Second Take On Romance - The A-List Actor Wants Me-Chapter 265 : Shen Jingwei, The Interpreter (2)

"A puppy," Shen Jingwei lied between his teeth without the slightest hint of remorse.

"A puppy?" Song Yaya frowned.

"A puppy," Shen Jingwei confirmed.

Behind them, the mature conversation continued.

"I love you," Song Xiaoling sobbed. "I thought that, after all these years, you would come to love me too!"

Yan Renzhong let out a frustrated roar.

"I have only ever seen you as a sister. I trust that I have never put you in a position to question my intention toward you."

Song Yaya was listening with rapt attention. She wanted to hear more about the puppy, but neither grown sibling cared to mention it again.

Song Xiaoling even began to sob loudly.

"My feelings will never change, no matter how many years may pass. We will only be siblings, no more than that," Yan Renzhong stated mercilessly.

Those words shattered Song Xiaoling’s fragile glass heart into pieces, but they made Song Yaya extremely happy.

Yes! The little girl almost punched the air in joy. That was exactly what she wanted, for her elder siblings to remain siblings no matter how many years might pass.

"As for Yaya..."

Song Yaya flinched when her name was called. She fearfully peeked from behind the seat. Her two elder siblings were looking straight at her.

"...!!!"

"All I ever want is for Yaya to have a safe and happy life," Yan Renzhong pointed out. "Xiaoling, if you do not share the same feelings, shouldn’t you let go of her?"

Song Xiaoling swallowed the unshed tears into her stomach.

"I too care for her," she sniffled. "We have always been together for the past three years. You already broke my heart, must you take my little sister away from me too?"

"Yaya is still recovering from her past trauma. You yourself need to heal from the recent incident. What’s the use of you two dragging each other’s feet? I can take better care of Yaya in present time."

"I don’t want to be left alone," Song Xiaoling wailed. "Who is going to take care of me? Why are you ostracizing me?"

...

Probably because you drugged your brother and tried having a baby with him...?

Shen Jingwei facepalmed.

But of course he couldn’t say that out loud. He had to stick to his role as a silent supporter.

And then, for the first time since they stepped into the car, Song Yaya spoke up.

"I want all of us to get along," she said. "Big Brother, Big Sister, and Yaya."

Yan Renzhong and Song Xiaoling looked at their young half-sibling.

"I want to stay with Big Sister and visit Big Brother every two weeks again," Song Yaya continued in elaboration. "Or more often, if Big Brother is not too busy."

Yan Renzhong took a deep breath slowly.

Song Xiaoling, in contrast, held her breath, afraid to speak.

On the other hand, Song Yaya, emboldened by her elder siblings’ reaction, began to beg, "Please? Big Brother, Big Sister, if you don’t want the puppy, let me have it."

"..."

"..."

"What puppy?" They asked in unison.

"The puppy that Big Brother Renzhong doesn’t want!" Song Yaya said with a serious face. "I will take care of it, so the problem is now solved. Right?"

Song Yaya beamed at Shen Jingwei, her eyes sparkling with newfound determination.

Both Yan Renzhong and Song Xiaoling gaped at Shen Jingwei, who decided to stop playing the silent supporter and give some inspiring piece of advice. A useful one.

"Look, if you two truly care about Yaya, you will not alienate her from people she cares about.

Song Xiaoling, as hard as it might be for you to accept, I am not going anywhere.

I am willing to work on this new dynamic if you are willing to stop chasing after Yan Renzhong’s shadow."

"..."

Song Xiaoling wiped tears off the ends of her eyes before she slowly nodded.

"Fine," she said. "After everything that happened, I don’t have the face to pursue him anymore, anyway. Right now, I just want some peace. And I want to be with Yaya."

The talk ended peacefully, and the full custody claim Yan Renzhong filed was withdrawn at the end of the day.

"Don’t try to run away again," Yan Renzhong told Song Xiaoling after he dropped her and Song Yaya at their house. "Don’t do anything rash out of desperation. I will always be there for you two, as your brother," he emphasized.

Song Xiaoling nodded. Song Yaya’s tiny hand held hers tight, acting like an anchor to reality. ƒrēenovelkiss.com

But Song Yaya was not done yet.

"So where is the puppy?" She demanded.

Yan Renzhong shot Shen Jingwei a look.

Shen Jingwei sighed inwardly.

"The puppy still needs to be selected," he said. "Yaya, why don’t we go together to pick a puppy after I get off work?"

Song Yaya’s face lit up in excitement.

"Yes!!" She cried out happily. "Let’s go pick a puppy!"

After bidding farewell from the Song sisters, Yan Renzhong and Shen Jingwei headed back to the train station to pick Wen Guilin up.

Afterward, they returned to the Peak Point Shooting Studio.

Director Ma was not happy about their emergency escape, but he accepted their excuses begrudgingly.

The two actors were ushered back into the dressing room, where they were transformed into the characters they portrayed in the drama.

A hairstylist was busy gathering Yan Renzhong’s long hair into a bun when she noticed something amiss.

"Uh, Mr. Yan?"

"Hmm?"

The hairstylist pointed at their reflections in the mirror.

"You are bleeding."

"..."

Yan Renzhong stopped looking at his phone and stared at the mirror.

Some blood ran down his nose, dripping past his lips.

"..."

Yan Renzhong reached for a napkin and pressed it against his nose.

"Please call my manager," he told the hairstylist after some time.

"Y-yes, of course..."

Wen Guilin came rushing into the dressing room not long after.

"Little Yan, what happened?" She asked urgently. "Is that blood? Oh, God."

"Manager Wen, please schedule the earliest appointment with Dr. Kang for me."

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