"Will you come with me?" Xue Yao tried every possible means the day before departure, even resorting to the long-unused beauty trick.
"Go to work." Su Han said helplessly after eating everything.
"You won't die if you take a few days off."
“The company can’t do without me.”
"I just don't believe it. Such a big company can't do without you? Then this company has no future." Xue Yao mercilessly mocked her to the extreme.
Su Han was not angry at all, and advised in a friendly manner: "No, I just picked a bad time recently. I just hired a new person, and the company has to spend a lot of effort to promote him. My career has just started to improve, and I can't do without people."
"Then I can't leave you." Xue Yao said.
"You..." Su Han stared at her, then suddenly looked away, her ears starting to feel hot uncontrollably. After spending a long time together, she found that Xue Yao had changed a lot, the most obvious being that at times like this, she could say flirtatious words as if it was a matter of course. If she acted affectionate, Su Han might have just laughed it off, but this unintentional self-righteousness made Su Han unbearable.
I feel a tingling sensation on the back of my neck.
"What are you doing?" Su Han turned his head and his neck skin brushed against Xue Yao's lips.
Xue Yao: "If you don't come with me, I'm going to bite you."
"Okay, then you can take a bite, ten bites is fine." Su Han showed a patient expression.
Xue Yao stared at her face and suddenly gave up the plan of biting her. He licked her chin with the soft tip of his tongue and lay down. "Go on, make up for what you have been missing for this period of time."
Su Han: “…”
Xue Yao kicked her and said, "Hurry up, what are you waiting for?"
This domineering look made her look more lively.
Su Han really had no way to ask for leave, so he resigned himself to paying Xue Yao for some time's physical enjoyment in advance.
The next morning, when she woke up, he had already left the house, leaving her a note: He's going to the airport, no need to see me off, see you later, call me when you wake up.
Her handwriting is very similar to Su Han's, both are powerful and not delicate at all, but Su Han's is neater, while Xue Yao's is more sloppy and unruly.
Su Han looked at the time. It was eight o'clock in the morning. A few years ago, when she was not with Xue Yao, she would have been in the company at this time, and definitely not just woke up from bed. But now it was different. She worked from nine to six, and there were two days a week when she didn't work overtime. They went out on a date or rested at home.
Su Han called Xue Yao.
"I'm awake." Su Han turned his neck.
"I'm at Lu Yinbing's house. Let's go to the airport together later."
"I'm going to the airport too."
"Have you figured it out and want to take some time off to go with me?"
"No," Su Han said, "I'll take you there."
"No thanks, I'm not even a teenager, there's no need for you to send me off."
"Then I'll go too."
"Come if you want to."
The two exchanged a few words and then hung up the phone. Xue Yao, calling "Grandma Xue," walked forward and took the hands of the two children.
Xia Yitong was a little surprised to see Su Han at the airport, but when she thought about Xue Yao going with them this time, she came to her senses and realized that she was here to see her wife off. She didn't know why, but even though the two had been together for quite some time, Xia Yitong would still subconsciously ignore their relationship. Su Han was Su Han, and Xue Yao was Xue Yao. Only when the two appeared together would she vaguely remember: Oh, they had been together for a long time. Xia Yitong secretly stuck out her tongue and looked at Lu Yinbing, who shrugged at her.
The couple said goodbye in a very un-couple way. Lu Yinbing and Xia Yitong kept whispering in the waiting room before boarding the plane.
"Will we both become as lifeless as them when we are in our forties?" Lu Yinbing glanced at Xue Yao who was with the child, or to be exact, she was chasing after two naughty kids.
"No way." Xia Yitong said, "Our situation is different from theirs. They are in their forties when they start dating."
Lu Yinbing: "When Xue's mother first started pursuing Han Suhan, Han Suhan was only in his thirties?"
Xia Yitong: "Thirty or forty is not much different."
Lu Yinbing: "Not necessarily. What if they are very relaxed at home?"
Xia Yitong: "Who knows? I definitely can't find out such gossip."
Lu Yinbing sighed: "What a pity, I'm dying of curiosity now."
"Why don't you go ask Aunt Xue?"
