Day: September 28, 2021

Chapter 55

  It was not appropriate for a large family to stand outside and talk, so Lu Jinlang said, “Mom, you and sister in law should go in first before continuing the talk.”

  When he saw this, Wen Jianing hurriedly said, “Then, I’ll take my leave.”

  The old lady Lu immediately became anxious. She took Wen Jianing’s hand and said, “Xinhang, I can call you that, right? Are you friends with our third child?”

  Wen Jianing can only nod, “Yes, Madam Lu.”

  The old lady patted her chest with her other hand, “I am Xiao He.”

  Lu Jinlang hurriedly stepped forward to rescue him, reached out to his mother to let her loosen her grip on Wen Jianing, and at the same time said, “Xiao He, don’t make things difficult.” Then he said to Wen Jianing, “You can call her aunt or auntie.”

  Wen Jianing said, “Aunt Lu, I won’t bother you.”

  Old lady Lu said, “You’re not bothering me, don’t leave in a hurry. Give me an autograph before you go. Sister in law, bring me my notebook!”

  Kang Huanxian said helplessly, “Mom, you didn’t bring your notebook with you.”

  Lu Jinlang coaxed her and said, “I will ask Xinhang to give you an autographed photo next time, Okay? He still has something to do now. Why are you stopping him from leaving?”

  The old lady Lu finally compromised, and Lu Jinlang asked his sister in law to help the other into the house. The old lady turned her head to look at Wen Jianing, clutching her chest with a look of dismay, and it was as if pink bubbles were floating in the air.

  When he saw that Tong Tong had also entered the house, Lu Jinlang said to Wen Jianing, “I’m sorry to have delayed you.”

  Wen Jianing looked at Lu Jinlang and shook his head, “Aunt Lu has a lovely personality.”

  Lu Jinlang smiled softly, “My mom seems to have never grown up in her entire life.” He said as he walked with Wen Jianing toward the parking direction.

  Wen Jianing sighed, “The old lady must be very happy in life.”

  Lu Jinlang didn’t speak.

  The old lady Lu’s life had indeed been considered happy. She was born into a privileged family when she was a child. Everyone in the family treated her like a princess. Later, when she met a poor boy that she had to marry, her family did not object. After getting married, she left it to her husband to continue to spoil her. The only unfortunate thing was that the husband passed away so soon. However, at that time her eldest son, who was already a teenager at that time, was already sensible. The eldest daughter in law was also gentle and virtuous. The husband and wife usually looked after the following two younger brothers and basically didn’t let her worry about anything.

  The old lady liked beautiful and delicate things and knew how to enjoy life. Sometimes she was like a 17 or 18 year old girl with unrealistic delusions.

  People like that were like someone who lived inside a fairy tale.

  After he got into the car, Wen Jianing pressed down the window.  

   Lu Jinlang stood by the car door, slightly lowered his head and said to him, “In addition to your character, there is another male lead. Who do you think is more suitable?”

  Wen Jianing thought for a moment in silence, and asked Lu Jinlang, “You haven’t thought of a suitable candidate yet?”

  Lu Jinlang shook his head, “I want to use a newcomer.”

  Wen Jianing asked, “Why?”

  Lu Jinlang said, “I guess because they have more potential.”

  Wen Jianing asked him, “Why haven’t you thought about acting in it yourself?”

  Lu Jinlang smiled lightly and said, “It’s not suitable for me. I don’t have the energy to direct and act on my own either.”

  Wen Jianing nodded, “You should try and find a suitable newcomer.”

  With that, Wen Jianing started the car and prepared to leave.

  ”Be careful on the road,” Lu Jinlang said to him.

  Wen Jianing said, “Okay.”

  The car drove out slowly. Wen Jianing saw from the rearview mirror that Lu Jinlang stood in place and never moved, and he could not help but raise his head trying to find Lu Jinlang’s figure in the rearview mirror until he could not see the other side anymore.

  After that, Wen Jianing also began to unconsciously pay attention to the newcomers who were suitable for the role.

  For this movie, he always had a feeling that it was like his and Lu Jinlang’s joint efforts. Although they were separated, they were going to leave something behind.

  In fact, this was not a very good thing. If he wanted to break up, it was better not to meet again altogether. Although it was because of work, after spending two days together like this, Wen Jianing felt that he still could feel completely calm.

  Sometimes he even felt that meeting him like this was an excuse. Only under the cover of this excuse, he would have a reason to meet Lu Jinlang.

  Wen Jianing lay in front of the computer desk and reached out to fiddle with the pair of bears placed next to the computer. At first, he put them in his bedroom. Later, he felt that they affected his mood and moved to his study. Now he was thinking, why was he bringing them out?

  Less than a week later, Lu Jinlang called Wen Jianing and asked him to watch a video.

  Wen Jianing caught a cold these past few days. He spoke in a stuffy voice and asked, “What video?”

  Lu Jinlang said to him, “I found a good actor.”

  Wen Jianing drove to Lu Jinlang’s house. As soon as he entered the house, he saw Lu Jinlang’s nephew Tongtong sticking his head out of the two vertical railings on the second floor and staring at him.

  Lu Jinlang said, “You don’t have to pay any attention to him.” 

  Lu Jinlang’s so-called video was a disc that someone gave to him. The content was this year’s graduation performance video of the acting major in the Academy of Film. This performance style was closer to drama. Due to the limitations of the stage and distance, everyone’s performances would appear relatively exaggerated, so as to facilitate the audience to capture their expressions and actions. Of course, the drama was also the major test of the actor’s ability, because there was no NG, and no laugh.

  Wen Jianing sat down on the sofa and heard Lu Jinlang ask, “Do you want to drink coffee?”

  He shook his head, “I’ll just have hot water.”

  Lu Jinlang heard that there was something wrong with his voice. He stopped and looked down at him, “Did you catch a cold?”

  Wen Jianing gave a soft “um”.

  ”Have you taken some medicine?” Lu Jinlang asked.

  Wen Jianing nodded, “Maybe the medicine doesn’t work that fast.”

  Lu Jinlang said, “Do you want to see the doctor?”

