Ever since Jiang Chelin found out about Lu Xuan, Du Yuanzhe has been on guard against Jiang Chelin, but there has been no action. Jiang Chelin is unexpectedly patient.
Jiang Chelin was not in a hurry to retaliate, and Du Yuanzhe was even less anxious.
Two months passed in the blink of an eye. The coldness of Yancheng gradually disappeared. It was May. Jiang Chelin and Wang Lianxuan seemed to be in seclusion. Du Yuanzhe did not hear any news from them.
However, Lu Xuan has become extremely busy in the past two months. As he said, he became famous in the circle and has been busy with interpersonal relationships recently. Many people want to know how he made Jiang Chelin suffer. Some people know that the Lu family is related to the Du family, and they took the opportunity to get close to Lu Xuan.
Regardless of the reason, Lu Xuan's drinking parties continued, and he became a hot topic in the circle.
Film Set
Du Yuanzhe has been in the crew for three months and has filmed most of his scenes. It will probably take more than a month to wrap up. Actors have already finished filming in the past few days.
Wang Xingliang sighed: "When Sun Yao got into trouble, I thought the show was going to be scrapped, but I didn't expect that not only was it not scrapped, but Director Zhu found a more suitable actor."
Du Yuanzhe said: "Teacher Wang, I will be proud if you always praise me."
Wang Xingliang said with a smile: "At your age, you should be proud of your acting skills."
Zhu Mi came over and heard this, nodded and said, "Teacher Wang is right."
Du Yuanzhe said: "Director Zhu, please give me three days off because I have performed well."
Zhu Mi asked him, "What are you going to do?"
"I have a little personal business to attend to."
Zhu Mi nodded: "Okay, I'll put your role at the back of the schedule then."
Now is not the time to catch up with the progress. It is easy to coordinate time and grant Du Yuanzhe three days off. Du Yuanzhe's dedication to the crew is obvious to all, and no one will say anything because he is away for three days.
As long as it doesn't affect the filming, Zhu Mi is very easy to talk to.
Du Yuanzhe said happily: "Thank you, Director Zhu."
They have very little free time on the set. After just a few words of conversation, they have to continue filming the next scene. Sometimes they don't get a chance to catch their breath for hours.
As the male lead, Du Yuanzhe has the most important roles and is also the most tired one. Fortunately, he has fully adapted to the current intensity of filming.
After work in the evening, Du Yuanzhe returned to Huahu Apartment.
He told Xia Ningmi in advance when he would finish work, and when he got home, he happened to be waiting for the elevator with the delivery man. Upon learning that this was the takeaway ordered by Xia Ningmi, he took the takeaway to save the delivery man from making another trip.
"I brought my takeaway back. Let me see what you ordered."
Du Yuanzhe opened the package and immediately saw the boiled pork slices on top.
Authentic boiled pork slices is a very famous spicy dish. It is really delicious and really spicy.
Du Yuanzhe couldn't stand the spiciness, but he always forgot the pain after the wound healed and wanted to eat it every once in a while.
Du Yuanzhe was surprised and said, "The one who knows me well is President Xia."
Xia Ningmi walked over and said, "Don't forget the lesson from last time."
It was not the first time that Xia Ningmi ordered spicy dishes for him. Du Yuanzhe had eaten boiled pork slices a month ago. At that time, he endured the spicy taste and ate a lot. Then he almost had to stay in the bathroom that day. In the following days, he didn't dare to sit down properly because a certain part of his body was aching.
Du Yuanzhe looked at the large plate of boiled pork slices and said distressedly, "There is so much meat. If we don't eat more, won't it be a waste?"
Xia Ningmi glanced at him: "I just want you to eat a little to satisfy your craving, but I don't want you to be thrifty."
In addition to boiled pork slices, Xia Ningmi also ordered sweet and sour spare ribs and braised eggplant.
The two of them sat at the dining table. Du Yuanzhe couldn't wait to peel off the layer of chili peppers on the food, picked up a piece of meat and put it in his mouth. Then he started to inhale because of the spiciness.
“So spicy! So delicious!”
Seeing his face turn red and tears come out from the spicy food, Xia Ningmi really couldn't understand why someone who couldn't eat spicy food would be so addicted to it.
I always want to eat spicy food, but when I really eat it, I can't stand it.
Du Yuanzhe quickly ate a few more mouthfuls of rice to alleviate the spiciness, and then ate a few mouthfuls of other dishes. When the spiciness was almost alleviated, Du Yuanzhe picked up a piece of meat and started sucking again.
