"I don't have Tianlei's acting talent, nor do I have my cousin Ran Jie's planning ability."
At least in Lu Jin's eyes at the time, he was no match for the other two.
She simply laughed off their questions.
To her surprise, the truth eventually came out, and her grandmother found out.
The old lady secretly approached Li Tianlei behind her back and said many unpleasant things.
"Do you know who you are? Do you know who my Xiaojin is?" The old lady started off aggressively.
"I don't know Xiao Jin's identity, but all I need to know is that she is who she is, and that's enough."
In fact, in their daily interactions, she could sense that Lu Jin was different from others.
I remember once, an actress was supposed to play a rich heiress. She acted it out several times, but she couldn't meet the director's requirements. However, no one could figure out what was wrong with her.
Lu Jin pointed it out in time and corrected her, "A real rich young lady is not like you. Even if you see something very valuable, you don't need to pretend to be surprised or disdainful."
"Just act like you're at home normally, that way we can see that you actually use these things regularly."
At that time, Lu Jin couldn't help but go on stage to teach.
Everyone's attention was on the actress, hoping she could get through this scene smoothly as soon as possible.
Only Li Tianlei kept his eyes fixed on Lu Jin. He noticed that when Lu Jin touched those expensive jewelry and gold and silver utensils, his expression was very natural and ordinary, as if he had seen these things often.
To achieve a realistic effect, the director borrowed antique gold and silver jewelry from collectors.
From that moment on, he knew that Lu Jin's identity was probably not simple.
"Tianlei, how was it? Wasn't I amazing? I acted even better than the actors!" Lu Jin immediately sought out Li Tianlei to boast after they came down.
"Yes, you're the best. I'm not as good as you."
Even though he had the answer in his heart, he didn't reveal it at all and treated Lu Jin the same as always.
"Grandma, I know I'm not famous yet. But I'm confident I have the ability, and I will make something of myself and give Xiaojin a happy life."
The old lady snorted coldly, "No matter how famous you are, you're just an actress."
“But my Xiaojin is the eldest daughter of the Lu family. To be honest, she’s more than a match for the president’s son.”
The old lady's words made Li Tianlei feel ashamed.
Because what she said was true, he didn't have such a distinguished status and was indeed somewhat unworthy of Xiao Jin.
"Our Xiao Jin could have been married to a wealthy young master. What right do you have to make Xiao Jin marry you?"
"Or to put it another way, what gives you the right to make Xiaojin give up her family status to live with you? Is that fair to her?"
Li Tianlei had naturally heard of the Lu family's reputation, and he knew without a doubt what kind of life Lu Jin had led in the past.
Although I'm now an assistant director, I'm still pretty much like a general helper, going wherever I'm needed.
Seeing that Li Tianlei's expression was somewhat moved, the old lady continued to persuade him, "However, I know my granddaughter best. I think once she sets her mind on someone, she won't leave you."
"I think you wouldn't want Xiaojin's life to be ruined like this, would you?"
Li Tianlei understood what the old lady meant.
What do you want me to do?
"Leave her, the farther the better, to a place where neither she nor the Lu family can find you."
The old lady thought that perhaps with time, her granddaughter would forget about this person.
But she still didn't understand her granddaughter; for so long, she had never forgotten Li Tianlei's name.
"He didn't even leave a word for any of us when he disappeared. My grandmother told me about this later."
After recounting everything, Lu Jin was already in tears.
"So, Ran Jie has held a grudge against you for this reason?"
They were originally good friends, but things have turned out like this.
“He should resent me. After all, if it weren’t for my appearance, Tianlei might have just followed the routine of acting, taking on gigs, and eventually becoming a hot star.”
"Instead of disappearing without a trace like this."
In the first few years after Li Tianlei disappeared, she searched frantically, published news reports all over the country, and even hired a number of private investigators.
The result was that they gained nothing.
“I have not stopped searching for him, and I still send out a lot of people every year.”
"I was afraid that Tianlei wouldn't be able to find me when he came back, so I stayed on set the whole time."
It's still the same staff.
Staying here stems from a love for directing and a desire to atone for Tian Lei's sins.
If Tian Lei doesn't come back in this lifetime, she'll probably have to stay here forever.
"Xiao Jin, your sister-in-law understands." Jian Ruoxi hugged Lu Jin tightly, feeling very sorry for the girl.
It turns out she had silently endured so much all by herself.
She waited anxiously for her lover to return, took care of his family, and had to endure so much criticism.
She shouldn't have had to live such a hard life.
"Your sister-in-law knows that you stayed on the set and chose to become the director just to be closer to him."
Upon hearing this, Lu Jin could no longer hold back and threw himself into Jian Ruoxi's arms, bursting into tears.
Yes, she has had a tough time these past few years, and she has never even said this much to her older brother.
Jian Ruoxi's words broke her defenses.
"Xiao Jin, don't be afraid. As long as you trust him, he will definitely overcome all difficulties and come back to your side."
"Really?" Lu Jin was like an insecure child, desperately needing reassurance.
"Of course it's true, I've always believed that."
Seeing Jian Ruoxi's determined gaze, Lu Jin wanted to persuade his sister-in-law that waiting for her brother for this didn't seem worth it.
But he swallowed the words back down.
After coaxing Lu Jin to sleep, Jian Ruoxi strolled to the window and stared blankly out the window.
She understood the meaning behind Lu Jin's look just now.
Lu Shen had treated her coldly for three years and wavered between Li Anran and her for so long. Logically speaking, she shouldn't have had any expectations.
"But what can I do? I've just fallen in love with that person."
"It's very difficult to change."
Therefore, she could only have faith in Lu Shen, no matter how slim that hope was. It seemed that only in this way could she give herself a reason to continue.
"Child, do you think your father might be like what I just described?"
"No matter what difficulties and obstacles we face, they will come to us."
The only response Jian Ruoxi received was the shadow of the trees swaying in the wind outside.
Jian Ruoxi laughed self-deprecatingly, "Look at me, I'm overthinking again."
"Mom should pray more and hope that God will send Li Tianlei to your aunt's side as soon as possible, so that you will have another uncle."
Will that day ever come?
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