Gu Yuxuan eyes became lifeless as if it had been covered with a layer of mist. She shook her head and said, "I'm alright!"

"Xuanxuan, you have to tell me when you feel that you can't take the pain anymore. I will be by your side because I can empathize such pain."

Gu Yuxuan nodded as a drop of tear rolled down her cheek into her hair in silence.

"Xiao Xi, I would never abandon my father. You know how important he is to me. I've failed Murong Xu by giving him up. It only goes to show that he is not as important to me. I've failed him, I've failed him..."

Gu Yuxuan kept repeating this until she burst out in tears.

In a frenzy, Murong Yunxi tried to wipe away her tears, but to no avail. Gu Yuxuan's tears were like tap switched on that they kept coming.

Eventually, even Murong Yunxi could not hold back her tears which was suffocating her, and she broke down in tears too.

The two ladies sat facing each other and wiping each other's tears.

"Let's not cry anymore, Xuanxuan, shall we?"

"Yes, let's stop crying!"

However, they could not control the tears welling up.

Murong Yunxi stood up and walked up to the wall and steadied herself, saying, "Do you remember what we used to do, Xuanxuan?"

Gu Yuxuan nodded. She got down from the bed and walked up to Murong Yunxi.

They chuckled and flipped their bodies upside down into a handstand.

"When we were little, we used to do this when we can't stop our tears."

"Yeah, at that time, I don't know where you heard the saying that by doing a handstand, the tears will stop."

The two ladies chuckled as they looked at each other, crying and laughing at the same time. They knew there was no way they could stop the heartache immediately, it would only spread and flood their hearts where people could not see.

After a while, Murong Yunxi's handphone rang again.

Murong Yunxi got onto her feet and took out her handphone, saying, "Xuanxuan, Gong Yu is here to pick me up. Do you need me to stay with you?"

Gu Yuxuan flipped around and stood on the floor saying, "There's no need. I will get up to eat something and then go back to sleep." "A good sleep will make things better."

"Are you sure?" Murong Yunxi was still worried about her.

"It's alright, really. Hurry along. Don't let the superstar wait too long, otherwise I'll turn into a sinner."

As her handphone started ringing again, Murong Yunxi answered it, saying, "Wait a moment, I'll be right there."

After Murong Yunxi spoke a few more words of instruction, she hung up the call and turned her eyes to Gu Yuxuan.

"Xuanxuan, you have to eat properly and then have a good night's sleep. Do not let your imagination run wild, get it? If you still don't feel alright, just give me a call, I'll make sure my handphone is switched on all night. Take a day off tomorrow, I'll do that for you, so you can rest for a few days. And..."

"Alright, enough of all the nagging. Your Superstar Gong is getting anxious while waiting for you. Get going already."

"So I'm leaving?"

"Yes, get going!"

"..." Gu Yuxuan waved Murong Yunxi away impatiently.

"I'm really leaving?"

"Go! I'm going to throw you out if you keep lingering!"

Murong Yunxi touched Gu Yuxuan gently, then left the room.

The moment the door closed behind Murong Yunxi, the room returned to it quiet and lonely atmosphere. Gu Yuxuan crossed her arms and hugged her shoulders while she walked towards her bed, lay down on it and curled up into a ball and closed her eyes silently.

By the time Murong Yunxi got downstairs, Gu Chengkang was no longer seated at the sofa. Scanning the room, she did not see Gu Chengkang, so she quietly left.

When she stepped out of the gates, she spotted Gongyu leaning on his car door, with both of his hands in the pockets of his pant, looking so carefree like a prince.

Murong Yunxi ran over to Gong Yu in strides and threw herself into Gong Yu's arms. Putting her arms around his waist, she rested her head onto his chest.

Gong Yu chuckled and said, "Do you miss me that much?"

"Uh-huh."

Even from her one-word answer, Gong Yu could sense that she was not her usual self.

He pushed Murong Yunxi away and kept her at arm's length and looked into her eyes. He instantly raised his eyebrows and said, "Why, were you just crying?"

"Xuanxuan and Murong Xu broke up with each other!" Murong Yunxi told Gong Yu directly without holding back anything.

"Get up the car and let's talk on the way!"

Gong Yu hugged Murong Yunxi's shoulders and seated her into the front seat, fastened her seatbelt and went around the car to get into his driver seat.

As Gong Yu started the engine of the car began to drive Murong Yunxi home, they were silent for a good while before Murong Yunxi started speaking.

"Murong Xu proposed to Xuanxuan and Xuanxuan accepted him. Both of their parents also met up to discuss the marriage, but Uncle Gu suddenly raised his objection, so the two lovebirds had to separate," Murong Yunxi explained simply but to the point. Although she tried to sound calm, Gong Yu could sense the grief in her heart.

"Why did Uncle Gu object to their marriage? Even if he objects to it, they didn't have to break up. Why didn't they try to persuade Uncle Gu?"

"Uncle Gu would never agree to it, in fact, he would utterly object to it to the end. Between Uncle Gu and Murong Xu, Xuanxuan had chosen her father. She couldn't possibly not choose Uncle Gu after he raised her single-handedly through thick and thin."

