Fog Returns to the Capital

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the next day.

When Li Wu woke up again, it was already afternoon.

The dark, thick curtains were tightly closed, blocking out all the light from outside, leaving not a single gap.

Only a warm-colored floor lamp was lit in the room, casting a soft glow on the expensive handmade carpet.

The fresh air system operates silently, with a light and delicate scent permeating the air.

It's quiet and peaceful, a very comfortable atmosphere.

Li Wu was completely enveloped in the soft blankets, and her head was still fuzzy for a few seconds when she woke up.

She remained in the same position as before she went to sleep, when Zhou Jinghuai held her in his arms.

But when your gaze falls to your side.

It was completely empty.

Li Wu was not surprised at all.

Every time she woke up, Zhou Jinghuai was almost never by her side.

It took Li Wu quite a while to get up and go to the bathroom to wash up.

The moment I got out of bed.

Li Wu's two slender, pale legs suddenly went limp, and she unexpectedly knelt on the soft, thick handmade carpet.

She couldn't help but let out a soft hiss.

If you lower your head slightly, you will see mottled marks.

Suddenly remembering something, Li Wu was startled and subconsciously looked towards the bedside table.

The calligraphy brush, which was still dripping wet when she took it out of her hand, has disappeared without a trace.

But it only lasted a moment.

Li Wu quickly looked away, her face flushed, and fled to the bathroom to wash up.

……

When we got to the living room.

Li Wu had assumed that Zhou Jinghuai, who was not home, was on the phone in front of the French windows in the living room.

He wore a simple white shirt and black trousers, tall and elegant, with a refined and dignified air. He appeared more relaxed than usual, exuding a serene and graceful charm.

The long sunset outside the floor-to-ceiling windows became nothing more than his background.

He stood there, like a god.

Untouched by worldly affairs.

When I saw that scene.

Li Wu's breath hitched. Her heartbeat even stopped for several seconds.

It quieted down for a while.

Li Wu silently picked up her phone and carefully took a picture of the scene.

And that is why.

Li Wu's phone now contains Zhou Jinghuai's first and only photo.

—Although it's just a picture of her back.

……

After finishing the phone call, Zhou Jinghuai noticed something was amiss.

Before I could even turn around, I looked down and saw a round, small, pretty, and adorable little head nestled into my arms.

"You didn't go to the company?"

Li Wu lifted her head from Zhou Jinghuai's embrace, revealing a fair and delicate face. Beautiful and stunning.

Her clear, bright eyes gazed at him with a joyful light, as if starlight had fallen into them.

Zhou Jinghuai's deep gaze fell into her eyes, pausing for a barely perceptible moment.

Subsequently.

Zhou Jinghuai raised his hand and patted her little head, gesturing for her to look at the sky outside.

Li Wu subconsciously turned her head to look.

The orange-red sunset painted half the sky red, as if wrapping the entire city in an oil painting filter, imbuing it with gentleness and romance.

"..."

So, they've already returned?

Why did she sleep for so long?

There was a pause.

Li Wu looked at the elegant and refined man in front of her, seemingly wanting to ask something, but hesitant, his expression and gaze becoming hesitant.

A few seconds later.

Zhou Jinghuai asked again, "What do you want to say?"

Hesitating.

Li Wu reached out and gently hugged Zhou Jinghuai.

When she looked up at him slightly, a hint of trepidation and shyness was hidden in her clean and pure eyes.

Li Wu asked in a very soft voice, her voice gentle and soft, "...Did you hear what I said to you last night, no...this morning?"

Finished speaking.

Li Wu's small, pretty earlobes seemed to be tinged with a light begonia color.

Who would faint right after confessing their love... Well, maybe it's because they were too tired from being...

I experienced so much dizziness throughout the night, with flashes of white light constantly appearing in my mind.

The words spoken when consciousness was on the verge of collapse caused Li Wu to doubt whether she had actually said them after waking up.

"what?"

Zhou Jinghuai's gentle and refined face remained unchanged as he asked calmly.

I don't know if Li Wu's voice was too soft and I didn't hear what she was saying, or if I heard her question clearly, but I don't know what she said this morning.

"Didn't you hear me...?"

Li Wu suddenly looked up at him, her fair and snow-white face filled with unconcealed frustration.

She must have mustered up a tremendous amount of courage and endured the entire night before finally telling him that.

"Why don't you say it again?" Zhou Jinghuai looked down at her and kindly suggested.

"..."

