The sick beauty became popular after she brought her ex to the show

Everyone in front of the monitor held their breath.

Ji Ru stared with undisguised admiration and amazement in her eyes. Her gaze stayed on the monitor for a long time, and she couldn't help but look up at Su Ye who was sitting among the stacked beds.
".Lao Song, Lao Su, did you see it?"

Song's face had a complicated expression, a mixture of pain and excitement, "The effect is beyond my expectations. Director Ji, it hurts."

Ji Ru looked down in a trance and saw that Song Bian's hand was being pinched hard by her. His face was grimacing in pain, but his expression was still very happy.

"Director Ji, to be honest, when you first chose Su Ye, I was quite worried, but—"
Assistant Director Li pressed his temple and said, "I agree. This role must be played by Su Ye."

The monitor shows the original footage taken just now.

Su Ye was surrounded by a cloud of gauze and satin that floated leisurely like clouds. Her black hair swayed slightly, and the expression on her pretty face was difficult to discern. It made people inexplicably curious and want to know what this person was thinking.

The amber eyes were half hidden in the light shadow of the gauze, and half appeared in the light, with eyes moving.

Su Ye was facing the camera, but his eyes were not completely focused on the camera, his pupils were looking elsewhere.
It feels like it's hard for anything to catch Su Ye's full attention.

But his eyes were indeed fixed on something at this moment.

Assistant Director Li and Editor Song have already started discussing it.
"This look is very powerful! It fits Song Chengzhi's vicious but indifferent look. She is indifferent, but she seems to be hiding something."

Editor Song was amazed, "It hasn't even started yet and he's already completely immersed in the role during the test shoot. It's amazing."

When it comes to characters, no one understands them better than the original author Ji Ru.

The two were so curious that they were scratching their heads. "Director Ji, what is the character of Song Chengzhi thinking? How did you tell Su Ye that you caught it so well?"

Ji Ru murmured, "I don't know either."
She didn't say that.

She just told Su Ye what kind of feeling he wanted. Because it was a test shoot and Su Ye had no acting experience, Ji Ru didn't plan to give Su Ye too many requirements at the beginning, which would easily confuse him.

In addition, the character of Song Chengzhi is a bit confusing even for the original author.
When I asked her, she didn't know either.

When Ji Ru was talking to the two people next to her, she inadvertently saw Xi Yu, who was standing a little further away from camera group A but was not in the camera.

Xi Yu leaned on the sidelines, also silently watching Su Ye on the field.
Ji Ru turned her head and looked at the original photo of Su Ye on the monitor.

She hissed.

Su Ye's subtle gaze in the monitor seemed to be directed at Xi Yu?
She must have seen it right.

“In short, it’s a pleasant surprise that the test shoot turned out so well. I feel like there’s no problem in adopting it directly!” Assistant Director Li smiled.

Ji Ru came back to her senses, suppressed the slight strange feeling in her heart, and focused on the original film again.

Under the dark silk with a hint of red, Su Ye's pair of snow-white bare feet stepped on the broken peach branch, and her toes just crushed a tender bud.
Although the flower buds on the peach branches are still fresh and attractive, at this moment one can inevitably see their decline.

Those petals were like the finishing touch, brightening up Su Ye's entire person, making her look vivid and beautiful.
There is a fateful collision and contrast with the peach branch under your feet, which seems to be a metaphor for the final ending of the character Song Chengzhi.

The peach tree that was supposed to be dimly visible behind the moon-shaped gate suddenly became the main subject of the picture. The branches climbing out from the darkness were cruelly broken off, and the beauty hidden in the shadows flowed out uncontrollably.

Like a metaphor, some beautiful things hidden in the deepest part were pulled out and lost their vitality, but it was still thrilling.

Ji Ru thought about the origin of the title of her play.
If you want to know what’s in one’s heart, read the book in one’s belly.

Song Chengzhi's true love seemed to be in this flashy and messy scene. A peach tree with some branches and leaves emerged behind him, which was ruthlessly broken and stepped on by Song Chengzhi himself.

None of the beautiful and delicate tulle around was intact; all were torn to pieces, using the shattered pieces to hold up the most eye-catching person in the middle.

