Chapter 18

March 11

I’m exhausted from not sleeping more than three hours each day. Just lying down.

[Prince lying on its back basking in the sun.JPG]

March 02

Only Prince can tame such a proud princess~

[Video: Princess lying down sleeping, Prince constantly bothering her.]

February 22

Who is the real culprit?

[Rose petals scattered everywhere.JPG][Princess on the swing set.JPG] [Prince jumping around restlessly.jpg]

February 17

Cat life is tough.

[Video: Prince annoys Princess and gets pinned down and beaten by her.]

February 12

It’s the New Year, everyone is on vacation, but I’m not.

[Angry cat.JPG]

*

Her social media updates were visible for only a month, so Zhou Jingyu had seen only this much.

That was enough.

She had two cats: a black one named Prince and a white one named Princess. Although he hadn’t seen the white one, the black one was exactly the same as the one he had just seen.

It was her.

A few days ago, when he returned from Liuzhou to Lingcheng, he saw many of her fans waiting at the airport. At that time, he didn’t make any connection between her and the person on his phone.

How absurd.

She had always thought he was Gong Yue, and the assistant’s information was very clear. In the drama “Hear Your Heart,” the lead actress was Wen Tang, and Gong Yue was the male supporting actor.

So, she thought he was Gong Yue, which is why she had been so enthusiastic and proactive.

Lu Yi said Wen Tang was a “sea king,” dating actors from the lowest tiers and younger than her.

Gong Yue fits all these conditions perfectly.

So, her target this time was Gong Yue?

It seemed she had mistakenly added his WeChat and hadn’t noticed any issues until now.

Sitting on the living room sofa, Zhou Jingyu lowered his gaze and looked at the messages she had sent a few days ago, which filled the entire screen of his phone.

*

Having slept too much during the day, Wen Tang was restless when she got home.

She watched variety shows until four or five in the morning before falling asleep again.

Ke Xin and Yang Yang arrived around noon. After lunch, Wen Tang went with them to the set. As usual, the car picked her up directly from the underground parking lot. Once in the car, Wen Tang picked up her phone to pass the time.

The busiest period had passed, and soon Gong Yue would join the cast.

She wondered if she should send a couple more messages to Gong Yue.

Her scenes would soon involve romantic parts, and if she wasn’t in a relationship by then, filming those scenes would be quite challenging.

She didn’t want to recall the times she had to retake scenes dozens of times while filming.

However, in this production, aside from the enjoyable exchanges she had with Gong Yue recently and the pleasure she found in being affectionate with him, she felt indifferent towards everyone else.

When chatting with him, she often felt a sense of unwarranted tolerance and indulgence from him. Despite his few words, he was hard to resist, and she particularly enjoyed talking to him and being close to him.

Wen Tang couldn’t understand why she felt this way. After all, in her previous relationships, she had always been the one in control.

Perhaps it was just a matter of magnetic attraction.

What puzzled her, however, was why he was gradually becoming distant from her and even stopped replying to her messages.

Wen Tang was contemplating whether to send another message to Gong Yue when she saw the screen filled with her own monologues. She suddenly felt a bit of sadness and hesitation.

Just then, she heard Ke Xin’s surprised exclamation.

“Tang Tang, look outside!”

She pointed towards the window, standing up from her seat, her face filled with uncertainty.

Wen Tang turned to look, puzzled.

“Tang Tang, is that person… isn’t that Wen… someone?” Ke Xin remembered the last time Wen Tang had a big argument with Liu Meifen on the set. Ke Xin was even afraid to mention that person’s name in front of Wen Tang.

Wen Tang immediately saw Wen Haifeng.

Standing at the entrance, dressed in a suit and looking well-dressed, he tried to enter but was stopped by the security guard.

Wen Tang was instantly thrown into a state of distress.

Why was Wen Haifeng here?

What was he doing here?

How did he know where she lived?!

Wen Haifeng’s sudden appearance here could only mean he was looking for her.

The car quickly drove past the entrance and turned into the driveway. Wen Tang only saw Wen Haifeng for a few seconds, but she was already unable to remain calm.

Her chest felt like a thunderstorm, sparks flying.

Ke Xin and Yang Yang looked at each other in confusion. After seeing Wen Haifeng at the apartment entrance, Wen Tang suddenly picked up her phone and started dialing.

They were puzzled.

As their assistant for two or three years, they were very familiar with Wen Tang’s personal relationships. They knew that Wen Haifeng was greedy, relying on money from Wen Tang and Liu Meifen to support his family. However, it was common in the industry for an artist to support their family after becoming famous.

For top stars like Wen Tang, the amount of money they earned each year was beyond imagination. The amount they gave away was just a drop in the bucket.

Wen Tang was usually generous and wouldn’t be stingy about such a small amount of money.

They often felt that Wen Tang’s aversion to Wen Haifeng was beyond normal.

But they couldn’t ask why and didn’t dare to.

