Film and Television Overview: Starting from the Same Window

"Hey, let's go eat together. It feels like it's been ages since we ate together," Zhong Bai suddenly invited him to dinner.

Ren Yifan looked at her suspiciously: "I said that about six hours ago, at the dinner table, at the eleven o'clock position opposite you."

Lu Qiaochuan nodded in agreement.

Zhong Bai calmly replied, "What I mean is, I didn't finish my lunch, so please have it all again."

"So I wasn't included! I thought we were all together," Zhou Shengchen said, feigning disappointment.

Zhong Bai rolled his eyes: "With you included, is that alright now?"

Lu Qiaochuan frowned slightly, looking troubled. "How about tomorrow? I have an appointment tonight, as we agreed before."

"Can I come with you? I have something to tell you." Zhong Bai assured that he had mustered up the courage to say this after an entire afternoon of preparation.

After storming off at noon, she thought for a long time. If those dazzling lights and shadows were unavoidable, then she would become the light and shadows herself.

Although she knew that, in the current climate, the chances of successfully confessing one's feelings were extremely slim.

Lu Qiaochuan suddenly remembered Zhong Bai's "architectural theory" at noon. He knew that the building was already on the verge of collapse the moment he confessed his feelings to Ren Yifan.

Furthermore, the steel and cement are still being gradually depleted over time.

Because Zhong Bai's feelings went beyond friendship, this once-solid triangle began to become unstable.

"That's not a good idea. Tell me what it is now," Lu Qiaochuan said hesitantly.

At the same time, he silently said to himself, "I'm sorry, Zhong Bai."

　237 Zhong Bai hesitated, unable to utter a word for a long time.

All the courage I had just mustered vanished the moment that one sentence struck.

"Go eat your food." Zhong Bai's chest heaved with anger as he roared and got up to leave.

Ren Yifan watched the interaction between the two and gradually fell into deep thought, the relaxed and happy feeling that had just enveloped him slowly fading away.

Ren Yifan suddenly felt a sense of crisis. This sense of crisis was not strong, at least he had ignored it by noon. But when he thought of Lin Luoxue, the school beauty who was sandwiched between Lu Qiaochuan and Zhong Bai, the sense of crisis suddenly rose again.

Zhou Shengchen had already guessed Lu Qiaochuan's reaction, so he simply shook his head and offered no comment.

This is a matter between them, and it's inappropriate for an outsider like him to interfere.

Didn't you see that Ren Yifan, who grew up with them, didn't say anything just now?

I checked the time; it was already 6:30.

Pick up your phone and dial Huangfu Shumin's number.

"Huangfu, let's go eat together."

"What? You're not going? You're going to eat in the cafeteria with Langlang and the others. Fine, I'll go by myself then..."

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Shengchen instructed Lu Qiaochuan and Ren Yifan to put away the flags on the table later, and then left.

As soon as he left, Lin Luoxue gracefully approached.

Chapter 98: Zhong Bai kisses Li Shuci

"Mr. Lu, are you still at get off work?"

Lin Luoxue stood in front of the table, dressed in a white shirt and red skirt, her long hair flowing, a gentle smile on her face, she was quite beautiful.

"You've come." Lu Qiaochuan raised his head and smiled.

Ren Yifan put his arm around Lu Qiaochuan's shoulder, staring intently at Lin Luoxue, and said, word by word, "Let me make it clear here that only the person in question can use the nickname 'Mr. Li'."

"is it?"

Lin Luoxue stared intently at the two of them, scrutinizing them closely, a mysterious smile playing on her lips.

"Ugh~, can you stop being so disgusting? I'm leaving now." Lu Qiaochuan broke free and was about to get up and leave with Lin Luoxue.

"Hey, I haven't eaten either!" Ren Yifan suddenly grabbed Lu Qiaochuan, pretending to look aggrieved: "I'm hungry after being active for so long."

"You're not hungry!" Lu Qiaochuan said irritably, then teased, "You'll get hungry just sitting here? Did your butt digest all the poop?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Luoxue chuckled softly.

Ren Yifan ignored Lin Luoxue's laughter and looked at Lu Qiaochuan seriously: "Lu Qiaochuan, are you really not planning to take me to dinner?"

"Can we take him with us?"

Lu Qiaochuan turned to Lin Luoxue and asked.

"I don't care!" Lin Luoxue shrugged and said nonchalantly.

"In that case, Ren Yifan, let's go!" Lu Qiaochuan said with a smile.

Ren Yifan didn't move, but looked up into Lu Qiaochuan's eyes and asked, "Since you could bring me along, why couldn't you bring Zhong Bai along earlier?"

Lu Qiaochuan fell silent, then quickly changed the subject: "Are you hungry or not?"

"I'm starving!" Ren Yifan glanced at his watch, then looked intently at Lu Qiaochuan and said, "But it's not seven o'clock yet, and the tea house hasn't closed. I have to stay here and watch the stall. It's a matter of honor, don't you think?"

