Chapter 59
This scene could be said to be the first turning point in the male lead’s life.
The background was grand, the scene was extravagant, and the voices were clamorous.
The little prince’s heart also swayed with the flickering candlelight in the night.
Behind the camera, Lin Chen’an shouted, “Cut.”
“Tiantian, your expression needs to be more restrained. Your eyes should not only show shock and fear but also a hidden, burgeoning ambition.”
Lin Chen’an came out and explained the scene to Shen Tiantian in detail.
Shen Tiantian had very few actions in this scene, and he only had one or two lines, shouting “Long live” along with the ministers.
It was mainly an eye-acting scene.
If he acted well, the audience could easily see the importance of this scene to the change in the male lead’s personality.
Shen Tiantian’s eyes were lively, and his emotions were expressed very naturally, but this scene required extreme restraint.
In this kind of political drama, no matter how great the emotional change, it had to be well hidden in a single glance.
After trying two or three times, with Lin Chen’an’s meticulous attention to detail, this scene was finally passed.
For a moment, Shen Tiantian felt as if he had really become the little prince in the cold palace.
He wanted to climb up, and a desire for power slowly grew in his heart. Having seen the supreme ruler who was above all others, the little prince’s heart was no longer content with mediocrity.
After the filming ended, Shen Tiantian was immersed in this ambition and didn’t recover for a long time.
Shen Tiantian returned to the lounge, wearing the little prince’s robes. He saw Shen Xiuze, lifted his little chin, and cleared his throat.
“Little Zezi.”
Shen Xiuze: ?
He lifted his deep black, jewel-like eyes, his expression cold, and a cold smile appeared.
“Are you calling me?”
Shen Tiantian hummed in acknowledgment. His prince’s demeanor was practiced quite well. He walked over with a slight waddle, put his small hands behind his back, and sat upright on the sofa.
“That’s right. This prince is destined to inherit the throne in the future. As this prince’s elder brother, since you have no major faults, I can let you off the hook.”
The little prince recited the lines from the script. He folded his small hands, and in the end, he couldn’t bear to have him dragged out and beheaded like his father.
Shen Xiuze said “oh,” his brows slightly raised. He closed his computer, propped up his chin, and said:
“Then what should I do to save my life?”
Shen Tiantian’s chubby little face was full of smugness. His little eyes curved, and he coughed twice.
“Of course, you should submit to this prince.”
Shen Xiuze stood up, walked over to Shen Tiantian, and let out a soft scoff.
Shen Tiantian hadn’t yet realized that danger was approaching. He imagined that the dragon throne was under his bottom and that he was being called “Your Majesty” and wished “long live.” He couldn’t help but giggle.
“Don’t worry. In the future, Little Zezi only needs to work hard at the company to earn money. This prince is fair in his rewards and punishments and will reward you… Ouch!”
His head was hit, and the little prince was instantly furious.
“What are you doing?!”
How dare you hit a little prince? Shen Tiantian stood up and shouted:
“Guards, guards! Someone is trying to assassinate the little prince!”
Unfortunately, before he could finish shouting, the little prince’s pants were pulled down, and his little bottom was spanked twice.
“Wuwu~”
The little prince’s majesty was instantly gone, and he had no face to face the world.
Shen Tiantian flopped onto the sofa, buried his face in a pillow, and his little shoulders heaved as he cried uncontrollably.
Shen Xiuze huffed and sat back down on the sofa opposite him, slowly sipping a cup of tea.
“Why has the little prince stopped talking? No more big words?”
And, “I didn’t hit you hard. Why are you crying so hard?”
The little prince whimpered for a long time, wiped his little tears, and said with a sob:
“What… what do you know? The little prince is… is crying for the country he has no face to face.”
Shen Xiuze: “…”
“Then you can cry. With a little emperor like you, the country will be finished sooner or later.”
If the old emperor still had a bit of sense, he would never pass the country on to such a little thing.
After crying for a long time with a pillow and mourning his throne, the little prince finally came out of his immersive acting experience.
Shen Tiantian wiped his tears, took a deep breath, and after the embarrassment passed, he pressed his lips into a smile and, as if nothing had happened, went over to tug on Shen Xiuze’s clothes.
“Big brother, my tummy is hungry.”
After being scared, he didn’t even dare to call him “Little Zezi.”
Shen Xiuze’s lips curved into a smile. He gently pinched his little face and couldn’t help but say:
“You’re not crying anymore? Dry your tears, and I’ll take you to eat.”
Shen Tiantian hummed twice, ran to the changing room to take off his complicated prince’s robes, and put on his down jacket.
From a little prince to a sweet glutinous rice cake, it only took a change of clothes.
The little sweet cake spent his brother Shen Xiuze’s money, sat in the restaurant, propped up his little legs, and ate until his cheeks were puffed out.
Not to mention, spending someone else’s money made the food taste particularly sweet.
After his stomach was full, it was already midnight.
As soon as Shen Tiantian walked out of the restaurant, he couldn’t help but close his little eyes and doze off while walking.
The restaurant was not far from the hotel. Shen Xiuze held Shen Tiantian’s hand. The night wind blew gently, so cold that it made one’s mind particularly clear.
