Fog Returns to the Capital

Chapter 14 Can I send you messages from now on?

Under the gentle moonlight.

The girl had a delicate, fair face and bright, clear eyes like black agate, as if countless tiny starlight had fallen from the sky.

Her eyes crinkled into crescents, and the moment she looked up at people with a smile was a clean and pure kind of beauty.

Zhou Jinghuai's gaze lingered on her face for several seconds before he looked away.

"Let's go, I'll take you back."

Zhou Jinghuai said calmly.

After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the parking lot.

Li Wu watched his departing figure.

After standing there for a few seconds, he quickly followed.

The lanterns are on.

The city's neon lights gradually illuminated, their dazzling brilliance stretching endlessly, as if it were daytime.

But the further the multi-million dollar luxury car drove in, the dimmer the lights outside became. It wasn't until it passed through a narrow road that the car finally stopped at the entrance of a residential complex.

One of the two lights on either side of the entrance to the residential area is broken. The other one, which is still in good working order, emits a weak, flickering yellowish light.

The shadows of the trees on the ground flickered, and a gentle breeze lengthened the shadows.

"You live here?"

Zhou Jinghuai looked up at the somewhat dilapidated neighborhood in front of him.

Hear the words.

Li Wu unconsciously tightened her grip on the strap of her small bag, her voice a little soft, "...It's an apartment rented by the company."

Actually, she thought it was pretty good. When she first came to Beijing, there wasn't even a neighborhood like this to live in.

But it certainly wouldn't suit this person's taste.

Zhou Jinghuai glanced at the neighborhood, which looked like a black hole, and then looked away.

Upon hearing Li Wu's words, Zhou Jinghuai maintained his elegant composure and spoke in a low, gentle voice, "I was just asking casually, don't overthink it."

The meaning behind his words didn't seem like he was just being perfunctory.

Li Wu looked up at him, and a hazy halo of light fell between his deep eyebrows and eyes, giving him an unreal and illusory feeling.

She pursed her lips, gave a soft "Mmm," and then her tone softened, "Thank you for bringing me back."

"You...you should go back early and be careful." At that moment, Li Wu didn't know what else to say to him, so she just said a common saying of peace from the elders in her hometown.

Zhou Jinghuai agreed without changing his expression, saying calmly, "Okay."

After turning around and taking a few steps...

For some reason, Li Wu suddenly stopped and looked back.

He hasn't left yet.

The tall, slender man leaned casually against the car door, seemingly watching her the whole time, his gaze falling directly into her eyes.

Li Wu's heart skipped a beat, and the words that came out almost without thinking were, "Can I send you messages in the future?"

……

Back in her apartment, Li Wu's cheeks still burned as she recalled the words she had just blurted out.

She actually blurted out what was on her mind.

only……

Thinking of Zhou Jinghuai's words, Li Wu was glad that she had mustered up the courage to ask that question.

At least I got the answer I wanted to hear.

……

Over the next two weeks, Li Wu carefully sent several messages to Zhou Jinghuai.

They were all very ordinary conversations.

However, most of the time, Li Wu would wait a long time for Zhou Jinghuai's reply. Sometimes, she would send a message to Zhou Jinghuai at noon and not receive a reply until the afternoon or evening.

But Zhou Jinghuai will always return.

Li Wu knew that someone of Zhou Jinghuai's status and position must be very busy every day. After that, when she sent messages, she was basically gauging Zhou Jinghuai's free time.

On one occasion, Li Wu mentioned that she wanted to treat Zhou Jinghuai to dinner, and he agreed.

On the day of the appointment, Li Wu had already packed her things and was about to leave when she suddenly received a call from Zhou Jinghuai, who said he had an urgent meeting and apologized for not being able to make it that day.

After listening.

Li Wu felt disappointed, but still said gently that his affairs should take precedence.

However, Li Wu never mentioned this matter again afterward.

At the end of the month.

