Chapter 977: Chapter 976: May I?
"Ah——"
The Mermaid Princess pulled off the scales from her body, immense pain swept over her, in the darkness, she lifted her face, the ultimate beauty and agony intertwined, mixed with heart-wrenching cries of grief, echoing throughout the Ocean Park.
The bloody scale in her hand was like a wilting, delicate rose.
In this scene, all the staff on set held their breath, deeply shocked by Ye Xian’s incredible explosiveness and strong impact.
The mermaid endured the pain of peeling flesh, pulling off scales one by one, blood dyed the whole sea, her face turned pale to the point of being translucent, sweat beads like beans on her forehead, and blood also oozed from the corners of her mouth, finally revealing the silhouette of long, slender legs, where the pain-filled depths of her eyes finally showed a glimmer of hope.
But in the next second, the door was opened.
Dawn broke, the scorching sunlight shone on the half-human half-mermaid monster.
Shattering the glimmer of hope she had just risen.
The Mermaid Princess lifted her head, her beautiful azure eyes full of innocence and relief, but what she saw was the burning sunlight and David, as well as her thousands of subjects.
Murmurs of astonishment and sky-high reproaches filled the Ocean Park.
"The Prince is really a monster!"
"The evil merfolk tribe! It was she who killed the old king and queen, bringing floods to Wisenus!"
"Kill her! Kill her!"
Pang Kai couldn’t bear it, couldn’t stand to see the disappointed look in the mermaid’s eyes, it was like a dagger to the heart.
This film was too cruel, he couldn’t understand why Ye Xian took it, wasn’t it self-abuse?
He turned his head, and after seeing the flickering glow on the camera main screen, the man’s half-awake, classical facial features, his gaze not as burning and fierce as before, now like a calm sea, hiding all turbulent currents, unfathomable, reaching an extremely quiet state.
Yet he could feel a sense of oppressive clouds over the castle, extreme restraint, and terrifying devastation, Ye Xian was not abusing herself but rather torturing the CEO.
No need for Wisenus’ subjects to take action, her body had already begun to change bit by bit.
The taboo of the merfolk tribe: upon encountering sunlight, they will transform into bubbles.
The beautiful demoness lying on the reef, who didn’t shed a tear when pulling off her scales, now smiled as she cried, each crystal-clear pearl gradually turning into scalding tears, reflecting scenes of the past under daylight.
There was the death of her parents, the transformation of the mermaid, the smiling faces of the subjects, and the betrayal of her lover...
Tears flowed past that little black tear mole, the camera froze on that scene, her smile was sad and hopeless, innocent and romantic, with crimson lips softly parting, "Farewell, my subjects, my lover."
A faint sobbing sound arose in the Ocean Park, gradually growing more intense, everyone was immersed in this poignant and moving story, overwhelmed with sorrow, Xiao Lu couldn’t stop wiping her tears, eventually bursting into tears, and hugged Pang Kai.
Pang Kai was startled, his previously sour nose now stopped.
"Cut..."
The director’s voice was slightly trembling as he announced, "It’s a wrap."
Everyone should be celebrating, but no one could smile at this time. Ye Xian adjusted her emotions, dove into the water, swam to the shore, and walked straight to the dressing room.
"Don’t cry anymore."
Pang Kai comfortingly patted Zhou Lu on the shoulder, after all, she was just a child, too prone to emotions, but it was understandable, Ye Xian’s acting was phenomenal, her empathy ability was incredibly strong, even he, a grown man, nearly cried.
He glanced at the man behind the screen who seemed yet to recover, and said to Zhou Lu, "Go help Ye Xian pack up, we’re leaving soon."
"By the way, don’t tell Ye Xian the CEO is here, he wants to give her a surprise."
"Mm!"
Zhou Lu nodded and ran to the backstage dressing room.
Inside the dressing room, Ye Xian was sitting in front of the mirror, cooperating with the makeup artist to remove her makeup, with the Mermaid script still in her hand.
Usually, after finishing a movie, she would quickly detach herself, but this time maybe due to the immersive experience, or maybe due to her admiration for the Mermaid character, even though it was over, she still felt a bit reluctant.
The story ending completed by the special effects team was:
The Mermaid Princess disappeared into beautiful bloody bubbles, her heart turned into a seven-colored gem, flying towards the sea.
