She understood that asking an idol-turned-performer to suddenly act in a film was indeed asking a little too much.
But from the moment she first saw him, she had inexplicably felt that he would definitely take part in this film, and that he could definitely portray the Gu An from her dreams.
Sure enough, Gu Nian'an sighed softly, put a smile back on his face, and held out his hand.
"Here's to a great collaboration. I'm willing to play Gu An."
Ai Mingzhu immediately shook the young man's hand and said, "Here's to a great collaboration."
After confirming the filming start date and location with Ai Mingzhu, Gu Nian'an went home.
As soon as he returned to his bedroom, he took off his coat and recalled the events of the day while waiting for Fu Xiuyuan to come home.
After seeing those familiar scenes, he had thought he could learn the truth about the world from Ai Mingzhu, never expecting that they had actually been her dreams.
As he watched the willow branches swaying in the wind outside the window, his thoughts gradually drifted away.
Fragments of old memories flooded his mind.
He still remembered that in his previous life, there had been a willow tree just like this outside the window of the apartment where he and his parents lived.
Whenever he fell ill as a child, his mother would point to the willow outside the window and tell him, "An'an, you have to grow up quickly and become a big tree. Then Mommy won't have any regrets."
Back then, he too had looked forward to the day he could grow into a "big tree."
He would shelter his mother beneath his branches, shielding her from the wind and rain.
His mother had still been very gentle then. Even