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Facing Pei Yan’s calm gaze, Sheng Chun blinked and feigned surprise, “Ah, the person who made Mr. Pei unhappy is named Sheng Chun?”
Pei Yan reluctantly nodded.
“How does this person have the same name as me?”
Sheng Chun lifted the duvet on Pei Yan’s side of the bed, climbed over him, and then rolled to her own side, a rather excessive maneuver.
After lying down, she looked tearfully at the ceiling, “So mean, I’m not even that mean to people with the same name as me.”
She glanced at Pei Yan, “How do you want me to deal with her?”
Pei Yan: “...”
He paused slightly, looking at her fair and delicate face, momentarily at a loss for words.
“Mr. Pei?” Sheng Chun looked at him, raised an eyebrow, and suggested, “How about this, I’ll go tell that person to change her name tomorrow to vent your anger, okay?”
“...”
Pei Yan listened to her nonsensical talk for a while, then asked faintly, “Why would her changing her name vent my anger?”
“Because Sheng Chun made you unhappy, so if she changes her name to ‘Sheng Qi’ (meaning ‘arrogant’ or ‘angry’), she won’t make you unhappy anymore.”
“Punishment for a pun.”
Pei Yan uncharacteristically played along.
Sheng Chun pouted, looking at him with a wronged expression, “I’m so sleepy. Can I discuss dealing with Sheng Chun tomorrow?”
Pei Yan had always been helpless against her sudden acts of coquetry and grievance.
He squeezed Sheng Chun’s small cheek and dropped a line: “Sleep.”
Sheng Chun smiled.
She proactively wrapped her arms around Pei Yan’s waist, rubbing against his chest, “I knew Mr. Pei was the best to me.”
After saying that, she immediately fell asleep.
Pei Yan turned off the light. Using the moonlight that seeped through the sheer curtains from outside the window, he stared at the face in front of him for a moment before muttering softly, “Heartless.”
Sheng Chun, with him, truly was the epitome of heartlessness.
Every day, she tested his limits and challenged his tolerance for her.
He seemed to have a masochistic streak, actually liking her behavior.
...
In the following days, Sheng Chun settled down.
She no longer went out for late-night snacks or ate crayfish at home.
After more than a month, Sheng Chun finished filming her supporting role.
After filming, Sheng Chun went on a business trip to record a show. When she returned, Pei Yan had initially said he would pick her up, but he had a last-minute engagement and arranged for his cousin, Pei Yunmeng, to pick her up instead.
Sheng Chun and Pei Yunmeng had met twice by chance. They were close in age, and Pei Yunmeng was a young girl. They got along particularly well on many topics and became more involved with each other.
Sheng Chun sometimes thought that even if she and Pei Yan broke up and stopped contact, she might still maintain a friendly relationship with Pei Yunmeng.
However, she didn’t expect that Pei Yunmeng would also pick up a colleague she often spoke highly of, named Bo Ying.
Sheng Chun really liked Pei Yunmeng’s colleague; she was radiant, both in appearance and personality, pleasing in every way.
The two became well-acquainted within a few days and would occasionally arrange to go out and have fun.
Sheng Chun greatly admired her personality.
If she liked something, she liked it.
She particularly admired her past pursuit of someone.
A confident girl should be like this. Go for what you like, no need to be hesitant, always open and passionate, like the sun overhead.
More importantly, she once heard this name from Pei Yan, who said she was his brother He Jingxiu’s first love. She even knew a little about their story.
She envied their mutual love, and although misunderstandings had separated them for a few years, she believed they could reconcile.
Facts proved that Sheng Chun’s thoughts were correct.
Not long after, the two of them really did get together.
________________________________________
For a long time while Sheng Chun and Pei Yan were together, they were basically separate.
She was busy joining film crews, and Pei Yan was also busy with work.
They rarely went on dates in private; even if they did, it would be in bed.
Sometimes Sheng Chun thought that such a life was actually quite interesting.
But occasionally, she would envy other couples’ lives.
Knowing her thoughts, Zhou Luoling was speechless for a while, “Then why don’t you invite Mr. Pei out on a date?”
Sheng Chun glanced at her, “He doesn’t have time.”
Zhou Luoling, “You haven’t even invited him, how do you know he doesn’t have time?”
She didn’t answer; she just knew Pei Yan didn’t have time.
Once, Sheng Chun had actually asked him if he wanted to go out for a walk. The words had barely left her mouth before Pei Yan refused her.
