Actor: Thank you.

A verbal apology is the least meaningful thing.

Even most people who offer verbal apologies are secretly mocking the person they are apologizing to.

Because you can't do anything about me.

A typical example is the "red bean paste private Marseille" bowing routine in Xiao Rizi.

A true apology requires physical action and a significant price to pay, both mentally and physically.

Liu Shishi's performance after arriving today completely exceeded his expectations.

Especially the matter of apologizing with one's body.

What man would listen to that!
Especially a beautiful girl with this kind of looks, figure, and temperament.

If you're going to talk about this, I'm not sleepy anymore!

But Zhang Yuan thought about it again and wondered if this meant that his lustful desires had resurfaced while his fear of the past remained.

After all, there's still someone lying in the bedroom in the west wing.

But the little lion's gaze was exceptionally sincere, especially his swollen eyes and the chapped lower eyelids that were smeared with tears.

The eyes are the seeds of the heart, and her eyes are now filled with guilt and pleading.

They're willing to pay the price of applause in order to make peace.

"Please sit down first," Zhang Yuan said after thinking for a moment.

The other person sat up straight with exceptional obedience, just like a primary school student practicing meditation.

"Let's discuss things one by one and deal with them one by one."

Zhang Yuan's face darkened, and he spoke with an exceptionally serious tone.

"You said you wouldn't act anymore."

"Ah."

"Then how do you make a living?"

"I can dance, and I like children, so I can teach children to dance," she replied somewhat innocently.

This is a road; making a living here won't be a problem.

The "livelihood" mentioned here refers to the standard of living based on the income of people in the entertainment industry, not the kind of life where ordinary people can live lavishly on just a few thousand yuan a month.

People strive for higher positions, just as water flows downhill. Once you've enjoyed the good things, you'll feel uncomfortable if you try anything less than simple meals, let alone a slight downgrade in your spending.

If she does that, her income will drop by at least 90%.

This is unacceptable to women who are ambitious in their careers and have a desire for wealth.

Many celebrities go crazy after they lose their fame; they really go crazy, and it's common for them to suffer from depression or bipolar disorder.

Zhang Yuan pondered Liu Shishi's words... she was indeed quite different from those actresses who came from humble backgrounds.

For example, Zhang Yuqi and Huang Yi.

She is career-minded, but not that ambitious.

The quality of Tsai Yi-Nong's carefully selected products is beyond doubt.

So when she says that, she most likely really thinks that way and would accept doing it without hesitation.

Zhang Yuan then continued to probe.

"Alright, you go back tomorrow and finish 'Scarlet Heart' properly."

"After filming is finished and the work is officially released, I will hold a separate retirement press conference for you."

"Yes, I will definitely perform well and won't let you and President Cai down."

"Even if this is my last time filming." Her eyes showed almost no emotion, and she completely ignored the weight of the words "retirement from acting."

Zhang Yuan observed carefully and didn't seem to be lying or trying to coax me with this.

If her acting skills were really that good, good enough to dazzle my eyes, then she wouldn't need to act in idol dramas.

"Scarlet Heart" is also a period drama set in the imperial palace.

If that's the case, then she is sincere; she not only repents but has also thought of a solution to the problem, even if it comes at the cost of sacrificing her career.

Zhang Yuan certainly wouldn't let her do that; his words just now were merely a test.

After all, if she retires, it will cause big problems for Sugar Man.

Naza isn't capable of standing on his own yet, and Sugar Man is practically crippled.

As a shareholder, I'm not looking for trouble.

Giving up her career did me no good whatsoever, and it inevitably brought criticism from Mr. Yuan and her parents.

Even if both parties are willing to give and receive, it's not a win-win situation.

However, the sincere feedback he received after testing the waters made him feel a little guilty about it.

But he still carried out his plan.

"Also, now that you've told me all this, I definitely have to deal with Wu Qilong."

"Even if I don't deal with it now, I will definitely have to deal with it after the film is broadcast."

"What's your opinion on this?" Zhang Yuan asked firmly.

The little lion shook its head, but that was all; it didn't utter a single word or offer any opinion.

He did not plead for leniency, nor did he angrily shift all the blame to the other party in an attempt to clear his name and demand severe punishment.

Zhang Yuan nodded, which was the best answer he could give.

As for Wu Qilong... Zhang Yuan didn't plan to do anything big.

At least it won't be announced to the world like it was done with Yao Cheng.

Since he doesn't show his face because of this, it's best to tell the sugar man not to cooperate with him anymore.

Of course, he will definitely be excluded from his future projects as well.

"Finally, about whether or not you'll spend time with me..."

"Hehehe." Upon hearing him say this, Liu Shishi revealed a smile that hadn't been seen for several days.

What are you laughing at?

