He Xinyun smiled and looked up at Jian Liangtong, with a hint of happiness in her voice, and said, "I saw it last ti."
"...Saw what?" Jian Liangtong asked in confusion.
"It was the day you almost burned down the kitchen. On my way to work, I saw you with Hao Hao at the gate of the community..."
He Xinyun paused, looked up at Jian Liangtong, her eyes filled with pity, "From that day on, I knew you had rembered everything. Later, several tis, I wanted to ask you about Hao Hao, but I couldn’t bring myself to say it."
He Xinyun said this and her voice was slightly nasal, "A year ago, the Huo Family won the lawsuit, and Hao Hao went to them. The Huo Family is wealthy and powerful, with great influence in Z City. Your father and I had no ability to fight them..."
"Mom."
Jian Liangtong put down the bowl in her hand, walked to He Xinyun’s side, and held her arm.
He Xinyun sighed, her eyes embedded with inexplicable worry, staring at Jian Liangtong, "Tongtong, do you bla your father and ?"
Jian Liangtong shook her head, "I was unfilial, causing you to suffer so much pain with ."
"You’re our daughter. Whatever your father and I do for you is what’s expected," He Xinyun said hoarsely, "It’s just that, besides the matter of Hao Hao, there’s also the matter of your mory loss."
Jian Liangtong’s pupils flickered, looking at He Xinyun.
"After Hao Hao was taken by the Huo Family, you were so severely impacted that you beca ntally unstable. You couldn’t even recognize Hao Hao standing in front of you."
Recalling that scene, He Xinyun still felt a heart-wrenching pain.
"That night, you were so emotionally overwrought that you ended up in a coma, even in shock. Your father, Momo, and I rushed you to the hospital to save you."
"Your father and I were really scared. So... when your friend nad Ruan told us that a psychology professor from Italy could help treat your condition, we agreed to the treatnt plan, even if it ant losing part of your mory. Those mories were the main reason you beca ill."
He Xinyun looked at Jian Liangtong, her eyes faintly flickering with apology, "So after discussing it with your father, we decided to accept his treatnt plan. At that ti, your father and I just wanted you to live well, live carefree."
Finally understanding why she lost part of her mory, Jian Liangtong felt not only a sense of relief from solving her confusion but also guilt towards Jian Ningfeng and He Xinyun.
Jian Liangtong gripped He Xinyun’s arm tightly, her almond-shaped eyes looking at her frankly and seriously, "Mom, I understand why you and Dad chose to do this. It’s who made you worry and uneasy."
He Xinyun smiled, raising her hand to wipe her eyes with the back of her hand.
When she let go, she frowned slightly, looking at Jian Liangtong and asking, "You brought Hao Hao ho, did the Huo Family say anything?"
Jian Liangtong’s eyelashes lowered a bit, "This ti when I brought Hao Hao back, it was Huo Shaojun’s own suggestion. As for the Huo Family, maybe they don’t know yet."
"He suggested it himself?"
He Xinyun was astonished.
Jian Liangtong raised her eyelids to look at He Xinyun, pursed her lips, and said, "He also said he’s willing to give custody of Hao Hao."
What?
He Xinyun couldn’t believe it, quickly putting down the dishes in her hands, grabbing Jian Liangtong’s hand, her eyes filled with hope yet not daring to hope too much, looking at Jian Liangtong, "Did he really say that?"
Jian Liangtong looked into He Xinyun’s eyes and nodded lightly.
He Xinyun, "..."
Bai Qiao didn’t arrive at Jian Liangtong’s house to scrounge for a late-night snack until after eleven o’clock at night.
Jian Ningfeng and He Xinyun, with Hao Hao, had already fallen asleep in their room.
Tonight, He Xinyun cooked a lot of dishes, more than the family could finish, so there were leftovers.
Jian Liangtong reheated a few dishes for Bai Qiao using the microwave.
They didn’t bother with the dining table; instead, they made do on the coffee table in front of the living room sofa.
Bai Qiao devoured the food as if he hadn’t eaten anything all day.
Jian Liangtong didn’t heat up any soup for him, just fetched two cans of beer from the fridge for him.
After he finished eating, Jian Liangtong finally spoke, "Was the recording for the show smooth today?"
Bai Qiao took a sip of beer, "It went alright."
Jian Liangtong nodded, "What’s the schedule for tomorrow?"
"Co on, Sister Tong, you’re my manager, right? Are you asking about the schedule?" Bai Qiao grumbled, a little dissatisfied that Jian Liangtong had left him to go abroad for a whole week.
Jian Liangtong awkwardly touched her nose and said, "Didn’t I just co back?"
Bai Qiao pouted, "Because you made a late-night snack, I’ll forgive you this ti."
"You’re really getting cheeky, aren’t you?" Jian Liangtong glared at him.
"..." Bai Qiao instantly shrunk, raised his hand to surrender, obediently said, "It’s not that I’m holding back, I just don’t know what’s on the agenda for tomorrow. The drama is set to air on August 27th, which is the day after tomorrow, and the promotion period is over, so there’s nothing for to do. As for the next work arrangents, it depends on where you decide to place ."
