The film and television city starts from the courtyard

Amy shook her head after hearing this and said, "Of course it's not just that. Actually, before we met, I heard Amy mention you, and I also searched for information about you online."

When Zhao Shucheng heard Amy say that, he recalled what happened when they first met and couldn't help but smile and ask:

"So, when we first met, your attitude towards me was so terrible, not just because of love at first sight, but also because you were standing up for your best friend?"

"That's part of it, but it's not the most important thing. Actually, I just wanted to see what kind of person you are, whether you're petty, or whether you're worth liking. But I never expected that on our first meeting, I would..."

As Amy was speaking, she suddenly froze and pulled Zhao Shucheng along.

Zhao Shucheng asked, somewhat puzzled, "What's wrong with you?"

Seeing that Amy was a little nervous and didn't answer his question, Zhao Shucheng also sensed that something was wrong. He thought that Amy's ex-boyfriend was following them, so he subconsciously turned around to see if his guess was right.

Unfortunately, Zhao Shucheng was wrong. The person who came was not Amy's ex-boyfriend. Instead, it was Mo Xiaomin who walked out of the movie theater chatting and laughing with a man. She did not notice that Zhao Shucheng and Amy were watching them from not far away.

Amy immediately said nervously:
"Xiaobai, don't misunderstand. It's not what it seems. Maybe Xiaomin is just accompanying a colleague, or it's a company event?"

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "Why are you so nervous? We don't know the truth yet. Let's wait for Xiao Min to explain."

"Right, I also think we should listen to what Xiao Min has to say."

Seeing that Zhao Shucheng acted as if nothing had happened and continued to watch the movie with her, Amy felt that this was the calm before the storm, so she secretly sent a message to Mo Xiaomin while watching the movie.

She didn't directly say that she saw Mo Xiaomin at the movie theater with Zhao Shucheng, but rather subtly mentioned that Zhao Shucheng was planning to invite her to the movie theater.

Two hours later, after Zhao Shucheng and Amy came out of the movie theater, he told Amy to go home first, while he bought new tickets to watch the movie again with Mo Xiaomin.

"Xiaobai, you're not angry, are you?"

"How could that be? As long as Xiao Min doesn't do anything to betray me, I don't care about normal social interactions. You go back first, I'm going to find Xiao Min."

A little while later, Zhao Shucheng arrived at the meeting place he had arranged with Mo Xiaomin.

"Xiaobai, have you been waiting long?"

"It's alright."

Mo Xiaomin put her arm around Zhao Shucheng's and said, "I'm sorry, I've been too busy filming lately. I was just working myself to the bone, and it wasn't easy to get a taxi over there. Let's not talk about that anymore, where are we going later?"

Let's go see a movie!

Upon hearing this, Mo Xiaomin felt a pang of anxiety, sensing that Zhao Shucheng's suggestion wasn't just a casual remark, but rather implied something she didn't know.

Thinking of the message Amy sent him earlier, could it be that Xiaobai knew he had just watched a movie with someone else?

"what?"

Zhao Shucheng took out two movie tickets and said, "I just bought two movie tickets. I've been wanting to see this movie for a long time. Let's go."

When Mo Xiaomin saw the movie title on the ticket, she suddenly felt dizzy. This wasn't the movie she had just watched. Could it be…?

"Okay, okay!"

Zhao Shucheng said, "If you don't want to watch, I won't force you. We can do other things, like shopping or going to an amusement park. I can go with you."

Mo Xiaomin forced herself to remain calm and said with a smile, "It's alright, let's just watch this."

After the two entered the movie theater, as the movie started, Zhao Shucheng turned to look at Mo Xiaomin beside him, only to find that she had already fallen asleep sometime earlier.

Suddenly, Mo Xiaomin shivered slightly, probably because the air conditioning in the theater wasn't warm enough. Zhao Shucheng took off his coat and covered Mo Xiaomin with it, while he continued watching the movie.

Although Zhao Shucheng had already watched it with Amy before, the first time they only looked at the plot, while this time they watched it from the director's perspective to understand the director's shooting techniques and set design, etc.

Just then, Zhao Shucheng's phone vibrated; it was Luo Shuquan calling again.

