A Contemptuous Beauty

Chapter 38

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Tang Bohu's crew has no role for Cheng Yan for the time being. He has just accepted a big-budget movie, and he is still a supporting role in it, so he doesn't need to join the crew yet. So I can go home early.

When I got home, I found out that my mother twisted her foot some time ago, and it is still not fully healed. The family lives on the third floor, and it is very inconvenient to go up and down. Fortunately, my brother-in-law often came to help the old couple to buy and tidy up.

"You're outside alone, it's useless to tell you. It's not a serious injury or illness. It's better to let you feel at ease outside." Cheng Yan's mother felt sorry for her son in turn, and just kept comforting him.

Cheng Yan couldn't even raise his head when he thought about Xia Shaoqian's mind was all on Xia Shaoqian besides work a while ago.

His mother still gently comforted him: "We will be very happy if you can go home to accompany us earlier. This year...you saved us so much money again, and it wasn't so much in the past few years..."

In the past few nights, Cheng Yan stayed at home with his parents. Cheng Yan's mother usually likes to watch food shows, thinking about how to eat. Cheng Yan watched TV with her and helped peel some peanuts.

Seeing that the time was almost up this day, Cheng Yan tuned a channel.

In the entertainment news, there was Chu Tong's radiant smiling face, holding Director Chen's arm. She had already called Cheng Yan two days ago to tell Cheng Yan that she was engaged to Director Chen.

Cheng Yan's mother stared at the TV intently, and when she heard Chu Tong's announcement of her marriage, she couldn't help but "ah": "It turns out that she and this director are real."

Cheng Yan laughed: "Of course it's true."

"Then Xu Ningyi and that so-and-so surnamed Shen are also true?"

Cheng Yan thought of the faint scratches on Shen Leming's face: "It's true too." As for how long it will last, I don't know.

Cheng Yan's mother got excited: "What about Ouyang Zhiyi and the little fairy?"

Cheng Yan was surprised, as a person in the circle, he had never heard of this scandal: "... Where did these two people start, they didn't even cooperate."

Cheng Yan's mother twitched and said that this is her own Lalang match, and she simply thinks that these two people match each other very well.

Before Cheng Yan finished laughing, he was stopped by the question.

"Tell me honestly, in all these years in this circle, you have never met a beautiful woman whom you are attracted to?" Cheng Yan's mother asked very softly, "Have you ever dated, because of the rules or something, you can't explain?"

Cheng Yan was vague, he didn't want to mislead his mother.

At this time, Cheng Yan's father, who was drinking tea, rescued him.

"Don't ask too much about feelings. He knows it in his own mind."

Xia Shaoqian is his secret, and he must not let his parents know. When talking on the phone at night, even in his own room, Cheng Yan still kept his voice very soft, Xia Shaoqian just followed him and spoke softly.

Cheng Yan finally smiled: "You don't have to be a thief with me."

Xia Shaoqian half-truth: "No. It's really inconvenient on my side, my father is back and lives here."

Xia Shaoqian's father was sixty-eight, and had lived abroad since his wife's death, and only occasionally returned to China for a short stay. Cheng Yan often heard Xia Shaoqian mention his father, compared to his mother, Xia Shaoqian seemed closer to his father.

"He asked about you..." Xia Shaoqian whispered.

"Ah," Cheng Yan paced back and forth unconsciously, "how do you say it?"

There is probably nothing good to say. Actresses and rich people will attract strange looks when they are together, let alone men. Sure enough, Xia Shaoqian only said: "You don't have to worry, he can only ask a few questions, and can't interfere with my life."

Cheng Yan whispered, "He just cares about you."

There was no sound on the other end of the phone for a long while, and suddenly a sneer pierced his ears, making him shudder from the bottom of his heart.

Xia Shaoqian's voice was very steady: "You don't have to be so considerate. Whether he cares about me, I know better than you."

Cheng Yan immediately said, "I see."

After hanging up, Xia Shaoqian held the phone and thought for a while, and when he was about to call again, someone knocked on the door.

Li Yu walked in: "Brother Shaoqian, we are going to play cards, will you come?"

Xia Shaoqian refused: "Go and play, don't make trouble too late and disturb the old man's rest."

Because Li Yu's father and Xia Shaoqian's father are close friends, Mr. Li will definitely come to visit Mr. Xia when he returns to China.

Li Yu just wanted to take this opportunity to have a few more words with Xia Shaoqian. Seeing Xia Shaoqian's displeasure, he didn't know what to say, so he just stared at Xia Shaoqian affectionately.

Knowing that he was ill again, Xia Shaoqian said gently: "Aren't you going to play cards? Hurry up."

Li Yu hummed, and before turning around to leave, he still couldn't help but said: "I think uncle is right, Cheng Yan is not good enough for you." After finishing speaking, he ran away without daring to look at Xia Shaoqian's face.

Xia Shaoqian sighed, at this moment the phone rang, and it was Cheng Yan who called again.

"Just now... I just want to say, I'm very happy that you defended me. I don't care what other people think."

Although Cheng Yan's voice was still very soft, it was much more lively and powerful than the last phone call.

Xia Shaoqian suddenly couldn't bear to expose him, and laughed softly: "I understand."

Then he said "good night" as soft as a kiss.

Afterwards, Cheng Yan went to see several real estate projects. When her sister Cheng Mei came back from the second day of junior high school, Cheng Yan and her carried their parents on the balcony to bask in the sun and chat.

Cheng Yan's father raised several clumps of spider plants, and they sat down across the spider plants.

The two siblings have been together since they were young, and they didn't separate until Chengmei went to university.

"I want to change a house for my parents, so it's better to be closer to you." Cheng Yan and Cheng Mei have always been straightforward.

Cheng Mei was surprised: "Sold this set?"

Cheng Yan shook his head: "No need."

He plans to let his parents move to the first floor, bring a garden, and hire a nanny, so that it will be convenient for his sister to live close to him.

After hearing his arrangement, Cheng Mei felt that there was nothing wrong with it, so she agreed. Only then did Cheng Yan become happy.

Looking at his younger brother's face, Cheng Mei murmured: "I always feel that something has changed in you, but I can't say exactly what it is..."

Cheng Yan's heart skipped a beat, and he said stiffly: "With your thick nerves, maybe I won't be able to see it after plastic surgery."

Cheng Mei was taken aback, and grabbed his face to check: "Have you had plastic surgery?"

Cheng Yan smiled: "Do I need it?"

Cheng Mei thought for a moment, and finally got serious: "Well, yes. Become wealthy, bossy, arbitrary..."

"If I continue, I will become the public enemy of mankind." Cheng Yan interrupted her.

Cheng Mei sighed, and stroked his soft hair: "Suddenly decide such a big thing, what stimulated you?"

Cheng Yan just looked at the pale golden light cast by the sun on the smooth leaves of the spider plant, Cheng Mei could no longer pry his mouth open.