So I specifically searched for pictures of Su Yanxi, just to see his hands. There were shots of them in the trailer; his hands were cut and bleeding while filming those scenes, but he still insisted on filming. His hands are naturally beautiful, and the director and screenwriter were so concerned they called for a stop, suggesting he apply some medicine to soothe them—or use a stand-in—but he refused, insisting on filming himself.
I also looked at Su Yanxi's Baidu Baike page, but it's relatively new and there's not much information about his past experiences. I learned from the news that his father was wrongfully imprisoned and lived with his mother in a small third- or fourth-tier county for a long time.
I empathized with him; I think he must have been going through a lot during that time. That's why he's so eager to prove himself now, which is why he's so demanding of himself and so careful and meticulous in filming every scene.
For this reason, I don't think he's being kept. People who have suffered hardship know that happiness and stability are hard-won and would never try to take shortcuts or curry favor with powerful figures.
This comment made Su Yanxi's nose tingle, and she suddenly felt an urge to cry.
Finally, someone has pointed this out! The reason he was able to successfully portray the protagonist Fan Honghua in "Red Flower" was not because he used his good looks to create a contrast that made the audience feel more sympathy for him, but rather because of the similarities in their experiences.
They have all suffered.
It is precisely because she has experienced hardship that Su Yanxi is able to grasp the details and scale so precisely and comfortably, and portray the character so vividly.
The last sentence in the review gave Su Yanxi, who was feeling anxious and confused, a lot of confidence.
I have emerged from hardship and tribulation, and I will be filled with murderous intent, invincible in all directions!
Go for it! What's there to be afraid of?
Considering that the person she was meeting was a girl, Su Yanxi thoughtfully booked afternoon tea at the Bulgari Hotel and asked the hotel to give her a secluded corner seat.
He imagined Miss Xie to be a petite, cute, easily shy, and easily frightened young girl, but unexpectedly, Miss Xie was quite the opposite—
"Hello, you must be the young mistress I'm here to meet?"
A spirited girl with super short hair sat down opposite Su Yanxi, looking surprised.
"Hey, aren't you Su Yanxi? It's so nice to meet you. I really love the drama 'Red Flower'!"
Su Yanxi was also surprised, not expecting that Miss Xie was so different from what he remembered.
"Yes, it's me." Su Yanxi immediately realized what was going on, shook hands with Miss Xie and greeted her, "I'm sorry to have taken up your time, I just wanted to clear up some misunderstandings with you."
Sensing that the other person was a straightforward and outspoken type, Su Yanxi decided to cut to the chase.
Miss Xie was indeed swayed by this, and smiled, saying, "Let me guess, it must be about the handwritten letter, right?"
"I really love your decisive style, it makes me feel so comfortable! Let me introduce myself first: my name is Xie Yuying, Yu as in abundance and Ying as in heroic spirit."
Since Miss Xie already knew Su Yanxi, Su Yanxi didn't bother with a self-introduction, but simply exclaimed, "What a wonderful name. You really give me a feeling of being both heroic and easygoing."
In some ways, he's quite similar to that jerk Bie Yunzong.
“Thank you so much, Ms. Xie, for coming out. I have read the handwritten letter you sent to our home and asked my husband some questions about your relationship when you were young.”
“I’m sorry, my husband has always been someone who can’t keep his mouth shut. He completely disregarded the promises he made when he was young, which led to misunderstandings and conflicts between our two families.”
As Su Yanxi spoke, she was about to get up and bow to Xie Yuying to apologize.
"I'm so sorry for causing you that—"
"Don't do this!" Xie Yuying hurriedly got up and pressed Su Yanxi down. "No, Madam, don't do this. I'm the one who really needs to apologize."
Chapter 202
Su Yanxi was forcibly pressed into a chair by Xie Yuying. Because they were both standing, Su Yanxi was shocked to realize how tall Xie Yuying was! He was only 1.77 meters tall, but Xie Yuying was almost shoulder-to-shoulder with him—at least 1.73 or 1.74 meters!
Besides her height, she was also very strong. This completely shattered Su Yanxi's imagined image of a petite heiress, leaving only the doubt that "this young lady probably doesn't like men?"
“That letter wasn’t something I wanted to write; the patriarchs who manage the family business forced me to write it,” Xie Yuying sighed helplessly. “They wanted to renew contracts with other companies at higher prices to gain more profits. But the current president of YUNSO is adamant and won’t allow it under any circumstances.”