Ji Ru slowly regained some of the vague emotions she had when creating this character.

"How's the effect?"
When Xi Yu came back, Ji Ru heard him ask a question.

Ji Ru gave a thumbs up and said, "This is the best one. It's much better than the previous ones. Xiao Yu, you can do it."

Xi Yu nodded and said nothing.

"Teacher Su is great! She performed perfectly!" Ji Ru held up a loud speaker, "We can now finish the first phase of the test shoot!"

Su Ye breathed a sigh of relief and immediately pulled his feet up. He groped to pick up the peach branch with one hand, and sighed as he looked at the scattered flower buds on it.

The ground was not very cold. It was because of the scenery. There was a thick velvet carpet and various kinds of silk and tulle overlapping each other. It felt soft when you stepped on it.

Su Ye held up the hem of her long dress and called to the stagehand beside her, "Excuse me, where are my shoes?"

After Xi Yu took it off without saying anything, I don't know where it was taken. Su Ye stepped on the carpet with both feet, feeling a little embarrassed.

The stagehand turned around, and before he could say anything, a pair of velvet slippers were placed in front of Su Ye's feet.
Xi Yu stood up and said, "Put on slippers, it will be more comfortable."

Su Ye suppressed the smile that she had just shown to the stage clerk, lowered her head to get dressed, and waited until the stage clerk was busy and left before she reached out and pulled Xi Yu.
"Why didn't you just tell me that you wanted to adjust the shooting?"

To be frank, I wasn't that shocked at the time.
Su Ye felt his heart was still beating wildly, fearing that Xi Yu would do something out of line.

Xi Yu glanced at Su Ye and said, "On the set, what else could it be other than adjusting the shooting?"

Su Ye paused for a moment, frowned and said nothing.

"Moreover," Xi Yu added, "the true feelings expressed are the best performance."

Su Ye picked up the clothes and left, his slippers clacking loudly.

"Prepare for Teacher Xi Yu's test shoot!"

Su Ye's test shoot went very smoothly, and it took much less time than expected. Xi Yu also had some shooting experience, and overall, all the staff members who went through the process were very happy.

Xi Yu's outfit is different from Su Ye's, emphasizing low-key but showing off his sharpness. The overall outfit is dark black, and the cuffs are different from Su Ye's complicated cuffs. The wrists are tightened with cuffs, which is sharp and simple.

The two protagonists’ test shots shared the same scenery, but the details were changed. In Xi Yu’s shooting, the ground was covered with broken porcelain fragments, and the peach tree behind the moon-shaped door was moved to the side of the armchair, with its branches stretching and interweaving to cover the empty armchair.

Xi Yu stood behind the chair, his elbow resting on the back of the chair, his other hand stretched out, his fingertips touching the half-opened bud on the peach branch.

The lighting team used a side backlight for Xi Yu, and most of Xi Yu's body was hidden in the shadows. Only half of his profile, his outstretched fingertips, and the flower buds on the branches were clearly and strongly reflected in the light.

Compared to Su Ye's flashy and ethereal atmosphere, Xi Yu's photo emphasizes the strong contrast of light.

The peach branch that Xi Yu's fingertips touched was only at chest height, so his eyes were lowered, and the extremely strong downward perspective made it seem as if he was lovingly holding up the delicate flower.

Su Ye did not go to the monitor, but coincidentally stood on the sidelines watching Xi Yu.

"OK! Thank you for your hard work, Teacher Xi Yu!"

The voice of the field manager sounded, and Su Ye quietly watched Xi Yu's every move.

Xi Yu withdrew his hand, but the flower on the branch was already shaky, and without Xi Yu's support, it immediately rolled down.

Su Ye's eyes followed the flower, which fell from the branch onto the back of a chair, then bounced gently from the back of the chair and continued to fall.
Then it was caught by a bony hand that had just been retracted.

Xi Yu held the flower between his legs, placed it on the hollow space of the moon-shaped door, and turned around to leave.

"Be careful." Su Ye moved his mouth and couldn't help but shout before Xi Yu took another step.

