Chapter 1715

Just as Zhong Bai left, Yu Hao ran over, as if he were a badger that had smelled a melon.

"Old Wang, confess honestly, what conflict do you have with Zhong Bai? Why do I see her looking like she's about to cry?"

Just now, Wang Yan and Zhong Bai talking in the corner was quite eye-catching. For example, Lin Luoxue and Li Shuci were whispering together, Xiao Haiyang and Lu Qiaochuan were both subtly paying attention, and Yu Hao was looking at this one and then that one—he wouldn't get cervical spondylosis at all; he really exercised well.

"Hey, it's nothing big."

Wang Yan waved his hand indifferently, "It's just that she wants to be in a relationship with me, but she discovered I'm not a good thing, yet she's truly addicted to my charm and can't extricate herself. She wants to leave but can't, wants to get close but can't. She's incredibly conflicted inside and under a lot of pressure. Isn't that why she came to find me, the culprit?"

"Stop joking, you two haven't even been friends for a year."

Yu Hao naturally didn't believe it. He said, "If Xiao Haiyang knew about this... it seems like nothing would happen..."

"He just won't let himself go, wasting his feelings on something destined to have no result."

"Hey, I disagree, Old Wang. You don't know, Zhong Bai was already getting close to him before, just don't know why, she distanced herself again recently."

Wang Yan said: "I'm not talking about that. I mean even if they were together, after Xiao Haiyang chased her for so long, the feelings they pour into each other are extremely unequal. Xiao Haiyang is always the one suffering grievances. No one is a saint, and it will be a mess in the future."

"Agreed." Yu Hao turned to say, "But you still have to be together to talk about the mess in the future, right? At least that way there won't be regrets in this life, and it won't be that even after starting a family, you're still brooding over the past. Besides, he's been chasing for two years, what's two more years?"

"Sunk costs are too terrifying." Wang Yan seemed very emotional.

"Who's saying they aren't? It's just hard on Haiyang. You don't know, there was a senior a year ahead of us who really liked Haiyang. That senior later dated Ren Yifan for a while, then dumped Ren Yifan, and Ren Yifan still can't forget her..."

When Yu Hao talked about Ren Yifan, he had a whole set of stories. No way around it, as a school celebrity and a famous big scumbag, Ren Yifan had too many melons.

Hearing Yu Hao say these things this time, Wang Yan found it fresh too, with many brand-new versions he hadn't heard before...

The filming process went very smoothly; everyone did their jobs, filmed happily, and played happily.

Bi Shisan still fed horses, chopped wood, and cooked, serving everyone, while others were busy under Lu Qiaochuan's coordination. Wang Yan was still as leisurely as ever, as if he were an outsider. He had walked almost everywhere around Bu Village and eaten at all the restaurants here.

He didn't forget his original intention, editing photos and writing short essays, which he posted on his Weibo. It immediately attracted some tourists to come and play, and they even found where Wang Yan was staying, chatted with him, and were treated by the enthusiastic Wang Xuan, with Wang Yan personally cooking to entertain them.

That wasn't all; he also let his classmates take some photos for them, and Wang Yan took group photos with them too—none of it was in vain.

After these people went back and promoted it online, sharing their travel experiences, it attracted even more people.

Wang Yan and the others filmed here for half a month. By the second half of the month, there were many more people coming to play. Especially when it hit a weekend, there was even a traffic jam outside Bu Village.

Early in the morning, Wang Yan ran to the top of the mountain, practiced his boxing twice, squatted on the highest rock and lit a cigarette, looking at the still-tranquil village, waiting for the sunrise.

The red sun rose, and orange-red brilliance spilled over the earth, dyeing the forest layers.

At this time, heavy footsteps accompanied by heavy breathing sounded, and Zhong Bai walked over, panting, and climbed to Wang Yan's side.

"I heard you climb the mountain to watch the sunrise every morning. I thought the mountain was easy to climb."

Wang Yan smiled: "Where is there an easy mountain to climb?"

"Yeah, there's no easy mountain to climb, but I climbed up in the end."

"There's more to what you're saying. Have you figured it out?"

"Figured it out!" Zhong Bai said, "I always thought I was the one protecting Shuci, thought I was very brave, afraid of nothing."

Wang Yan shook his head: "Those are two different things; your personalities are different, and your ways of dealing with things are different."

"She said one thing very correctly: the future is too far away, and you can't decide such distant things now. You can only decide the present. She said she didn't want to regret it later, and I don't want to regret it either..."

