For the next two days, Li Zhao always felt that something was wrong with him, but he didn't want Yan Ting to notice it, so he had to use his strong acting skills to try to make everything seem normal.
Sitting on the return flight, Li Zhao felt somewhat relieved. Once he returned to the crew and stayed away from Yan Ting, perhaps he would be able to return to normal.
The plane took off and got farther and farther away from the beautiful island. Li Zhao leaned against the window and looked down, feeling reluctant to leave this place.
"Do you like it here?" A hand was placed on Li Zhao's shoulder.
"Ah... um." Li Zhao looked at the hand on his shoulder and pursed his lips.
"When your school is on vacation, I'll come over here with you." Yan Ting took his hand off Li Zhao's shoulder. "It costs money to maintain this island every year. It would be a waste if we don't come over here to play."
The island was getting farther and farther away, turning into a tiny dot. "It must cost a lot of money to maintain this island, right?"
"Not bad." Yan Ting stood up. "I'm going to the bathroom. If you're sleepy, go to the lounge at the back and take a nap."
Yan Ting stood up and left. Li Zhao stared at his back in a daze, unable to speak for a long time.
"Zhao Zhao." Sister Xia walked over to sit next to Li Zhao and looked at him with concern. "Are you having a quarrel with Yan Ting?"
Li Zhao shook his head: "No."
"Why have you been acting so strangely these past two days?" Sister Xia sighed. "Although I'm a person who helps my relatives and not my friends, I still want to say something to you. Yan Ting lets you do whatever you want. Don't be so hypocritical just because he lets you do whatever you want."
"Sister Xia, am I that kind of person?" Li Zhao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "I'm fine with him."
"Others may not be able to see it, but I can see it too. You've been acting strange these past two days." Zhu Xia sighed. "They say that those who are favored are fearless, but people only have one true heart. If there is anything, communicate well. Don't hurt others' feelings, and don't let others hurt you."
Li Zhao remained silent. Sister Xia had already noticed that there was something wrong with his attitude. Did Tingting notice it?
"If you have anything to say, just explain it clearly. Don't be so stubborn. Do you hear me?" Seeing that Li Zhao didn't say anything, Zhu Xia reached out and knocked on his forehead. "If you lose your temper because of others' kindness, you are a jerk. Yan Ting is reluctant to teach you a lesson, so I will."
"Sister Xia." Yan Ting came out of the bathroom and saw Sister Xia hitting Li Zhao's head. He reached out and covered the place where Li Zhao was hit. He said calmly: "Ping Jing, let's talk it over. Zhao Zhao is still young."
"He's not young at all, he's only twenty years old." Seeing Yan Ting protecting Li Zhao, Zhu Xia gave Li Zhao a look that said "look at him".
"Why are you butting in on the couple's business?" Zhou Ming muttered quietly after Zhu Xia sat back down, "Stop trying to persuade them."
"What do you know?" Zhu Xia glared at Zhou Ming. "Remember how many detours we took when we were dating?"
Zhou Ming touched his forehead and smiled foolishly.
"Children like us don't know how to love, nor do we know how to be loved." Zhu Xia smiled bitterly, "I really can't bear to see Zhao Zhao suffer in this relationship."
Zhou Ming sighed, "I know you don't want Zhao Zhao to suffer, but the child has grown up and must learn to understand life on his own. Do you think he will understand if you go and scold him?"
Is it their fault that they don't know how to love or be loved?
Abandoned at birth, they have no idea what an ordinary and happy family is like. The things that others are born with are just a luxury for them. At school, all their classmates knew that they were orphans, and everyone's eyes told them that they were different from other children.
"Don't teach Zhao Zhao blindly. Zhao Zhao is already the one who knows the most about life among us."
The year Li Zhao came to the welfare home, he and Zhu Xia were both preparing for the college entrance examination. They did not pay much attention to the new friend in the welfare home, but because he was too thin, they often shared the meat in their bowls with him.
