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    Chapter 29 “Let go of the past” You have always been our pride…

    【No?Why did you take a photo with Mianmian? I want it too!】

    【Ah!What a beautiful Mianmian, dear mother!】

    They immediately replied: Hehe, I just picked up Mianmian at the airport. She is super gentle and approachable, and especially – super, super beautiful!!!

    Three exclamation points were enough to prove how excited they were.

    The eyes of other fans were bloodshot.

    【next time!I will go there next time too!】

    [Plus one, I must go see Mianmian offline, wuwu, no, I’m still sour!】

    [Indeed, you can smell it from me, and I’m so sore!】

    Several people looked at the comments below with satisfaction, laughed and clapped their hands loudly.

    On the other side, Wen Mian got into the car.

    Xu Qing helped put the luggage in the trunk, then sat in the driver’s seat, glanced at the rearview mirror, saw Wen Mian’s stunned look, and comforted her gently: “We will meet again next time.”

    Wen Mian raised her eyes and said, “I know.”

    It’s just… thinking about where they came from, Wen Mian was a little confused and confused. Is it really worth coming from such a far away place just to meet one person?

    In a daze, Wen Mian thought of herself. She grew up in an orphanage. Although there was a director, it was impossible to take care of every child.

    Therefore, she understood from an early age that only she could rely on herself. She was immersed in mechanical numbers and lived the life she had planned for herself.

    Sometimes I feel tired and want to rest, but I am dragged forward, all the way to the vice president. I am finally only one step away from the general manager, but suddenly I am transported to this world.

    It seems that the meaning has been lost for a moment, I don’t know what to do, and I don’t know what to do…

    Wen Mian’s face finally revealed a hint of confusion hidden deep in his heart.

    Xu Qing glanced back, thought for a moment, and said calmly, “So, don’t let them down.”

    Wen Mian’s thoughts paused, like exploding fireworks, and she suddenly realized something. She nodded, with a firm light shining in her eyes, “Don’t worry.”

    Since it is already in chaos and goes against her self-planning, why not live with a new look and state of mind.

    A relieved smile appeared on her face, Xu Qing exhaled quietly and drove seriously with all her heart.

    Send Wen Mian to the door of the apartment, and Xu Qing gets off the car.

    Wen Mian looked around calmly. She had been living in the villa before, and this was her first time here.

    The apartment is very private and many celebrities live here.

    All the way to the first floor she rented, Wen Mian pressed her fingerprint and the door opened with a “bell”.

    The room was messy and looked like someone had rummaged through it. Wen Mian frowned and walked in carefully.

    Xu Qing followed behind and walked in, a little confused, “Why are you… so messy?”

    Wen Mian was keenly aware of the information, and Xu Qing’s tone meant that this place was usually not chaotic. Why was that?

    Wen Mian looked around, suppressed the doubts in his heart, smiled and said to Xu Qing: “I forgot to clean up, it’s okay, you can go back, I will do the rest.”

    Xu Qing had no doubts and nodded, “Okay, I’m leaving. If anything happens, call me.”

    Wen Mian watched her leave with a smile, then released her grip on the suitcase and slowly packed her luggage.

    The sofa pillows in the room were arranged in a mess, and some even fell to the ground. Wen Mian took them apart and planned to wash them before using them.

    After quickly cleaning up the living room and finding no useful information, Wen Mian opened the bedroom door.

    Compared with the living room, the bedroom looks particularly neat and tidy, with things neatly placed.

    But Wen Mian felt dense discomfort welling up from the bottom of his heart, and there was a chill on the soles of his feet.

    She turned on the light and looked around bit by bit, her eyes suddenly fixed on a photo.

    In that photo, “Wen Mian” smiled very gently and wore light makeup, which reduced the brightness of her facial features, but revealed an indescribable weirdness.

    But…it looks nothing like the photos in the album at home, just like two people…

    An incredible idea suddenly occurred to Wen Mian. She carefully took off the photo frame and rubbed it silently with her fingers.

    She remembered that the date in the photo album was when the original owner was eighteen. Could a person become so much in just three years?

    The doubts in Wen Mian’s heart were deeper, and they were mixed with other thoughts, like twine tangled in a ball, with no thread to be found.

