After Taking Advantage Of An Opening [Entertainment Industry] - Chapter 19

The room fell silent.

Wen Ling had coaxed Wen Nuan back to sleep, and neither adult spoke again. But countless thoughts churned inside both their minds.

Wen Ling hadn’t expected herself to lose control like that.

She had believed she could restrain her desire for Gu Rongqing, but unexpectedly…

Gu Rongqing also thought she had behaved absurdly.

Not only had she completely failed to refuse Wen Ling, but she had even felt reluctant when it ended.

Gu Rongqing had never liked anyone before.

If liking someone meant becoming jealous, then perhaps she truly did like Wen Ling.

But the fact that she had become jealous of her own daughter was somewhat…

Gu Rongqing barely resembled herself anymore.

In the darkness, she gazed at Wen Ling’s profile.

Being treated gently by Wen Ling truly was a wonderful and happy thing.

Gu Rongqing quietly reached out and took Wen Ling’s hand.

The following morning, Wen Ling and Wen Nuan awakened first.

Still half asleep, Wen Ling cuddled the equally drowsy Xiao Nuan, just as they used to do when living together at home.

Wen Ling kissed her, only to be met with disgust.

Wen Nuan pouted.

“Mama hasn’t brushed her teeth. It’s smelly!”

Pretending to be angry, Wen Ling said, “Then Mama won’t ever kiss you again!”

Hearing this, Wen Nuan immediately looked aggrieved.

“Then Mama can kiss me.”

She puckered her little lips.

Wen Ling couldn’t resist her daughter’s adorable expression. She kissed her several times and tickled her, making Wen Nuan giggle.

When Gu Rongqing woke, this was the scene she saw.

Wen Ling was making Wen Nuan laugh happily. The two of them playing beneath the morning sunlight looked exceptionally warm and loving.

Gu Rongqing wanted to join them but didn’t know how to begin.

“Mommy is awake!”

Wen Nuan pushed past Wen Ling and threw herself at Gu Rongqing, puckering her lips for a kiss.

Gu Rongqing smiled, embraced her, and kissed her.

Beside them, Wen Ling pretended to be angry.

“Xiao Nuan only has Mommy in her heart now. She doesn’t like Mama anymore.”

Wen Nuan immediately panicked. She wrapped her arms around Wen Ling and said in her soft, childish voice, “I like Mama.”

Then she kissed Wen Ling too.

Only then was Wen Ling satisfied. She smiled and lifted Wen Nuan into her arms.

Gu Rongqing smiled along with them.

Liang Mei woke shortly after six that morning.

Her head and waist ached, leaving her extremely uncomfortable and somewhat disoriented.

She had drunk some alcohol the previous night. She hadn’t felt much at the time, but the effects were hitting her rather fiercely now.

Liang Mei rubbed her head and prepared to sleep a little longer.

Then she suddenly realized something was wrong.

Why was she completely naked?

And why was the blanket beside her still bulging as though someone was underneath it…?

She stared blankly for a while before her memories gradually returned.

Liang Mei had been avoiding Lin Xu lately because she didn’t want to face her.

But at the gathering yesterday, avoiding her had been impossible.

They entered the elevator together. Liang Mei didn’t speak, and neither did Lin Xu.

When the elevator stopped on the third floor, Lin Xu didn’t get off.

Liang Mei had moved her lips as though she wanted to ask why, but no question emerged.

In the end, Lin Xu followed her all the way to the fifth floor.

At the door, Lin Xu asked why Liang Mei had been avoiding her.

Liang Mei couldn’t remember how she answered.

She remembered even less of what happened afterward.

She couldn’t recall whether Lin Xu kissed her first or whether she had kissed Lin Xu.

All she remembered was that they had barely entered the room and hadn’t even reached the bed before Lin Xu impatiently took her once.

After tasting that pleasure, Liang Mei began taking the initiative too.

That was why her waist now felt so sore and painful.

Lin Xu possessed a clean, refreshing kind of beauty. She looked rather adorable while sleeping.

As Liang Mei gazed at her sleeping face, regret filled her.

Why had she chosen to provoke Lin Xu?

It had been far too long since Liang Mei last dated a woman, and Lin Xu’s innocence had genuinely attracted her.