  Wen Jianing showed hesitation and rejection for an instant.

  Lu Jinlang said to him, “If it’s doctor Xia, are you still worried?”

  Wen Jianing hesitated, “Let’s wait for two more days if it doesn’t get better.”

  Lu Jinlang didn’t force it and went into the kitchen to pour hot water for him.

  Wen Jianing looked up and saw that Tongtong still stretched his head between the two railings motionless, looking at Wen Jianing blankly.

  The video was recorded at the performance stage, and the effect was not very good. Moreover, due to the fixed position, the actions and expressions could not be seen clearly from some angles.

  However, Wen Jianing quickly noticed which newcomer Lu Jinlang said he was looking for. He was a tall young man with firm features and an expressionless face that looked a bit fierce, but once he smiled, he seemed like a bright and easygoing person.

  Wen Jianing couldn’t help but lean closer to take a closer look.

  After the video was over, he said to Lu Jinlang, “I think he’s good, but ask him to do an audition.”

  After he finished speaking, he sneezed twice.

  Lu Jinlang handed him the toilet paper, and sighed softly, “Take care of your body.”

  While wiping his nose with a tissue, Wen Jianing looked up at Lu Jinlang. When he wanted to say something, he noticed Tongtong who was looking at him on the second floor.

  ”Your nephew is still there,” Wen Jianing felt that the child was a little weird.

  Lu Jinlang still said, “Don’t worry about him.” He stood up, “Wait a minute, I’ll make a call first.”

  After Lu Jinlang left, Wen Jianing walked toward the stairs, raised his head and looked up, “Kid? What are you doing?”

  Tongtong opened his mouth, then looked sideways and found that Lu Jinlang was not there. He then said in a low voice to Wen Jianing, “My head is stuck.”

  Wen Jianing’s eyes widened, and hurriedly ran upstairs to squat down beside him, “Your head is stuck?”

  Tongtong said, “Shh, keep your voice down.”

  Wen Jianing could hardly understand,  “Why don’t you tell your third uncle?”

  Tongtong said, “He’ll tell my dad, and my dad will beat me up.”

  Wen Jianing didn’t know whether to cry or laugh. He stretched out his hand to test the position where Tongtong was stuck and found that the gap was not too tight and would not affect his breathing, but he did not dare to pull his head out, mainly because he was afraid of hurting the child.

  When Tongtong saw Wen Jianing about to stand up, he quickly grabbed him, “Don’t tell him.”

  Wen Jiaying, who could care less about this at this time, said, “Don’t be silly. If your dad knows it too late, he will be distressed. He won’t beat you. Won’t your third uncle find out if you are stuck here all night?”

  When he heard what Wen Jianing said, Tongtong thought about it and compromised.

  Wen Jianing shouted to Lu Jinlang and told him that his nephew’s head was stuck in the railing.

  Afraid of hurting the child, they didn’t dare to pull his head out with brute force. Finally, they found someone to help and deform the two wooden railings with tools, so that Tongtong smoothly stretched out his head.

  During this time, Lu Jinxin arrived. Tongtong, who had never cried from beginning to end, was scared when he saw him and kept hiding behind Lu Jinlang.

  Lu Jinlang stopped in front of Lu Jinxin and said, “It’s all my fault. I didn’t watch the kid properly. Don’t scare him.”

  Lu Jinxin said, “I didn’t say I wanted to hit him,” he waved to Tongtong. “Come here and let me see.”

  Tongtong hesitated for a moment, Lu Jinlang knelt down and said to him, “Go to your Dad, he won’t hit you.” Then Tongtong finally walked in Lu Jinxin’s direction.

  Lu Jinxin picked him up and checked his neck and head for any injuries. “Should we go to the hospital to check it?” he asked.

  Wen Jianing said, “He isn’t stuck that bad, the gap in the middle is quite loose.”

  Lu Jinxin looked at Wen Jianing, and then asked Lu Jinlang, “Why is he here again? Didn’t you two break up?”

  Wen Jianing was a little unhappy when he heard his impolite tone. He put his hands in his pockets and said, “What does it have to do with you?”

  Before Lu Jinxin was provoked, Lu Jinlang said, “If it weren’t for him, I might not have found the child stuck until now.”

  Lu Jinxin heard what he said, and he turned his head to look at his son. His expression facing Wen Jianing suddenly eased a lot

  Lu Jinlang continued, “Leaving Tongtong here with me is not the solution. I don’t have the time and energy to watch over him for 24 hours. You know how your son’s character is. I’m afraid that something will happen next time. Send him to mom’s side, at least the second sister in law will help watch him.”

  Lu Jinxin stretched out his big hand to rub his son’s head.

  Tongtong seemed to feel aggrieved suddenly. He opened his mouth and cried out, saying, “I miss mom.”

  Lu Jinlang said to him, “You know you don’t have the right to prevent a mother and her son from seeing each other, do you?”

  Lu Jinxin said, “I will take him back first.”

  Lu Jinlang and Wen Jianing sent Lu Jinxin out together. Lu Jinxin still hadn’t got the answer yet, so he turned back and asked Lu Jinlang, “Did you guys get back together again?”

  Wen Jianing said, “Mr. Lu, please speak politely.”

  Lu Jinlang smiled, “What is it to you?”

  Lu Jinxin cursed in a low voice. He turned and got into the car with his son. Before he left, he pressed the window and waved his hand to Wen Jianing and said, “Thank you.”

  Wen Jianing waved back, “You’re welcome.”

  Wen Jianing coughed twice as he watched Lu Jinxin drive away.

  Lu Jinlang reached out and took off his jacket and dr4p3d it over his shoulders.

  ”No need,” Wen Jianing quickly refused.

  Lu Jinlang said, “Wear it, and be careful of catching a cold again.”

  When he went back that night, Wen Jianing’s cold got worse. He took the medicine and wrapped himself up in bed. He thought that maybe it would be better if he wanted to sleep.

  However, he didn’t know if it was because his body felt uncomfortable, but he was groggy and didn’t fall asleep for a long time. His breath was burning, and his nose and mouth were so hot and sore that he felt that he might have a fever.

