Chapter 74 The Woman Under the Cherry Blossom Tree: "Have we... met before?"

Yu Jintang turned a page of the script, her voice filled with deep emotion: "After their marriage, Yun Chui and Song Man got along well. During an unexpected encounter, Yun Chui discovered that as long as he had prolonged physical contact with Song Man, he could briefly stand up!"

Song Man: "?"

Yun Chui understood immediately: "Aman, come here."

Song Man walked over with mixed feelings: "What does Madam want?"

Yun Chui reached out his hand, and Song Man grabbed it as well.

Yun Chui pulled her forcefully and pressed her into his arms.

Song Man was startled and almost fell to the ground. But Yun Chui held her tightly, gently resting his chin on her shoulder: "Madam, may I hold you for a while?"

Song Man forgot she was still acting and was completely enraged: "Who's your wife?"

Yun Chui: "Madam, have you forgotten? You're still using my xx membership to watch the historical drama 'The Age of Red Powder'."

Song Man swallowed her anger and kept quiet.

Anna, the family doctor, walked in: "Miss, did you call me?"

Yun Chui hummed in agreement, gesturing for Song Man to stand up, and then, supporting her arm, slowly stood up.

Anna's mouth dropped open in an "O" shape: "..."

Song Man quickly feigned shock: "You...you...you can stand up??"

Yun Chui smiled and looked at her affectionately: "Only when I'm with you."

Anna immediately said, "Miss, it seems that Madam is your cure!"

Yu Jintang sat down, and Xiahou Cheng stood up.

Qin Lan and Jiang Yan both felt a chill run down their spines.

Xiahou Cheng couldn't help but laugh for a while.

"Since getting married, the eldest daughter of the Dikun Group has been living a shameless life with her husband."

Everyone: "..."

Qin Lanjiangyan: "?"

Xiahou Cheng coughed and said, "Don't rush, there are 80,000 words omitted here."

Qin Lan breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiahou Cheng continued reciting: "The reclusive girl rediscovered her love, her long-closed heart opened again, and Qin Lan became the happiest person in the world. But she vowed to make Jiang Yan even happier than her!"

Two staff members pushed a large cart of roses up.

While Qin Lan was still pondering how to proceed, Xiahou Cheng had already provided guidance: "Jiang Yan once said that she had a wish, which was to sit in a sea of ​​flowers with her beloved and appreciate all the romance. So Qin Lan specially created a flower-covered carriage so that he could sit among the flowers with his beloved woman and see all the beautiful scenery in the world."

Upon hearing this, Qin Lan immediately called out gently, "Yanyan, come here."

Jiang Yan ran over with a smile: "What are you doing?"

Qin Lan kissed her, then carried Jiang Yan to the flower cart, pressing one hand against her side as he drew closer, saying tenderly, "From now on, I will accompany you to see all the scenery in the world, never to be separated again, never to let go, okay?"

“Okay…” Jiang Yan’s eyes seemed to be filled with tears.

Qin Lan climbed onto the cart and sat next to her, while four staff members pushed the cart around the venue.

The two opened their arms to embrace the raging wind, their faces beaming with happiness.

Yang Xingji: "Doesn't this seem a bit like a makeshift operation?"

Yu Jintang ignored him: "Look how happy they are."

Anna immediately burst into tears: "Miss hasn't laughed like this in so many years..."

Under Xiahou Cheng's guidance, Jiang Yan witnessed a Qin Lan who was passionate and fiery in matters of the heart.

He wholeheartedly tried to please her, his words were always full of sweet talk, and most importantly, he always had a burning gaze in her eyes. Who would dare say that Qin Lan couldn't act in a love story?

She couldn't help but say, "Wouldn't it be nice if you continued to treat me like this?"

Qin Lan assumed this was Jiang Yan's impromptu line, so she responded even more enthusiastically: "I mean what I say."

The cart leaves the stage, and Yang Xingji enters.

This time, her style was even more rebellious; with an evil smile, she immediately established herself as a brainless and vicious villain.

Yu Jintang began, "Ever since Tianyu Group and Dikun Group formed a marriage alliance, Yang Xingji's life has become increasingly difficult."

