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

"My father." Su Ye frowned when he mentioned this title, but soon relaxed. "He was addicted to gambling and borrowed a lot of money from everywhere. In the end, he couldn't pay it back, so he had to hide from those who borrowed money from him."

Xi Yu held Su Ye's hand and listened to him carefully.

The world that Su Ye was talking about was a world that Xi Yu had never come into contact with. It was another world that he could only try to explore through his imagination.
But imagination is only a very thin and helpless final resort. Xi Yu knows that although Su Ye is downplaying it now, the actual situation will only be a hundred times worse than this.

Otherwise, Su Lan wouldn't have been able to help but look distressed and guilty whenever she mentioned Su Ye.

"He has no sense of responsibility." Su Ye seemed to be trying to find a more objective adjective to describe this person who could only be called "father" by blood relationship.

"When the debt collectors came to our house, he smiled and said nothing. In the end, he left me and my mom at home and went out by himself under the pretext of buying cigarettes."

Xi Yu held Su Ye's hand tightly.
But what was strange was that Su Ye, on the contrary, squeezed Xi Yu's hand as if to comfort him, which made Xi Yu feel even worse.

Now Su Ye seemed to be telling someone else's story. Even while telling the story, he was habitually paying attention to Xi Yu's emotions.
This made Xi Yu very uncomfortable.

He hoped that Su Ye could be more self-centered, and not care so much about the people around him. He should be happy when he should be happy, and sad when he should be sad.
Instead of talking about his own sad stories, he worries about whether others will feel uncomfortable after hearing them, and takes care of others gently and generously.

The one who needs the most care should be Su Ye himself. At least in this situation, Xi Yu hopes that all of Su Ye's emotions can return to himself 100%.

At times like this, the more considerate you are, the more uncomfortable it makes people feel.

Xi Yu's emotions were not as excited as before, but Su Ye's fingers kept rubbing Xi Yu's finger bones again and again, like comforting a child.

While Xi Yu was feeling the warmth of Su Ye's fingertips, he suddenly wondered if this might be Su Ye's unique way of dealing with the past.
Force yourself to focus on others, try to free yourself from the position of the tragic protagonist, and thus escape the impact of this incident on yourself.

Whenever he encountered Su Ye's matter, Xi Yu couldn't help but think a lot.

"If my mother had found out earlier, she would have found a way to get me out before the debt collectors came to our house."

When Su Ye recalled this, a slight smile suddenly appeared on his face, as if he was recalling some interesting childhood events.

"She would take me to a park far away, watch me play there, then buy me a taro-flavored ice cream, and then walk back slowly after I finished eating it."
"If it was mealtime, she would take me to have a bowl of rice noodles with lots of cowpea sauce, and then she would slowly eat the rest after I was full."

Following Su Ye's voice, Xi Yu slowly formed an image of a gentle and considerate woman in his mind.

Su Ye’s mother should be very beautiful too.
Also as strong as Su Ye.
At the same time, it must be too easy to be soft-hearted.

Su Ye's eyelashes twitched, and the smile that was like recalling childhood fun faded away.

"I was too young at the time to understand these things, and my mother wouldn't say anything to me. She would just smile and ask me if I wanted to go out and play. Every time I thought it was really my mother who wanted to take me out for a walk."
"When I grew up a little bit and ran into debt collectors a few times, I realized that my mother might have taken me out to avoid debt."

Xi Yu looked unhappy when he heard this. "Then your father."

Su Ye curled his lips and said, "I don't know where he is hiding. He always waits until the debt collectors leave, then comes back with a grin on his face, pretending nothing happened."

Xi Yu was silent.

Su Ye's maternal grandfather, the Su family, was very well off, and Su Ye's mother should be considered the eldest daughter of a wealthy family. He really didn't understand why such a woman would marry a man like Su Ye's father.

But Xi Yu didn't ask.

He suddenly felt very despicable, with two emotions fighting each other in his heart and tormenting him.

While he hated the father and family who gave Su Ye such a childhood, he couldn't help but think that if Su Ye's mother and father had not met, Su Ye would not have been born into this world.
There was no way Xi Yu would meet Su Ye.

