Tune of Yong’an’s success was considerably past expectations. Jia He had simply submitted the script for the ultimate episode of that drama adaptation from the novel, after which Director Jiang was already calling her. The final tenor of the dialog was merely that he wished to movie a sequel for Tune of Yong’an. Sprawled on the mattress, nonetheless just a little groggy, Jia He responded with “mm-hmm, mm-hmms” and “uh-huh, uh-huhs.” Then, tossing the telephone apart, she flopped again into Yi Wenze’s embrace and carried on sleeping.

It was a full minute later earlier than she was lastly capable of hyperlink these few sentences collectively.

After which, she clutched Yi Wenze’s arm and commenced swinging it. “A sequel! The factor I hate most is sequels.”

The eyelashes of the individual in entrance of her fluttered, however he didn’t open his eyes, as an alternative reaching his arms out and circling her tightly in them. “Good morning, my spouse.” His breath brushed towards her ear. Virtually with out making a sound, he sealed away her voice behind his lips. Nonetheless, earlier than lengthy, her cell phone began ringing once more. Pulling one arm out from the covers, she groped round for fairly a while earlier than she was capable of reply the decision.

On the opposite finish, Qiao Qiao was chortling. “Congratulations. The discussions for a sequel have began, and you can begin those about your worth, too. I’m completely counting on you to make me a well-known producer.”

Jia He was almost unable to gasp in a breath. With all her may, she tried to make her voice sound regular. “I’ll name you… in a bit.”

Qiao Qiao was astonished. “It’s so early, however you’re busy already? That’s not like your regular schedule.”

Jia He clenched her enamel collectively tightly, already unable to utter something. Very quickly, the individual on high of her took her telephone from her. Yi Wenze’s voice was gentle and well mannered, carrying a slight apologetic tone in it as he said, “My spouse is doing a little morning train. She’ll name you in just a little bit.”

Proper as the decision was being hung up, Jia He’s ears have been almost deafened by Qiao Qiao…

After they had accomplished their “morning train” and Jia He wished to fall proper again right into a slumber the place she was lifeless to the world, she finally remembered that she had a gathering to attend at present. Subsequently, she may solely grit her enamel and drag herself off the bed. “What am I going to do? How am I going to write down this sequel? We’ve already gotten to marriage and having infants and political stability has been achieved within the land. What, am I going to have to write down in a homewrecker of some kind?” Quickly, she organized and sorted via in her thoughts essentially the most regularly used plotline patterns of the extremely in style home dramas. After which she cringed.

If I’m actually going to have to write down one thing like that, you could as properly simply kill me.

“How a lot for one episode now?” He grabbed some clear clothes. Whereas he turned on the tap, he lowered his face and kissed her.

“Round eight or 9 thousand [RMB], I suppose. We nonetheless haven’t formally talked about it.” Jia He nudged him away barely, her face so pink it may dye material. “We’re speaking about one thing severe and correct right here.”

Amid the sound of gushing water, the water stage within the bathtub slowly rose, layer after layer of waves slapping towards the white porcelain, steam suffusing outward. He bent on the waist and checked out her, smiling tranquilly. “Honey, that is an especially severe and correct matter.”

He was virtually forcing her to her doom right here. Terribly bashful, Jia He shoved him into the bath. “Didn’t we simply end morning train? …” As soon as the phrases got here out, although, she ended up choking herself on them. Instantly, she threw open the door and fled from there, lest she be pulled into “hassle.”

After he returned to Beijing, there was a interval by which Yi Wenze was really fairly idle, and daily he very dutifully cameod as Jia He’s private chauffeur. The one factor was that each time, she would drive him to drag over at a spot far-off from her vacation spot and never enable him to point out his face. Finally, even Wu Zhilun mocked Yi Wenze {that a} very thorough job was being finished of conserving his magnificence hidden away in a golden home. In actual fact, the individual feeling most suffocated was Jia He. Day-after-day Yi Wenze was like a shadow that adopted her, such that this whole time she had been unable to do the issues she wished to…

Not till Yi Wenze went to do a studio photoshoot for {a magazine} interview was Jia He freed to have a real procuring tour.