It was not until the morning of the college entrance examination that they saw Li Zhao squatting at the door of the welfare home, holding two small red flags made of red paper in his hands.
"Brothers and sisters, I wish you a great start and a lot of points." The big-headed, skinny kid timidly put the red flag in their hands and said, "Come on."
"Who taught you to do this?"
"My desk mate said that his sister is taking the college entrance examination this year, and his parents put up red flags at home so that he can get very good grades." The little child took the gossip he heard from his desk mate seriously, so he made two small red flags the size of a palm.
On the back of the red flag, there is a crooked sailboat painted on it, and the words are written quite beautifully.
Set sail.
That morning, he and Zhu Xia walked a long way and saw children jumping on the spot and waving to them, looking very lively.
Later, they were admitted to a university in Beijing. The state and local education departments allocated them educational subsidies and also issued them poverty certificates.
That summer vacation, Li Zhao was always running outside. Whenever the aunt in the yard criticized him, he would smile and act coquettishly.
On the day when they packed their bags and prepared to leave for Beijing, Li Zhao ran up to them and stuffed a large white wide-mouthed plastic bottle into their hands.
"This is a secret. Brother Ming and Sister Xia can only open it on the train." The little boy grinned, revealing his gapped teeth.
When they got on the train and opened the plastic bottle, they found a thick stack of money inside.
The largest denomination was only fifty, and the most were five dollars and one dollar. I don't know how long he had been saving them.
Zhu Xia held the plastic bottle and cried all the way. Later, the aunt working at the welfare home told them that Li Zhao heard that studying in Beijing would cost a lot of money, so he went out every day to pick up plastic bottles and cardboard to exchange for money. Li Zhao was reluctant to spend a penny of the money and gave it all to them.
When they arrived at school, he and Zhu Xia gritted their teeth and studied hard. When they had free time, they worked part-time to earn money. When they couldn't hold on any longer, they would just look at the bottle of money. Finally, they slowly managed to get through the days.
When Zhaozhao grew up, they understood why he saved money for their education.
"No one has ever given me meat to eat, but Brother Ming and Sister Xia did."
They only gave the child a little bit of meat, but the child gave them all his heart.
Some people said they were stupid, as they had finally crawled out of the orphanage and took the money back to fill this bottomless pit. However, they didn't know that there was a child in the orphanage who was looking at them with admiring and enthusiastic eyes.
Zhao Zhao is only twenty years old this year, but he and Zhu Xia owe Zhao Zhao a lot. Fortunately, Yan Ting helped Zhao Zhao make up for the regret of studying, otherwise they would never be able to let go of this matter in their entire lives.
For such a good and well-behaved child, they have only one wish, that he can live a happy and peaceful life, and that there will be someone waiting for him to come home at any time.
"Maybe you're right." Zhu Xia looked at Li Zhao and Yan Ting leaning against each other, talking in low voices, and their behavior seemed very intimate. She sighed, "Maybe I'm just worrying about nothing."
"You are worrying for nothing." Zhou Ming laughed, "Don't be a nosy mother-in-law. It will affect the relationship between the couple."
"You are quite open-minded." Zhu Xia hit Zhou Ming and was amused by him.
The next day after returning home, Li Zhao went to the crew of "Seven Boyfriends". When he arrived at the crew, he found that the crew members seemed to be more polite to him. Even the director, who usually liked to call him "Xiao Li", began to call him "Teacher Li" instead.
Li Zhao didn't care how to address him, and after two days of joking with the director, the director resumed calling him by his previous name.
There are not too many intimate scenes between Li Zhao and Liu Fen's characters. The last intimate contact between them is when they break up, and Li Zhao hugs Liu Fen while crying.
The original script had the two hugging in the rain and then parting. But the director feels that in film and television works, out of ten couples breaking up, nine out of them will encounter rain, and the other couple is unlucky and may encounter snow, which is too cliché.
