Chapter 389: Fleeting Years

When it comes to nicknames, whether in the East or the West, there seem to be certain "rules".

Normally, most people would call Su Yun by her English name "Mary" which is intimate enough, but since Su Yun still has a formal Chinese name, she would naturally have another nickname that is different from her English name.

It just so happened that Zha Lan, a guy who learned a little Chinese in order to travel to China, if it was someone else, such as Tom, he would definitely not be able to notice the existence of this nickname.

Hearing him repeat his nickname in a slightly accented tone, Su Yun raised her eyebrows slightly: "What is this?"

"The person on the other end of the phone is the reason why you rejected me?" He did not say the name directly, but Su Yun thought that with his brain, it should not be difficult to guess who the person on the other end of the phone was.

After all, although she seems to be very popular, the number of people of the opposite sex that she really cares about in her heart is just a few.

"No." Su Yun shook her head. "Although my thinking is quite in line with Chinese tradition, I am also a person who has received a modern education and I don't have that kind of overly conservative concept of chastity."

"And the most important point is that he is not my official boyfriend yet."

"Then why did you reject me?" Zha Lan became curious: she didn't reject him for the sake of maintaining a formal relationship, nor did she reject him because of conservative thinking. So why did Su Yun reject his temptation?

And his temptation is not small at all...

If Su Yun knew the narcissistic thoughts in his mind at this moment, he would probably want to roll his eyes.

"You are very good and very seductive. You even know how to understand human nature better than any other man I know. But in my opinion, you are still not as good as my career." Su Yun shook her head again, "I don't want to have anything beyond a normal relationship with the male artists under my command during filming."

Perhaps the "contrast" in these remarks slightly soothed his comparative psychology, and Zha Lan's originally slightly wrinkled brows relaxed a little, and then lowered her head to look at Su Yun: "What you said... is to say that it did happen before, during the filming, something happened between you and the male artist under your command?"

When he said this, he smiled softly, and his slightly hoarse tone was even more attractive in the quiet night: "When I first introduced others to you, you seemed to have the same idea... You are worthy of it."

I didn't expect that he still remembered the time when they went to the bar and I commented on Jim, the handsome boy, that it was more convenient and faster to lure him than to flirt with him... Su Yun sighed: "This is not the focus. The focus now is that we should focus on work instead of thinking about other things..."

"Besides, even if you clearly say that everyone is happy and you don't need to take any responsibility - but I think I still can't beat you."

"Then do you want to change your mind?" He changed his posture and sat over, his hands on Su Yun's shoulders, with a brotherly attitude to discuss, "For example, you and I both feel that it is difficult to enter the state, so we came up with a solution, that is, you are 'devoting yourself to art'?"

"Then it would be better for me to stalk you as before!" Su Yun rejected the suggestion without hesitation.

"Come on." He let go of her hand and leaned back on the sofa, looking as if he was ready to be picked.

"No, forget it..." Although many people think that sleeping with such a irresponsible beauty is a good deal, Su Yun still rejected him reluctantly after careful consideration, "I don't want to lose another friend."

She still can't have the open-minded Western concept that even if they don't spend time together after having sex, they can still be good friends.

Once she got over that relationship, she would never be able to look at this person the same way again.

And most importantly, the good flirting atmosphere was first interrupted by a phone call, and then Su Yun repeatedly and sternly rejected her, so Zha Lan now basically has no previous persistence, and even the look of letting others take advantage of her is now a bit playful.

It is because of seeing this that Su Yun now relaxes his guard and dares to say the arrogant words "It is better for me to sneak up on you".

When Su Yun got up, packed her things and was about to open the door to leave, he suddenly asked softly from behind: "Will we always be just friends?"

Su Yun took a deep breath and looked back.

Even though there were no words, he understood Su Yun's decision through the look in her eyes that was complicated at first and then gradually calmed down.

"Okay, I get it." He smiled. "You finally grew up to be the person I wanted to see - although it makes me feel quite regretful."

"But this should be a good thing for you."

After all, a person's energy is limited. If you want to enjoy yourself, it will inevitably have a certain impact on your career.

He is a good example. Limited by the level of education he received when he was young and his natural love of pleasure, he could not help but fall into the whirlpool of emotions during the development of his career, causing him to miss many opportunities.

