Time difference of light

Xi Ai saw the fruit wine making section, pursed her lips, and noticed a slight red wine taste. She glanced at Chu Yiqi, then subtly pushed some water on the table toward Chu Yiqi before finally picking up her own teacup.

Besides this lighthearted segment, there was also a part where Lina's line, "Searching for a lost part of myself," was chosen.

Xi Ai suddenly felt a bit impressed by the director team's thoughtfulness.

Chu Yiqi also realized the effect of those words in that instant.

The scene then shifts to Chu Yiqi and Xi Ai in a purple haze, where Xi Ai says, "Act with me in a play."

The camera then pans across the box Chu Yiqi is holding, revealing part of its contents.

After the event, Lina said, "Now we can guess who discovered and hid this part of ourselves."

"Who helped me rediscover my lost self?"

Nie Chuiying interrupted and rejected Xi Ai's invitation: "Xi Ai, I beg you, please don't be so ambiguous."

"Stop pretending if you don't have a script," Shi Yunshan chimed in.

Xi Ai shrugged indifferently: "It's rare that I've found out what my problem is."

Nie Chuiying fell silent.

Chu Yiqi looked at the gift box in front of her, but felt somewhat at a loss and couldn't say anything.

Seeing this, Xi Ai suddenly understood why her professors had repeatedly said that you must immerse yourself in the role in front of the camera, because every part of you that doesn't resemble the character will be magnified in front of the camera.

Just like Chu Yiqi in the scene now, she can't hide her feelings, nor can she completely conceal her melancholy.

The teaser video had been released more than an hour ago, so Xi Ai opened Weibo, skillfully switched to her alternate account, and then saw the trending search terms.

#FindingYourLostSelf#

One of the most popular posts was a screenshot of Chu Yiqi's gift box that appeared only briefly in the background.

As a result, several magnifying glass analysis results in the comments section were highly upvoted.

[I've already seen it; it's a very eye-catching 60th Anniversary Nanjing Museum Limited Edition item. It's from five years ago, and it was a limited-time offer, but it's very difficult to get one now.]

[To be honest, what I recognized was a limited edition acrylic ticket stub from a Royal Academy of Arts performance five years ago.]

[And there's a photo from six years ago; I was super pretty then too!]

[My God, a bunch of things that are priceless and unavailable! Xi Ai, you're practically a textbook character!]

[Honestly, who remembers her past collecting obsession? She even posted pictures of her performance ticket stubs.]

[No, I was hoping you'd guess so easily that it was a gift from Xi Ai, and then you so readily admitted it?]

[That's enough, Chu Yiqi, stop binding Xi Ai.]

[If you don't like this, don't read it. It's really annoying that they're still spreading these fake rumors after two years.]

Xi Ai stopped looking at that floor and continued flipping through the pages. Suddenly, she saw a very interesting comment, so she stopped and liked it.

[Is Lina a prophet? She's lost herself, so what have you found?]

[You left in early February, but your birthday is in mid-March.]

[Please don't use the timeline, Knife.]

[It really feels like all those years we missed have been made up for in this moment.]

Chu Yiqi was also looking at her phone, wondering if she might have seen the same post as Xi Ai.

Chu Yiqi looked up at Xi Ai, blinked, and then looked away again. He took a sip of lemonade and continued reading.

[Xi Ai's eyes are so expressive; they convey a sense of regret mixed with a touch of calm.]

[I really think they could have broken up, but couldn't let go of each other, and couldn't continue being together, so they could only love each other as friends. Is that regrettable? Of course, but they had no other choice.]

[What's wrong with your family? Other families are being described in a more sentimental way, but your family seems to be hoping for a breakup every day.]

[Sister, I suggest you change your nickname "Midterm Review, Good Luck on the Final Exam" first.]

[Agreed, I'll be the first to claim this name.]

Chu Yiqi was momentarily dazed. In fact, their CP fans hadn't guessed wrong. The moment Chu Yiqi opened the box, her heart trembled, as if something was surging out at that moment, and her eyes stung, as if tears were about to well up in her eyes.

