Afterwards, Sun Ruiming searched for opportunities to ask around about the purpose of the recent visitors. As they say, diligence pays off—he eventually found out.
Upon learning that the group was there to borrow the location for filming, Sun Ruiming became determined to find a way to get close to Chuyunyi. As long as I can sweet-talk her, I might continually receive supplies from her in the future, he thought.
Then he furrowed his brow again. Why hadn’t she gone to the countryside? What exactly had happened, and how had she become an actor?
Since his arrival, he hadn’t contacted his family. Embarrassed by his empty pockets, he was unable to bribe the guards even to send a letter. The Sun Family only knew he had been sent to the Northwest, but not his specific location. With the family now falling apart, they had neither the energy nor the financial resources to inquire about Sun Ruiming’s whereabouts. Consequently, he hadn’t received a single letter or package from home. Get full chapters from 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵~𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖~𝙣𝙚𝙩
His only hope of re-establishing contact with his family now depended entirely on Chuyunyi.
Meanwhile, Sun Ruiming was racking his brains for an opportunity.
Chuyunyi, on the other hand, wasn’t resting either. After getting a general understanding of the situation from the staff responsible for their reception, she had a good idea of what was happening. She had no intention of giving Sun Ruiming the chance to find her, let alone assist him. Seeing firsthand that he wasn’t doing well put her mind at ease.
He actually dreamt of taking advantage of the original owner, having her toil for his family like a beast of burden back in his hometown. How delusional! By the looks of him, even if he manages to survive until he can return to the Capital, he’ll be a wreck, she mused. As for his situation here... I’m such a kind person, of course I’ll tell the Sun Family. But when and how I tell them is up to me.
In the following days, Sun Ruiming truly found no opportunity, becoming so anxious he developed a mouthful of fever blisters.
Yunyi spent a week filming there, living freely and unbound. When she wasn’t needed on set, she would go out and swap seeds she didn’t have in her dimensional space with the locals, planting them to enrich its variety.
Her carefree lifestyle irritated Ding Yiman. Why does Chuyunyi always nail her scenes in one take? The director’s constant praise for Chuyunyi further annoyed Ding Yiman. This praise also motivated other actors working with Chuyunyi to meticulously develop their characters, often discussing their interpretations with her. For a time, Chuyunyi’s popularity within the production crew soared.
Previously, Ding Yiman had been preoccupied with an issue concerning her own face, so she had only focused on quickly finishing her scenes and hadn’t bothered to cause trouble for Chuyunyi.
Today, however, Ding Yiman found a perfect opportunity: a scene in which she was supposed to slap Yunyi.
During the blocking, Ding Yiman was positioned on the highest step, with Yunyi two steps below her. Ding Yiman had been itching to teach Yunyi a lesson. But Yunyi was no fool. One glance at Ding Yiman’s eyes showed she was up to no good, and Yunyi certainly wouldn’t let her have her way.
When the director called, "Action!" Ding Yiman raised her hand and swung with all her might at Yunyi. Just as everyone sensed something was wrong and began to worry for Yunyi...
Yunyi simply crouched down. Unable to check her momentum, Ding Yiman toppled over Yunyi’s back and tumbled down the stairs. Fortunately, there weren’t many steps below, and her thick winter clothes prevented serious injury, but she still took a hard fall. Her forehead was quite bruised.
As Ding Yiman gritted her teeth and shouted, "Chuyunyi!"
Yunyi, at the same moment, feigned a leg cramp. "Ouch, ouch! My leg’s cramping! I can’t... someone help me up!"
She sneered inwardly. Let’s see if I don’t finish you off.