[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta":3,"chapter-the-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta-the-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta-chapter-276":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Playboy of Huayu: How Did a Celestial Immortal Transform Me?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2297902,4495,"Chapter 276: Parents Give You the Body, I Shall Give You the Soul","the-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta-chapter-276",276,"\u003Cp>Early the next morning, Boss Lu, who had let his guard down abroad and was unaware that he had been captured by paparazzi in a massive amount of footage, was still fast asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Bingbing had snuck away early; thanks to the habitual laziness of Europeans, he could still manage to fulfill his duties as jury president by waking up at nine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, his cell phone rang by his ear, and Boss Lu reached over and answered it directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello? Still sleeping?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Kuan was startled awake, sat bolt upright, and only came to his senses upon hearing Liu Yifei’s crisp voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did he feel a bit like a thief with a guilty conscience...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm... I've been watching films and grading them lately, I'm a bit tired.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss Lu habitually began to make excuses; perhaps he hadn't even realized himself that this wasn't his usual reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Liu also found it strange that he was actually explaining himself so earnestly; in the past, wouldn't he have just brushed her off with a word or two?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She vaguely felt that something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guess where I am?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On the toilet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get lost! Vulgar!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei retorted, \"I'm in Rongcheng! I'm going to Shumo Town tomorrow to film a tea art video!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll take the opportunity to see how the building we're constructing for them is coming along, and go deliver some things to Duoji's family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Kuan finally realized: \"Oh, oh, oh, right, right, right, film it well, I'll give you a bonus.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pfft, who cares!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Liu was full of joy as she chatted on the phone with him: \"So you're a principal now? How does it feel?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Doesn't feel like much, and there are no beautiful young students like you, just rough men.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha, you're something else.\" Seeing her mother push the door open, Liu Yifei felt embarrassed to keep being lovey-dovey with him: \"I'm hanging up now, let's talk later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beep, beep, beep, beep...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss Lu put down his phone and only then discovered his palms were covered in sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did it feel so wrong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, couldn't he have just brushed it off with a practiced set of lines? How did meeting Bergman once turn him into...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bit of a guilty conscience?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head violently, the washing machine attempting to shake off the accidental shame and conscience, then got up to wash and head out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On May 17th, a large-scale filming crew entered Shumo Town in Aba, Sichuan Province.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding the content of the first video, Long Dan'ni and the production team had considered many things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, going to Liu Yifei's hometown in Jiangcheng to make a video about turning lotus roots into lotus root starch, letting the foreigners see this unheard-of delicacy;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or, following the timing of the Qingming Festival last month, making Qingming vegetable cakes, letting the audience feel the breath of spring and the gifts of nature, while also taking the opportunity to popularize the ancient ethnic culture of solar terms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after Lu Kuan's car accident, Liu Yifei, who had visited the tea mountains of Shumo Town in person, gave the directing team a suggestion:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Use Shumo's tea culture as a foundation to make a cultural promotional video about planting, picking, stir-frying, and drying tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Dan'ni asked Lu Kuan for instructions, and the latter readily agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the later years of 2013, Wuchuan was rated as a 5A-level scenic spot; it was already beautiful, like a paradise on earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although making a program in Shumo Town might be an intrusion, it could bring cultural and economic promotion to the local area, with infinite benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tea and porcelain were already one of the Chinese nation's calling cards to the outside world; starting with this theme was conducive to promoting the fresh and natural pastoral-style video overseas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To expand the influence of this variety show, Boss Lu also sought help from Little Liu's father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Liu Yifei herself, participating in such pastoral and rural-style videos at this point in time also had many hidden benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, next year the country would comprehensively abolish the agricultural tax, increase investment and subsidies for agriculture, rural areas, and farmers, and promote comprehensive rural reform and the development of social undertakings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole world was watching how this Eastern power, based on agricultural culture, would use agricultural policies to steer its ship in the vast ocean, and the results it would achieve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While other female stars were still comparing beauty and showing off wealth, \"posing\" on various show stages, releasing sexual charm and modern vibes;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, suddenly, there was a top-tier female star in the domestic entertainment industry using poetic, aesthetic, and culturally rich video programs to showcase our pastoral scenery and rural beauty, conveying the values of diligence, simplicity, and kindness contained in the countryside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How much praise and support could this garner in cultural and propaganda circles, and how many leaders would keep it in mind—does it even need to be mentioned?