A perfect life begins with changing the timeline.

Chapter 217 Temporary Call Back

In Li Mu's opinion, his girlfriend's filming intensity was indeed high.

So all he could do was make sure she got proper rest when she needed it most, and then comfort her soul with delicious food.

Tonight's braised pork ribs and a can of beer... are clearly not enough for her.

But when her boyfriend suggested "open another can," she shook her head and refused without hesitation.

"I'm not drinking anymore, I'm afraid of gaining weight."

Fine.

Being an actor is really tough.

Even after she finished cleaning up the dishes, she was already snoring on the sofa.

Alcohol dilates blood vessels, and combined with an unsuitable sleeping position, the snoring was incredibly loud...

Tsk.

Without saying a word, Li Mu swept her up in his arms and carried her into the master bedroom.

And the dazed superstar couldn't help but mutter something:

"I'm sleeping for two hours, remember to wake me up for my skincare routine."

Look...

Behind every glamorous profession lies a life of suffering for some.

……

On April 4th, my girlfriend temporarily left the film crew and returned to Yanjing.

The movie she filmed with Lu Yi last year, called "Love at First Sight," is being released this month, and she'll be going to do promotions for about a week.

This is also the main reason why the movie "Special Police Dragon" is so intense.

She needs to film more movies quickly so that she can take time off to promote the film without delaying the progress here.

Once she leaves, Li Mu won't have to commute anymore.

He had originally planned to mention to the newspaper that he would do some promotional interviews for the movie, so that he could legitimately go to Yanjing to spend some time with his girlfriend.

But it wasn't his turn to do it.

It was taken over by the team from my workplace that was stationed in Yanjing.

In fact, the members of the team's arts and sports department are the main source of news for the "entertainment" section of newspapers.

Being based in Beijing, they always have access to the latest entertainment news.

The sports and culture section is actually quite clearly divided, for example, the Korea-Japan World Cup which starts next month.

Two days ago, the department held a meeting and finalized the number of journalists to travel to Japan and South Korea.

No Li Mu.

The reason is simple: he's not a sports reporter.

The reports also expressed confusion about this World Cup.

Everyone has their own area of ​​expertise.

But he was not idle either.

With the Qingming Festival approaching, news has spread that overseas Chinese are returning in groups to pay respects to their ancestors.

Reporters, including Li Mu, and some people from the local department were immediately assigned to report on the overseas Chinese ancestral worship ceremony.

Moreover, this mission is quite demanding.

Because it wasn't just the overseas Chinese who went to Southeast Asia in the early years; this time, a group of people from Taiwan also came.

This is a top priority for Guangdong and Fujian.

Even the World Cup has to be postponed.

The reason is simple: it involves Taiwan. People on both sides of the strait are one family, and this is an ironclad rule.

As a result, Li Mu, Sui Kuan, Shang Xiaobin and others were all assigned to business trips to Xiamen.

They were responsible for providing full coverage of the process of compatriots on the other side of the strait visiting relatives and tracing their roots.

Everyone understood the importance of this task, including Li Mu; everyone's interview transcripts even had to be submitted for review.

With this weighty mission in mind, Li Mu boarded the train to Xiamen on the 6th.

……

"bite."

"Ha ha."

"bite."

Hearing the constant text message notifications, Li Mu, lying on the top bunk, glanced at the person opposite him.

Fatty Sui was grinning lewdly at his phone.

Perhaps it was Li Mu's speechless expression that prompted Sui Kuan to ask:

"What's wrong?"

"Your lewd smile is giving me the creeps."

"Well……"

Sui Kuan was stunned for a moment, then rolled his eyes and muted his phone.

Li Mu yawned listlessly, put down the book "Little Li Flying Dagger" in his hand, and glanced down at it.

Wu Jun, who was sleeping in the lowest bunk, was sitting on his bunk, staring blankly outside.

The two teachers from the local department were drinking to pass the time during their boring journey.

He couldn't lie still any longer, so he got out of bed and, shaking his stiff shoulders, went to the connecting area between the carriages.