This possibility was unbearable for Xi Yu.

This emotion made Xi Yu's shoulders droop slightly.
"Were you injured by those debt collectors?"

Su Ye nodded, "Yes, but I don't remember the specific details very clearly, and I can't really recall it."

Su Ye slowly tried to find relevant information deep in his memory, but what he found in the end were only some fragmented and incoherent pictures.
He could only rely on these tiny fragments of memories to piece together his memories of the past.

"One day, my father couldn't hide anymore and was blocked by debt collectors at home."

Su Ye carefully distinguished the deafening sounds of doors being smashed and furniture being destroyed in his memory.
The active act of recalling the past made the voices all too real, lingering in his ears like auditory hallucinations.

Su Ye's neck couldn't help but move, and his eyes blinked as if he was disturbed.

The debt collectors' curses, the men's excuses, the women's screams of fear, and the children's cries.

A man's flattering shout suddenly echoed in Su Ye's mind like a replay of the scene.
[If you really can’t help it, take this woman away! She can fight against others, right? Look at her, she’s pretty, at least she can fight against half of them!]
Cold sweat broke out on Su Ye's forehead, his eyes that were once filled with deep thought turned into panic, and his lips couldn't help but tremble slightly.

Xi Yu immediately noticed that something was wrong with Su Ye, and decisively sat closer and hugged Su Ye.
"Shui Shui, relax and stop thinking about it."

Su Ye's shoulders were shaking uncontrollably, and he seemed to be trapped in a nightmare that he couldn't escape.

Xi Yu's nerves were tense, and one hand had already reached for the phone, ready to contact Xiao Yang and call medical staff at any time.
"Shuishui?"

Su Ye felt as if he was being embraced by someone. The person who was embracing him was extremely nervous, and he could feel the person's emotions from his tense arms.

The mother's screams continued to echo. She hugged the young boy tightly and shouted at the top of her lungs at a man whose face she could no longer remember.
[Gu Dongfang! You scum!]
After calling out, she tried her best to suppress her emotions, trying to make her voice sound gentle and steady, and continued to call softly into Su Ye's ear.

[It's okay, don't be afraid.]
[Forget it, Xiaoye, forget all of this, and pretend it never happened.]
Su Ye curled up into a ball, shaking in his mother's arms.

"Su Ye."
"Su Ye, look up, it's me."

The medicine rushed into the nasal cavity, flowed into the lungs along the respiratory tract, and made Su Ye feel a strange feeling in his body.
The brain, which was dizzy due to lack of oxygen, gradually became clear.

Su Ye tried very hard to open his eyes and finally saw clearly the person who was holding him.
It was not the mother in his memory, but a handsome young man with black hair. His arms were long and strong, holding Su Ye firmly and intimately in his arms.

Su Ye slowly recovered, and the cold sweat on his forehead shone sharply under the light.

Xi Yu's wildly beating heart finally calmed down. He held Su Ye with one hand and held the medicine on Su Ye's face with the other hand. "Shui Shui, are you feeling better?"

Xi Yu regretted it to the extreme.

The confused look on Su Ye’s face just now kept replaying in his mind like a curse.
If he had known that it would cause such a strong reaction from Su Ye, he would rather not ask about it.

"Forget it, let's not think about it anymore, okay?" Xi Yu used his fingers to push away the messy long hair on the side of Su Ye's face, waiting for Su Ye's breathing to gradually calm down.

Su Ye took big gulps of the medicine and the fresh air mixed with the medicine.

Xi Yu's self-blaming face was right in front of him, allowing Su Ye to instantly break free from the narrow and dim old house in his memory.

He has grown up now and is no longer the little child in his memory who was held tightly by his mother, terrified and at a loss as to what to do.

Su Ye felt a strong feeling in his heart, as if he had survived a disaster.
For a moment he really thought that he was still in the past, had not grown up yet, and was still struggling in that environment.

"It's okay. I'm fine."

Xi Yu did not dare to act rashly until he was sure that Su Ye's eyes were gradually turning from confusion to clarity, then he relaxed his arms slightly.