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Liu Yifei, at the age of just eighteen, such a persona was also appropriate and likable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crucially, it also fit her own personality very well; hadn't she already learned several dishes from Master Qiao?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crew was making various preparations, and Boss Lu sent Wu Ershan to take charge of the first video.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A film director's composition and aesthetic design were not in the same league as a variety show director's level; the first few videos were bound to break out and shine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In view of this, the program team arrived near the tea mountains more than ten days in advance to set the scene and build a studio.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rural tea gardens, quaint courtyards, and traditional-style tea rooms served as the main filming locations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the tea garden, the sky cleared after rain, the tea leaves were turning green and dripping with emerald color; in the courtyard, there were chairs filled with an antique atmosphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tea room's tea sets and decorations related to tea culture, such as bamboo tea baskets and ceramic tea canisters, were complete, and the wooden tea racks and cattail cushions were simple and elegant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it was a rural and pastoral-themed video, it still needed artistic processing and elevation, otherwise, it wouldn't have much appeal to domestic audiences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My home is in the countryside, and you aren't even as slick at these chores as I am; why should I watch you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Might as well go watch fashion shows, movies, or TV dramas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this was also to deal with the policy risks of the video going overseas—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You filmed our countryside so shabbily to show foreigners? Are you trying to follow the trend?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei took her best friend Su Chang to town and donated another batch of school bags, pencil cases, books, and other stationery to the school; when she returned, she was followed by an excited Duoji.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director, what time do we start?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Ershan was directing the lighting and cameras, and upon hearing this, he tilted his head and smiled: \"In half an hour, Yifei, you go get your makeup done first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Su Chang is here too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These three were also old partners; Wu Ershan had helmed the latter half of the first season of *Zhu Xian*, and Liu Yifei and Su Chang were both actors in the main cast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Wu, why is our filming for this season so rushed? Is it starting in a few days?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chang was considering the matter of asking for leave from the Beijing Film Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn't even reached her junior year, and it was originally supposed to be filmed around the summer vacation, so it was easier for her to ask for leave, but this sudden need to move it up...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Ershan smiled and didn't answer her question directly, or perhaps if you asked Liu Yifei beside you, the news you got might be even more accurate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't just the boss's orders to squeeze this popular young star as much as possible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, at the end of the month, we also need to film a promotional video for the *Zhu Xian* game from Shanda, so keep your schedules open, okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, I'll tell Siwei.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei and Su Chang laughed and chatted as they walked to the dressing room, preparing for the ancient-style makeup and costumes before filming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In view of the convergence between Boss Lu and Chen Tianqiao on Sina's equity, the cooperation between the two companies had also become closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the many internet companies, Taobao and the Wenjie Mall, as well as other portals and Blogbus, all had a latent competitive relationship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Shanda, which currently had games as its core business, and Wenjie still had relatively large room for cooperation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the massive success of the first season of *Zhu Xian*, at the end of last year, Shanda bought the game adaptation rights for *Zhu Xian* for 30 million, plus a 5% share of the game's net profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This price was by no means low, and could even be called a predatory clause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the later years when Perfect World bought the adaptation rights for the hit *My Own Swordsman*, which, together with game development expenses, reached as high as 300 million;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The official blog for *Zhu Xian* in this timeline had already accumulated over 5 million fans, and its topic popularity on Douban, Blogbus, and Tianya was maxed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the three female leads, Liu Yifei and Fan Bingbing go without saying, and Su Chang was also a rising star in the new generation of the domestic entertainment industry, especially after joining Wenjie, her development path was even clearer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relying on such influence and a base of fans, Shanda's 30 million and net profit share were spent willingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At 9:30 in the morning, filming officially began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The morning light was just appearing, clouds and mist swirled in the