"Well, no special meanings! I just feel that if everybody knows you are Miss Murong, somebody will try to hurt you. Anyway, it"s such a big family!"
"Xuanxuan, you have watched too many TV plays! Moreover, I have no plans to return to the Murong Family, which means that I am not a true Miss Murong."
"Xiao Xi, don"t be too naive. Definitely, there are things we commons couldn"t understand."
"Hey, Xuanxuan, stop being addicted to such kind of TV series. They were made up! I know them best since I myself write these things. Believe me, okay?"
"Hope so."
Gu Yuxuan took a glance and then looked at Yun Muxi with a worried expression on her face. She had thought over what Murong Xu had said yesterday, which now she didn"t consider as groundless. Given that Murong Xu had always been very reliable and steady, never saying anything irresponsibly or carelessly, Gu Yuxuan believed his words and was rather worried about Yun Muxi.
"By the way, Xuanxuan, I haven"t seen Niannian for two days. Could you go and see her for me? I do feel that I owe her a lot. It is, no doubt, my negligence to leave her in hospital for so many days."
"Oh, Xiao Xi, it is because you are ill! I"m pretty sure Niannian will understand. She is such a sweet kid."
"If we were in the same hospital, I could accompany her when I am free. What a ..."
"Come on, stop thinking about that. Take care of yourself. You can"t go to see her until you are all well again, right?"
"Well."
"By the way, why haven"t your Mr. Gong Yu and your brother come to visit you today?"
"They stayed late yesterday night. To be frank, I can barely stand both of them, and thus I told them not to come today."
"Haha... Xiao Xi, how happy you are! Finally, you get the favour of G.o.d. It must be G.o.d"s compensation to let you be surrounded by so many people who love you."
In the coffee shop of Shengxin Hotel.
"Old Zhao, now that all the filming was completed, when are you going to start promoting the movie?"
While frowning and looking at He Xin with a frustrated face, Zhao Yi said, "I do want to start publicity as soon as possible, but since now Xiao Xi is pregnant, Murong Ye has forbidden her from working. She was asked to stay and rest for the health of the baby."
"Murong Ye? Is that Murong?"
"Exactly! Who else could be!"
"How could such a girl like Xiao Xi get involved with the Murong Family?"
"Said to be her brother."
"But I"ve heard that Xiao Xi"s parents were gone."
"Who knows! Anyway, let"s talk less about this matter. The Murong Family is definitely not easy-going."
"Well, how about Xiao Xi"s pregnancy?"
"How should I know this? If you really want to know, you"d better go and ask Gong Yu."
"Gong Yu? Just as I suspected, I feel like they have something to do with each other from the very beginning."
"But what worries me most now is that whether the exposure of their relationships will affect our movie."
"Well, that"s true. Although you have blocked the news, it is too hard to keep it secret since there were so many people present that day. Too many people and too leaky."
"That"s why we are here to discuss this issue. We need to think it over in advance. If the news leaks, what will be our best choice to handle the PR crisis. Our box office must not be affected. After all, this movie was so difficult to make.
"We have been through so many difficulties and challenges. I will be mad if, in the end, our movie is affected by such affair and we, consequently, lose a lot."
Later, Zhao Yi and He Xin made a few plans after discussion and didn"t go home until the coffee shop closed at night. However, they didn"t know what concerned them would never happen because they overlooked the influence of the Murong Family.
In the following days, everything seemed to go on smoothly. The promotion of the movie began nationwide. Gong Yu took part in the whole process, while the leading actress was absent. Through such strategy, Zhao Yi protected Yun Muxi very well under the excuse of keeping the mystery, which also lifted the fans" appet.i.te greatly. Driven by the curiosity about the ident.i.ty of the leading actress, people"s expectation of the movie became higher and higher.
Of course, Gong Yu followed the team for film promotion, and naturally, moving over the country made him have less time to accompany Yun Muxi and Niannian—he had not seen Yun Muxi and Niannian for nearly a month.
