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Please Like Her 14 – Male and Female Leads + Casting for ‘Evil’ (No In-Play Version)
There were no tears and crying like what was written in the script, instead, a *pfft* sound of laughter burst out.
Chi Yan withdrew his hand, turned back uncertainly to pick up the script, and asked, “Why didn’t you follow the lines in the script?”
Shang Lu still smiled and replied, “Because I felt happy and didn’t want to cry for now.”
After saying this, Shang Lu took the script from Chi Yan’s hand, flipped a few pages, changed to a different scene, and said, “Help me practice this part.”
The morning passed quickly.
Chi Yan had a meeting at the company in the afternoon, so he only made a simple meal for lunch.
Before leaving, Chi Yan didn’t forget to ask Shang Lu, “Is Xiao Mi coming back tonight?”
“Yeah,” Shang Lu counted the time on her fingers and said, “I might take a nap later, then in the afternoon, I’ll go to the west side of the city to buy a cake before picking her up.”
However, Xiao Mi’s elementary school was a bit far, and it would take quite some time to get there.
Chi Yan said, “I have to go to the west side of the city in the afternoon to check out a piece of land. I can pick you up and then we can go get Xiao Mi together.”
“Okay,” Shang Lu readily agreed and remembered that Chi Yan had mentioned this a couple of days ago. She asked, “Is it near that new shopping mall?”
After receiving Chi Yan’s confirmation, she put down her chopsticks and looked at him sincerely, “There’s a milk tea shop near that mall that’s exclusive to City A. It’s the first time they’ve opened one outside the province, and I heard their signature drinks are incredibly, incredibly, incredibly delicious.”
She emphasized the word ‘incredibly’ three times with an exaggerated tone.
Knowing Shang Lu’s love for food very well, Chi Yan intentionally showed an impatient expression and reluctantly said, “Got it, I’ll come find you after buying it.”
“Hooray!” Shang Lu cheered. She was full by now, wiped her mouth, and sat back on the sofa to continue studying the script.
Chi Yan finished cleaning up the leftover food on the table before leaving.
Shang Lu got tired of reading the script, so she simply lay down on the sofa.
She used to think that the couch Lin Yanyan gave her was too big, but during her break, she realized its advantages.
She could lie down on it anytime, anywhere, and even roll around. It was a must-have for lazy people.
So, Shang Lu decided to do something she had wanted to do since she first saw this couch.
She knelt down devoutly, placed her hands on the sofa, lowered her head, and pressed her forehead against it.
A forward somersault.
Another one.
Done.
The feet dangled, and Shang Lu sat up as well. Before her was the balcony.
Indeed, she had been right from the start. Flipping over on this sofa to get to the balcony was far more convenient than walking.
So, Shang Lu’s playful side emerged.
She changed her direction and started flipping back.
*Click—*
The door opened from outside.
Shang Lu, mid-flip, was puzzled: “…?”
The sudden sound of the door made Shang Lu realize it must be Chi Yan returning or Lin Yanyan coming over because the fingerprint lock only recognized their prints and Xiao Mi’s.
Instinctively, Shang Lu wanted to look up to see the situation, causing her legs, which were already in mid-air, to fall back down.
Her back… was a bit sore.
Shang Lu struggled for a moment before adjusting her posture. Her long hair was a mess as she half-lay on the sofa and lifted her head.
The person standing at the door was Chi Yan. When Shang Lu saw the briefcase that was on the table, she realized he had come back to get it.
But…
Why was Wenren Yan standing next to Chi Yan?
Oh, right, she remembered. The Wenren family seemed to be in real estate business.
When they first met, the other party’s eyes couldn’t open due to drowsiness. Now, they were round with surprise.
After all, who would have thought that a female celebrity’s hobby at home would be flipping somersaults on the sofa? It was quite bizarre.
Shang Lu climbed up from the sofa, ran her hand through her disheveled hair, and explained first, “I… I was just, you know, stretching my body.”
Chi Yan glanced at Wenren Yan.
Wen Renyan, who had just snapped back, seemed to be very discerning. He immediately said, “Exercising is good! Great! I’ll wait for you downstairs!”
Chi Yan walked in, picked up the briefcase he had left behind, and said, “I’m sorry, I remembered you saying you want to nap, so I didn’t want to disturb you by knocking.”
Shang Lu waved her hand, “It’s okay, anyway, I often just walk into your house without knocking.”
Chi Yan’s gaze turned to the sofa and he asked her, “Do you like it a lot?”
“Yep,” Shang Lu smiled and then pressed on the sofa cushion with her hand, “It’s very soft.”
Since there was no one else around, Shang Lu simply stood up and jumped on the sofa a couple of times, looking thoughtful as she asked, “It’s very springy, I guess trampolines in amusement parks are like this too, right?”
