Facing such a stubborn and willful lover, Pei Du couldn't say that he had no complaints. Heartache and anger were commonplace. Sometimes he really wanted to grab the person and spank him, or really use some means to discipline him. Sometimes he even missed the past. There was indeed a time when Wen Qiu was obedient and soft, and obeyed him in everything - even though his depression symptoms were also rapidly worsening at that time.

Pei Du thought about it, but he didn't put any of it into action. He had to thank the four years for training his character and giving him endless patience. Besides, he knew better than anyone why Wen Qiu was like this, or if he wasn't like this, he might not have survived until now.

There is just one thing that has been delayed for too long.

That day, when she was lying on the hospital bed after being attacked, Pei Du proposed to her, and Wen Qiu also expressed his tacit agreement.

Then, first they had to deal with Xie Guangming, then Wen Jierui passed away, and then the filming schedule became extremely tight. They didn't even have the chance to have a good meal together, let alone talk about marriage.

The only good news is that Pei Du also has enough time to handle this extremely complex and difficult task.

Because so many people were involved, this matter was inevitably known to several key figures. His aunt Pei Jiayan was the most vehement opponent. The steady current chairman of Peiyuan Group almost fainted after hearing the news. She called him to the office and pointed at his nose and scolded him: "Pei Du, are you crazy?!"

"I am clear-headed." Pei Du stood straight in front of her and frankly repeated his thoughts, "I will give all my assets to Wen Qiu and Wen Zhiyao. I will continue to run the company, but all future profits will belong to them."

Pei Jiayan was not deaf, she just couldn't believe her ears. Pei Du now controlled half of the group, how could he just give it away like this? Her family was full of unfeeling blood, how could they raise such a love saint?
"Pei Du, why do you have to go to this extent?!"

"I just think that these are good as proposal gifts." Pei Du smiled, "If I want to get everything from him, then shouldn't I give everything I have?"

"You are about to give away half of Peiyuan Group!"

"Don't worry, if it's joint property of the couple, I can get half back."

"What if Wen Qiu doesn't agree to marry you? What if he takes all the money and runs away?!"

"Then I will catch up with you."

"Am I asking you that?! Then you will have nothing!"

"Yes, just like when he came to me that year." Pei Du was unmoved. The paranoia beneath his calmness made Pei Jiayan feel that he had gone crazy a long time ago. "It's just that I have to experience the suffering he went through again. That's fair."

“Hu…Hu…” Pei Jiayan was so angry that she couldn’t breathe. She held onto the desk and covered her forehead. “Don’t even think about it. I won’t agree to it! And I’m telling you, you’re still young. Don’t do anything rash because of a momentary infatuation. You’ll regret it in the future…”

"Aunt, I'm not asking for your opinion, I'm just here to inform you." Pei Du looked at her calmly, "And this is not a momentary infatuation, I will never regret it."

/
In September of this year, "From the Depths" finally had its premiere after all employees worked day and night and devoted themselves to the work.

The premiere was held in the largest cinema in Yan City, and a large number of media, film critics, and fellow guests will come to watch. This movie has already been very popular before it was released, and everyone is looking forward to its final appearance.

That morning, Pei Du began to prepare himself to attend the evening ceremony. However, his preparations were very different from those for important ceremonies in the past.

He took off the Patek Philippe from his wrist, a watch he had always worn for many years, and put it in the box, together with an exquisite lighter and a pair of expensive cuffs.

These are also his assets. Just a box is enough to buy the most expensive house in Yan City. Everything else has been prepared. As long as Wen Qiu signs the agreement, all of this will belong to him.

All he left for himself was the old ring on the ring finger of his left hand.

After a while, a little head poked in from the door. It was Wen Zhiyao. He was too excited last night and was a little sleepy at the moment. He rubbed his eyes and shouted, "Dad, help me tie my bow tie..."

Pei Du squatted down and rubbed his messy hair, and helped him tie his black bow tie, "It's Uncle Pei."

Wen Zhiyao stared at him speechlessly for two seconds, then sighed in a condescending manner: "Alas, you are still pretending."

"..." Pei Du pinched the boy's tender face, "Don't call me that in front of your mother, understand."

Wen Zhiyao pursed his lips, "Can't you just try harder? I also want to call you openly."

"I'm trying hard," Pei Du helped him turn out his collar and smooth it out, "If it's quick, it'll be tonight."

"Oh, no wonder you wanted me to go home after the premiere," Wen Zhiyao was overjoyed, "Daddy, are you finally going to propose?!"