"After racking their brains, they forced me to write that denouncing handwritten letter."
Every contact request sent by Bie Yunzong was intercepted by the parents. The elders of the Xie family were determined to confront the Bie family. They were prepared to use accusations such as "Young Master Bie started a relationship and then abandoned it" and "The Bie family is untrustworthy, harming the Xie family's daughter and failing to fulfill the marriage agreement" to smear and slander the Bie family if they refused to budge.
“I’m sorry, I was forced into this situation. I really wanted to save myself, but as the only child in my family, I had too many things I couldn’t control.” The situation reversed, and this time Xie Yuying stood up to apologize, “I’m really sorry. I’m so glad you contacted me through Aunt Cheng, otherwise I wouldn’t have had a chance to go out, let alone explain all this to you.”
Su Yanxi felt a pang of tenderness and affection for the girl in front of her.
“Sit down first, there’s no need to feel so guilty. If there’s a misunderstanding, we can talk it out—neither of us are bad at communicating.” Su Yanxi mimicked Xie Yuying’s earlier manner, pulling the girl to sit down. “Putting aside the business conflicts, in private… Yunzong did say something like ‘we made do’ to you, right?”
“I think it’s very impolite to say such things to others casually. That’s the main point of my apology to you, not business or profit.”
"Did he... did he forget the context?" Xie Yuying's eyes widened. "No, I didn't feel offended at all. Not only was it not offensive, I also felt it was a 'comfort'—it was very heartwarming and powerful to me."
Su Yanxi: "Huh?"
“Because I am a homosexual,” Xie Yuying confessed without reservation. “I realized from a young age that I am attracted to girls and I only want to be the left-hand side in same-sex relationships. But because my family is very traditional and cannot accept same-sex marriage to this day, and I am also very afraid of my family elders, I have never been honest about my sexual orientation.”
"Because I got along well with another young master, I came out to him."
Because it was a rare coming-out experience, Xie Yuying still remembers it clearly, even though she was only twelve years old at the time.
"After a moment of surprise, he naturally accepted my sexuality and told me, 'I feel like I like boys too.'"
"He probably saw that I was in low spirits and stubbornly believed that I would be randomly sent to an arranged marriage and married to a man I didn't like, so he jokingly comforted me and said those words to me."
Therefore, it is not a "promise," nor is it a playful "talking big," but rather—
For Xie Yuying, a confused and helpless teenager, it was a very powerful comfort.
Su Yanxi was dumbfounded, never expecting things to turn out this way! His capricious, irresponsible, and notorious Alaskan Malamute, known for its destructive and mischievous nature, actually had such a gentle, caring, and insightful side!
In other words, he misunderstood Bie Yunzong again!
Author's Note:
What the dog thought: I was just talking nonsense
The reality: It wasn't just empty talk; it was a very comforting reassurance.
The dog proudly held its head high: Honey, wasn't I a good boy?
Susu: Good boy, good boy, good boy. ( )
#72 I deserve it and I want to confidently tell everyone.
At eight o'clock, Bie Yunzong, who had just arrived home, tiptoed out of the stairwell leading to his private garage.
"few--"
"Shh!" He quickly made a shushing gesture, glared at the male servant who was about to greet him loudly, and muttered under his breath, "It's you again! How long have you been working for my family? Don't you know how to read the room?"
The male servant weakly uttered an "oh" and bowed apologetically, "I'm sorry, young master."
"Go away, don't stand in front of me, you annoy me." Bie Yunzong waved his hand dismissively, speechlessly walking around the male servant and heading into the house. "I could have quietly gone back to my room, but you've messed everything up, anyone would be furious—"
"What did you find?"
He heard his wife's voice from above, and Bie Yunzong quickly stopped and looked up.
"Didn't you say you were going home for dinner at 7:30? Look at the time now!"
Su Yanxi carried Nubi downstairs slowly, stroking the cat's fur as she walked, her gaze fixed on the cat the whole time, seemingly too lazy to even glance at Bie Yunzong downstairs.
"If I really had to wait for you to come home for dinner, I would have starved to death long ago."
Bie Yunzong thought his wife was angry, so he hurriedly explained, "I... I really wanted to go home for dinner, but..."
I just wanted to see how the renovated commercial street would look when it was lit up at night, which is why I delayed coming back until now.
"Going to prepare your 'anniversary surprise' again?" Su Yanxi went straight to the sofa in the living room and sat down. "How big of a spectacle does it have to be for you to be so busy and neglectful of everything else?"