mountains, and the camera slowly zoomed in, focusing on a lush tea garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Liu, dressed in simple clothes and a thorn hairpin, walked out of the symmetrically composed frame, carrying a bamboo basket on her back, her slender fingers gently picking the fresh, tender tea buds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, there was a tracking shot that spanned the panoramic view of the tea garden, a close-up of the tea trees, and a close-up of the protagonist focused on picking tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, it was accompanied by soft natural sound effects, such as birds chirping and the rustling of the wind blowing through the tea trees, showing the quiet and beautiful atmosphere of the tea garden in the early morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the camera, Little Liu wore only light makeup, her face as bright as jade, her eyes as clear as water, walking through the emerald-green tea trees, her movements light, her steps very small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Ershan and Long Dan'ni looked at Little Liu in the frame and nodded secretly; after Yifei, there are no more ancient-style beauties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After showing the close-up action of picking tea, the camera slowly pulled back, showing her busy figure in the tea garden and the beautiful tea garden scenery around her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The audience was able to return from the details to the overall scene, feeling the harmonious picture of man and nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The camera switched from the panoramic view of the large jib to a medium shot, focusing on the tea garden path Liu Yifei was walking on, and she sat back in the quaint small courtyard, starting the filming of the next scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei displayed the tea-making processes of spreading, fixing, rolling, and baking in turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The video recorded the operation process of each step in detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, during the fixing process, the camera focused on the steaming tea leaves in the pot; as she kept stir-frying them with her hands, the tea leaves jumped and changed color in the pot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Push the camera in for a close-up.\" Wu Ershan picked up the walkie-talkie to direct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei displayed the hand movements during the rolling process, rolling the tea leaves into the appropriate shape, paired with the crackling sound of firewood burning from the courtyard, creating a traditional and rustic atmosphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had studied this part of the content for several days, striving for authenticity and simplicity, to achieve a \"don't know what it is but it feels powerful\" communication effect among foreign audiences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ziqi's tea art videos in later years were criticized for having beautiful visuals but many loopholes in the tea-making process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn't matter if it was just for laymen like foreigners to watch the fun, but if you looked into it deeply, the homework hadn't been done well; it was just a case of \"a donkey's dung ball, shiny on the outside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, for this video, Wenjie specifically found a consultant in tea art to guide the program content.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, some of the problems in Li Ziqi's previous life: the tea leaves were fixed directly after picking without spreading and drying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without spreading and drying before fixing, the moisture in the tea leaves couldn't dissipate, and the tea produced would affect the appearance and quality of the raw tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, the wok for stir-frying tea is a cold wok.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the director intentionally skipped the spreading and air-drying process to save time, the temperature of the stir-frying would be a fatal flaw, and even many foreigners could spot the problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The standard method is like what Liu Yifei is doing now: continuously adding firewood and heating the wok to over 200°C before starting to stir-fry the tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a high temperature is to ensure the de-enzyming process is complete, reducing the appearance of red stems and red leaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the screen, red flames lick the bottom of the wok, and the temperature inside gradually rises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei wipes the fine sweat from her forehead, her light makeup not yet smudged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young lady pours the air-dried tea leaves into the wok, her hands rhythmically and continuously stir-frying; the tea leaves tumble and dance under her hands, like a group of lively little sprites.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She occasionally presses down lightly with her hands, then quickly flips them; the entire movement is smooth and fluid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really not bad, she has put in the effort.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Ershan asks the crew's tea art consultant beside him, and the latter is full of admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his view, for a female celebrity who has never done manual labor to reach this level is already very impressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After processes like rolling, the tea leaves, under Liu Yifei's meticulous preparation, gradually transform from fresh, tender leaves into the form of dry tea ready for brewing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each tea leaf is curled, carrying the full charm of tea culture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Entering the final tea brewing and tasting time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Diamond Barbie\" Liu Yifei rolls up her sleeves and effortlessly moves the tea table to a secluded spot in the small courtyard with murmuring water and surrounded by a few stalks of green bamboo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She then takes out the exquisite ceramic tea set, first using boiling water to scald the teapot and tea cups one by one, then using a tea scoop to gently take an appropriate amount of tea leaves and place them into the teapot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boiling water is poured into the teapot from a height, and the tea leaves tumble and unfurl in the water, like sleeping lives being awakened; wisps of white steam carrying a rich tea fragrance rise up in curls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She picks up the teapot and slowly pours the tea soup into the cup; the orange-yellow, translucent tea soup ripples in the cup, looking as charming as amber under the sunlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number one beauty in ancient style picks up the tea cup and takes a light sip, her brows and eyes slightly blooming, the aftertaste endless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good, cut!