Chapter 498 No Sweetness Without a Sister

Chapter 498 No Sweetness Without an Older Sister

Wen Jingxi chuckled and said, "No one has lived here for a long time, so there's no way there's any food in the refrigerator."

Song Lanyin turned around and immediately saw the two large bags of ingredients that Wen Jingxi was carrying.

"I'm starving! What did you buy? Is there anything I can eat right away? Give it to me quickly, I'm so hungry I could eat a whole cow!"

Wen Jingxi placed the bag on the counter and took out a box of Swiss rolls from it. "Eat this to tide you over first. I'll make it now."

"Thank you, I'm starving." Song Lanyin took the Swiss roll, opened the box, grabbed a piece, and took a bite out of half of it.

She eats heartily, but without making any smacking noises, which looks very appetizing.

Wen Jingxi leaned closer, "Give me a bite."

Song Lanyin generously stuffed the remaining half of the Swiss roll into his mouth.

Wen Jingxi was also hungry. After finishing half a Swiss roll, he let out a long sigh of relief.

Watching him methodically prepare the ingredients, Song Lanyin asked, "Haven't you had dinner yet either?"

"Yes, I'll be right back once I've finished my business."

"Oh." Song Lanyin didn't press him about what he was going to do.

Although they are lovers, their social circles and jobs are very different, and they each have their own circles. As long as they are just lovers, she will not require Wen Jingxi to report and explain everything to her.

Wen Jingxi became unhappy when she didn't ask.

He turned to look at her as he washed the vegetables, "Aren't you going to ask me where I've been?"

Song Lanyin swallowed her third Swiss roll, feeling full. She smiled contentedly, "Why ask? It's enough that you know to come back and feed me."

Wen Jingxi: "..."

Is it that she has a good attitude, or that she's just not nervous about her new boyfriend?

Wen Jingxi felt that his feelings were a bit complicated.

He was afraid she would press him for answers and that she would mind if he told her the truth, but if she didn't ask, he felt uneasy!

After eating something to fill her stomach and regaining some strength, Song Lanyin put down the Swiss roll, clapped her hands, and asked, "Do you need me to help you?"

"No need, I'll cook some noodles and it'll be ready soon. You can wait outside; it's too smoky in here."

"What's a little bit of cooking smoke to someone like me who's survived a hail of bullets?"

Wen Jingxi: "..." You're something else!

"I know you're not afraid, but when you're around me, you should learn to rely on me a little, okay?"

Song Lanyin hesitated for a moment, then understood.

"Sorry, I'm used to being independent." Song Lanyin leaned closer to Wen Jingxi, tiptoed, and kissed him on the corner of his mouth. "Little brother is so considerate and caring, I'm so touched! I'll obediently go out and lie on the sofa to wait for your lovingly made noodles!"

Wen Jingxi was delighted, unable to suppress the corners of her mouth, and raised an eyebrow at her arrogantly, "There are still strawberries and cherries in the bag, wash them and take them out to eat yourself."

"OK!"

Song Lanyin found some strawberries and cherries, washed them, and then put a cherry into Wen Jingxi's mouth.

Wen Jingxi opened his mouth and ate.

Song Lanyin asked him, "Is it sweet?"

Wen Jingxi chuckled softly, his voice deep: "Not as sweet as my sister."

"...That's greasy!" Song Lanyin said with a laugh, stuffed another strawberry into his hand, and turned to walk out of the kitchen.

The sweet and sour juice filled his mouth, and Wen Jingxi's upturned lips hadn't faded since he returned.

The feeling of being in love is wonderful!

…

In Tibet, at the foot of snow-capped mountains, the average temperature is less than 5 degrees Celsius.

As night fell, the temperature dropped to minus 1 degree Celsius.

The film crew temporarily rented houses and set up tents in a village at the foot of the mountain. The conditions were limited, and the environment could be described as harsh.

Just three days after arriving, many members of the crew experienced altitude sickness symptoms.

Yu Changze told everyone to wait a few days before starting work.

He's in good physical condition and it's not his first time in Tibet, so he's very steady.

Qi Mingxuan felt a little unwell on her first day, but after resting, she felt much better on the second day.

It had been a year since her last visit to Tibet, and now that she was back on this land, her feelings were completely different.

Yu Changze has extremely high standards for the aesthetics and realism of the shots. She needs Qi Mingxuan to stand at the foot of the snow-capped mountain and paint, and the painting process will be recorded by the camera.

Tonight, Yu Changze finally gave the complete script to Qi Mingxuan.

In the middle of the night, Qi Mingxuan sat on the bed, leaning against the headboard, looking down intently at the script.

"Puzzle Life" is an art film.

