Chapter 5 I think I fell in love with him 2
Almost subconsciously, I knew what He Yue needed to bring and what he didn't need to bring, and I quickly packed it for him.
Looking at the packed suitcase in front of me, I couldn't help but smile. It turns out that I know He Yue's living habits so well.
I pushed the suitcase into the living room and sat on the sofa waiting for He Yue to come back.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, He Yue came back. He came in and saw that I had packed all my luggage. He picked up the suitcase and said, "Let's go. I called a taxi and it's waiting downstairs. We need to go to the port to take the ferry first."
He Yue pushed his and my suitcases. I quickly changed my shoes and closed the door, asking, "Aren't you going to check if you forgot to bring anything?"
"No need." He Yue pressed the elevator button and entered the elevator.
I followed him obediently and helped him hold the elevator door.
After getting in the car, He Yue and I sat in the back seat. He looked at the watch on his wrist from time to time and said, "Time is a bit tight. There are too many things to do in the company. When we get to Yushan Island, as long as we are working, you should talk less. Li Chuan doesn't like to be disturbed when he is working."
"Got it!" I nodded seriously.
The taxi stopped at the port, and the staff came to help us carry our luggage. I followed He Yue onto the ferry and saw Li Chuan was there too. He was wearing a camel-colored down jacket with his hands in his pockets. Seeing me getting on the boat, he couldn't help but say, "This little girl is quite persistent. He Yue, you brought an assistant with you for the photo shoot?"
"She's not here to accompany me, she's here to see you." He Yue walked over and bumped shoulders with Li Chuan intimately, then turned back and called to me, "Come over here."
I suppressed my nervousness and tried to appear calm and composed.
I walked over and said, "Hello, Director Li."
"I feel bad at all after being stood up by you twice," said Li Chuan.
I was a little embarrassed and bit my lips tightly without saying anything.
He Yue raised his hand, touched my head, and said, "Li Chuan is joking with you."
With an unknown smile in Li Chuan's eyes, he said to He Yue, "Let's go upstairs and have a drink."
After saying that, he turned and walked towards the top floor of the ferry, and He Yue motioned for me to follow him.
I followed them to the top floor, which was a large platform with a covered with a white tablecloth.
The table was filled with champagne, cakes and fruits, and there were lounge chairs around the top platform for rest. Li Chuan took a glass of champagne, sat on the lounge chair, looked at the sunset at the end of the sea, and said with emotion: "The sunset is so beautiful."
I stood obediently by the side, not caring about appreciating the sunset and the sea. He Yue came over, handed me a piece of cake and a drink, and said, "Don't be too nervous."
I nodded, took the cake and drink, and walked to the side and sat on a stool.
It is true that the higher you stand, the farther you can see. Sitting on the top floor of the ferry, you can see the vast sea at a glance. The golden light of the setting sun falls into the sea, and the entire sea surface becomes golden.
Li Chuan called me: "Little girl, come here."
I quickly put down the cake I had just taken a bite of and ran to his side. Li Chuan patted the recliner on the left and said, "Sit here."
I glanced at He Yue who was sitting on his right, and He Yue signaled me to sit down. I sat down next to Li Chuan nervously, and Li Chuan never spoke to me again, but just discussed some MV storyboards with He Yue.
I kept He Yue's words in mind, didn't interrupt, and quietly leaned back in the recliner, looking into the distance.
The sky gradually darkened and our ferry arrived at Yushan Island at seven in the evening.
In order to be in a better spirit for filming in the next few days, we all went to bed early on the night we arrived at Yushan Island and started filming at ten o'clock the next day.
I was still confused. Since Li Chuan doesn't like others to disturb him when he is working, and we will stay in Yushan Island for three days and work during these three days, how can I get close to him?
I tossed and turned all night thinking about this problem and couldn't sleep.
It turned out that I was overthinking it, because during the filming, I was so busy that I had no time to think about how to get Li Chuan's forgiveness. I always thought that Li Chuan was a steady man, but he was actually a rather rogue person.
