Chapter Twenty-One: Farewell

  The spring breeze enters the night, moistening things quietly and silently. Song Tang and Jessica had a romantic night together, no need to elaborate. When the two appeared in the hall, it was almost noon. Normally at this time, the Song family villa was not crowded, but today, for some reason, Song Tang's mother was sitting on the sofa in the hall waiting for her son to appear.

  Song Tang held Jessica's jade hand, and as soon as he left his room, he saw his mother like this, and suddenly felt a thud. But Song Tang was not an ordinary person after all, and immediately recovered his usual mood, with a smile on his face, pulling Jessica to sit down beside his mother, asking: "Mom, why didn't you go to the company today?"

  Liu Ying was very happy this morning, because last night, he finally saw his own day with his little girlfriend in the same room. Although the two had pretended to be a couple before, they didn't do it well and were not realistic. So this morning, Liu Ying got up early and found that Song Tang hadn't gotten up yet, which made him secretly happy.

  Liu Ying, who was scolding her son for not getting up yet, finally saw Song Tang and Jessica coming out of the room together. Looking at Jessica's somewhat awkward gait, combined with the fact that today's Jessica had more feminine charm than usual, Liu Ying, as someone who had been around the block, naturally knew what the two had done in the room last night. However, Liu Ying didn't immediately call them out on it.

  "What, can't I even take a rest for one day? As a mother, do you still need to control me like this?" Liu Ying said with a smile that was not quite a smile, as she pulled Jessica over to sit beside her and spoke to Song Tang.

  "Hehe, of course!" Song Tang said with a hint of resignation, habitually touching the tip of his nose as he saw his mother teasing him.

  "Aunt is good." Jessica, who was standing next to Liu Ying, looked at Liu Ying, who had been gazing at her with a ambiguous smile since they left the room together. For a moment, she felt somewhat uncomfortable under Liu Ying's gaze, wondering if Aunt had discovered her situation. The more she thought about it, the more she felt it was true, and for a moment, Jessica almost lowered her delicate face to her full chest.

  "Hehe, alright! Jessica, I've already figured out what's going on between you and our family's Song Tang. Why are you still calling her Aunt? Shouldn't you change the way you address her?" Liu Ying said with a hint of a smile.

  "Ah?" Liu Ying's one sentence startled Jessica, who was shy, but still summoned up the courage to shout: "Mom!"

  "Ah!" Jessica's not very loud "mom" suddenly made Liu Ying, who was already in her forties, smile all over her face. After the excitement, Liu Ying quickly took off the bracelet she had been wearing on her hand and put it on Jessica's wrist, saying with some nostalgia: "This bracelet was given to me by your grandmother when I married your father back then. Now I'm passing it on to you, and in the future, I hope you'll take good care of our family's Tang'er."

  Jessica heard Liu Ying's words and suddenly knew that the Song family had accepted her. For a moment, it made Jessica feel happy, so she touched the bracelet on her wrist, looked at Song Tang shyly, and then firmly told Liu Ying: "Mom, don't worry, I will!"

  "Alright!" Liu Ying was delighted to see Jessica like this, and immediately turned her head to "threaten" Song Tang: "You must treat Jessica well in the future, don't let her down, or else you'll be in trouble."

  "Got it, mom. How could I possibly wrong her? I don't even have time to like her yet?" As he spoke, Song Tang wrapped his arms around Jessica's waist and pulled her closer into his embrace.

  "Hehe, you young people's business, we think it's hard to control after a while, my husband and your grandfather are now thinking about holding our grandson tightly." Liu Ying said with some nostalgia.

  "By the way, Jessica, have you discussed that matter with Tanger?"

  "Not yet, mom?"

  "Mom, what's going on that you're hiding from me?!"

  "Hehe, it's not a big deal, just something about Jessica, let her tell you herself. I won't interfere with your young people's affairs, I have to go to work at the company." Liu Ying shook his head, picked up his coat and walked out, leaving the problem to Jessica in a very irresponsible manner.

  "Sweetheart, are you hiding something from me?" Song Tang asked while holding Jessica on his lap, his hands wandering back and forth on hers.