Su Ye had just been calling the word "Mom".

".I remember a little bit." Before Xi Yu could stop him, Su Ye said with a dry throat, "My father, that man, wanted to push my mother out to pay off the debt."

Xi Yu whispered, "Shui Shui, stop talking."

"It's okay. It's not what you think." Su Ye's voice did not stop. "Those debt collectors may be shady, but they dare not get involved in illegal things. In fact, they didn't care about what the man said at all. They just regarded it as crazy talk of desperate people."

Xi Yu's heart finally fell back, and his tense body finally relaxed a little, and he slowly exhaled.

It's good that it's not what he imagined.
Fortunately not.

"Later." Su Ye pressed his fingertips hard with his nails, causing a sharp pain. "I really can't remember what happened afterwards. I don't know why it turned into a fight."

Xi Yu placed his palm on the back of Su Ye's head without moving, as if this could help him cross over the time he was not aware of, and cover the wound of the little Su Ye at that time.

"My mother and I seemed to be trying our best to protect each other, but it was too chaotic at the time and I must have been injured. When I woke up, I was lying on a hospital bed with my head wrapped like a dumpling."

Xi Yu said softly, "Then your mother."

Su Ye's hand twitched where Xi Yu couldn't see.
"She was also injured. My aunt rushed over and put her in a single intensive care unit, where she rested for a long time."

Xi Yu didn't ask any more questions.

Su Ye shook his head. "My mother wasn't bullied. She was injured because she was involved in the fight. Her injuries were serious, but not life-threatening."

Xi Yu nodded gently.

Su Ye exhaled, "Fortunately, my aunt arrived in time, otherwise the situation might have been even more difficult to deal with. Those people were also taken away by the police. I was still recovering from my illness at the time and did not pay attention to the follow-up, but my aunt is not someone who can be easily messed with. Those people should have received the punishment they deserved."

"That's good."
Xi Yu suppressed his emotions and tried to create an atmosphere that would calm Su Ye down and relax.

But although he said this, he actually felt that it was far from enough.

Xi Yu thought silently that he might really be a love-brained person like Xi Niao said.

After hearing Su Ye say that those people had received the punishment they deserved, he still felt that it was far from enough.
All those who have hurt Su Ye should be allowed to experience firsthand all the twists and turns that Su Ye has gone through, and to personally feel the pain and despair that Su Ye has experienced.

Xi Yu did not express these dark thoughts out loud.

In front of Su Ye, he always wanted to restrain the bad things and only share the warm and beautiful things with Su Ye bit by bit.
Su Ye has experienced enough darkness, he deserves something better.

"I'm fine, don't worry."

Even though Xi Yu felt that he had hidden it well, Su Ye seemed to see through his heart. He squeezed his hand like he did at the beginning, and comforted Xi Yu in return.

"Looking back, it's not necessarily a bad thing. What happened has happened. If you keep pretending that nothing happened, it might cause bigger problems." Su Ye whispered.

"I understand, but I still don't want to see you suffer like this."
Xi Yu still held the inhalation medicine loosely in one hand, and whispered to Su Ye while holding his arm around him.

Su Ye only realized now, "Why do you have an inhaler with you?"

Xi Yu pressed his hand against Su Ye's forehead and said, "I was afraid you forgot to bring it."

Su Ye laughed, "Did Sister Lan tell you that I have asthma?"

Xi Yu said vaguely, "Yeah."

"I see." Su Ye continued to smile, "You are so skilled, I thought you had seen me use it before."

"We can find out if we check this kind of thing." Xi Yu's expression remained unchanged. "And I've watched your live broadcast and know that you have health problems."

"Oh, really?" Su Ye responded, with the ending tone slightly prolonged. "Okay."

Xi Yu thought, he was not lying.

He did learn about Su Ye's health problems from the two unexpected live broadcasts on the Wawa Zongzong.
There is nothing wrong with this statement.

Xi Yu changed the subject, "What do you think about what happened to the styling teacher back then?" Su Ye thought for a moment, "You also think that incident is too weird, right?"