    After lowering his eyes and thinking for a few minutes, Wen Mian put the photo frame back, turned around and looked elsewhere, but didn’t notice anything was wrong.

    She couldn’t help but feel a little bit irritated, all this was like a difficult problem, trapping her who was eager to solve it.

    Wen Mian returned to the suitcase, glanced at the room, and walked out. Although she didn’t know why she always felt uncomfortable staying in this place, it didn’t matter. She could find other places.

    After taking a taxi, Wen Mian gave the driver his address and quietly closed his eyes to rest.

    Seeing Wen Mian return, the servants in the villa immediately shouted in unison: “Hello, little lady, welcome home.”

    Different from the indifference last time, this time they all smiled slightly and welcomed Wen Mian home.

    Wen Mian waved his hand and responded with a smile: “Hello everyone, I’m going up first, you guys are busy.”

    With that said, she entered the hall.

    Two women were sitting on the sofa in the unexpected hall, one wearing a blue cheongsam and the other wearing comfortable white pajamas. The one wearing the cheongsam hugged the other and smiled while watching the live broadcast replay.

    Wen Mian paused. These two must be the mothers of the original owner.

    She took a steady look and finally said hello, “I’m back.”

    The two of them turned around when they heard her voice. The woman in pajamas quickly ran to Wen Mian and stared at Wen Mian’s face. Her expression was very complicated, including expectations, fear, and disbelief…

    Wen Mian was infected by her, and her heart also lifted. She looked straight back, and then saw that the woman in front of her looked more complicated, a little disappointed, but more happy, and a teardrop overflowed from the corner of her eye.

    She choked and said, “Mianmian…”

    Just shouting this name seemed to consume all her strength, leaving her unable to say any other words.

    For some reason, Wen Mian also felt uncomfortable, with a slight pain in his heart.

    Another person hugged her, with a complicated look in his eyes, and stared at Wen Mian for a long time.

    After a while, she spoke, her voice hoarse, “It’ll be good to come back, it’ll be good to come back.”

    Wen Mian nodded and sighed in his heart: It seems that the relationship between the original owner and his mother is not good.

    Without showing any emotion on her face, she replied: “Mom, Mom, I was not sensible before and made you worry.”

    Hearing what Wen Mian said, Wen Rong suddenly broke away from Pei Shuran’s arms and hugged Wen Mian tightly. With tears in her eyes, she retorted, “Mianmian has always been very sensible. Mom has never blamed Mianmian.”

    Wen Mian stiffened and raised his hand helplessly, hanging in the air.

    Until Wen Rong’s warm tears penetrated her clothes, she pursed her lips, slowly placed them on Wen Rong’s back, patted her softly, and comforted her, “Well, don’t cry if you don’t want to.”

    Then she felt Wen Rong’s hug tightening.

    Wen Mian was stunned, his eyes drifted to Pei Shuran, asking for help, what should I do?Please comfort me!

    Pei Shuran looked soft and took a step forward.

    Wen Mian thought she was going to comfort Wen Rong, so she quietly let out a breath, followed by a gentle pat on her head.

    Wen Mian was stunned and raised her eyes. Pei Shuran put his hand on her head. When he saw her looking up at him, he patted her again and said softly, “Just come back.”

    For a moment, Wen Mian didn’t know how to react. The two people in front of her were not her mothers, but at this moment, she wanted to get close to them and wanted them to be her relatives.

    Wen Rong slowly let go of her arms, her eyes were red from crying, and she held on and said, “Mianmian is tired after working for such a long time. Mom will take you to rest.”

    Wen Mian nodded blankly, watching Pei Shuran pull up her luggage and walk in front, while Wen Rong walked upstairs with her.

    “Mom watched the live broadcast that Mianmian participated in. Mianmian is so awesome!”

    Wen Mian was a little embarrassed. It was a big deal if it was a face-to-face gesture.But seeing Wen Rong’s excited look, she replied in a dumb voice: “Really?”

    Seeing Wen Mian’s reply, Wen Rong became even more excited, “Really! Mianmian is my mother’s pride! Speaking of which, what do you think of Mianman?”

