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"Go home."
Cen Meng's alternate account is very secretive. She never posts daily updates, doesn't fill in any personal information, and even the phone number she used to register isn't hers.
However, Cen Meng still felt that as a public figure, she had to be extra careful. Nowadays, netizens are incredibly resourceful, and it wouldn't be fun if she were exposed.
So although she has always had this Weibo side account, she rarely uses it to express her opinions.
I couldn't resist commenting today.
Unexpectedly, Ning Fei's first variety show appearance after more than ten years of retirement attracted many netizens who don't usually watch variety shows, and the show's popularity was unusually high.
In addition, Ning Yuxuan's performance on the show was indeed very interesting, and her appearance was outstanding. Her trending search ranking actually rose from sixth place to one place, and it still has a rising trend.
As more and more netizens clicked on the trending topic, many people naturally saw Cen Meng's comment.
Just as Cen Meng was looking at the few replies that were cursing her and trembling with anger, a new message notification popped up in the software.
Cen Meng clicked on it reflexively, only to see two more insults directed at her.
She doesn't generate much discussion in the entertainment industry, and with her fans controlling the comments, you rarely see negative comments about her online.
This is the first time Cen Meng has faced so much malice from netizens.
Her vision went black, and she almost couldn't catch her breath.
Cen Meng threw her locked phone aside, her hatred intensifying.
Ning Yuxuan, isn't she just lucky to have a good mother?
Gu Yunhao is already hers, and one day, everything Ning Yuxuan has now will become hers.
...
On set, Ning Shiyue had just finished reshooting a scene when he heard his fellow actors calling him.
"Congratulations, Teacher Shi Yue." The speaker was an actress who was not yet twenty years old; this was her first role.
Ning Shiyue may not be the biggest star in the group, but he is undoubtedly the most popular, and many young actors are very enthusiastic about him.
He didn't like chatting with people he didn't know well, and upon hearing this, he glanced at the actress indifferently: "Congratulations on what?"
The actress held up her phone and showed it to Ning Shiyue: "Your mother and sister are trending on social media, everyone's praising them."
Many people had tried to strike up a conversation with Ning Shiyue before, but Ning Shiyue was always polite but aloof and didn't say much.
The actress didn't have high hopes for this, but because of her cheerful personality and her past as a fan of Ning Shiyue, she came to share with him.
Unexpectedly, Ning Shiyue glanced at her and, for the first time ever, moved closer.
To maintain his condition, Ning Shiyue always handed his phone to his assistant for safekeeping while filming.
The assistant went to the van to get his things. Ning Shiyue wanted to know the trending topics immediately, so this was the only way to find out.
The actress was surprised for a moment, but then immediately held her phone up even higher and enthusiastically explained, "This is the first trending topic! Look, everyone's saying how great the atmosphere is at your house!"
"And this too, netizens absolutely adore Teacher Ning's eyes!"
"Teacher Shi Yue, let me know when you're done watching, and I'll show you the second trending topic. There's a video edited by a netizen that's really good!"
The actress launched into a long, rapid-fire speech before realizing that Ning Shiyue hadn't interrupted her, letting her chatter on and on.
If it were according to Ning Shiyue's usual style, he probably would have quietly walked away long ago.
Turning her head to look at Ning Shiyue again, she was stunned once more.
Ning Shiyue was still staring at the content on her phone screen, her expression gentle, and the corners of her lips slightly raised.
Aside from when they were filming, she had never seen such tenderness in Ning Shiyue's eyes.
The actress's heart skipped a beat.
Such touching gazes—those two people on the screen must be the people Ning Shiyue cherishes most in his life.
She suddenly felt a deep envy for Ning Shiyue's older sister.
Ning Shiyue didn't finish filming all the scenes that needed to be reshot until it was completely dark.
While helping Ning Shiyue pack, assistant Ding Yan asked, "Shiyue, are we going back there today?"
Filming for the TV series has come to a temporary end, but there's another announcement tomorrow afternoon.
According to Ning Shiyue's usual habits, if he has work the next day, he will usually go back to his apartment.
Ning Shiyue's voice was calm: "Going home today."
Ding Yan paused, holding the thermos, and looked at Ning Shiyue with some surprise.
Ning Shiyue hummed in agreement.
He looked down at his phone; the screen showed the video that had gone viral that day.
Ning Shiyue's voice held a subtle tenderness as he repeated, "Go home."
...
At 9 p.m., the ring road in the north of the city was still bustling with traffic.