It takes a lot of courage to say you like someone; you can't just say it casually.

But he is Zhou Jinghuai.

Li Wu thought, it wouldn't hurt to tell him I like him again.

It quieted down.

Just as Li Wu was about to speak, a slight rumbling sound came from her stomach before she could speak.

That moment.

Li Wu's face flushed red with embarrassment.

Especially when he looked up and met Zhou Jinghuai's vaguely smiling eyes.

Li Wu felt a surge of annoyance and, when she spoke again, she shifted all the blame onto him, without any attempt to explain herself, "It's all your fault... you made me sleep all day without waking me up..."

Zhou Jinghuai chuckled.

He accepted all her playful complaints and accusations without question.

"Aunt Wu prepared some food for you; it's warming up in the kitchen." As he spoke, Zhou Jinghuai reached out and took Li Wu's hand.

His large, warm hand grasped her small hand, easily enveloping it, and led her toward the restaurant.

The soft glow of the setting sun streamed in, stretching the shadows of their clasped hands infinitely.

……

After a meal.

Zhou Jinghuai sat on the sofa in the living room and beckoned Li Wu over.

Li Wu scurried over, climbed onto the sofa, and nestled softly in his arms.

Perhaps because she had just eaten and drunk her fill, Li Wu appeared docile and lazy.

Zhou Jinghuai looked down at her and suddenly remembered He Yanting's beloved ragdoll cat. After eating and drinking its fill, the cat liked to stay softly in someone's arms, waiting for them to stroke its fur.

"have a look."

Zhou Jinghuai handed her two folders, one blue and one black.

Hear the words.

Li Wu glanced at Zhou Jinghuai before opening the document.

I watched it for a while.

After Li Wu barely finished reading the two documents, when she looked up at Zhou Jinghuai again, there was obvious shock in her beautiful, clear eyes.

"You're transferring 17% of Tianze Entertainment's shares to me? And this," Li Wu picked up the black-covered folder, "you're giving me an entire diamond mine?"

Because she was so surprised, Li Wu's tone of voice unconsciously rose several octaves.

He gave her a whole box of diamonds just because she mentioned liking them, and now he's given her a world-famous diamond mine.

As for the company's shares...

In fact, ever since she re-signed that contract, the company's top resources have almost all been directed towards her.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jinghuai gave a faint "hmm".

But they didn't explain why.

Li Wu was so shocked that she was a little at a loss. She murmured subconsciously, "Why did you give me something so expensive... and I don't even know how to manage it?"

Zhou Jinghuai squeezed her fingers, his tone clear and gentle, "I'll arrange for someone to take care of it for you."

It means that all she has to do is collect the money.

The words fell.

Holding the two documents, Li Wu looked up at Zhou Jinghuai with a somewhat dazed expression.

In fact, he has already given her many, many things.

This does not include the fact that her housekeeper changes her expensive clothes, shoes, perfumes, and accessories every week.

The value of what he gave her alone was immeasurable.

She seemed a little confused.

Zhou Jinghuai reached out and gently pinched her fair and delicate face, asking in a light and casual tone, "Don't you like these? If you like anything else, you can tell me."

It was as if he could get her anything she liked.

Coming to her senses, Li Wu unconsciously hugged the two documents in her arms tighter, then looked up and smiled at Zhou Jinghuai.

She nestled in his arms, her ear pressed tightly against his warm, broad chest.

Compared to his steady and powerful heartbeat, her heartbeat was clearly much more disordered.

It was more than half a beat faster.

After a long silence, Li Wu finally heard herself speak in a very soft voice.

"like."

Even though it was only a little late in the day, Li Wu gradually realized it.

He could give her endless wealth at will, but he was stingy with giving her a single response.

……

The fantasy drama "Fan Du" had just finished airing, and the tribute film "Li Wu" was nearing its end.

The company and agent have already discussed Li Wu's next project.

—It's a martial arts drama.

However, apart from confirming that the female lead is Li Wu, all the other characters are still unknown.

period.

Shen Yichen did act as a go-between, securing Li Wu an audition for the lead role in a major Hollywood film.

As soon as I finished listening.

Li Wu was completely shocked. She looked at Shen Yichen with an incredulous expression and said with a complicated feeling, "...Aren't you overestimating me?"

A leading lady in a major Hollywood movie?
Even during the period when she most wanted to become famous, she never even dreamed of getting involved in big Hollywood movies.

Shen Yichen smiled and said in an encouraging tone, "It's just an audition opportunity; whether you get selected is still uncertain."

