She Said She Likes Filming Kiss Scenes

The weather was a little gloomy today—gray sky, no sun in sight—but it didn't dampen Yun Huaizhu's good mood. She parked at the entrance to the residential compound and glanced at her watch: exactly nine-thirty in the morning.

When she looked up again, she spotted Lin Meng in the distance, wearing a knit sweater, running toward her car.

Yun Huaizhu quickly rolled down the window and waved at Lin Meng. “Mengmeng-jie, I'm here!”

Lin Meng had just reached the gate and was about to message Yun Huaizhu to ask where she'd parked. She hadn't expected to hear her voice the moment she arrived.

Lin Meng hurried over. Watching her approach, Yun Huaizhu thought her outfit today was adorable—the cream-white sweater paired with a light blue plaid skirt, and with the way she ran, she looked even more like a little white rabbit.

Yun Huaizhu called out, “Get in, quick!”

Lin Meng opened the passenger door and got in. After buckling her seatbelt, she looked at Yun Huaizhu apologetically. “Sorry I'm late. Have you been waiting long?”

Yun Huaizhu smiled. “Not at all, Mengmeng-jie. I came too early—you're right on time.”

She wasn't lying; she really had arrived half an hour early today.

Lin Meng breathed a sigh of relief.

Yun Huaizhu continued, “Mengmeng-jie, which street do you want to go shopping on?”

Lin Meng was thinking about the dress and lowered her head guiltily. “Since I'm just here to keep you company, I'll let you decide. Anything works for me...”

At that, Yun Huaizhu's smile faded a little.

Never mind. Lin Meng wasn't the type to warm up overnight; the fact that Lin Meng treated her as her best friend was already good enough.

Yun Huaizhu started the car and headed toward the mall near the International Building.

She had never liked anyone before, and she didn't know how to like someone.

Everything she did for Lin Meng came from her own imagination, from things she'd learned in books, and from couples she'd observed in real life.

Liking someone meant buying them things, giving them the best, wanting to see them and talk to them all the time, and sleeping under the same blanket.

There were so many things Yun Huaizhu wanted to buy for Lin Meng. She'd thought Lin Meng had accepted her gifts before, but it seemed that wasn't the case.

Why wouldn't she accept them?

As long as Lin Meng refused even one day, it meant she hadn't fully accepted her. Apart from being good friends, there seemed to be nothing else binding them together.

That was what Yun Huaizhu feared most: that one day Lin Meng would quietly leave, and she wouldn't even be able to find her.

Lin Meng was silent in the car for a long time. Then, as if gathering her courage, she slowly raised her head and said to Yun Huaizhu, “Zhuzhu... that dress—I have to pay you back for it...”

“Enough.”

Yun Huaizhu suppressed her temper and spoke coolly. “I already said it—friends don't need to be so calculating. The gift I gave you is yours. If I say you don't need to pay me back, then you don't.”

At those words, Lin Meng lowered her head again.

She knew Yun Huaizhu was a good person. However rich Yun Huaizhu was, that was her own business. But Lin Meng couldn't accept a dress that was so expensive by ordinary people's standards just because Yun Huaizhu had money—wouldn't that be taking advantage of her?

And the dress wasn't the only thing—she still had a three-million-yuan necklace she hadn't returned to Yun Huaizhu.

As Lin Meng thought about this, she timidly raised her head to look at Yun Huaizhu again. Yun Huaizhu's expression was now as dark as the gloomy weather outside, and the atmosphere in the car suddenly turned frigid.

She'd come along today to make Yun Huaizhu happy, but the moment she brought those things up, Yun Huaizhu seemed to get angry.

Lin Meng decided it was best to keep her mouth shut.

When she'd said those things just now, the mood in the car had instantly hit rock bottom. Yun Huaizhu's expressionless face looked like it could freeze someone to death. Lin Meng sat up straight, her fingers unconsciously twisting together.

She had to say something to cheer Yun Huaizhu up.

Right—didn't Yun Huaizhu like filming? Last time she said she liked filming kiss scenes.

When Lin Meng thought of this, she felt she'd found a common topic with Yun Huaizhu. Just as she was about to speak, her face suddenly started to burn.

Why is my stupid brain thinking about kiss scenes?! Last time doesn't count, it doesn't count!