"He Yue, I'm telling you, you can't use a body double today. If I want you to hug her, you have to hug her. If I want you to kiss her, you have to kiss her." Li Chuan pointed at the actress and shouted at He Yue.
He Yue ignored him and said, "I wrote the storyboard."
"I paid for it!" Li Chuan stretched out his hand to me. I quickly handed him the water in my hand. He took a sip and handed it back to me.
I felt a little sad when I saw He Yue and the actress standing barefoot in the sea water in the middle of winter.
Li Chuan looked at the script in his hand and read: "Here is the chorus, the first chorus. I think we should change it to you two kissing. He Yue, you lie in the shallow sea, and kiss him slowly. The cameraman, take a picture for each shot."
"It's very cold lying in the shallow sea." I couldn't help but say.
"Then you go ahead." Li Chuan tilted his head and looked at me, as if I were a monster.
I quickly waved my hands and said, "No, no, no, I didn't say anything."
Li Chuan said, "Go buy some food. I get hungry easily when I'm working. When you come back, help the stage staff to stop the tourists. The props team is short of staff, so go and help them. Anyway, don't be idle. After all, the expenses for your coming are all charged to my account."
I had nothing to say, so I had to go buy food for Lichuan first.
When I came back with a big bag of snacks, He Yue and You You had already finished the kissing scene in the sea. They were so cold that their faces turned pale. The staff quickly put towels on them, wrapped them in down jackets, and sent them to the hot spring.
I watched He Yue, who was wrapped like a penguin, get on the bus with the help of the staff. Before getting on the bus, he looked back at me and gave me a smile.
I put all the things I bought in front of Li Chuan and said, "I've bought the things."
"Yeah." Li Chuan didn't check the snacks, he just said, "Go and touch the sea water, it's not as cold as you think. And He Yue is very dedicated, he doesn't mind lying in the sea, and why would a man be so entangled? Apart from not wanting to touch the actress, he did all the other dangerous scenes himself."
"He doesn't want to touch actresses?" I was surprised. He is a model and a music video actor, and most of his scenes are with girls. I have watched his videos, and there are many scenes of holding hands and kissing, and even sleeping together.
Li Chuan found a box of biscuits, opened it, and said while eating, "You must find it strange that he doesn't want to touch actresses. In fact, it's not that he doesn't want to touch them, but he is emotionally indifferent and has body cleanliness obsession. He doesn't know how to do some intimate actions with girls, which makes him feel helpless. His ex-girlfriend left him like this, and as for the MVs he shot before, he used all the stand-ins he could." Li Chuan laughed as he spoke, "This He Yue, it's a pity that he has such a high IQ and EQ, but he doesn't dare to touch women. I used to doubt whether he likes men, but he doesn't seem to have much interest in men."
I squatted in front of Li Chuan and said doubtfully: "But...but he touched me."
Li Chuan turned his head and looked at me, his eyes full of shock.
I realized that I had been vague and quickly explained, “That’s not what I meant!”
Li Chuan turned his head and suddenly burst into laughter. Then, he picked up a biscuit and asked me, "Do you want to eat it?"
I shook my head. Li Chuan lay on the chair, looking at the blue sky, and said, "So, I think you are very unique. When I saw him touching your head so naturally on the ferry yesterday evening, I felt that you must have a very special place in this boy's heart."
My feet were numb from squatting, so I just sat on the soft sand and asked, "When I first met He Yue, I was scared by him and thought he was difficult to get along with. But when a little cockroach scared He Yue like that, I thought he was cute. Director Li, you too, when I first met you, I was so scared that I had to go to the bathroom, but now I feel that you and Director Li in the director's office are not the same person."
Li Chuan raised his eyebrows and said, "Don't make a hasty decision and think that I am an easy person to get along with."
I grinned and said, "No matter how strict you are, I will try my best to get a chance in front of you. He Yue has troubled you so many times for this matter, I can't let him down."
