Chapter 2 No one cried out for her
Wen Chu was truly grateful to Qi Yuan. She had dreamed of attending the Beijing Film Academy, hoping to stay in Beijing, but her mother fell ill. Her father hadn't yet been promoted to chief engineer, and the family's finances had been drained away to support her education. She had already made plans to drop out and return home to be with her parents.
It was the contract given by Qi Yuan that saved her.
Gu Cheng turned off the lights in the restaurant, picked her up and went into the master bedroom. Wen Chu hugged his neck with a smile on her face. Gu Cheng smiled and kissed her neck gently.
Wen Chu kissed the side of his face, her fingertips touching the mole on his Adam's apple. He held her hand, raised his eyes with lust in them, and sucked her lips.
In an instant, the temperature in the room rose, and the sheets slid to the ground, the silky smoothness spreading out in a winding manner.
For a long time, Wen Chu sat in his arms, sweating all over, her white dress hanging loosely. Gu Cheng played with her sweaty long hair, and his Adam's apple moved, still warm.
The phone that had fallen to the ground started ringing. Wen Chu turned her head and saw two WeChat messages from Yan Xing, a man from the Yan family in Haicheng City and a good friend of Gu Cheng. She breathed a little unsteadily, "You have messages on your phone."
Gu Cheng: "Wait and see."
Wen Chu smiled, letting go of his neck and bending back. Her waist was extremely soft. Gu Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the waist that could not be covered. It was so tempting. Wen Chu easily grabbed the phone. She stood up and came back, her face flushed, and handed the phone to him.
Gu Cheng looked at her for a few seconds, then grabbed her waist and said in a low, hoarse voice, "Are you going to force me to death?"
Wen Chu blinked and shoved the phone into his hand, "Look."
Gu Cheng took it and opened the page.
Yan Xing sent a message to a doctor who had just arrived in Beijing. His next question was: Sister Qi Yuan’s home address has not changed, right?
Wen Chu saw the name Qi Yuan and subconsciously jumped, but it was just a reflex at work. She asked softly, "Have you found a doctor for Qi Yuan?"
Gu Cheng hummed, copied the address and sent it to Yan Xing. He raised his eyes and said, "She still needs to see a doctor for her anxiety disorder. You can't let her cause you trouble all the time."
Wen Chu's eyebrows curved.
She wasn't surprised to learn that Gu Cheng knew Qi Yuan. It was at Qi Yuan's birthday party that she met Gu Cheng. The Qi and Gu families had business dealings and a close relationship. It could be said that Wen Chu met Gu Cheng through Qi Yuan. At that birthday party, she was a shadowy stand-in, barely making a presence. She was drinking in a corner. When they started dancing, Gu Cheng finished his dance with Qi Yuan, handed Qi Yuan's hand to her boyfriend, and then walked over to her, extending his hand.
She looked at the hand and put it on it as if possessed by a demon. He pulled her into his arms. With a smile in his eyes, he took her to the middle of the dance floor. She raised her eyes and looked at him quietly.
He smiled and said, "My name is Gu Cheng, what about you?"
She replied under the bright lights, "My name is Wen Chu."
"Hello Wen Chu..." His gentle and pleasant voice sounded above his head. After the birthday party, Gu Cheng exchanged contact information with her. The second time they met was on the set. She was standing in for Qi Yuan. When she signed the contract, it was written that she was the gold medal stand-in. Except for the martial arts part, which had nothing to do with her, she would be responsible for everything else, including stunts, nude stand-in, literary stand-in, hand stand-in, etc. The agent once said that she was born for Qi Yuan.
Although she didn't like the rhetoric, this was indeed her identity for the past eight years. Back then, she was still young and naive, listening to the assistant director's instructions, standing in the circle of light, with the light behind her, when she saw him pull aside the curtain and walk in, looking at her with a smile. At that time, he came to visit Qi Yuan's class and saw her by chance.
Later, they met more frequently. This young man from a prominent family in Beijing had many activities, and he would sometimes help Qi Yuan pick up something, or appear at a banquet or an event. He was very caring towards her. Once, she received a call saying he was drunk and asked if she could come over to pick him up.
She didn't know what she was thinking at the time, so she agreed. When she arrived at the bar, he was indeed drunk and reached out to her. She remembered the first time they met. She reached out and wanted to pull him up, but he used force to pull her over and into his arms. The other people in the booth were instantly excited.
He looked down at her, and as her heartbeat quickened, he asked: Can you be my girlfriend?
And as if by some strange coincidence, when she met his tender eyes, she nodded in agreement. They were together for four years.
"Let's take a shower together?" Gu Cheng put down his phone, pressed her waist and whispered something in her ear. Wen Chu came back to her senses, smiled and nodded. Gu Cheng stood up, picked her up and went into the bathroom.
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Two hours later, Wen Chu sat down on the edge of the bed, wiping her hair. Gu Cheng was working with a pair of half-frame glasses. Wen Chu was next to him. There was a message on her tablet, so she took it and took a look.
The WeChat message was sent by her best friend Xi Ning. They were high school classmates. After graduating from university, Xi Ning came to Beijing to work as the editor-in-chief of an entertainment magazine. She had a sharp pen and only spoke the facts, but she was also good at exaggerating, so she was very popular, especially for articles in the entertainment industry. All major studios wanted to work with her.
Xi Ning sent in a video.
Xi Ning: You filmed this, right? Even if that silhouette turned to ash, I'd still know it was you.
