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When Cheng Shubai pushed the door open, Lin Jingming and Xia Zhitang were huddled together, whispering about the outline of the script idea. He looked at the worthless smile on someone's face and the arm placed across Xia Zhitang's back, and couldn't help but shudder.
"Okay, let me change the topic we are discussing." Xia Zhitang stepped on Lin Jingming under the table and nodded to Cheng Shubai as a greeting.
Lin Jingming smiled helplessly and raised his hands in surrender: "Okay, let's discuss this tonight."
Cheng Shubai turned his eyes away and didn't want to look at Lin Jingming, who seemed to be bubbling with happiness at the moment - it was so sweet that it was a bit sickening.
As the door closed, Cheng Shubai took out a cigarette and was about to hand the cigarette box to Lin Jingming, but he waved his hand to refuse.
"This thing will stink after smoking, so try to avoid touching it." Lin Jingming moved his butt and sat further away.
"Heh, you bastard who doesn't want his brothers anymore when he has a woman." Cheng Shubai blew a smoke ring at Lin Jingming, trying to stink him out.
"Don't be so petty." He took out a box and threw it to Cheng Shubai, "Wedding candy."
"Are you two getting married?" Cheng Shubai frowned as he opened the box, worrying about how to appease the furious Gu Zian.
"No, Plato." Lin Jingming casually unbuttoned his polo shirt, revealing the red marks on his neck.
Cheng Shubai glanced at Lin Jingming, who looked like a peacock with its tail spread out, and muttered in a low voice, "Shameless!"
"What's this?" He pulled a USB drive from the box. "This Plato thing tests your luck. Aren't you afraid that when you're old and your looks are gone, the beauty will run away?"
"After running around so many times, she finally came back to me. I have plenty of ways to get her back." Lin Jingming raised his neck like a proud goose. "I have information and works by young directors. They can gradually start as assistant directors or executives of small projects."
"Are you really going to step down?" Cheng Shubai said reluctantly, "A man should have his own career. The circle of friends is so small. You have to think more about yourself."
"It's just a chance for them to try. For you, it will increase your talent pool." Lin Jingming stood up and searched for some early leaves to make tea for Cheng Shubai. "Don't worry, I have a plan."
"Okay, we agreed that you should give priority to my cooperation in the future." Cheng Shubai looked at Lin Jingming who rolled up his sleeves and made tea smoothly, and inexplicably felt that he had become much calmer.
"Of course, how close are we?" Lin Jingming handed over the brewed teacup, "Come and try it, this is the good tea I got from Xia Xia."
"That's what the Gu family gave it to me." Cheng Shubai pointed out unhappily, "You don't mind at all."
"I can only say that the time wasn't right then." Lin Jingming didn't have any regrets. "The facts prove that she finally came back here."
"Aren't you afraid she'll find out you were the one behind The Legend of the Three Kings?" Cheng Shubai raised his teacup, his eyes sharp. "Can she really accept you being this crazy?"
"Do you think she can't guess?" Lin Jingming raised his teacup and sniffed it, savoring it carefully before continuing slowly, "Since she chose to accept it, it means she has thought it through."
"Old Lin, do you think it's worth it?" Cheng Shubai looked at the jade-like, translucent ceramic teacup and said vaguely, "You have many choices. It doesn't have to be her."
He raised his eyes to look at Lin Jingming, his expression somewhat complicated: "Have you ever considered that you are possessed?"
Lin Jingming smiled indifferently: "Why should we use rationality to affect our feelings? If you love someone, then you love them. If you don't want to let go, then don't let go."
He suddenly straightened up and moved closer to Cheng Shubai: "Be fully prepared before going down to fight, Old Cheng. I know what you're worried about, but are you really willing to do it?"
Lin Jingming clearly understood the hidden meaning behind Cheng Shubai's words: "If you are unwilling to give up, then take action. As long as you firmly believe that fate will tie you together, everything will become smooth."
When Xia Zhitang drove to Gu's house to pick up Qingwu and Qingluan, Gu Zian opened the door.
"Qingwu hasn't woken up yet." He was the only one in the empty hall. "Auntie Wang heard that you've been filming a lot outside lately, so she made some soup for you."
Gu Zian sat at the other end of the dining table, watching Xia Zhitang slowly drinking soup from a ceramic bowl, and missed the days when they had filmed together.
He glanced at Xia Zhitang's empty hands and suddenly asked, "Are you really with Lin Jingming?"
Xia Zhitang put down the soup bowl and nodded slowly.
Gu Zian's eyes turned red for a moment. Although everything was within his expectations, he still couldn't help but feel jealous when he heard the news.
"Oh, he got what he wanted." Gu Zian stood up and walked around anxiously twice before he managed to calm down. "When are you planning to get married?"
Xia Zhitang put down the remaining half bowl of soup and took out a tissue to wipe his mouth.
"If we don't get married, Qingwu will only have one legal father." She paused and added, "But if you want to get married, I hope you can discuss her custody with me first."
Gu Zian smiled bitterly and said, "The share I leave for her has already been confirmed. I won't treat her unfairly in the future."
"Zi'an." Xia Zhitang's expression softened. "I have never regretted being with you, and I am truly grateful to have such a lovely daughter like Qingwu."
Gu Zian understood what Xia Zhitang meant. She didn't regret it, but she wouldn't look back.
