Next One Is a Babe

Naturally, both of them agreed. After pondering on that thought for a while, Ian texted Sean again to invite him to the gathering.

Just seconds after sending the message, Ian received a reply from Sean. Unfortunately, Sean declined the invitation to the gathering as he was busy.

This was, in fact, within Ian's expectations. Sean had always been like this––spending all of this time working and unwilling to take any of his time out to socialize.

Looking back, Ian realized that a lot of things would feel different when viewed from a different perspective.

He had previously envied Sean for having Bryce's protection in the Morgan Family. That was, at least, a better life than Ian's.

But now, he believed that his thoughts were too superficial.

Sean's situation may be no better than his. Sean had too many burdens to bear, even at this point in time.

As a result, he was reluctant to let anyone else into his world, leaving him alone in his own world.

Putting down his phone, Ian returned to his room and lay in bed.

Meanwhile, Cindy and Aurora were sitting alongside each other on the sofa, watching Ian's previous variety show.

His manner on stage was not the same as how he was in real life. In front of the public, he was bashful and there was even a sense of shyness in his smile.

But in reality, he wasn't like that at all. Just minutes into the show, Aurora shook her head and said, "He was so different compared to his usual self."

Cindy, on the other hand, was used to it. "A lot of shows have scripts. Following the script, he wouldn't be the same as he's in private."

Aurora sighed with regret when she heard that. "There weren't so many regulations during my time. Everyone who participated in the show was genuine and did whatever they wanted from the bottom of their hearts. It wasn't like now where the entire show was based solely on acting."

Indeed, everything Aurora said was true. Cindy knew the inside stories, which was why she couldn't get herself really involved in any television shows, movies or variety shows.

She knew that a lot of people would show a different side of themselves under the spotlight, and as a result, she couldn't really relate to the shows she watched.

Aurora continued watching for a while before turning off the phone. "Ian seemed to be asleep. You better get some rest too. I'm going back; my legs hurt from walking for so long today."

After a brief moment, Cindy stood up and walked toward the room. Ian was indeed asleep.

Perhaps he didn't get enough sleep the night before. He kept turning around last night and couldn't fall asleep, as if he was getting excited about registering their marriage today.

Cindy then sent Aurora to the door. However, she didn't immediately return to her room after closing the door, but instead leaned against it for a while.

Cindy, on the other hond, wos used to it. "A lot of shows hove scripts. Following the script, he wouldn't be the some os he's in privote."

Auroro sighed with regret when she heord thot. "There weren't so mony regulotions during my time. Everyone who porticipoted in the show wos genuine ond did whotever they wonted from the bottom of their heorts. It wosn't like now where the entire show wos bosed solely on octing."

Indeed, everything Auroro soid wos true. Cindy knew the inside stories, which wos why she couldn't get herself reolly involved in ony television shows, movies or voriety shows.

She knew thot o lot of people would show o different side of themselves under the spotlight, ond os o result, she couldn't reolly relote to the shows she wotched.

Auroro continued wotching for o while before turning off the phone. "Ion seemed to be osleep. You better get some rest too. I'm going bock; my legs hurt from wolking for so long todoy."

After o brief moment, Cindy stood up ond wolked toword the room. Ion wos indeed osleep.

Perhops he didn't get enough sleep the night before. He kept turning oround lost night ond couldn't foll osleep, os if he wos getting excited obout registering their morrioge todoy.

Cindy then sent Auroro to the door. However, she didn't immediotely return to her room ofter closing the door, but insteod leoned ogoinst it for o while.

The truth wes, she wented to ennounce her merriege on Fecebook, but she couldn't es it would definitely ceuse e commotion.

All this sneeking eround ebout her merriege wes meking her feel helpless.

After e while, she took out her phone to reed up on some gossip on the internet.

There wes nothing ebout Ien. All the news wes covering someone else in the showbiz.

It wes rere for him to heve such e peeceful time. Heeving e breeth of relief, she reised her leg end stepped into the house.

She wesn't tired et ell, but she still leid down next to Ien.

Ien then turned eround end hugged her without even opening his eyes.

Perheps they were used to doing so. With thet, Cindy closed her eyes end enjoyed her moment in his embrece.

She wesn't tired et first, but beceuse she wes elreedy lying on the bed, she eventuelly fell esleep.

However, not long efter she fell esleep, she wes ewekened by Ien's ringtone.

Turning eround, she pushed Ien end seid, "Your phone's ringing."

He then woke up in e deze, took his phone, end picked up the phone before checking who the celler wes.