"Why are you still dawdling here?" As they were talking, Wen Qiu suddenly walked into the room quickly, "Hey, Wen Zhiyao, why is your hair so messy!"

The father and son shut up at the same time and looked up at him. Fortunately, Wen Qiu was so nervous that he didn't notice what they were whispering. He dragged Wen Zhiyao to get his hair done and said to Pei Du, "You drive later. I seem to be a little nervous and hallucinating. I'm afraid I won't be able to tell the difference between the accelerator and the brake..."

Then he muttered to himself, going over again and again what he was going to say on the stage. When he heard Zhiyao being pulled out of the door by him, he turned around, winked at Pei Du, and made a gesture of encouragement.

/
At night, the premiere officially began. Wen Qiu, his family and other main creative members sat in the first row, with Pei Du and Wen Zhiyao on his left and right.

When the moment really came, he was not nervous at all. He stared at the big screen, as focused as other audience members.

The lights dimmed and a soothing piano music sounded. The music composed by a Hollywood master at a cost of two million US dollars was indeed extraordinary, and the prelude was very catchy.

Then the screen lit up, a pious kiss fell on the envelope, and a pair of shackled hands put the letter into the mailbox.

The camera follows the letter and falls into the dark green mailbox. A silky cross-montage is shown, showing the imprint of sealing wax, the postman's bell, the rustling sound of a letter opener cutting through envelopes... In the end, only the letters that could not be sent were left, and they were returned one by one.

The camera continues to follow the protagonist's returned letter, which returns to the iron-walled prison, where it is roughly opened and inspected by the prison guards, and then thrown into the trash can with a sneer.

The sound of the piano gradually slowed down, and a melodious violin solo sounded. The title of "From the Depths" appeared in the center of the screen, and the names of the main creative staff flashed one by one. Finally, a line of words "Director: Wen Qiu" was enlarged in the center, and below it were the only two producers: Star Media and Fenghua Media.

Wen Qiu had no idea that seeing his name on the big screen would have such an impact. He tightly held the hand of the person next to him, and Pei Du was no less excited than him. The two of them silently exchanged their excitement and joy at the moment.

The movie continued. The audience at the premiere was very well behaved, and almost no sound was made, except for the involuntary gasps at the tense moments and the slight sobs at the emotional moments. When the truth was revealed, some people exclaimed in a low voice. Wen Qiu could not know at this moment what kind of shock the movie brought to the audience. He only knew that he had tried his best to make something that satisfied him. For him, every shot had a different meaning. All the hardships, sweat, inspiration, and hard thinking, hundreds of days and nights were condensed here.

When the producer saw the finished film for the first time, he jumped up and down with excitement and told him that it would be a box office hit, while the experienced assistant director told him that it was a work of art and that everyone would like it.

Later, he invited many friends from the film and television industry to watch it. Lu Bing warned him with curses not to shoot anymore and to leave some room for other newcomers. Jin Ling was speechless for a long time after watching it, and finally said to him with relief, I'm glad you did it.

And now Wen Qiu turned back quietly, and in those pairs of eyes lit up by the screen, he saw the same surprise and admiration.

There is a most important moment in everyone's life, but many people don't realize it has come when they are in it. But Wen Qiu now clearly feels that this is an important moment in his life.

His eyes quietly wandered to Pei Du's face, seeing his clear profile lines and high nose bridge. Boom, bang, bang, he heard his heart beating slowly and heavily, like the last battle drum before going to war.

For some reason, he didn't show Pei Du the film in advance, so everything would be a surprise to him.

The movie was coming to an end. When the ending song sounded, the whole theater was filled with long-lasting applause, wave after wave, which lasted for the entire duration of the ending song. The main creative staff in the first row all had red glows of excitement on their faces, and the producer was so excited that he cried.

Wen Zhiyao didn't cry, he was just dumbfounded - he could never imagine that his father, who could even eat himself to sleep and never knew how to take care of himself, had been shooting such works all along. Infinite pride welled up in his heart, and he proudly puffed up his chest, wishing that everyone in the world would know that he was his father's child.

There is an Easter egg after the ending song, and the applause immediately stops, and people focus their attention on the screen again. The Easter eggs are letters of reply - the letters that were not sent at the beginning of the movie have now received a reply.

The wanderer in the distant place responded to his missing mother and promised to return next spring.

The girl replied to the boy's love letter using pink stationery soaked in perfume, expressing her love as shy as a dandelion.

The husband in the army responded to his worried wife, saying excitedly that he had won another victory, and attached a photo with the letter, which showed the beautiful border of the motherland.

All the incompleteness was completed. In the slow lingering sound of the piano, the last letter slowly unfolded. Strangely, there was no story on it, only a short line of words:
"I love you too."