"I'm just happy," she replied, tilting her head back and smiling.

She knew that Zhang Yuan's words meant that her apology today had been effective.

Finally, things have progressed, and I no longer have to worry about it like before.

Sure enough, I have to admit my mistake and be sincere with him.

"We'll discuss the matter of spending time together again," Zhang Yuan said, rubbing the bridge of his nose.

Speaking of this, I also feel guilty, as I haven't spent much time with her.

"As for where you'll stay tonight," Zhang Yuan thought the risk level was quite high, so he decided to let her go back.

We'll talk about it another time.

Just then, there was a knock at the door.

Liu's mother came in and provided an assist.

The mother came in because she was worried that the two wouldn't have a good talk and wanted to help mediate.

But when they entered the house and saw Zhang Yuan's calm expression, and their own daughter's rare smile, they knew that there was no major problem.

Young people are passionate, easily angered, but their anger comes and goes quickly.

Our Shishi has a good temperament, and Zhang Yuan isn't an unreasonable person either, isn't that great?

"Now I can rest assured..." Liu's mother thought to herself, and then spoke.

"Zhang Yuan, I think it's getting late."

"Unlike you young people, I'm getting older and have gotten used to going to bed early in recent years."

"I'll head back now."

"Shishi, Zhang Yuan is going to boil some eggs for you to apply to your eyes. Please cooperate."

"Oh, bye-bye, Mom."

The mother and daughter worked together, one leaving and the other staying, leaving Zhang Yuan with no way to argue.

As soon as he stood up, the other person tried to stop him.

"No need to see me off, I'll just take a taxi."

"This is the city center, it's quite safe, you don't need to worry."

"You two have a good chat, it's nothing serious."

After saying that, the noblewoman tossed her hair and left.

"Brother Long, drive your Passat and give Auntie a ride," he had no choice but to shout.

Liu's mother brought her daughter here today to resolve the conflict.

Now that it's all taken care of, I can naturally leave without a care in the world.

She did nothing wrong, but she didn't know that Zhang Yuan had a problem.

Turning around, I saw my junior sister's bright, expectant eyes, which seemed to have stopped being so swollen.

"I……"

"My mother has entrusted me to you."

Before Zhang Yuan could speak, she spoke first.

At the same time, he stood up, walked over, raised his hands, and gently placed them on his chest.

She tiptoed and leaned close to his ear, her breath sweet as orchids.

"Give me a chance to apologize, okay?"

If it were a man, he wouldn't say anything bad at this point.

Zhang Yuan took her hand and walked towards the east courtyard.

We arrived at the building at the back, where guest rooms were provided for tired guests to rest after swimming.

"Why don't you go to your bedroom?" the junior sister asked.

I have one there... but he can't say that.

"The moonlight is even better here, and the swimming pool is sparkling; it's very romantic."

"Yeah, so would you like to see me swim?"

She smiled charmingly.

"How about we go together?" he added.

As she spoke, she turned her back, lifted the ends of her long hair, and revealed the zipper on the back of her dress.

Zhang Yuan raised his hand, pinched the lock, and pulled it down.

The clothes are of very good quality, and the hardware used is also quite good; they are very smooth.

A large expanse of her fair back was thus revealed under the moonlight before his eyes.

The little lion deliberately tucked its shoulders in, and the shoulders of its dress, along with the short sleeves, slipped off its sides.

then……

Zhang Yuan had heard that ordinary firearms, whether pistols or rifles, would have their effective range reduced to one or two meters when fired in water due to the strong resistance of the liquid.

Unless it is a specially designed underwater rifle with arrow-shaped bullets, the range can barely reach 20 to 30 meters.

Liquids have extremely strong resistance to impact and drag.

Just like swimming in water and walking on land, to travel the same distance, you need to expend several times more energy in water than on land.

"Phew..." Zhang Yuan took several breaths.

Doing anaerobic exercise in water is quite challenging.

Especially when holding a delicate body that is as smooth and delicate as jade, warm and soft.

"Junior brother." She reverted to her usual nickname.

She asked, her breath ragged, nestled in his arms.

Do you like children?

Zhang Yuan: ...

Let's focus on the process, not so much on the result, okay?

"So-so," he replied ambiguously.

"Why? Children are so cute." She tilted her head back, her eyes sparkling.

If this were a scene from a Japanese anime, her eyes would probably be filled with two hearts.

“No one is as cute as you.” Zhang Yuan lifted her chin with his fingers, avoiding the question.

"Hehehe." She bit her lip and chuckled for a while: "Aren't you tired?"

"You were holding me the whole time."

"It's okay, water has buoyancy."

"Would you like to come again...?"

Before she could finish speaking, her phone on the shore rang.

