Not long after, 《Doll Amidst the Flower 5》 picked an auspicious time and finally released the promotional photos.

《Doll Amidst the Flower》 mainly told the story of a doll abandoned by its owner in the garden and turned into a real person. It experienced adventures and found itself on the way to find its owner. Since it was already the fifth installment, the mentality of the female lead of the story had already grown a lot compared to the first one.

So when it was officially announced that the female lead of the fifth film was Li Linlin, some fans of the movie and the novel, as well as Li Linlin’s anti-fans expressed their dissatisfaction, saying that Li Linlin playing the role on the first film could still be acceptable, but that her age and qualifications couldn’t hold up for the fifth film.

They argued online for a long time and even posted a lot of beautiful pictures of their own sisters to prove that they were more suitable for this role than Li Linlin.

There was also a small episode in the middle. Some fans got hold of Qi Hao’s Weibo, took the photos of Li Linlin that he secretly shot, and went to mock Li Linlin on super topic. However, Qi Hao discovered it.

Qi Hao was very angry when he found out. This was a photo he took himself and they used it without his permission? Thus Young Master Qi directly went on Weibo and scolded the other party and their idols.

Li Linlin’s fans: He’s indeed a true fan! [Great.jpg]

Qi Hao: ……

The commotion online didn’t affect the decision of the film makers. The pre-production work for the film was proceeding step by step, and that day, the official photos were finally out!

The previous female leads of 《Doll Amidst the Flower》’s series dressed up in a more European style, and because they were dolls, their makeup and styling had a bit of a doll-like quality. Li Linlin’s version was no exception.

Li Linlin was known to the public as a ‘beautiful girl’, and this style was easy for her to handle. Her appearance was impeccable, and in the set of photos she took, she looked like a princess who stepped out of an oil painting, or someone’s doll that had become a human being.

But the firmness and confidence in her slightly curved eyes could make people immediately distinguish her from the ignorant and innocent little girl in the first films.

When the promotional photos for 《Doll Amidst the Flower》 were released, they quickly generated buzz and became a hot search topic.

【Little Sister Linlin is absolutely beautiful! Too stunning!】

【Little Sister Linlin is worthy of being the woman who has played Ou Jiaxu! Who says she can’t play the part? My Sister Ou will teach you how to be a person!】

【The costume made by Bai Nanli’s team for this version is great! Although the setting is European style, the dress in the previous editions always felt a bit bulky. However, this one is much lighter! It’s so pretty!!!】

【One person is writing with blood to beg, produce this version of doll for the public!】

【One hundred million people are writing with blood to beg for the dress to be out for the public. That’s right, I’m a one man army.】

Li Linlin fans began to celebrate the New Year in advance. While blowing rainbow farts, they also did not forget to take down the sour grapes that occasionally mixed in. Li Linlin remained unfazed and prepared herself wholeheartedly to join the set.

The movie officially started shooting soon. Apart from Li Linlin, the one who received the most attention was the male lead.

Mu Chengzhou’s novels were basically about family and friendship. The 《Doll Amidst the Flower》 series was her first book to feature a clear love line. Although the male protagonist’s role in the book was far less than that of the female protagonist, he was still someone who survived from the first to the fifth part, so he had a strong presence. When the male and female lead first met in the first movie, they were both in their teens, but after five movies, the male lead was already thirty years old, while the female lead was essentially a doll, so her appearance didn’t age and still looked the same as before.

The film makers also respected the original work and didn’t find a young popular actor, but a well-known actor who was about the same age as the male protagonist in the novel.

For Li Linlin, this was equivalent to acting with a ‘veteran actor’, and she was a bit nervous when she joined the set.

After the movie officially started shooting, Chen Yiran personally visited and gave them a lot of food and drinks. The matter about him and Li Linlin was no longer news. There were even some members of the staff who ship their CP, and seeing him coming to the set made them thrilled.

There were a lot of eyes on the set. Some fans that were squatting there snapped photos of Chen Yiran visiting and posted them online. It didn’t take long for it to be discussed and went on the trending list.

In the eyes of the melon-eaters, Li Linlin and Chen Yiran was now a couple, and they were just waiting for them to officially announce it. However, Li Linlin was still relatively young and hadn’t graduated from college yet. Most people thought that President Chen would have to wait for a while before he could marry a wife. But there were also people who were anxious and wish they could get married right away. Li Linlin has reached the legal age for marriage anyway.

