Who taught you to be a celebrity like this?

Chapter 155 Playing the field

Li Xiran felt guilty after hearing her mother's words. Yes, her older brother had gone abroad to work and still remembered to bring her a postcard. How could she not be grateful? She had to be thankful... Bullshit!

Her gaze swept over her parents' postcards, which were filled with densely packed small characters, while her own only had a short sentence. She felt even more upset and aggrieved. As the old saying goes, it is not scarcity that is a cause for concern, but inequality. The fact that the teenage girl did not throw a tantrum immediately showed that she was already very sensible.

"I'll take you to Shanghai tomorrow."

However, the little girl was easy to coax. Li Ye's simple words made her overjoyed, and she kept calling him "brother" this and "brother" that.

"What are you going to Shanghai for? Xiran has to go to school on Monday the day after tomorrow." Ding Yan looked away from the beaded bracelet and frowned.

"I'm going to visit Gu Xiaoyu on set. I'll be back tomorrow night, it won't be a problem."

While organizing the photos, Li Ye glanced at Li Xiran and said, "It might not be as fun as you think. Are you still going?"

"Go!" Li Xiran was naturally a little disappointed to hear that it was a day trip, but she was happy as long as she could go out and have fun, especially since she was going with her brother.

Li Chengsong's voice came through: "Why are you in such a hurry? Don't you need to adjust to the time difference?"

"Uncle, do I look like I need to adjust to the time difference? I came back in first class, and I rested very well."

Li Ye selected a few landscape photos that he thought were good and put them into the special leather bag that came with the souvenirs he bought in Solitaire. Then, remembering something, he took out a CD that he had asked Zhang Xiaoqi to burn for him—it contained his recording of "Warmth".

Gu Xiaoyu's learning efficiency is outrageously good. Li Ye's dream space can no longer allocate time to her. In any case, the learning bonus of the dream space is useless to her. He should just work hard in reality.

Seeing this, Li Chengsong and Ding Yan didn't say anything more. The former left with the words "Get some rest" and took his wife out of Li Ye's room.

"I know why you're in such a hurry!"

Li Xiran didn't speak, and Li Ye didn't even know she hadn't left. He turned his head and saw that the corners of her mouth were up and her eyes were slightly narrowed, giving her an expression that said, "I know everything."

Perhaps her male classmates would find her cute and pretty.

But Li Ye frowned: "Why are you smiling so lewdly?"

"How am I perverted! You're the pervert, you're the pervert!"

Li Xiran walked angrily to Li Ye's side, but her anger seemed to subside after she got closer. She lowered her voice and said, "Brother, you want to celebrate Sister Xiaoyu's birthday, right?"

ha?

Li Ye was startled by the news. After impatiently sending Li Xiran back to sleep, he confirmed it was true in the chat history.

Thankfully, my younger sister reminded me. If I didn't know anything tomorrow and didn't even say "Happy Birthday," that would be a real sin.

As for the gift... Li Ye glanced at the leather bag and realized there was no need to make any extra preparations; the song "Warm" was warm enough.

After tidying up for a while, before going to bed, Li Ye took out the postcard Yu Caiwei had given him from a hidden compartment in his backpack, which he hadn't looked at yet.

His first reaction upon seeing the postcard was, "Wei Zi's handwriting is really ugly, crooked and twisted, like chicken claws raking the ground."

In the next room, Li Chengsong and Ding Yan were also looking at the postcards that Li Ye had written for them.

"Isn't Ah Ye's change a bit too drastic?" Li Chengsong asked hesitantly.

The postcard contained messages like "I miss you all" and "I will always love you all," which made Li Chengsong both gratified and embarrassed.

"It's all good in the end. And when A-Ye was abroad, he told me that he planned to try his luck in the European and American music scene. Maybe he was influenced by these things?" Ding Yan was also shocked by Li Ye's words. What did he mean by saying that she looked good when she smiled and that she should smile more in the future?

The couple suddenly looked at each other and smiled.

Upon waking up in the morning, still half-asleep, Li Xiran's first words were, "Brother, why didn't you send Sister Xiaoyu a birthday greeting this morning?"

"I'm going to sleep," Li Ye said matter-of-factly.

"But Xiaoyu will be sad. She seemed to be waiting for your message all night."

"Hurry up and wash up and go out. Kids are so troublesome." Li Ye pressed her head and gently pushed her away.

