Stepping out of the film set, the evening breeze carried a slight chill.

Lu Er turned her head to look at Song Jingmo beside her, her eyes sparkling: "Shall we go see a movie?"

Song Jingmo was somewhat surprised and looked at the bustling crowd around him: "A movie theater? There are too many people around, aren't you afraid of being recognized?"

"fine!"

Lu Er patted the mask on her face, then took out the same one from her pocket and handed it to Song Jingmo, "Wear this, it's been a long time since I watched a movie in a theater."

Seeing the man's enthusiastic expression, Song Jingmo nodded: "Okay."

The two went to a cinema in a large shopping mall nearby.

Standing in front of the huge electronic film schedule, Song Jingmo's gaze swept over the film titles, finally settling on one of them.

He pointed and said, "Look at this."

Lu Er looked in the direction he was looking at. It was an urban romance film he starred in last year, which told the story of the male and female protagonists getting back together after a breakup.

"Huh? This..."

A hint of unease flashed across Lu Er's face, and her ears burned slightly. "This one isn't very good. Shall we watch something else?"

He wanted to watch a romance movie to develop feelings for Song Jingmo, but he didn't want to watch a romance movie starring himself!

What kind of nonsense is it to make Song Jingmo watch him flirt with other actresses?

Song Jingmo softened his voice: "But I want to see this."

The aloof beauty showed weakness, leaving Lu Er completely helpless, and she had no choice but to compromise.

Feeling a bit nervous, I picked up my ticket, bought popcorn and a Coke, and found a corner seat at the back.

The lights dimmed, and the big screen lit up.

As the familiar opening theme music played, Lu Er secretly glanced at Song Jingmo beside her.

The other person sat upright, their gaze focused intently on the screen, their profile appearing exceptionally deep in the flickering light and shadow.

Lu Er was mesmerized for a moment.

I remember back in college, he would often drag Song Jingmo to watch movies with him.

But Song Jingmo was always uninterested, either lost in thought or simply closing his eyes to rest.

This time, however, Song Jingmo watched with unusual focus.

Watching the scene on the screen where he and the female lead, Ye Qingge, gazed at each other affectionately and poured out their hearts, Lu Er recalled the filming process.

When he was reciting lines with Ye Qingge, reciting those tender and poignant sentences, his mind was uncontrollably filled with Song Jingmo's aloof face.

He projected all the emotions he had suppressed about Song Jingmo into the character.

So much so that the director praised him wildly for his genuine emotions and expressive eyes in the scene.

After the director left, Ye Qingge walked over and asked with a smile, "Lu Er, who exactly were you looking at through me?"

What was his answer at the time?

"A very, very good, very important friend."

Ye Qingge smiled and said, "Are we really just good friends?"

Reflecting on their long-standing separation, Lu Er was unusually candid: "Yeah, but he doesn't want me anymore."

Ye Qingge's expression was indescribably strange: "A good friend...would abandon you?"

That sounds incredibly strange.

"I did something wrong, he got angry, and then he abandoned me."

"We haven't been in touch for many years, and I don't know where he is."

"Haven't you thought about going to see him?"

Lu Er was somewhat frustrated: "The world is so big, I can't find it."

He then joked, "If I become famous online, do you think he'd come to me for an autograph?"

Ye Qingge instantly understood; no wonder he abandoned medicine for art.

I came across a really good quote in a book the other day, and I'd like to share it with you.

Lu Er: "What did you say?"

Winter will come again and again, and those who are meant to meet will meet again. So there's no need to dwell on regrets, but rather to learn to look forward.

All the waters in the world will meet again, and the Arctic Ocean and the Nile River will merge in the damp clouds.

Even when he travels far, every road will lead him home.

Lu Er: "Are you trying to comfort me?"

Ye Qingge smiled sweetly: "Although I don't know what happened between you two, you should look forward to it. Someday in the future, he will come back to you."

Lu Er lowered her eyes: "Perhaps he... has long forgotten me."

"You are breathtakingly beautiful; who could forget you?"

Ye Qingge handed over a glass of orange juice, "Time will tell us what we really want."

On the screen, the male lead, played by Lu Er, is playing basketball.

