Soothing piano music is playing in the store, making people feel drowsy on this bright spring day.
The mattress in the hotel is too soft and makes my back hurt when I get up. Now this soothing piano music made Li Wei feel sleepy.
"Tell me, is there anything else we can talk about?" Li Wei rested his head with one hand and slowly stirred the steaming coffee in the cup with a spoon in the other hand.
"I had a premonition that I would meet you before I came to Shanghai, but I didn't expect that I would meet you. It's been a while since we parted, how are you doing?" Zhao Qian's tone sounded like a pair of old friends who have been apart for a long time. We met again and sat down to slowly reminisce about old times.
Li Wei didn't answer Zhao Qian's greetings. She stared blankly at the ripples in the cup after being stirred.
Zhao Qian felt a little cold when he saw that Li Wei didn't answer.
"Recalling the unpleasantness of the last farewell, do you still care about this?"
What happened last time? ! Li Wei barely remembers what happened between the two of them when Zhao Qian left last time. She has been very busy these days, working, recuperating, meeting Jiang Yunfeng, and reuniting with her second brother. She was too busy to think about what happened with Zhao Qian.
"Sorry, I forgot about it a long time ago. I don't know which one you are talking about."
"You..." Zhao Qian was a little angry. He had always been obsessed with this woman, but he didn't expect that the person involved looked indifferent.
"I stopped you today because I wanted to explain to you what happened between me and Chu Shanshan."
Li Wei said: "No, I'm not yours. Who you are good with has nothing to do with me."
"No, I want to explain it clearly to you." Zhao Qian pressed Li Wei's hand on the table. Zhao Qian didn't want Li Wei to misunderstand him.
Li Wei didn't talk anymore. He liked to talk.
"The matter between me and Chu Shanshan is just a publicity tool launched by the company. She and I will have a new drama in the next half year, so I want to create some topics. In fact, she and I have nothing to do and have no relationship at all. It’s just bundled together for marketing.”
Li Wei didn't know how convincing Zhao Qian's words were, but he had to say that they coincided with Xing Fang's views.
"You stopped me just to listen to these boring scandals of yours?"
"yes."
The drink in the cup was no longer so hot. Li Wei took a few sips and quickly reached the bottom. After she drank it quickly, she stood up to leave.
Zhao Qian stopped her: "Don't you have anything to say to me?"
"Please keep a good distance, Prince Regent!" Li Wei stared angrily.
"You still can't let him go in your heart, even if he has never been kind to you. Is that right?"
Is he talking about the late emperor
"What do you think? Please don't disturb my life." Li Wei just wants to live her own peaceful life. She doesn't want to be involved with Zhao Qian and become the target of media reports.
This brief meeting ended on bad terms again, and Li Wei returned to the exhibition hall. Xing Fang was already busy there. Seeing Li Wei come back so quickly, she hurriedly ran up and asked with concern: "How can we finish the date so soon?"
"Screw you, what a date." Li Wei put the matter aside and turned around and plunged into work.
In the afternoon, the leader of the group suggested that she interview several popular film crews, including "The Sunset over the River" starring Zhao Qian and Chu Shanshan.
Li Wei asked the organizer: "What are the highlights of this show?"
The director of the production team replied: "We actually started creating this drama with a historical theme of ancient costumes three years ago. We also invited several well-known experts in the industry to serve as consultants, so whether it is based on historical facts, costumes, props, The styling is very rigorous. This is a history of the rise of a dynasty, with big production and huge investment, so it’s worth looking forward to.”
With such an official answer, Li Wei felt that it was enough. Xing Fang whispered in Li Wei's ear: "Why don't you interview the leading actor?"
Li Wei had no choice but to hand the microphone to Zhao Qian as a routine, and asked in a formulaic manner: "Excuse me, Zhao Qian, after you have been silent for a year, why did you choose such a drama to make a comeback?"
Zhao Qian only had eyes for this beautiful woman at this moment. He spoke softly and calmly: "Because this story attracted me."
"What kind of role do you play in this play?"
"A prince in the dynasty who endured humiliation and endured heavy burdens eventually became the man who shouldered the responsibility of the regent and carried the entire dynasty."
This kind of script is really tailor-made for Zhao Qian. Finally, Li Wei interviewed Chu Shanshan, the heroine of this drama.
"What role does Miss Chu play in the play?"
"A character with a wide age range is a big challenge for me. She has grown from a carefree and innocent girl to a queen mother of a country." Chu Shanshan smiled brightly and looked innocent.
The director was afraid of spoilers for the two leading actors, so he quickly interjected: "In short, this is a well-made historical drama, with grand war scenes and lingering love. It is full of intrigue and competition, and it is worth looking forward to."
Li Wei ended the interview in a hurry and then went to other crews. The lingering love between the Prince Regent and the Queen Mother? What nonsense? Li Wei greeted the screenwriter's old mother in his heart.
A busy day of work was finally over, and Li Wei returned to the hotel exhausted. After entering the house, I couldn't wait to take a shower, hoping to relieve my fatigue.
Xing Fang came over and said to Li Wei: "Is everything going to be okay? How about we go on a night cruise on the Huangpu River?"
Tonight is probably my last chance. There will be an awards show tomorrow. They should go back as soon as the awards show is over. Li Wei agreed to Xing Fang's request: "Okay, please wait for me for a while."
Xing Fang smiled and said: "It's okay."
Li Wei picked up the hair dryer and started drying his hair. After blow-drying her hair, she changed into a goose-yellow dress. He casually picked up the grass-green windbreaker hanging on the shelf.
"Let's go."
Xing Fang happily agreed with a smile.
"Sister Li, is there a story between you and that Zhao Qian?"
"Stop your curiosity. I have no story with him."
Xing Fang smiled and said: "Lies can't deceive my sharp eyes. He made an appointment with you alone today, and he kept looking at you when you were interviewing him."
"You are overthinking. I have nothing to do with him."
The weather is fine, and you can still see the moon when you look up. However, in a metropolis with serious optical pollution, the moon's light appears so weak.
Sitting on the cruise ship, Xing Fang ordered a bottle of red wine and Li Wei tasted it slowly while admiring the gorgeous and romantic night.
Li Wei recalled a Lantern Festival many years ago, when she and her sisters at home were able to go out and there were lights everywhere during the Lantern Festival. The sisters at home took their own boats and wandered in the wide and calm Jin River. The lights that night were as bright as the stars, and the sound of flutes was sobbing across the river. She entered the palace in early February after the Lantern Festival. She didn't expect that this would be the last time she would be reunited with her sisters. I don’t know what happened to the sisters in the past.
(End of chapter)