But if only Lin Xu had appeared sooner…

After Liang Mei watched her for a while, Lin Xu awakened.

She blinked at Liang Mei before pulling her into her arms and nuzzling her neck.

Liang Mei didn’t avoid her. Instead, she stroked Lin Xu’s hair.

“I’m sorry.”

Lin Xu lifted her head and looked at her in confusion.

Both times, Lin Xu had clearly been the one who took advantage of Liang Mei.

“Sister Liang Mei, what’s wrong? Why are you apologizing?”

“I… There’s something I need to tell you.”

Lin Xu raised her head and looked at Liang Mei.

Then she heard her say, “Lin Xu, I… have a boyfriend.”

Afterward, Lin Xu didn’t know how she managed to leave Liang Mei’s room.

She was stunned by what Liang Mei had told her.

She wanted to ask whether it was merely a joke.

But when she saw the seriousness in Liang Mei’s eyes, she knew it wasn’t.

Without saying anything, she dressed and left.

Now she understood why Liang Mei had apologized.

But if Liang Mei had a boyfriend, why had she flirted with her?

Heh…

Perhaps Lin Xu should blame herself for being so easily seduced.

After breakfast, Wen Ling planned to take Wen Nuan to her mother.

However, little Wen Nuan clung to her and refused to let go, insisting that Mama stay with her.

She wanted Gu Rongqing to stay too.

But Gu Rongqing had several demanding scenes coming up and couldn’t take time off. She could only coax Wen Nuan.

At first, the child refused.

Eventually, Wen Ling resorted to threats and bribes, telling her that Mama and Mommy would only take her to the amusement park if she behaved obediently.

Wen Nuan looked at Gu Rongqing aggrievedly.

Seeing her pitiful expression, Gu Rongqing comforted her by promising that she could come and have lunch with Mommy.

Only then did Wen Nuan become happy.

As Gu Rongqing prepared to leave, she received a message from Liang Mei saying she felt unwell and would remain at the hotel to rest.

Gu Rongqing replied that it was fine.

Once she finished getting ready, she said goodbye to Wen Ling and prepared to leave.

At that moment, Wen Nuan ran over on her short legs and gestured for Mommy to crouch down.

Gu Rongqing obediently lowered herself.

Wen Nuan wrapped her arms around Gu Rongqing’s neck, kissed her cheek, and said, “Good luck at work, Mommy!”

Gu Rongqing smiled and kissed Wen Nuan’s small face before leaving.

After Gu Rongqing departed, only Wen Ling and Wen Nuan remained.

Wen Ling sent Lin Xu a message informing her that she could take the day off, then began playing with Wen Nuan.

Wen Nuan had brought several small toys.

Wen Ling played with her for a while, and then they watched cartoons.

By the time they finished, it was already noon.

Wen Ling planned to take Wen Nuan to find Gu Rongqing for lunch, but her mother got there first.

Just as they prepared to leave, Ms. Xu knocked on the door.

“Xiao Nuan, Grandma is here!”

The moment Ms. Xu entered, she happily lifted Wen Nuan into her arms and completely ignored Wen Ling.

Aunt Lin greeted Wen Ling and explained, “Your mother said she wanted to have lunch with you and Rongqing.”

Before Wen Ling could answer, Ms. Xu interrupted.

“I came to have lunch with my granddaughter. I have no interest in eating with someone who managed to lose her own wife.”

“Mom! What are you saying? What do you mean I lost my wife…?”

Embarrassed, Wen Ling glanced at Aunt Lin.

As expected, her daughter had no secrets whatsoever as far as her mother was concerned.

Aunt Lin smiled.

“I’ll call Lin Xu and ask whether she wants to come.”

It took a long time for Lin Xu to answer.

When she finally did, she said she felt unwell and didn’t want to join them.

Aunt Lin expressed her concern and spoke to her briefly before ending the call.

And so, the others went to find Gu Rongqing for lunch.

Wen Ling thought her mother behaved strangely throughout the meal.

She kept looking around and continuously sent messages on her phone. She even ignored Wen Nuan several times when the child spoke to her.

