Chapter 266: Chapter 266: Will He Answer Her Call? Chapter 266: Chapter 266: Will He Answer Her Call? When she got to the film crew, she was informed that she would be playing a different role, a lowly maid of a general’s wife, a character that would be beaten to death within a few days.

Not even worth comparing to the supporting female role.

It would take just a few days to shoot.

And the role she was originally supposed to play had been snatched away by another actress.

The director asked if she was still willing to play the part, but what choice did she have to be picky? If she didn’t take it, she would have to search for another job.

Being a familiar face around here was certainly better than being a complete unknown.

“I heard she got into the production by bringing in funding,” someone was chatting nearby.

“Nonsense, she’s some investor’s mistress. Made a call to the director and got the role on the spot.”

“No wonder she walks with her nose in the air, acting more conceited than the lead actress.”

A tone filled with disdain and jealousy.

Tang Yu felt like it was a turn of the tide.

In the past, wasn’t she also the one who stole roles from others and then became the subject of gossip?

For a minor role like Tang Yu’s, she was practically invisible, and it was tough work.

If there was a scene for her, she’d be used; if not, she’d be told to wait aside, but she could still be asked to do odd jobs for no pay.

For instance, running errands for some female star.

Tang Yu had no complaints and even helped makeup for some lesser-known supporting actresses.

Because not every actor had their personal makeup artist, they had to rely on themselves.

This was where Tang Yu had an advantage.

She hoped to leverage her assets to pull in resources. It didn’t matter if they were small; even a mosquito’s leg is still flesh.

Ye Yuli had called her, and she mentioned she was on a film set, just not which one; it was her own find, and she did not want interference from others.

Ye Yuli simply respected her decision.

Tang Yu would spend virtually all day at the film set, completely exhausted by the time she returned home.

Ye Yuli had wanted to invite her out for dinner, but she never seemed to have the time.

When she got home, she would take a bath, and as soon as she lay down, she’d fall asleep.

The following day would be another round of working at the set.

Day in, day out, it was the same routine.

The director, seeing her adaptable and easy to work with, told his assistant to keep her phone number, saying they might contact her for the next project. For Tang Yu, it felt like a pie had fallen from heaven—her hard work had paid off.

On her way home, Tang Yu deliberately stopped by the supermarket to buy groceries, planning to make herself a meal.

On the set, she would eat boxed meals, and once home, she’d either have instant noodles or not eat at all.

Tang Yu had just finished cooking and was planning to sit for a while before eating.

Then she heard a knocking sound, a soft patter at the door.

Full of curiosity, Tang Yu went to answer it. Upon opening the door, there was no one there.

Looking down, she suddenly froze.

In front of her stood four identical children, incredibly soft and cute, gazing up with an adorably dazed expression.

Tang Yu couldn’t believe her eyes. Was this a hallucination borne from missing her children too much?

“Mommy!”

“Mommy!”

“Mommy!”

“Mommy!”

First stunned and bewildered, their eyes instantly lit up upon seeing mommy open the door, and they rushed over to her eagerly.

Clasping tightly around mommy’s legs!

It wasn’t until Tang Yu was pushed back a step by the impact and felt their real touch that she hugged them tightly to her chest and realized that this was no illusion, nor was she dreaming.

The children were really here right before her eyes, in her embrace!

Tang Yu’s heart was filled with grievances and sorrow as tears streamed down, falling onto the children.

She didn’t want them to see, but she couldn’t help it.

She had missed her children so much!

So, she buried her face in their necks, wiped away the tears, and tried to control her emotions.

The four little ones stayed still, allowing mommy to hold them.

Mainly because their eyes were filled with tears, their tiny mouths pouted, their little heads buried in mommy’s chest, unwilling to leave.

Once Tang Yu had managed to calm down, she stuck her head out the door and glanced toward the elevator.

She saw neither Ye Sihan nor any of his bodyguard’s silhouettes.

“How did you get here?” Tang Yu asked. “Where’s Daddy?”

“Don’t know, we sneaky ran away!” Junjun raised her little head, a look of distress on her face.

“Mommy was gone!” Zhengzheng’s little nose was red.

“We came to find Mommy!” Haohao said gruffly, his face puffed up in anger.

“Hmm… Mommy…” Xibao’s tiny hands clung tightly to mommy’s clothes, with a grip strength at its peak, unrelenting.

Tang Yu understood.

They had sneaked out of school and found their way here.

The revelation left her astounded.