She heard her twenty-one-year-old self say that she wanted to see Xi Ai from the past twenty years.

So Xi Ai hid all of her past ten years here.

Xi Ai pursed her lips, suddenly feeling that the comments weren't so fun, so she took a screenshot from the preview and posted it on Weibo using her alternate account.

[Future: My love, my life is laid out before you, please accept it.]

If I were to lay bare my past years to you, could you, could you, tell the truth and drop the pretense?

Chu Yiqi scrolled through Weibo and obviously saw it. She stared at the name and remained silent for a moment.

Is the future promising?

How can someone have a name that sounds like a solo fan, and then be a staunch CP fan?

She chuckled, but unfortunately Yu Nianxi caught it. As if she had discovered something, Yu Nianxi questioned Chu Yiqi: "Yiqi, what are you laughing at? You're not allowed to play on your phone anymore."

Chu Yiqi coughed, quickly posted the comment, then retreated to the main screen as if trying to cover it up, only to find that it was even more shameful.

—She captured a shot from Anna's album music video, showing Xi Ai in a red dress from behind, against a backdrop of grass, blue sky, and a blurry silhouette.

As for the goldfish in Yu Nianxi's pond, Xi Ai would definitely remember that, so Chu Yiqi simply turned off the screen, looked at Yu Nianxi, and said, "I hope you really have something on your mind."

Yu Nianxi took a half step back and said, "Let's do a live stream."

How many times a day do you drive it?

"My last live stream was last week."

"We'll see." Chu Yiqi replied dismissively, glancing at the time and then at the lock screen—a bouquet of roses, vibrant red, with the sunset behind them and the soft ripples of ocean waves.

It's about Xi Ai again.

It was the day she and Xi Ai got together.

Yu Nianxi persisted: "No, Xi Ai, you must come too."

“Me?” Xi Ai pointed to herself, then glanced at the new comments.

[If you're willing to share your fascinating and colorful past, then we've never missed a thing.]

[Future, I will always follow you.]

[Teacher, watch videos whenever you have free time, snack on something sweet when you're sleepy, and analyze some details when you're in a bad mood. Just don't be idle.]

Xi Ai casually liked one of the posts, and at the same time, Chu Yiqi's Weibo received a like message.

[Perhaps from Chu Yiqi's perspective: Darling, then my years alone haven't been entirely unremarkable; it's just that even the light has a time difference.]

All light has a time difference, so we never miss it; it just so happens that particles also need time to travel.

So, Chu Yiqi, how long will it take for the time difference to shift so that I can see the real you?

Xi Ai put away her phone and overheard Meng Yike say, "Alright, we have nothing else to do anyway, let's broadcast for half an hour. It'll be time to drink the fruit wine, come and have a taste?"

"I'd rather drink rice wine." Xi Ai hesitated for a moment before rejecting Meng Yike's suggestion.

Nie Chuiying: "Xi Ai, you're such a loner! Or did you put something shady in the drink?!"

"I added yeast; you can add the rest yourself if you want." Xi Ai was speechless.

But then Shi Yunshan came along to take sides, forgetting his friends for the sake of beauty: "You even complain that the things you brew yourself taste bad."

"Shi Yunshan, you're attacking me again. Have you forgotten who made you drink your first cup of wine?" Xi Ai looked very distressed.

Chu Yiqi almost laughed, then remembered something really funny.

It must have been shortly after she and Xi Ai got together, perhaps they had a fight over something and were in a cold war.

Xi Ai and Chu Yiqi sat on either side of the sofa, each doing their own thing, showing no intention of breaking the ice.

The two of them hadn't spent much time together for a while, and perhaps that's why, both of them, who are very strong-willed, were fidgeting and unable to let go of their tempers.

Xi Ai narrowed her eyes, staring at a bunch of preserved flowers on the cabinet. Suddenly, she leaned forward, resting her hands on her knees and tapping her fingertips on a water glass.

She seemed to be trying to say something, and Chu Yiqi always felt that way whenever she thought about it later.

