Global Film Emperor

Chapter 270 Misguided Love

"Hehehe, pull down his pants! Quick! His ass is so white, no wonder he's so effeminate. Fake girl, get back away from us, don't come near us, you're disgusting! Wash your hands quickly! You're so dirty."

We may feel ill will towards certain people for no reason, and this innate instinct can drive us to hurt others again and again without reason.

It is possible to master something easily without anyone's education. Perhaps the most fundamental purpose of human beings coming into this world is to suffer and to hurt others based on their own likes and dislikes.

Many people feel ashamed of what they did in childhood even after they grow up, but even after starting a family and a career, we are still doing the same things as we did in childhood, only in a more subtle way and in a more deadly way.

As for now, will these four children who have left feel guilty about what they did in the future?
Who knows
Zhou Yi stood up, pulled up his pants, patted the dust off his body, and looked somewhat aggrieved, but he didn't cry. Perhaps he had gotten used to the bullying he received from other children. After being left with indelible shadows time and time again, since he didn't dare to choose death, he could only learn to be strong.

Perhaps it's because rural children are naturally averse to children with fair skin. After her parents moved here, the neighborhood children all disliked this cute child who always washed her hands before and after meals and was always spotless. In their eyes, Zhou Yi's upbringing was fussy and unnecessary.

As for whether they also wish they were like Zhou Yi? Maybe, but they would definitely deny it outright. Perhaps this is the magic of jealousy, which can make even young children show a ferocious expression.

Children need friends during their childhood, so Zhou Yi's parents hoped that he could find new playmates in new environments. As a result, this child was foolishly bullied time and time again, and after that, he would pee a couple of times in a secluded place, and then try to reintegrate into the "group," only to be disliked by the other children again, and so on.

He habitually went to a corner of the rapeseed field, ready to let out a few shouts, only to find a little girl squatting in the nook he usually reserved for crying. Should he ask her to leave and give him the spot to cry? Or should he just leave and find another place to cry? It was a tricky question, but now he didn't have to choose anymore, because the crying child had already found him.

"Why are you crying?"

"I didn't."

The repetition of the same words instantly shortened the distance between the two children. Without the need for adults to build friendships through simple exchanges of items, they became friends in just a few words.

Zhou Yi also learned her name, Wang Mengjun. She lived not far from his home and was the second daughter of the Wang family. She also had a twin brother, but she didn't like playing with girls, not even her sister.

Today is a day to celebrate for both Zhou Yi and Wang Mengjun, because they came to the same place for similar reasons and said the same things. Such a coincidence is rare in a lifetime, isn't it?

"Ding ding ding ding ding"

Turn off the alarm clock by your bedside. When you get up, be sure to open the curtains, stretch, pick up the washbasin, and start washing up. Based on what you learned in hygiene class when you were a child, you must brush your teeth for more than three minutes, then spit out a mouthful of toothpaste foam, stick out your tongue to brush, and then gag.
As I retched, tears streamed uncontrollably down my face, my eyes bloodshot. I rinsed my mouth, wiped away the tears, and the morning drowsiness was broken, awakening me to the energy of the day.

"Hello? Mom, don't worry. Yes, I was alone in the dorm last night. I wasn't scared and slept very well. The bed was hard, but it was comfortable. I'm going downstairs for breakfast now. Okay, bye."

Perhaps when registering for university, most boys hope to embark on the journey alone to a strange school, as if this is a symbol of independence, saying goodbye to their parents and becoming a real man.

Unlike most boys who wanted to go alone but were rejected by their parents, Zhou Yi clearly succeeded and arrived at school the day before the start of the semester, enjoying an empty dormitory bed for a day in advance.

After lunch, we took a walk on campus to familiarize ourselves with the environment. The freshmen, who had just registered, saw Zhou Yi strolling leisurely and immediately called him "senior." Zhou Yi didn't object; he just smiled and nodded.

Back in the dormitory, Zhou Yi found that her roommate had already arrived. Her roommate's mother was making the bed on the top bunk, her father was fetching water from the water room to wipe the table, and her roommate was tidying up his clothes. However, Zhou Yi thought he looked somewhat familiar.

"You are... Meng Chen?"

"Hmm? You know me, classmate? Who are you?"

Wang Mengchen put a short-sleeved shirt into the wardrobe, scratched his forehead with his little fingernail. Clearly, he didn't recognize Zhou Yi. On the contrary, his parents had a good memory and recalled the neighbor's child when they lived in the countryside.

"You're Zhou Yi, right? You've grown so much! Xiao Chen, have you forgotten? Zhou Yi's parents even gave you strawberries. Didn't you two get along really well when you were little? What a coincidence that you ended up living in the same dorm! What are your parents doing now?"

"Zhou Yi! Holy crap! It must have been over ten years since we last saw each other, right?"

Zhou Yi had clearly anticipated the family's surprise, but when answering Wang Mengchen's parents' questions, she seemed somewhat flustered and nervous, leaving the Wang family puzzled as to where Zhou Yi's nervousness came from.

After helping the family of three with some chores, Wang Mengchen's parents treated Zhou Yi and two other roommates to lunch and then left, leaving only the four roommates to return to the dormitory. When they first arrived at university, the students were always diligent. September was still hot, so Zhou Yi and Wang Mengchen went to the water room together to wash the vests they had just changed out of.

"Your memory is really good. I didn't recognize you at first, after all, it's been ten years, right? We lost contact after you and your parents moved back to the city, so don't blame me for not recognizing you. By the way, how did you recognize me so quickly? Haven't I changed much in ten years? Do I still look the same as when I was a child?"

Zhou Yi poured some laundry detergent into the basin, soaking half of her sleeve. Because her hands were wet, she had to wipe the water droplets that splashed onto her nose with her wrist. She turned to look at Wang Mengchen, then lowered her head to rub her clothes.

"You've changed a lot. You were very dark-skinned back then, but now you're much fairer and prettier than when you were little. You're your sister."

"My sister?"

Zhou Yi paused for a moment, then continued washing the clothes as if nothing had happened. Wang Mengchen, on the other hand, looked puzzled, threw the clothes into the basin, and turned on the tap to rinse them.

"You must be mistaken. I don't have a sister. I would like to have a sister, but my parents won't have one."

"Then I might really be remembering it wrong."

The conversation ended there. Zhou Yi finished washing the clothes first, and carrying the basin, she greeted Wang Mengchen, telling him that she had brought many clothes hangers and he could use his when he got back, before turning and leaving.

"That's really strange."

Watching Zhou Yi's departing figure, Wang Mengchen observed for a while before folding and wringing his clothes with a questioning expression, muttering something under his breath.

"Bro, hurry up and take a picture of the bed diagonally opposite you, quick!"

