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The two people lowered their heads in the back row, their heads close together.

Zhang Ruonan used her phone to help Liu Haochun download apps, register accounts, and set profile pictures.

Looking at the empty personal homepage on the screen, Liu Haochun suddenly felt a strange feeling welling up inside him.

When she arrived today, she was thinking, "If things don't look right, I'll leave immediately." But now she's sitting in a car, being pulled into registering a short video account by a few people she just met.

When Liu Haochun looked up again, the car had already driven to a completely unfamiliar place.

The surroundings were no longer the high-rise buildings and shops of the city, but a wide-open factory area with waist-high weeds growing by the roadside, and several gray buildings standing quietly in the sunlight in the distance.

Liu Haochun looked around and found that apart from the large factory building in front of him and a few buildings in the distance, the rest of the place was not exactly overgrown with weeds, but it was still quite desolate.

There were hardly any living people on the road, except for the occasional stray cat darting past a corner of the wall.

Her fingers unconsciously tightened around the phone, her knuckles turning slightly white.

The tension that had just eased in my heart suddenly tightened again, and I cautiously looked out the window.

Why is this place so remote?!

She placed her hand next to the car door switch, ready to call the police immediately if anything went wrong.

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DX District Starlight Film and Television Park.

Wang Zian parked the car, turned off the engine, unbuckled his seatbelt, and got out of the car.

The soles of the shoes made a slight scraping sound as they stepped on the cement floor.

He straightened up and looked around. The place was indeed a bit remote, with few tall buildings in sight, but the road was a neat asphalt road, and the green belt was planted with pruned privet and holly.

The air was filled with the dry, sun-dried smell of earth, mixed with the faint aroma of food wafting from a distant canteen.

"This is one of the film and television bases I chose! DX Zone Starlight Film and Television Park. Although it's a bit remote, it has complete supporting facilities."

Zhang Ruonan came down from the back row, holding a folder in her hand. Inside were her research notes that she had prepared in advance.

She cleared her throat and added in a very professional tone:

"The park itself is a mature media industry cluster with nearly a hundred professional studios that meet broadcasting standards, making it suitable for large teams to shoot and work for extended periods; I've heard that many programs are recorded here."

She closed the folder, a slight smile playing on her lips, and added the most crucial sentence:

"Most importantly, the rent is very cheap. Transportation is also convenient, with easy access to the subway and highway, making it easy to go anywhere."

Wang Zian turned around and glanced helplessly at Zhang Ruonan.

"You're saying I drove through most of Beijing's ring road just to get to this one place?"

"Let's go take a look." Zhang Ruonan had already led the way into the park.

Zhou Ye followed.

Just as Wang Zian was about to take a step, he looked back and saw Liu Haochun still standing next to the car, his hands gripping the straps of his canvas bag, his feet seemingly rooted to the ground.

Her eyes were scanning the low buildings and empty roads around the park, her lips slightly pursed.

"Haochun, we were supposed to shoot a video today, but Lao Li and the others needed to organize the photos we took a couple of days ago, so we decided to choose a location for the company instead!"

"Since you and Tian Xiwei were both coming, we decided to come together. As colleagues who will be filming together in the future, we can all get together!"

He paused after speaking, looked into her eyes, and said in a very soft voice, "Don't be afraid, I'm not a bad person."

Liu Haochun looked up, her doe-like eyes sparkling as she gazed at him.

This time, there was something else in her eyes; not fear, not wariness, but a surprise at being understood.

She was surprised that the boy in front of her could actually see through her thoughts.

"I am indeed a little scared!" Her voice was soft, as if she were confessing something she was a little embarrassed about. "My family can't afford any more accidents."

"At home? What happened?" Wang Zian asked.

Liu Haochun shook his head instead.

Her hand gently rubbed the strap of the canvas bag, a subtle movement as if she were weighing something in her mind, but in the end she didn't say it.

"These are my own matters."

Asking these questions is indeed a bit abrupt, since we just met.

Wang Zian smiled sheepishly, "Sorry, that was a bit abrupt. But don't worry, we're all on the same side from now on."

If you need help but are uncomfortable asking publicly, feel free to tell me quietly. I can usually handle it!

Liu Haochun looked at him in surprise, and finally the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, revealing a very small arc.

"What if I do something wrong?"

"Except for illegal and criminal activities!" Wang Zian quickly added;

Liu Haochun's lips curled up completely, revealing a row of neat teeth.

For the first time since morning, she truly smiled, her doe-like eyes curving into two shallow arcs.

"Thank you. I feel less nervous now."

"You're welcome." Wang Zian smiled as well. "If you're still not feeling well, you can rest in the car first."

We still have two more places to visit, and the locations Nan-jie chose are quite far apart.

Liu Haochun's gaze passed over Wang Zian's shoulder and landed on Zhang Ruonan and Zhou Ye, who had already walked some distance away.

Zhang Ruonan was holding Zhou Ye's arm, and the two of them were talking about something. Every now and then, Zhou Ye would turn around and glance over, only to be pulled back by Zhang Ruonan's tug on his arm.

"It's okay. I can go with you. Like you said, we'll probably be spending a lot of time together in the future."

She paused, then gave a brighter smile; "Besides, being alone really is quite boring."

"Do you often spend time alone?" Wang Zian sensed a hidden meaning in her words.

Liu Haochun smiled and nodded. The smile was faint, but the light in his eyes was steady.

"I'm used to it."

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While the two were chatting, Zhou Ye, who had already walked quite a distance ahead, was being pulled forward by Zhang Ruonan, and kept looking back every three steps.

Her brows were furrowed, and the tension and anxiety in her eyes were almost overflowing.

She saw Wang Zian talking to Liu Haochun, with a perfect distance between them, but she just felt that the distance wasn't big enough.

Zhang Ruonan, who was being held by her arm, could clearly feel that her arm was as taut as a stone, and her steps became unsteady.

Zhang Ruonan glanced back and couldn't help but sigh.

"Alright, stop looking!" Zhang Ruonan pinched Zhou Ye's wrist. "Do you even want your neck anymore?"

Zhou Ye turned around and looked at Sister Nan, who was holding his arm, and pouted with a wronged expression.

"Look at that guy, chatting so happily with Liu Haochun; they're not even leaving."

"Hey~!" Zhang Ruonan raised her hand and flicked her pert nose; "I already told you to confess!"

"I gave you opportunities before, but you didn't react at all."

Zhou Ye couldn't help but pout, his voice full of grievance and resentment.

"He's such a blockhead, he can't understand what I mean at all."

"More importantly, this blockhead doesn't seem to like me at all," she said sadly. "If I confess my feelings and he doesn't agree, how am I supposed to get along with him afterward?"

"The most crucial question is, how are we going to be classmates in the future?"

"Huh?" Zhang Ruonan abruptly stopped in her tracks. She seemed to have been flipped through a switch, her eyes fixed on Zhou Ye. "Wang Zian is going to the Beijing Film Academy?"