Turning Point
Whenever Bai Shunan recalled the moment when he fell in love with Lu Jinfeng, he felt a sense of relief and amusement in his heart. At that time, he certainly could not have imagined that things would develop like this, and that things would keep turning in ways he could not imagine.
From the moment I received the text message "I'm back", things had been slowly getting out of control without me noticing, as if the beautiful dream was finally shattered.
Bai Shunan was holding the orange cat with its fur standing on end. The cat kept meowing at him. Bai Shunan touched its head. Every time the orange cat meowed, he meowed back. Gradually, the orange cat became more obedient.
After arriving at Lu Jinfeng's house, Xiaoju was once again in an unfamiliar environment. This time, Bai Shunan was there. It patrolled every room it could enter, and then found a comfortable place to jump up and down.
However, while Bai Shunan was installing the automatic feeder, he heard the sound of something falling. He looked over and saw that the box that was placed high up had fallen down. The culprit, Xiaoju, looked at Bai Shunan aggrievedly and meowed twice. Bai Shunan touched Xiaoju's head helplessly and said, "It's okay, go eat."
Hearing the sound of the feeder, the orange cat ran over quickly. Bai Shunan took a bowl of water and placed it next to the orange cat, then went to clean up the mess.
He saw the box fell to the ground and the things inside fell out. He first sorted some of the things into the box in an orderly manner, then glanced at some small objects still left on the ground. Suddenly his eyes froze. He looked at the student ID card on the ground, and his outstretched hand stopped in mid-air. After a moment, he stretched out his hand again, and soon, he picked up the student ID card.
The edges of the plastic shell are warping. After wiping off some of the dust, the photo printed on the student ID card becomes more and more real, as if it has not been affected by the passage of time, and is clear and bright.
The boy in the photo was smiling faintly, and his name was printed next to the photo - Bai Shunan.
Here, he found his lost student ID. He saw his student ID in the most unlikely place.
The cell phone rang, and Bai Shunan answered it in a daze. Lu Jinfeng's voice came from the phone, a clear voice that was angry but also seemed to have a smug smile.
"Why haven't you come to the crew yet? You have a scene today."
Zhan Song made a rare appearance on the set. He watched Lu Jinfeng's performance in front of the camera and nodded with satisfaction. Lu Jinfeng was the one who made him feel most at ease when he was acting. When he saw Bai Shunan's agent Zhang Wei, he walked over to her. He had mentored Zhang Wei for a while when she first started working as an assistant.
"How's that new guy you brought in?"
Speaking of this, Zhang Wei was completely exhausted, both physically and mentally. She was full of complaints, "I've never managed such a troublesome person before. It's as if making trouble every day is his daily task."
Zhan Song, who had experienced Lu Jinfeng's extremely irritable period, smiled and said, "I understand. It will be fine."
Zhan Song looked at Lu Jinfeng again and said, "Look at our Brother Lu, isn't he quite well behaved now?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Lu Jinfeng throw his taken-off coat at Bai Shunan's head.
"How can you be restless? Can't you see that you are only targeting Shunan now?"
Zhan Song smiled awkwardly. Ever since Bai Shunan showed up, Lu Jinfeng's frequency of causing trouble had plummeted. Seeing Zhang Wei's unfriendly expression, he tried to smooth things over. "Even though our Brother Lu is a little willful, he's also quite pitiful..."
After saying this, Zhan Song fell silent, and the smile on his face froze. He often used this sentence to smooth things over for another artist he managed, which led to him saying the same thing fluently when defending Lu Jinfeng, but ignoring whether it was reasonable or not.
"Our Shunan is the one who is pitiful, okay?"
"Oh right," Zhan Song hammered his left palm with his right hand, suddenly remembering something from the past. "There was a time when our Brother Lu was really pitiful. First he had a car accident, then he offended someone and he had no movies to shoot. That was until our super kind Director Li took the pressure and used him. Luckily, after the movie was released, Brother Lu became an instant hit, which is why he is where he is today."
Zhan Song thought of Lu Jinfeng, whose arrogance had been completely worn away, and his expression was inevitably stained with sadness. "Brother Lu has always remembered Director Li's kindness..."
Zhang Wei bluntly said, "You didn't see how bad things got between your brother Lu and Director Li a while ago."
Zhan Song wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead. When he talked about this past event, he deliberately concealed some insignificant details. At that time, when he heard that Lu Jinfeng had finally got the role and asked him to thank Director Li, Lu Jinfeng suddenly said, "The one I offended was her father."
Zhan Song: "Oh, let's not talk about Brother Lu, what about your Shunan? Logically speaking..."
Zhan Song stopped talking here, feeling uncomfortable making a joke.
Zhang Wei was silent for a long time after hearing this. She looked at Bai Shunan in the camera and smiled brightly, but she couldn't get rid of the feeling that she couldn't get close to him. She rarely talked about those things in her early years. "Shunan also offended people."
When Zhan Song heard this, he smiled optimistically and said, "It's okay. Look, didn't Director Li take action?"
When Zhang Wei saw Zhan Song’s silly smile, he became even more furious.
"It will be over if you hold on." Zhan Song suddenly said again, and after a second of seriousness, a smile appeared on his face again.
Zhang Wei's expression darkened slightly at this, a memory she rarely wanted to recall, a memory she rarely shared with anyone. Seeing Zhan Song, as cheerful and cheerful as ever, she felt a urge to confide in her old friend. She forced a smile, her thoughts shifting again and again, wanting to start but not knowing where to begin. She often found herself caught in this dilemma, and habitually, she'd start with "Shun'an." After a pause, she finally found the momentum to speak, "Shun'an's parents left early..."
At this point, Zhang Wei paused again. She didn't want to bring up Shunan's hardships, but she couldn't think of any good things for him. Her heart trembled, and she felt a pang of bitterness again. "He had a very hard time for a long time. He worked several part-time jobs and worked from morning to night. That's when I met him. Coincidentally, you just jumped to another company at that time, and I filled your vacancy. I had just taken over and was not familiar with the business. I took Shunan to drinking parties every day. Things had just been getting better, but then something happened and things got even worse..."
"I have a great responsibility for Shun'an until today, so I want to treat him better..." Zhang Wei laughed self-deprecatingly, "I always wonder, if you hadn't left back then, and you had taken care of Shun'an, would he be doing much better now? Much better."
The smile faded from Zhan Song's face, his eyes reflecting memories. He couldn't reconcile the current Zhang Wei with the young girl in his memory, who seemed to be full of drive. He came to his senses, patted Zhang Wei on the back, and said jokingly, "What are you thinking about all day? I think being an agent is a waste of your talent. You really should go into invention and research a time machine soon. Then you'll find out, wow, Zhan Song is not even as good as Zhang Wei."
Zhan Song then tried to comfort Zhang Wei: "I have a friend who likes to climb snow-capped mountains. He's very inspiring..."
Zhang Wei chuckled softly, her eyes misty. She stared at Bai Shunan, who was completely blurred. She murmured softly, her soul seeming to travel back in time, "He always seems to have a way to solve everything."
So when Zhang Wei saw Bai Shunan's helplessness for the first time, she was speechless. Great guilt and regret enveloped her. Her eyes seemed to be filled with mist, but the mist gradually dissipated, and the person who clearly appeared in her eyes was not the Bai Shunan in front of her, but the Bai Shunan from many years ago, he said that.
"I want to live." These words burned out his enthusiasm.
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