He had considered this issue last night, but after thinking it over, he felt it was too troublesome. Once this kind of thing starts, it will continue indefinitely, so it's better not to start at all.

While Li Xiran was washing up, Li Ye opened Weibo, posted a birthday greeting to Gu Xiaoyu, and also checked the trending topics.

It was then discovered that Yu Caiwei and Kong Lingxiao landed in Beijing at 5 a.m., and surprisingly, both of them had quite a few fans waiting for them at the airport at that time.

In a video taken by a fan, Yu Caiwei gently tells everyone not to work so hard and to focus on their own lives and studies. She speaks like a caring older sister, a departure from her usual style of teasing and tormenting fans.

Li Ye didn't think that his words had changed Yu Caiwei. It was normal for Wei Zi to be in a good mood after returning from work.

What's surreal is that Yu Caiwei's fans are both delighted that their idol has grown up and matured, and heartbroken and furious, wondering what caused such a dramatic change in their idol in just over twenty days.

Yu Caiwei's fans launched a fierce attack on the production team, and the other members of the "Blooming Flowers" group were inevitably affected as well, suffering some sarcastic remarks.

Li Ye had a "grudge" against them and received even more criticism from the production team.

It's a weekend morning now, so it's clear the situation will only worsen during the day.

Li Ye was speechless and too lazy to look anymore.

If the dream world allowed, he would indeed dedicate a significant amount of time to researching Yu Caiwei's fans.

A short while later, Li Ye and Li Xiran came downstairs, got into Chen Hu's car, and headed to the airport.

Upon arriving in Shanghai, Chen Hu made a seamless transition, arranging a pre-booked van at the airport and heading straight to the film set where Gu Xiaoyu was.

Upon arriving at the entrance of the film and television base, Li Ye saw Gu Xiaoyu's agent, Wang Lu.

"Lu's mom, get in the car! Can we drive in?"

Wang Lu had met Li Ye when she was filming Summer Days. She was taken aback by his way of addressing her, but she quickly said "okay" and got into the car.

Vehicles without a pass were naturally not allowed to enter. Even though the relatively young security guard recognized Li Ye, it was only because the film crew that Wang Lu and Gu Xiaoyu were in had already registered in advance.

"Ah Ye, welcome to the set! And Xi Ran, Xiao Yu often mentions you, saying you're very cute and pretty, and it's true! If you want to debut in the future, you might consider becoming Lu Ma!"

Li Ye wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he always felt that something was off when she referred to herself as "Lu's Mom".

After chatting for a few minutes, they arrived at the film set where Gu Xiaoyu was.

Before even getting off the bus, Li Ye saw Gu Xiaoyu in the crowd through the glass window.

Today, she lacked the radiant elegance and nobility that usually evokes the image of a wealthy heiress. Her makeup, clothing, and overall demeanor were all deliberately unattractive, even giving him a sense of inferiority.

Not wanting to disturb her, Li Ye quietly approached, wanting to get a good look at Gu Xiaoyu's acting skills.

However, after being alerted by the staff, the director quickly noticed him and immediately yelled "Cut!", giving Gu Xiaoyu half a minute.

Hourly rest time.

"Brother, are you that important?" Li Xiran tugged at Li Ye's sleeve and whispered, feeling quite proud of herself.

Li Ye shook his head. His status in the underworld wasn't high enough to warrant such a large influence. He was probably giving face to Gu Xiaoyu, after all, she was a rich heiress.

"Xiran, I've missed you so much!"

Gu Xiaoyu instantly understood what had happened. She excitedly ran over and hugged Li Xiran tightly. Only after they separated did she look at the man she hadn't seen in a long time: "Li Ye!"

"Here!" Li Ye replied with a smile.

Two shallow dimples appeared on Gu Xiaoyu's face, and her little tiger teeth seemed to gleam slightly as she raised her fist in a cute but fierce way: "Thank goodness you didn't lie to me!"

Although Li Ye didn't send her birthday wishes right away, his arrival in Shanghai just the second day after returning to China greatly surprised her, which was enough to make her forgive and happy.

Afterwards, Wang Lu and Gu Xiaoyu introduced Li Ye to the director, actors, and others briefly before returning to Gu Xiaoyu's private RV.

