The Secret of Second Marriage

During breaks in filming, my phone kept ringing.

I picked up my phone and glanced at it; it was a message from President Jiang.

"Man, I saw the trending topic! You weren't having a good time in Hengdian. You were bullied while filming. You must have felt very wronged and scared. Why didn't you tell me?"

I didn't want President Jiang to know about the dark side of the entertainment industry, afraid he would worry.

But now that he knows it's trending, I still picked up my phone to reply to his message.

I said, "President Jiang, don't worry about me! I can handle these things myself. I don't want to share my negative emotions and bad experiences with you..."

"Then can you stop filming and come back to be with me, okay? Man, if you're bored at home, I can open a coffee shop for you, grow some flowers, raise some cats, and be a leisurely Mrs. Jiang. Wouldn't that be a good life?"

"Why bother competing in such a brutal place as the entertainment industry? Do you know how many celebrities are desperately trying to make it big every day? Do you think becoming famous is an easy thing?"

President Jiang sent me a long message, and I knew he was concerned about me.

"Mr. Jiang, thank you for your concern, but I have no interest in being a caged bird; I'd rather focus on my career."

"When will you be free to come back?"

President Jiang asked me.

I thought for a moment and replied, "Filming has wrapped up."

Mr. Jiang said, "Man, I'll come see you after I'm done with things here. We can't be apart for too long; life without a married couple's intimacy will be very lonely. What about you?"

My face flushed red, and I suddenly didn't know how to reply...

Mr. Jiang said, "I'll be arriving at Hengdian around 1 p.m. today. Remember to wait for me there."

"Okay, now that you're here, I'll treat you to dinner!"

I replied to President Jiang's message.

I used to be a very horny woman. I was idle all day in my marriage, doing nothing but housework and taking care of the children. I had no space of my own.

I placed all my emotional support on my husband and children. My husband was busy with his career all day, and my children were in school. Gradually, I became a resentful woman confined to her room.

But now, while filming in Hengdian, I'm single-mindedly thinking about how to act every day, and it feels like I've returned to the energetic and dedicated version of myself from my younger days.

Without realizing it, I've stopped valuing our sex life as much.

But I haven't seen President Jiang for a week, so I feel very satisfied even if we only meet once.

I was exceptionally serious and hardworking during filming, and the morning's scenes were quickly finished.

There's a lot of dialogue, and part of it is action scenes that require wire work. I had to follow a professional martial arts instructor to film the fight scenes on set.

Fortunately, after joining the crew, I practiced this action scene continuously. Finally, when we filmed this crucial scene, I had become very proficient, and my movements were clean, crisp, and particularly cool.

The scene was successfully filmed.

The director said I don't have any scenes to film this afternoon; it's mainly the male lead's scenes, so I don't need to come in this afternoon.

When I don't have any scenes to film, I usually come to the set to observe how the senior actors perform. But this afternoon, Mr. Jiang is coming to see me, so I won't be coming this afternoon.

Tang Xueyan's attitude towards me on set has improved a lot, and she is no longer as arrogant as before.

She stopped me privately and asked, "Jiang Man, who exactly is Shen Xing to you? Why is he so good to you?"

"He and I are just friends."

I made a polite remark and then didn't want to talk to Tang Xueyan anymore.

But to my surprise, Tang Xueyan, in an attempt to curry favor with me, took the initiative to come to me and offer to treat me to lunch.

She wanted to apologize to me for what happened before, and said she didn't know I was Shen Xing's girlfriend.

If she had known sooner, she would have treated me like one of her own. She went too far before, and I hope I can forgive her.

"No need, I just want you to stay away from me."

I coldly pulled her hand away, this time without any mercy.

I was deceived by her once, and I was soft-hearted towards her once, which led to her hyping it up in the media and selling the paparazzi photos to marketing accounts.

These days, marketing accounts are everywhere, and the captions say things like, "We've made up, and after filming, we went out to eat and socialize together, just like sisters."

I haven't forgotten the lesson I learned last time.

For me, acting is just a job, and I just need to do it well.

I don't want to do things like forming cliques and scheming against each other on set all day.

Tang Xueyan's expression was not good.

But I didn't care anymore, and I just turned around and walked out of the film set.

The whole crew had already heard about our relationship, and on set, we basically ignored each other.

After filming, we can quickly get into character, and in the play, we happen to be rivals in love, and neither of us can stand the other.

After leaving the film set, I randomly picked a restaurant on Hengdian Street and ordered a plate of egg fried rice.

After finishing our meal, we returned to the hotel and cleaned up.

At around 1:40 p.m., President Jiang drove to the hotel in Hengdian.

I went downstairs to meet him and helped him with his luggage. He brought two days' worth of clothes with him, saying he missed me and wanted to spend time with me.

I didn't have to film today, so I wanted to spend some time with President Jiang. We just spent some time together in Hengdian, like any ordinary couple, visiting flower shops and watching movies.

In the evening, President Jiang said he wanted to eat out.

I said no, I'll cook for you tonight.

