Huayu: I'm reborn, but you still force me to be a scumbag?

Chapter 540 Sweet

Li Binbing is quite something.

No wonder she was a heroine back in Huayi, capable of fighting tooth and nail with the mother of her child.

Chen Nuo guessed that she must have started her actions when the woman overheard him talking on the phone with Liu Yifei. Otherwise, his tank top and skirt wouldn't have ended up at the woman's ankles.

This wasn't the first woman to voluntarily undress in front of him.

Of course, it will definitely not be the last one.

Unlike those young actresses in their early twenties, Li Binbing is 39 years old and has even won a Best Actress award. Such a woman is already very mature and knows exactly where her most attractive qualities lie.

Under the golden light of the living room, she wore a set of high-quality black lace lingerie and struck a slightly provocative pose at ease—one leg straight and the other slightly extended to the side.

The two black stockings, secured by suspender buckles, shimmered with a faint skin-toned sheen under the light and shadow. Her waist and abdomen were flat and toned; at her age, she still had not an ounce of excess fat, which showed that she must be extremely self-disciplined.

With large breasts, round hips, a slender waist, and long legs, the graceful curves of this mature woman were fully revealed under the lights.

The only problem was that, whether it was the age difference between the two or the fact that it was difficult to commit a crime between acquaintances, Chen Nuo could tell that the smile that Li Bingbing forced on her face, by the standards of an award-winning actress, still seemed a little unnatural.

At that moment, Chen Nuo's mind raced.

Reason told him he had a hundred reasons to refuse: for example, they were all colleagues, and it was not good to cross the line; for example, friends would see each other all the time, and it would be difficult to handle the situation; besides, the circle was only so big, and it was better to avoid trouble.

On the other hand, instinct seemed to be giving him a thousand reasons to indulge himself: after all, they were all celebrities in the industry, who said that after tonight, they couldn't continue to be colleagues and friends?
He knew his own limitations. For example, the one who would later go to jail, the only thing he was slightly better than was that he was a little more generous. He was not only willing to buy first-class tickets, but also willing to let the woman fly to the United States on his newly purchased private jet.

but……

Chen Nuo walked over step by step.

As he drew closer, it became clear that the woman's emotions were not as calm as they appeared.

Her high, firm breasts heaved more and more violently, and her breathing became somewhat heavy. After all, it had probably been many years since she last needed to do this.

However, the woman, as expected of the future entertainment industry's top female boss who would ban a certain extremely handsome man for many years because of a seat, remained defiant and did not move, no matter what she thought in her heart.

Chen Nuo walked over, picked up the clothes from the ground, and said calmly, "Sister Bingbing, you've misunderstood. Although I have some personal connections with Gao Yuanyuan, a movie is a movie, and it will always come first. I won't put my work second just because I have a relationship with someone. I'm not that kind of person."

He gently placed the clothes in Li Bingbing's hands and continued, "...It's not Quentin Tarantino's idea. You don't need to do this. There will be audition opportunities later. In the end, whether it's you, Gao Yuanyuan, or anyone else, it will only be you or her, the actress who is most suitable for the role in Quentin Tarantino's mind."

……

Li Binbing has left.

When he left, his expression was very complicated.

Chen Nuo didn't know how much of what he said had been taken to heart, but what he said was indeed true.

Although Gao Yuanyuan's performance that day was good, Quentin Tarantino spent a year just writing the script for this movie. How could he possibly decide on the lead actress based on just one audition? Not only would Quentin disagree, but even he might not agree. That would be utterly disrespectful to the film.

After Li Binbing left, Chen Nuo went to bed.

After that vivid and sensual scene, I couldn't fall asleep for a while.

Honestly, Li Binbing wasn't old at this time; she was definitely at a very good level.

but……

However, he had to consider the feelings of another Bingbing.

After all, the two had been arguing for so many years. Although their relationship seemed to have eased a lot after that Buffet charity gala, who can be sure about matters between women?
After all, she's the mother of his child. Even without a formal title or status, he still has to be mindful of her.

Ultimately, given her age, while she may be sexy and alluring, she's still far from being considered a national beauty. If this leads to trouble at home, it would be a loss rather than a gain.

Since he couldn't sleep, he took out his phone and started browsing.

Coincidentally, the first thing I saw when I opened Twitter was a news item related to him. It was none other than his autographed cement slab that had been stolen from Hollywood Boulevard.

According to a TMZ entertainment reporter, a source revealed that the cement slab, which appeared in Florida six months ago, resurfaced at an underground art auction in Philadelphia two weeks ago.