After repeating the whole process, the person's face has become like a monkey's butt.
Xia Ningmi saw his expression and stopped him, "Don't eat anymore."
Du Yuanzhe looked at her with pity.
Xia Ningmi remained unmoved: "Do you need me to remind you to look in the mirror and see what you look like now?"
Du Yuanzhe knew how red his face was without even looking: "That's what happens when you eat spicy food. It will get better after you finish eating."
Xia Ningmi pushed the boiled pork slices away from Du Yuanzhe and said, "Your quota of spicy dishes for today has been used up."
Du Yuanzhe reluctantly looked away: "After eating spicy food, eating sweet food feels too bland."
Xia Ningmi picked up a piece of pork ribs and said, "You don't have to eat it. It won't affect you if you eat less at night."
In order to relieve the spiciness, Du Yuanzhe had almost finished a bowl of rice. He casually ate some braised eggplant and finished the bowl of rice.
Xia Ningmi eats slower than him and has only finished half of it.
Du Yuanzhe poured a glass of water and sat back down, saying, "Your birthday is coming up, have you decided how to celebrate it?"
Xia Ning raised her eyes and looked at him.
Du Yuanzhe laughed and said, "Why, you didn't expect that I would remember your birthday?"
Xia Ningmi shook her head: "I just didn't expect you to ask directly."
She knew that Du Yuanzhe was considerate and would never forget her birthday, but she thought that Du Yuanzhe wanted to give her a surprise.
"Tell me what you want to do."
Xia Ningmi said: "I don't have any idea. I never celebrated my birthday before."
Xia Yiyao and Zhou Heng both forgot to celebrate her birthday. Old Man Xia would hold a birthday party for her, but it was more like a small business exchange meeting. Everyone who came to the birthday party was not there to celebrate her birthday. She never considered it as a birthday.
Du Yuanzhe was not surprised by Xia Ningmi's answer and said, "Since you don't have any plans, then listen to my arrangements. You can clear the time from the 8th to the 10th, and we will go out for a trip."
Xia Ningmi's birthday is May 9th.
"travel?"
Du Yuanzhe nodded: "I guess you haven't traveled before. I have already asked for leave from the crew. We will leave on the 8th. We won't go to places too far. There are many tourist attractions in Jiangcheng. We will go there first and go to other places later."
Xia Ningmi lowered her eyes: "I'll follow your instructions."
The word "travel" was far away from her. Before she was sixteen, she had a lot of free time, but neither Xia Yiyao nor Zhou Heng thought of taking her out for a trip. After she was sixteen, she had almost no free time. She was either studying or working. Even when she was on a business trip, she just worked in a different city. She never thought of seeing the scenery of other cities.
Du Yuanzhe smiled and said, "Then it's settled. We have to pack our luggage one day in advance and remember to book a hotel..."
Jiangcheng was where Du Yuanzhe had filmed "The Legend of Yunlan" before. Du's family had a hotel there, but Du Yuanzhe couldn't take Xia Ningmi to book a room at the Du's hotel, so they had to choose another hotel.
Because Xia Ningmi had never traveled before, Du Yuanzhe talked a lot about the precautions, but at the end Du Yuanzhe smiled and said, "I almost forgot that you are rich. As long as you prepare your documents, you can buy the rest now even if you forget."
Xia Ning looked at him: "Are you not a rich man?"
Du Yuanzhe said: "That depends on who you compare yourself with. Anyway, there is no comparison between you and me."
Xia Ning took out a black card from her wallet and handed it to Du Yuanzhe: "Now you are also a rich man."
Du Yuanzhe was silent for a moment, then sighed, "It feels good to be slapped with money. But I have enough money, so you can take the card back first."
Xia Ningmi put away the black card and said, "If you need anything, feel free to ask me for it."
Du Yuanzhe teased, "Aren't you afraid that I'll cheat you out of your money and then run away?"
Xia Ning looked at him intently: "Then you have to stay by my side for the rest of your life."
He couldn't spend all her money by himself.
Du Yuanzhe was dumbfounded: "Is this the highest level of showing off wealth?"
[So hated]
......
May 7th
Not only did Zhu Mi approve Du Yuanzhe's next three days of leave, he also asked him to finish his work early today and go back to pack his luggage.
Du Yuanzhe changed out of his costume and said to Liu Xu, "Brother Liu, I will be away from Yancheng for the next three days. If you have anything, call me."
