A writer has arrived in the Chinese entertainment industry.

Su Liu didn't really grasp the meaning of "new year, new look." He thought it was too naive to expect a fresh start in the new year.

Life is made up of countless tiny details with powerful inertia. Su Liu always acts according to his own will, carelessly and impulsively, so he rarely expects anything in return.

Someone like him would naturally find it difficult to appreciate the vibrant energy of the new year, when all things flourish and compete for life.

However, as a vibrant young person, it's okay to look forward to something once in a while.

"I think you should go," Mao Xiaotong blurted out, as if she hadn't thought it through at all.

Dilraba chimed in, "I think so too. Anyway, Teacher Su, you won't be of any use staying here."

"What do you mean it's useless! I'm the director. And my readers are important supporters of this movie... Six of Bamboo!" Su Liu said, playing a mahjong tile.

As a result, Mao Xiaotong immediately shouted, "Bang!" startling Li Xian and Dilraba who were standing next to him.

After she finished speaking, she cautiously looked at the three men's eyes and asked, "Is this a draw? Three cards."

That's right, these four people are playing mahjong. And none of them know anything about mahjong!

This statement sounds strange, but it is indeed true.

In the days leading up to the movie's release, the group found themselves with the most free time. So, the four of them, bored out of their minds, gathered together to think about how to while away the time.

In the end, he realized that he didn't want to go shopping, watch a movie, or play badminton as Li Xian had suggested.

So Su Liu suggested playing mahjong.

"But I don't know how," Dilraba said first.

"I don't know either!" Mao Xiaotong and Li Xian chimed in.

"That's too much of a coincidence, I don't know anything about it either."

Su Liu's words were utterly absurd; the person who suggested playing mahjong didn't even know anything about it! Mao Xiaotong and the others looked at each other, speechless for a moment.

"Sometimes I really can't keep up with Teacher Su's train of thought." Dilraba looked dazed.

Sitting to the side, Li Xian scratched his head and sighed in deep agreement.

"Listen to me, it's precisely because nobody knows how to do it that it's fun!"

Mao Xiaotong looked completely skeptical. "What kind of logic is this?"

"Think about it, if everyone can do something, there will inevitably be differences in skill level. Some people are good at it, and some are not. In that case, the weak will always be bullied by the strong, and there will be no fun at all."

"So, you refuse to play badminton because you're afraid Ah-Xian will bully you?"

Dilraba covered her mouth and chuckled, "That must be it."

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"Teacher Su, don't worry, I will go easy on you."

"Don't make such unfounded connections. What I mean is, if nobody knows it, then it's perfectly fair!"

"But you need to win in mahjong, right?" Mao Xiaotong asked. "Do you know how to win?"

"Just search it online."

"But the rules for mahjong are different in different regions." Dilraba still had some common sense.

"We have Tianjin Mahjong."

Su Liu suddenly asked, "Reba, do you have Western Region Mahjong in your Western Regions too?"

"I haven't heard of that."

Finally, everyone decided to play Sichuan Mahjong. The mahjong tiles were brought by company employees; several people in the copyright department are avid mahjong players who often play during their breaks.

"Teacher Su, to be honest, your story is quite dramatic. Have you ever considered writing it into a novel or screenplay?" Li Xian had only heard about Su Liu and her sister's story today.

"I don't have the habit of using myself or the people around me as material!"

"Ah Xian, he's a mystery novelist," Mao Xiaotong interjected. "Using people around you as material, do you want to be the victim or the murderer?"

"That's such a pity." Li Xian said, playing a mahjong tile as he began his heartfelt speech, "Two lonely souls drew near to each other and healed one another..."

"Stop!" Su Liu immediately stopped him. "First of all, no one is truly lonely. Secondly, if anyone should be healed, it should be me healing her, not her healing me."

Li Xian was speechless on the spot, unable to give a coherent explanation.

Su Liu smoothly changed the subject, "Speaking of which, you guys have some rare free time these past few days, aren't you all planning to go home?"

"My mom told me not to go back and forth like this anymore," Mao Xiaotong replied.

"I don't need to say anything, do I?" Reba said matter-of-factly. "The Western Regions are so far away, it's tiring to go back and forth like that."

Just as Li Xian and Su Liu were about to speak, Mao Xiaotong suddenly shouted, "Oh no! I won!" She pushed over the mahjong tiles in front of her, "Look, here it is, seven pairs."

Mao Xiaotong was too lazy to remember the different card combinations, he only knew that he could win with seven pairs, so he kept frantically trying to collect pairs.

Before this, she had lost several rounds in a row. Unexpectedly, she was surprisingly persistent in this matter, and finally got her wish and obtained seven pairs.

"It really is!" Dilraba leaned over and nodded. "This feeling is so difficult."

"All I could think about was seven pairs, I never expected you to actually pull it off." Su Liu looked at the pairings in the mahjong set and suddenly had a flash of inspiration, "At this time of year, it's a good omen, isn't it?"

"Oh right—"

Just as everyone was shoving their cards down, preparing to start the next round, Su Liu suddenly looked at Li Xian's hand.

"Ah Xian, you just drew a red dragon and then beat that 20,000 one, right?"

"Yeah, what's wrong?" Li Xian looked bewildered.

"Your hand was originally waiting for the 2, 5, and 8 of Wan," Su Liu said with a hint of disbelief. "But you discarded the 2, turning it into a single wait for the Red Dragon! Otherwise, you could have won already."

"Huh?" Li Xian looked shocked. "Is that so?"

"Haha!" Mao Xiaotong laughed. "Thanks, Ah Xian!"

Dilraba let out a long sigh, crossed her arms, and stretched. "Wow, I've been sitting for so long, I need to go to the restroom."

"I'll go too," Mao Xiaotong agreed and stood up.

Li Xian was still studying his hand when, after a while, Su Liu also got up and left the lounge, heading towards the restroom.

At the sink, Mao Xiaotong was washing her hands, and Su Liu's figure was reflected in the mirror as she walked in.

"Are you going to your sister's for the New Year?" she asked, turning her head to the side as she turned off the tap.

"Is it too late?"

"Why don't you just spend New Year's Eve there, and then meet up with us in the city where we're doing the roadshow on the second day of the Lunar New Year?"

Mao Xiaotong shook the water off her hands and added, "Bring your sister over too, so we can meet her."

"This is so troublesome."

Mao Xiaotong shook her head and smiled, then walked straight past him toward the lounge.

Su Liu came out of the restroom and was walking back through the corridor when Reba's voice suddenly rang out behind her.

"Teacher Su."

He instinctively turned his head. Before he could see who it was, his vision was completely blocked by a red shadow that was inches away from him. Then came a warm and abrupt touch on his cheek—Reba's red lips lightly pressed against his cheek.

"A New Year's gift," Reba whispered in his ear.