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At 10 a.m., when Lu Jie was awakened by the sunlight, the hangover headache was still lingering.

He walked out of the bedroom barefoot and glanced habitually at the next room, only to find the door ajar.

He raised an eyebrow, rubbed his head, and went over.

The lazy smile on his face froze the moment he pushed open the door.

The bedding on the bed was neatly made, and nothing in the room had been moved except for a pair of disposable slippers that had been worn and placed next to the shoe cabinet.

"What about people?"

Lu Jie's voice was hoarse from just waking up. The staff member who was about to tidy up the room immediately stepped forward: "Miss Fang said she was going for a morning run at around 5 a.m. this morning, and she hasn't come back since."

Morning run?

Why is she running around when she's pregnant?

Lu Jie walked to the window, looked at the winding path behind the mountain, and suddenly chuckled, though the laughter didn't reach his eyes.

"What a little fox, it runs really fast."

He took out his phone and dialed a number, his tone revealing neither joy nor anger: "Go check on Miss Xu's whereabouts, but don't alert her."

"Yes."

In a suite at the Kuncheng International Hotel, Fang Li was touching up her makeup in front of the mirror.

Wen Yang sat on the sofa, munching on bread, and mumbled, "Lu Jie didn't chase after us?"

"should not."

Fang Li used concealer to cover the dark circles under her eyes. "He didn't come to Kunming for nothing. He won't follow me around all the time."

She paused, then suddenly turned to look at Wen Yang, "Did Han Xi call you last night?"

Wen Yang pouted and complained, "He just asked where you were, and you don't know the tone of his voice... Even though it was just a short sentence, and there was a receiver between us, it almost scared me to death."

Fang Li smiled, pursing her lips.

Wen Yang rolled her eyes. "But luckily I'm smart. I told him you were asleep and didn't tell him about Lu Jie."

Fang Li chuckled, "It's okay, next time you can just tell him he'll worry if he can't find me."

"Oh dear, he'll be worried~"

Wen Yang awkwardly imitated Fang Li's speech.

Fang Li rolled her eyes at her through the mirror.

Before she could say anything, Wen Yang snatched away her makeup and dragged her outside, saying, "You're beautiful enough, stop putting on makeup! Hurry up, the opening ceremony starts at 10:30, and we still have to call him 'senior'!"

"Don't rush, I'll wrap it up!"

The two arrived at Zhou Yufan's suite, but no one answered the door after knocking for a long time.

"Zhou Yufan must have overslept again."

Wen Yangqi said, "Forget it, he must be feeling unwell after drinking so much last night. Let's ignore him and go over there first."

The opening ceremony was held on Ming and Qing Street in Kunming Film and Television Base, where a red backdrop with gold lettering was already crowded with media.

As soon as Fang Li arrived at the registration area, she saw Zhou Yufan talking to the assistant director.

Wen Yang's eyes lit up, and she grabbed Fang Li and rushed over: "Senior! When did you get here? We thought you were sleeping in at the hotel!"

When Zhou Yufan saw them, his originally indifferent expression changed slightly, and he avoided their gaze, saying, "I just arrived not long ago either."

"Why didn't you call us when you left?"

"Let you rest a bit more, I'll just come and check on things first."

"Stop it!"

Wen Yang took a step closer, hands on her hips. "Something's wrong with you, something's definitely up! Tell me! What happened when Jing Sen brought you home last night?"

The surrounding staff cast curious glances at them. Zhou Yufan frowned slightly and pushed Wen Yang out of the crowd, saying, "Don't make wild guesses, there's nothing there."

"I do not believe!"

Wen Yang clung to him like a piece of chewing gum, "You didn't even go back to your room last night, did you?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yufan's expression changed even more subtly.

Wen Yang looked at him as if she had discovered a shocking secret, staring at him and pressing, "Could I have guessed right?! Senior! Tell me quickly, what happened last night? Did you sleep with Jing Sen again?!"

"speak nicely!"

What do you mean, "slept together again!"

When did they sleep...?

Zhou Yufan silently avoided her.

Wen Yang kept chasing after him with great enthusiasm.

The two chased each other around the set, and Zhou Yufan's suit jacket was pulled askew by her. He could only beg for mercy repeatedly: "Grandpa, the opening ceremony is about to begin!"

"Then tell me!"

"Nothing happened, what do you want me to say?"

"I do not believe!"

"...Believe it or not."

Watching the two struggle, Fang Li leaned against the pillar and shook her head helplessly. Her gaze then shifted and was drawn to the figure in the center of the stage.

Jing Sen was wearing a military green shirt, black pants and ankle boots. His hair was cut short, and his skin was slightly darkened to match the character's personality. He wore a pair of black sunglasses on his high nose bridge, which changed his usual handsome appearance and gave him a more tough guy feel.

Su Jin, who was standing next to him, was wearing a light green dress and had short hair that reached her ears. She was smiling and talking to the producer, while Jing Sen just nodded occasionally, his fingertips unconsciously rubbing the sandalwood incense in his hand.

"What are you looking at?"

Wen Yang ran over breathlessly, following Fang Li's gaze, "Hey, don't you think Jing Sen is acting a little strange today?"

Fang Li frowned: "Indeed, he rarely wears sunglasses in these kinds of situations."

As soon as the words were spoken, the host walked onto the stage with a microphone: "Welcome, everyone, to the opening ceremony of 'The Dream Never Ends'! First of all, please welcome Ms. Fang Li, the general manager of Xingli Film and Television, representing the production company, and the original author and editor-in-chief of 'The Dream Never Ends,' to the stage to give a speech!"

A spotlight suddenly shone on her, and Fang Li took a deep breath and walked onto the stage.

Today she wore a beige suit skirt, her long hair was neatly tied up in a bun, and she exuded a powerful aura when she stood on the stage: "It's no exaggeration to say that this drama, 'The Dream Never Ends,' is my child. Xingli Film and Television is very happy to have completed this work with everyone. I hope to work well with everyone for a long time to come."

A round of enthusiastic applause erupted from the audience, and Fang Li nodded with a smile.

The host then went back on stage to invite the next speaker to speak.

Everyone on set was focused on the stage, and no one noticed what was happening outside the main entrance.

At the entrance of the film set.

Two black sedans were approaching each other at high speed. As the two cars drew closer, the screeching sound of their tires shattered the harmony of the scene.

"呲-"

Two loud bangs exploded almost simultaneously, and the front of the car stopped just three meters away from the film set gate, with less than five centimeters of space between the bumpers.

The dust kicked up instantly blurred the surrounding space, followed by a long, deathly silence.

Then, the car doors opened almost simultaneously, and Han Xi and Lu Jie got out of the car one after the other.

Han Xi was wearing a dark gray custom-made suit, his tie was tied perfectly, and even though he had just braked suddenly, there wasn't a speck of dust on his shoes.

He looked up at the stage, his gaze landing precisely on Fang Li. Only after seeing her standing quietly to the side of the stage, listening to the host speak, did he slowly look away.