"Xiaobai, I'm at the bookstore right now. You mentioned buying some love books, are you looking for domestic or foreign ones? Or should I just buy the original English versions? Does that make me sound more impressive speaking English to her?"

"Buy whatever you want, the most important thing is to give me a sense of security, you know? Okay, I'm not talking to you anymore."

Zhao Shucheng didn't really care whether Mo Xiaomin had truly fallen for someone else; after all, he would never put all his eggs in one basket. Besides, it wasn't like he hadn't stolen other people's girlfriends before. Everyone is free; they have the right to pursue others and the right to choose.

After the screening, Zhao Shucheng and Mo Xiaomin walked out of the movie theater.

Mo Xiaomin forced herself to stay alert, but Zhao Shucheng acted as if nothing had happened.

"Xiao Min, what did you think of the movie?"

"what?"

Mo Xiaomin didn't react for a moment, looking at Zhao Shucheng blankly, not understanding what he was asking.

"Did I say the movie was good?"

"It's quite good-looking and quite funny."

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "Actually, you don't need to be perfunctory. After all, you fell asleep after watching for a short while. If you are very tired from work, there is no need to watch the movie with me. You might as well go home and rest earlier."

"Xiaobai, I didn't mean to, I..."

"Don't say it, I understand. When I was on set, I often stayed up all night, and I could never get enough sleep when I was on break. Okay, look how tired you are, go home and get some rest!"

Mo Xiaomin felt something was off, so after parting ways with Zhao Shucheng, she didn't go straight home, but instead went to Amy's clothing store.

"Amy, Xiaobai's acting strangely today. Do you know what happened?" Amy looked at Mo Xiaomin with some confusion and asked, "You don't know why Xiaobai's acting strangely?"

"Should I know?"

"Shouldn't you know?"

"But I really don't know." Mo Xiaomin felt that Amy was also acting strangely. What was wrong with her today? Why was everyone acting so odd?

"Xiao Min, did you really go to work today?"

“Of course, I…” Mo Xiaomin was about to say something, but when she saw the movie ticket in Amy’s hand, with the name and time on it, she was speechless.

"You and Xiaobai went to that movie theater too?"

"Yes, we went there, and we happened to see you coming out with someone else, chatting and laughing."

Mo Xiaomin was surprised to find out the truth was like this, and asked somewhat uneasily, "Then why didn't Xiaobai ask me? And why did he continue watching the movie with me as if nothing had happened? He clearly saw it all, knew everything, and had already watched the movie, yet he didn't say anything."

"Xiaobai told me that he is waiting for your explanation."

Upon hearing Amy's words, Mo Xiaomin's face suddenly turned pale, and she was somewhat dumbfounded.

"But I thought Xiaobai didn't know, and I didn't intend to tell her about it."

Amy looked at Mo Xiaomin and asked, "Xiaomin, can you tell me what you're really thinking? Don't you like Xiaobai anymore? Is it because of what happened between me and Xiaobai that you want to get revenge on him?"

"No, I didn't. I am, I am..."

"You haven't really fallen for someone else, have you? Xiao Min, you need to think this through. The premise for you being with Xiao Bai is that you haven't betrayed him. Xiao Bai has made it very clear that he can accept a breakup, but he will never accept betrayal. You can get back together after a breakup, but he will never forgive someone who betrays you."

“I never thought about betraying him. That photographer had been pursuing me for a long time. His only request was to see a movie with me. I didn’t think it was a big deal, so I agreed. Is that not allowed?”

Mo Xiaomin, sounding somewhat annoyed, said, "How was I supposed to know it would be such a coincidence that you all went to see a movie at the same time, and even at the same theater? I deliberately chose to see the movie at noon so as not to give others false hope, and then we parted ways afterward."

"It's no use explaining to me now. You should think about how to explain it to Xiaobai. Actually, if you had brought this up as soon as you met, I don't think it would have been a big deal. But by deliberately hiding it, people will unconsciously overthink it."

Mo Xiaomin also felt that Zhao Shucheng's words made sense, so she hurriedly left the clothing store and took a taxi to Zhao Shucheng's home.

Zhao Shucheng had indeed returned home by this time. Of course, he didn't actually feel that Mo Xiaomin had betrayed him, but this incident also showed that Mo Xiaomin was no longer the Mo Xiaomin she used to be.