Sheng Chun was inherently a proud person. The bet with Qu Yijia led her to give herself to Pei Yan and start an ambiguous relationship with him.
But she knew Pei Yan didn’t have a girlfriend, so she felt at ease being his female companion.
Of course, a more important point was that in the chaotic entertainment industry, she wanted to navigate it more stably and safely, and finding a backer like Pei Yan was the most suitable.
Every time she thought of this, Sheng Chun was very grateful for the looks her parents gave her, otherwise Pei Yan wouldn’t have noticed her.
Zhou Luoling looked at her, waving a hand in front of her, “Sheng Chun Chun.”
“What?” Sheng Chun took a sip of water, “That’s impossible.”
Zhou Luoling chuckled, “Then what do you want to do?”
Sheng Chun rested her chin on her hand, looking at her, and suddenly murmured, “Lingling.”
“Hmm?” Zhou Luoling felt her gaze was off and her heart pounded, “What do you want to say?”
Sheng Chun met her gaze for a while, then said, “If I become famous and then dump Pei Yan, will he blacklist me?”
Zhou Luoling was choked by her words, “You want to dump Mr. Pei?”
“Yes,” Sheng Chun said, “But I always feel like he’ll dump me before I dump him.”
Zhou Luoling looked at her pitiful expression and smiled, “It won’t be that bad, is Mr. Pei that excessive?”
“Very excessive,” Sheng Chun said, feeling wronged, “And... didn’t you forget about my bet with Qu Yijia? I’m always worried he’ll find out and then blacklist me.”
Zhou Luoling was silent for a moment.
Honestly, if a man found out that a woman who acted like she liked him and actively seduced him did so out of spite and a bet, it’s normal for a man’s confidence to be hurt and for him to get angry.
But Zhou Luoling felt that a man like Pei Yan probably wouldn’t do something as low as blacklisting Sheng Chun.
Thinking of this, Zhou Luoling looked at her, “You should test him.”
“Hmm?”
Sheng Chun raised an eyebrow, “How do I test him?”
“Just ask him what he would do if he found out you lied to him one day, or ask him for a promise that he wouldn’t do anything to you if you broke up in the future,” Zhou Luoling said, feeling like a genius for coming up with such a brilliant idea.
Sheng Chun pondered for a while and actually found Zhou Luoling’s suggestion to be very good.
However, she had to be careful with the approach. Pei Yan was too smart, and she needed to be cautious not to let him notice anything.
“Okay, I’ll test him after I finish filming this drama and go back.”
Sheng Chun had recently landed a lead role. After joining the crew, she spent every day on a two-point-line routine:
Set, hotel.
Aside from that, she went nowhere else.
Her filming location was in Jiangcheng, while Pei Yan was in Beicheng. During this time, not only did they rarely meet, but they also chatted very little.
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After finishing the shoot, Sheng Chun changed out of her costume.
As she came out, she happened to run into a fellow actor from the same crew, “Teacher Sheng, are you leaving?”
Sheng Chun replied, “Yes.”
“Want to go eat together?” the male actor said, “We’ve been in the crew for almost a month, and we haven’t gone out to gather.”
Sheng Chun at that moment just wanted to say she wanted to rest, but a direct refusal wasn’t quite appropriate.
She thought for a moment and said faintly, “That might not be a good idea, what if we get photographed?”
She said jokingly, “I don’t want to be on the trending search again.”
For artists in the entertainment industry, as long as you go out to eat alone with a male artist, if you’re photographed, people will inevitably say you’re dating.
Even without intimate gestures, it was still the case.
The male actor chuckled, “It’s not just me, there are a few other teachers too.”
He shrugged, “Can Teacher Sheng come?”
Sheng Chun thought for a while, considering they still had a few months of working together, and nodded in agreement, “Sure, what do you all want to eat? My treat?” “How can we let Teacher Sheng treat? I’ll treat.”
Sheng Chun didn’t insist further.
Considering their identities, they went to a private kitchen restaurant.
Originally, Sheng Chun wasn’t particularly hungry, but as soon as she entered and smelled the aroma of the food, her stomach began to rumble.
As soon as she sat down, Sheng Chun received a message from Pei Yan, asking if she had finished work.
Sheng Chun lowered her eyes and replied: [Finished work, just about to eat.]
Pei Yan: [? At the hotel?]
Sheng Chun: [No, a few actors from the crew are having dinner together today. We’re at a private kitchen restaurant.]
This reply seemed a bit too cold, so Sheng Chun quickly asked her sugar daddy: [What about you, are you off work? Remember to eat on time, Mr. Pei!]
