"Tonight at nine o' clock, Mr. Xi hopes you'll wait for him as per usual."
Upon receiving the text message from Xi Qingchuan's secretary, Tang Yuan had just left a new drama's press conference and was already sitting in her car.
"There's a cast party this evening. Should I accompany you back to the hotel to get ready? I heard the big screen hunk will be there... You've always wanted to compare acting skills with him; it’s a rare opportunity… Perhaps, it may even create a little buzz."
Behind her, her manager Zuo Shengnan was busy removing her hair accessories.
"No, I have plans tonight."
Having taken off her dress, Li He was visibly weary, yet her natural beauty and allure couldn't be hidden.
"Plans? What kind of plans do you have?"
Tang Yuan casually tossed her mobile phone back over her shoulder.
Zuo Shengnan picked it up, and her voice exploded next to her ear, "Are you kidding… He's back early?"
"Mm," Tang Yuan nodded, lazily resting against the back of her chair.
She had only had less than four hours of sleep today, so naturally, she was a bit tired, but serving Xi Qingchuan did not bore her.
However, she was slightly afraid...
Because she knew precisely why he's in such a rush to 'summon' her.
"huh, you told me he's going to be out of town for a month, it's only been a week, and he's back early?" Zuo Shengnan aggressively pinched her shoulder, "What on earth did you do?"
The force made Tang Yuan felt as if her bones and body were coming apart.
"Tear... gently, gently..."
After all, just one week ago, the episode with Xi Qingchuan almost claimed half her life. She still hasn't fully recovered, and she's uncertain about what this man has in store for her this time.
The mere thought of this made Tang Yuan's hair stand on end.
In the depths of the night, the nanny car drove directly into a villa in Yihe Mansion.
Someone was already waiting for Tang Yuan in the villa, and even the bathwater in the bedroom's bathtub had been prepared.
The bathroom was filled with fog, and the temperature was gradually rising. Tang Yuan, who had been working continuously for a week, was already exhausted, her eyelids drooping from fatigue.
She was so tired that she didn't realize when a chill wafted in from outside the bathroom.
In her groggy state, she only felt as if she had been fished out of the water.
When she opened her eyes, she found herself propped against the tiled wall of the bathroom, staring into a pair of icy, peach-blossom-like eyes. The frosty glass reflected the slender figure of Xi Qingchuan.
She was stunned, and after a while put on a pleasing demeanor, "Did you just get off the plane? You must be tired, right?"
She suspected that Xi Qingchuan was expecting her to take the initiative.
After all, she had spent five years by his side, and had thoroughly understood Xi Qingchuan's likes and dislikes.
His silence meant that he was expecting her to take the lead, enjoying her subservient display of amiability.
But before her hand could touch the collar of his trench coat, Xi Qingchuan grasped her hand. His voice was so cold that it carried no emotion, sending a chill down Tang Yuan's spine, "Did you have a nice time frolicking with Ji Ziyu? And even sitting on his lap? Where did he touch you?"
Ji Ziyu was the third son of Ding Le Entertainment, the investor group for the drama she had just finished filming.
Tang Yuan dared not to say that Ji Ziyu promised her the leading role in this drama, as long as she spent a night with him. "What is it, are you jealous? He doesn't know that I am your, Mr. Xi's woman. He who doesn't know is not guilty, right? Plus, you never provide me with resources, so I have to fight for them myself. He simply touched me a bit, don't be angry, okay?"
Over the years, although Xi Qingchuan had given her money, he never provided her with resources.
Tang Yuan pretty much understood why.
To become a top-tier star, one absolutely has to give more in return to investors and supporters. Xi Qingchuan was a man of high standards and prudishness, he absolutely would not allow her to please others.
So, he let her 'steadily' remain as a relatively unknown actress, neither thriving nor starving.
