Chapter 47

“Senior Guan, are you all right?”

Everyone present looked nervously at Guan Anru. Guan Anru realized there were many eyes and mouths here, so he restrained his temper, holding back again and again as he swallowed his anger.

“Thank you for your concern. I’m fine.” Guan Anru said apologetically to Wen Tingzong, “The wound on my hand still needs to be treated, so I’ll leave first.”

“Hurry and go. Your health is important. Really, what a mess. How did blood end up being drawn at the wrap banquet?” Wen Tingzong felt irritated and urged him to hurry up and get the wound on his hand treated.

The male lead had left midway through the wrap banquet. If this had been another crew, there would inevitably have been complaints, but here, no one dared say even half a bad word about Guan Anru.

Seeing that someone had already left, Li Sheng also did not want to keep staying. Beneath the table, she held Mo Yueshuang’s hand, her fingertips lightly and playfully tracing across Mo Yueshuang’s palm.

“Director, since there doesn’t seem to be much else, we’ll take our leave first as well.” Li Sheng lifted her glass and drank a cup of wine, then left with an apologetic air.

Mo Yueshuang and Li Sheng had not hidden their relationship on set, so everyone in the crew knew they were already together. At this time, if Li Sheng left and Mo Yueshuang did not follow, that would be the strange thing.

Some people quietly discussed that the male and female leads, along with the main creative screenwriter, had all left. They thought the director would probably be angry about tonight’s wrap banquet, but unexpectedly, Wen Tingzong not only read the original at bailiantales.comwas not angry, he even cheerfully let everyone liven things up.

In the past, when he held wrap banquets, no matter how big-name the actors were, they still had to act according to his mood. After all, his title as a major director was there. But after spending this period of time with Guan Anru on set, he increasingly felt that this person was different from the legendary image of a gentle aristocratic young master.

And because Guan Anru was the eldest young master of the Guan family, Wen Tingzong had nearly had to worship him like a god on set. Even during filming, he had to somewhat consider Guan Anru’s thoughts. Now that he had finally sent that god away, he was too happy to get angry.

As for Li Sheng and Mo Yueshuang, let the two of them do as they wished.

The old Screenwriter Li had only been a little cold in personality. The Screenwriter Li after falling in love was a walking firecracker. When something related to Mo Yueshuang came up, she exploded at the slightest touch. With her around, eating this meal made everyone feel uncomfortable all over. It was better that she left.

Chen Yue drove Li Sheng and Mo Yueshuang back. On the road, Chen Yue excitedly introduced, “Boss, Peach Blossom Residence contacted us. They invited you to participate in their variety show.”

Peach Blossom Residence was a screen-couple variety show. Invited guests could choose to bring their real other half to participate. If the invited guest was single, they could also bring a close friend and form an on-screen CP.

The reason Mo Yueshuang had been invited was very simple. Some time ago, she had suddenly posted on Weibo that she was no longer single, and everyone online was curious about who her other half was.

As netizens’ expectations grew higher and higher, Peach Blossom Residence followed public sentiment and sent an invitation, sincerely inviting Mo Yueshuang to participate.

Mo Yueshuang knew this variety show. Li Sheng stolen content had even mentioned it to her before, saying she wanted to go on it to relax and also prepare for the two of them to fully go public.

It was just that back then, Li Sheng had said she had decided to participate in this show, and if the program team did not agree, then she would buy the company behind the program team.

But before Li Sheng could find someone to discuss it with them, the other side sent an invitation first.

“Looks like my fame still has some use. It saved you a large sum of money.” Mo Yueshuang was so happy she felt a little smug.

Chen Yue was somewhat worried. “Boss, are you and Screenwriter Li really planning to go public?”

“That’s right. We’re in a proper romantic relationship. There’s no need to hide it. Besides, I’m not in some so-called rising stage of my career right now where I need to consider the thoughts of traffic fans. From my debut until now, I’ve always spoken through my works. After all these years, those antis and outsourced water armies have tried to completely blacken my name every time. Which attempt has ever succeeded?”

“In this circle, the ones who can destroy me have never been them. Only I can destroy myself.” Mo Yueshuang had this confidence, and she also had the capital to be proud. She had always spoken with strength. Da Yi had made black moves against her many times but never succeeded. There were also many people in the circle who wanted to get rid of her because she stood in their way, but none of them had ever succeeded.

Only that incident five years ago had always been Mo Yueshuang’s heart disease. She was also fortunate that the incident five years ago had hung over her neck like a sharp blade, making her even more vigilant and alert over the years, and pushing her harder toward strength above all else.

Otherwise, during the years when traffic popularity rose everywhere, she might have obeyed the company’s arrangement and become a traffic artist instead of a skilled actress.

When Chen Yue mentioned the variety show, Li [bailiantales.com]Sheng had already begun checking information on the official website.

Very quickly, she noticed a pattern and interrupted Mo Yueshuang and Chen Yue’s conversation.

“Although Peach Blossom Residence has couple pairings, there’s a segment where they break up the couples and regroup them. There was once a case where A and B were ex-spouses. After their divorce, they each had their own families, but when they regrouped, A and B were put together again. As a result, sparks flew again on the show. After going back, they both divorced and remarried each other.”

“This operation is way too outrageous. What was the program team thinking? They really stop at nothing for popularity. Didn’t the victims of those marriages go tear the program team apart?”

Chen Yue was so shocked her jaw nearly dropped. Li Sheng chuckled softly. “In those messy relationships of theirs, how could there be any so-called victims? Aside from the children, all those adults were beneficiaries.”

