Chapter 523: The Son Really Does Take After His Mother

This time, the character Bai Liang portrayed—Xiao Bei—is a sacrifice-oriented teenage white moonlight.

In a relationship built on mutual dependence and deep affection, the boy gives the other the most precious and beautiful hope the world has to offer.

The character's personality is utterly "sacrifice-oriented": a penniless street thug who gives you the best possible world.

In some ways, the appeal of such a character may surpass that of the six-sided god Bai Liang previously portrayed.

Of course, the corresponding audience base might be narrower.

But for certain girls, it hits like a targeted strike.

The more extreme a character's traits, the more pronounced their impact.

Today's premiere audience reactions already reveal some of this.

For instance, Na Zha and Re Ba—their reactions after watching the film were quite different; Re Ba was moved, but her gaze mostly stayed fixed on Bai Liang himself.

Near the end of the film, she sat with her chin propped up, staring at the back of his head for a long time.

As if trying to see flowers bloom from it.

A faint smile lingered on her face, unusually tender.

As for Na Zha, she was sobbing uncontrollably!

She couldn't clearly separate the movie from reality—wasn't that little treasure of hers right there on screen?

Then she seamlessly slipped into the role of Chen Nian—so smoothly.

In the end, watching the movie nearly melted her completely.

Re Ba was speechless, thinking: the male lead in the film and the real Bai Liang have nothing in common—how can you identify with him this much?

What the hell is this extreme love-brain?

"Do you have any tissues?" Na Zha asked pitifully.

Re Ba sighed, pulled out a tissue, and handed it over—considering she hadn't argued with her today.

"So touching—you don't feel anything? So cold-blooded."

Na Zha wiped her tears and muttered softly.

Re Ba: Give me back the tissue!

She was being nice to her hometown buddy for once, and this is what she does? Clearly, she needs a good beating!

Na Zha: I borrowed it fairly!

She'd just casually teased Re Ba, without escalating things.

Even that remark was somewhat path-dependent—she'd been so immersed in the movie she forgot today she was supposed to be "kind to others."

She reflexively snapped back at Re Ba.

Big Mi Mi and Xiao Zhao were both speechless.

They'd both remained relatively calm, shedding at most a few tears during the most emotional moments.

Their age and experience made it hard for them to believe in such "fairy tales."

Like the dialogue between the two police officers in the film.

Female officer: "I don't believe anyone would gamble their future—or even their life—for another person."

Male officer: "You and I wouldn't take the blame for someone else, but they will—they're still boys."

The depth of experience that age brings gives them ease—but also robs them of something.

But what the hell is going on with Sister Tian Tian?

The reason they were speechless was mainly because of Sister Tian Tian, sandwiched between them.

Isn't she a '85s generation too? How is she acting like a little girl?

She was crying harder than Na Zha.

Xiao Zhao couldn't hold it anymore and shot Big Mi Mi a look: What's wrong with her?

Big Mi Mi: I don't know~ Maybe she's just young at heart.

It's hard to imagine Sister Tian Tian is already over thirty! Her appearance gives nothing away—these female stars all keep themselves better than the next.

The marks time leaves on the face can be erased with effort and money, but the marks inside the heart? Not so easily wiped away.

True maturity isn't just about appearance or style—it's more an inner feeling radiating outward.

Sister Tian Tian now gives off the impression she's still a little girl.

This stung Big Mi Mi and Xiao Zhao.

If given a choice, who wouldn't want to be a naive little fool?

"Meng Jie, Meng Jie, take it easy… don't cry your makeup off."

Li Yitong thought: What sin did I commit? I already put Meng Jie in the rival camp, and now I have to soothe her.

Damn it—guess I owe her.

Without her, I never would've met Bai Liang—she was the one who recommended him to the "Legend of the Condor Heroes" set.

And later, I even stole from her when she took him back.

But what really broke Li Yitong's composure was this: Bai Liang's mother started crying with Meng Jie!

The emotion between this big and little one was overwhelming—tears flowed like water without cost.

Bai Liang's father awkwardly explained: "She's just never seen her son suffer."

Li Yitong understood completely.

Ever since she met Bai Liang, he'd always carried himself like a young master.

That effortless, serene demeanor isn't something easily cultivated.

Even when he had little money and wore plain clothes.

When she first met Bai Liang, Li Yitong suspected he might be some noble's son—he carried an air of nobility; otherwise, how could he have played Yang Kang so well?

