Adopting/Raising The Male Lead and The Villain

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When Huo Chengming was calling Zhong Yuhuan, she was on the phone with Li Jinyuan.

"We are filming the third season right now," said Li Jinyuan on the other end of the phone.

"Oh! There have only been two seasons?" asked Zhong Yuhuan hazily. She hadn't been paying too much attention to this.

"Only the first season has aired."

Zhong Yuhuan, "......"

So that was the first season that she saw? That was pretty impressive.

"Have you finished taking care of all of your matters, Huanhuan?" asked Li Jinyuan.

"Mm, more or less."

"Then how'd you like to come visit the filming location?" asked Li Jinyuan with his voice lowered. Zhong Yuhuan could almost imagine how he gripped on to the phone tightly from his nervousness.

But Zhong Yuhuan turned his offer down anyway, "Nah."

Li Jinyuan had done very well in the overseas' modeling world, but now that he is back in his home country, he is still just a newbie in the domestic entertainment circle. If she was to visit, he'll need to have his production team's approval. So why bother? "As a newbie, it's better to hold off on visiting."

Li Jinyuan sounded down all of a sudden. "Okay, then you come after a few more seasons."

Zhong Yuhuan thought about it for a little and said, "Okay."

With Li Jinyuan's ability, the show was already up on the trending searches list after just the first season. He'd be the star on the team in a few more seasons. When she goes to visit him then, whether or not it'd be a hassle would no longer be an issue.

"Take lots of pictures. We will look at them with Huo Chengming when you return!" said Zhong Yuhuan on her end.

"Okay."

Their conversation was more or less over, so Zhong Yuhuan was getting ready to hang up. But Li Jinyuan's breathing became heavier, a hint that his mood has changed. He pushed the microphone closer to his face and said, both with a smile and a sense of dejection, "I miss you already, Huanhuan."

Before the official filming of the show, Li Jinyuan, along with the other candidates, had undergone training in isolation. The entire training was also filmed and would be aired later on as extras.

Which was why Li Jinyuan had barely any contact with Zhong Yuhuan.

Zhong Yuhuan hadn't thought much about it. Afterall, she had spent quite a bit of time with both Li Jinyuan and Huo Chengming over the last few years.

Now that Li Jinyuan had said it out loud in the longing and at a loss tone, Zhong Yuhuan also felt a slight tug at her heart. She did miss the time when all three of them were spending Christmas together in England. That seemed like it had just taken place yesterday...

"Huo Chengming and I miss you too." Zhong Yuhuan's voice became softer and more tender.

On his end, Li Jinyuan's grip on the phone tightened even more.

Normally speaking, there was nothing wrong with what she had said.

Li Jinyuan didn't care about whether Huo Chengming missed him or not. What was the point of two grown men missing each other? He only wanted to hear that Zhong Yuhuan missed him too directly from her.

"Okay, bye-bye then," Li Jinyuan's tone was even deeper. The voice that belonged to an adult man came through the phone. It was light and low. The voice seemed to have turned into threads that had tangled up with the sound wave and entered into Zhong Yuhuan's ear.

"Bye bye," said Zhong Yuhuan as she reflexively lifted her hand and rubbed her ear.

After she had put the phone down, she couldn't help but let out a sigh.

He was, indeed, the male lead.

Even his tone was so charming when he said goodbye.