Chapter 22

Chapter 22 At that time of night, worried about disturbing his sleep, Wen Tang didn’t reply to his message. It wasn’t until the next morning, sitting in the car on the way to the film set, that she slowly responded. 【One Candy: Senior, I was too busy yesterday and didn’t have time to check my phone.】 After sending it, looking at this ordinary sentence, Wen Tang suddenly had a bold idea. So she started typing on her phone again. 【One Candy: Senior, we didn’t chat all day yesterday. Did you miss me?】 The message was sent, waiting for his reply. After a while, he responded, again with just a single character. 【Y: Yeah.】 Wen Tang’s mouth corners immediately began rising uncontrollably. 【One Candy: Since senior missed me, I guess I should confess too.】【One Candy: I missed you too.】 …… Because of this exchange on the road, Wen Tang was in an excellent mood all day. Even when filming emotional scenes, she got into character quickly and well, so much so that the director couldn’t help but praise her repeatedly. The morning’s progress was remarkably fast. Not having slept enough the night before, after lunch, Wen Tang got into the car, planning to rest her eyes for a while. But before she even reached the car, there was sudden commotion from the crowd of onlookers in the distance. “Let me through, don’t block me! My daughter is in there! Wen Tang, Wen Tang! She’s my daughter!” Wen Haifeng pushed forward trying to break through the security perimeter while shouting hoarsely: “Wen Tang! Tangtang! Come here, Dad’s come to see you!!!” The commotion was enormous, drawing attention from all directions. Though Wen Tang was too drowsy to notice, Ke Xin Yang immediately recognized it was Wen Haifeng and was shocked that he’d found the film set directly. “Tangtang, Tangtang!” She quickly grabbed Wen Tang’s arm and pointed that way. “Wen… your dad… he’s here! He came to the set, Tangtang!!” Over there, Wen Haifeng’s shouts came intermittently, his words becoming increasingly absurd: “Tangtang, Dad’s here! Dad just wants to see you once, just once! Tangtang, Dad gave you life and raised you, now that you’re famous and well-known, how can you ignore me? Deny me? Even if you don’t acknowledge me, I’m still your father!! Wen Tang!!!…” It was common knowledge that Wen Tang came from a single-parent household with divorced parents. Her mother was Liu Meifen, who had always served as Wen Tang’s manager, handling all her affairs in the industry. As for Wen Tang’s father, he had never appeared publicly in the media—a mysterious figure. But now, suddenly a middle-aged man appeared, insisting he was Wen Tang’s father. Looking closely, there were indeed some similarities in their features. Most importantly, the things this man said were clearly insinuating that after Wen Tang became famous, she failed to fulfill her filial duties of supporting him, refusing to see him—every word was an accusation of her unfilial behavior! The onlookers who had simply come to watch filming suddenly smelled a scandal. A big one! Many people quickly raised their phones to start recording. If this was real, what they captured would be breaking news. If it was deliberate extortion… well, of course it had to be extortion! Wen Tang’s dad? …Him?! How could that be possible?! But that didn’t stop everyone from enjoying the drama and gossip. The scene became chaotic. People looked at Wen Haifeng with suspicion, disgust, and disdain. What was the purpose of extorting a major celebrity? Mental illness? Or trying to blackmail money? Had he gone crazy for cash?! In this situation, without even asking Wen Tang, within two minutes, security had already dragged Wen Haifeng out. But Wen Haifeng was too persistent and shameless. Soon, when no one was paying attention, he snuck back in. After repeating this several times, not just security but the entire crew was annoyed with him. Among the onlookers were many fans and passersby who took numerous photos and videos, some of which were posted to social media immediately. The post that generated the most discussion was from a random passerby with only a few hundred followers. “Heard the ‘Hearing Your Heart’ crew was filming on Drum Tower Street. Since I live nearby and wasn’t working, I went to watch excitedly. Ended up witnessing something bizarre—a man kept trying to extort money claiming to be Wen Tang’s father, like he had some serious mental illness!” Attached image: 【Deranged Extortionist.JPG】