With her death, the mermaid’s magic also began to fade, and all of Wisenus’ subjects regained their memories.
The mermaid robbed the rich to help the poor, extinguished great fires, helped them through crises, escaped from the dragon’s mouth... scenes floating to mind, Wisenus’ subjects regretted deeply, kneeling in grief inside the Ocean Park, all calling out Crown Prince.
And as the mermaid lay dying, she used the last of her strength to sacrifice her heart to the merfolk tribe, allowing them to defeat Vici and the Evil Dragon, and retreat the floods.
At some point, a beautiful seven-colored mermaid statue appeared in the sea, and every night, her melodious and charming song can be heard.
Sung by her, the theme song of "Mermaid," "I don’t care if you come from the abyss, nor do I care about the scales on your body; love can transcend everything, as long as you’re by my side, I turn a blind eye to all gossip and rumors, don’t ever give up on me, don’t turn away and sink into the sea.
Legend has it you stranded for love, I too can dive into the sea for you, how could I cut off, forget my unchanging vows, my tears flowed like a thread, in reality, my longing for you grew, I’m willing to turn into a statue, waiting for your presence..."
Looking at the lyrics now, a faint sorrow still lingered in her heart.
Ye Xian put down the script, unexpectedly seeing in the mirror the reflection of a tall, handsome figure, the sorrow in her heart was instantly replaced by surprise, her eyes filled with happiness.
"CEO?!"
She happily turned her face, and before she could get up, the man who rushed into the dressing room suddenly swept her up in his arms.
Ye Xian was startled, the makeup artist was also taken aback by this irresistibly domineering princess carry.
Wow, so handsome!
"CEO..."
Ye Xian felt his body temperature, her cheeks blushing with a hint of shyness, "Put me down, there are so many people here..."
Before she finished speaking, the man strode out, carrying her.
"Hey!"
Ye Xian, startled, kept patting his arm, seeing the man unmoved and boldly walking through the crowd of bewildered staff, like a small beast, she quickly buried her head against his chest, praying not to be recognized.
She was placed into the front passenger seat, then saw the man get in, fasten the seatbelt, step on the gas, all without a word, expressionless, only then did she vaguely realize something seemed off...
What’s up with the CEO?
Judging by his expression... was he angry?
Or had something happened outside during her filming?
As night fell, the sporadic streetlights along the way brushed across his clear and handsome face, illuminating his sharp, cold Feather Jade Eyebrows, his superior, tense jawline, his thin, aristocratic lips, and those deep, unfathomable, dark eyes filled with shadows.
Ye Xian looked on in confusion for a moment and quietly fished out her long-shut-down phone from her bag to send a WeChat to her second brother, asking if there was something wrong with the CEO’s business, otherwise why would he...
Unexpectedly, before she could power it on, the phone was snatched away by the man and tossed into the backseat.
"..."
Ye Xian was taken aback, watching that ruthless parabolic arc, then glanced at the man beside her who was focused on the road, attentively driving, as if nothing had happened, her eyes darted around several times.
He clearly wasn’t looking at her, yet he knew what she was doing, indicating...his anger came from her.
Could it be because...over this month of filming, she neglected him? He’s upset?
But didn’t they agree on this?
Oh well, oh well, a man in love is an unreasonable creature, just coax him a bit.
Thinking so, Ye Xian blinked her amber eyes, gazing at him without looking away, "CEO~ I’ve really missed you so, so much during this time of filming~"
"Did you miss me?"
Seeing that he was still indifferent, she reached out a pinky to poke his arm, "Hmm? President Bao? Little Tingshen? Xiao Shenshen? Did you miss me or not?"
"Did you?"
She leaned closer to him, her forehead gently brushing his shoulder, like a spoiled cat, with a charming, coquettish tone.
"Hey, don’t be angry, okay? Didn’t we agree?"
"Can this be the last time? If I still act like this next time, you can hit me, hit me until you’re happy, or how about I imitate a cat’s meow for you? Meow meow meow~"
The man’s handsome eyebrows twitched heavily, and suddenly a car flashed by at the intersection ahead; he braked swiftly, the loud friction of the tires against the asphalt startled Ye Xian, making her perfectly ignore the terrifying curve somewhere in the darkness.
In shock, Ye Xian looked forward; fortunately, no one was hit, but the cyclist cursed as they left, "Just because you drive a luxury car, doesn’t mean you can ignore traffic lights!"
