Against the Current Hong Kong 1979

Chapter 161 Do you like me, or her? (Please subscribe)

I rested for a day.

Zhang Shuai slept soundly.

These past two months have been incredibly busy. If it weren't for the [Eternal Essence] buff, he would have been completely worn out.

His relentless work ethic and superhuman physique earned him the respect of the entire crew.

The celebration banquet was held at the best Chinese restaurant in Los Angeles. In addition to the crew, Jackie Chan and Teresa Teng also came.

After drinking to their hearts' content, Jackie Chan pulled Zhang Shuai'an onto the balcony.

"What's going on?"

Zhang Shuai'an noticed that Jackie Chan's expression seemed off and asked him a question.

"I've broken up with Teresa!" Jackie Chan said slowly.

Zhang Shuai'an was stunned for a moment. In the original timeline, they should have broken up during the filming of "Young Master Dragon".

The reasons for their breakup were not complicated. First, the two were incompatible in terms of personality, ambition, and interests. They came together to relieve loneliness because they were both in a foreign country. Second, after Jackie Chan returned to Hong Kong, he was either making movies or drinking with his brothers and had no time to pay attention to Teresa Teng.

According to Jackie Chan's autobiography, once when Teresa Teng came to see him, Feng Ke'an and the others happened to be in his room listening to him talk about a script.

Jackie Chan, wanting to show off that his girlfriend was Teresa Teng, forcibly dragged Teresa Teng along to listen to his story.

To save face for him, Teresa Teng listened to him boast for a full hour before finally getting up to leave. Not long after, Teresa Teng called him: "Jackie, I don't think you need me. You and your brothers can go over there."

After saying that, Teresa Teng hung up the phone.

A few days later, Jackie Chan received a package from Teresa Teng containing a cassette tape with the song "Give Me Back My Love".

"Well, Brother Long, don't be too sad."

Zhang Shuai'an had a vague feeling that their early breakup might have something to do with him, so he said somewhat apologetically, "With your looks, you'll have plenty of beautiful women chasing after you in the future."

"Sad?" Jackie Chan looked puzzled. "Who told you I was sad? What's there to be sad about? If you like someone, you're together; if you don't, you break up. What's there to be sad about?"

Looking at Jackie Chan's expression, Zhang Shuai'an found that he didn't seem sad at all, at most just a little regretful.

He said, somewhat speechless, "And you looked like you were constipated just now!"

"That's not constipation, it's just a bit of a struggle." Jackie Chan leaned against the railing, holding a bottle of liquor in his hand, and pointed at Zhang Shuai'an, saying, "And it's a struggle for you."

"You're worried about me?" Zhang Shuai'an was genuinely bewildered. "What does this have to do with me?"

"Of course it's related," Jackie Chan said seriously. "I've noticed that Theresa seems to have a crush on you!"

Zhang Shuai'an immediately waved his hand and said, "Brother Long, you're going a bit too far. Miss Deng and I are completely innocent; we've absolutely never done anything out of line."

"What do you take me for?" Jackie Chan shook his head with a smile: "I wouldn't suspect anyone, not even my own brother. I was the one who broke up with Theresa."

Zhang Shuai'an was taken aback: "Huh?"

"Huh?" Jackie Chan said seriously, "Originally, I didn't have a very deep relationship with her, and we never made it public. After I found out that she might like you, I broke up with her."

That way, if you two are destined to be together someday, you won't be burdened with the stigma of being a third party.

Zhang Shuai'an hadn't expected Jackie Chan to have such a delicate mind, but considering he'd have the nickname "Dragon Mom" ​​in the future, it wasn't surprising.

Jackie Chan may have wronged many women, but he has never wronged a single brother.

He patted Zhang Shuai'an on the shoulder and said, "Theresa is a good girl. If you feel the same way, you can give it a try."

Zhang Shuai'an didn't say anything, but silently took a sip of wine.

"What I'm worried about is that you might overthink it," Jackie Chan continued, "Teresa and I only started talking about a month before you came. Before that, I was either filming or studying. She's also a relatively traditional girl, so you should understand what I mean."

Zhang Shuai'an certainly understood what he was saying; he was simply saying that they were not on the same page.

However, Zhang Shuai'an does not have this kind of germaphobia.

He can accept Zhao Yazi and Debona without hesitation, so why would he mind something like this?

Jackie Chan patted him on the shoulder again and said, "She's going back in a few days. If you're interested, you can have an open and honest talk with her."

After saying that, he turned and went back to the banquet hall.

Zhang Shuai'an finished the bottle of wine in one gulp. There was nothing to agonize over. Since she had her mind, he would just accept it.

"What were you talking about just now?"

A moment later, Lin Qingxia, holding a wine glass, slowly walked over and approached Zhang Shuai'an.

During the two months of filming, she was completely captivated by Zhang Shuai'an's charm.

It would be strange if she didn't fall for a handsome young man who was talented, fit, and energetic.

However, Brigitte Lin witnessed Zhang Shuai'an almost kissing Deng Liyun.

If she were to confess her feelings to Zhang Shuai'an, it would be tantamount to stealing her best friend's man. However, she also knew that Deng Lijun and Jackie Chan were in a romantic relationship, so she was quite conflicted.

Zhang Shuai'an stated bluntly, "Brother Long told me that he and Miss Deng broke up!"

"Ah, when did this happen?" Lin Qingxia was secretly surprised. Deng Lijun hadn't told her about such a big thing.

Looking at Brigitte Lin's expression, Zhang Shuai'an guessed what she was thinking and replied, "It must be during filming."

Lin Qingxia casually remarked, "Their relationship seemed pretty stable, so why did they break up?"

"Is it really stable?" Zhang Shuai'an looked at Lin Qingxia with a half-smile: "You are Miss Deng's best friend, don't you know what she's thinking?"

Lin Qingxia was speechless. Of course she knew what Deng Liyun was really thinking, but now she herself had the same thoughts.

Soon, Brigitte Lin thought of something else.

During filming, Deng Lijun visited the set once. At that time, Zhang Shuai'an and Brigitte Lin had several rather intimate scenes together.

Was it after that set visit that Teresa Teng and Jackie Chan broke up?

Do you like Theresa?

Lin Qingxia suddenly asked.

Zhang Shuai'an looked at her with a half-smile: "You care about this a lot?"

"Do you like me?" Brigitte Lin's chest heaved slightly as she asked casually.

Zhang Shuai'an didn't say anything, but immediately moved closer to Lin Qingxia.

"W-What are you going to do?"

Lin Qingxia was startled and instinctively took a step back.

But there was a railing behind her, leaving her nowhere to retreat.

"Don't...don't do anything reckless! It's full of people inside, something could happen at any moment—"

Before she could finish speaking, Zhang Shuai'an kissed her on the lips.

The moonlight is truly beautiful at this moment.