  He didn’t find any fever inducing medicine at home. He always thought he was young and fit before, but he didn’t expect a small cold to last a few days.

   Wen Jianing finally chose to call Xia Yan. In fact, Wen Jianing was really thankful to Lu Jinlang. Lu Jinlang was right. Since the two of them couldn’t last for a lifetime, they should always make more plans for themselves. He couldn’t never not get sick.

  Xia Yan came over after more than an hour.

  Wen Jianing heard the doorbell sound, got up from the bed wearing pyjamas and went down to open the door, but when he opened the door, he saw Lu Jinlang standing outside the door.

  At that moment, Wen Jianing was a little taken aback. He thought he had dialled the wrong number.

  But Lu Jinlang came with Xia Yan, and the person who called Lu Jinlang was Xia Yan. His original intention was that Lu Jinlang could accompany him when he was treating Wen Jianing so that he could reduce the other party’s resistance. He didn’t know about the awkward relationship between Lu Jinlang and Wen Jianing now.

  Lu Jinlang asked Wen Jianing to go back and lie down on the bed.

  Xia Yan took out his stethoscope and stood by the bed to examine him.

  In fact, Wen Jianing had not recovered from his cold, and now he had a fever. His body felt uncomfortable, but Xia Yan says it was not too serious. He left Wen Jianing a fever-reducing medicine and asked him to take the medicine on time.

  ”Thank you,” Lu Jinlang got up and sent him downstairs.

  Xia Yan said, “If the fever still doesn’t go away after two hours, it’s best to send him to the hospital. I have no way to inject him with a fever-reducing injection now, so I can only continue to observe.”

  Lu Jinlang heard the words and said, “I know.”

  After sending Xia Yan out, Lu Jinlang returned to Wen Jianing’s room on the second floor and found that he seemed to have fallen asleep. Probably the medicine Xia Yan prescribed contained sleeping ingredients.

  This was the first time Lu Jinlang had come into Wen Jianing’s house. He couldn’t help but raise his head and look around the house. In fact, if Lu Jinlang had been in the past, he would have known that this house was almost the same as in the past, but it was a pity that he would not find anything now.

  Wen Jianing on the bed slept deeply. Lu Jinlang sat on the edge of the bed, and after a while, he stretched out his hand to touch his head. His hands were full of sweat, but his body temperature was slowly reduced.

  Wen Jianing stayed asleep until dawn the next morning. He opened his eyes and felt confused. It took a while to recall what happened last night.

  It was quiet inside the house, and he was alone.

  He thought that Lu Jinlang had left with Xia Yan last night, but when he went downstairs, he heard a noise from the kitchen and walked over to find that Lu Jinlang was making breakfast.

  It was like waking up to many mornings before when he could see Lu Jinlang’s back in the kitchen when he got up. In today’s atmosphere, Wen Jianing felt somewhat uncomfortable for no reason. Of course, this could be attributed to his mental frailty caused by his illness.

  ”You’re awake already?” Lu Jinlang asked him, “Have some porridge. You don’t have much here, so I can only cook some white porridge.”

  Wen Jianing wanted to speak but found his voice completely hoarse overnight. He then said “Thank you,” with some difficulty.

  Lu Jinlang smiled and said nothing.

  He put the porridge on the dining table, Wen Jianing sat down and asked Lu Jinlang, “Where did you sleep last night?”

  Lu Jinlang said, “Sofa.”

  ”I’m sorry,” Wen Jianing said.

  Lu Jinlang said, “Stop talking and get a doctor sooner next time before it drags on badly again.”

  Wen Jianing nodded.

  After eating, Lu Jinlang took the bowl to the kitchen to wash, and Wen Jianing went to the bathroom to take a shower.

  The bathroom equipment inside the bathroom had not been changed since Wen Jianing moved back to live there. It still used the old water heater and shower. He didn’t know if it is due to ageing, but at this time, the nozzle was a bit blocked and the hot water couldn’t get out for half a day.

  Wen Jianing took off all his clothes, and suddenly felt an unspeakable frustration, so he sat down next to the bathtub naked.

  After a while, the bathroom door suddenly opened from the outside.

  Wen Jianing raised his head in surprise and realized that he was usually alone and used to not having thought to lock the bathroom door.

  The person who came in was Lu Jinlang. Wen Jianing was frantically looking for clothes, but he didn’t even have any at hand.

  Lu Jinlang reached out and took the bath towel hung on the wall and threw it to him.

  He hurriedly blocked his lower body and asked, “Why did you get in here?”

  Lu Jinlang said, “I didn’t hear the sound of the water running, and I thought you fainted. What? Still not sick enough to be out here in the cold without clothes?”

  Wen Jianing sighed and said, “The shower is broken.”

  Lu Jinlang walked to him and said, “Get up, let me see.”


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Chapter 54

       Wen Jianing didn’t go to see ‘Springtime Dream’, but his performance in this movie was highly praised.

  The first to give a response was the netizens who went to the cinema to see the movie. Many people commented that the movie was average, but watching Ke Xinhang was worth the ticket price.

  Later, a well-known movie critic on a website wrote a movie review, in which Wen Jianing’s performance was mentioned in great length:

“The movie always carries Cao’s familiar style. If the performances of the heroes and heroines are quite satisfactory, then the biggest surprise this movie brings us should be Ke Xinhang. He is a ‘man’ who is young, beautiful, clean, with a girlish heart who can support his best friend at a critical time. It turns out that a sissy can still be like this, not twisted and not pretentious. While naturally he doesn’t forget to remind the audience that: he is a woman in his heart.

In fact, Ke Xinhang’s acting skills were initially reflected in ‘The Strange Fate of Hairpin and Phoenix’ TV series. However, the style of idol drama and the fast-pace shooting method make it easy to ignore the acting and only focus on some other aspects. Now looking back, Xiao Zongyan’s natural sassy character comes not only from Ke Xinhang’s perfect face but also from his wonderful interpretation. I think we have reasons to have greater expectations for Ke Xinhang. “

  Naturally, it goes without saying that Ke Xinhang’s fans were very fiery on the Internet and were eager to announce to everyone that their idol was not just a face.

