A-List Actress: Paper Marriage but Pampering Billionaire

Chapter 1181: Speculation!

Without a word along the way, as soon as she got home, Mu Yan saw the painting board placed in the corner of the living room.An unspeakable anger swept through her heart instantly. If Mom hadn’t died, she wouldn’t have been shadowed by guilt, and by now, she would be traveling the world with her painting board, fulfilling her dreams.

But, there are no "ifs" in this world, and the things that are lost cannot come back.

Even though she is doing well in the entertainment industry now, she still has regrets about not being able to paint.

The more unattainable it is, the more wistful it becomes, and thus, the harder it is to forgive.

What he made her lose was more than just a dream; it was someone more important than a dream.

Jiang Jingheng saw the glimmer of tears in her eyes and suddenly spoke, "It’s not early, shall we go to bed?"

Mu Yan withdrew her thoughts, smiled at him, and walked upstairs.

Until they fell asleep, neither of them spoke again.

In the middle of the night, Jiang Jingheng felt an emptiness in his arms. His sleep was always light, and he instinctively reached out, finding no one there, and abruptly opened his eyes.

The spot beside him was cool, evidently vacant for a long time.

He glanced at the balcony, where it was pitch black, a lifeless mass with no sign of vitality.

He sat up, listening attentively to the room’s sounds, seemingly finding no one in the bathroom either.

He lifted the quilt, got out of bed, put on a robe, and opened the door to leave.

Just as he reached the top of the stairs, he saw the lights on downstairs.

He tiptoed downstairs, and at the corner of the first floor, saw a figure sitting in front of the painting board, holding a pen, with the constant sound of sketching in the living room.

Beside her was a waste bin, with several crumpled paper balls outside of it.

Jiang Jingheng was about to go downstairs when suddenly, he saw her grab the drawing paper, crumple it into a ball, and throw it into the waste bin, then continue to paint.

He suddenly abandoned the idea of going down.

At this moment, she needed quiet, and all he could do was give her space. After all, she was within his sight.

Once she got through this period, she would let go.

Mu Yan was feeling a little unsettled; unable to sleep and afraid of waking Jiang Jingheng, she came downstairs.

Looking at the painting board, she suddenly wanted to paint, but no matter how she drew, she wasn’t satisfied.

Perhaps past her peak, after years without painting, she was far from what she used to be.

It wasn’t until the wee hours that she started feeling sleepy, tidying up the living room a bit before going upstairs.

She climbed into bed quietly, fearing to wake him up.

He was sleeping soundly, and even when she snuggled into the bed, he didn’t seem to notice.

She let out a sigh of relief, slowly closed her eyes, and soon drifted into a dream.

What she didn’t know was that, not long after she fell asleep, arms reached over and pulled her into his embrace.

Recently, someone had exposed that Mu Yan seduced Lin Jiamu, causing him to abandon his ex-girlfriend, then she cheated on others and dumped Lin Jiamu. At the time, it was a huge commotion online, but unfortunately, the whistleblower did not provide evidence. Plus, due to certain external influences, that matter subsided.

But this morning, someone suddenly exposed that Mu Yan slapped Lin Jiamu in anger and left furiously, their relationship breaking apart.

Unlike before, this time there were photos as evidence.

The two had previously been rated as the best friendship in the entertainment industry, often rumored to have turned into something more, but both denied it consistently.

This breakup, although surprising, seemed somehow expected.

After all, since the beginning of the year, Lin Jiamu had not been following Mu Yan’s Weibo.

However, what puzzled people was the reason for their split.

Wasn’t it always said that Mu Yan was the one who cheated? Why was Lin Jiamu the one who got slapped instead? And from the leaked photos, it looked like Mu Yan handed Lin Jiamu a file folder, his face changed after seeing it, and after exchanging a few words, Mu Yan slapped him.

This inevitably led to speculation that it wasn’t Mu Yan who cheated, but Lin Jiamu?