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Applause erupts throughout the set; this is the custom of the Wenjie crew, to encourage every actor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Liu Yifei's fresh and natural performance from beginning to end—or rather, the aesthetic and ancient charm she presented while playing herself—also filled everyone with confidence in this video and this program.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This ethereal aura should be enough to choke that bunch of rednecks, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yifei, the daytime part ends here. We'll shoot a few more shots later, and then it's the evening processes like drying the tea.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, Director.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Ershan reviews the footage just shot on the monitor and asks the special effects artist from Butian Yinghua to increase the saturation and contrast of the image.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he adjusts the color temperature appropriately to give the image a warm, soft tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this adjustment, a simple, tranquil, and poetic atmosphere is created.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Added to that is an ancient-style girl who seems to have stepped out of a painting, greatly enhancing the visual appeal and artistic beauty of the video.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These clips all need to be sent to Boss Lu for review; Wu Ershan's attitude toward this video is not a bit less diligent than for \"Zhu Xian\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He has been waiting for Lu Kuan to give him the opportunity to direct his first feature film, just like Ning Hao did back then, or like Zhang Songwen, who just made a name for himself among the artists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei and Su Chang are in the RV reading the script for the second season of \"Zhu Xian\", and Liu Xiaoli brings them cut fruit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Auntie!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Changchang, not filming lately? How do you have time to accompany Qianqian to shoot a video?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chang turns her head and gives her godmother a sweet smile: \"No, I'm studying at the Beijing Film Academy. It's just that 'Zhu Xian' had to be filmed early, otherwise I wouldn't have needed to ask for leave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she finished speaking, Su Chang's phone buzzed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello? President Lu?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other end of the line is Lu Yao: \"Su Chang, get ready. 'My Bratty Princess' is confirmed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This role was snatched by Director Lu from the hands of Huayi's Jang Na-ra. Perform well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh! Got it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beeping sound of the line going dead rings out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combined with the big entertainment industry drama that has been rampant this month, everyone knows exactly what is going on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, a black-bellied Wenjie President has struck a fatal blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the afternoon, the crew shot a few more shots, and the night scenes were also completed smoothly. The group stayed in Rongcheng for the time being and would return tomorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the Tianfu Lidu Sheraton, Liu Xiaoli is banished by her daughter to stay in a single room next door; tonight is Su Chang and Liu Yifei's best friend night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The color tone in the room is warm; soft beige and elegant champagne gold intertwine, creating a cozy and high-end atmosphere that makes it easy for people to relax.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chang washes up briefly and, very professionally, digs another script for \"Those Years\" out of her bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What movie is this from your Wenjie again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A youth romance movie, not yet greenlit, internal artists get to see it first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei curiously leans over: \"Let me see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, this is a trade secret, okay!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chang teases her with a smile: \"Either you join Wenjie, or you become my boss's wife.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forget the script, I'll give you myself, wahahaha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei recalls Boss Lu's expression and pretends to be lecherous: \"Really?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiyiji is like a beast all day long; today I want to see what's so good about a woman!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young lady pounces like a hungry tiger, pinning Su Chang underneath her, reaching out to tickle her, her jade hands touching the undeveloped breasts and giving them a light pinch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn! Liu Yifei! You really learned to be bad from Xiyiji! Get away!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chang is flushed by her, the electric feeling making her jump up from the bed in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Buzz buzz buzz~~~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The phone Su Chang left on the nightstand suddenly vibrates. Liu Yifei glances at it indifferently, her expression suddenly freezing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why is it him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she can look closely, Su Chang jumps onto the bed, reaches for the phone, says guiltily that it's a company call, and turns to enter the bathroom, closing the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could Liu Yifei miss such an opportunity? She sticks to the door to eavesdrop on her call, her curiosity exploding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello? Um... no, I'm staying with Qianqian, um... got it, hehe, no way!