Zhang Yuan's mind went blank for a moment, and he quickly jumped out of the pool to grab his phone.

It was indeed the assistant calling.

"Hey... I know."

"Shishi, go take a shower first. The pool water isn't that clean."

"Okay." She stretched out her arms, playfully asking him to carry her ashore. "Take your time washing, no rush."

"I'm going to get something to eat to replenish my energy."

He pushed his junior sister into the guest room bathroom. After hearing the sound of water, he started running again, and sped all the way from the bottom of the west courtyard back to the bottom of the east courtyard.

"There's already a commotion inside, you'll have to come out and look for us if you can't wait any longer." The assistant stood at the door with his arms crossed.

"Okay, I'll take care of it."

"Go to the guest room by the pool, Shishi is taking a shower."

"You stay here. If she contacts me or anything else, call me."

Zhang Yuan spoke while trying to catch his breath from the sprint.

The assistant hurried to the mission location, while Zhang Yuan pushed open the door and went inside.

Before entering the house, he thought that compared to Liu Shishi, with whom he had a long-standing relationship, although she had made a mistake, she had a good attitude in admitting her guilt and used sexy methods to do so. Although Nazha was beautiful, she was still incomparable.

After all, feelings are the lubricant in relationships between men and women, not the lubricant.

He decided to do everything he could tonight to repair his relationship with his junior sister and mend the rift between them... mainly hers.

But things in this world rarely go as planned; people are always driven by circumstances.

As soon as he entered the room, he was about to speak when he saw Nazha, who had studied dance, stretching his legs against a wall.

Seeing him arrive, she smiled and used one hand to pull at the long, white leg that was raised high, while turning to face him.

"Why haven't you come back for so long?"

"I have been waiting for you."

"Isn't she pretty?" she asked him with a smile, tilting her head.

He maintained the high leg raise position in the splits the entire time.

You should know that she wasn't wearing any clothes at all.

"This..." Zhang Yuan's words stuck in his throat.

With this move, coupled with her 95-point face, only big shots like Wei Zhongxian, Liu Jin, and Feng Bao could stand up to her.

There was nothing Zhang Yuan could do; he was afraid that if she made a sound, her junior sister in the East Courtyard would hear it, so he had no choice but to gag her.

After quite some time, the problem of the Western Regions was finally resolved.

XJ was hugging his shoulders and rubbing her nose against his cheek.

Her eyes even turned into hearts.

"If you become my boyfriend, I'll sleep with you every day, okay?" she said while nuzzling against him.

drop by drop...

Zhang Yuanzheng felt he didn't know how to answer when his phone rang.

"Hey... I understand."

"I have some official business to attend to, related to investments."

"Then come back quickly, I'll wait for you." The girl, with her exotic charm, rested her chin on her hand and looked at him.

Zhang Yuan went out, started his car on a burnout, took a U-shaped route, and sped over hurdles to the guest rooms at the bottom of the east courtyard.

"She came looking for you after she finished showering and drying her hair."

“I told you you were busy with work,” his assistant said as he handed over his shift.

"Okay, phew, I know, phew, got it."

“Go over there, huff, over in the bedroom, huff, keep an eye on things, huff…” Zhang Yuan made a phone call gesture.

The assistant hurried to the next task location.

He then circulated his energy through the microcosmic orbit to regulate his breathing.

"Is everything settled?" The junior sister's long, shiny black hair cascaded down her back, resembling a waterfall of ink in the moonlight.

"Ah."

"What's the rush?"

“Uh…trading with the Western Regions,” Zhang Yuan replied.

He quickly interrupted her, afraid she would ask too many questions and cause problems.

"Are you clean?"

"Mmm, smell it, it smells nice." She leaned closer, wrapping her arms around his neck.

Then he whispered in his ear.

"But I want you to dirty me again."

Zhang Yuan: ...

I've never heard of such a requirement in my entire life!

What else is there to say? Let's get started.

I had been busy with the current sugar manipulator queen for a while, and just as I was taking a break, my phone rang again.

"Another order from the Western Regions has arrived. I'll handle it."

He started with a burnout and drifted through the corners. Luckily, he had a quick mind, otherwise, at that speed, he would have easily crashed into a tree like a pig.

Arriving at the bedroom, Zhang Yuan looked up and gasped for breath.

"Let's not talk about anything else, go over there and keep an eye on things."

"Understood." The assistant nodded, while pulling a can of Red Bull from his bulging pants pocket.

"Brother Zhang Yuan, let's have some nourishment."

"Okay, I'll add a bonus." Zhang Yuan opened the bottle and chugdredged it down.

He then looked at Zhao Dandan's retreating figure with considerable satisfaction; she was so eager to improve.

He was still panting when he entered the room when suddenly a pair of delicate little hands covered his eyes from behind.