Chen Nuo zoomed in on the blurry photos taken by a cell phone in the news and looked at them repeatedly. He could almost confirm it—yes, it was that spot, with his face, his signature, his handprints and footprints printed on it, without a doubt.

This time, the cement slab was finally sold.

The report said that the buyer was said to be a well-known collector in the underground art world, who spent a full $300 million to acquire the cement slab.

The reporter analyzed that the reason why it was able to sell for such a high price was because Chen Nuo had not added a new mark to the Avenue of Stars for a long time. In addition, the recent news about him had made the "original uniqueness" of the cement slab increase in value, and its collectible value doubled instantly, which allowed the seller to sell it smoothly.

Chen Nuo originally thought that this matter should end there.

However, it did not.

The report continued: Just three days after this well-known collector brought the cement slabs home for his collection, he was involved in a mysterious car accident on a highway.

Moreover, the accident was extremely bizarre. Police found no skid marks at the scene, nor any evidence of drunk driving or drug use. The car crashed into the guardrail at almost constant speed, and the driver died instantly.

Even more bizarrely, the deceased's family later suspected that everything was somehow connected to that cement slab, so they decided to smash it immediately after the funeral.

However, on the very night they were about to take action, the cement slab mysteriously disappeared again. There were no signs of forced entry, and no surveillance footage captured any suspicious individuals; it was as if the cement slab had vanished into thin air…

Looking at it,

It was late at night, and Chen Nuo felt a chill run down his spine.

Now I'm completely unable to sleep.

He turned on the bedside lamp, went to the bathroom, and when he came back, he saw an unread WeChat message on his phone screen.

Open it and take a look.

"Are there any vixens around you?"

He immediately laughed and replied, "If you're not here, where would this vixen come from?"

"I've already reformed and turned over a new leaf for a long time."

"Haha, I don't believe it."

"If you don't believe me, come and try it."

"Come just come, who is afraid of whom?"

"When are you coming to Shanghai? Have you been away for so long that you've forgotten about us?"

"You're talking nonsense. I asked you a few days ago, and you told me not to go, saying that I'm in the spotlight right now and would attract paparazzi."

After sending it, there was no text reply, but a voice message came instead.

The voice messages were mostly chaotic breathing sounds and some inaudible background noises, as if the phone was being shaken back and forth, mixed with a vague hissing sound.

Only three slurred words could be clearly heard:
"...I'm so itchy..."

Chen Nuo immediately forgot all about the news about the "cursed cement slabs".

He silently thanked WeChat, glad that it had finally launched video calling in July. Without hesitation, he immediately clicked on Fan Bingbing's profile picture and dialed her number.

The other end answered very quickly.

However, the screen was completely black, and nothing could be seen.

"Turn on the light quickly, let me see," Chen Nuo said impatiently.

"What are you looking at?" A woman's voice came from the darkness, nasal in tone, which sounded incredibly alluring.

"Silly woman, don't play dumb."

Chen Nuo was so anxious that his Xichuan accent came out, and he hurriedly started to take off his pants.

Fan Binbing, however, could only be heard but not seen: "No... I'm shy~"

Chen Nuo had already taken off his pants and said urgently, "What are you being shy about? It's not like it's the first time. Hurry up."

Fan Bingbing said, "But... I'm scared~"

"What are you afraid of!" Chen Nuo almost shouted.

The woman was silent for a moment, then her voice came slowly, with a hint of a smile: "I was afraid of spoiling your fun."

The moment the words left his mouth, the video suddenly lit up with a click.

Chen Nuo stared at the screen, completely stunned.

Fan Bingbing was dressed properly in a pink long-sleeved cotton pajama set, sitting cross-legged on the bed, completely covered up, with nothing showing.

She winked at him at the camera and blew him a kiss: "How is it? Does it look good?"

Chen Nuo's lips twitched twice.

Meanwhile, Fan Binbing was already clutching her stomach, laughing so hard she was bent over, almost falling off the bed.

……

After a while, the woman finally stopped laughing. Chen Nuo, with a gloomy face, said, "Was that fun?"

Fan Bingbing laughed and said, "That's funny. Oh my, now I finally believe that someone has really been behaving himself during this time and hasn't been going after those wild women. Hey, let me see, are his pants all off?"

This infuriated Chen Nuo so much that he almost wanted to bring up Li Binbing's matter to provoke the vixen, but in the end he held back and just snorted, saying, "Screw you, acting all mysterious in the middle of the night. I was just worried about you, okay? I thought you had an asthma attack."

