CH 18

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How did Zhou Jianchen fall in love with Liang Yin?

It was on the shooting site of [Ming Yao]. He came to visit the movie set when he caught sight of Liang Yin sitting at a distance reading the script.

Where everyone was busy and surrounded by noisiness, she was quiet as if not affected at all.

She was 19 that year. Wearing a long dress with her long hair down, she was quiet like the flower on the water. When she raised her head to talk to someone, she was fairly pure with soft bright eyes.

His heart unexpectedly fluttered at that time.

He asked the director who that was, and the director told him that was Liang Yin, his female lead.

He has never liked anyone before, but at that moment he felt that it was alright to like someone for once.

He then began to watch her movies. There was only one directed by Chen Hua’en. She was only 17 years old with kind bright eyes and an ingenious sweet smile in that movie.

The film was called [Where is Spring]. While everyone was looking for spring, she was precisely the spring.

When she smiled, everyone smiled along with her, just like the springtime scenes that enlivened everything and warmed the hearts.

At that time, he thought, how could there still be such a beautiful girl in this world.

He had already debuted for 6 years at that time with boundless prestige and not knowing how many beautiful actresses he had seen, but none was like her.

Afterwards, he started to pay attention to her news which was quite lacking. The director merely told him that she was still in school and a well protected junior family member of Director Chen’s friend, and nothing else apart from these.

The reason she took part in this film was because the director was floored by the clip of [Where is Spring] which she acted in and asked someone to look for Director Chen to find her.

She didn’t have a talent agent at that time and the information known was that she was single-handedly discovered by Chen Hua’en.

The director said he had never seen such a person who was clean and pure, gentle and bright. The role of [Ming Yao] in his film was unquestionably hers.

Later, he went to the set a few times and watched her act in several scenes from afar. She played the role of [Ming Yao] who had been in pursuit of the truth about her father’s murder with persistent and uncompromise, even when others couldn’t acknowledged it. She was obviously weak and seemed easily hurt, but she persistently went through to the end alone.

In [Spring], she was gentle and soft. With just a smile, everyone could feel the brightness of spring; while in [Ming Yao], she was steadfast, stubborn and unwilling to concede in which everyone could feel the dire straits of dreary desolation with just a cry.

When he watched on the set at that time, he simply thought how there was such a person. Even knowing perfectly well that she was acting, just a smile or a tear could arouse deep anxiety.

He had then watched that film countless times, and learned by heart her every dialogue and every action.

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Even before the director approached him later, he had already taken it upon himself to promote the film on Weibo with numerous posts. Everyone thought his enthusiasm was just due to his bosom friendship with the director, but only he himself knew that he merely wanted Liang Yin to appear frequently on his Weibo.

There were many posters for [Ming Yao], and those that he posted were always the ones featuring her.

He was very popular at that time and his every action was noticed, but he didn’t mind being discovered at all and was even afraid that others wouldn’t be able to see it.

He would then admire her on his own Weibo account. No matter how many times he looked, he would feel good.

When [Ming Yao] won an award abroad, he forwarded dozens of the relevant news and had even watched countless times the scene when Liang Yin won the ‘Best Actress’ award.

In the video, she walked onto the stage in a white dress. She was somewhat reserved before she soon looked up at the camera and was silent again.

She then delivered her acceptance speech clearly and fluently in a foreign language with extreme gentleness.

He had heard her speak before but it was all in the movies. Hearing her speak like this in reality for the first time instantly softened the core of his heart.

He thought, he would settle to like her all his life.

When the director of [Spring Light] invited him to be one of the two male leads, he gladly agreed because he knew she would also partake in the movie.

In fact, her role was long decided since the director of [Spring Light] and Chen Hua’en were close friends in the circle. Even before she had finished filming [Where is Spring], Chen Hua’en had already pushed her to him.

Chen Hua’en said: If you want to shoot [Spring Light], you can let Liang Yin tryout for ‘Qingyu’.

Qingyu, the second female lead in [Spring Light] was a tenacious and forbearing character, who lived in seclusion for ten years in order to repay a debt of gratitude before she ultimately killed the entire enemy’s family.

It was an absolutely big production martial arts movie where many superstars gathered.