Then maybe she could ask Yun Huaizhu what other kinds of scenes she liked to film besides kiss scenes; she could act as a temporary scene partner and practice with her.

With a face like Yun Huaizhu's, it would be a shame if she didn't return to the big screen.

Just as Lin Meng was blushing and lost in thought, Yun Huaizhu's somewhat cold voice pulled her back. “Mengmeng-jie, you know Su Yutang? Last time I saw you two talking and laughing, you seemed very close.”

Although her tone wasn't accusatory, Lin Meng immediately felt her hair stand on end.

She hurried to explain. “Zhuzhu, don't misunderstand. I really have nothing to do with her. Remember when we ran into each other at the hotel? I had a fever that day and don't know what nonsense I said. Eldest Miss Su said my words hurt her soul, so she demanded I send her compliments every day...”

Yun Huaizhu suddenly remembered; that had indeed happened.

That day, Su Yutang had been about to subject her to some twisted game. If Lin Meng hadn't suddenly stepped in front of Su Yutang to protect her, she would have made an irreversible mistake that night.

What had Lin Meng said when she was delirious with fever... “Wife”?

Lin Meng had thought she and that lunatic Su Yutang were a couple.

Was that why Lin Meng had deliberately distanced herself from her?

A sudden jealousy surged in Yun Huaizhu. “So Mengmeng-jie knew her that early on—and even sent her compliments every day.”

Lin Meng sensed the odd tone in Yun Huaizhu's voice and quickly explained again. “Th-those were just tasks. Zhuzhu can think of them like tasks my boss assigns me at work. Other than that, I really have nothing to do with Eldest Miss Su.”

Yun Huaizhu believed Lin Meng had nothing going on with Su Yutang; someone as simple as Lin Meng couldn't hide it when she liked someone.

She just couldn't stand the way Su Yutang clung to Lin Meng.

Yun Huaizhu spoke with a sarcastic edge. “Then was calling her ‘Tangtang’ also a task she assigned you?”

Lin Meng had never heard Yun Huaizhu use such a strange tone before. She was instantly silenced, not knowing how to answer.

In her daze, she seriously considered it: when she was with Su Yutang, which behaviors were tasks forced on her by fear of Su Yutang, and which were things she was willing to do from her own heart?

Actually, Su Yutang had only threatened and coerced her at the very beginning, and she hadn't really done anything to her.

When she was with Su Yutang, it was like being with Yun Huaizhu—eating and shopping together. The only difference was that since that night, Su Yutang's conversation always seemed to veer into dirty territory...

If those things also counted as coming from her own will, then didn't that mean she treated Su Yutang as a friend, just like Yun Huaizhu?

The more Lin Meng thought, the tighter her brows furrowed; her brain seemed unable to handle such a complex relationship assessment.

Yun Huaizhu caught the increasingly troubled expression on Lin Meng's face, and the jealousy that had just risen in her heart suddenly faded. It seemed all the intimate gestures and affectionate names Lin Meng used with Su Yutang were forced on her by Su Yutang.

Lin Meng clearly hated her.

Yun Huaizhu suddenly chuckled. “Mengmeng-jie, don't be nervous. I was just joking with you.”

Her words pulled Lin Meng out of her mental storm. Lin Meng gave her an awkward smile. “I just hope you won't misunderstand.”

Yun Huaizhu smiled and nodded. “I know. I've never misunderstood you. But next time she forces you, you have to tell me. Someone arrogant and conceited like her loves to toy with people's feelings; I'm afraid you'll be deceived by her.”

When Su Yutang had come to find her countless times, for a fleeting moment she'd really wanted to call Yun Huaizhu to rescue her. But Yun Huaizhu was already troubled enough with her own company matters. If she got into a fight with Su Yutang because of her, wouldn't that make things worse?

Lin Meng didn't want to trouble Yun Huaizhu with this. As long as Su Yutang didn't torture her or do anything perverted to her, she could still endure it.

Besides, Su Yutang really wasn't that bad.

Lin Meng nodded obediently. “Mm-hmm.”

Seeing how Lin Meng relied on her, Yun Huaizhu silently vowed to speed up her plan. She knew the Su family had grown into a massive force, and someone of her status truly couldn't contend with Su Yutang. So she chose to give up everything and take Lin Meng far away.

