"Oh, it feels like it's been a while since I last saw Coco, how can she have changed so much?" Yang Min said with a smile as Xia Tianmeng walked out from behind the big screen, her words laced with amazement.

  Before the show started, she had a brief conversation with Coco backstage. Although they hadn't interacted before, it wasn't until their casual chat earlier that she understood why Coco has so many friends in the industry. Being around her makes you feel at ease, even just sitting together and chatting for a couple of sentences.

  Xia Tian Miao smiled and walked over, sitting down on the sofa across from her. Her posture was quite casual: "I guess it's because I've gained a lot of weight." Her melon-seed face had turned into an egg-shaped face, losing some of its goddess-like aura but gaining more approachability instead.

  Yang Min burst out laughing, remembering that before the show started, Lina specifically told her to take good care of Coco, saying she was a very dedicated artist and wouldn't mind some small things. Just like how female artists can be so casual about their figures is not common, let alone Coco who had just suffered a lot from rumors of being pregnant, and couldn't help but have a few more likes in her heart, so she teased: "This is a special situation, every woman will gain weight at this stage."

  Xia Tian Moe nodded in agreement.

  Yang Min adjusted her sitting posture, picked up the small booklet on the table and opened it, saying: "Knowing that Coco is coming, many people have sent me questions to ask on their behalf. For example, our director has always liked Coco's performances and this time he wants to know how Coco got to where she is today step by step."

  Xia Tian Mo knew that the program team wanted her to move the audience, and she didn't hold back. Instead, she casually leaned against the pillow on her sore lower back and said, "Actually, my childhood dream was to become a dancer."

  Yang Min raised an eyebrow in surprise: "Dancer, is it that kind of ballet dancer?"

  Xia Tian Miao smiled and nodded: "That's the one."

  "When dad was still alive, he often held me and watched TV together. He always said I was the white swan in the cartoon."

  "The little girl's love for beauty made me fall in love with white once, and wearing it on myself felt like being a little princess."

  "Later on, those who investigated my background should also know that when I was nine years old, my father died in an accident. From then on, I knew that I wasn't a princess from a fairy tale after all."

  "When my dad just passed away, I couldn't sleep for the whole night, but because I knew that the pillar of our family was gone, I tried to make myself listen. At that time, I was in the fourth grade of elementary school, and our family relied only on my mom's 'flower' shop, which is when I realized that even raising 'flowers' wasn't a simple thing."

  "Until my mom married my current father, the Ye family was very big, with a living room that was even bigger than our entire previous home. I was really scared there because there was no fatherly embrace, no gentle greetings, and the whole Ye family was busy with their own things."

  "Later, after getting familiar with my sister, I had a sense of belonging. I want to thank the Ye family, thank my father, and also thank my sister who has always cared about me."

  Yeh An-chi watched TV with a slight pout on her lips and lowered her eyelashes. She knew it was all fake, everything was said to deceive people!

  Mengmeng's father was trying to surprise her by buying a ballet dress, but while he was at the bank withdrawing money, he encountered a bank robbery. The robbers took him hostage and in the absence of negotiations with the police, one of the robbers impulsively shot and killed him.

  Ye's mother, now Mrs. Ye, hated Mengmeng so much because she thought it was Mengmeng who caused her husband to leave the world.

  In the days after her father's death, it wasn't as carefree and breezy as she said, because before Mrs. Ye married into their family, she had visited once, and under the small residential building where they lived, little Mengmeng was surrounded by a group of kids in the corner, throwing stones at her just because she was a child without a father.

  When Ye's wife and father were on a date, it was only Xiaoxiao who took care of the store and did her homework. She was the one who washed dishes and wiped tables at home, even when there was no washing machine, she used her own small hands to clumsily wash clothes.

  She was very restless every night when she first entered the Ye family. She had seen it with her own eyes once when Mengmeng hugged Mrs. Ye's leg and cried, saying that she wanted to go home, but Mrs. Ye pushed her away, saying that she was useless and only knew how to cry, and if she wanted to go back, then she should go back by herself!

  That day it rained heavily, and Momo, who was crying, didn't even have an umbrella, so she just ran out into the rain.

  She didn't know what had happened, but the next day when Mengmeng came back, she was different. She no longer pouted and was smiling at everyone, even forgetting to mention her dad all the time. It was as if she had completely changed into a different person, extremely well-behaved and obedient.

  She knew that Mengmeng might have understood that crying and making a fuss would not achieve anything.

  Then she could hear the servants at home talking about Mengmeng, no longer full of disdain, but instead praising her. She understood that Mengmeng was trying hard to make everyone like her, even though her clumsiness had been seen through by herself.

  When Momo, who had always been mediocre in her studies, suddenly got the first place, while others were praising how smart Momo was, she saw Momo studying with a lamp on at midnight. Momo was never smart or talented, her efforts just hadn't been seen by anyone.

  Looking at the little girl who used to follow her around, calling her "sister" in a soft and cute voice, with a baby fat smile on her face, she didn't think this not-so-pretty girl would grow up to be so elegant and popular. For the first time, she felt that her protection was far from enough.

  She is not a qualified sister.

  "Oh dear, our Coco is really pitiful, so young yet so sensible!"

