I became a movie star at the age of three; Dilraba and I are childhood sweethearts.

"Um."

She turned around, her blue eyes fixed on him, filled with an intense, unyielding reluctance.

"Xiao, thank you for taking me in this week."

"It's nothing," Xiao Chen smiled.

Silence spread between the two.

Finally, Avril mustered her courage, leaned forward, opened her arms, and hugged him tightly.

Her hug was tight, as if she wanted to meld herself into his body.

Xiao Chen's body stiffened for a moment, but this time, unusually, he didn't push her away. Instead, he raised his hand and gently patted her back.

This small gesture instantly brought tears to Avril's eyes.

She buried her face in the crook of his neck, her voice trembling with a sob yet filled with unwavering determination.

"I'm leaving."

She released him and quickly kissed him on the cheek; the warm touch was fleeting.

Before Xiao Chen could react, she leaned close to his ear and spoke slowly and deliberately, in a voice only the two of them could hear.

"Xiao Chen, I won't give up. One day, I will make you fall in love with me willingly."

After saying that, she didn't look at him again. She resolutely pushed open the car door, pulled her suitcase, and walked into the VIP passage without looking back.

Sitting in the car, Xiao Chen unconsciously touched the cheek she had kissed, where a trace of warmth and fragrance still lingered.

He watched that slender yet stubborn figure disappear at the end of the passage.

His face was expressionless, but a hint of a smile, which he himself did not notice, flashed in his deep eyes.

He started the car, turned around, and drove toward another runway at the airport.

Xiao Chen drove the car to the private jet's tarmac, where Wang Jinhua had been waiting for a long time.

She watched her artist get out of the car with a nonchalant expression, as if she had just seen off an insignificant friend.

"Resolved?"

Wang Jinhua handed over a bottle of water.

Xiao Chen took it.

"Um."

I unscrewed the cap and took a sip; my Adam's apple bobbed, an indescribable sexiness.

Wang Jinhua made a meaningful comment.

"The young girl is quite persistent."

She saw it all; the foreign girl named Avril looked at Xiao Chen with eyes that seemed to be spitting fire.

Xiao Chen shrugged noncommittally, tossed the water bottle into the nearby trash can, and turned to climb the gangway.

"Let's go, Aunt Hua."

His back view was dashing and decisive, without the slightest hesitation.

Wang Jinhua watched the plane take off and disappear into the gloomy skyline before shaking her head helplessly.

This kid, though young, has a heart harder than stone.

I wonder what kind of girl could truly melt his heart.

……

Yunnan Province.

The Mushroom House was the filming location for the sixth episode of "Back to Field".

As Xiao Chen pulled his suitcase and walked into the courtyard along the bluestone path, he was greeted by two yellow figures rushing towards him.

"Little H! Little O!"

Xiao Chen smiled broadly. He squatted down, opened his arms, and let the two Zhonghua rural dogs enthusiastically snuggle into his arms.

He licked his face with his wet tongue.

He skillfully rubbed the dog's head with one hand on each, a relaxed smile on his face that showed he had let down all his guard.

Sunlight filtered through the leaves and fell on him.

It made his already incredibly handsome face appear even more radiant, as if he were surrounded by a golden halo.

The photographers following the scene were stunned and forgot to zoom in.

The director, watching from behind the monitor, exclaimed that any frame of the footage could be a magazine cover.

Xiao Chen is someone who was born for the camera.

After playing wildly with the two puppies for a while, Xiao Chen got up and patted the dust off his pants.

He was the first to arrive this time.

After tidying up, he rolled up his sleeves and began watering the flowers and plants in the yard, while also checking the kitchen supplies.

There isn't much food left.

It seems he'll have to go to work with us this afternoon.

Before long, familiar laughter came from the courtyard gate.

"Ah Chen! We're back!"

It was Anita Mui and Leslie Cheung.

Both of them were dressed in casual and comfortable clothes, and Anita Mui was wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat.

Brother Rong was wearing large sunglasses and carrying several bags in his hands.

Xiao Chen smiled and went to greet them, naturally taking the things from their hands.

"Sister Mei, Brother Rong."

Mei Yanfang took off her hat, fanned herself, and plopped down on a small bamboo chair in the yard.

"Ugh, I'm exhausted."

It's still most comfortable at home.

Leslie Cheung took off his sunglasses, revealing a pair of smiling, almond-shaped eyes. He looked at Xiao Chen with eyes full of doting affection.

"It's only been a few days since we last met."

"Our Ah Chen seems to have gotten even more handsome. Did he secretly take some kind of magic potion?"

Xiao Chen picked up on the joke without batting an eye and casually poured tea for the two of them.

"No, I'm just naturally beautiful."

His appearance amused Anita Mui, who pointed at him and said to Leslie Cheung.

"Listen to this kid, his skin is getting thicker and thicker."

The atmosphere among the three was intimate and natural, as if they were truly a family.

They've known each other for far too long.

Watching him grow from a tiny little boy into a global superstar, the pride and affection I feel for him comes from the bottom of my heart.

Mei Yanfang opened an exquisite food box.

"I brought you some snacks."

Inside were various Hong Kong-style dim sum dishes, such as shrimp dumplings, siu mai, and char siu buns, all steaming hot and fragrant.

"Wow, Sister Mei, you're so kind!"

A clear and lively voice came from the doorway, and Dilraba flew in like a little butterfly.

She was carrying a large backpack that seemed disproportionate to her petite frame.

Her eyes lit up as soon as she saw the food. She put down her bag and came over, reaching out to take some.

Xiao Chen slapped her hand.

Go wash your hands.

Dilraba stuck out her tongue.

"oh."

She obediently ran to wash her hands.

She is only sixteen years old this year, still a gluttonous and playful girl, and she is even more unrestrained in front of her elders.

The four sat around a bamboo table in the courtyard, enjoying the cool breeze unique to Xishuangbanna.

Enjoying authentic Hong Kong-style dim sum and sipping fragrant Pu'er tea, it felt as if time itself had slowed down.

Mei Yanfang took a bite of the shrimp dumpling and mumbled something indistinctly.

"Speaking of which, this is already the sixth episode."

"I wonder what kind of guests will come this time."

She looked around and joked with a smile.

"In the previous sessions, most of the attendees were young people, and they treated us like we were living fossils."

"It's about time we got some of the old folks we know."

Leslie Cheung took a sip of tea gracefully and smiled.

"Don't say that, we're still young."

Mei Yanfang rolled her eyes at him.

"Come on, you."

Xiao Chen and Dilraba chuckled to themselves.

"Ring ring ring—"

As soon as he finished speaking, the old-fashioned telephone in the house rang, its crisp ringing sound particularly abrupt in the quiet courtyard.

Dilraba was the most excited and was the first to rush into the house.

"Here it comes!"

"I'll take it!"