Chapter 70 It turns out that the most painful thing is not only "not being able to get it", but also "I could have"

early morning.

Gu Manman was wearing headphones and jogging along the tree-lined path outside the community.

After turning a corner, my pace subconsciously slowed down.

Feng Mingzhou leaned against the car.

The dark circles under his eyes were thick, and there was some blue stubble on his chin.

He was still wearing the same wrinkled shirt from yesterday, and the back of his right hand was wrapped in thick white gauze, which was particularly conspicuous.

When he saw her, he stood up straight.

Gu Manman stopped and took off one of her earphones.

On the quiet street in the early morning, the two people faced each other a few steps apart.

Feng Mingzhou stretched out his long legs, walked a few steps in front of her, and blocked her way.

Gu Manman took half a step back and kept some distance.

"What's up?"

Feng Mingzhou: “Manman.”

His eyes fell on her cheeks, which were slightly red from running, and quickly swept over the lines of her arms exposed by her sports vest.

Finally, his gaze returned to her eyes.

"I'll just say a few words."

"Last night..."

"You and Zhou Mubai..."

Feng Mingzhou took a deep breath, as if he had made some kind of decision.

"I've thought about it..."

"I can pretend nothing happened."

Gu Manman didn't respond. She put on the other earphone, turned sideways, walked past him, and ran straight into the door of the apartment building without stopping.

Feng Mingzhou froze in place, watching the figure disappear into the corridor.

The dim morning light stretched his shabby figure very long.

The wound wrapped in gauze on the back of my right hand hurt slightly, but it was not as obvious as the dull pain in my heart.

He didn't know how long he stood there, until the sun rose higher and more people and cars appeared on the street.

The door to the apartment building was pushed open again.

Gu Manman changed into a smart pair of pants and went out.

Feng Mingzhou was still standing on the side of the road.

Gu Manman frowned and quickened her pace.

"Manman!" Feng Mingzhou took a few steps forward and blocked her way again.

"Everything Zhou Mubai can do," he stared into her eyes and spoke eagerly, as if he was selling a product that was about to be taken off the shelves, "I can do it too."

"I will do better than him."

“You can compare…”

Gu Manman finally stopped. She said nothing, but turned her face slightly and motioned him to move aside.

He stood in front of her and didn't move.

"I am willing to do so..." He locked his eyes on her, afraid to miss any subtle changes in her expression, "I will stay by your side in any way you can accept."

"Compared to losing you completely," he uttered the last few words with difficulty, "I can accept this."

Feng Mingzhou maintained that slightly forward-leaning posture, his sharp and intimidating eyes now filled with humble pleading.

Gu Manman's gaze swept across his injured hand without stopping.

"Get out of the way, I'm in a hurry."

After saying that, she stopped looking at him and walked straight past him, decisively and without any hesitation.

"Manman, I'll take you there." His voice sounded behind her.

Gu Manman didn't even pause or turn her head, and her figure quickly disappeared around the corner.

He looked at the direction where she disappeared, raised his bandaged right hand, and punched the wall hard with all his strength!

The white gauze was instantly soaked with blood. He gasped, his body leaning against the wall, his forehead resting on the cold bricks.

The injured hand hung at his side, blood still dripping down.

It turns out that the most painful thing, besides “not being able to get it”, is “I could have”.

Feng Mingzhou returned to the car.

The assistant sat in the passenger seat, secretly observing the boss's expression through the rearview mirror.

It’s very bad, I feel depressed all over.

Feng Mingzhou suddenly asked him, "Do you have a first love?"

The assistant's heart skipped a beat.

Is the boss concerned about the private lives of his employees?

The assistant thought for a moment and answered truthfully: "Well, of course there is."

"Have you forgotten her, then?"

The assistant laughed dryly: "I can't forget it. That's my white moonlight."

He paused, then added: "As long as she is willing to come back, I am willing."

White Moonlight...

Looking back...

Feng Mingzhou said nothing more.

He leaned back in his chair, his head tilted toward the window, watching the streets rapidly receding, his eyes so empty as if all the spirit had been drained away.

The scenes in the hotel flashed back in my mind wildly.

Thinking that Zhou Mubai might have touched her skin and kissed her lips, Feng Mingzhou's mind completely lost control.

The murderous intent grew wildly in his chest.

People are taken to the deep sea, their ships wreck, and their bodies are eaten by sharks without anyone noticing.

Or create a car accident, hit the guardrail at a speed of 120 miles per hour, and explode instantly.

Or you could hire a professional killer to kill him cleanly and make him disappear from this world.

One crime plan after another took shape in his mind, each of which could make Zhou Mubai completely disappear from Gu Manman's life.

But the next second, the image of Gu Manman protecting Zhou Mubai rushed into his mind again.