There was a strong smell of secondhand smoke, but there was still a hint of fresh air.

But... long-distance buses are just so boring, there's nothing you can do but entertain yourself. He didn't join Li Wei and the others in their card game, he just stared blankly at the scenery outside the carriage.

I really don't know what to do.

Just then, the door to the sleeper car opened again, and Sui Kuan stepped out.

After glancing at Li Mu, he took out a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes from his pocket, pulled one out, and put it in his mouth.

Li Mu was speechless for a moment, thinking to himself, "I just took two breaths of fresh air, and now I have to start smelling secondhand smoke again?"

So they decided to go back.

But the fat man stopped him:

Where are you going?

"Go back, or do you want to keep smelling your secondhand smoke?"

"...Hehe, I just sent Feng Yuan a text message."

"?"

Yo?

Li Mu became interested.

"You two keep in touch frequently?"

"Um."

For some reason, the fat man, who Li Mu had always perceived as someone who was going to solicit prostitutes and then disappear, nodded:

"We talked on the phone for half an hour last night."

"Just kidding~"

Recalling that female wine goddess, Li Mu subconsciously said:

"She's quite a bit older than you, isn't she? I feel like she's at least around 30 years old."

"Bullshit, only 27."

"Uh...five years older than you?"

"Four and a half years old."

"Oh, that's good. She doesn't have a boyfriend?"

"without……"

"And you two..."

"Well... that's hard to say."

Sui Kuan subconsciously scratched his head:

"Huayi Brothers is in Beijing, I'm in Guangzhou..."

"That's true."

"So...sigh, it's pretty frustrating for me too. And she's so pretty, it's questionable whether she'd even be interested in me. But...she said she'd really enjoy chatting with me."

"..."

Li Mu remained silent.

I don't know how to evaluate it.

After all… according to my girlfriend, those who work in public relations are adept at saying one thing to one person and another to someone else. Want to see the truth?

Stop joking.

These are all matters of the martial arts world, why are you looking at things with sincerity?

"You said... could I ask Brother Bie?"

"what?"

"Could you... perhaps transfer me to Yanjing?"

"..."

Li Muxin said that you two are completely unrelated, yet you're really love-struck.

But this couldn't be said outright, so I could only say:

"Let's not ask for now, it's not appropriate. You've only just arrived... right?"

"well……"

Fatty Sui sighed again, then blurted out:

"I've decided to quit going to bathhouses."

"?"

It took Li Mu a long time to realize that "JIE" should be "戒" (jie) instead of "借调" (bian di)...

"I want to remain chaste for her."

"Brother, you should just become a monk already. You two aren't even married yet! Wait until you are, okay?"

"You don't understand."

Sui Kuan, with the air of someone who's been there, offered his condolences:

"I'm truly in love..."

Is that what you call being moved?

At most, it can be considered as lifting.

Thinking to himself, Li Mu decided not to continue the conversation.

The smell of smoke is getting stronger and stronger.

Just as they were about to turn back, the phone rang.

Upon checking the caller ID, it turned out to be Wang Jinghua.

"Hello, Sister Hua."

He waved to the fat man and walked towards the connecting area of ​​the next carriage.

Fatty Sui nodded but didn't follow, just watching Li Mu close the isolation door.

I can't hear anything anymore.

"Li Ji, are you in Guangzhou? How about we have tea together tonight?"

"Oh, what bad timing. I'm on the train, on a business trip."

"Huh?...Are you coming to Yanjing?"

Li Muxin asked me, "What am I doing in Yanjing?"

"No, we're going to Xiamen. Isn't it Qingming Festival? Some veterans from Taiwan are coming back to pay respects to their ancestors, and we have to follow the news."

"Uh... I see. When will Li Ji be back?"

"It'll probably be the day after tomorrow, right? We arrived at 1 a.m., and we'll start filming and interviewing tomorrow. The day after tomorrow is Qingming Festival, and we might also interview some leaders from the Taiwan Affairs Office. We'll probably return the day after tomorrow, and by the time we get back to our unit, it'll probably be the 10th at the earliest."