Li Chuan leaned his head closer and said cunningly, "You like He Yue, right?"
I quickly lowered my head, grabbing the sand uncomfortably, and said, "No, He Yue only helped me because he liked to listen to me sing, and I didn't want to disappoint him for this reason alone."
Li Chuan said, "Naive, children are just children. "
"I'm already 22 after the Chinese New Year." I refuted Li Chuan's words.
Li Chuan stuffed the unfinished biscuits into my arms and said, "Even if I'm only twenty-two, I'm still more than ten years older than you. I'm your senior and teacher." After saying that, he stood up, stretched, and walked towards the hotel.
I looked at the pile of snacks and Li Chuan's receding figure, and quickly picked up the snacks and chased after him.
After walking a few steps, my head suddenly exploded because of what Li Chuan had just said. He said he was my senior and teacher. Did he promise to give me a chance?
"Director Li!" I called him from behind.
Li Chuan walked forward at a brisk pace and said, "Follow me."
I smiled, feeling that all the dark clouds in my life were defeated by the brightness of this moment. Suddenly, I seemed to understand many things, including why Li Chuan was deliberately cold to me at the beginning, and why he sent me away to buy snacks.
I returned to the hotel, put down the snacks, and went to He Yue's room to see him.
He had just finished soaking in the hot spring, changed into clean clothes, and was resting in the room.
I boiled a pot of hot water for him and asked, "Are you okay?"
He Yue, wearing a loose sweater, sat at the head of the bed and flipped through a script, saying, "It's okay."
After the hot water was ready, I poured a glass of water for He Yue and put it aside to cool. Then I sat on the edge of the bed and said excitedly, "He Yue, Director Li is willing to give me a chance."
He Yue looked up at me when he heard this. He put the script in his hand on the bedside and said, "I told you a long time ago that he is actually quite good."
I grabbed the sheets on the bed and said, "I want to thank you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have this opportunity at all."
"You don't have to thank me. I was just a matchmaker for you. You have to fight for the opportunity yourself. Besides, Li Chuan only promised to give you a chance. You still have a long way to go." He Yue said.
I pursed my lips and nodded.
He Yue picked up the script again and said, "Please help me rehearse the scenes. Li Chuan won't allow me to find a stand-in this time. There are many places I don't know how to do my best."
"Is it the intimate scene with Youyou?" I asked.
He Yue hesitated for a while and nodded.
I asked again: "Are you afraid to touch women?"
He Yue's eyes were somewhat evasive, and he said, "I can try to change it."
I smiled and said, "Close your eyes and feel it with your body. This will be more effective than forcing the performance."
He Yue leaned against the pillow, listened to me, and closed his eyes obediently.
I want to hug him.
The surroundings seemed to be trapped in a chaotic world, my ears were buzzing, and my brain was out of control. Like a thief who had done something bad, I slowly moved forward, carefully approached He Yue, lay on his chest, and leaned against him tightly.
I could feel He Yue's body shudder the moment I approached him. I quickly closed my eyes, not wanting to think about whether he would push me away. I leaned against him tightly, feeling the warmth of his body, which made me feel at ease.
Yes, hugging him is my selfish desire.
My heart was beating so fast that nothing else was on my mind. I was nervous and excited, and I was also looking forward to and afraid.
I don’t know how long it had been, but He Yue suddenly moved. His arms gently rested on my back, and he held me tightly in his arms with increasing force.
I smiled into his chest.
Even if this kind of tenderness only belongs to me for a short time.
The filming is still going on, and after the actors have rested, they will continue to shoot the next shot.
I was busy on the set, going wherever help was needed. Every time we were shooting intimate scenes between He Yue and You You, Li Chuan would call me over to him and ask me to feed him, or he would simply drive me away and ask me to go to the hotel to look for some "lost" documents.
In short, he tried every means to prevent me from seeing the intimate scenes between He Yue and You You.