Pei Yan: [...]
Sheng Chun: [?]
Pei Yan: [Nothing, eat your food. What time will you be back at the hotel?]
Sheng Chun raised an eyebrow, thinking he was acting strangely today, [What’s wrong? Do you have something to tell me?]
Pei Yan: [More or less.]
Sheng Chun: [I’ll go back after eating, and I’ll tell you when I’m back.]
Pei Yan didn’t reply again.
Sheng Chun pouted, then lowered her head and turned off her phone.
Suddenly, the male actor next to her cued her, “Teacher Sheng, who are you chatting with? You look so happy.”
Sheng Chun paused, then chuckled, “Do I look very happy?”
The male actor nodded.
Sheng Chun smiled, “Talking to a friend.”
The male actor understood and didn’t ask further.
Sheng Chun was a big eater.
She had a metabolism that made it hard for her to gain weight, and she generally exercised restraint, so she always maintained a good figure and weight.
Because of this, her agent didn’t restrict her from eating high-carb, high-calorie foods at night.
Sheng Chun was very self-disciplined; if she ate such things the day before, she would definitely exercise the next day to burn off all those calories.
In her agent’s words, when it came to gaining weight, she didn’t worry about Sheng Chun at all.
After the dinner, the group even suggested going to KTV.
Sheng Chun flat-out refused. She looked at the people in front of her and pleaded, “Have mercy on me, teachers. I have a scene at 8:30 tomorrow.”
The male actor who invited her to eat thought for a moment, “I also have a scene with Teacher Sheng at 8:30 tomorrow, so I won’t go either.”
“Alright then.”
The other actors didn’t insist, “You two go back and rest.”
Sheng Chun responded, “Have fun.”
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After leaving the restaurant, Sheng Chun was about to walk towards her nanny van when the male actor called out to her.
“Teacher Sheng.”
Sheng Chun turned back, “Teacher Xu, what’s wrong?”
The male actor in front of her was named Xu Ze.
Xu Ze smiled, looking at her current appearance, his eyes full of mirth, “Nothing much.”
He paused, then said, “I just sent my assistant back earlier. Can I hitch a ride with Teacher Sheng?”
To be honest, Sheng Chun wanted to refuse.
But they had to film together tomorrow and were in the same crew, so constantly refusing wasn’t good.
In the past, Sheng Chun rarely bothered to save face for others, doing whatever she wanted. But after a few years in the industry, she had become more adaptable.
“Sure,” Sheng Chun said with a smile, “As long as Teacher Xu doesn’t mind.”
Xu Ze, “Of course I don’t mind.”
Once in the car, Xu Ze turned to look at the woman sitting beside him.
There had always been rumors in the industry that Sheng Chun had a sugar daddy backing her, someone promoting her. But Xu Ze thought it was unlikely. Besides, he just wanted to create some dating rumors with her, to be a set couple.
Of course, if they got along well, they could continue after filming.
Thinking of this, Xu Ze spoke, “Teacher Sheng, what do you usually do at the hotel after filming?”
Hearing this, Sheng Chun vaguely felt something was off.
She moved her gaze from her phone and looked up at him, “Do?”
She smiled, saying seriously, “I have a lot of lines, so I usually don’t have time to do anything. I’m mostly in my room memorizing lines.”
This was true.
Apart from occasionally chatting idly with Bo Ying and Zhou Luoling, most of her time was spent on skincare, sleeping, or memorizing lines.
Sheng Chun was indeed being promoted by Pei Yan, but she didn’t want to fail to live up to any role she got.
She took every role seriously.
Xu Ze had no idea she would answer like that.
After spending time together on set, he had realized that while Sheng Chun was pretty, when it came to these subtle hints, she was like a wooden beauty.
“Besides that?”
Xu Ze continued to press, “Don’t you do anything else?”
“Rarely,” Sheng Chun answered meticulously, then countered, “What do you usually do, Teacher Xu?”
Xu Ze paused slightly and chuckled, “Watch movies.”
Sheng Chun nodded, “I watch movies too.”
She rattled off several movie titles, and Xu Ze became increasingly confused, “What kind of movies are these?”
“Huh?” Sheng Chun looked at him in surprise, “You haven’t heard of them?”
Xu Ze, “No.”
Sheng Chun nodded, “There are ones from our country, and foreign ones. They’re all horror films, and zombie films.” She smiled a little shyly, “I like these gory movies, I can learn a lot from them.”
Xu Ze: “............”
