Gu Xiaowei said as he took off his pajamas and put on his own clothes.

“Shall I wash your pajamas and return them to you?”

“You came here after taking a shower last night, right? I don’t mind.”

Luo Yu reached out to Gu Xiaowei to take it, but Gu Xiaowei didn’t give it to him, but took the pajamas away.

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“See you on set.” Gu Xiaowei said.

Luo Yu retracted his empty hand, thinking that Gu Xiaowei was still the same as in his previous life, and replied: “En, see you on the set.”

He still remembered that night in his previous life when it was snowing heavily. They rehearsed a play until late into the night. When they came out, the biting cold wind hit their faces.

Gu Xiaowei stood on the side of the road waiting for his assistant to pick him up. Even though snowflakes and ice crystals had accumulated in his collar, he still straightened his back and did not tuck his neck in. This also reminded Luo Yu that Gu Xiaowei had also been criticized in recent years, but he never bowed his head.

——It was rumored that he had a close relationship with the former chairman of Xinghan Pictures and he used the improper relationship to rise to the top, causing him to be suppressed by public opinion. However, the chairman was fired due to making illegal contracts, and several artists and executives were implicated and became under investigation. Later, Gu Xiaowei was set up by the official government media as a model of honest tax payment.

In the year when Luo Yu withdrew from the entertainment industry, Gu Xiaowei also took a break from the entertainment industry because he became too deep in a role he played in a movie. There were also rumors that he suffered from mental illness, that a pearl like him had become damaged. His mental state had been on the trending topic countless times. When everyone was lamenting him and missing his classic screen work, he not only made a comeback, but also won the best actor award at a major film festival the following year.

Coincidentally, the year that Gu Xiaowei returned to filming happened to be the year that Luo Yu took a break from the entertainment industry and found his own place on the drama stage.

When leaving the theater that night, Luo Yu drove past Gu Xiaowei in his little Polo and handed him his scarf.

He no longer remembered what he said at that time, he only remembered Gu Xiaowei saying, “Thank you, I will return it to you after I wash it.”

But neither of them mentioned the scarf after that.

In this life, Gu Xiaowei still retained that habit, borrowing things from others and washing them before returning them, as if he was afraid that the owner would be disgusted by his scent having been left on it.

While eating breakfast, Fang Qin came to Luo Yu’s side excitedly, “How was it? How did it feel to practice lines with Gu Xiaowei?”

Luo Yu smiled and asked, “How was it? How did it feel to sleep on Gu Xiaowei’s bed?”

Fang Qin bumped him with his shoulder: “Brother Luo, I think your words are a bit inappropriate.”

“Tch, you picked up on that? I am indeed not being appropriate.”

Fang Qin whispered again: “Actually… I couldn’t sleep at all when I was lying on that bed. I felt that Gu Xiaowei’s aloof aura was still in the room. I was afraid that I would snore when I fell asleep and ruin the whole style of the room.”

Luo Yu couldn’t help but laugh, “Don’t worry, I’m sure you don’t snore when you sleep.”

With the sound of the clapperboard, the first scene of the day began.

Originally, Lin Yue thought that the scene where Yan Ye went to the flower shop to warn Bai Ying would not be easy. After all, if the presence of one of the two was not strong enough, he would be suppressed by the other, and the sense of collision would not be impactful enough.

But he didn’t expect that these two would pass on the first take.

Especially the scene where Bai Ying’s knife was pressed against the side of Yan Ye’s neck, and Yan Ye was nearly about to cover Bai Ying’s mouth, it was like a battlefield without gunpowder smoke.

An equal matched tug-o-war, a delicate balance being reached in the end.

And all the physical movements were fluid and aesthetic, that even the stunt coordinator was not used.

“I didn’t expect them to have such a tacit understanding.” Lin Yue said while looking at the screen.

“That’s right, I heard that Gu Xiaowei went to Luo Yu’s room to practice with him last night.” The set runner who was bending down and watching with him said.

But soon, their tacit understanding was shattered.

In the afternoon scene, Ah Lan was drowned by Bai Ying, and Yan Ye officially took Ah Lan’s place.

Bai Ying was sitting in the car, with the river flowing behind him.

Ah Lan had been with Bai Ying for many years, but there was no mercy on Bai Ying’s face. For him, from the moment Ah Lan betrayed, all the blood he had shed for him before was not worth remembering.

The whole car was silent. Bai Ying glanced at Yan Ye.

This glance held a lot of meaning.

There was probing, scrutiny, and a warning that betrayal was not allowed.

But no matter how Luo Yu looked at Gu Xiaowei, Director Lin felt something was wrong.

“Bai Ying, your gaze should be colder, because you are scrutinizing and warning Yan Ye.” Lin Yue said.

Luo Yu gathered himself, suppressed his emotions, and gave Gu Xiaowei a deep look.

Gu Xiaowei said: “I feel like I am a scumbag that you despise.”

So the look in his eyes must be wrong.

“Even if you are a scumbag, no one would be able to despise you.” Luo Yu said helplessly.

Director Lin shouted with a loudspeaker: “A bit too much, this cold feeling has to be restrained back. You are not trying to push him out of your own world. On the contrary, you have a little hope that he will be more loyal than Ah Lan!”

