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Chapter 82 Reason
After finishing the editing that day, Wu Yuchen finally felt relieved. He could hand over the other post-production procedures to others. These people had been working with him since "Car 44". After producing "The Night the Comet Came", they had enough experience. Wu Yuchen couldn't do everything himself all the time.

Of course, they certainly wouldn't be treated unfairly; when giving red envelopes to the crew of "Comet," the behind-the-scenes staff would also receive one.

After leaving the Qingying Film Studio, Wu Yuchen strolled around the campus of the Beijing Film Academy to stretch his muscles. As he walked, he saw two familiar faces near the teaching building.

"Chen Kun, the exams are over, don't think too much about it. Tell me when the results come out. If you pass, great! If you don't pass, I'll think of something else."

Chen Kun nodded. He had just finished taking the college entrance exam in Chongqing a few days ago and returned to Beijing to earn money. Just then, Teacher Cui called to inquire about everyone's situation, so he came directly to the school to talk to them in person.

Every year after the college entrance examination, the teachers in charge of recruiting students for these performing arts programs are a little worried because some of the students they are interested in may not have good academic performance.

Take Zhang Ziyi for example. On the day of the college entrance examination, she was still performing outside and did not take the exam at all. Teacher Chang Li was very worried when she found out. In the end, Teacher Chang looked through all the regulations from beginning to end and found a student who had won the Taoli Cup who could be exempted from the cultural subject exam, thus saving Zhang Ziyi.

Cui Xinqin felt the same way. Although she had a few spots available for students to apply for special admissions with slightly lower score requirements, the scores couldn't be too low.

"Teacher Cui!"

Cui Xinqin turned her head and looked, then smiled and said, "Oh, Wu Yuchen, why are you still at school even though it's summer vacation?"

Wu Yuchen smiled and said, "I was just taking a stroll. I didn't expect you to be so busy in this heat."

The National College Entrance Examination (NCEE) is still held in July until 2003 when it was moved to June.

Then Wu Yuchen turned to Chen Kun and said, "You're Chen Kun, right?"

Chen Kun was quite surprised and nodded, asking in astonishment, "You know me?"

“I’ve seen your performance at the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe. Li Xiaoran and I are friends,” Wu Yuchen said with a smile. Chen Kun suddenly understood.

"You two chat for a while, I'll go back and take care of the other students." Seeing the two students start talking, Cui Xinqin decided not to stay any longer.

After Cui Xinqin left, Chen Kun asked, "How has Xiaoran been lately?"

"It should be alright. I've been a bit busy lately and haven't contacted her." Only after Chen Kun asked did Wu Yuchen realize that he hadn't contacted Li Xiaoran for several months.

These past few months he's been filming "We Two" and "The Night the Comet Came," and with Jiang Qinqin by his side, and him frequently calling to check on Zeng Li's exam preparation, he's really forgotten about her.

Seeing Wu Yuchen's expression, Chen Kun tentatively asked, "You don't know?"

"what?"

"Xiaoran has resigned."

"Huh? When did this happen?" Wu Yuchen asked in surprise.

"I don't know the exact time. I resigned and went back to Chongqing to take the art exam after I finished my exam here. A friend told me this a couple of days ago when I went back to Beijing."

Chen Kun still felt a bit regretful and envious when he talked about it. Although he and Li Xiaoran were both in the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe, their incomes were worlds apart because he didn't have a permanent position. If he had a permanent position, he wouldn't have even considered trying to take the art exam. The issues of residency and income could have been resolved in an instant, but Li Xiaoran just resigned like that.

Wu Yuchen frowned and asked, "What exactly happened? Do you know anything more?"

"I heard something happened in the troupe, but I only heard a little bit about it and don't really know the details."

Wu Yuchen nodded, then said to Chen Kun, "Thank you! I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Wu Yuchen, and I'm going to be a sophomore soon. If you need anything at Beijing Film Academy, feel free to contact me!"

"It's alright." Chen Kun shook hands with Wu Yuchen.

