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Chapter 687 Love Can Heal Everything

Are you alright now?

"I just dreamt of a lake, and by the lake stood a bent tree, laden with golden-red fruit. Then one ripe fruit fell from the tree and landed in the water with a 'plop,' followed by ripples..."

The curtains were drawn tightly shut, and Gu Lanxi stared blankly at the blurry ceiling.

Lu Nanting lay on his side, pulling her into his arms, his voice still hoarse from sleep:
"You felt a long-lost peace, only to be awakened by a nightmare? Why?"

"I was a little scared because it was so quiet."

"What are you afraid of?"

"fear death."

The funeral ended quickly. For Gu Lanxi, this event was like a comma suddenly appearing in the middle of a text, or a rest that must be present in a musical score.

The rhythm of life was unexpectedly disrupted.

Complex interpersonal relationships, chaotic public opinion responses, and a complete work stoppage...

The few days felt like an eternity.

After arranging her husband's funeral, Chen Wanzhen signed up for a tour group, saying she wanted to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the motherland to alleviate her grief over losing her husband.

But Gu Lanxi knew that she simply didn't know how to get along with herself and was annoyed by the omnipresent stalkers and paparazzi, which was why she chose to escape.

Especially the unfriendly comments, which came from all directions after their relationship was exposed, made her very uncomfortable, but she couldn't say anything.

Gu Lanxi asked her how long she would be gone, and she only said to keep in touch and that she would come back when it was time to return.

Turning my head to check, wow, 49800 yuan to take you on a 110-day tour around China.

By the time I returned, the film should have already wrapped up shooting.

Gu Lanxi knew that, like herself, she had not yet adapted to this new relationship.

Old Jiang wanted to see her one last time before he died, which not only gave Gu Lanxi an excuse to recognize him, but also gave Chen Wanzhen a good reason to contact him.

This event had an equally significant impact on their lives.

It's not easy to become close in a short time, but it would be strange not to interact if we live too close. Giving each other enough buffer time is actually quite good.

As for their conversation on the vigil night, they both tacitly pretended it never happened.

The funeral had barely ended when the grandfather and grandson returned to their estranged state, exchanging only a few perfunctory words on WeChat occasionally.

The elderly couple made a will, but Chen Wanzhen is still alive. Gu Lanxi is not greedy for those things. Apart from giving the children red envelopes and gifts, the two parties have no overlap in terms of property for the time being.

Chen Wanzhen is retired with a high pension and savings, and she did not accept the alimony offered by Gu Lanxi in a polite manner.

Gu Lanxi is easily surrounded by people wherever she goes, and it's impossible for her to visit her regularly like ordinary grandchildren do.

Chan Wan-chen was decisive and wise enough to make the choice for the two of them before she could.

As time goes by, all of this will be like those ripples, slowly smoothed out by time.

But Gu Lanxi has been getting sad very easily lately.

Just like the sweltering, humid weather during the spring, a slight twist of the irritable mood turns into a basin of murky water.

Lu Nanting patted her head, propped himself up on the pillow, took a tissue from the bedside table, and wiped away her tears.

Fortunately, he has been preparing for the concert and has not traveled out of town, so he can go home every day.

Seeing that she couldn't stop crying, he simply picked her up, turned her around, let her lie on his body, and gently stroked her back.

"Don't be afraid, I will always be with you."

But she said the wrong thing again, and her pajamas were soon soaked with sweat, and Gu Lanxi's voice was trembling with tears.

"No, you can't be with me forever. The only person who can be with me until the end of my life is myself. When someone dies, you might be too busy to think too much. Until one day, you suddenly want to call them, but you find that you can't get through, or no one answers, or you send them a message, and no matter how long it takes, they won't reply. You call them, and they won't respond with a loud 'hey,' you scold them, and they won't talk back. They become soil, become bones, or just a handful of ashes, lying quietly in the ground. Their mind will no longer function, and they will no longer feel the existence of their body. Everything in this world—love, hate, separation, wealth, status—all turn to ashes. You think someone will remember you, but the sun rises and sets countless times, and one day, you will become just an ordinary name on the family tree. In fact, if your family isn't powerful enough, you won't even have a family tree..."

She rarely speaks at such length, and she rarely vents her negative emotions so unrestrainedly.

A sudden bout of sadness in the middle of the night is truly agonizing. She clearly endured things far more painful than this when she was very young, and she survived them then. How did she become so fragile now?
Upon closer reflection, it's not just because she now has someone like Lu Nanting by her side, someone who can support all her sensitivities and vulnerabilities.

Also, because she had kept all those emotions bottled up inside, thinking she had processed them, she now realized that they had just accumulated and had never disappeared.

