Atlas Studios

  Atlas Studios

  Fu Huai’an stood before the window on the second floor and watched how Lin Nuan looked both envious and disappointed at the same time. His heart ached for his wife.

  The eyes of the caregiver who stood at the side also turned red. She put a coat on Ji Yun’s shoulders and stood to the side, watching the mother and daughter embrace each other.

  Ji Yun hugged Lin Ran and didn’t let go, causing Lin Ran to lose the courage to leave. In the end, she followed Ji Yun back into the villa.

  After coaxing Ji Yun to sleep, Lin Ran left the room quietly while holding ointment for burns, closing the door behind her.

  Seeing Lin Nuan standing outside the door and leaning against the staircase’s handrail, Lin Ran felt a little uneasy…


  She and Ji Yun had demonstrated the strong affection between mother and daughter in front of Lin Nuan earlier. This made it appear as if Lin Nuan was an outsider who wasn’t related to Ji Yun.

  Words of apology were stuck in Lin Ran’s throat, and she appeared awkward, unable to speak up.

  “Mom has fallen asleep?” Lin Nuan asked.

  Lin Ran clutched the ointment tightly and nodded. “En…”


  “I think Mom’s condition got a lot better with you here. I called to consult a psychiatrist earlier, and she said that this is a good phenomenon!” Lin Nuan’s emotions had calmed down.

  While Lin Ran and Ji Yun were spending intimate time together, Lin Nuan had called Lu Hanzi. It was only after asking about the situation that Lin Nuan felt assured.

  “If… you don’t have anything going on today, then stay and accompany Mom! I still have things to do in the afternoon and have to make a move first!”


  Lin Ran lowered her head and didn’t reply, so Lin Nuan continued, “In the future, if you have time, come and stay with Mom. She’d be very happy! I don’t come often, so you don’t have to worry about feeling awkward by meeting me here…”


  Lin Ran looked at Lin Nuan and nodded.

  Initially, it was supposed to be Lin Ran wanting to leave with Lin Nuan sending her off.

  Right now, Lin Ran stood in front of a window and felt a little uncomfortable as she watched that Maybach depart.

  Quite a while after that, Lin Ran appeared as if she had made up her mind and put down the ointment she was holding. She took out her phone and dialed Liang Mulan’s phone.

  The call went through, and Lin Ran said, “Mom, if you miss Lin Nuan, then go and meet her! She’s your daughter as well. In the past… I was in the wrong!”


  …


  On the way back, Fu Huai’an had one hand on the steering wheel and the other clutching Lin Nuan’s cold hands.

  Lin Nuan, who was supporting her head with one hand and looking at the scenery outside, turned and smiled at Fu Huai’an. “What’s the matter?”


  “Since you feel upset, why did you still let Lin Ran stay?” Fu Huai’an asked.

  “When Mom saw Lin Ran, she could recognize her. This is better than her being immersed in her own world!” Lin Nuan said.

  Not wanting Fu Huai’an to worry for her, Lin Nuan clutched his big hand tightly and said, smiling, “Moreover, I don’t really feel that upset. I still have you and Tuan Tuan!”


  Fu Huai’an looked to the front and nodded. “En, you still have me and Tuan Tuan!”


  Feeling heartache for Lin Nuan, Fu Huai’an would love her even more, making up for the love that Ji Yun owed her!

  Although he couldn’t fill the space for motherly love in Lin Nuan’s heart, Fu Huai’an would make her the happiest Mrs. Fu in the world, whom everyone would be envious of!

  …


  Fang Yan hadn’t expected that Fu Huai’an would personally send Lin Nuan to the studio and was very surprised.

  Probably due to being overwhelmed by Fu Huai’an’s disposition, Fang Yan greeted respectfully, “Mr. Fu…”


  When it came down to it, Fu Huai’an was their agency’s great financial backer, so Fang Yan should treat him with respect.

  Fu Huai’an nodded and asked what time the show would end before letting them leave.