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it sounds muffled through the thick wooden door of the luxury hotel, the best friend's voice, which sounds so sweet it could drip water, already makes her skin crawl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sour smell of love wafts out from the bathroom, and Liu Yifei, with a look of envy, turns on the exhaust fan outside the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chang is typing a message with one hand while twisting the handle to open the wooden bathroom door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Liu Yifei! Liu Baozi! You scared me to death, acting like a thief here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei's pretty face is cold, and she sneers: \"Am I the thief or are you the thief? Huh? You didn't even tell me about such a big thing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you still my best friend!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, you're even acting now, as if no one else is a professional actor, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chang scoffs: \"What big thing? Did the US attack Iraq? Or is Xiyiji getting married to another woman tomorrow? Look at how anxious you are.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahhh! Don't you dare talk nonsense!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei instantly breaks her composure, relying on her \"sturdiness\" to tightly restrain Su Chang from behind: \"Say that again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahahaha, don't tickle me, it's so ticklish!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won't say it, I won't say it. If he's going to marry anyone, it'll be you, okay? Ahaha.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pfft! That won't do either, who wants Xiyiji!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei, having filmed for a day, is also a bit tired from the commotion; she lets go of Su Chang, and the two lie on the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When did this happen?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chang bursts into laughter: \"Are you acting in a movie here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened? Didn't Zhuang Xu just call me? You're imagining so many things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forget it, you're definitely in love.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei turns over and looks at her gossiping: \"He's almost 7 or 8 years older than you, right? How did you two start? Tell me quickly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chang looks serious: \"Don't talk nonsense, we're just friends right now, chatting and stuff, not what you think...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So vulgar!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, so what if he's 8 or 9 years older? Xiyiji is 5 years older than you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei is amused by her: \"Is he chasing you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chang mumbles: \"Not really, it's just that during the Wenjie annual meeting, we were eating with leaders of several subsidiaries, and Zhuang Xu came too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He seems to be quite familiar with everyone, that's when we met.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey Qianqian, I think he's actually quite good; he doesn't smoke, drinks very little, and seems like a very decent person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei listens to her best friend's confession with a smile while opening her computer to check the news, and suddenly her expression changes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Explosive image on foreign websites: New President Lu hunting for beauty abroad, well-known Korean actress caught]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Xiyiji's vigor remains, not even sparing actresses from rival companies]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The comments below are sparse; it's really hard to confirm such photos of male and female celebrities being secretly photographed in a hotel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was originally a hotel frequented by various crews at the Cannes Film Festival; what can one or two photos prove?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's just that in Liu Yifei's view...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His usual \"biological habits,\" plus the abnormality in Xiyiji's phone call, are enough to imagine a lot of the process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei looks at the gossip news one by one, her face ashen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those jokes and teasing remarks are about Lu Kuan, but it is she who is sad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about how she was still here filming Mytube videos for him, could he really be so at ease and content in his philandering?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that all her previous expressions of attitude and warnings hadn't had the slightest effect at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chang was still lying on the bed talking to herself, not noticing her best friend's sudden silence; it took a while for her to react, and she looked at her in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei collapsed onto the sofa, her hair disheveled, her expression listless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared blankly at the neon lights of the night outside the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei shook her head in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chang walked over, and after just one glance at the content on the computer screen, she understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as she was about to offer a few words of comfort, Liu Yifei took the initiative to speak; she had remembered another frustrating matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Changchang, I really hate the Washing Machine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, it seems there's something else of mine that he discovered.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei let out a long sigh: \"Do you remember eating at South Beauty before the Golden Rooster Awards last year?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course I remember! You gave bags to Tong Liya and Sun Wenwen! There wasn't one for me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh, that's exactly where the trouble lies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Liu told her best friend the whole story of how she had developed Sun Wenwen as an inside informant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? You've got some nerve!