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When Hu Xiu saw Jian Yu, he straightened his sleeves and stood up. "Jian Yu is here?"
Jian Yu asked, "Why are you here?"
Hu Xiu said, "I'm just curious!"
Lin Beichen handed Jian Yu a cup of tea, "This kid arrived even earlier than me."
Hu Xiu said, "Who told you not to bring me along yesterday?"
Lin Beichen also handed Hu Xiu a cup of tea, saying, "You're not in this line of work, so what would I do with you? Besides, you said yesterday that you were going to explore the primeval forest today, so there's no way I would bring you along."
Jian Yu asked, "Going to the primeval forest? Wouldn't that be dangerous?"
Lin Beichen nodded, "Of course it's dangerous. He went to a tropical rainforest two years ago, stayed for three days, and was in a coma for a month. After being discharged from the hospital, he said he would go again in the future."
Jian Yu, "...so persistent?"
Hu Xiu explained, "I hired a local guide and did my research beforehand; I didn't just rush in recklessly."
Jian Yu: "Then why are you unconscious?"
Hu Xiu blushed. "We encountered a wild animal."
Jian Yu asked, "Aren't you afraid of encountering wild beasts again this time?"
Hu Xiu patted his arm. "I became an apprentice of a very famous martial arts master. Now I'm really powerful. I can even take on wild beasts one-on-one."
Jian Yu thought to himself, "Didn't you say yesterday that you would drive away if you encountered a few wolves?"
"I think the primeval forest is too dangerous. If you encounter a group of wild animals, no matter how strong you are, you can't fight them all with just two fists."
Lin Beichen said, "This kid doesn't listen to anyone's advice at all. He thinks he can get through by just bringing a few companions with him."
Hu Xiu disagreed, saying, "We will adjust our plans according to the actual situation. If there is real danger, we will definitely evacuate."
Jian Yu said, "That's good."
Hu Xiu: "Don't worry!"
Hu Xiu took out his phone. "Jian Yu, let's add each other as friends!"
Jian Yu: "Okay."
As soon as they added each other as friends, Hu Xiu sent Jian Yu several photos of their adventure.
"I had just finished taking these photos when the volcano below erupted. It was a spectacular sight."
"Yeah?"
"Yeah! There's even a video in my first post on WeChat Moments. You can take a look."
Jian Yu went in for a look and gave it a thumbs up.
Hu Xiu chuckled and said, "Do you like this kind of life? Want to go on an adventure together?"
Before Jian Yu could speak, Lin Beichen interrupted Hu Xiu, "Don't pull Jian Yu, she still has to go to school."
"You haven't graduated yet?"
Jian Yu nodded, "I'll graduate this summer."
"So what are your plans after graduation? If you don't have any, then come on an adventure with me!"
"......"
Lin Beichen grabbed Hu Xiu's hand and poured his tea into his mouth, saying, "Drink your tea!"
Jian Yu shook his head and smiled, then began to drink his tea.
Hu Xiu had just put down his cup when Lin Beichen poured him another one, basically preventing him from speaking.
Hu Xiu had no choice but to say, "Alright, alright, I won't say anything more."
Lin Beichen finally let him go.
Director He had not arrived by the agreed time.
Hu Xiu: "Why is this person late?"
Jian Yu was also puzzled. "The time was set by Director He. He was really looking forward to it."
About twenty minutes later, the door to the private room was finally pushed open.
Jian Yu and the other two turned their heads to look at the same time, and what they saw startled them greatly.
Director He was completely covered up, even his eyes were covered by sunglasses. The key point is that after he entered the room, he bowed his head to apologize, but he just wouldn't take off his scarf and sunglasses.
Something's fishy about this.
Hu Xiu was closest to Director He, and while Director He and Jian Yu were apologizing, he suddenly ripped the scarf off Director He's head.
Hu Xiu regretted it as soon as he tore it off.
Jian Yu quickly picked up the sunglasses that had been thrown to the ground and handed them to Director He.
Director He touched his bruised and swollen face and laughed self-deprecatingly, "You guys still saw it."
Hu Xiu looked away guiltily.
Lin Beichen didn't say anything either.
Jian Yu had no choice but to ask, "What's going on?"
Bruises and scratches everywhere, it looks like he got them from a fight with a woman.
Director He didn't know where to begin.
His hesitation, in the eyes of Lin Beichen, a man who makes a living with his wild imagination, instantly conjured up a dramatic family drama.
If it's really that dramatic, it's best to keep Jian Yu away from people like that.
She covered her mouth and whispered to Jian Yu, "Could it be that he was caught having an affair and his wife found out, and he got beaten up when she caught him in the act?"
To be honest, Jian Yu thought the same thing.
Despite their attempts to keep their actions discreet, Director He still noticed. "Don't make wild guesses. I wasn't injured because of a messy private life."
Hu Xiu couldn't help but ask, "How did you get hurt? Was it from a fingernail scratch?"
Director He sighed, "To be honest, my injury was caused by my wife."
Jian Yu and the others widened their eyes at the same time. They still said that their private lives were not chaotic?
Director He said, "It really isn't that. Now that things have come to this, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, but my wife beat me because I couldn't support the family."
"What do you mean?" Hu Xiu didn't understand.
Jian Yu and Lin Beichen understood.
Jian Yu: "Could you explain the specific process?"
Director He was somewhat embarrassed.
Hu Xiu urged him, "Hurry up and tell me!"
Director He said, “No one has invested in my script, and I haven’t directed a film in a long time. The money I’ve earned in the past few years isn’t even enough to support my child. You could say that my wife is the sole breadwinner. But this month, my wife’s company ran into some trouble, and she might be laid off. If she loses her job, we might not be able to pay our mortgage. That’s why she lost control of her emotions yesterday.”
After Director He said that, Hu Xiu and Lin Beichen began to sympathize with him.
Jian Yu: "How far have things gotten?"
"ah?"
Director He was a little taken aback, "What level?"
"Have you talked about divorce?"
Director He shook his head. "No."
"So, do you still want to continue living like this?"
Director He nodded, "My wife is a very good person, but she's under too much pressure."
Jian Yu expressed his understanding, saying that with the burden of supporting his parents, raising children, paying off his mortgage, and now facing unemployment, it would be strange if he wasn't under pressure.
Hu Xiu didn't quite understand. "But you all started fighting! Look at your face, it's covered in bruises, and your eye is still swollen."
"It's not entirely her fault. I was a bit harsh yesterday. She was already in a bad mood, and she lost her temper."
Jianyu is more concerned about their children.
"The child was already asleep, but we woke him up. He developed a fever at dawn and just finished his IV drip and is now back from the hospital."
Jian Yu frowned. "You two didn't stop even after you saw the child come out?"
Director He avoided answering.
Jian Yu was somewhat displeased. "Was your wife injured?"
Director He said, "My lower back and hands hit the table, and they are a bit swollen."
Jian Yu's face darkened. "How could you have the nerve to push her?"
The wife, who is responsible for supporting the family, is in a bad mood because she is about to lose her job. Instead of comforting her, her partner has the audacity to hit her.
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