Xi Yu raised his head, glanced at Su Ye, used his toes to push away the debris, and walked towards Su Ye steadily.

Su Ye stood there without moving until Xi Yu walked up to him.
"Are you worried?"

Su Ye rubbed the clothes in his arms and said, "Fans are still waiting for your album."

"Oh." Xi Yu responded casually.

Su Ye didn't know what to say anymore and just stood there in silence.

A few staff members passed by and greeted Xi Yu and Su Ye when they saw them standing together, "Thank you for your hard work, teachers."
Xi Yu nodded.

Su Ye seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw that could break the awkward situation, "Yeah, you guys have worked hard too."

The staff laughed and said, "Teacher Xi and Teacher Su have such a good relationship. They chatted for so long after the shooting."

Su Ye’s response just now was too enthusiastic, so it would be a bit strange if he didn’t reply.
He had no choice but to nod and say "hmm" vaguely.

The staff walked away smiling.

"She said we have a good relationship."
Xi Yu came closer and whispered something in a chatty tone.

Su Ye blushed and said nothing.

"But Teacher Su seems to be only concerned about helping fans urge the release of my album." Xi Yu sighed, and his breath blew past Su Ye's ears again.

Su Ye was teased by Xi Yu and took two steps back. "Is the demo ready?"

"Yes." Xi Yu nodded, "I'll tell you later."

This series of events suddenly made Su Ye feel very depressed. He rarely had such emotions, and most of the time it happened in front of Xi Yu.
He felt helpless towards Xi Yu and also helpless towards himself.

"Teacher Su, Teacher Xi, you can go remove your makeup now." The stylist came over and said.

Su Ye took a deep breath and nodded, "Okay, I'll be right there."

Xi Yu followed him as a matter of course and only stopped when they reached the locker room.
The reason was that Su Ye looked back at him, his eyes filled with warning and vigilance.

Next to the dressing room is the makeup room. After changing his clothes, Su Ye went straight into the makeup room. Xi Yu was already taking off her wig inside.

"Teacher Su is here." The stylist had just finished taking care of Xi Yu and came over to help Su Ye remove her makeup.
"Wow, it seems that Teacher Su hasn't changed much in the past five years. She is still as beautiful as before, just a little thinner. Teacher Su should take care of her health."

The stylist had watched "Little Monsters!" and her tone was obviously a little worried when she mentioned Su Ye's health.

While Su Ye was cooperating with the stylist's movements, he was secretly paying attention to Xi Yu and was a little surprised to hear what he said.
Although he was popular in the past, it has been five years since then. Now, apart from the fans who followed Oril, not many people know about him five years ago.

Su Ye thought for a moment, "Are you a former fan of Oril?"

The stylist sister laughed twice.
"No, Teacher Su may not remember me. I used to intern at Xingli for a while and had the honor of doing styling for Teacher Su once."

Xi Yu who was standing next to him also looked over after hearing this.
"Did you work at Xingli at that time?"

She nodded. "Yes, it was very difficult to get into Xingli at that time. I had to fight hard to get a place as an intern. My friends in the industry were very envious when they knew I was styling Oril!"

The stylist removed Su Ye's eye makeup very easily and said, "I am very happy too! After all, it is Oril, and I will definitely have a job in the future."
Realizing something, the stylist sister stopped talking halfway through her recollection, and her hands became much gentler.

Su Ye listened very carefully, looked at her in the mirror and smiled, "It's okay, keep talking, I want to listen."

Xi Yu stood by and carefully observed Su Ye's expression.

Su Ye didn't seem to have any taboos about Oril, unlike what he had initially imagined, he didn't choose to avoid talking about Oril or something else when mentioning Oril.
Even at the beginning, when he saw Oril substitute player Shu Ling on the show, Su Ye did not show anything wrong and his emotions were extremely natural.

This is something Xi Yu has been unable to figure out.

Su Ye did not seem to be shy or evasive towards Oril, and even smiled happily when the stylist mentioned some past events.
If that's the case, then why did you quit the group in the first place?
Previously, when Xi Yu met Jiang Congfeng in a hotel, Jiang Congfeng’s words “a large amount of withdrawal money” jumped into Xi Yu’s mind.