But seeing Meng Jie clinging to Bai Mama, Li Yitong wondered if she should cry too~

It wasn't that the movie couldn't make her cry—she'd just been distracted the whole time and hadn't really paid attention.

She'd been distracted because she was desperate to improve.

Her mind kept revolving around how to get closer to Bai Liang's parents.

Now it seemed that overthinking didn't help at all—instead, Meng Jie, who'd nearly forgotten why she came to the theater in the first place, had accidentally hit the mark.

Actually, Shuangzi was also deeply moved after watching the movie; she truly loved this kind of mutual redemption in films.

Of course, one-sided redemption would do too~

She preferred it when, during a rough patch in life, she met a compassionate deity—rather than two people huddling together in the dust.

If the plot were like that, she'd truly immerse herself in it.

As for now~ how to put it? She was being cautious.

Afraid Fan Fan Bingbing, who was staring at her like a ghost beside her, would say, "Crying? Crying counts as time too~"

Shuangzi thought she shouldn't have come—otherwise, she wouldn't have been stuck with this old woman who long ago should've left the entertainment industry.

Ugh. So annoying! Can't shake her off~ and she insisted on sitting right next to her.

But the things this woman said were genuinely cutting—Shuangzi even felt guilty.

"Xin Xin, was that you jumping off the building? ~ I forgot you even had a cameo in this movie—I only remembered when I saw it." Jin Da Xi, after the movie ended, immediately patted Li Xin on the shoulder and asked.

Li Xin:.

Don't mention it—the more you talk, the more painful it feels~

Her entire battle plan today was a total failure; her lips hadn't lifted once, only drooping helplessly.

As for her thoughts after watching the movie—what could she think? Her mind was full of what came next.

Because of her cameo, her seat was in the front row, but she'd actually wanted to sit further back to chat properly with Bai Mama about the film.

Unfortunately~ she couldn't.

When the theater lights came on, she immediately turned to observe.

She realized Meng Jie had done exactly what she'd imagined in her head!

Though the movie had ended, the creators hadn't taken the stage yet—the big screen was still playing behind-the-scenes footage.

Like Bai Liang riding his motorcycle, taking three girls for rides; Chen Duling crying while having her hair cut off.

Oh right—the fireworks!

Although Bai Liang and Chen Duling mainly focused on how to make the skyrockets fly higher and more interesting, since they'd turned skyrockets into an art form, how could they skip the dazzling scene of them setting off fireworks side by side?

Earlier, during the movie, Chen Duling hadn't cried—she'd already poured out all her emotions while filming.

Now, watching it again, she felt less emotional.

But watching the behind-the-scenes clips now, she couldn't hold back.

The movie's release seemed to mark a阶段性 ending to their story.

After this, she might not have so many chances to spend time with Bai Liang—even if she did, it wouldn't be as special as now~

Today she was the main character; after today, she wouldn't be anymore.

"Dudu~" At that moment, Bai Liang gently squeezed her hand, as if wanting to say something.

Chen Duling turned her head. "Hmm?"

"Get ready to take the stage and receive your applause."

Hearing this, Chen Duling took a deep breath and suppressed all those chaotic thoughts.

The end of one story might just be the beginning of another—everything depends on human effort!

At that moment, applause had already begun in the theater—starting faintly, then gathering, finally bursting into thunderous waves.

The creators stepped onto the stage and bowed to thank the audience.

Then came the microphone segments, sharing inner feelings.

While standing on stage, Bai Liang felt a particularly mournful gaze—he first thought some girl in the audience was glaring at him.

But then he realized it wasn't from the audience—it came from the stage itself.

As a cameo actor, Li Xin naturally joined them on stage—after all, she'd delivered an outstanding jump-off-a-building performance; not letting her up would've been too cruel.

Besides, her scenes were even in the behind-the-scenes footage.

Right now, it was her gaze that was especially mournful—making Bai Liang wonder: had he done something wrong to her?

Then he realized he didn't even need to recall—there were simply too many such incidents~

But when she'd been messing around with the champagne and the evil little kitty before, Li Xin hadn't looked like this—today she looked so pitiful; clearly something special had happened.

Bai Liang glanced around.

Just then, it was his turn to take the microphone, so he unconsciously said: "Mom, it's just a movie—don't cry~"

This line had great comedic effect; many in the audience laughed.

Everyone wanted to see where Bai Liang's mother was sitting.

But for many girls, this sentence was a bombshell!