Wen Tang was calling Liu Meifen.

Liu Meifen answered quickly.

After the call connected, Wen Tang’s first words were, “Liu Meifen, did you know Wen Haifeng came to find me today?”

She didn’t even address her as “Mom” anymore. She was certain that Liu Meifen had revealed her address because she had only recently moved in. Aside from close friends and family, no one else knew this address.

Wen Tang expected Liu Meifen might evade the question or deny it, but to her surprise, Liu Meifen admitted it without hesitation.

“Yes, I told him.” Liu Meifen said on the other end of the phone.

Liu Meifen sighed and spoke with deep regret, “Wen Tang, you’re being so rebellious now. It’s my fault. I always shield you and protect you, and you don’t know how hard it is for me as your mother, seeing you become like this, how heartbroken I am! The outside world isn’t as simple as you think, not just black and white. Wen Haifeng is your father; that blood relationship is something you can’t ever get rid of!”

“I deal with Wen Haifeng for you, and you always think I’m doing something wrong, getting angry and stubborn with me. It’s really disheartening! You think I want to deal with him? Wen Tang, think about it honestly, has there been anything that I haven’t supported you with all these years? Well, since you don’t want me to handle him, I won’t. I’ll leave everything to you, let you handle it yourself.”

“Let’s see what you can do and if you can do it better than I did.”

She wanted Wen Tang to admit her fault and realize that without her, she would be like a helpless infant who couldn’t do anything.

Knowing Wen Haifeng’s influence and understanding Wen Tang’s deep aversion to dealing with him, Liu Meifen pushed Wen Haifeng towards her, thinking that Wen Tang would yield and back down.

She didn’t realize that Wen Tang was so stubborn and unyielding.

Wen Tang understood Liu Meifen’s manipulative tactics very well.

“Then just wait and see!”

Having already received the confirmation she needed from Liu Meifen, Wen Tang didn’t want to listen to any more of her complaints and hung up the phone directly.

Once she arrived at the set, it was another busy day.

She returned home around nine or ten at night.

Normally, she would have gotten out of the car at the apartment entrance and avoided the underground parking lot, as there were few pedestrians around at this time and the street was empty. However, this time, as the car approached, Wen Tang saw the annoying figure again.

“Why is he still here?” Yang Yang and Ke Xin also saw Wen Haifeng and clenched their fists in solidarity.

Wen Tang didn’t care at all about why Wen Haifeng was blocking her at her home for the whole day.

She was just deeply irritated.

“Drive to the underground parking lot.” Wen Tang instructed.

Over the years, Wen Tang had changed her car, and Wen Haifeng hadn’t seen her for years, let alone her car. He didn’t recognize it at all. The car drove past him twice, and he didn’t notice it. Inside the car, he was waiting at the door he was blocking all day.

After returning home, Wen Tang quickly took a shower and lay down on her bed, but she was a bit sleepless and couldn’t fall asleep.

She didn’t understand why her life had turned out this way. To others, it seemed glamorous and full of glory, but to her, it was a tangled mess and a complete disaster.

She often asked herself why she had a mother like Liu Meifen and a father like Wen Haifeng.

Liu Meifen giving Wen Haifeng her address was likely because she thought Wen Tang was too disobedient and wanted to use Wen Haifeng to intimidate her. But did Liu Meifen really understand why Wen Tang had become like this? Was it really just because of Wen Haifeng? That was too high of a regard for him!

Where was the real root of the problem? She had never paid attention or acknowledged it.

Wen Tang felt anxious and restless, unable to focus on the script in her hands.

This was the script Director Xu had given her. She was originally supposed to meet and audition for the female lead in his new film a few days ago. However, because Wen Tang was busy with promotional activities for her upcoming TV drama, the meeting was rescheduled to the afternoon of the following Sunday.

Unable to concentrate, she tossed the script aside and picked up her phone, which she had carelessly thrown aside earlier.

She checked the time—it was already eleven o’clock.

At this time, he would probably be asleep.

Despite this, Wen Tang found herself inexplicably compelled to open their chat and, impulsively, sent a message.

[Candy: Good night.]

But he would probably ignore her, as he had before.

And at this time, he was likely already asleep.

Wen Tang, feeling dejected, pressed the back button and was about to close WeChat when, unexpectedly, she heard the “ding” of a new message.

[Y: Why aren’t you asleep yet? It is already so late?]

[Y: ?]

Wen Tang couldn’t describe her emotions at that moment.

She was both surprised and delighted, as if suddenly a layer of fog had been cleared and the dawn had arrived!

Her eyes suddenly grew red.

And it was very bittersweet.

[Candy: I can’t sleep.]

[Candy: I thought you would never reply to me again.]

As she sent the message, a tear fell from the corner of her eye.

Wen Tang had never felt this way before. It was surprising how much being ignored by someone could make her feel so wronged.

***

Author’s Note:

Here it comes, here it comes～