"Why are you taking pictures? My roommate is in bed. We just met. It's not nice to take pictures of her. No, I'm not taking pictures. Are you done tidying up over there? Come down with Mom. I'm starving. Let's go eat."

"Wang Mengchen, are you going to take the picture or not?"

"Okay, okay, I give up. Take a picture, I'll send it to you later."

Squatting by the trash can in the water room, she hung up the phone with a hint of undisguised joy on her face. Soon, a photo arrived on her phone. She zoomed in on the photo, looking at the details around the bed. However, she felt dissatisfied with her roommate Wang Mengchen, who was sitting on the bed. Her lips pursed, and she looked unhappy.

After attending the same elementary school, middle school, and high school as her twin brother, she was admitted to the same university and the same major as him. More importantly, she and he became classmates.

"Xiao Jun, hurry up and come downstairs! Your dad can't wait any longer, hurry up!"

"Okay, I'll come right away!"

She met up with her father and brother, ate at a restaurant, and fought with her unreliable older brother for the last piece of meat. After her parents gave her some instructions, she saw them off and the two returned to school. They didn't talk much on the way, but she continued to observe the scenery around her and showed it her heartfelt love.

"What are you looking at? Why are you laughing like that? Ever since you came to school, you've been grinning like an idiot. If you keep going like this, people will definitely think my sister is stupid."

"Leave me alone."

"Yes, I can't control you. You're a pampered young lady, how can I control you? Fine, take the snacks and share them with your roommates. I'm leaving. Don't wander around on your own. You don't know anyone in this city. If you get lost, I won't know where to look for you."

Seeing Wang Mengchen leave, Wang Mengjun, who should have gone into the dormitory, secretly ran out again, came to the front of the teaching building, took a picture, and, ignoring the strange looks from others, smiled and ran back to the dormitory with her phone.

By now, the audience has probably guessed the premise of the story: the two people don't exist in each other's worlds, but they can see each other. The bridge is Zhou Yi's childhood friend, Wang Mengjun's twin brother, Wang Mengchen.

This concept is quite interesting, at least it's very original. It doesn't use the clichéd settings commonly used in romance films, but instead has a touch of soft science fiction, making the story interesting again.

The relationship between the male and female protagonists is not one of just meeting; rather, they should have been together from the very beginning. By omitting the initial dating phase, the space that would normally be reserved for a confession scene in a romantic movie is freed up, allowing the director more time to add other events. Furthermore, the film uses their childhood encounter to explain why they got together, preventing their relationship from feeling too abrupt.

So far, the movie has been quite well received by critics. It seems fresh and original, and the inclusion of soft science fiction elements makes it difficult for critics to predict the plot, which makes them eagerly anticipate what will happen next.

Similarly, they were also amazed that Xiao Fengying had finally taken this step and finally gotten rid of the title of "Queen of Sweet Love". If a normal person used their brain, they would think that the two were not in the same world at all, so how could there be a good result?
It's not that Xiao Fengying has made progress by switching to tear-jerking romance films, but rather that she has broken away from the overly sweet romance films she's always made. If one of your films is sweet, then it's sweet. But if you've been making the same sweet films for over a decade without any originality, then it becomes tiresome, and in a way that's hard to shake off. This is one of the important reasons why Xiao Fengying's reputation has continued to decline in recent years.

Your works always involve two people meeting by chance, spending some time together sweetly, then a sweet confession, followed by more sweet moments together, and finally a tearjerker ending with all sorts of melodramatic events causing the male and female leads to separate. That's the end of the movie. Is that exciting? Is that interesting?

Times have changed. These kinds of movies were popular more than a decade ago, and both boys and girls liked to watch them. But now? They're outdated. People have had enough of them, and this kind of thing doesn't work anymore. Even if you, Xiao Fengying, start casting popular young actors to make these kinds of movies again, people won't buy it.

It's too early to say that Xiao Fengying has broken out of the original framework. After all, the movie has only just begun and is far from over, so we still have to wait and see.

"Hey Zhou Yi, didn't you say you had a girlfriend? How come I've never seen you contact her? What? Did you have a fight? You need to comfort her, otherwise it'll be dangerous."

During the early days of university, my roommates and I loved to have late-night chats. We'd turn off the lights and talk about all sorts of random things. Since we couldn't see each other's faces, the darkness helped us hide our expressions, so there was no barrier between us, and we could speak freely and openly.

One of the gossipy roommates, who meant well, asked Zhou Yi a question, since the gender ratio in the country is indeed seriously imbalanced now, and all the girls are like little emperors, and if you don't coax them, you'll be a bachelor forever.

"Huh? Zhou Yi? Zhou Yi? Holy crap, how can he fall asleep so easily? We were just chatting for a few minutes and he was asleep. He's always the first one to fall asleep. Where does he get so much sleep?!"

"So Zhou Yi's self-discipline isn't good enough? Like you, it's better to sleep late every night? Seriously, Zhou Yi's influence has really helped me regulate my sleep schedule, and now I'm so sleepy, ugh~~"

"The point is, we're not talking about serious topics right now. I'm just a worrier by nature, and I'm getting anxious about his relationship with his girlfriend. Why isn't Zhou Yi worried at all?"

"Worried? I think you're more anxious than the emperor. Alright, Eunuch Ning, how about going to sleep? I'm sleepy anyway. The meeting is over for tonight. Goodnight, baby~"

"I am your father."

Wang Mengchen turned over, pulled the blanket over his head, listened to Eunuch Ning's incessant chatter, closed his eyes, breathed through his mouth, and fell into a deep sleep.

"Zhou Yi, there's a seat over there, hurry up!"

With a milk tea in her left hand and Zhou Yi in her right, Wang Mengjun quickly walked to one of the few seats in the library, placed the milk tea on the table, swept her hair back over her forehead, tied it into a ponytail, and let out a long sigh.

Zhou Yi placed the book he was holding on the table and spoke softly with Wang Mengjun, but then the two fell silent, taking out notebooks from their bags to record the key points in the books.

The two had become accustomed to this lifestyle. Since they started dating in their early years, they had both immersed themselves in the ocean of knowledge, just to find each other in their own world.

Yes, they firmly believe that the other exists in some corner of their world, or that the two of them are in a third world, and not just a dream that has lasted for more than ten years, or perhaps their own fantasy.

After all, the other person's touch is real now, the other person's emotions are real, and they can clearly see every detail of the world where the two of them are intertwined at night.

Time flowed through the pages of the book, then was locked away in the gaps between the pages three hours later. The study time was over, but the most important part was the time the two of them spent together, whispering sweet nothings.

Find a bench in the woods on campus, hold hands, and talk about what happened at school that day, what the person who sat in the other's seat did, and how it made them instinctively feel disgusted with the person who had taken their place.