    Wen Mian glanced at Wen Rong. She had a cautious expression on her face. Could it be that she was a fan of Gu Man?

    Speaking of which, do they know about the marriage?

    Wen Mian thought for a moment and replied, “Gu Man is pretty good, a very good person.”

    “Didi——” Your good guy card has been issued.

    Wen Rong nodded, as if her heart was relieved.

    After sending Wen Mian to the room, Wen Rong and Pei Shuran nodded to Wen Mian, “Mian Mian, please rest first.”

    Wen Mian said “hmm”, pulled back the suitcase, and slowly closed the door. When he turned away, he was filled with emotions. His mother’s love was truly touching.

    It didn’t belong to her, but it illuminated her unintentionally, warm and beautiful.

    She didn’t go out again, and was gathering her mood in the room.

    Outside, Wen Rong was held in Pei Shuran’s arms, suppressing her cries.

    Pei Shuran patted her back gently without saying anything to comfort her and let her release her mood.

    After crying, Wen Rong called Pei Ting.

    The phone rang for a while and was quickly answered. A gentle voice asked, “Mom, what’s wrong?”

    Wen Rong’s voice was still a little hoarse. She touched her eyes that were red and swollen from crying, but her tone was full of joy, “Listen, your sister is back!”

    There was a crisp sound of a cup falling to the ground, and the sound of “clink” shook Pei Ting’s thoughts.

    “Mom, what did you say?” Her voice trembled slightly.

    Wen Rong smiled and affirmed her repeatedly, “Mianmian is back. Please come back and meet your sister when you have time.”

    Pei Ting swallowed her throat and said in a low voice, “I have to come back to see her even if I don’t have time.”

    Wen Rong’s eyebrows curved, “That’s good. By the way, I’ll bring Tan Wei with me so she can meet Mianmian too.”

    Pei heard a “hmm” and agreed, “Mom, I understand.”

    After hanging up the phone, Pei Ting pressed the bell at hand. Almost at the same time, Lin Tan didn’t feel the vibration from her wrist.

    Her eyes immediately softened, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, she turned her wrist and clicked on the watch keyboard.

    She raised her eyes and glanced at the person in front of her. She suppressed her joy and said calmly, “I understand. Remember to change the plan when you go back.” Then she swayed away on black high heels.

    The staff behind him immediately relaxed and sat down limply.

    The work partner next to him came over and looked at Lin Tan’s figure who had not left. His eyes were filled with excitement, “It looks like he is our President Pei.”

    The staff glanced at her and said speechlessly: “Don’t even think about it, who else besides Mr. Pei can make Assistant Lin laugh at work.”

    “That’s right. After all, it’s harder to see Assistant Lin smile than to work.” The man nodded in agreement.

    Pei Ting, who received the reply on the other side, smiled and looked at the door. Sure enough, he soon saw Lin Tanwei coming in.

    She leaned back and said with a smile, “Come home with me.”

    Lin Tanwei felt nervous and pretended to be calm, “Will I go home with you?”

    Pei Ting nodded, loving to see Lin Tanwei like this, “Yes, meet the sister you have always been curious about – Wen Mian.”

    Lin Tanwei moved her fingers slightly and nodded, “Okay.”

    The matter was settled like this. Pei Ting didn’t show it on his face, but he was a little nervous in his heart.

    Wen Mian was very relaxed, staying in bed and looking at her phone. Xu Qing was right, the hot search was indeed about Song Xue.

    【burst!The artist surnamed Song was taken away!】

    【Explosion!The artist surnamed Song revealed that this incident was caused by his manager!】

    There was a roar of defiance below.

    [Is the entertainment industry so dirty?Shocked!】

    [This is really dog bite dog, Wen Mian is so miserable!】

    [I feel so bad for Wen Mian, who are these people!】

    [However, since Song Xue said it was instigated by her manager, does that mean there are other artists who have been wrongly accused?】

    […I was shocked and couldn’t imagine how many people would be wrongly accused because of them.】

    【Thorough investigation!And so does the company!I can’t believe the company didn’t intervene!】

    【Plus one!】

    Wen Mian felt a little unhappy. As a netizen said, how sad should someone who has been wronged be?Even if they are clarified, their years will never come back.