Liu Xu asked, "Where are you going?"
As an agent, it is necessary to keep track of the artist's whereabouts.
Du Yuanzhe did not hide it from him and said, "Boss Xia and I are going on a trip."
Liu Xu immediately showed a teachable expression: "Since we are going on a trip, then have fun."
Xiaopang's eyes sparkled as he asked, "Brother Zhe, are you going to celebrate Mr. Xia's birthday?"
Du Yuanzhe was surprised: "How do you know her birthday?"
Xiaopang said: "A few days ago, President Xia's super chat started posting with the topic of Happy Birthday to President Xia on May 09. Everyone knows that President Xia's birthday is coming soon. Fans want to celebrate her birthday, but unfortunately they don't have the means to do so."
Xia Ningmi is not a star, so subway billboards are not acceptable. It is meaningless to raise money to buy her gifts. This is the first time her fans are fans of a female president, and they have no idea what gifts to prepare.
Du Yuanzhe smiled and said, "It's good to have this intention. You don't have to think about buying gifts."
Xiao Pang asked, "What gift does Brother Zhe plan to give to President Xia?"
Du Yuanzhe smiled and said, "Keep it a secret."
Xiaopang immediately lowered his head in disappointment.
Liu Xu said unhappily: "Why are you so curious? It has nothing to do with you."
Xiaopang argued: "How can it not be related? I am the number one fan and loyal supporter of Ningyuan CP."
Du Yuanzhe asked in confusion: "What are you talking about?"
Xiaopang explained: "Ningyuan is the couple name of Brother Zhe and President Xia."
Liu Xu's eyes widened: "They both have couple fans now?"
Xiao Pang said embarrassingly: "There are only a dozen people at the moment."
Du Yuanzhe said unhappily, "Where did you get these people from?"
Xiao Pang was unconvinced and said, "I didn't fool anyone. I just used my fake account to post in the official Weibo comment area saying that you and President Xia are a good match, and they found the super topic through my Weibo."
Du Yuanzhe said: "The official Weibo represents President Xia. Does this count as a CP fan dancing in front of the main character? Did the only fans not scold you?"
Xiaopang chuckled and said, "They can't scold us."
"What do you mean?"
"I wasn't the only one who was trying to match Mr. Xia up with someone."
Du Yuanzhe was speechless, he knew that this kind of thing could not be stopped at all, and if he really thought about it, it would only affect his mood in vain.
Du Yuanzhe said, "Let's not talk about this. I will leave Yancheng tomorrow. Just call me if you have anything."
Liu Xu nodded: "Just have fun."
......
River City Airport
Du Yuanzhe pushed his luggage and walked out of the airport with Xia Ningmi. Both of them wore masks and looked around: "I have already sent the flight information to the car rental company. They should be here soon."
They would be spending three days in Jiangcheng, and they couldn't always take a taxi, so Du Yuanzhe rented a car before coming.
Soon, a blue Porsche stopped at the airport gate, and Du Yuanzhe received the license plate number from the car rental company on his mobile phone.
After confirming the license plate number, Du Yuanzhe walked to the blue Porsche.
The driver got out of the car and handed the car keys to Du Yuanzhe, saying, "Mr. Du, I wish you a pleasant ride."
Du Yuanzhe nodded and put the suitcase into the trunk. Xia Ningmi had already sat in the passenger seat.
Du Yuanzhe took off his mask as soon as he got in the car: "The temperature in Jiangcheng is much higher than that in Yancheng. Fortunately, we checked the weather forecast here before coming."
People in Yancheng still wear long sleeves, but in Jiangcheng, everyone is wearing short sleeves.
Xia Ning asked: "Where are we going today?"
This trip was entirely planned by Du Yuanzhe, and Xia Ningmi was only in charge of the personnel.
Du Yuanzhe started the car: "Let's go to the hotel and put down the luggage first."
He booked a five-star hotel. Generally, hotels of this star level would pay great attention to protecting the privacy of their guests. Du Yuanzhe and Xia Ningmi both registered with their real names. Although it was unlikely that they would run into someone who knew them, it was always right to be cautious.
After arriving at the hotel, Du Yuanzhe put on a mask and took the two people's ID cards to register. The front desk clerk entered the information skillfully without any change in his expression, which probably meant that he did not know them.
Du Yuanzhe felt a little relieved and couldn't help laughing in his heart. He isn't famous yet, but he has to care so much about it. Isn't he thinking too much?
