Ye Sichen pinched her hand, then loosed it slightly, “If it wasn’t me but anyone else, you would still exchange your body for money. This is who you are. Don’t look at me with a pitiful expression for sympathy. You are not those who are suffering.”
Xia Nuan realized his firm attitude and her hope gradually vanished.
Even if she had achieved great achievements, he still despised her.
She wiped the tears on her face. Then she calmed down, picked up the clothes on the bed, and put them on.
Ye Sichen looked at her with a little surprise. A few seconds later, he looked away and left the bedroom.
When Xia Nuan went out, Ye Sichen had left with the kids. He didn’t even give her a chance to say goodbye to them.
Xia Nuan’s heart was pierced. She was faint all the day. The next day, she cheered up and attended the award ceremony.
Ye Sichen’s finale performance caused an unprecedented sensation. The guests and the audience all stood up and gave him thunderous applause.
Xia Nuan was in the guest position. When she saw Ye Sichen shinning on the stage, she was frozen. By the end of the performance, all the guests walked on the stage. She also went there at the urging of Helen and another actress.
Once those guests were on the stage, they all walked towards Ye Sichen to shake hands with him. Only Xia Nuan was standing in the corner of the stage alone. She felt a little awkward and wanted to walk off the stage. However, she had to stand there and smile awkwardly to others because the stage lighting was on her.
“Ms. Xia, as the chief fashion designer for Mr. Ye this time, could you please share with us your inspiration?”
The host handed the microphone to Xia Nuan.
Ye Sichen’s smile turned frozen. He looked at Xia Nuan.
The guests on the stage looked at Xia Nuan and Ye Sichen. There was a trace of ambiguity in their smile.
Xia Nuan’s face blushed for embarrassment. She said softly, “My inspiration comes from God.”
Her reply was perfunctory.
In fact, no one knew that all of her design drawings were tailored for Ye Sichen.
The truth was, her inspiration was love, her love for Ye Sichen.
“Like love, Cupid’s arrow hits each other, and the good feeling will overflow in each other’s hearts, am I right, Mr. Ye?”
Ye Sichen just smiled and said nothing.
Only Xia Nuan saw the indifference in his deep eyes. Her heart was hit by it and turned cold.
She smiled with tears. Then she handed the microphone to the host, and walked backstage slowly, leaving a lonely back.
After seeing her leave, a glimmer of sadness occurred in Ye Sichen’s eyes.
“Xia Nuan, do you really want to go back to Aoshi City?” Lan Qing came to her, handed her a glass of juice, and asked with concern.
“Yes, I like to live there.” Xia Nuan had decided to go back to Aoshi City.
In the past, she looked forward to coming back here for his forgiveness. Now, she just wanted to leave.
“I’m available after the award ceremony. Shall we go together?” Lan Qing held her hand.
At this time, Helen came over and saw this scene. She frowned.
“Director Lan, are you flirting with Xia Nuan? So many women are with you, are you still not satisfied?” Helen walked over with one hand on Xia Nuan’s shoulder, and the other hand on her own hip, looking at Lan Qing with displeasure.
Lan Qing frowned and looked at her in the same way, “Shut up. I’m a faithful lover.”
“Oh, really? Last time when we shot a MV together, you had sex with the heroine and then the supporting actress of my MV. Anyway, all those beach girls had affairs with you. Xia Nuan, you were lucky that you didn’t become the heroine of my video at that time. Otherwise, you would be one of them.” Helen curled her lips and looked at Lan Qing disdainfully.
Lan Qing felt awkward, “Stop talking nonsense, or I’ll accuse you of slandering me.”
“I didn’t do that to you. Everyone knows you are a playboy.”
“You… I’m not. I’m telling you that I never…” Lan Qing paused and pointed at Helen, “Helen, shut up.”
“You shut up. Don’t tell me you’re still a pure virgin. I don’t believe it.” Helen separated him from Xia Nuan.
“Designer Xia, how about we work together? I can protect you from been coveted by Lan Qing. He’s just a male erotomania.” Helen said and looked at Lan Qing, who was not far away. A glimmer of jealousy flashed in her eyes.
Xia Nuan smiled, “Thank you, Miss Helen. However, I’m going back to Aoshi City.”
“But you haven’t designed costume for me yet. How about we go to Aoshi City together? Anyway, I want to relax for a few days.”
Helen said with expectation.
Xia Nuan thought about it and nodded, “You can go with me as long as it doesn’t delay your work.”
“How could that happen? Let’s go and book a flight right now.” Helen was always in a great hurry and did things she had just said without hesitation.
Her action was much quicker than Lan Qing. When Lan Qing contacted Xia Nuan, she and Helen were already on the flight.
Lan Qing was so angry that he banged his fist on the table at home.
Helen, the wicked girl, always seemed to stop the further interaction between him and Xia Nuan.
He had been in this circle for more than ten years. However, he had never really had a girlfriend. Moreover, Ye Sichen was the one he frequently cooperated with. Long-termly influenced by him, Lan Qing had become self-disciplined just like him. He would never have affairs with women like Lacy.