Above all, if President Chen was placed in the entertainment industry, his fans would’ve already called him an old man.

Chen Yiran frowned when he saw someone talking about his age. Assistant Wu next to him saw his expression and considerately asked, “President Chen, what’s wrong?”

Chen Yiran said, “Is thirty really old?”

“……Uh.” Assistant Wu found this question difficult to answer. “Of course not. At your age, you have developed Huachuang to the scale it is today. Looking at the entire business circle, who wouldn’t say that you’re young and promising?”

This wasn’t him flattering Chen Yiran, but a genuine compliment.

Chen Yiran, however, wasn’t very receptive. “What if it’s marrying Linlin?”

“……” Then you are a bit old.

“I think age is not a problem when two people are in love. What matters is whether they are happy together.” Assistant Wu gave a very wise answer.

Chen Yiran felt that what he said was very reasonable.

It was so reasonable that he even wanted to buy a hot search and tell everyone this truth.

The filming of 《Doll Amidst the Flower 5》 went smoothly. Li Linlin had been filming on set for the past few months and hadn’t taken on other work. By the time the film wrapped, it was already November, her birth month.

Chen Yiran felt that the year had passed very quickly. The scene when he celebrated Li Linlin’s twentieth birthday last year was still vivid in his mind. In the blink of an eye, she had turned one year older. But a lot of things also happened. When he thought back carefully, it seemed that every one of them was related to Li Linlin.

Li Linlin’s fans set up a birthday celebration event and began planning for the day. The brands Li Linlin endorsed and some of her collaborators also sent her birthday gifts in advance.

Chen Yiran was also preparing for her birthday. According to his wishes, he definitely hope to celebrate Li Linlin’s birthday alone with her, but Chen Xi and Wu Hui, Li Linlin’s good friends, had long been discussing about it. Chen Yiran knew that Li Linlin definitely wanted to celebrate her birthday with everyone, so he hid his little thoughts.

Yu Wan held a birthday party for Li Linlin at home, just like when she was a child. Li Linlin likes to wear little dresses and when she was five years old, Li Shen specially prepared a beautiful princess dress for her for her birthday party. It’s just that the dress was too thin, so Yu Wan didn’t let Li Linlin wear it for too long. Before Li Linlin changed out of the dress however, she took a photo with Chen Yiran, who came to celebrate her birthday.

It was the one she kept on the side of her bed.

In a flash, so many years have gone by.

She was twenty-one years old this year and had grown into a young woman, but the only thing that hadn’t changed was that she still likes to wear beautiful dresses. Chen Xi knew her preference, and since she could make clothes, she would give Li Linlin a handmade dress every year on her birthday.

This year she also made one for Li Linlin, which had a similar style and color to the one she wore when she was five.

“How is it? Do you feel like the old times?” Chen Xi helped Li Linlin changed into the dress and pushed the mirror over.

Li Linlin looked at herself in the mirror and fell in a trance for a moment. That year, she and her father begged her mother for a long time before her mother agreed to let her wear the little dress for a while. Now…… her mother probably wouldn’t force her to change out of her dress.

“It’s so beautiful. After learning from Bai Nanli for a while, you’ve really improved.” Li Linlin joked as she looked at Chen Xi. But as soon as Chen Xi heard Bai Nanli’s name, she felt her head start to ache. “No, don’t mention that name to me. I can finally escape from his clutches after the movie is filmed, let me have at least a few days of peace and quiet.”

Li Linlin was busy filming before and had no time to gossip about Chen Xi and Bai Nanli. Now she became interested. “Why, is Teacher Bai difficult to serve like Chen Yiran? Big shots like him must have a temper.”

“Who said that? My brother doesn’t have a temper!” Chen Xi pouted in discontentment.

Li Linlin said, “You also said that he’s your brother, of course he’s good to you.”

Chen Xi replied, “He’s also good to you, ah. If Bai Nanli can be as good to me as my brother is to you, I can dance on the spot.”

Her words made Li Linlin a little embarrassed. “Not really……”

“Huh? Don’t my brother treat you well? You should really be sent to Bai Nanli for an initiation.”

“……” Li Linlin rubbed the tip of her nose and coughed lightly, saying nothing.

Chen Yiran had indeed been extremely attentive these days. He goes to the set whenever he has free time and was very caring. Even Li Shen’s attitude towards him wasn’t as bad as it had been before.

“Linlin, come out if you’re done changing. The guests are all here.” Yu Wan stood outside and knocked on the door. Li Linlin responded and walked out with Chen Xi.