  It was just that Wen Jianing, who was the person in the spotlight, hadn’t been in the mood to care about these lately.

  The company struck while the iron was hot and arranged a small meet and greet for him. At the meet and greet, Wen Lin was also invited to sing the theme song of ‘The Strange Fate of Hairpin and Phoenix’ with him.

  It could be said that the ticket to the meet and greet that day was hard to acquire, and it was sold at a high price on the internet.

  Almost at the same time, the TV series starring Yi Nan and Wen Lin aired. Since it was adapted from a well-known game, and at the same time invited a very well-known screenwriter to make the adaptation. The rating of the TV series went all the way to high ratings from the beginning of the broadcast.

  Wen Jianing, who had only a total of one scene as a celestial being, was shocked.

  After the first episode of the TV series was broadcasted, Wen Jianing’s long and flowing hair was captured on the internet by the audience, which immediately caused a lot of reposts.

  Wen Jianing had instantly become the most talked about and most popular male celebrity at the moment.

  With two TV dramas in succession, Wen Lin had also accumulated a lot of popularity, but he was still far from Wen Jianing.

  Including Yi Nan.

  In the past in the singing competitions, Yi Nan used to look down on Wen Jianing, and until now, he also still thought that Wen Jianing and Wen Lin were inferior to him when it comes to singing. However, in terms of acting, he had to admit that Wen Jianing’s acting skills were for all to see, and naturally, he was unable to catch up with all his efforts.

  Now that Wen Jianing returned to the company, even Jiang Yongfei had to greet him politely when she saw him. It was rumoured from the outside that Lei Xing would step up their efforts to promote Ke Xinhang to the top, and Jiang Yongfei’s positions would inevitably be affected.

  At this time, Bai Shengzhe asked Zheng Xin to call Wen Jianing back to the company to officially meet with the producer of the new movie.

  The new movie was invested by Lu Jinlang in the name of Lei Xing as the main investor. And the producer was a friend of Bai Shengzhe, whose name was Ji Mingcheng.

  Bai Shengzhe said bluntly to Wen Jianing, “This movie is invested specifically for you. The director is Lu Jinlang, and you are the leading actor. You should be all clear, right?”

  When he heard Lu Jinlang’s name, Wen Jianing took a deep breath and said, “I know.”

  Ji Mingcheng was very kind. He shook hands with Wen Jianing and said, “Although I am the producer of this movie, it is Mr. Lu who really checks from beginning to end. He is now discussing the script with the screenwriter. This is his first work as a director, which is very groundbreaking.”

  Wen Jianing nodded.

  Ji Mingcheng said to Wen Jianing, “And once the funds are in place, we will pay you in advance.”

  Wen Jianing was a little surprised and looked at Bai Shengzhe.

  Bai Shengzhe said, “This is what Lu Jinlang wants. He knows that you have not paid the final payment for the house.”

  Wen Jianing put his hands on the table and gently wiggled his fingers.

  Before Ji Mingcheng finally left, he said to Wen Jianing, “The script is almost finished with revisions. The next time we meet, the whole crew will meet together with the main creators. I look forward to working with you.”

  Wen Jianing shook hands with him again.

  Less than a week later, Lu Jinlang called Wen Jianing and asked him if he was free to receive an email online.

  ”What is it?” Wen Jianing asked.

  Lu Jinlang said, “The movie script.”

  Wen Jianing downloaded the script by email, and saw that the tentative title was ‘Bitter Summer’, and the screenwriter was a well-known screenwriter in the industry, named Han Rong.

  The protagonist of this movie was a college student. During the summer vacation of his sophomore year, he got the news that the single mother who raised him alone was going to remarry. Because he was upset, he called from his father’s home and was told that his father was seriously ill and was about to die.

  Because his parents divorced before he went to elementary school, he had only seen his father once a year in recent years, and he hadn’t seen his father since he went to college. He was actually indifferent to his father’s imminent death.

  But he was unwilling to go back to face his mother who was about to remarry. He chose to go to his father’s home village to see his father for the last time. When he arrived, his father lay unconscious in bed, but he had not breathed his last breath.

  It was the hottest time of summer, without air conditioning and showers, and drinking water could only be poured from the kettle. The protagonist was caught in the heat and lay down on the bed dejectedly, complaining about how could his father still be alive. The relatives in the family couldn’t stand him being pretentious. At this time, only one cousin who looked ferocious and behaved outrageously in the village expressed concern for him.

  His cousin brought him medicine, helped him pour water and take a bath, and bought him frozen mineral water from the outside. After he recovered, he followed his cousin who knew everything around. He told his cousin about the bitterness in his heart, and he advised him to think about it and to accept the fact that his mother had remarried. He also followed his cousin and looked through the photos of his parents when they were young and read the love letters between them at that time. His mood gradually calmed down. When his mother called, he was able to talk calmly with his mother and even said hello to his stepfather.

  It seemed that everything was getting better until one night the cousin came to say goodbye to him. He was puzzled, and when he wanted to ask more clearly, his cousin hurriedly left. That night, his father died in the hospital bed. He saw him for the last time and was grasped by his dry palm.

  When he saw his cousin again, the cousin returned to his original ferocious appearance and wouldn’t say a word to him. He began to want to find the memories he shared with his cousin but found that all those memories belonged to his father……

  This was where the story comes to an abrupt end. The ending appeared to be both a tragedy and a comedy; There seems to be some regret, but when you think about it carefully, there was nothing to regret.

  Wen Jianing called Lu Jinlang, “I’ve finished reading it.”

  ”How is it?” Lu Jinlang asked him.

  Wen Jianing said, “Very good, very touching.”

  Lu Jinlang asked him again, “Are there any changes that need to be made?”

  Wen Jianing hesitated, “Some small details.”

  Lu Jinlang paused for a while. Wen Jianing seemed to hear what he was talking to others and then said to him after a while, “Well, come over to me tomorrow if you are free. I’ll make an appointment with Han Rong for another modification. After the revision, the draft will be finalized.” After that, he added, “Is it alright with you?”

