The film and television city starts from the courtyard

Zhao Shucheng glanced at his watch and said, "Hello, I'm your future boyfriend, Gu Xiaobai."

"Huh? My future boyfriend?"

Aqian never expected Zhao Shucheng to introduce her like that, and for a moment she didn't know how to continue the performance.

Zhao Shucheng said, "This flower is for you."

Ah Qian said, "No need, thank you!"

"How can I not use it? Don't you believe I'm your future boyfriend?"

"Yes, I just don't believe it. What proof do you have?"

"Of course I do, I have a photo of us together, look..."

As he spoke, Zhao Shucheng took out his phone, opened his photo album, looked at old photos, and said:

"Look, this is a photo of us when we first met, and this is a photo of us living together. I came to find you across the river of time."

Ah Qian was initially a little unhappy, but she immediately smiled when she saw the photo.

"I didn't expect you to still have these photos."

“Qian, this is probably the first time you’ve met me. You can’t say that. You should be curious about how we got together and our future.”

Seeing that Zhao Shucheng still wanted to continue acting, Aqian could only play along and ask, "Okay, so how did we meet?"

"It was a beautiful, sunny afternoon. I was walking down the street when I saw you squatting by the roadside, holding a bouquet of flowers and crying, and then..."

Just as Zhao Shucheng and A Qian were acting out their love story, Amy unexpectedly appeared in the restaurant and spotted them immediately. She even noticed their ambiguous behavior and angrily rushed up to Zhao Shucheng, picked up the coffee on the table, and threw it at him.

"No, Amy, what are you doing?"

"Why are you asking me what I'm doing? What are you doing? Gu Xiaobai, I really misjudged you. You have me, and you're dating other women. How can you face me? How can you face Xiao Min?"

Zhao Shucheng quickly said, "Amy, you've misunderstood, we..."

"Don't try to explain to me. You should think about how you're going to explain it to Xiao Min later!"

Amy stormed off in a huff. Zhao Shucheng glanced in the direction Amy had gone, then looked at Qian, and said, "Qian, it seems this was a bad date. I'll apologize later. I'll go and appease her first."

Qian stared at Zhao Shucheng's retreating figure, momentarily stunned. Although she had long known that Zhao Shucheng and Amy's relationship was inappropriate, seeing it with her own eyes was still somewhat unacceptable.

Zhao Shucheng caught up with Amy, grabbed her, and pulled her into his arms, saying, "Amy, you've really misunderstood. Things aren't as they seem."

Amy struggled to say, "What are you explaining to me? When I was with you, I already knew you weren't single. I didn't expect you to only like me. I thought you would be satisfied with me and Xiao Min, but now you're with A Qian too. How could you do this?"

"You've really misunderstood. It's not like what you think of me and Qian. We're just playing roles. Qian is heartbroken, and Luo Shuquan suggested that we play Qian's ex, current, and future boyfriends. Who knew you'd show up here too?"

"So, if I don't show up, will you two take this 'fake' relationship for real?"

"How could that be? If there were anything between me and Qian, we wouldn't have waited until now. Besides, I'm already very content with the two of you by my side."

Amy had already come to terms with Zhao Shucheng's explanation. Besides, she knew she had no right to demand that Zhao Shucheng remain celibate, since she wasn't his official girlfriend; Mo Xiaomin was.

Seeing that Amy had finally stopped struggling, Zhao Shucheng breathed a sigh of relief and asked curiously, "Speaking of which, Amy, didn't you go home? What are you doing here?"

"I……"

Amy didn't know how to explain for a moment. Should she say that she was following Zhao Shucheng to find out his whereabouts?
"You weren't following me, were you?"

"Yes, I did follow you, so what? Is that not allowed?"

"Of course, but I feel distrusted. How can you mend my wounded heart?"

Amy hadn't expected Zhao Shucheng to take advantage of the situation, so she could only say, "Then what do you want to do?"

“You and Xiao Min both know about each other, but we’ve never lived under the same roof before, otherwise…”

"Impossible, don't even think about it. Xiao Min would never agree to that."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Shucheng laughed and said, "Then you're wrong. Xiao Min promised me that if you agreed, she would have no objections."

