Chapter 66

In fact, Shen Mingyou couldn’t quite remember why she liked Jiang Chen in the first place.

At that time, she was still studying abroad. At the age of young girl’s first love, she and Lin Jing would often discuss what kind of person they would like in the future.

At that time, she and Lin Jing were facing the issue of college entrance examination. Lin Jing was a top student and was very cautious about choosing a university. So, she took Shen Mingyou to visit several of the most famous universities in their country at that time.

It was at that time that Shen Mingyou met Jiang Chen.

As an outstanding student representative that day, Jiang Chen stood on the stage and delivered his speech. Surrounded by foreigners, he stood there tall and proud, with an air of looking down on the world, so confident that it seemed as if his whole body was glowing.

Shen Mingyou asked her classmates and found out that his name was Jiang Chen and that he was from the same country as her.

Jiang Chen has always been a person that others look up to in college. He is a talented young man who is favored by his teachers. He relies on his strength to win the respect of everyone in this strange country.

Of course, he is not lacking in looks.

Very clichédly, Shen Mingyou fell in love with him at first sight.

Later, she secretly went to his school several times just to see him more. When Shen Mingyou mustered up the courage to confess to Jiang Chen, she went to his school again but was told that Jiang Chen had graduated from the school early and his whereabouts were unknown.

At that time, Shen Mingyou felt very regretful and was sad for several days because of her first love that ended in vain.

But soon, she no longer had time to be sad, because not long after that, Shen Yuan passed away, Shen Mingyou returned to China and started a new life.

Except for occasionally mentioning Jiang Chen when talking to Lin Jing on the phone, Shen Mingyou actually seldom thought of him. But perhaps it was because she met someone she fell in love with at first sight when she was young. Later, even if Shen Mingyou met someone very outstanding, she never fell in love with him again.

Shen Mingyou never thought that she would meet Jiang Chen again, but through a blind date arranged by Zhao Zhenhai, she met him again and fell in love with him again.

At that time, Shen Mingyou’s career in the entertainment industry suffered repeated setbacks, and she had already planned to quit the circle, so she followed her inner thoughts and married Jiang Chen.

In the first year after marriage, Shen Mingyou had expectations and yearnings for marriage, but soon she found that the reality of marriage was very different from what she had imagined. Jiang Chen’s coldness always discouraged her, and his alienation made her break her expectations of marriage time and time again. Slowly, Shen Mingyou accepted the reality and she no longer had any illusions about anything.

It was not until she had that dream and realized that she was living in a book that Shen Mingyou woke up. She wanted to change her fate and give herself and Jiang Chen another chance.

Shen Mingyou was proud and didn’t want to confess her feelings to Jiang Chen first. She waited like a hunter for him to fall in love with her.

And now, it seemed she had achieved her goal.

Jiang Chen hugged her and said, “Youyou, you like me, okay?”

This was a straightforward declaration of love. Both Shen Mingyou and Jiang Chen understood its meaning.

Shen Mingyou leaned into his arms, feeling the cool breeze from the balcony, and replied, “It depends on your performance.”

It wasn’t easy to make her admit her feelings without him proving himself first.

** 

Recently, Jiang Chen had been frequently consulting an emotional expert.

This expert was someone Jiang Chen had asked his assistant Fang to find after Shen Mingyou filed for divorce. The expert was said to be very professional.

After a few consultations, Jiang Chen stopped contacting him. But since Shen Mingyou had mentioned performance, Jiang Chen didn’t know how to act, so he reached out to the expert again.

While sitting with Nian Nian on the set, watching Shen Mingyou film, Jiang Chen received another text message.

The message read:

[You can use some tricks to win back your wife, like pretending to be sick to get her sympathy or pretending to be drunk to act coquettishly with her…]

[If a man pretends to be weak, it might have unexpected effects.]

[Especially for strong men!]

Jiang Chen focused on the advice about pretending to be weak but wasn’t sure how to do it.

He looked at his daughter and asked, “Nian Nian, please show me how to act like a spoiled child.”

Shen Mingyou loves her daughter the most, so Jiang Chen thought maybe he could learn from her how to act spoiled.

Nian Nian looked at him confusedly.

Jiang Chen coaxed, “Baby, show me how to be spoiled with Mommy and Daddy. You teach Daddy, okay?”

“But Nian Nian doesn’t know how,” Nian Nian said. She had never learned to act spoiled and didn’t know how to teach her father.

“Doesn’t Nian Nian always act spoiled with her mother?”

“No,” Nian Nian shook her head. “Nian Nian doesn’t need to act spoiled. Mommy fulfills all of Nian Nian’s wishes.”

Jiang Chen sighed, realizing his daughter was the most important thing in Shen Mingyou’s life.

After Shen Mingyou finished filming, she came over to greet Jiang Chen and Nian Nian. Jiang Chen was about to take Nian Nian back to City A for Xiao Hang’s wedding. Nian Nian was the flower girl at the wedding. Xiao Hang had repeatedly asked Jiang Chen to bring Nian Nian quickly, but Jiang Chen delayed until today. Xiao Hang had called to give him an ultimatum to bring Nian Nian for rehearsal before the wedding.

Shen Mingyou was also returning to City A today. “Super Mom” was ending, and she would take Nian Nian to record the last episode in City A. However, Shen Mingyou had a morning play and couldn’t travel back with them.

Nian Nian clung to her mother, reluctant to leave.

Shen Mingyou patted Nian Nian’s head and said, “Nian Nian, go back with Daddy now, and you’ll see Mommy again in the afternoon.”

“But Nian Nian can’t bear to leave Mommy.” Nian Nian arched her back in Shen Mingyou’s arms, and Shen Mingyou hugged and kissed her.

Jiang Chen observed the scene, wondering, if this wasn’t being spoiled, then what was it?

Finally, Jiang Chen carried Nian Nian away. He saw Huo Xingze, who had just finished filming, sitting next to Shen Mingyou, chatting and laughing. It seemed very harmonious.

Back in City A, Jiang Chen took Nian Nian to Qingxi Resort for Xiao Hang’s wedding. Afterward, he sent Nian Nian to kindergarten and went to work, having missed several days to pursue Shen Mingyou.

After a busy day at work, Jiang Chen saw that Shen Mingyou hadn’t sent him any messages.

He checked Weibo and found that Shen Mingyou and Huo Xingze were trending.

They had flown back to City A together and were photographed at the airport, which became a hot topic.

Jiang Chen threw his phone aside and decided to visit Xiao Hang.

At the wedding dinner, Jiang Chen drank quite a bit, hoping to get drunk, but he had a high tolerance and remained sober.

Xiao Hang asked, “Did you come here just to drink?”

Jiang Chen really wanted to get drunk, but despite drinking glass after glass, he stayed sober.

Jiang Chen impatiently put his wine glass down and glanced at the clock. It was already past ten o’clock. “Is this wine diluted with water? Why am I not getting drunk?” 

“You have a high tolerance for alcohol. Don’t blame the wine,” Xiao Hang said as he poured himself a glass. After tasting it, he found the wine good, but acknowledged that Jiang Chen could handle a lot of it.