"My cousin Yun Chui has a wife and is living a happy life. I heard she can even stand up again. Tianyu Group received a crucial investment from Dikun Group, successfully resolving the crisis. Yun Chui's prestige on the board of directors is also growing day by day. Not only her, but even the head of the family, Feng Manhong, has been stripped of her power."

"They weren't willing to leave so quietly, so they orchestrated a car accident. Yun Chui sensed the undercurrents within his family, and to protect Song Man, he... sent her abroad!"

Yun Chui turned to Anna and said in a deep voice, "I don't know when I'll be able to return. You must take good care of Aman."

Anna choked up as well: "Miss...don't worry!"

Yu Jintang: "Yun Chui's wheelchair remained at the airport, gazing for a long time in the direction the plane had disappeared. After she got into the car for the return trip, a rear-end collision occurred, and a chain-reaction car accident broke out on the overpass!"

Yun Chui got out of the wheelchair, smeared himself with blood, and then lay down on the ground.

Yu Jintang said sadly, "When I woke up again, Yun Chui had lost his memory."

Yun Chui: "..."

"She forgot everyone, not even who she was. Feng Manhong and Yang Xingji raised their glasses in celebration, but just as Feng Manhong was reveling in her victory, Yang Xingji suddenly smashed his glass as a signal, and a group of axemen rushed out from behind the scenes!"

"Afterwards, under the machinations of her wicked mother, Yang Xingji became the new head of Tianyu Group!"

On stage, the performance unfolded rapidly, and Yu Jintang's speaking pace gradually quickened: "Under the machinations of this mother and daughter, Tianyu Group quickly declined. Naturally, Dikun Group developed the ambition to acquire Tianyu Group. Just as they were eyeing it covetously, the police finally closed in, and countless officers stormed into the villa, pointing guns at Chairman Liu Lu!"

Liu Lü slowly raised her hand.

Qin Lan was shocked and cried out, "Dad!!"

"Don't move!" the police shouted. "Your group is suspected of illegal gambling, and you are now being detained in accordance with the law!"

Liu Lü let out a cold laugh. Suddenly, dozens of bodyguards rushed out from the side, guns drawn, and exchanged fire with the police. She herself quickly retreated, pulling Qin Lan onto the rooftop, intending to leave by helicopter.

Qin Lan, who had been holding Jiang Yan's hand, hurriedly pushed Jiang Yan into the plane upon seeing this.

"Stop!" the police shouted from behind.

As the three were hurriedly boarding the plane, Xiahou Cheng said, "At this moment, Jiang Yan suddenly pulled out a pistol and pointed it at the criminal Liu Lü!"

Liu Lü shuddered and turned to stare at Jiang Yan: "It's you?"

"Hands up," Jiang Yan said coldly.

Qin Lan stared at her in shock: "Yanyan, you..."

"Hands up!" Jiang Yan shouted. "You too!"

Yu Jintang: "Seeing that Liu Lü couldn't escape, she suddenly pulled out a remote control, which seemed to be able to detonate a bomb!"

Liu Lü hurriedly reached into her pocket and pulled out the air conditioner remote: "Everyone back off, or I'll blow this place up!"

Jiang Yan hesitated, and Qin Lan exclaimed, "Dad!"

Liu Lü, looking fierce, shouted, "Shut up! Get on the plane!"

"Don't believe him, there's no bomb here!" the sheriff shouted.

Jiang Yan immediately pulled the trigger, and Qin Lan cried out in alarm, "No!"

Xiahou Cheng: "Jiang Yan hesitated, but her lover's voice awakened her!"

Jiang Yan paused, and Liu Lü seized the opportunity to pounce on the helicopter.

Yu Jintang: "Jiang Yan suddenly remembered her sacred duty as a police officer!"

Jiang Yan hurriedly fired her gun, and Qin Lan lunged forward to push her away, shouting, "No!!"

Jiang Yan's shot went astray, hitting Liu Lü's leg instead.

Liu Lü popped the blood pack with her hand and fell to the ground. Xiahou Cheng immediately said, "Seeing that Liu Lü was trapped, she suddenly pulled out a ton of TNT from her pocket!"