After hearing Li Sheng’s thoughts, Chen Yue also agreed. “I used to think the industry was messy, but I didn’t expect it to be messy to this extent. Everyone says feelings in the entertainment industry are shallow. I didn’t believe it at first, but later I had no choice but to believe it. Tsk, tsk, tsk. Those people get married and divorced, divorce and remarry, remarry and cheat, cheat and divorce before marrying again. It made me stop believing in love.”

Chen Yue’s little mouth kept chattering nonstop. At the end, she suddenly realized something and immediately shut her mouth, breaking into a cold sweat. She found a chance to turn her head and look at Mo Yueshuang, who was glaring at her. Chen Yue laughed awkwardly. “Boss, those were all my misunderstandings from before. Now that I’ve seen you and Screenwriter Li, I instantly feel love has revived again.”

“Boss, you and Screenwriter Li will definitely last forever, harmonious and beautiful, forever happy. You’re different from all those other people in the circle who treat relationships as tools for advancement and love as a quick game. Screenwriter Li treats you with her whole heart and lungs. She’s only one step away from giving you the stars in the sky and the moon beneath the sea.”

Being praised like this, Li Sheng herself had no reaction. She even felt Chen Yue had very sincerely spoken the truth.

Mo Yueshuang, on the other [stolen content]hand, blushed because someone was so tirelessly exaggerating and praising her lover.

“All right, Chen Yue. Close your mouth and drive properly.”

Because Chen Yue was still present, Mo Yueshuang wanted to lean into Li Sheng’s arms, but she did not dare lean too close, afraid of inviting Chen Yue’s teasing.

Li Sheng did not have the self-awareness that feeding dog food to others went against heavenly principles and conscience. Seeing that Mo Yueshuang wanted to lean against her, she casually stretched out her long arm and pulled Mo Yueshuang into her arms.

The weather was gradually turning cold, and the twelfth lunar month was about to arrive. Although the car had air-conditioning, in the end, it was not as warm and comfortable as a lover’s embrace.

Mo Yueshuang endured her shyness and lay down in Li Sheng’s arms. Before long, she asked curiously, “Can we find out who else is participating in Peach Blossom Residence besides us?”

“I’m not too clear on that, but I did hear a little. There’s Jiang Qi and the eldest young lady of the Chi family, Dong Wenjun and the second young master of the Guan family, and Fang Yitang and Young Master Guan. I don’t know about the others.”

“Based on the usual situation, there should still be two more groups. I wonder if they’ll be people we know.” Mo Yueshuang counted the names Chen Yue reported.

In truth, when she heard the title “eldest young lady of the Chi family,” her body instinctively trembled slightly. Li Sheng was pressed closely against her, so this small movement was naturally caught.

Li Sheng held her hand tightly, looking at her with a probing gaze. She bent down beside Mo Yueshuang’s ear and asked in a soft voice only the two of read the original at bailiantales.comthem could hear, “What’s wrong? Are you very afraid of Chi Yunman?”

Mo Yueshuang was indeed afraid. Chi Yunman was like an unknown time bomb. She did not know when the other party would deal her a fatal blow.

“It’s nothing, Li Sheng. I’m fine. Don’t worry.” Mo Yueshuang had no evidence to prove that Chi Yunman might be the person who hurt her. And during this period, she had no way of contacting Detective Tang Xiaozhi. She could only quietly wait for news while trapped between ice and fire.

Li Sheng sighed softly. Mo Yueshuang loved her, and that was true. Mo Yueshuang guarded against her, and that was also true.

Mo Yueshuang had indeed placed Li Sheng in her heart, but there was still a secret place in that heart that was guarded against Li Sheng. Li Sheng could not withstand it, nor did she dare force her way in. She could only remain in Mo Yueshuang’s heart bit by bit, like warming a block of ice with her hands, hoping she could also warm and melt that iron chain.

Li Sheng did not care that Mo Yueshuang was hiding things from her. After all, she also had many things hidden from Mo Yueshuang, such as rebirth or transmigration, Ranran’s identity, and what might have happened between them at the hotel five years ago.

These were all things she had hidden from Mo Yueshuang.

But Li Sheng did not like this current state. Because Mo Yueshuang was hiding some things, she was making herself more and more anxious, flustered, and afraid. Clearly, Mo Yueshuang could say it and rely on her, but Mo Yueshuang insisted on carrying it alone.

“Don’t be afraid. I’ll always be here. You don’t have to force yourself to face everything. You still have me, and Ranran too. You have our little home.” Li Sheng held her, gently stroking and patting her back. She murmured the things she wanted to say, giving her comfort.

Back when Li Sheng had learned this set of movements to coax Ranran, she had still been very unfamiliar with them. Now, using them on Mo Yueshuang, she was becoming smoother and smoother.

“Li Sheng.” Mo Yueshuang did not want to explain anything. She only hid a little deeper in Li Sheng’s arms, finding the most comfortable position and silently leaning on her.

“Chen Yue, play some music.” Li Sheng saw Mo Yueshuang’s brows faintly furrow and understood that Mo Yueshuang was pretending to relax so she would not worry. In reality, her whole body was still tense.

Chen Yue had also noticed something wrong with her boss. But because she was still driving, and because her boss’s girlfriend was behind her, she had half a stomach full of concerned words but could not say them. When she heard Li Sheng tell her to play music, she immediately obediently did so.

At a time like this, this was all she could do. She only hoped Li Sheng would treat Boss well.

Boss had truly not had an easy journey all these years.