Although his appearance seemed debauched, he totally rejected those unspoken rules and the style of sleeping around.
At first, he wanted to date with Xia Nuan and marry her. After he knew Ye Sichen and Xia Nuan’s affair, he gave up. Now they were over, he could run after Xia Nuan openly.
However, the damn Helen was ruining his plan.
Lan Qing immediately bought a ticket and got ready to go to Aoshi City.
On the day of leaving, Ye Sichen’s assistant, Ken called him that Ye Sichen wanted him to shoot a MV.
Lan Qing agreed, but he hoped that Ye Sichen could delay the shooting for two weeks.
Ye Sichen refused. He told Lan Qing that if he couldn’t start immediately, the cooperation would be canceled. Lan Qing had to meet him first.
“The theme of this MV is ‘life’. I hope to fulfill Su Weiwei’s wish. She wishes to be the heroine of my MV.” His expression was serious.
After the ceremony, he received a notice that Su Weiwei was critically ill. That was the reason why he suddenly wanted to work with Lan Qing for a MV.
Su Weiwei was the little girl who had a terminally ill. Her family had spent all the savings for her illness. After Ye Sichen learned it, he began to pay for her treatment. However, her illness was controlled but couldn’t cured. Then several years later, she still came to the end of her life.
Lan Qing thought for a moment and said, “I will leave to take pictures and bring them back for your review. How about that?”
Ye Sichen sighed, “Well, I will send someone to accompany you. However, you only have one week at most. I can wait for you, but Weiwei can’t.”
Lan Qing thought for a moment and agreed.
He went to Aoshi City with Xun Mochi, Ye Sichen’s personal dancer.
Lan Qing arrived in Aoshi City and contacted Xia Nuan. When he met Xia Nuan, Helen was with her and Xun Mochi was with him. In order to make some room for Xia Nuan and him, Lan Qing made an excuse.
“Mochi, please look around with Miss Helen. I have something to say to Xia Nuan.”
Xun Mochi took a look at Helen and didn’t move.
Helen supported her chin with her hands and stared at Lan Qing, “What kind of things that I can’t know?”
“It’s about fashion design. You don’t know it.” Lan Qing looked at Helen with displeasure.
“Who told you that? I know better.” Helen put a hand on Xia Nuan’s shoulder and kept close to her body. She just didn’t want to leave.
Lan Qing was annoyed and had to leave with Xun Mochi temporarily.
By the evening, Lan Qing wanted to meet Xia Nuan. However, he knew that Helen would definitely be with her, so he figured out another way.
He went to visit Zeng Guihua, and told her to call Xia Nuan back.
Zeng Guihua made a lie to Xia Nuan that she was ill and told Xia Nuan to send her to the hospital immediately.
Xia Nuan went home without hesitation.
But she finally realized it was Lan Qing’s trick.
“Director Lan, if you want to tell me anything, you can just call me. You don’t have to ask my mother to lie to me.” Xia Nuan poured a cup of tea for Lan Qing.
Lan Qing frowned helplessly, “I have no choice. As long as Helen is by your side, I can’t speak out…”
“What’s it?”
Xia Nuan asked.
“I come to Aoshi City this time to take pictures for Ye Sichen. He wants to shoot a MV to fulfill a girl’s wish. The girl is critically ill.” Lan Qing told her the story.
Xia Nuan was touched.
She knew that girl. Her name was Su Weiwei. Ye Sichen was always paying for her treatment.
“You also know that Helen is noisy everywhere. If she’s here, I can’t focus to take pictures. So, I don’t want her to be here.” Lan Qing said.
Xia Nuan was a little sad. She replied slowly, “You know you can take pictures by yourself.”
“I’d like to. However, I need you to help me as a guide because it’s my first time in Aoshi City.” Lan Qing said euphemistically.
Xia Nuan thought of Su Weiwei and promised Lan Qing.
Zeng Guihua saw Lan Qing, the great director, come to Xia Nuan. She was very delighted and tried her best to please him.
When Lan Qing went to the bathroom, Zeng Guihua whispered to Xia Nuan, “He’s an internationally renowned director. If you marry him, that will probably be very helpful to your career.”
“Mom, please don’t misunderstand our relationship. We’re just friends.”
“Well, well, well. Now, you’re just friends, but you can be lovers from friends.” Zeng Guihua was proud, “Ye Sichen made a bad choice to break up with you. I don’t believe that no man is willing to love you except him.”
Xia Nuan felt a little sad and whispered, “I hope you won’t mention him anymore.”
After Xia Nuan and Lan Qing left, Helen came here as well. Zeng Guihua said that they went out. Helen was angry and chased after them in a hurry.
The calm and elegant lake, the beautiful stone arch bridge, the fresh garden, all the places Lan Qing and Xia Nuan visited were recorded.
After a day’s sightseeing, Lan Qing took Xia Nuan to have dinner. He said that he wanted to relax, so he took Xia Nuan into a bar.
Xia Nuan didn’t want to get in. However, when she heard Ye Sichen’s song played in it, her steps stopped like she couldn’t move anymore. Then she was pulled into the bar by Lan Qing.