He remained calm and continued to listen to the conversation between Su Ye and the stylist.

The stylist sister spoke again after seeing that Su Ye did not show any discomfort, but this time her words were much more cautious.

"But I was just an intern at Xingli at that time, and it was difficult for me to see Teacher Su and Teacher Xi. It was only that time when a colleague in the group happened to be on vacation that I stepped in to do Teacher Su's hair."

Su Ye responded very gently, "Well, when is it?"

The stylist smiled and thought for a moment, "It seems to be in November. Teacher Su, you have a stage performance, and your performance costume is a leather jacket that is half covered and half exposed."

Su Ye thought about it and said, "I have a general impression, but I can't remember it clearly."

"The Haishi tour on November 11th." Xi Yu, who had been silent all the time, suddenly interrupted.

Su Ye was stunned.
November 11th was the day he returned to China. It was the first snowfall and he passed Xi Yu at the airport.

".What a coincidence."

The stylist sister said, "Hmm?" "Teacher Su? What's a coincidence?"

Su Ye lowered his head, not daring to look at Xi Yu's eyes.
"Nothing. We met again on Director Ji's set five years later. What a coincidence." "It was a coincidence."
A lazy voice came from beside me.

Su Ye took a very light breath and then exhaled slowly.

"Right! Actually, I wanted to say hello to Teacher Su and Teacher Xi from the beginning, but seeing that the teachers were quite busy, I couldn't just talk to them casually. Finally, I've waited until now!"
The stylist expertly removed Su Ye's wig and asked, "Teacher Su, are you feeling better now?"

Su Ye, who was immersed in his own thoughts, was stunned for a moment and did not react to what the question was about.
Su Ye had heard Shen Meng and Su Lan mention the live broadcast of the little monsters once before.

He worded slowly, "Are you talking about the variety show? It's not a big deal, don't worry."

The stylist sister shook her head.
"That's not it, although I was quite worried when I saw it. I was asking about Teacher Su's old injury. Didn't Teacher Su have an injury on the back of his head?"

Su Ye's back, which had been leaning comfortably on the chair, suddenly tensed up.
Xi Yu, who was standing next to him, turned his absent-minded gaze towards this side sharply again.

Old wounds?

Su Ye doesn't like others touching his hair. When he was styling his hair in the group, he would deliberately avoid those more complicated hairstyles. Under normal circumstances, he would not insert his fingers into his hair when styling his hair, after all, it was not a head massage.

Many artists have some strange habits, but no one thinks too much about them.

Lian Xiyu himself had been injured before, and Su Ye was in chaos. He hugged the panicked Su Ye's neck and felt the scar.

It's not particularly long, but it's at least half the length of a palm, and it feels like an old wound, which must have been even more horrifying at the time.

Xi Yu couldn't figure out anything from Su Ye's past information. Su Lan handled it very cleanly. He could only guess that Su Ye might have been injured in his youth.

But what causes such horrific wounds?

Xi Yu stared at Su Ye silently, waiting for Su Ye's answer.

Su Ye looked very nervous.
In fact, Su Ye was indeed very tense.

Only a very few people knew that he had a head injury. It wasn't that there was any need to hide it, but Su Ye didn't want to talk too much about the past.

Su Ye controlled his tone and spoke calmly, "It's okay, it was an injury a long time ago."

The stylist sister has a high EQ. She noticed something and spoke carefully, "Should I not have mentioned this? Sorry, Teacher Su."

Su Ye shook his head, "It's okay, don't be nervous, it's not a big deal."
The stylist nodded, "Okay, okay."

Su Ye was silent for a while, "But can you do me a small favor?"
The stylist immediately responded, "Teacher Su, you go ahead."

Su Ye looked up and winked mischievously at the mirror, "Please keep it a secret for me."
The stylist sister was confused and nodded, "Don't worry, Teacher Su!"

Su Ye felt relieved.

The left side of the view is sharp and piercing.

Su Ye became worried again.

He sighed, turned his head to meet Xi Yu's gaze, and silently mouthed, "Wait."

The gaze then subsided a little.

