"And..." Xu Chun drawled, winking at Xie Jianyuan, a rare sly smile appearing on her face, "I already have a rough idea of who's behind this."
Xie Jianyuan asked coldly, "Who is it?"
Xu Chun said, "This is just my guess. It needs to be confirmed. I'll tell you later."
Hearing him say that, Xie Jianyuan's brows remained furrowed, so Xu Chun gently stroked his face and said softly, "Alright, alright, don't keep such a long face, it doesn't look good."
Xie Jianyuan gently grasped Xu Chun's wrist, finding it excessively slender, as if it would break at the slightest touch.
You've lost weight again.
Xu Chun paused for a moment, then awkwardly withdrew her hand. "As an actor, I've been very busy filming lately, my diet hasn't been regular, and my sleep schedule is unstable. I'll take a good rest after this film is finished."
Of course, it's not an absolute gap in time, but rather a temporary halt to accepting scripts to avoid visual fatigue among the audience, allowing her to focus on reality shows. In the industry today, compared to filming dramas, variety shows, with their short cycles and high exposure, are becoming increasingly popular among artists, and Xu Chun is, in another sense, catering to this model.
"Sigh, my entry into the entertainment industry was completely accidental. My mom was shopping with me when a talent scout spotted me. At the time, their company was recruiting child stars, so they hired me."
Xu Chun lay on the bed, one hand under her head, the other hand raised high, slowly opening and closing her fingers, through which the light shining down could be seen.
"And you?" He suddenly turned his head slowly to look at Xie Jianyuan and asked, "How did you get into this circle?"
Xie Jianyuan's face showed a moment of surprise, then he regained his composure and said in a deep voice, "I forgot."
"What?"
Xie Jianyuan said, "I have indeed forgotten the general reason, but when I was little, my parents took me to a commercial performance. There were many celebrities who had worked with our family there. I met a boy who was only a few years older than me. He said he was also a celebrity and then invited me to play with him."
The older boy played all sorts of games with him. Before that, he had almost never played games with his peers. Although he thought those games were childish and boring, he was still happy to play with the older boy.
Xu Chun listened to what he said, a sense of familiarity welled up in his heart for some reason, but he didn't think much of it and just smiled and said, "Do you know his name?"
"I don't know." Xie Jianyuan shook his head. "My family took me away before I could even ask them."
"So you didn't enter the entertainment industry because of this, did you?" Xu Chun couldn't believe it was for such an absurd reason.
Xie Jianyuan paused, then smiled and said, "It was more of a rebellious phase back then. Actually, it wouldn't have made much difference to me which path I took, but after I came back from abroad, I didn't want to live a life arranged by others. On a whim, I entered the entertainment industry. At first, it was just for fun, and I didn't take it seriously at all. Unexpectedly, I've managed to stay in it until now."
He did not completely deny the influence of the person he met in his childhood.
Xu Chun was about to speak when he suddenly seemed to recall something, his expression faltering slightly as he looked at Xie Jianyuan.
"I just remembered something." His gaze turned strange, but he didn't say what it was. Instead, he asked Xie Jianyuan, "When that child saw you, were you reading a book?"
Xie Jianyuan frowned slightly, then seemed to realize something and looked at Xu Chun in surprise.
"It's you?" His tone clearly revealed his delight.
"What's going on here?" Xu Chun sighed, rubbing her forehead. "I never imagined the child I met back then was you."
Xie Jianyuan looked very happy. He reached out and hugged Xu Chun, burying his head in his chest, with a slight smile on his lips.
"This is fate. Heaven arranged for us to meet, Brother Chun."
Xu Chun thought to herself, "Who said that? We had no further entanglement in our previous life. But it's better if Xie Jianyuan doesn't know this."
The two ended up sleeping in the same bed. The next day, when Xu Chun's assistant, Xiao Qi, saw this scene, her expression had changed from initial panic to complete indifference.
After Xu Chun finished dressing, she sat down. When she was tying her tie, she frowned because her hands were not very nimble after just waking up.
Seeing this, Xiao Qi quickly reached out to help him tie his tie, but Xie Jianyuan stopped her.
"I'll do it."
"Ah... okay." Xiao Qi let go of his hand hesitantly, feeling that Xie Jianyuan and Xu Chun were being too intimate. She hesitated whether to tell Su Li, but then thought better of it. After all, they were two men, and it shouldn't be related to that kind of thing.
Today's plan is to participate in a TV program. Xu Chun only needs to appear on stage, so the work is relatively easy.
Unexpectedly, they ran into Shen Zhu in the backstage restroom.
"A Chun." Shen Zhu saw that he smiled, showing no sign of any resentment.
Xu Chun smiled, her expression gentle, but her words made Shen Zhu's expression stiffen slightly.
"There's no one else here, you don't need to pretend anymore."
Shen Zhu's expression was somewhat unnatural, but she still forced a smile and asked, "What are you talking about?"
Xu Chun was initially unsure and only wanted to test him, but now, judging from his reaction, it was confirmed that Shen Zhu was the one who did it.
"It's nothing." Xu Chun smiled slightly, casually looked away, and then brushed past him.
After the event, it was already five or six o'clock in the afternoon. Xu Chun had just walked out of the TV station when she was about to take out her phone to call Xie Jianyuan, but her phone vibrated first.
"Hello, Mom, what's up?" Xu Chun glanced at the caller ID and asked gently.