  Wen Jianing said, “It’s alright.” But he quickly asked, “Where are you?” He wasn’t sure whether Lu Jinlang was still in the house where they lived together.

  Lu Jinlang said to him, “The house in the western suburbs.” He had moved back to his villa.

  When Wen Jianing arrived, Han Rong hadn’t arrived yet.

  Lu Jinlang was watering the flowers on the balcony on the second floor. Wen Jianing saw him as soon as he looked up.

  Lu Jinlang put down the watering can, waved to him, and then walked down to the first floor.

  Wen Jianing was actually familiar with the villa. He didn’t need to wait for Lu Jinlang to attend to him. He changed his shoes and walked in. He saw Lu Jinlang coming down the stairs.

  As Lu Jinlang went down the stairs, he said, “Please wait a minute. Han Rong said he was temporarily delayed and might be half an hour late.” With that, Lu Jinlang went into the kitchen to pour water for him.

  Wen Jianing sat down on the sofa.

  Lu Jinlang came out of the kitchen and put the water glass on the coffee table in front of Wen Jianing. If it were past, he would probably just put the water cup directly into Wen Jianing’s hands.

  ”Thank you,” said Wen Jianing.

  Lu Jinlang sat down on the single sofa next to him. He was wearing a white cotton shirt and loose light coloured trousers at home. He looked particularly gentle.

  It would be a lie to say that it was not awkward at all. Wen Jianing didn’t know how Lu Jinlang felt, and it was the first time he had this kind of experience of facing his former lover. On the outside, he could behave naturally without caring. After all, so many years of acting experience were not in vain.

  As for whether Lu Jinlang was just acting or if he really didn’t care, Wen Jianing couldn’t tell.

  Lu Jinlang mentioned the script of the movie, and Wen Jianing picked up the conversation.

  ”I thought it would be a romance,” he said.

   Due to various restrictions in domestic movies, it was always difficult to work on visual effects. If they wanted to make a good movie, most of them had to rely on emotional expression.

   Love had become an eternal theme in this regard.

   Lu Jinlang said, “At the beginning when I discussed it with Han Rong. He also was leaning toward romance movies. It was me who suggested whether there was anything more warm and moving than romance.”

   The script was written by Han Rong, but it mainly expressed Lu Jinlang’s intention. In a sense, this movie would be a movie that was shot completely in accordance with what Lu Jinlang wanted.

   Wen Jianing nodded, “I like the script very much.”

   Lu Jinlang suddenly said, “My father passed away relatively early. For a long time, my eldest brother supported the family. Maybe there are some plots of my brother and father in it.”

  Wen Jianing’s father also passed away early and he was brought up by his mother, so he could understand Lu Jinlang’s feelings. But he couldn’t say much, because he was Ke Xinhang, not Wen Jianing.

  After a while, Han Rong hurried over, and Wen Jianing began to discuss the details of the script revision with him.

  Before this, Lu Jinlang had already communicated with Han Rong many times, and so at this time he mostly sat next to him and listened in silence.

  Even so, Wen Jianing could not ignore Lu Jinlang’s presence at all. Every little movement Lu Jinlang made, Wen Jianing would be able to notice it.

  After a long discussion, Lu Jinlang stood up and said, “Let’s go out and have something to eat together?”

  Before Wen Jianing could answer, he suddenly heard a violent braking sound from outside the house.

  Lu Jinlang walked toward the door, and Wen Jianing and Han Rong followed.

  When they came out of the house, they only saw a car parked on the side of the road in front of the house. Lu Jinxin got out of the car, opened the passenger’s door and pulled the little boy who was sitting inside out.

  The little boy was naturally his son Tongtong. At this time, Tongtong was holding the door with all his strength and refused to get off.

  Lu Jinlang picked up his pace and walked over. He grabbed Lu Jinxin’s hand, and said, “What are you doing?”

  Tongtong saw Lu Jinlang as if he had seen a saviour, so he hugged Lu Jinlang’s waist and said, “I want to go home!”

  Lu Jinxin finally released his hand and said to Lu Jinlang, “Let him stay with you for two days.”

  Lu Jinlang reached out and touched Tongtong’s head, and asked, “What’s wrong?”

  Lu Jinxin said, “His mother is fvcking crazy.”

  The husband and wife had been arguing over and over again about the divorce. Until now, they still hadn’t made it clear, and Lu Jinlang had never interfered. However, judging from Lu Jinxin’s action this time, it seemed that they were going to completely end the matter.

  Tongtong began to cry, “I want my mother.”

  Lu Jinxin was grumpy and yelled at Tongtong, “Your mother? Your mother was fooling around with other men outside and didn’t want you. Don’t you know?”

  After he yelled, Wen Jianing and Han Rong looked at each other and suddenly felt awkward. After all, Lu Jinxin was a figure with a good reputation and was respected. He definitely didn’t want people to know about the matter of his wife cheating.

  And Lu Jinxin only realized that there was someone else in Lu Jinlang at this time. With a sullen face, he said to Lu Jinlang, “Lock him up and break his legs if he dares to run! I’ll go first.”

  With that, Lu Jinxin got in the car before Lu Jinlang could react.

  Before he left, Lu Jinxin once again stressed it to Lu Jinlang, “Don’t let his mother take him away.”

  Tongtong was carried by Lu Jinlang, and he buried his head on his shoulders.

  As soon as Lu Jinxin left, Han Rong immediately said goodbye to Lu Jinlang.

  Wen Jianing originally wanted to leave, but Lu Jinlang said to him, “Wait for two minutes, I will go up and get something and help me look at the child, okay?”

  He could not think of a suitable reason to refuse.

  Lu Jinlang handed Tongtong to him and hurried upstairs by himself.

  Wen Jianing looked down and saw that the child was looking at him with wide eyes. He had forgotten everything about crying for his mother just now. Suddenly he asked him, “Are you Xiao Zongyan?”

  The Lu family accompanied the old lady to watch the entire ‘The Strange Fate of Hairpin and Phoenix’.