Wen Chu clicked on a video. It was a play Qi Yuan had just appeared in. The play tells the story of a lonely female knight, who gained and lost, and finally chose to live in seclusion in the martial arts world. This was a sword dance she performed in Cangshan Mountain before her retreat. This sword dance was originally called "One Sword to Cut Off Life", but later, when she decided to retire from the martial arts world, she changed the name to "The Rest of My Life Sending Snow Away". So, dancing in the snow, without the splattering of blood, this sword dance became particularly gentle.
Wen Chu danced the entire scene. Because Qi Yuan had a bad back, this part could not be filmed, so she was the one dancing throughout the whole scene. She just made some adjustments and didn't show her face at all. There was only her back, dancing alone with a sword in the snow.
Wen Chu replied: It’s me, what’s wrong.
Xi Ning: What else is wrong? Go and see for yourself, it’s on the hot search list. Everyone is praising Qi Yuan’s acting skills, her beautiful figure, and her excellence. Tangren Producers, after seeing the hot search, are already considering letting Qi Yuan take over their big IP "Feng Yue Wan".
Xi Ning: In the past few years, how many of the shots you took for her have been on the hot search? Tell me, she is really happily accepting the kingdom you have built for her behind the scenes.
Wen Chu opened the trending searches on Weibo.
The first one is this video.
It’s called #齐媛舞剑# with a big red “爆” character added at the end.
The series of The Female Knight is nearing its end. The ratings throughout the show were not very high, but they were hovering between the second and third. Now, the ending has pushed The Female Knight to the first place, creating a long-tail explosion effect.
Wen Chu saw the comments below.
"As expected of Qi Yuan, she made the female knight famous."
“This performance conveys an immense sense of loneliness and is incredibly beautiful.”
"Qi Yuan is awesome."
"Qi Yuan is awesome, I love you Qi Yuan."
"I like the female knight, it's so well filmed."
"Qi Yuan Changhong!!"
Xi Ning: You stand up for her like this, but she keeps suppressing you!
Xi Ning felt extremely dissatisfied with Wen Chu, especially because of that perverted contract that locked Wen Chu in darkness. Obviously, when the agent asked Wen Chu to sign the contract, he promised her that she didn't need to wait until the end of the contract. During the term of the contract, he would slowly find suitable roles for her and let her play some roles where she could appear.
Now, eight years have passed, and not only have they not found any role for Wen Chu, they have suppressed her even more excessively.
Wen Chu replied to Xi Ning: There is no other way, we can only wait until the contract ends.
Xi Ning: It’s really infuriating.
Wen Chu sent an emoji to comfort her, and she continued to watch the video a few more times. She saw comments that didn't mention Qi Yuan's name, such as "What a beautiful dance!" and "What a great figure!", and she took them as compliments. She scrolled through them one by one, putting herself in the shoes of others, which was also a form of self-encouragement.
No one was shouting for her, so she was shouting for herself in her heart.
She leaned towards the man beside her. Gu Cheng noticed her movement and glanced sideways. Wen Chu's hair was soft and draped over her shoulders. She raised her eyes with a smile and handed him her phone. "Look, it's trending."
Gu Cheng lowered his eyes, looking at his phone through the lens. Seeing the figure in the video, he recognized it as his girlfriend. The corners of his lips raised: "So beautiful."
Wen Chu hummed, and she leaned against his shoulder and said, "We chose a snowy day to shoot this scene. It was so cold, but I enjoyed it very much."
"It's a pity that I didn't go to see it in person." Gu Cheng said softly.
Wen Chu also watched the video: "You were on a business trip in Licheng at that time."
Gu Cheng put his arm around her waist and watched the video carefully. His eyes swept across the title #Qi Yuan Dances with a Sword# above the video. He looked for a second before looking at Wen Chu's back in the video. She was standing in the heavy snow, dressed in red, looking soft yet sharp.
Wen Chu recalled the time before Qi Yuan injured her waist, and she sighed: "Actually, Qi Yuan has played this type of role before. At that time, her waist was not injured and she was still able to shoot."
That was a few years ago, and that video had also been trending, but it hadn't gone viral as it has now. Gu Cheng listened but didn't respond. He tightened his arms, pulling her deeper into his embrace.
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Shanyue Bay Villa
My agent called and said, "With the popularity of the female knight, you're likely to win three gold medals this year. You should rest well, don't get too tired during this period, and drink more water."
Qi Yuan answered in her home clothes. Her agent smiled and said, "I've sent you the scripts for the first ten episodes of Feng Yue Wan. Take a look at it first. It's up to us whether you accept it or not."
"Okay." Qi Yuan was fiddling with her hair. At this time, the doorbell rang outside the door. The nanny went to open the door and welcomed a doctor in a suit and tie. He looked at Qi Yuan.
The nanny said, "Miss Qi, this doctor is here to see you. He was invited by Young Master Gu."
Qi Yuan hung up the phone and took the business card handed to her by the doctor. When the agent on the other end heard the words "Young Master Gu", he raised his eyebrows and then fell silent.
Qi Yuan glanced at the business card, looked up and asked, "Are you a psychological counselor?"
"Yes, I learned that you have a special status and cannot go out, so I came to see you. If you think I am suitable, I will stay in Jing City and help you with treatment for a few months."
Qi Yuan looked at the name on the business card and realized that it was from a prominent family.
There were footsteps on the stairs. Qi Yuan turned around and saw Fang Yi, her boyfriend, who was wearing a dark suit. He was a screenwriter. He raised an eyebrow and walked to Qi Yuan's side. He took the business card and looked at Qi Yuan: "Master Gu is really your good brother. He still cares about you so much."
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