Hear the words.

Li Wu found Shen Yichen's tone of voice quite strange.

At that time, aside from their simple relationship as director and actor, having already collaborated on two films, they were already considered good friends.

So Li Wu smiled and said, "Is there really something that Director Shen can't be sure about?"

Shen Yichen has been famous for many years and is also well-known internationally. He is the first director in China to win an international film award.

The TV dramas "Floating Dream" and "Fan Du" which were first introduced to the domestic market were also huge hits, coupled with the powerful background of the Beijing entertainment circle.

Whether in the international or domestic film and television industry, there is truly no place where Shen Yichen has no say.

It was rare for Shen Yichen to be teased like this, so he didn't mind.

He looked at Li Wu's lively and spirited face. Her gentle smile was even more breathtaking.

"Of course, there are many things that I cannot be certain of."

Shen Yichen's voice was calm, clear, and gentle, "For example, right now, I'm not sure if Lili is willing to be the female lead in my new movie."

Li Wu was taken aback by a certain syllable in his voice and asked curiously, "A new movie?"

"You're not making TV dramas anymore?"

At first.

When Shen Yichen, the internationally renowned genius director, suddenly switched to directing TV dramas, he received a lot of ridicule and mockery.

People are saying things like, "He's lost his touch," "He couldn't make it internationally, so he's turned to the domestic market," and "He's already so rich, yet he's still trying to make money in China. Doesn't he care about his reputation as a genius director?"

of course.

With the huge success of the dramas "Floating Dream" and "Fan Du", the sarcasm and controversy of those people at the time have been completely suppressed and have not even made a ripple.

Finally, seeing the record-breaking ratings, some people couldn't resist clicking on the two shows late at night. As a result, they ended up watching them all night long.

"I suddenly had an idea and wanted to make another film," Shen Yichen replied.

Li Wu, "..."

Do famous directors' inspirations just come out of nowhere?
"Of course."

Li Wu agreed without hesitation.

She still really enjoys working with Shen Yichen.

only.

As soon as Li Wu finished speaking, she seemed to be silently calculating something, and then looked at Shen Yichen with some difficulty.

When she spoke again, her voice was several octaves lower, "...But the company got me a new role, and the contract is already signed. And there's Director Chen asking about my availability last time...and the audition you just mentioned..."

It was halfway through filming that tribute film when, one day after Li Wu finished filming, the director, Chen Wen, called her aside and asked about her upcoming schedule.

At that time, Li Wu had just finished his "battle" and hadn't even had time to change his clothes.

He stood there looking completely drab.

She was still a little dazed after hearing Director Chen's question.

Shen Yichen, who was also monitoring the scene at the time, saw her like that and smiled as he continued the conversation.

She said that if it's a film directed by Chen, she will make a special effort to make time for it, even if she is unavailable.

Chen Wen is a national-level director.

Being able to play the female lead in his movies is arguably the pinnacle of an actress's career in the film industry.

After hearing Li Wu's words.

Shen Yichen, "..."

Thinking back, I was the one who took over the conversation.

Shen Yichen couldn't help but chuckle, and said casually, "Got it, you just want me to stand in line first, right?"

Li Wu looked slightly embarrassed and made several gestures begging Director Shen to let her go.

Shen Yichen's smile deepened.

But no one expected it.

Years later, Shen Yichen once again brought Chinese-language films to a new peak with his film "Past Events".

The leading lady in the movie he most wanted to film is no longer with us.

……

The day filming wrapped.

Zhou Jinghuai picked up Li Wu on the way.

As soon as I got on the bus, I saw Zhou Jinghuai sitting in the back seat.

Li Wu couldn't help but throw herself into his arms, "How come you had time to pick me up today?"

When Li Wu looked up at him, her eyes sparkled, and the little girl's joy was almost impossible to hide.

Zhou Jinghuai familiarly wrapped his arms around her waist and said casually, "It just so happens that we're going the same way."

"That's it..."

Li Wu looked up to kiss him, but before she could touch him, a soft cough suddenly came from inside the car.

Subconsciously.

When Li Wu turned her head and saw that there was still someone sitting in the passenger seat, she was so frightened that her whole body trembled.

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P.S.: The previous chapter was reviewed and several paragraphs were deleted, so some parts seem disjointed.

But there's no way to change it; if we did, it would be subject to censorship again. However, it doesn't affect the overall plot; it's enough to know that this part exists.
(End of this chapter)