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Chapter 628 - 619, Fairy Purple Haze_1

Chapter 628: 619, Fairy Purple Haze_1

Once. Now. Gone by. Never to return.

Amidst crimson leaves. Buried deep. Within dust.

From start to end, nothing has changed.

Drifting beyond the horizon, you, outside the white clouds.

The four lines of lyrics made Zhang Ming’s skin crawl; he felt as if he had returned to the heart-wrenching state from last night while reading the script, nearly shedding tears.

Ren He’s voice was hoarse as if speaking with a sigh, conveying the greatest regret in the human world, a regret that was beautiful, sparkling, resolute, yet it was like a bronze awl engraved on the heart.

With every beat of your heart, the scars would throb with pain.

You once thought it the happiest thing, yet in a flash, there were no more intersections, as distant as the heavens and the sea.

"The bitter sea churns with love and hate."

"In this world, no one can escape fate."

Ren He suddenly sang these two lines of lyrics with a hoarse yet tender voice, giving his all. Tears streamed down his own eyes, while Yang Xi and Zhang Ming were also in tears.

Yang Xi knew that Ren He’s singing always had a unique charm. Initially, in "don’t.cry," all the fans agreed that Knight’s singing was much better than Yang Xi’s.

But at this moment, when Ren He also shed tears, Yang Xi realized what it was like when Ren He put all his emotions into interpreting a song.

It turned out that what she had heard before was not Ren He’s limit.

"Lovers part, never to return again."

"Without a word, sit alone, gazing beyond this mortal world."

"Although flowers may wither, they will bloom again."

"The love of a lifetime, hazy, beyond the white clouds."

"The bitter sea churns with love and hate."

"In this world, no one can escape fate."

When Ren He finished singing, Zhang Ming suddenly understood why Ren He said the film needed this song. After hearing this song, he began to look forward immensely to what the film would be like.

In Ren He’s script, there was a concept drawing of Fairy Purple Haze’s character. The person in the drawing was the epitome of beauty, and this time Ren He didn’t leave the face blank; instead, he drew Zhu Yin directly.

The Monkey King, on the other hand, wore golden armor, riding the seven-colored auspicious cloud, as if he could shatter the sky with one strike.

Zhang Ming suddenly lamented, "It’s not easy to find a female actress..."

The implication was that finding a woman beautiful to such an extent was indeed too difficult. Most artists in the circle now, probably their fans would stop fawning over them once they saw their makeup-free faces...

"Task: Longboard downhill for 5 kilometers, the requirement is to break a speed of 141 kilometers per hour, with a one-month deadline. Punishment for not completing: the host grows two additional eyebrows."

What the hell... two extra eyebrows as a punishment... Ren He simply couldn’t bear to look at the Divine Punishment System at that moment!

Just then, the sound of high heels came from outside, and the three people turned to look as Xia Yuting walked in from outside. She smiled at the three and said, "I heard Ren He singing next door. You all don’t mind me coming without an invitation, do you?"

Ren He and Zhang Ming exchanged glances. Standing under the walnut tree, Xia Yuting wore a plain down jacket, which made her skin appear especially fair in the winter; her red lips were like the red plum blossoms of the late winter, stunningly beautiful.

Zhang Ming nodded, and Ren He turned his head to Xia Yuting with a smile, "Your timing couldn’t be better!"

However, Xia Yuting was taken aback for a moment. What did he mean by the right timing? Was there something going on?

Xia Yuting had always been a friend in Ren He’s circle. In principle, she should have been one of the first veterans of Qinghe Film and Television, but neither Crazy Stone nor No Man’s Land had roles suitable for Xia Yuting. By now, Xia Yuting was already a top star in the country; asking her to play a minor role would be somewhat embarrassing for both Zhang Ming and Ren He.

What Ren He didn’t know was that Xia Yuting had been waiting for him to ask. As long as he invited her, she would accept any role.

But she had always been waiting.

In Ren He’s eyes, Xia Yuting was no longer the struggling actress who once found it as difficult as reaching for the sky just to obtain a role. The people wanting to offer her scripts were now queuing up, and there was no shortage of men in the country chasing after her.

Just a while ago, Zhang Ming had secretly told Ren He that for some reason Xia Yuting had splashed a bowl of golden Sukiyaki beef on Xu Xiaowen’s face. After some tycoon outside of the circle learned about the incident, they didn’t wait for Xia Yuting to do anything before offering money to resolve the issue with Xu Xiaowen. As for whether Xu Xiaowen took the money, he was not sure.

Nevertheless, Xia Yuting was still single, not overly interacting with anyone. Zhang Ming thought it was the right call, as it was the golden period of Xia Yuting’s career. Starting a romance could potentially affect her career, which was normal.

After hearing about this from Zhang Ming, Ren He gained a richer impression of this daring girl.

"I have a script here," Ren He said with a smile, "I don’t know if you’d be willing to play the female lead. It’s okay if you’re not interested; just take a look at the script."

Good actors always have the right to choose their scripts; Ren He didn’t delude himself into thinking that just because Qinghe made an offer, all actors would come flocking to them.

"Act? Of course, I’ll act," Xia Yuting responded with a smile, unbeknownst to her, she had been waiting far too long for Ren He to say these words. "I’ll read the script when I get back. But you can reserve the role for me; I won’t disappoint you."

Ren He and Zhang Ming were taken aback, looking at each other in surprise. They both had thought it would be difficult to convince her, yet she accepted the offer without even seeing the script.

This was, of course, the best outcome. Everyone knew of Xia Yuting’s seriousness when it came to acting; nowadays, attractive actors avoiding using a stand-in as much as possible was already considered giving face to the director. It was not easy to have an actress as dedicated as Xia Yuting, and such a collaboration was reassuring to everyone.

That night, Xia Yuting took the script of A Chinese Odyssey back to the Courtyard House next door. Her assistant had already gone to sleep in the guest room, unaware that Xia Yuting had left.

Xia Yuting went to her study, turning on the dim light. She liked to study scripts in such a cozy environment, which allowed her to calm down and immerse herself.

However, she had originally thought the script would be a comedy like Crazy Stone. It was indeed a comedy, but as she read on, her heart began to ache quietly.

Zhang Ming felt this only upon his second reading, while Xia Yuting felt it on her first.

The story was about missed opportunities. 500 years ago, the Monkey King injured Purple Haze and stole her Moonlight Treasure Box. 500 years later, the reincarnated King Treasure met Bai Jingjing. Whether it was 500 years ago or 500 years later, they were always missing each other.

Despite being in love for 500 years, in the end, there was still no outcome, and Xia Yuting was disheartened. She wasn’t Bai Jingjing nor Fairy Purple Haze; she was just Xia Yuting, yet just as loveless in outcome.

How do you say loneliness in English? i.love.you.

Xia Yuting felt as though she was becoming a little crazy. The image of that boy was forever indelible in her heart, like a bronze awl carving an irreparable scar.

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