The world was vast; Jing City wasn't the only place that could accommodate the two of them.

...

Yun Huaizhu drove into the underground parking garage beneath the mall. Lin Meng moved to unbuckle her seatbelt and get out, but just then a strange glint flashed through Yun Huaizhu's eyes. She suddenly wore a gentle smile that sent a chill down one's spine. “Mengmeng-jie, where's your phone?”

The underground garage was dimly lit, and at first Lin Meng hadn't seen Yun Huaizhu's expression clearly. She had no idea why Yun Huaizhu was asking about her phone, and she answered, at a loss, “It's in my bag. Why?”

Yun Huaizhu continued, “Mengmeng-jie promised to spend the whole day shopping with me today. If you have your phone and someone messages you and ruins our mood, what then?”

Hearing this, Lin Meng suddenly thought of Su Yutang, who kept messaging her.

Although Su Yutang had been silent these past few days, no longer harassing her, there was no guarantee she wouldn't unleash a barrage of calls at any moment.

If Yun Huaizhu accidentally saw those unspeakable messages from Su Yutang, wouldn't her status as the other woman be confirmed?

Lin Meng shuddered at the thought and quickly pulled out her phone. “Then I'll turn it off.”

Just as she pressed the power button, a pair of exceptionally long fingers swiftly snatched the phone from her hand.

Lin Meng was stunned. She looked toward Yun Huaizhu and saw that she had already placed the phone in the car's storage compartment. “Mengmeng-jie, there's no need for that. Until we finish shopping, I'll hold onto your phone for you. I'll give it back when you go home tonight, alright?”

Lin Meng hesitated...

On her days off, she used to be inseparable from her phone, even taking it to the bathroom with her. Checking it from time to time while shopping had become a habit. Could she really hold back?

Seeing her silence, Yun Huaizhu leaned half her body sideways against Lin Meng like a cat and wrapped her slightly cool hand around Lin Meng's arm. “Please, Mengmeng-jie... I really don't want you to be distracted by other things when we're together. Otherwise I'll be unhappy all day. Do you want to see me unhappy?”

Lin Meng quickly shook her head. “No, that's not what I meant...”

After saying that, as if she'd gone through a tremendous psychological struggle, she sighed helplessly. “Alright.”

Yun Huaizhu's expression instantly brightened. She smiled like a sweet jasmine flower. “I knew it. Mengmeng-jie, you're the best to me.”

...

At the Su Family Old Mansion, a group of bodyguards in black uniforms stood outside a room.

Su Yutang had been locked up in the old mansion for two days. Su Yurong had practically stationed a squad to watch her. She'd also tried sneaking out through the small door at night, but before she could get far, she was caught and brought back.

Although Su Yurong had left her a phone, it was specially modified—it could only access the internet, not send messages, let alone make calls.

This was the same old trick Su Yurong had used to confine her before. Any other time it would have been fine, but right now she was truly desperate.

She really wanted to see Lin Meng. If Lin Meng weren't hanging around that fake green tea bitch Yun Huaizhu, it would be one thing. But if she really got locked up by Su Yurong for a year or so, she'd probably come out to see wedding invitations between Lin Meng and Yun Huaizhu.

No, she absolutely would not allow that to happen!

Su Yutang paced restlessly around the living room carpeted in Persian rugs. As her gaze carelessly swept around, she spotted the iron door that stood out incongruously against the house's gold-thread nanmu wood decor.

Because she'd once spent a full day and night smashing the door apart with everything in the room when she tried to escape, Su Yurong had installed a bank-vault-grade titanium alloy door to prevent her from running.

Even if she smashed at this thing for a month, she probably couldn't break it open.

She didn't know what deal Yun Huaizhu had struck with her mother, or why her mother was protecting that person so fiercely. But as long as she was alive, she would never let that person's schemes succeed!

At that thought, Su Yutang suddenly clutched her stomach and collapsed to the ground, crying out, “Ugh... it hurts so much! Is anyone there? I'm dying—”

After she'd shouted for a while, the people outside finally opened the door. The captain of the bodyguards stepped forward. “Eldest Miss, what's wrong?”