Xi Yu nodded, "Xingli rarely shows these little tricks in public. It would be too abnormal if he did it just to deal with an intern."

Su Ye roughly understood what Xi Yu meant, but he really had no idea.

He hesitated for a moment, but still told Xi Yu, "Do you still remember Lin He, the director of Xingli? I met him at the closing party of the Baby Show. He half-threatened and half-persuaded me not to mention the withdrawal contract in public."

Xi Yu frowned, "Lin He? He should be one of Xingli's senior executives now."

"Yes, I heard from my aunt before that Xingli had invested in the little monsters, but I didn't expect Lin He to come to the closing party." Su Ye continued naturally: "I didn't see him at first, did you notice it?"

Xi Yu's mind is very flexible and works very quickly.
"No, I didn't see any footage of him in the live broadcast. Did the production crew cut out the part where Lin He was supposed to appear?"

Su Ye glanced at Xi Yu silently.
Xi Yu frowned slightly, with an expression that looked like he was naturally thinking about something.

Su Ye's eyes turned, "Well, maybe the camera was cut."

Xi Yu responded twice without changing his expression.

Su Ye did not continue to spend time verifying the guess that had been buried in his heart for a long time, but instead turned his attention to business.
"But my contract, after all, is a compensation. Even if it is exposed, it shouldn't have a big impact on public opinion and won't cause much of a stir."

Xi Yu nodded, "I think so too, and it's not a big deal for Xingli to be exposed. Their public relations skills are not weak."

The discussion reached an impasse.

Su Ye's divergent thinking led him to think of a possibility and he spoke slowly.
"Could it be that the person who is afraid of me is just one of the senior executives, rather than the entire Xingli company?"

Xi Yu frowned, "Are you talking about Lin He?"

Su Ye nodded, "Well, this is the only person I've had direct or indirect contact with. It seems that he was the one who fired the stylist. I haven't had much contact with other senior executives of Xingli, and I haven't heard that any of them have any grudges against me. What's wrong with you?"

Su Ye was halfway through his speech when he noticed Xi Yu looking at him with slightly raised eyebrows.

Xi Yu raised his eyebrows, "Actually, Teacher Su is still very smart, isn't he?"

Su Ye was a little annoyed, "I'm not really a fool."

"I know." Xi Yu said in a rude tone, but he rested his head against Su Ye's forehead again.

Su Ye is certainly smart, otherwise he would not have assessed the situation five years ago and made the decision to quit the group in a short period of time in order not to hinder the development of other teammates.

But on the other hand, Su Ye is also very stupid.
Even if you say just one sentence to him, it would be fine.

But Xi Yu also understood that under the circumstances at the time, perhaps this was the only best solution for Su Ye.

"I'll have someone keep an eye on Linhe later."

Su Ye nodded, "I'll tell Sister Lan too, but Sister Lan should also be keeping an eye on him privately."

Because of Su Ye, Su Lan hated Lin He so much that she gnashed her teeth and would secretly curse him every time she mentioned him.
But no one has mentioned anything else about Lin He over the years, and it seems that he has not found anything strange about Lin He.

"Teachers, is the air conditioning temperature appropriate now?"
There were a few knocks on the door, and the voice of the stylist was heard.

Su Ye came back to his senses, squeezed Xi Yu's hand, and sat back down.

The stylist came in to help Su Ye tidy up and finished Xi Yu's styling. "Director Ji, it should be Teacher Su and Teacher Xi's turn soon."

Su Ye thanked him, stood up and went to the set with Xi Yu.

Today's play happened to be the adult reunion scene of Song Chengzhi and Song Chengyu, who had auditioned on the day of the audition. With the perfect performance at that time, Ji Ru was very confident in Su Ye and Xi Yu.
The effect that Su Ye and Xi Yu presented to Ji Ru really made her very satisfied. During the performance, Ji Ru smiled widely and praised them several times, saying that she had chosen good actors this time.

However, when filming the later scenes together, the performance of the two was a little off and they had to do several NGs.

