The wrap party lasted until the early hours of the morning. After a few rounds of drinks, many of the actors, overcome with emotion, broke down in tears.
After filming a movie and portraying a character's life, many people are still immersed in the emotions of the characters they played. Filming just wrapped up today.
This time, filming has wrapped up and we won't see each other for a long time, and many people are reluctant to part ways.
The commotion continued until four in the morning, when everyone finally decided to leave the banquet hall.
The group of people left the hotel one after another and got into different cars to leave.
Lin Leyao and Xiaomi walked to the hotel entrance together, followed by Liu Fang. Looking at Lin Leyao's back, Liu Fang suddenly called out, "Leyao—"
The two were not far apart. When Lin Leyao heard the voice, she paused for a moment. Xiao Mi, who was next to her, turned around and whispered in Lin Leyao's ear, "It's President Liu."
Lin Leyao's expression kept changing, and after a while she stopped.
Liu Fang drank quite a bit today. She had already decided not to interfere in Lin Leyao's affairs anymore, but just now, watching Lin Leyao leave without looking back and gradually disappear from her sight, Liu Fang, under the influence of alcohol, suddenly called out her name.
The two were now at the hotel entrance. Lin Leyao stopped and turned around.
Liu Fang had already walked up to her.
Just as Liu Fang was about to say something, the director and producer, who came out from behind, staggered past the two of them and said drunkenly, "President Liu and Le Yao, are you chatting?"
Before Lin Leyao could reply, the director and producer had already staggered away.
Liu Fang hesitated for a moment, then slowly spoke: "Le Yao—"
"Beep—"
However, before she could say anything, a piercing horn blared.
The person kept honking the car horn, and the continuous, piercing sound made Liu Fang's head ache from the alcohol.
Fortunately, the sound stopped after a short while.
Liu Fang opened his lips as if he was about to say something.
A black car stopped behind Lin Leyao, and a voice rang out.
"Le Yao".
Upon hearing this voice, Lin Leyao, who was originally facing Liu Fang, immediately turned around.
The driver's side window of the black sedan in front of her had been rolled down, and the person in the driver's seat was clearly visible to Lin Leyao.
Lin Leyao was overjoyed. Xin Ying waved to her, and Lin Leyao immediately ran over.
Xin Ying said succinctly, "Get in the car."
Lin Leyao ignored Liu Fang behind her and immediately got into the car. Xiao Mi stayed behind so as not to disturb the two of them, and prepared to take the nanny car back.
Lin Leyao got into the passenger seat, but Xin Ying didn't drive away immediately.
Her gaze remained fixed on the view outside the window, meeting Liu Fang's eyes.
After a moment, Xin Ying politely greeted, "President Liu."
Upon seeing Xin Ying suddenly appear, Liu Fang's mind instantly cleared. She stared at Xin Ying for a long while before nodding in response, "President Xin."
Xin Ying replied calmly, "President Liu, we'll be leaving now, we won't bother you any longer."
After saying that, Xin Ying started the car and drove away.
At this moment, Lin Leyao had no time to care about Liu Fang. Her face was full of surprise and she asked curiously, "Didn't you say you were going to Yunnan?"
Xin Ying was also very happy to see the undisguised joy on Lin Leyao's face. She smiled and said, "I've been thinking about it, and going tomorrow at noon is fine too. I'll come to pick you up myself today."
Although we are all adults, we can understand why our partners can't be by our side for various reasons. But even with that understanding, we can still be touched when our partners try their best to overcome obstacles and be there for us.
Xin Ying drove towards the hotel where Lin Leyao was staying. She asked, "How much luggage do you have left? Do you want to take a nap first and then get up to pack?"
Lin Leyao was in a very excited mood and didn't want to sleep at all. She shook her head and said, "I packed my luggage a few days ago and mailed it back. Now I only have two suitcases of stuff left. I can pack them in a little while. I'm not sleepy and don't need to sleep. Let's go straight home. After we get home, you can go to Yunnan. I'll wait for you at home."
Upon hearing Lin Leyao's words, Xin Ying couldn't help but slowly curl up the corners of her lips.
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Author's Note:
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Chapter 82
The two chatted for a while, then the conversation paused.
Xin Ying focused intently on driving.
After a while, she glanced at Lin Leyao beside her.
Lin Leyao wasn't using her phone; she was sitting in the passenger seat, staring at the windshield with an unfocused gaze, clearly lost in thought.
As the film's plot unfolds, the ring on Lin Leyao's left ring finger is quickly noticed.
After looking at it for a while, Xin Ying asked, "You usually wear your ring so obviously, hasn't anyone in the crew ever been curious about it?"