Bie Yunzong mysteriously kept him in suspense: "Oh, honey, don't ask. You'll find out on our anniversary!"
Su Yanxi muttered to herself, then turned to her troublesome husband and asked, "Have you had dinner yet? If you have, that's fine. If not, have the servants prepare something simple. I don't care what you're doing, but you have to give me a straight answer about whether you've eaten dinner or not, right?"
Chapter 203
"You came back at this hour without saying a word, how am I supposed to know whether I should wait for you?"
"No, no! I want to eat!" Seeing that his wife didn't seem angry, Bie Yunzong tried to squeeze onto the sofa with her affectionately. "I was so engrossed in my work that I forgot to tell them. I'm sorry, honey, I'll definitely remember to tell them next time!"
"Get out of my way." Su Yanxi snorted coldly, deliberately pushing Bie Yunzong away. "You take advantage of my kindness? Stand properly, I still have something to say."
One second the big dog was huffing and puffing, trying to act cute, but the next second it suddenly remembered: Oh right, today is the day my wife is going to talk to Miss Xie!
The dog was very anxious, much like an Alaskan Malamute that, after destroying the house, would always be scolded by its beautiful owner with an innocent look on its face. The big dog's innocent and aggrieved feeling stemmed from not knowing that destroying the house was wrong, and therefore not understanding what it had done wrong; while Bie Yunzong—he had truly forgotten his past with Miss Xie, so he also didn't understand what he had done wrong.
He wondered if he had said more than just one careless remark back then. Even that one sentence was considered 'offensive' and 'disrespectful' by his wife; what if he had said a few more…
Wouldn't he be whipped and disciplined by his wife all night?
Damn it, no way! In the early winter, everything was freezing cold, and only in the double bed he shared with his wife could he find a little warmth!
"How did the talks go?" With a tentative thought in mind, Bie Yunzong straightened up and cautiously asked his wife, "It should be alright, right?"
Su Yanxi sighed softly, and instead of answering, asked in return, "Judging from my expression, do you think it 'went well'?"
“I hope you do well in your conversation, but you seem to be…” Bie Yunzong swallowed hard, becoming even more timid.
He thought to himself, "Oh no, oh no, things aren't going well!" Waaah, the weather at the end of November is so cold and freezing, and I can't even hug my sweet and soft wife. Am I going to have to stay alone in the guest room tonight?
The dog let out a pitiful whimper through its nose, its attitude quite self-aware: "Okay, honey, stop talking. I'll sleep in the guest room tonight."
The dog's automatic and self-conscious reaction made Su Yanxi burst out laughing.
"You naughty rascal, how can you be so skilled? I know, you did it on purpose to make me feel sorry for you, didn't you?"
He and Bie Yunzong liked to tease him, watching him blush and become speechless. Su Yanxi also really, really liked to tease the dog.
Is there anyone in this world who can resist the affection of a large dog and its pitiful, resentful eyes? Perhaps some can, but Su Yanxi, a born dog lover and seasoned dog enthusiast, cannot.
When Su Yanxi saw Bie Yunzong with his handsome face, yet disregarding his image and airs as a young master, and lowering himself to fawn over him, Su Yanxi felt her heart melt. It was so good to have him by her side.
"Stop whining and whining, Miss Xie and I had a great chat. We cleared up all the misunderstandings in just one afternoon." Su Yanxi reached out and poked the dog's belly. "She explained the context of what happened and made me understand why you said those things."
Bie Yunzong still couldn't recall anything about it: "Why?"
Su Yanxi had no choice but to recount the events that originally belonged to Bie Yunzong's memories.
After hearing this, Bie Yunzong successfully activated his childhood memories, slapping his thigh and exclaiming to himself, "That's right! That's how things should have gone!"
"I knew it! There's no way I could like Miss Xie—because Miss Xie doesn't like men at all!"
The reason why Bie Yunzong got along well with Miss Xie in the first place was partly due to a sense of mutual respect between the two. He felt sorry for Miss Xie at the time, not only because she couldn't come out to her family as freely as he could, but also because she was often haunted by the fear of being "sent out of her family for an arranged marriage."
Out of comfort and concern, he told Ms. Xie: If neither of us has a partner in the future, let's just get together!
That wasn't just empty talk, nor was it a genuine desire to settle down with Miss Xie. Rather, he wanted to tell her: Don't be afraid, if there's ever a truly unavoidable situation, I will understand you.
—I will help you.