This is the scene after Song Chengzhi and Song Chengyu meet. The audition that day was so good that Ji Ru slightly changed the following part to strengthen the strange tension between the two people.

Shen Meng in the distance was a little anxious.
"Hey, maybe Brother Su Ye is too nervous? After all, this is his first time filming a movie."

Xiao Yang strolled over, sat next to her, and sighed deeply.
"Xiao Meng, don't worry. I just checked. It's not Teacher Su's problem. It's Brother Xi who seems to be not performing well enough."

In the center of the shooting scene, Ji Ru was discussing the play with Xi Yu and Su Ye. The expression on her face was serious, yet a little puzzled.
"Did Xiaoyu fail to grasp the feeling? But didn't you perform very well just now? Why did you start to go astray in the next stage?"

Su Ye was leaning on the beauty couch, while Xi Yu was half-crouching beside her, listening quietly to Ji Ru's words.

Ji Ru was very patient. After all, acting was not something that could go smoothly. "Here, Song Chengyu, you have to drag Song Chengzhi off the couch and press her to the ground with the excitement mixed with the pleasure of revenge."

Xi Yu frowned slightly, "I understand."

Ji Ru nodded, "Then try again, all units in place."

Su Ye had his back to Xi Yu, the collar of his loose coat hanging on his shoulders, and his whole body was tense and ready to explode.

Ji Ru was very satisfied.
Su Ye’s ability to empathize with other people’s emotions is very good, so it’s Xi Yu’s turn now.

Xi Yu, who was wearing a neat suit, put one hand on Su Ye's shoulder, just holding down his shirt that was about to slip off, and leaned close to Su Ye's side.

"Okay, here it is! Try harder and drag Song Chengzhi down in one go!" Ji Ru whispered behind the monitor.

Song Chengzhi, who was leaning on the jade couch, clenched her five fingers and said in a tight voice, "You..."

Song Chengyu said nothing, but a smile that was hard to tell the emotion suddenly appeared on his face.
"You seem to be living a comfortable life, my royal brother."

Song Chengzhi was holding the pipe between her fingers, and her knuckles turned white when she heard this sentence. The beautiful pipe seemed to be broken in the hands of this thin man.

But Song Chengzhi's face remained expressionless, her eyes drooped slightly, and after a while she raised them again, speaking with an expression of surprise and joy.
"Why didn't you tell me you came back—"

Before he could finish his sentence, the hand on Song Chengzhi's shoulder suddenly exerted force.
With a smile on his face, Song Chengyu grabbed Song Chengzhi's collar with one hand and pulled her so hard that she staggered.

The long pipe clenched in Song Chengzhi's hand finally fell to the ground with a dull sound.

Song Chengzhi's snow-white neck was stretched straight up high, with her cervical vertebrae rising and falling. The face hidden behind her lazy and messy black hair was completely exposed. On her pale skin was a mole at the end of her eyebrow, red as fire.

Song Chengyu grabbed a few strands of Song Chengzhi's long hair and forced Song Chengzhi to raise her head in his palm. Half of her body was hanging dangerously on the edge of the jade couch.

Those beautiful eyes looked down at Song Chengyu, and for a moment, an innocent yet cruel smile spread across them.
"Chengyu, why are you so angry as soon as you get back?"

Song Chengyu leaned close to that fragile neck, "Song Chengzhi, how many people have you ruined to sit in this position? How dare you smile like that?"

Song Chengyu's hand suddenly grabbed Song Chengzhi's completely loose long hair, and Song Chengzhi was pitifully controlled by the former and dragged off the couch like a dog.

Ji Ru clenched her fists.
That's it, yes, continue with this feeling -

When Su Ye was about to fall to the ground, the man in neat clothes in the camera suddenly frowned and abruptly reached out to support Su Ye.

“——Ka, Kakaka!”
Ji Ru yelled, "Xiao Yu, what's wrong? This part is not like this! It should be more cruel and fierce!"

Su Ye was lying on her back on the ground, with her black hair disheveled, her head supported by Xi Yu's hand, and her eyes looking at Xi Yu with sparkling eyes.
"What's wrong with Teacher Xi? Why do you always perform poorly?"

