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Chapter 163 Sister Meng, who is "disliked" at home
Upon seeing Meng Ziyi appear at the door, Chen Xiu was surprised but also smiled broadly as she got up and quickly walked over.

"Sister Meng, you're home!"

Approaching the dazed beauty, Chen Xiu, without a trace of unfamiliarity or awkwardness, reached out and grasped her fair and delicate hands.

"Ouch~~, it's so cold! Didn't you put a hand warmer in your pocket?"

As he spoke, Chen Xiu took the silly beauty's hands to his mouth and warmed them with his breath.

Meng Ziyi, who hadn't reacted since the door opened, stared at Chen Xiu's actions of warming her hands for a moment, then suddenly burst into tears and threw herself into Chen Xiu's arms.

"Wow~, Brother Xiu, you haven't come to see me... I thought you didn't want me anymore. I... I wanted to go to Pengcheng to find you, but Sister Qian told me not to bother you while you were working..."

She spoke these words haltingly, and the silly beauty looked up with a wronged expression, her bright face brimming with tears, as if she would burst into tears if Chen Xiu nodded.

Hearing Meng Ziyi's heartfelt words, Chen Xiu gently cupped her face, her heart stirred: "How could I not want you! I sent you that post on my WeChat Moments about returning to Beijing today. If you hadn't come back, I was even planning to go to Changchun to find you."

"Really?"

Chen Xiu nodded slightly, her eyes sincere, and her words were not false at all.

Since the end of last month, when Meng Ziyi returned home "angrily".

He kept waiting for the silly beauty to come back, or for her to call and ask him to come pick her up.

However, after waiting and waiting, neither of these two scenarios occurred.

Even if Chen Xiu flirts with her in various ways on WeChat Moments, Meng Ziyi will immediately go offline as soon as she shows signs of getting carried away, as if someone is reminding her that she can't continue the conversation.

Chen Xiu was puzzled and couldn't help but feel undecided.

During his business trip to Shenzhen, he made a special trip to the place where the two of them fell in love, took photos, and posted them on his WeChat Moments, hoping to attract Meng Ziyi back, because he knew that the silly beauty would do that.

However, the silly beauty didn't react at all; her calm demeanor was completely unlike her usual self.

This situation led Chen Xiu to basically confirm that Meng Ziyi must have a strategist by his side, so on the plane back to Beijing, he did indeed plan to go to Changchun to pick him up.

As it turned out, before I even set off, that silly beauty had already returned, which was both surprising and unexpected.

Seeing the tenderness in Chen Xiu's eyes, Meng Ziyi raised his hands, which were still cool, and wrapped them around Chen Xiu's neck. As Chen Xiu shivered, Meng Ziyi stood on tiptoe and kissed him.

Just as Chen Xiu was about to take things a step further, he was supporting the silly beauty's lower back.

A series of cooing sounds echoed between the two of them.

Meng Ziyi stepped back, looking at Chen Xiu with a hint of embarrassment. When she heard his stomach rumbling, she burst out laughing.

She laughed, and Chen Xiu laughed along with her.

Finally, the two of them embraced each other and burst into laughter in the study.

The joy of reunion can always make people forget some things, such as hunger.

However, when the time comes, you still have to eat.

Seeing that it was already pitch black outside and that the snow was falling heavily like goose down, Chen Xiu and Meng Ziyi simply cooked something for themselves.

After finishing their meal, the two, who had already exchanged glances, went straight to the sauna on the basement floor of the villa.

The outside was bitingly cold, but the sauna was warm and cozy, giving off a spring-like feeling.

When the two, having lost too much water, stopped their reunion battle and sat on the wooden steps, leaning against each other to drink water, this wave of heartfelt confessions after parting truly began.

Meng Ziyi rested her head on Chen Xiu's neck, her long, flowing black hair covering half of his well-defined back muscles, and began the conversation in a sweet, innocent voice.

"Brother Xiu, do you know why I haven't chatted with you or called you all month, and why I only came back now?"

"Hmm... why?"

Chen Xiu had already guessed that Meng Ziyi had been at home this month and had probably been lectured by Meng's mother.

But it's not appropriate for him to say it; the silly beauty should say it herself.

Upon hearing Chen Xiu's question, Meng Ziyi, who had raised his head, became even more talkative.

"Let me tell you, it's all Sister Qian's fault. She wouldn't let me contact you or come back so early!"

"Did Sister Qian object to our relationship?"

Chen Xiu feigned ignorance and asked, but in reality, she had already confirmed that Wang Qian was Meng Ziyi's strategist.

"No no."

Meng Ziyi shook her head repeatedly, sweat dripping from her hair as she moved.

"Sister Qian said that I was too impulsive this time, and told me to think things through before coming back. A short separation will make you miss me more, hehehe."

Meng Ziyi's eyes squinted upwards, clearly pleased with the gains from this separation.

Chen Xiu wiped the sweat from her forehead with her thumb and teased, "I will miss you more, but won't you miss me more too?"

"Yes! That's why I've wanted to come back for a long time, but Sister Qian wouldn't let me. It's all her fault."