The signature is even simpler, with only one word:

"--Autumn"

The audience was all stunned, and at that moment the sound of the piano stopped for a beat, as if they held their breath at the same moment.

Then someone was the first to react and couldn't help but let out an "Ahhh!" cry. The audience members who reacted later became excited and started clapping and cheering. Some even said, "Fuck, Du Qiu is real!!!!"

No one will forget that at the beginning of the movie "Bury Me" invested by Fenghua Media, there is a line of words: "Dedicated to my beloved Autumn." There is no signature, no explanation, and no one has ever claimed it, as if it was a declaration to the end of the world.

However, who would have thought that many years later, Wen Qiu would use a movie as a prelude to give a solemn response to this confession - I love you, too.

The moment he saw the words clearly, Pei Du was filled with incredible ecstasy. Everything was so beautiful that it didn't seem real. He couldn't even be sure if this was a crazy dream. He turned his head sharply, trying to find some sense of reality in his lover.

However, Wen Qiu just winked at him and stood up. He walked up to the stage, took the microphone, and pressed his palm down slightly to signal everyone to be quiet. The audience immediately stopped laughing and stared at him excitedly, waiting to see what he was going to say.

"Hello everyone, I'm Wen Qiu. I'm very happy that you can come to the premiere of "From the Depths". I hope you will like my work." Wen Qiu read the mediocre opening remarks from the cue card, and then paused - he spent many days revising this speech over and over again, but when he really stood here, new words were stirring in his mind.

He casually put the card back into his pocket, raised his head and smiled at everyone, "Of course, I can see that everyone really likes it. Thank you."

There was a thunderous cheer from the audience, who were almost going crazy. I didn't know whether it was in response to that sentence or because of that dazzling smile.

"Just as the film wants to convey, the poems written in the deepest part of the soul can definitely be heard by the one you love..." Wen Qiu narrated the story of the film, the stage lights shining on him, illuminating his elegant and upright figure, "I think it is because he knows that there is someone waiting at the end that the protagonist can pass through the flames and ashes and return to his lover's side."

“‘Letter’ is an important image in the film. When I was conceiving the script, I decided to use ‘letter’ throughout the film, responding to the incomplete beginning with a perfect ending.”

"There was once a person who stubbornly wrote to me. Even though he might never get a reply, he never gave up. I want to thank you here - in the dark night of my life, you are the star I can see as soon as I look up, really... Thank you for always being there. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to get here."

At the end, Wen Qiu was a little moved, and his light green eyes were filled with tears, like new leaves in spring covered with dew.

"I also hope that every effort of yours will bear fruit, every wait will not be in vain, and every word from your heart will be echoed." After saying that, Wen Qiu bowed deeply, and he heard a wave of applause from the audience.

Pei Du sat in the audience, tears in his eyes, the sadness, touching and joy in his heart were hard to describe. Others were just listening to a story, but he was the person in the story. Only he knew how desperate and long the waiting was.

If he knew that he would hear such an answer one day, he might be willing to wait for ten thousand years, because his lover was really trying hard to love him with all his strength. Every time Pei Du felt that he had given everything he had, but every time Wen Qiu could give him more generous and abundant love.

Soon, with the release of "In the Depths", audiences around the world will be able to hear his passionate confession. This is the privilege of a creator, the light and shadow of the lens can freeze time and engrave this love into eternity.

After the director finished speaking, the main actors, including many well-known actors, came on stage. The audience was still unsatisfied and somewhat bored, their appetites had been fully filled by this explosive confession, and they could no longer take any more excitement.

Unexpectedly, the actors all sat still, as if they had just undergone a unified rehearsal. The lights on the stage came on again, but Wen Qiu took two steps back and returned to the stage, tapping the microphone lightly, "Oh, right, there's one more thing I haven't finished saying."

Oh?! The audience raised their heads again, pricked up their ears excitedly. And Pei Du seemed to have had a premonition, and his mind was buzzing with the sound of Wen Qiu telling him in the hospital a few months ago: "I want to propose to you in a more formal and grand way."

"Ahem." Wen Qiu cleared his throat. On his ring finger, which was tightly holding the microphone, the Mobius strip flashed brightly. The infinite beginnings and endings were linked together into the last line of poetry. Before he spoke, it seemed as if everything was already clear.

Everyone looked at him expectantly, and Pei Du held his breath.

Wen Qiu looked at the audience, looked at him, raised the corners of his mouth, and spoke in a clear voice:

"Dear Mr. Pei, will you marry me?"

(End of this chapter)

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