Jiang Xiaonuan's voice was faint and almost made her mother think it came from the other side of the world. It felt very unreal.
Mrs. Jiang's heart tightened. She turned and asked doubtfully, "Xiaonuan, you won't be too hard on yourself, will you?"
Jiang Xiaonuan repeated again. "Mom, I'm living like a puppet, what's the point of living like this?"
Mrs. Jiang walked to Jiang Xiaonuan's side quickly, took her head, and looked into her dark and dim eyes. Tears began to form in her eyes. She comforted her enthusiastically. "Xiaonuan, don't scare me. You can't take things too hard."
Jiang Xiaonuan smiled faintly, but the smile looked extremely dreary. She said softly, "Mom, don't worry, I won't do anything stupid!"
Mrs. Jiang's heart was finally at ease. She gently caressed Jiang's hair and her voice trembled. "Xiaonuan, don't say such things again. You scared me!"
Jiang Xiaonuan put her arm around her mother's waist and said softly, "Well, Mom! I'll never do that again!" She raised her head and said, "It's getting late, go to bed now!"
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Although the scandal between Gong Yu and Yun Muxi has been resolved, Ding Sisi was in the worst plight.
He Xin talked with Ding Sisi's agent and dismissed her contract with Ding Sisi on the grounds of divulging secrets and defaming the cast's image. She also requested a default fee of 10 million from Ding Sisi. Although 10 million was not much for Ding Sisi, she still felt a pain as if she had been cut in the arm. Ding Sisi has made a lot of money over the years, but she also spent a lot, so she did not have a lot of savings. Losing a large sum of money was able to make Ding Sisi furious.
Ding Sisi could not bear with this and needs to vent her anger on someone.
She picked up the phone and dialed Zhao Yuyan's number. "Yuyan, are you stupid? Because I think you are. It's all because of you. We blew it, and actually helped that bitch Yun Muxi. Now you ruined my reputation, made me lose the leading role, and I paid 10 million of default fee. I really would strangle you if I could!"
Zhao Yuyan knew she screw things up and could only humbly apologize to Ding Sisi. "Sisi, I'm sorry! It's all my fault. I was actually so careless and let others get the upper hand. Please forgive me, I promise next time I will act normal!"
Ding Sisi shouted angrily. "There's going to be a 'next time'?"
Zhao Yuyan hurriedly added, "No, no! There won't be! I'm really sorry!"
Ding Sisi went on to say, "I will give you a chance to redeem yourself!"
Zhao Yuyan brightened at this news and said quickly, "Sure, I will do anything for you."
Ding Sisi felt satisfied and relaxed her tone. She resumed her usual arrogant tone and said, "I can't put up with this. That bitch Lou Xue actually filmed the live broadcast, and made me a scapegoat with the crime of leaking secrets. I want her to pay the price! I want her to pay double for daring to ruin my plans."
Hearing this, Zhao Yuyan hesitated and said, "Sisi, Lou Xue is the daughter of the Lou family. I'm afraid it will not be easy."
Ding Sisi immediately said crossly, "The Lou family! The Lou family is nothing! A mere Lou Family makes you fear like this!"
It was not that the Lou family did not have power in the city, but compared with the man behind Ding Sisi, the Lou family was really nothing. However, that being said, the Lou family was still regarded as a big powerhouse in A city. Instead, the Zhao Family, where Zhao Yuyan came from, was really nothing. With her background, Zhao Yuyan really could not touch Lou Xue. However, now, it was Ding Sisi who wanted to end Lou Xue. Aware of Ding Sisi's powerful backing, Zhao Yuyan naturally dared not say anything else.
Zhao Yuyan then asked, "What are you going to do then?"
Ding Sisi began to share her plans...
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Lou Xue just came out of school. She came out very early today. As the driver had not arrived, Lou Xue took out her mobile phone and stood at the door playing games.
Suddenly, a white van sped to the front of Lou Xue. The door opened and two men got off quickly, grabbed Lou Xue by her sides and rushed back into the van.