“Different. Let’s go together with Xiao Mi,” Chi Yan said, his gaze falling on her bare feet again, saying, “Be careful not to catch a cold. See you later.”
Hearing Chi Yan’s words, Shang Lu lowered her head and felt a chill under her feet.
But she obediently put on her slippers and replied, “I know, I know. You go and get busy. See you later.”
This time, Chi Yan really left.
Shang Lu sat on the sofa, lying down.
So soft, so comfortable.
There was still some time, so she decided to take a nap before going to line up.
On the other side.
Wenren Yan naturally wanted to ask questions related to Shang Lu, but he also knew how important she was to Chi Yan, so he didn’t dare to casually inquire. He was afraid that any careless words might make him appear frivolous, and he wouldn’t have an easy time for the next month.
Wenren Yan controlled his rationality.
His gossip nature made his heart feel like there were countless ants crawling around.
So Wenren Yan decided to divert his attention.
When he pulled a bottle of beverage out of his bag, he immediately felt Chi Yan’s cold gaze.
“Sorry,” Wenren Yan apologized within a second. He had forgotten Chi Yan’s habit, which never allowed anyone to eat anything in his car except for drinking water.
He couldn’t even drink a sip of the beverage, which made him even more uncomfortable. After holding it in for a while, he couldn’t help but ask, “So what’s the situation now?”
Chi Yan lowered his eyes and replied, “Similar to before, but closer… friends.”
Wenren Yan : “?”
Wen Renyan was originally lazily leaning back in his chair, but when he heard this, he sat up abruptly and asked, “Are you kidding me? You moved houses on purpose, get off work every evening on time even earlier than your employees, rush back just to cook for her. I mean, your cooking skills are almost catching up with the cooking aunt at my home. You also made the Jiang family and the Shang family fell, but after all this time, there hasn’t been any progress? Then why are you doing all this?”
Chi Yan pondered for a moment and looked out of the window. Then he said, “To make her happy.”
Work went smoothly as expected.
After their business partner left, Wenren Yan yawned, clearly feeling a headache from looking at all the data.
He looked at Chi Yan and said, “Tonight, let’s…”
But Chi Yan answered first, “I’m busy.”
Wenren Yan couldn’t understand, “What could you possibly have to do tonight?”
“Pick up the child after school,” Chi Yan said casually and then left.
He had checked online, and that bubble tea shop had limited hours. If he didn’t hurry, he wouldn’t make it in time.
Although this kind of thing could easily be delegated to an assistant, he was more accustomed to handling things related to Shang Lu personally.
Wenren Yan, who was left behind : “???”
Huh? What did he hear?
A child? Where did the child come from!?
Finally, an ML that gives second ML vibes. I love it.
I skipped some chapters out of boredom
1. Who is Xiao Mi?
2. When did he bankrupt Jiang & Shang family? Shouldn’t have affected Shang’s wealth if they are still holding a lavish birthday.
Not Shang Mu blackening after being locked up
Xiao Mu is Shang Lu’s adopted daughter (little sister?). She was adopted after the variety show in the countryside.
About the bankruptcy of Jiang and Shang, I don’t know. Maybe ML did it without Shang Lu’s knowledge, and because this novel is from Shang Lu’s POV, the author didn’t write it (yet? Maybe it will be explained in the future chapters?)
The Jiang’s fall can be inferred from Jiang Yi’s pov. He said that many businessesmen tried to form connections with the Chi Corporation (that belongs to Chi Yan) through them because Jiang Yi made them believe that he and our ML were good friends. Also, since the engagement with the Shang’s fell through and his whole cheating and scumbag behavior were exposed, his company’s stock plummeted. He also had to go to Liberia for a month to “help” Chi Yan with a charity he had over there with the insinuation that they would collaborate after his return.
So, basically, all the businessmen realized the Chi family and the Jiang family were not friends after Chi Yan decided to stop any and all projects they had been working on with the Jiang’s. Furthermore, the Shang’s had withdrawn from their engagement and the public had been trying to boycott them. Father Jiang beat up Jiang Yi and ended up sending him to the hospital.
About the Shang’s fall, I’m not sure yet
Xiao Mi is a kind of adopted sister of SL. She, Director Song, Ou Yi, and co. helped XM escape her horrible family after they met in one of Xiao Taoyan episodes. XM was now legally adopted by SL’s godparents. But, she lives with SL when she’s not living in her boarding school.
I can’t help but imagine the backflips scene 🤣🤣🤣
It’s probably as awkward as me in my early 20’s walking home from my brother’s place. Then looking at all the freshly fallen snow in the backyard thinking “I’ve never done a snow angel”. After messing around I looked up to the first floor (2nd if you’re American) and had eye contact with my mother. I felt very silly and that was just my mom looking.