Chen Hu didn't get into the RV, but stopped Wang Lu and asked, "Teacher Wang, A-Ye would like to treat the crew to drinks, fruit, and snacks. How much should we order?"

Wang Lu smiled and said, "Don't worry, I've already ordered it. It will be delivered around lunchtime."

After saying that, Wang Lu thought for a moment but didn't get in the car. She asked Chen Hu if he needed to come with her to meet some people.

Chen Hu shook his head blankly. He should only do what he is capable of. His duty was to protect Li Ye and handle miscellaneous matters. At this moment, he was more hesitant about whether to settle the bill for the other party.

Inside the RV, Li Ye placed the leather bag directly on the table: "Happy Birthday!"

"Thank you~"

Gu Xiaoyu immediately accepted it with a beaming smile and asked, "Can I watch it now?"

"Of course," Li Ye said, indicating that he would like to proceed.

Gu Xiaoyu opened the postcard with great joy. She didn't look at it in front of Li Ye, but carefully put it into her bag. While playing with the beaded necklace, she looked at the photos and commented that she could see from the photos that Li Ye seriously loved life.

"There's more down there," Li Ye reminded him.

Gu Xiaoyu then noticed the CD and asked curiously, "Is this the CD for 'Wilderness'?"

"No, this is the song I promised to give you," Li Ye said.

"Wow? Really? You actually remember!" Gu Xiaoyu cheered happily, instinctively clutching the CD to her chest.

She then added with some regret, "But I don't have a CD player here."

Li Ye smiled and said, "I also have the audio file. I'll send it to you when I leave tonight."

Hearing the word "leave," Gu Xiaoyu's unhappiness was palpable, but she quickly recovered. Even if Li Ye stayed, she wouldn't have time; she needed to focus on filming.

Gu Xiaoyu then looked at Li Xiran: "I received your gift. It's so thoughtful, I really like it."

The three chatted for a while, and then a staff member came to inform Gu Xiaoyu that she needed to prepare for her performance.

After lunch break, Gu Xiaoyu rested for less than an hour before throwing herself back into filming.

Li Ye didn't go anywhere; he just watched Gu Xiaoyu act.

It must be admitted that Gu Xiaoyu's acting skills are much better than her singing; even Li Ye can see the talent in her.

However, he didn't quite understand this play.

Having watched several episodes, I can tell that Gu Xiaoyu's character is independent and strong, with a resilient personality like a wild grass, always adhering to her principles in the face of temptation.

But suddenly things started to change, and the character began to act arrogantly, as if he were in the right because he was weak.

The dialogue, which was initially quite impressive, suddenly started to sound like a melodrama, like a female lead crying out about her family background.

Around 5 PM, Gu Xiaoyu finally finished work. While eating at a restaurant, Li Ye, who didn't know much about film and television or the background, raised his doubts and asked if there were any scenes of character transformation that hadn't been filmed yet.

Gu Xiaoyu shook her head, saying that she was only the third female lead in the movie, and there wasn't much foreshadowing for her character's transformation. The script was basically the same as what he had seen that afternoon.

"Actually, I also think it's a bit unreasonable. The script before joining the crew wasn't this abrupt. This character is quite remarkable." The usually confident young lady lowered her eyes and looked sullen.

This dinner consisted of only Li Ye and his two companions, along with Gu Xiaoyu's team.

Wang Lu quickly interjected, "When it comes to the script, the director and screenwriting team are definitely more professional."

Seeing Wang Lu's reaction, Li Ye understood.

It seems that Gu Xiaoyu has already argued with her team about the script.

Gu Xiaoyu's family background is almost common knowledge, so she needs to keep a low profile as much as possible during filming. Perhaps her agent is worried that she will be labeled and that it will affect her reputation in the industry.

If she doesn't make the changes well, or if she has a conflict with the production team because of it, she will ultimately suffer the biggest loss.

Li Ye didn't say anything more. He had initially thought it was outrageous that some actors brought their own scriptwriting teams to the set, but now he understood it somewhat.

After all, Gu Xiaoyu's production team has a good director and main creative team, so it's understandable that this situation would occur.

Gu Xiaoyu had a night shoot, so the birthday dinner didn't last long before it came to an end. Wang Lu went out for a while and came back with an eight-inch cake.

The lights in the private room were turned off, and the dim candlelight flickered. Li Ye took the lead, clapping and singing a birthday song.