The director was a stubborn old boy and he decided to do the opposite.
He wanted them to break up by the picturesque lake as the sun was setting.
Fortunately, what July and August have the most is sunny days, and the crew finally found a suitable filming location.
"Zhao Zhao, the time for the sunset scene is limited, so you and Fenfen won't have many opportunities to reshoot. You two should walk through the scene first and get the feel for it." The director looked at the sun moving westward, "Try to get it done within three takes."
"I'll try." Li Zhao was a little nervous. He didn't have a thorough understanding of love. The dramas he had filmed before didn't require as much affection as this scene.
How should we appropriately perform this kind of crying scene that is mixed with laughter, reluctance, blessings and love?
In order to help the two get into the role as quickly as possible, the director asked them to take a slow walk by the lake to get a feel for it.
"Zhao Zhao doesn't seem to be very confident about this scene?" Liu Fen saw that Li Zhao was a little nervous. "Are you worried that you won't perform well later?"
"The crew has been preparing for today's scene for such a long time. I'm worried that if the performance is not good enough, it will delay progress." The most suitable sunset view only lasts for a moment. If the performance is not good enough today, it may be delayed until tomorrow or even the day after tomorrow.
"Don't be nervous. Your acting skills are already top-notch among actors of your age." Liu Fen smiled. "If I can't make you empathize, you can think about your lover."
His lover?
Li Zhao wanted to say that he had no lover, but his brain betrayed him and Yan Ting's face automatically appeared.
"If your lover finally decides not to be with you, and you know that leaving him is the best choice for him. You love him, so you don't want to be separated from him, but because you love him, you finally decide to let him go because you want him to have a better life in the future." Liu Fen smiled and shook her head, "Maybe what I said is a bit complicated. For people who have sweet love..."
"I understand." Li Zhao stopped and looked at the sparkling lake. "I think I know how to act out this scene."
Liu Fen was a little surprised. Did she understand it so quickly?
Looking at Li Zhao's expression, it seems that he has gained some understanding of life. Is there something wrong with his relationship with that gentleman?
The entire crew, not only Li Zhao was nervous, but the director and producer were also very nervous. This scene is very important, but they are worried that Li Zhao is too young to understand the fulfillment and helplessness in this relationship.
When the filming officially started, the entire crew was sweating and silently praying that today's filming would go smoothly.
There is no problem with the movement.
The lines are fine and the emotions are on point.
It's almost time for a hug.
Everyone raised their hearts.
"Since we've broken up, can you be more generous and give me a hug?" The young man, dressed in designer clothes, looked at the woman in front of him with a half-smile, "Just think of it as the last hug before we say goodbye."
The woman looked at him blankly, then burst out laughing: "Come on."
She was tolerant of him, like a sister treating her brother, not a lover.
He slowly took a step forward, reached out and held her in his arms.
Even though he was younger than her, at this moment, he was a mature man.
His embrace was gentle and warm.
The moment he held her in his arms, his eyes turned red and tears fell from the corners of his eyes.
A mature man should not cry, but it is precisely because of this immaturity that his love seems sincere and passionate.
"You must be well in the future." He wanted to laugh, but couldn't, so he finally gave up, "Be good to yourself, there is no one in the world who is worth you putting yourself in such a difficult position."
"Then...goodbye." He let go of the woman, turned his back to her and strode forward. His back was still that of a proud young man.
"Good, great, great." The director slapped his thigh excitedly and said "good" to the monitor repeatedly, "The eyes and facial expressions are handled so well. If I were a girl, I would be so distressed that I couldn't breathe when I saw such a face on the screen."
The assistant director glanced at him and took a step back.
He suspected that the director had a problem with his sexual orientation.
"Xiao Li, your performance in this scene was perfect!" The director walked to Li Zhao. Li Zhao's eyes were wet with tears, and he looked extremely pitiful.