At night, in their rented home, the two of them would take a shower and watch TV like an old married couple. Afterward, they would quietly read together in bed, turn off the lights, listen to each other's breathing, which would gradually become heavier, and then their lips would unconsciously touch.

Since they were living together, they must have crossed the line into that forbidden fruit, so naturally, things naturally progressed and the inevitable thing happened.

Afterwards, she turned her back to Zhou Yi, resting her head on a pillow. One hand stroked her shoulder, gliding over her soft shoulder and touching her palm. She didn't feel safe, and neither did Zhou Yi.

Will you find me?

"I"

She asked this question many times, but Zhou Yi never gave an answer. Some promises should not be made lightly before you know whether you can keep them, because they are difficult to fulfill.

She turned over; the bedside lamp was on, reflecting a faint light in her eyes. Whether she could find it or not was important to her, but... this kind of life was good enough for her now.

She didn't know the reason why she met Zhou Yi, but she still vividly remembered the boy who hid in the rapeseed field and was about to cry. She was also happy that she could accompany him and watch him grow from a little over a meter tall to the point where she had to look up to see his face.

She never complained that she could only enjoy this love after sleeping, and felt grateful for having several more hours than ordinary people. Zhou Yi felt the same way.

However, as they get older, they have more and more concerns and foreseeable futures, making it difficult for them to be without worries and feel that it wouldn't be a big deal if their other half didn't exist.

"Will you come to the amusement park with me tomorrow?"

"it is good."

Without saying anything more, they simply listened to each other's breathing. The room became quiet, and Zhou Yi turned off the bedside lamp, plunging the room back into darkness.

"Ding Ding Ding"

Opening her eyes, she found herself back in her university dormitory bed. Zhou Yi felt this emptiness upon waking every day, and I suppose she did too.

To escape this unbearable loneliness, the two could only study in their own separate worlds, hoping that one day they would have a real chance to meet.

Unfortunately, neither of them had a high aptitude for physics, and they found the extensive mathematical foundation required for it incredibly difficult, which repeatedly undermined their confidence. Over the past decade or so, if they hadn't encouraged each other, their confidence would probably have been completely worn away by their mediocrity.

In class, the teacher threw the last piece of chalk into the trash can, wiped his fingertips on a damp cloth, and nodded to the students in the first row. The students understood and got up to wipe the blackboard. Meanwhile, the teacher took the opportunity to unscrew his water bottle and take a sip of the cloudy, yellowish tea that was brewing in his stainless steel thermos.

Zhou Yi turned her head and glanced at her favorite spot at night, which was now occupied by the class monitor. The class monitor was resting his head on his left arm and playing on his phone. Seemingly sensing Zhou Yi's gaze, he looked up, and the two exchanged a glance and gave Zhou Yi a mischievous smile.

Turning his head back, Wang Mengchen nudged Zhou Yi's stomach with his shoulder and leaned in to whisper in Zhou Yi's ear in a lewd manner.

"I've been watching you for days. Why are you always turning around? Are you having an affair with Luo Luo? Didn't you say you had a girlfriend? Never mind, I've never seen you contact your girlfriend. Oh right! You weren't just bragging to us, were you? You'd better hurry up, she's pretty, has a great personality, and is very outgoing. There are quite a few people eyeing her now, so you'd better strike first."

If I said no, would you believe me?

Wang Mengchen's lips were not closed tightly, and when he shook his head vigorously, he made a gurgling sound. The meaning was very clear: he would be a fool to believe it. If you don't have something in mind, why are you always looking back at people?
"Then why should I explain to you? I listened to the lecture, I listened to the lecture."

An hour and a half of lectures passed. During the lunch break, after having lunch with his roommates, unlike them who went back to their dorms to play games, Zhou Yi chose to go to the library to read the book he hadn't finished at midnight.

During lunch break, the library wasn't crowded. Luo Luo and her three roommates, I don't know who suggested it, suddenly had the urge to go to the library to read some books. When the four girls went up to the second floor, Luo Luo glanced around and saw Zhou Yi quietly taking notes by the window.

That's why Xiao Fengying is considered a master director of romance films. Her control over this type of shot is indeed exquisite. Moreover, due to her gender advantage, she understands better than male directors how to use the camera to express the meaning of "beauty" or "handsomeness." It can be said that she made Lu Ze look more handsome than ever before.

It was just past one o'clock. There was no golden sun, no dust floating in the air, only fine weather, a clear blue sky dotted with white clouds.

Zhou Yi was below, and the camera captured both the sky and Zhou Yi's face. The sound effects were recorded, and a particularly clear and pleasant sound of turning pages rang out, making Lu Ze, this rugged man, look somewhat handsome.

Luo Luo, who should have been attracted, was rightfully drawn in, and the audience outside the camera, especially the female audience, couldn't help but swallow hard. The impact of this shot was truly remarkable.

"Luo Luo, look. Oh~ Look, look."

"Why are you so annoying, Feifei? I'm going to find a book, I'm not going to bother with you anymore."

Her hasty retreat is normal for a freshman girl. If it were a senior, she probably would have taken advantage of the young heartthrob Zhou Yi. At this point, female viewers would always reveal a lovesick smile.

Although Xiao Fengying's old tricks are no longer effective, people still yearn for beautiful things. As for some scenes in the movie, we still like them. There's no way around it; men can't resist the charm of beautiful women, and women can't resist the charm of handsome men even if they gain weight.

Zhou Yi was completely unaware of this. He simply adjusted his slightly uncomfortable headphones, rubbed his middle finger which had been dented by the pen, shook the sweat off his hands, and continued studying.

In the following days, Zhou Yi would always make eye contact with Luo Luo when he turned around. It seemed that while Zhou Yi was concerned about her seat, she was also paying attention to Zhou Yi at all times.

Just before the school's sports meet began, as the class monitor, she needed to ask her classmates what events they wanted to participate in. After asking those classmates who shook their heads and said they would not participate in the sports meet, she walked over to Zhou Yi.

"Zhou Yi, what event are you signing up for at the sports meet? Zhou Yi, Zhou Yi?"

Seemingly only then noticing Luo Luo, Zhou Yi took off his headphones, gently closed his book, and looked at Luo Luo with a puzzled expression. After all, the two of them didn't communicate much; they might not even exchange a single word a week.

"Ok?"

"He'll sign up! Of course he'll sign up, he was a former sports champion in Yangsantunzi, he'll definitely sign up! Isn't it Zhou Yi?"

Wang Mengchen interrupted, shoving Zhou Yi as if he were about to report on a project, and kept giving Zhou Yi meaningful glances. Unfortunately, Zhou Yi had no idea what the two were talking about.

"What should I report?"

"The school is going to have a sports meet soon, so I wanted to ask what events you want to sign up for. I heard from Wang Mengchen that you're really good at sports, is that true?"

