Chapter 47, Section 47: "This shows I had a premonition that I never wanted to leave."
Jiang Yi's words were somewhat vague.
This seems to be the last resort she left for herself after saying those words.
Gu Lai didn't say it explicitly. What if she spoke frankly and put pressure on Gu Lai to "give me a surprise"? What if... what if she misunderstood?
Jiang Yi noticed her unusual hesitation, but she immediately told herself: It's only human nature.
She didn't reveal a thing on the surface. She carried Gu Lai to take a bath, and Gu Lai calmly and trustingly let her do as she pleased. When Jiang Yi changed into a bathrobe and went back into the bathroom, his gaze lingered on Gu Lai, who was obediently soaking in the steamy bath, from head to toe.
Gu Lai was comfortably lying down, enjoying herself, and didn't mind Jiang Yi coming in again; as an old married couple, there was no need to be discreet. But when she naturally turned her head to see what Jiang Yi was doing, she was suddenly startled by his gaze.
Why is she so sensitive tonight? Could it be that she's suddenly developed a drunken fetish as she approaches middle age?
Jiang Yi smiled slightly at her as she reflected on her thoughts, then looked away and turned on the shower.
Gu Lai was startled by the sudden splash of water and trembled for no reason.
"Did I scare you?" Jiang Yi asked slowly. "I feel there's not enough water, let's add some."
Perhaps it was the rising heat that made everything fluid, and Jiang Yi's voice was like flowing red wine, its aroma permeating and lingering in the enclosed, humid space.
Jiang Yi and Gu Lai looked at each other silently. After a while, she threw the showerhead aside and bent down.
Gu Lai asked her haltingly, "Why didn't you ask this time?"
After a while, Jiang Yi's voice rose gently with the steam: "Because I am familiar with your eyes."
It took Gu Lai a long time to understand what she meant from her dazed state.
I was right just now; drunkards are prone to becoming philosophers.
The bath took too long, and when Jiang Yi carried Gu Lai out again and used a hairdryer to dry and comb her hair, Gu Lai was already so sleepy she was practically swaying. Jiang Yi patiently let Gu Lai lean against him, changed her into her pajamas, and then put her in bed.
They even made sure Gu Lai didn't lie flat, to avoid her having to change position in her sleep because she wasn't used to it.
Jiang Yi stared at Gu Lai quietly for a while, then turned to take a shower.
Jiang Yi slept very late that night, thinking about all sorts of things before finally falling asleep. She felt as if someone was calling her shortly afterward and giving her a soft, familiar kiss.
To be honest, what determines morning grumpiness isn't character but rather physiological systems like the peripheral nervous system, a view Jiang Yi has always firmly held. But she couldn't forget their previous argument, when Gu Lai, looking exhausted, said she was angry that she'd been kindly woken up but had slapped Gu Lai in a fit of rage.
Has this happened before? Yes. In the past, she would silently reflect on her actions and warn herself not to do this, but as time went on and she relaxed, her movements would become larger again when she was still groggy in the morning.
But ever since that time, whenever she woke up in that bed at home, she would think of Gu Lai's tired, even weary, appearance, like a whip suddenly waking her up.
Whether it was visiting Guizhou Province or staying overnight on the set of the TV series "Gansui", Jiang Yi never woke up later than Gu Lai, except when he was sick and had no energy.
This morning was an unexpected event.
Jiang Yi was suddenly overwhelmed by two familiar feelings. One was the natural irritation that came with being awakened, and the other was a cold warning. She took a deep breath, opened her eyes, and it took her a while to focus before she slowly sat up under Gu Lai's gaze.
Her gaze lingered for a moment on the pillowcase Gu Lai was holding.
"Did my morning grumpiness give you such a bad impression?"
Jiang Yi said slowly, then turned to look at Gu Lai's pillow, which was indeed empty.
Gu Lai smiled and nodded: "Yes, I was on guard against you, but it turned out to be a waste of time."
"Are you a little disappointed?"
"No, it was an accident."
Jiang Yi quickly put on his clothes, and when he got out of bed, he wanted to kiss Gu Lai, but remembering that he hadn't brushed his teeth, he only rubbed against her. After satisfying himself, he quickly changed his clothes and went to wash up in his slippers.
Her lazy voice faded into the distance: "You already taught me a lesson, A-Lai."
Gu Lai stood there blankly for a moment. Really? When? But since she said it happened, it must really have happened, right? It was probably something she brought up during our argument.
She caught up with her and leaned against the door frame watching her brush her teeth: "You used too harsh a word."
Jiang Yi didn't refute, but winked at Gu Lai in the mirror.
“Zhou Shanshan just called and said someone took photos yesterday. But because they didn’t buy a trending topic, it’s about to drop off the trending list. Let me read you the headline from the marketing account,” Gu Lai looked down at her phone and read it aloud clearly, “'Jiang and Gu walk hand in hand on the street, their sweet love is the envy of others,' I wish trending topics could be this interesting.”
"This must be Hong Kong media, right?" Jiang Yi said, with a toothbrush in his mouth. "If I spend a few days in Hong Kong, I can see this kind of headline all the time."
Gu Lai seemed to be deep in thought.
Jiang Yi raised an eyebrow: "You really want to go?"
"Forget it, it's too familiar and there's nothing fun about it. I'm mainly thinking about how to relax and where to go after the concert."
