"Are you leaving together tomorrow?" Shen Xunye asked casually as he handed the freshly brewed coffee to Chi Li.
"Yes, ' Old Friends of Mountains and Rivers ' is scheduled for the Spring Festival release, so we need to go promote it," An Che replied.
Shen Xunye asked somewhat warily, "... You're not going to be trying to sell bromance on camera, are you?"
"Haha." Seeing Shen Xunye's reluctant expression, An Che couldn't help but laugh. "Even if we don't sell these two characters, there will still be a lot of people shipping them." He turned to look at Chi Li: "Right, Chi Li?"
One is active, the other passive; from complete strangers to confidants who can trust each other implicitly, the bond between these two characters is deeply moving.
"They'll ship Shen Jinglan and Jiang Buyi, but not An Che and Chi Li." Chi Li took a small sip of coffee.
"Oh." An Che pursed his lips, stood up, stretched, and gave Shen Xunye a reassuring look. "Don't worry, the old man hates underhanded tactics in movie promotions the most, he won't allow it... Shen Yu should be almost done with his work, I'll go first... Time is precious~"
Chi Li put down her coffee. "Okay, see you tomorrow."
"I'm curious," Shen Xunye said, stopping An Che, "Does An Yihe know you're dating a man?"
Although An Che was not An Yihe's son born late in life, he was still An Yihe's only child, born when An Yihe was 38 years old, and he was always strictly spoiled.
In addition, this person has some stubborn old ideas...
"Shh..." An Che turned around, putting his index finger to his lips. "Don't ask any unpleasant questions at a time like this."
After saying that, without waiting for anyone to speak, she hummed a song softly and walked away slowly.
A moment of silence fell over the room. Chi Li then turned her gaze to Shen Xunye. "You seem to talk a bit too much."
Shen Xunye is not the type of person who would suddenly become interested in other people's romantic relationships.
Unless... he knows something.
Shen Xunye hadn't intended to hide it from Chi Li anyway, and said directly, "Grandma has already found a marriage partner for my eldest brother."
Over the years, Shen Yu has devoted herself entirely to her work and has rarely seen men or women around her.
Now that I'm not young anymore, it's time for me to get married.
Chi Li traced small circles on the sofa armrest with her finger. "... Is the old lady worrying about nothing again?"
Ever since her first meeting with Chi Li, Old Madam Shen has been on vacation, leisurely traveling around the world and enjoying life.
When I saw her again during the Spring Festival last year, she only happily handed out red envelopes to everyone, showing no interest in anything else. Why is she acting like this now...?
"It's not that she's worried, it's that others are worrying for her," Shen Xunye continued. "Someone came to her seeking help, and she thought it was appropriate, so she took the opportunity to tell her older brother."
Chi Li vaguely guessed how things would unfold. "Your older brother agreed?"
"... Hmm." Shen Xunye nodded slowly but firmly.
Chi Li found it puzzling. "What was he thinking?"
Shen Xunye: "He's the most opinionated of our generation, so... I didn't ask. But he said before that An Che just wanted to have some fun."
"..." Chi Li leaned back, tilting her head to the side. "This is so mind-bending."
"But I feel that their relationship has completely crossed the line of 'just playing around,' so... I couldn't help but subtly remind them just now." Shen Xunye pulled Chi Li's hand and gently squeezed his palm.
If An Che could end this relationship sooner out of consideration for An Yihe, that would be the best outcome.
Chi Li shrugged, indicating helplessness. "We can't control this, let them be."
"Hmm." Shen Xunye didn't want to meddle in other people's business anyway. "Anyway, our relationship is already public, no one will ask me to marry into their family."
Chi Li raised her hand and pinched his cheeks, looking him up and down. "... I feel like I'm getting the short end of the stick."
"What loss?" Shen Xunye let him fiddle with him as he pleased.
"I feel... our story isn't dramatic enough." Chi Li loosened his grip with a hint of disdain. "It's not melodramatic enough, not exciting enough. If it were written as a novel, readers definitely wouldn't read much before dropping it... The complex characters like Shen Yu and An Che are much more appealing."
"Who said that?" Shen Xunye moved his face and leaned in to press against me. "Weren't you quite passionate when you were on top of me?"
Chi Li: "."
That is indeed true.
The person was practically falling apart.
Shen Xunye continued, "Aren't our positions in bed exciting and varied?"
He spends all his free time researching new gadgets.
Chi Li reached out to stop his increasingly close body, turned her face away, and whispered, "... It's wonderful, but I can't write any of that. I'll be punished if I do... I can't just leave the readers with a string of ellipses, can I?"
"Then you can't blame me." Shen Xunye gently wiped Chi Li's moist lower lip with his thumb. "Anyway, I did a great job."
After saying that, he lowered his head and kissed Chi Li.
Chi Li was forced to comply for a moment, then, taking advantage of the brief respite Shen Xunye gave her, she asked breathlessly, "... What are you doing? Didn't we agree not to...?"
"We've already come this far," Shen Xunye interrupted Chi Li, his tone rather innocent. "Wouldn't it be a bit inappropriate not to leave some ellipses?"
"Hmm..."
Chi Li's lips were sealed again.
Chi Li and An Che were in the same car. After waiting in the waiting area for a few minutes, they opened the car door at the time notified by the production team.
The moment the car door opened, screams erupted like a tidal wave.
The two got off the car one after the other and stood side by side.
The flashes went off in a blur, making everything almost invisible.
Photojournalists behind the police tape shouted, "This way! Look this way!" " Chi Li, An Che! Look at the camera!"
The two greeted each other as they walked forward.
They made up for it with a red carpet, but it took them a long time.
Because there's a media area every two steps, you have to stop, stand, and pose for them to take pictures.
An Che felt utterly tormented and couldn't help but whisper to Chi Li, "Walking with you is blinding me."
His mouth barely moved, as if he were speaking ventriloquizes.
Chi Li pretended not to hear and remained calm in front of the camera.
An Che poked his waist in annoyance, reluctantly faced the camera again, and put on a proper smile.
As they walked to the middle of the red carpet, the host approached them and handed them two pens to sign the backdrop.
The two signed their names together and continued walking down the street without stopping.
We soon arrived at the interview area.
A dozen media outlets shoved microphones in front of the two men, and the red lights of the cameras flashed everywhere.
" Chi Li, this is your first time acting in a martial arts film. What do you think was the biggest challenge?"
Chi Li thought for a moment, "No matter what time I go to bed, I have to get up at the same time every day..."
The audience burst into laughter, and someone else asked An Che the same question.
An Che's answer was much more conventional, "Action scenes."
The movements are executed correctly, but the stamina is lacking.