When Luo Jiu arrived at the film set, she received an unexpected welcome and preferential treatment.
Even Liang Mengshi, who had always disliked her, didn't come to provoke her, let alone Shu Ya, who was being criticized by everyone. These past few days, Luo Jiu had been extremely happy and relaxed.
This day marked Luo Jiu's final performance.
Yueqin, wearing the red dance dress she wore on her coming-of-age ceremony, meets the male lead, Li Ruiyang, in the snow.
The vast expanse of snow covered the entire land. Looking up, all one could see was a white expanse, as if the sky and the earth had merged into one, with no clear boundary.
Snowflakes fluttered down from the sky, landing on Yueqin's hair, her red dress, and her cheeks.
Yueqin looked slightly bewildered as she reached out and caught a falling snowflake. The snowflake melted in her palm, quickly turning into water that disappeared as it dripped away.
She smiled gently, still possessing an alluring beauty.
These snowflakes are probably like her, drifting down from the sky, wandering aimlessly, and finally merging into the earth.
Li Ruiyang had already grown disgusted with her face. What good is it if someone is as beautiful as an angel? Who would like someone with such a vicious heart?
"I'll just ask you one question: did you kill that person?"
Li Ruiyang's words no longer carried the same carefree and unrestrained tone he had when he first met Yueqin. Although it was a question, it seemed as if he had already confirmed something and was just waiting for Yueqin's answer.
Yueqin glanced at him and couldn't help but chuckle quietly.
As she laughed, tears streamed down her face, eventually flowing into her temples. Her slightly reddened peach blossom eyes looked at Li Ruiyang, filled with sorrow.
At this moment, Yueqin had no desire to live anymore. When she looked at the man, her eyes were filled with sorrow and pain.
She gave a faint laugh, which sounded somewhat jarring against the vast expanse of white snow.
Yueqin picked up the wine pot and poured a full glass of wine for the person opposite her, but the aroma of the wine had already been covered by ice and snow.
Li Ruiyang frowned, his brows furrowed with annoyance.
Yueqin didn't care. She was already dying, and her heart had been numbed by his wounds, leaving her without any feeling of pain.
"You won't even share a drink with me?"
Yueqin said calmly, raising her hand to drink the full glass of strong liquor in one gulp.
The burning sensation in her throat made Yueqin cough involuntarily. Soon, her cheeks turned red from choking.
A beautiful woman drunk is usually a charming and elegant affair, but Yueqin's face was filled with hatred as she leaned against the table and said, "Don't you want to know who killed your junior sister? Drink this and I'll tell you."
Li Ruiyang hated being manipulated. At this moment, he should have turned and left, but for some reason...
He picked up the wine glass in front of him, looked at Yueqin, and put the wine to his mouth.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Yueqin smiled, but with extreme sorrow.
"Li Ruiyang, Li Ruiyang. Don't you only have Bai Yanlan in your eyes? Why are you so angry and questioning me just because I killed someone?"
Although he had anticipated it, Li Ruiyang still felt a surge of anger. He gripped the cup tightly, as if he wanted to crush it. His eyes glared furiously at Yueqin.
Why did you kill her?!
"Don't you know?" Yueqin looked at him with a smile and cruelly said, "It's because of you."
"Because she clings to you all the time and uses her position to force herself on you, because she likes you."
"Just because of these?" Li Ruiyang's voice was a little hoarse, and he couldn't hide his disappointment when he looked at Yueqin.
"Just because of these things, you're going to kill her?"
"Yes. It's because I like you too, and she's too much of an eyesore."
"But I killed the wrong person. I should have killed Bai Yanlan too. Would you like me then?"
"Do you only like me?"
At this point, Yueqin had completely turned evil.
A broken family from childhood, the sorrow of being trapped in a brothel for over a decade, and the cruelty of becoming an assassin—all these factors gradually drove this woman to the brink of despair.
She once thought that Li Ruiyang was a ray of light in her life, capable of rescuing her from this endless abyss, so she desperately tried to grasp at this ray of light.
In the end, he was still abandoned and left alone in the cold hell.
"You are utterly unreasonable and unrepentant!"
Li Ruiyang's accusations, on the contrary, made Yueqin laugh; the laughter was both melodious and sorrowful.
"You're here to kill me, aren't you? No need, I've already taken poison, so please don't bother."
Yueqin's words made Li Ruiyang's eyes widen in disbelief. He said:
"you……"
"You can leave now."
Yueqin slowly stood up and walked towards the endless distance.
Looking back on her life, she realized it was filled with poverty, destitution, and loneliness. It was utterly ridiculous that she had never lived for herself.
Then let your corpse blend into the snow, bury your sins, and walk cleanly into hell.
She lightly touched the ground with her toes and danced gracefully in the snow, like a red plum blossom about to wither, even the falling snowflakes seemed to be playing a mournful song for her.
A sudden pang of pain shot through Ling Yan's heart, though this was not the emotion Li Ruiyang should have felt. Li Ruiyang felt only hatred and loathing for Yueqin.
The red figure in the snow gradually came to a stop, and was covered by the white snow.
Li Ruiyang finally turned around and saw the red figure in the snow, and pondered for a long time.
"OK, click!"
Luo Jiu had just stood up from a pile of bubbles when she received a red envelope and a bouquet of flowers from director Ji Liang.
"Congratulations on wrapping up filming for our Yueqin!"
It was rare to see the crew, who had been silent for so long, suddenly become lively again. Luo Jiu's acting skills, character, and especially her looks won the favor of many staff members on set, who all came forward to congratulate her on wrapping up filming.
"Everyone, take a break and don't leave yet. There will be cake later."
With food available all day, Luo Jiu couldn't help but smile. Indeed, compared to flowers and such, she preferred cake.
Seeing Luo Jiu surrounded by the crowd, still wearing that red dress, made Ling Yan feel a little uneasy.
He knew Luo Jiu wasn't Yueqin, but he couldn't help himself, projecting Luo Jiu onto Yueqin. The lines between truth and falsehood blurred, and for a moment he couldn't quite process it.
"Hey, why are you so distracted?"
Luo Jiu took a piece of cake and handed it to Ling Yan.
Ling Yan raised his head and looked at Luo Jiu with deep eyes.
"Here you go, why are you staring at me like that? Have you fallen for me? Are you infatuated?" Luo Jiu teased.
Ling Yan suddenly snapped out of his daze and returned to his usual cheerful and sunny self.
"Thank you. How is your injury?"
Luo Jiu sat down beside him and ate the cake bite by bite.
"You changed the subject so abruptly. It happened so long ago, it's been fine for ages."
Luo Jiu looked at him speechlessly, her mouth stuffed full, like a little hamster, cute and adorable.
Ling Yan smiled slightly but remained silent. The real Luo Jiu and Yueqin had vastly different personalities; that fleeting feeling of attraction she had just experienced must mean she hadn't yet moved on from the script.
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