Actor: Thank you.

When people feel lonely, they want to chat with friends.

When feeling lonely, one seeks out someone to confide in.

When feeling lonely, I'll seek out people to socialize with...

Li Xiaoran is like that now.

They're pleasing to the eye, good at coaxing, and can satisfy the body.

In addition, we had a past relationship and a good friendship.

I'm usually busy filming, but now that filming is finished, I have a month or two of free time, so I want to find someone to keep me company.

They then took the initiative to come to our door.

The purpose is clear; it's not the ambiguous or hesitant stage.

Let's be frank now. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, and we can talk about it in bed.

But Zhang Yuan wasn't as direct as she had imagined; instead, he brought up what had happened before.

Alright, let's reminisce about the past and get back into the swing of things.

At least that's how she understood it.

"That day in the underground parking garage, so-and-so did that...right?" Zhang Yuan spoke as if he had censored some key information.

"Oh, yes."

"I'm sorry," Teacher Da Bai leaned closer and whispered in his ear.

"But I feel that if I didn't pay enough before, I can continue to pay now."

Although the winter nights in Northeast China are dark,
But after hearing such a beautiful woman's sweet breath in his ear, Zhang Yuan felt that his will had overcome the cold winter.

This is the power of humanity.

Zhang Yuan recalled a time when he was in a hotel.

The bathroom partition is made of transparent glass.

Because of the rising heat, one could only vaguely see her getting up from the bathtub and slowly approaching the fogged-up partition glass.

In the dead of winter, if you unzip her down jacket and grab her fleshy yet still slender, hot waist...

Holding hands, then raising one hand upwards.

At the same time, he kissed her burning lips.

Hey!
I wouldn't trade him for an Oscar!
But at this moment, Zhang Yuan remained focused, reason prevailing over desire.

One must not be harmed by wine and women.

Quit drinking alcohol.

He did this to lure the snake out of its hole.

Don't let the snake lead you into its hole.

He sniffed helplessly, took a step to the side, and put a little distance between himself and Big White.

This action made Li Xiaoran freeze.

Don't you cherish the past?

"Wasn't it great before?"

"It's pretty good." Zhang Yuan put his hands in his coat pockets.

But at that moment, Zhang Yuan remembered a line from Teacher Fan Wei in "Ma Dashuai".

That simpleton, that burly Fan Debiao, asked a question that has been posed for millennia.

Can time be turned back?

This is known as Goldberg's conjecture.

Of course, there's a next line that successfully predicted the future.

Can green beans be cooked through?
Time flies and never returns.

"The past can only be reminisced about."

Zhang Yuan looked up at the sky and began to sing a cappella "The Past Can Only Be Remembered," a song that was already quite famous and later became popular again because of "Detective Chinatown."

"Remembering my childhood sweethearts and childhood friends."

"The two childhood sweethearts were inseparable day and night."

Zhang Yuan smiled at Da Bai and continued singing.

"The spring breeze has once again turned the flower buds red."

"You have also turned a new year."

"You're about to change your mind, just like time can't be turned back."

"I can only be with you in my dreams..."

As he sang, Zhang Yuan's heart gradually calmed down.

His relationship with Big White was already quite special.

More like lovers than lovers.

Therefore, there is no question of infidelity or betrayal.

It's her own business if she has a boyfriend.

However, it would be best to say hello to yourself.

Seeing it on the TV news is ultimately not very respectable.

He was not angry, nor did he blame the other party.

However, Li Xiaoran's eyes reddened when she heard the lyrics he sang.

I thought he was holding a grudge.

After all, men care a lot about their image.

If she knew Zhang Yuan's understanding of the two of them, she would probably be even more heartbroken.

"Afterwards, when I return to the capital." Zhang Yuan stopped singing, but his voice still echoed softly in the empty streets.

“We can also go out for a meal like friends. I have a friend who owns a horse farm where you can ride horses. I can take you there.”

Zhang Yuan imagined Big White's physique.

That’s all.

Like the fog on the glass partition of the hotel, it was dreamlike and illusory, yet not real.

Even if they are "cured" occasionally and their paths cross again, they will eventually diverge again.

We'll talk about it another time; not now, at least not.

"Now, let me take you back to your hotel to rest."

"Let's keep in touch, we'll always be friends."

“I’m not just saying this, I’m serious.”

Big White hugged himself tightly and nodded.

The alluring charm she had just exuded vanished without a trace.

A woman dresses up for the one she loves, and her charm will only radiate towards those she likes.

Just as he had said, Zhang Yuanzhen behaved himself and walked her to her hotel like a friend.

Da Bai said it was quite cold outside after walking all the way, and invited him to come up and sit down.

As she said this, her allure returned considerably.

But Zhang Yuan was afraid that the visit would be short-lived, so he said goodbye to him outside the hotel.

Since he was staying at a different hotel, he walked back to his own hotel.

Upon entering the hotel lobby, he took out his cigarette case and slowly lit a Hademen cigarette.

After finishing the cigarette, I extinguished it in the trash can at the hotel entrance and threw it away.

"Very good." He turned and went back to his room with a smile.

In that instant, he caught a glimpse of light in a Canadian poplar tree across the street.

A sliver of reflection from the camera lens.

