Hua Wenfeng rolled over and turned her back to face Father Mo. At this moment, she was speechless; her mind was simply filled with panic.
Mo Ting couldn't possibly find out the truth...
...she had hid it well and nothing had gone wrong all these years. So, she couldn't possibly be exposed by Mo Ting.
She knew she should stop scaring herself.
Even so, no matter how many excuses she used to comfort herself, she couldn't stop her body from trembling in fear. She could sense that her exposure was near and she was terrified. As a result, she was haunted by nightmares the entire night.
...
The next day, An Zihao arrived at the black and white villa early in the morning. He originally wanted to check if Chen Xingyan had the habit of sleeping in. But, to his surprise, the 19-year-old woke up every morning, before the break of dawn, to practice her martial arts in the garden, regardless of the weather.
Chen Xingyan's mother brought out a pot of tea for An Zihao and said apologetically, "I'm really sorry about yesterday."
"It's OK, auntie."
"I'm curious though, why do you want my Xiao Xing, she's obviously..."
"She's interesting," An Zihao replied straightforwardly. "She lives her life freely without feeling restrained by society."
The old woman laughed without saying another word. After quite some time, she finally said, "You seem to be very close to the superstar, Tangning. I saw her last night. She's beautiful. And President Mo..."
"Auntie seems to have some secrets," An Zihao responded with an extra layer of meaning to his words.
"From now on, take good care of Xiao Xing for me," the old woman looked at Chen Xingyan, "This child is very tenacious, but she can't stand being bullied."
"From the sounds of it, is auntie planning a trip away?"
The old woman did not respond. But, after returning from the celebration last night, she had done a lot of thinking. Especially after seeing Mo Ting and Tangning, as well as Tangning's protruding belly, she felt there were some things that she had to personally face.
An Zihao looked at the old woman. From her eyes, it wasn't hard to conclude that she had a story to tell. However, he had never expected that the woman's story would be so closely related to his life.
Not long afterwards, Chen Xingyan finished her training. With a body full of sweat, she approached An Zihao and asked, "What did my mom say to you?"
"Tidy up a little. I'll take you to your new home," An Zihao did not answer her question, he instead gave her an order. "Since you are a signed stunt double, you should live like someone who has been signed. I will arrange an apartment for you."
"Are you trying to train me like a trainee? Let me tell you, I will only be a stunt double."
An Zihao looked at Chen Xingyan helplessly, but at the same time, he was proud that she had not lost herself to the glitz and glamour.
He had a feeling that this artist of his was going to be very interesting.
...
Hua Wenfeng was extremely uneasy. She really wanted to know if there was a purpose to Mo Ting's questions or whether it was just coincidence. So, early the next morning, she made her way over to Tangning and Mo Ting's home, under the guise of bringing soup for Tangning.
But, had she forgotten that only two days ago, she had stirred up quite a commotion in Beijing over her relationship with her daughter-in-law? Did she expect that one mere pot of chicken soup would wipe the slate clean?
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