She thought that there was a dammed lake of bad emotions in her heart.

After Wang Fang visited Jiang Heng's relatives and friends, the script she tailored for her not only evoked memories but also created the first crack in this dammed lake; when her illegitimate child came to harass her while she was traveling with her child, it aroused her resistance to certain sordid things in the world, which was the second crack; her grandfather, who suddenly appeared and was immediately separated from her by death, and her grandmother, who chatted with her at night and let her know many things about the past, created the third and fourth cracks.

Too many terrible things have happened in a short period of time, and she really can't cheer herself up.

No amount of comforting can really help with this kind of emotion.

Lu Nanting was heartbroken by her crying, but he didn't know what to say. Finally, he had a sudden inspiration. He put her aside, quickly got out of bed, went to Tuantuan's little princess bed, scooped her out, and stuffed her into Gu Lanxi's arms.

Lu Zhixian, wearing a comfortable sleeping bag, slept like a little pig. He didn't even notice when someone moved him in the middle of the night and continued to lie sprawled out in the middle of the bed.

Lu Nanting quickly pulled up the railing on that side, then moved to the other side, lay down behind Gu Lanxi, shook out the blanket, crawled in, and hugged her in his arms.

At this moment, Lu Nanting felt a deep empathy for the elders in the Gu family.

In this critical moment, it's fortunate that there's a child at home.

A soft and adorable little angel, radiating a healing aura.

Life was in a state of disrepair, and the children had to mend and patch things up for them.

The next morning, Gu Lanxi went to the film set wearing sunglasses and carrying an iced Americano.

She cried in the middle of the night, and her face was a little swollen. The iced Americano was bitter and sour, and even though Lu Nanting got up early in the morning to grind the beans and cook it for her, she still frowned when she drank it.

Some fans were worried about her and came to wait for her early in the morning. Seeing her looking distressed, they didn't dare to say anything and could only watch her go to the film set to start her busy day.

Having taken several days off, Gu Lanxi had to work overtime to catch up on the schedule after returning to the set.

Sometimes, when filming continued until one or two in the morning, Gu Lanxi would still see fans waiting for her after finishing work. She felt really bad about it, so she treated everyone to milk tea and then tried to persuade them not to come anymore. But the fans only said, "I can't sleep unless I see you in person and hear from you." She couldn't say anything else after that.

Since the couple stopped sharing their private lives and haven't updated anything on any platform except for business-related content, fans were already uneasy. It's normal for them to feel upset when they see her looking downcast.

It's a fact that Gu Lanxi isn't feeling well, and there's no way to hide it. Her fans came with genuine concern, and out of fear that she might be uncomfortable, they didn't even raise their cameras or phones. They really just wanted to catch a glimpse of her, and she couldn't possibly remain indifferent.

Ultimately, sasaeng fans and regular fans are fundamentally different.

Gu Lanxi thought for a moment and then made a request that surprised everyone: "Tuanbao has started learning to read. If possible, please write her a letter! Once you've written it, please send it to the studio. You all know the address. As for me, I'll adjust gradually. Please don't come to see me anymore. I leave early and come back late every day. If you come, it will be either even earlier or even later. I'm very worried about your safety."

At first, the fans thought they had misheard, but when they found out it was true, they all got excited! They kept pestering her to ask if it was true or not.

Gu Lanxi nodded: "Really, once she learns to write, she will reply to you randomly."

The Lanting couple each have their own storage room, which is used to store fan letters and all kinds of gifts. Every year, they also take time to randomly pick some letters from the mail to reply to.

I never imagined that Tuantuan, who is only a little over a year old, would start developing this habit.

Regardless of their affiliation, fans were overjoyed to hear this news!
After the people at the scene went home, the news slowly spread. Everyone else thought it was fake news and couldn't believe it, but not long after, Gu Lanxi posted on Weibo about it, and Lu Nanting also reposted the Weibo, agreeing with the decision.

Clearly, they really do intend to open a fan mailbox for Tuantuan!
My ear piercings had been closed up for so long that I hadn't worn earrings, and I only realized it today, so I quickly found a pair of studs.

When Juan Wang came home, he saw me grimacing and pulling my ear in front of the mirror. He asked me what I was doing, and I told him about it.

He frowned as he looked at it.

"If it's healed, it's healed. Why do you have to prick it? Doesn't it hurt?"

I teased him, "That won't do. What if my husband buys me earrings again someday, and I don't have pierced ears?"

Hahaha.

After we became a couple, the first gift he gave me was a pair of snowflake-shaped earrings, which were very pretty.

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