"Rub my tummy." Xia Yitong laughed so hard that she rolled over on her tummy. Soon she was punished by someone who gloated over her misfortune, and a look of pain appeared on her face - her tummy hurt from laughing so hard.
Lu Yinbing walked up to her, picked up a pillow and hit her on the back, then rubbed her stomach. It was a good thing he didn't press her to the bed and beat her.
Is it that funny?!
Xia Yitong was lying on the bed on her side, stroking her belly and crying "ouch". Lu Yinbing was sitting far away from her, playing with his cell phone, laughing, laughing, and laughing until she died of laughter. Then he ignored Xia Yitong for at least three minutes.
Two minutes later, Xia Yitong, who had regained her composure, came over to apologize. After a lot of persuasion and the use of beauty, Lu Yinbing snorted softly through his nose, and the matter was over.
"I think," Xia Yitong said, straightening Lu Yinbing's head which had tilted to one side, and continued, "the child will not be led astray. We teach by example. With the two of us, how bad can the child be?"
"I'm not worried about you, but about me?" Lu Yinbing pointed at herself, obviously not as confident in herself as Xia Yitong was in her.
"What's wrong with you?" Xia Yitong asked with a smile.
Lu Yinbing said: "My mother said that when I was a kid, I would call my friends to climb trees and rob bird nests."
Xia Yitong said: "You are good at climbing trees. It would be great if the child was like you."
Lu Yinbing glanced at her and said, "My mother said I went fishing in the winter."
Xia Yitong remained calm: "You have courage and guts, and you are self-reliant."
Lu Yinbing said, "I also instigated my classmates to fight."
Xia Yitong said: "That means you have an IQ higher than that of an average person at such a young age, and you know how to achieve your goals. If my child inherits this, I will be so happy."
Lu Yinbing didn't say anything for a while, looking at the ceiling, and finally chuckled: "Flatterer."
Xia Yitong kissed her and whispered softly and tenderly in her ear: "The flatterer loves you."
Lu Yinbing's bones softened and she leaned softly into her arms, and Xia Yitong took the opportunity to hug her.
Lu Yinbing sighed.
"What's wrong?" Xia Yitong said gently, touching her long hair on her back. After so much time, the length of her hair is now the same as before the surgery, but the things that happened and the years that passed will always remain in her heart.
She didn't want to see Lu Yinbing unhappy at all.
Lu Yinbing said, "It's nothing, you just feel so comfortable, so I sighed." As she spoke, she reached her hand under the hem of her clothes and touched the softest and smoothest skin on Xia Yitong's lower back.
Xia Yitong resisted the urge to flinch, even though Lu Yinbing's hands were very cold.
Lu Yinbing successfully passed the coolness of his hand to Xia Yitong through skin contact, then he withdrew his hand with satisfaction and gave Xia Yitong a mischievous smile. Xia Yitong was not angry at all, but had an indulgent smile on her face.
Lu Yinbing rushed over and kissed her on the face several times, each time with a loud smack. Xia Yitong's face was covered with saliva from her kisses, and even her ears were not spared, but this was happy saliva. Following the principle of reciprocity, the two exchanged saliva happily.
Before I knew it, an hour had passed lying on the sofa. During this hour, we did nothing but hug each other on the sofa, kissing and touching each other, and chatting about meaningless things. "I've fallen in love with a kind of flower recently, and I want to grow one when I get home after finishing filming." "The director's wife called him today, and they had a big fight. The rumors about their divorce may be true." "The male lead has been telling people that he is single, but he actually got married three years ago."... and so on. We chatted about everything, and because the curtains were drawn, we couldn't see the sky outside the window, and time passed silently.
"It's nine o'clock already?" After the two finished chatting, they looked at the time on their mobile phones, were both surprised, and then started to take their clothes to the bathroom to take a shower.
After taking a shower and drying her hair, Lu Yinbing checked the time again. It was not yet ten o'clock, nine forty-two. She smiled at Xia Yitong who was drying her hair and said, "We two really have the routine of the elderly who race against time."
"Old people go to bed at nine o'clock, so it's still early for us." After Lu Yinbing sat on the bed, Xia Yitong took the hair dryer from her hand. Lu Yinbing volunteered to help her blow dry her hair, and Xia Yitong readily agreed.
"What are we going to do next?" Ever since her memory failed, Lu Yinbing got used to sorting out her schedule for the next few days every day, just as a way to exercise her brain's memory. In the past, Xiaoxi wrote all of these down in her schedule and reported them in advance on time.
"You." Xia Yitong took the opportunity to tease her.
"Go." Lu Yinbing ignored her dirty talk. He would have to do it soon anyway, so there was no point in talking so much now. "Blow dry your hair first."
Xia Yitong laughed and turned the hair dryer to the highest setting.
Although she was said to be staying in the crew for a whole month, Lu Yinbing did not have no other work during this entire month. For example, there were some banquets that she had to attend. The attendees were either big shots who would make the industry tremble with just a lift of their feet, or movie emperors and actresses like her. There were also private invitations, from seniors in the circle, her teachers, and friends regardless of age difference. These were all things that she could not refuse, nor could she reject.
Humans are social animals. The deeper she roots herself in this circle, the more intricate the network of relationships becomes, the more complex the feelings between people become, the relationship of needing and being needed. Xia Yitong is one of the most important parts of her life, but it will never be all.