Just how much had the children missed her to slip away from their teachers and Ye Sihan’s bodyguards?

Tang Yu tried to stand up, only to realize that her clothes were still in Xibao’s hands.

Unwilling to forcibly pull away, she simply held Xibao, moving the four children inside the room and closing the door.

When they reached the sofa, Tang Yu once again took all four children into her arms, showering them with hugs and kisses.

Their soft little bodies, smelling of milk, filled the emptiness she had longed for both day and night, gradually healing her pain and unease.

Compared to the children’s longing for her, Tang Yu felt she needed them even more.

They were flesh of her flesh, her life, inseparable!

“Why is Mommy living here?”

“Will you go away with us?”

“If Mommy won’t go, we won’t go either.”

“We want Mommy…”

Tang Yu looked at her four little ones clinging to her, her eyes turning sour, and she gently stroked their tiny heads, asking, “Then Daddy will be all alone in the Ye Mansion. Don’t you need to keep him company?”

“No!” Junjun angrily turned her little face away.

“We want Mommy!” Zhengzheng insisted.

“Mommy doesn’t want us anymore?” Haohao asked worriedly.

Xibao was terrified, her tears about to fall.

“No, no, how could that be?” Tang Yu immediately comforted them. She could handle one crying, but not all four at once; it would overwhelm her heart. “Mommy just needs to live here for a while because it’s closer to work. Once work is done, we can live in the Ye Mansion.”

She was telling lies.

Because she didn’t want the children to know about the complicated relationship between her and Ye Sihan.

She didn’t want to slander Ye Sihan in front of the children either.

After all, Ye Sihan was their father.

She didn’t want them to harbor resentment against their father from a young age, as it would be of no benefit to their growth.

“Have you had your dinner?” Tang Yu asked.

“Mommy, we didn’t eat!”

“So hungry!”

“Hungry!”

“Hungry…” Xibao pouted with her round little belly, looking both dumbfounded and pitiful.

The heart of Tang Yu, as a mother, ached, and she quickly brought the children to the table, had them sit down, and served them each a bowl of rice.

There was only one meat dish, one vegetable, and one soup on the table. Although it did not compare to the delicacies of the Ye Mansion, it was still a nutritionally balanced meal.

She gave all the meat from the dishes to her four treasures.

Junjun put some meat into Tang Yu’s bowl. “Mommy has no meat.”

“Mommy, eat…” Xibao sulked.

“Okay, Mommy will eat.” Tang Yu took a piece of meat from each of their bowls and put it into hers. “All right, let’s eat.”

Only then did the four little ones eat with satisfaction.

Chomping away, they seemed easy to care for.

Tang Yu watched their adorable antics, her face lit up with a content smile.

As long as she could be with her children, she didn’t care about anything else…

But when she thought of Ye Sihan, who might be searching for the children at that moment, the smile on her face vanished.

Tang Yu bravely wondered, could she take advantage of the situation and run away with the children?

Leave Beijing and go to a place where Ye Sihan couldn’t find them?

Then she thought again, what place would Ye Sihan not be able to find?

His power was so vast.

If she ran away knowing that they were Ye Sihan’s children, how could Ye Sihan let her go? What’s the difference between that and seeking her own death?

“Mommy will make a phone call and be right back.” Tang Yu put down her chopsticks, took her phone, and went into her room.

The four little ones turned their heads in unison, watching Mommy.

Once the door was closed, and they could no longer see Mommy, Liangliang’s big eyes immediately lost their sparkle.

Tang Yu decided to call Ye Sihan anyway.

While waiting, she felt nervous.

Even making a call brought such immense pressure, like the oppressive aura Ye Sihan gave off when he was before her…

She wondered if Ye Sihan would answer her call? He had only picked up once before, and mostly she was ignored.

Now, she actually hoped Ye Sihan would not answer.

That way, she wouldn’t be accused of not reporting that the children were with her.

After three rings, the call connected.

Tang Yu froze for a moment, then forgot to speak due to the surprise and the sense of loss.

“Speak,” came a low and intimidating voice.

Tang Yu came to her senses, “Um… The four children are here with me, I’m just letting you know…”

“Did you take them?”

“If I said they came here on their own, would you believe me?” Tang Yu said, feeling a bit uncomfortable in response to his question.

They were her own children, after all. What would be so wrong even if she did take them?

There was no response from the other side, the oppressive silence piercing through Tang Yu’s eardrums.

She went on to ask, “The children are currently having their dinner, could they stay with me for the night?”