    The only thing to be happy about is that this cancer finally got its due comeuppance.

    She put down her phone and closed her eyes to take a nap, but the turmoil on the Internet became even greater.

    The strict investigation called for by netizens quickly yielded results, mainly thanks to Pei Ting, Lin Tanwei and others, who had begun investigating Song Xue’s company before.

    On the surface, they are harmonious, but secretly they have already secretly acquired shares and sold them, causing opponents to mistakenly think that the shares are unstable, and they have no more energy to hide the dirty things behind the scenes.

    Then report it immediately after collecting the evidence, so that law enforcement officials can close the net so quickly.

    When it was revealed that the stock price had dropped, all the people who stood up to the general’s belly grimaced, but before they could recover, law enforcement officers came to the door.

    “Hello, we found that you have committed illegal activities, please accept the investigation!”

    The moment the IDs were shown, a group of people suddenly collapsed on the ground. They had only one thought left – it’s over!All is lost!

    After the frontline reporters sent out the photos, there was a chorus of applause.

    【Very good!Finally got caught!I feel sick when I see those things about them!】

    [That’s right, my poor little O, I didn’t expect that under such strict protection, there would still be fish slipping through the net. It seems that we still need to strengthen protection!】

    [Yes, that is a living human life!】

    [I hope the punishment will be harsher, preferably all of them will be physically castrated!!!These people are really worse than animals!】

    【I agree!】

    【+1…+10086!】

    The hustle and bustle on the Internet couldn’t disturb Wen Mian. By the time she got up after a nap, it was already four o’clock in the afternoon.

    After stretching, Wen Mian glanced around hazily before remembering that he was not working now.

    I casually glanced at my phone and saw that things had escalated to the point where Song Xue Company was acquired by the Wen Group, and the Wen Group was once again expanding its scale.

    After washing up, Wen Mian walked downstairs. Aunt Li saw her and immediately showed a kind smile, “Hello, young lady, do you want some mango sago?”

    Wen Mian’s eyes flashed with joy and she smiled sweetly, “I want to eat!”

    Aunt Li said “Hey” and hurriedly walked to the kitchen, “I’ll get it, little lady, sit down first.”

    Wen Mian nodded. Wen Rong and Pei Shuran were no longer in the living room. Wen Mian couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief, sat down on the sofa, and turned on the TV.

    There was a “childish and childlike” cartoon on the TV. Wen Mian laughed while watching it, his eyes curled up.

    Aunt Li put the mango sago on the table in front of Wen Mian and shouted softly, “Here we go!”

    Wen Mian picked up the bowl and took a spoonful into his mouth. The sago exploded in his mouth, and the sweet taste of mango was mixed together, making it delicious.

    She narrowed her eyes, dangled her little feet from left to right, and gave big praises, “It’s delicious, Aunt Li’s craftsmanship is so good!”

    Aunt Li looked at Wen Mian kindly and waved her hand, “Miss, you really know how to praise me. By the way, is there anything you want to eat tonight?”

    Wen Mian held the spoon in his mouth, tilted his head, and said softly: “I kind of want to eat braised beef noodles.”

    Aunt Li smiled and said “Hey”, “Okay, let’s have braised beef noodles tonight.”

    Wen Mian took another mouthful of mango sago and stuffed it into his mouth expectantly, and nodded.

    Aunt Li started to prepare dinner, while Wen Mian ate desserts and watched TV.

    Slowly, the aroma of beef filled the kitchen. Wen Mian sniffed and his saliva almost flowed out.

    After waiting for a while, the bell rang outside the door. Wen Mian turned around and saw two strange women walking in.

    One person was wearing a burgundy dress, and her fox eyes were different from Wen Mian’s charm, with a touch of alienation. The other person was wearing a black suit, with a straight posture, and kept glancing at the person next to him from the corner of his eye.

    Wen Mian was stunned for a moment, then hesitantly waved hello: “How are you?”

    Pei Ting swayed and sat next to her. He stared at Wen Mian for a while, then suddenly smiled, “Sister…”

    She chewed the word “sister” as if she was talking about something interesting.

    Wen Mian said “hmm” and rolled her throat, “Sister…”

    It was obviously an unfamiliar word, but the moment I said it, it felt very smooth.