"It doesn't matter. This scumbag doesn't like you. It's just that his eyesight is poor. The director will introduce you to someone better." The director patted his shoulder comfortingly.
"Director, you are too into the role." Liu Fen came over and handed a tissue to Li Zhao. "Alas, it's a pity that there is no boy like this who likes me in real life. If there really is one, why would I break up with him? I would take him home right now and raise him as a baby."
Li Zhao wiped the corners of his eyes and asked the makeup artist to touch up his makeup. There was another set of shots afterwards, in which the heroine said goodbye to him and he turned his back to the heroine, handling it with ease but never wanting to look back.
The director probably wanted him to be handsome from beginning to end, so he was made to look particularly good in every scene.
Today's filming went much more smoothly than expected. The director was very happy and waved his hand to invite everyone to dinner.
No one at the dinner table urged Li Zhao to drink, so Li Zhao held a glass of drink and drank it slowly, listening to everyone talking about some interesting topics. After putting down the cup, he wanted to go to the bathroom, but found that the bathroom in the box was being used, so he had to go to the toilet outside the box.
The main customer group of this restaurant is artists in the circle, so confidentiality is very good.
But Li Zhao met an unexpected person in the corridor.
Xu Bei.
When Xu Bei saw him, he looked evasive and even subconsciously took a step back.
The corridor was very quiet. Apart from Li Zhao and Xu Bei, there was no one else. Xu Bei stared at Li Zhao for a while: "Li Zhao, it's my fault that I provoked you. I can apologize to you. Can you ask Yan Ting to stop targeting my family's business?"
"I don't understand business matters." Li Zhao said coldly, "I can't help you."
"As long as you are willing to help me, I can tell you a secret." Xu Bei's breathing became a little rapid. He looked haggard, and it was obvious that he had a hard time during this period.
Li Zhao sneered: "Sorry, I'm not interested."
"Even if it's about Yan Ting, you're not interested?"
Li Zhao raised his eyebrows: "How should I know if you are lying to me?"
"There's no need for me to lie to you about this kind of thing." Xu Bei's expression became anxious. "It's okay if you don't want to know. If something happens, don't blame me for not reminding you."
Li Zhao took Xu Bei to an empty private room: "Go ahead."
"There's something wrong with Yan Ting's body." After saying this, Xu Bei saw Li Zhao clenching his fists and quickly said, "I'm not cursing him, this is all true."
Li Zhao remained silent and waited for Xu Bei to continue.
"In fact, Yan Ting stopped caring about Cang Huan's affairs a year ago."
Li Zhao's eyebrows twitched. This revelation was a little inaccurate. Tingting sometimes had to work overtime for company matters.
"Someone in the Xu family discovered that Yan Ting sometimes goes to see a psychologist. He has psychological problems." At this point, Xu Bei's tone was a little malicious, but in front of Li Zhao, he didn't dare to show it too obviously. "Physical illness is easy to cure, but mental illness is difficult to cure. You have been with Yan Ting, but didn't you find anything wrong with him?"
"Don't talk nonsense, businessmen like you, are spreading rumors and slandering young talents out of envy, jealousy and hatred." Li Zhao turned around and prepared to leave. "Forget it, I might as well go home and watch TV instead of listening to you telling stories here."
"Of course you think he's normal. Yan Ting cares so much about you and has made such a big fuss for your entrance banquet." Xu Bei still couldn't hold back the malice in his heart, "Maybe he is preparing to pave the way for you before he dies, so that you can live a more comfortable life in the second half of your life."
After saying this, Xu Bei was beaten again.
This time no one stopped Li Zhao, and Xu Bei was beaten so badly that he finally crawled under the table, crying and begging for mercy from Li Zhao.
"Say, my family will live a hundred years!"
"I'm talking nonsense. Yan Ting will live a hundred years. I'm talking nonsense." Xu Bei supported his broken arm and spoke in an unclear voice, "Yan Ting will live a hundred years."
