When Shao Lin arrived that evening after receiving the news, he felt a pang of anxiety upon seeing Zhao Jie's pale face and immediately embraced her.
He felt incredibly guilty and anxiously asked the nurse, "What happened?!"
The nurse, already terrified, stammered and didn't know how to answer, but Shao Lin's subordinate handed her the package.
"Mr. Shao, it's true."
Shao Lin's pupils constricted. His first thought was that someone was retaliating against him and using Zhao Jie to intimidate him.
Suddenly, Zhao Jie, nestled in his arms, gripped his clothes tightly and asked in terror, "The phone... I need the phone! Grandpa... Mom and Dad..."
"Xiao Jie is alright, calm down." Shao Lin's words of comfort were interrupted by the urgent ringing of the phone.
Upon closer inspection, he discovered that they were from the Zhao family.
His expression changed instantly after he answered the call; something had really happened to the Zhao family.
Zhao Jie's parents were in a car accident. Although they were unharmed, Zhao's father lost one ear in the accident.
Is this a coincidence, or a real warning?
Not many people knew about the trouble that happened to the Zhao family.
Lu Yan also received the message.
Unfortunately, this time it was just a coincidence. All the reasons pointed to an accident. The Zhao family's driver was in a daze when his daughter had an accident and he drove without noticing the pedestrians on the road. The accident happened when he tried to avoid them.
The driver had already died on the spot, and the trail went cold.
The Zhao family did not intend to pursue the matter, since the driver's death left them with only a widow and her child, and the father, who had lost an ear, had been fitted with a state-of-the-art prosthetic leg.
Because of this incident, Shao Lin was worried about Zhao Jie continuing to live in the sanatorium and instead took her back to one of his apartments.
Xia Yixin was unaware of these things; she had been in a closed-off film crew the whole time.
In order to meet Lu Yan as soon as possible, Xia Yixin talked to the director and used her studies as an excuse to have her scenes filmed ahead of schedule.
She is currently starring in the movie "Number Nine".
This film was kept highly confidential from preparation to filming because the subject matter is very sensitive. It was produced by a long-established Chinese film studio and used a cast of talented actors from three generations. The script is a very exciting story about an international rescue team, somewhat similar to the recent film "Wolf Warrior." Moreover, the main character in this film is the same person.
Passionate, positive, and full of patriotic sentiment.
Xia Yixin plays a supporting role with a significant amount of screen time. She is a female doctor with a distinct personality, and most importantly, she has to portray the dramatic scenes, from the initially innocent Doctors Without Borders to the later resilient character who bravely sacrifices herself to save the male lead and innocent civilians.
The female supporting character in the script didn't clash much with her own personality, so it wasn't too difficult for her.
The only challenge was that the filming was completely closed to prevent leaks, and some scenes had to be filmed on location in other countries, making it extremely arduous.
She filmed this for over a month before, and only left briefly because of a variety show.
This film will have to wait another six months, and is scheduled to be released during the Spring Festival season next year.
Two weeks later, she successfully completed her scenes and returned to the capital ahead of schedule.
During this time, she also unexpectedly heard a system notification: "Ding, congratulations to the host for completing the male supporting character's rise to power subplot, gaining 1000 points, now totaling 1800 points."
Xia Yixin was a little confused. Her side quest was basically left to her own devices. What had happened between the two of them?
She planned to ask again when she got back.
She deliberately didn't tell Lu Yan about returning to the capital, intending to give him a surprise.
For the past two weeks, the two have been in contact through their phones, but they still miss each other terribly.
8 PM.
She went straight home as soon as she got off the plane, only to find that Lu Yan wasn't there. She could only regretfully take a shower and lie on the sofa to wait for him.
Lu Yan had just returned from a banquet. In fact, he had already received the news when Xia Yixin returned to the apartment, so he wasn't surprised at all to see the little girl lying on the sofa.
His good mood lasted until he saw her condition.
Due to continuous filming, she even developed faint dark circles under her eyes.
Moreover, she had several new scars on her body, probably from injuries sustained during filming.
She found it wasteful and troublesome to use the white jade ointment every time she got hurt, so she planned to save it up and use it all at once. However, she easily forgot about these "minor injuries".
But he didn't like the scars on her flawless, delicate body.
With a stern face, he used white jade ointment to wipe away the marks until there was no scar left before putting her back in her pajamas.
She didn't open her eyes until he put the drowsy little girl on the bed.
"Hmm...when did you get back?"
"Just now. If you're sleepy, go back to sleep." Lu Yan kissed her forehead, lay down next to her, and pulled the blanket over her.
Xia Yixin had regained some of her senses by this point. Seeing that the man showed no surprise at all, she immediately realized who had "betrayed" her.
"Bai Wu and his gang snitched again?" She snorted, guessing it must be Bai Wu and his gang. She decided to have a good talk with them and not "turn against their own side."
Bai Wu, who was guarding the apartment on the other side, sneezed.
"They were doing this for your safety, and I only found out a few hours ago myself." Lu Yan felt they had kept it a secret for too long.
Xia Yixin understood, of course, but she was a little disappointed not to see his surprised expression. She buried her face in his chest, smelled the cigarette smoke, and frowned, "You smoked?"
"I didn't, it was someone else." He stroked her hair reassuringly. "I'm going to take a shower, you can go to sleep if you're sleepy."
Xia Yixin nodded obediently, watching him walk into the bathroom. Originally, she wanted to wait for him to come out, since the two of them hadn't been together for a very long time... but unknowingly she fell asleep.
When Lu Yan returned, he saw the sleeping little girl and sighed helplessly, but he still didn't wake her up. Holding the sweet and soft girl he hadn't held in a long time, he finally felt at ease.
The two slept soundly until dawn.
His biological clock accurately told him to wake up, and Xia Yixin also woke up, but neither of them rushed to get up, enjoying their rare time alone together.
Then a rumbling sound came from Xia Yixin's stomach.
The man laughed without giving him any face.
"Hey! What are you laughing at? I did this all for you..." she said, looking aggrieved. She had only eaten one dry airplane meal in the 12 hours since leaving the filming location.
"Yes, I was wrong." Lu Yan stopped smiling. Knowing what she had done to come back last night, his heart was filled with warmth, and he wanted to give her the best of everything.
He kissed her and said, "Lie down for a while, I'll warm up the food and call you."
Xia Yixin nodded obediently, watching him get out of bed nimbly, open the door, and go to the kitchen.
She glanced at her phone; it was 6:30 in the morning.
So she slept for twelve hours straight?
I was really exhausted before.
Listening to the sounds of pots and pans cooking outside, she finally got up and prepared to go to the living room. She felt that it had been a long time since the two of them had been truly together.
She had just stepped into the living room when she suddenly saw another open duffel bag. It wasn't hers; it belonged to Lu Yan.
She suddenly remembered that he seemed to have said something before she fell asleep.
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