"Hahahaha I'm not asking."
Xue Yao looked in their direction warily. Lu Yinbing was touching Xia Yitong's hand with a lewd smile on his face. The waves of Honghu Lake were almost flooding the waiting room.
Xue Yao couldn't bear to look at it and sighed.
When she looked away, Lu Yinbing let go of Xia Yitong's hand and said with lingering fear, "It was a close call. She almost found out."
Xia Yitong said: "I think your expression just now is quite interesting."
Lu Yinbing glared at her.
Xia Yitong started laughing.
After boarding the plane, the five of them entered the first class cabin. Lu Yinbing sat with Xia Yitong, and Xue Yao sat with the two children, which gave the wife and her husband some quiet time. The two children were concerned about Xue Yao's "advanced age", and under the advice of their mothers, they tried to behave as well as possible. However, how long they could behave was up to fate.
The next day, the plane landed and they checked into a hotel near the Palais des Festivals in Cannes. Xia Yitong and Lu Yinbing took their two children out for a walk, and the next day they slept in, staying in the hotel all day without going out.
On May 20, the two were invited to attend the opening ceremony of the film festival in their best attire. Stars and actors from all over the world gathered together, each showing their own unique style.
Even in such a star-studded scene, Lu Yinbing and Xia Yitong, who came together, were dazzling among the crowd. Outside, there were many Chinese people who came to see them, and they were crowding and waving at the two of them, and domestic reporters had already pointed their cameras at the Lu Yinbing, who was in the limelight.
Lu Yinbing did not accept the interview and smiled calmly. Only Xia Yitong, who was very close to her, noticed the sweat on her palms.
She didn't sleep again last night.
Xia Yitong was worried but also a little helpless and amused. She and Lu Yinbing had known each other for such a long time, but she had never seen her so nervous about an award before. She couldn't sleep, was sweating, and was singing. Yes, singing. She sang "Little Sloppy" all morning this morning, and Xia Yitong's mind was full of Little Sloppy. He was really sloppy. The King of Sloppy was him...
When the camera didn't notice her, Xia Yitong turned her head to glance at Lu Yinbing's profile, her chin tensed a little. She suddenly thought ramblingly, was Lu Yinbing like this when she was nominated for the award for the first time, just after finishing her first movie
There is a wonderful feeling of traveling through time and space.
She really wanted to hug Lu Yinbing from that time, and she also wanted to hug Lu Yinbing from now.
Too bad there are too many shots.
Xia Yitong sighed and gave up the idea.
After entering the magnificent Film Festival Palace, the two sat down. Xia Yitong took out a tissue from her handbag, wiped the sweat off Lu Yinbing's palms, and pinched her wrist to help her relax: "Don't be nervous."
Lu Yinbing nodded.
The process of the award ceremony is generally the same, it is nothing more than long or short jokes from the host or guests, the screening of clips of shortlisted works, the announcement of the winning actors, some people are happy and some are sad.
Lu Yinbing spent two hours on pins and needles, and finally the time came when the best actress winner was announced.
Different film clips were shown on the big screen, and the increasingly rapid music made everyone's heart jump.
Lu Yinbing was so nervous that she almost slipped off the chair.
Xia Yitong grabbed her long skirt with such force that her knuckles turned white.
May the Buddha bless you, may the Buddha bless you.
“the best actress.”
"Yinbing Lu."
"Best Actress: Lu Yinbing." The simultaneous translation in the Cannes Film Festival Palace echoed throughout the auditorium, "Winning film: See You."
Xia Yitong stood up, unable to control herself, and hugged Lu Yinbing tightly.
“You did it.”
The audience stood up and thunderous applause broke out for the foreign face who won the award.
At the same time, countless Chinese people who were watching the award ceremony cheered excitedly in front of their computers. If they were not thinking about the acceptance speeches that had not yet been given, they would probably have gone downstairs to run laps.
Now almost thirty, she was still holding on to the ice shrimp without letting go. Zhang Ya, her husband and children, witnessed this moment. The child took a tissue for her, raised it high and rubbed it on her face, saying softly, "Mom, don't cry."