"That won't work either. What we're doing is wrong in the first place. We can go on dates alone and pretend nothing happened, or pretend we don't know anything, but if we're actually together, what would that look like?"

"You have no choice but to agree. You've wronged me, so can't I even ask for compensation? You said yourself that you'd agree to any of my requests, so are you going to back out now?"

"Well, let me think about it. It can't be today. I need to discuss it with Xiao Min."

"Okay, I can give you time to think about it, but I hope it won't be too long."

Amy couldn't care less about being angry now; she just wanted to leave as soon as possible to avoid being unable to withstand Zhao Shucheng's persistent pestering and agreeing so readily.

"Okay, aren't you supposed to be on a date with Xiao Min? I'll be going now."

Seeing Amy's disheveled figure fleeing, I couldn't help but smile, thinking that I could still look forward to a better future.

Just as Zhao Shucheng was about to leave, he noticed a familiar figure not far away. It was Mo Xiaomin, who claimed she was still busy filming.

"Xiao Min!"

When Mo Xiaomin heard someone call her name and turned around to see Zhao Shucheng, she couldn't hide the surprise in her eyes.

"Xiaobai, why are you here?"

"I'm here comforting Qian, but you, didn't you say you were going to film until late? Why did you finish so early?"

"I didn't expect the shoot to go so smoothly today, so I arranged to have coffee with Amy here."

Mo Xiaomin avoided looking at Zhao Shucheng with slightly evasive eyes. In fact, she hadn't simply arranged to have coffee with Amy. Amy had actually followed Zhao Shucheng and discovered that he had come to this restaurant and even bought flowers.

She called Mo Xiaomin, initially thinking it was the location of Zhao Shucheng and Mo Xiaomin's date, but discovered that Mo Xiaomin had no idea. That's why she asked Mo Xiaomin to come with her to catch them in the act.

"Really? Amy just left. Since you're here too and don't have work, let's spend Valentine's Day together." Mo Xiaomin couldn't refuse, and could only hope that Amy would text her later to tell her what had happened.

When Zuo Yongbang returned home, he was lamenting that he was alone on Valentine's Day when he discovered a Valentine's Day cake on the table, with a note left by Xiaoxiao on it.

Zuo Yongbang couldn't help but smile as he read the words his daughter had left behind, feeling touched that his daughter knew how to care for her old father.

The next day.

Aqian came to Zhao Shucheng's house partly to thank them for acting with her yesterday, and partly to tell the others that she was ready to start anew.

When she saw Luo Shuquan, she said, "Shuquan, you're here too. Perfect, I also need to talk to you."

Luo Shuquan asked, somewhat puzzled, "What do you want with me?"

"Of course, I'm thanking you for helping me get through Valentine's Day and for spending money and effort to act for me. I'm not an ungrateful person. I'll give you something in return."

Luo Shuquan stared blankly at A Qian and asked, "What benefits?"

"As a reward, I'll help you find a girlfriend, how about it?"

"Who?"

"You can pick any of my female friends."

Luo Shuquan looked somewhat bewildered upon hearing this and said, "I'm going to the restroom first."

Seeing Luo Shuquan close the door, Zhao Shucheng looked at A Qian and asked, "Seriously? You can't bear to do this to your friends, making them step into a fire pit?"

"What's wrong with that? What do you mean by a hellhole? Being with a man like this and receiving education every day is an opportunity that many people would kill for. It's the greatest happiness in life. Besides, my miserable life is about to change. What do their lives have to do with me?"

Zhao Shucheng looked at A Qian and said, "A Qian, I never expected you to be this kind of person."

Aqian ignored Zhao Shucheng and hurriedly went out. When Luo Shuquan came out of the toilet, she came in again, looking travel-worn, carrying a large and thick photo album.

"Look, decide who you want to date, and I'll take care of the rest."

Luo Shuquan did become somewhat interested. After opening the album, he saw that each page contained a photo of a girl, along with her age, zodiac sign, occupation, and so on.

