He is worthy of the name Liu Daochang (Taoist Priest Liu). He has a pure heart and few desires.
Mu Wan drove home to the Chengbei District. Two months ago, she bought a house in the Qinghe Mengyuan Community. The Qinghe Mengyuan’s location is in the old town of Xiacheng, where the house is over thirty years old.
This area is a typical old, run-down town in the city’s center. Although the house was old, the location was good, and the surrounding facilities were perfect, making her life comfortable.
Mu Wan has just graduated two years, and the money from the two years of acting is only enough for a down payment. Now she is making monthly mortgage payments.
The home was too old and decorated in the 1980s. The furnishings and appliances were outdated and in no better condition. Lin Wei is an interior designer, so Lin Wei gave her a simple decoration design because the house was too old, and Mu Wan didn’t want to make a big move. The style is inclined to desktop decoration, which is very idyllic.
There was no parking space in this district. Mu Wan parked her car at the entrance of the district lane. After she turned off the car, she got out of the car and walked home. Although the community was old, there were many houses, and it was almost dinner time.
The uncle and aunt, who buy food, walk with their baskets while making an appointment in dialect to dance in the small park after dinner. The creepers climbed half the building wall, wrapped around the iron fence beside the corridor windows. There was thick smoke everywhere in the ruined and decayed community.
There were only six buildings in Mu Wan’s community, with only two rows. She lived in the first building in the last row. Pushing the door and entering the corridor, Mu Wan went to the third floor, took out the key, and opened the door.
She turned on the lights, and the milky white light illuminated the living room. The house was only seventy square meters, and the living room was small. But it was clean and tidy. It looks very comfortable.
After entering the door, Mu Wan slumped on the sofa and laid her body on it as she completely put down her spirit.
She had filmed the scene all morning and returned by high-speed railway at noon. Without packing her luggage, she ran to the hospital to see Lin Wei. Now she was exhausted.
Outside the window, it began to rain again. In the drizzling rain, Mu Wan heard two cats shouting out.
Wild cats gallivanted all night under trees and bushes in this small old community. The cats were unneutered, so they bred fast and overflowed the community.
Lin Wei once said that she was like a cat. She was wild, lazy, and easygoing. She also advised her to keep one, but Mu Wan did not want to.
She was not lonely, nor did she need the company of a cat. If a cat is in the house, there is more cause for concern. She and the cat are not free.
When thinking of cats, Mu Wan remembered the scene in the hospital. The man’s eyelids lifted slightly, and his eyes gleamed under the darkening sky.
Mu Wan raised her wrist to cover her eyes and laughed weakly.
After a tiring day, Mu Wan went to bed shortly after dinner. After a dreamless night, she woke up in the morning because of her mobile phone’s ringtone. Looking outside, the sky outside the window was grey. Although it had not rained, it was not sunny either.
During the rainy season, the humidity is very heavy, and the air is very moist. Mu Wan took her cell phone and saw “Li Nan” on the screen. She pressed the answer and said, “Hello, Big Boss.”
Li Nan was Mu Wan’s agent and the only agent of Xinzhou Entertainment. The eight artists under him all called him Big Boss. Mu Wan signed with Xinzhou Entertainment after graduation. The company was not big, but it did not default on her payment or have domineering clauses. It had decent resources, which was quite suitable for her.
“Tomorrow evening at seven o’clock, Zhang Chengze is hosting a banquet at Qing Songxuan. He is preparing to shoot a new drama series. Mi Yu will go to the audition, and you will go with her.” Li Nan arranged it briefly.
A minor actress like Mu Wan usually does not attend such events. But it was not like she did not attend social events at all. In such a fame-and-fate event, drinking and eating are usual. Mu Wan needs to be there two or three times a month.
This time, the dinner focuses on Mi Yu, the hottest artist in Li Nan’s hands, who acted as the second female lead in the Great Fire Drama in her peak period. She will go with her, but just through the lobby. Afterward, she will eat and drink in the corner, greeting people, so there will be small role arrangements later.
Mu Wan agreed as Li Nan explained two more sentences and hung up the phone.
After hanging up the phone, Mu Wan took off her clothes and showered. It was cold and wet, with fog all over her body, making her uncomfortable. After bathing, she took a glass of water and a toothbrush. Then, she began brushing her teeth. Before she could finish, Lin Wei’s phone call came.
Put down the glass, and Mu Wan answered the phone with her toothbrush in her hand.
“Are there any new development today?”
“No. Come and visit me with Xu Ji’s congee!”
“I will obey your orders.”
Mu Wan had already gotten up so early, so she had no problem sending her congee today. Lin Wei was from Jingcheng. Her parents and younger brother were in Jingcheng, so no one was to take care of her in the hospital.
Mu Wan had no father and no mother. Lin Wei will take care of her when she is ill in the hospital.
This is a gem. I love how tranquil the story is. Thanks for translating ❤
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