Chapter 162 Life is a drama

Looking at Chen Boyang's expression, Zhang Querong, who was sitting next to him, seemed to have noticed something and raised his eyebrows slightly with a meaningful look.

After getting in the car, Zhang Querong finally spoke: "It is indeed the spring when all flowers are in full bloom. It seems that some people are also in love."

"You, what are you talking about!" Chen Boyang, who was driving, blushed suddenly.

"Are you still here pretending to be with me?" Zhang Querong looked like he was interrogating, "You were looking at Mary so hard just now. Don't tell me that you just think she's pretty but don't have any other feelings!"

"You..." Chen Baiyang opened his mouth but was quickly interrupted by Zhang Querong.

"Don't be so pedantic here. If we're brothers, we're not afraid to admit it. You're already 20 years old this year. It's normal to have your first love." Zhang Querong looked very emotional. "Like me, I had my first love when I was in the second year of junior high school. Sigh."

"I, I don't know how to say it..." Chen Baiyang said with a bitter face.

"It's okay. You think and speak slowly, and I'll listen slowly. Then we'll go home and discuss it in detail slowly and slowly." Because work during this period required him to get up early many times, Chen Baiyang, who lived far away and tended to overeat, had to stay at Zhang Querong's place temporarily.

On the way back home by car, Zhang Querong, who was particularly passionate about gossip, had already dug out all the stories about Chen Boyan, from their first meeting in São Paulo to their current affection.

"So what are you worrying about? You said before that you couldn't accept the big age gap. Now you are 20 and she is 15, which is a good age for first love!" Zhang Querong said carelessly.

"You don't understand. It's true that I like her, but we all like pretty girls. I can't tell whether this is real attraction or just a temporary interest." Chen Boyang became more and more distressed. "If I don't handle it well, we might not even be friends anymore."

"Hey, hey, you're not like this when you go to bars and discos with us!" Zhang Querong frowned.

"Mary is not the kind of girl you can just meet and date in a nightclub!" Chen Boyang was a little angry.

"Of course I know it's not, but the problem now is with you - whether you like her or not is not the most important issue at all." Zhang Querong spread his hands.

"What?" Chen Boyang was confused.

"In fact, it's very easy to tell the extent of your feelings. Just have more contact with each other. Now that we are all in the same crew, there are plenty of opportunities." Zhang Querong analyzed for him, "If you want to know whether you are serious, then have more contact with Mary."

"I'm really upset now..." Chen Boyang complained with a bitter face all night.

Then, the next day, Su Yun saw that he looked haggard, so she hurried over to check on him. Before she even reached him, he almost tilted sideways and fell off his chair. "No, I'm fine. I didn't get enough rest last night... I don't need to apply powder anymore. I'm fine!"

Seeing him speaking incoherently as if he had suddenly lost his mind, Zhang Querong beside him shook his head in anger and amusement: He even said that he couldn't tell whether he was serious or not - with this look of October mustard greens, even a blind man couldn't be fooled.

After returning home in the evening, Zhang Querong gave Chen Boyang a heartfelt exhortation, and finally concluded: "Since you have this intention, just give it a try."

"No matter what the result is, at least you have tried and will not have any regrets."

"Mary is a good girl. I know your character very well. You two are really a perfect match."

Although he felt like the two little cabbages he had watched grow up were about to abandon him, he felt mixed emotions as it was rare for two good friends to have such a precious relationship.

"I will." Chen Baiyang responded in a low voice.

Although he said so, even after the filming of the entire movie was completed and Su Yun boarded the plane to California, Chen Baiyang still did not say what was in his heart.

Looking at the plane's receding shadow, Zhang Querong was angry as if he was being fooled: "What the hell are you doing?!"

"I...I can't say it." Chen Boyang almost burrowed into the ground.

"I'm really going to be pissed off by you sooner or later!" Zhang Querong was speechless to this good friend, "You're invincible when you're having fun, but you're powerless when you need to get serious - if you keep up this attitude, there won't be any boats to take after Suzhou!"

Knowing that his friend's anger came from his failure to seize the opportunity, Chen Boyang apologized repeatedly, looking pitiful and trying to please him.

"Forget it, she will definitely come back during the summer vacation, so you'd better seize the opportunity then!" Zhang Querong was even more helpless when he saw him like this, "Don't do this next time!"

"I understand." Chen Boyang replied weakly.

"Don't tell me what you know, but tell Mary--" Zhang Querong hugged his shoulders, "You have to be careful, there are so many temptations in the outside world. If you have free time, ask your agent for some time off to fly over to visit her. Be careful and don't let the wolves and tigers outside take away your food!"

"Hmmmm..." Chen Boyang nodded continuously.

What the two good brothers didn't know at the time was that Su Yun, introduced by He Pingsi, went to the nearby University of California to attend a performance skills lecture.

This course was designed by the University of California specifically for the campus drama club. When Su Yun came to attend the class, she inevitably met members of the school's drama club.

Looking at her desk mate who greeted her, Su Yun was quite happy: she didn't expect that the "Forrest Gump" who was always running in her memory was also a handsome young man when he was young.

Yes, her deskmate was another super famous Tom in the future of Hollywood - Tom Hanks.

Hanks, who is still an unknown person, came over to get close to her. Su Yun naturally knew that he wanted to find some performance opportunities by getting to know her.

Su Yun, who loves stamp collecting, naturally welcomed such a talented person with great potential.

