It’s unclear how long it had been.
Da Mi Mi was lying in someone’s arms.
She was incredibly well-behaved.
There was no trace of the fiery spirit she had shown earlier.
Her delicate fingers gently traced across Xiao Yun Hai’s chest.
Her small mouth slightly parted, and in that milky voice she asked, “What are you going to do with me?”
“Do with you? Do with you what?”
Xiao Yun Hai blinked, grabbed her mischievous hand, and pretended to be clueless as he looked at her.
Da Mi Mi paused slightly, the light smile on her face instantly frozen. She looked up, her fox-like eyes fixed on the man, and with a hint of anger in her voice, she said, “What, you want to have your cake and eat it too?”
Xiao Yun Hai didn’t mind Da Mi Mi’s anger in the slightest.
This little vixen thought she could get away with anything. If he didn’t teach her a lesson, she’d be impossible to handle.
“Don’t use such harsh words. Didn’t you call me over yourself? Besides, if anyone has to admit anything, it’s you. I put in a lot of effort back there, you know.”
Da Mi Mi’s face flushed with shame and anger, her small fist pounded on him a few times. With a sulky expression, she said, “Fine, you don’t want to admit it, right? Okay, when I get back to Longguo, I’ll find some guys. Then I’ll put a few hats on you, and then I’ll tell everyone about our relationship, and how we slept together. Then we’ll see where your face goes.”
The smile on Xiao Yun Hai’s face instantly vanished.
A flicker of anger passed through him.
Thinking about it, this crazy woman really was capable of doing such a thing.
If he hadn’t done anything, it wouldn’t matter. But now that he had, Xiao Yun Hai naturally wouldn’t want anyone else to be with her.
Besides, while Da Mi Mi wasn’t as beautiful as Liu Tian Xian or Liu Shi Shi, her figure was incredible. Both her long, slender legs and her assets could easily outshine those two.
And this woman’s fiery spirit was truly something else.
Unlike Liu Tian Xian and Liu Shi Shi, those two women, honestly, were more about looks and temperament. Otherwise… well, they weren’t as fun as Da Mi Mi. She was genuinely cooperative.
Seeing Xiao Yun Hai’s expression change, Da Mi Mi felt a sense of triumph. She knew men were all about their pride and selfishness, they didn’t like things they’d used to be used by others.
“Okay, okay, I was just kidding.”
“Don’t be angry, with a handsome man like you, who could even look at other men.”
“I know, marrying you is probably impossible, and I’m not that ambitious either. Just don’t leave me, I’ll be your mistress, your mistress for life, how about that?”
Mistress?
A hint of surprise flashed in Xiao Yun Hai’s eyes.
“You’d be willing to be my mistress?”
“Don’t you want me to marry you?”
“Of course I do! Why wouldn’t I?” Da Mi Mi chuckled self-deprecatingly, “But I’m a realist. You’re from a family that values matching backgrounds and political marriages. Even if there weren’t a marriage, you’d only marry someone from a decent background, not an actress.
I’m not like someone else, dreaming about marrying you and becoming a princess.”
Xiao Yun Hai laughed, finally understanding who she was referring to: Liu Shi Shi.
He reached out and touched Da Mi Mi’s beautiful long hair, smiling gently. “You’re quite insightful, then. Since you’ve been so open, I’ll be honest with you.”
“As you said, I won’t marry you. It has nothing to do with your profession as an actress. It’s mainly that I don’t think our relationship can develop into marriage. Besides, I’m more physically attracted to you than anything else.”
Hearing that Xiao Yun Hai was only physically attracted to her, the smile on Da Mi Mi’s face faded.
She knew that after only a few days together, it was impossible to fall in love with her.
But she wasn’t someone to easily give up. If she could just keep him tied to her.
She imagined that one day, this man would fall in love with her.
Seeing that Da Mi Mi wasn’t angry, Xiao Yun Hai continued, “…I won’t say anything more. As long as you’re willing to stay by my side, be my woman, except for not being able to marry you, anything else I can do, I will.”
