxi from the depths of his memory.
"He has a lot of scandals and retired from the entertainment industry a long time ago."
The seven deadly sins: being betrayed by the company, abandoned by the fans, and then abandoning himself.
The entertainment industry is known for its rapid turnover of talent; a few years later, they're nowhere to be found.
Cheng Sangsang asked again, "...Where is Wenyu? Where is Wenyu?"
"And Jiang Ye, Teacher Ma, where are they?"
Her agent was so annoyed by her that he just threw a search engine at her.
The webpage contained only a few lines of text.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ye had already retired from the entertainment industry several years ago.
One left the industry because they never had a chance to break out, while the other left voluntarily due to personality issues.
Ma Zhiyuan, after writing a cynical essay, was set up by the other party and left before Wen Yu and Jiang Ye.
They left her world long before she could recall those memories.
Cheng Sangsang didn't stop, and went straight to Yenching Conservatory of Music.
I searched the entire music department but couldn't find Nan Ke.
Two students were whispering as they passed by.
"There are two time signatures in your graduation project that referenced sheet music. Remember to indicate them."
"It's okay. I'm not the same Nan Ke I was back then. I can still tell the difference between borrowing and plagiarism."
"Hey, what was that lunatic thinking? He clearly copied from his senior brother but insisted he didn't, and he even set fire to the music room. I heard he's fled abroad now."
"Who knows? He's crazy."
...
Cheng Sangsang left the music academy in a daze, and her next stop was a village in the city of Yanjing.
However, they were told that Lin Yue and Lin Jing had left Yanjing after their grandmother's death and their whereabouts were unknown.
With each impact, Cheng Sangsang was so anxious she wanted to cry but couldn't.
It shouldn't be like this; she always felt it shouldn't be like this!
But what should it be like?
Cheng Sangsang couldn't explain it clearly.
One day, after several arguments with Xu Baidi, she was walking down the street when she suddenly remembered a name.
She murmured, "...Tu Xiaomao."
She thought she could also complain to Tu Xiaomao.
You can apply it to the small fuzz...
Cheng Sangsang stopped in her tracks... Yes, where is Tu Xiaomao?
Tu Xiaomao seems to have disappeared as well.
Tu Xiaomao is Tu Yao.
Tu Yao, the daughter of one of her father's wives, and her younger sister, had disappeared six years ago.
Cheng Sangsang stood alone on the street, staring blankly at the people coming and going and the traffic flowing by.
Suddenly I realized that Tu Xiaomao hadn't disappeared; it was just that Tu Xiaomao seemed to have vanished from the world.
Xu Chi died six years ago without ever having met her.
Tu Chaoxi retired from the entertainment industry, Nan Ke went abroad with a plagiarism scandal, and Lin Yue left his hometown with a limp.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ye and Teacher Ma also disappeared.
And she and Xu Bai have been manipulated and tormented by an invisible hand until now...
At this moment, Cheng Sangsang finally burst into tears.
...
Before dawn, Cheng Sangsang was awakened by a series of urgent knocks on the door.
I touched my forehead; it was covered in cold sweat.
She got up in a daze and opened the door.
"Little curly hair..."
Xu Bai leaned against the door frame, panting heavily, his face wet with sweat, looking at her with lingering fear.
Cheng Sangsang suddenly woke up, the scenes from her dream flashing through her mind like a revolving lantern.
She burst into tears.
...
The two sat close together on the sofa, the lights were off, and neither of them spoke.
Short, intermittent sobs rose and fell.
Outside the window, the pitch-black night slowly gives way to dawn.
The blinding light shone through the gaps in the curtains, making their eyes sting.
After sitting for an unknown amount of time, Cheng Sangsang's phone suddenly vibrated and switched to auto-answer mode.
"Sangsang, Xiaobai, have you set off yet?"
Tu Yao's questioning voice came through, and the two of them instantly tensed up.
They exchanged a glance and realized what was going on.
Cheng Sangsang quickly replied, "Coming...coming!"
Today is the official move of the welfare home, and Tu Yao told them that they must be there as early as half a month ago.
"Oh no!" Cheng Sangsang hurriedly wiped her face. "Quick! It's nine o'clock, we're going to be late!"
Xu Bai also got up in a flurry of activity.
The two ran into the hotel bathroom one after the other, stood side by side, and when they turned on the light and looked in the mirror, they were both dumbfounded.
Both faces were red from crying, and their eyes were swollen.
After brushing their teeth, washing their faces, and combing their hair, Cheng Sangsang and Xu Bai silently walked out of the hotel.
Despite their best efforts, they were still late.
The brand-new welfare home is located in the suburbs. It is a five-story building with osmanthus trees planted in the courtyard.
The layout is almost exactly the same as the original welfare home.
Tu Yao led Langya on patrol, followed by a group of children.
I passed by and saw Ma Zhiyuan typing on his keyboard.
The first batch of herbs from the herbal medicine base is about to hit the market, and Teacher Ma volunteered to help her with the layout.
Tu Yao earnestly advised, "Teacher Ma, write properly, don't just pad the word count!"
Ma Zhiyuan waved his hand: "Never mind, I have my rhythm!"
Wen Yu and Jiang Ye passed by and donated two electronic keyboards and a whole wall of toys.
Lin Yue personally transported it from the station and is currently directing its move-in.
Tu Yao continued walking the dog, and out of the corner of her eye, she saw Cheng Sangsang and Xu Bai standing outside the yard.
He immediately feigned anger across the crowd and said, "You're late! We've already finished setting off all our fireworks!"
The ground was covered with ribbons and empty firework boxes.
Tu Yao laughed again as she spoke: "But it's okay, we can still see the osmanthus rain!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a group of children were seen under the osmanthus tree, hugging the trunk and shaking it violently!
Golden osmanthus blossoms fell down unexpectedly, one after another!
Caught off guard, Tu Chaoxi was soaked in the water and angrily shouted, "Tu Xiaomao, what are you doing!"
Tu Yao laughed heartily and quickly ran behind Xu Chi and Nan Ke.
"Second Brother, Xiao Chi!"
The two immediately blocked the person from the front and back.
Tu Chaoxi: ...
Tu Chaoxi pointed at them, "...Just keep spoiling them!"
Amidst a shower of osmanthus blossoms and crisp laughter, Cheng Sangsang held Xu Bai's hand tightly, her eyes reddening again.
"That's great, Xu Bai, everyone's here."
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