She felt a heavy weight in her heart. She hadn't missed Fu Tingshen's efforts to change, and it was precisely through all of Fu Tingshen's actions that she gradually began to see that there might be a future between the two of them.

"Well, we've decided to try and see if we can make it work," Shi Jingyun said frankly. "Hopefully, it will have a good outcome."

Lu Liruan sincerely replied, "It definitely will."

After all, you two are the male and female leads...

After hanging up the phone, Lu Liruan felt a sense of relief:

Fortunately, the butterfly effect of her actions hadn't gotten so bad that it broke up the male and female leads. Now, the two of them had entered a better stage of getting along than in the original story, so Cheng Nianzhi should be safer now.

Lu Yuanyuan called in the afternoon.

"Sister Li Ruan, I just finished recording a show! I hope you and Brother Nianzhi will be happy!"

"What you and Yi Yi said sounded like hahaha."

Mentioning Xiao Yiyi, Lu Yuan felt a little melancholy, but then his expression returned with youthful passion: "Yiyi told me that we both need to focus on our work now, and if this affection can continue to bind us together, we will definitely follow the dictates of fate..."

"Stop, stop, stop!" Lu Liruan interrupted his passionate speech.

"Keep going, both at work and in life... Try your best to live happily!" Lu Liruan sincerely wished them well.

"Of course!" Lu Yuan said confidently.

Days passed by normally, one after another.

Soon the film reached the wrap-up stage. The film was shot and edited simultaneously, and did not involve any grand special effects.

Everything went smoothly from approval to release date confirmation, and the official Weibo account released a trailer.

Real couples are so adorable!

[The subject matter seems interesting. Director Yu's productions are always very reliable; hopefully, he'll surprise us.]

[Could Lu Liruan have gotten in through Cheng Nianzhi's connections? Is this blatant nepotism? I really don't want to see her playing a decorative role in this kind of film...]

[Director Yu clearly stated at the time that he personally interviewed and approved Li Ruan. So why are you now smearing her for the sake of smearing her, ignoring the facts? If you don't need your eyes, you can donate them to someone in need!]

[Who says my wife has no acting skills? In the trailer, my beautiful wife really has an irresistible beauty (I'm sorry, wife)]

It did cause some controversy before its release, but overall, people had high expectations for it.

The box office was good on its opening day.

On its second day of release, the box office saw a tremendous increase, with a surge in both word-of-mouth reviews and online promotion!

Then, day by day, word of mouth exploded.

From the very first day of its release, Lu Liruan was so nervous that she checked the box office numbers multiple times a day.

Watching Cheng Nianzhi slowly emerge from the kitchen with a piece of bread in his mouth, I couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

After filming wrapped up, Cheng Nianzhi had a poor appetite for a while, and is only now slowly returning to her original weight.

Cheng Nianzhi raised an eyebrow, puzzled.

Lu Liruan shook her head, thinking to herself: You seem quite carefree, while we are simply born with nothing to worry about...

Forget it.

When Lu Liruan was filming, she never expected her acting skills to receive so much praise. In fact, she didn't even go to see the movie after it was released.

"I'm not going... It's really awkward to see my own face on such a big screen." Lu Liruan refused Cheng Nianzhi's invitation to secretly go to the movie theater in the mall together.

But a few days later, Lu Liruan was forced to go and see the roadshow that Director Yu had selected in several cities.

I'll see who dares to say my beautiful wife is just a pretty face again!

[Holy crap, she's completely transformed! Is this even the same person who had that blank expression throughout the entire series? Did Cheng Nianzhi give her an acting lesson?]

[Hilarious! While other couples are out eating, drinking, and having fun, these two are taking an acting skills enhancement course together. So exciting and engaging!]

[Ah Zhi's character is so creepy, I don't even dare to call him a tease anymore...]

[Hahahaha! It's okay, he's still as charming as ever! Yesterday at the roadshow, he was so cutesy with Li Ruan it made everyone's teeth ache!]

Please show me the video...

The film's reputation soared during its release, reaching a level that even director Yu hadn't anticipated.