She looked at the person beside her in lingering fear, only to see the man rolling down the window, his face slightly ferocious and handsome in the ink-like night, his heavy breathing still revealing his tumultuous emotions, as if trying to calm something with the cold air seeping into the car.
Seeing the man exude an aura of an impending storm’s danger, she became somewhat afraid, raising her hands quickly, "CEO, I was wrong, I won’t disturb you, focus on driving...or, should I drive?"
After a while, the window rose, and the man returned to his previous state, continuing to drive silently.
Ye Xian, however, fell into deep self-doubt and introspection, especially when she saw the destination on the navigation was...Golden Palm Villa?!
She recalled the last time she went there, it was because she did something wrong and got taken there by him, and he had threatened to break her legs, imprison her and such...fortunately, she coaxed him well, but what about this time?
She swore she had nothing else hidden or deceived him, she had confessed everything to him...Could it be that the incident a few days ago when she dreamt and forced him to call her dad had been found out by him?
Ye Xian became so anxious that she started overthinking, not realizing when they arrived at Golden Palm Villa.
How did it arrive so fast!
Ye Xian nervously swallowed her saliva, the car door opened, and a shadow of the tall man’s imposing figure enveloped her, his voice was cold, "Get out."
"I..."
"I won’t..."
Ye Xian held tightly onto the seatbelt, blinking her big eyes, pitifully looking like a little bun at him, "CEO, if you want to punish me, at least let me know what I did wro...hey?!"
He roughly pulled open the seatbelt and, lifting her, walked directly into Golden Palm Villa.
"Hey hey hey~"
"You can’t do this, at least let me die knowing why?"
Inside the villa, he didn’t even turn on the lights, in the pitch-black environment, Ye Xian uneasily clung to his neck, then realized...he seemed to be undressing?
Surely he wasn’t going to take off his belt to beat her?
Bo Tingshen, carrying her straight upstairs, took a few steps on the stately French spiral staircase, and with one kick, opened the bedroom, tossing her delicate body onto the large bed.
The master bedroom’s large bed was extremely elastic, and Ye Xian’s light body bounced upon touching it, but unfortunately, the next second, the man’s tall figure pressed down on her.
He pinned her firmly, sinking her back in.
"CEO..."
"Didn’t you want to know?"
Bo Tingshen took her hand, pressing it firmly against his left chest.
Ye Xian felt his fast and heavy heartbeat, the rate unbelievably quick, his chest was hot and blazing, she was suddenly scared, "CEO, are you alright? Why’s your heart beating so fast? You’re not sick, are you?"
"Sick!"
The bright moonlight poured through the curtains into the bedroom, with the dim light, the man’s face, slightly contorted by desire, was visible, his eyes filled with almost overflowing fervent admiration and affection, a breath almost shooting fire from his nose, and his hand pressing her was hot enough to shiver slightly.
"Lovesickness, do you know how I made it through this time? I’ve been missing you to the point of madness!"
Ye Xian was stunned by his thunderous tone and the intense possessiveness in his blood-red eyes, her mind went blank, unable to think, "I-I missed you too..."
"Originally, I wanted to take you out for dinner, but you tried every trick to seduce me, this is on you."
"Huh?!"
Before Ye Xian could figure out what was happening, the man’s fiery kisses descended overwhelmingly, aggressively and fiercely, not giving her a chance to resist, leaving Ye Xian powerless to combat it, her hands weak, her legs weak, amidst the chaos, she heard him eagerly murmur, "Ye Xian, Xianxian, my goddess."
Goddess...
Since falling in love, he had called her baby, sweetheart, Little Strawberry, each one more pampering than the last, which she accepted happily, but being called goddess, why does that feel strangely embarrassing?
Perhaps when she first met him, she never dared to imagine becoming the goddess of this decisive, ruthless top magnate, nor did she dare to imagine them being like they are now...
Unconsciously, Ye Xian’s face turned completely red, burning hot.
Bo Tingshen panted hoarsely, "I want to desecrate the divine, may I?"
Ye Xian: "!" So, all this while, he was wrapping her around to think of improper things!
"I...mm~"
Even if it’s not okay, it must be okay.
He missed her so much that he was driven mad, loved her so much that he didn’t know what to do, and could only possess her relentlessly to vent the emotions about to explode in his chest.