Xi Yu gently pressed his fingers on the scar on the back of Su Ye's head, with a forced smile.
"Teacher Su, please don't recruit me at this time."

Su Ye smiled and was helped by Xi Yu to turn over and sit up.

Ji Ru came jogging from a distance.
"Xiao Yu, I know you might be worried about Xiao Ye getting hurt." Ji Ru panted, "Don't worry, the ground is protected, and the filming will be done in a slightly different position, so Xiao Ye won't really fall, so don't be so tense."

Xi Yu glanced at Su Ye and nodded.

He understood the truth, but after knowing many things about Su Ye's past, he couldn't help but put his own emotions into his acting. In the end, he was hesitant and couldn't achieve the effect that Ji Ru wanted.

Xi Yu pressed his temple and rubbed the tip of his tongue in annoyance.

Ji Ru looked at the watch beside her and said, "It's almost noon. Let's try again. Xiao Yu needs to let go, otherwise we will miss lunch and go hungry."

Xi Yu nodded, feeling a little annoyed.
He rarely has the experience of failing to do something well. In most cases, as long as he is serious, he will not fail.

After Su Ye had tidied up his clothes, he sat back on the jade couch and glanced at Xi Yu, who was feeling upset, with a smile.

Xi Yu saw that smile, stood beside Su Ye with his arms folded and spoke.
"Is Teacher Su gloating over someone else's misfortune?"

Su Ye shook his head, the smile in his eyes still there, "How could it be."

Su Ye hooked his finger at Xi Yu, and Xi Yu moved closer and heard Su Ye speak.
"I was just wondering, when did Teacher Xi become so gentle? Wasn't she very wild before?"

Xi Yu lowered his voice and said, "Teacher Su, it's really dangerous for you to talk like that."

"Okay, let's do it again! All units, get in position!" Ji Ru shouted from a distance.

This time, the previous scenes are still played out.

Ji Ru couldn't help but clasp her hands together and stood in front of the monitor, watching silently.
Everything was so perfect in the beginning, but why was it that Xiaoyu couldn't control herself at the last point?

In the picture, Song Chengyu's hand grabbed Song Chengzhi's long hair, and the two of them were one in front and one behind, gradually getting closer.

Ji Ru prayed silently, please, please make it perfect.

Song Chengzhi's snow-white and fragile neck raised up again, like a fish out of water, taking in oxygen pitifully and weakly.

Xi Yu pulled the long hair in his hand according to the plot, approached, and opened his mouth——
Before he could even read his lines, he saw Su Ye's lips move slightly.

Su Ye's voice was very light and soft, like an auditory hallucination, floating in the air and entering Xi Yu's hearing.
"Xi Yu, you can't do it."

Xi Yu lowered his eyes and stared closely at Su Ye's smiling face.

There was a slight, provocative look in Su Ye's eyes.
At this moment, the character of Song Chengzhi seemed to be intertwined and merged with Su Ye himself.

Xi Yu felt his temples throbbing and an extremely restless feeling of excitement quickly surged into his heart.

In the camera, Song Chengyu's fingers gently combed Song Chengzhi's hair, and when they were about to get close to the back of Song Chengzhi's head, his five fingers slowly closed -
Then he dragged Song Chengzhi off the jade couch and dropped her to the ground.

Song Chengzhi's loose outer shirt fell completely half way down, revealing the red lining.
The thin and beautiful person collapsed on the carpet. Just as she was about to raise her upper body with her hands, Song Chengyusong pushed her back mercilessly, and her long hair spread out on the ground.

Xi Yu pressed Su Ye down as if he was crushing down a tall and elegant cedar.

Under the camera, he blatantly took advantage of the camera angle to get close to Su Ye and whispered softly.
"Isn't it clear to Teacher Su whether I can do it or not?"

Su Ye was pinned down, his fingers clutching the blanket, unable to stand up.

"Ka! Kakaka! Good! That's it! Perfect!"
Ji Ru yelled in the distance.

(End of this chapter)