Chapter 152 - Chapter 152: Chapter One -Hundred and Fifty-Two: Acting Skills
Chapter 152: Chapter One -Hundred and Fifty-Two: Acting Skills
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Shi Xiu smiled at Yun Liu after saying that. From Yun Liu’s point of view, it was a blatant provocation. Yun Liu’s expression darkened before she suddenly realized she was in front of the cameras and had no choice but to adopt a milder mien. Her bizarre behavior didn’t go unnoticed.
Yan Tang saw the entire exchange and asked Yun Liu with a smile, “Oh, is that so? Yun Liu, you must have been quite aggrieved by those rumors back then. Tsk, that’s how it is for us artistes. However, a little scandal here and there isn’t a bad thing, isn’t that right?”
Yun Liu immediately looked embarrassed and helpless. Shi Xiu chuckled, “You’re absolutely right, Yan Tang. At the time, Yun Liu had only acted in a few small roles and wasn’t very popular yet, but her popularity rose quite a bit thanks to her scandal with my brother. My brother refuted the rumors several times until my mother later told him to forget it for the sake of the Yun family’s reputation. She said Shi Nian is a grown man, so he should stop fussing about it. Fortunately, now that the news of my brother and Yun Nan’s marriage has been made public, those rumors naturally fell apart.”
Yun Liu’s eyes reddened, and pearly tears ran down her cheeks. Mai Fen’s heart went out to her, and she glanced at Yan Tang and Shi Xiu reproachfully before comforting Yun Liu, “Don’t cry. It’s no big deal. In our line of work, people will inevitably gossip about us. It’s okay. You don’t need to prove anything to anyone; the truth will speak for itself. Don’t let their words bother you.”
Yun Liu cried even harder. She took the tissue Ji Fei offered her and sobbed, “Thank you, Ms. Mai Fen. I—I was just so sad for a moment, I couldn’t help myself…”
Her words dissolved into cries, and then, looking as if she had something to get off her chest, Yun Liu sniffled, “I-I was an orphan… Mom and Dad adopted me from the orphanage… and gave me a warm family. I-I’m really… really grateful to them… I feel that… I’m the luckiest child in the world.”
“Although… Although I was abandoned by my biological parents, but—but I have my adoptive parents… I must work hard—push myself harder—and make them proud of me… make them feel that… it was worth it… adopting me back then… That’s why I’ve never dared… to slack off all these years… I’m afraid that I’ll embarrass them… I’m afraid people will say that I’m not like a child of the Yun family…” Yun Liu covered her mouth and began to sob in earnest.
Mai Fen couldn’t help but feel moved by Shi Xiu’s words. She quickly patted her back and softly consoled, “There, there, don’t cry. Look at all you’ve achieved. Aren’t you quite popular now? You’re already very outstanding. Your adoptive parents are definitely proud of you!”
Yun Liu took the opportunity to lean into Mai Fen’s arms and cry. Shi Xiu lowered her eyes and mentally sighed, ‘ Yun Liu is really something. I can see why Yun Nan always got set up by her. Yun Nan is no match for such a sly and treacherous vixen.’
‘But Tm a different story.’ When Shi Xiu looked up once more, her face was filled with sympathy as she remarked, “It’s unfortunate your parents abandoned you, Yun Liu, but you’re lucky you met the Yun family. Aunt and
Uncle Yun and Yun Zhang all treat you so well. They treat you better than Yun Nan, and she’s their biological daughter!”
Yun Liu interrupted Shi Xiu and resentfully said, “Shi Xiu, that’s not true at all! My parents also treat Yun Nan extremely well. However, she has a bit of a temper. She… probably doesn’t like having someone unnecessary like me around. ”
Shi Xiu smiled. “I’m not in a position to comment on whether you’re an unnecessary person or not. But I think you’re way off the mark when you say my sister-in-law has a bad temper. She has the best temper of anyone I know.”
She looked at the others and stated, “When we were filming, my sister-in-law accompanied us—the actors—every day. She never lost her temper whenever we weren’t in the right mood, didn’t act well, or had bad takes. She went through the scenes with us again and again. Her studio had just been established, and there was a shortage of manpower in all the departments. She ran around and gave out all sorts of help; she was forever worried her employees would be tired. She was always able to notice our moods and calm everyone down in time. Really, I’ve never seen anyone who spoke ill of Yun
Nan.”
Yun Liu was so angry she could explode, but she didn’t let it show. She only shrank into herself and whispered, “Maybe… Maybe Yun Nan just has a bad temper towards our family.”
“Oh, you might be right about that, Yun Liu. It would make sense that Yun Nan has a problem with your family. I mean, think about it; she was lost for so many years, and her adoptive parents never gave up on helping her find her biological parents. But what about her biological parents? They got themselves a substitute and never searched for her again. Don’t you think that’s sad? Yun Nan is too good-tempered; if I were in her shoes, I would’ve raised hell!” Shi Xiu seized the opening Yun Liu provided and took the chance to defend her sister-in-law again..