There weren’t many people invited and most were familiar friends. As soon as Li Linlin went down, she saw Chen Yiran standing in the living room. He was holding a wine glass while talking to someone.

Coincidentally, the person next to him was Bai Nanli, dressed in a suit.

Chen Xi felt unwell. “Why did you invite Bai Nanli to your birthday party?”

“Uh…… maybe my mom invited him. You know, she’s quite familiar with people in the fashion industry.”

Chen Xi: “……”

Chen Yiran and Bai Nanli looked towards them at the same time. When Chen Yiran saw Li Linlin’s dress, Chen Yiran’s pupils moved.

He recognized the dress. It was very similar to the princess dress Li Linlin wore back then.

Bai Nanli was also looking at the dress, and once Chen Xi came down, he asked her, “Is that the dress you designed?”

As soon as Chen Xi heard his tone, her brows furrowed, and sure enough, what followed was Bai Nanli’s all-encompassing nitpicking of the dress.

Li Linlin: “……”

She seemed to understand Xixi somewhat.

Chen Yiran listened to his words and his expression changed. “I think the dress looks pretty, especially when it’s worn by Linlin.”

Bai Nanli smiled disdainfully at him. “Straight male aesthetics.”

Li Linlin: “……”

Alright, Teacher Bai, you’ve lost an investor. 🙂

“No need to speak to him, he won’t understand.” Li Linlin pulled Chen Yiran away in a huff.

Bai Nanli, who was left in place, said in disbelief, “She actually said I don’t understand? Who exactly doesn’t understand?”

“……You don’t understand anything except clothes.” Chen Xi sneered.

———

The temperature outside was low. Chen Yiran saw that Li Linlin only had on a dress and didn’t let her go out. He just walked with her to a small corner. After getting a glass of juice for Li Linlin, he smiled at her and said, “Alright, don’t be angry. Bai Nanli, that person, just has low emotional intelligence.”

Li Linlin sipped the juice without saying a word. Chen Yiran took out a small box from his pocket and handed it to Li Linlin. “A birthday present for you.”

Li Linlin finally raised her eyes and looked at it curiously. “What is it?”

“Open it up and see.”

Li Linlin opened the beautiful little box and found a bracelet inside. Although Bai Nanli said that Chen Yiran had a straight male aesthetics, every time Chen Yiran gave something to Li Linlin, she thought it looked good and was up to her taste.

She picked up the bracelet and took a closer look at it, noticing that it also had her initials engraved on the inside.

“Do you like it?” Chen Yiran asked.

“Not bad.” Li Linlin said deliberately.

The corners of Chen Yiran’s lips lifted up slightly. He picked up the bracelet and approached her. “I’ll help you put it on.”

“Oh……” Li Linlin didn’t refuse and stretched out her hand. Her wrists were slender and white and the bracelet seemed even more beautiful after she had put it on.

Chen Yiran was satisfied with the result. It was even better than he imagined.

Li Linlin was also a little surprised. When the bracelet was in the box just now, she just thought it looked good, but after putting it on, it was stunning, as if it was tailor-made for her.

“You’re beautiful today.” It was rare for Chen Yiran to give such a straightforward compliment. Li Linlin raised her eyes and looked at him, not saying a word for a moment.

Chen Yiran didn’t seem to be waiting for her to respond either. He just took out his mobile phone and told her, “Let’s take a picture together.”

Li Linlin thought he was going to take a selfie with her, but he unexpectedly stopped the butler who happened to be passing by and asked him to take pictures for them.

The butler wasn’t confident in his photography skills and specially called a maid over, saying that she took the best photos. The maid took several shots of Chen Yiran and Li Linlin before returning the phone to Chen Yiran.

Li Linlin took his phone, wanting to choose the best one from the pictures and send it to herself. It has to be said that the maid’s photography skills were indeed pretty good, taking beautiful pictures of both of her and Chen Yiran. As she looked at them, the tips of her ears turned red. She actually felt that she and Chen Yiran looked like a perfect match in the pictures……

“Just this one.” Trying to hide her thoughts, she hastily picked one and had Chen Yiran send it to her.

After doing so, Chen Yiran logged onto Weibo, which he had not used for a long time, and posted an update.

【I will always be patient and wait for you to grow up.】

He sent two pictures.

One was a photo of Li Linlin and him on her fifth birthday.

And one was a photo of the two of them just now.