Lou Xue was stunned by the sudden incident and asked in horror, "Who are you? What do you want?"
There were five men in the van, all of them looked rowdy and were obviously not good people.
The man in the passenger seat said, "Little girl, don't blame us for being cruel, but you've messed with the wrong people. And we are only paid to do this. If you behave yourself, we will certainly not let you suffer too much. But if you don't... Haha, don't blame us for not being a gentleman."
Lou Xue asked nervously, "Who paid you?"
The man grinned, looking like a ruffian and said, "This, you will know when the time comes!"
Lou Xue asked again, "How much did they give you? I'll pay you double, let me go!"
The man hesitated for a moment, then said, "We have work ethics. We can make money, but we should also earn ourselves some credit. Otherwise, how can we do business in the future!"
Lou Xue still wanted to ask something else, but someone behind her tied her hands and feet with a rope, stuck a piece of black tape on her mouth and covered her eyes with a black cloth strip.
Lou Xue immediately sank into darkness and felt panic! Human's greatest fear was the fear toward the unknown: not knowing where they were going, or what will happen to them, or what kind of enemy they were facing.
Lou Xue panicked, she could feel her heart beating loudly, as if it would jump out of her if she opened her mouth right now! This kind of fear actually made her start to weep. Tears soaked the blindfold and she felt uncomfortable in the eye.
Suddenly, a cell phone rang with a cheerful tone in the van. Lou Xue recognized that it was her ring tone.
A tart man nearby said, "Brother Tiger? What to..."
The man who was on the passenger car said again, "Turn it off! Throw it out."
The sound of the cell phone being turned off was heard. Someone opened the window and the wind blew in. Outside the window, only the sound of the van speeding along was heard. The window of the van was closed quickly then, and the van was quiet again.
Lou Xue could only analyze what happened through the sounds. She knew that her mobile phone was turned off and thrown out of the van. Now she could only wait like a dead fish on the chopping board, waiting to be slaughtered.
...
After a long time, the van finally stopped. Lou Xue was pushed out of the van and she felt like she was brought into a room.
Brother Tiger's voice rang again. "Hello? Everything is done here!... Good! No problem, don't worry!"
Brother Tiger hung up the phone, Lou Xue heard very little useful information. She could only guess that someone gave Brother Tiger a task, but Brother Tiger did not seem to intend to untie her.
She was listening carefully to the surrounding movements when she heard footsteps coming towards her. Someone vigorously tore the black tape on her mouth. She felt pain and let out a scream. Her mouth was pinched by someone, and liquid from a bottle-like object was poured into her mouth.
Lou Xue was scared, she didn't know what she was fed. She began to shout loudly. "What! What are you doing? Let me go... Please, let me go... Please..."
As Lou Xue shouted, her voice gradually weakened and in the end, she was almost begging and crying. Lou Xue was brought up like a real lady, she never bowed her head to anyone. This time she was really scared. She was afraid and did not care about her status anymore. She actually begged them humbly.
At this moment, the sound of a woman's high heels rang, the woman came closer and said, "Brother Tiger, prepare to start! I have brought the DV!"
Lou Xue heard it clearly, and that was Zhao Yuyan's voice. Then she started to shout aloud, "Zhao Yuyan? It's you, Zhao Yuyan, isn't it? I have nothing against you. Why did you do this to me? Do you know that if my father knows, your Zhao Family will be finished?"
Zhao Yuyan knew Lou Xue recognized her voice. She stopped hiding and removed Lou Xue's blindfold. With a smile, she said, "Lou Xue, sorry, you do hold nothing against me, and I don't want to do this either, but you offended Sisi! I have no choice! If you want to blame someone, don't blame it on me, blame it on whoever plans this! Whoever finds you trouble, you find them!"
Zhao Yuyan dished out the main culprit. Her Zhao Family could not afford to provoke the Lou family, so she could not take the accusation. However, Lou Xue probably did not dare to touch the people behind Ding Sisi, and could only bury this in her mind.