Suggesting her, Chen Hua’en also wanted her to extend her mass market.

On the day of the opening ritual ceremony, he arrived early at the set when many cast members had gathered. He just walked up to her and spoke with a smile: Hello, I’m Zhou Jianchen. I really like your movies and glad that we can work together.

That was the first time he took the initiative to strike up a conversation with someone in his life and tried to feign normalcy though he felt a little nervous.

They had met before but had never spoken.

In order not to make her feel abrupt, he played the role of a fan amply and said: Can I have a photo with you? It didn’t occur to him that this request would only make it seem more abrupt.

She was a little surprised but she did not refuse. Hence, he stood beside her and pressed the camera button.

In that photo, she was obviously reserved yet he smiled without restraint.

After he left, he looked at the photo over and over again. When he completed a scene in the afternoon, he couldn’t resist posting it on Weibo.

He said: Took a photo with the goddess. I really like her movies ah!

He has never posted any photos with other actresses. At that time, he really wanted everyone to know that he liked her.

But soon, Liang Yin’s talent agent called.

She tactfully asked if the photo could be deleted, saying that their Liang Yin had always been low-key and afraid of causing unnecessary trouble.

She spoke very implicitly but once Sister Shao relayed it, he knew what they meant.

Liang Yin didn’t like this kind of implication or him taking the initiative without consent.

After Sister Shao learned of his recklessness, she admonished him seriously before hastily deleted the Weibo post and made a contingency PR at once.

After the photo was posted at that time, it had caused a mighty uproar.

At that time, Sister Shao was very angry and felt that he was an utter disgrace, but he just thought that she probably really didn’t like being disturbed.

These years, even if she was cut-off abroad, she still kept a low-profile. Except for occasional promotional activities she would never appear in any public events. As for whatever endorsements or public appearances, there was none of it. It was not that no one looked for her, rather she rejected all of it.

The directors’ circle knew there was a newcomer actress with genuine capability, but in the eyes of others, there was no such person.

He was so popular and posting such a Weibo would inevitably bring her trouble.

When he was free later in the evening, he called her again. He said he was sorry as he didn’t expect to cause such a big disturbance.

Her voice came softly over the phone, it was all right.

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His heart then somehow felt tugged that he later said, Liang Yin, I really rather like you.

He has never liked anyone nor ever declared his feelings to anyone, but this time, his heart was in his mouth and he couldn’t help himself.

He then hung up again.

Though she didn’t respond, he merely wanted her to know.

They then acted separately. Although they collaborated, they had no screen time together and just acted in different groups.

His filming of the movie went unprecedentedly smooth, only because as soon as he completed his work in group A, he would have time to visit group B.

And she was there in group B.

He still sat next to the director, quietly watching her act, seeing her in full costume, looking at her wielding the sword and witnessing her startling amazing skills.

She had a lot of martial arts scenes. Before the filming, Director Chen had specially found her a martial arts instructor in which she learned for a full six months.

He watched her kill a person in ten steps, watched her bathed in blood killing the whole family and watched her devastated tears in the torrential rain after the revenge. He thought to himself, how could there be such a person who could act and grasp any roles.

He really loved her badly.

Yet after every shot, she would instantly become herself again then walk to the side, low-keyed and quiet, not caring about anything else.

At that time, she concentrated on filming and rarely communicated with others.

He, however, looked for opportunities to get close to her every time. In order to give her a bottle of water, he bought a car-ful of drinks for the whole set of crews; in order to let her sit in his car when they went out for dinner, he even struck the right time to be her driver so that they could travel together; in order to sit with her during the event, he even traded a favor with Film Empress Rong Xin to change her seat to elsewhere.

He has always been arrogant, but he was willing to do anything for her.

Rong Xin had once teased him; Zhou Jianchen, I thought you would ever like anyone in your life.

How could he not like anyone, he merely hadn’t met the one he likes.

Looking at the photo that was circulated online, he even saved it.

Others only saw how focused he was when he looked at her, but only he knew how moving she appeared watching the stage.

With the exposure of this photo afterwards, his fondness for her was discovered and the traces on Weibo were unearthed too. For a while, rumors of Zhou Jianchen like Liang Yin were all over the internet.