She would hate him.

Will leave him completely.

Feng Mingzhou closed his eyes and his chest heaved violently.

I can't do this. I can't let myself become a monster in her eyes.

He took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. Those bloody thoughts were forcibly pushed back to the deepest part of his heart.

Feng Mingzhou opened his eyes, and calmness returned to his eyes.

It’s no big deal that Manman had an ex, and it doesn’t matter even if she is with someone else now.

In the end, Manman will come back to him, and they will be together forever.

Relying on this thought, Feng Mingzhou convinced himself that in the days to come, he must put away this paranoid hatred and act like a normal person in front of Gu Manman.

/

The crew of "The Misty Forest".

Although the farce in the hotel box last night was suppressed by Sister Chen, everyone who should know about it knows about it.

Lin Xiao arrived on time, with sunglasses and a mask covering most of his face.

She was wearing a high-necked dress, but a red mark could still be vaguely seen on her neck.

She walked straight to her own exclusive lounge chair without saying a word. Her assistant quickly held an umbrella and handed her water. She kept a cold face throughout and refused to communicate with anyone.

An Rui was even more like a mouse seeing a cat. When he saw Gu Manman from afar, he immediately took a detour and didn't even dare to meet her eyes.

Su Yu stood behind the monitor with her arms folded, a sneer on her lips, and glanced at Lin Xiao from time to time, waiting to see if this guy dared to continue making trouble today.

Gu Manman, however, seemed to be completely fine and was in normal condition.

She was wearing a simple white T-shirt and overalls, with her hair neatly tied into a ponytail. She was discussing the details of the script with Zhou Mubai.

Zhou Mubai looked at her profile as she concentrated on her work. There was a slight bruise at the corner of her mouth, but her eyes were gentle.

The shooting started soon.

A scene between Lin Xiao and An Rui.

An Rui was already nervous, and when he saw Lin Xiao, whose condition was obviously not right and whose eyes were fierce, he was frightened and made mistakes one after another.

"Cut!" Su Yu frowned. "What's wrong with you? Can't you remember your lines?"

An Rui shuddered with fear.

Lin Xiao suddenly sneered and took off his sunglasses, revealing the dark circles under his eyes and an impatient look: "Director Su, what's the point of yelling at him? The script is not clear, and the character's motivations are inexplicable. How can people act like this?"

As she spoke, she turned her criticism to the prop master next to her: "And the dust on the ground! Didn't you sweep it clean? It's choking me to death! Are you sincere?"

Then he pointed at the lighting engineer and said, "The light is too bright! It's blinding! Can you help me with the lighting?"

She picked on everyone she met, taking out all the anger she had felt last night on the staff.

An Rui stood aside, trembling and not daring to breathe.

Su Yu finally couldn't hold back her anger: "Lin Xiao! That's enough! If you can't act well, just say it's not good, don't blame others!"

"I'm passing on the blame?"

"What right do you, a crappy director, have to criticize me? If it weren't for..."

She suddenly stopped, as if realizing that she had almost let the cat out of the bag, and became even more arrogant, "I just don't want to act today! What do you think?"

As she spoke, she actually threw the script in her hand to the ground, and the papers scattered all over the floor.

"Strike? Who do you think you are?" Su Yu was so angry that she was shaking all over.

At this moment, Gu Manman came over. She bent down, picked up the scattered scripts on the ground, sorted them out slowly, and then walked in front of Lin Xiao.

"Oh, are you sure you want to strike now?"

Lin Xiao stiffened his neck and wanted to say something.

But Gu Manman didn't give her another chance.

She took out her cell phone and tapped the screen.

The next second, a familiar female voice came out clearly from the phone. It was the same insults that Lin Xiao had said in the box last night.

"…Isn't it just relying on men to get to the top? There's nothing to be proud of!"

"...You got kicked out after being played with by someone else, and now you want to hook up with Director Zhou?"

"... Let me tell you, Gu Manman, you are such a slut who relies on men to get to the top..."

The color on Lin Xiao's face faded completely.

"This recording,"

"If you post it online, do you think your sponsor will still protect you? Will your 'fans' still buy it?"

Zhou Mubai stepped forward at the right time and stood beside Gu Manman: "Ms. Lin, adjust your state and continue filming. Don't let everyone wait for you alone."

His eyes were calm, but they made Lin Xiao feel an invisible sense of oppression, which made it more difficult for her to resist than Su Yu's roar.

Lin Xiao bit her lips tightly.

She looked at Gu Manman, then at Zhou Mubai, and then at the people around her who were watching the fun. Finally, she bent down stiffly and picked up the script on the ground.

Under the complicated gazes of the crowd, she stiffly and reluctantly returned to the camera.