Agent Xin took Li Wu to an event.

It was the 30th anniversary of Tianze Entertainment. Except for those who genuinely couldn't attend due to other commitments, all the company's artists participated in the celebratory banquet. Even those filming overseas rushed back.

7 p.m.

The banquet hall on the seventeenth floor of the Jinghua Hotel boasts a luxurious and expensive crystal chandelier that shines brightly.
The banquet hall, capable of accommodating thousands of people, was filled with elegantly dressed women and dazzling stars.

As one of the three major entertainment companies in China, Tianze Entertainment had many popular celebrities present, dressed in gorgeous gowns and custom-made suits, holding wine glasses and chatting happily.

When Li Wu saw Lin Yi appear, she wasn't actually surprised.

Although he had long since moved to Huanying Entertainment, Tianze was still his former employer. It was perfectly normal for him to come and attend the anniversary celebration.

only.

He attended the event with Miss Gu.

Lin Yi was wearing a custom-made silver-gray suit, which made him look even taller and more upright.

No wonder he became an overnight sensation as a young actor in period dramas; he possesses both a refined and elegant demeanor and a youthful and spirited charm.

The sense of poverty from before was completely gone.

Lin Yi stood beside Miss Gu, greeting those who came to say hello with neither servility nor arrogance, but with impeccable manners and composure, which could even be described as effortless.

He has changed so much.

If it weren't for that familiar face, Li Wu might not have recognized him.

"He's probably the only one who's skyrocketed to fame this year with his hit drama, his popularity, and his star power."

"Who can argue with that? Gaining millions of followers overnight, the speed at which he became famous is astonishing."

"I heard that all the big productions of Huanying Film Studio this year and next are pinned on him? Tsk tsk, it's good to have a rich heiress as your backer, you can get resources worth hundreds of millions just by talking to her."

"Who would have thought that Miss Gu is such a love-struck fool, spending money like crazy to win someone over..."

"But his acting is pretty good too. I watched that drama of his, and he held his own against a group of veteran actors..."

……

……

The sound of idle chatter could be heard all around me.

Li Wu glanced one last time at Lin Yi, who was surrounded by people greeting him, and silently put down the champagne in her hand.

Quietly.

She left the star-studded banquet hall alone.

the other side.

Lin Yi, who was talking with the famous director, seemed to sense something and suddenly looked in the direction where Li Wu had left.

What are you looking at?

"I'm standing next to Lin Yi," Miss Gu said suspiciously. She was about to look in his direction when Lin Yi slightly turned his body, blocking her view.

"nothing."

Lin Yi spoke in a gentle voice.

……

After emerging from the star-studded banquet hall, Li Wu finally breathed in some fresh air and took a deep breath.

It's not really a disappointment.

She already knew some of these truths.

After sending her agent a message saying she wasn't feeling well and had to leave, Li Wu took the elevator and left.

But don't want to.

As soon as Li Wu reached the hotel entrance, she saw a group of people standing not far away.

She looked at the person being fawned over, and even though it was just a silhouette, she recognized him at first glance.

That moment.

For some reason, Li Wu instinctively turned her back and hid.

But after a few seconds of silence...

She couldn't help but look back again.

Several CEOs surrounded him, their faces showing slightly restrained smiles, exchanging pleasantries before leaving. Li Wu only recognized one of them; he was the CEO of their company.

Zhou Jinghuai, dressed in a custom-made black suit, responded to their words with a gentle and refined demeanor, polite yet aloof.

A few minutes later, after what seemed like the pleasantries were over, Zhou Jinghuai got into the car.

Li Wu saw that the chairman, who had been standing on the stage giving a speech to them half an hour ago, was now bowing slightly and respectfully closing the car door for Zhou Jinghuai.

Very quickly, in a very short time, less than a second.

Li Wu noticed that a young girl was sitting in the back seat of Zhou Jinghuai's car.

(End of this chapter)