Just as Lu Liruan had imagined, the film received nominations for several awards, and even Lu Liruan herself received a nomination for Best Newcomer.

On the day of the awards ceremony, Lu Liruan wore a black dress with matching velvet gloves, and her hair was styled in a bun with a pearl headband, revealing her slender neck.

Cheng Nianzhi wore a black suit, and the headband she used to tie her hair was also adorned with a pearl.

"Phew—" Lu Liruan breathed a sigh of relief and whispered in Cheng Nianzhi's ear, "I'm a little nervous."

Out of the camera's view, Cheng Nianzhi leaned down and gently kissed Lu Liruan's forehead: "Are you still nervous?"

"nervous."

"And now?" Cheng Nianzhi kissed her again.

Lu Liruan was amused by him: "Alright, alright, my makeup will be ruined in a bit. You didn't wear colored lipstick, did you? Don't smudge it on my face..."

As the two walked hand in hand down the red carpet, the flashbulbs went off everywhere.

[Couple headbands—you two really go to great lengths to show off your love!]

[What beautiful faces! How wonderful it would be if two such beautiful faces could kiss! I can't even imagine it!]

[You coward! I only dare to think that if I win the prize tonight, I'll tag them both and post a picture of them kissing as a bonus!]

When the host announced that Cheng Nianzhi was the winner, Lu Liruan breathed a sigh of relief, and joy spread through her.

Watching his tall, slender figure stride step by step toward the bright and glorious podium, Lu Liruan was completely unaware of the camera panning towards her, capturing her bright eyes in the shot.

Cheng Nianzhi accepted the trophy and, as is customary, delivered his acceptance speech.

Then he paused, looked in one direction, and smiled gently and affectionately: "I have two more things I want to say to someone."

All eyes turned to him, but Lu Liruan could only see him and hear his clear, laughing voice.

"Li Ruan, thank you for your love and companionship. I wishfully hope that you would give me all your attention and fill my life with happiness."

Amidst thunderous applause and bright light, this moment felt eternally beautiful.

A strange premonition suddenly arose in a certain part of Lu Liruan's heart.

After they got home and Lu Liruan took a shower, Cheng Nianzhi was already quietly asleep on the sofa.

The person on the stage, who seemed so unattainable, now had a soft and innocent sleeping face. Lu Liruan was about to bend down and tell him to go inside and sleep.

Suddenly, a wave of dizziness washed over me.

"Congratulations, host. You have successfully completed the mission. The fate of the male supporting character in this world has been completely changed." The system's voice appeared in his mind after a long absence.

Lu Liruan was not surprised, as if she had a premonition.

The time is almost up.

"Do I really have to break free from this world?" Lu Liruan turned her head and glanced at Cheng Nianzhi's oblivious face, asking in a low voice.

"Yes, the host's points are insufficient to stay in a world for too long," the system said matter-of-factly.

"Can I come back...?"

"Beep—This pertains to information that the host is not currently authorized to access; no response will be provided."

Lu Liruan felt a void in her heart: "If I leave, what will happen to Cheng Nianzhi? Will he...?"

The system seemed to pause for a moment, but Lu Liruan didn't notice the subtle difference in his voice: "The things the host is worried about will not happen. The host only needs to focus on completing the tasks. The more tasks you complete, the higher your privileges will be. I hope the host will work hard."

-

The first world is finally over! (Runs around screaming and yelling—) (Screams) (Climbs a tree) (Turns into a monkey) (Steals all your bananas—)

Don't be sad. The male protagonists in all the worlds are actually the same person. It was mentioned at the beginning when the system was explained that it was the awakening of the male supporting character's consciousness. The general idea is that the male supporting character's consciousness in the main body is awakened as a whole, and then the various small worlds that Li Ruan goes to are all part of the male supporting character's consciousness.

Simply put, with each world's mission Li Ruan completes, she gets one step closer to a happy ending, so don't be emojis, my darlings!

I love you all!

The outline for the next story is already written, and I quite like it myself, hehe. I hope you all will like it too!

(Shouting and dashing away—)

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