Chapter 42 Rewards

He looked at the heroine deeply. Having fallen into the hands of the enemy, he already knew that he had no chance of winning. He just chuckled, and that smile on his face was particularly bright and gentle.

There were tears in her eyes as she spoke softly.

"Our first encounter in the Red Mansion is an indelible memory. Sharing your journey through life together over the years is a rare privilege for Shuangnuo. I am already satisfied and dare not ask for more."

His voice was long and his eyes were filled with longing.

"...Now that I'm captured, I absolutely cannot be used as a bargaining chip to blackmail you."

"Shuangnuo! Shuangnuo! I will definitely rescue you! Don't—"

His voice was hoarse and trembling, and then he took a deep look at the heroine on the city wall. Seeing the heroine's face full of anxiety and tears, he took out the hairpin and suddenly stabbed it into his throat.

"If you come to this world with innocence, you must... leave with innocence—"

Blood gushed out, Shuangnuo was already on the verge of death, his lips were pale, but the blood gushing out under the sunlight was shimmering, floating in the air and reflecting spots of light.

Those resourceful, beautiful and sharp phoenix eyes gradually turned from full of ripples to dull and lifeless. But even in death, there was a smile on the corners of her lips, and her eyes were fixed in the direction of the heroine.

With the sudden sacrifice of Frostno at the end.

The personal theme song of Shuangnuo sung by Li Ji has begun to sound slowly. The hoarse and low voice combined with the constantly switching memory scenes makes people cry.

In her later years, the heroine is accompanied by her granddaughter. She lies on the soft white bed in the light of the morning sun. Her old fingertips stroke Frostno's hairpin, and she holds the notebook that records Frostno's life, and closes her eyes peacefully.

There was a smile on the corner of her lips, as if she was thinking of that legendary man.

The family members cried inconsolably.

This is where the whole play ends.

The rare non-happy ending caused an uproar online, with countless netizens sighing and lamenting. Some said the ending was too sad, others said it fitted the background of the times. The only thing that remained unchanged was that Li Ji became completely famous thanks to this role.

At once, countless clips flooded into various video software, all focusing on Li Ji's face.

The number of fans has also increased a lot.

Li Ji is now considered one of the leading young actresses of the contemporary era, and has her own status and connections.

He is moving upwards, like a star that gradually rises and shines.

This Republican drama was a hit online for a while, but it suddenly came to an end simply because Chen Shuoxing's movie was released worldwide.

The trailer is dazzling and shocking.

The development of science and technology has reached its peak, and mecha spacecraft are exploring the vast universe. The handsome male protagonist overlaps with the brilliant universe in the cracks of time, looking for love and hope to save the world.

The trailer ends abruptly when the male protagonist is in danger and on the verge of death, which arouses endless imagination and expectations.

Expectations for this movie are extremely high online, and it will be released in a few days. Through some Reuters promotional videos, even though the movie has not been broadcast yet, countless people and bloggers have edited and analyzed the plot, and the discussion is already very high, which has completely suppressed the previously popular Republican drama.

But that's how online traffic is, with ups and downs, one thing overshadowing another. Although it's a pity that the popularity didn't last that long, the current results are already very good.

The relationship between Sheng Zhao and Li Ji is strangely maintained at a midpoint between friends with benefits and lovers, and it is difficult to explain what kind of relationship they are.

Today Li Ji went out of town to attend an event, but Sheng Zhao did not go with him.

The night rain was a little chilly, and the drops of rain hit the window, making a dripping sound. Sheng Zhao was alone in the room, enjoying the warm breeze, tapping on the computer with his fingertips, processing documents.

The crisp sound of keyboard tapping was extremely loud in the house. Ever since Li Ji became famous, some of his work had to be done outside the city, so Sheng Zhao had to spend more time alone in the empty room.

However, no matter how busy he is at work, he will force himself to fly back every few days. Even if he is exhausted, he will still fall asleep after cooking and doing housework.

The wind blew through the window, and the raindrops hit it, making a slight buzzing sound, and then a crisp doorbell broke the silence.

Sheng Zhao yawned, put on his coat, walked to the door and opened it.

——It’s Chen Shuoxing.

I haven't seen him for a long time because he has been filming movies and promoting them around the world.

His beautiful light-colored eyes seemed to be shone with the light of the morning light, light in color but not indifferent. There were tiny drops of water on the ends of his hair, and the tip of his nose was slightly moist. The night rain was slightly cold, and he breathed in white air.

He lowered his eyes slightly, curved his eyes and spoke softly.

"Did anyone invite you to the movies on Chinese Valentine's Day?"

Sheng Zhao hadn't seen him for a long time. He was dazed for a moment and shook his head. "What are you doing here?"

"You blocked me on your phone." Chen Shuoxing said calmly.

Even with a hint of innocence.

"So I came here to find you."

After a pause, he added, "...I'm looking for you to watch a movie on Chinese Valentine's Day."

Chen Shuoxing was a confused person, but at this moment, his eyes were shining slightly as he looked at her with a bit of hope.

