They stayed in the hospital for a long time. When Mom was about to see off Joey Nuo and Luo Yize at the elevator entrance, she looked extremely embarrassed. "Xiao Luo, I'm really sorry to trouble you. You're so busy on weekdays and still have to..."
Luo Yize added, "Auntie, it's okay! Moreover, my mother specifically told me that it's quite necessary to pay you a visit before our marriage."
At the mention of "marriage", Joey Nuo's mother's eyes seemed to sparkle with gold.
The elevator was about to arrive at their floor. Suddenly, a voice came from one direction and reached Joey Nuo and the others' ears.
"Hey, Jiahe, come quickly. Our brother - in - law is right at the elevator entrance. He's a big star..."
Jiahe was Joey Nuo's cousin. She was about to graduate from high school. She was an absolute star - chaser. Not only Luo Yize, but also little fresh - meat stars like TFBOYS, Ding Chengxin, Chen Linong, and Fan Chengcheng were all well - known to her.
Fortunately, Mom was there. She urged Joey Nuo and Luo Yize to get into the elevator quickly.
By the time Jiahe ran to the elevator entrance, the elevator doors had already closed.
"Auntie, where's my sister?"
"Your sister just left."
"Why did you let them go? I need to get my brother - in - law's autograph!"
Mom scolded her, "You child, what autograph do you need? Your brother - in - law is so busy. He doesn't have time to give you an autograph. If you're naughty again, I'll tell your mother!"
Hearing this, Jiahe immediately shut up.
It was already 11 p.m. when they walked out of the hospital.
If Mom hadn't been there to hold the fort, they might not have been able to get out by now.
When Luo Yize started the car, Joey Nuo had already fastened her seat - belt, and Mom got in the car afterwards. Joey Nuo decided to take Mom to her own home tonight.
She roughly estimated the distance from her home to the hospital. By bus, it was about eleven stops without a transfer, taking about half an hour. If taking a taxi, it would only take fifteen to twenty minutes without traffic jams.
Joey Nuo was quite happy that someone who could cook for her was coming. She had never been good at cooking. However, Joey Nuo was more tired than before. In the past few days, she had to do all the grocery shopping as Mom would tell her what to buy every day.
Moreover, Mom would get up very early every morning to make chicken soup for Dad.
In the morning, Joey Nuo had just finished washing up. Mom had just finished making the chicken soup when they heard a knock on the door.
"Aze, why are you here?" Joey Nuo opened the door and was surprised to see Luo Yize.
Luo Yize put on the shoe covers, took off the disposable mask on his face, and stepped into the room.
It was probably the first time for Luo Yize to come to the house Joey Nuo rented. Actually, he had been here once before. He had sent Joey Nuo to her door and then left.
Looking at this 90 - square - meter house with a layout of two bedrooms, one living room, and one bathroom, and with single beds in each bedroom, it was definitely not enough for three people to live in.
The reason why Joey Nuo chose to rent a house outside was that back then, she couldn't stand the pressure her father had put on her regarding her career choice. So, she moved out and ate take - out for about seven or eight years. In the first five years, she often had dinner with her colleagues and ate in the company canteen at noon.
Later, when she became a screenwriter, she started writing constantly and made extra money from writing to support herself.
The landlady had a house in the city and lived with her daughter who was in college, so she rented out this house for a long time.
As soon as he entered, Luo Yize went straight to Joey Nuo's room. Seeing that the walls and the desk in her room were full of photos and posters of him, he was extremely happy.
"This seems to be quite old," Luo Yize pointed at a poster on the wall. "I was very young in this one. I participated in a children's variety show at that time."
"Which variety show was it?" Joey Nuo asked.
However, Joey Nuo didn't know that Luo Yize had been on a variety show when he was a child.
"It was on Kaku TV. I forget the name..."
Luo Yize scratched his head as he said this.
Indeed, it had been a long time. Even Luo Yize himself didn't know when it was taken.
Given that elaborately - designed poster, Joey Nuo had cut it out from a magazine. Luo Yize was so cute when he was a child.
Sitting in front of the computer desk, Luo Yize saw layer upon layer of thick draft papers. He picked them up one by one and looked at them. There were layers of corrections, as well as messy handwriting and marks on them.
"These are all the drafts I made when I was conceiving the script," Joey Nuo explained.
Luo Yize nodded. "Good! Good!"
At this time, Mom brought a plate of pitayas for Luo Yize.
Mom said with a big smile, "Come on, sit down and have some fruit while chatting."
"Thank you, Auntie!" "Thank you, Mom!"
While eating the fruit, Luo Yize continued to look at Joey Nuo's draft papers.
It was not hard to see that in each of Joey Nuo's drafts, there was not only ink but also a lot of sweat. Starting from a blank piece of paper, all of Joey Nuo's ideas were in it, covering both sides of the paper. One piece after another, they piled up to form a thick stack of drafts.
Joey Nuo remembered that when she first started writing scripts, she didn't know how to make drafts. Her initial outline was very simple, only one or two pages of A4 paper when printed out.
Later, recommended by General Manager Zhao, she visited a famous screenwriter with thirty years of experience. That senior was a professional graduate in drama literature. When Joey Nuo met her and listened to what she said, it was as if she had read books for ten years.
Joey Nuo still remembered that screenwriter's name, which was "Tao Yao". She was at least in her fifties this year. She had cooperated with General Manager Zhao. General Manager Zhao had also worked as a screenwriter and director in the early days and had made many movies and TV shows with her.
The senior introduced by General Manager Zhao really helped Joey Nuo move towards success.
After Luo Yize finished looking at these drafts, he had an even greater liking for Joey Nuo.
"Let's get married as soon as your father's condition improves!"
Joey Nuo nodded frequently while eating the pitaya.
But then she suddenly hesitated. After a while, she said, "Why so soon?"
"Because I need some time. I want to transform into a director," Luo Yize said as he picked up the stack of draft papers.
He then continued, "By that time, we'll develop our careers together. I'll direct your works personally. How about that?"