"Hahahahahaha..."

Chen Nuo's phone screen suddenly went black. It turned out that Fan Bingbing had laughed so hard that she dropped her phone. She picked it up a while later, wiping away tears from the corners of her eyes, and said, "You're so kind, darling. Thank you for your concern."

Chen Nuo said irritably, "Where's Ruoruo? Isn't she next to you? Aren't you afraid of waking her up by laughing so loudly?"

“She went to sleep a long time ago. She’s so well-behaved at night now, sleeping through the night,” Fan Bingbing chuckled. “She was still making a fuss all morning, asking why her dad hadn’t come to see her yet.”

Chen Nuo said speechlessly, "I don't believe you for a second. I'm just grateful that she still remembers who I am."

Fan Bingbing said with a smile, "Since you know, why aren't you coming?"

"You are not..." Chen Nuo stopped halfway through his sentence.

Damn it, I've lived in vain! How can you believe what a woman says in that situation?!
"I'll come over as soon as I'm done here."

"No, no, no, I was just kidding. You go about your business."

"There's not much to do, just this variety show business."

"Aren't you going to South Korea in a couple of days?"

"Hey, it doesn't matter if it's a few days later."

"No, I don't want to be the one who holds you back." Fan Bingbing said seriously, "Come back when you're done. Ruoruo and I will stay here and won't go anywhere."

Chen Nuo paused for a moment.

Come to think of it, it seems like a lot of men are like that.

They might be loud and boisterous most of the time, but when something truly touches their heart, they just fall silent.

After a while, the sweet feeling in his heart gradually subsided, and he smiled and said, "By the way, how's the preparation for your 'Legend of Wu Zetian' going? Are you short of people? Do you want me to play a role?"

Fan Binbing's eyes widened, and she exclaimed in surprise, "You?"

Chen Nuo said, "That's right. What? You don't like him? Didn't you see my Helian Cang last week? He received rave reviews."

Fan Binbing looked at him on the camera for a while.

To be honest, they might be the best-looking couple in all of China, and perhaps one of the most photogenic. But in this low-resolution camera footage, neither of them seemed to care about their image.

Fan Bingbing looked at Chen Nuo, who looked uglier than usual, for a while, then suddenly pouted and said reproachfully, "You're the company boss, and you don't even know this? We've already found actors for Li Shimin and Li Zhi. Now we're just missing a minor eunuch. Why don't you come and play him?"

Chen Nuo snorted and said, "Bullshit. Li Zhi, who did you find? I'd definitely be better than him."

"That guy from Taiwan...the company has already signed a contract with him."

"Terminate the contract."

"No, no, that would cost too much money."

The two argued for a while during the video call, but Fan Bingbing wouldn't budge. Chen Nuo was getting a little angry and was about to explode when Fan Bingbing suddenly changed the subject and asked, "By the way, have you been in contact with Qianqian lately?"

Chen Nuo's attention was immediately diverted, and he sighed, "Yes."

Fan Bingbing asked suspiciously, "Really? Hey, is there something wrong between you and her?"

Chen Nuo shook his head and said, "No."

Fan Binbing said, "Really? But when I look at her WeChat Moments lately, she posts random things every day, like she's heartbroken."

Chen Nuo said, "She was just getting into character."

"Okay." Since they were both actors, they understood immediately. Fan Bingbing didn't say anything more and said, "Then you should pay more attention to her. I think she's quite immersed in her role."

"I know. But we should wait until she finishes filming before we talk about it."

"Just keep that in mind. By the way, the paperwork for the charity foundation is almost done; it should be all finalized next month. The chairman's name is your mother's, just like we said before. Is that alright? Do you need to tell her?"

Chen Nuo said, "No problem, no need. She's very idle all day, we just need to find something for her to do."

"Haha. And your classmate, the one who went to the charity foundation with Xiaomei."

"Ah, what's wrong?"

"Xiaomei seems to have developed a bit of a crush on your classmate lately."

Chen Nuo exclaimed in surprise, "Really?"

"Really," Fan Bingbing said with a smile, "Let me tell you, in the beginning..."

Listen, listen,

Chen Nuo couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Wang Zhihan, you're so lucky! Xiao Mei is a native Shanghainese girl, and her family owns two houses!

ps:
I originally had another 2000 words of plot to write, but it felt a bit strange before I posted it. I'll sort it out and post it tomorrow.

Happy Qixi Festival! I hope everyone has a sweet day.

(End of this chapter)