Chapter 50

Chapter 50

As expected, Zhou Beichuan never came to see her again. After Xu Jiazhe issued an apology statement, the matter between Lu Wanqiao and Xu Jiazhe was slowly turned over in the endless entertainment news.

Shu Yao saw these names again, still on Weibo's trending search list -

Lu Wanqiao changes her agent.

The hot search square was dominated by fans, and most of them were beautiful photos of Lu Wanqiao attending the Art Fashion Week last night with a radiant face. However, Zhou Beichuan, one of the protagonists, was photographed by paparazzi who were waiting at the airport.

The reporter asked him whether this trip was for vacation or work.

Zhou Beichuan smiled politely but could not hide his fatigue. He said that he had a new career direction and was planning to move to other cities for development, but he did not reveal anything else.

I don’t know what Zhou Beichuan has encountered in the past few days, but at this moment, Shu Yao feels like he has unloaded a heavy psychological burden.

She was sure that what Zhou Beichuan left behind was not only Fuchuan, but also her and Chen Ye's life.

The sky outside the window has fallen into darkness, and the moonlight seems to cover the courtyard in a black and white filter.

The lanterns in the courtyard cast a yellow light, adding a touch of warmth to the loneliness.

Shu Yao stood by the window, stretching her waist after sitting for so long, when she heard Li Sui ask in confusion behind her, "Sister Yaoyao, this is so strange! Why are our followers increasing so quickly today? I'm seeing dozens of followers every few seconds when I refresh my page."

Shu Yao has been live streaming for almost two months, and her popularity has been increasing every time, but the speed is very slow. After each live broadcast, she can gain hundreds of fans.

The number increased by dozens in these few seconds, which is really exaggerated.

Shu Yao turned around and asked, "Could it be that someone bought us zombie fans?"

Before she could go over and take a look, Li Sui suddenly realized, "Oh my god, I know!"

Li Sui handed her the phone. The screen showed the trending search interface. She happened to know the protagonist of the seventh trending search—

【Zhao Meier Art Fashion Week Bracelet】

Zhao Meir is a fashion blogger and a wealthy wife, and her influence in the fashion circle cannot be underestimated.

Just last night, she went to the Fashion Week wearing the filigree inlaid bracelet given by Shu Yao. Compared with the haute couture dress she was wearing, the uniquely designed bracelet immediately became the focus of reporters' attention.

Zhao Meir said in an interview that it was a wedding gift from a friend.

She did not explicitly say who her friend was, but netizens always have sharp eyes. Some people immediately remembered several works that Jiang An had previously exhibited at the Red Art Museum. In terms of style, they were quite similar.

Moreover, Zhao Meir also liked the Weibo posts related to the cooperation between Jiang An and Baowu Ji.

Therefore, it became a foregone conclusion that the bracelet was given by Jiang An.

Probably because she found out that netizens had actually exposed Jiang An, Zhao Meir sent her an apology message, saying that she didn't know whether it would have an impact on her.

Shu Yao naturally didn't care. Instead, she was very grateful to Zhao Meir. She had unintentionally done something that led to great success and brought this skill to a position where the public could see it.

However, Shu Yao still underestimated the power of hot spots.

Popular science videos and articles about filigree inlay suddenly appeared like mushrooms after rain on self-media accounts.

The TV series "Spring Breeze Order", for which she was responsible for producing some accessories, took advantage of the popularity to officially announce the new male and female leading actors and the start of filming.

Her live broadcast also ushered in an unprecedented wave of popularity, and the number of viewers increased several times.

After the show ended, Li Sui was packing up her live broadcast equipment while sighing, "It would be great if there were so many people watching every live broadcast."

"No, the internet these days is quick to jump on hot topics and just as quick to abandon them. Maybe next week there won't be anyone here anymore." Shu Yao stretched and smiled, "But it's better to have some attention for now than to have no one pay attention at all."

Her thinking has always been very realistic. When passion cannot even support a family, this passion will surely fade away.

The inheritance of filigree inlay cannot rely solely on sentiment. Only when everyone can survive on their passion, or even live a good life, will there be a steady stream of inheritors joining in.

So now she only hopes that if her popularity can play a role, then she will make the best use of it.

The phone vibrated, and Shu Yao looked down and saw that Chen Ye had sent a ten-second video.

In the video, Little Biscuit stared blankly at the camera, and Shen Ye's voice came from the side: "Tell Mom that Dad won't fight anymore in the future, please forgive me."

Biscuit: "Woof!"

"Yeah." Chen Ye touched its head, "Good message."

Shu Yao couldn't help laughing. These past few days, Chen Ye had gone on an urgent errand, but even when he was not in Fuchuan, he apologized countless times in various ways.

