He Yiming did not ask whether Su Pei was avoiding him. Because of this question, Su Pei would of course only deny it.
He Yiming did not point out, did not ask why. This time was different from the last time. He and Su Pei had a good relationship and there was no quarrel. Su Pei suddenly did this, which meant that he really needed time and space.
However, He Yiming couldn't help but test it twice, once asking Su Pei to come out, and once asking if Su Pei was at home. Su Pei really made excuses and refused their meeting.
"I'm going to participate in a parent-child activity with Little Cookie this week. There are always so many things in their school," Su Pei explained on the phone. "I couldn't help it when I was out of town. Now I'm at home, just to spend more time with her."
He Yiming said, "Is there anything I can help you with? If you need to visit your parents' workplace, I can lend you my office."
Su Pei was amused by him and laughed, "That's really like killing a chicken with a butcher's knife."
He Yiming said nothing more.
Su Pei didn't lie to He Yiming, he really wanted to accompany Little Cookie to participate in an event recently. He helped the little cookie class arrange a small drama, and the students performed it. If the arrangement was good, he could represent the school to go out to the competition.
Before, Little Cookie quarreled with her classmates because her classmates suspected that her father was not a serious screenwriter. Now Su Pei wants to find a place for her daughter.
It is easy for Su Pei to arrange a play for the children. After all, he has been rehearsing for the drama club since college.
The play in Little Cookie's class this time is "The Little Prince". Su Pei spent two nights adapting "The Little Prince" into a children's drama for about half an hour.
Little Cookie had already read the story of "The Little Prince", but she still asked Su Pei to accompany her to read it again. The father and daughter read the script against the original novel.
Little Cookie leaned beside Su Pei and listened to his explanation in a low voice.
"This part of the pilot's memory is very good, but after putting it in, it will slow down the rhythm on the stage, so most of it was deleted, and it was shortened and rewritten..."
"It's the end of the first act, and then a transition..."
Little Cookie likes this story, and she also takes the script adapted by Su Pei very seriously. After they read the script, Su Pei asked Little Cookie, "Which role do you want to play?"
Little Cookie said, "I want to play the little prince, the rose, and the fox."
Su Pei smiled, "You can only choose one."
Little Cookie hesitated, she chose roses.
Because roses are the most beautiful, and the little prince prefers her. She's going to be the favored one.
Su Pei was not surprised by his daughter's choice.
He smiled and said, "Then you are Little Rose Cookie."
When Little Cookie fell asleep, Su Pei covered her with a quilt and said good night. Little Cookie closed his eyes and whispered to himself, "I think my mother is like a rose..."
Su Pei's heart was sour. He no longer had any nostalgia or hope for Shen Lan. He was sad for his daughter. In the young eyes of Little Cookie, the world is not complicated, she just wants to see the beautiful side of her mother.
Su Pei stood at the door of the room and said again, "Little Cookie, go to sleep." He turned off the light gently.
The next day, when Su Pei sent Little Cookie to school, he went to school with her, chatted with the teacher, and in the afternoon, arranged a play with the children in the class.
Su Pei and the teacher chose the role together. Because his father is a screenwriter, and he is beautiful and articulate, he took the role of Rose as a matter of course.
Su Pei came for three days and helped the teacher set the tone. Next, he didn't have to come every rehearsal, go once a week, or watch recorded videos for guidance.
In this way, Little Cookie regained her credit among her classmates - she didn't lie, her father is indeed a good screenwriter. Moreover, the little kids will judge people by their appearance. When they see such a tall, thin and handsome uncle, even the teacher talks to him with a smile on his face. They become a lot more disciplined and call him "Mr. Su".
Before May 1, the play in Little Cookie's class was finally performed in the school. Su Pei went to school that day, and cheered Little Cookie when he came to the stage.
During the performance, Su Pei sat under the stage, and when he saw Little Cookie appearing with a rose wreath on his head, he heard the voices of admiration all around him. The fair and beautiful little girl seems to have come out of a fairy tale.
Su Pei found that he hadn't enjoyed his work in this way for a long time. Although this job didn't have any pay, it made him feel extremely satisfied.
After the performance, Little Cookie's head teacher immediately told Su Pei the good news that the school had felt that the performance of their class was chosen to participate in the competition in the district.
Su Pei promised to revise the script to be more refined and help arrange another version.
The work has gone a lot more smoothly recently. The new script has been half-finished. The feedback from the production company is very satisfactory. The director used the script to audition for the actors. Except for the protagonist who has been decided for a long time, other important supporting roles have been decided one after another. .
Now that Su Pei's writing has a specific actor image in his mind, he can revise the script according to the actor's characteristics and write the characters closer to the actor himself.
He began to feel that this "80 New Career" was the most reliable crew he had ever encountered. At least the current attitude of the production company was much better than before.
While the work was going well, Su Pei had another kind of emptiness - since He Yiming called him last time, they hadn't been in touch for a while. He thought about giving He Yiming private time, he couldn't always trouble He Yiming with his own affairs, but now that He Yiming really didn't come to him, he was a little lost.