  Wen Jianing smiled and said, “I am not.”

  Tongtong said, “You look exactly the same! I know you are Xiao Zongyan’s actor, and my third uncle is also a big star.”

  Wen Jianing was about to answer him when he heard the sound of a car coming.

  A car stopped in front of Lu Jinlang’s house. The door opened and two women came down. One was a very old lady full of white hair, and another woman appeared to be well-dressed in her forties. The woman helped the old lady walk towards Wen Jianing and Tongtong.

  Tongtong broke free from Wen Jianing, ran towards the old lady and yelled, “Grandma!”

  The old lady was naturally Lu Jinlang’s mother, whose real name was Yu He, and the woman next to her was Lu Jinlang’s sister-in-law, whose name was Kang Huanxian.

  The old lady Lu was here to pick up her grandson, but when she saw Wen Jianing standing next to her grandson, she was stunned. After a while, she went to pull Kang Huanxian’s hand with some excitement and said, “Sister in law*, look, isn’t this Xiao Zongyan?”

  Kang Huanxian felt a little embarrassed by the fuss she was making at her age, and whispered, “Mom, take it easy.”

  The old lady Lu totally ignored her and the grandson who ran over her. She walked in the direction of Wen Jianing and said, “Can you take a picture with me?”

  ”Mom!” Kang Huanxian didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

  Wen Jianing couldn’t react for a moment. He had guessed the identity of these two people. He thought perhaps she was Lu Jinlang’s mother, and he couldn’t help but be a little respectful. Although he felt that the location and atmosphere were inappropriate, he still couldn’t refuse the request for a group photo.

  When Lu Jinlang came downstairs and walked out of the door, he saw his mother holding Wen Jianing’s arm, and his sister-in-law took out her phone to help them take pictures.

  The old lady Lu was not satisfied after taking a picture herself, and she waved to Tongtong, “Come and take a picture together.”

  Kang Huanxian said, “Mom, it’s going to be pretty much the same.”

  Lu Jinlang came over and said to Kang Huanxian, “It’s okay, Sister in law, just take a picture of them.”

  Only after taking two more pictures, the old lady Lu was willing to give up. Then she proceeded to grab Wen Jianing’s hand and said, “Your name is Ke Xinhang, right? We all enjoyed watching your performance in the  ‘The Strange Fate of Hairpin and Phoenix'”

  Wen Jianing quickly said, “Thank you, Madam Lu.”

  Old lady Lu said, “Don’t call me Madam, you just call me by name, my name is Yu He, you can call me Xiao He.”

  Lu Jinlang couldn’t listen any longer. He interrupted their conversation and said to the old lady Lu, “Why are you here?”

  Only then did the old lady Lu come back to her senses. She remembered why she came here and said unhappily, “Tongtong is doing just fine with me. He doesn’t know what kind of madness he did early in the morning, that he must take him away.”

  Lu Jinlang said, “Maybe he’s afraid that second sister in law will come and look for Tongtong.”

  The old lady Lu is still very upset, “Does he not trust me taking care of Tongtong? Can Zhujia come to me to take him away?”

  Ye Zhujia was the name of Lu Jinlang’s second sister in law.

  When Wen Jianing looked at the family, his only regret was not being able to leave as quickly as Han Rong.


*Yu He calling Kang Huanxian sister in law is not a mistranslation. She friggin’ called her daughter in law sister in law. There will be indirect explanation later on why Yu He decided to call her sister in law.

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Chapter 53

       Later, when he saw that Lu Jinlang had passed out from drinking, Wen Jianing called Lu Yunan and asked him to come up and pick up Lu Jinlang.

       When Lu Yunan arrived, he hesitated when he saw Wen Jianing. When he helped Lu Jinlang away, he thought that Wen Jianing would go with them, so he called him out in a low voice, “Xinhang?”

       Wen Jianing shook his head, “It’s getting late, please send Mr. Lu back to rest.”

       In front of the people outside, Lu Yunan didn’t say much, and helped Lu Jinlang to leave.

       Wen Jianing sat for a while, and Wen Tinghuan came to pick him up, so he also said goodbye and left.

       Sitting in the car, Wen Tinghuan immediately asked, “I heard that it was ‘October Fireworks’ that gave Lu Jinlang a celebration banquet?”

       Wen Jianing smiled, “You know it again?”

       Wen Tinghuan said, “I am well informed!”

       Wen Jianing didn’t speak. He leaned his head on the car window glass, hoping to reduce the hot temperature of his body.

       Wen Tinghuan saw that he was not calm, and asked, “What? Seeing Lu Jinglang rekindle your old love?”

       Wen Jianing smiled upon hearing this.

       Wen Tinghuan said, “It’s not that I haven’t been in love before. Love that is so easy to control, can’t be called love.”

       Wen Jianing said, “Who said that I am in love with him? No, I should say who said he and I were in love?”

  Wen Tinghuan drove the car and looked at him distractedly, “It’s useless for others to say anything about feelings. You can’t tell whether you are in love or not? I’m not concerned about your affairs anyway.”

  Wen Jianing propped his head with one hand and stopped talking, but all he thought about was Lu Jinlang tonight.

  Although Lu Jinlang said that he did not agree to break up, the two were separated after all. Each lived on one side, and it took more than an hour to drive the distance between each other.

  Wen Jianing did not go to Lu Jinlang, nor did Lu Jinlang come to him.

  These days, ‘October Fireworks’ had started to be officially advertised. Lu Jinlang had attended many publicity activities, and Wen Jianing could see him on TV programs from time to time. Although he was also an actor in the movie, it was almost unnecessary for Wen Jianing to participate in the publicity activities because his role was so minor. However, only because the name Ke Xinhang was now so popular, his name was also included in the movie poster. The photo of him that was used was of him using glasses in black and white. The photo looked a little dull, but they couldn’t hide the beauty and delicacy between his eyes and eyebrows that made him look like a well-behaved young student.

  At the same time as ‘October Fireworks’, there was another romantic comedy performed by Wen Jianing called ‘Springtime Dream’. The two romance films were released on the day of the Qixi Festival* at the same time.