Because of Sheng Chun’s uncooperative remarks, when they got out in the hotel parking lot, Xu Ze quickly thanked her and hurried away.
Watching his retreating back, Sheng Chun snorted lightly. He really thought she couldn’t tell.
What an idiot.
Xiao Rui looked at her, “Sister, aren’t you most afraid of those things?”
It was Xiao Rui who liked to watch them, always dragging Sheng Chun along. Sheng Chun, unable to bear refusing, would usually accompany her.
“Yes,” she said, “But Xu Ze is also afraid. I remember seeing news about him before, that he’s a coward.”
Xiao Rui was speechless, “Then why did you still mention those movies?”
Sheng Chun glanced at her, patted her little head, “I did it on purpose.”
Xiao Rui said “Ah,” not quite understanding.
She thought Xu Ze was quite nice; why would Sheng Chun intentionally scare him?
Sheng Chun didn’t answer her, lowering her head and walking into the hotel.
As she walked, she messaged Pei Yan: [I’m back at the hotel, are you home yet?]
Pei Yan: [Not home.]
Sheng Chun: [Oh! Mr. Pei is out? Tell me, which little vixen are you playing with? Send me a picture.]
Staring at their chat, Sheng Chun immediately saw a photo of a back that Pei Yan had sent.
She clicked to enlarge the image, then closed it.
Just as she was about to say that his “little vixen” was a bit short, she vaguely felt something was off.
Sheng Chun clicked on the photo again, then lowered her head to look at her own clothes. She looked back in surprise, meeting the man’s gaze from not far away.
The lobby was bustling with people coming and going.
This time was also typically lively.
Sheng Chun and Pei Yan stared at each other in silence for a moment. She blinked rapidly, pinching her arm uncertainly, and typed: [Why did you make me look so short!!!!!]
Her phone vibrated. Pei Yan glanced at it, really wanting to turn around and leave.
Was this Sheng Chun’s main point?
This was not what he expected.
Pei Yan: [Is that all you want to say?]
Sheng Chun: [Why are you here? Are you here for a business trip?]
Pei Yan: [More or less.]
Sheng Chun: [Where are you staying?]
Pei Yan: [Room number.]
Sheng Chun: [?]
Pei Yan: [May I ask, what is little vixen Sheng’s room number?]
Sheng Chun: [...1605.]
Sheng Chun: [I’ll go up first, you come in ten minutes.]
Pei Yan raised an eyebrow and asked softly: [Why?]
Sheng Chun: [Perhaps, you want to help me tidy up the room?]
Pei Yan: [Understood.]
...
Sheng Chun was choked by his directness.
Speechless, she pulled Xiao Rui into the elevator and quickly returned to her room.
The hotel had daily room service, but Sheng Chun was a strange person; she was fine with them cleaning her room, but they couldn’t tidy up her belongings.
She only needed the auntie to take out the trash, but clothes left on the sofa or bed couldn’t be touched.
This also led to the current state of her room, which was a complete mess.
Xiao Rui was not on the same floor as her.
Sheng Chun didn’t think of asking her for help. She quickened her steps, swiped her card to enter the room, bent down to quickly tidy up, shoving all her clothes haphazardly into the closet. Just then, the doorbell rang.
Sheng Chun opened the door, out of breath.
Pei Yan looked down at her, then stepped inside.
He was wearing a long trench coat, looking exceptionally handsome. Of course, if his brows were a little more relaxed, he would look even better.
Staring at the blush on Sheng Chun’s face for a moment, Pei Yan asked, “Tidied up?”
Sheng Chun: “...What are you talking about?”
She wouldn’t admit it.
She bent at the waist, smiling, “Welcome, Mr. Pei, to my humble abode.”
Pei Yan glanced at her.
Sheng Chun closed the door, turned to look at the person sitting on the sofa, and casually asked, “What do you want to drink?”
“Nothing.”
Sheng Chun said “Oh” and walked to his side.
Pei Yan pulled her down, making her straddle him.
He was about to speak when Sheng Chun sniffed at his neck like a little puppy, poking his shoulder and asking, “Mr. Pei, which little vixen did you just rush over from?”
The perfume on him smelled terrible.
Pei Yan didn’t answer her question.
His fingers ran through her dark hair, his hand resting on her waist, pulling her closer to him, and he answered concisely, “Airport.”
Sheng Chun: “...Mr. Pei, are you playing that big?”
“Not as big as Teacher Sheng in the car,” he said meaningfully.
Sheng Chun: “...”
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