Wu Yuchen had no interest in chatting with Chen Kun anymore. He hadn't expected that Li Xiaoran would resign just like in his previous life. As he walked, he took out his phone and called her, but no one answered. He then called her home and tentatively asked her mother a few questions, but her family seemed to know nothing about it and still thought she was working at the dance troupe.

Seeing this, Wu Yuchen went straight to her rented apartment.

After a series of knocks, Li Xiaoran went to the door, leaned against it, and tentatively asked, "Who is it?"

"it's me."

Hearing Wu Yuchen's voice, Li Xiaoran breathed a sigh of relief, opened the door, pulled Wu Yuchen in, and then quickly slammed the door shut.

Wu Yuchen looked at Li Xiaoran at this moment. Her hair was disheveled, her eyes were sleepy, her short shorts revealed her long white legs, and her tank top was also bulging.

However, he didn't have time to pay attention to these things at the moment. He noticed that Li Xiaoran was a little cautious when she opened the door, and he knew that something must have happened again.

"Ranran, why did you resign?" Wu Yuchen asked directly.

"Huh? How did you know?" Li Xiaoran asked in surprise.

"Never mind how I know, just tell me about yourself first. I called your mom, and she doesn't know either."

"You didn't tell my mom and the others, did you?" Li Xiaoran asked anxiously.

"No, I'll keep it from you. What's going on?"

When Li Xiaoran heard Wu Yuchen mention this, her face fell.
"Don't even mention it, I'm so annoyed by this, it was all caused by that guy surnamed Lu last time."

"He brought people to harass you again? And he even managed to get you fired from your group?!" Wu Yuchen immediately frowned. He didn't realize that the guy surnamed Lu from last time was so powerful.

Li Xiaoran waved her hand: "No, it's just him alone, and he's bankrupt."

"What?" This turn of events surprised Wu Yuchen again.

Li Xiaoran asked Wu Yuchen to sit down, handed him a drink, and then continued:
"I don't know the specifics, but he kept saying that he had been tricked and that he had lost everything. Not long after the New Year, he came to our song and dance troupe and wanted to get back all the money he had spent on sending flower baskets."

Wu Yuchen remembered hearing that this guy surnamed Lu had gone to ask for it once before, but left without getting it. He never expected that things would turn out so quickly that he would become penniless and come back to ask for it again.

"and after?"

"Our dance troupe refused to back out! We kicked him out directly. He realized we couldn't mess with the dance troupe, so he started pestering me. He hangs out at the troupe's door every day, yelling about how much money he spent on me and that I have to take responsibility."

I was so annoyed that I gave him 5000 yuan out of my own pocket to stop bothering me. But he only got worse; he became a persistent pest, constantly yelling outside the dance troupe that I had cheated him out of 100,000 yuan, that I was a vixen, and that he wouldn't leave until he got his money back.

Hearing this, Wu Yuchen frowned. He never expected that someone who looked like a gangster boss would turn out to be such a ruthless person.

"Isn't your song and dance troupe going to do anything about it?"

“I get angry just thinking about this. I called the police several times, but they told us to handle it ourselves. I was already annoyed, and then my boss came over and scolded me, telling me to resolve it quickly and not tarnish the reputation of the dance troupe.”

Of all the money they received for gifts, I only got a small bonus, and I spent it all on them. Now they're blaming me! I had a huge argument with my boss and then quit.

Li Xiaoran pouted as she mentioned this, looking both indignant and a little wronged.

Wu Yuchen never expected that such a thing would turn out like this, it was completely beyond his expectations, and he finally understood why Li Xiaoran resigned.

He then recalled how Li Xiaoran had peeked out when he opened the door, and a thought struck him, so he asked:

"Is that guy surnamed Lu still bothering you?"

Li Xiaoran nodded: "He's gotten his hands on me. Every few days he'll bang on the door demanding I pay him back. I've been stuck at home for ages."

Why don't you go back to live with your parents?

“If I go back, he will follow me to the gate and make a scene. How will my parents face anyone then? They will lose all face.”