"No, I won't sign up, thank you, class monitor."

There was a moment of awkwardness, though it wasn't written on Luo Luo's face. She still stood in front of him, hoping he would change his mind.

"I'm really not going to apply anymore, I don't know anything."

"OK then."

She could only walk away with regret, asking the next classmate. As for Zhou Yi? Under Wang Mengchen's angry expression, he continued to open his book, causing his roommates to shake their heads.

"Meng Jun, why don't you sign up for an event at the sports meet? It'll be a team activity that everyone can participate in."

Wang Mengjun seemed to have encountered the same problem. She stopped reading, shook her head at the class monitor, but said nothing. Then she continued reading, which made the class monitor very embarrassed. However, Wang Mengchen, who was sitting next to her, gave her a thumbs up.

Nothing is more embarrassing and difficult than pursuing a girl in front of her brother, so he just scratched his head, smiled shyly, and walked toward the next classmate.

"Hey sis, you were so aloof just now. Show me again. I never knew you had this side to you. You were kind of cool."

"roll."

"okay."

After evening self-study, Wang Mengchen took her back to her dormitory. She changed into a light blue bear-patterned pajama and combed her still slightly damp hair. Her roommates had lost their previous warmth after the start of the semester.

Two internet-addicted girls were playing games, and another girl was sitting on the bed picking her toes while calling her boyfriend. Only she quietly climbed onto the bed, drew the curtains, put on her earphones in this "closed" space, closed her eyes, and waited for sleepiness to come and take her to another world.
She opened her eyes and saw that he was still fast asleep. He must be over there, still awake. But this didn't bother her. She nestled her head into his arms, feeling his warmth and listening to his heartbeat. It was a strange feeling; it seemed that only here could her life be complete.

He pulled her into his arms, holding her tightly. This feeling made her feel very safe, even if it was a false sense of security. She was unconsciously drawn to it. After more than ten years together, she had become accustomed to never leaving his side.

"Miss me?"

"Ah."

"So what are we doing today?"

"Go to class first, then come shopping with me, and we'll go to the library to study tonight, okay?"

"Okay, then get up and wash up quickly."

After closing the small rented room, the two walked hand in hand toward the school, sitting down next to Wang Mengchen. They also brought him breakfast, though Wang Mengchen probably wouldn't enjoy it.

"Can you two be a little more mindful of the consequences? Now the whole department knows my buddy dated my sister. How am I supposed to save face? Now they're all giving me nicknames, calling me 'brother-in-law.' What are you two supposed to do? And please don't add chili to your pancakes anymore. I've been getting a sore throat and pimples lately."

"I know, I know."

"I don't care, it's good enough that I bought you breakfast, so stop being so picky."

One was his brother-in-law, and the other was his sister; their responses were completely different. Although Wang Mengchen was nitpicking, he seemed to be enjoying his meal immensely.
After class, "going shopping" really just means strolling around. After all, poor students don't have that much money to spend. Even in the third world, their living expenses remain unchanged. They can't be extravagant just because it doesn't affect the world they wake up in, since living expenses here are actually greater than in their own world.

Occasionally buying some street food and picking out a couple of decent accessories is already quite an expense, and life is even harder than during high school.

"You look great in it, boss, can you give me a discount?"

Actually, it was at a street stall. She picked out a decent quality short-sleeved shirt for him to wear, pinched his chin and looked him up and down, then nodded approvingly. After that, she bargained with the stall owner, who was probably in his forties or fifties, and finally managed to get the price down to twenty-five yuan. Then she left happily.

Love is an intoxicating thing; it can make you forget the stares of passersby and stop caring what others think. When you wear something from a street stall, your first thought isn't embarrassment, but rather asking the other person if it looks good. Perhaps this is the best form of love.

As usual, the two walked around for several hours before returning to the school library to read books on quantum mechanics. However, these books were like gibberish to both of them, difficult to understand, let alone comprehend. After struggling to study for several hours, they returned home, clutching their aching heads from reading.

Are you sure I want to dress like this?

The sports meet was held as scheduled, and Zhou Yi realized that even though he hadn't participated in any events, he had been assigned a job as a volunteer for the sports meet. He was now wearing a fluorescent green vest, a small yellow hat, white gloves, and carrying two small red and green flags, looking at Luo Luo with a bewildered expression.

"Yeah, all the volunteers are wearing this, so don't worry about it. You're handsome, so you look good in anything. Hurry up and get to work. Be careful not to get hit by the shot put. I'm going to change into my sportswear now, we're going to run a marathon later."

Helpless, Zhou Yi had no choice but to report to the shot put location since the task had already been assigned to him. Watching the strong boys, as solid as walls, throw the shot put more than ten meters high, Zhou Yi really wondered if these people were really the same age as him, only eighteen years old.

"Sixteen meters and three inches!"

A small red iron flag was stuck in the sand. Zhou Yi reported the distance to the referee. The sun was still a bit hot, and he was sweating. When he took off his hat to fan himself, he saw Luo Luo wearing sports shorts, running hard in the middle of a group of girls. Judging from her flushed face, she had probably been running for a long time.

"Zhou Yi! Here's some water."

While his classmates went to the restroom, they brought Zhou Yi a bottle of water. Zhou Yi opened it, took a sip, and then, watching Luo Luo running away, unconsciously smacked his lips.

"Are you already out of energy? Then you're falling further and further behind. If you still have the strength, you can still challenge for the top three. In this hot weather, the other girls probably won't be able to keep going either."

Upon hearing Zhou Yi's words, his classmate asked with a slightly strange expression, "Didn't you watch Luo Luo's match?"

"No, what's wrong?"

"Others have lapped her almost two times before she got to this position. From the very beginning, she was already more than 200 meters behind."

"Oh, she seems to be feeling unwell. I'll go check on her. Teacher! My classmate seems to have heatstroke. I'll go check on her."

Perhaps the class monitor should set an example, otherwise Zhou Yi couldn't understand why a girl with such poor physical fitness would dare to run a 3,000-meter race. Then he watched as Luo Luo put her right hand on her hip, covered her mouth, quickly left the track, walked to the tree, bent down and vomited.

As Zhou Yi and her classmates ran quickly past her on the track, Zhou Yi glanced at her face, which was red with a purple tinge and looked quite frightening. At this moment, the marathon referee also came over and asked about her condition.

"It's alright, the teacher just can't run away."

"Teacher, I'll take her to a shady place to rest for a while. Dacheng, go and get a few bottles of room temperature mineral water. It would be best to invite a few classmates to come along. Luoluo, can you still walk? I'll help you up."