Yun Muxi left the hospital after lying there for one week. When she returned home, she began to write her new book. Every day, she would spare some time to spend with Niannian in the hospital. Thus, her life was, to some extent, full and comfortable.
Murong Ye had also been very busy these days. As long as he could spare some time, even a little, he would go to the hospital every day to visit Niannian, as well as Yun Muxi.
Murong Qingtian spent a long time with Niannian in the hospital, which made his lonely retired life full and, therefore, more joyful.
Gu Yuxuan had just got an internship, working as a copywriter in an advertising agency. Sometimes when she received a case, she would be busy for a while. Every day, Murong Xu would send and pick up on her. The couple lived a sweet life.
Since today was the commencement day, Yun Muxi had to go to the campus. She had just been pregnant for over two months now, and thus the belly looked pretty normal. However, Murong Ye was still not at ease, and he had the bodyguards follow her. Yun Muxi tried every possible way to persuade him. Eventually, he agreed to let the bodyguards stay outside the gate of the campus, but required that she must leave as soon as the commencement was over and appear within his protection range immediately.
"Xiao Xi, our cla.s.smates said that they arrange a dinner tonight. Are you sure you don"t want to go?" Gu Yuxuan asked. She took Yun Muxi"s arm and they walked together on the avenue of the campus.
"Of course, you know my current situation as well. How can my brother rest a.s.sured if I go out? And it is not convenient for me to have so many bodyguards around. Anyway, over these years in college, my relations with cla.s.smates are just so so. That"s it. I guess that everyone has been used to my sudden disappearance and sudden appearance. I"d better not go. Besides, Niannian is going to leave the hospital tomorrow. I have to go home and tidy up."
"Well! But don"t you ever feel sorry for that?" Gu Yuxuan said, grabbing Yun Muxi and standing still, staring at her.
Yun Muxi slightly shook her head and said, "You know what had happened on the graduation party of high school. In fact, whether I attend or not makes no difference. I"d better go home, which is a more practical choice."
"Well, Xiao Xi, let me walk you to the gate."
"No, thanks. It"s not too far anyway. You said you want to take photos with our cla.s.smates. Hurry now. Or they will finish taking photos and leave soon. The car is waiting just beside the gate. No worries."
"Well, then take care of yourself! Call me if you need anything! "
"Alright! I know! Don"t worry a lot! It will give you wrinkles!"
"Ha, I can accept that if I get some wrinkles because of you!"
"Really? Aren"t you afraid of your Mr. Xu"s dislike?"
"How dare he!"
"Hahahaha..."
"Well, hurry up. I"ll go back now."
After bidding farewell to Gu Yuxuan, Yun Muxi walked towards the college"s gate.
Gu Yuxuan turned back to the teaching building of the college, where many students were taking photos, hoping to keep more memories of their college life.
A girl saw Gu Yuxuan, calling her with a smile and said, "Xuanxuan, hurry up! We"ve been waiting for you for a long time! I want to take more pictures with you."
"Okay!" Gu Yuxuan answered and ran to the girl with a smile. The two girls happily took selfies together with their cell phones without a break.
The girl"s name was Liu Na, a cla.s.smate of Gu Yuxuan and Yun Muxi. In the college, apart from Yun Muxi, the girl was Gu Yuxuan"s best friend.
"By the way, Xuanxuan, why I haven"t seen your best friend, Yun Muxi? She disappeared as soon as the graduation ceremony was over."
"Well, she had left."
"What? Why not join us and take photos together? It is the commencement anyway. Is she too out of line and unsociable? Besides, several boys in our cla.s.s are still waiting for her."
"Why are they waiting for her? For what?"
"No other than her astonishing change, suddenly becoming 9,000 times prettier! During the four years of college, she was so good at disguise and always kept a low profile. No one managed to find out the truth that she is so pretty."
"Haha. That is what Xiao Xi wants. She doesn"t like to get involved in troubles, so..."