Reba nearly shouted "WTF!"—her heart was racing!

Because she'd been "on a killing spree" earlier—so vicious, so brutal—had Bai Liang's mother seen it?

Auntie, please don't misunderstand! I was just dealing with that little brat.

Though she felt her actions were justified, her inner panic was unavoidable.

Next to her, Na Zha also froze, then reached down to pull at her skirt—her skirt was too short, exposing her big white legs~

She didn't even realize she was sitting so far forward that Bai Liang's mother couldn't possibly see her.

At the same time, many other girls were adjusting their appearance.

More were turning their heads, looking around, wondering where, where?

Although Bai Mama had previously complained to Bai Liang about how she "couldn't keep up with WeChat messages," compared to today's lineup, those few she'd added were still few.

Most of the girls had never even met Bai Mama.

Even Chen Duling and Zhou Ye on stage were flustered.

Chen Duling frantically recalled whether her performance today had any flaws, her expression also nervous and flustered.

As for Zhou Ye, he had already started turning into a red-faced puppy.

At the same time, she was also worried—after all, she played the villain in the movie~

Here comes the bad girl!

Of course, the one most "flustered" right now was Bai Mama herself—after her son pointed it out, she was utterly embarrassed.

At her age, watching a movie and crying like that—

Luckily, she was wearing a mask~ It could at least hide her a little.

When the on-site host stepped in with a smile, and the cameras began scanning for Bai Mama, she happened to walk into frame.

She was projected directly onto the big screen.

"Wow!"

The camera focused on Bai Mama and Bai Lao爹; both had already composed themselves, waving at the camera as a greeting.

Hmm. Still a bit shy~

Of course, the one even more "shy" was Meng Jie!

Done for~

Little hedgehog, you've ruined me!

Meng Jie screamed inwardly, yet sat rigidly upright, smiling—she had to pretend too, pretend to be calm~

How many people were now fixing their gazes on her?

After all, she was sitting right next to Bai Mama~

It made people wonder—had she already met the parents? Was it approved?

Many people right now were thinking exactly that—some even wanted to kill Meng Jie!

Meanwhile, the evil little kitten Li Yitong was temporarily ignored, since she sat beside Meng Jie, not directly next to Bai Mama.

"Meng Jie, can you hold on?" Li Yitong gently elbowed Meng Jie and whispered.

Meng Jie's lips parted slightly, barely moving, yet still produced sound: "Even if I can't hold on, I have to hold on!"

"Actually… if you can't hold on, I can take over."

This Yanguo map was unusually short—just two sentences, and the evil little kitten revealed her true intent.

Originally, Meng Jie's seat was hers, since she arrived earlier~

But who knew she'd gone to the restroom halfway through~

If she'd known this would happen, Li Yitong said she'd have peed herself rather than give the seat to Meng Jie.

What use would this opportunity be to her? She's such a coward, she couldn't handle it~

Better if I do it myself!

Even though it draws hatred, Li Yitong felt she could handle it—and was willing to take the risk.

Indeed, Meng Jie was now barely holding up under the stares; her once-straight back had begun to slump, her head lowered.

Then, just then, Bai Mama gently patted her back: "Zi Yi, don't hunch over—it's unattractive~"

Whoosh! Meng Jie instantly sat bolt upright!

So right, sister—uh, Auntie—no, Grandma!

With those words, Meng Jie declared that even if knives rained from the sky, she wouldn't lower her head or bend her back even once.

At this moment, Bai Mama turned to Li Yitong, who was biting her lip pitifully, and her heart softened.

Then—

"Husband, could you switch seats with Tong Tong?"

Bai Lao爹:???

Huh. Son really takes after Mom—my wife really is… something else!

Now Li Yitong was thrilled!

Dazedly switching seats, she now sat on one side of Bai Mama, Meng Jie on the other.

Of course, strictly speaking, Meng Jie's position was still better—she sat right between Bai Liang's parents.

But with this outcome, Li Yitong was already overjoyed.

Grandma, you're simply too kind!

Bai Mama: Thank goodness there are only two~

If there were more, she truly wouldn't know what to do.

Meanwhile, the culprit Bai Liang was now pretending nothing had happened, picking up the microphone to ramble about the movie characters.

The audience and media were willing to listen, but the older sisters and young ladies had completely lost interest in his nonsense.

Every single one's attention was fixed on the back.

Restless!

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One more chapter should be written around one o'clock.

(End of Chapter)