A hint of anticipation flashed in President Jiang's eyes.

I went to the supermarket with him. We grabbed a shopping basket at the entrance and went to buy groceries.

I was wearing a white shirt, blue jeans, and my hair was tied in a simple ponytail. I had on exquisite makeup. Although I was over 30, I looked beautiful, like a celebrity beauty who had stepped out of a comic book.

Many people came to see me, and some fans even recognized me as the female lead in a popular short drama, "The Wife's Revenge," and asked me for an autograph.

I feel a little bit of a sense of accomplishment.

It was close to 6 p.m., the peak of the evening rush hour, and the supermarket was packed with people, especially the vegetable section.

I ate a pork rib, bought a lotus root, corn, live prawns, imported steak, sausages, spices, and other food.

It was almost 6 o'clock when we got back to the hotel.

I borrowed a pressure cooker, a wok, and a rice cooker from the hotel manager. The hotel manager was very nice. Since I've been staying here for quite a while because I'm filming, I'm considered a long-term guest.

So the manager quickly fulfilled my request.

I pan-fried the pork ribs, cut the lotus root into chunks and put them in, then put them in a pressure cooker with boiling water to cook them. I added seasonings, scallions and star anise, and let them stew in the pressure cooker...

I grabbed a frying pan on the other side to fry the steak, and oil splattered on me, which startled me. Mr. Jiang immediately came over. He was taller than me, and he stood behind me and kindly took the spatula from my hand to start frying the steak.

I smiled sheepishly: "I haven't cooked in a while, so my skills have gotten rusty."

Mr. Jiang said, "Man, sit there and rest, play on your phone, watch TV. Let your husband show you my signature dishes today: braised prawns and pan-fried steak."

Steam rose from the kitchen as President Jiang, wearing an apron, quickly prepared the meal. The room was warm and cozy, a truly wonderful feeling.

I suddenly remembered my previous marriage. I cooked for the whole family by myself, and no matter how busy or tired I was, my ex-husband never helped me out.

Even during the time I was in postpartum confinement after giving birth, my mother-in-law never came to visit me because she knew I had given birth to a daughter.

My husband was cold and indifferent to me, disregarding the pain of my C-section, and made me get out of bed to cook and do laundry on the third day after giving birth.

It's clear that my life after marrying my ex-husband wasn't very good either; the heavy blows he dealt me ​​were real.

Night fell as scheduled, and President Jiang had the steak cooked and the food laid out.

This is the most decent, homey dinner I've had since arriving in Hengdian.

I haven't eaten a home-cooked meal in ages. I'm so sick of eating takeout or boxed lunches on set in Hengdian.

We were having dinner when there was a knock on the door. Mr. Jiang asked me, "Man, who could be looking for you at this hour?"

"I don't know either"

I shook my head, stood up, walked over to open the door, and was surprised to see Shen Xing standing there.

He said, "Sis, I can smell the food in your room. Didn't you go to film today? Are you cooking at home?"

"Yes, your brother-in-law is here too."

I say.

Shen Xing seemed to have just finished filming and hadn't had time to remove his makeup. He had only changed into a T-shirt and jeans, but even so, he was still so handsome that people couldn't help but take a second look.

When President Jiang saw Shen Xing, he paused for a moment, then walked over, took my hand, and asked, "I've cooked some food. Would you like to try it?"

If it were anyone else, they certainly wouldn't have disturbed me and President Jiang having dinner together at home, but Shen Xing said with great interest, "Okay, President Jiang, let me try your cooking!"

He walked in, looked around, and it seemed like it had been quite a while; this was the first time he had ever been in my hotel room.

He said, "I've heard so much about you from my sister. You're incredibly lucky to have won the heart of such a beautiful woman like my sister."

President Jiang was very polite to Shen Xing and went to get another bowl and chopsticks.

The three of us sat together to eat.

Shen Xing said, "President Jiang, you were the one who helped bail me out of the detention center last time, right?"

"Yes, it's me."

President Jiang nodded.

Right now, Mr. Jiang, Shen Xing, and I are sitting together having dinner.

I think the meal was quite awkward. President Jiang and Shen Xing introduced themselves to each other, and that was how they got to know each other.

However, at the end of the meal, Shen Xing still toasted President Jiang and said, "Treat my sister well. I'll be relieved to have you taking care of her from now on."

"She's my woman, so naturally I'll take good care of her."

President Jiang said.

……

The meal had been going on for about 20 minutes when Shen Xing's agent called.

His agent said anxiously, "Young Master, where have you run off to again? Do you know how worried I am? You're extremely busy with work right now, you know? You have several variety shows, endorsements, and dramas filming."

"Come back with me quickly, we have a live stream tonight. We've already booked with the brand to promote our new drama, so hurry up!"

"Sis, brother-in-law, I'm full, I'm leaving now."

"Walk slowly"

I say.

Shen Xing left.

Only Mr. Jiang and I remained in the hotel room. Suddenly, Mr. Jiang asked softly, "Man, Shen Xing has feelings for you, doesn't she?"