Babel Novel
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Both Zoe and Henry entered the club, and were greeted with a wide lake after passing the rockery garden.
Under the night sky, sparkling ripples on the lake reflected the street lights and the moonlight. At one glance, the edges of the lake were not visible.
The doorman led them up the stairs into the lobby, and took the escalator to reach the private room they booked.
Watery Moon was the name of the private room, and it quite in line with the artistic atmosphere at that moment.
Inside the private room, it was finely decorated with antique design, but some details were blended with modern scientific looks, so
as to give customers a pleasant and comfortable experience.
On the south, there was a large window facing the lake. Standing here, one would have a broader view of the lake than that from downstairs.
In fact, the lights on the stone arch bridge far away could also be seen. The dazzling lights and elegant scenery were simply creating a unique flavor.
Zoe commented with a smile, “The scenery here is so beautiful. I like it a lot.”
Henry curled his lips into a smile.
He picked this place because he had investigated into her preferences.
Then, the two of them sat down and ordered the dishes.
Again, the flavors of the dishes were Zoe’s
favorite.
Thinking of how considerate Henry was, Zoe was shy, and always felt like she was taking advantage of him but could not repay him.
Suddenly, Zoe thought of Stephen’s case. She had searched it on the internet in the afternoon when she was waiting for the artistes to return.
Stephen released a post on Weibo according to Natalia’s instructions, and the response was great.
Although there were no definite results yet, Natalia was confident that the case would be resolved successfully as long as her plan was implemented smoothly.
Therefore, she said to Henry. “You don’t have to worry about Stephen’s case. I’ve already started handling it, and it won’t be long before it
is settled.”
Henry looked at her with a smile and said in a soft tone, “Why do I feel like I not only found a good wife, but also a great helper?”
Zoe was startled.
In that instant, a thought flashed through her mind.
She glanced at Henry, and did not say anything, but in her heart, she secretly made up her mind.
Once they were done eating, Zoe excused herself to go to the restroom.
There was actually a toilet in the private room, but she was embarrassed to use it because of poor sound-proof.
The restroom was located at the end of the corridor, next to the elevator. After leaving the private room, Zoe headed to the female restroom with help from a waiter, who showed her the direction.
As soon as Zoe came out of the restroom, she noticed some familiar figures walking in her direction.
Stunned for some reason, Zoe took a step backward ghostly.
It just happened that she hid behind a dragon-patterned pillar at the entrance of the restroom.
Steven Anderson and Annie Gil were the ones who were walking toward her, and they were accompanied by a middle-aged man in a pair of black-rimmed glasses.
Zoe recognized the man right away. He was their country’s famous A-list director, Nathan Hale.
The three of them were talking happily.
Nathan laughed and said, “Mr. Anderson, I previously heard that you have a beautiful wife, but I didn’t know who she was; I finally know that it’s Annie.”
Steven replied to him with a smile, “Director Hale, thank you for looking after Annie all these years. I look forward to a pleasant cooperation with you this time.”
“Of course. I watched Annie grow up, and she has great potential. She’ll surely become the youngest best actress in this generation.”
Annie grinned. “Thank you for your compliments and blessings, Director Hale.”
“I worked on the script of ‘The Youth* for years and I have very high expectation for it. You must not let me down, Annie!”
“Director Hale, don’t worry. I’ll definitely try my best to interpret this role, and won’t disappoint you.” Annie nodded obediently.
“That’s great… and I am relieved.”
The group of three eventually walked past Zoe.
Because of Zoe’s slim figure, she wore a black outfit today, thus not a single person noticed her when she hid behind the pillars.
Only when the three entered the elevator, she came out from behind the pillar.
As Zoe watched the direction they headed to, her eyebrows furrowed.
She had read the script of ‘The Youth’ before by chance, and immediately attracted by it.
In today’s male-dominated world, even if there was a heroine in a period drama, her parts would be mainly limited to her role as imperial concubine.
From the beginning to the end, the story would revolve around a few ladies fighting over
a man.
However, ‘The Youth’ was quite a different drama. It was definitely an epic of women, and the stories about war, peace, and alteration of dynasties were fully depicted from a woman’s perspective.
Zoe’s blood was burning with passion when she finished reading the script.
From the drama “The Youth”, she saw entirely different values from the drama.
Women were not merely bound to petti love. If given the same resources and status, women would not be inferior to men.
Unfortunately, the structure of the script was too complex, as it involved six countries. Huge investment was required to fully demonstrate the story, and it would take lots of efforts to shoot the whole drama.
Just because of this, the drama was stranded
in the end, even though there was a heated discussion about it. Mostly importantly, no investor was interested in it.
During these years, Zoe never heard about any progress about the shooting.
She couldn’t believe that the drama was finally pulling together for shooting.
It seemed like Annie was going to be the leading actress.
Zoe looked down as she was struck with an idea.
When she returned to the private room, she found that Henry had already paid the bill.
Zoe was embarrassed.
It was clearly agreed that she would treat him to dinner, but he ended up paying for it behind her back.
Henry took her hand as they walked out, saying as he walked, “Mrs. Han, did you forget that we’re married? What’s mine is yours, so which one of us pays the bill makes no difference.”
Zoe’s face blushed upon hearing his words.
She cooed, “Are you suffering a big loss?”
Henry chuckled. “Well, since you’re aware of it, you should make it up to me tonight.”
As he spoke, he gave Zoe a hint by pinching her palm.
Zoe’s spine stiffened instantly.
Turning her head to look at him, Zoe gritted her teeth and said, “Don’t even think about it!”
After saying that, she quickly shook off his hand and went into the car. Henry followed behind her with a faint smile.
Once he was also in the car, he asked cheerfully, “I meant to ask you to fill the bathtub for me later, why are you so agitated? Were you thinking about doing something else?”
Zoe was lost for words.
She knew how bad the man was!
He always liked to tease her!
Once they returned home, Zoe quickly searched for ‘The Youth” script on the internet.
She saw the script two years ago, so she remembered the general framework, but not the details.
Fortunately, there was plenty of information about it on the internet, because it was extremely popular two years ago.
If she gathered all the information, she could get a rough idea of it.
Zoe arranged the pieces of information in
a file, and sent one copy to Laura Davies.
After a while, Laura replied to her message.
“Dear Zoe, are you asking me to accept a role in this drama?”
Zoe could not be bothered to keep her in suspense, so she cut to the chase. “Well, take a look at it, and see if you like it. Then tell me about your thoughts.”
It only took a second for Laura to respond excitedly through a voice message.
“Dear Zoe, I don’t have to look at it. I read the script two years ago, and I like the drama very much! Are you asking me to take the role as the female protagonist, Alanna Nelson?”
Zoe was caught off-guard.This text is property of Nô/velD/rama.Org.
Seconds later, Zoe replied three words, “You can dream!”
Laura thought to herself, “It hurts! But I must keep smiling.”