Liu Lü quickly reached for her right trouser pocket.

No.

"Left!" Yu Jintang shouted quickly.

Liu Lü touched her left side, but still nothing.

Xiahou Cheng: "That pocket on your thigh!"

Liu Lü quickly reached in and pulled out a small red square with "1t" written on it.

"Today we'll all go to hell together!" Liu Lü's face was contorted with rage as she tried to detonate a bomb.

He twitched his hand and realized he didn't have a lighter.

Xiahou Cheng pulled out his wallet and tossed it onto the stage: "Mother, catch!"

Liu Lü instinctively caught it: "Why are you giving me your wallet?"

"Oh no, it's open!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Lü didn't care about anything else and quickly opened her wallet. Her hand just happened to touch the switch, and the wallet burst into flames.

She pretended to bring the flame close to the TNT, deliberately moving it slowly...

This would facilitate a separation between Qin Lan and Jiang Yan, even if it meant their lives were to end.

Jiang Yan exclaimed, "Lie down!!!"

More than a dozen staff members collapsed to the ground, clutching their heads.

Jiang Yan looked at Qin Lan, who then rushed towards her without hesitation.

Jiang Yan would never forget the look of panic on her face; she never knew that she could be so nervous because of her.

At this moment, the director did not give any instructions, but she seemed to be immersed in the scene, or as if it were some kind of instinctive reaction, she shielded Jiang Yan with her body.

Jiang Yan was stunned for a moment, staring straight at the sky.

Yu Jintang was stunned for a moment, then whispered, "Has Old Qin reached a state of perfection?"

Xiahou Cheng: "No, she just realized that if she meets someone she loves again..."

Remember to hold her hand tightly.

With a loud "pop," staff members stepped on the balloons to pop them, simulating an explosion.

Yu Jintang picked up the script and read aloud with a sense of loss: "At the last moment, Qin Lan shielded Jiang Yan with his body and died on the spot. Jiang Yan was seriously injured and rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment, but due to the severity of her injuries, she ultimately..."

Jiang Yan was prepared to die, but then Yu Jintang blurted out: "She's become a vegetable..."

Jiang Yan almost fainted.

All the actors went offstage to change clothes, and background music slowly began to play, as preparations for the third act began.

Jiang Yan returned to the dressing room and took out her fifth outfit.

She came out wearing a hospital gown and was laughed at by everyone, but Yun Chui, who followed her out, looked absolutely astonishing...

Qin Lan: "Where did this beggar come from?"

The clothes Yun Chui received were just a burlap sack. She put it over her head, but her ankles were still sticking out.

Yun Chui turned her head with a blank expression, and Song Man was so shocked that she dropped a cup.

Yun Chui remained expressionless: "Does Madam despise me for becoming a beggar?"

Song Man shook her head and then nodded: "But you don't really look like a beggar dressed like this."

After all, she's just too good-looking.

Yang Xingji was speechless: "Do I deserve to be here?"

Jiang Yan: "Everyone else has a wife, except you and Anna."

Anna raised her hand: "Hey, don't include me, I'm a single lady."

Yang Xingji tried to struggle: "What about Teacher Feng and Teacher Liu...?"

Liu Lü smiled sheepishly: "When I checked my phone last time, the hashtag for my CP with Teacher Feng was quite popular, with over 100,000 people."

Jiang Yan shrugged: "Now Xingji, you're the only one without a wife."

Yang Xingji: "???"

She shed tears of grief and indignation: "I'm an idol, idols can't date, it's not that I don't want to!"

The crowd came out to wait.

Xiahou Cheng stood up and cleared his throat.

Qin Lan: "Spit it out."

Xiahou Cheng: "Bullshit—"

Qin Lan: "Who's going to take care of her?"

Yang Xingji: "Yu Jintang, go!"

Xiahou Cheng cleared his throat.

Five years later, a peculiar beggar appeared on the street.

Yun Chui sat expressionlessly in his wheelchair, a bowl in front of him.

Yu Jintang: "She tapped this bowl all day long, looking melancholy."

