Entertainment: A song that brought his deceased wife back to life.

Cloud Top Heavenly Palace Villa.

Luo Qianyu knelt on the ground, her forehead pressed against the coffee table, her hands clutching her hair.

"what……"

A long, mournful wail.

What do you mean, "afraid of light"?

That day, the movie theater was packed with people!

She had just starred in a wildly popular historical romance drama and was at the height of her fame.

If someone were to sit in the middle, it could cause a stampede at any moment.

They hid in the corner because they were afraid of being recognized!

I'm wearing sunglasses because I'm not wearing makeup!

"Xu Qing, you big idiot..."

Looking at the man on the screen with such deep affection, Luo Qianyu felt a mix of emotions swirling within her.

It turns out he always knew it was just an excuse.

But he never doubted that she was lying.

He automatically attributed all the irrationality to her "illness".

She even tried to justify her "strange" behavior.

She sat up abruptly, and something suddenly flashed through her mind—her assistant had mentioned the week before last that when the variety show "Rising Star" was being prepared, they had asked her to attend an episode as a guest judge through connections.

At the time, she was overwhelmed with a packed schedule and didn't want to expose her private life too much on the talent show stage, so she had her assistant refuse without a second thought.

But now, looking at Xu Qing all alone on the screen, Luo Qianyu felt a tightness in her throat.

She quickly opened her chat with her assistant and sent a message: "Where's the recording location for 'Rising Star' that you mentioned last time? Send it to me."

After sending the message, she stared at Xu Qing's face on the screen, her heart pounding—it turned out they should have crossed paths much earlier, and she was just one step away from appearing in front of him sooner.

The screen flickered again.

It's a photo of someone's back taken in a commercial street.

The photo shows people coming and going, all dressed in light clothing.

There was only one girl, wearing that iconic thick hat, a large face mask covering her face, and sunglasses perched on her nose.

This outfit makes you look like an oddity in a summer crowd.

People passing by were turning around to look.

That look in his eyes was full of inquiry, mockery, and even a hint of disdain.

In the photo, Xu Qing is facing sideways.

He used his not-so-broad shoulders to block the gazes directed at the girl.

One hand was tightly wrapped around the girl's back.

It was as if she was being isolated from this malicious world.

At that time, she secretly took out an orange candy from her mask and put it in my hand.

"Thank you, my personal knight."

She warmed the candy wrappers by holding them.

"This photo..."

Ke Min hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.

The malice in the photo is too obvious.

You can almost feel the unspoken thoughts of passersby, "Is this person crazy?" even through the screen.

Xu Qing tightened her grip on the microphone.

"At that time, many people thought she was strange."

"When I walk down the street, people always point and whisper."

"Once at the night market, a few drunk people pointed at her and said she was an ugly monster and too ashamed to show her face to anyone."

"The reason she's wrapped up like that is because she looks terrifying."

At this point, Xu Qing's voice turned colder.

A hint of ferocity flashed in the eyes of that usually gentle man.

"But I know she is the most beautiful girl in the world."

"No matter what she looks like, no matter what illness she has."

"In my heart, no one is more beautiful than her."

in front of the TV.

Luo Qianyu clutched the deformed pillow, tears welling up in her eyes again.

She remembered that time.

Those drunkards were spewing vulgarities, calling her a "mummy come to life."

Xu Qing was buying kebabs at the time.

Upon hearing this, the scholar, who usually didn't even dare to watch fish being killed, grabbed a stool from the side and was about to rush over.

That was the first time Luo Qianyu had seen Xu Qing get angry.

Like an enraged lion.

In the end, she clung tightly to Xu Qing's waist, crying and begging him not to act impulsively, and only then was the matter resolved.

Afterwards, Xu Qing was so angry that his hands were shaking.

It wasn't out of fear, it was out of heartache.

He kept apologizing to her, saying he couldn't protect her.

"fool……"

Luo Qianyu sniffed and wiped the tear stains on her face onto the pillow.

"You were the one who almost got beaten up."

"And then they have to comfort me instead."

The show scene.

The screen switched to displaying two screenshots of chat logs.

The title is "Mutual Affection".

The date is two years ago, during the rainy season.