When Lou Xue heard that Ding Sisi was behind it, she asked doubtfully, "Sisi? Why does she want to do this?"
Zhao Yuyan chuckled and explained. "Think about it! Why did you film the live broadcast? You dug your own grave and you can't blame anyone else! I can't help you either! This time, Sisi lost her leading female role and paid 10 million penalty fees. She can't keep this down and have to vent her anger! You... well, you are the punching bag!"
Zhao Yuyan did not give Lou Xue the opportunity to respond. She then immediately said to Tiger Brother nearby, "Tiger Brother, get ready to start."
Lou Xue already knew what was going to happen soon. Her body felt hot and dry, her consciousness began to dissipate, and a sense of foreboding hit her heart, like a dark storm enveloping her.
Lou Xue shook her head in horror and shouted angrily. "You can't use such cheap means and do dirty things to me! No! This will destroy me!"
Zhao Yuyan looked at Lou Xue with a sneer and said, "Cheap means? Dirty things? No choice, this is not what I want! You'd better cooperate obediently, or you may be destroyed more thoroughly."
Zhao Yuyan raised the DV in her hand, turned to Brother Tiger and said, "All right, don't waste time, let's start!"
Someone had begun to untie Lou Xue's rope, but Lou Xue found that even though the rope was untied, it was completely useless at the moment. Her body was soft and weak, she had no energy to escape at all, and even standing was difficult. After the rope was untied, Lou Xue sat down on the ground feebly. Her whole body felt hot and dry. She looked at Zhao Yuyan with alluring eyes and whispered, "Yuyan, will you let me go? As long as you are willing to let me go, I promise to give you anything you want!" Lou Xue's voice was not under her control at all. Subconsciously, she produced a voice that made others shy. Her voice was enchanting and charming, numbing people's hearts. In addition, her captivating eyes were mesmerizing, and her skin was flushed. It was simply tempting one to commit crimes and fall into a reverie. The subordinates nearby Brother Tiger narrowed their eyes, licked their lips and rolled their Adam's apple. Their heart began to itch like ants crawli
Early in the morning, Yun Muxi and Gong Yu were called by Zhao Yi to the crew meeting. As soon as He Xin, Wang Hao, Gong Yu, and Yun Muxi sat down, Zhao Yi sat up straight and looked around the crowd seriously. He said straight to the point, "I called everyone here today to talk about the changing of the script. This time, because of Ding Sisi's uproar, the plot of the grand finale has been leaked. It is no trivial matter that such a crucial part of the grand finale has been leaked. Although I handled it quickly, someone must have seen it, and there is no guarantee that it will not continue to spread. Therefore, certain modifications must be made to the plot. Do you have any comments on the modification?" Wang Hao rubbed his chin with his forefinger, thought for a moment, and spoke first, "In fact, for the grand finale part, I think the current open ending is quite good, it gives people infinite space for reverie. However, if it is changed directly to a fruitful ending
Gong Yu suddenly stopped, facing those black eyes which were blurred with mist. Yun Muxi's cheeks were reddish at the moment, and her eyes were full of passion. Her charming lips were slightly red, swollen, jade-like and tender. Gong Yu looked at Yun Muxi's reaction with a satisfied chuckle and said hoarsely in a low voice, "It is true that your body is more honest! Should we continue now?" Yun Muxi recovered her mind upon hearing Gong Yu's words. Her face was flushed bright red like a red apple and she had an angry look in her eyes. She took her hand and tried to slap Gong Yu's cheek. Gong Yu easily grabbed the small hand with one hand and pecked it with his lips. He calmly and earnestly said, "Xiao Xi, please stop struggling pointlessly! Can we talk?" Gong Yu's words were mingled with a light plea. However, this light plea was almost imperceptible but still gently strung Yun Muxi's heartstrings, and her heart quivered slightly with a touch of emotion. T
