Chapter 47 Just like last time, tears fell from his eyes without warning...
The day had not started well since the morning.
Tang Ruining came out of the bathroom after washing up. The water stains at the door made him stagger. His elbow hit the door frame, which was a bit painful, but he didn't pay much attention to it. He held on to the door frame to keep himself steady and squatted down to wipe the water.
Li Xi was walking towards the bathroom, and when she saw him, she almost fell over and asked him, "Did you hit anything?"
"It's just my arm, it's okay." Tang Ruining raised his hand to show him.
Li Xi grabbed his elbow and rubbed it for him, "Rub it open for you, otherwise it will be bruised later."
"These slippers are not non-slip enough, let's buy all new ones." He said as he rubbed them.
"Okay." Tang Ruining pecked him on the mouth.
Today they were going to shoot a commercial for a new endorsement, which was for a bottled milk tea brand. After the shoot they were going to have dinner at a restaurant that Tang Ruining had booked nearly a month in advance, and the number of people that could be accommodated each day was very strict.
On the way to the filming location, we almost had an accident. An electric bike ran a red light and the driver didn't pay much attention and almost hit it. He stepped on the brakes to stop urgently, waking up everyone in the car. Although the electric bike was not hit, the owner of the bike was frightened. He made a sharp turn, lost his balance and fell to the ground. He was unable to get up for a long time.
Their driver and assistant got out of the car and argued for a long time with the person who was sitting on the ground and refused to get up. They were in a hurry to get to the filming location and didn't want to be delayed, but they also didn't want to make a big fuss. Even if the other party was responsible for running a red light, if it got out that To5's car hit someone, they would still be the ones to be blamed. There was no reason to argue. The assistant transferred 200 yuan to the other party to settle the matter privately. The other party knew that he was in the wrong, so even though the money was small, he took it and left quickly. When he got up, he walked briskly.
The driver got back into the car cursing, and they arrived at the filming location a little late, so the group hurried to change clothes and put on makeup.
The advertisement content is a relaxed and everyday style, and they are all dressed casually. After Li Xi's black hair grew out, he had it recolored. It is still completely white now, but the two blue spots are gone. The stylist styled his bangs to reveal a large forehead, and he put on light makeup, making his face look delicate and refreshed.
The content of the advertisement is very simple. The first scene shows him sitting at a table in front of a coffee shop, looking at the empty coffee cup on the table and sighing, as if he has something on his mind. At this time, Tang Ruining came over from behind, patted his shoulder, and asked him to join the dinner. Then several people sat at the dinner table. Rong Xiao took out the milk tea of this brand and shared it with everyone. Everyone chatted and laughed happily together. Li Xi no longer looked worried as before. He raised his glass to toast with them and recited the advertising slogan. It was a very straightforward plot.
First, shoot the two of them. Li Xi was sitting at the table. Tang Ruining walked behind him and patted his shoulder. As soon as his hand touched his, the director called "Cut".
"Ruining, you don't have to walk so hastily, just walk normally."
Li Xi couldn't help laughing and she grabbed his hand on her shoulder and shook it.
The camera jib passed over the two people's heads, and the cameraman operating it went out to smoke a cigarette during the break before coming back. He had been arguing with someone in the company that morning. The grudge had been accumulating for a long time and the argument was very fierce. The other party told him to finish the scene and go home. He was so annoyed that he wanted to quit his job right away. The rocker arm was a little out of control, perhaps because it was not sensitive enough after being used for a long time. He pushed the whole machine forward a little, deviating from its original position. The director called for the second take, but he still hadn't adjusted it well, but he didn't tell the director.
Tang Ruining walked over again and patted his shoulder.
Li Xi looked up and saw someone, and after a moment of stunned silence, he smiled at him. Originally, the director wanted to turn his head back, but the other person was leaning back in his chair and looking up at him, and from Tang Ruining's perspective, he looked like a cat.
Tang Ruining suppressed the urge to bend down and kiss her, and recited his own lines: "Let's go eat? I'll treat you today."
"Okay." Li Wei stood up.