When Yi Wenze got here residence within the night, she was sitting on the sofa, her eyes blinking, and beside her was a big pile of luggage.

He was nonetheless standing within the entrance entryway altering his footwear, however Jia He was already eagerly pulling out a collection of huge and small… boxer shorts and socks. “I purchased a ton of stuff for you.” Whereas prattling away, she even talked about the sizes.

Quietly watching her till she had completed spreading the whole lot out in show, Yi Wenze lastly requested with a smile, “You have been busy the entire day with shopping for these things?”

“Clearly. I’m so drained.” With a pair of scissors, Jia He eliminated the tags from every merchandise. “I do know you all the time simply put on antibacterial underwear, however irrespective of how I take a look at it, I simply discover it bizarre. In my entire household, solely my uncle has the identical behavior, as a result of he’s a surgeon. For him, although, it’s as a result of he’s apprehensive about getting soiled throughout surgical procedures. For you, it’s higher to simply be just a little extra regular.”

Unexpectedly, he bowed his head and set free a chuckle. Then ambling over, he sat down subsequent to her, slipped an arm round her, and pulled her towards his facet. “How have you learnt my dimension so properly?”

We’ve lived collectively for such a very long time already. After all, she didn’t state these phrases aloud and solely folded the whole lot up neatly. “Day-after-day after you bathe, simply toss your soiled garments into the hampers beside the washer. Bear in mind to kind and separate them first. I’ll wash them in batches for you.” She broke out of his embrace and, hugging that mound of shorts and socks, bumped into the bed room.

Sitting there on the sofa, he unconsciously reached for his cigarettes, however after pondering briefly, he deserted that concept and picked up the distant management to activate the tv as an alternative.

When Jia He stepped again out, she noticed him intently watching the tv display. Merely from listening to the strains that have been being spoken, she already knew what it was. Strolling over, she took a seat beside him. This was really her first time critically watching one thing that she had written… “You don’t discover it bizarre? You recognize, watching one thing you acted in?” She was very curious. Didn’t Yi Wenze really feel awkward?

She was the one that wrote this, and simply listening to those strains that have been oozing cheesiness left and proper already made her really feel like blushing.

He was the one who had needed to really act it out. When he noticed himself appearing out a very corny plot level right here and one other completely tacky one there, wouldn’t he really feel bizarre?

“I’m pondering, what have been you feeling whenever you wrote this?” He was absorbed in his ruminations. On the display, he was holding Liao Jing in his arms, his voice tender as he delivered a protracted chunk of arousing, touching strains…

Hugging a throw pillow, Jia He hemmed and hawed for a while earlier than lastly answering, “I don’t know. The plot wanted it.” Oh no, oh no. She was capable of recite all of it. The kiss scene was coming…

Hastily, the display went utterly black.

As a result of the lights had simply turned off, Jia He’s eyes have been momentarily unadjusted to the darkness. After which he was already wholly seizing her in his kiss. Nonetheless occupied with serious about that kiss scene that was to observe, although, her coronary heart felt just a little uncomfortable. Nonetheless, when she tried to push him away, he had already very naturally locked her in his embrace. Jia He gave a humph. “Don’t attempt to bribe me together with your magnificence. There can be no love scenes within the sequel.”

So mad, so mad! You simply needed to act that so tenderly and lovingly…

She heard him say, “My pal is having a live performance. He’s invited me to be a particular visitor in it.”

You simply go forward and alter the subject now, you.Jia He continued in her resentment. A sequel, a sequel. I don’t need to write a sequel…Simply pondering of Yi Wenze’s kiss scenes made her coronary heart bitter with jealousy. She felt so terrible she wished to die.

“This can be his premiere efficiency within the Mainland.” Yi Wenze spoke in a low voice. “Would you wish to go watch it?”

