Chapter 4
After watching two episodes of the TV series, Meng Xi lifted the blanket, sat up, and prepared to go upstairs to rest.
Although this world was somewhat unfamiliar to her, it was not complicated because she knew the plot inside and out.
She didn't need to use her brain much. She could simply deal with whatever comes her way.
"Does Madam want to rest?" Ah Lan came over and put away the blanket.
Meng Xi nodded, stretched comfortably, and said, "Yeah, I need to rest now. You should go to sleep early too. You must be tired after a long day."
"..." Ah Lan was so moved she wanted to cry.
Madam was so easy to get along with. She actually said "You must be tired" to her.
Ah Lan couldn't help but pray silently in her heart.
Good heavens, please let Madam continue to be so gentle and kind. She would be willing to accept even a hundred less in salary!
Meng Xi turned and walked towards the stairwell. Before she could even step onto the stairs, her phone rang. It was her agent, Jian Yue, calling.
She guessed it was about that matter again.
Meng Xi answered, "Hello."
"My goodness!" Jian Yue exclaimed, "I never expected your family’s President Huo to be so protective of his wife."
President Huo? Protective of a wife?
Was she referring to Huo Mingcheng?
Meng Xi was puzzled. "What do you mean? What are you talking about?"
Jian Yue: "What, you don't know yet? Your family’s President Huo retweeted your VB post, slapping those trolls in the face. Not only that, he even got into a fight with some of the haters. You should go take a look."
The internet had indeed exploded again.
The hashtag #MengXi#, which was originally at the top of the trending searches, had been replaced by #HuoMingcheng#, and several new hashtags have appeared below it, including #MengXi'sHusband#, #HuoMingcheng'sNetWorth#, #DongyuFilm#, and #ShengshiChangge'sSugarSponsor#...
Clicking on each entry in turn revealed a lively discussion in the comment sections.
"Holy crap, Meng Xi's husband is Huo Mingcheng???"
"I'm starting to understand the meaning of 'very successful' now. With a husband like Huo Mingcheng, who would even look at Jiang Heng, Pan Jiayu, or Ye Xiangyuan?"
"The main sponsor of 'The Long Song of Prosperity' is President Huo, but the director kicked President Huo's wife out of the show. That's ridiculous."
"So the question is, when did these two get married?"
Meng Xi went to Huo Mingcheng's VB again, and sure enough, he got into a fight with two trolls in the comments section.
1st Floor: Hello! May I ask which eye is blind enough to actually be interested in that slut Meng Xi?
Huo Mingcheng: May I ask where this dog came from, barking here?
Netizen A: Haha, Mr. Huo is really protecting his wife.
Netizen B: Brilliant reply.
Netizen C: I never expected that the aloof President Huo would actually be such a loyal dog. I love it!
2nd floor: President Huo, do you know that your wife is a "public bus" in the entertainment industry?
Huo Mingcheng: I know you just ate [poop][poop]
Netizen A: I support President Huo and Xixi. Some people's mouths are stinking more than a cesspool.
Netizen B: How could someone who married her not understand her as well as a hater like you do?
Netizen C: Haters spreading rumors like this is ridiculous.
Pff.
Meng Xi was amused by Huo Mingcheng's reply.
She guessed he might come out on his own, but she didn't expect him to clash with the haters.
Was it the man's pride that was acting up?
After thinking for a moment, Meng Xi politely commented below, "You're welcome."
...
Meng Yao had already arrived home. She changed her shoes at the door and went inside, only to find that Gu Sinian hadn't returned yet.
She placed the rose tea she had brought back from Huo Mingcheng on the coffee table, then took out her phone and dialed Gu Sinian's number, but no one answered.
She dialed again, but still no one answered.
The call went on and on, for almost five minutes, until Gu Sinian returned, brought back by his assistant.
"What happened?" Meng Yao frowned as she looked at the incoherent man in front of her and asked the assistant, "How did he get so drunk?"
"This..." The assistant's eyes flickered for a moment, but he answered without changing his expression, "The client had a high alcohol tolerance, so Mr. Gu drank a bit more with him."
Meng Yao hated drunkards the most.
After having his assistant help him lie down on the sofa, she immediately instructed the nanny to bring him hangover medicine and force-feed it to him.
After a long while, Gu Sinian opened his eyes groggily, but he still looked completely disoriented.
Meng Yao was so angry that she started scolding him, accusing him of coming home so late and being drunk.
Gu Sinian grew impatient and, fueled by alcohol, kicked over something on the coffee table before staggering to his feet.
Face flushed, he abruptly grabbed Meng Yao's collar and retorted rudely, "What the hell are you yelling at? I should come home early and you go entertaining clients? How can I do business if I don't drink? Where the hell do you get the money to live a carefree life if I don't do business?"
Meng Yao couldn't believe her ears.
She couldn't believe these words were coming from Gu Sinian's mouth. She felt a surge of grievance and tears streamed down her face.
"Crying! All you do all day is cry!"
Gu Sinian pushed her away irritably and was about to go upstairs to take a shower when his eyes were immediately drawn to something on the ground as he turned around.
Rose tea was nothing special. Meng Yao liked to drink it, so there was a lot of it at home.
It seemed that only Huo Mingcheng's family had these kinds of gift bags that could hold flower tea.
Gu Sinian picked up the gift bag, a spark igniting in his eyes. He held it up to Meng Yao, suppressing his emotions as he questioned, "Where did this come from? Did you go to Huo Mingcheng's house?"
"I..." Meng Yao was a little flustered. Her anger and grievances from before disappeared instantly.
Gu Sinian disliked her getting too close to Huo Mingcheng, especially after their marriage.
Quickly gathering her thoughts, she explained guiltily, "Meng Xi had been smeared. I went to check on her."
"Check on Meng Xi... When did you become so concerned about that younger sister? Are you checking on her or Huo Mingcheng?" Gu Sinian threw the gift bag back on the ground and stomped on it. "You still have feelings for him, don't you?"
"No, I just..."
*Smack*
Before Meng Yao could finish speaking, a loud slap echoed throughout the living room.
Gu Sinian laid a hand on her.
Meng Yao stood frozen in place for a long time before she came to her senses. She glared at the man in front of her with hatred and then ran upstairs crying.
Her face was burning with pain, and her heart felt like it was being stabbed with a knife.
For a moment, she doubted her own choice—why did she choose Gu Sinian?
Huo Mingcheng was clearly gentler, more reasonable, and even better looking than him.
Was it simply because he saved her when she accidentally fell into a lotus pond when she was thirteen?
Meng Yao's mind was in complete chaos.
She picked up her phone, wanting to talk to Huo Mingcheng and vent her frustrations, but suddenly saw a news post that had been pushed to her VB account not long ago.
"Actress Meng Xi's husband revealed: He's from the Huo Group..."
Meng Yao felt as if she had been hit on the head with a stick. When she logged into VB, she saw that Huo Mingcheng had actually reposted Meng Xi's VB post and proactively announced their relationship.
Furthermore, he got into a fight with haters in the comments section for Meng Xi.