Huayu 1999: Starting with nothing but getting something for nothing

Gao Yuanyuan felt a sense of unease and found it difficult to breathe. She looked at him, and a second felt like an eternity.

"Um."

She responded softly.

...............

True courage is not the absence of fear, but the ability to do the right thing despite fear—even if it's just saying, "Turn off the lights."

Gao Yuanyuan is clearly a truly courageous person.

Yang Che gently stroked her hair, his voice soft: "I want to look at you closely, and I want to remember this day forever."

Such a beauty deserves to be carefully examined and appreciated. Shall we turn off the lights?

The windows are already closed and the curtains are drawn, so why turn off the lights? He's not crazy.

The two had been in a relationship for less than ten days, had known each other for a month, and had spent no more than three days together in total.

Yang Che didn't know what Gao Yuanyuan was thinking. Perhaps it was because he had always liked her in another timeline. Anyway, he had a feeling that things were going naturally.

Yang Che was also quite curious, perhaps because of some kind of "sense of ritual," and felt that he should talk about it.

Although he vaguely felt it was inappropriate, even suicidal, he still said in a moment of intimacy, "Yuanyuan, what were you thinking? I thought it shouldn't have been this fast."

Gao Yuanyuan was quite embarrassed and annoyed. She was already in the mood... She pretended to push his chest and said, "I don't want to talk about it. I'm not coming anymore. Go to the study."

Yang Che wanted to slap himself for being so reckless, so he leaned forward and coaxed, "I love this rational yet emotional side of you."

"Hmm...uh."

After a while...

Yang Che leaned down and gave her a light kiss: "Yuanyuan."

"uh-huh..."

Gao Yuanyuan frowned and groaned, her eyes already brimming with tears.

Yang Che looked at her, hugged her, and kissed her.

She was looking at him too, enjoying the moment, feeling free and unrestrained, a freedom that wasn't afraid of the consequences.

Yang Che, I love you.

The last vestige of doubt in Yang Che's heart vanished instantly, replaced by tenderness and affection; he was incredibly gentle.

Gao Yuanyuan chuckled at his gentleness, though she soon frowned again.

Yang Che was speechless, but also surprised, since her smile showed she was completely relaxed.

"Hmm~"

"Feeling better?"

Gao Yuanyuan looked away, her expression haughty: "No."

"It's not like I can't feel it."

"Then why did you ask? Oh dear~"

"......."

The two continued to whisper, slowly, gently, and softly.

When she was popular in another timeline, she had a bad reputation. She was a "serial homewrecker." If you dig a little deeper, you'll know what happened. After all, every time she starred in a new drama, there was bound to be a wave of scandalous news.

It's one thing for people to fight amongst themselves in the industry, but a lot of people follow suit. In reality, she's just living the kind of life that those people don't dare to live, offending many people who are just settling for less in life.

Those people, both on and off screen, felt ashamed of themselves, but they refused to admit it. They didn't believe that anyone in the entertainment industry could truly love and hate without caring about fame or fortune, so they could only desperately cling to her past relationships and completely deny her.

Just as some people don't believe that revolutionaries would voluntarily sacrifice themselves, they can't understand it, so they always have to dig out "human nature" and then give an "objective" evaluation.

I don't know how much time has passed.

Gao Yuanyuan was both crying and laughing. She felt like her waist and legs were going to break. She felt sore, tired, numb, and painful... and she was completely weak.

Yang Che felt his neck was being squeezed and his arms were being pinched so hard that it hurt, but his sense of accomplishment was almost at its peak.

What puzzled and surprised him even more was that he always felt an indescribable sensation in his body. If he had to describe it, it was like a small sun in his lower abdomen, constantly radiating heat throughout his body.

However, once he focused his attention, he could no longer feel the sensation. But Yang Che was certain that he wasn't imagining things, because he and Cheng Hong had also felt something like that the first time they met. At the time, they just thought it was temporary muscle soreness from not doing anything for a long time and didn't think much of it. Besides, it didn't happen again afterward.

Perhaps this is his secret weapon?

Absolutely! It would be a disgrace to those in the world of rebirth if they didn't have a cheat code.

It seems that only exceptionally beautiful women possess this trait. As for the number of them, Yang Che needs to conduct further experiments. In any case, what can be preliminarily determined is that it only occurs during the first time with him.

That makes sense. Beautiful women are like jade, and swords are like rainbows; they are creations of heaven and earth, and how could they be so common?

Zhang Qin is quite beautiful, but she really isn't.

Yang Che held Gao Yuanyuan in his arms, no longer consciously trying to feel anything, and his whole body felt extremely comfortable. Then, for some reason, he thought of Fan Bingbing, and the pink... bed sheets. Then Gao Yuanyuan frowned, pouted, and looked up at him: "Isn't it over already?"

"Pop"

Yang Che gave her a light peck: "...You're so beautiful, your charm is irresistible."

"It's so uncomfortable."

After making a complaint, Gao Yuanyuan shifted her body and gasped again.

Just as Yang Che was about to comfort him, the phone rang. It was Liu Chang calling.

In an instant, the ripples in my heart subsided, and I returned to reality, only without anxiety, only the usual calm.

After the call connected, the person said that they had met a TV media outlet called Entertainment Live at the Beijing Film Studio that day. They learned that the film crew would start shooting tomorrow and said they wanted to film and interview on set.

Liu Chang's point was that they were all newcomers, with only Fan Bingbing having some fame. He suggested that they could "reveal" the fact that Fan Bingbing had terminated her contract with Qiong Yao, saying that she was willing to terminate the contract to film a movie, which would definitely generate buzz.

Yang Che thought for a long time but still couldn't figure out where this gossip tabloid was from.

"Then you should talk to her about it. If she's willing, then she can talk. If she's not, that's fine too. The reporters will give her some travel expenses."

Liu Chang paused for two seconds: "No need for travel expenses, they were very hospitable."

Listen to me.

"Brother Che, it's appropriate for you to talk to him about this. The relationship between you two... By the way, where are you? We have a meeting in half an hour."

Yang Che subconsciously moved his phone away and coughed lightly, "I'll be there in a bit."

"Okay, let's talk in person then."

Being so close, and with Nokia phones being of such high quality, Gao Yuanyuan naturally heard the name "Fan Bingbing," as well as her "importance," and even "the relationship between you two." Although her boyfriend stopped Liu Chang from saying anything further, she roughly knew.

All my words were condensed into a soft whisper: "Go about your business."

Seeing her somewhat self-pitying expression, Yang Che said earnestly, "Yuanyuan, please believe me, I love you. Maybe not as much as you love me, after all, your love came too intensely, but I truly love you."

Gao Yuanyuan pursed her lips, then smiled and said, "What you said is a bit superfluous."

Yang Che blushed and said, "I take back what I said about not loving me as much as you do. You can't even stand the saccharine smell of love."

Gao Yuanyuan was amused and shuddered, then frowned as if her wound had been aggravated.