Having said what he needed to say, Xichi got up and left.
Wen Xinran remained seated, still pondering what Xichi had just said.
The afternoon filming proceeded as scheduled. The scenes at the stream were almost finished, with only the final scene left for the evening.
Xing Jianan's final scene also ended in the evening.
After finishing his work, Shen Shiqing rushed to the film set that evening, ostensibly to visit the set, but in reality to find answers.
She thought that only Xichi could give her this answer.
Shen Shiqing was waiting for her in the dressing room.
Filming wrapped up at Xichi at 9 PM.
Back in the dressing room, only Shen Shiqing was sitting there waiting for her.
“I bought them some late-night snacks. Now it’s just the two of us here, so you can talk without worry.”
Xi Chi thought to himself, "How come there's no one here? Oh, I see."
"I'm hungry too."
"I knew it, I saved one for you."
"Thank you very much."
There's no need for thanks. Shen Shiqing just wants to know what he wants to know.
"Would you like to share your own thoughts?" Xi Chi didn't speak directly, but instead let Shen Shiqing speak first.
“This is the world of a novel. I’ve transmigrated into the book. This is the world inside the book.” Shen Shiqing paused. “But I feel something is wrong. Many things haven’t developed according to the plot of the book.”
"The beginning was wrong, but the end was right," Xichi said elegantly as she ate her late-night snack. "Do you still think there's anything wrong with it?"
Shen Shiqing felt that it was now just like asking questions in a Chinese language class.
"And I've discovered... I feel like I'm very familiar with this place... my brother, my mother..." The more I interacted with Shen Shiqing, the deeper my feelings became.
"Do you know why?" Xichi stopped eating with relish and said, "Because this isn't a novel, this is a real world."
As expected, Shen Shiqing guessed it, but she didn't quite understand the book...
Xi Chi recounted the story of Wen Xinran and her mother to Shen Shiqing, who then roughly understood it.
It turns out that human obsession has power, and love is indeed an indescribable existence in the world.
"Actually, the place where you are is also a world. There are many worlds in the universe, and I can travel between these worlds. I am a sojourner in these worlds."
"So, my experiences in another world were also real experiences?"
"It's half true and half false, but the vast majority is true."
"Then what is your relationship with my brother?" Shen Shiqing's intuition told her that there must be some connection between them.
“Your brother and I have known each other for 15 years.” Xi Chi took out a photo, which was a picture of her and Shen Qingyun.
"You wouldn't believe it, 15 years have passed and I'm still almost the same as before, but that's my ability."
This was all within Shen Shiqing's acceptable range, after all, he had been through so much before.
"In fact, this is the world you were meant to exist in. Shen Qingyun is indeed your older brother, and Jiang Qingru is indeed your mother."
“When you were 15, you had an accident, and the doctor said you would never wake up again. Your brother and I are friends, and to repay your brother’s favor, and of course, to meet my own KPIs in this world, I promised your brother I would save you.”
"But you need to go to another world without your memories, experience different lives, and complete certain goals before you can come back. In short, it's similar to undergoing tribulation?"
"And during this time, the Shen Shiqing in this world is no longer you, but someone else. Of course, your brother knows all this too."
"That's roughly how it is. If you want to know anything else, you can ask." Xi Chi is considered a superhuman. After completing this mission, she can lie down for a very long time again, which makes her feel comfortable.
"Then, what about Shen Shiqing?"
“She exists to replace you,” Xichi answered directly.
"But is this fair to her?" It must be very unpleasant to exist as a substitute for someone else.
“There’s no question of fairness or unfairness. It was her own decision. She had to do it to survive.”
Shen Shiqing wanted to say something more, but the door was pushed open. In fact, it hadn't been closed properly from the beginning.
Xing Jianan walked in.
When did you arrive?
How much did you hear?
Shen Shiqing and Xi Chi spoke at the same time.
“I…listened to the whole thing, the entire thing.”
"Since you've heard it all, I don't need to repeat myself." Xi Chi instantly felt much relieved; if she said it again, her throat would become hoarse.
"Is everything you said true?" Xing Jianan thought of the coin and the letter.
"You don't have to believe it."
"I believe it, I believe it!!!" Xing Jianan was very excited, and Shen Shiqing noticed that his eyes were red.
Where...is she now?
“She’s gone where she’s supposed to be now,” Xi Chi said, raising an eyebrow. “What, you want to go find her?”
"May I?"
"certainly."
...
Shen Shiqing returned home at 11 p.m.
Lu Jingchu was waiting for her.
"Why is it so late?" Lu Jingchu couldn't reach her and almost went out to look for her.
"Well... I just heard something really amazing."
"What is it?"
"Yeah, it feels like my worldview has been completely reshaped."
"Do you want to hear it?" Shen Shiqing asked him.
"Does this concern you?"
"certainly."
"Then I want to hear it."
The two sat on the sofa, with Shen Shiqing leaning on his shoulder.
He said a lot, word by word.
"Aren't you surprised?" Shen Shiqing found it strange. "A normal person would find this somewhat abnormal, right? Could it be that you..."
Lu Jingchu poked her head with her hand.
"What are you thinking?" Lu Jingchu said. "I'll believe you just because you say so."
"Then trust me!"
“I also have something to tell you, would you like to hear it?” Lu Jingchu asked her.
"Yes, tell me." Shen Shiqing wanted to know more about him.
“When I was filming away from home before, a fortune teller told me that I would fall in love with someone at first sight.”
"Yes, I know. You said you fell in love with me at first sight and that your feelings for me grew over time." Shen Shiqing remembered it clearly.
“But he said much more than that. He also said that I had a predestined relationship with that person in my past life.”
"Anything else?" Shen Shiqing continued to press.
"And he also said that as long as that person is thinking of me, I can hear her thoughts." Lu Jingchu said this while looking earnestly into Shen Shiqing's eyes, but Shen Shiqing didn't quite believe it.
"You actually believe that?"
"I didn't believe it at first, until I met you that day." Lu Jingchu didn't seem to be lying.
Shen Shiqing froze on the spot, his body stiff.
"That……"
"Yes, so I could hear all your thoughts about me before."
No wonder, no wonder Lu Jingchu could always articulate her needs, no wonder he could always answer the questions in her heart, no wonder he could always clearly state her preferences...
I see.
etc……
Does that mean he hears me every time I'm being infatuated with a girl?!?
That's way too crazy!
How embarrassing!!!
"I'm so glad I have a good face, otherwise you would have run off with someone else."
After hearing what Lu Jingchu said, Shen Shiqing became even more certain of her earlier guess.
Oh no... I'm digging my toes into the ground.
We need to change the subject quickly.
"Actually, after I met you here, I had a dream."
“What a coincidence, it’s me too,” Lu Jingchu said. “I’m now certain that it’s you.”
Although it was all sweet talk, it was very effective on Shen Shiqing because of his handsome face.
"But I dreamt of two men. One told me we would meet again. The other told me he missed me and told me to live a good life."
"Now I'm certain that the first person was you."
“Hmm, I think so too. What about the second one?” Lu Jingchu asked.
"I think it's my brother." In fact, it was indeed Shen Qingyun.
"Yeah, I guessed so."
Lu Jingchu wholeheartedly agreed; that man was a fiercely protective brother, and in a sense, he was one.
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