After searching for a whole morning, the crew still couldn't find out who took the photos secretly. Although the area was cleared that day, there were still unrelated personnel entering and leaving Su's house, making it impossible to locate the target.

The matter was left unresolved, but after that, Director Zhou made the management of the set a little stricter, clearing the area three times a day, counting the number of people at regular intervals, and installing surveillance cameras in every corner of the Su residence during filming. Zhou Huairen also emphasized that if the shooting details on the set were to be leaked again, the entire crew would be closed for filming and all media and private visits would be rejected.

After all this operation, the atmosphere on the crew quickly became more stable and everyone focused more on the filming.

Internally, the storm seems to have passed, but externally, the impact of the news is still ongoing. Although Wen Yao helped Xie Yang explain, the public still has not really seen Xie Yang's acting skills, so doubts about his acting skills continue.

Starting from this piece of news, articles criticizing Jie Yang's acting skills began to emerge one after another.

It was in this atmosphere that Xu Heng began pre-release promotion for the film "Crazy Musician" shot last year.

Unexpectedly, the first promotional video released for "Crazy Musician" was not a movie trailer, but a behind-the-scenes clip. In the behind-the-scenes footage, Xie Yang stood beside Shen Yan, setting up the violin and drawing the bow in a normal manner, but when he closed his eyes and opened them again, everything changed. His aura changed drastically, his expression became strange, his eyes were crazy, and when he pulled the bow down heavily, the emotions of the entire world were controlled by him.

——A completely different Xie Yang!

Everyone who saw the behind-the-scenes footage was stunned.

Chen Yan reposted this clip with the caption: A rapidly growing rising star, looking forward to the day when I can officially act on the same stage with Jie Yang.

With the recognition from the three major award-winning actors, the endless articles questioning Jie Yang's acting skills finally stopped.

It was only after receiving a call from Qin Cheng that Xie Yang learned that "Crazy Musician" had actually focused its first wave of publicity on the music he composed. Recently he has been concentrating on his roles and rarely pays attention to things on the Internet.

After reading Shen Yan's Weibo, Xie Yang called Shen Yan, and when the call was connected, he said sincerely: "Thank you, Brother Shen, for helping me."

Chen Yan replied, "I was just telling the truth. Those manuscripts questioning your acting skills were obviously bought by someone. Don't underestimate this kind of thing. "I See Xuanyuan" will not be released until the end of this year at the earliest, but the film will be completed in July or August. Generally, actors start looking for the next film halfway through a film, or even less than halfway through. If you are involved in rumors of doubts about your acting skills, it is very likely that the director who was interested in you will hesitate and not use you for the time being, causing you to miss many good opportunities and waste the time between the filming and the release of the film."

Xie Yang accepted the advice and thanked Shen Yan again.

The two chatted about their recent situations. Before hanging up the phone, Chen Yan suddenly changed the subject and said, "I met Mu Zhouyi again some time ago because of the movie promotion. She... has changed a lot."

Xie Yang's heart moved, and he asked, "How do you want to change it?"

Shen Yan considered for a moment before answering, "It has become... more real."

…

In late April, Qiu Xing finally dealt with a series of problems caused by Qiu Jingbang's illness and boarded a plane to J City. Xie Yang asked Director Zhou for leave in advance and went to the airport to pick him up.

At around eleven o'clock in the morning, Qiu Xing and Zhou Miao appeared at the airport exit. Xie Yang lowered the car window and waved to Qiu Xing.

When Qiu Xing saw Jie Yang, he paused, then strode forward, opened the back door, got in, rolled up the window in a second, turned around and hugged Jie Yang tightly. Just as Xie Yang was about to hug back, Qiu Xing loosened his hand again and raised his hand to press Xie Yang's head.

"You've lost weight." Qiu Xing said seriously, as if the hug just now was just to measure whether Jie Yang had lost any weight. He frowned and said, "Didn't you eat well while on the set?"

Xie Yang raised his eyebrows and looked straight at Qiu Xing.

One second, two seconds, three seconds.

Qiu Xing took something out of his pocket and covered Jie Yang's face with it.

Xie Yang took the thing off his face and saw that it was a soft and delicate cloth bag. He squeezed it but did not open it. He asked, "What is it?"

"Return the gift."

Return gift?

Xie Yang didn't remember giving Qiu Xing anything recently. He lowered his head, opened his pocket, and took out a jade pendant in the shape of a baby lamb.

Xie Yang thought of the jade pendant he gave to Qiu Xing as a red envelope during the Chinese New Year, and smiled, saying, "That was my red envelope for you. You don't need to give me a return gift."

"What nonsense, come closer."

Xie Yang glanced at Qiu Xing and moved over obediently.

Qiu Xing took the pendant from Xie Yang's hand, raised his hand to put it on Xie Yang, and after putting it on, he helped Xie Yang adjust the position and said, "This has been blessed. It will keep you safe."

Xie Yang touched the jade on his neck and put his arms around Qiu Xing's waist.

Qiu Xing paused, lowered his eyes and looked at Jie Yang, his gaze slowly fell on Jie Yang's lips, and his head leaned down uncontrollably. After getting a few centimeters closer, he suddenly raised his head and glanced at Wu Shui who was driving in the front seat and Zhou Miao who was sitting on the passenger seat. He let go of Jie Yang and helped him sit upright, saying, "You don't know how to sit properly... Remember to fasten your seat belt even if you sit in the back seat." Then he reached out to help Jie Yang fasten his seat belt.

Xie Yang whispered, "Coward."

Qiu Xing froze, glanced at the seat in front of him, and glared at Jie Yang: "Don't mess around."