Yun Chui gripped his chopsticks tightly, and for a moment it seemed as if he didn't want to act anymore.

In the end, he resigned himself to his fate and lowered his head to tap the bowl.

Xiahou Cheng: "That day, a person stopped in front of her."

Song Man took the stage.

Yu Jintang: "Yun Chui gradually stopped knocking. Suddenly, she felt a splitting headache, as if she had remembered something from the past..."

Yun Chui took a deep breath and pressed his temples: "My head... my head hurts so much! Ugh—"

Xiahou Cheng: "Upon seeing this, Song Man hurriedly looked down to examine her: 'You... how did you become like this? Do you still recognize me?'"

With mixed feelings, Song Man bent down: "Yun... do you still remember me?"

Yu Jintang: "Yun Chui stared blankly at her, unconsciously calling out, 'Aman.'"

Yun Chui could only stare blankly at Song Man, muttering, "...A Man."

Xiahou Cheng: "She suddenly clutched her head, screaming in agony, 'No! No! I don't want to, I don't want to remember!'"

Yu Jintang followed closely: "Then she suddenly convulsed, and it took her a long time to calm down, her eyes regaining their clarity. This time, she finally remembered everything. Including her unpleasant past, including the person in front of her, including their love over the long years, including the years they missed because of various misunderstandings."

Yun Chui and Song Man were both stunned. Neither of them spoke, as if they had broken out of the scene, but their expressions clearly showed that they were still immersed in it.

Yu Jintang's voice was calm yet full of emotion. Someone quietly played a song called "I Still Miss Her": "Some say that wise men do not fall in love, and I, the widow, have studied diligently all my life. But I could not find peace during the days we were apart. What joy is there in living, what bitterness in dying? I have no taste in food and cannot sleep at night."

Yun Chui's eyes flickered: "Is that so?"

Song Man pursed her lips with a gloomy expression and remained silent.

"No matter what, thank you for appearing in my life and letting me know the happiness of companionship and trophies coexisting. I still often miss the time when we were inseparable. In my memories, it's as if dust keeps swirling and falling, but the image of you left in my memory is always fresh and new."

Yun Chui gently took Song Man's hand and called out only two words: "A Man".

The two remained frozen on stage for two minutes without any further reaction, while the progress that the director was hoping for did not materialize.

Yu Jintang finally spoke with no other choice: "Although Yun Chui misses Song Man terribly, she still remembers the sword of Damocles hanging over her head. Although Tianyu Group has declined, Yang Xingji and her vicious mother are not dead. In order not to implicate Song Man, she pushed her away again."

Song Man's chest heaved violently, as if she were thinking of something.

Yun Chui looked at the ground and said softly, "You should have a bright future."

Yu Jintang: "That day, Yang Xingji discovered that Yun Chui had regained her memory, so he had someone beat her up again."

Yun Chui got up for the third time, covered in blood, and reached for a tissue.

"Yang Xingji hit her on the head with a stick, and Yun Chui lost her memory again."

Yun Chui paused, looking puzzled: "What was I just about to do?"

Xiahou Cheng stood up: "Two years later."

Jiang Yan, dressed in a hospital gown, appeared on a trolley.

Xiahou Cheng: "The doctor came to make rounds as usual, but found that the data on the instruments had changed slightly."

Anna walked over with her notebook in her arms, then suddenly exclaimed, "Director, Director, the vegetative state patient has evolved into an animal!"

Xiahou Cheng: "A month later, Jiang Yan woke up slowly."

Jiang Yan slowly awoke.

She and Anna looked at each other for a long while before Jiang Yan asked, "What time is it now?"

Anna: "21st century, [date]."

Jiang Yan: "Are you crazy? There's such a thing as a month and day?"

Anna: "Please allow the patient to undergo an intelligence test."

Xiahou Cheng: "Jiang Yan gradually froze: 'I slept for 7 years?!'"

Anna nodded, overwhelmed with emotion: "Madam, you're finally awake..."

“Madam…” Jiang Yan murmured, then suddenly grabbed Anna’s hand: “Where is she? Is she still alive?”

Xiahou Cheng: "The doctor told Jiang Yan with great sorrow that Qin Lan has already..."

