Huayu: This top star doesn't play by the rules.

When he sang the chorus, he opened his eyes, his gaze passing over the people in the courtyard, as if he saw someone in the distance.

"I felt the evening breeze that you felt, so does that mean we've embraced..."

At some point, Sun Yi buried her face in Dong Zijian's shoulder. Dong Zijian didn't say anything, but just tightened his arms around her.

Deng Chao also quieted down for once, putting down the iced cola he was about to drink. Zhang Benyu also stopped peeling peanuts, his eyes looking a little vacant.

As for Gao Huayang, his face remained expressionless, though the knuckles of his fingers gripping the beer can turned slightly white. Zhao Liying, on the other hand, lowered her head and took a sip of tea, the steam obscuring her expression.

When the last note fell, the courtyard was quiet for a long time.

Then, Sun Yi was the first to clap, her eyes slightly red. "Teacher Chen Chao, remember to let me know when you release your song. I want to be the first to buy it."

"No way, Chen Chao has already promised to give me his first album." Putting down her thermos, Zhao Liying made a rare joke.

"Then I'll take the second one."

Listening to the conversation between Zhao Liying and Sun Yi, Chen Chao couldn't help but smile and gently shake his head.

Standing up, Deng Chao walked over to Chen Chao and patted him hard on the shoulder, unusually serious. "I just have one thing to say: keep it up, write well, sing well, and don't let your musical talent go to waste."

"I understand, Brother Chao."

"Alright, alright." Deng Chao then resumed his usual playful grin, reaching out to ruffle Chen Chao's hair. "Today's song was a bit sentimental; you almost made me cry. Okay, it's getting late, everyone should go home and get some sleep."

Hearing Deng Chao's words, no one refused, and they all got up and went back to their rooms. As Zhao Liying passed by Chen Chao, she whispered, "If you release an album, remember to give me a copy."

"Definitely."

After everyone left, Chen Chao walked over to Ji Ran, who had been filming, took the video from him, edited out a 30-second clip of the chorus, and sent it to Meng Ziyi.

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At this moment, Meng Ziyi, who was at home in Changchun, couldn't help but smile as she watched the thirty-second video clip sent by Chen Chao on her phone screen. She had watched it several times, but each time she watched it, her smile deepened.

After watching the video clip again, she pressed her phone to her chest, stared at the ceiling for a while, then suddenly sat up, jumped off the bed barefoot, pulled out her suitcase, and began frantically stuffing clothes into it.

Just then, her mother, Sister Qian, walked in carrying a cup of hot milk. Seeing this scene, she was taken aback. "What are you doing in the middle of the night?"

"I'm going to visit the set!" Meng Ziyi said firmly without looking up, as she was tidying her clothes.

Whose set are you visiting?

"Chen Chao." When Meng Ziyi said Chen Chao's name to her mother, the tips of her ears couldn't help but turn slightly red.

Seeing her daughter's lovestruck expression, Sister Qian leaned against the doorframe, holding a glass of milk, and slowly said, "Do you remember what I told you last time?"

"I remember, I remember." Meng Ziyi plopped down on the suitcase and struggled to zip it up. "If you like someone, you should take the initiative. Sister Qian, you've said that so many times."

"Did you take the initiative?"

Looking up, Meng Ziyi gave Sister Qian a somewhat naive smile, "You don't need to worry, I'll handle my own affairs."

Seeing her like this, Sister Qian sighed helplessly and handed her the milk in her hand. "Drink it and go to bed early. I'll take you to the airport tomorrow."

After Sister Qian left, Meng Ziyi held the warm milk cup, picked up her phone and opened the video. Watching Chen Chao singing with deep emotion, she felt a flame flickering in her heart, warm and making her face burn.

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Dingzha was shrouded in a thin mist in the early morning. Due to this foggy weather, the shooting could not start too early today. We had to wait for the fog to dissipate before we could start shooting.

Chen Chao, who had gotten up early and finished washing up, stood in the courtyard, stretching his body in preparation for his daily physical exercise.

Just then, his phone, which he had placed on the stone table, suddenly rang. He stopped exercising, picked it up, and saw it was a WeChat message from Meng Ziyi. It contained only three words: "Are you awake?"

Just as he was about to type a reply, another message popped up: "Come pick me up."

Startled, Chen Chao subconsciously looked up towards the courtyard gate and saw a slender figure emerge from the mist.

She was wearing a white sweatshirt and blue jeans, her hair was tied in a high ponytail, she was dragging a rather large suitcase and carrying a bulging canvas bag, her bangs were wet with mist and stuck to her forehead, her nose was a little red from the cold, but her eyes were bright and sparkling.

Seeing Chen Chao looking over, she stopped and waved to him, a bright smile spreading across her face. "Good morning!"

Chen Chao stuffed his phone back into his pocket and strode toward the door.

"Why are you—" Before he could finish his question, Meng Ziyi had already shoved the canvas bag into his arms and pushed the suitcase next to him. Then, with her hands on her hips and her chin raised, she looked at him with an air of self-righteousness, "I'm here to visit the set."

Looking down at the canvas bag in his arms and the suitcase beside him, Chen Chao looked up at Meng Ziyi, who was trying hard to put on an imposing air, and couldn't help but smile slightly.

"What are you laughing at!" Seeing Chen Chao's smile, Meng Ziyi immediately felt a little shy and wanted to reach out and pinch his arm.

"Okay, okay, I won't laugh." Chen Chao dodged her hand, picked up her suitcase, and walked into the yard. "Have you eaten?"

"I ate a bread roll on the high-speed train." Following behind Chen Chao, Meng Ziyi curiously looked around the environment of the guesthouse. "It's so beautiful here, completely different from the hotels in Hengdian."

"It's a water town in Jiangnan, Director Han specially chose this place, saying he wanted to capture the feeling of a small town in the 1990s..." Just as Chen Chao was introducing it to Meng Ziyi, a loud voice came down from the second floor of the guesthouse.

"Ah Chao! You're up so early again today—"

Wearing pajamas and slippers, Deng Chao walked out of the hall, still a little sleepy. But when he saw that there was a girl in the courtyard, and that the girl was following Chen Chao, he realized that there was a girl in the courtyard.

Moreover, when the distance between the two became so close that it clearly exceeded the scope of ordinary friends, he visibly regained consciousness.