Wang Yan looked at her; Zhong Bai's eyes flickered, but she firmly didn't dodge.

People are very strange. Wang Yan didn't brainwash Zhong Bai, but in the process of exploring Wang Yan, Zhong Bai herself went down a dead end, sinking deeper and deeper. Without anyone needing to persuade her, she convinced herself first.

At this time, there was no need for so many words, only the most sincere embrace and the most passionate kiss.

So Wang Yan stood up, and under Zhong Bai's expectant yet nervous gaze, he held her face with both hands and kissed her directly.

This kiss didn't end until Zhong Bai was about to run out of breath. By this time, Zhong Bai was already being held by Wang Yan, her whole body weak, and her fair, tender face was like a red apple, surpassing the orange-red of the morning sun.

"Did you brush your teeth?" Zhong Bai panted, slapping Wang Yan with annoyance. "So dirty."

"It's still too unfamiliar. When we have a deeper exchange later, you won't mind."

"Go to hell, you hooligan! Is that all you're thinking about?"

"This is the sublimation of love, and even more so the great path of the human world. You'll understand naturally when the time comes."

"Shameless!" Zhong Bai still condemned Wang Yan with a blushing face.

Her state was quite good right now; the worries that had been suppressed for a long time finally had a result. Although she felt quite aggrieved, at this moment there was only the joy of just being together. Those bitter grievances were things she would digest herself after calming down.

At this moment, she was happy.

It was just hard on Lu Qiaochuan, who still had lingering feelings, and Xiao Haiyang, who couldn't get what he wanted.

But Wang Yan wasn't responsible for them either; after all, he was passive...

The two chatted on the mountain for a long while, mostly about Zhong Bai's fantasies for the future, her condemnation of Wang Yan's past behavior, and the rest was just being lovey-dovey together. Hugging, touching, and whispering sweet nothings.

However, when it was time to go down the mountain, Zhong Bai, who was immersed in false happiness, finally woke up.

Because she couldn't share her joy with others, couldn't loudly tell everyone she had a boyfriend. She had to act like a thief, pretending to be innocent with Wang Yan.

"You go first, I'll stay a while longer." Wang Yan let her down from his body.

Zhong Bai's grievances began to well up in her eyes at this moment. She said with a slight sob: "Is this how it's going to be for me from now on?"

"It's not right, that's for sure. But Zhong Bai, this is a problem you should have considered before, isn't it? You can look at Lin Luoxue and have a good chat with her later."

"Wang Yan, you really are a bastard."

"You're too polite." Wang Yan stood up, held her face and kissed her again, which counted as comforting her, and then the two separated.

Zhong Bai went down the mountain cursing...

At this time, the diligent Chef Bi had already made breakfast.

Actually, breakfast was easy to deal with. What he called cooking was just boiling some porridge and eggs himself; the rest, like steamed buns, mantou, and fried dough sticks, were all bought. The pickles for the meal were sometimes bought and sometimes made by himself.

"Morning, Zhong Bai, did you go climbing?" Xiao Haiyang greeted her proactively and sat inward, making room for Zhong Bai.

Zhong Bai glanced at Li Shuci, Lin Luoxue, and Xu Lianqiao, who were sitting together on the other side, pursed her lips, but still sat at a table with Xiao Haiyang and Yu Hao.

She said: "Woke up early today, so I went to the mountain to take a look."

"How was it? Was it good? I've been here for so long and I really haven't been up the mountain to see."

"It was okay."

"Hey, Zhong Bai. Did you see Old Wang when you went climbing? He should be back by now usually. Why don't I see him today?" Yu Hao looked around, not seeing Wang Yan's figure.

"I didn't see him, maybe he went somewhere else." Zhong Bai denied it directly, but felt even more aggrieved in her heart.

So she ate her meal in silence with her grievances, not saying much. She was perfunctory to Xiao Haiyang and Yu Hao's questions, clearly distracted.

Seeing her like this, Xiao Haiyang and Yu Hao naturally didn't talk much, and they finished breakfast in that awkward atmosphere.

After breakfast, Lu Qiaochuan found Zhong Bai to communicate about filming matters. After the exchange, he asked: "Is something wrong? You were fine before, why are you suddenly unhappy this morning?"

"Who's unhappy?" Zhong Bai waved her hand irritably, "I went climbing early in the morning, was tired to death, and still have to film for a day. I feel like I'm an idiot, looking for trouble by climbing a mountain. At the same time, I feel my physical fitness is declining too fast; I actually got exhausted climbing a small hill. Thinking back to how good my body used to be."