After coming off the elevated road and passing through several traffic lights, the car finally slowly entered the villa area.
Upon opening the door, Ning Shiyue heard Ning Fei and Ning Yuxuan chatting.
He changed his clothes and slippers in the entryway, walked into the living room, and saw two people huddled together on the sofa.
Ning Fei looked approvingly at the scene on TV: "Xiao Yue acted quite well just now, very naturally."
Ning Yuxuan: "Indeed, but it should be the other actress who guided her. The actress who played the mother is a veteran actress."
Ning Shiyue: "..."
"Ning Yuxuan." Ning Shiyue's eyelids twitched slightly. "Can't you just give me a compliment?"
As he was speaking, he looked at the television, and then everything went black.
The TV was showing a drama he starred in two years ago, a youth film in which he played the second male lead.
At the time, it was Ning Shiyue's first time playing such a significant role. Due to nervousness and lack of experience, her acting performance was not very good.
Because of his good looks, Ning Shiyue gained a large number of fans from this drama, which also increased his popularity.
But Ning Shiyue believes that his performance in this drama was not good enough and can be considered a black mark on his career.
"You guys—" Ning Shiyue looked at his mother and sister, wanting to be angry but unable to, "Can't you watch the dramas I acted in well? Why did you have to pick this one?"
Seeing her son's helpless yet slightly embarrassed expression, Ning Fei couldn't help but laugh.
Ning Yuxuan blinked and said, "Isn't that your own problem? Look at our Ms. Ning Fei, her acting in any of her works is impeccable."
Ning Fei smiled even more happily.
Ning Shiyue was speechless for two seconds before finally coming up with a retort: "How dare you say that to me? Look at your own acting..."
Seeing that the two were about to start arguing, Ning Fei stopped them in time: "Alright, alright, you two siblings can stop arguing later. Since you're both here, I have something to tell you."
Ning Fei was actually quite pleased to see her son and daughter bickering back and forth like that.
For a long time, Ning Yuxuan and Ning Shiyue ignored each other when they met, and it had been a long time since a scene like the one just now had occurred.
However, she suffers from chronic neurasthenia, and if she doesn't wash up and rest by 10 o'clock, she might not be able to sleep all night.
Ning Fei interrupted the two of them, preparing to get down to business.
“Your father is coming to Beicheng next week to discuss business,” Ning Fei said softly. “If you two aren’t busy, why don’t you have a meal with him?”
Upon hearing this, Ning Yuxuan and Ning Shiyue exchanged a glance.
After my mother and father divorced, they lived apart and would not see each other unless necessary.
Her father now has a new wife. Ning Yuxuan has never met her father's current wife, but she has heard that the two have a good relationship.
Although her mother did not remarry, she had several boyfriends, so she should have moved on long ago.
Ning Fei's view is that once divorced, people become strangers and there's no need for them to bother each other.
But she insisted that no matter what, that man was the father of her two children, and Ning Yuxuan and Ning Shiyue should not disown their biological father.
Therefore, whenever her ex-husband came to Beicheng, Ning Fei would make sure that her two children could meet with their father whenever they had time.
“I understand, Mom,” Ning Yuxuan replied.
Ning Shiyue remained silent.
When Ning Fei divorced, Ning Yuxuan was over seven years old and Ning Shiyue was five.
If Ning Yuxuan has some fond memories of her father, then Ning Shiyue has virtually no memory of his existence.
Ning Fei sighed and stopped insisting: "Mom is going to sleep first, you should all get some rest too."
After watching Ning Fei return to her room, Ning Shiyue also got up from the sofa and walked towards his room.
Ning Yuxuan called out to him from behind: "Ning Shiyue."
Ning Shiyue paused, turned around to look at her: "Ning Yuxuan, you don't need to persuade me."
Ning Yuxuan raised an eyebrow: "What should I advise you to do?"
Ning Shiyue remained silent.
Ning Yuxuan beckoned: "Come here."
Ning Shiyue pursed her lips, somewhat reluctant, but still walked over.
"What is it?" He didn't look at her.
Ning Yuxuan smiled and said, "Tell me honestly, did you turn down an audition you'd been preparing for a long time in order to rush home to record a variety show today?"
Ning Shiyue, who had been deliberately avoiding eye contact, was stunned upon hearing this and looked at Ning Yuxuan in astonishment: "How did you know?"
Ning Yuxuan replied without batting an eye: "I am all-knowing and all-powerful."
Ning Shiyue: "..."