Luo Yu took a deep breath, and there was more expectation in his eyes.

Who knew that Gu Xiaowei said again: “I feel like you want to seduce me. Is this playing hard to get?”

Luo Yu choked. He didn’t expect that Gu Xiaowei could say such unserious words in a serious tone. Luo Yu blushed from his neck to his face.

“You have a nice voice.” Luo Yu said with a half-smile.

“Thanks.”

“But I hope you shut up.” Luo Yu raised his hand to cover his face.

Lin Yue was not angry at all, because the previous filming went smoothly, so there was still a lot of time for Luo Yu to study and adjust.

“You two take a break first. Yan Ye, you accompany Bai Ying to the side to practice. Although Bai Ying’s gaze is not right, it’s because Yan Ye didn’t give him the right atmosphere!”

This was what was fair about Lin Yue. He never thought that the failure to perform a detail well was the problem of a certain actor.

Gu Xiaowei opened the door of the prop car and walked out first. Then he walked around to Luo Yu’s and opened the door. He held the door frame and said to Luo Yu, “Boss, let’s talk.”

Luo Yu bowed his head and stepped out, feeling a little heavy in his heart.

He had passed all the difficult scenes, but ended up stuck on one look.

Gu Xiaowei led Luo Yu to sit under a tree and said softly: “I thought you can do anything.”

“Me? I can do anything?” Luo Yu pointed at himself, with a look of surprise on his face.

“Withstanding the criticism on the Internet, and despite the pressure from Dijun Media, you still haven’t quit the industry, and competed with the so-called top star He Mu to get the role of Bai Ying. Isn’t that considered an ability to do anything you set your mind on?”

Luo Yu couldn’t help but laugh. All this… he really couldn’t endure when he was in his twenties. It was only when he looked back after more than ten years of hardships that he realized that these things that bent his spine were actually not a big deal.

“I know Bai Ying’s mindset at that moment, but I can’t imitate his mentality. He is such a decisive individual. I can understand his indifference towards Ah Lan, but what about Yan Ye? Bai Ying has a natural sense of danger… So he knows that Yan Ye may Even endanger him even worse than Ah Lan. So what kind of look would he give to Yan Ye?” Luo Yu expressed his doubts in one breath.

Gu Xiaowei listened quietly beside him. He did not answer arbitrarily with “What you think should be” or “How you act should be like”. He was very silent, but Luo Yu knew that he was listening to him carefully.

Sometimes when one person talked and expressed to another person, he or she did not have any expectation that the other person would empathize with them. They just wanted someone to listen to them and be taken seriously.

“Let’s give it a try.” Gu Xiaowei said.

“Try what?” Luo Yu was completely confused by Gu Xiaowei’s words.

At this time, Gu Xiaowei stretched out his hand to cover Luo Yu’s eyes, and spoke plainly.

“You are very lucky. When the senior brothers and sisters from the film school were still auditioning and attending various parties to look for opportunities, you got the second male lead in “Plum Rain”. And you became an instant hit, and all the people know of that school idol in “Plum Rain”.”

Luo Yu was stunned. He couldn’t see anything in front of him. All he felt was the warmth of Gu Xiaowei’s palm. The past that he tried his best to ignore and forget flooded into his mind again.

“Drink water and remember the source. In order to repay Bo Wenyuan, you signed a contract with him at his most difficult period and used your popularity to feed his company. Even if none of the roles he signed for you satisfied you, even if you rejected the image of the school idol he placed on you. Because in your heart, the two of you are comrades who weathered hardship together. The friendship is deep and cannot be shaken by other big companies such as Dijun Media. The both of you would bear the wind and rain of the outside world together, and one day you would be able to create the work you dreamed of. You don’t need others to shine for you, you feel that both of you can shine on your own.”

Those long-forgotten feelings and pride suddenly overflowed in his chest, and he seemed to have returned to his naive self many years ago.

“But when Bo Wenyuan was lifted out of the swamp by you, he stood alone on the shore enjoying the lights and applause, without looking back at you. He was even afraid that you would climb out, afraid that you would grab his ankles and make him fall. He turned a blind eye to your struggle. He may even be thinking——when will Luo Yu sink completely?”

Luo Yu trembled. During countless sleepless nights, he wanted to call and question Bo Wenyuan, but the deeper he sank, the more he lost the courage to talk to him.

“You finally grabbed the grass on the shore with all your strength. When you looked up, you saw another person. This person handed you a rope, and you just need to grab on to it. Because he is not afraid of the mud on you, he just wants you to crawl out and stand up as soon as possible, he wants you… to be with him.”

Luo Yu’s heart surged with unprecedented expectations, but deep down in his heart he felt that such a person did not exist. Human nature was to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.

“How?” Luo Yu asked with a smile.

“Climb up together, choose the path we want to take, and see the scenery we want to see.”

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Luo Yu was startled, as if he had been drowning in the worldly rules for too long, and suddenly someone told him that he could actually stand at a higher place and look at the frost and snow with a smile.

The hand covering Luo Yu’s face moved away, and the first thing he saw was Gu Xiaowei.

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