"Mom didn't cry, she was just too happy." Zhang Ya smiled with tears in her eyes.
In the auditorium, Xia Yitong patted Lu Yinbing on the back, raised his hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and looked at her encouragingly: "Go up quickly, everyone is waiting for you."
Looking at the pairs of eyes around her that were full of kindness and blessings, Lu Yinbing took a step forward, turned back and looked deeply at Xia Yitong, then stepped firmly onto the podium that she had dreamed of for twenty years and took the trophy from the presenter.
The audiences in the stage are all strangers, but among those strangers there is one most familiar face, a face that can calm one down very quickly whenever one sees it.
Lu Yinbing looked up, took a deep breath, looked at that face, and raised the trophy as she did every time she won an award, as if to show it to someone: "I got it. I'm very excited."
Xia Yitong smiled, and as she smiled she couldn't help but shed tears.
She probably can't change this bad habit, and she doesn't want to change it. She cried with joy, but she was happy after all.
Lu Yinbing felt more relieved when she saw her crying, and the corners of her lips were raised more relaxed. If she were on the podium in China, she would probably have flirted with her by now.
After all, this was an international stage, so Lu Yinbing restrained himself and said, "Thanks to my agent, I have done what I promised you, but I haven't stopped yet. You probably can't resign for the time being. Thank you to the director, and thank you to everyone who worked hard for this award."
Lu Yinbing's smile grew wider and wider, so bright that it almost illuminated people's hearts through the camera, "Thanks to Xia Yitong, I can finally say your name openly."
Something seemed to light up in Lu Yinbing's eyes: "Thank you, I want to thank you the most. I can't imagine living in a world without you."
Because of this ambiguous sentence, many people turned their eyes to Xia Yiting, who was already crying in her seat, with puzzled expressions.
Lu Yinbing took a breath again, and her tone became lively and friendly: "And my babies, they must be applauding for mommy, mommy loves you..."
Xue Yao thought to herself: Not really.
She looked at the two sisters who were still chasing and fighting not far away, and felt extremely upset. What's the use of having a pretty child? No matter how pretty they were, she would want to beat them up once they started fighting.
"I came to watch the award ceremony." Xue Yao said.
The two children turned a deaf ear to it. What's so interesting about the award ceremony? Mothers go there several times every year and there are a bunch of people applauding. It's not fun at all. They don't want to watch it.
"If you don't come over here, I'll catch you."
Still nothing happened, the screams and noises became louder.
Xue Yao could no longer bear it, and brought out the momentum she had in the past when she was a gangster. She strode over with great force, picked up the people one by one, and faced the live broadcast screen: "Come on, applaud for me, your mother won the award!"
What did Lu Yinbing say? What did she mean by "she can't quit her job if she hasn't stopped yet?" Is she going to win an Oscar? Why can't she quit her job? She has saved enough money to last for several lifetimes, and she is going to retire. What can she do to me
She was angry with Lu Yinbing, and she was not a gentle person to begin with, so she seemed even colder.
The two children were frightened by Grandma Xue's fierce tone and burst into tears.
Xue Yao threatened him with a fierce face, but it was no use. She tried to coax him, but it was still useless. Finally, she suggested riding horses. But these two naughty monkeys would quarrel with each other over anything and beat each other until they cried.
She once again confirmed that her decision to not have children was an extremely wise one.
After the award ceremony ended that day, Lu Yinbing rushed back to the hotel, hugged the two children and kissed them fiercely: "Mommy is handsome, handsome, handsome, handsome, I am so handsome that I am dying. I am so handsome that I broke my legs. Hahahahaha."
The two children struggled desperately in her suffocating embrace.
Xia Yitong looked helpless on the side. Lu Yinbing had been going crazy all the way. She had already enjoyed such treatment after getting on the bus, and it was double.
After Lu Yinbing kissed the child, he cast his eyes towards Xue Yao as if he were targeting his prey.
"Auntie Xue!" She jumped up.
Xue Yao ran away: "Don't come over here, my arms and legs are old and I can't stand your tossing and turning."
Lu Yinbing looked a little ferocious because he laughed too exaggeratedly: "Don't you want to share my joy?"