“Also, I see you’ve been developing your career in the Hong Kong entertainment industry lately. I have a house in Deep Water Bay, Hong Kong. I’ll transfer it to you so we’ll have a place to go when we go to Hong Kong.”
Da Mi Mi was the kind of woman who would become more and more charming with age.
Xiao Yun Hai naturally didn’t want to give up so easily. He wanted to keep her around for a few more years.
And this woman was sensible and knew her place.
Men, let alone princes, even those rich guys, didn’t they all have a few women?
As the Crown Prince of the New Han Kingdom, the future king, Xiao Yun Hai thought it wouldn’t be excessive, even if he didn’t have as many women as the King of Siam or those Middle Eastern kings, to have a dozen or so, right?
Wasn’t a man’s life all about money, power, and women?
“Also, don’t you want to start your own entertainment company? I’ll have Oasis Entertainment invest in you and get rid of that Zeng Jia for you.”
“You know my manager?”
Da Mi Mi asked curiously.
Of course I do! How could I not know?
In the past life, you had a huge falling out with her, your hard-earned company was taken by her for free.
Xiao Yun Hai didn’t say much, after all, it hadn’t happened yet. He simply advised, “She’s not a good person, anyway, she’s only interested in the profit. Listen to me, kick her out, you’ll be the boss yourself, not in partnership with anyone else.”
“Okay, I’ll listen to you.”
Da Mi Mi put on a charming act, snuggling back into his arms.
As if the previous argument hadn’t even happened.
But Xiao Yun Hai couldn’t just let it go.
Especially after hearing about her putting hats on him.
He’d been holding back his anger for a while.
He immediately flipped over, wrapped his arms around her butterfly hips.
…
The next day.
When Liu Shi Shi woke up from her sleep, she looked at the man beside her, a warm smile spreading across her face. She was completely oblivious to the fact that her “perfect man” had gone out to play poker with her best friend in the middle of the night.
Half an hour later, the two of them, fully dressed, left the room. They bumped into someone as they did so.
“Good morning, Mi Mi!”
“Morning!”
Da Mi Mi was a good actress, she acted as if nothing had happened. She smiled and greeted Liu Shi Shi, linking arms with her, a perfect image of good friends.
Xiao Yun Hai couldn’t help but roll his eyes.
Plastic sisters, indeed.
Your man is my man.
…
Xiao Yun Hai spent a few more days with the two women, visiting both of their rooms at night.
It wasn’t until December 16th that the two women finally ended their vacation and set off back to Longguo.
Before they left, Xiao Yun Hai gave them both business cards for Oasis Entertainment’s CEO, Li Ye, and told them to contact him if they needed anything. Li Ye, a representative of capital, still had a vast network of contacts in Longguo.
And since he was representing him.
Many people would be willing to give him face, because behind Li Ye was the New Han Royal Family.
With the two women gone, Xiao Yun Hai’s wild life was over.
His life returned to its normal routine.
Time passed, and it was January 4th.
The animated film White Snake: Origin officially premiered in overseas markets such as Europe and America. Although it faced competition from Avatar, Avatar had been playing for 19 days and its box office momentum was already starting to decline.
And since White Snake: Origin was a huge hit in the Chinese-speaking world, it was even dubbed by many online media outlets as the most visually stunning animated film in the world.
So, many people in Europe and America were eagerly anticipating the film.
The film’s global premiere in overseas markets grossed $32 million, not the highest, but not bad.
The next day, in the North American box office market, White Snake grossed $24.5 million and was still rising.
By January 15th, White Snake had grossed $320 million overseas, while in the Chinese-speaking world, it had already finished its run. Despite this, its box office performance was extremely impressive.
In Longguo, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and New Han, White Snake grossed $192 million, breaking several records.
Even though it had already finished its run.
There were still many people hoping it would stay in theaters longer.
As for Avatar, which was still in theaters, it wasn’t as amazing as in the past life.
On the contrary, people felt that the special effects, characters, and costumes were too fake.
As a result, Avatar’s box office in these four regions had been halved.