After school, he was then offered himself to a succubus

Ye Zhi had no choice but to leave with a bitter face, turning back every few steps to glare at Zhang Chen with a rather resentful look.

"So, you want to know what a thousand years means to a demon, right?"

Li Yinuo licked the white foam from the corner of her mouth and looked at Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen nodded, "I think you should be better at explaining, after all, you write things."

"That's not easy to explain," Li Yinuo said calmly. "However, there just happens to be a monster in this school..."

"I'll take you to see it."

Now it was the girl with long, straight black hair who led him, and they walked across the school playground.

The students on the playground looked miserable. They had just put on their military training uniforms and assembled when they saw this stunningly beautiful girl. Their eyes should have lit up, but when they saw that the girl already had a good match, they became even more dejected.

As I passed Zhang Chen's classroom, the girls who were complaining about the hot weather, the flooded ground, and gossiping about whether Lin Yinmeng's new song was going to be a huge hit suddenly fell silent.

They like to use the people and things they can't have or are jealous of as jokes, which is probably pathetic.

Zhang Chen greeted Li Yu with his eyes, but it immediately caused the other man to faint, still babbling about whether he had betrayed him or not.

As he walked away holding the hand of the beautiful girl with long, straight black hair, the rumor that he had "molested" Li Yinuo at the beginning of the school year was completely dispelled.

It's a good thing, but he's probably going to be attacked by Li Yinuo's fans again.

Zhang Chen thought that Li Yinuo didn't care about these things.

“I didn’t care at first.” Li Yinuo seemed to hear his thoughts and said softly, “I only started to care because someone questioned you.”

Zhang Chen was slightly taken aback. "Thanks."

"You're welcome." Li Yinuo smiled. "By the way, are foxes like dogs too?"

"...It feels a little different."

"I thought we were both canines, so we should be about the same size," Li Yinuo said meaningfully, making Zhang Chen feel inexplicably guilty.

"arrive."

Zhang Chen stopped and looked at the peach tree in front of him. It seemed to be much thicker than ordinary peach trees, and its age was definitely not low.

Beside the peach tree, there is a martyrs' monument, and next to the monument is a grave.

There should probably be no graves on school grounds, except for those of martyrs.

"Yaoyao~" Li Yinuo called out, "You're out."

Suddenly, a peach bud on the tree stirred, fell down, and transformed into a little human girl. Her clothes were made of peach blossoms, and she had a peach blossom on her head. She hugged her small chest, blinked her big eyes, and looked incredibly cute.

"Hmph! It's you again? I already told you I'm playing hide-and-seek with Brother Gu! Don't bother me! What if I lose?" the little girl said angrily.

"How long have you been hiding?" Li Yinuo asked.

"How long? Not really. I was only asleep in the tree for a little while. Hmph, Brother Gu is so stupid, he couldn't even find me."

The little girl pouted and saw Zhang Chen. "Ha, a human! Do you know Brother Gu?"

Zhang Chen paused, looking at the tombstone beside him. "His name was Gu Jun?"

Wow! How did you know?

"Why can't he find me? That's strange, human. If you see him next time, remember to tell him I'm hiding in the tree! Let him come and play with me! Okay, I'm going to hide again!"

"I can't let him find me, or he'll flick my forehead again!"

After saying that, the little girl gestured for them to be quiet, then transformed back into a flower bud and returned to the tree.

Zhang Chen remained silent, staring at the inscription on the tombstone... Gu Jun had already sacrificed his life for his country a hundred years ago.

“Did you see that?” Li Yinuo murmured, “Monsters and humans perceive time differently.”

"A hundred years is probably just a moment to a monster."

"Therefore, once a yokai enters the world and gets used to human life, its mind is actually in a state of disorder."

"Hmm~ Maybe this is what you humans call the biological clock?" Li Yinuo said wistfully.

"When will it be ready?" Zhang Chen asked.

"A thousand years, two thousand years, or, until death."

"Or perhaps, she suddenly wanted to engage with the world and was forced to acknowledge the reality that her Brother Gu was dead."

"So I never tell her the truth, and it's fine for her to keep thinking that she's playing a game."

"At least you don't have to end up like me."

Li Yinuo turned her head away. "Waiting and waiting...waiting...well, monsters are the worst at waiting. We all have wild instincts."

"Ugh~" Li Yinuo stretched. "I'm not going to the set. I'll leave it to Xiao Ye. You go ahead."

Zhang Chen hesitated, wanting to ask her what her situation was, and whether she was like Lin Yinmeng.

"I'm fine."

Li Yinuo saw through his thoughts again, took his hand, pressed her soft cheek against his, and said in a sweet voice:

"No monster is good at waiting, but a puppy is very good at waiting for you."

A wisp of playful black hair on the top of the girl's head swayed gently.

Chapter 55 The Immortal Has Gone Riding a Crow (Please read on Tuesday!)

"The extras' scenes are finished, the lead actors are in position, first take..."