Du Yuanzhe took the room card and went upstairs with Xia Ningmi, saying, "I booked the Presidential Suite, which has two bedrooms, just right for the two of us, one each."
After swiping the card to open the door, Du Yuanzhe asked her, "Which room do you want?"
Xia Ning walked straight into the room on the right.
Du Yuanzhe pushed the luggage behind her and reminded her, "Your luggage!"
Xia Ning paused, turned around and took the suitcase from him.
Du Yuanzhe asked: "Do you want to rest for a while or go out and play now?"
Xia Ning said: "Let's go now."
Du Yuanzhe nodded: "Okay."
The two put their luggage in their respective rooms, went downstairs and left the hotel.
Du Yuanzhe drove and said, "We are going to Happy Valley. It is a large amusement park with various entertainment facilities. You can play whatever you want."
Xia Ningmi listened carefully but did not express any opinion.
Du Yuanzhe was not familiar with Jiangcheng and used the navigation system the whole time. When he arrived at Happy Valley, he found that there were many people there and it took him a long time to find a parking space.
Du Yuanzhe hung the Polaroid camera he had prepared long ago around his neck to prevent it from being squeezed away by others, and then bought tickets to enter Happy Valley with Xia Ningmi.
Ten minutes later, the two stood in front of the roller coaster.
Du Yuanzhe asked, "Are you sure you want to sit in this?"
Xia Ningmi nodded: "I heard it's very exciting, I want to try it."
Du Yuanzhe touched his heart and said, "Then let's play."
The two got on the roller coaster as requested. As the roller coaster started to move, Du Yuanzhe couldn't help but get nervous and his heartbeat began to accelerate. He turned his head to look at Xia Ningmi and found that she was still expressionless, looking straight ahead, not knowing what she was thinking.
The two of them took off their masks before coming up. Du Yuanzhe was afraid that he would feel uncomfortable if he shouted loudly. Now seeing that Xia Ningmi didn't react at all, he felt that he couldn't embarrass himself. He held the handrail tightly with both hands and closed his mouth. He would not shout out even if he was beaten to death.
"ah----"
Xia Ningmi's ears were a little hurt by Du Yuanzhe's scream. She turned her head to look at him, only to see that Du Yuanzhe had his eyes closed, his hair blown up, and he was shouting with his mouth open.
Xia Ningmi calmly withdrew her gaze. She could feel her heart beating faster, but she had no urge to shout.
After the roller coaster ended, Du Yuanzhe's legs felt a little weak after he got off. He didn't mention the fact that he had just screamed and broke his voice. He took the Polaroid camera from the staff and asked Xia Ningmi, "What do you want to play next?"
Xia Ningmi pointed in a direction.
Du Yuanzhe's face turned pale: "Hai, pirate ship?"
He heard that this thing tests a person's psychological endurance and that young children are not allowed to play with it.
Xia Ning looked at him: "Don't you want to play?"
Du Yuanzhe took a deep breath and said, "Play!"
Since I'm accompanying Xia Ningmi to celebrate her birthday, of course I have to follow her lead in everything.
Sitting on the pirate ship, Du Yuanzhe looked around. There were only adults but no children. He couldn't help but pursed his lips, hoping that he would not be the one shouting the loudest.
The pirate ship's swing speed changes from slow to fast. It's fun when it's slow, but once it starts to speed up, the feeling is different. The rapid up and down swinging feels like being hit by the waves.
For a while, the shouts of the pirate ships came one after another.
Du Yuanzhe felt like his heart was about to jump out, and he could only relieve his fear by yelling continuously. At this time, he had already forgotten about Xia Ningmi's existence.
Xia Ning turned her head to observe him, then looked at the others. Although they were shouting very loudly, their expressions seemed to show that they were enjoying it.
After getting off the pirate ship, Du Yuanzhe's legs became weaker. He said, "It was too exciting, but after shouting it out, I feel much better and relaxed."
No wonder so many people are playing such an exciting project. If you yell in other places, people will think you are crazy, but here you can yell without worry. Du Yuanzhe seemed to have heard someone scolding someone just now.
Xia Ningmi still had a calm expression. She looked around and said, "Let's go play on the jumping platform."
Du Yuanzhe's face froze.
[This is getting more exciting each time. Can I still stand after playing?]
Xia Ningmi said: "You don't have to go this time, I will try it myself."