\" Su Chang felt her heart jump with fear as she listened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that the closer one got to that person, the more one could feel the absolute authority and monstrous power he possessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The largest entertainment group in the domestic industry, which had discovered and cultivated several directors of the first tier in the film industry, and artist management that was self-restrained yet blossoming everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention the various massive subsidiaries under Wenjie Holdings, which had been established just last year; in any field, they could grow into a behemoth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let's put it this way: for all male and female actors aspiring to develop on the big screen, besides the China Film Group and the Film Bureau, Wenjie was now a hurdle that was very difficult to overcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You have to get on the advertisements of Focus Media, not to mention BlogCN for now, and Travel Channel was also very hot right now; being able to go there for promotion was also excellent for a film.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest of the distribution, theatrical release, and even the peripheral merchandise of the films all had to deal with Wenjie to some extent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chang looked at her best friend, somewhat dumbfounded, thinking to herself that only someone as daring as you, Liu Yifei, could pull off something like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Listening to you say this, hasn't he not discovered it yet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop while you're ahead, Axi!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The outside is full of Washing Machines!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei was far from being as optimistic as her: \"Not discovered? He definitely discovered it! At the very least, he has serious suspicions!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If he didn't suspect anything, would he have tested it twice in a row?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, for Lu Kuan, suspicion is enough to sentence Sun Wenwen to death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young girl felt a bit unbearable: \"This matter is my fault, I will take responsibility.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look, it would have been better if you'd given that bag to me; if the Washing Machine fired me, so be it, I'd just go and team up with you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chang said a few jokes to guide her, but her best friend's brows remained tightly furrowed, looking a bit like she had gone down the wrong path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All along, I have just been relying on his favor to act spoiled; I considered myself somewhat special in his heart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So I always do some outrageous things to test him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But, what will happen in the end, I don't even know myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room was silent for a while, and Liu Yifei couldn't help but think of the gossip she had just seen, which in her eyes was actually a confirmed fact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she knew the Washing Machine too well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Liu suddenly spoke up: \"Changchang, I've decided!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stood up abruptly and pounded the mattress twice: \"I've decided!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chang looked at him in horror: \"What? Don't scare me, okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei paced back and forth in the room, sorting out her thoughts: \"Don't you think Lu Kuan is very strange sometimes?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's a genius, right? Aren't they all like that, philandering and dissolute.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei shook her head, deciding to tell her the perceptions deep in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you watch 'A Date with Luyu' last time? There was a part where they said he looked particularly mature, with a high psychological age, remember?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm, I remember, didn't he explain it? It makes sense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Liu curled her lips: \"He just makes up those lies on the spot, what makes sense about it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My point is, don't you think the way he looks at me, at Fan Bingbing, and at Tong Liya is very strange?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chang was stunned by what she said; why did she put the three of them together?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei waved her hand at her, got up, and rummaged through her bag to find a magazine; the cover was indeed another female artist of Wenjie, Tong Liya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The supplement of 'Harper's Bazaar', just came out in April; don't you think her change is huge?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chang felt envious as she looked: \"Is this photo too beautiful? Especially confident.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She remembered the last time everyone ate hot pot together at Haidilao, Tong Liya was so nervous she couldn't even speak to Boss Lu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you trying to say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei stood up and paced: \"Tong Liya, Fan Bingbing; one was originally a lukewarm second-tier female star, the other was an amateur dancer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look at Fan Bingbing's aura and charm on the red carpet yesterday, and Tong Liya's radiance now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Especially Tong Liya.\" Little Liu looked at Su Chang with burning eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clearly both are beauties rarely seen in the world, yet they were timid and lacked a certain spirit; he seems to love discovering these kinds of actresses and then single-handedly turning them into dazzling beauties.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's like a kind of...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A feeling of 'parents give you the skin, I will give you the soul'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chang was struck to the soul by this sentence and inexplicably felt it was extremely appropriate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"'Parents give you the skin... I will give you the soul'?