Li Yi disliked Shang Yechu from their very first meeting.
Li Yi's grandmother was a highly renowned writer twenty years ago. Due to the subject matter of her works, she was even more famous and influential than Jiang Shang Nong Chao Sheng, a martial arts novelist. Li Yi's grandfather was a politician, and his parents were businessmen. They lacked neither money nor power. They were truly born with a silver spoon in their mouths.
Li Yi has no dreams. This is quite natural, because from childhood to adulthood, everything has been readily available to him—it's difficult for such a person to understand dreams or ideals.
From the age of five, Li Yi was led by his family to practice martial arts. His family hired many famous teachers for him—famous teachers and martial arts instructors that outsiders had no way to find. In Li Yi's eyes, those old martial arts practitioners in Baogang were just commonplace.
Li Yi didn't dislike practicing martial arts; he simply thought his family wanted him to improve his health. It wasn't until he was a little older and overheard his family chatting that he realized it wasn't true.
It turns out that Grandma had an old friend named Jiang Shang Nongchaosheng. Both were writers, yet they didn't look down on each other. They had a very good relationship, practically bosom friends. Several years ago, Jiang Shang Nongchaosheng's masterpiece, *Feng Xi You Long*, a work embodying his life's work, failed to be adapted into a film or television series—this was the third time.
It is said that the film adaptation involved illegal activities by everyone from the male and female leads to the supporting actors, leading to the project being permanently shelved. Jiang Shang Nong Chao Sheng poured his heart and soul into the project, investing almost all his energy and connections across mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, only to have it all go down the drain.
Jiang Shang Nongchao was feeling down, so Li Yi's grandmother often went to comfort her. During a joking conversation, Li Yi's grandmother pointed at Li Yi and said, "If you don't mind, let this boy be your leading man when he grows up! Look how handsome he is, isn't he better than those illegal entertainers?"
It was this joke that caused Li Yi's life to take a slight detour from a smooth, easy path.
At the time, no one present really took it seriously. Li Yi's parents laughed heartily, as did Jiang Shang Nongchaosheng. The bewildered Li Yi stared wide-eyed at his elders, not understanding what they were laughing about.
Shortly after Li Yi's grandmother said this, she hired a martial arts teacher for Li Yi. Unexpectedly, Li Yi showed exceptional talent in this area, and every teacher praised him as a promising student. Only then did his family take it seriously.
Even if he didn't act, knowing some martial arts for self-defense wouldn't hurt. Therefore, what started as a casual endeavor gradually began to occupy most of Li Yi's free time.
When Li Yi was twelve years old, her parents divorced.
The relationship between Li Yi's parents had long since deteriorated to the extreme, and they each had new families outside the marriage. It was a miracle that they had managed to wait until then to divorce. Both of Li Yi's parents said they didn't mind raising such a burden, but they didn't want to see the child again.
Li Yi's grandfather had passed away many years ago, so his grandmother simply took the grandson in and raised him herself.
The time Li Yi spent with her grandmother was one of the happiest periods of her life. Jiang Shang Nongchaosheng, as her grandmother's close friend, often visited their home, and he and Li Yi had a very good relationship.
Unfortunately, happiness is always fleeting. When Li Yi was seventeen, Jiang Shangnongchao's daughter passed away from illness, and his wife died of grief. Not long after, Li Yi's grandmother also passed away peacefully.
The series of setbacks did not break Jiang Shang Nongchao Sheng. The old lady took on the responsibility of raising Li Yi, treating him as her own son. A few years later, Li Yi, who had graduated from university, learned that "Phoenix Plays with Dragon" was going to be adapted into a film or television series.
When a person is alive, the words they say can be taken back. But once a person dies, jokes become as heavy as mountains, becoming nails in a board, unfulfilled wishes. That joke from years ago weighed heavily on Jiang Shang Nongchaosheng's ears at this moment.
Jiang Shang Nongchao Sheng is getting old. She's over seventy and could pass away quietly at any time, just like Li Yi's own grandmother. Li Yi knows this might be the last time this venerable old woman has the chance to see her work adapted into a film or television series.
Looking at the expectant gaze of the people riding the tide on the river, I thought of the old man who had passed away many years ago, and of my parents who had been indifferent to me all these years—
Li Yi grinned, revealing two dimples and two canine teeth: "Grandma! I've been waiting for this day all these years!"
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Li Yi disliked Shang Yechu from their very first meeting.
Influenced by her upbringing, Li Yi had seen too many people like Shang Yechu since childhood. They were all cold-blooded and ambitious. The first time Li Yi met Shang Yechu, she was sitting in a corner, secretly observing director Yi Tianzhao and the others. She was very discreet, but Li Yi couldn't hide it from her.
Initially, Li Yi's conversation with Shang Yechu stemmed from mere curiosity about her. However, after their initial exchange, Li Yi discovered a fact that puzzled him.
Shang Yechu disliked him.
Li Yi was absolutely certain that this was his first meeting with Shang Yechu, but the other party displayed an extremely familiar resistance and disgust—not on his face or in his expression, but in a subtle, implied emotion. It was as if he had known Li Yi for a long time and was very familiar with him.
Martial artists must be sensitive to the emotions of others, and Li Yi was an exceptionally outstanding one among them. Even though Shang Yechu's outward appearance was impeccable, Li Yi still sensed her aversion to interacting with others.
Li Yi found it strange. He didn't seem unpleasant to look at, and he was quite easygoing. What was going on with this attitude?
Driven by a deeper curiosity, Li Yi deliberately stuttered and performed poorly when rehearsing lines with Shang Yechu for the first time.
He wanted to see this person get angry. Angry people reveal a lot. Li Yi believed that even a few seconds of anger would be enough to unravel this mystery.
To Li Yi's surprise once again, although he acted like a fool, Shang Yechu was not surprised at all. Instead, she acted as if she knew he was a fool and showed him great tolerance.
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