Seeing that she seemed to be about to faint, Zhou Yi had no choice but to carry her on his back to a shady spot. He gradually felt that her arms were wrapped around his neck, and she was holding him quite tightly. This feeling made him very uncomfortable, because apart from Wang Mengjun, no one had ever hugged him like this before.

A group of classmates quickly arrived and massaged her, fanned her, and gave her some room-temperature mineral water. She vomited again, but her condition improved somewhat, so they dared to move her to the medical room.

In reality, Luo Luo was truly embarrassed. After all, she had never been so ashamed before. Vomiting in front of the entire school, and most importantly, being seen by Zhou Yi, was an extreme loss of face for her.

After taking some medicine and having an ice pack applied in the infirmary, she lay on the bed groaning, looking very uncomfortable. The medical staff started to urge her to leave, since the sports meet was the busiest time for her, with one student getting heatstroke or another falling and breaking a piece of flesh. In particular, there were more girls injured, and it was really inconvenient for the male students to see.

Zhou Yi had no reason to stay, so after Luo Luo thanked her, she turned and left with the rest of the group, leaving her roommate to take care of her.

After that, Zhou Yi began to intentionally or unintentionally avoid contact with Luo Luo, trying his best not to have any interaction with her. If he had no feelings for her, he would not linger or involve her, otherwise he would be a complete scumbag.

It's fine if the two people are far apart, but if they're sitting in the same classroom, it's really difficult for her to have no attachments.

Time flies, and Wang Mengchen is now a junior in college. He found a senior who is doing an internship to be his girlfriend. Recently, the two have been inseparable, and Zhou Yi has been seeing him much less often.

On that day, Zhou Yi suddenly received a call from Wang Mengchen, who asked him to deliver something to a small pavilion near the north gate of his school. Zhou Yi had no choice but to go downstairs and slowly walk towards the agreed location.

Where are you? I've arrived at the pavilion, but I can't see you.

"Go a little further in, not this pavilion, but the one a little further in, yes, yes, yes."

"nerve."

Puzzled as to why Wang Mengchen wasn't coming out on his own, he paused for a moment after entering the woods. How did Wang Mengchen, who was supposed to be the class monitor, become the class monitor? Feeling that something was amiss, he thought of picking up his phone to call Wang Mengchen back.

"Zhou Yi." "Squad leader, are you waiting for someone? I have something to do, I have to go now."

"Wait! I asked Wang Mengchen to come find you. Can we talk?"

As autumn arrived, the wind grew stronger, rustling the leaves. Stepping on the dry leaves produced a crisp sound, but Zhou Yi remained silent, feeling awkward, unsure whether to leave or stay.

"Just one minute, okay?"

"What do you say."

"You're about to start your internship, and I haven't asked you about the campus recruitment yet. Which company hired you?"

"It's Longhu Real Estate, it's local. Meng Chen and I were recruited together, what's wrong?"

"I just don't know where you'll go. I'll stay here to work too, so we won't be far apart. You should know why I asked Wang Mengchen to invite you here today. I really don't know your feelings, so I just wanted to ask you today, are we a good match?"

It's rare for girls to confess their feelings, but it's not unheard of. Unlike boys, whose confessions might stem from lust, girls' willingness to express their feelings truly comes from genuine affection.

For the past few years, Zhou Yi has been saying that he has a girlfriend, but no one has seen him contact her, no one has seen her in person, and no one even knows her name. Even Wang Mengchen, who is closest to Zhou Yi, is the same. Moreover, look at Zhou Yi, he spends all day reading books, attending classes, and going back to his dormitory to sleep when he is free. Does he look like he has a girlfriend?
Even Wang Mengchen felt that Zhou Yi's claim of having a girlfriend was just an excuse because he hadn't found a suitable one and didn't want to find one. That's why Luo Luo dared to come and ask. After all, everyone would soon be starting their jobs and wouldn't have as many opportunities to meet as they do now. If she didn't confess her feelings soon, it would really be too late.

"I"

"You said."

She bit her lip, clearly quite embarrassed, her hands fidgeting behind her back, her sense of loss growing stronger as time went on.

"Excuse me, I really do have a girlfriend, I have to go now."

"I'm sorry, I really do have a boyfriend. I have to go now."

She remained unmoved by the class monitor's confession. After apologizing to him, she turned to leave, still thinking about what dish to cook for Zhou Yi that evening.

After she left, Wang Mengchen jumped out from behind, sighed, patted the class monitor on the shoulder without saying anything. His three-year unrequited love for his sister had become unbearable for him, so he had created this awkward situation. Seemingly embarrassed, he glanced at the dejected class monitor and tiptoed away.

It wasn't until graduation day, when she was so angry about being confessed to that she hadn't spoken to Wang Mengchen for a long time, that she finally managed to talk to him and accompany him to the ceremony.

"Why are you so sleepy? All you do all day is sleep and do nothing but work. Let's sit here, I really can't bear to worry about you like this."

"How dare you talk to me like that? What's wrong with me sleeping? I heard you were going to die over that Senior Fu. You're so old, and you're still doing things like that. Aren't you ashamed?"

"What's shameful about me? I did it because of love. What right do you, a cold and aloof monster who's never been in a relationship, have to criticize me?"

Wang Mengjun had nothing to say about this, after all, Wang Mengchen didn't know that if Zhou Yi and she hadn't taken precautions after nightfall, he probably would have become an uncle soon.

The ceremony began with speeches from school leaders, department leaders, teacher representatives, and student representatives, who wished the students success in creating their own world after leaving campus. Various performances followed.

You never know how many monsters are hiding in the college. Only at the performance party do you discover how many ruthless people there are among your classmates and even your juniors.

Pianists, magicians, band members, diabolo players, comedians, ballet dancers—all sorts of amazing talents showed up, leaving the audience of amateurs dumbfounded, only able to shout "6!"

Then, the class monitor went on stage amidst cheers, showing that he was quite popular at school. He held a guitar and looked at Wang Mengjun in the audience.

"You're graduating soon, I wish you all the best for the future."

Saying too little is not enough to express one's feelings, while saying too much seems pretentious. A real man should just be straightforward and that's enough. There's no need to put pressure on her with the opinions of others, making her feel like he's holding her hostage.

Perhaps some people will still find it sentimental, and some will still find it awkward, but this matter is really worth reflecting on. Why does a relationship that we once thought was so pure and beautiful now seem so sentimental to us? The relationship itself hasn't changed, so what has changed?

Wang Mengchen suddenly punched Zhou Yi, took a deep breath in anger, and still felt unsatisfied, punched Zhou Yi twice more, pointed at the stage, and looked at Zhou Yi with a puzzled expression.

"What do you think?"

"what?"

"I asked you what you were thinking! Luo Luo is so great! She's cute and has a good personality. If she were my girlfriend, I'd go back to my great-grandfather's grave in the countryside to burn paper money for him. Why are you being so dramatic? Or are you frigid?"

