Chapter 22.3

After getting in the car to go home, Su Qian closed her eyes tiredly.

Xu Ke was a bit worried and asked softly, “Sister Qianqian, are you okay?”

She had been hiding outside the whole time and didn’t know what had happened inside. Looking at Su Qian’s tired face, she could roughly guess that things were going in the direction she hoped for.

Now seeing her sitting there with a tired face, she suddenly felt a bit heartbroken. The bitterness and spiciness of life are not something others can experience, only the bright and beautiful sweetness can be seen by others.

“I’m fine. Thanks for just now.”

“It’s nothing.” Xu Ke clenched her fingers, somewhat hesitant, “Although we won this time, I’m worried that Zhou Bingyan will suppress you in other ways in the future.”

It’s not easy for capital to hype up someone, but it’s easy to make someone unable to survive in the entertainment industry.

“So after leaving Xingcan, I will go to a place where Zhou Bingyan can’t reach.” Su Qian didn’t want to talk more, and looked outside, “Are you almost there?”

“It’s just ahead, or should I take you home first?”

Su Qian: “No need, my home is far away, and with my personality, are you still afraid that I will suffer?”

Xu Ke laughed and let go of her worries.

After she got off the car, Su Qian sat for nearly twenty minutes before she got home.

Su Qian didn’t know what was wrong, but the closer she got to home, the more suffocated she felt in her heart. She thought, probably because she didn’t expect Zhou Bingyan to be so obsessed with Jin Lie.

Obsessed to the point of seeing her as a thorn in the eye, and already doing everything possible.

What’s so good about Jin Lie, that stinky straight man? He can’t even say a nice word! He even said that the person who asked for her autograph was a cashier! That person is a genuine fan, okay!

Fan!

After getting off the car, a breeze blew. Su Qian raised her hand to tidy up her hair, and the irritability in her heart was blown away a lot by the wind.

Fortunately, she still has more than five months left to partner with Jin Lie. They can each go their own way in April next year.

Thinking this way, the only bit of annoyance is gone.

Su Qian walked into the yard, and only realized afterwards that the yard seemed to be much brighter than usual.

The grapevine in its original place was full of sparkling ornaments with all kinds of patterns, it’s dreamy and beautiful.

The gaze moved, and the swing chair next to it was wrapped with colorful light strips. The light strip flickered, and the crystal light illuminated the red and purple flowers on the other shore.

For a moment, Su Qian thought she had come to Alice’s wonderland. It seems that it has been a long, long time since she has seen such a warm, comfortable and romantic scene.

Her heartbeat unconsciously quickened, and she held her breath and walked in gently. Behind the grapevine, she saw Jin Lie standing by the dining table lighting candles.

He was dressed in a simple white shirt and suit pants, and just standing there, he became a beautiful scenery.

He didn’t notice someone coming in, took out a long match from the matchbox, and with a flick, a handful of flames lit up in his palm.

The white candle in the European-style candlestick was lit, and the orange-yellow candlelight cast a halo on his delicate side face.

At this time, Mrs. Wang pushed the cart out, and the exquisite dishes were placed on the table one by one.

After doing all this, she gave Jin Lie a look without changing her expression, and then pushed the cart into the house as if nothing had happened.

“How long are you going to watch from there?”

Jin Lie looked over, and his deep eyes reflecting the flickering candlelight, “Aren’t you going to sit?”

Su Qian asked, “What are you… doing?”

“I’m celebrating.” He said as a matter of course, “Didn’t you get the role of the female lead? It’s worth celebrating.”

He spoke lightly but very naturally, as if this was something he should have done.

At this moment, the overly warm scene actually made Su Qian’s nose sour. This female lead, almost didn’t make it today.

She took back the words she had said about him in the supermarket, walked over, and said softly, “Thank you.”

He didn’t really need to do all this, but she was truly touched.

“No need.” Jin Lie pulled out a chair and gestured for her to sit down, “I wish you a long-lasting viewership for your drama in advance.”

“Thank you.”

She didn’t know if it was an illusion, but Su Qian seemed to see a tender and affectionate look in his eyes.

“I won’t ask for your autograph.” He poured the awakened red wine into a crystal glass and placed it in front of her. His deep voice almost melted into the night, “I’m waiting for you to fill my bedroom with magazines.”

