At this moment, Luo Yize felt as if he had something stuck in his throat. He was left speechless.
No matter what was said, Luo Yize had lost all trust in Director Li and would never cooperate with him again.
He Jing's harassment had far exceeded his imagination. He never thought that no matter where he went, she would pursue him relentlessly, with no other reason than to get back together with him.
Luo Yize remembered that when he took on the role in *The Campus Chess King*, Director Li had gone through numerous rounds of auditions and finally chose him for his handsome face that could captivate everyone. It was also because of that drama that Luo Yize had become extremely popular. So, for him, Director Li was his benefactor.
As for He Jing, as the leading actress of the company under Director Li and a child star like Luo Yize, she was quite talented. So, in every production by Director Li's team, He Jing always had a role and cooperated with top - tier stars.
He Jing was popularized by these top - tier stars. As long as it was introduced by Director Li, any project would involve cooperation with her. Luo Yize, on the contrary, had never really become a big star in any of the projects he had taken on. He had always lingered between the third - tier and eighteenth - tier.
It was not until after the filming of *Turn Around and Meet Love* that Luo Yize had stably hovered within the third - tier.
Now, Luo Yize thought that he still had to meet Director Li.
In Director Li's room, the director and several staff members were discussing the script.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
Director Li put down the script, got up and opened the door. Seeing Luo Yize standing at the door, he greeted him amiably.
Luo Yize nodded with a soft "hmm".
"Let's talk somewhere private," the director said as he walked out of the room and led Luo Yize to the corridor.
Luo Yize understood the director's intention. This was a private matter, so these words couldn't be heard by others. But because of the emotional rift with He Jing, Luo Yize couldn't understand the director's actions at all.
The director looked at Luo Yize's cold face, shook his head helplessly and said, "Actually, I'm also helpless. I didn't know there was such a big grudge between the two of you."
"He Jing is my first love. She betrayed me back then. Now she wants to get back together with me. She even attacked my new girlfriend when I announced our relationship."
"You mean Qiao Yinuo? She's your girlfriend?"
The director seemed incredulous. "So that's why. No wonder you take such good care of her."
"Yes, Director Li!"
From Director Li's expression, it was not hard to see that he was extremely helpless and regretful. Luo Yize was his partner, and so was He Jing. As an outsider, he couldn't have known so many details.
"Yize, I hope you can understand that work and personal feelings are two different things. Cooperation is hard to come by. Even if your relationship is good or bad in private, you can't bring it into work. Maybe this is your last chance. The chances of your cooperation may become fewer and fewer, and there may even be no more opportunities in the future."
In terms of seniority, Director Li was the oldest and had more life experience. Luo Yize was only in his twenties, young and impulsive, without as much experience as Director Li.
Director Li began to tell his life story. He didn't have a high level of education. He had traveled far and wide. When he was young, he even partnered with his peers to run a restaurant, but the business failed.
Later, he had no choice but to start doing extra work on film sets. That was his first time in the film and television industry. Being an extra was undoubtedly hard, but he worked very hard. Later, he was given a formal acting role and had a passionate love affair with an actress in the drama.
Subsequently, Director Li transitioned to become a director and producer. At the same time, he married that actress and had a child. That actress became extremely popular because of a drama and there began to be all kinds of rumors about her.
It was also because of a rumor about her extramarital affair that their relationship broke down and they chose to divorce. Although Director Li still had some work - related interactions with that actress, he had already let go of this ill - fated relationship. He had raised their child by himself, and now his child had been successfully admitted to the Film and Television Directing major at University C.
After they talked for a long time, Luo Yize finally realized that Director Li was trying to persuade him to forget the grudges brought by He Jing.
Even if Luo Yize could agree to forget the past, he would no longer cooperate with Director Li. His decision was made and it was hard to change.
"Yize, trust me. Time can settle everything."
These words of Director Li's still echoed in Luo Yize's mind.
If time could really settle everything, then could the ill - fated relationship of the past fade away?
Walking on the way to the hospital after leaving the hotel, Luo Yize's mind was full of Director Li's words.
Suddenly, he remembered Qiao Yinuo who was still resting in the hospital. Would she be worried about him?
As the saying goes, mention the devil and he will appear. Luo Yize's phone rang.
"Why have you been gone for so long?"
On the other end of the phone, Qiao Yinuo's words sounded a bit worried.
"It's nothing. I told Director Li to replace our roles with others. He seemed a bit reluctant..."
"Why replace us? Weren't we getting along well in the cooperation?"
"Because... because..."
Qiao Yinuo got a bit impatient. "Hurry up and tell me. Because of what?"
"Because... I care about you too much. I don't want you to be wronged anymore or get hurt more seriously. So..."
"Are you stimulated?" Qiao Yinuo couldn't help but want to laugh a bit, but when she heard this, her nose seemed a bit sore.
"Yes, I was stimulated by you, Yinuo. Since the day you got sick, I've been greatly stimulated by you. You... you have to take 1000% responsibility for me."
"Okay, A Ze. Go find a place with cold water, stick your head in it and then come out. You'll feel better after cooling off."
By this time, Qiao Yinuo's eyes began to get wet.
She seemed to have this feeling that Luo Yize had truly fallen in love with her. If he hadn't fallen in love with her, he wouldn't have said such cheesy lines that were even more cheesy than the ones in the script she wrote.
"Yinuo, I've cooled off. I'll send you a video so you can see clearly!"
With that, he hung up the phone.
Qiao Yinuo sat quietly on the hospital bed, waiting for Luo Yize's message. Sure enough, Luo Yize sent a WeChat message with only a short video in it.
After Qiao Yinuo opened and watched this video, tears fell involuntarily.
Because in the video, he was shouting to the sky, "Qiao Yinuo, I like you!"