  The promotional poster of ‘Springtime Dream’ only had Ke Xinhang’s name and not his photos, but his role in this movie was much more substantial. So he had to attend the next series of promotional activities.

  During this period, he participated in a TV talk show with the heroine Mu Huaqi and the director Cao Songquan.

  The host of the talk show program was not ignoring Wen Jianing because he was a supporting role in the movie. On the contrary, the host asked him a lot of questions because of his recent popularity.

  Wen Jianing answered with ease.

  Then the host asked, “Have you heard the news about Lu Jinlang winning an award recently?”

  Wen Jianing nodded.

  The host said, “I heard that you were also involved in the film?”

  Wen Jianing said, “It was the first movie I participated in since I joined the industry, but it was just a minor role with few scenes.”

  The host asked him, “Your movie has been two romance movies in a row, do you plan to develop in the direction of movies in the future instead of shooting TV series?”

  ”Of course not,” Wen Jianing denied, “As long as there is a good script, I will still shoot.”

  In fact, the host still intended to ask some questions about Lu Jinlang, but since the show was arranged for the crew of ‘Springtime Dream’, it is not easy to ask for too much detail.

  Soon it would be the time for the Qixi Festival. The two romance movies; ‘October Fireworks’ and ‘Springtime Dream’ were released at the same time. Both the directors were famous and had good reputations, and the cast was not weak. Of course, in comparison to ‘October Fireworks’ where Lu Jinlang recently won a grand prize, it was easier for ‘October Fireworks’ to attract the audience to check out the movie. The romantic comedy route taken by ‘Springtime Dream was also likeable in this festive atmosphere. There were also young girls who go to the cinema to watch the role Wen Jianing played.

  Anyway, the two movies premiered one after another. The box office was not indecisive and both could develop well taking advantage of the momentum of the festival.

  On the day of the Qixi Festival, Wen Jianing had nothing to do and asked Wen Tinghuan to book him a ticket for ‘October Fireworks’.

  Wen Tinghuan was baffled, “Are you going to see it alone?”

  Wen Jianing said, “Yeah, or if you didn’t have a date, can you accompany me to see it?”

  Wen Tinghuan said, “It’s a big festival, who wants to go to the movies with you!”

  Wen Jianing said helplessly, “It’s not like I am the only one who is going to see it. So much nonsense.”

  Wen Tinghuan asked him cautiously, “You really are not going with someone else?”

  ”Well,” Wen Jianing said frankly, “No one asked. So stop nagging.”

  Wen Tinghuan was still chatty, “Even without Lu Jinlang, you can still find someone else. Even if it’s a male, Ting jie is fine with it.”

  Wen Jianing felt a little funny, “You have no objection, but I have an opinion.”

  Except for Lu Jinlang, others really won’t do anymore. Even with Lu Jinlang, it was only due to an unexpected turn of events that things developed into how it was today. It seemed a little sad to say, but it was a thing that could not be helped.

  Wen Tinghuan finally booked him a ticket. With a mask and cap, Wen Jianing entered the cinema after the beginning of the movie and sat alone in the last row.

  At this time, the entire theatre was full, and only one vacant seat was left beside him.  Wen Tinghuan complained to him that the cinema had actually refused to sell single movie tickets tonight and that she must go and complain to them.

  Wen Jianing had not watched the ‘October Fireworks’ movie completely. He missed the beginning. When he came in, the male lead played by Lu Jinlang and the heroine played by Jin Zhenzhen had already met.

  In fact, there was nothing very special in this movie storyline, but Fang Wei’s storytelling methods always made people feel that they were permeated with real emotions. In the mainland town in the nineties, the young girl washing clothes in a large plastic basin, and the honeycomb briquette stacked in the corridor of the building made it easy for the people from that era to resonate.

  So in addition to young couples, there were also many middle-aged couples in the cinema.

  In fact, when Wen Jianing came to see this scene, it was because of Lu Jinlang. He wanted to see how good Lu Jinlang’s performance was and how it could enable him to win that kind of award.

  In the movie, Lu Jinlang’s most popular costume was a white tight-fitting tank top with a loose jacket and dark green camouflage trousers underneath. His jacket was always unbuttoned and dr4p3d over his body, showing his strong but not exaggerated muscles.

  Fang Wei had a good eye for choosing people. Jin Zhenzhen’s acting skills were very green, but the whole scene was just right. That shyness was natural and straightforward, and it was completely in line with the character’s personality.

  Just like in this scene, when the fuse in the heroine’s house was burnt, and she couldn’t do anything because she was alone at home. The male lead who lived alone next door found out and took the initiative to change the fuse for her.

  The two were very close, Jin Zhenzhen held a flashlight in her hand to help Lu Jinlang illuminate the room.

  When Lu Jinlang inadvertently looked back and the two looked at each other, Jin Zhenzhen’s surprised shyness appeared on her face, and there was no trace of it as just an act. Even Wen Jianing felt that at that moment, Jin Zhenzhen really felt shy.

  At this moment, a tall figure suddenly walked to the empty seat beside Wen Jianing and sat down. Wen Jianing turned his head curiously and saw that the person beside him pushed the cap bill** slightly higher, revealing his handsome face.

  The person who came was no one else but Lu Jinlang.

  The movie theatre was very quiet. Wen Jianing lowered his voice and asked him, “Why are you here?” There’s no need to think about it, he knew that the only one who sold his whereabouts was Wen Tinghuan.

  Lu Jinlang said, “I called you, but you didn’t answer.”

  Wen Jianing fetched his phone and noticed that there were two missed calls. He had turned the phone on silent as soon as he entered the theatre.

  Neither of them continued talking and watched the movie silently.

  The story alternates between the eyes of the male and female lead. The city youth who came to the town to hide from the wounded, and the good and serious young girl in love. One was teasing carelessly, and the other was evading but gradually falling into him.

  When the character played by Wen Jianing appeared, they heard a girl sitting in the front row whispering to her boyfriend, “This is Ke Xinhang, right?”

  The boy laughed out loud and said, “It seems to be, he seems so silly.”