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He... he himself is clearly only in his twenties, right? Shouldn't it be more normal for a young man to admire beauty, or even be motivated by lust?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei pursed her lips: \"On 'A Date with Luyu', the host asked him about his expectations for my future acting career.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He said he hoped I could become a world-class actress as I wished.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Liu recalled with a strange expression: \"You know, at that time, I looked at his eyes, and I felt he wasn't looking at me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He was looking at his work, his film, his painting, a piece of porcelain he had cast!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What Lu Kuan said was his expectation for me, but I felt he was talking about his own goal!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more Liu Yifei spoke, the more she firmed up her judgment: \"So! When I didn't join Wenjie after leaving Red Star Dock, he changed his way to bind me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I acted spoiled and threw tantrums with him, time and again obstructed him from messing around with other women, and even inquired about his itinerary through people around him, yet he remained indifferent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In his eyes, this is just a little girl relying on his favor to act spoiled; the power in his hands can easily manipulate me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei smiled bitterly: \"To him, my willfulness is like a painting of his that is a bit messy, and it just needs a few more strokes to be fixed; it doesn't matter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If... if this painting really can't be painted anymore, he will take a brand new sheet of white paper and cover it over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chang looked at her with some heartache: \"What you said... is perhaps too cruel to yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, it is quite cruel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Liu's tone was somewhat sorrowful: \"He seems to be playing a cultivation game, and my progress is his success.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He also almost never considers my feelings, just like this time, he only treats me as a painting...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei held her face in pain, tears falling one by one like a character in a Qiong Yao drama.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This secret had been buried in her heart for a long time, and today was the first time she had poured out these cruel truths to someone else, the truths as she perceived them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her good friend Su Chang hugged her with heartache, racking her brains to excuse her boss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she could excuse him, it would prove that what Liu Yifei just said was all speculation, and then she could temporarily push the cruel facts aside and not look at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But you also saved him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When you were attacked by those people like Song Zude, he also did his best to help you turn the situation around.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Also, last time he was in a coma, didn't he call your name in his dream? Could it be that the facts aren't so pessimistic?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think he is still different to you than to others.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei took the tissue Su Chang handed her and wiped away her tears, leaning on the sofa, her slightly heaving chest gradually calming down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To be honest, I don't know either; I have never understood him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Two or three times now, I've had a showdown with him, I've expressed my own feelings, and he has just been beating around the bush.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, I've decided, I want to take a gamble!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at Su Chang firmly: \"Siwei helped me plan this year's coming-of-age ceremony, and reporters will be there at that time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to ask him on my eighteenth birthday, in front of everyone, if he is willing to be with me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She guessed correctly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in Xiangjiang, when Lu Kuan used Mei Yanfang's professionalism to motivate her, that was the beginning of guiding her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to re-fire this exquisite piece of porcelain, whose acting skills were criticized by later audiences, and turn it into a handed-down masterpiece that was nothing less than a treasure in his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's just that at that time, he would never have thought that this piece of porcelain now actually wanted to throw itself onto the ground, preferring to be shattered like jade rather than remain intact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cannes romance gossip was just the fuse; this was a kind of accumulated helplessness and resentment that made this girl, who liked to play straight, unable to endure any longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Influenced by him over the years, Liu Yifei’s breadth of vision and cleverness far exceeded her peers, but emotional experience cannot be artificially accelerated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how many books she read or how many things she saw, emotions were not something one could play tricks with, and she was no match for a washing machine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just like how the elders once faced the nuclear deterrence of the Soviet Union and decided to execute a base-trading strategy:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without the courage to burn her bridges and face death to find life, she felt she would be dragged along until she was disheartened, which would undoubtedly be an even slower death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What seemed like a reckless move was actually the result of her careful deliberation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you crazy!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chang was shocked to the core, her instinctive retort cracking in her voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are a female celebrity! You worked so hard to get so many fans and so many resources; do you want to destroy your own future?