"I don't really get it, why must it be this way?"

Murong Yunxi hesitated for a moment, then told Gong Yu everything that Uncle Gu said. She was confident that Gong Yu would not simply tell other people about it, so she told him the truth behind the entire matter. If she had to talk to someone so he could share her burden, Gong Yu would be the best choice.

Upon hearing the explanation, Gong Yu frowned and said, "So how are the both of them now?"

"Of course they are devastated! I don't know how I can help them."

"Of course it's best if you could help, but don't be too hard on yourself. This burden may be too heavy for you to carry!"

Murong Yunxi nodded and asked in return, "Are you leaving again soon after this trip back?"

"We are finished with shooting my part of the show, so I won't be leaving anytime soon. The work that follows will be carried out with you," said Gong Yu, smiling at Murong Yunxi.

"With me?" Murong Yunxi asked with puzzle.

"Yes, we will attend this year's Golden Movie Awards together."

"Golden Movie Awards?"

"Yes, I've registered you for the best female lead and best playwright, while I'm in the list for the best male lead. Our names have already been nominated, so we will see if we receive the award next."

"How did I not know about this?"

"I want it to be a surprise for you. Director Zhao was also nominated into the list of best director. We'll see if we can harvest all the various awards into our pockets."

"What else do I need to do?"

"You don't need to do anything, just doll up to receive the award on stage."

"No way, if even I'm qualified to receive the award, where would all the big shot stars be standing?"

"Don't ever look down on yourself. My wife is not an idle actress. I believe we will clinch the awards."

"Stop being arrogant. Let's see how you explain yourself when you don't receive the award."

"Seventh Brother and I have started our media company, and our first business is to provide this award ceremony with the prizes."

"Really? The new company had started its operations? How come I didn't know about it?"

"I've been so busy shooting the show, so it was Seventh Brother who did all the preparations. I'll bring you to have a look at the company another day."

"Okay, congratulations! Everything would be carried out according to your plan in the correct chronological order."

"Yes. I heard that my dear wife has been doing a great job too? I heard that you've been running the subsidiaries of the Murong Family businesses making impressive progress, is that right?"

"Not really, it's all because Fourth has been guiding me along."

"My wife is fantastic. I guess as your husband, I need to buck up, lest people say that I'm living off a woman!"

"Haha... Who is spouting nonsense? My hubby is the best. You've shot a total of five movies this year. I'm so in awe of you! How did you do that?"

"Of course it's at the expense of all my hard work. I've to sacrifice my time with my wife. It's been really tough. When I get home, my wife ought to greatly reward me!"

"How should I reward you?"

"Of course you've to sooth and satisfy my heart of yearning for you!" Gong Yu's mouth curled into a naughty smile that made Murong Yunxi blush.

"You're so naughty, now you are making flippant remarks."

"Really? How am I flippant? Unless my wife is thinking of engaging in some roguish business?"

"You!"

"Okay, okay, I'll stop teasing you, but I missed you so much during this period of time!"

"Me too!" Murong Yunxi said, feeling sweetness welling up in her heart. All of a sudden, all the darkness overshadowing her mood had been greatly lifted.

Soon they arrived at Murong Ye's mansion.

Once the two of them alighted from the car, they spotted a figure standing by the door. Murong Yunxi walked up to the man and said, "Dear cousin, why are you standing here?"

Murong Xu threw a glance at Gong Yu, then turned his eyes to Murong Yunxi and inquired, "Xiaoxi, how is Xuanxuan?"

"She..." Murong Yunxi was caught unprepared and did not know how to answer Murong Xu. Her words were caught in her throat as felt a burden pressing down at her.

"We still have hope, don't we? Once Uncle's anger is abated, and he thinks the matter through, he will agree to let us stay together, right?"

"This..."

"I'm sure Xuanxuan would be able to successfully persuade her father. She told me that her father dotes on her so much that he would allow her to be sad or to suffer any wrong."

"Dear cousin, I... I think it'll be better if you give Xuanxuan up."

"Give up? Xuanxuan is not giving up, why should I?"

"Cousin, Xuanxuan had chosen to stand by her father!"

"What? That's not possible!"

Murong Xu took a step towards Murong Yunxi, reached out his strong arms and held on to her shoulder and shook her hard. All this while, he did not look into her eyes, but written on his face was a mixture of different emotions.

Murong Yunxi felt the shooting pain from her shoulders and groaned in agony.

Seeing what had happened, Gong Yu dashed towards them and pushed Murong Xu's hold away from Murong Yunxi and pulled her into his arms, s.h.i.+elding her and said, "Calm down, Murong Xu. This was through no fault of Xiaoxi. Don't make things difficult for her."

"Calm down? How can you make me calm down? If when you and Xiaoxi were planning to get married, suddenly someone comes forward to stop you, how could you calm yourself?!"

"Murong Xu, this matter is between you and Gu Yuxuan. It has nothing to do with Xiaoxi!"

"But... but who else can I turn to apart from her?"

Murong Xu suddenly sat down on the floor and burst out wailing, holding on to his head.