However, Xi Ai didn't say it out loud. She answered the phone, seemingly a little impatient, but just as she was about to speak, she remembered something, glanced at Chu Yiqi's seemingly calm profile, and turned on speakerphone.

It was that decisive and efficient assistant, who seemed to have only work on her mind: "President Xi."

"What's wrong."

"They said they want to see you, for a meeting this afternoon."

Sisie immediately sat up straight. She had been in contact with Elona for a long time, and it would be best if they could reach an agreement, but...

When is she leaving?

"tomorrow."

“I…” Xi Ai hesitated for a moment, then said, “I’ll come over later.”

Xi Ai stood up and finally broke the ice herself: "There's some seafood porridge on the stove. I might not be back this afternoon. If you're not going to eat it, remember to get rid of it. It'll probably spoil easily in this heat."

Chu Yiqi looked up, nodded slowly, and said, "Drink less alcohol, your stomach is just feeling better."

Xi Ai responded and took the most inconspicuous car key to leave.

It was already night when they returned. Xi Ai must have had some wine, but she never showed any signs of drinking, and you couldn't tell what state she was in when she was drunk. All you could see was that her usually clear and affectionate eyes were now misty and foggy.

"Can you still see clearly?"

"Hmm..." Xi Ai hummed, leaning against Chu Yiqi.

Chu Yiqi sighed, only able to be thankful for Lanxie's secrecy measures.

There are definitely advantages to being expensive.

Chu Yiqi looked at the flowers in Xi Ai's hand and deliberately asked, "Teacher Xi, who sent these flowers?"

Xi Ai deliberately held the flowers in her arms and then led Chu Yiqi along a crooked and messy route.

I won't tell you.

Chu Yiqi chuckled, making no attempt to betray his "insider" information.

Half an hour ago, Chu Yiqi received a voice message from his assistant.

"Miss Chu, please let Mr. Xi leave quickly. Whenever she's in a bad mood, her alcohol tolerance increases by a factor of n, and now she's even nagging about going to buy flowers."

Chu Yiqi suddenly found it amusing; Gu Yu's description inexplicably made her think that Xi Ai might be a little obedient. Little did she know that the young lady, whose "alcohol tolerance was like a sea of ​​red stocks," was listening to Gu Yu's false information with a smile while holding flowers, and complaining that Gu Yu hadn't said enough.

"Young Master Xi, your true colors will be exposed sooner or later."

Fully armed, Xi Ai shrugged, her bright eyes peeking out: "I just want a way out, I'm not really trying to lie to her about matters of principle."

"Alright, I'll take you home now?"

"Thank you, Yu Gu—" Xi Ai ran to the back seat.

Taking advantage of Chu Yiqi's blindness, Xi Ai could hardly hide her smile.

"Chu Yiqi—"

"Um."

"Teacher Chu."

Chu Yiqi patiently replied, relying on his indulgence towards his lover and his tolerance towards the little drunkard, "What's wrong?"

Are you still angry?

"No."

Xi Ai leaned to look at Chu Yiqi, looking very earnest, and then said, "But you never hug me."

"Wait a minute."

Xi Ai responded listlessly, "Mm."

In less than three seconds, Xi Ai mischievously leaned in to kiss Chu Yixi. Their lips met, a fleeting touch.

Chu Yiqi paused for a moment, then glared at Xi Ai: "You will lose the right to drink the hangover soup."

"Teacher Chu, you're the best—" Xi Ai clung to Chu Yiqi's arm like a limp pendant, looking as if she was about to flatten out.

"But I didn't eat much this afternoon, and I want to eat noodles."

Chu Yiqi sighed and asked her, "We're in a cold war."

"Can we make up?" Xi Ai asked again. "I'm sorry, Teacher Chu, this won't happen again..."

Only now, recalling the events, did Chu Yiqi remember some of the reasons for the argument.

It's nothing more than that she felt lost because she hadn't been away for a long time, and she just happened to see some behind-the-scenes photos of the film crew on a marketing account, so she took the opportunity to cause trouble.

Xi Ai took the initiative to apologize, and Chu Yiqi suddenly felt a little strange, an inexplicable sense of unease.