Chapter 30: Hengdian Trip and Le Yao

At noon, the train slowly arrived in Yiwu. Su Ran hurriedly ate lunch at the station, and then took the express train to Hengdian without stopping.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, he finally arrived in Hengdian Town. After finding a family hotel on Wansheng North Street, he took out his mobile phone and dialed the number that Le Yao left for him.

Perhaps Le Yao was filming at this time, and no one answered the phone. Su Ran sent her another text message: "I'm in Hengdian, ask her to pick me up quickly."

For a long time, Le Yao did not reply to the text message. Su Ran was not in the mood to go out and hang out, but just lay on the bed in the hotel bored, and picked up a magazine to read.

The window of his room faced west, and soon he saw the sunset at dusk. The soft sunlight sprinkled on the quilt beside him, and the air was filled with a lazy atmosphere. Su Ran yawned and fell asleep unconsciously.

When he woke up, the sky had darkened slightly, and Le Yao finally replied to his message. She asked Su Ran to find her in the Imperial Garden in the Ming and Qing Palaces, saying that their crew was filming there, and that several big names were there today, and that she would help him get autographs.

Su Ran actually wanted to go, but he didn't have much cash on him, and he had to go back to get his travel expenses reimbursed. He felt it was a waste to spend more than a hundred yuan to go in and meet a few big names. Helplessly, he could only regretfully reply to a message and tell Le Yao: "Wait for her outside the scenic area."

At sunset, there were still many extras squatting outside the scenic area waiting for the crew to call. Their eyes were numb with desire, and Su Ran really saw the hardships of life from them. He couldn't help but sigh that no one was born to live in torment, but there were so many people struggling and tormenting, such as himself, and these waiting extras.

Su Ran squatted beside an extra, chatting with him to relieve his fatigue while waiting for Le Yao.

The sky gradually darkened, and several crew cars had been seen driving out of the scenic area, but there was still no sign of Le Yao. Su Ran couldn't help but mutter in his heart, this cheating woman, will there be a night show tonight?

Just when he was full of doubts, he saw Le Yao in a Qing Dynasty palace dress at the entrance. It seemed that she didn't have time to change her costume and was standing at the ticket service counter looking around.

Su Ran stood up and walked towards Le Yao. Le Yao finally found him and ran towards him with a smile.

Le Yao took Su Ran's arm and said with relief: "Finally I'm back!"

Su Ran gently took away her hand holding his arm and said: "Princess, please respect yourself."

Le Yao took his arm again and asked in a cheerful tone: "Xiao Su Su, tell me the truth, why did you come all the way to Hengdian to find me?"

"It's definitely not to be your son-in-law." Su Ran pushed Le Yao aside again.

"Then I'll send you to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to be a eunuch." Le Yao pinched Su Ran's waist while saying this, but there was still a smile on her face, and she looked in a good mood.

Su Ran was pinched so hard that it hurt, and he scolded her seriously: "Stop it, act well, and be a good person!"

"What will happen if you don't behave well?" Le Yao asked.

Su Ran's face sank, and he said: "Humph, you know!"

Le Yao laughed "Haha" and said: "Su Ran, I like to see you look serious, but you say rogue words."

Su Ran accompanied Le Yao to the hotel where she lived to change clothes, and the two strolled on the streets of Wansheng North Street. Although Le Yao has not yet become famous in the entertainment industry, passers-by still cast their eyes on her from time to time. Su Ran felt that it was only a matter of time for her to become famous. She was not only beautiful, but also had a star-like appearance, and her acting skills were excellent. At least he had the honor of seeing it.

At this time, Su Ran did not mention the purpose of this trip to Le Yao. He always felt that this was a very embarrassing and destructive thing for her. It would be better to enjoy the relaxation and freedom before the night came.

Su Ran came to Hengdian for the first time. Walking on the street, he couldn't help looking around the street scene. Le Yao was only interested in some snacks on the street and asked Su Ran what she wanted to eat from time to time.

As the crowd walked to the end of the street, Le Yao suddenly pulled Su Ran and pointed to a barbecue restaurant on the street and said, "Su Ran, let's go eat barbecue."

Su Ran looked at the barbecue restaurant and saw that it was crowded. He said, "There are too many people. Let's eat somewhere else."

"The more people there are, the better! You don't know, this barbecue restaurant is very famous. When Fan Bingbing came to Hengdian to film, she lined up here for more than 20 minutes just to try this barbecue." Le Yao said and dragged Su Ran towards the store.