Later, perhaps because she had finally finished whatever she was doing, Ms. Xu suddenly looked at Wen Ling and Gu Rongqing with an exceptionally brilliant smile.

That smile made Wen Ling’s scalp prickle.

She glanced at Gu Rongqing beside her and discovered that Gu Rongqing hadn’t noticed anything. She was still helping Wen Nuan eat.

Wen Ling smiled at the sight.

Then her mother abruptly picked Wen Nuan up.

“Does Xiao Nuan miss Grandma?”

“Yes!”

“Then sleep with Grandma tonight. Grandma misses Xiao Nuan too.”

Wen Ling suspected that her mother was plotting something, but she had no evidence.

Wen Nuan looked troubled.

She looked at Mama and Mommy, then at Ms. Xu, unable to decide.

Ms. Xu pressed her advantage.

“Xiao Nuan slept with Mama and Mommy yesterday. Why don’t you keep Grandma company tonight?”

Wen Nuan thought her grandmother’s words made sense and nodded in agreement.

She added that she wanted to sleep with Mama and Mommy again tomorrow.

Ms. Xu nodded and agreed.

Hearing this, Wen Ling became dejected.

It seemed she wouldn’t be able to use Wen Nuan as an excuse to remain in Room 503 tonight.

She turned to Gu Rongqing.

“Then I’ll return to the third floor tonight.”

Gu Rongqing’s fingers tightened around her chopsticks before slowly relaxing.

She glanced at Wen Ling.

“All right.”

Yet her mood sank, and she felt strangely reluctant.

But no one could have been more agitated than Ms. Xu.

“You’re going back to your room?!”

Her voice was so loud that even Wen Nuan was startled.

Aunt Lin quickly caught her hand and sent her a meaningful look.

Only then did Ms. Xu recover.

“Uh… I was merely surprised. I thought the two of you…”

The longer Wen Ling watched her mother, the stranger she seemed.

Her mother was definitely concealing something from her.

Gu Rongqing remained silent, lowering her head and continuing to eat.

After lunch, Gu Rongqing returned to filming.

Ms. Xu and Aunt Lin planned to take Wen Nuan out to play.

Before leaving, Aunt Lin approached Wen Ling.

“Lin Xu said she isn’t feeling well. Please check on her for me.”

Wen Ling nodded and promised she would visit her shortly.

When Wen Ling returned to their room, she received a fright.

The room was completely dark, with every curtain drawn.

Lin Xu had curled beneath the blanket, forming a small mound on the bed.

Wen Ling called her name, but Lin Xu didn’t respond.

She opened the curtains, sat beside Lin Xu, and asked, “What’s wrong? Where do you feel unwell?”

Lin Xu tugged at the blanket and answered in a muffled voice, “I’m fine.”

Something sounded wrong with her voice, as though she had been crying.

Wen Ling pulled down the blanket.

Sure enough, Lin Xu’s eyes were swollen from crying.

Worried, Wen Ling asked, “What exactly happened? I was only gone for one night. What happened while I was away?”

Lin Xu still refused to speak.

Becoming anxious, Wen Ling gently coaxed her.

“Aunt Lin knows you’re unwell, and she’s very worried.”

Then she added, “Seeing you like this worries me too.”

Under Wen Ling’s gentle coaxing, Lin Xu’s tears began falling again.

Her voice was hoarse from crying.

“Sister Wen Ling…”

Wen Ling nodded to show she was listening.

“Sister Liang Mei… told me she has a boyfriend.”

After saying that, Lin Xu cried even harder.

Wen Ling was stunned.

She had completely forgotten that Liang Mei had a boyfriend.

Besides, Lin Xu and Liang Mei hadn’t interacted much over the past several days, and Lin Xu hadn’t mentioned her.

Wen Ling had assumed Lin Xu had already moved on, so she never told her.

“You and Liang Mei… The two of you?”

“I went to find her last night… and then…”

As Lin Xu spoke, she suddenly looked up at Wen Ling.

Wen Ling didn’t appear surprised that Liang Mei had a boyfriend.

She immediately asked, “Sister Wen Ling, did you already know that Sister Liang Mei had a boyfriend?”

Wen Ling blinked.

“I…”

How was she supposed to explain this?