"No." Sheng Zhao shook his head decisively, "I don't want to go to the movies with you."

"The movie 'Time Travel' that I starred in is the first show in China." He seemed not to hear Sheng Zhao's refusal. He took out two tickets and waved them in front of Sheng Zhao, with the corners of his lips slightly raised as if he was planning how to proceed that day.

——Like a date.

He smiles even more beautifully.

The fair skin seemed to be glowing under the moonlight, which was particularly breathtaking.

As a top star in China, his appearance is naturally top-notch, with beautiful jade-like bones and snow-white skin, like a cold and distant bamboo. When he lowers his eyes, it is the rippling winter, and when he looks down, it is the morning light of melting ice and snow.

"Please accompany me to pick out a dress that day, and I want to eat at Sueju's restaurant—"

"Don't you understand? I don't want to watch a movie with you."

Sheng Zhao interrupted him coldly and bluntly. To be honest, Sheng Zhao and Chen Shuoxing were of the same kind, both of them would not give up until they achieved their goals. However, his thoughts were too jumpy, and Sheng Zhao didn't know how to make him realize that they no longer had any relationship.

Chen Shuoxing paused, and lowered her long eyelashes, covering a layer of dark shadow.

"...Do you want to accompany Li Ji?"

He asked.

have no idea.

Sheng Zhao has no sense of ritual and atmosphere of the festival, and she does not have a lover, so the "accompany" on the Qixi Festival is also invalid.

What a hassle.

Before she could say anything, Chen Shuoxing suddenly came up to her, touched the red mark on her neck with his jade-like fingertips, and asked softly, "Did he leave this?"

It was the day before yesterday when Li Ji came back and bit her on purpose when they were making love.

He was like a whining cat, eager to leave his mark, as if he was afraid that Sheng Zhao would steal something when he was away.

Sheng Zhao touched it with his fingertips, stroking it and thinking for a moment, and answered honestly, "He probably did it the day before yesterday—"

Chen Shuoxing suddenly came over, hugged her, buried his head in her neck and sniffed her carefully, his tall nose rubbing against her skin, which was slightly itchy and dazed.

"Is that the scent of that man?"

He was not as angry and jealous as Sheng Cehan. Instead, his eyes darkened and he looked at Sheng Zhao with interest and a half-smile.

"...Do you like having sex with him?"

His words were simple and straightforward, seemingly just a simple question.

The breath was as sweet as orchid at the tip of her ear, and the fragrance of the man reached her nose.

"If you like his taste, why not try mine—" He said this, lowering his eyes slightly, with a dark mood in his eyes, "After all, I'm much better than him, right?"

Chen Shuoxing licked the red mark on her neck with the tip of his tongue. It was moist, sticky and soft.

“Hmm—”

Sheng Zhao pushed him away, covering his neck helplessly, his voice pleasant, "Stop harassing me, Mr. Sexual Harassment. It's rare for me to get away from you and have some peace and quiet for a while."

Chen Shuoxing tilted his head slightly, as if thinking about this sentence.

The expression on his face was innocent, distant and ignorant, making him look like a simple rabbit - although he was obviously the darkest little lunatic.

"But we've been together for many years." Chen Shuoxing said this after thinking for a moment, "We've been together since high school, college - and the time we've been together in the entertainment industry. We've been together for nine years."

"Won't you feel bad when I'm not around? Or won't you feel uncomfortable? We clearly agreed that day that we wouldn't be bored together."

That day, he followed the sunlight outside the window, lowered his eyes to look at the bored girl lying on the desk, and told her with interest that she was with him.

"I'm bored too—so try me."

These words completely rescued Chen Shuoxing from his boring and empty life.

A planned life, an excellent family background, excellent grades, constant compliments - no matter what, it's all empty and disgusting.

He developed an indifferent and distant personality due to the dullness and boredom, and turned into a bad and evil person due to such perfection.

From the first moment they met in the class, he knew that Sheng Zhao had the same bad taste as him.

So he and Sheng Zhao should be a perfect match.

The bored girl who had everything and was high and mighty like him, she rescued him from the whirlpool of monotonous life, and the two of them went to the entertainment industry with a casual promise, saying that they would reach the top.

He will accompany her.

But she abandoned him because he had become an inferior product, and turned to find another one even inferior.

...I really don't understand.

Chen Shuoxing's eyes darkened slightly.

"Come with me to the movies on Chinese Valentine's Day," he declared coldly, "or I'll expose this low-quality person for seducing someone with a fiancé."

It was like a ridiculous elementary school student's threat.

But Sheng Zhao knew that this little madman could really do it.

Shen Moyi didn't dare because she needed Sheng Zhao, and Sheng Cehan didn't dare because he was afraid of Sheng Zhao.

Chen Shuoxing dared because she couldn't touch him.

That's terrible.

"I'll fight him fair and square, but a little wish won't satisfy me, and he gets to kiss you—"

“—I’d be jealous.”

His voice was calm, and his eyes were as distant and indifferent as ever. "So give me a reward."

"……good."