Ning Yuxuan adopted a serious tone: "What I was trying to say was, if we miss out, we miss out. Maybe it'll turn out to be a blessing in disguise? I heard there's a period drama casting for actors, and I happen to really like the original novel. Do you want to give it a try?"
In the original storyline, in order to show her magnanimity to Gu Yunhao, Cen Meng asked Gu Yunhao to contact the production team to open a back door for Ning Shiyue, helping her get a minor role in the drama she had missed.
Ning Shiyue was unaware that he was chosen because of Cen Meng, and also because of the director's great reputation, so he agreed.
However, the drama ultimately flopped spectacularly, with the only thing that became a hit was a supporting role played by Cen Meng.
Ning Shiyue's role not only failed to make a splash, but was also criticized by the audience for its poor character design and acting skills.
Later, Cen Meng "accidentally" exposed her for acting like a diva on set and causing multiple takes, which further damaged her reputation.
However, in reality, it was Cen Meng who constantly insulted Ning Yuxuan in front of Ning Shiyue, which caused Ning Shiyue to lose control of his emotions on set.
The character Ning Shiyue was heavily criticized because Cen Meng used her connections within the production team to alter Ning Shiyue's script, giving the spotlight that should have belonged to Ning Shiyue to the character played by Cen Meng.
After seeing this part of the plot, Ning Yuxuan decided to stop Ning Shiyue from starring in the original drama.
The other show she mentioned, despite having a less capable production team, became a dark horse and ultimately achieved impressive viewership ratings.
However, most people believe that the drama Ning Shiyue missed auditioning for was a great opportunity, and it would be a pity to give it up.
Ning Yuxuan was seriously considering how to continue persuading Ning Shiyue when she heard Ning Shiyue ask softly, "Do you really like it?"
His voice was too soft for Ning Yuxuan to hear clearly: "What did you say?"
Ning Shiyue's expression was somewhat unnatural: "I mean, you really like the original novel?"
Ning Yuxuan paused for a moment, then nodded: "Mm."
Ning Shiyue snorted lightly: "Since you want me to act so much, it's not impossible for me to give it a try."
After saying that, he walked away quickly, as if someone was chasing him.
Ning Yuxuan: "..."
After a while, she couldn't help but laugh.
Her younger brother seems cuter than she remembered.
...
The next day, Ning Yuxuan slept until noon and remembered that she had an "appointment" with Gu Yunhao.
Sure enough, when I opened WeChat, there were several messages from Gu Yunhao.
Gu Yunhao: [I've found all the things you said you wanted to take back.]
Gu Yunhao: [When and where should we meet?]
Both messages were sent at 8:30 in the morning. To Ning Yuxuan's surprise, Gu Yunhao did not send any more messages to urge her after that.
Gu Yunhao is not a patient person.
What Ning Yuxuan didn't know was that the reason Gu Yunhao didn't urge her was because he thought she regretted agreeing to break up, but was too embarrassed to say it, since she hadn't replied.
Gu Yunhao was secretly hoping that Ning Yuxuan would change her mind and beg for peace with him.
If Ning Yuxuan knew what Gu Yunhao was thinking, she would definitely tell him to stop dreaming.
Ning Yuxuan: [Around 2 PM.]
She sent Gu Yunhao her location, which was near a snack street.
Ning Yuxuan: [Shall we meet here?]
Last night, Ning Fei mentioned wanting to drink plum juice from a certain time-honored shop, so Ning Yuxuan planned to buy some on her way home.
Gu Yunhao replied almost instantly: 【Okay.】
Ning Yuxuan was surprised that Gu Yunhao was unusually easy to talk to today, but she didn't think much of it.
Ning Shiyue went to work in the morning, while Ning Yuxuan and Ning Fei cooked dumplings together.
After lunch, Ning Yuxuan drove to the snack street.
Gu Yunhao was already waiting there.
Upon seeing Ning Yuxuan appear, Gu Yunhao cleared his throat in a deliberately profound manner.
"I've brought back the things you gave me." Gu Yunhao carried a tote bag containing the watch and custom-made suit that Ning Yuxuan had given him before.
Ning Yuxuan said "Oh," took the bag, and glanced at it.
It was indeed what she wanted.
Ning Yuxuan glanced at Gu Yunhao and said, "Fine, I'm leaving."
Since Gu Yunhao was being sensible today, she decided not to scold him, lest she ruin her good mood for the day.
Before she could take a step, Gu Yunhao called out to her, "Wait—"
Ning Yuxuan turned around, frowning: "Is there anything else?"
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