When Mo Xiaomin pushed the door open and came in, Zhao Shucheng looked at her and asked, "Didn't I tell you to go home and rest?"

Mo Xiaomin glared at Zhao Shucheng and said, "Xiaobai, can't we just ask directly? Why do we have to do it this way?"

"so what?"

Mo Xiaomin was silent for a while before saying, "That person is the photographer who has always shot commercials for us. He has always been very kind to me at work. He got off work early today, so he asked me to go to the movies, and I... I agreed."

Looking at Zhao Shucheng, who was still silent, Mo Xiaomin said, "But we really only have a working relationship. He did pursue me before, but I have made it clear to him that I already have a boyfriend and I love him very much."

"On the contrary, even when we were watching a movie together, when you and Amy saw us coming out while you were buying tickets, why didn't you come up and talk to me?"

Zhao Shucheng looked at Mo Xiaomin, who was turning the tables on him, with amusement and said, "No, are you out of your mind?"

"Why do you say I'm out of my mind? It is true, I just went to see a movie with someone else, I didn't do anything else. Unlike you, you didn't just go to the movies with Amy, you did so many other things."

As Mo Xiaomin spoke, she became more and more confident, and put her hands on her hips, saying, "Besides, you clearly saw it, but instead of saying anything, you invited me to a nearby place and deliberately asked me to watch the same movie. What do you mean by that? Are you playing me?"

"Xiao Min, you're really good at turning the tables now."

"Is not it?"

Zhao Shucheng said, "That's why I said you're out of your mind. Don't you think about it? I appeared with Amy at the time. If I were to greet you, how would I introduce us?"

"Of course you're my boyfriend."

"What about Amy?"

“Of course, she’s my best friend…” Mo Xiaomin said, then paused, stunned.

"See, you know the problem now. Of course, I can just show up and say hello to you, and I can admit our relationship, but what about Amy? When they see your boyfriend watching a movie with your best friend, they'll either think I'm cheating on him, or that Amy is seducing your boyfriend. Either way, it's not a good thing."

As he spoke, Zhao Shucheng glanced at Mo Xiaomin and said, "Of course, more importantly, it's also important how you treat us. If you're just surprised, then we can explain it as a coincidence. But if you don't care at all, others will definitely speculate about our relationship, and if any bad rumors spread, your acting career will be in trouble."

Hearing Zhao Shucheng's words, Mo Xiaomin looked at him apologetically and said, "Xiaobai, it seems I misunderstood you."

"Of course it's your fault. I've been thinking of you with all my heart, but you think I'm dark-hearted. How can you think of me like that? I haven't even blamed you for going to the movies with another man, but you're blaming me instead."

Mo Xiaomin looked at Zhao Shucheng with some panic and said, "Xiaobai, don't be angry. I didn't mean to. I just didn't want you to overthink it. He and I are just simple work partners, at most ordinary friends. I don't think it's necessary to tell you about watching a movie with an ordinary friend. This is just a trivial thing in my life, like eating and brushing my teeth every day. I don't think it's necessary to tell you everything."

Zhao Shucheng said, "Xiao Min, I don't quite understand what you're thinking, but I can share my perspective. I don't really care too much about your social life outside. You can have friends, and you can have meals and go shopping with them. But there are some things that friends can do and couples can do, and some things that couples can do but friends can't. You need to be careful about the boundaries, so you don't end up hurting yourself or others."

"Gu Xiaobai, what exactly do you mean? Do you think I've fallen for someone else, or do you think I'm unfaithful to you? I knew it would be like this, which is why I didn't tell you. I was afraid you would overthink things."

Zhao Shucheng said, "You underestimate me. Even if you told me, I would believe that nothing happened between you. But by not telling me, I feel that you are guilty and afraid to speak up."

"Can……"

Zhao Shucheng stopped Mo Xiaomin, who was about to continue speaking, and said, "Xiaomin, I don't know what your ex-boyfriends were like, but I can tell you what most men think: they can accept their girlfriends being with other men, but they can't accept their women going to the movies alone with a man. Because in their view, this is something only boyfriends and girlfriends can do." (End of Chapter)