Du Yuanzhe shook his head subconsciously: "No, I have to accompany you. I didn't scream because I was scared, I just felt refreshed."
Xia Ning looked at him and said, "It's up to you."
Du Yuanzhe stood in front of the jumping platform. His legs started to go weak before he even got on. He asked the staff beside him with an unnatural look, "How high is this?"
The staff member said: "One hundred meters."
[One hundred meters!!!]
Xia Ningmi could hear his shock and collapse from his inner voice.
She said again: "You don't have to accompany me."
Du Yuanzhe said stubbornly: "It's only a hundred meters. I thought it was much higher."
Du Yuanzhe sat on the jumping platform stiffly, and after taking all safety measures, he began to ascend. Having experienced the roller coaster just now, Du Yuanzhe felt that this ascent speed was acceptable and not scary.
As soon as the thought occurred to him, they reached their highest point, and before he could react, they began to plummet.
“Ahhh—”
Du Yuanzhe forgot that he was playing a game for a moment. He actually thought that he accidentally stepped on empty air and fell from the building. The speed was so fast that he felt that he would be smashed into a meat pie in the next moment.
Just as he closed his eyes in fear, afraid that his death would be too ugly, he stopped abruptly.
Du Yuanzhe's mind went blank. He was stunned for a long time before he opened his eyes and found that he was back on the ground. Xia Ningmi had unbuckled her seat belt and was standing beside him, watching him.
When the staff saw him blinking, they came over to help him undress.
Du Yuanzhe swallowed his saliva and said, "Please help me."
Xia Ningmi took a step forward and saw that the staff had already helped Du Yuanzhe to stand up, so she stepped back.
Du Yuanzhe's legs were so weak that he seemed like he would collapse to the ground in the next second.
The staff was obviously very experienced. They helped Du Yuanzhe walk slowly while easing his nervousness.
A minute later, Du Yuanzhe and Xia Ningmi walked out of the jumping platform.
[I will never ride a jumping tower again, even if you kill me]
He almost thought he was going to fall to his death.
Du Yuanzhe looked at Xia Ningmi's expression, which didn't change at all, and couldn't help asking, "Aren't you afraid or nervous?"
Xia Ningmi said: "I will be scared and nervous."
Du Yuanzhe was puzzled: "But I didn't hear you shouting."
Xia Ningmi said calmly: "Not everyone will shout out when they are nervous and scared."
She had never screamed since she was little, not even when she was most scared. It seemed as if she had never had this instinct.
Du Yuanzhe suddenly realized that many people were not used to shouting out, so he said, "It's too stressful to play so many thrilling projects. Let's go play something relaxing."
Five minutes later
Xia Ning looked at the children in front of her and said, "The easy project you mentioned, do you mean playing on the children's facilities?"
Du Yuanzhe was watching two kids playing bumper cars and was having a lot of fun. He said, "It's not really a children's facility. Aren't those people adults?"
Xia Ning looked over and saw that the so-called adults he was talking about were just teenagers in their teens, who looked like junior high school students. Du Yuanzhe was probably the only one who would call them adults.
As if sensing Xia Ningmi's thoughts, Du Yuanzhe smiled awkwardly: "It's just for fun anyway. I don't believe they will chase us away just because we are old."
They were unlucky because there were actually a lot of adults playing bumper cars, but they just didn't meet them.
The two of them got on a bumper car. Du Yuanzhe started the car and said, "You better be careful. Don't let me knock you over."
After saying that, Du Yuanzhe rushed towards Xia Ningmi.
Xia Ningmi's eyes were fixed, and she immediately turned the steering wheel to avoid it, then counterattacked Du Yuanzhe without hesitation.
The two men went back and forth, both trying their best to hit each other, but they were evenly matched and neither of them rolled over.
Du Yuanzhe thought he had won the game: "Don't you rarely drive?"
Xia Ningmi said calmly: "Just because I rarely open it doesn't mean I don't know how to do it."
"But if you don't drive it often, you'll definitely feel rusty."
Xia Ningmi said: "I learn things very quickly."
Du Yuanzhe suddenly remembered that during the continuous collisions just now, Xia Ningmi was indeed becoming more and more skilled.
[Genius or something like that is the most depressing thing]
The two played bumper cars for a long time. It was already noon when they left the bumper car area. Du Yuanzhe said, "Let's go eat first and come back to play after dinner."
There are so many recreational facilities here that the two of them can't finish playing in a day.
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