Fog Returns to the Capital

Did Chapter 10 catch your eye?

The driver got out of the car and helped Li Wu put her luggage into the trunk.

After Li Wu got into the back seat, the cars parked on the side of the road started moving again.

A black car led the way, their car was in the middle, and two other cars of the same model followed behind as escorts.

Several days later, Li Wu sat in the same spot again.

But unlike that night, the faint scent lingering in the air now seemed even more refreshing and dignified.

Li Wu remembered that he had said he was coming over on a business trip and would visit a friend at the same time. Seeing Shen Yichen now, she could probably guess that they were friends.

After a slight hesitation, Li Wu looked at the man sitting beside her with a cool and composed demeanor, and asked in a low voice.

"You mentioned coming here on a business trip last time, has everything been taken care of?"

The words fell.

There was a moment of silence inside the car.

After Li Wu finished speaking, she realized that she seemed to be making conversation for the sake of it. Just as she was about to say something more, feeling slightly embarrassed, she heard the man beside her give a light "hmm".

The sound was not loud and the audio was simple.

But it did alleviate the subtle, pervasive awkwardness and tension in the air.

Even after Li Wu had gotten into the car, Shen Yichen still couldn't quite believe what he was seeing.

His gaze was filled with surprise, and he couldn't help but look back through the rearview mirror.

The main purpose was to visit Zhou Jinghuai.

But after looking at him several times, I couldn't see any change in Zhou Jinghuai's expression. Although he was always calm and collected, never revealing his true feelings.

There was a pause.

Shen Yichen couldn't help but ask the question that had been lingering in his mind—

"You...know each other?"

How could two people from completely different worlds meet?

When Shen Yichen asked this question, dozens of guesses flashed through his mind.

They...know each other?
Hearing this, Li Wu's heart tightened slightly.

Actually... we don't really know each other.

Even now, she still doesn't know his last name.

He probably felt the same way.

But to say they didn't know each other would be an overstatement; they had met several times before.

and.

It seemed that every time they met, he helped her.

Originally, Li Wu wanted to hear what the person beside her had to say. If he said he didn't know him, then he didn't know him.

if……

But after waiting for several seconds, Li Wu realized that the person beside her didn't seem to intend to speak. After considering her options briefly, Li Wu chose a safer answer, "We've met a few times."

After a pause, Li Wu added with particular seriousness, "But he has helped me several times."

He is a very good person.

Li Wu actually wanted to emphasize this point at the time.

help?
Shen Yichen met the man's gaze, which seemed to have noticed something, as he slightly raised his eyes and looked over in the rearview mirror.

Their eyes met for only a second or two.

Shen Yichen slightly curled his lips.

If it weren't for the wrong time and place, Shen Yichen would have really wanted to laugh out loud.

Having known Zhou Jinghuai for over a decade, he had a fairly good grasp of the man's temperament.

He appears refined and elegant, but in reality, he is aloof and indifferent, cold-hearted to the core.

Shen Yichen thought about it and realized that he couldn't really imagine such a scene, since Zhou Jinghuai had helped him several times.

Shen Yichen originally wanted Li Wu to explain in detail what Zhou Jinghuai had done to help her.

But I only think about it; I don't really dare to say it out loud.

However, after a short while, Shen Yichen changed the subject and asked Li Wu several questions about acting.

At first, Li Wu answered all questions.

For example, phrases like "came to Beijing alone," "entered the industry more than a year ago," and "signed with Tianze Entertainment," etc.

When Shen Yichen asked her about the specific roles she had played, Li Wu stammered and couldn't answer, "They were all... all very minor roles, with only a few scenes..."

As she spoke, her eyes involuntarily glanced at the person beside her. She could only see his perfectly profiled face, but she couldn't see any change in the emotion in his eyes.

The man's long, slender fingers tapped on the laptop keyboard, seemingly replying to an email.

Li Wu both hoped that he could hear her and hoped that he couldn't.

Inexplicable.

Two extremely opposing emotions were constantly pulling at each other in my heart.

So much so that when Li Wu finally said that this role was the one with the most screen time she had ever played since entering the industry, her soft and clear voice unconsciously rose a little.

Seems to be aware of something.

Zhou Jinghuai stopped typing and turned his head to look over.

just.

He met Li Wu's gaze, which she glanced at unintentionally.

The man's deep, dark gaze was like a dark, inky sea, so profound it seemed to draw her in.

Somehow.

Li Wu's heart suddenly started pounding, as if a series of tiny drumbeats were pounding on the tip of her heart.

The moment she looked at him, it was as if her brain stopped thinking, and she had no idea what she was saying in her broken, trembling voice.

"...I also learned a lot from the film crew..."

Li Wu's voice grew softer and softer until the last syllable disappeared.

Zhou Jinghuai was slightly taken aback by her appearance. Before he could say anything, Li Wu suddenly turned her head.

A light blush slowly spread across her originally fair and delicate face.

"..."

Zhou Jinghuai took in all the little girl's movements, then smiled faintly and said nothing.

……

After arriving in Beijing.

Zhou Jinghuai had to attend a meeting, so he arranged for one of the cars following behind to take Li Wu back.

Unable to refuse, Li Wu looked at the man in the back seat as she was about to get out of the car, clearly wanting to say something but holding back.

It was Zhou Jinghuai who noticed her gaze and took the initiative to ask, "Is there anything else?"

The man's deep, clear voice was unhurried and always carried a sense of composure and ease.

Li Wu looked at him with her clear and pure eyes, and after thinking about what she was about to say, she nodded very lightly.

Afraid that he might get impatient waiting too long, Li Wu spoke with a slight tremor in her light voice.

But every word is clear, and every word is written with care.

She said, "My name is Li Wu."

"The dawn of dawn, the fog of clouds."

The man looked at her upon hearing the sound.

Perhaps it was because the girl's eyes were too bright and pure when she looked at him.

Zhou Jinghuai's gaze paused slightly. But in an instant, it returned to its usual calm and composed state, showing no change in emotion whatsoever.

After a few seconds of silence.

"Dawn Mist".

He slowly repeated those two words, as if calling her name.

The man's deep, clear voice seemed to shut out all the surrounding noise, entering Li Wu's ears clearly, calmly, and steadily.

He said, "I've got it."

……

After everyone left.

Shen Yichen, who had been holding it in all the way, couldn't hold back any longer.

He turned to look at the man in the back seat, his tone unusually teasing, "Young Master Zhou, what do you mean, hmm? You brought her all the way from Yuncheng to Beijing."

"Is it to your liking?"

(End of this chapter)