"Okay, that's about it. Teacher Su, make sure you get some rest. It will be very tiring after the official start of filming."

Su Ye nodded and smiled, "Thank you."

Although the gaze beside him was no longer piercing, it was still following Su Ye.

Xi Yu's wig was harder to remove, so he had to wait a little longer. Su Ye said hello to the stylist. Shen Meng was still waiting outside, so he left first.

Besides the stylist, Xi Yu was the only one left in the room.

When facing Xi Yu, the stylist spoke much less and acted very politely. Apart from occasionally asking if he had touched anything, there was no unnecessary conversation.

Ah, Teacher Xi’s atmosphere.

Just now when Teacher Su was here, she felt quite friendly. When she was talking to Teacher Su, Teacher Xi would also add to the conversation.
Although there aren't many expressions, at least he's participating in the conversation!

As a result, once Teacher Su left, Teacher Xi's pressure
The stylist plucked up the courage to glance into the mirror. Xi Yu in the mirror had a blank expression on his face, his eyes fixed on one point, and he looked like he was thinking about something.

The wig was finally removed, and the stylist said in a serious tone, "Ms. Xi's is also removed."

"Thank you." Xi Yu simply thanked him and stood up from the chair.

The stylist subconsciously took a step back and said something like "I dare not, I dare not".
Being able to style someone of Xi Yu's status is already a pinnacle in her career!

Don't ask for too much, after all, people have different personalities.
A gentle, beautiful and handsome brother like Teacher Su Ye is hard to come by.
I'll ask for an autograph later!

"Excuse me, can I ask you something?" A unique and distant voice came from the side.

Maybe I can secretly try to get Teacher Xiaxi's autograph through Teacher Su! They have such a good relationship!

"Styling teacher?"

The stylist looked up suddenly and saw Xi Yu standing in front of the dressing table, looking over here.
She quickly said, "Teacher Xi, please ask."

Xi Yu slowly thought about what the stylist had just said and Su Ye’s reaction.
Su Ye also seemed surprised that the stylist knew about his old injury.

"How did the styling teacher know that Su Ye had an old injury?"

That's what you're asking. The stylist heaved a sigh of relief and recalled it seriously.

Teacher Xi cares so much about Teacher Su.

"At that time, a teacher in the same group asked for leave and there was a shortage of people, so I went to fill in. However, I didn't have enough experience at that time, and I was clumsy in styling Teacher Su. I accidentally discovered that Teacher Su had an old wound on his head."

Xi Yu nodded, "Does anyone else know this besides you?"

The stylist shook his head and said, "This is not something that can be talked about casually. At that time, the manager of the group came to check on the situation, and I only said one sentence to the manager."

Xi Yu frowned. Oril’s agent at that time was not very noticeable and he had no impression of him.

"The agent? What did he say?"

The stylist snapped his fingers. "He said he didn't know either. Then before going on stage, he told me not to tell anyone about it, to avoid any negative impact. Although I thought so at first."

Xi Yu didn't hear anything particularly strange, and the other stylists couldn't say much either. After all, she and Su Ye had only had that one contact.

Xi Yu didn't ask any more questions and just brought up a random topic to end the conversation.
He praised Ji Ru.

"There will be more room for development in Director Ji's group than in Xingli. It's not bad to come here."

The stylist nodded happily immediately, "Of course, but I didn't expect that I could join Director Ji's team. At that time, I didn't pass Xingli's probation period, and I was unemployed for a long time. Later, I was picked up by Teacher Ji Ru by chance. I am really grateful to her."

"Didn't pass the Xingli probation period?"

Xingli has a unique process for internal recruitment, but generally speaking, those who are already able to do styling in front of artists are considered to be the ones who can be converted to regular employees.

The stylist sighed.
"Yes, I have never figured it out. I think that although my performance is not the best, it is also good among the same period in the group. As a result, in the last group of four people, I am the only one who failed the probation period."

Xi Yu suppressed his doubts in his heart, said a few words and left.

The noise in the corridor became much quieter, but there were still many people coming and going. When they saw Xi Yu, they stopped and greeted him.

Xi Yu called someone at random, "Excuse me, have you seen Su Ye?"