After Gu Xiaoyu closed her eyes and made her wish, the lights came back on, and Li Ye suddenly asked, "Do you know what I just wished for?"

"This is my birthday!"

Gu Xiaoyu smiled, revealing her little tiger teeth, and said reproachfully, "Then you tell me."

"I hope Xiaoyu can bravely be herself and not give up the opportunity to act like a diva just for the sake of a little reputation!"

Gu Xiaoyu's expression became somewhat dazed, which was quite adorable. Li Ye couldn't help but gently pat her head: "You're Gu Xiaoyu!"

"What if I mess this up?" Gu Xiaoyu's eyes lit up again, but she still had some concerns.

"Then let's come again next time!"

Li Ye laughed heartily: "Anyway, at least we've shown off our power, so we're not at a loss either way."

Enraged, Gu Xiaoyu smeared the cream from the edge of the cake onto his face with her index finger.

Sometimes, the more you want to do something well, the less confident you become. Gu Xiaoyu has this kind of mentality. With her resources, she has plenty of room for error.

Given Gu Xiaoyu's deep respect for acting, she wouldn't act recklessly no matter how confident she is.

At the restaurant entrance, Gu Xiaoyu reverted to her pampered young lady persona, coolly waving and saying, "Go back now, don't disturb my filming, but remember to hand in your homework!"

"When you're unhappy, just look through those old photos, and your mood will immediately improve. That's what you said, don't forget." Li Ye couldn't resist pinching Gu Xiaoyu's cheek, squeezing her mouth into an "O" shape, instantly ruining her cool and aloof appearance, and then ran to the car.

Gu Xiaoyu was left standing there, stomping her feet in anger.

After Gu Xiaoyu and her group got into the van, Wang Lu couldn't help but ask the same question she'd asked countless times: "What exactly is your relationship with Li Ye?"

"I already said we're good friends~" Gu Xiaoyu looked at her phone; Li Ye had sent her the file "Warmth".

"Would you allow your best friend to pat your head and pinch your cheek?"

Wang Lu didn't know if Li Ye was a frivolous person, but she knew what kind of person her young mistress was, and she dared not discuss the script.

He may make inappropriate remarks, but he has always insisted on using a body double for intimate scenes since he entered the industry.

Also, Gu Xiaoyu's parents live in Shanghai. They wanted to come and celebrate their beloved daughter's birthday, but they refused because of Li Ye.

Gu Xiaoyu was worried that Li Ye would feel uncomfortable. Her father was the kind of person who spoke aggressively and didn't think much of other artists besides her.

"What's the big deal?" Gu Xiaoyu replied dismissively.

Wang Lu was exhausted, so she changed the subject: "Don't listen to Li Ye. We actors just need to do our job as actors. The most important thing is to choose a good script and a good team beforehand."

"I told you not to take this movie role before, and what he just said made it sound like I was controlling you—Li Ye's new song? Why is he singing such a feminine ballad? Hmm, it's quite nice."

"I know I won't interfere with this project."

After answering, Gu Xiaoyu didn't say anything more and quietly listened to Li Ye sing the demo for more than a minute.

Her eyes crinkled into a smile, revealing two small dimples, and she said proudly, "This is a song Li Ye gave me!"

Wang Lu was initially delighted, but then her heart sank.

Gu Xiaoyu suddenly remembered something and quickly added, "The performance rights are mine, but the copyright is still with him, and he should also receive a share of the lyrics and music royalties."

Although Li Ye clearly stated that the entire song belonged to her, she couldn't take advantage of him too much.

Even with her heart heavy, Wang Lu could clearly see that Gu Xiaoyu was deliberately thinking of Li Ye's best interests.

If Li Ye were to settle down and officially be with Gu Xiaoyu, she would be able to relax a lot.

As someone who's been through it all, Wang Lu could clearly see that Li Ye had feelings for Gu Xiaoyu, but he was always trying to suppress them.

Whatever the reason, this is not a good sign.

After all, talented and handsome young men like Li Ye have always been inseparable from romance.

Wang Lu had no time to think about the song, since singing wasn't Gu Xiaoyu's main job. She lost interest in talking and started scrolling through her phone with mixed thoughts.

Just as Wang Lu opened Weibo's trending topics, preparing to find out if there were any new scandals in the entertainment industry today, her heart sank to the bottom.

#Li Ye is juggling three relationships#