"Qian, what is this?"

"Of course this is my list of single women," Qian said with a smug smile.

"No, Qian, what are you doing compiling this information on single women?"

As Zhao Shucheng looked through the documents, he found that they were quite complete, leading him to believe that Qian had changed her preferred gender due to past heartbreak.

"Of course, it's for psychological healing."

"Spiritual healing?"

"Yeah, think about it, every time I successfully sell one girl through this, I feel a great sense of accomplishment. If I can sell such a silly girl, then a girl as good as me will definitely have a brighter future, hahaha!"

Zhao Shucheng looked at A Qian with some confusion and said, "A Qian, have you misunderstood something?"

"No, I've already reached out to many single women, and most of the results have been pretty good."

Zhao Shucheng couldn't help but shake his head and said, "Aren't you missing the point? There's a logical problem here. You can sell all the girls here, but you can't sell yourself like this. After all, if others knew you were selling yourself like this, they would just think you're desperate or frantic. But if you let someone else sell you, you wouldn't find a woman this serious and responsible, do you understand?"

Aqian's face turned pale. In fact, she knew that Zhao Shucheng was not really being responsible, but rather shameless or trying anything as a last resort.

"Xiaobai, is this how you criticize me?"

Zhao Shucheng said, "I'm not trying to discourage you, but I just think you definitely chose the wrong profession before. You didn't amount to much as an actor, and I thought it was because you weren't hardworking enough or that you weren't cut out for it. But now, seeing this portfolio of your resume, I think you've definitely made the wrong choice."

"It's said that men fear choosing the wrong career and women fear marrying the wrong man. In modern society, men and women are equal, and entering the wrong industry is a kind of harm to oneself. Since you can recommend so many girls to find good partners, I think you are completely unsuitable to be an actress. Instead, you should be a matchmaker. Maybe you can even make a name for yourself in a matchmaking or wedding planning company."

A-Qian looked at Zhao Shucheng with some confusion and asked, "Is that really what you think?"

"Of course, look at the information you've prepared. Guys will see it all at a glance and can even choose the guys they like. Girls can also see the guys' profiles; if they like someone, they can try contacting them, and if they don't, they won't waste their time, right?"

"You're just trying to fool me. How much money can you make as a matchmaker? Besides, being an actress is my real passion."

Zhao Shucheng said, "That's why I feel it's a bit of a pity. You've already entered the industry too late. You can only continue to try to see if you can go further as an actor."

Zhao Shucheng didn't say that on a whim. Now that he has some directing experience, he can see that although A Qian's appearance is not bad, she is not a top beauty either, so she can't become a big star. At most, she will play supporting roles in many dramas.

Luo Shuquan didn't listen to the two's conversation. Looking at the girl's information, he felt like he might really be falling in love.

"What's this for?"

Aqian glanced at it and said, "This one is already married."

"No, why would you keep someone who's married here?"

Ah Qian casually replied, "She told me to stay here for now, just in case."

Luo Shuquan was momentarily stunned, then flipped through a page and said, "What about this one?"

"Oh, this is the type Xiaobai likes, but we broke up last year. If you're not worried about the awkwardness of meeting again, I can get in touch with her."

Luo Shuquan quickly waved his hand and said, "Never mind, this isn't my style either. By the way, what about this one?"

Aqian saw a very beautiful woman above her, elegant and quiet, dignified and beautiful, dressed in a fashionable yet traditional style.

In any case, Luo Shuquan felt that this girl had many secrets, just like a mille-feuille cake, which he needed to uncover and savor layer by layer.

"Sir, you're really lucky this time. This is a high-end member I just added recently. I don't usually show this to just anyone. She's too outstanding; most people wouldn't be good enough for her. She's 23 years old, a cashier at a bank, and not only is she beautiful, but she also performs very well."

"The other windows weren't doing much business, but her window had a line stretching outside the door. It wasn't just office workers, but also elementary and middle school students, and even an old man selling goods at a stall—all wanting to catch a glimpse of her." (End of Chapter)