The staff member who was stopped turned around and shouted to the person who was registering over there.
The person over there pointed downstairs and said, "Teacher Su has left?"

".Ah." Xi Yu slowly rubbed the tip of his tongue with his canine teeth, "Thank you."

The staff smiled and continued to work.

Xi Yu put one hand into his coat pocket, fumbled for the corner of the cigarette box, and pressed it again and again with his fingertips.
He turned around and pushed open the door to the emergency exit.

Except in emergencies, no one usually uses the stairs on the upper floors of a hotel.

The corridor was quiet and Xi Yu could only hear his own footsteps, one step at a time.

It was very similar to the scene five years ago when he returned to the house where he lived with Su Ye, faced the empty room, and turned around to leave.
The stairwell was also very quiet at that time, so quiet that he could hear his own breathing.

Xi Yu climbed all the way to the rooftop, lit a cigarette, leaned against the door and took a slow puff.
The cool blueberry aroma instantly rushed into my nose.

The sky had turned dark blue, and the signal light on the top floor was flickering in the distance.

Xi Yu actually didn't particularly like this cigarette, it only had a nice aroma but wasn't very strong. He called it smoking, but at most it was just catering to this habitual behavior.

But this type of cigarette is the one that Su Ye used to smoke frequently.
After Su Ye left, he could only use this method to find some traces of Su Ye.

There is no place for Su Ye in Oril.
The fans’ support signs no longer have the name listed next to his.

Endorsements, advertising, and publicity, one by one, all traces of Su Ye were wiped out.

Eventually, even the group Oril itself ceased to exist.

Xi Yu also bought the perfume that Su Ye often used.

But for some reason, the smell is always different from Su Ye's. Perhaps it is because the catalytic fusion of body temperature is missing, even the faint rose scent in the back seems too cold.

Only the smell of smoke brings a little warmth to Mars.

But Xi Yu had smoked too many cigarettes, and by the end, his ability to distinguish smells had become weak. He himself could not tell whether the cool blueberry aroma was something he had imagined or was real.

He began to no longer smell the scent of Su Ye.

Squeak.

There was a sudden sound of the emergency passage door beside me turning, and it was pushed open by a hand with five slender fingers.
Xi Yu held a cigarette in his hand, his eyes uncontrollably fixed on that hand.

Su Ye squeezed into the door, bent his waist slightly, leaned against the 90-degree open door, took a few breaths, and looked in the direction of the traffic light.

Through the door, Xi Yu saw the hand with just the fingertips exposed, pressing against the door without letting go.

The traffic light turned, causing Xi Yu's vision to become blurred for a moment.

"Xi Yu?"

He heard Su Ye yell, and the passage door opened and closed.

Su Ye pushed her long hair behind her ears, stood in front of Xi Yu and leaned forward slightly, "Why are you on the rooftop?"

The cigarette in Xi Yu's hand had burned out a lot, and the ashes were blown away by the wind and fell to the ground.
"Didn't you leave?"

Su Ye was slightly stunned, pursed his lips and remained silent for a moment.
"I'm not leaving."

The night wind was strong, but Su Ye's voice was very clear.
"I just said I would wait for you inside."

Su Ye moved a little closer, and the wind blowing on Xi Yu's face was blocked by Su Ye's tall body.
"I will not lie to you."

The blueberry flavor that had begun to become unclear suddenly became extremely clear again and lingered around Xi Yu.
With a light cedar scent, deep within is a warm white rose aroma.

Xi Yu raised his eyes.

Su Ye was holding a convenience store bag. Her long light hair seemed to have not been tied up in time. It was still loose after removing her makeup. The hair was slightly lifted by the night wind, and the ends of her hair were slightly messy. There was a thin layer of sweat on Su Ye's forehead that was shining with tiny lights.

"Su Ye, you smoked, didn't you?"
Xi Yu spoke suddenly.

Su Ye in front of him seemed to be stunned for a moment, her beautiful hand touched her neck, her eyes drifted away, "No."

"Don't lie, you must have smoked."

His peach blossom eyes curved up and Xi Yu slowly revealed a very happy smile.
"I smell it."

(End of this chapter)