Nestled wordlessly in his arms, Jia He silently chanted,Humph. I don’t care in any respect. Don’t even take into consideration attempting to make use of a live performance ticket to attempt to bribe me. However just a little ripple of pleasure nonetheless went via her. It had been so very lengthy. He had launched a few albums when he first began within the leisure trade, however had not sung since then. After a protracted second, the tickle in her coronary heart was insufferable and she or he lastly, of her personal accord, wagged her tail at him. “Give me three tickets.”

Then, catching him off guard, she planted a kiss on him. She mirrored on that for a bit. Nope, that also wasn’t sufficient to assist her vent. So she kissed him one other two instances.

Wu Zhilun was proper. If outdoors of the house he kissed somebody one time, she would search compensation by serving to herself to 100 instances. Finally, that discomfort in her coronary heart would cease.

Yi Wenze gave a slight raise of his forehead. “Can we think about these as your invitation to me?”

What was meant by “lighting a hearth and burning your self in it”? This! She completely requested for it!

……

It was solely when the tickets have been in her hand that Jia He realized whom Yi Wenze had been speaking about.

Qiao Qiao gave her an enormous thumbs-up. “Man, you’re good. Are you aware what sort of worth these tickets have rocketed to now? And also you really obtained three.”

Pursing her lips out, Jia He purposely performed dumb and solely tossed a look at her. Properly, look who my man is.

Xiao Yu gave a really mournful pat to her shoulder. Discovering your self a star has a complete pile of drawbacks and only a teeny little bit of profit. And right here you’re nonetheless all pleased and having fun with your self.

As Qiao Qiao and Xiao Yu had arrived just a little late, the three didn’t have time to have dinner first. From the takeout window of the Starbucks close to the doorway, they purchased espresso and cake, after which holding these of their fingers, they blended in with all the gorgeous women, younger ones and previous ones, and shuffled into the live performance venue. They’d already taken their seats when Jia He noticed that throughout have been folks waving glow sticks, and she or he realized that the three of them, the previous people who they have been, had forgotten all of the must-have gear for going to a live performance.

She elbowed Qiao Qiao. “Exit and purchase a number of of the largest glow sticks and produce them again.”

Qiao Qiao was in the course of consuming her espresso. “Why are you all the time ordering me round?”

“I supplied the tickets; in fact you’re going to do all of the arduous labour.” Jia He took a glimpse at Xiao Yu, who was calm and poised. “For those who’re capable of persuade Xiao Xiao to do it for you, then you definitely do as you need.”

Qiao Qiao was depressed. “I can’t afford to cross somebody who drives a automotive with a white license plate[1]. It’s higher for me to simply order myself round.”

After Qiao Qiao stepped outdoors, Jia He lastly seen the brand new tattoo on Xiao Yu’s again. Gaping in astonishment, she exclaimed, “You actually went and obtained the tattoo?” Xiao Yu solely gave an “mm” and didn’t converse. Very correctly, Jia He selected to bury her head and drink her espresso in silence. Behind them, there have been a number of followers chattering away about their speculations on whom the particular visitor tonight could be. As Jia He listened on and off to them, she checked out Xiao Yu. “I’ll say, it’s been twelve years, however that man of yours nonetheless isn’t providing you with any kind of response?”

Xiao Yu lowered her head, tore open the plastic packaging of a bun, and took a chunk. “My love for him is given willingly and voluntarily. He’s beneath no obligation to return it.”

“How about”—Jia He blinked her eyes—“I matchmake you with Wu Zhilun?”

“Didn’t you say his seems to be are like a girl’s and he’s a boozer?” Xiao Yu had a glance of “You’re principally forcing issues.”

Fuming, Jia He ripped open her personal plastic packaging. “I actually need to write an nameless letter to your man. If the prince doesn’t hurry up and kiss her, Sleeping Magnificence goes to turn out to be a vegetable from extreme sleep.”

Xiao Yu had simply taken a sip of espresso and almost sprayed it proper again out.