"I don't want to." Xue Yao rejected her coldly.
"It's too late!" Lu Yinbing laughed wildly, his hands on his hips, "Teacher Xia, stop her for me."
"Yes." Xia Yitong responded and blocked Xue Yao's escape route in advance. Xue Yao stared at her fiercely, but Xia Yitong pretended not to see it. In this pause, Lu Yinbing had already pounced on her.
Xue Yao thought quickly: "Do you want her to kiss me?!"
Xia Yitong: “…”
Xia Yitong: “???”
Xia Yitong: “!!!”
Just before Lu Yinbing was about to capture Xue Yao, Xia Yitong stepped aside in time, stepped forward and hugged Lu Yinbing, who was kissing him without distinguishing between humans and animals. Xue Yao successfully escaped.
Lu Yinbing: "Let me go!"
"Go, go, go back and kiss me."
"ah?"
"Go back to your room, go back to your room. You have to call Sister Laiying to tell her the good news."
"Didn't I call her?"
"No."
Lu Yinbing: "Hahahahahahaha, I'll go fight now."
Before entering the room, she passed by two children who were already frightened by their mother's enthusiasm. She squatted down, smeared the other children's faces with her saliva again, and went back to her room happily to make a phone call.
"Laolai, did you watch the live broadcast?"
"No? Who are you kidding? You must have seen it, haha."
"How about me today? I look really photogenic, don't I? I look really good, holding the trophy and looking so dazzling."
"I knew a month ago that I would definitely get the award today. If I can't make it in the future, I'll switch to fortune-telling."
"Thank you, thank you. It's rare to hear you speak human words."
"I've been saying that I don't have any uncles. I've been saying this for almost 80 years. Can you please pay more attention?"
"Still acting? Let's talk about it later. I don't have any plans for the moment. I'm going to change my career. Now that my dream has come true, I'm going to move on to the next dream. I'm leaving you a chance. If I keep winning awards like this, how can you ever catch up with me in your lifetime?"
"Fuck my wife? Come on, fuck her! I'll break your legs."
"What about your princess? Isn't she a bit naughty... I knew it. If I named you Zhao Min, your personality would definitely be like hers. Maybe she'll find a Zhang Wuji in the future and sever the mother-daughter relationship with you. Hahaha... I won't talk to you anymore. I have to call my mom."
I hung up one call, but before I could dial it out, a new call came in. It was Qin Hanlin.
From the moment Lu Yinbing won the award, messages never stopped coming into her phone, and there were also many phone calls. On the way back, Lu Yinbing received no less than ten calls. It was only now that she calmed down for a while, and Qin Hanlin came again.
The two chatted about some congratulatory words and were in high spirits.
Qin Hanlin and Lu Xia had a deep relationship, so he asked a question that no one else asked: "Did you come out when you said that on stage?"
"Which one?"
Qin Hanlin: "I am most grateful to Xiaoxia. I can't imagine living in a world without her."
Lu Yinbing asked him back: "What do you think?"
Qin Hanlin: “I think so.”
"That's it." Lu Yinbing smiled happily.
"Hey, it's boring that you're always so ambiguous. I've been thinking about how long you two will come out. If you really do, I'll reveal the secret when the media interviews me in the future." Qin Hanlin couldn't wait to reveal the secret that he had kept for nearly a decade as their relationship became clearer and clearer.
"Whatever, I don't care." Lu Yinbing still had a smiling tone.
"Forget it, I'd better keep it to myself." Qin Hanlin hung up the phone.
Lu Yinbing: “???”
An old man's heart is as unpredictable as a needle in the sea.
She really doesn't care. She will concentrate on being a director in the future. As for Xia Yitong, she can be an actress peacefully. She can sing when she wants to and act in dramas when she wants to. Her life has already stridden into a new stage. The world is vast and the journey is long.
After the award ceremony, Lu Yinbing did not accept any interviews and went to study in the directing department of a famous foreign academy in a low-key manner. After that, he did not appear in front of the audience for quite a long time.
It was not until a year later that she and Xia Yitong returned from a vacation abroad and were blocked by the media at the airport.