  On the way to the dressing room, Fang Yan smiled and looked at Lin Nuan, saying, “I didn’t expect Mr. Fu and you to be so loving that Mr. Fu would even send you here to film the show.”


  “He’s on leave at the moment and doesn’t have anything to do…”


  News of Fu Huai’an’s leave had stirred up a large commotion, and Fang Yan knew a little about it as well.

  Thankfully, Fang Yan had long sold off her Kaide Corporation shares and thus wasn’t feeling anxious in the least.

  Not intending to sound out news about Fu Huai’an’s career from Lin Nuan, Fang Yan didn’t continue talking about Fu Huai’an’s leave. Very soon, she turned the topic onto the show that Lin Nuan was going to go on.

  Not long after, Su Manman arrived as well. She had her own dressing room, and there wasn’t a need for her to squeeze into one with Lin Nuan.

  When the makeup artist left and only Su Manman and Lin Nuan were left in the room, Su Manman asked Lin Nuan, “How are things? You didn’t get injured in Venice, right?”


  Lin Nuan shook her head. “I didn’t, but it was a close shave! However, I didn’t dare stay overseas and thus came back.”


  Even Su Manman felt fear after the matter was over, let alone Lin Nuan.

  Su Manman nodded, and her beautiful brows furrowed. “The kidnappers these days are too arrogant!”


  Lin Nuan didn’t plan on saying much to Su Manman about the kidnapping accident. Be it Fu Huai’an’s other identity or Li Muyang… they were both secrets that mustn’t be shared.

  Lin Nuan and Su Manman wore the costumes they wore in “The Exorcist”, bearing the same style as they had in the movie.

  Director Chen had gotten people to bring the costumes there. Each piece was extremely extravagant, especially the one for Feng Wuluan. Despite being a character who didn’t appear in many scenes in the movie, her costume was the most extravagant and exquisite.Read more chapter on FreeWebNovel

  The director for the variety show came over to communicate with Producer Chen as well as the actors and actresses, saying that he hoped that Lin Nuan and Su Manman could each stand on the drop stage on the two ends of the stage at the opening. When the opening ended, the drop stage would rise up, and the two of them would jointly say the classic line from “The Exorcist”, “You exorcise, and I’ll succumb…”


  This wasn’t difficult. Su Manman was extremely familiar with this to begin with, and it was also something that Lin Nuan had done once. Naturally, it was a breeze for her as well.

  During the rehearsals, Lin Nuan and Su Manman stood on the drop stage behind the backdrop. Just the sight of the actors and actresses that kept on running out from backstage allowed one to imagine how massive the scene was.

  Shu Xin, who had headed to the dressing room earlier, wanting to see Lin Nuan but not getting to do so, stood below the stage. She was feeling a little nervous.

  She had been offensive toward Lin Nuan on Weibo previously and didn’t know if Lin Nuan would accept her apology.

  She didn’t know of Lin Nuan’s temperament and was thus feeling anxious.

  During this period of time, Shu Xin had been trying to think of every way she could to contact Lin Nuan, but the latter had been overseas. As a result, Shu Xin had been in torment.

  When Director Chen saw Shu Xin standing at the very front, appearing to be uneasy, he was very amused.

  He heard that Shu Xin had a new novel for which the TV rights had been sold. Shu Xin had recommended Lin Nuan, wanting to let her play the role of the female lead.

  Director Chen guessed that this was also the reason Shu Xin had come.

  …


  Lin Nuan felt the drop stage under her move slightly, so she shifted her center of gravity and was brought up steadily…


  The alluring sound of the male lead’s voice-over rang through the entire studio.

  The drop stage came to a stop, and both Lin Nuan and Su Manman spoke at the same time.

  “You exorcise, and I’ll succumb…”


  “You exorcise, and I’ll succumb…”


  Spoken with two different types of emotion and two different voices, it made Shu Xin break out in goosebumps!

  The Feng Wuluan from the previous life had been in such great despair and was relieved at the very end…