Su Pei began to regret that he didn't seem to have spoken clearly. It wasn't that he didn't want He Yiming to play with him, he just felt that he couldn't always rely on him, and that He Yiming should have his own life.
While it may sound comforting for two good friends to be in company with each other, it's not realistic after all...
Su Pei thought, He Yiming, who loves nature and the wild so much, should not spend time with him, he should arrange various activities.
On May 1st, Yao Zhicheng's wife gave birth to a baby.
A few days later, Su Pei went to see Yao Zhicheng and the newborn with gifts.
Although the new father made various preparations in advance, he was still in a hurry when he actually went into battle.
Su Pei just came to congratulate him. He didn't need to entertain him. The two chatted casually. Su Pei didn't want to sit for a long time.
However, Su Pei still asked a question about He Yiming.
Yao Zhicheng said that He Yiming didn't come, he just sent him a message to congratulate him, and then asked the secretary to send gifts, including things for babies and bird's nest for his wife, very proud.
"Do you know what He Yiming has been busy with recently? Is it because the company is busy, or is he falling in love?" Su Pei asked, "He hasn't had time to come to me for a gathering recently."
Yao Zhicheng was sterilizing the bottle and said, "No, he broke up with Chen Xing not long ago. If he fell in love, it would definitely explode. Is he preparing to climb a mountain?"
Su Pei said, "It should be. It must be this. He wants to climb Lhotse Peak this year, it should be in summer."
Yao Zhicheng is not worried about He Yiming, he is concerned about Su Pei, "How is your health? Don't be too tired."
Su Pei couldn't help but touched his chest and said, "Recently, the routine of work and rest is much better. If every crew I encounter is like this, I can save a lot of trouble."
Yao Zhicheng smiled and said, "Then do you have time to think about yourself? Don't always ask He Yiming if he is in a relationship. I think you should talk about one too, don't be like Shen Lan..."
He paused, criticizing other people's ex-wife so directly is not good.
Su Pei knew that in the eyes of his friends, Shen Lan's character was indeed not suitable for marriage.
Yao Zhicheng said, "Find someone who is practical and can take care of each other with you."
Su Pei didn't say a word, Yao Zhicheng saw the signs, "What? You already have such a person?"
Su Pei said immediately, "No, the eight characters haven't been written yet."
Yao Zhicheng looked at him, "If you go further, there must be a story. You used to be the best woman among us. I didn't say that He Yiming was not as popular as you."
Su Pei said, "There is an assistant. He is not bad, but he is too young. I haven't thought about it yet."
Yao Zhicheng advised him, "You can give yourself a chance and try it out."
Su Pei smiled and said, "Let's talk about it."
Three days later, Su Pei received a call from He Yiming, and he picked it up immediately, thinking that if He Yiming invited him this time, he would definitely agree.
But He Yiming's voice sounded cold, and he asked, "How is your script?"
Su Pei said, "It's not bad. The progress is ahead of schedule. This is a rare thing."
He heard something wrong with He Yiming's voice and asked carefully, "What's wrong with you? It doesn't sound very happy?"
He Yiming said, "My mountaineering plan has been cancelled."
Su Pei's heart skipped a beat and asked, "What happened? What's wrong?"
He Yiming will not cancel the plan without any reason.
"My foot was injured when I was exercising," He Yiming heard Su Pei's nervousness, and his voice softened, "It will take some time to recover from the injury, so I won't be able to keep up with the climbing schedule."
Su Pei hurriedly asked Yan if it was serious or not and if it would affect him.
He Yiming said, "You will know if you come and see."
He took a photo of his foot and sent it to Su Pei.
When Su Pei saw the photo, He Yiming's left foot was splinted and tightly bandaged with gauze. It looked very serious. He immediately said, "I will see you, you have a good rest. It hurts! How did you do it?"
He Yiming said lightly, "Some idiot smashed the equipment on my foot."
Su Pei sounded distressed and angry, and scolded the idiot several times. He Yiming finally felt a little happier after hearing his sincere feelings. He said, "Then you must come this weekend."
Su Pei agreed, and scolded He Yiming again as an "idiot".
He Yiming didn't tell Su Pei that the idiot who hurt him was himself.
He contacted Yao Zhicheng that day and also asked about Su Pei. Yao Zhicheng said that Su Pei had a "possible person", saying that he was an assistant, and He Yiming immediately thought of Xiaoyan. He asked Yao Zhicheng what was going on.
Yao Zhicheng said, "I didn't ask too clearly, but after listening to Su Pei's meaning, he seems to be hesitating. I advise him not to hesitate and try it first."
He Yiming almost scolded, but he held it back abruptly.
I haven't contacted Su Pei for a few days, and there seems to be a new development on Su Pei's side. He doesn't know anything! Emotional Su Pei didn't contact him because he thought he was in the way
He Yiming could not wait to arrest Su Pei immediately for interrogation. He felt that he was approaching the critical point all day. As a result, when I was exercising, I was in a trance, and when I lost my mind, I sacrificed my left foot.
Looking at the scars on his feet, He Yiming felt a sense of pleasure in his heart.
He knew he had to act.