Guess who I am?

"The most beautiful girl in the world." Zhang Yuan was tired, but he still kept sweet-talking.

"Hehehe... So guess what I want to do now?"

I felt two small, semi-circular pressures coming from behind my back.

"I'm worried you'll get tired or in pain, so why don't you rest first?"

"Are you impotent?"

Zhang Yuan: !!! !!! !!! !!! !!! !!! !!! !!! !!!
What the hell!

What man could listen to that?

I must prove myself.

They gave the future queen of sugar figurines a good beating.

The person who was being dealt with started talking nonsense.

That's utter nonsense; they're just muttering Uyghur with their eyes closed.

Beep beep beep... Zhang Yuan picked up his phone.

"I'm going to get some water," he explained.

The person on the bed didn't answer, but as they breathed out through their nostrils, their body twitched a few times.

Go out, burnout, drift, cross the finish line.

His assistant stood outside the door wiping his sweat with a towel and massaging his shoulders, thighs, and lower back.

It's like a halftime break in a boxing match.

"I'm not drinking Red Bull anymore, it's too cloying." Zhang Yuan pushed away the small gold can she offered him.

Zhao Dandan then took out a small packet of sliced ​​ginseng from her pocket.

Zhang Yuan took out a few pieces and chewed them.

Enter the house.

"Why do you look so tired? Is it so tiring to do business?" The junior sister pressed her forehead against his.

Stomping will make you numb, running will make you tired.

Goodness, I've been sprinting back and forth with my family, how could I not be tired?

After the crucial sprint, there's still abdominal training and squats.

Someone like me, if I went on a water obstacle course show like "Happy Forward Rush," I'd definitely bring home a refrigerator.

"If you're tired, let's take a rest."

Zhang Yuan thought to himself that Little Lion still cared about him, but just as he was about to agree, he interrupted with another sentence.

"It's alright. Even if your physical strength isn't what it used to be, I won't blame you."

Zhang Yuan: ...

What the hell!

Even if I die at home today, I have to hold on.

After a long while, when the current top female star was also sobbing weakly, he finally got up with weak legs.

It ran.

drop by drop...

Zhang Yuan: ...

I went outside, but the tire wouldn't burn. I quickly ran across the main courtyard and arrived at the west wing.

"I have to get up early tomorrow, so I'll go to sleep tonight," Zhang Yuan said as he entered the room, chewing on ginseng.

"No, I want that feeling again. I've never experienced anything like it before," the other person said, swaying their body.

"It feels like floating in the sky, hehehe."

"Go to sleep, sweetie."

"No..." the future number one said charmingly and playfully.

Then he added in a low voice.

No, Dad.

Zhang Yuan: ...

I'm already an elder, so it would be a bit unreasonable of me not to take on the responsibilities of an elder.

Zhang Yuan stretched his shoulders and gathered his energy in his dantian.

Let's not talk about the current or future number one today.

Even if Tsai Yi-Nong comes, I'll still have to clean up after her!

Western Region demon, take this!
After wielding the Arhat's Staff for a while, he subdued a little demon.

This time it's completely unchangeable.

Zhang Yuan went out even though his phone didn't ring.

Find an assistant.

“You look at that guy.”

"If she keeps causing trouble and tries to go out, just chop her on the back of the head."

"Got it!" Zhao Dandan relaxed her arm and gave him a quick pat; this was something she was good at.

"Brother Zhang Yuan." He clenched his fist and raised his hand, gesturing to him, "Keep it up!"

Zhang Yuan: ...

Add a JB!

Back in the guest room behind the pool.

If he really wanted to rest, he would have to come to his concubine's place; he couldn't possibly stay overnight at the courtesan's place in the Western Regions.

Seeing that the person on the bed was breathing evenly, he also pulled back the covers and lay down wearily.

"hey-hey!"

But as soon as he lay down, a soft laugh came from beside him, and at the same time, a warm and soft body carrying a fragrance pounced on him.

"Aren't you tired?" Zhang Yuan asked tremblingly.

Logically speaking, fighting two demons shouldn't be a problem.

But adding the back-and-forth running makes it a bit strenuous.

"I'm so tired." The junior sister rubbed her chubby cheek against his chest. "But I have to go back to Hengdian tomorrow."

"We won't see each other for a while again."

I want to convey all my longing for the future to you.

I also want you to think of me all the time.

So let's enjoy this night.

"Wait a minute," Zhang Yuan stopped her.

He then turned to his side, stuck his head out of the bed, picked up the small bag on the floor, and poured the remaining ginseng slices into his mouth.

"Alright, come on."

That night, after the grueling triathlon, he managed to sew the seams perfectly from both sides. (End of Chapter)