Five years without pregnancy means you're too weak; I remarried a powerful man and had triplets

She could even picture the expression on Xu Zhesheng's face.

But she didn't.

She simply followed him out calmly.

Outside the film set, Xu Zhesheng and Su Manman waited for her together.

From a distance, the two figures looked surprisingly well-matched from behind.

Su Manman was talking to Xu Zhesheng about something, gesturing excitedly with her hands.

Xu Zhesheng listened attentively with a smile on his lips. His eyes, which were usually only interested in work and nothing else, were now gazing tenderly at Su Manman. Even from a distance, Shen Zhiyi could clearly see the affection in his eyes.

As far as I can remember, he had never looked at her like that before.

Shen Zhiyi lowered her eyes, forcing herself to ignore the strange feeling in her heart, before walking to their side and respectfully asking, "Director Xu, is there anything I can help you with?"

His tone was so distant that it was as if the two had no relationship whatsoever.

Xu Zhesheng turned around, his dark eyes fixed on her, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing, only saying, "Manman, there's something I want to tell you."

"You two should have a good talk and make sure nothing like what happened yesterday happens again."

After he finished speaking, Xu Zhesheng took a few steps outside and gave his seat to the two of them.

Shen Zhiyi had never liked Su Manman. From the first day Su Manman arrived on set, she felt that this actress liked to cheat and be cunning.

From being late and leaving early at the beginning, to not even familiarizing himself with the script beforehand, only glancing at it briefly before going on stage, and only saying "one, two, three, four, five" as his lines.

It was all thanks to their post-production editing.

Now that she knows about her relationship with Xu Zhesheng, Shen Zhiyi finally understands why Su Manman dared to be so bold.

It's just that he has Hsu Che-sheng backing him up.

"Sister Zhi doesn't look well. Did she not sleep well last night?"

Su Manman smiled charmingly, her gaze fixed on Shen Zhiyi's made-up face, a hint of jealousy flashing in her eyes.

Shen Zhiyi is a well-known beauty in the industry. Several directors have tried to recruit her to work in front of the camera, but she has refused them all.

Today, she simply applied a layer of foundation, and her appearance improved dramatically.

Su Manman was not considered beautiful to begin with; in the entertainment industry, she could only be considered pretty. Now, standing in front of Shen Zhiyi, she was completely overshadowed.

She deliberately tossed her long hair and smiled, "I slept very well last night. Director Xu stayed by my side the whole time, and your mother-in-law also kept asking me how I was feeling, worried that I might feel unwell."

Faced with her provocation, Shen Zhiyi simply nodded and said coldly:

"I still have a job. If Ms. Su is here to show off, I can only say you've miscalculated. Everything you enjoy now belongs to me, and as Director Xu's wife, I have the right to take it back."

The implication is that you shouldn't mess with me.

Su Manman was clearly surprised that Shen Zhiyi was still so confident after a night. A hint of resentment flashed in her eyes, but she quickly looked away when she saw Xu Zhesheng's back.

She stopped smiling and looked at Shen Zhiyi with an arrogant expression:

"Director Xu said he's worried you might deliberately tarnish my image, so from now on, every frame of video you edit has to be sent to me first, and only after I approve it can it be used in the movie. Considering the short production time, I'm asking you to send it to me before 5:30 every day, is that alright?"

Editing work is inherently unpredictable, and overtime is a common occurrence. Moreover, Shen Zhiyi is not only editing Su Manman's scenes, but also the entire film.

It's impossible to finish before 5:30.

But she didn't want to say more to Su Manman, and simply nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."

After saying that, she turned and left.

As I passed Xu Zhesheng, the hem of my clothes lightly brushed against the back of his hand, but I didn't linger for a moment.

The moment the hem of his clothes brushed against the back of his hand, Xu Zhesheng's fingertips clenched instinctively.

A familiar touch swept by, and a strange emptiness filled my heart.

He instinctively reached out to stop him, but his arm, raised half an inch, froze in mid-air before finally falling limply to the ground.

He thought, it doesn't matter, she'll come back anyway.

In the past, whenever she got angry, didn't she always obediently come back to him in the end?

It's the same this time.

There was a two-hour break at noon. Shen Zhiyi ate a few bites of food but couldn't eat anymore. The film set was a bit far from the city. She had been worried that Xu Zhesheng wouldn't get enough rest here, so she specially rented a room nearby for him to rest.

Xu Zhesheng will definitely stay with Su Manman today. The room is empty anyway, so she might as well rest there. It will definitely be more comfortable for her to lie down than stay on set.

Just as they reached the door, they heard Su Manman's voice coming from inside.

"Zhe, let's not stay here... I'll be so sad if Zhi-jie finds out. Even though she hasn't been able to give the Xu family a son or daughter all these years, I know she still cares about you..."

The door wasn't closed properly, so Shen Zhiyi could see the two people embracing inside through the crack.

Xu Zhesheng held Su Manman in his arms, gently stroking her hair with one hand, and said in a slow and unhurried voice:

"No need. She's always been obedient and well-behaved. Besides, she's already in the wrong for not having a child in the past five years. Although she rented the house, it's still paid for with my money. I can bring whoever I want."

"You're pregnant and need to sleep more, so rest here for a while. I'll have my assistant take you home when you feel better. Don't worry, she usually doesn't come."

Outside the door, Shen Zhiyi almost bit her lip until it bled.

For the past five years, she has always put her own feelings last, Xu Zhesheng first, and his family's affairs second. She thought this was for their own good, but she never expected that it would make them think she was a soft persimmon that they could manipulate because she was obedient and docile.

She didn't sleep well last night, and now she was furious, so she pushed open the door without thinking.

The two people inside the door were startled by the noise and separated. The people living nearby were all staff members of the film studio. If others saw them, it might cause some rumors, which would be beyond Xu Zhesheng's control.

However, upon seeing that it was Shen Zhiyi, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief.

What are you doing here?

Xu Zhesheng pulled Su Manman aside and looked at Shen Zhiyi with great vigilance.

Seeing his protective mother hen-like demeanor, Shen Zhiyi was so angry she wanted to slap him. But in her extreme anger, she curled her lips into a smile and walked straight to the only room in the house, as if she hadn't seen the two people at all. Then she casually lay down on the bed.

Seeing that he was being ignored, Xu Zhesheng's eyes flashed with displeasure. He quickly followed him in and asked sharply, "Shen Zhiyi! What are you doing! Is the editing finished?"

Shen Zhiyi lay on the bed, too lazy to even open her eyes, and said, "Go to sleep."

Actually, she couldn't sleep at all, but she just didn't want Xu Zhesheng and Su Manman to have it too easy.

Upon hearing this, Xu Zhesheng's brows furrowed instantly: "Get up quickly. Manman will be sleepy after eating. Let her rest. Didn't we prepare a bed for you on set?"

The so-called bed on set was just a military single bed, hard and uncomfortable. Shen Zhiyi used to be willing to suffer for Xu Zhesheng's comfort, but now she didn't want to put up with it anymore.

She turned over and said, word by word, "Xu Zhesheng, the child in her belly is yours, not mine. I have no obligation to give it up! If you feel sorry for her, either go out and rent her another room, or take her out to a hotel."