When I first sent a text message, Shu Yao didn’t reply, and she didn’t answer the video call either.

But he didn't show any impatience, and acted every time as if it was his first time apologizing.

I've never seen this guy so patient.

Shu Yao wasn't that angry to begin with, but under his wave after wave of attacks, that little bit of anger had long since vanished.

The corners of her lips curled up slightly, and she leaned against the windowsill and replied: [It clearly didn't say that.]

Chen Ye: [What does it say? ]

Shu Yao: [It said, Mommy isn't angry anymore, Daddy is an idiot!]

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In order to show that he was really not angry anymore, Shu Yao took a whole day off to go back to Fuchuan to see Xiao Bingbing. However, he didn't expect that as soon as he arrived in Fuchuan city, he heard a piece of bad news - Zhao Tiantian had broken up again.

Shu Yao quickly turned and went to the restaurant where she had just broken up.

When I arrived, Zhao Tiantian was sitting in the corner eating heartily. She didn't look like she was heartbroken, but more like she was here to dine for free.

Shu Yao sat down and asked directly, "What's going on?"

"It's okay." Zhao Tiantian waved her hand nonchalantly. "This breakup is a peaceful one, a peaceful one."

"What's the reason?"

Zhao Tiantian didn't answer but asked, "During class, the teacher asked a question. He asked the person in front of me but not me. Can you guess why?"

"Why?"

"Because she raised her hand, and I—" Zhao Tiantian smiled and uttered two words, "I didn't."

"..." Shu Yao was stunned for almost ten seconds before reacting, "Ah...you already?"

"No." Zhao Tiantian picked up a piece of steak and stuffed it into her mouth. "I found out by accident when I saw the medical report in his drawer. Tsk, looking at his tall and strong little brother, I couldn't tell at all."

Shu Yao really had no way to comfort herself about this.

She silently pushed the steak on the table towards Zhao Tiantian.

Zhao Tiantian glanced at her and smiled: "Why are you embarrassed? You are the married woman."

Shu Yao blurted out: "Then we don't have..."

"Fuck, you guys still..." Zhao Tiantian's face was full of surprise, and she dragged out the word "still" with great momentum, "No?"

Shu Yao nodded: "My question."

"Ah?" Zhao Tiantian bit her fork, a worried look on her face. "You can't do it either?"

"..." Shu Yao felt as if his throat was blocked. "No, it's... I feel a little scared about confirming the relationship."

Zhao Tiantian: "What are you afraid of?"

In the past, she would have kept some of the truth hidden in her heart, unknown to others. But now, she felt that it was not a bad thing to have someone willing to listen.

Shu Yao put down his chopsticks and pondered for a long time before slowly speaking, "I've always felt that family, friendship, and love aren't essential to my life. When my parents divorced, all my relatives felt sorry for me. Every time they saw me, they comforted me and told me not to be sad, but I wasn't really sad. Later, when I went to school, I was too lazy to make new friends. If you hadn't been so proactive and asked me to play with you, I would probably have been alone forever."

"Because I don't feel the need, I rarely give these kinds of emotions to others. I used to think that true love wouldn't happen to me, but now I'm worried that I can't give him the same love." Shu Yao twitched his lips in self-mockery. "I'm actually quite afraid that one day he'll realize there's a serious disparity in our emotional investment and feel disappointed."

Shu Yao thought, just like the last time they had a quarrel over moving, although they made up quickly, it was like a microcosm of their conflicting personalities.

In other words, it is a microcosm of her character weaknesses.

After hearing her words, Zhao Tiantian sighed deeply: "Yaoyao, there is nothing wrong with your worry, but your mistake is that you have been too conventional in your life. The only impulsive thing you have done in your life should be marrying Chen Ye, right?"

"Hmm." Shu Yao thought for a moment, "Maybe resigning."

"Look, resigning is perfectly normal for anyone else, but for you, it's almost impulsive," Zhao Tiantian said, patting her chest. "Think about me, Zhao Tiantian. I've done so many impulsive things in my life, and I'm still living well, aren't I? We can't just stop eating fish forever because we're afraid of getting a fish bone stuck in our throats, right?"

The side of Shu Yao that was willing to listen to advice prevailed again at this moment: "I think what you said makes sense."

The two of them had dinner for nearly an hour. Near the end, Shu Yao received a message from Chen Ye, asking her if she wanted to go to the movies together in the evening.

Shu Yao secretly glanced at Zhao Tiantian and replied uncertainly: [I may not be free.]

