Cherished Love [Showbiz]

[What should a scheming movie emperor do when his plan to marry first and fall in love later fails? Would having a child make her come back? Fur babies are children too. Let's try again and see.]

On the day their marriage agreement expired, Shan Xue packed her bags and took the initiative to ask Xie You Tong for a divorce.

To the benefactor who had pulled her out of the mire, Shan Xue had kept strictly to her place for two years, never daring to overstep. Though Xie You Tong was gentle and considerate and treated her wonderfully, Shan Xue understood that this was only the movie emperor's professionalism and good breeding.

She hesitantly expressed her gratitude and her plan to move out of Xie You Tong's house. After a moment of silence, a warm, low voice came through the phone.

"All right," Xie You Tong said. "Wait half an hour. We'll talk in person."

To her surprise, half an hour later, Xie You Tong returned with a snow-white puppy.

"I found it on the road. It looked so pitiful. The weather forecast says it'll rain later, and I was afraid it wouldn't survive the night, so I brought it home first."

Shan Xue remembered that Xie You Tong had never liked small animals. Surprised, she immediately reached out to take the puppy. "I'll take it with me too."

But Xie You Tong sidestepped her. "You're about to join the film crew, right? Can you manage to look after it? Let it stay here with me for now. You've had a dog before, so you have more experience than I do. Why not leave two days later and teach me how to feed it?"

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Shan Xue hadn't expected that her plan to have nothing more to do with Xie You Tong would be thwarted by the puppy's presence. Their relationship had even grown closer than it had been before the divorce.

Looking at the messages on her phone, she couldn't help teasing Xie You Tong for treating Qiuqiu like his daughter.

[Qiuqiu won't eat dog food. It probably wants some of the minced meat you made last time.]

[Qiuqiu doesn't look very energetic. Do you want to come over and check on it?]

[There's a place in the western suburbs where you can take puppies swimming. I reserved it for the weekend. Want to come?]

At the same time, Shan Xue couldn't help feeling that Xie You Tong was treating her a little differently than before.

Until one day, another actor on the set confessed his feelings to Shan Xue in private, and Xie You Tong happened to see it.

Under the other man's astonished gaze, Xie You Tong lowered his eyes and took Shan Xue's hand. His deep, husky voice held a hint of grievance. "Xiao Xue, are you planning to abandon me and our daughter after leading us on?"

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Qiuqiu was actually born to a Maltese owned by Xie You Tong's friend.

Xie You Tong had originally thought two years of marriage by agreement would be enough time for him and Shan Xue to develop feelings for each other. So while doing everything he could to treat her well, he gave Shan Xue plenty of space and time, waiting for her to slowly realize his feelings for her.

But he never got to see Shan Xue fall in love with him. Instead, he got a request for divorce.

When he found out Shan Xue was looking for a suitable rental agent, Xie You Tong nearly went crazy.

He tried to tell himself to stay calm, but couldn't stop thinking how great it would be if they had a child.

Didn't everyone say a child could keep a mother's heart from wandering? Then even if Shan Xue didn't like him, she wouldn't leave him so easily.

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