Chapter 56 - Spring Festival (2/2)

An Wen, who was curled into a ball, tried to prop her arm up as Jiang Shiyu, with tears still rolling in her eyes, immediately rushed forward to assist her. An Wen’s eyes were red and puffy from all the crying, yet she waved her hand in the air and yelled, “We’re finished!”

Everyone cheered and gave a round of applause!

Wu Yan called out to all the crew for a photo to commemorate the event. Qi Ming stood next to her and said softly, “It was great working with you.”

“You too!” said An Wen as she smiled into the camera.

There was still some time before the filming of “Flowers Fall in Chang’an” began. An Wen decided that she would take a break after the final year examination. She stayed in every day and spent her time either playing online games, reading, or sleeping.

The Spring Festival was fast approaching, and Jiang Shiyu was given a half-month long holiday.

Chu Qichen returned to the villa more frequently and for longer periods of time. Every time he came home, he would urge An Wen to return to her parents for the festive season.

An Wen possessed the Original Host’s memories. Her parents and brother treated her with exaggerated care as if she was a porcelain doll. The Original Host had to go on a hunger strike in order to return to the country. An Wen knew there was a high chance that she could never come back once she reunited with her parents.

On the other hand, her family did not stay in contact all this while because they knew they might forcefully bring their daughter abroad with them and that would break her heart.

It was exactly because of this reason that An Wen was hiding from them about her involvement in the entertainment industry.

“An Wen, Uncle and Aunt miss you dearly. You have to be a sensible child,” said Chu Qichen with a stern face.

“No, I’ll not change my mind!” An Wen pouted, her slender finger flipping a page of the book.

She became less fearful of him after that incident in the study room.

“My place is not open to anyone during the Spring Festival. If you’re not going home then you can’t stay here either,” said Chu Qichen nonchalantly.

“I’ll stay in the hotel, then,” replied the girl.

There was no way Chu Qichen could leave her at the hotel. He could neither scold nor hit the girl either. Plus, he was constantly worried about her safety.

He had not even had a girlfriend, yet he already understood the troubles of a father.

An Wen shamelessly stayed with the Chus during the Spring Festival. On the eve, she made a video call back home to her parents.

An Wen’s mother cried as soon as she saw her daughter’s face on the screen. An Wen’s father also had watery eyes. “Xiao Wen, you’ve lost some weight…”

“No, I’ve not. In fact, I’ve grown fatter because Grandpa Chu couldn’t stop feeding me.” An Wen passed the phone over to Chu Qichen and did a little twirl for her parents. “I’ve not lost any weight, have I?” she said while a wide grin hung on her face.

Her parents were slightly startled as they had not seen her behave this lively before.

An Wen got hold of the phone again and smiled. “The old me was too dependent on you that Mom even did all my shopping for me. That’s why I want to live apart from you guys for a while. Dad, Mom, I’m really happy right now. I’ve made new friends and I got first place in the final year exam again.”

Suddenly, she lowered her head and said sorrowfully, “Dad, Mom, I’m sorry…”

Her mother, who could not bear seeing her child unhappy, quickly comforted, “Dad and Mom will never blame you. We’re over the moon that you’ve grown more thoughtful.”

A beam appeared on An Wen’s face straight away. Then, she conversed with her parents for a little longer before introducing them to the Chu family.

“This is Grandpa Chu who’s been super kind to me. He gifted me an amazingly charming necklace just this evening.” An Wen turned the camera toward Grandpa Chu as she spoke.

Her parents thanked her and Grandpa Chu returned the manners. An Wen’s brother only appeared in the last five minutes of the phone call, exhorting his best friend Chu Qichen to take good care of An Wen.

It was not until she hung up the call that An Wen realized she missed Xia Wei’s performance on the TV. Hence, she quickly went online to watch the replay.

Everyone was talking about Xia Wei in their private group chat.

[Tell me, my handsomeness has made you faint, hasn’t it?]

[Quick, come and shower me with compliments]

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In order to prevent Xia Wei from ruining everyone’s mood on the Spring Festival’s eve, they showed their adoration for him.

[Ye Xiaoxing: Brother, I’ve fainted because of your good looks]

[Cheng Hanwen: I’m crying over your beautiful appearance]

[An Wen: Has God descended upon the mortal world?]

[Xie Wei: I choose An Wen as the representative]

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