When Qiao Qiao returned, the band on the stage had already began the warm-up act. Stuffing glow sticks into her two associates’ fingers, she instantly joined in with the gang, standing and shouting a reputation. Jia He watched her in embarrassment. Previous to coming, Qiao Qiao had nonetheless been saying that she didn’t like this singer, however now so rapidly she had gotten herself into the temper.

Nonetheless, on this kind of environment and in addition as a result of, with everybody standing, the 2 of them actually couldn’t see something in the event that they stayed of their seats, Jia He and Xiao Yu had no alternative however to observe swimsuit and rise to their toes as properly. They listened to 5 songs in a row earlier than issues settled down and folks took their seats once more.

The individual on the stage gave just a little cough into the microphone. “All of you could have been guessing for a very long time who the particular visitor this time is. If it weren’t for the truth that he’s at the moment in Beijing, I actually would have had a tough time getting him right here.”

The tip of Jia He’s coronary heart gave a quiver. Her arm acquired a jab from Qiao Qiao. “The entire venue goes to shake. Simply what number of years has Yi Wenze not sung?”

Jia He answered absentmindedly, “A few years. I virtually can’t bear in mind.”

Within the area of those few sentences between them, somebody walked out from one facet of the stage carrying a guitar.

As a result of that individual had stepped out from a shadowy space and there purposely was no highlight on him, in addition to the frontmost few rows of the ground seating, everybody additional again didn’t have a transparent view of him. For a second, all that might be heard was a scream from somebody within the entrance. The stands, although, have been quiet, for, unable to obviously hear what that voice within the entrance had stated, all of the folks have been holding their breaths as they speculated.

Till he stepped into the highlight. Earlier than he had even picked up the microphone, the venue was flooded with ceaseless shrieks and utterly erupted into roiling pleasure.

Numerous glow sticks accompanied numerous folks as they yelled, “Yi Wenze, I really like you!”

He picked up the microphone. “I really like all of you, too.” Saying this, he lastly gave a faint smile. “I haven’t stood on this kind of stage for a very long time. It appears I’m probably not used to it.”

Screams. And extra screams. Even Jia He felt a bit as if her blood was boiling with exhilaration. She had wholly reworked right into a delirious fan.

Beneath the highlight have been these two figures. On the large screens on both facet was a close-up shot of him.

Grinning, the headliner of this live performance put an arm round Yi Wenze’s shoulder and humorously labored the gang, the overall gist of his phrases being about Beijing’s native tradition, sights, and customs, or some attention-grabbing and enjoyable issues he had encountered on his method right here. Whereas Jia He was merrily listening away, the dialog on the stage had already shifted instructions and turn out to be good-natured teasing of Yi Wenze. “Did your girlfriend come at present?”

Yi Wenze sat down, decreasing his head to tune the guitar, and answered in a heat voice, “She’s right here.”

After a short, however profound silence, what exploded out have been even louder screams. Even Qiao Qiao threw her fingers over her ears and shouted in protest, “That is insane, simply insane!” On this instantaneous, it was as if one thing had slid into the very deepest reaches of Jia He’s coronary heart. She was rooted to her spot, gripping her glow sticks, almost unable to listen to Qiao Qiao’s teasing.

“This music wasn’t written by me, however it’s very appropriate for tonight. I’m giving it to all of you, and to her.”

He bowed his head. There was solely the pure accompaniment of his guitar, no different sounds.

“If we won’t see the solar tomorrow,

What’s going to this world turn out to be?

On this final second, 

Let me maintain you tight.

Maintain you, maintain you, I’ll maintain you.

If life actually is ever altering,

I’m keen to face it brazenly and unperturbedly,

With you by my facet,

With you giving me power.  

Maintain you, maintain you, I’ll maintain you…”[2]

His voice was very gentle and in addition very clear, however nonetheless it held down the environment of all the stadium, containing it.

This was a live performance, but it was too quiet, so quiet it was like he was sitting straight in entrance of you, very casually singing this music.

[1] In China, license plates with a white background are reserved for these within the police drive, army, or armed police.

[2] This music is named《抱着你》“Maintain You.”