As long as both parties knew each other well, the conversation was very pleasant. Looking at Hanks' brilliant smile, Su Yun suddenly thought of Tom, who had the same name as him.

Looking at the class schedule, it happened that there was only one class tomorrow morning and then there would be no more classes, so Su Yun planned to drive there to visit an old friend whom she hadn't seen for a long time.

After returning to the dormitory, Su Yun used her cell phone to call but no one answered. Just as she was wondering, she unexpectedly received another call.

On the phone, Vivian said that she had recently come to the cabin for recuperation, and asked Su Yun if she wanted to meet. She said that she had shot a lot of behind-the-scenes footage when she followed her father Kubrick to film "The Shining", and she planned to compile these footage into a documentary.

Thinking that Tom's house was not far from the cabin and it was on the way, Su Yun happily agreed.

When she arrived at the cabin the next day, Vivian and the nanny welcomed Su Yun warmly and even made her some jam pie as lunch.

Su Yun held the pie in her hand and looked at the interior of the wooden house, which remained the same: after all these years, it seemed that the house had not changed at all.

"The air in this mountain town is still better. The air in London... is too uncomfortable. I have to come here for recuperation from time to time." Vivian's cough is difficult to cure, but it generally does not affect her normal life. She only needs to come for regular checkups and treatment every one or two years depending on the recurrence of the disease.

During this period, she was busy helping her father's crew and was exhausted. The air pollution in her home in London was heavy, so she came to see the doctor again for a checkup and recuperation.

Su Yun chatted with her for a few minutes, and then helped her sort out a pile of videotapes, put them into the machine in order and played them out.

After all the hassle, it was already past two in the afternoon. Vivian said she and the nanny would prepare afternoon tea for Su Yun. After tidying up, she got up and walked towards the kitchen. Su Yun was bored, so he walked out of the wooden house and went to the yard to breathe some fresh air.

It is true that big cities are prosperous, but the most comfortable places are still small mountain towns covered with trees like this one.

Inadvertently seeing a patch of golden color amidst the deep green under the sunlight not far ahead, Su Yun turned around and gently knocked on the kitchen window frame, asking in confusion: "What is that over there? Flowers?"

"Oh, no, it's a Chinese paper ibis that fell on the tree yesterday. I was planning to buy a ladder outside and take it down when I go for a follow-up check tomorrow." Vivian took a look and explained, "My sister likes to collect all kinds of handicrafts. This paper ibis from China was given to me by her. The color is so beautiful."

"You don't have to wait until tomorrow to buy a ladder. I can just climb up and help you get it down." Vivian was in poor health and the nanny was obese due to middle age. She definitely couldn't climb the tree, but for someone like her who was used to exercising, climbing a tree was no problem.

After waving to Vivian, who was full of gratitude, Su Yun looked up in the direction of the paper ibis and walked forward.

After getting closer and taking a closer look, Su Yun discovered that the branch where the paper ibis landed was a bit slender - no wonder Vivian didn't dare to challenge the idea of ​​climbing a tree to catch it.

It shouldn't matter, right? She's not very heavy, and the tree is only about four to five meters tall, so even if it breaks, it won't cause any problems.

Su Yun pondered for a moment and decided to climb up and give it a try.

Climbing the trunk went smoothly. Su Yun half-hugged the trunk and the thick branches on the other side to rest, and then planned to move forward.

At this moment, amidst the gentle afternoon breeze, there was suddenly the sound of voices.

"Have you found a partner yet?"

"Not yet. No one has invited me, and I haven't found anyone I want to invite yet."

"No way? This is the graduation prom, you can't be without a partner!"

"I don't know why this happened..."

"Oh my god, how could I have such a stupid brother! No one invited you, and you didn't invite anyone else. Are you waiting for a dance partner to fall from the sky for you?!"

The voices of the two siblings were getting closer and clearer. Su Yun was attracted by the gossip. While getting the paper ibis, she planned to pull aside the dense leaves to see who was talking underneath.

The male voice sounded familiar. Could it be the person she was thinking of? Their home was indeed not far from here.

After pulling aside the leaves, two golden heads became clearly visible: one was Tom, whom she was going to visit, and the other was Marian, who looked much older.

Just as she was about to wave and say hello to give them a surprise, Su Yun suddenly caught a slight cracking sound nearby.

"Get away!" Su Yun discovered that the root of the branch he was standing on had a tendency to break, so he tried his best to adjust his posture while shouting loudly to the people below.

"OMG!" Marian looked up subconsciously and immediately took a few steps back, yelling, "Tom, catch this girl!"

In fact, she didn't need to shout. When Tom noticed that someone was about to fall from above, he quickly spotted the location and rushed forward with open arms, and steadily caught the falling figure, the paper ibis, and a pile of leaves and branches.

"OK, I caught it..." The dense branches and colorful paper irises obscured Su Yun's face. Tom didn't think much about it and turned to say something to his sister Marian.

"Well done, Tom!" Marian gave him two thumbs up.

Tom smiled triumphantly, turned his head back and then lowered his head to see clearly who he had saved, when Su Yun was casually pulling away the dense dark green and light green branches and colorful paper irises.

Then, as the colorful lights fell, he was immediately met with a pair of smoky purple eyes that seemed to be filled with vast smoke waves.

"Hi, Tom." Su Yun put one hand around his neck to steady herself, raised the other hand gently, and took the initiative to greet him.

"Hi..." He responded subconsciously, and then after realizing who the person he was holding was, he added a name in disbelief, "Mary?!"