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Ever since Lu Jinfeng returned, Li Xuanyue had sensed a lot of things were amiss, but she couldn't quite pinpoint what. More reserved? That wasn't all that surprising, since he was pretty much the same as when he came to seek refuge with her. This wasn't surprising to her; Lu Jinfeng had that side to him, and it couldn't be the main reason she felt something was amiss. After a few more interactions, Li Xuanyue noticed something different about the other person: Bai Shunan had become a bit more proactive.
Lu Jinfeng's reaction was no longer like before, where he would constantly stay close to Bai Shunan. Instead, whenever Bai Shunan approached him, he would turn around and walk away without even a single harsh word. Now, unless it was necessary for work, backstage, Bai Shunan would not say a word, and Lu Jinfeng would either pretend to be asleep or leave. When the two were invited to the same show, there was absolutely no interaction at all.
Pretending, Li Xuanyue secretly complained, really pretending. Anyway, she didn't believe that Lu Jinfeng would be scared by her words or two.
Li Xuanyue's current thinking wasn't a change of heart. Faced with this strange situation, two people who hadn't even spoken a complete word to each other had simply reached the other extreme. Li Xuanyue had practically made "Can you please say something?" a catchphrase of hers lately, and Lu Jinfeng's response was always, "Have you reconciled with your mom?" Li Xuanyue remained silent. The internet was still buzzing with rumors of them being unfamiliar or incompatible. The funniest part was, if you occasionally clicked on a photo, you'd still see a kissing scene from a movie.
She lay on the carpet, tossing and turning for a while. Li Xuanyue began to think boldly, thinking of Lu Jinfeng's previous ambiguous and strange answers, saying that Bai Shunan hated him, that he was very angry and didn't want to get along with him, that he didn't want to live anymore, etc.... Before she said anything at that time, he started to talk, and Li Xuanyue was stunned. Could it be that Bai Shunan really did something? But she didn't remember any intersection or conflict in the past year. Could it be that they had been secretly together and broke up unpleasantly, which was why it was so strange. Li Xuanyue quickly called Lu Jinfeng, "You and Bai Shunan were together!"
"You're crazy." Lu Jinfeng said and hung up immediately.
She thought so too.
Li Xuanyue couldn't explain why she'd organized that drinking party last night. Most of the people who showed up were those who had dined at last year's wrap party, and even the seating arrangements were pretty much the same. She offered Bai Shunan one glass after another, which, now that she thinks about it, made her look like she was adding fuel to the fire. However, Lu Jinfeng remained silent, sitting there politely the entire time, and didn't even send Bai Shunan home.
Something must have happened.
Li Xuanyue thought about Lu Jinfeng's strange train of thought again. Maybe nothing had happened, which is why things are like this now. Thinking of this possibility, Li Xuanyue's eyes darkened. The more she thought about it, the more possible it seemed. She had never really believed that Lu Jinfeng's initial affection for Bai Shunan was due to him being too immersed in the role. After all, the fact that Yun Cen could still fall in love with him later in the performance was enough to prove that he didn't love through Yun Cen as an object.
If the person you like hasn't contacted you for a year...
Li Xuanyue shook her head, pinching her forehead as she thought, completely unaware that she was talking to herself, "...Could it be that I really made a mistake in judgment?"
"What?"
Hearing Jiang Yingshan's voice, Li Xuanyue was stunned. The reason why she had devoted so much energy and attention to Lu Jinfeng's affairs recently was purely because she wanted to divert her attention from her own problems.
She recovered from her illness a long time ago, but Jiang Yingshan still lives here.
Listening to Jiang Yingshan's reaction to her mumbling, Li Xuanyue inevitably thought of the past. She was talking about some trivial matters beside her, and Ah Hua was expressing her opinions. Faced with the changes in the world today, Li Xuanyue's heart was in turmoil and it was difficult to calm down. "When are you planning to move out?"
"I plan to stay here forever."
Li Xuanyue closed her eyes and sighed softly.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Yingshan left here soon because of filming.
Li Xuanyue looked at the empty house and was glad that she could finally hold a party without any worries. She immediately started to hold a party to celebrate the good box office. She invited some people, but it was not enough, so she invited some more people. Finally, she even invited Lu Jinfeng.
After finishing all this, Li Xuanyue lay down on the bed peacefully, ready to fall asleep, but as she kept thinking, she became insomniac and always wanted to eat something. When she was struggling with what to eat, Li Xuanyue missed the days when she didn't have to think about what to eat.
She opened the refrigerator, expecting to find it empty, but instead discovered it was packed to the brim. She glanced at a field of colorful sticky notes and saw an insulated box.
Li Xuanyue closed the refrigerator and thought about a question. Was it because she was reluctant to give up these benefits that she thought of Jiang Yingshan?
…
The sound of rollers came from a distance. Li Xuanyue looked over and saw a staff member coming in pushing a bunch of props. In the narrow aisle, Lu Jinfeng stopped by the wall with his side facing the door. While waiting, Bai Shunan who came in stopped in front of the door and was stunned for a moment. The aisle had just been cleared, and Lu Jinfeng was about to walk forward facing the door, but another staff member came in pushing props. He took a step back, and the two were trapped in place for a short time.
The wind outside the window was blowing gently, rippling the unnoticed surface of the water.
The staff walked in quickly. Li Xuanyue was about to look away when she caught a glimpse of the mirror on the wall. Lu Jinfeng's profile was reflected in the mirror. He was looking down with a calm expression. After Bai Shunan walked over, Lu Jinfeng slightly turned sideways and his eyes fell on Bai Shunan's back. Suddenly, as if realizing something, he lowered his eyes to hide his slightly dazed look, turned around and quickly walked towards the door, running away like a frightened rabbit, and ended up falling headfirst into a tree.
"Aren't you going to chase her?" Li Xuanyue saw that the atmosphere between them was so subtle and she felt like adding fuel to the fire, so she spoke playfully.
"What?" Bai Shunan was puzzled at first, then he followed Li Xuanyue's gaze towards the door and realized, "He doesn't want to see me."
"How do you know? Look at the way he left. He even bumped into the glass accidentally. He looked like Cinderella running away."
Bai Shunan frowned when he heard this, but said nothing.
Li Xuanyue rubbed her brow speechlessly, "What on earth happened between you and Lu Jinfeng? How did it become like this?"
Bai Shunan has also been confused recently, "I'm not sure either."
Li Xuanyue decisively threw the matter to Bai Shunan, "Have you tried to solve this problem?"
"I asked him why he ignored me."
"Is that it? Then when did you ask?"
"When he comes back, when we meet for the second time."
"What did he reply?"
"Why should I care about you?"
Li Xuanyue was speechless for a moment. It was truly unexpected. Based on her experience, this should be the conclusion Bai Shunan came to after omitting a long string of harsh words. "Is this the entire original statement?"
"Do you want me to repeat it all?"
"Okay, tell me, I'll analyze it."
"Why should I care about an arrogant psychopath like you? Who do you think you are? I hate you the most. I hate you so much. If I had no other choice, I would have circled the earth and a half to stay away from you. Even if you act pitiful and beg me desperately, I won't pay any attention to you. I'm not someone like Li Xuanyue whose brain has been eaten by a dog. I'm the same as you..."
"Stop, let's just leave it at that. For someone like Lu Jinfeng who doesn't have a clear mind, no matter how much I say, it's useless." Li Xuanyue looked down at the chat box with Jiang Yingshan on her phone. Thinking of tomorrow's party, she hesitated again and again, but finally decided to invite Jiang Yingshan. As she sent the message, she casually complained, "Who knows how many times he's cried behind my back."
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