"this……"

"Sister Hua, you wanted to see me? Haha, just say it. We're friends, what's there to hide? I'll definitely help if I can."

As Li Mu spoke, he casually glanced towards his own carriage and suddenly paused, startled.

Then she saw Shang Xiaobin opening the door and talking to Sui Kuan. Then, following the direction Sui Kuan pointed, she glanced at herself and immediately waved the phone in her hand.

Li Mu was taken aback and quickly said to Wang Jinghua:

"Sister Hua, something's come up here. I'll get back to you in a bit. My boss wants to speak with me."

"Okay, let's talk in a bit."

"it is good."

After hanging up the phone, Li Mu opened the door:

"Brother Bin, is there something you need?"

"Director Zhou asked you to call him back."

"?"

Zhou Long?

What does he want from me?

Although Li Mu was puzzled, he still nodded:

"Okay, I'll report back to the director right away."

"Um."

Shang Xiaobin left, while Li Mu dialed Zhou Long's number:

"Beep beep... Hello, Xiao Li."

"Director, I'm sorry, I was just communicating with a lead I had for an interview. Did you want to see me?"

"Yes, that's right. I just heard Shang Xiaobin say that you're almost in Longchuan?"

"right."

"Get off at Longchuan and then hire a car to come back."

"……what?"

Li Mu was stunned.

What the heck?

Longchuan is 300 kilometers away from Guangzhou.

Let me get off the bus?

Should I take a taxi back to work?

After thinking for a moment, he said:

"Director, is there something urgent?"

"Yes, once you get to Longchuan, take a taxi back directly. Don't waste any time on the way. Try to get there before 8 o'clock. Be quick, and I'll reimburse you for the taxi fare when you get back."

"Uh... okay, I understand. Should I tell Teacher Wu?"

"Um."

After Zhou Long hung up the phone, Sui Kuan, who was standing nearby, asked in confusion:

"What's wrong?"

"The director told me to get off the bus in Longchuan and return to Guangzhou."

"What's up?"

"I don't know, he didn't say."

Li Mu, equally bewildered, shook his head, but dared not delay. The bus had already begun to slow down, and he estimated that they would arrive at their destination in about ten or twenty minutes.

He needs to hurry.

So he quickly walked back to his bunk, and after telling Wu Jun and Shang Xiaobin, the two of them, though puzzled, nodded.

Watching Li Mu quickly leave with his suitcase on his back.

So, at 1:40, Li Mu got off the train at Longchuan Station. After exiting the station, he faced those unlicensed taxi drivers who were looking at him with shining eyes... Although he knew he might be taken advantage of, there was nothing he could do.

"Who's going to Guangzhou?"

"Me! Me! Me!"

moment.

Having agreed on a price of 800 yuan, Li Mu got into the car and said to the driver:

"Master, turn the music up a bit, I need to make a phone call."

The guy was taken aback for a moment, then adjusted the volume.

Amidst the somewhat noisy music, Li Mu dialed Bie Yan's number:

"Dudu...feed?"

"Brother Bie, are you...sleeping?"

Hearing the commotion over there, which sounded like someone still half asleep, Li Mu asked.

"Yeah, what's up? Tell me."

"Director Zhou suddenly summoned me back to Guangzhou, Brother Bie, is there something wrong?"

"Um?"

On the other side, Bie Yan was also puzzled, and her voice became more clear:

"We wanted you to come back? Weren't you away on a business trip?"

"Yes, I had already arrived in Longchuan, but they forcibly pulled me off the bus and made me take a taxi back to Guangzhou to find him. I have no idea what happened."

"Well……"

Now, not only Li Mu, but Bie Yan was also dumbfounded.

So suddenly?

What happened?

He was puzzled, and Li Mu found it even more inexplicable.

Lately... nothing major has happened, or rather... with Qingming Festival just around the corner, what could be more important than reporting on Taiwanese elderly people returning to the mainland to trace their roots?

But then he immediately thought of a possibility.

At the beginning of the month!?

Is it something important that you need to go back?

Could it be?!