"You had promotional material for 'Gansui' before its release, right?"
"That's only a few weeks, it's still early."
"Besides the Apennine Peninsula, which we already mentioned, where else would you like to go?"
"I don't know, but I'm really looking forward to it."
Jiang Yi looked at Gu Lai's bright eyes in the mirror, smiled at her, and bent down to pick up a towel: "Did you have a lot of work today?"
Gu Lai said, "I only went to film this afternoon. I was working non-stop while you were away, alternating between A and B teams. Director Kong is also very fast at filming."
Jiang Yi pursed his lips, making a clear gesture of disdain.
Gu Lai knew that Jiang Yi disliked Kong Kang'an, but she didn't mention it. In fact, the production crew had invited her to dinner more than once this morning.
She mentioned another thing Zhou Shanshan had told her: "Those people have already left the crew yesterday as part of their breach of contract."
As Jiang Yi expected: "They moved quite quickly."
"Isn't this just because you think you've offended someone important?" Gu Lai said jokingly. "You don't seem too surprised."
After carefully applying the face cream, Jiang Yi kissed her cheek, which had a sweet, milky scent: "As the lover of an important person, it's not surprising. It's all about confidence."
"You've got your identity wrong, you traitor!"
"Then what am I? Am I a lover or a caged canary?"
Gu Lai glared at her and pulled her towards the living room. The breakfast her assistant had brought was there, untouched by Gu Lai, and already a little cold.
Gu Lai hesitated for a second before deciding whether to buy Jiang Yi another copy. Then she casually lowered her head, took a bite, and said, "The Slow Bull Group is going to be sued for illegal fundraising. Director Mu has a close relationship with the CEO of Slow Bull and previously supported him. It doesn't count as a crime, but he'll probably be finished."
Gu Lai said "Oh": "They just got sued? What about the movie's fake box office figures?"
"The investigation is complete, and it's not as serious as initially estimated. The film industry can't be as rampant now. The main issues are box office fraud and manipulation of screening schedules. The film 'From Winter to Summer' itself is of decent quality; the main problem is that the CEO of Slow Bull Group is after his financial products."
Jiang Yi paused here, carefully considering his words, and said, "You know that Tian Miao's Rongtian is now expanding into the same area that Slow Bull originally covered, right?"
Gu Lai nodded, her gaze clear yet somewhat bewildered.
Jiang Yi tried to keep it simple and get to the point: "Well... because of you, I had the advantage of being close to her and made some money with her. It was mainly because it was more convenient for Tian Miao to contact me, so she took the initiative to do so." Sorry, Tian Miao, this is when friends come in handy.
Gu Lai didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with it: "And then?"
"Then, when the public opinion first started to rise, I found that I couldn't suppress it, so I added fuel to the fire. Well, it's mainly because of what I just mentioned... So don't be surprised if you hear about it later."
Gu Lai nodded.
Jiang Yi breathed a sigh of relief, but was a little puzzled: "Why are you so calm?"
"I thought you were going to share your work with me, but it turns out you were giving me a heads-up." Gu Lai lowered her head and sipped her soy milk, her expression unreadable. "So I'm glad I received it."
Jiang Yi: "I thought you wouldn't like to hear this, so I spent a long time preparing myself mentally."
Gu Lai: "'A long time'? That's just the time after you suddenly remembered it after you called yourself a canary, maybe even a minute?"
Jiang Yi: "..."
Gu Lai reassured her, "Don't worry, I knew what kind of person you were all along. I'm not a naive young girl anymore. Is there something you haven't told me yet? How were you planning to handle things back then?"
"Well," Jiang Yi said in a nonchalant tone, "didn't you want a divorce back then? If you really couldn't separate yourself from this matter, then you might as well cut ties with me."
"..." Gu Lai's expression shifted between "Are you kidding me?" and "How could I possibly agree?"
"The main thing you need to do is clear your name. I've long been a capitalist on the streetlights, exploiting consumerism to rake in money. It's the simplest method, and everyone likes it," Jiang Yi said, seeing Gu Lai's expression gradually turn dangerous. "Besides, it's not certain whether you'll even need it. Look at how calm things are now, it hasn't been used, has it?"
Gu Lai stared at her and said, "This whole thing was my own fault for being used as a pretext. I couldn't even refuse Director Mu back then. Do you think I would just stand by and watch you take the blame for me?"
Jiang Yi: "This shows that I had a premonition that I didn't want to leave at all, and I just wanted to find a way to make you owe me a favor, so that you would have no way to escape."
As soon as she finished speaking, Gu Lai smacked her.
"You hit hard," Jiang Yi exclaimed. "You must have been exhausted last night."
At this moment, human imagination leaps forward, and Gu Lai's mind instantly conjures up all sorts of scenes and details from last night, and the inexplicable weakness in her legs suddenly reappears.
Gu Lai gritted her teeth and said, "You...you shouldn't talk nonsense like that in front of others this afternoon."
Jiang Yi smiled and nodded repeatedly, then, fearing Gu Lai might hit her again, she stepped back: "Okay, okay, I'll only talk about it privately."
When Gu Lai realized what she had been rambling on, she wished she could fast-forward through the whole thing.
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The concert (script) is almost over. However, the plot and the script are quite different; the script is more like a compressed file. I'm terrible at writing scripts; I almost went crazy trying to come up with one back then…
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