  Wen Jianing couldn’t help but smile when he heard the words, because his role was indeed a bit silly.

  But the girl next to him was not convinced and said, “He’s still very handsome. Hanghang is always handsome in all of his clothes.”

  The boy said, “Bah!”

  Wen Jianing subconsciously turned his head and glanced at Lu Jinlang next to him. He was also looking at him, and both of them smiled slightly.

  In the latter part of the movie, the atmosphere slowly became heavy. The heroine’s love was opposed by her parents. She was punished to kneel on the aisle of the building. Her father took a feather duster and hit her on the back. The two young couples chose to elope. It was the National Day*** and there was a fireworks display in the town.

  With the sky full of fireworks in the background, the male lead and heroine were making love under the bridge of the town surrounding the river.

  The entire scenery was very dark. Only the outline of the characters can be seen, and the friction of clothes and fierce breathing sounds could be heard.

  When Wen Jianing saw this, he clearly felt that it was just Lu Jinlang’s acting. Lu Jinlang was not like that when he was making love. He was never eager or reckless. Even if he was angry, he would only be more intense but more controlled, just like in the bathroom that night.

  They left before they finished watching the ending. Naturally, they didn’t see the second look of Wen Jianing, which was later regarded as a classic shot. The makeup in that shot had been changed so that they couldn’t see Wen Jianing’s original face.

  Wen Jianing felt that this drama was not suitable for the Qixi Festival, because the ending was a bit stressful. People lived in the world and constantly endure the pressure of reality. In fantasy works such as movies and novels, they still wanted to feel more happiness.

  When they came out, Lu Jinlang asked him if he wanted to watch ‘Springtime Dream’. However, Wen Jianing gave up when he saw that there were too many people in the ticket office. The two went directly to the underground parking lot through the unoccupied safe passage.

  Wen Jianing came by himself, but Lu Yunan drive Lu Jinlang here. After he arrived, he asked Lu Yunan to go back first.

  So Wen Jianing said to Lu Jinlang, “Where are you going? I’ll give you a ride.”

  Lu Jinlang sat in the passenger seat and said to Wen Jianing, “I’m sorry for what happened that day. I drank too much.”

  Wen Jianing smiled, “It’s okay, I know you drank too much.”

  Lu Jinlang said, “In fact, these days I have been thinking about how to deal with our relationship.”

  Wen Jianing was going to start the car when he stopped and turned his head to look at him.

  Lu Jinlang suddenly laughed at himself, “I found that you are much calmer than me in handling this matter, and I should apologize to you. I’m an adult, not to mention that I am 10 years older than you,” he said. While speaking, he stretched out his hand and touched Wen Jianing’s head. “I ought to know how to part without hard feelings.”

  Wen Jianing looked at him quietly.

  Lu Jinlang said, “You should have heard some news. I invested in making a film in the name of Lei Xing. I plan to try to be a director for the first time, and you will be the leading actor. It may be a little different from Fang Wei’s movie that you originally expected, but these days I have been taking further courses in directing, and I still have some confidence in myself and want to give it a try.”

  ”Do you plan to become a director in the future?” Wen Jianing asked him.

  Lu Jinlang said, “I’m interested in both acting and directing. I’m not nailing myself to the frame.”

  Wen Jianing continued to ask him, “Do you want to get back together with me now?”

  Lu Jinlang leaned back in his chair and looked at him, “Actually, we should have made it clear when you moved away. Do you remember what you said to Yan Ruowei on the dinner terrace after the awards ceremony? “

  Wen Jianing was slightly stunned.

  Lu Jinlang said, “I was in the room upstairs and heard your quarrel from the window.”

  Wen Jianing suddenly recalled the conversation he heard between Lu Jinlang and Lu Jinxin. At that time, he felt the words were very familiar, but he didn’t remember. It turned out that he was the one who said those words. That there was no sincerity between them. This was not what Lu Jinlang thought, but Lu Jinlang was just repeating his words.

  Lu Jinlang sighed suddenly and said, “I’m sorry, that I didn’t take care of my heart.”

  Wen Jianing’s hand trembled slightly.

  Lu Jinlang stretched out his hand to cup his face, kissed his lips, and then left. He said, “If we continue to get along like this, I’m afraid I will do something that’ll hurt you. So I’ll pull myself together and stay away.” With that, Lu Jinlang pulled the door and got out of the car.

  Instead of asking Wen Jianing to drive him away, he called Lu Yunan to drive him to pick him up.

  That night, Wen Jianing squatted on the balcony on the second floor of his home to smoke. He rarely smoked, unless he was feeling extremely excited or irritable.

  Lu Jinlang said that they were all adults. Adult love was too sensible. He knew that there was only a dead-end for moths that fly to the fire, so he shrunk back and put his guard up. If he didn’t love him then he wouldn’t love him either. So that when he was being stabbed by someone, there would be room to retreat so that he would not be injured.

  Because of this, there was always a distance between two people. You couldn’t stab me and I couldn’t stab you. You couldn’t touch my heart, and I couldn’t touch yours.

  Lu Jinlang was tempted, and Wen Jianing could detect it.

  But even so, he still wondered how long Lu Jinlang’s sincerity could last. He couldn’t ask for it, that was why he yearns for it. If he also offered his sincerity in the future, would it become so worthless to the point others could cruelly trample on it? Look, didn’t Lu Jinlang didn’t dare to face it, and hurriedly took a step back in a hurry? 

  What is love? How to love? It turned out that he had lived a lifetime, but he still didn’t know.


The author has something to say:
Seeing that someone feels like I’m just dragging it on, I need to explain it in advance. My most favourite scene is when two people have a crush on each other but they just won’t say anything. Their body burns fiercely when they look at each other, and always feels like they are ready to face fire and thunder falling down from the sky……The two are about to enter this state

They are both willing to wait a little longer so they can kiss and be intimate with one another


*Qixi festival is Chinese Valentine’s day or maybe some are familiar with the name of Tanabata Festival
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**This is the cap bill
***The National Day means the PRC National Day which falls on the 1st of October

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