Yun Muxi instantly glimpsed in her heart, and she couldn’t answer for a moment, and her face was a bit stunned. Gong Yu indulged in rubbing Niannian's hair top and glanced at Yun Muxi. He said softly, " As long as your mother is willing, Daddy Yu will be fine!" When Niannian heard this, she looked at Yun Muxi with his black eyes shining like two stars and asked expectantly, " Mommy, Daddy Yu said he would like to stay with us forever, Mommy…?" The expectant look in her eyes made Yun Muxi feel tight and could not bear to refuse, but she could not accept it. Finally, she raised his face with a straight face and sank his voice," Don't talk , hurry to eat!" The original happy atmosphere cooled down instantly. Niannian bowed her head and started eating quietly. The good mood of Gong Yu also cooled down instantly, three people each eating a meal, in addition to Gong Yu occasionally giving Yun Muxi and Niannian a dish, there was no other interaction. Afte
Yun Muxi glanced at Gong Yu, who was serving porridge at the dining table. She smiled lightly and said, "Mmm! It's a little feverish. I have been much better now. It may be that these two days of changing the script, so I did not take care of myself, catching a cold!" Seventh Brother saw Yun Muxi's smile and seemed to be encouraged in his heart. He continued to promote it, "Xiao Xi, don't you say, Gong Yu has never cared about anyone, let alone women. You are really the first one! Even though I have been looking after him for four years, he hasn't given me a good look, just like what I owe him. Only you can let him do this. Gong Yu has an unusual feeling for you! " Yun Muxi seemed a little embarrassed and deliberately avoided this topic. She said to Seventh Brother, " Have you had breakfast, Seventh Brother? Why don't you join us? There are also some small pickles, all pickled by myself, which are healthier and more delicious than those bought outside. " At this
Mou Yichen raised his wrist to check his watch and said gently, "Please await me for another fifteen minutes. I have to finish this case first. There is a newly opened restaurant near here. I want to take you there for a meal." Yun Muxi nodded, sat down on a sofa, and started checking her phone. She felt bored and logged in WeChat that she rarely used. Just as she logged in, she received several messages in succession. She clicked them and found that they all came from Lu Yang. "Xiao Xi, we haven't seen each other for a while. How have you been?" "Xiao Xi, it seems that you really seldom use WeChat. Even I, who use it not very often, use it more frequently than you." "Xiao Xi, I've been busy with exercising. When I'm free later, I'll go to see you." "Xiao Xi, why didn't you reply to my messages? Didn't you see them?" "Xiao Xi, our exercise will be ended the day after tomorrow. When will you be free that I can go to see you?" "X
Early the next morning, Yun Muxi sent Niannian to her kindergarten and went to the filming site in a hurry. On that day, she needed to do the first scene that Ding Sisi had done before: Zhen Ai went to the college reunion and impressed everyone present. The beauty of their class, Lu Yuxin, thought that Zhen Ai stole her spotlight and therefore wanted to retaliate. She asked Zhen Ai to drink wine as the punishment of her being late. Zhen Ai had no head for wine and was totally drunk after drinking a bottle of it. Her friend Tang Xiaoxuan brought her home and accidentally traveled to another space and disappeared. As Yun Muxi entered the dressing room, Amy, who had been waiting there for her long, said hello to her with a smile as she saw her. "Xiao Xi, here you are! Hurry, I'm ready to do your makeup. Today, I'll be able to avenge myself." Yun Muxi could not understand her words, so, she asked, "Avenge yourself on what?" Amy explained to her with a smile.
