HuaYu14: Female celebrities are going too fast.

"No, no, no!"

Zhang Ruonan slammed on the brakes on the highway; she was studying acting, and performing for five days is quite normal.

If I work for five consecutive days, my body can't take it.

"No, no, that didn't happen." Zhang Ruonan tried her best to suppress the little devil inside her.

She overthinks things; she thinks about everything, both things she should and shouldn't think about.

Zhang Ruonan wore a white floral dress today, which was perfectly fitted at the waist and the hem was two fingers above her knees.

Her snow-white calves and a bit of her thighs were exposed to the air.

"Let's go, don't just stand there." Zhou Xun looked away and called out, pulling Zhang Ruonan back.

"Where to?"

"Hotel, put my things down," Zhou Xun said. "Then go eat, and after that, find a place to rehearse our lines."

Zhang Ruonan nodded obediently and followed behind Zhou Xun: "Dinner is on me."

"OK!"

Upon arriving at the hotel, Zhou Xun left Zhang Ruonan in the lobby and went to his room alone.

"Let's go."

Zhang Ruonan nodded and stood up. She noticed that Zhou Xun had changed his clothes. He had been wearing a black polo shirt, but now he was wearing a gray crew neck T-shirt.

The neckline wasn't large, but because Zhou Xun had broad shoulders and a wide chest, the fabric was stretched to create a nice silhouette.

Zhang Ruonan quickly looked away, silently chanting in her mind: Learn acting, learn acting, learn acting.

"The school cafeteria is closed, so shall we eat at the school gate?" Zhou Xun asked, turning around.

"Ah... whatever you say."

The two spent over thirty yuan on a meal at a Shaxian snack shop.

After they finished eating, Zhang Ruonan took Zhou Xun into the school.

It was the end of summer vacation, and there were already students at the school, but the rehearsal room was still unavailable.

"Let's go to the grove of trees at school."

"Ah..." Zhang Ruonan was startled.

"The grove...isn't that...so fast...there aren't many students at school right now..."

"It seems pretty..."

"What are you thinking about?" Zhou Xun tapped her head. "The breeze is just right for sitting in the grove right now."

"Oh." She lowered her head to come back to her senses, then lowered her head again.

She didn't know what was wrong with her; all she could think about was being intimate with Zhou Xun.

She wasn't like this before!

Is it really because I'm getting older and can't stand being alone anymore?

Zhang Ruonan's ears turned slightly red as she walked ahead of Zhou Xun, leading the way for him.

The school's grove of trees is located by the lake, and there are some benches there for students to rest and play.

Zhou Xun followed him in. It was evening, and the setting sun shone through the treetops onto the ground.

He found a spot and sat on a bench, where he could see the school's lake: "This is it."

Zhang Ruonan sat down as well, and the refreshing evening breeze dispersed her yellowish thoughts.

Looking at the lake in front of me, feeling the evening breeze, and with a beautiful woman by my side.

This made her think that such scenes only happen between couples.

Does that mean she and Zhou Xun are a couple? At least for this moment.

Zhou Xun turned his head and looked at Zhang Ruonan, who seemed to be lost in thought, and said, "Today I'll teach you emotional memory."

Zhang Ruonan's attention was drawn back: "Emotional memory? What does that mean?"

"It's about drawing upon emotions you've actually experienced," Zhou Xun explained. "For example, if the director wants you to cry, you can't just think 'I need to cry,' you have to think about something that really saddens you..."

Zhang Ruonan nodded thoughtfully.

"Try it now," Zhou Xun said. "Think of something that makes you sad, and then express it."

"Don't cry, what I want to see is the flow of emotions."

Zhang Ruonan obediently closed her eyes.

"Sad things."

Many images flashed through her mind: her parents wanted a boy, but she was born a girl; her parents' feelings towards her...

In high school, to save money, I didn't dare eat with my classmates and sat alone in the classroom...

On her first day of university, while other students were accompanied by their parents, her parents' attention was all on her younger brother, leaving her to drag her suitcase alone...

