Chapter 415: No Going Back
Wen Nuan didn’t want to talk about it with Mo Xiaobai. She acted as if neither of them knew, and he didn’t push her to admit anything. After talking on the phone for more than half an hour, Mo Xiaobai groaned, "Look at me, I just got back and I’m already worrying about you guys. I haven’t even paid my respects to the boss yet. He’s probably mad. I gotta go calm him down. I’ll talk to you later."
"Paying respects" was a joke between Mo Xiaobai and Mo Chen. Whenever they came back from a mission, they would always report to Mo Yao. It had become a habit, and Mo Xiaobai called it "paying respects."
Wen Nuan knew this, and she really admired how carefree Mo Xiaobai was. He knew everything and saw everything, but he chose to act as if he knew nothing.
He didn’t refuse, accept, push away, or get too close.
This kind of relationship was incredible.
Then she thought about her and Ye Feimo, and her heart was filled with sadness.
She had thought about the possibility that the curse might not be real, but she couldn’t take the risk. She couldn’t gamble with Ye Feimo’s life. Even if they were separated, as long as he was alive and breathing the same air as her, she could see him in magazines, newspapers, and on the news whenever she wanted.
Even if he had a new wife and a new family, as long as he was happy, she felt that losing everything was worth it.
This was how she loved him.
It might not be what he wanted, but it was what she had to do.
School was about to start, so Wen Nuan went to the school and requested a semester-long leave of absence due to illness. With her father’s connections, it was easy to get a doctor’s note. It didn’t take much effort, and everyone in A City knew that she had just had a miscarriage and that her marriage was on the rocks. Even though the Ye family had told the major newspapers to not say anything bad about Wen Nuan, this was the age of new media.
There were so many online platforms, websites, and forums, as well as her official website and social media.
Rumors about her were everywhere. For a while, the public’s opinion was divided, but lately, she hadn’t left the house or taken any jobs, and the rumors had become even more extreme.
When she took a half-year leave of absence, the media started to say that she had cancer and was not long for this world.
She and Han Bi both had negative stories about them almost every day. The difference was that the media was getting more backlash. Almost all the major media outlets and gossip tabloids were slandering Han Bi, completely ignoring her decade of hard work, as if to make sure she could never recover.
Wen Nuan didn’t feel happy or vindicated. She just felt exhausted.
She was truly tired of all of this.
Perhaps she wasn’t suited for the entertainment industry, but she loved acting.
Cai Xiaojing wasn’t bothering Wen Nuan either. She wasn’t taking any jobs or doing any interviews, and she was doing a great job of protecting Wen Nuan and managing all the public relations. In reality, if Wen Nuan really wanted to make a comeback, she just had to wait for the movie *Liang Hongyu* to be released. There was no need to rush.
Cai Xiaojing had also slowed down Wen Nuan’s career.
The reason why she was resented and Han Bi was so jealous of her was because of Wen Nuan’s talent and success.
When Wen Nuan told Cai Xiaojing about going to Athens, Cai Xiaojing weighed the pros and cons and decided to tell Ye Feimo. Ye Feimo and Lin Ning were good friends, and she and Wen Nuan were good friends. They had worked together for a long time and were good friends. Cai Xiaojing didn’t want to see Wen Nuan and Ye Feimo ruin their relationship.
After Ye Feimo found out, he didn’t look at a single document all afternoon.
Ye San Shao had taken his place for a while when he was at his lowest, helping him with his work. But Ye Feimo wasn’t the kind of man who would fall apart after a setback. He quickly went back to work at Anning.
But the executives at Anning could feel a low-pressure atmosphere in the building every day. No one dared to speak loudly, challenge the CEO, or talk back to him.
There were a lot of talented people at Anning. During meetings, they would often argue until their faces were red. This was a habit that Ye Feimo had started. There had even been times when people would get angry and storm out, not caring about what Ye Feimo thought.
Especially during the manager-level meetings, there would always be some exciting scenes.
But this time, everyone had an unspoken understanding to avoid being the one who would get in trouble. Everyone’s opinions were very consistent, and the meeting went very smoothly. The CEO’s mind was also on the meeting, and he was clearly very happy that they were so cooperative and thoughtful. At the same time, he was frustrated that they were so cooperative and that he didn’t have anyone to take his anger out on.
When the CEO was frustrated, the people below him would whisper that the CEO was in a bad mood because of his marital issues. If their department’s performance didn’t improve, they would be sent to the South Pole.
So everyone worked very hard and gave their all to Anning. It was clear that Ye Feimo had a lot of free time.
Zhang Ling once said that whenever the CEO was in a bad mood, Anning’s performance would go up. When he was in a bad mood, he wouldn’t get angry. He would just look at you with a cold, blank face, which would make you feel an unprecedented fear. To avoid that fear, the department managers would try to see the CEO as little as possible.
Good performance was the best proof.
If your performance was good, you would get praise, not a scolding.
So Ye Feimo had a lot of time to just stare off into space. One afternoon, he was looking out the window at the busy streets below. His mind was in a whirl, and he suddenly remembered the first time Wen Nuan came to his office.
He didn’t like her much back then. He just thought she was an interesting girl, and she looked a little like Han Bi. It wouldn’t be bad to keep her around for a few days. He also thought it was fun to tease her and see her act strong even when she was upset.
Who would have thought that the idea of keeping her around for a few days would lead him to fall so deeply for her?
It was funny that he didn’t even know when he had developed such deep feelings for her. When he found out, it was too late. The deeper he fell, the more he never wanted to be apart from her.
He had never thought that Wen Nuan would be the one to leave him.
He was too confident in himself. He always believed that things were under his control and that he and Wen Nuan would be happy forever... but now...
The little rabbit that he had always thought was in his control was suddenly trying to escape his kingdom.
He was anxious, panicked, and at a loss.
His recklessness had destroyed all his efforts to win her back.