The female lead, played by Ye Qingge, sat in the audience, holding a boy's school uniform jacket.

Song Jingmo recalled that during her school days, Lu Er's active figure could be seen in every competition on campus.

Running, jumping, shooting hoops, sweat glistening in the sunlight, accompanied by deafening cheers and screams all around.

Every time she won an award, Lu Er would run to him immediately, like a little kitten waiting for praise.

"Here you go, keep it where you are, I want to put it next to yours."

"Keep it at your own home."

"I don't care, I'm going to keep it with yours, and I'll ask you for it when I get married."

In the end, all the trophies were neatly arranged on the bookshelf in his room.

Lu Er has not come to retrieve it yet.

Song Jingmo clearly remembers the first time he realized that his feelings for Lu Er had crossed the line of brotherhood; it was during his senior year of high school.

He went to visit his parents during the holiday.

His parents have a clear plan for his future: they hope he will go abroad for further studies after graduating from high school.

At that time, he was young and his concept of the future was still vague. He felt that his parents' arrangement did not seem bad, and he quickly accepted the plan.

After returning to China, he told Lu Er about the plan.

He will never forget Lu Er's reaction at that time.

The boy who always laughed carefree seemed to have all his light taken away in an instant.

He rushed home without a care in the world, had a huge fight with his mother, and said he wanted to go abroad to study with her.

Because of her father's eloping with his lover and settling abroad, the mother of the deer has a deep prejudice against foreign countries and is determined not to allow Lu Er to set foot there.

The mother and son had a fierce conflict, and Lu Er protested by going on a hunger strike.

The domineering mother of the deer lashed him more than twenty times with a ruler, leaving his back a bloody mess and unable to get out of bed for several days.

That summer, Lu Er became unusually clingy.

She always followed him closely, her eyes filled with unease and fear, afraid of being left behind.

He went to the Qu family's house almost every day, and later he simply stayed in their room and refused to leave, living there permanently.

As summer vacation drew to a close, he packed his luggage.

The day before their departure, Lu Er was also tricked by Lu Chen into going to a neighboring city.

The next day, when he appeared at the airport with his suitcase, he saw Lu Er.

The boy was wearing a dirty white tracksuit, his hair soaked with sweat. His face was covered in tear stains, and he had lost one of his shoes.

Upon seeing him, she rushed over, hugged his waist tightly, buried her tear-streaked face in his chest, and cried her heart out.

"Did you have my brother trick me into going to this remote mountain village? There wasn't even a car there, and I drove for seven hours..."

"Why did you lie to me with my brother? Luckily I ran away quickly..."

"I don't blame you for lying to me, but please don't leave?"

Please, don't leave me.

The boy's voice was choked with sobs, and hot tears quickly soaked his shirt. "Don't leave me! I'll study hard and never fight again!"

Those eyes, red from crying and filled with fear, were like a heavy hammer, shattering his planned future.

He couldn't bear to see Lu Er cry.

I could never stand it.

At that moment, he clearly realized that his feelings for Lu Er had long since transcended the boundaries of friendship.

Rational plans and parents' expectations crumbled amidst the boy's scalding tears and desperate embrace.

She gently hugged the trembling body in her arms and whispered a promise: "Okay, I won't leave."

The boy in her arms looked up with his eyes red from crying and said with all his might, "We must be together forever, and never be separated."

The sun was shining brightly that day. Lu Er hugged him and cried so hard she could barely breathe.

The boy repeatedly said that they would stay together forever and never be separated.

Even though he knew in his heart that Lu Er's words about being together forever were just a matter of dependence and reluctance to part with her best friend.

But he still took it seriously.

He wanted to be with Lu Er forever, even if it was just as friends.

After overcoming numerous hardships, the male and female protagonists finally embraced on screen, while soft background music filled the theater.

Song Jingmo turned his head slightly, and the changing light and shadow on the screen fell on Lu Er's focused profile, making her delicate and beautiful face even more radiant.

Six years have passed. What kind of feelings does that boy who cried and begged him not to leave have for him now?

Even if there is no future for them, he still doesn't regret falling in love with Lu Er since his youth.

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