Hearing Ren Yifan's meaningful words, Lu Qiaochuan's expression changed several times: "Since that's the case, then you stay! I'll be leaving now." After saying goodbye to Lin Luoxue, he left.

Lin Luoxue glanced at Ren Yifan's seemingly calm yet slightly hostile gaze, smiled imperceptibly, and walked away.

Ren Yifan watched the two figures disappear, his earlier playfulness vanished, replaced by a serious expression and a sharp glint in his eyes.

He wanted the Luqiaochuan building to be immortal more than anyone else. Zhong Bai could be that 0.1% error, but Lin Luoxue absolutely could not.

.........

Tea restaurant at the west gate of the school.

Lu Qiaochuan unconsciously poked at the rice grains in the plate with his chopsticks, his mind elsewhere.

"Hey, you don't seem to have much of an appetite," Lin Luoxue said.

Lu Qiaochuan snapped out of his reverie and gave a wry smile: "You've won three games in a row, twice in total, so naturally I don't have much of an appetite."

"Really?" Lin Luoxue's eyes flickered, and she said with a smile, "I only asked you to treat me to dinner, which was something you didn't ask for before."

Lu Qiaochuan smiled and looked down: "I'm the kind of person who never makes demands on anyone."

Lin Luoxue tilted her head and smiled sweetly: "That only means you don't want others to make demands of you."

“That’s right! I’m most afraid of pressure, and Ren Yifan has been putting pressure on me for no reason lately. I don’t even know what I did to offend him.” Lu Qiaochuan nodded, then gave a bitter smile, as if he had thought of something.

"Don't you ever feel pressured when you're with me?" Lin Luoxue asked with a smile.

“Yes!” Lu Qiaochuan said without hesitation, “The same way we can continue to get along in such a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere.”

Lin Luoxue raised an eyebrow and said smugly, "This is what I'm best at."

.........

At a Chinese restaurant quite far from the school, Zhou Shengchen casually chose a seat, ordered three dishes and a soup, plus a serving of rice, and began to eat slowly.

Having been enrolled for so long, he had already tried all the restaurants near the school. If he wanted to try something new, he would naturally choose a place a little further away.

However, Zhou Shengchen had only taken a few bites when two acquaintances walked over.

The visitors were the tomboy Zhong Bai and the cute Li Shuci.

When Zhou Shengchen saw them, they also saw Zhou Shengchen.

“I’ve just started, do you want to join me?” Zhou Shengchen invited.

Li Shuci was not good at making decisions, so she turned to Zhong Bai, hoping she could make a decision.

"Well, thank you for your help." Zhong Bai hesitated for a moment, then pulled Li Shuci down to sit.

Zhou Shengchen handed over the menu at the right moment, saying, "Take a look and see what you want to eat. Order whatever you like; it's on me."

Zhong Bai nodded, took the menu, added two more dishes, and ordered a case of beer.

Feeling down, she decided to drown her sorrows in alcohol today.

After the drinks were served, Zhong Bai immediately poured a glass for Li Shuci and Zhou Shengchen: "Shuci, Zhou Shengchen, have a drink with me!"

"Okay," Li Shuci replied softly.

"You're not in a good mood, but you should still drink less," Zhou Shengchen kindly advised, raising his glass.

The three of them drank it all in one gulp.

"Why did you drink so fast? And you finished it all?"

Zhong Bai put down his wine glass and looked at the empty glass in front of Li Shuci, asking a question.

"Didn't you ask me to drink with you?" Li Shuci asked back.

Zhong Bai laughed: "I can hold my liquor. If you keep drinking with me like this, I'll have to carry you back in a bit."

"It's alright, I can hold my liquor very well," Li Shuci said with a gentle smile, her head bowed.

"Don't brag, little girl!" Zhong Bai looked at Li Shuci with affection, then turned his gaze to Zhou Shengchen: "How's your alcohol tolerance?"

"Even if all twenty of you combined, you couldn't get me drunk. Let's put it this way, whether it's baijiu, beer, or red wine, bring as much as you want, I'll drink it all," Zhou Shengchen said shamelessly.

“You’re bragging, drink up.” Zhong Bai didn’t believe it, but he still raised his glass again.

The three of them drank together, one cup after another.

After three rounds of drinking.

"I was really angry this afternoon."

"I dare to photograph architecture for a lifetime, but does Lu Qiaochuan dare to?"

"I was actually planning to tell him tonight."

(Li's) "He actually said he had an appointment."

"Besides me and Ren Yifan, who else could he possibly invite?"

"Shuci, do you think Lu Qiaochuan likes her?"

"Not only do we sit together in class, but now we even have the same filming assignments."

"Lu Qiaochuan, that big liar, changed his mind so quickly."

At the dinner table, only Zhong Bai was expressing his frustrations, while Li Shuci either nodded or shook his head, remaining as quiet as ever.