A virtual princess? She's a real princess!

Tao Yuting works part-time as a mermaid performer at the aquarium.

She loves swimming and diving, perhaps because she grew up by the sea and once watched half of the animated film "The Little Mermaid" on her grandmother's small TV. Tao Yuting has a great fondness for mermaids.

This is also why she ultimately chose to perform as a mermaid.

As usual, Tao Yuting finished her performance and prepared to change clothes. There was no air conditioning backstage, and the air was filled with humid moisture, like a sweltering tropical rainforest. But after removing the heavy fishtail, Tao Yuting breathed a sigh of relief, put the fishtail away, and went back to take a shower and change clothes.

"Tingting!" A man's voice rang out, and Tao Yuting immediately frowned and turned around impatiently. "Liu Haitao, we've already broken up. Don't bother me."

The man was of medium height and not very fat. He was fair-skinned and looked quite presentable, which is why Tao Yuting took a liking to him.

"Tingting, I was really just drunk. I have nothing to do with that woman." Liu Haiyang tried to take Tao Yuting's hand, but the girl shook him off. A hint of impatience flashed in her eyes. If it weren't for...

Tao Yuting wasn't buying it. "I don't want a dirty man. You should keep someone like you for her."

"Tingting, are you jealous?" Liu Haiyang said with a grin. "I don't want her, I want you. Don't worry, she's not even worth a hair on my head."

Tao Yuting felt like throwing up; she really didn't want to talk to him at all. Just two days ago, he was claiming he'd dumped her. Now he's suddenly begging to get back together—is he crazy?

She needs to find a new job quickly; one of the managers at this aquarium is Liu Haiyang's uncle. Although he's not in charge, he still has some influence.

Upon arriving at the women's changing room, Tao Yuting ignored Liu Haiyang's chatter and immediately closed and locked the door.

"Damn it, you shameless bitch." Liu Haiyang refrained from kicking the door and instead kicked the wall next to it.

"Brother Haiyang?" A girl who came to inform Tao Yuting greeted Liu Haiyang with a smile, "You two are so sweet! Sister Tingting has to guard the door while changing clothes?"

Liu Haiyang would put on a gentle and refined demeanor when facing girls, completely unlike his earlier behavior of kicking the door and cursing. He wore a smile, as if he hadn't broken up with Tao Yuting. "She's my girlfriend, so I have to take good care of her. Your sister Tingting was so tired from her performance just now, so I'm taking her out to eat to replenish her energy."

The girl smiled foolishly, "Haiyang-ge, you two are so loving, it makes me believe in love again, hehe. But Tingting-jie might not be able to go eat until later. The deputy curator wants to see Tingting-jie about something. I heard that the eldest daughter of the Bian family likes Tingting-jie and gave her a gift."

"Oh, really?" Liu Haiyang appeared pleasantly surprised, but the smile didn't reach his eyes.

“Yes!” The girl didn’t realize it and continued happily, “No wonder she’s a young lady. After she gave the gift, a company contacted Sister Tingting and said they wanted to invite her to perform!” As she spoke, the girl’s eyes lit up with envy.

Liu Haiyang could barely manage a smile. He forced a smirk and asked, "You're here to tell Tingting?"

"Oh right, we can't chat anymore, I need to call Sister Tingting." The girl almost forgot because she was so engrossed in the conversation.

"You go back first, I'll talk to Tingting," Liu Haiyang coaxed the girl to leave first.

The girl thought about it and agreed, then turned to leave, saying, "Then I'll leave it to you, Ocean Brother."

The door opened as soon as he finished speaking.

"Yi Yi? What brings you here?" Tao Yuting hadn't even dried her hair yet when she heard a sound at the door. She opened the door and saw the two of them.

"Sister Tingting!" Upon seeing the person in question, Yi Yi immediately told Tao Yuting everything, and then said, "I was going to tell Haiyang that I was leaving first, but you came out right away, Sister."

Tao Yuting understood everything. She snorted and said, "Why does Liu Haiyang suddenly want to get back together?"

It seems she knew a company was looking for her.

"Yiyi, next time just tell me what's going on with me. After all, Liu Haiyang and I have already broken up. I don't get back together with a cheating man." Tao Yuting didn't give Liu Haiyang any face and exposed all his secrets.

Yi Yi's mouth dropped open! Good heavens! This is huge gossip!

I spoke too soon. I really can't believe in love, sob sob.

She had a lot on her mind, but in reality, she didn't dare say a word and just stood there.

Tao Yuting pulled Yi Yi into the dressing room. After learning the details, Tao Yuting knew she couldn't miss this opportunity. She styled her hair, changed her clothes, put on some makeup, and then went with Yi Yi to meet the company's manager.

Tao Yuting is tall with deep-set features, a straight nose, red lips, and a striking appearance. Even in casual clothes, her radiance cannot be concealed.

"Xiaoting's here!" The deputy curator greeted Tao Yuting with a smile. "This is Miss Zhang and Mr. Owen."

Tao Yuting smiled and shook hands with the two of them, and the four of them sat on the leather sofa.

"Hello Ms. Tao, your performance was absolutely brilliant, it was just like a real mermaid." Zhang Yu praised, "We won't say much more. The main reason for this is that our Miss Bian Xiao really enjoyed your performance and would like to invite you to participate in a live-action movie and an underwater mermaid performance."