"hehe."

Chen Xiu chuckled twice, picked up the glass of ice water beside her, and took a sip.

From the complaining tone of the silly beauty, he could easily guess that there must have been many stories between Meng's mother and her in the past month.

With a hint of curiosity, Chen Xiu asked, "You and Sister Qian have been spending time together this month, you haven't argued, have you?" "How did you know we argued...?"

Meng Ziyi glanced guiltily at Chen Xiu, then turned his head away and silently picked up the water he had just been drinking and put it in his mouth.

After a moment, seeing Chen Xiu's eagerness to listen, Meng Ziyi, who also wanted to speak, began to recount the "happy mother-daughter time" she had spent with Wang Qian this month.

"Let me tell you, during my first week back home, Sister Qian was so good to me. Whatever I wanted to eat, she would make it for me, and she would buy me all the good stuff. She would pick out the biggest wild forest frogs from Northeast China."

Meng Ziyi gestured with her hands to show how big the forest frog she was talking about was, which is actually what is commonly known in the south as the snow frog.

Chen Xiu nodded, pursing her lips, trying her best not to laugh. Usually, if good things are mentioned first, there will be a twist later.

Sure enough, after eating the giant toad, the braised pork knuckle, and the dumplings... Sister Meng's "day of suffering" began.

"You have no idea! In the second week after I went back, Sister Qian made sarcastic remarks about me gaining weight. She also complained that my legs were a bit thick and bowed. I was subjected to a lot of criticism for a month."

Meng Ziyi pouted and told Chen Xiu all the grievances she had suffered.

Chen Xiu simply smiled noncommittally and offered no further comment.

Because he knew very well that this was not "dislike" at all, but a normal way of getting along between mother and daughter. They would miss each other if they were apart for a long time, and they would be picky if they stayed together for a long time.

Meng Ziyi said these things not only to vent her frustrations, but also to share her life experiences this month.

Chen Xiu tacitly replied, "One week good, one week bad, what about the remaining two weeks?"

"In the third week, I started preparing for 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes'."

At this point, Meng Ziyi winked at Chen Xiu and said, "President Cheng called me and said that you communicated with the people at Huace and helped me get the role of Mu Nianci? After the New Year, I will join the crew to start training in martial arts moves."

"Regarding the roles, even if I don't call, they will still choose you."

Upon hearing this, Meng Ziyi wanted to argue that he had been somewhat perfunctory during his audition, in order to get back as soon as possible.

But thinking that bringing up any misunderstandings now would inevitably ruin the atmosphere, they continued talking about the rest of the week.

"Haha, that's right. Then in the fourth week, I stayed at home and watched the old versions of 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes.' When I saw your post on WeChat Moments today, I rushed back."

"So this month, we've actually had pretty much the same experience..."

"Hey? How did you spend this month? I know you went to Shenzhen this week, but what about the previous three weeks?"

"I only did two things."

Chen Xiu held up two fingers and said, "Staying at home writing scripts and attending the celebration party for 'Detective Chinatown's' 10 billion yuan box office is all that's left."

"You've written another script!"

Meng Ziyi stared wide-eyed at Chen Xiu, his eyes filled with eagerness.

She placed her hands on Chen Xiu's shoulders, then rested her chin on them, asking expectantly, "Brother Xiu, is this script also for a movie?"

"TV drama."

"So, are you going to act this time?"

Chen Xiu glanced at Meng Ziyi and had already guessed what she was thinking through these two opening questions.

"I'll play the male lead, do you want to play him?"

"Hehehe, I want to play the female lead. You can't say I'm not a big enough star this time, can you?"

Seeing Sister Meng wink at her, Chen Xiu remained silent for a moment, unsure of what to say.

Misunderstanding that he was making things difficult for her, Meng Ziyi pouted somewhat dejectedly: "Do you want to find other actresses?"

"That's not the problem."

Chen Xiu shook her head and said, "The main problem is that the female lead has very few scenes. Most of the script is about the male lead fighting or vying for power, and the romance section may only take up about one-tenth of the screen time."

"I don't mind!"

Meng Ziyi instantly perked up, her eyes shining as she looked at Chen Xiu: "Acting with you, I don't care how many scenes I have!"

"Then you're the second actor confirmed after me."

Meng nodded vigorously and accepted the role right there in the sauna.

After discussing both personal and business matters, the two chatted about all sorts of things until they felt a little dizzy. Only then did they put on their bathrobes and leave the sauna.

When Meng Ziyi went outside to get his phone, he heard Chen Xiu's phone beep twice, and then he saw a slight change in Chen Xiu's expression.

"Brother Xiu, what's wrong?"

"Yes, I asked Chen Sicheng to contact a director. He told me that he had reached out to the director and asked me when I would be free to meet him in the next few days."

"Oh, and what about the other message?"

"It was also sent by Chen Sicheng."

Chen Xiu smiled at Meng Ziyi, but was replying to Reba's message.

Seeing that his expression was normal, Meng Ziyi stopped worrying about it.

(End of this chapter)