Upon hearing this, Wu Yuchen sighed inwardly. It was truly disgusting to encounter such a shameless scoundrel.

Why haven't you contacted me?

Li Xiaoran glanced at Wu Yuchen, then turned her head and said, "I don't want to cause you any trouble. Aren't you in a relationship right now?"

"Sigh, you really are..."

Wu Yuchen wanted to say something to her, but then changed his mind and said instead:

"I'll stay with you for the next few days, so please help me tidy up."

"Really?!" Li Xiaoran's eyes lit up with joy. With Wu Yuchen staying with her, she no longer had to worry.

"Do you think I'd tease you?"

Li Xiaoran happily came up and hugged Wu Yuchen, beaming with joy:
"You're still closer to me~"

Then she excitedly pulled Wu Yuchen inside and they arrived at a computer desk:
"Let me tell you, computer games are so much fun! I've been playing them every day for the past few months!"

Looking at the computer, which he considered quite retro, Wu Yuchen couldn't help but ask, "You quit your job and still bought a computer? Do you even have any money left?"

He knew that a computer cost more than 10,000 yuan these days, and Li Xiaoran wasn't one to save money. She had also lost 5000 yuan to that guy surnamed Lu, and hadn't had any income for the past few months. She was probably going bankrupt soon!

Li Xiaoran wrinkled her nose and waved her hand, "I bought it before I quit my job, don't worry about it." She bought the computer because she was upset with Wu Yuchen, but she's the kind of person whose emotions come and go quickly; she'd already forgotten about it and now just wanted to show it off to Wu Yuchen.
"Let me tell you, I love playing Monopoly! I'll teach you how, and I guarantee you'll get hooked after just a little while!"

Wu Yuchen was a little dazed when he heard the name "Monopoly," it was such a distant memory!
He didn't need Li Xiaoran to teach him at all; he crushed her in two consecutive games, making her scream in disbelief that she was so bad at the game.

While Li Xiaoran was cooking, Wu Yuchen saw the Legend of Sword and Fairy game icon on the table and was filled with emotion, thinking about his lost youth!

After Li Xiaoran brought over two bowls of noodles, she saw Wu Yuchen open "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" and couldn't help but say, "This game is okay at first, but it gets boring after a week or two."

"Boring?" Wu Yuchen retorted, feeling that such a classic game couldn't possibly be boring.

"Yeah, just hanging around that fishing village, killing bees, I got bored after two weeks," Li Xiaoran complained.

Upon hearing this, Wu Yuchen tilted his head and looked at Li Xiaoran strangely. If he could send an emoji right now, he would really like to give her a confused look.

Which part of the story have you progressed to?

"What plot? Isn't this just a game of shooting bees?" Li Xiaoran said with her innocent big eyes.

Seeing that Li Xiaoran answered matter-of-factly and didn't seem to be lying to him, Wu Yuchen couldn't help but twitch his lips.

Two weeks in and still stuck in the fishing village? Shooting bees all day?
This idiot must know that this game has a storyline, right?

He loaded his save file into the game and saw that Li Xiaoyao had appeared at Shili Slope, with his level 31 clearly displayed in the information bar.

"How many hours do you play every day?"

"I don't know, anyway, I have nothing to do at home."

Wu Yuchen was truly impressed. In his previous life, he had heard of a Taiwanese player who spent half a year grinding in Shili Slope to reach level 71 and was known as the Shili Slope Sword God. He never expected to meet someone like Li Xiaoran, who had spent two weeks grinding and only reached level 31!
Wu Yuchen used the mouse to control Li Xiaoyao, then ran to the dock of the fishing village, clicked on the NPC to start a conversation, and then the scene changed, and he appeared on the sea in a boat.

Li Xiaoran was stunned. She threw the bowl of noodles onto the table and exclaimed, "Wow! I didn't know you could go out to sea by boat!"

She forgot all about eating and squeezed in, grabbing the mouse to operate it herself.