"Yinmeng... don't stick out your tongue. This isn't a kissing scene. Just a light touch on the cheek is enough, and don't hug so tightly."

Zhao Fangyi fiddled with the camera and called out with a rather helpless expression.

She accompanied her mother to the beach last night and rushed back this morning.

Lin Yinmeng treated her like a younger sister, showing her deep affection and loyalty. Even her mother, who was nearing the end of her life, supported her return to work.

Due to limited funding, Zhao Fangyi had to take on multiple roles.

However, the resulting music video was far too rudimentary.

This is also why she has always opposed filming music videos. Even this school venue was chosen because Lin Yinmeng is a student at the school, and the school made an exception for her... Renting other venues would have been too expensive.

Furthermore, students are essentially free labor.

Of course, they were being too naive. Students are not easy to organize, and most of the extras they recruited were there to see Lin Yinmeng and also to skip military training. Few of them were actually able to film properly.

After dragging on for most of the day, without even having lunch, we finally finished filming the scenes with a few extras. The rest of the scenes are for the main actors.

The only saving grace is that the music video doesn't require too many people; the main content focuses on Lin Yinmeng and... Zhang Chen.

Unlike ordinary music videos, Lin Yin's dream is to shoot something closer to a silent short film, without any singing scenes; the songs will be added in post-production.

However, this poor and socially awkward superstar seemed extremely awkward.

"Oh... I'm a little nervous since it's my first time filming~" Lin Yinmeng gave an apologetic smile.

But the mature woman's hand remained firmly gripping Zhang Chen's back, as if letting go would cause him to vanish into thin air...

Zhang Chen had his arm around her waist, and he could hear her heartbeat sometimes rapid and sometimes weak.

The passage of time continues to challenge his understanding.

"A thousand years must be very difficult, right?" he asked.

"Hmm? A thousand years..." Lin Yinmeng paused, her gaze wavering for a moment, then forced a smile and said, "It's not bitter, how could it be bitter..."

"Yes, yes! That's the look..." Ye Zhi, who was acting as the filming instructor, quickly shouted, "Fangyi, take the picture!"

"I took the photos." Zhao Fangyi had some photography experience, and the photos were passable.

"It's a good start."

Ye Zhi majored in media studies, and her family is also in the film and television industry, so she is quite knowledgeable in the field. She picked up the script and read it over and over again. "This script is indeed very well-designed... If it can be filmed, the entertainment value alone will be amazing enough."

"A high-quality song paired with a high-quality music video is guaranteed to be a huge hit."

“But…” she adjusted her glasses, “have you considered that a large portion of the script requires animals to act… especially the part where birds sing? How is that even possible? We haven’t even finished building a set yet…”

"It's too late to hire more animal trainers, and the cost would be outrageous!"

"Even if we switch to special effects, setting aside whether we have anyone who can do special effects, the cost of creating such effects would definitely be substantial..."

"If it's done too poorly, it won't achieve that amazing effect at all."

"To be honest, I was misled by public opinion yesterday. Even though I dealt with it in time, many people still saw it. Changing the lyricist and composer and making a new song after two years is bound to be controversial. If the music video is not well made, it will be a disaster."

“Look online, there aren’t many people who think it’s good.”

"How about we revise the script?" Ye Zhi suggested. "Now I understand why the president only sent me; we simply can't film this."

"Besides, everyone is here for Lin Yinmeng herself, right? Even if the MV just shows her face up close, it will still get a lot of views."

Zhao Fangyi was speechless. Even though she firmly stood by Lin Yinmeng and Zhang Chen, she had to admit the current predicament.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yinmeng, who was by the lake, suddenly deflated, released Zhang Chen's embrace, and quickly retreated into the room. "Let's... let's rest for a bit..."

The mature woman seemed unexpectedly vulnerable today; her eyes would well up with tears at the slightest provocation, a stark contrast to when Zhang Chen first met her.

It's obvious that his madness and repression at the time were all an act.

It's nothing more than a way to cover up the sadness of a long-awaited reunion only to be separated again soon.

Zhang Chen carefully recalled the flock of birds under Lin Yinmeng's command... Although there were many kinds, they actually numbered only a few dozen in total.

Lin Yinmeng is currently in a weak state and is not suitable to appear in public, so it is impossible for her to think of a solution.

The current completely negative filming schedule must be completely revamped.

Otherwise, he wouldn't even have had the chance to have an in-depth conversation with Lin Yinmeng, let alone fulfill his long-cherished wish.

"Let's eat."

Zhao Fangyi dismissed the other staff members, handed Zhang Chen a boxed lunch, and said, "I bought a boxed lunch, please eat first."

She started addressing Zhang Chen as "you" (formal).

Zhang Chen politely declined, but was still making plans in his mind.

"Fangyi," Ye Zhi wiped the fog off her glasses and walked over to inquire directly, "What's the relationship between Zhang Chen and Lin Yinmeng?"