Chapter 182: Cherish This Moment
“Oh my, youth is wonderful!” the Old Master teased intentionally.
Ling Hanmu felt a little embarrassed.
“Grandfather!” Xia Chenge called out.
“Hahaha…” The Old Master laughed heartily, waving for the servants to check the kitchen to see if dinner was ready.
“You two must be extremely careful when you go out in the future. I’ve decided to arrange a few bodyguards for you, so that something like this doesn’t happen again,” the Old Master said, turning his head and his smile fading as he spoke seriously.
“Don’t go to so much trouble,” Xia Chenge refused. “Grandfather, you have to believe me, I can protect myself.”
If there were more bodyguards, she might have to protect their safety instead.
“No, this is decided,” the Old Master stated, leaving no room for refusal. She was the only junior left in the Xia family, and no matter what, she couldn’t have another accident.
Because he couldn’t bear it!
Seeing the determination in the Old Master’s eyes, Xia Chenge knew that if she refused again, it would make him sad.
Alas, she couldn’t refuse the old man’s kindness.
Seeing her agree, the Old Master was very pleased.
After dinner, Xia Chenge and Ling Hanmu went out for a walk.
“How are your grandmother and the others?” Xia Chenge asked.
“Mm, this matter has been suppressed and won’t be exposed,” Ling Hanmu replied. “By the way, that person at the airport today…”
“I just felt like I’d seen him somewhere before, but I couldn’t recall, so I looked a few more times,” Xia Chenge gave a plausible reason.
Ling Hanmu turned his head: “Oh!”
“He seemed to be about our age,” Xia Chenge added. A man who was already thirty-seven looked like a teenager. If it weren’t for the sharpness deep in his eyes, it would have been hard to tell at first glance.
“Teenager?” Ling Hanmu frowned. “I checked, that person is almost forty.”
“You checked?” Xia Chenge wasn’t surprised, but she pretended to be very surprised at this moment.
Ling Hanmu nodded in admission: “Yes, I have a sense of crisis too.”
Xia Chenge said with a laugh: “How little do you think of yourself? Although he’s decent-looking, in my eyes, he’s no match for you. Don’t worry, he has no chance of becoming your love rival.”
These words made Ling Hanmu very happy: “You’re not just saying that to comfort me?”
Xia Chenge stood on tiptoe and kissed him on the cheek: “No.”
Young Master Ling was reassured, and his wandering thoughts vanished.
The two walked hand in hand, swinging them gently, walking quietly under the streetlights. The dim yellow light cast long shadows of their figures, and the years were peaceful.
Even though neither of them spoke, a romantic atmosphere flowed between them.
So this was the “walking and dating” she had once scoffed at. It seemed quite interesting, Xia Chenge thought.
It’s truly a blessing not to have been born in the apocalypse!
Her thoughts drifted back to the apocalypse once more.
To this day, she only knew of the laboratory’s existence and had only had superficial contact with it.
She didn’t want to wait, but she was afraid that if she destroyed the laboratory, she herself would cease to exist.
This contradictory and complex mood made her emotions turn low.
“What’s wrong?” Ling Hanmu keenly noticed her unusual mood.
Xia Chenge looked up at him: “If one day I’m no longer here, what will you do?”
Ling Hanmu paused: “Why wouldn’t you be here?”
“I mean, hypothetically, what would you do?”
“I would live on earnestly.”
“Why?”
“No reason. I just want to protect everything you want to protect. If I’m also gone, who will help you?”
Xia Chenge suddenly felt a surge of bitterness, her nose tickled, and her eyes felt a little hot.
“But little brother, that will never happen!” Ling Hanmu hugged Xia Chenge. “Everyone predicted I wouldn’t live past twenty, but I refuse to accept fate. I will definitely live past twenty. Even if it’s just one more day, I’ll consider it a gain.”
“Silly boy,” Xia Chenge took a deep breath. “I won’t let you only live to twenty either.”
At worst, she would use her healing power to sustain Ling Hanmu’s life, even if it meant exhausting her own physical functions, she would ensure Ling Hanmu lived a long life.
She hadn’t experienced love before, and now that she had, she would cherish it.
…
The next day.
The movie’s official Weibo announced Li Yuming’s role: 02 Scarlet Viper.
Li Yuming had a cold and glamorous appearance, and with her emotionless eyes, she truly looked like an unfeeling beautiful snake.
As the entertainment industry hadn’t had such an ice queen beauty for a long time, and with the recent high popularity of 《Apocalypse》, Li Yuming, as the second to last to be announced, had already become famous before the movie was even finished.
Netizens began to speculate if there was a 01, and all the promising new actors in the entertainment industry were guessed, but no one guessed Ling Hanmu.
Because Xia Chenge was announced early, Ling Hanmu couldn’t be announced later, or perhaps he would have an even more important role, the true lead actor.
However, the official Weibo didn’t keep them guessing for too long. In the afternoon, they announced Ling Hanmu’s role: 《Apocalypse》: 01 Lone Wolf @LingLingLingHanmu.
As soon as the Weibo was posted, within half an hour, the comments exceeded ten thousand:
Holy crap, the unexpected series! Young Master Ling is actually participating? 1 to 7 should just be supporting roles, right? I thought he was going to be the lead actor!
Am I seeing things? The announced role is Young Master Ling?
His gaze is so sharp, I’m suddenly looking forward to this movie.
Rich people have their ways, investing in and filming their own movies!
After reading the announced roles, I feel like the casting for each character fits their names perfectly. It doesn’t seem as bad as people online say. Instead of badmouthing it, we should look forward to it. Maybe it will really be a good movie.
…
Those filming in the studio, upon seeing this Weibo, instantly felt uneasy.
Xia Chenge and Ning Xia looked at Ling Hanmu with resentment. Ning Xia said faintly, “In this era where looks matter, are our roles that bad? Why are we always being criticized, while he gets nothing but praise as soon as he appears?”
“He must have hired paid commenters,” Xia Chenge also felt disheartened. Her character photos were also beautiful, so why weren’t people praising her?
“Whoa, you’re too shameless. Do you really brag about yourself like that?” Meng Yufei said with disdain.
Zhong Yujin said, “We’re mainly at a disadvantage because we were announced too early. The momentum was taken by those who came later.”
“Why do I feel like you’re jealous of Mingming?” Ling Hanmu said coolly. “It seems like Mingming’s announcement also received a very good response.”
Li Yuming immediately looked coldly at Meng Yufei. Meng Yufei shrunk his neck and shut up without backbone.
“No, I can’t swallow this if I don’t badmouth someone!” Ning Xia frankly stated her desire to cause trouble.
“Hire paid commenters!” Xia Chenge raised her hand in agreement.
Ling Hanmu: “…”
Can this get any better? Why is he accused of hiring paid commenters to brag about himself?
But he didn’t dare to say this in front of Xia Chenge.
Thus, the once arrogant and domineering young master, who always had the final say, watched helplessly as his girlfriend, along with her other companions, used fabricated scandalous information to put him on the hot search!