Wu Yuchen didn't try to take it from her. He watched her excitedly control Li Xiaoyao and wander around aimlessly, while he went to the side and ate his noodles.

At midnight, Wu Yuchen urged Li Xiaoran, "Sister Ranran, it's time to make my bed."

"How old are you? Go and tidy up yourself!" Li Xiaoran didn't even turn her head, she was engrossed in the computer.

"If you don't tidy up, I'm going to sleep in your bed!"

"Whatever~" she said, pulling Wu Yuchen away.

Wu Yuchen knew that once she got addicted to games, she wouldn't have any time for anything else, so he ignored her, took a shower, put on a tank top and shorts, and went to bed.

The next morning, Wu Yuchen vaguely felt something pressing on his chest. When he opened his eyes, he found a white arm.

He gently lifted Li Xiaoran's arm and placed it to the side. He saw that Li Xiaoran was lying down and fast asleep without any regard for her image. He wondered what time she had stayed up playing last night.

Wu Yuchen felt that Li Xiaoran was truly gifted, with fair skin and a petite figure.

There are definitely women in the industry with better figures than her, but it's almost impossible to find one with better skin. Her skin is so white it practically glows, making her arguably the woman with the best skin Wu Yuchen has ever seen, bar none.

Li Xiaoran has a loyal fan, Chen Shu, who has praised Li Xiaoran's appearance on various programs in her past life. Just look at her words: "When I was in school, I always thought, 'How can she be so beautiful!' Thick eyelashes, fair skin, big, bright eyes, so charming. Standing next to her, I felt like an ugly duckling, so envious! She's truly blessed!"

Wu Yuchen then quietly got out of bed. He couldn't stay there forever; he needed to check on the post-production of "We Two" during the day and come over to keep her company in the evenings. He told her to call him anytime if anything happened. After leaving, he also thought about how to get rid of that stubborn guy surnamed Lu.

When Wu Yuchen returned in the afternoon, he was carrying a bag. When he came in, he saw that Li Xiaoran had already woken up and was sitting motionless in front of the computer.

He put his bag on the table, went over and saw Li Xiaoran curled up in her chair, her eyes red and tears streaming down her face. He couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"

Seeing Wu Yuchen approach, Li Xiaoran said in a tearful voice, "What kind of lousy game is this! How did Lin Yueru die?!"

Wu Yuchen stared at the screen and realized that they had reached the scene where Lin Yueru died tragically. This was one of the most tear-jerking scenes in the game, and Li Xiaoran was clearly moved.

He chuckled:
"Should I delete this game?"

"you dare!"

Li Xiaoran immediately glared at him, then burst into tears, crying, "My Yue Ru!"

Seeing this, Wu Yuchen smiled knowingly. This is basically a hurdle that every fan of the Legend of Sword and Fairy series has to go through. Young lady, a tragic ending awaits you!

……

late at night.

Lu San, formerly known as Boss Lu, now a penniless pauper, was shuffling along in flip-flops towards Li Xiaoran's door.

He's truly penniless now. His business is gone, his henchmen are scattered, and he's lost all his former swagger and charisma. He doesn't dare mess with anyone with a bit of influence. The only person he feels he can possibly get money from is Li Xiaoran. So he harasses her from time to time, and the police can't do anything about it. All he has now is time.

When Lu San reached Li Xiaoran's door, he was about to knock on it as usual when he suddenly realized that the door seemed to be open. He gently pushed the door open.

Lu San peeked inside and saw a slept-down mattress on the living room floor, where a fit young man was fast asleep. He looked closer and realized it was Li Xiaoran's boyfriend from the army, whom he'd met six months ago. Had he returned from the army and slept in the living room specifically to wait for him?
Lu San was hesitant. After all, he didn't have any henchmen now, and he was just a middle-aged man in his forties whose health had been ruined by smoking and drinking. He was fine bullying women, but against soldiers like this, he might get beaten half to death.

Just as he was about to leave, he saw, by the light shining from the corridor, several stacks of large bills on the living room table. His eyes immediately turned red, and he couldn't move his feet.

