Narcissus: Before Becoming You

【Note: This article has no real-life character prototypes; any resemblance is purely coincidental.】

Actress Qiao Zheng, who gained notoriety in the entertainment industry, has endured cou...

Chapter 100: I am me, I love myself, it is only natural. ...

Chapter 100: I am me, I love myself, it is only natural. ...

After filming "Above the Stars", Qiao Zhizheng took on the script of the mythological urban drama "Record of the Present World of Mountains and Seas". Her role in the play is set as an ordinary human girl. One day, she picked up a wordless heavenly book. Under the guidance of the book spirit, she retrieved the spirit beasts and ghosts that had escaped the seal and sealed them back into the book. Many hilarious stories happened along the way, with laughter and tears, sadness and joy, and witnessed different joys and sorrows.

This was Qiao Zhizheng's first time as the female lead in a TV series, and since most of the performances were non-proper, Qiao Zhizheng spent a lot of time and energy and was under a lot of pressure.

After finishing the filming of "Records of the Present World of Mountains and Seas", Qiao Zhizheng's nerves, which had been tense for many days, finally relaxed. She didn't want to move at all and decided to give herself a good vacation.

But it's vacation, and it's boring to stay alone, so she persuaded Qiao Zheng to go with her. Coincidentally, Xu Xunzhen, who had fallen in love with her, was also there when they called. Wang Fu has been busy with film editing and submitting the film for review recently, and she has very few opportunities to meet Xu Xunzhen. Xu Xunzhen was bored being alone, and after hearing their conversation, he offered to come back to work and let Qiao Zheng accompany Qiao Zhizheng.

Qiao Zhizheng was very happy: "Xu Xunzhen, you are so kind-hearted, considerate and reasonable! You are such a good person. I wish you and Wang Fu a long and happy marriage!"

Listening to Qiao Zhizheng's sweet words coming out as if they were free, Xu Xunzhen felt relaxed and urged Qiao Zheng to put down her work and go home.

"Hurry up, your Xiao Qiao is waiting for you. There is always work to be done, just leave these to me."

Qiao Zheng nodded without hesitation and agreed: "Next time you need anything, just tell me. I will stay at the company to work and you can spend your vacation with Wang Fu."

Upon hearing Wang Fu's name, Xu Xunzhen's eyes and eyebrows were filled with a happy smile. He patted Qiao Zheng's shoulder and said, "Sisters are more important than anything else. Just help each other out when you have any problems. Don't be shy about saying it. Don't be polite to me. Of course, I won't be polite to you either."

Looking at Xu Xunzhen, Qiao Zheng couldn't help but sigh that fate was truly amazing. She had only seen Xu Xunzhen as a workaholic who was devoted to her work and unkind. How come she didn't know that she had this side of herself in private?

Maybe fate didn't allow us to meet.

Maybe it was because I didn't take the initiative to approach her and become friends with her, so I didn't know she had this side.

Thanks to time travel, I have gained love, family and friendship.

Thinking of what Shen Zhongjia said, the corners of Qiao Zheng's mouth curled up even more.

Thank you to the me who never gave up on myself, thank you to the me who did not become one with depravity, darkness and filth.

Qiao Zheng was pushed out of the office door by Xu Xunzhen, who was extremely enthusiastic about work and looked excited. Along the way from the company office to the underground parking lot, many people greeted Qiao Zheng enthusiastically, and Qiao Zheng responded with a smile on her face.

As she entered the elevator, Qiao Zheng heard someone whisper, "Mr. Qiao seems to be in a good mood today," in a voice she thought she wouldn't hear.

The elevator door closed, and Qiao Zheng turned to face the mirror. The person in the mirror was also smiling at her, a warm and bright smile, completely different from the person who usually became cold and serious as soon as he got into work mode in the company.

If someone who knew Qiao Zhizheng came at this time and looked at Qiao Zheng in the mirror, I would mistakenly think she was Qiao Zhizheng - Qiao Zhizheng who exuded a warm and sunny aura from the inside out.

"I am also Qiao Zhizheng..."

The Qiao Zhizheng of the past was me, and the Qiao Zhizheng after I turned eighteen were two different me.

I am myself, I love myself, it is only natural.

Thinking of this, Qiao Zheng raised her hand and took out the necklace hidden under her collar. The necklace had a peace charm and a ring hanging on it. Qiao Zheng touched the ring, which was stained with Qiao Zheng's body temperature. It belonged to the person Qiao Zheng had in her mind.

Qiao Zheng couldn't wait to see her.

Everything was just right along the way.

The light at the first intersection was green, and all the rest of the way was green, with no obstruction.

The temperature of the sunlight is just right, neither hot nor dry, and the wind is the temperature of sun-dried grass leaves.

A child's colorful balloon was blown up to the sky by the wind on the roadside. A sanitation worker quickly wrapped the rope with a broom, brought the colorful balloon back to the ground, and handed it to the child. The parents held the child's hand and thanked him repeatedly.

When the car drove into the community, someone was sitting on the side of the road painting, and another person was sitting on the grass next to her, playing a string of cheerful and playful tunes on the guitar.

After getting off the car and entering the door, the air was filled with the sweet aroma of caramel, carried by the wind and wrapping Qiao Zheng completely.

The scenery and mood were all good along the way. When the door opened, Qiao Zhizheng, with a little white flour on the tip of her nose, ran out with wet hands raised. She looked at the people who should have been in the company at this time in surprise: "Why are you here now..."

