Chapter 30 part 2

Xia Shutong’s anxious expression gradually faded away.

She heard Yun Feiwu’s gentle voice, “It’s alright. You need time to think, so let’s wait until the filming of ‘Chasing the Light’ is over. It’s okay, it won’t affect me. You… don’t cry.”

Yun Feiwu’s voice was soft, and gentle to the core.

However, Xia Shutong could detect a faint trace of suppressed sobbing.

One of Xia Shutong’s hands trembled involuntarily as she lifted it, embracing Yun Feiwu from behind, while the other hand soothingly patted her back.

She closed her eyes, burying her head in Yun Feiwu’s shoulder.

They held each other in an embrace for a while before slowly letting go.

Yun Feiwu turned his head, placed the marriage certificate back in the drawer, remained silent for a moment, and asked, “Shall I go downstairs first?”

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Zwd Wlkow dseele.

Dky Fbwvsdt ypjle, “Ebu… eked’v usw vlzz xl ycswv swa alzyvksdpbkr qasx vbl hlau cltkddkdt?”

“R oyp yqayke sq pnyakdt usw.” Zwd Wlkow naswnble esod, prlyjkdt lyadlpvzu, “Jwv kv’p vawl vbyv ol sdzu xlv lhlau qlo xsdvbp, yde R vawzu zkjl usw.”

Xa ayvbla, zshl usw.

Zwd Wlkow eked’v hsknl vbspl osaep, cwv bla lulp clvayule bla qllzkdtp.

Bdnsdpnkswpzu, Dky Fbwvsdt vswnble bla sod nblpv, qllzkdt bla blyav clyvkdt ayrkezu.

“Gde ydsvbla iwlpvksd…” Dky Fbwvsdt ckv bla zkr, wdyczl vs xllv Zwd Wlkow’p tygl, “Elal ol kd vbyv jkde sq alzyvksdpbkr clqsal?”

“Which kind?”

Xia Shutong’s ears turned slightly red. She hesitated, then whispered two words:

“Sugar daddy.”

Yun Feiwu paused for a moment, then smiled lightly, “No.”

Xia Shutong suddenly felt a bit relieved.

After that, Yun Feiwu didn’t linger in the room much longer. She picked up a bowl and a fruit plate and went downstairs.

Xia Shutong lay there dazedly, recalling the warm embrace just now, suddenly feeling incredibly at ease.

In fact, since she started remembering parts of her past memories yesterday, she had been feeling somewhat uneasy.

Xia Shutong wanted to pick up her past memories, to know what she had experienced during these years, but as she began to remember a part of it, she started to feel fearful and resistant.

It was like holding a Pandora’s box in her arms, she didn’t know whether she should open it or not, and she couldn’t discuss it with anyone, leaving her feeling lost and helpless.

But after that embrace, her heart suddenly calmed down.

…

Afterward, Yun Feiwu did indeed obediently keep her distance. Both of them worked diligently on their respective tasks, waiting for the completion of filming.

However, whenever the director yelled “cut” on set, if Xia Shutong was around, Yun Feiwu would always look at her first.

With time, Xia Shutong grew accustomed to it.

However, without Yun Feiwu’s “harassment,” Xia Shutong did feel much more relaxed for a while, yet strangely, she also felt somewhat at a loss.

But after Bian Xin left, the filming process went unusually smoothly.

The newly arrived Jiang Feng had little filming experience at first, often making mistakes, even provoking Director Dai Su’s scolding multiple times. But she had a good personality; after Director Dai Su scolded her, she would quickly forget about it. Occasionally, when she was pushed to her limit, she would even argue back at Director Dai Su, adding some joy to the crew.

Moreover, Jiang Feng was quick to learn, and by the middle and later stages, even Director Dai Su couldn’t find much fault with her. She was mostly praised. Yun Feiwu was even more exceptional, almost every shot was done in a single take, and even if she was slightly off in some emotional scenes, a slight advice from Director Dai Su was enough for her to grasp it.

As a result, the filming process went smoothly overall. As the main actors finished their scenes one by one, in early January, “Chasing the Light” officially wrapped.

Having spent two to three months together, the crew members and actors had become familiar with each other. The atmosphere at the farewell party was much livelier than it was at the start.

Except for when Xia Shutong took the stage to speak, no one dared to heckle. But when each actor took the stage, there was a lot of laughter and even some direct toasting.

Finally, it was Director Dai Su’s turn. Before he could even speak, he was handed several cups of alcohol, and his cheeks turned quite red.

After no one else came up to toast him anymore, Director Dai Su took a bottle of liquor and drank it, excitedly saying, “‘Chasing the Light’ is my girlfriend’s labor of love and my dream. Now that its filming has successfully concluded, I want to thank all the actors for their cooperation, and the crew members for their efforts. It’s been tough for everyone in these months…”

Director Dai Su’s voice became choked towards the end, and tears even welled up in the corners of his eyes.

It was hard to imagine that this emotionally challenged director had such deep feelings.

Director Dai Su spoke emotionally for a long time. Finally, he picked up a glass of alcohol and walked toward Xia Shutong.

“Among everyone here, the person I’m most grateful to is President Xia. If it wasn’t for President Xia discovering me and being willing to give me this opportunity, I might still be sitting at home with nothing to do, drowning my sorrows in alcohol. President Xia, I know what kind of person I am, not very likable, but as long as I’m not disliked, that’s already good. But you’ve never been biased against me. Even though I don’t say it often, I’m truly moved.”

In front of everyone, Director Dai Su wiped away a tear.

“Come, President Xia, I toast to you!”

Xia Shutong didn’t expect Director Dai Su to thank her so sincerely. She hesitated for a moment, then picked up a glass of baijiu from the table and clinked glasses with him.

The atmosphere like this, did make one want to have a drink, and now that Qian Lingling was nearby, nothing major should happen.

Watching Director Dai Su down a whole glass of alcohol, Xia Shutong also took a sip of her own glass.

Her throat immediately burned with pain.

With Director Dai Su breaking the ice, many people followed suit in toasting Xia Shutong. For the rest of the evening, Xia Shutong only took small sips, but she still started feeling a bit tipsy.

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