Lin Leyao snapped out of her daze, touched the ring with the pad of her right hand, and said, "It's not a big diamond ring, so it's not that obvious. People were only a little curious when the male lead and I made headlines because of the ring, but they never came to ask me personally. After a while, nobody paid attention anymore."
Xin Ying nodded, then suddenly remembered something and said, "Xu Hong told me that it's Sister Bai's birthday in a few days, and they want to invite us to the birthday party."
Lin Leyao nodded: "Okay."
A moment after she finished speaking, Lin Leyao suddenly chuckled softly.
Seeing the smile on her face, Xin Ying asked curiously, "What's wrong?"
Lin Leyao smiled broadly and said, "It's nothing. I was just thinking that if we go to Sister Bai's birthday party and the four of us get photographed by paparazzi and end up trending on social media, I can already predict what netizens will say."
Xin Ying asked with some curiosity, "What kind of comment?"
Lin Leyao replied with a smile: "Netizens will definitely say, what's so magical about this Fashion Star Charity Gala? How come all these female celebrities are having meals with the rich people who are filming their stuff!"
Lin Leyao delivered the line with great expression, and Xin Ying was amused by her tone. The two of them laughed non-stop the whole way.
Just as Xin Ying parked her car in the underground parking garage of the hotel where Lin Leyao was staying, her cell phone rang.
The ringtone came clearly into Xin Ying's ears through the Bluetooth headset, and she answered it quickly.
"Hello."
Iris quickly replied, "Good morning, Ying—"
Xin Ying asked, "Why are you calling so early?"
Iris replied, "I forgot we have a time difference!"
Lin Leyao, who was next to her, couldn't hear the voice on the phone. Suddenly, she heard Xin Ying talking to someone else in the quiet car, and she paused in her action of opening the car door and getting out.
Lin Leyao noticed a sudden smile on Xin Ying's face, though she didn't know who Xin Ying was talking to.
The smile vanished in an instant. Xin Ying hummed a few times, and after a minute, she said, "I have to go be with my wife now. Let's talk about this later."
Xin Ying quickly hung up the phone. Lin Leyao opened the car door to get out, then thought for a moment and asked, "Are we going to Yunnan?"
Xin Ying immediately shook her head: "No, it's Iris on the phone."
Lin Leyao said "Oh" and didn't ask any more questions.
She remembered Iris.
The Australian girl that Xin Ying met at the hospital when she was hospitalized in Australia.
What impressed me most about her was that she had teased the little girl on purpose, and I wonder if she has realized the meaning of the word she taught her after all this time.
The two did not continue their conversation and quickly returned to Lin Leyao's hotel room.
Lin Leyao's room was much emptier than before, as many of her belongings had been packed up and taken home in advance.
Lin Leyao packed a few things and then left the film studio with her suitcase and Xin Ying.
On the way to the airport, Lin Leyao and Xiaomi exchanged messages, helping her handle the follow-up matters.
After accompanying Lin Leyao back to S City by plane, Xin Ying did not rest and flew directly to Yunnan.
Xin Ying was gone for three days.
Previously, Lin Leyao had to film every day, and because work filled her life, she hadn't noticed anything different. But now she's idle at home, while Xin Ying is as busy as ever. The two of them usually have very little time to chat, which makes her fully experience the emptiness she didn't feel when she was on set.
Fortunately, she has a kitten at home to keep her company.
Aside from visiting her maternal grandfather at the Ji residence the day after she returned, Lin Leyao spent the rest of her time holed up in the villa.
When Xin Ying returned from Yunnan, the two went back to the Xin residence for dinner together.
Nearly a month has passed since the New Year, and Xin Hailan is still here.
Today, as usual, only Lin Leyao, Xin Ying, Grandpa Xin, Grandma Xin, and Xin Hailan ate together.
Xin Hailan has become much more lively recently and often goes out to play.
At the dinner table, the old man suddenly asked, "How many days has Hailan been back?"
The sudden question startled everyone at the table. Xin Hailan paused for a moment before replying, "Grandpa, I've been back for three months."
Grandpa Xin hummed in agreement and asked, "Have you been happy these past three months? Is there anything you're unhappy about?"
Xin Hailan immediately replied, "Of course not."
The old man nodded and then asked, "You've been going out more often lately, have you made any new friends?"
Xin Hailan answered honestly, "Yes, I got to know a few older sisters."
"That's good. Wenwen usually runs around everywhere without taking you out. It's good for you to meet some new friends."
Xin Hailan quickly explained, "No, Grandpa. Sister Wenwen is very nice. She introduced me to these people."
"Okay." The old man nodded, then suddenly remembered something, "How have your studies been in Australia all these years?"
"That's great, you can basically get all A's."