Lu San looked at it carefully and realized it should be 5 yuan. He swallowed hard, gritted his teeth, and knew that this was money owed to him!
Seeing that Wu Yuchen was still fast asleep, he took off his slippers and tiptoed into the room. Wu Yuchen, who was on the floor, did not react at all, and his breathing was heavy and even.

Lu San picked up stacks of money from the table, his heart pounding, and he was incredibly excited. With the money, he would leave the capital that very night and head south to Guangzhou.

Everything went smoothly, like a dream. The moment Lu San stepped out of the room, he wanted to run away as fast as he could, even dropping his slippers. But before he could take two steps, he was kicked from behind and fell to the ground.

Wu Yuchen pinned him down from behind and struck him hard several times before pulling out a rope and tying his hands together, shouting, "Sis, call the police!"

More than an hour later, Wu Yuchen and Li Xiaoran had finished taking statements.

Lu San initially denied it, but caught red-handed, he had no choice but to admit it. Later, he changed his story, saying it was a debt owed to him, and it was only right that he take it. Heh, let's see if they'll believe his nonsense.

After they came out, Li Xiaoran asked, "Did the police say this was theft or robbery?"

"theft."

"It would be great if it could be classified as robbery," Li Xiaoran sighed.

Wu Yuchen naturally understood that Li Xiaoran hoped he would get a longer sentence, and probably that she would never want to see him again for the rest of her life.

He chuckled softly, "Don't worry, he won't be out of here for at least ten years."

"Oh? Really? I've seen some thieves get out after six months or a year in jail?" Li Xiaoran asked.

Wu Yuchen said calmly, "The amounts are different, and he ran into trouble."

This year, an event occurred that many people are unaware of and rarely mention. A very important figure, whose name cannot be spoken and whose status is too high to be mentioned, was killed with a single stab while being robbed. It's outrageous, surreal, but it happened. This incident sparked outrage and a massive earthquake shook the city, unseen by most, leading to a second wave of attacks across all of China.

We're currently in this particular period, and Lu San, who is also a thief, has just happened to run into trouble. He won't be able to get out until he's spent ten years working on a sewing machine.

After listening to Wu Yuchen's explanation, Li Xiaoran was overjoyed to know that she would no longer be bothered by him. She felt relieved and as if the dark clouds hanging over her head had finally dissipated.

She jumped up, wrapped her arms around Wu Yuchen's neck, and kissed him several times on the face, excitedly shouting, "I love you to death!"

The only sound on the empty streets at night was her cheering. Wu Yuchen was also infected by her happy mood and hugged her, spinning her around a few times.

He felt the white rabbits heaving and pounding against his chest, and couldn't help but sigh that his sister Ranran had such a great figure that he could hardly hold on.

That night, Li Xiaoran was so excited that she couldn't sleep, so she dragged Wu Yuchen along to play the game together.

Wu Yuchen didn't have the energy to spend time with her. He turned around and went back to his room to sleep. The post-production of "The Two of Us" was almost finished in the next couple of days, and he planned to keep a close eye on it.

The next day, Li Xiaoran pushed the 5 yuan on the table away, saying, "Take it away, I don't need your money~"

"You wouldn't even take it if I offered to lend it to you? You'll only get one chance like this once in a lifetime!" Wu Yuchen raised an eyebrow and said.

Li Xiaoran thought about how she had reduced her account to only 200 yuan, but she still said defiantly, "I can make money by shooting commercials and taking photos."

Wu Yuchen gave her a thumbs up, then put the money in his bag: "Independent and self-reliant modern woman, much better than the fairies of twenty years from now, I give you a thumbs up!"

Li Xiaoran didn't understand what Wu Yuchen was talking about either. In her opinion, wasn't this perfectly reasonable?

Wu Yuchen thought about it for a moment, and now that Li Xiaoran had quit her job at the dance troupe, she would probably still pursue acting in the future. So he asked, "Sister Ranran, seriously, have you ever considered going to film school or something?"

(End of this chapter)