People who can resist temptation, no matter whether they can really resist temptation or they are just too good at pretending, in this road, they need to have a good reputation to last long.

Without paying any more attention to him, Su Yun carried the handbag in one hand and the small toolbox in the other. After looking outside through the peephole to make sure everything was OK, she opened the door.

The moment he closed the door with his back turned, a barely audible sigh seemed to come from the room.

But Su Yun never looked back.

After she expressed her thoughts, Zha Lan was very nonchalant. When they met the next day, there was nothing unusual about her. However, Su Yun, who had not slept well the night before, felt a little complicated.

After discovering Su Yun's situation, he took advantage of the break to talk to Su Yun privately: "Don't feel guilty or anything else. This has nothing to do with you. Think more about yourself in everything."

"I'm sorry." Su Yun apologized to him softly.

Although she could not accept the prodigal's sincerity, she had to admit its preciousness.

"I'm used to it. Rather than adding another romantic story to my life or being despised, it's better to stop there." Zha Lan smiled heartily.

"If I work hard to play this role well, maybe people in Japan and other regions who like to create will make the two characters in the story happy." The more he spoke casually, the more Su Yun felt inexplicably sad.

"Let's talk about it later." Su Yun smiled and shook her head, then acted angry, "However, if you can't play this role well, I will replace you even if I have to pay you."

"This is an important milestone for me to enter Hollywood commercial blockbusters. Even if you want me to mess it up so that you can replace me, I won't let you have your way." When he gets serious, his acting skills can also be extraordinary. "Not to mention... I can't bear to see you disappointed."

Su Yun glared at him with both anger and amusement, and then they both burst into laughter at the same time.

In the following days, things basically returned to their previous peace. The busy and arduous filming made everyone look exhausted. After Su Yun picked up Brooke according to the schedule, the two of them had no time to go out and play together.

That is, when she rests at night, she will open and read the letters sent from various places in her room as a little entertainment: because her work is too busy, Su Yun usually does not answer the phone unless it is necessary. That is, she will try her best to calculate the time difference every few days and call back to Hong Kong and Grandma Su to report her safety and ask about her health.

With the care of professionals and the occasional company of the Mei sisters and others, Grandma Su is still in good health, which makes Su Yun feel relieved. She only said that she will try to take more time to go home and visit her this New Year.

After last year's Spring Festival Gala live broadcast with the technical support of Su Yun, director Huang Dehe and the program team realized the current shortcomings, so they took the initiative to propose changing the live broadcast venue from the gymnasium back to the former studio, and then make adjustments gradually after the technology catches up.

This also gave Su Yun the opportunity to go home for the New Year this year.

Time flies quickly. Like a white dove, the letters that came across thousands of mountains and rivers brought news to Su Yun during her busy filming period, and also prevented her from being separated too far from her friends because of work.

Among all these letters and parcels, the one that made Su Yun most happy was the one sent by Weng Feining, which contained a lot of local specialty foods.

In the letter, she once again thanked Su Yun for her initial rescue and subsequent work adjustments, saying that during the time she was doing the travel program, she had gained the enthusiasm and love of many people in mainland China.

The mountains, rivers, and human customs gave her a second "life", allowing her to find a new goal in life, and to work hard on this path without being confused.

Perhaps at some point, people will always work hard for their ideals and goals. For example, the Wang brothers who have returned to Hong Kong included a few photos of them singing in a bar with their new teammates in the letter. The scene of the four young boys singing passionately made Su Yun couldn't help but smile knowingly.

Soon after getting married, Seiko Matsuda received new good news at the end of the year - she was pregnant and was going to temporarily put aside her work to rest. After the child was born, she would keep her promise to her fans and continue her singing career.

Regarding Seiko Matsuda’s workaholic, Akina Nakamori joked in her letter that she was looking forward to Seiko’s comeback, but she would also continue to work hard to become a symbolic figure of the era…

Su Yun smiled, carefully put away the stack of letters that made her feel good, then turned to look at another stack of letters that, although not many in number, made her very worried.

Alas, if these men could be as carefree as Zha Lan, maybe she wouldn't have to worry so much.