Starlight Has No Past
Chapter 42 Part 2
Ye Qiao, wearing a black gown, walked up on stage. The slender contour of the dress, decorated with elegant laces, made her look like a G.o.ddess coming out of the darkness. Gu Jin was already sitting on stage, waiting to be interviewed. His face, despite having some light makeup, still looked somewhat haggard. The host"s voice was br.i.m.m.i.n.g with enthusiasm: “Let"s welcome Ye Qiao!”
The host chatted with Ye Qiao about random topics for the first few minutes, then the focus switched to the accident. The host asked what the media was most concerned with: “After the accident, how do you feel about going back to shooting again?”
Ye Qiao"s response was quite flat: “Nothing special, it"s just filming and trying to do the best for my role. I probably now cherish more of the opportunity to act and am more careful than I was before.”
“There"s video online showing you saving the child actor Jiang Yu at the moment of the accident. Did you realize what you were doing at the time?”
Ye Qiao: “......It happened so quickly, many things occurred in a couple of seconds. It"s more of a reflex at the time.” Gu Jin held up his mic to interrupt the interview: “I hope the conversation could focus more on the movie itself.”
His face was calm, his suit meticulous, but his voice was slightly hoa.r.s.e. Only those who knew him well could tell the exhaustion in his voice. Ye Qiao took a glance at him before looking away.
After the interview, Gu Jin suddenly called out to Ye Qiao while they were both backstage.
To match her elegant gown, she was wearing 14 mm high heels. When she turned around, she was almost at eye level with him: “Yes?”
Gu Jin"s eyes cast downwards and a simple word finally came out of his mouth: “......Thanks, Qiaoqiao.”
He had taken off the makeup and looked like he had aged ten years. He no longer looked high-spirit and vigorous as he once did. Ye Qiao looked at him quietly. The once annoying way he addressed her didn"t bother her anymore. It seemed that she could finally make peace with him.
“No need to thank me. I"m not doing it for you.”
Her cell phone rang. Ye Qiao said sorry, picked up her cell phone, and made her way to the lobby.
The building was heated, but wearing a sleeveless, lacy gown was still rather conspicuous.
Zhou Tingsheng caught sight of her as soon as she walked into the lobby. He put the coat he had brought over her: “You came outside only wearing that?”
Ever since she got hurt in the accident, people around her had become more strict with her. She couldn"t go out when it was too windy or raining heavily. Ye Qiao felt like she had turned into a fragile flower in a greenhouse.
“I ran out when I got your call.” They walked side by side with his arm around her waist. Ye Qiao got another phone call. She apologized to Zhou Tingsheng after the phone call: “Shen Ting said there"s one more exclusive interview to do afterwards. It"ll probably end after midnight. Maybe you can go back to the hotel first?”
“I"ll wait for you here.” Zhou Tingsheng whispered in her ear: “Isn"t your birthday after midnight?”
They hadn"t had much time together lately. Ye Qiao certainly knew the reason why he made the trip here to be with her: “Can"t be lazy even if it"s my birthday……” The hallway was empty, but Ye Qiao looked around to make sure before standing on her tippy toes to get close to his chest. Her fingers held him tight from behind and she told him with glittering eyes: “I"ll keep you company tonight?”
Zhou Tingsheng lowered his head to take a glance at the red lipstick mark on his shirt. He couldn"t help himself from stroking her lean shoulder blades.
He knew every bony place on her body, they were like bones growing in his heart.
But in the end he quietly sighed and released her. He smiled: “Go on, don"t let them wait.”
It was rather rare for Zhou Tingsheng to let her off the hook so easily. When Ye Qiao turned to leave, she saw his finger with the thin ring tapping every so slightly. The metal band had a l.u.s.trous shine. The tapping was something he unconsciously did when he was happy and expectant.
There wasn"t any reluctance on his part.
Ye Qiao began to think as she pushed open the door to the interview room. She figured that it was true that once lovers were together for a while, all the pa.s.sion would be diluted. But as she walked in the room, she discovered that the room was dark.
The door closed behind her. Out of instinct, she tried to open the door, but couldn"t. The room was supposed to be filled with lights and cameras, but now it was dark and empty. It was very quiet, only the m.u.f.fled sound of rain could be heard.
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