There was a business banquet in the evening of three days later. The theme of the banquet was to celebrate the engagement between the heir of the Wang Group and the heir of another family business. Celebrities were specially invited to come and celebrate, and Lu Yinbing also received an invitation. At first glance, it seemed that it had nothing to do with Lu Yinbing, but the Wang Group was deeply rooted. One of its subsidiaries was one of the top ten most famous brokerage companies in the country. They also had their own cinema chain, and the entertainment industry was booming. In the era of capital, no one can exist without a network of relationships. Lu Yinbing's studio and the Wang Group have always been good friends. This time, the two heirs were engaged, so they had to give each other face. There were other big stars and directors attending like her, and it was foreseeable that the scene on that day would be spectacular.
There were three invitations, one for Xue Yao, and the other two for Lu Yinbing and Xia Yitong. Xia Yitong didn't have one, but somehow Wang's Group sent her an extra one.
Originally, it would be fine for her to bring someone along with her because she had an invitation. There was no need to go to such lengths. Perhaps Wang's Group recognized Xia Yitong's achievements in the past two years? But since it was sent, Lu Yinbing accepted it. Xia Yitong was now affiliated with her own studio, so she had no worries about development, but her own connections were still a little weak. Simply put, it was not enough to just use her face. Knowing more people would only benefit her. And those big directors, it was said that several of them were interested in her acting in their new movies, so she might as well take this opportunity to communicate with them.
And then there is herself...
"This banquet is completely private. There are no reporters. Relax and don't be nervous." Lu Yinbing reminded Xia Yitong for the third time in the car on the way to the banquet after changing into a dress.
Xia Yitong nodded.
She was not nervous. It was Lu Yinbing herself who was nervous. She announced her retirement from the entertainment industry two years ago and returned to China last year. In just two years, she fell from the peak to the bottom, then rebounded and rose again. This was the first time she appeared in such a formal business banquet. She had to learn to face those people's doubts, suspicions, or... She didn't know what kind of looks they would get.
It will definitely be stressful.
Xia Yitong held Lu Yinbing's hand tightly and looked at her profile intently.
The banquet venue was in a villa owned by the Wang Group, covering an area of... Xia Yitong stood at the door and looked inside, then thought about the housing prices in this area. To use a popular saying on the Internet at that time: poverty limited her imagination.
Lu Yinbing and Xia Yitong handed in their invitations at the same time and were respectfully invited in. They rode for a while and stopped again. The other party led the way in front. Xia Yitong walked while looking at the people coming and going calmly. There were many people she didn't know, but there were also some who looked familiar. Lu Yinbing knew much more people than she did, so he introduced her to her in a low voice.
"That's Mr. Zhao from the xx Group. Do you know the xx Cinema? It's owned by his family."
"The guy in the blue suit is from a Fortune 500 company, a family-owned chain business that makes electrical appliances. His brand is known to all Chinese people..."
"The one wearing a suit inside and a mink coat outside is..."
No matter how calm Xia Yitong was, she couldn't help but exclaim in amazement when she saw these legendary characters appear before her eyes.
Then I thought to myself: How much money do they make a year
If Lu Yinbing knew what Xia Yitong was thinking, he would probably laugh out loud on the spot.
They were talking in low voices in the back, and the waiter who led the way showed no emotion at all, nor did he look back, nor did his eyebrows move, he just kept smiling as he performed his duties.
"We're here. Thank you both for taking the time to visit us." The waiter bowed and left.
Xia Yitong was also able to get a glimpse of the entirety of this single small building. It emitted a faint white light under the moonlight, giving people a very soft feeling. I don't know what kind of lighting it used. The atmosphere coming from the door just three steps away was extremely familiar.
Most of the people there are from the entertainment industry. Directors, stars, investors, producers, they are either whispering to each other, laughing out loud, or sitting alone on the sofa, treating people sincerely or trying to curry favor, acting according to the situation, the nice clothes and the clinking of glasses do not seem to be that important.
The appearance of Lu Yinbing and Xia Yitong undoubtedly attracted the attention of everyone present.
Some people looked at them, while others didn't, but were paying attention to them from the corner of their eyes. To be exact, Xia Yitong was just a passing glance, and they were looking at Lu Yinbing.
The air seemed to freeze for a second before flowing again.
"Long time no see. Let me check the time. Am I late? I must be late." Qin Hanlin was the first to come over with a glass of wine. He said with a sly smile, "Is it reasonable not to punish myself with a glass of wine?"
Xia Yitong wanted to say that the banquet time had not yet started, but Lu Yinbing had already taken the wine glass from Qin Hanlin's hand and drank it all in one gulp.
Xia Yitong looked at her blankly.
Qin Hanlin's number one supporter, Zhan Tan, said loudly, "Okay!"
He started clapping, and under his influence, many people followed suit.
Qin Hanlin blew a kiss to Zhan Tan, then stretched out his arms, hugged Lu Yinbing into his arms, and said in a voice that everyone in the audience could hear: "Welcome back!"
Lu Yinbing turned his eyeballs upward to relieve the sudden sour feeling.
Qin Hanlin hugged her tightly, even lifting her up with her feet dangling in the air, then put her down, grinned at Xia Yiting on the side, and returned to the crowd.
Lu Yinbing took Xia Yitong's hand and whispered, "Let's go."
As she was about to walk into the crowd, a director came over and hugged her gently: "Welcome back."
Lu Yinbing smiled generously: "Thank you."
More and more people came forward to hug or shake hands, smiling: "Welcome back."
"Thanks."
Xia Yitong lowered her head and blinked quickly, hoping that no one had seen her gaffe. Then a man's hand reached out from the side, holding a pack of tissues.
Qin Hanlin said, "It's been so long and you're still so fond of crying. Here you go."