The two men walked backwards, and the camera arm following them tilted and hit the street lamp behind them. The street lamp is a simple temporary landscape, not fixed stably. It is European style with a black metal frame on the outside and is quite heavy.
The two heard a loud bang above their heads and didn't have time to react to what happened. The impending sense of crisis made Tang Ruining's first reaction was to raise his hand to protect the person next to him, but Li Xi was faster than him. He pushed Tang Ruining hard to the side, and Tang Ruining fell to the ground. At the same moment, the fallen street lamp hit him on the head.
There was a moment of silence, and people rushed forward, shouting in panic, "Yilan!!"
“Call an ambulance!”
"Send him straight to the hospital! It'll be faster!" someone shouted.
The scene was chaotic and no one noticed Tang Ruining being pushed away until they were pushed away forcefully.
“Get out of the way…get out of the way!!”
His roar silenced everyone and made way for him. Tang Ruining knelt in front of him. Li Xi had already lost consciousness and fell limply into Rong Xiao's arms, with half of his face covered in blood.
The edge of the metal cut his skin, and the blood was even more glaring on his white hair. Tang Ruining didn't realize that he hadn't breathed for a long time, and his eyes were frighteningly red.
"Ruining, Ruining, calm down first. Let's take Yilan to the hospital. He'll be fine." Rong Xiao kept saying to Tang Ruining, whose whole body was shaking, "I'll take him there. Can you follow me? It'll be fine."
"I'll take him there, I'll take him there..." Tang Ruining muttered to himself. He held the man in his arms, but fearing that he would feel pain, he moved quickly but extremely carefully.
Yuan Zhiyan took off his coat and pressed the wound, his voice was filled with tears: "Brother Ruining, hold it tight."
Tang Ruining held him sideways in his arms and swayed a bit when he stood up, but he immediately steadied himself. Rong Xiao was also supporting them, and several people ran towards the garage.
Tang Ruining held the person in the back seat. He pressed on his wound through his clothes, not daring to use force. He stared at Li Wei's face the whole time, afraid to miss the moment when he opened his eyes and looked at him, but his eyes remained closed the entire time, and his eyelashes didn't even tremble.
Tang Ruining leaned close to his ear and whispered his name softly: "Li Xi..."
Without responding, Li Xi leaned gently in his arms, her shallow breath spraying on his neck. Tang Ruining closed his eyes. He had never hated himself so much. Why didn’t he protect Li Wei faster? Why did he let Li Wei push him away like this? Thinking further, why didn’t it pass the first take? Li Wei’s acting was fine. It was he who delayed the process, which led to the second take. It was all his fault. It was all his fault.
The driver drove quickly to the hospital, and Li Xi had several stitches on the wound on his head. Fortunately, the lamp was not hung very high, and only the outer layer was made of metal, so no major disaster occurred. But he is not awake yet and looks like he is sleeping very soundly.
Tang Ruining stood motionless in front of the bed, his limbs slowly becoming numb. He raised his hands, which were still stained with blood but had already dried. He slowly clenched his fists, but his hands had no strength. Just now his body and nerves had been too tense, almost beyond the limit. Now that he relaxed, he felt exhausted.
"The doctor said it's nothing serious, don't worry." Rong Xiao saw that he was still in a daze and comforted him, "He will wake up soon. It's the same as last time, just a little longer in the coma, but the injury is not serious."
He clearly said reassuring words, but he found that after listening to them, Tang Ruining was like a machine with the pause button pressed. His arm, which was about to be lowered, stopped in mid-air, his eyes were stiff and unblinking, and it seemed as if time had stood still for him.
"Ruining?"
"Just like last time..." Rong Xiao heard him repeating this sentence mechanically, and his embarrassed face turned pale in an instant. He looked at himself, but it seemed as if he was seeing nothing, just a void.
After an unknown amount of time, Tang Ruining slowly lowered his eyes. He saw the bruise on his arm. The color was not dark. If Li Xi had not rubbed it for him for so long in the morning, he wondered if the bruise would have been heavier.
Tears fell from his eyes without warning.
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