Chapter 18 Part 1

The autumn night was already chilly . Ye Qiao, wearing thin clothes,

walked back in front of the camera and dropped herself straight to the

ground after giving out a cry . She was deliberately being rough on

herself so she could portray the despair as her character broke down .

With a loud thud, pebbles on the ground embedded into her knees .

Tears naturally welled up from the sharp pain . But she immediately held

the tears back . Her character, Lu Zhiyao, at this moment had already

gone beyond the point of evading and denying the reality and was well

on her way into darkness . What had just shattered apart wasn’t her feelings,

but her sense of morality .

Ye Qiao stood up bearing with the pain . Her teary face was sad but

resolute . She staggered slightly but steadied herself right away, then

she walked without hesitation into the dark night .

In this take, she didn’t try to show the character’s determination . Her

controlled grief inadvertently gave a powerful statement, of determination

that comes from desperation .

“Cut . ”

The a.s.sistant director was the first one to call out: “It’s a wrap . ”

Shen Ting hurried over and placed a jacket over her and handed over

some hot water . She knelt down to check the wound on Ye Qiao’s knees:

“You fell down too hard! You have pebbles stuck to your knees . ”

Ye Qiao’s tender and smooth knees were now covered in blood . Others

could feel the pain just by looking at them .

Gu Jin was behind the monitor, excitement in his eyes . He waved to

Ye Qiao: “Qiaoqiao, come over, this take is excellent!”

Shen Ting glanced over Ye Qiao’s knees and whispered: “Should we take

care of this first?”

Ye Qiao shook her head: “I’ll go over to take a look first . It’s not a big deal . ”

She limped over and sat down next to Gu Jin .

She limped over and sat down next to Gu Jin .

Shen Ting took the untouched hot water back and mumbled: “No wonder

they were a couple before, a pair of nuts……”

A lighting technician nearby who was packing up his equipment asked in

a loud voice: “Ah? What did you say?”

Shen Ting hurriedly replied: “Nothing, nothing! Do you need help?”

It was 2am when Ye Qiao arrived back at home .

As soon as she walked out of the elevator, she smelled the aroma of

cooked food, coming from apartment 2302 .

It was the smell of meat soup . Wasn’t he a vegetarian?

She had dinner at 6pm, 8 hours ago . She didn’t feel hungry while filming

She had dinner at 6pm, 8 hours ago . She didn’t feel hungry while filming

in the chilly breeze, but now, after catching a whiff of cooked food, she

suddenly felt famish .

Ye Qiao stood right in front of her own door . Just when she entered the

first two digits of her security code, her cell phone vibrated .

A WeChat message------ “You’re back?”

Ye Qiao thought about last night and figured that it wouldn’t be too much

to ask for a share of his midnight meal .

Ye Qiao didn’t return the message, instead, she went over and knocked

on his door .

Zhou Tingsheng came out from the kitchen and was slow to answer the

door . He carried with him the warmth and smell of food .

Ye Qiao chose to ignore his sly smile and asked while looking at the

Ye Qiao chose to ignore his sly smile and asked while looking at the

kitchen: “What are you cooking?”

“Rib soup . ”

It was just as she had expected, but she still didn’t understand why: “You’re

cooking rib soup in the middle of the night? Did you just kill someone?”

Zhou Tingsheng let her come in: “It’s for Desa . ”

“ . . . . . . ”

So she had to share food with a dog . Desa squatted at the corner,

cautiously watching her .

Ye Qiao wanted to deny the motivation for coming here in the first place .

But she was here already, she couldn’t say that she was here because she

was lonely at night, or could she?

Chapter 18 Part 1.

.  .

The autumn night was already chilly . Ye Qiao, wearing thin clothes,. walked back in front of the camera and dropped herself straight to the. ground after giving out a cry . She was deliberately being rough on. herself so she could portray the despair as her character broke down With a loud thud, pebbles on the ground embedded into her knees Tears naturally welled up from the sharp pain . But she immediately held. the tears back . Her character, Lu Zhiyao, at this moment had already. gone beyond the point of evading and denying the reality and was well. on her way into darkness . What had just shattered apart wasn’t her feelings,. but her sense of morality

.  .

Ye Qiao stood up bearing with the pain . Her teary face was sad but. resolute . She staggered slightly but steadied herself right away, then. she walked without hesitation into the dark night

.  .

In this take, she didn’t try to show the character’s determination . Her. controlled grief inadvertently gave a powerful statement, of determination. that comes from desperation

.  .

“Cut . ”.

.  .

The a.s.sistant director was the first one to call out: “It’s a wrap . ”.

.  .

Shen Ting hurried over and placed a jacket over her and handed over. some hot water . She knelt down to check the wound on Ye Qiao’s knees:. “You fell down too hard! You have pebbles stuck to your knees . ”.

.  .

Ye Qiao’s tender and smooth knees were now covered in blood . Others. could feel the pain just by looking at them

.  .

Gu Jin was behind the monitor, excitement in his eyes . He waved to. Ye Qiao: “Qiaoqiao, come over, this take is excellent!”.

.  .

Shen Ting glanced over Ye Qiao’s knees and whispered: “Should we take. care of this first?”.

Ye Qiao shook her head: “I’ll go over to take a look first . It’s not a big deal . ”. She limped over and sat down next to Gu Jin

.  .

Shen Ting took the untouched hot water back and mumbled: “No wonder. they were a couple before, a pair of nuts……”.

.  .

A lighting technician nearby who was packing up his equipment asked in. a loud voice: “Ah? What did you say?”.

.  .

Shen Ting hurriedly replied: “Nothing, nothing! Do you need help?”.

.  .

It was 2am when Ye Qiao arrived back at home

.  .

As soon as she walked out of the elevator, she smelled the aroma of. cooked food, coming from apartment 2302

.  .

It was the smell of meat soup . Wasn’t he a vegetarian?.

.  .

She had dinner at 6pm, 8 hours ago . She didn’t feel hungry while filming. in the chilly breeze, but now, after catching a whiff of cooked food, she. suddenly felt famish

.  .

Ye Qiao stood right in front of her own door . Just when she entered the. first two digits of her security code, her cell phone vibrated

.  .

A WeChat message------ “You’re back?”.

.  .

Ye Qiao thought about last night and figured that it wouldn’t be too much. to ask for a share of his midnight meal

.  .

Ye Qiao didn’t return the message, instead, she went over and knocked. on his door

.  .

Zhou Tingsheng came out from the kitchen and was slow to answer the. door . He carried with him the warmth and smell of food

.  .

Ye Qiao chose to ignore his sly smile and asked while looking at the. kitchen: “What are you cooking?”.

.  .

“Rib soup . ”.

.  .

It was just as she had expected, but she still didn’t understand why: “You’re. cooking rib soup in the middle of the night? Did you just kill someone?”.

.  .

Zhou Tingsheng let her come in: “It’s for Desa . ”.

.  .

“ ”.

.  .

So she had to share food with a dog . Desa squatted at the corner,. cautiously watching her

 .

Ye Qiao wanted to deny the motivation for coming here in the first place But she was here already, she couldn’t say that she was here because she. was lonely at night, or could she?.