"Aren't you afraid that Senior Fu will hear you say that? Is this why you were just surfing the internet at the internet cafe, living a life of debauchery all day long?"

"Mind your own business!"

Zhou Yi leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and shut out the stage and his hearing, sitting silently until Wang Mengchen pulled him up and took him to a private room at a restaurant near the school. Inside, all the classmates were sitting, raising their glasses together. In a few days, everyone would be going their separate ways, so today, let's fucking have some fun.

"Zhou Yi! To put it bluntly, I can't stand you. Even though we've lived in the same dorm for three years, I still can't stand you. It's not easy for someone to like you for three years, is it? What are you being so dramatic about! I don't deny that I like her, but I haven't said a word. I've made way for you guys, so why the hell aren't you leaving? You're blocking my way, not letting me go. The thing I hate most in my life is this dramatic, dramatic thing about you! Dramatic!"

Seemingly drunk, and not planning to contact Zhou Yi again, her roommate, without restraint, pointed at Zhou Yi and cursed at her in front of Zhou Yi and Luo Luo.

"You've had too much to drink, stop drinking, let me toast you."

"What the hell are you talking about? Do I need your respect? What I want is your attitude. Either agree, and I'll be happy for you two. Or stop stringing that girl along, okay? You may not need love in your youth, but why should she be with you who doesn't need it?!"

"Zhuangzi, stop talking. I'll take Zhou Yi with me, okay? Stop arguing. How can we eat at the farewell dinner if you keep making such a scene? You guys keep eating. Whether you go to karaoke or go back to sleep, Zhou Yi and I won't participate. You guys do your thing, see you tomorrow, classmates."

Wang Mengchen hugged Zhou Yi, put down the wine glass he was holding, and pulled him out of the restaurant. The school was in the suburbs, and there were not many people on the roadside. Only the two of them could be seen under the dim streetlights.

Five minutes ahead was a pedestrian overpass. The two stood on the overpass, and Wang Mengchen handed Zhou Yi a cigarette, lit it for himself, grabbed the overpass railing with both hands, and with a whoosh, spat it into the river below.

"I've had too much to drink, and the wind is really making me feel awful. Hey, Zhou Yi! Can you stop sleeping standing up? Where do you get so much sleep? Are you really that tired? Wake up! Wake up! Wake up, you bastard!"

"What's all the noise about? I heard you. If you're not asleep, you've just had too much to drink."

"Fine, our dorm has ruined this farewell dinner too. Now we're the ones who are guilty. What are we going to do? It doesn't matter if you're not popular, but I am! Aren't you just wasting my time?"

Zhou Yi didn't say anything, but just leaned on the railing with both hands, took a puff of his cigarette, and exhaled it as the wind from the river dispersed it. A taxi was parked on the side of the road and greeted them, asking where they were going.

"I'm not leaving, thank you, master!"

Seeing the driver drive away, he stopped waving politely, stretched, looked at Zhou Yi with a serious expression, and tentatively asked a question.

"Is your so-called girlfriend your dream girl?"

When Zhou Yi heard this, his expression froze, and he became very serious as he looked at his good friend.

"What are you doing"

"I heard it, actually I didn't know at first, but we're in the same dorm, don't you know you talk in your sleep? Every few days it's 'Ah~ I love you, baby I love you! Mengjun I love you! Saranghaeyo, ugh, I feel like throwing up again, I didn't expect you to be so secretly sexy, so righteous during the day, but so wild at night, and the name you call out is quite similar to mine, Wang Mengjun is quite similar to my name."

"Your sister."

"My sister? What the hell do you mean, my sister? I don't have a sister. Wait, even in my dreams my sister isn't okay! You're trying to seduce my sister? Are you an animal? Are you pretty?"

"We're twins."

"Oh, that must be especially beautiful."

Zhou Yi was used to this narcissism and didn't say much. He just quietly smoked his cigarette. Then a cool breeze entered his lungs, and an urge to vomit surged up. He vomited.

"Haha, I knew you couldn't drink that much, but I'm serious."

"That's just a dream. I don't know a guy named Zhou Yi. Even if he did, if he tried to date my sister, I would definitely beat him up. You can't live in a dream, at least not forever. You have to see who treats you well in reality. I'll tell Mom about this and have her take you to see a psychologist to cure this problem."

"It's none of your business. You're not allowed to tell Mom about this. This is the life I chose, and I'm already used to it. If you dare to tell Mom, you're just making me die."

Is he that important?

"Have."

"Why? Just for someone who doesn't even exist? Can't you be a little more rational?"

"Because none of you cared about me when I was little! The only person who cared about me was him! You were playing wildly with the other kids, but did you ever think about whether your sister was happy back then? You weren't at all!"

Wang Mengchen suddenly felt that his younger sister was a stranger. Stubbornness was just the foundation; she had always been stubborn. But he had never seen her so stubborn for a man before. What was even more ridiculous was that this man was just someone who appeared in his dream.

"That's just a dream! No matter how good he is to you or how comforting he is, he's just someone who only appears when you're sleeping!"

"He's not a dream! He said he would find me!"

"You're being completely unreasonable! I have nothing to say to you. Go stay at a hotel for the night. I'm going back to my dorm. Call me if you need anything."

She cried terribly in the hotel that night. A secret she had kept hidden in her heart for over a decade had been exposed, and then she was convinced, with the kind of thinking that a normal person would use, that she was ill. Life isn't a science fiction movie, a parallel world? Parallel world my ass.

And so, the thing that saddened and terrified her the most happened.
Does he really exist?

"Zhou Yi, print out this contract quickly, and while you're at it, call the logistics department; the water dispenser is out of water."

"Okay, Sister Chen."

Two years after graduation, his career hasn't taken off, and he's become the office's "nice guy," running errands for senior employees after finishing his own work. It's rare to see someone like him, especially one with interns in the pipeline, end up like this; it's embarrassing.

It doesn't matter how well you do in school, because you might not be able to do the same in the outside world. It also doesn't matter if your grades are better than your classmates, because you are just a cog in the big machine of a company. You don't need to shine, you just need to function properly.

In this era, the only things that can make you stand out, besides having a good father, are those few virtues in your humanity that conform to contemporary society—virtually not virtues.

After a long day of work, Zhou Yi took a sip of water, covered his face with his hands, and sighed deeply. His phone vibrated in his pocket, so he took it out and glanced at it.

"Hey Luo Luo, where are you? Sigh, okay, I'm coming right now."

She grabbed her shoulder bag, hurried downstairs, bought a four-yuan subway ticket, rode for seven stops, transferred to a bus, rode for five more stops, got off, and arrived at an internet cafe. Luo Luo waited at the entrance. She had changed her appearance; she was wearing a short skirt, carrying a bag, and had long, curly hair. She looked very sexy and beautiful.