    Pei Ting nodded with a smile, then turned to look at Lin Tanwei and introduced: “This is my special assistant – Lin Tanwei, who is also our family member. You can also call her sister.”

    Wen Mian glanced at Lin Tanwei. Unlike Pei Ting, who pretended to be indifferent on the surface, and Gu Man, who was cold and dignified, she gave off a chilling coldness. Her eyes were ruthless and indifferent, as if she had no emotion.

    Only when he saw Pei Ting did he become gentle, his eyes burning.

    Wen Mian rolled her eyes and understood what was going on. She nodded to Lin Tanwei, smiled and shouted, “Hello, sister, I am Wen Mian.”

    Lin Tanwei nodded, “Hello.”

    For a moment, the three of them had no topic of conversation and waited quietly for Wen Rong and Pei Shuran to come back for dinner.

    As soon as Wen Rong came in, the awkward atmosphere disappeared. Pei Ting caught the thing in her hand and shouted in a low voice: “Mom.”

    After a pause, he turned to look at Pei Shuran, “Mother.”

    The two nodded and greeted Lin Tanwei, “Tan is here.”

    Lin Tan didn’t say “hmm” and said, “Hello, aunt.”

    Aunt Li came out, smiled and shouted, “Everyone is back, come and eat.”

    Wen Rong put her arms around Wen Mian’s shoulders, pushed her towards the dining table, and spoke to her in a low voice, “Can Mianmian and mother sit together?”

    Wen Mian naturally agreed.

    After dinner and a tiring day, Wen Mian walked back to the room, followed silently by three people.

    Pushing the door open awkwardly, Wen Mian was about to close the door when Wen Rong suddenly stopped her, “Mianmian, wait a minute!”

    Wen Mian gave a confused “Hmm” and turned to look at the three of them, as if asking: What’s the matter?

    Wen Rong took Wen Mian’s hand, hung the bag on her hand, held it tightly, patted it, and said, “Celebrating our return from Mian Mian, this is a gift from mother and father to you.”

    Wen Mian was caught off guard. She lowered her head and glanced at the paper bag in her hand, feeling a strange feeling well up in her heart, as if she had accidentally eaten an unripe persimmon, which was extremely astringent.

    She choked, and after a while she replied: “Thank you.”

    She wanted to say something else, but it seemed like there was nothing else to say except “thank you.”

    Wen Rong took back her hand kindly, with a trace of loss and sadness hidden in her eyes, “Mom, go back to the room first.”

    Wen Mian watched quietly as Pei Shuran hugged her and left, gently holding the corners of her clothes with her fingertips.

    Pei Ting stepped forward, silently placed the gift by the door of Wen Mian’s room, and said, “Don’t be embarrassed, you just need to remember – you have always been our pride.”

    After saying that, without waiting for Wen Mian’s response, she turned around and left, her dress drawing a sharp curve.

    Wen Mian was lost for a moment, then bent down to pick up the paper bag and slowly walked into the room.

    Cross-legged and took out the gift, Wen Mian’s eyes lit up at first. The three things in front of him were all what he liked.

    A sound plate, a black card sandwiched together, and a necklace decorated with stars.

    Wen Mian carefully rubbed the sound plate with his fingers, feeling filled with emotion.

    She carefully placed these things on the bedside, then walked into the bathroom, where the warm water washed away her chaotic thoughts.

    When she came out, she turned on the sound plate, which played soothing music, making a gentle sound.

    The cell phone dinged, and Wen Mian’s closed eyes opened. When she opened them, she saw someone she didn’t expect.

    Gu Man?Why did she send herself a message?Wen Mian was puzzled. She originally thought that the two would only interact in the show. After all, Gu Man was the protagonist of the novel and they were destined to have a good relationship.

    And as a cannon fodder who doesn’t even have a name in the novel, he shouldn’t have anything to do with her, even if it’s a relationship that’s not worth mentioning.

    Wen Mian lowered his eyes, and there was a line of words lying quietly in the dialog box.

    [Gu Man: Are you asleep?】

    Wen Mian thought about it and replied.

    [Mianmian loves sleeping: Not yet, what’s wrong?】

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