Second Take On Romance - The A-List Actor Wants Me
Chapter 233 : The Essential Ingredient To Marriage

Chapter 233: Chapter 233 : The Essential Ingredient To Marriage

One hour later, Yan Renzhong and Shen Jingwei left to return home.

When Shen Jingwei was eerily silent, Yan Renzhong reached out and squeezed his hand.

"What’s wrong?" He asked. "Are you upset?"

Shen Jingwei’s eyes were slightly red, bearing traces of unshed tears.

"No," he said. "I am just glad we found our way back to each other."

Yan Renzhong smiled.

"Likewise."

"I wonder," Shen Jingwei slowly said, "if Hua Xueying didn’t break up with you, would you eventually marry her?"

Yan Renzhong’s lips curled into a smile.

"It wouldn’t be fair for her."

"How so?"

"Because I wasn’t able to get over you, not for a lifetime. She will only be a substitute, and it is too cruel an ending for anyone."

"..."

But still, it was a preferable ending to being married to a violent man who mistreated her, right?

"Marriage itself is a joyous occasion, but marrying the right person is a true blessing. But what does it mean to find the ’right’ person? And where does love fit into this equation?"

Yan Renzhong chuckled.

"Love is the essential ingredient that adds flavor and depth to a marriage," he remarked. "I have always seen it that way."

"It sounds less convincing when spoken by someone who has never been married before," Shen Jingwei snickered.

"I haven’t, but I have played the role of married man many times before. When one goes deep into acting, it feels like I have gone through several lifetimes already."

In a poetic manner, it did make sense.

"By that definition, I have been married once so far," he told Yan Renzhong.

"Yes, and you will soon be pregnant with my twins."

"... We need to talk about that obnoxious photograph in our bedroom."

"It’s perfect where it is."

"It is a huge embarrassment for me."

"No one will see it other than us."

"And Hua Xueying doesn’t count? Yan Renzhong, are you for real...?"

The couple argued until they arrived at Red Jade Pavilion, but Yan Renzhong was adamant about keeping the gigantic framed photograph where it was.

He merely agreed to add a curtain at the top, so that Shen Jingwei could close the curtain when morning came, and Yan Renzhong could open it when they retreated to bed.

As the fifth shooting period of the second season loomed ahead, Shen Jingwei was enrolled to a new course.

The poor man literally choked on his soft drink when he read the course name on his weekly schedule.

"Pregnancy Course???"

"Ah, yes."

Zhu Dongyi pushed his glasses up his nose.

"CNC Studio has demanded that you complete this maternity course during the shooting break. You are expected to join the fifth shooting period with a stamped certificate of completion from the institute."

Shen Jingwei wanted to die and be buried at least ten feet under.

"Why???" He howled. "Why do I have to visit the course? What will the other course participants think? They will think that I am a freak!"

Zhu Dongyi cleared his throat.

"Naturally, you are not expected to visit alone. You will attend the course in accompaniment of a trusted female person."

"... And who will the trusted female person be?"

The manager and protégé stared at each other intently.

"Well," Zhu Dongyi drawled. "Do you not have a trusted female friend to accompany you?"

"..."

Shen Jingwei pondered his options.

1. Mother Shen.

...

As soon as his mother’s face appeared in his mind, Shen Jingwei immediately abolished the idea.

No way.

He didn’t even know how to explain to his mother why he needed to attend a pregnancy course.

He would rather die than speaking about his character’s pregnancy at the end of the second season.

2. Shen Dou Dou.

...

He could already picture Shen Dou Dou’s happy shriek in response of being invited.

"Of course, Big Brother! Dou Dou is more than happy to help!" An imaginary Shen Dou Dou cried out in Shen Jingwei’s mind.

No.

Shen Jingwei scratched his sister’s name repeatedly in his head.

Shen Dou Dou had not even reached twenty years. Why would he expose his sister to such specific knowledge ahead of her time?

Besides, they were siblings who shared the same surname. It would be too odd. Icky, even.

Shen Jingwei shuddered.

3. Lin Ruoye.

...

No...

Shen Jingwei sighed into his palms.

Lin Ruoye wouldn’t do. She was busy with her own work. Asking her to spare two hours every day for a crash course in pregnancy was too much.

When Yan Renzhong returned home that day, he was greeted by the sight of Shen Jingwei sprawled on his stomach across the couch, with his laptop sitting in front of him.

He clicked with his tongue and pinched Shen Jingwei’s butt.

"Why are you lying on your stomach? What if you harm our babies?"

Shen Jingwei pursed his lips at his beloved.

Yan Renzhong snickered. He sat next to Shen Jingwei and began massaging the latter’s back.

"What are you doing?"

"Planning the most embarrassing course I need to take," Shen Jingwei muttered. He pointed at a specific cell in his schedule, titled "Pregnancy Course".

Yan Renzhong snorted before he broke into a guffaw.

"... Very helpful, thank you very much," Shen Jingwei said coldly before he crawled away.

Yan Renzhong caught him and dragged him backward.

"Sorry, Jingbao, I couldn’t help it. Just treat it as another class you need to take. No biggie."

No biggie, your foot!

"I have to show up with a female companion, and I can’t think of any," Shen Jingwei lamented. "I can’t just attend the class on my own."

"Well, there is an option to take an online course," Yan Renzhong pointed out.

Shen Jingwei’s face lit in excitement.

"What! Really!"

"Yes, of course. Do you think celebrities have the time to take the course offline?"

Shen Jingwei’s fingers flew across the keyboard, searching for the option to take online course related to pregnancy.

"You are right!" He shrieked. "They even offer the videos and exams online! I don’t have to show up in person at all!"

Yan Renzhong leaned in and gently nipped Shen Jingwei’s nape between his teeth, the soft flesh yielding beneath his pressure.

Shen Jingwei let out a little moan.

A small bruise bloomed where Yan Renzhong’s teeth had touched.

"Now that you have a lot more free time in your schedule, consolidate those free hours into two free days and follow me abroad."