"That's true, I can't run or jump now either." Lu Qiaochuan agreed.

"What's this, the two of you looking dejected, exchanging medical conditions?" Ren Yifan walked over, looking all cheeky.

"Go play by yourself, no time to deal with you."

Zhong Bai glanced at him, turned and walked away decisively, going back to tidy up.

Lu Qiaochuan patted Ren Yifan on the shoulder: "Playing by yourself is good."

"Hey, is that how you treat your creditor?"

"Really don't have the time to deal with you, rushing to film, already so busy I'm running off my feet." Lu Qiaochuan also left.

Ren Yifan wanted to find Xu Lianqiao to communicate feelings, but was ignored. Wanted to find Lin Luoxue to chat, but was disliked. Wanted to help Bi Shisan do some work... no, he didn't want to...

Bored, he lit a cigarette, sat on a stool with his legs crossed, watching Bi Shisan and a few classmates busy cleaning up food waste and washing tableware on the other side.

At this time, Wang Yan wandered back, eating the breakfast Bi Shisan had saved for him.

Ren Yifan sat opposite Wang Yan: "Old Wang, how's the situation here?"

"There are quite a few girls, you can go take a look."

"You're the one who understands me. Where are they, where are they?"

"I don't know where they live, nor do I know their filming plan, you'll have to arrange it yourself." Wang Yan typed and sent a message on his phone while eating...

Ren Yifan originally wanted to ask who he was chatting with, not stopping even while eating, but saw Xu Lianqiao finish tidying up and walk out of the building, so he went over to fawn over her again.

And in the dorm inside the building, Zhong Bai was fiddling with her phone, typing angrily, giving Wang Yan feedback on her bad mood.

In the gap between sending messages, Zhong Bai looked up and saw Li Shuci and Lin Luoxue silently watching her.

"What are you looking at me for?"

"Do you think you can hide it from the two of us?" Lin Luoxue stood with her arms crossed, smiling brightly.

"You..."

"Wang Yan told us everything." Li Shuci was earnest and solemn, yet her tone still held quite a bit of grievance and helplessness.

Lin Luoxue said: "Old Wang said to let me chat with you and help you work through it. Listen, how heartless; only he could do something like that. Saying he's not a good thing isn't wrong at all."

The three of them adjusted internally and digested their emotions themselves; Wang Yan was naturally happy to see it.

Just as he had always said, these were things that were destined before they made the choice to be with him, so they should have been prepared and shouldn't keep entangling themselves in it endlessly.

But on the other hand, he was indeed indebted, and even if they entangled him a little, it was something he should tolerate. After all, love between men and women cannot be reasoned with, and there's no reason to be reasoned with.

The relationship with Zhong Bai was considered confirmed, but there was no further contact, and even private communication was rare. After all, this was a group activity, and Zhong Bai herself had filming tasks, and was rushing to finish in the latter half. Although she missed him terribly, Zhong Bai also understood the situation.

Although Wang Yan was leisurely, Zhou Mengqi was very active. After getting his promise, she had long since prepared the theme and filming plan, and recently, after his guidance and several revisions, she finally produced a decent plan.

This episode was set to start filming after the Bu Village trip ended. When the time came, Zhou Mengqi would follow along, and this time she would be the director, with Wang Yan following to give her guidance.

At this time, Zhou Mengqi was already eager to try, nervous, excited, and couldn't sleep well at all.

But fortunately, she didn't have to wait long. A few days later, the filming activity ended. Zhong Bai and Yu Hao both won awards.

Everyone set off satisfied, left Bu Village, and returned to school.

After returning to school, Zhong Bai tidied up simply and left the dorm under the pretext of having something to do. Lin Luoxue and Li Shuci pursed their lips, grieving for themselves and self-healing.

Xu Lianqiao felt strange, because Zhong Bai hadn't had the situation of going out to live like this before, but when she communicated this with Lin Luoxue and Li Shuci, the answers she got were naturally normal ones.

And in the studio outside the school, Zhong Bai had already eaten dinner with Wang Yan, distracted, and even drank a little wine.

Even before Wang Yan could say anything, Zhong Bai, who had gritted her teeth and made up her mind, pounced on him.

Some people date for half a year and remain innocent, but turn around and have an intimate exchange with someone else after three days.

Zhong Bai cried and laughed, making a scene until very late.

She had many worries, but all of this was digested along with the chicken soup the next morning...

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