The car finally stopped in front of a chain restaurant owned by Rongding, and several people went into a private room to eat. When ordering food, Xie Yang discovered that Qiu Xing did not order only light-tasting dishes, but also some home-cooked dishes that go well with rice.

Xie Yang asked, "Don't you need to avoid certain foods?"

"no."

Xie Yang understood, smiled, and took the initiative to pour a glass of water for Qiu Xing.

After dinner, the two went to the presidential suite of the resort hotel that Qiu Xing had booked in advance. It had three bedrooms and two living rooms, where one could watch movies, play games, swim and have a massage, and the facilities were very complete.

After Xie Yang entered the house, he washed his hands, then sat on the sofa and played with his mobile phone.

Qiu Xing glanced at Jie Yang, went to wash his hands, glanced at Jie Yang again, went to pack his luggage, glanced at Jie Yang again, coughed softly, stood there for a few seconds, and finally took the initiative to walk over, sat next to Jie Yang, and their legs touched.

Xie Yang turned his head to glance at Qiu Xing, then lowered his head and continued playing with his phone.

"Xie Yang, do you want to go watch a movie—"

Xie Yang turned his head to look at Qiu Xing again.

"--television."

“…”

Qiu Xing avoided Jie Yang's sight, stood up, took out the remote control and turned on the TV.

When I turned on the TV, it happened to be the entertainment channel. A cute host was reporting the news of a certain celebrity announcing his relationship in a blessing tone.

Qiu Xing paused and stared at the TV screen until the news was over, then he slowly put down the remote control.

The next piece of news started to be broadcast, and what a coincidence, it was also related to marriage and love. The host broadcast the news that a certain male star and his boyfriend outside the circle announced their marriage in a more excited tone. In the accompanying pictures, the male star and his boyfriend outside the circle were holding hands on the street, watching movies, eating together, and kissing on the street. They did not dodge even when being photographed by paparazzi, and looked calm and happy.

Qiu Xing angrily changed the channel.

"Kissing in the street is immoral!"

Xie Yang smelled a strong smell of jealousy and deliberately said, "Actually, I really want to try this."

Qiu Xing turned his head and looked at Jie Yang.

"But since you said you didn't want to make our relationship public, it seems like my idea will never come true in this lifetime." Xie Yang looked at Qiu Xing with sympathy and said, "It's okay. I understand. You have a special status, and we're getting divorced soon, so we really have to keep it a secret."

Qiu Xing: “…”

…

The two of them sat on the sofa and chatted for a while, and Xie Yang fell asleep without realizing it. Since traveling to this world, Xie Yang has been living a cautious and tense life. This is the first time he has been so relaxed and defenseless in front of others.

When Xie Yang was half asleep, he was awakened by an itchy feeling on his lips. He opened his eyes slightly and saw a familiar face. He closed his eyes again with relief.

The two spent two days in the hotel, and the most intimate thing they did during that time was that Qiu Xing kissed Jie Yang while he was "asleep". When Jie Yang was awake, Qiu Xing had to find a reason to not only kiss Jie Yang but even hug him.

The holiday was over and Xie Yang sent Qiu Xing to the airport. When they were about to get off the car and separate, Qiu Xing finally stopped making excuses and directly hugged Jie Yang, saying, "Film well, eat well, behave yourself, and don't get close to weird people."

Xie Yanghui hugged Qiu Xing and said, "You too, get well treated."

The hatred is gone. Xie Yang returned to the hotel where the crew was staying, packed up briefly, and went directly to the crew to find Zhou Huairen to cancel his leave. A staff member who was familiar with Jie Yang asked him where he had gone on leave. Jie Yang smiled and just said that he was going to meet a friend.

The next morning, Xie Yang was woken up by a call from Qin Cheng. Qin Cheng's tone was very strange, and he said, "Xie Yang, your relationship has been exposed."

Xie Yang suddenly came to his senses and asked, "Qiu Xing and I were photographed?"

"No. Some netizens found out about a girl who was suspected of 'bringing soup' to you and whose nickname was 'Mouse'. She was a student at C University, in the same year as you, and also majored in acting. She was in a different class from you, but you were in the same club. A reporter went to C University for an interview, and someone who was in the same club as you said that you once pursued that girl."

“…”

On the way to the crew, Xie Yang flipped through the Weibo of the girl nicknamed "Mouse".

The girl’s Weibo ID is “Little Mouse Stealing Wool”. What led to the “exposure of the relationship” was a Weibo post she posted about making soup. The thermos bucket the girl used in the Weibo post was exactly the same as the one Jie Yang had posted. Of course, if it were just that, other people would not associate the girl with Jie Yang together. It was later that some curious people found a photo of the girl and Jie Yang in the girl’s past Weibo posts.

The Weibo post under this group photo was crowded with tourist groups, and the number of comments exceeded 10,000.

With group photos, the same thermos, and the nickname "Rat", Xie Yang's "romance" was exposed.

Qin Cheng and Jie Yang were on voice chat on WeChat, saying, "It should be another one trying to get attention. Someone I found out that this girl just signed with Huangtian and is preparing to debut."

It's a low-level but disgusting trick. It seems that Huangtian has finished his rest and is looking for trouble.

Xie Yang thought about it and said, "I'll clarify this myself."

After saying that, he exited his small Weibo account and switched to the main one. He waited for two seconds for the page to recover from the flood of messages, then chose to write a Weibo post and started typing.

A few minutes later.

[Jie Yang: I have one more criterion for choosing a mate: a male mouse who secretly gives you candy. 】