On the other side of the reflective device, after seeing Zhang Yuan enter the hotel, the owner put down the machine with a somewhat disheartened expression.

"They really don't give me any face."

"You walked all the way with such a beauty as Li Xiaoran and didn't even go into a hotel?"

"Let's play!"

"Just shopping!"

"My snot is freezing!" What he wanted to film, of course, was the two of them entering the hotel together, preferably finding out which room they were in, and ideally, without drawing the curtains.

It would be great if we could capture some steamy scenes.

Could this Zhang Yuan be a liar?

There was no one around just now, you could at least have hugged and kissed passionately in the street.

They didn't even hold hands.

After organizing the photos, the paparazzi rested for a night and then called his boss.

Of course, it's table reeds.

"Ah."

"Ah."

"I understand." After listening to his report, the future king of paparazzi nodded repeatedly.

There are still things there.

Although no concrete photos of Zhang Yuan and Li Xiaoran were taken, an actress traveled a long distance to visit the set and they even strolled together on a cold winter night.

This in itself proves everything.

Even if the two of them don't have anything now, they have had something in the past, or they will have something in the future.

That's enough, it's worth following.

"Keep an eye on it; my gut tells me there's something there."

"Okay... let's get down to business." The guy at the scene spoke up again.

"When I was watching yesterday, I thought I heard the two of them reminiscing about the past."

"Speaking of the Imperial Capital VIP Hotel, something happened in the underground parking garage a few years ago, and it has something to do with the two of them."

Do you think there might be some big news?

Zhuo Wei: Oh my god, there was an unexpected bonus!

"My intuition tells me there's definitely something big going on!" Zhuo Wei unconsciously raised his voice.

With the time and location provided, it's easy to check.

We'll definitely find something.

As long as I grasp the other party's weakness, hehe!

Whether I want to expose the story or sell it for money is just a matter of a single thought.

"Should we first compile the footage of the two of them shopping and send it to Southern Entertainment Weekly as material?"

"Wait a minute!" Zhuo Wei immediately stopped her.

"If we go now, we'll be stirring up trouble."

"Once the other party finds out, they will definitely realize what's going on and try to destroy the evidence and silence the witnesses."

"Therefore, it cannot explode."

"Wait a minute, let's figure things out before the other party reacts."

"Once we have all the materials, we'll explode them all at once for maximum power!"

Zhuo Wei has made his plans.

You're not acting all high and mighty with me, so I'll give you a big one.

Sure enough, the investigation yielded results.

There is a Western proverb that says, "Be careful what you wish for."

Be careful with your wishes.

Be careful when making wishes at places like the Yonghe Temple, because they are responsible for killing but not for burying.

Your wish will come true, but don't ask how.

Xu Yuan was too busy with work and wanted to rest, but he was involved in a car accident and hospitalized for half a year.

Take a break, until you've had enough rest.

The same applies to the table reeds.

Zhang Yuan will fulfill his wish.

If you want my scoop, I'll give you a chance.

He knew Zhuo Wei's ambition all too well!

He's a top figure in the industry, so how could he be satisfied with just a few bland shopping photos?

So even if Zhang Yuan asked him to take the picture, he won't publish it in the newspaper so quickly.

Besides, what good would it do to publish it in the newspaper?

I had an affair with Li Xiaoran, so what if we dated?

is it not OK?

It's not a big deal.

But the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

Zhuo Wei never expected that Zhang Yuan would get involved himself and personally dig a pit for him.

Because no celebrity wants to be photographed without their consent.

Some people hire others to take photos for publicity, but no one wants to be photographed without their consent.

Zhang Yuan was using this blind spot in his thinking.

Only by being willing to risk everything can you inflict real damage.

Ultimately, this cannot be considered harming him.

On the contrary, Zhang Yuan was giving this king of paparazzi a chance.

This will help you understand the current situation and back down when things get tough.

And by the way, I paid a tiny price.

You don't know the pain until you get hit.

They won't learn to restrain themselves until they suffer a loss.

Zhang Yuan understood that there was no point in confronting them head-on; he could only resort to underhanded tactics.

Once the objective is achieved here, let the other party investigate.

The next day, Baymax came to the set to find him again.

After chatting about the past and having lunch together, the other person said it was time for them to leave.

Zhang Yuan still said he would see him again after returning to the capital.

Big White didn't give up completely, telling him that he had bought a new house and moved.

I also sent him the address.

This is because they want to personally visit and "explore" the store.

Zhang Yuan's attitude towards her did not completely disappoint or drive her to despair.

It actually makes me a little tipsy.

What you can't have is always the best.

Especially when you've tried it before, but then want to try it again only to find that the old shop has closed down.

After that, you'll want to relive it even more.

I'm craving this!

Looking at her condition, Zhang Yuan was reminded of Huang Shengyi from back then.

Ms. Huang also gave the same look.

After seeing her off, Zhang Yuan felt he should meet her again later.

After all, I unknowingly took advantage of her for a short while.

We'll try to find a way to give them some compensation later.

He turned back and continued filming.

As the weather gets colder, his scenes become fewer and fewer.

We definitely need to shoot quickly; it's getting too cold even during the day.

That day, Zhang Yuan suddenly received some "good news".

Zhang Ziyi called him, saying there was a problem on Zhang Yimou's end... (End of Chapter)