Su Yutang kept clutching her stomach and rolling back and forth, biting her lip as if she couldn't bear the pain. “I don't know why, but my stomach suddenly hurts so much. I'm going to die... Hurry, take me to the hospital.”

The bodyguard captain exchanged a glance with the person behind him, then that person spoke into his radio. “This is the back courtyard. Eldest Miss is unwell. Send Dr. Shen, who's on permanent residence.”

“Copy.”

The captain moved to help Su Yutang up, but the moment her hand was about to touch her, Su Yutang snarled like an enraged beast. “Get lost! Don't touch me!”

“All of you get out too! Seeing you here makes my stomach hurt even more!”

The others immediately understood what was going on.

The eldest miss was faking an illness.

Everyone present exchanged looks and then quietly left the room with a tacit understanding.

Only after they'd all gone did Su Yutang get up from the floor in a sorry state. She hadn't expected that even after acting it up to this extent, these people wouldn't take her life or death seriously.

She'd originally planned to slip away at the hospital when they took her there. It seemed that route wouldn't work.

Just as Su Yutang was wallowing in frustration, she suddenly remembered that the bodyguard had mentioned sending for a Dr. Shen. She recalled that the only doctor residing here was Shen Yan.

She remembered Shen Yan's figure seemed about the same as hers...

A new plan formed in Su Yutang's mind.

...

Like most shoppers, Yun Huaizhu started by browsing small items in the perfume and cosmetics sections.

Lin Meng used to hate shopping with others. Once, she'd gone shopping with someone, and in the end it was just walking around. In a mall where everything was expensive, they'd only racked up two thousand steps on WeChat and bought nothing.

So Lin Meng found shopping tiresome. If it was just slow walking, she'd rather go to the gym; at least there weren't many people there and it wasn't noisy.

That was partly why she'd hesitated to go shopping with Yun Huaizhu.

But Yun Huaizhu was different from the people she'd shopped with before. Yun Huaizhu bought things decisively; basically, if she tried something once, she'd buy it. She even called Lin Meng over to help her smell perfumes.

Lin Meng had bought perfumes before, but they were a few hundred yuan a bottle. The perfumes Yun Huaizhu was looking at seemed far more expensive.

Lin Meng liked light floral and fruity scents. Of course, since she was helping Yun Huaizhu pick, she had to choose fragrances that suited Yun Huaizhu's aura—white tea, jasmine, agarwood, things with elegant and sweet top and base notes.

Normally, after choosing, a shopper would buy the one they liked best. But Yun Huaizhu bought every perfume Lin Meng picked out.

Lin Meng's eyes widened in astonishment... She'd probably picked seven or eight bottles for Yun Huaizhu. Even if used for years, they wouldn't be used up, right?

Was she really going to buy them all? Perfume had an expiration date.

After making her selections, Yun Huaizhu arranged to have the perfumes packed and delivered to her home. While filling in the address, she suddenly looked up and asked Lin Meng, “Mengmeng-jie, what's your apartment number again?”

Lin Meng found this odd. She frowned slightly. “Apartment number?”

She quietly leaned closer to Yun Huaizhu, and when her gaze caught sight of the address Yun Huaizhu was writing—which appeared to be her current residence—she froze.

“Yeah, hurry and tell me. I'll take you around that area in a bit.”

Lin Meng snapped out of it and asked, bewildered, “Zhuzhu, aren't these the things you're buying for yourself? Why are you filling in my address?”

Yun Huaizhu smiled. “Because I think Mengmeng-jie has great taste. Those perfumes you picked for me all smell wonderful, but I bought too many and probably won't use them all. So I thought I'd share a few bottles with you. Surely you wouldn't refuse a few bottles of perfume, Mengmeng-jie?”

Lin Meng had seen on the price tags that one bottle cost three thousand eight hundred yuan, which was already a third of her pre-tax monthly salary.

She'd only come today to accompany Yun Huaizhu shopping and make her happy. She'd never imagined Yun Huaizhu would buy her something, let alone something so expensive. “But...”

Yun Huaizhu put down the pen and walked over, gently shaking Lin Meng's arm. “Mengmeng-jie, are you still my good friend or not?”

Lin Meng quickly said, “Of course.”