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, what if he agrees? Even if he agrees, won't he go back on his word or lie to you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei smiled miserably: \"Would you lie to your own painting?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He could easily throw it away, destroy it, or take a new sheet of paper to paint again; there’s no need to waste the effort to lie, is there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chang wanted to refute her, but had to admit that what she said made sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, would someone who even turned down an invitation from the Aozu Society because he was busy waste time playing games with her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would probably be more convenient to just create another Liu Yifei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she still instinctively wanted to stop this foolish act: \"But what if... what if he really wants to throw you away or destroy you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei took a deep breath: \"I have a feeling, so I want to take a gamble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve seen *Whiplash*, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At the end of the movie, how did Feng Yuanzheng handle Zhou Jielun, who had been suppressed, beaten down, and destroyed by him, but rose up in angry rebellion?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is a madman, an artist; he chose to accept Zhou Jielun’s defiance and transformation, and completed the final performance with him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the movie, isn't Zhou Jielun a work of Feng Yuanzheng? He was always cultivating him with the most brutal methods.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei pressed her hands onto her best friend's shoulders: \"I think an artist like Lu Kuan is also a madman.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Imagine, this impressionist painter is painting, and the more I, this painting, am painted, the less I suit his wishes—crooked, off-center.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Suddenly! The woman in this painting jumps out of the frame, stands alive right in front of him, and says to him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lu Kuan, I don't want the soul you gave me, I have my own!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you think he would be ecstatic or furious, or... a bit of both?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chang gazed at her for a long time, then smiled brightly: \"I don't know what he would do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But you're right, you should jump out of the frame.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once you jump out, he can no longer cover you up with a new sheet of paper.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But what if you lose the bet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I lose... if I lose...\" Liu Yifei murmured as she walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, the neon lights in the night of Rongcheng making her dizzy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I lose, I will leave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for the rest, we'll talk about it later...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chang looked at her resolute back and remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was ten million fans or being the top young actress in the domestic entertainment industry, it was clear that in her eyes, none of these things were very important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, how could she be so willing to \"sacrifice herself for a cause\"?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After turning off the lights, the two girls seemed to have said everything they had to say for the time being, lying quietly in bed, with only the sound of each other's steady breathing audible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The high-thread-count cotton fabric of the luxury hotel felt smooth and fluffy, yet the two could not fall asleep for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chang slept with her back to the bed near the floor-to-ceiling window, where faint light leaked in through the loose curtains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She suddenly saw some crystalline reflections on the face of the girl on the opposite bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was crying silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chang said nothing, got out of bed, crawled into Liu Yifei's quilt, and hugged the girl tightly from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Closing her eyes, she thought about the life Liu Yifei had spent bound to Lu Kuan over these years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was sorrow, and there was joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At 14, she was Guo Xiang, just waiting with infatuation, happy all alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At 16, she was Huang Rong, racking her brains to strive for something, only to find that just being Huang Rong was far from enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At 18, who was she going to be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chang recalled a plot point from *The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Spirit Snake Island, to save Zhang Wuji, Zhao Min used the Wudang Sect's \"Heaven and Earth Co-destruction\" against the attacking three envoys of the Ming Cult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a killer move that dealt a thousand damage to the enemy while suffering eight hundred oneself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stabbed her own lower abdomen with a long sword to successfully force the enemy back; in the end, she was severely wounded, but it also won her Zhang Wuji's deep affection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But was Lu Kuan a Zhang Wuji?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Liu Yifei said, no one had ever understood him, and there was no way to judge any of his decisions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chang simply dared not imagine the tragedy of that day, August 25, 2005.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei, oh Liu Yifei, is doing this really worth it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",6776,"2026-06-20T06:05:19.268Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","64bbd76e8401779bc4701df0ed083ea0ce364fe41e41662e55f69a121cc9aba8","the-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta-chapter-277","the-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta-chapter-275",343,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta-cover.jpg"]