Fearing Tao Yuting might refuse, the deputy curator immediately added, "Miss Bian Xiao really enjoyed your performance. She gave you a gift worth 100,000 yuan during the live stream. She's your mentor, Tingting."

"Of course I'd be happy to," Tao Yuting readily agreed.

Only then did Owen smile and ask the deputy curator to speak with Tao Yuting alone.

Tao Yuting felt that this foreign man was very arrogant, and she still preferred Miss Zhang.

The reward actually exceeded Tao Yuting's expectations.

As expected of a super-rich second-generation heir, he offered so much! Tao Yuting agreed to everything.

Moreover, the requirements are not difficult; the main thing is to perform well, and the goal is to satisfy Bian Xiao.

Tao Yuting originally thought she would be gone in a couple of days, but she ended up leaving that very day, boarding a plane directly to France to join the other actors and start filming.

Besides the movie, there's also a live underwater performance to rehearse.

Having acted together for some time, Tao Yuting's foreign language skills had improved considerably. She used to be completely mute, but now she could chat and laugh with the other actors.

The group traveled by car to the aquarium.

I saw a white building in the distance. "Is that the aquarium?"

"No, that's the owner's residence," the driver said cheerfully. "These are all private estates, including an aquarium."

"When will this aquarium open? I'd like to bring my daughter to play here," one of the actresses asked.

"Hahaha," the driver laughed, his beard twitching. "This is our young lady's private place, how could it be open to the public!"

"This huge piece of land is privately owned?!" Tao Yuting felt dizzy. She had been driving for more than ten minutes and still hadn't reached her destination. Such a large place was privately owned and not open to the public?!

"Yes," the driver nodded, his face full of pride. "This is a birthday gift from the gentleman to the young lady."

Someone asked who the man was, but the driver just smiled and didn't answer. Instead, he began to describe the size of the aquarium and the various rare marine animals inside, which drew exclamations of admiration from the group.

The film crew was quite large, apparently to meet the deadline and complete the filming as quickly and with the highest quality.

This was Tao Yuting's first time participating in a big-budget production, and through spending time together, she learned quite a bit of gossip.

Although no one knows which family Bian Xiao's father belongs to.

Tao Yuting also learned the identity of the arrogant Mr. Owen. No wonder he seemed so haughty compared to the elegant and gentle Ms. Zhang. He was the Asia Director of Fox, the company that was filming this time.

She just wanted to ask, what else is Miss Bian lacking in this life? Her mother is Bian Yin, and from her observations over the past month, she could easily deduce that the young lady's paternal family was probably not simple either.

They rushed to make the movie, hired so many actors and staff, and had a world-renowned director. Despite all this fuss, they didn't even consider releasing it, just to please the young lady.

I'm not afraid of people being rich, nor am I afraid of people having happy families; what I'm afraid of is people who are both rich and happy.

The aquarium was huge, divided into several sections, and everyone entered and exited by car. Tao Yuting could hardly believe that it was privately owned.

"Is it usually closed?" Tao Yuting couldn't help but ask the driver, after all, it would cost a lot of money to keep it open all the time.

"There's always someone managing them; there are so many animals," the driver chuckled.

"Didn't you say your young lady hasn't come for several years?" Tao Yuting asked.

“That’s how rich people are; they don’t care about these things,” the actor playing the Prince of Experiments said to Tao Yuting.

“That’s right,” the driver nodded.

Tao Yuting was in a daze, and it took her more than ten minutes to get to her destination.

There was no time for gossip after that, and the group began practicing.

Owen would come to supervise the work from time to time, making sure that the final result would not disappoint the young lady.

This is a small gift that Norris has arranged for his daughter. If the little princess is not satisfied, Norris will definitely get angry.

Irving still didn't want to lose his job. The city of New York was enchanting at night, and he wanted to stand on top and look down at the ground rather than stand below and look up.

"What do you think?"

Owen finally stopped being stingy and gave a satisfied smile. "Very good, I'm sure Miss will like it." He had done his job well, and the reward wouldn't be small. He was a gentleman to whoever made him money.

"How are the rehearsals going? The underwater portion is the most crucial. How's the Chinese actress doing?" Owen asked, taking a sip of coffee.

"Tao is excellent, and the underwater scenery is absolutely beautiful. Please rest assured, Mr. Owen."

"That's good. Miss will be arriving the day after tomorrow, so we can't afford any accidents these next few days." Owen stood up and was surrounded by everyone as he left the reception room to give them his instructions.

"Yes"

.......

The clock struck, and the day of the performance arrived.

A little girl was sleeping soundly, wrapped in a thin blanket.

Unless Bian Xiao has any special arrangements, he usually sleeps until he wakes up naturally.

Bian Zhansheng and Zhong Daiyi used to like staying up late.

During the Republic of China era, people were like Western aristocrats, who liked to stay up late to hold parties. They went to bed late and naturally woke up late as well.

Zhong Daiyi told Bian Xiao that when she was young, she would go to bed at three or four in the morning at the latest and sleep until noon the next day.

Compared to modern people, young people are energetic and night owls, even though they don't have cell phones to play with.