"Wait for 20 minutes? Is Fan Bingbing so stupid?" Su Ran stood there and refused to move. It was not that she rejected eating barbecue, but she just didn't want to wait.

"She's not stupid, she's a foodie!" Le Yao corrected.

Su Ran still refused to move.

Le Yao suddenly looked at Su Ran with excitement and shouted, "Hey! Fan Bingbing!"

Su Ran turned his head subconsciously, and Le Yao took the opportunity to drag him into the store with brute force, and laughed at him, "Look at your eagerness to turn your head, is your neck not twisted?"

"If it's really Fan Bingbing, I'll be happy if it's twisted." Su Ran stared at Le Yao and said, but in his heart he was deceived by her acting again.

"No future!" Le Yao said, pressing Su Ran on the chair, and went to line up to order food.

During the meal, night had quietly fallen. Su Ran and Le Yao drank Sprite and ate barbecue, and both had a good appetite. Su Ran took another big sip of Sprite, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and asked Le Yao: "You said I ate so much, why didn't I taste the taste of Fan Bingbing?"

Le Yao looked at him with contempt and replied: "You are stupid, you are eating barbecue, not grilled Fan Bingbing!"

Su Ran was speechless for a while, and said after a while: "You didn't ask me."

Le Yao smiled at him proudly and said: "I love to see you can't do anything to me. Eat quickly, and then we will go to Dream Valley for a walk."

At 7:30 in the evening, Su Ran and Le Yao came to Dream Valley, one of the attractions in Hengdian. When they entered the scenic area, they found that it was almost a world of light and shadow at night. Although it was not the peak tourist season, it was still very lively. Su Ran and Le Yao walked around, and finally the two sat on the wooden bench under the Ferris wheel to rest.

Su Ran closed his eyes to rest, he didn't like the overly blurred lights here. When he opened his eyes, he found that Le Yao also closed his eyes.

Su Ran pushed Le Yao and asked, "Why are you closing your eyes?"

Le Yao still closed her eyes, but her expression was full of longing and she answered, "I imagine this place as a stage surrounded by lights, and I am a big star standing in the center of the stage with shining stars."

Su Ran has always known what dream Le Yao pursues, and also knows how important opportunities are to a newcomer who graduated from the film school. In fact, in terms of pursuit alone, he and Le Yao are worlds apart, so she likes the blurred light and shadow here, while he is fascinated by the crystal clearness of the heart city.

The Ferris wheel is still carrying all kinds of people in the air, and Su Ran is a little fascinated.

Le Yao didn't know when to hold Su Ran's arm and snuggled in his arms, and Su Ran was immersed in her rare tenderness, a little trance.

"I'm very happy to be with you." Le Yao said softly, and leaned into Su Ran's arms again.

This time Su Ran didn't push Le Yao away, he thought it was not bad to let her lean on him like this. At this moment, for him, there was no overflow of lust, but the warmth of relying on each other.

Su Ran seemed to rely on this warmth, and hugged Le Yao tightly. During his breath, the faint perfume on Le Yao was inhaled into his lungs with the coolness of the night, and he was confused again in the short sobriety.

A drop of warm tears fell on Su Ran's hand. Le Yao hugged him tighter and said to him with a sob: "Su Ran, I am really tired and helpless here. I have to look at other people's faces every day, I am afraid of unspoken rules, and I am afraid of the intrigues in the crew. Only by leaning on your arms can I feel dependent."

Le Yao's words made Su Ran a little panic. He himself was swaying in the wind and rain, how could he rely on him?

Su Ran comforted her without words, but just wiped the tears from Le Yao's face with his hands. In addition to lending her his body to rely on, he could not do anything else for her.

The wind that had been blowing for a long time finally died down. Le Yao left Su Ran's body and looked at him and asked, "You must have something to ask me this time, right?"

Su Ran looked at Le Yao, struggling with how to start the conversation. He knew that what he was going to say next might embarrass Le Yao, but for the sake of his own work and Fang Yuan's promotion opportunities, he had to say it. He took a deep breath and slowly spoke, telling Le Yao everything about the GI brand wanting her to shoot the opening promotional poster. He also expressed his own difficulties and the importance of this matter to himself and his colleagues, waiting for Le Yao's response, and he was also worried whether Le Yao's answer would put him in a more difficult situation. After all, his current life was already full of too many uncertainties.