After listening, Jian Liangtong thought for a mont and said, "Previously, so film and television producers contacted with scripts that are quite big IPs. I’ll study them later to see if there’s any suitable for you."
"I listen to you," Bai Qiao said.
"..." Jian Liangtong raised an eyebrow slightly, half-jokingly looking at Bai Qiao, saying, "Aren’t you afraid I’ll sell you out? Or that the script I choose is terrible and ruins you?"
"Sister Tong, after all this ti, don’t you know how I feel about you? Even if I end up ruined because of you, I’d have no regrets," Bai Qiao had a lovestruck look as he faced Jian Liangtong, almost making her want to vomit out her dinner.
"Enough. Since you trust , I won’t let you regret following ," Jian Liangtong said.
Bai Qiao smiled broadly.
He looked like he didn’t care about his future as long as he could stay with Jian Liangtong.
Jian Liangtong vigorously rubbed the goosebumps on her arm.
After sending Bai Qiao off.
Jian Liangtong spent the night reviewing the film invitations she had received previously and understood the general situation of the scripts they sent over.
She then selected two scripts she thought were more suitable for Bai Qiao’s role.
One of them is a TV drama adapted from a youth bestseller, a novel that has been widely praised by readers and is a cherished mory for many; the other script is suspenseful and focuses on mystery, aid at an online series.
Both invitations sent to Bai Qiao are for the second male lead role.
But Jian Liangtong personally feels that Bai Qiao is more suited to play the male lead in the first youth bestseller.
As for the suspense mystery, Bai Qiao would be more suited to play the psychotic antagonist, which would be a challenge for his acting skills while also allowing more big IPs to see Bai Qiao’s potential.
These are just screening invitations.
As for what Bai Qiao will actually end up playing...
Jian Liangtong can only say that anything is possible.
The next day, Jian Ningfeng and He Xinyun woke up early to prepare a variety of breakfasts.
After breakfast, the two elderly happily took Hao Hao out, saying they wanted to personally take him to kindergarten.
Seeing their high spirits, Jian Liangtong let them go.
In the morning, Jian Liangtong contacted the producers of the two projects.
One had ti in the afternoon and asked Jian Liangtong to bring the artist over.
Then, Jian Liangtong contacted other production companies that had sent invitations, expressing regret that cooperation was not possible, but hoping for future opportunities.
After making these calls, it was nearly eleven o’clock.
Jian Liangtong hurriedly tidied herself up and headed out with her bag.
After exiting the community, Jian Liangtong hailed a taxi.
Just as she was about to get in.
The intense feeling of being watched resurfaced.
Grip tightening around the car door handle, her palms were drenched with sweat.
Suppressing her breath, Jian Liangtong’s heart raced as she stood in front of the car door, forgetting to get in until the driver’s urging voice brought her back to reality, bending down to get into the car.
"Miss, where to?"
Jian Liangtong swallowed, glanced at the rear through the rearview mirror.
With that glance, she saw at the corner of the community building, a long leg clad in black trousers...
Jian Liangtong didn’t even know what she was thinking.
She pushed open the car door, jumped out, and ran towards the corner in her high heels.
However, just as she was about to reach it.
That long leg retracted suddenly.
Jian Liangtong clenched her fist tightly and quickly ran to chase.
However, when she rounded the corner, the long road ahead revealed only a few pedestrians heading her way, not a trace of anyone with long legs in black trousers.
Jian Liangtong stopped.
Standing at the corner with her hands clenched, she stood for no less than ten minutes.
By the ti Jian Liangtong reached Bai Qiao’s place, it was almost half-past twelve.
When Bai Qiao opened the door for Jian Liangtong, he had just crawled out of bed with a ssy head of short hair.
Jian Liangtong’s expression remained unchanged, as if the person standing at the street corner for over ten minutes wasn’t her.
"When I called you, didn’t you say you were already up? Where’s the most basic trust between people?"
Jian Liangtong said, shoving the bag in her hand into his chest.
Bai Qiao smiled apologetically, quickly hugging Jian Liangtong’s bag, "I was up just now, but I waited a while and didn’t see you coming, thought you’d take a bit longer, so I went back to sleep for a bit."
"Waited a while?" Jian Liangtong squinted.
"..." Bai Qiao coughed.
Jian Liangtong glanced at the watch on her wrist and told Bai Qiao, "You have twenty minutes to shower, wash your hair, and change clothes."
"I don’t need twenty minutes, give fifteen."
Bai Qiao said confidently.
Jian Liangtong rolled her eyes at him and then sat on the living room sofa waiting.
During the wait, Jian Liangtong pulled out the script again to focus on the description of the male lead in the youth novel.
The male lead likes to wear white shirts and casual pants, and due to family reasons, his personality is a bit lancholic and he doesn’t like to talk much...
Doesn’t like to talk?
Bai Qiao is such a chatterbox, oh my!
However, his sunny and cheerful appearance does fit Bai Qiao.
Additionally, the male and female lead have a three-year age gap.
It’s not the male lead being three years older than the female lead, but the female lead being three years older than the male lead.
Originally, it was during high school.
The male lead was in first year, the female lead in third year.
The female lead is typically good in wealth, looks, and grades.
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