Su Yuan almost cried herself to death.
He kept hiccuping and coughing, but he still couldn't stop the torrent of tears and wailing.
He was completely immersed in his emotional breakdown, forgetting his pride, his composure, everything around him, and the countless eyes watching him.
All that's left is a fragile outburst.
Like a young animal that has been severely injured by a hunter and only dares to cry out in sorrow after finally escaping back to its den.
It was earth-shattering, heart-wrenching.
Jiang Lele looked at Chi Li helplessly.
"Let him cry." Chi Li felt a pang of sadness, but no sympathy.
I won't become like Su Yuan, so I can't understand his thoughts and actions.
Crying doesn't mean he'll change anything.
After crying, one might develop even more extreme thoughts.
"I really didn't use any force," Jiang Lele muttered softly.
After the initial panic subsided, he realized that Su Yuan's crying was most likely not because of his head injury.
But to prevent fans from not finding the real reason for his tears and ultimately blaming him, he had to emphasize it again and again.
"If you really had the ability to make people cry with three flicks on the forehead, then every film crew would be able to skip preparing their emotions for crying scenes and just call you over," Chi Li said with a smile, trying to smooth things over.
Jiang Lele expressed her gratitude to Chi Li: "It's a pity I couldn't contribute to the crying scene."
As Su Yuan's crying subsided, people gradually gathered around to comfort him.
After offering a few words of comfort that were somewhat cryptic but sincere, they took the person back to their room to rest.
Continuing to play the board game would be disrespectful to the crying, so everyone tacitly dispersed.
Chi Li invited Jiang Yue to come back to her room with her and changed the sheets.
"I'm so sorry to have caused you so much trouble," Jiang Yue said apologetically.
"It's alright, it's nothing serious." Chi Li hugged the changed sheets to her arms. "Besides, it seems like you're in more trouble."
Jiang Yue couldn't help but shudder as he recalled the crazed look on Su Yuan's face during their private conversation. "... I didn't expect it to turn out like this either. But I'm trying to figure out a way to completely resolve this problem."
His agent is already in talks with Su Yuan's agent.
If negotiations fail, the enraged agent will likely come up with a more radical solution...
"I wish you all the best." Chi Li offered him her best wishes, then her gaze fell on Shen Xunye, who was standing in front of the wardrobe, and she couldn't help but ask, "... Shen Xunye, what are you doing?"
Whether out of guilt or something else, Shen Xunye didn't turn his head and mumbled, "... Get your clothes."
"What are you doing with my clothes?" Chi Li walked over with a puzzled look. "Even if you see one you like, you can't wear it..."
"It's not for me." Shen Xunye draped the clothes over his arm. "... These are the pajamas you'll change into after your shower, and the clothes you'll wear tomorrow morning."
[Tip: My wife can take a shower before going to your room, no need to go through all that trouble. [Smile]]
[You can also go back to your room to change clothes after you've finished sleeping.]
[ Shen Xunye, could you be any more obvious about your feelings...?]
Chi Li opened her mouth, paused for a moment, and then said formally, "... Wear that silver-gray outfit tomorrow."
He had thought of the same points that the comments on the screen had.
However, considering that she might feel more comfortable in front of Shen Xunye, she did not speak up to stop him.
"Okay." Shen Xunye immediately changed the clothes he was carrying. "... Take the toothbrush and towel too, but you don't need the shower gel, just use mine."
Chi Li: "... Oh."
After tidying up, the two left, leaving Jiang Yue with a quiet space to be alone.
While Shen Xunye was busy with something inside, Chi Li nestled on the sofa in his room and started watching online acting lessons.
Halfway through reading, someone knocked on the door.
Shen Xunye, who was near the door, opened it casually, and Fang Jin was standing outside.
Fang Jin glanced inside to make sure Chi Li was there before speaking, " Su Yuan's emotions have returned to normal. He said... he'd like to invite everyone to listen to the story."
Shen Xunye knew the story even with a fool's eye. "His emotions have returned to normal, but is his mental state somewhat abnormal?"
Even though he's not in the entertainment industry, he knows that it's okay for the audience to speculate freely and accept the facts, but it takes on a different meaning when it comes from the person in question.
This will most likely cause a stir in the fan community.
Fang Jin was also somewhat helpless. "... I can't comment on that, but he hopes everyone can attend."
Hearing their conversation, Chi Li paused his online class. "... Is this permitted by his company?"
"No, that's not it." Fang Jin gave a direct answer. "He's on vacation right now, and he only brought one assistant with him, but he sent that assistant home too... He said that people from the company are on their way here, so he needs to finish the story before then."
"It sounds like a lot has happened in this short period of time."
Even though he had already guessed that Su Yuan would likely become more extreme after crying, Chi Li never expected him to make the decision to 'tell a story' in front of the camera.
I wonder how devastated Jiang Yue will be when he hears this news.
However, this may not necessarily be a bad thing for Jiang Yue.
The storytelling takes place in the living room on the first floor, and only the sofas here can accommodate nine people.
Once everyone was present, Su Yuan, sitting in the middle, slowly began to speak. "This story is based on my personal true experience, so I won't use pseudonyms for the people involved."
His story wasn't particularly dramatic.
It's a very simple story: a nobody participating in a talent show has an emotional breakdown under the pressure of training, and after being comforted by the most popular contestant, she can't help but fall in love with him.
From his perspective, Jiang Yue had responded to his unrequited love countless times.
The reason the two parted ways was entirely because Jiang Yue was forced by reality and did not have the courage to abandon everything and be with him.
Therefore, his purpose in telling this story was to give Jiang Yue courage.
[Family members, is this story believable?]
[The first half is believable, the second half sounds like a dream.]
[Those who have shipped this pairing, let me tell you, this isn't just wishful thinking, it's actually content from a realistic fanfiction...]
[ Su Yuan, are you seriously sick? Treating fanfiction like reality?]
[Because that's really what he thinks. [laughing and crying emoji]]
"I'm sorry, I don't know what caused this misunderstanding." Jiang Yue even waited until Su Yuan finished telling her story before explaining, "But I've never had any special feelings for you beyond friendship, and I don't need that courage."
"Liar..." Su Yuan's swollen eyes welled up with tears again, "You clearly did... otherwise, with so many people crying, why did you only comfort me?"