Shen Xiuze wrapped a scarf around Shen Tiantian. Seeing the little one’s extremely sleepy appearance, he couldn’t help but sigh helplessly.
“Can you make it to the hotel?”
Shen Tiantian scratched his little face in a daze and asked something.
“Are we at the hotel? Why is it so cold, and the lights are not on?”
Shen Xiuze watched him sway unsteadily to the side, quickly caught him, and picked Shen Tiantian up.
The little one, wrapped in his winter clothes, was heavy, like a little meatball.
Fortunately, Shen Xiuze was used to morning runs and exercise. Holding this little meatball was not very difficult, and he took Shen Tiantian back to the hotel without even panting much.
Shen Tiantian occupied a large bed by himself. While Shen Xiuze was simply washing up, he was already sleeping sprawled out.
He was wearing fluffy pajamas, but his little belly was exposed, rising and falling with his little master’s breathing.
Shen Xiuze felt his palm itch. He couldn’t help but walk over and poke his little belly.
It was warm, soft yet elastic, and his finger would sink in slightly when he poked it.
Shen Xiuze’s deep eyes suddenly lit up.
He withdrew his hand, took a few deep breaths, and felt a moment of completeness.
He tucked the little one back into the quilt, and the smile on his lips never stopped. Until he went to bed, he was in a very good mood.
The golden morning light passed through the clouds with great penetrating power, and a beam of light fell on the large bed in the hotel, enveloping the little one who was sleeping at the foot of the bed in a shallow light.
Shen Tiantian had stayed up late filming yesterday. Although it hadn’t dragged on until the latter half of the night, his sleep time was still shorter than usual.
He was snoring softly in his sleep when Shen Jinfeng came in, sighed, and pulled the little one up.
“Tiantian, stop sleeping. We have a live stream today.”
There was a variety show live stream this morning, and in the afternoon, they had to start preparing for the official live stream that Shen Tiantian had accidentally gotten for himself.
Tiantian was so sleepy his little eyelids were tightly stuck together. He didn’t even wake up when he was washed and changed, and just let Shen Jinfeng do as he pleased.
Shen Jinfeng was also impressed by this little ancestor. He poked his forehead hard, but his hands didn’t stop. He gritted his teeth and quickly changed the little cub’s clothes.
As soon as he placed Shen Tiantian on the sofa, he turned his head and the little one had already fallen back down, hugging a pillow and sleeping soundly.
Shen Jinfeng shook his head helplessly. There was really nothing he could do. He could only welcome the cameraman and the assistant streamer in first.
Because they had been filming in the film city during this period, fewer staff members from the variety show came.
The assistant streamer was already familiar with Shen Tiantian. Seeing the little one sleeping on the sofa with his bottom in the air, he smiled and signaled for the cameraman to go over.
“Welcome everyone to Tiantian’s live stream. Let’s see what Tiantian is doing so early in the morning.”
The assistant streamer then pretended to have a sudden realization and said, “Oh.”
“Oh, he’s sleeping.”
In just two minutes after the broadcast started, countless comments had already scrolled across the screen.
[Aww, aww, we’ve been waiting for our little cutie Tiantian!]
[Please, please, please, don’t go to film today. Last time, I watched the empty air for an hour, just afraid of missing Tiantian’s appearance.]
[It probably won’t happen. I heard that the drama Tiantian is filming is almost finished and is supposed to be released during the New Year.]
[Holy crap, really? I can see the cub on TV?]
The comment section was in a heated discussion, and on the sofa, Shen Tiantian was also sleeping very obediently and soundly.
His looks were particularly high when he was asleep. His little fists were slightly clenched and placed by his cheeks.
His long, thick lashes were as if they had come to repay a debt. They were wet with physiological tears and stuck together in clusters.
His cheeks were fair, his little nose was lifted, and his pink lips were slightly parted to breathe.
The comment section quickly changed, and the screen was filled with the sound of people drooling over the cub.
[Wow, a little angel.]
[I’m drooling, I’m drooling, I’m drooling!]
[I can watch the screen all day!]
Shen Tiantian felt as if someone was looking at him.
His thin eyelids, through which one could see the faint blue veins, lifted, and in a daze, he saw a dark, gaping camera, his mind blank for a moment.
Shen Tiantian sat up on the sofa, yawned, and belatedly realized that he was live-streaming. His little eyes suddenly widened.
Shen Jinfeng, who was watching the show on the side, lifted his lips, folded his arms, and stood to the side, asking with a smile:
“Are you awake? I couldn’t wake you up this morning, and you even needed someone to help you wash your face and get dressed. You little thing, you’re getting more and more arrogant.”
The netizens also loved to watch the show. At this moment, they were all saying:
[Pass it on, the new little star needs someone to help him get dressed and wash his face!]
[Pass it on, the new top-tier star is sleeping on the live stream!]
[Pass it on, the new top-tier star is being a diva!]
The rumors became more and more outrageous, almost scaring the little star who had just entered the circle.
Shen Tiantian quickly climbed off the sofa, didn’t even yawn, and said with his watery eyes:
“That’s not it. I actually… woke up very early.”
His big eyes sparkled. He pressed his lips together and struggled to save his image.
“I don’t like to sleep in at all.”