Although Xie Ning and Ding Sisi were not colleagues, it was so-called "the enemy of my enemy is my friend." At first, Xie Ning and Ding Sisi had competed for being the heroine, so they were competitors. And then, Ding Sisi was selected to be the leading actress while Xie Ning was descended to be the supporting role. Naturally, Xie Ning was rather discontent about Ding Sisi, but she dared not mess with Ding Sisi for fear of her background. Therefore, although Xie Ning did not turn against Ding Sisi openly, she still felt unpleasant toward Ding Sisi. Now Ding Sisi had left, and all the hatred and hostility undoubtedly fell on Yun Muxi who had replaced Ding Sisi. This was where Xie Ning had her secret ambition—if others would do something to Yun Muxi that she desired to do, all she needed to do was just getting profit by sitting on the fence. Without doubt, Xie Ning got Yun Muxi and Gong Yu in the picture. And their incompatible facial expressions could easily cause much imagina
Lu Yang also saw Murong Yunxi and Gong Yu and also felt a little bit shocked. He stepped forward to greet them. "Xiao Xi, Gong Yu, why are you here?" Murong Yunxi looked at Lu Yang with a smile. Many years had passed by, the past had gone with the wind. Lu Yang was just one of her good friends and they seemed to be more comfortable in this way. "Yeah, we came for a movie, but I didn't like it, so we left before the ending!" Subsequently, Murong Yun turned to a woman behind Lu Yang who looked familiar. "Lu Yang, is this your...?" Lu Yang put on a bitter smile. "Oh, you know that I am in a situation of being forced to get married. This is a girl that my big brother introduced to me for a blind date." Lu Yang had nothing to hide because he had no intention to get married to this woman, so he shared his thoughts directly to avoid any misunderstandings, let alone he had no intention to make her his girlfriend. This woman did not rea
Twelve years later. "Luoluo, come to help me!" Lying face down on her big bed, Murong Niannian complained to her good friend through her mobile phone. She was simply so depressed inside. Yan Chuluo was Murong Niannian's best friend, and their friendship was very solid. Although Yan Chuluo was five years older than Murong Niannian, Murong Niannian, a mature girl, did not have any difficulty communicating with her. Their relationship was even more harmonious than those of her peers. "Well, my dear girl, I'm too busy to attend to you now. I even don't have any leisure for myself," replied Yan Chuluo, who was reading the latest military newspaper on a closestool. Yan Chuluo actually could not attend to her talented friend at the moment because she fell in love with a man. More exactly, she fell in love with him in secret only at one glance. "Well, you just went to receive military training. By the way, your grandfathe
S City— The doorbell was ringing outside. After finding that it was a courier delivering a parcel, Gu Yuxuan answered the door and signed for the delivery. After closing the door, Gu Yuxuan leaned against the door, overwhelmed by sadness. The express delivery belonged to Yun Muxi, which should be her admission letter according to the mailing address. However, Yun Muxi had disappeared for almost a month. Gu Yuxuan stood with her back against the door and slowly slid down on the ground as her tears kept falling down. Gu Yuxuan held the parcel and put one hand on her knees, covering her eyes with the other. Her tears streamed down through her fingers, and she cried silently. In fact, she had cried countless times this month. Father Yun had gone to Africa and kept working after arriving there, so that they were out of touch. Neither could she convey the news of Xiao Xi's disappearance to Father Yun, nor did she know how to tell oth
The bottle was in the shape of a gourd and was smooth and delicate. What was the most special part was the handle of the bottle, which was also made of a little gourd. The two gourds were cleverly connected by a vine. It looked like the bigger gourd was holding the small one while the small one wrapped onto the large one. The lip was the root of the vine, showing a natural and smooth combination. The bottle's shape was delicate and refined. Every detail showed unique ingenuity, subtly revealing a sense of tenderness in its mellow lines. The two gourds were like a mother and daughter. The mother showed her infinite love for her daughter, while the daughter relied on her mother. The two were made of crystal-white porcelain, while the vine was lush green with no extra impurities. Duanmu Gongyu opened the lid and extended his nose to smell it. A rich smell of wine rushed to him with a faint fragrance like a kind of flower. Duanmu Gongyu could not tell what it