  "Ah! Song, stop it for now, I really have something to discuss with you." Jessica said seriously while stopping Song Tang's wandering hands on her body.

  Upon hearing Jessica's words, Song Tang stopped his wandering hands and tightly hugged Jessica's body, sniffing her head full of brown long hair, saying: "Sweetheart, what's up, speak!"

  Jessica was held by Song Tang, and the reason for the matter was explained. It turned out that since Jessica came to Song's villa, Song Tang's mother knew that Jessica had liked performing since she was a child. However, although Jessica had a talent for performing, she hadn't attended a formal performing arts school, and her acting skills were not yet mature. Liu Ying, who understood Jessica's situation, promptly arranged for her to get an admission quota at New York University's Film Academy.

  Why this school and not others? It's because Liu Ying and Song Tang's father, Song Yao Hui, are both graduates of New York University's Business School. The Song family has a good relationship with the university's president, making it easier for Jessica to enter this school and come into contact with higher academic knowledge.

  New York University's Film School, it opens its doors to all those who are passionate and driven about film. It is one of the most important bases for world film education. Its three main buildings have become the heart of Greenwich Village in America, always a spiritual home for artists and intellectuals. It has a rare and elegant atmosphere that is hard to find among young Americans, revealing the emotions of artists before they achieve success. It teaches students how to use moving images to create people's colorful dreams. Its outstanding graduates Oliver Stone and Alexander Baldwin have redefined film and performance for the world. It always generously provides the greatest help to those artists and scholars who care about the contemporary world and have creativity. It builds the most perfect learning stage for students from all over the world, with stories unfolding from Union Square in central New York to the Left Bank of Paris; from Harvard University to the Universal Studios in Los Angeles; from Princeton University to London, England. It is an eternal dream factory.

  New York University's Tisch School of the Arts was founded in 1965 and is one of the world's most selective film schools. The school's rigorous curriculum requires students to master all aspects of filmmaking, including screenwriting, directing, producing, cinematography, editing, and more. The university boasts the largest film production facilities on the East Coast, including a state-of-the-art production center. The school is proud to have such notable alumni as Spike Lee, Martin Scorsese, and Mira Nair among its graduates.

  For the current Jessica, it's basically following Song Tang's mother Liu Yingma's advice, let alone that Liu Ying is doing this for Jessica's own good. Besides, Jessica has taken on several movies so far, but none of them have been very successful. She always attracts attention with her angelic face and devilish figure, having the pride that she won't be a vase forever. So at this time, following Liu Ying's arrangement to further her studies at New York University became a good choice. Moreover, Jessica's parents also agreed on this matter, it's just that they haven't told Song Tang about it yet.

  "When to leave, my sweetheart." After understanding Jessica's situation, Song Tang chose to respect Jessica's choice, and both of them chose to remain silent about why Jessica gave up on her own path.

  "Tomorrow's ticket." Jessica shifted her gaze elsewhere, afraid to look at Song Tang's face again.

  "Tomorrow already! So fast." Song Tang muttered, but then seemed to notice that Jessica looked a bit unhappy, so he comforted her: "It's okay, sweetheart, anyway I'll be pretty busy for the next while, and when I have time I'll go back to New York to see you."

  "Ah!"

  "Sweetheart of love, if that's the case, shouldn't we do something about it?" As he spoke, Song Tang picked up Jessica and headed towards his bedroom, which he had just left not long ago.

  Although the two who had just tasted the forbidden fruit were about to part ways, in the end they didn't do anything.

  Of course, Song Tang still had a lingering desire for each other's touch, and so the two of them leaned against each other, talking about their future lives.

  The most painful thing in the world is not life and death, but when two people who have just started to love each other must separate. Song Tang and Jessica were like this. The next day, Jessica boarded a plane from Los Angeles to New York. Jessica's temporary departure made Song Tang feel a sense of loss after having just tasted forbidden fruit.

  But anyway, this thing has a great benefit for Jessica's future development. As Jessica's boyfriend, Song Tang naturally hopes that Jessica's acting career will be smoother in the future.