Little Fish: [It rained in Linhai today, and my legs hurt so much.]

Little Fish: [It felt like someone was drilling into my bones; I couldn't even stand up straight.]

Below is a crying emoji.

Xu Qing replied almost instantly.

And it's not just a simple "drink more hot water" advice.

The screen was filled with messages sent by Xu Qing.

Xu Qing: [Where does it hurt? Is it your knee or your ankle?]

Xu Qing: [I checked, this kind of weather easily causes rheumatism pain. Don't move, I'll go buy some medicine.]

Xu Qing: [This is a folk remedy I just found out: a hot compress with coarse salt. I've already ordered a salt bag and will send it to you right away.]

Xu Qing: [There's also this plaster; I heard it's very effective for bone pain. You should try it too.]

Xu Qing: [If the pain is really bad, let's go to the hospital for a nerve-numbing injection, okay? Don't try to tough it out.]

Xu Qing looked at the order screenshot on the screen, a faint smile appearing on her face, her voice softening slightly: "I specifically chose strawberry-flavored ointment, thinking that she's afraid of bitterness, and that a sweet smell would make her feel better."

This was followed by several screenshots of shopping orders.

It's full of all kinds of medicines and physiotherapy equipment for treating rheumatism and bone pain.

The audience below the stage were on tenterhooks.

"Isn't this a bit too serious?"

"My legs hurt so much in the rain that I can't stand up straight. How severe must my rheumatism be?"

"It's so pitiful that someone so young has this disease."

"Could the joint pain be caused by bone cancer or lupus?"

"Definitely, otherwise he wouldn't have left so early."

Everyone has already filled in the blanks in their minds with the tragic story of a terminally ill girl's battle against the disease.

Some people even started searching for related symptoms online, trying to reconstruct "Little Fish's" condition.

Luo Qianyu, who was in the villa, blushed.

I feel ashamed.

What kind of rheumatism is this?

That's because she practiced dancing for a full twelve hours that day!

For her new song's promotional performance, she practiced frantically on the floor wearing 10-centimeter high heels.

My muscles are severely strained, and my calves are swollen all over.

In order not to let Xu Qing notice anything amiss, he dared not say that he was practicing dance.

The only thing I could do was lie and say it was just my old problem acting up again.

And the fool actually believed it.

The plasters and salt bags that were sent to her filled her walk-in closet.

She even complained that these things smelled too strong, and left them unopened in a corner to gather dust.

Now, looking at the densely packed messages of concern on the big screen...

Luo Qianyu felt a burning pain on her face.

Every "Don't move" or "I'll go buy medicine" felt like a slap in the face to her vanity.

on the stage.

Xu Qing looked at the chat history and a bitter smile appeared on her lips.

"Her health has always been poor."

"But I was too poor back then."

"The little bit of royalties I earn from writing novels doesn't leave much after paying rent."

"At that time, I couldn't even afford a cross-province train ticket to her treatment location in the north."

Xu Qing lowered her head and looked at the canvas shoes on her feet.

"She always says it's nothing, that it's an old ailment, and that she'll just have to tough it out."

"I know she was trying to save me money."

"This is the regret of my life."

"if……"

Xu Qing's voice was choked with emotion.

"If I had money back then, if I could have taken her to a better hospital."

"Perhaps she wouldn't have suffered so much in her passing."

"Perhaps... she can still live."

These words struck everyone like a heavy hammer blow.

Powerlessness.

This is the most despairing thing.

It's not that I don't love you, but that I've been defeated by reality.

They were defeated by those few thin banknotes.

Many men at the scene had tears in their eyes.

The pain of being unable to protect your loved ones because of poverty is too real and too cruel.

The live stream chat exploded with comments.

That suppressed emotion needed an outlet.

I can't take it anymore, I feel like throwing up from crying.

This isn't Xu Qing's fault! He did his best!

Why do good people not get good rewards? Why are lovers separated by death?

Those gloves really look like the same ones Luo Qianyu wears...

[I'm about to cry, and you keep mentioning Luo Qianyu. What's the connection between Luo Qianyu and Xu Qing? Why do you keep spamming her name? Moderator, kick her out of the moderation...]

You have no heart...

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