What she was thinking was that she had an appointment with Zhao Tiantian, and there was no reason for her to abandon her just because she was going to the movies, but Chen Ye seemed to have misunderstood what she meant.

Chen Ye: [Why, who among the previous ten asked you out? ]

"..." Shu Yao then remembered his previous nonsense.

Her fingertips paused on the phone screen, and she simply continued: [Numbers 5 and 6.]

Shen Ye: [Oh.]

His attitude was so cold that Shu Yao thought he was angry. Just as she was thinking about whether to try to save the relationship, Chen Ye sent a picture. His right hand was around Xiaobing's neck, holding it in his arms, as if kidnapping.

Chen Ye: [Cut in line, or I'll kill you. ]

Shu Yao was so childish that she couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Zhao Tiantian came over to glance at her phone screen and asked in confusion, "What do you have to do tonight?"

Shu Yao said as a matter of course: "Didn't you just break up? Don't you need me to accompany you?"

"This..." Zhao Tiantian, who had been cheerful at first, rolled her eyes and suddenly changed her expression. She pursed her lips and sniffed slightly artificially. "Now that you mention it, I'm really a little sad. How about this? You pick a movie, and I'll buy a ticket in the corner. You guys watch yours, and I'll watch mine. I'll use the movie to distract myself."

How could Shu Yao not see that she was pretending, but she still didn't forget to gossip, which meant that there was really nothing wrong.

She flipped through the film list and was finally attracted by the dog on the poster and chose a re-released overseas feature film.

However, when they arrived at the cinema, Shu Yao discovered that Chen Ye had bought the VIP room for couples.

Maybe because it is an old movie and there are many versions, everyone has seen it more or less. There were less than ten people in the entire theater. Excluding the two of them in the first four rows, there was only a young couple diagonally opposite.

In order to avoid Chen Ye, Zhao Tiantian went to the bathroom to hide for a while. When the lights in the theater dimmed, she crouched down and walked back stealthily.

"..." Shu Yao really wanted to remind her that she didn't come in by evading the ticket, so there was no need to be so sneaky.

As the music started, the movie slowly began, and Shu Yao's scattered attention gradually focused.

The protagonist picked up a stray dog ​​at the train station on his way to and from get off work every day and took it home.

The puppy took him to work every day and waited for him at the station after get off work. Gradually, he became the local "darling". But just when everything was going well, the protagonist died unexpectedly.

As time passed, everyone gradually recovered from their sorrow and accepted the fact. Only the puppy didn't understand. The puppy only knew that its owner hadn't returned yet, so it had to wait at the station...

There were a few intermittent sobs in the theater. The girl in front of her had already leaned her head on her boyfriend's chest. The boy hugged her and gently patted her arm with his left hand to comfort her.

Shu Yao's gaze fell calmly on the screen. He was moved, but he didn't dare to move.

Because the gaze of the man next to her was too direct.

Perhaps realizing that she didn't respond, Shen Ye lowered his head and suddenly hooked her finger.

Just like when Biscuit is acting coquettishly, he likes to use his claws to pull at her clothes.

Shu Yao pulled his hand back, grabbed a piece of popcorn and stuffed it into his mouth, expressionless: "You want to cry too?"

Shen Ye leaned close to her ear and apologized again in a low voice: "I'm sorry."

Shu Yao realized that he was still thinking about her anger, and said with a helpless smile: "Didn't I tell you that I'm not angry anymore?"

"Really?" Chen Ye grabbed her right hand and took a look at it in the dim light. Good, the rabbit's tail was raised.

Shu Yao lowered his voice to a whisper, hesitating, "I just think that solving problems doesn't necessarily require fighting. Wouldn't it hurt if you hurt yourself?"

"So you don't hate me fighting, but you're worried about me getting hurt in a fight?"

Shu Yao was stunned for a moment. Before this, she herself had not realized this. It turned out that she was not as emotionally indifferent as before.

At least, now she seems to understand what "concern" means.

Shu Yao stammered, "Hmm."

Shen Ye, as soon as he relaxed, immediately took advantage of the situation. He leaned back, reached out his hand again, and pinched the tip of her ring finger: "I know, I won't do it next time."

"You're taking action right now." Shu Yao laughed angrily, but didn't pull his hand back. "How can you take advantage of someone and chase them at the same time?"

"Then what should I do? This is how I pursue people." Chen Ye was not ashamed, but proud of it. He clasped her right hand with his backhand, and his five fingers smoothly separated her fingers and embedded them in them.

The puppy and rabbit on each other's ring fingers kissed each other. He used his other hand to support his head and looked sideways. His smiling eyes fell on her face and he said lazily:

"Or you can call the police."

Shu Yao: “…”