Chapter 386: Leaving the circle

"Well, this just got interesting." Mo Xiaonan listened to these words and pondered them.

After saying goodbye to Li Jie, Mo Xiaonan returned to Fengdan Jingyuan. On the eve of shooting this advertisement, Mo Xiaonan moved out of his old house with Feng Yiran and the two children and have been living in Fengdan Jingyuan.

These days, filming has been exhausting for Mo Xiaonan. When she returned home, Feng Yi hadn't come back yet. The maid said that the two kids were playing upstairs, so Mo Xiaonan didn't bother them. After taking a shower, she lay on the bed. At first, she just planned to close her eyes and rest for a while. Unexpectedly, she suddenly woke up. There seemed to be a faint movement coming from the balcony window of the room, as if someone was making a phone call.

“封毅然？”莫小南撑着身子从床上坐起来，试探性的唤了一句，毕竟这房间里除了封毅然她也不作他想了。

阳台上的正是封毅然，他正在跟自家老爷子通电话，老爷子不知道从哪里知道了莫小南今天拍摄结束了，又在叫他们去老宅住——当然用封老爷子的原话来说就是，“你这个臭小子不用在我面前碍眼，把你老婆还有我重孙带过来就行了。”

Feng Yi ran is also very exhausted dealing with his own grandfather. He questioned why the old man didn't call Mo Xiaonan himself. Grandfather Feng just hummed and didn't say anything, but the implication was clear: he wanted to be a respected grandfather with authority in front of Mo Xiaonan!

Feng Yiran was just about to sneer when he heard Mo Xiaonan calling him from inside. Without hesitating, he hung up the phone and entered the room, leaving Feng Lao, who was filled with anger, staring at the phone.

"What's wrong?" Feng Yiran asked as he entered the room.

"Nothing," Mo Xiaonan shook her head. She hadn't expected that he would come in right after she called out to him, and she didn't know if she had disturbed him in any way.

Feng Yiran didn't say anything after listening, only saying, "Since you're awake, then get up and have your meal. Aunt Fang said you went straight to sleep after coming back and still haven't eaten."

芳姨是前两天跟着莫小南他们从老宅过来的，是封老爷子不放心一双重孙女特意叫过来照顾两人的，至于其他还有没有特殊的身份，那就另外两说了。

"Hmm." Mo Xiaonan's voice was a bit hoarse as she had just woken up. She rubbed her eyes and felt the hunger in her stomach. She rolled out of bed, put on her shoes, and went downstairs. When she reached the door, she suddenly turned back and asked Feng Yi, "Have you eaten? Do you want to eat more?"

"No, it's alright. You go ahead and eat," Feng Yiran shook his head, refusing her suggestion.

Mo Xiaonan didn't feel sad or disappointed, she simply responded with a faint "Oh" before heading downstairs. At the same time, she berated herself for being so certain earlier, most likely because she was still half asleep.

As soon as Mo Xiaonan left, Feng Yiran took out his mobile phone and made a call to Murong Tingye. It is unknown what was said on the other side. Feng Yiran's eyebrows slightly furrowed, but he quickly let go.

In the restaurant downstairs, Mo Xiaonan enjoyed a satisfying meal and lazily sat on the couch watching TV. Coincidentally, it was a movie channel playing the movie "Qingning," which happened to be the first film where Gu Ranran served as the leading actress. "Qingning" was a youth campus film, but to summarize it solely based on the plot would be too one-sided.

这部电影的故事背景是在中学校园里，一个名叫小丽的女生是万万千千平凡女学生中的一个，在学校里也是普普通通平平凡凡的，胆小自卑怯懦，但是奈何她无意间与“校草”明恒有了接触，被学校大姐大吕薇记恨上了，然后就想尽办法的欺负她，撕作业泼水什么的就不说了，好几次还把小丽堵在女厕所打巴掌，总之就是使出各种手段折磨她，到后来更是叫了个社会上的男人来强奸她。

So Xiaoli became pregnant, and her even more tragic and dark days began. Everyone in school pointed fingers at her, her parents and relatives scorned her for bringing shame, teachers and classmates berated her for being shameless. The school even forced her to drop out. Xiaoli was pushed to her limits, and one night, she jumped from the seventh floor of the school building, instantly ending her life.

Sometimes it takes a loss of life to grab people's attention. The death of Xiao Li has attracted a lot of media coverage, and as the investigation deepens, details about her life have been exposed. Everything she experienced has become known to the public, and as a result, everyone fell silent...

电影是个开放式的结局，小丽的事情令人发醒，校园暴力也被普罗大众所关注，后来记者调查出来的一串串关于校园暴力的数据更是令所有人心惊……

Speaking of which, this film was initially a low-budget movie. The director approached many people, but they were all rejected because the role of Xiaoli, although the main character, was not outstanding. She was always gloomy, with her eyes covered by thick bangs, giving her a dark and weak appearance. Therefore, talented female artists were unwilling to take on the role.

Later, Gu Ranran somehow found out about this movie and decided to contact the director herself. After the film was released, Gu Ranran became popular thanks to this movie, and the director also achieved great success. It can be said that Gu Ranran and the director mutually helped each other to succeed.

Mo Xiaonan's eyes couldn't help but flicker when he saw the director's name.

After watching the movie, Mo Xiaonan took out his phone and entered "Zhuang Hui" into the search interface. A series of information appeared below. No wonder Li Jie said he used to be a popular young actor. Even now, there are still quite a few news about him. The first one is about Zhuang Hui's past love affair, and there's a picture in it. It shows Zhuang Hui with Zhao Man's sister, Zhao Jie. The two of them seem intimate in the photo, it's obviously a couple. Please note that the translation might not be completely accurate and the meaning can vary depending on the context.

After thinking for a while, Mo Xiaonan saved this picture and then exited the search page. He shared the picture with Zhang Man and edited the text, saying, "Is it him?"

"Yes." A quick response came from the other side, followed by a document that Mo Xiaonan opened. Inside were some photos of Zhuang Hui and Gu Ranran, but the closest distance between the two was only a couple of fists apart, making it hard to see any gossip.

"Although those two people were together at first, they both hid it very well. I hired many private investigators to follow them and only managed to capture photos like these." Zhao Man sent another message afterwards. Please note that the content has been translated to English while preserving the mention of @. How can I assist you with this translation?

Mo Xiaonan looked thoughtful as he pondered for a moment before asking again, "Is there really no information about Zhuanghui in these years?"

"No, but there's a rumor that he retired from the entertainment industry and underwent plastic surgery."