pearl

Sitting in the car, boredly looking at the scenery outside the window, Li Li was startled by a figure that flashed by. He immediately sat up and looked back sideways.

There were no street lights on the dark country road, only a beam of light that swayed regularly as people walked.

"What's wrong with you?" Lan Yan saw Li Li's intense reaction and asked hurriedly what happened.

"No...it's okay." Li Li felt that he was dazzled and thought that the figure that just flashed by looked like Jing Shengxi.

He is busy with announcements and business shoots every day, so how can he have time to take a vacation? Even if he did, it would be impossible for him to come here.

My eyes must be blurry, I think everyone looks like him.

The colleagues in the props group have already built the house. In order to ensure everyone's safety, they all go to the village committee compound to rest at night.

Li Lai took the things out of the car, and the village chief's wife helped carry them back to the room, saying that if there was anything in the village, he could come to her.

Lan Yan, a sharp man, took out five gold bills from his bag and handed them to the village head's wife along with a gift box of fruit. He said, "We are young and don't understand many things. If we need help from you in the future, please help us."

The village chief's wife hurriedly refused, saying that their leaders had already given them money for their hard work, and she could not accept any more money from them.

Li Lai stepped forward again and took the village head's wife's hand: "Old sister, these are just some fruits for eating, don't think they are shabby."

The two of them called each other "old sister". The village chief's wife also accepted the gift box reluctantly and said to Li Li with a smile: "My last name is Che. If you have anything, just come to my house and find me."

Li Li agreed. Seeing that Li Li brought very few things, Aunt Che went home to get her own thick bedding.

"The temperature difference between morning and night is huge here, and sleeping on a wool blanket is the best way to keep out the cold."

At night, Li Li and Lan Yan squeezed into one bed and slept soundly. The next day, Lan Yan planned to accompany Li Li to familiarize herself with the village environment.

As soon as the two of them left the house, they met someone unexpected in the village committee compound.

It can't be considered unexpected. At least his appearance can confirm that Li Li is not dazzled, his vision in both eyes is 5.0, and his visual function is good.

"Jing Shengxi?" Lan Yan looked at Li Li with doubt, meaning that Jing Shengxi is also in this play?

Li Lai was not sure either. She did not see Jing Shengxi during the script reading, nor did she see Jing Shengxi's name when signing the contract.

How come he is here, with a man carrying a camera on his shoulder beside him?

"What are you doing..." Li Li's eyes fell on the muddy uppers of his shoes, and there was still mud between his fingers.

He is a very clean person. He does not allow any dust on his shoes, nor does he allow him to appear sloppy in front of the camera. Thinking of the recent online controversy about him, I felt a little uncomfortable. I opened my mouth to comfort him, but he hinted at me with a slight look that there was a camera nearby.

"You're here to work."

Jing Shengxi nodded: "You too."

The contract included a confidentiality agreement, so Li Lai couldn't say she came here to experience life: "I came here with Lan Yan to rest."

Suddenly Jing Shengxi's eyes lit up, but soon calmed down. Li Li just took it as an ordinary thing.

The village is very big. Except for the flat area in the center, it is surrounded by continuous hills and deeper in the area are forests. The props team built several houses on the edge of the forests.

After Lan Yan assessed the surrounding environment, she wanted to call her life assistant to come and experience life with her.

"There's not even any navigation here. What if something goes wrong?"

Li Li casually said, "Jing Shengxi is also here."

Lan Yan said sarcastically: "This is convenient for you two. You can rekindle your relationship in this remote place."

Forehead……

It seems that Lan Yan also noticed something. After all, she is his own agent. What could be hidden from her? Just because she doesn't say it doesn't mean she doesn't know.

"That was all because we were young and ignorant. We had already cut it off completely."

"You know whether we're done or not, but there's one thing you have to remember," Lan Yan held Li Li's arm. "Whether we're just temporary friends or work partners, you're the artist and I'm your agent. We're in this together. You don't have to tell me about your affairs, but don't hide them from me. I have to be prepared for any bad news."

After working with Lan Yan for five years, Li Li thought he had a clear understanding of her temperament and character. He knew too well that she was a person who clearly distinguished between public and private matters.

If something really happens to an artist, she may help you out of friendship, but the premise is that you do not infringe on her interests.

Just for this reason, Li Li couldn't be honest with her.

Another association is that she was willing to help herself when she was penniless, and she was the one who bravely engaged in a tug-of-war with the company to ensure that her own interests came first, which also made Li Li fully trust her.

"When I grew up, I realized that no one is 100% good to their friends." Lan Yan patted her hand soothingly and said nothing more.

After seeing Lan Yan off in the afternoon, she told Li Lai to call her if she had any problems, and she would also find out why Jing Shengxi was also in this village.

"He's surrounded by a cameraman. He must be filming a variety show. You'd better stay out of the spotlight."