Before he could finish his words, Qiao Zheng hugged him, held his face and kissed him hard. Not feeling it was enough, she kissed the other side of his face, then his forehead, chin, and the tip of his nose. His entire face was marked with her scent.

The soft red lips finally stopped at the tip of the nose, opened the lips, and extended the tip of the tongue to lick the remaining white flour.

A numbing sensation like an electric shock spread from the tip of his nose to every part of his body. Qiao Zhizheng felt his strength slipping away, and he felt a little powerless. He subconsciously hugged Qiao Zheng's back.

Summer clothes are thin, and Qiao Zhizheng forgot that her hands were covered with water marks. When she felt the cool touch on her back, the coldness from staying in the air-conditioned room for a long time came into contact with the heat from outside, and Qiao Zheng subconsciously shuddered.

Qiao Zhizheng paused. It was not right to keep it there, nor was it right to take it away. Qiao Zheng was also stunned. The restlessness running through her body subsided a little because of the coolness.

Hugging each other, the two walked in like conjoined twins.

Qiao Zhizheng walked backwards and could not see the obstacles behind her. She was not panicked at all and let Qiao Zheng guide her with complete trust.

Qiao Zhizheng: "I baked some cookies, they tasted pretty good."

The nanny usually lives in another house not far from here. She only comes here to clean and cook. She doesn't stay here overnight.

Neither Qiao Zheng nor Qiao Zhizheng likes outsiders to disturb their world.

Qiao Zhizheng stayed at home alone. In the empty house, without Qiao Zheng by her side, fitness, games, movies, TV series and any entertainment activities seemed to lack interest. Qiao Zhizheng felt unmotivated and began to think about random things out of boredom.

As the saying goes, "To capture a person's heart, you must first capture her stomach. Eating is a basic human need. If you capture her basic needs and make her dependent on you, she will become inseparable from you."

Since you are free anyway, you might as well do something yourself.

Qiao Zhizheng knew very well that she had no talent in cooking, but she could try making desserts, as the ingredients and utensils were readily available.

What surprised Qiao Zhizheng was that she succeeded on her first try. It looked beautiful and tasted sweet.

The first one she made was a basic one, and she wanted to make some different upgraded ones, such as cute shapes like kittens, puppies, bunnies, and bears.

It was at this time that Qiao Zhizheng heard a noise at the door. He hurriedly washed his hands and came to the door to welcome Qiao Zheng home.

The "conjoined twins" came to the kitchen. Qiao Zhizheng wiped her hands, took a piece of biscuit sprinkled with sugar grains and put it to Qiao Zheng's mouth. Qiao Zheng opened her mouth and ate it bit by bit.

The increasingly bright light in his eyes made Qiao Zhizheng's heart surge. Although he already knew Qiao Zheng's answer, Qiao Zhizheng couldn't help but ask, "How is it? Is it delicious? Does it suit your taste?"

Qiao Zheng praised it highly: "There are no better cookies than these."

"You're a genius. You can make it so delicious the first time."

"After eating this cookie you made, the cookies out there don't appeal to me at all."

"You shouldn't be an actor, you should be a baker."

"Whether you're an actor or a baker, you can do it brilliantly."

“It’s so delicious, I…”

Qiao Zhizheng covered Qiao Zheng's mouth with his hand and put his remaining hand to his mouth to make a "hush" gesture.

"Alright, alright, Qiao Zheng, stop talking, stop talking. If you praise me any more, I'm really going to fly to the sky."

"It's not as good as you say."

Qiao Zheng grabbed the hand covering her mouth, brought it to her lips and kissed her hard, "You do the best."

Qiao Zheng hugged Qiao Zhizheng with both hands, one lifted the left foot and the other lifted the right foot. When both feet landed, one lifted the right foot and the other lifted the left foot.

It goes on and on in a cycle without stopping.

Without saying it out loud, they looked at each other and it became an interesting game that they both understood tacitly.

It swings left and right at the same frequency as the pendulum of an old grandfather clock, and time passes by little by little as it swings back and forth.

Every moment of their lives will be spent together, connected like this.

When they were tired of playing and sat on the sofa, Qiao Zhizheng handed Qiao Zheng a piece of information.

Qiao Zheng was flipping through the information while listening to Qiao Zhizheng talking beside her, "There's a dating variety show that invited us to be guests. There's no script, so we're free to act and record our daily lives while traveling."

Qiao Zheng continued her words, "That sounds pretty good. I can make money while having fun, and..."

Qiao Zheng looked at Qiao Zhizheng and gestured for her to give the answer with an encouraging look.

A blush slowly spread from her cheeks to her neck, and Qiao Zhizheng looked away: "Also... we can openly display our affection and declare our sovereignty."

After saying this, Qiao Zhizheng covered her red face with her hands and fell to the empty side of the sofa.

Qiao Zheng reached out and pulled Qiao Zhizheng into her arms, kissing her bright eyes through her fingers.

What could he kiss through his fingers? Qiao Zhizheng simply let go of his hands and let Qiao Zheng's kisses fall on his eyelids like raindrops.

Qiao Zheng laughed at her: "Why is it so hard to say it out loud? We've been together for so long, why are you still so shy?"

Qiao Zhizheng: ...

Maybe I was too happy and it caused the opposite effect.

After all, this is to show their love to everyone.

There may be some bad words, but she believes that there are more blessings.

Show everyone how Qiao Zheng loves her and how she loves Qiao Zheng.

The person she loves most is me, only me.

No, no, I can’t think about it anymore. My heart is about to explode with happiness.

So happy, so happy, so happy~

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