"By the way, there are rumours saying that Yun Muxi has a sugar daddy, and that"s why she keeps being so mysterious."
"Nonsense! How could Xiao Xi be other"s mistress? They"ve gone too far. How dare they say so!"
"Hey, then why is she always pretending to be so mysterious? Everyone"s guess was just out of curiosity. If she communicates more with us, there will be definitely no rumours."
"But it doesn"t justify this nonsense. It"s about a girl"s innocence!"
"But it was said that she had a child. They described the whole thing in vivid details, and they even provided photos. It was said that the school was going to expel her!"
"Well, stop spreading such rumours! If it were true, the college would have expelled her long ago. Now the college let her graduate smoothly, then all these have been proved to be nothing more than rumours!"
"Rumors? Is it really a rumour? "But what I have heard is that her patron, who had great power, helped her to deal with the whole thing."
"All right, don"t talk nonsense! Aren"t we going to the party? Let"s hurry now. Or we"ll be late because of the evening rush."
"Well, well, let"s go."
Gu Yuxuan and Liu Na together arrived at the hotel near the school, where the monitor had booked a big private room for today"s party.
Liu Na and Gu Yuxuan walked in the room arm in arm. Many of their cla.s.smates had already been waiting inside.
A tall, slender boy stood up and looked behind Gu Yuxuan. After waiting for a while, till the door was closed, he failed to see the one he had been expecting.
When Liu Na saw this, she teased, "Don"t stare at the door, Teng Kai. The girl wouldn"t come."
As soon as Liu Na finished her speaking, several boys looked up at her.
A boy with gla.s.ses and fair skin, neat and tidy, exclaimed in surprise and said, "What, she wouldn"t come? Come on, this is the graduation party! How could she miss it?"
Liu Na took Gu Yuxuan to a vacant seat. While glancing at Yao Zhenhao unhappily, she said, "True! You boys had better give up! She doesn"t even care about you guys!"
Gu Yuxuan defended Yun Muxi with some dissatisfaction and said, "Xiao Na, Xiao Xi doesn"t mean that. She is really occupied today."
"Really? But when will she be available? Since she was admitted into the college, she has never said even a word or had a meal with her cla.s.smates. All she had done is just coming and going without any sign. If she had ever cared about our relations as cla.s.smates, I dare say, she would not be absent from today"s dinner."
"Xiao Na, how can you say so! You are not so mean normally!"
"You say I am mean? Well, I know that I shall never be as important as Yun Muxi in your eyes."
With these words, Liu Na turned away and took a seat at a distance from her, barely even looking at Gu Yuxuan.
Gu Yuxuan looked at Liu Na. She knew that, actually, Liu Na liked Yao Zhenhao. And just now, Yao Zhenhao was keenly looking forward to Yun Muxi"s appearance, which meant that he must also have some special feelings for Yun Muxi. Liu Na"s words showed that she must be jealous.
Yao Zhenhao took the seat which was just occupied by Liu Na. He pushed Gu Yuxuan"s arm and said, "Hey, Gu Yuxuan, you are the best friend of Yun Muxi. Could you tell me her cell phone number?"
Gu Yuxuan looked at Yao Zhenhao and said in apology, "I"m sorry, Xiao Xi doesn"t like to tell others her phone number."
"Ah? Then you just tell me secretly. I promise not to tell her that it is you who gave me the number."
"That"s not a good idea either. Please do not put me in a dilemma, OK? Besides, I know what you mean. Don"t bother. Xiao Xi is in love now."
"Does that matter? Even if she is in love, she is not married yet. If one is not married, then others may still have chances."
At that moment, Gu Yuxuan"s phone rang.
She took out her mobile phone, and the number of Murong Ye was shown on the screen. Since she was the best friend of Yun Muxi, Murong Ye exchanged the number with her. However, he had never phoned her.
Gu Yuxuan picked up the phone and asked, "h.e.l.lo? ... What? Xiao Xi is missing?"