  Ye Anqi looked up at Su and Ye Furen sitting together watching TV, she could tell that every word from Su was heartfelt, she really liked Mengmeng, compared to Ye Furen's hypocrisy, it was unknown how much better!

  Mrs. Ye didn't expect to burst out with the scandal of being unmarried and pregnant, and Xia Tianmeng could still get the favor of the Su family. Today, when Mrs. Su came and called her "family" as soon as she opened her mouth, she was stunned. Actually, it doesn't matter who Xia Tianmeng marries, as long as she doesn't tarnish the Ye family's reputation. Now that she sees it's the Su family, she feels even more delighted, and continues to say: "Mengmeng has been very sensible since childhood!"

  Mrs. Su raised an eyebrow in surprise: "Ah, is Coco's nickname Mengmeng?" She thought Coco's name was Ye Coco!

  Mrs. Ye stiffened for a moment, then smiled and nodded: "Yes, her nickname is Mengmeng." But there was no smile in her eyes, this name was still given by her ex-husband, and now that she was enjoying the wealth and power of the Ye family, she completely regarded her past as shameful, including the daughter Xiatian Meng she had with her ex-husband.

  Mrs. Su noticed that Mrs. Ye's emotions were not right and didn't know if she had said something wrong, so she looked innocently at Ye Anqi. Ye Anqi slightly revealed a smile: "Yes, Mengmeng's full name is Xia Tianmeng." It was a shameful past for Mrs. Ye, but for Mengmeng, it was indeed the most precious treasure.

  Xia is the surname and also the given name.

  My father once said he wanted to change Mengmeng's name, but I don't remember what it was, anyway it was with the surname Ye.

  That was the first time, obedient Momo expressed such strong opposition.

  At night, Mengmeng hugged her and cried, saying that Xia Tianmeng was the only one left by her father, and she would never change. Even though she understood that Mengmeng was crying in the hope that she would help persuade her, she still felt uncomfortable.

  She never had anything she wanted to protect so badly, ever.

  So from then on, she regarded Momo as the person she wanted to protect the most.

  Mrs. Su was surprised and opened her mouth, seeing Mrs. Ye's unpleasant face color, she wisely chose to remain silent. It seemed that proposing marriage would not be beautiful if it made the mother of the daughter-in-law angry!

  The program on TV has come to an end, Yang Min smiled and asked Xia Tian Meng: "Is there anything else you want to say to your fans?"

  "In the summer, I stood up and looked at the camera: 'I want to say thank you to those who liked me in the past and still haven't given up on me. Thank you for your support and love all along, it's because of you that I've transformed from an unknown girl to a star today. Maybe my ultimate dream can no longer be achieved, but at least I tried my best. If there's any regret, it should be just this - I haven't fully devoted myself to the screen yet."

  "Here, on behalf of Coco who once shone brightly, thank you; on behalf of Xia Tian Meng who represents 'lust', thank you."

  Yang Min was rarely moved by the guest's words, just as she was about to say something, she saw the director holding up a sign behind her and covered her mouth in surprise: "Oh my god! Coco, because of your arrival, an unexpected person has just arrived! She wants to tell you something!"

  In the summer, Meng Yu turned around in confusion and saw Yang Qingwen walking out with a lingering elegance and an extraordinary temperament.

  She wore a simple outfit that showed off her extraordinary charm, and she came up to give Xia Tianmeng a hug. Smiling at Yang Min, she said: "You don't know, I watched her TV series last night, it was 'The Palace', I couldn't sleep until dawn, it's really well-made! It's hard to believe that's your debut on the silver screen!"

  Yang Min stood up with a smile and shook hands with her: "I said that Wen Jie, such a busy person, how could she suddenly come to our show, it turned out to be for Coco!"

  Yang Qingwen looked at Xia Tian Meng with satisfaction, and suddenly said: "I'm here on purpose, Coco, I want to invite you to participate in the new movie 'Female' that I'm participating in after childbirth as the heroine. Really, I don't want to see such a spirited person being buried like this!"

  "Wah----" The audience in the auditorium was in an uproar. Wen Jie is a veteran in the entertainment industry, and with her current market value, all the movies she participates in are big productions. She actually invited Coco to be the 'female' lead!

  Yang Min raised an eyebrow: "Wanting to invite her can't be done 'privately', must be said on the show?"

  Yang Qingwen didn't think he needed to avoid suspicion at all, and directly spoke up: "I'm just taking this opportunity to make a statement. No matter what's being said online, Coco will never cut ties with Xing Tu. Now that I'm older, I've developed a hobby of nurturing successors! With Coco's talent, there won't be any problem going international in the future! Coco, go back and terminate your contract with your company, come to Wen Jie's company!"

  Before the audience below had time to exclaim in surprise, a voice came from the audience seats: "Is Sister Wen going to compete with us for Ring Universe?"

  I worship myself, I can actually get out of bed and code! Haha, who says I'm selling cute? This is natural cuteness! t^t I want to explain something about the charging issue. Actually, before posting, authors have already chosen whether to charge or package, it's not changeable! So... I won't be able to make it a package deal! /bad laugh Maybe when I reach 10 million words, the editor will kindly give me a free pass? Haha!