Sister Shao was very angry. Looking at him, he suddenly felt transparent as if the feelings that had been brewing for so long were finally discovered and needless to conceal anymore.

Sister Shao asked him to clarify which he was not willing.

Why did he need to clarify it?

It’s not illegal to like someone, so why can’t he admit it?

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He liked her, thus he was not willing to lie and said he didn’t like her.

But later, things still turned out contrary to his wishes.

The reporter interviewed him.

— Do you have an actress who you like?

He replied.

— Yes, Liang Yin ah.

She then responded: He is a very outstanding actor.

He is a very outstanding actor, just this and nothing more.

He felt deeply hurt watching her reply on the video and the reporter was determined to make a deal out of it, but she had clearly expressed her feelings.

Knowing it was unreasonable that she must like him just because he likes her, he still felt deeply hurt by her such affirmative reply without even allowing a leeway.

She could however just say, he is also an actor whom I admire very much and I hope we can work together again.

He left all the matters afterwards to Sister Shao to deal with. Never having a setback, he no longer wanted to mention it.

He really wanted to ask why she didn’t like him, is he not good? So many women in the entertainment industry are throwing themselves dauntlessly at him; is he not good enough for her? As long as he is willing, half of StarLight Media belongs to him.

But when he was ready to ask a week later, what he heard nevertheless was news of her sudden car accident.

A sudden car accident in which her life and death was unknown.

Being muddled at that time, he later couldn’t control himself to call her cellphone but no one answered.

He then called everyone who had connections with her, but no one knew what actually happened.

Seemingly isolated, everything about her was blocked.

Some said she was disfigured while others said she was dead. He thought even if she was dead, let him see her one last time ah!

But then, she was never heard from again.

Not knowing how much effort he had spent or how many people he had approached, until a friend told him six months later; Don’t look anymore, Liang Yin has married someone, and the one she married is the Zhong family.

He then smiled and his eyes tingled.

As if such lingering feelings became unworthy and he was merely a joke.

There was no news about her later and he no longer thought of her again.

He just deleted the photos on his phone and he soon posted less and less on Weibo.

Once all his Weibo were about her and now he no longer wanted to face it.

He began to bury himself in acting movies, shooting films and kept himself busy until he was transformed to be Brother Chen from Young Master Zhou, becoming more and more indifferent, then talked less and less.

He had liked her for two years and after she left, all his time was spent on forgetting.

But once his anger was finally relieved, he was suddenly overcome with boredom and everything in life became meaningless.

He is Zhou Jianchen, the best in the entertainment industry with countless fans and has inexhaustible honors, yet he feels so desolated.

Hence, he left everything behind and just wanted to stay away. For two full years, he did not accept any movies.

He tried to fall in love. He did indeed take her to dinner and filming. And her look was all Liang Yin’s.

On the set that day, he momentarily saw traces of Liang Yin in her, in which he stopped her when she was going to change her clothes and asked for her phone number.

How long did that relationship last? Only a month of seeing each other three times. Just after three days he got weary and he waited until a month later before he mentioned the breakup and gave her enough compensation.

He chose to leave later. He didn’t know where to go, he just wanted to travel somewhere and go to a place where no one knew him.

Who knew just like that he met her after an arduous journey?

What was his mentality at that moment?

Ah Zhao didn’t know and no one knew, he merely felt heart-rending at that moment.

He had forgotten her after so many years. Yet seeing her again, he only felt happy, so happy to the point of heart-ache …

He still likes her, since the beginning and it has never changed.

He could not behold her sadness nor could he tolerate her being harmed. Even after so many years, as long as she appears, his heart will always have her.

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You like her a lot but have never said it out loud. Chen Hua’en had said, which is how similar he is to Zhou Zhaozong.

Zhou Jianchen kissed Liang Yin’s lips and felt a burst of deep sorrow in his heart.

He has never liked anyone, but when he does, it will be for a lifetime.

He never told anyone about it since he just knew it.

Once he thought he had lost her forever, but now, she is finally back.

Liang Yin’s lips were soft and ice-cold. He kissed them a little bit when he eventually became unrestrained. He wrapped his arm around her waist tightly, as if he wanted to mold her into his bones forever.

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And he kissed her with all his unspent passion.