In this illusory world built by a novel, Yun Huaizhu was probably her only friend. Yun Huaizhu tolerated her and understood her.

She'd already made a mistake once. Every time she saw how good Yun Huaizhu was to her, the guilt in her heart was enough to drown her.

Hearing her answer, Yun Huaizhu cupped her face with both hands. Lin Meng's gaze suddenly met Yun Huaizhu's, and Yun Huaizhu wore a gentle, sweet smile. “I've said it before; good friends don't need to be so calculating. If you consider me a friend, then accept my gift. Besides, these have already been paid for and definitely can't be returned. If I can't use them all, I'd have to give them to someone else anyway. I might as well give them to my best friend.”

When Lin Meng looked into Yun Huaizhu's beautiful eyes, her brain seemed to stop functioning for a moment. She gave a slight nod, as if accepting Yun Huaizhu's reasoning.

Seeing this, the curve of Yun Huaizhu's lips rose a few more degrees. She unexpectedly leaned in and kissed Lin Meng's cheek.

Those soft lips brushed her cheek like a feather. By the time Lin Meng reacted, her face instantly burned. Flustered, she covered the spot Yun Huaizhu had just kissed. “Zhuzhu, you...”

Yun Huaizhu covered her mouth with an apologetic look. “Sorry, Mengmeng-jie. You looked so cute when you agreed just now that I couldn't help myself. I've had moments where I couldn't help myself before... Mengmeng-jie, do you blame me for this?”

As she spoke, she wore a pitiful, innocent, harmless white flower expression.

Lin Meng didn't know what was wrong with her. Whenever she saw that expression on Yun Huaizhu's face, she couldn't bring herself to say anything rejecting or reproachful.

Seeing her standing there speechless for a long time, Yun Huaizhu took her arm and led her to continue browsing elsewhere.

After that, Yun Huaizhu looked at small trinkets in the mall. Whatever caught her eye, she'd call Lin Meng over to give her opinion.

Lin Meng had just learned her lesson with the perfume, so afterward, no matter what Yun Huaizhu wanted her to look at, she responded with an attitude of not knowing, never having bought such a thing.

Her reaction seemed to say—they're all fine, they all look nice, they're all good, you decide.

Not a trace of emotion, like a robot carrying out a task.

Seeing this, Yun Huaizhu lost interest in shopping. After all, she'd brought Lin Meng out today specifically to buy things for her; otherwise she wouldn't have bothered wandering around a mall like this.

It seemed she'd have to put in more effort to get Lin Meng to accept her gifts willingly.

After that, Yun Huaizhu made a show of taking Lin Meng's arm and strolling around once more. Seeing Lin Meng's lack of enthusiasm, she simply took her to eat.

She'd discovered that directly transferring money or giving gifts might not work with Lin Meng, but treating her to a meal—Lin Meng wouldn't refuse.

The previous times were the same. Whenever she mentioned giving Lin Meng something, Lin Meng would look troubled and weighed down. But every time they ate together, Lin Meng's mood was relaxed.

As expected of this simple little white rabbit; as long as there was good food, she could forget all her worries.

That was what Yun Huaizhu liked most about Lin Meng.

Because Lin Meng would never scheme against her or betray her, she felt very safe with her.

After a satisfying meal, Lin Meng quickly tossed the perfume incident to the back of her mind. On the way back, she even asked about Yun Huaizhu's work. “Zhuzhu, are you still this busy lately? Is someone deliberately making things difficult for you?”

Hearing Lin Meng's concern, Yun Huaizhu was overjoyed. “I didn't expect Mengmeng-jie to worry about this. Don't worry, everything's fine. I'll work hard for the future too.”

For our future.

If Yun Huaizhu said that, things probably weren't really fine.

Was Su Yutang targeting Yun Huaizhu again?

Then maybe she should subtly probe when she talked to that eldest miss, and ask Su Yutang not to target the already pitiful Yun Huaizhu?

Just as she was thinking this, Yun Huaizhu had already driven to the entrance of the residential compound.

And at that moment, Lin Meng suddenly noticed a woman with golden-dyed hair standing at the entrance of her compound.

The woman was tall, almost as tall as Su Yutang, and she was peering around the entrance like a thief.