No, don't overthink it. She didn't become rich; she's still dirt poor, wearing clothes from Taobao, carrying A-grade bags, and still eating meager meals at home.

"where?"

Luo Luo seemed to have stopped talking. She turned her head, looked at the ground, and pointed to a spot in the internet cafe. Zhou Yi understood, walked over, and instantly became furious. He dragged the man with long, greasy hair, a stubble beard, and a greasy body out of the internet cafe.

"What are you doing! Let go! Why are you pulling me? Get off Zhou Yi!"

"So what do you want?! Look at yourself now! What the hell happened to you?!"

This person is Wang Mengchen. Perhaps the Wang Mengchen of the past is dead. The one who is alive now is just a scoundrel. After interning at the same company as Zhou Yi for half a year, he quit and started living a life of idleness and waiting to die. He has completely lost the confident look he had in college when he was young, handsome, and received love letters every day.

The reason was that his senior, Fu, cheated on him with her boss, charging 2,000 yuan a night. In other words, his girlfriend became a prostitute.
Perhaps it was the depth of her love? Even so, she was unwilling to let go. But the senior student, who had "faced reality," thought that a handsome man without money? He was only slightly more comfortable to use than a cucumber, no, even a cucumber was longer than him.

So he ended up like this: unshaven, greasy hair, drinking heavily all day, gaining a lot of weight, and completely颓废 (颓废 is a difficult word to translate directly, but it implies a state of being decadent, dispirited, and lacking motivation).

Therefore, the men you think will definitely be successful in school may not actually be successful. Human growth is very difficult, and along the way, there are too many things that can ruin a person.

"What the hell am I like? What's it to you? Are you my father? Don't you know why I'm like this? Even if I'm rotten to the core, I don't need your pity. Do you hear me, Zhou Yi? Even if I get run over by a car right now, I don't need you to collect my body!"

"Can you two stop arguing? You're in the street, with so many people watching. Don't you feel ashamed?"

Luo Luo, carrying a bag and wearing high heels, ran over and tried to pull the two away, but Zhou Yi stopped her. Right there on the street, he pointed at his brother with an incredulous look on his face.

"You're only twenty-five! And you already think you're worthless?"

"Yeah, I'm rotten to the core, I'm fucking stinky, can you smell me? But I'm living a carefree life! I'm fucking carefree! You think you go to work to achieve your life goals? Screw your life goals! Actually, we're all rotten together, Zhou Yi! Take you, for example, you do all the work and run errands at the company, what kind of nice guy are you, bowing and scraping to your superiors and acting like this to your subordinates, just to earn a few bucks! How are you any better than me?"

He seemed to have been drinking; he could barely stand, swaying and pointing at his best friend while cursing loudly, looking completely resigned and utterly dejected.

"Yes! I'm useless! I bow and scrape to both superiors and subordinates! But at least I'm trying! What about you!"

"What's the point of trying? You'll just rot to the core and slowly lose faith in life. I'm more decisive than you! I don't need time to teach me anything, I'll just rot! It's better than suffering."

"Just for a woman? Just for a woman who works as a hostess in a bar? Here! I'll give you two thousand yuan! Go sleep with her! Pay up and you can sleep with anyone you want, she'll even call you boss. She's fallen into depravity, you can't fall into depravity with her! You two have only been together for less than two years, and you're already acting like you're going to die for her?"

"You don't know anything! That's youth! Do you even understand youth?!"

"Screw your youth! You're twenty-five! Talking about youth at twenty-five isn't fucking youth! It's fucking childishness!"

"Can you two stop arguing? Aren't you ashamed? Wang Mengchen, do you want all these people to know that your ex-girlfriend worked as a prostitute? Aren't you embarrassed enough already?"

Wang Mengchen seemed a little dizzy. He took two steps back, steadied himself, pointed at himself with a self-deprecating smile, laughed out loud, turned to look at the passersby, and walked straight past them.

"Hey bro, my girlfriend works as a hostess. Want to hire her for the night? She's gorgeous and great in bed. It's two thousand a night. I can introduce you, maybe I can get a discount."

"Snapped!"

Zhou Yi slapped him hard across the face, knocking him to the ground. The passerby took two steps back, hesitated for a moment, and then turned and left.

"Wang Mengchen, haven't you fucking caused enough trouble?!"

He sat up from the ground, blood streaming from his nose, leaned against a tree, and his self-deprecating tone intensified. He looked at Zhou Yi and shrugged.

"Naïve? Who's more naïve? Is there anyone more naïve than someone who's dreaming about falling in love? You're sick, really, Zhou Yi, you're sick. Go see a psychologist. I'm serious, where the hell did I get a sister? You're dreaming about falling in love with my sister? Luo Luo, isn't that ridiculous? Zhou Yi! You're not some great scientist! You're just an ordinary person! You can't find my sister, whom I've never even met! You just read books every day and get scholarships that are like welfare to keep you living your dream life! Wake up, there's no such person anywhere!"

"you"

Luo Luo stepped forward and blocked Zhou Yi's way, but looked at him with surprise until Wang Mengchen got up and continued speaking.

"Luo Luo, I feel sorry for you. Losing to someone from your dreams, I think you're even more pathetic than me. At least I lost to money, but you lost to a lunatic, Zhou Yi! We're done with each other from now on. I don't need you to acknowledge me as a friend anymore. We'll never see each other again. Go find my sister, damn sister! Youth, oh youth~ beautiful time~ more vibrant than the sunset."

Wang Mengchen dusted himself off, wiped the blood from his nose with his arm, and skipped away singing. In fact, Zhou Yi and Luo Luo both knew that he had long been insane, but the two of them had never given up on him.

"Zhou Yi, I'm leaving now."

Luo Luo's emotions were somewhat complicated. She believed that this was the real reason Zhou Yi rejected her back then. After hearing Wang Mengchen say this, it did seem quite ridiculous, to the point that she didn't know how to face Zhou Yi. She picked up her bag and turned to leave.

Zhou Yi watched the two leave, took a few heavy breaths, glanced at the specks of blood on his hands, then let them hang limply. He lit a cigarette and headed home.

The camera then splits in two. Zhou Yi and Wang Mengjun walk the same route, turn left after 100 meters, turn left again after 200 meters, swipe their cards to enter the residential area, go into their rooms, and then lie weakly on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling, slowly falling asleep.
"you're awake?"

"you're awake?"

There's something I want to tell you.

"You speak first."

"Let's break up."

The four identical sentences were spoken, yet neither party felt surprised; instead, they appeared unusually natural and calm.

They both laughed, lying on their sides in bed, reaching out to warmly stroke each other's cheeks. Actually, at this point, the question of whether they loved each other or not was no longer important.