I am an adult with my own thoughts. How could I mind He Yue holding hands, hugging and kissing the actress during the MV shooting? Besides, He Yue and I are not in a relationship, so why should I mind?
So every time Li Chuan sent me away, I was full of complaints but couldn't resist.
I thought Li Chuan must be the kind of cold and overbearing president in the novel, but I didn't expect him to be just a nosy and self-centered uncle.
The shooting ended on the morning of the third day, and after lunch we started to return to Shanghai.
On the way back to Qingshui Bay, I fell asleep because I was too tired and did not receive Lichuan's call.
He Yue woke me up and pulled me out of the car while I was still in a daze.
He walked in front carrying two suitcases and said, "Li Chuan called you."
"Ah? Then why didn't you wake me up!" I quickly took out my cell phone and saw that there were no missed calls.
He Yue added: "I'll pick it up for you."
"Can you talk without breathing so heavily?" I scolded He Yue despite feeling sleepy.
He Yue pressed the elevator button and said, "He asked you to write an original song for him. He needs an arrangement and a mix, which Konjac Records can provide. The prerequisite is that the original song must move him, and then he will recommend a song to you."
"I accept!" I said quickly.
"Ding——" the elevator door opened. He Yue walked into the elevator and said, "I have already agreed for you. Li Chuan said that he will not limit you by time or genre to avoid any pressure on you. He said that you can go home for the New Year and write next year."
My sleepiness was mostly gone, and after the elevator reached the third floor, I followed He Yue out.
"I will write a song that will satisfy Director Li. I swear." I secretly cheered myself up.
He Yue opened the door, took off his coat and said, "I'm going to take a shower."
"Okay, I'll go cook," I said.
After He Yue entered the bathroom, I took out all the things in the suitcase and put them back in place, and also threw the clothes that needed to be washed into the washing machine separately.
I opened the refrigerator and there were some vegetables and a few eggs.
I cooked rice, made seaweed egg soup, and fried a side dish.
He Yue came out of the shower and the meal was almost ready, so I said, "You can eat after you take a rest."
"Yeah." He Yue wiped his wet hair and asked, "When will you take the theory test?"
"The day after tomorrow." I said as I put the dishes on the table.
"Then when will you go home?" He Yue asked again.
"I'll go back after the exam."
"Yeah." He Yue didn't say anything else and used a hair dryer to blow dry his hair.
After the rice was cooked, I put it in a bowl and handed it to He Yue. He Yue ate quietly, and after a while, he asked me, "When will you be back?"
I was stunned. When he was eating, I could only see his thick hair. My heart warmed and I said, "I'll come back early and disturb you again."
"Yeah." He Yue continued eating and drank several bowls of seaweed egg soup.
I raised my head and looked around the living room. He Yue's mother said that this was the house He Yue bought, so it would have a homely feel. I looked at the place where I had lived for several months and suddenly felt reluctant to leave.
I will leave here eventually.
I sighed softly and lowered my head to eat.
Two days later, I finished my theory exam and went back to Binhai alone to celebrate the New Year.
Xiao Anning wanted to stay here with her mother, and Sunai said she wanted to go back with another friend.
In the past, every time we went back to Binhai, the three of us were together and never separated. Although we had different reasons for this time, I still felt sad.
Sitting on the bus, I recalled what had happened in the past few months, and it seemed like a dream and it was unreal.
I came back from my trip, broke up with Qiao Xinyu, met He Yue and lived in his house. Xiao Anning's mother's condition became serious, and Sunai asked me to be considerate of her working in the dance bar. I also met Li Chuan, a famous music director in the music circle, and got a chance to ask him to help me promote my song.
I was heartbroken, but I met someone who made me feel safe. I had an argument with a friend, but we ended up hugging each other. It seemed like more had happened in these four months than in my entire life.
Life is not only changeable, but also fragile.
Whether facing volatility or fragility, the only thing I can do is to move forward despite the thorns.
I know that in this world, others are just your helpers, but you are the practitioner.
