The scheduled work was completed, and Luo Yao wouldn't go back on his word or take up everyone's time before they left work. With a brisk wave, he ended the day's work.
The staff, who had recently been moved to tears by Shang Yechu's performance, cheered and went off to have fun when they heard they could leave work. Although entertainment options were limited at the filming location, everyone managed to find something to enjoy together.
Yang Huanyi and Shang Yechu were each surrounded by a group of people, removing their makeup, changing clothes, and drinking nourishing soup. They didn't have a moment to rest. The two were seated far apart, gazing at each other in silence.
When night fell and all was quiet, Yang Huanyi held Shang Yechu in his arms, comforting her repeatedly, "We're both alright... I won't leave you. Never..."
Perhaps Yang Huanyi herself did not realize that the way Lin Fengyu and Zhao Lele got along had more or less affected her attitude towards Shang Yechu.
Yang Huanyi had an almost reckless tolerance, even indulgence, towards Shang Yechu. She let Shang Yechu do many unimaginable things without even realizing that there was anything wrong with it.
Acting is such a profession. Many inhumane actions, simply because they're labeled "for the sake of performance," are willingly undertaken by actors. Even when their thoughts and ways of thinking are subtly altered, they remain completely unaware. Only much later, after stepping out of the role, do they suddenly realize: Was I under a spell back then?
Of course, Luo Yao's production team also deserves credit. In a normal film crew, Yang Huanyi and Shang Yechu's unusual way of getting along would always arouse suspicion and gossip. But the "Anna Doriya" crew had witnessed firsthand how much criticism the two of them had endured. Regarding their current relationship, most people just thought: Oh, look, they're scared of being scolded by Director Luo! They've finally changed, that's more like it!
As for Luo Yao herself, she's dated seven or eight girlfriends and doesn't see anything wrong with their relationship. The initial pain of falling in love will soon pass. Besides, the entertainment industry is chaotic enough; would anyone really be so dramatic as to die for a brief on-set romance?
It was a combination of perfect timing, favorable location, and harmonious relationships that forged this remarkable relationship.
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After Lin Fengyu's death, Zhao Lele was heartbroken and dragged Lin Fengyu's body to the riverbank, intending to drown it along with Lin Fengyu's body.
Even in death, Zhao Lele refused to die alongside those self-combing women. She wanted to find a place where only she and Lin Fengyu could go to hell.
Just before jumping into the river, Zhao Lele suddenly noticed a familiar wooden box on the riverbank—the very box Lin Fengyu had taken from home. After finishing her makeup, Lin Fengyu had left the box by the river.
The soldiers only had time to search the village; they didn't come to the riverbank to look for anything. Ironically, the contents of that box were probably more valuable than everything else in the village combined.
These belonged to Lin Fengyu, so Zhao Lele naturally wanted to take a look. She postponed her death and rummaged through the box.
Jewelry, clothes, and odds and ends of old items. Coins, the riding crop confiscated by Lin Fengyu…
Each item carried memories of Zhao Lele and Lin Fengyu's past. But Zhao Lele's expression was numb, as still as stagnant water.
The stagnant water finally began to ripple.
Turning to the bottom of the box, Zhao Lele suddenly pulled out a piece of paper. The paper was covered with writing—Lin Fengyu's handwriting, neat, meticulous, and upright, with almost no mistakes or messy strokes.
"Lele, may this letter be like a gift from afar..."
In this letter, Lin Fengyu actually instructed Zhao Lele to take good care of herself. Eat more, wear more clothes, avoid arguments and conflicts with others…
Every word and sentence was filled with sincere emotion, like a mother's earnest admonition. But it was interrupted before it was finished.
Lin Fengyu actually hoped that Zhao Lele would live a good life.
Tears blurred the writing, and Zhao Lele sobbed uncontrollably.
Lin Fengyu's last words gave Zhao Lele the motivation to live. She recovered from her injuries in the village and left with the remaining wealth, Lin Fengyu's old box, and other old belongings.
The world changed, and decades passed in the blink of an eye. Zhao Lele suffered a lot and endured much hardship. She married several husbands, but none of her lives were happy. In her old age, as she became increasingly confused, her children sent her to a nursing home.
Until one day, a young man named Luo Yao came to the nursing home and encountered a grumpy old man...
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