Li Li certainly understood this. After all, these things were signed in the contract, and any violation of any one of them would require payment of liquidated damages.

When they returned to the village committee compound, the village chief and his family had already prepared the meal and were waiting for Li Li to come to the table and eat.

She didn't want to eat in the first place, so being caught on camera violated the spirit of the contract.

However, the village chief's wife was very enthusiastic and forced her to sit down. She also said that from now on everyone would live in the same yard and would see each other every day, so it would be better to get to know each other early.

At the dinner table were the village chief and his wife, Jing Shengxi and his cameraman.

When Li Lai sat down, the cameraman told her to sit in a blind spot so that she would not be photographed at all. Even if she was accidentally photographed, it would be processed later.

The village chief always thought that Li Lai's surname was Li, so he called her "Miss Li" and introduced Jing Shengxi to her with great pride.

"This man is a great benefactor of our village. He donated money to us to build the road."

Jing Shengxi, who was eating in silence, was about to retort subconsciously, but Li Li spoke first and said, "Then he is really a good person."

"What a nice guy! He came with a mission this time. He said he wanted to..." The village chief thought about how to put it. The cameraman next to him added quietly: "Help the farmers."

"The live broadcast to help farmers is to help us get rich."

Jing Shengxi didn't reveal what he was here for, so the kind-hearted village chief told Li Lai all the reasons for his visit and even envisioned the future in front of the camera: "When we have money, we'll start by renovating several dilapidated houses in the village so that the elderly and children can live in peace."

Not only Li Li was embarrassed, but also Jing Shengxi.

The two of them were washing the dishes in the basin. Li Lai used detergent to clean one, and Jing Shengxi used another basin to wash it. The two of them worked together harmoniously and closely, as if they had had many experiences together.

"Have you seen the stone tablet at the entrance of the village? It has the names of the donors on it." Jing Shengxi suddenly said.

Li Lai was thinking about something, and his expression was like the coldest days of winter, sometimes pale and sometimes cold.

"Li Li and Jing Shengxi's names are next to each other."

Li Li continued washing the dishes without stopping.

"What are you doing here?"

Li Lai replied: "I signed a confidentiality agreement."

"I'm here to participate in the farmer support activities. We are bound to come into contact with them these days."

We all live in the village committee compound, and it really is true that Aunt Che will see you every day.

Jing Shengxi said with a determined attitude: "We will definitely be good friends."

There was no deep hatred or irreconcilable conflict between him and Li Li.

Even if there is, he still wants to know clearly.

There were only the two of them in the yard. The cameraman was editing the video in the house. No one would disturb them. He really wanted to know what Li Li was thinking.

He didn't want to waste time on guesswork and probing; he needed a definite answer from Li Li.

"Are you willing to be with me?" Jing Shengxi asked unexpectedly, his beautiful eyes filled with hope. He stared at Li Li, wanting to embrace her soul.

She shook her head slightly, and before she could open her mouth to refuse, Jing Shengxi interrupted her: "If I did something wrong, I can change it. I...I, I don't want to lose you. I don't want to lose you again."

Thinking of Li Li's resolute look when she left, Jing Shengxi was already stimulated and stressed. For a while, he was still deceiving himself, telling himself that Li Li had just gone out to work and would take a long time to come back.

Coming back and meeting them was like meeting strangers, and he was comforting himself.

It was the same when the two met in public before, strangers with no connection at all.

After deceiving himself for so long, he sometimes felt that he was a pitiful person.

"The biggest problem between the two of us should be——"

Li Li also went over the conflict between her and Jing Shengxi in her mind.

Suddenly I found that there was a blank. There was no picture of the two people quarreling or complaining. Instead, there was the two of them being intimate with each other, hugging each other and crying, and having a happy time in their busy schedule.

He is very good and a very good man.

He knows how to behave with women, knows every anniversary, will prepare surprises for himself, will take care of himself when he is sick, and can also cook, wash clothes, wash dishes and mop the floor.

He is so nice.

So good that being with him makes me resent myself.

A fool does not deserve pure love.

"I really don't like you anymore." Li Li pursed her lips, looking disgusted. "You know, our feelings have been exhausted. If we continue like this, we will suffer."

Holding his breath and not showing it, Li Li put away all the dishes and chopsticks in the cupboard.

She didn't dare look back because Jing Shengxi was crying.

She was crying too.

I feel sad that this sincere and lucky relationship of mine should be cherished, protected and carefully kept in my memories like a pearl.

No one would ask the oyster if it hurts to hold the pearl in its arms, or would forcibly cut open the oyster's hard shell to take out the pearl, or would praise the pearl's pure whiteness.

No one praises the oyster for protecting its pearl.

Only the oyster knows that from a grain of sand suddenly breaking into their world, they gradually add emotions and invest energy, and finally become a dazzling pearl.

Pearls are dazzling and precious, but they are no match for oysters.