Rather, it was because the two of them couldn't hold on any longer. What Wang Mengchen said was very true: they were not great scientists, so they were destined not to find each other's world. Even though they still firmly believed in each other's existence, they couldn't help but lose faith in themselves and each other.

So, that's it.

"Could you come with me to the amusement park?"

"it is good."

The two got up as usual, washed up, ate, changed into their best clothes, locked the door, and completed their last date. She was still laughing happily in the amusement park, playing one ride after another. This time, they didn't need to save money and took out their savings accumulated over the years to have a great time, eating many things they had wanted to eat but couldn't bear to spend the money on.

Finally, hand in hand, they returned home, lay on the bed, made love one last time, and gazed into each other's eyes one last time.

"Why are you crying?"

"I didn't."

Goodnight.

The last sentence was not the same, because Zhou Yi hadn't heard what she was saying at all before falling asleep.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh."

The hard wheels of the cheap suitcase echoed as Zhou Yi dragged it on the ground. He walked into a small bar, where Luo Luo waved to him. Zhou Yi nodded to indicate that he saw her, walked over, and sat down.

"With all those bags and bundles, are you really planning to leave?"

"Why not leave? There's no need to stay, don't you think? I'll just have a glass of warm water."

After the waiter left, Luo Luo rested her chin on her hand and carefully examined Zhou Yi. In fact, he hadn't changed much; he was just like the one who had captivated her back in the library.

Tell me about her?

"Why talk about her? There's nothing to say."

"Tell me, I've never seen someone keep dreaming for over ten years. You two haven't broken up, have you?"

After rinsing his lips with warm water, Zhou Yi nodded, put the blanket down, and lit a cigarette.

"Actually, we should have been parallel lines that would never intersect, but fate played a cruel trick on us. Two people who would never have met ended up meeting like this. It's not that we met the right person at the wrong time, but rather that we met the wrong person at the wrong time. From now on, not a single second will be right. You probably think I'm unreasonable, or even that I have some kind of mental illness, actually falling in love with a woman who doesn't exist. I bet she feels the same way. Isn't it ridiculous that I've fallen for someone who doesn't exist? Hahahaha."

"Ugh, you're talking like some kind of non-mainstream person. Don't be so pretentious, man. Come on, have a drink with water instead of alcohol."

After taking a sip of her low-alcohol cocktail, Luo Luo sighed, looked at Zhou Yi, and asked with a smile.

If I asked you now if you wanted to be in a relationship, would you agree?

"Come on, if you really started dating her, you probably wouldn't even let me sleep with her, for fear that I'd rekindle my old flame."

"Haha, you really understand me, so you went back to your hometown to live?"

"Yes."

"Then don't tell anyone about this when you're dating. It's impossible to guard against this kind of situation. The girl will be on edge. You might as well stay single for the rest of your life."

"No way. My parents arranged a blind date for me. I plan to go and meet the person after I get a stable job back home."

"It's actually very hard to forget her."

The sudden change of topic caught Zhou Yi off guard. He paused for a moment before laughing, waving his hand, and ordering a beer from the waiter.

"This topic definitely needs some wine. Yes, forgetting is hard. I spent seventeen years searching for her, and in the end I failed. I am indeed unwilling to accept it, but from now on, I have to learn to forget her."

The movie begins playing "All My Days" at this moment. As the theme song of "Real Steel," it is surprisingly appropriate to use it here, instantly giving the audience goosebumps and a tingling sensation on their skin.

"Then good luck!"

Luo Luo raised her glass and clinked it with his again. Zhou Yi downed a bottle of beer in one gulp, let out a burp, and made Luo Luo chuckle.

The twinkling lights outside the tavern window made it feel as cozy as home. Zhou Yi felt it wasn't enough, so he ordered another dozen beers and toasted with Luo Luo, talking about when she fell in love with him in college and what he was doing with the girl of his dreams back then.

"Go on your way. Take the night train, keep a close eye on your belongings, or you might lose something without even realizing it. Call me when you get home to let me know you're safe."

"Don't worry, I'm off then. Oh my god, it's past eight o'clock? My train is at eleven, if I don't leave now I'll be too late. Of course I'll call, we'll need to keep in touch, right?"

Zhou Yi picked up his suitcase and stood in front of Luo Luo. The two looked at each other, smiled, and hugged. Zhou Yi then noticed that his ears were a little wet.

"Can we...can we ever see each other again? Is it possible?"

Yes, I hope you find your Mr. Right soon.

"Okay, okay. You too."

Zhou Yi stroked Luo Luo's hair, who was sobbing uncontrollably, lit a cigarette, and walked out of the bar with his suitcase. Luo Luo accompanied him. They hailed a taxi on the street, threw the suitcase into the trunk, waved to her, and got into the back seat.

"I'll be going now~"

"Zhou Yi! Be sure to call me when you get home!"

"Don't worry! I won't forget!"

The car started, and the camera focused on Zhou Yi's face, also capturing Luo Luo in the back of the car. He smiled, rolled down the window, flicked off his cigarette ash, took a deep drag, and then rubbed his face vigorously with both hands.

She slowly crouched down behind the car, hiding her head in her arms.
The camera on the side of the back seat captured Zhou Yi's profile and also captured the neon lights outside the window. A cigarette burned to the end and was eventually extinguished by Zhou Yi.

The screen went black, and as the song played, the movie credits slowly rolled, then the wall lamps came on, and the music ended.

The movie ended.
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After three days, I finally finished this script that I had absolutely no idea what to write. Thank you all for waiting patiently! I'm sorry! However, I'm not very satisfied with the writing. It's just that I can't write romance dramas, and it was really tough. On the first day, I only wrote a little over a thousand words, sitting in front of the computer for more than ten hours. On the second day, I wrote more than six thousand words, sitting for more than ten hours. On the third day, I wrote ten thousand words, sitting for more than ten hours. I used up a bottle of Jack Daniel's, got drunk twice, slept for more than ten hours, and kept revising and rewriting. I lost the manuscript twice. I estimate that I wrote about fifty or sixty thousand words in total. But now that it's finished, I won't talk about the difficulties of the process. I'm not a sentimental person. Work is something I have to bear.

By the way, to be honest, I'm really not satisfied with this script. My second biggest dissatisfaction is with "The Boxer." How about I revise it? As for "Wrong Love," I'm completely stumped and don't know how to change it. I'm sure if a sweet romance novel guru wrote it, it would be better than mine. Anyone interested can fill in the gaps in "Wrong Love."

Finally, a big thank you to my fearless moderator, Luo Luo, for her generous cameo! Thank you for your sacrifice! That's all for now, I'm so sleepy, time for bed! See you tomorrow, everyone! Matchstick will be there for you!

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