It was not until Xu Bei's voice became hoarse that Li Zhao's anger slowly subsided. He looked at Xu Bei coldly: "Don't let me hear you say anything bad about Yan Ting again, or you will regret it. Anyway, if I am full, the whole family will not be hungry. A rich young man like you..."
Xu Bei was so scared that he trembled all over. What did Li Zhao want to do? Kill people to silence them?
"I was wrong. You and Yan Ting will live long and love each other for the rest of your lives. No one will die early!" Xu Bei cried sadly.
老天爷让他重生究竟是为了什么，就是为了让他挨黎昭的揍，让他眼睁睁看着黎昭跟晏庭这两个毫无交集的短命鬼，甜甜蜜蜜谈恋爱吗？
This life is worse than the last one, why does he want to be reborn?
"Wow, wow, wow." The more he thought about it, the sadder Xu Bei became. He lay under the table and burst into tears.
Love for a lifetime...
Li Zhao seemed to be thinking, if he could love Tingting for the rest of his life, it would seem... quite beautiful?
He ignored the Xu crying Bei, turned around, opened the door of the box, and found Liu Fen standing outside.
Li Zhao looked at Liu Fen, then at Xu Bei, without saying anything.
Liu Fen seemed not to notice Xu Bei who was beaten so badly, and smiled at Li Zhao: "I almost thought you walked into the wrong private room. Let's go."
Li Zhao followed Liu Fen silently, frowning slightly.
He seems to...really have bad intentions towards Tingting. What would Tingting think of him?
Will you hate him and stop being friends with him?
"What are you thinking about?" Liu Fen asked.
"I'm wondering... whether I should confess to my friend." Li Zhao said unconsciously.
Liu Fen was a little surprised. Li Zhao and that gentleman... weren't they a couple?
Anyone with eyes could see from the way that gentleman looked at Li Zhao that he loved Li Zhao to the core. Now Li Zhao is still considering whether he should confess to his friends?
Is the love world of young people so complicated nowadays?
"Tell me about it. I have some ideas about relationships."
"I have a friend who lives with his best friend." Li Zhao whispered, "He thought he treated his brother as a brother, but he ended up having other thoughts about him. This friend of mine... isn't he a little disgusting?"
"Why would your friend think that?" Liu Fen shook her head. "Loving someone is an instinct from the heart. It's beautiful and pure. How can it be disgusting?"
"His brother treats him very well." Li Zhao muttered, "I didn't know he had such thoughts."
"Maybe his good friend is also interested in him." Liu Fen smiled, "Your friend should try to be brave, this is to respect the relationship. If he is unsure, you can test it out, maybe there will be a surprise. For example, pretend to chat with other girls in front of him, or mention that you like someone, his reaction can tell you the answer."
A younger brother is always a younger brother. The "I Have a Friend" series is indeed a timeless topic.
The whole world thought they were in love, but the parties involved were still hesitating whether to confess their love. This world is not crazy, this brother is a little stupid.
He looks like a smart kid, why is he so slow when it comes to emotions?
"Would it be bad to test him?" Li Zhao shook his head. "What if my brother is unhappy or sad?"
What if... He meant what if, Tingting really had feelings for him, and he deliberately used this method to test her, how sad Tingting would be.
"No, no, this method is not good." Li Zhao shook his head repeatedly, "Is there any other better way?"
Liu Fen was stunned. She stared at Li Zhao for a long time and suddenly laughed out loud.
She thought Li Zhao didn't understand feelings and was slow to react to them. Perhaps she was the one who really didn't understand.
If you love someone from the bottom of your heart, how can you bear to see him/her feel sad?
The author has something to say: Baby Zhaozhao: I think I want to have a premature love relationship with Tingting.
Other children: You have always been in a premature love relationship.
Baby Zhao Zhao: It's so hard for me~
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