Duanmu Gongcheng felt somewhat shameless upon seeing Duanmu Gongyu's shock, and he lowered his head to say, "It's my fault! I am too... I hope you don't blame me." Duanmu Gongyu felt happy to remedy the misunderstanding with his brother and nodded while saying, "I don't blame you, Big Brother. I have arranged for my people to deal with those bad guys. You don't have to be worried." Duanmu Gongcheng could not adapt to this change and still felt embarrassed at the moment. He said, "Third Brother, you've just come back, so I came to check on your injury. Since you're fine, I should not bother you. You're so tired after a long journey. Have a rest and I will come to visit you later." Then, Duanmu Gongcheng asked to leave in a hurry. Nanny Wu suddenly felt embarrassed when only Duanmu Gongyu, Yun Muxi, and she were there. She said in a hurry, "My Lord, you should have a rest and I will go to prepare food for you. You must not have e
After pausing for a moment, Duanmu Gongyu stared fixedly at Hei Ye as if he had something to say. Hei Ye was confused by Duanmu Gongyu's actions and wondered if he had a problem, but he dared not to ask Duanmu Gongyu if the fear that he would enrage Duanmu Gongyu, who had been in anger during the past several days. Looking as if he had made up his mind, Duanmu Gongyu cleared his throat and his face blushed as he said with an unnatural expression, "Hmm... it seems... Xiao Xi... is angry at me..." Duanmu Gongyu stuttered as he did not how to express his thoughts, but the long-lasting cold war between Duanmu Gongyu and Yun Muxi made Hei Ye understand Duanmu Gongyu's meanings at once. Hei Ye said to Duanmu Gongyu in embarrassment, "Your Highness, I didn't have any experience in dealing with girls, so, I don't exactly know how to solve this, but... usually, in such a situation, men should take the initiative to coax women. Don't feel shy to do th
Yun Muxi felt at ease enjoying such a peaceful and beautiful moment. Her parents had been busy with their work and left her alone at home since she was a child, and luckily, she had a good friend, Xuanxuan, accompany her; otherwise, she would have left a lonely life. She was quite satisfied that now Duanmu Gongyu accompanied her, took care of her, and loved her. She enjoyed the peaceful moment quietly. ... At sunset, the carriage arrived in Xinyang City. As soon as they entered the city, Duanmu Gongyu sensed something strange. He said to Hei Ye in a cold tone, "Hei Ye, put on your guards." Since Duanmu Gongyu always had a keen instinct, Hei Ye put on his highest guard at Duanmu Gongyu's reminder. Lan Yun surveyed around warily and looked out for everything that would happen. Hei Ye drove the carriage to a tasteful hotel, which was neither the biggest one nor the most luxurious one in the city. The reason why he chose such an in
Before walking long, Yun Muxi came across Duanmu Gongyu. She cast her anger behind her back and said to him happily, "Look, Gong Yu, I found a puppy. Isn't it cute?" Duanmu Gongyu was allergic to animals, especially furry ones. He measured the puppy with a frown and a look of disdain. As if the puppy had sensed Duanmu Gongyu's hostility against it, it barked at him in a wary way. Duanmu Gongyu furrowed his eyebrows even deeply. A long while passed, and he finally replied, "No, not at all. It is not that friendly to me." Yun Muxi defended the puppy hurriedly by saying, "No, it's just too small and afraid of strangers." In Yun Muxi's arms, the puppy barked at Duanmu Gongyu warily once again. Still in a frown, Duanmu Gongyu said in a cold tone, "It does look unfriendly. It warned me to stay away from it." Right then, the puppy barked at Duanmu Gongyu several times more in a warning way. Yun Muxi stroked
The time needed for an incense stick to burn passed by in the blink of an eye. Lan Yun indeed came over carrying two big handfuls of skewers. Since they were in the wilderness and they had never seen how modern-day skewers looked, although the skewers he made were somewhat close, it was still different from the modern-day ones. The wooden sticks were thick, and the meat cubes were also bigger. The shapes were not cut into long shapes as they do in the modern world. Lan Yun's skewers looked more like tanghulu. But Yun Muxi was still amazed that he could deliver such great results so quickly. "Lan Yun, if I bring you to where I came from, you could earn quite a lot just by making lu chuan! You're basically god-speed." Lan Yun felt awkward after hearing it. He had put in so much effort to equip himself with all these skills just for him to go there and make lu chuan? This Miss Yun had such a wild imagination. Hei Ye was very alert