——

Su Qian didn’t expect that a sentence she blurted out in anger would be remembered by Jin Lie. An entire night had passed, and the expression on Jin Lie’s face when he said that sentence would still pop up in her mind from time to time.

Serious and gentle.

He must not know that such a simple sentence caused such a big wave in her heart. She was originally very tired from confronting Zhou Bingyan, but she was healed by such a careless moment.

It felt like when she was isolated and helpless, a friend who wasn’t very familiar with her extended a hand to her…

“Come, let me give you a hand.”

“Actually, he’s not bad.” After talking to herself, Su Qian’s heart jumped, and she rolled over with the quilt over her head.

……

After getting up, Jin Lie had already gone to the company. Su Qian ate a meal that she didn’t know whether to count as breakfast or lunch, then held Blueberry in one hand, and ate a big strawberry in the other, while watching Mrs. Wang water the flowers in the yard.

“Your sun hat is too small, I’ll buy you a bigger one another day.”

“No need, Lady, this is enough.”

Su Qian picked up a strawberry and put it in her mouth, and complained, “Where can it be enough when your face can get sunburned. The sun in autumn is even more poisonous, I’ll add a sunscreen for you.”

Mrs. Wang’s mouth was sweet, and so was her heart. She said embarrassingly, “I’m old, where do I need those.”

“What’s wrong with being old, women should always be beautiful.”

Meow meow meow——

Little Blueberry meowed in Su Qian’s arms, and licked the strawberry juice on her fingers with relish.

“You really are a little gluttonous cat in name and in reality.”

Su Qian patted its cat head, and turned around to find a wet wipe to clean her hands. Just as she walked to the rocking chair, her phone suddenly rang.

Su Qian put down the wet wipe and leisurely answered Xu Ke’s call.

“Sister Qianqian, it’s done! The drama team is asking when it would be convenient to sign the contract?”

It seems that some people really don’t appreciate kindness and have to learn the hard way. This drama is still hers in the end. If Zhou Bingyan hadn’t interfered, she wouldn’t have had so much discomfort.

“Well, the sooner the better.”

So after the call ended, Xu Ke immediately contacted them, and the contract signing time was set for the next day.

After the script was successfully signed, some marketing accounts and scalpers who knew the inside story inevitably released the news in advance in order to earn KPI.

But because the entire crew and actors of this drama are too obscure, only a small number of people are mocking Su Qian for her poor resources, obscure status, and only suitable for acting in a web drama that is bound to flop at first glance.

In contrast, the drama 《You Softened My Time》 co-starred by Su Qian and Chu Piaopiao, which was scheduled for release, attracted more attention.

Chu Piaopiao was naturally a hot topic, always making it to the trending list a dozen times a month for no particular reason. After the schedule for 《Time》 was set, she was constantly trending, and gained a lot of attention for herself.

However, the audience was expecting something else. Those who knew the inside story were aware that Chu Piaopiao and Su Qian didn’t get along, and there had been friction between them on the set multiple times. So, everyone’s attention shifted from the drama itself to other aspects, such as comparing acting skills, who looked better, and so on.

This drama was updated simultaneously on the web platform, with eight episodes broadcasted on the first day. The drama mainly talks about the friendship, love, and career of four women. Each of them has their own joys and sorrows, they have enjoyed the good times and encountered setbacks. In the end, some of them broke out of the cage with their own strength, some healed their wounds and bravely moved forward. Some were disappointed and decided to never touch feelings again and become an independent strong woman. And some were oppressed by family and life, and passed away at a young age.

The character that Su Qian played was the last one. The third female character in the drama was optimistic and strong. She had a lot of troubles at home and in life, but she always actively solved them, and her face was always with a smile. The last straw that broke her was the disease. She had suffered so much, but she couldn’t bear this last hurdle. So, she chose to sign an organ donation agreement on her 26^th birthday, and at the same time, her life came to an end.

Su Qian didn’t have many scenes, and the focus after the first day of broadcast was on Chu Piaopiao and the second female lead. And the audience’s evaluation of their performances was mixed.

Starting from the tenth episode, Su Qian’s scenes began to concentrate. The attention also gradually increased, and she started to have her own posts on various forums.