The story's protagonist is Bai Qinyi, born into a patriarchal family in southern China. Her childhood consisted of housework and caring for her younger brother. When she grew up, her parents married her off without consulting her, solely to secure a marriage for her brother. After marriage, she diligently served her in-laws, while her husband was a womanizer. She gave birth to a daughter, which was disliked by her in-laws. Later, her husband had a son with his mistress, who brought the child into their home. Her in-laws held a grand banquet, with the entire village coming to congratulate and give gifts, while she and her daughter endured constant scorn and disdain.

This continued until the summer vacation when her daughter was ten years old. That day, Bai Qinyi was working the night shift at the factory when a fire broke out in her house in the middle of the night. Her in-laws all ran out, but no one remembered their ten-year-old daughter. When Bai Qinyi received the news and returned home, all that awaited her was her daughter's charred body. She cried until she fainted.

When she woke up in the hospital, her in-laws had already made simple and quick arrangements for her funeral. Her mother cried and told her to take it easy, to recover her health, and to try to have a son in a couple of years so that life would be easier in her husband's family.

For the first time in her life, Bai Qinyi lost her temper with her mother, who stormed off cursing. She returned from the hospital to her in-laws' house to demand an explanation, but they pointed at her and called her a jinx, chasing her away with a broom. Everyone around watched, but no one stood up to speak up for her.

Bai Qinyi made a scene in the village and town, but it was no use. She was even arrested and detained for fifteen days for disturbing the peace.

In that world, not being able to bear a son was her original sin. She used to endure it, but her daughter's death chilled her to the bone. She refused to endure it any longer and was labeled unreasonable by others! Her family initially tried to persuade her to endure it for her brother's sake, warning that if she continued to make a fuss, her brother would never be able to get married! But she refused to compromise, so her family scolded and beat her. She still refused to compromise, so her family severed ties with her!

A month later, Bai Qinyi was diagnosed with uterine cancer. At that moment, she felt that her life was a joke. She remembered that her daughter had said she wanted to travel to Tibet and see how beautiful the snow-capped mountains described in textbooks really were.

So, Bai Qinyi took her daughter's ashes and her meager savings of tens of thousands of yuan to Tibet.

She thought Tibet would be the last stop in her miserable life, but unexpectedly, when she arrived in this land, she met a young female painter. They took care of each other on their journey. The female painter taught her to paint, sing, and dance.

On this land, they didn't ask where each other came from, as if they had long forgotten who they were. They spent a happy time together, peaceful and undisturbed. But one morning, Bai Qinyi couldn't find the female painter. Two days later, local residents found the female painter's body at the foot of a cliff.

When Bai Qinyi heard the news, her family rushed over and she learned that the seemingly happy, beautiful, and cheerful female painter was actually a patient with severe depression.

At the end of the story, Bai Qinyi stands at the spot where the female painter jumped off the cliff, with white eagles circling overhead. Bai Qinyi's figure gradually shrinks in the shot.

A gust of wind blew by, and Bai Qinyi's veil fluttered through the lens.

The story ends here.

Qi Mingxuan sent a WeChat message to Yu Changze asking: "Did Bai Qinyi end up jumping off a cliff?"

Yu Changze said that the white eagle circling and flying is a metaphor for death.

At that moment, Qi Mingxuan felt a sudden, inexplicable pang of sadness.

She didn't tell Yu Changze that she had also stood on that cliff edge and seen the white eagle.

However, just as she took a step forward, a man appeared and pulled her back.

In fact, Han Mingyu had also pulled her back from the brink of death.

Moreover, it happened more than once.

Qi Mingxuan exited the chat with Yu Changze and opened a small group chat.

That was a group chat created by Han's mother, which included Han's father, Han's mother, Qi Zhao, and Han Mingyu.

Every day, Han's mother and Han Mingyu would post photos and videos of their baby in the group chat.

Qi Mingxuan clicked on one of the videos, which showed Xiaobao taking a bath.

The video was posted by Han Mingyu. In the video, Han Mingyu's voice was very gentle, making Xiao Bao's little mouth smile.

As Qi Mingxuan watched the video, her thoughts drifted away.

…

Yu Changze received a call from his second sister, Yu Xin.

"Ya Shi broke up with her boyfriend and cried a lot. She said that Wen Jingxi suddenly got a girlfriend."

Yu Changze sighed softly, "It was just a blind date anyway. Now that Teacher Wen has a girlfriend, let Ya Shi take it easy."

"Is this something a brother should say?" Yu Xin said angrily. "I happen to be going to an exchange meeting in Beicheng tomorrow. I want to see what kind of amazing and outstanding woman she is, that she dares to snatch someone away from our Yu family."

Yu Changze: "...Second sister, this isn't how you protect your own. You have to be reasonable."

"I don't care, my sister can't be wronged like this!" Yu Xin snorted. "Don't just think about your movie all day long. Your sister is being bullied, so you should at least show some of your brotherly behavior!"

Yu Changze pinched the bridge of his nose, knowing he couldn't persuade her, so he simply ignored her and said, "I'm busy, I'm hanging up."