These images, buried deep within her heart, are now being unearthed one by one.

Her eyes slowly reddened, and her nose began to sting.

But she bit her lip, not letting the tears fall.

Just like countless nights.

"Okay." Zhou Xun took out a pack of tissues from his pocket. "That emotion just now was very real."

"But you're too restrained, emotional memory..."

Zhang Ruonan lowered her head, her fingers unconsciously tracing circles on the hem of her skirt:

"I might... not be good at releasing it."

"Take it slow, release is just a matter of time."

The evening breeze blew across the lake, ruffling their hair.

Zhang Ruonan reached up and tucked a stray strand of hair behind her head. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Zhou Xun also fiddling with his hair, his movements casual, but undeniably handsome.

She sighed inwardly.

Oh no, this guy is handsome even when he flips his hair.

As it got later, the number of mosquitoes increased.

"Alright, that's all for today." Zhou Xun stood up and swatted the mosquitoes off his body.

"Okay." Zhang Ruonan nodded and got up.

Three days after Zhou Xun came to teach Zhang Ruonan acting, "God of War" was released.

"I'm not studying today," Zhang Ruonan said.

Zhou Xun looked at her with a puzzled expression.

"Let's watch 'God of War' together today."

"Okay," Zhou Xun nodded in agreement.

The two found a large classroom, turned on the air conditioning, and Zhang Ruonan took out her phone and opened Tencent.

She even bought a membership specifically to watch Zhou Xun's performances.

It's one thing to act yourself, but it's quite another to watch yourself perform.

Zhou Xun watched both episodes and felt quite accomplished.

Especially when I saw the words "The Search for Home Army is attacking" floating on the screen.

After watching both episodes, Zhang Ruonan's admiration for Zhou Xun grew even stronger.

He is a completely different person now compared to the one in the TV series.

With such ease in controlling her emotions and demeanor both on and off screen, even veteran actors in the entertainment industry can't compare.

"What are you spacing out for?"

"No...no," Zhang Ruonan said. "I just think you're amazing. You're completely different on and off screen."

"You can reach my level too," Zhou Xun encouraged.

That evening in the hotel, Zhou Xun was browsing Weibo.

It seems there's been some strange content appearing in my own comment section again:

[My brother's acting is so good, can he play my husband?]

[My brother looks so handsome in his armor, I just wonder if the halberd handle is any good...]

Zhou Xun was scrolling through his phone when Nazha called.

When the call connected, the first thing that appeared on the screen wasn't Naza's face, but her chest.

Naza lay face down on the bed, her two small breasts pressed together.

About ten seconds later, Naza's face appeared on the screen.

"You did this on purpose, didn't you?"

Naza chuckled, pretending not to understand what Zhou Xun was saying: "The movie 'God of War' was released today, have you seen it?"

"I watched it, and I think my acting was alright."

"Tch!" Naza curled her lip. "Narcissistic!"

"You called today for more than just these questions, didn't you?"

Naza picked up her phone: "Of course, today is the premiere of our first drama, let's celebrate."

"How will we celebrate?"

A small cake appeared on the screen with a candle on it: "Of course, it's time to eat cake! Close your eyes and make a wish."

Zhou Xun smiled, closed his eyes, and played along: "Do you want to know what I wished for?"

"You can't say it, or it won't work anymore," Naza interrupted.

"No," Zhou Xun shook his head, "and it will happen very soon."

Naza pretended not to hear, blew out the candles, and said, "Since you're not here, I'll eat this cake."

"I think you just want to eat cake!"

Naza made two "hehe" sounds and put the cake aside.

She said, "You weren't by my side when our first movie was released, so I'm going to punish you."

"What punishment?"

Naza poked his own mouth with his finger: "A punishment that can only be seen, and can only be seen."

She suddenly leaned closer to the phone and whispered, "It's something I just learned."

P.S.: The location is chosen, the pose is set, the rest is up to you.