Qin Lan: "Shut up."

Xiahou Cheng readily agreed and fell silent.

Anna bowed her head: "Madam...please accept my condolences!"

Jiang Yan was heartbroken, a tear about to fall.

Xiahou Cheng: "Jiang Yan felt guilty towards Qin Lan and was depressed for a long time. Later, she comprehended the energy of heaven and earth, studied the Five Elements, and resolved to turn her grief and anger into strength, to shatter all the darkness in the world with thunder, so that such tragedies would never happen again!"

The audience began to ponder how to perform this scene.

Jiang Yan climbed off the cart without saying a word. She silently tore off a piece of toilet paper, squeezed the blood pack to make it red, and then wrapped it around her forehead, looking ahead with a determined gaze.

Liu Lü stared in disbelief: "This is possible???"

"Jiang Yan left the hospital and resuming the power of the eighteen factions. Countless mysterious men in black swarmed out on the same day, and leaders from all walks of life responded to her call!"

"It turns out she's actually the real heiress of Tianyu Group, and the designated successor of Tianyu Group's founder, Feng Manhong's father!"

Jiang Yan: "?"

"Unexpectedly, Jiang Yan was not willing to inherit the family fortune. Her life's dream was actually to become a cleaner!"

Jiang Yan: "??"

"Unexpectedly, Feng Manhong, for her own selfish desires, even wanted to eliminate her own daughter who had no intention of seizing power. She did not hesitate to use evil means to forcibly drive away Jiang Yan, thus taking over the position of chairman after the old man's death! Just then, Jiang Yan's mother passed away. Disheartened, Jiang Yan was unwilling to participate in these power struggles anymore, so she disbanded the Heavenly Soldiers Guard Corps that her grandfather had sent her and began to study cleaning courses on her own!"

Feng Manhong silently clasped her hands together and said, "I'm so sorry."

"In order to cover up her crimes, Feng Manhong adopted a child from an orphanage. This child was Yun Chui. Because she was not a real heiress, she was bullied by Yang Xingji from a young age, which led to the tragedy."

Qin Lan: "I think it's a despicable drama."

Yu Jintang: "After much painful reflection, Jiang Yan resolved to shoulder her responsibilities. She gathered the Heavenly Guard Corps left to her by her grandfather and launched a decisive attack on Tianyu Group. This time, she reclaimed everything that belonged to her!"

Jiang Yan finished her performance with a smile on her face.

Yu Jintang: "Yang Xingji and her daughter, who had fled to avoid punishment, were arrested, and Jiang Yan sent them to prison."

Yang Xingji was handcuffed and dragged away.

Xiahou Cheng: "Jiang Yan was worried about Yun Chui, so she ordered her men to search everywhere. They finally found Yun Chui on the street again, but unfortunately she had already developed dementia..."

Qin Lan: "You guys are just taking advantage of Yun Chui because he can't swear, aren't you?"

Yun Chui entered the stage in a daze, rocking his wheelchair.

Jiang Yan knelt down with heartache: "How did you become like this..."

She stood up and waved her right hand: "You must heal her! If you don't, I'll make you all pay with your lives!"

With a wave of his left hand, he said, "Go and bring Lady Yun Chui back to the country! If you can't find her, you will all be executed!"

Ten days later, Song Man returned to China and met Yun Chui at the sanatorium.

Under the cherry blossoms, a woman in a wheelchair wore a large hospital gown with a coat over it.

Anna, the caregiver, pushed her wheelchair from behind. She held a cherry blossom petal in her hand, her expression innocent and bewildered.

The wind blew through her long hair, and she looked down at her palms, her expression lonely.

Yu Jintang: "Song Man stepped forward a few steps, as if she had something to say."

Song Man involuntarily took a few steps forward: "Yun Chui..."

Upon hearing the sound, Yun Chui turned his head, and the moment he looked at her, his eyes gradually became confused.

"Have we... met before?"

The music began, both regretful and passionate. Yu Jintang and Xiahou Cheng simultaneously stood up, tossed aside their scripts, and confetti rained down.

All the actors went on stage for a curtain call.