Chapter 210: I Thought You Didn't Want Me Anymore

At this moment, the staff and actors on their lunch break were coming over one after another.

Pei Ling frowned, grabbed Zhu Yuan by the arm, and pulled her into the room nearby.

The moment the door closed, Zhu Yuan tried to struggle out of his grasp.

"As long as I want to, do you think you can escape from my hands?" Pei Ling pressed one hand against the door panel, pushing the door she had pulled open back shut.

He blocked the way, not letting her leave.

Zhu Yuan forced herself to calm down, "Second Master, I still have to go to rehearsal, there's no time left."

"Rehearsal is canceled," Pei Ling said in an indisputable tone.

He leaned against the door panel, arms crossed over his chest, staring at her wantonly, "I'm the boss, I have the final say."

Zhu Yuan really didn't know what Pei Ling wanted to do; her gaze suddenly paused on his wrist, and only then did she notice he was wearing a suit today, with the pair of cufflinks she had given him on the shirt underneath.

Whenever she saw him wearing a shirt and suit, he was sure to be wearing these cufflinks.

How could someone of his status and position only have one pair of cufflinks?

She couldn't help but frown, an overly absurd thought flashing through her mind.

Does Pei Ling like her?

Then she absolutely could not be alone with him.

She was in a hurry to grab the doorknob, but unexpectedly, Pei Ling caught her wrist, pulling her with a deft strength, his tone displeased, "You only accepted Sheng Yu's marriage proposal, you didn't sell yourself to him. Can't I even talk to you?"

"If Second Master is concerned about an actor in the capacity of a boss, then of course you can talk to me. But if..."

She didn't continue, thinking Pei Ling would surely understand.

Who knew Pei Ling would act as if he didn't understand, lowering his head slightly to stare into her eyes, "If what?"

She hadn't wanted to say it before, and now she wanted to say it even less.

Zhu Yuan said coldly, "If Second Master is here to find fault, then I'm afraid I cannot accompany you."

Pei Ling gritted his teeth and laughed in anger, "Find fault? Is that really what you think?"

Seeing her sharp-tongued appearance again, his mood inexplicably improved a little.

This was the Zhu Yuan he recognized.

"I am just an insignificant character; what I think is not important."

Right now, there were some problems in her relationship with Sheng Yu, but that didn't mean she would get entangled with a man who liked her.

Especially Pei Ling; because of her, Sheng Yu and he were at odds. If he knew she was alone with Pei Ling, the problems between the two men that hadn't been resolved yet would only be adding fuel to the fire.

"Where did Sheng Yu go?" Pei Ling asked her suddenly.

This question actually stumped Zhu Yuan; she didn't know where Sheng Yu had gone on a business trip or how long he would be gone, as he hadn't told her anything.

Seeing her like this, Pei Ling knew what was going on, his face cold, "You're that unconcerned about him?"

Hearing the subtext in Pei Ling's words, but not wanting to learn anything from him, nor wanting others to interfere in her relationship with Sheng Yu, she said aloofly, "There is no need to trouble Second Master with such concerns."

As she spoke, she broke free from Pei Ling's hand and went to open the door again, but this action annoyed Pei Ling.

He gripped her wrist tightly again, turned, and pressed her against the door, lowering his head to get close to her eyes as he looked at her.

Is Sheng Yu really that good in her heart?

"Zhu Yuan, you had better pray that you don't break up with Sheng Yu."

After saying this, Pei Ling loosened his grip on her wrist, his broad, rough palm pressing against her shoulder to pull her to the side, "I won't waste words with you."

But Zhu Yuan's foot tripped, her body tilted, and her head leaned against the place near his shoulder and collarbone; Pei Ling subconsciously steadied her waist and looked down at her.

His slightly pale lips accidentally brushed across her forehead.

Zhu Yuan, who only wanted to leave this place, did not notice.

Pei Ling, however, stiffened all over.

Watching Zhu Yuan's back as she jogged away.

He slowly gripped the hand that had been on the doorknob, frowned, and a trace of reluctance suddenly arose in his heart.

Zhu Yuan returned to the rehearsal hall, and the others had just arrived; once rehearsal started, she threw the matter of Pei Ling looking for her to the back of her mind.

During a break in rehearsal, she took the time to take out her phone to check for messages.

In the past, she had kept her phone locked in a locker most of the time during rehearsals, but after the experience of having her phone stolen by Zhu An'an, she carried it with her.

She gripped her phone, resisting the urge to call Sheng Yu several times.

She clearly wanted to let herself calm down properly, but she always thought of him unconsciously, wondering what he was doing at this moment?

Why did he go on a business trip at such a critical juncture?

Was there some urgent matter that had to be handled?

She always felt that whether it was a man or a woman, putting one's career first was a good thing; she had thought so before, but now she couldn't help but let her imagination run wild, wanting Sheng Yu to spend more time with her.

The events of that night were like a knot existing in her mind.

Every time she thought of it, her heart would sting.

She really didn't like herself like this, letting her imagination run wild and unable to extricate herself from love.

Fortunately, the break was over, and she threw herself back into rehearsal.

It wasn't until evening that she packed her things and left the theater.

She walked toward the back door, where Enzo waited for her every day.

The temperature in Jingdu City had risen over the past two days, and it didn't feel very cold at night.

After exiting the back door, Zhu Yuan subconsciously glanced in the direction where Enzo parked, but instead saw another low-key, luxurious black sedan parked quietly there.

The man with the cold expression stood by the car door, and the moment he saw her, his eyes, which were as cold as cool water, were tinged with a touch of tenderness.

The emotions she had been forcing herself to suppress burst forth like a floodgate at this moment, rushing through her entire body; the fingers hanging by her sides trembled slightly, then suddenly clenched tight.

Before she could move, Sheng Yu had already taken long strides toward her.

Zhu Yuan's body stiffened as she moved slightly, and in the next second, she was pulled into a full embrace.

"Yuanyuan." Sheng Yu held Zhu Yuan tightly in his arms.

Zhu Yuan's eyes instantly turned red, her heart aching uncontrollably, and she raised her hands to return Sheng Yu's embrace.

Feeling her arms around him, Sheng Yu's body stiffened slightly, and his arms tightened instantly, wishing he could pull her into his chest and never be separated again.

"I thought you didn't want me anymore."

He went to London to handle thorny matters, wanting to get things cleared up so he wouldn't leave any hidden dangers for their relationship.

Yet she had not once taken the initiative to contact him.

This feeling made his heart completely panicked.

Tears slid from the corners of Zhu Yuan's eyes, her heart aching and feeling aggrieved, "We are doing just fine, how could I possibly not want you."

Sheng Yu kissed away her tears, "It is my fault; if you feel aggrieved, you can hit me or scold me, but you must not give up on me!"

Sheng Yu brought her back to the Hot Spring Villa, and as soon as they entered the room, he began to tear at her clothes, not wanting to wait even a moment.

It was as if they had returned to the past; when their two bodies touched, they both understood what the other wanted.

Sheng Yu took her hand and moved it from his abdominal muscles downward, expressing his longing for her.

When their passion reached its peak, Sheng Yu's strength became uncontrollable, and Zhu Yuan weakly pushed at his shoulders, "Slower... it hurts my stomach a little when you do this."

Sheng Yu kissed her lips gently and said hoarsely, "Alright, I will listen to everything you say."