"It's my luck to meet you."
He walked closer to Xia Zhitang and stretched out his hands: "Can I hug you? In the name of family."
"certainly."
Xia Zhitang hugged Gu Zian quietly, feeling a sense of sadness in the fragrance that belonged only to him.
She was clearly aware that their lover's entanglement was finally coming to an end, and everyone had to continue moving forward on their own path in life.
"Zi'an, I hope you can find your true happiness." Xia Zhitang put his face on his chest and whispered.
After a while, Gu Zian responded softly.
Xia Zhitang stood on tiptoe and kissed Gu Zian's jawline for the last time, then resolutely broke free from his arms and put some distance between them.
She smiled and waved at Gu Zian: "Qingwu should be waking up soon, I'll go up and check."
"elder sister."
Gu Zian suddenly called Xia Zhitang over, and with a tearful smile in her puzzled eyes, he said, "If he bullies you, I'll help you beat him up."
Xia Zhitang smiled and nodded: "Okay, I'll beat him up with you."
Gu Zian watched her back disappear around the corner of the stairs, then turned around and sat in her previous position, picked up the remaining half bowl of soup and slowly drank it.
Drops of cold tears fell into the sweet soup, and were sent into the mouth with the spoon, bringing out a hint of sudden bitterness on the tip of the tongue.
Under the blue sky and white clouds, the green lawn is dotted with fresh pink flowers, and soothing Western music floats in the lawn wedding scene decorated with pink ribbons.
Xia Zhitang, wearing a beige dress, signed in at the front desk with Lin Jingming, who was wearing a shirt of the same color.
Guan Jiajia's mother smiled and invited her over to chat: "Why don't you bring Qingwu over?"
"I have a cold and am resting at home." Xia Zhitang looked at the figure in the distance who was following the staff's instructions to the check-in desk. "Would you like me to help guide the guests?"
"No, go to the dressing room and keep Jia Jia company." Queen Mother patted Xia Zhitang's shoulder and whispered in her ear, "This young man is not bad either."
Xia Zhitang smiled and pulled the person over to introduce him, "Aunt, this is my boyfriend Lin Jingming, he's a very good director."
Lin Jingming's eyes lit up in an instant, and he greeted with a bright and sweet smile.
After a few greetings, Wang's relatives came over. Xia Zhitang was about to go find the bride while pulling Lin Jingming when she saw Guan Mingyue walking towards them quickly in high heels with full aura. She nodded casually at Lin Jingming and pulled Xia Zhitang away.
"Old Lin, please take care of Tongtong for me." Cheng Shubai, dressed in a suit and tie, held Tongtong's hand and kept his eyes glued to Guan Mingyue.
"Old Cheng, calm down." Lin Jingming grabbed Cheng Shubai with his backhand.
Cheng Shubai fell twice but failed to break free. He was so angry that he unbuttoned his vest and gasped: "It was you who made me move, and it was you who stopped me."
"I didn't teach you to pursue her like this." Lin Jingming was very curious about how this man had caught up with the beautiful Guan.
The two of them discussed countermeasures quietly with Tongtong for a while before they separated. Lin Jingming waited for a long time before he successfully reunited with Xia Zhitang.
As the wedding march sounded, Wang Jiajia, wearing a light wedding dress, and the groom walked slowly to the end of the red carpet hand in hand.
As they walked on the red carpet, their relatives and friends on both sides released macaron-colored balloons in their hands. Xia Zhitang looked at the bright smiles on his friends' faces and his eyes became a little sore.
She reached out and held Lin Jingming's hand, which he had silently placed on her shoulder, and her fingertips gently stroked his ring finger.
When the newlyweds exchanged wedding rings on the stage, Xia Zhitang turned around and whispered in Lin Jingming's ear: "Lin Jingming, if you regret anything, remember to tell me."
"Well, I'm very happy now." Lin Jingming patted her shoulder gently. "If you regret it, tell me and we can make up a wedding that you like."
He looked up at the newlyweds making a heart shape with their hands to the camera: "It can be just the two of us, we can go anywhere you like, or we can just say our vows in the wild under a starry sky..."
The stage was bustling with activity as they scrambled for the bouquet. Xia Zhitang leaned her head on Lin Jingming's shoulder and said, "Lin Jingming, thank you for waiting for me."
"No, I want you to thank me for giving me the chance." Lin Jingming put his face against her hair.
On the wedding stage, the bride and groom expressed their sincere gratitude and confessed their feelings to each other while shedding tears.
Under the stage, Xia Zhitang and Lin Jingming intertwined their fingers and leaned against each other quietly.
A heart-shaped white cloud floated across the azure sky. Xia Zhitang suddenly smiled, stood on tiptoe and kissed Lin Jingming on the cheek.
Lin Jingming smiled and scratched her nose. Xia Zhitang suddenly felt that as long as the two of them continued to be together, nothing else mattered.
When I was young, I met him, a man as talented as a star in the sky. I had fantasies and also disillusionments.
After going around in circles, the two of them experienced so much and slowly saw each other's truest selves. What a lucky fate this is.
"Lin Jingming, a long, long time ago, when we first met, I was attracted to you."
Amidst the sound of continuous salutes, she finally revealed the secret that had been buried in her heart for a long time.
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