The female celebrity seemed to sense Ye Yingying's unspoken meaning. She felt that her little secret had been exposed, and her first reaction was a little embarrassed. In her panic, she said, "Your sister is so lucky. Her boyfriend is very outstanding."

“Jiang Jianian is amazing, and my sister is just as good. She chose Yen University’s law department with very high scores. She’s beautiful, smart, and rich, and even has a likable temperament. So it was she who chose someone else, it was she who chose Jiang Jianian. It’s not my sister who’s lucky, it’s Jiang Jianian who’s lucky.” Ye Yingying stared at the female artist and corrected her word by word.

"Yingying seems to get very serious when she talks about her sister." The female artist was a little taken aback by Ye Yingying's words, feeling that Ye Yingying was a bit different from usual. She had always thought that Ye Yingying was known for being easy to talk to and not easily offending people. Even if some words were a little offensive to her, she would not care. But today Ye Yingying's reaction was a bit unexpected.

She wasn't actually without a temper; she had just been controlling her emotions.

Ye Yingying didn't press the issue further, stopping there and tilting her head with a smile: "Yes, I get very serious when it comes to my sister, because I really like her and can't stand anyone saying anything bad about her, not even jokes."

She spoke very seriously in a joking tone.

*

With the morning's rehearsals and familiarization with the track, the afternoon's filming went surprisingly smoothly. Except for Yu Shishu, who was very nitpicky about some shots, most of the other shots were successfully completed after two or three takes.

Yu Shishu no longer showed the same excitement he had when Ye Zhiwei agreed to appear on camera. He seemed to know that what he had done would ultimately be a joke, and he no longer had the same enthusiasm as before to add scenes on the spot and insist on giving Ye Zhiwei a few close-up shots. He just silently watched Ye Zhiwei and Jiang Jianian, and only used a few shots of Jiang Jianian driving, and even only the car appeared on camera.

This was his last day at Yenching University. At first, he was full of hope, thinking countless times about how to take the picture and how to make Ye Zhiwei look as beautiful as he imagined. He thought about it again and again, but after his hope was dashed, he was disappointed that he had to give up.

Yu Shishu would often space out while packing up the camera equipment.

The assistant director and Yu Shishu finalized the itinerary, as they were basically going back early the next morning. Seeing Yu Shishu's absent-minded look, the assistant director couldn't help but ask, "Director Yu, let me help you pack."

"No need," Yu Shishu refused. "You go out first, I can clean up by myself."

He spoke very slowly, and his voice was very different from when he was filming.

Assistant Director: Although I sympathize with him, Director Yu was still as harsh as ever when a few artists didn't perform well during filming. His words were like knives. You really can't tell that he's heartbroken at all. As expected of Director Yu, he was hurt by a girl for the first time yesterday afternoon and couldn't adjust in time. Today, he was able to return to heartbreak after finishing work.

After the assistant director left, Yu Shishu was organizing the cameras by himself. His gaze finally fell on the miniature camera that had filmed Ye Zhiwei yesterday at noon. He started looking for some footage from yesterday and found the photo he had secretly taken. Looking at Ye Zhiwei smiling in the lens, Yu Shishu's ears burned.

He began to hesitate about whether to delete the photo.

She already has someone she likes.

No matter how beautiful she is, she can never be his.

He had no hope at all.

These words popped into Yu Shishu's mind. He clenched his hands sadly and finally couldn't help but leave the lounge, starting his search for Ye Zhiwei from the club lobby.

After asking several staff members, he arrived at the club's front desk and indeed saw Ye Zhiwei, Jiang Jianian, and Ye Yingying at the exit.

Yu Shishu tightened his grip and called out to Ye Zhiwei, who was smiling and holding Ye Yingying's arm, preparing to go eat together.

Jiang Jianian looked at Yu Shishu, his brows furrowing tightly, but he didn't say anything. He turned his gaze away with a sullen face.

Yu Shishu, slightly out of breath, walked up to Ye Zhiwei. "Ye Zhiwei...Miss—"

He even spoke her name with great care, and seemed a little shy.

"Director Yu?" Ye Zhiwei asked in surprise, "Is there something you need? Are you here to see Yingying? Yingying will be having dinner with us tonight. Her assistant and driver will pick her up from her company tomorrow, so she's with us today."

That's not what I meant.

That's not what I meant. Then what did I mean?

Ye Zhiwei looked at Yu Shishu with confusion.

Yu Shishu took a deep breath and finally mustered up the courage to say to Ye Zhiwei, "I secretly took a picture of you yesterday at noon. Can I keep it?"

Ye Zhiwei: ? ? ?

Jiang Jianian stood to the side, looking at Yu Shishu expressionlessly, and then tightly took Ye Zhiwei's hand.

Ye Zhiwei, who had been completely confused, finally seemed to understand something after seeing Yu Shishu's burning ears, red face, and innocent, pitiful gaze.

She looked at Yu Shishu with some surprise, astonishment, and shock.

Yu Shishu pursed his lips and continued after a while, "You look very beautiful today. The high ponytail suits you very well and is especially photogenic. Actually, I really hoped you could appear in my photos today, but I think you would refuse me, just like before..."

He seemed to want to say something more, but he stopped in the end because he realized that he seemed to be humiliating himself. His eyes were a little red, and he looked at Ye Zhiwei for a long time before his voice grew softer and softer, "I'm sorry, I just wanted to tell you that you look beautiful today."

His words were fragmented and somewhat incoherent, as if he wanted to express something but was too embarrassed to do so fully.

Ye Zhiwei looked at Yu Shishu for a while, then said thank you to him very seriously. She then turned to Jiang Jianian and said with a smile, "You combed my hair into a high ponytail this morning and picked out a tracksuit for me. So many people have been praising it. Even Yingying said I look especially pretty today."

Ye Zhiwei tied her own hair and picked out her own clothes. She said this on purpose, and her tone and demeanor revealed the close relationship between her and Jiang Jianian.

Direct and cruel.

Yu Shishu was not surprised by Ye Zhiwei's answer. He had already guessed the result. He just wanted to try it once, so that it wouldn't be a one-man show from beginning to end. However, after hearing Ye Zhiwei's decisive and unwavering rejection, he couldn't help but lower his eyes and droop his head.

Before Ye Zhiwei could speak again, Yu Shishu lowered his head and said, "I will delete the photos when I get back. I didn't take them on purpose. I'm sorry."

He lied; he deliberately took the photos without permission, but he wanted to preserve his last shred of dignity.

He didn't want to see Ye Zhiwei and Jiang Jianian leave together, especially hand in hand. It hurt him too much, so after finishing his own words, he turned around and left without looking at Ye Zhiwei again.

He's in love.

He was heartbroken.

He gave up.

Yu Shishu returned to the club's lounge and finally deleted Ye Zhiwei's photos, even though the process was quite difficult.