Chapter 55: 055 You think you can stop whenever you want?
“She’s always there,” Yan Shixiu replied seriously as he looked at the other person.
Duan Langxi and Yan Shixiu exchanged looks for a moment before Duan nodded in concession, “I became Shi Lan’s psychologist shortly after I graduated and did it for six years, until she married you three years ago. After that, she rarely sought me out. She was the most guarded patient I have ever encountered.”
“She… came to you because of her insomnia?” Yan Shixiu guessed.
“Exactly, she had insomnia, long-term sleep disorders. If it weren’t for her strong inner spirit, anyone else would have been admitted to a psychiatric hospital by now,” Duan Langxi laughed. “What surprised me even more is that you would become her cure.”
“Has she ever told you the cause of her insomnia?”
At this, Duan Langxi let out a cold laugh: “Shi Lan started receiving training from the family when she was eight years old—music, chess, calligraphy, painting, business socializing, and all that doesn’t need much explanation as you know more than I do. But behind that, she was undergoing other training. Her grandfather had been kidnapped in his youth, and the Shi Family is often threatened by enemies, so the old master frequently threw her into extreme environments to train her reaction skills, survival instincts, and… how to face the terror of being hunted. Isn’t that twisted?”
“A little girl being chased by a man with a knife in the woods—you can’t even imagine the scene,”
“Sounds unbelievable, right? But that’s the world of the wealthy; no one knows if their minds really control their bodies.”
“Whatever Shi Lan was afraid of, the old master would train that. Once, because Shi Lan was afraid of heights, the old master hung her from a bungee tower all night long.”
“Thus, Shi Lan lacks empathy like ordinary people, cold-hearted and indifferent. She’s like a robot and finds little joy in life.”
“Also, due to the intense training, she has always been in a state of high tension, which led to her frailty and chronic insomnia.”
“But even chronic insomnia hasn’t brought down this tough superwoman; if it were me, I would have shattered long ago.”
“When you have time, you can go ask the Shi Family about Shi Lan’s childhood and adolescence. It will be quite interesting.”
“Your appearance really surprised me. I tried for six years to fully gain her trust, but you… you managed to make her fall asleep.”
“Do you know what this means? Shi Lan doesn’t trust anyone in this world. The grandfather who raised her died, and she didn’t even attend his funeral, but she trusts you.”
“But I understand that your interactions with her haven’t been great. It’s not your fault, no one can get along with her.”
“But don’t blame her, this psychopath can watch a snuff film while enjoying her meal just fine—she doesn’t understand ordinary emotions.”
After hearing everything, Yan Shixiu felt like his heart wasn’t his own anymore, even numbed by the pain.
“While the person is still here, you can treat her better. But now that she’s gone, what can you recover?”
Duan Langxi said this somewhat regrettably.
Yan Shixiu didn’t explain, and after a long while, he said in a low voice, “Regardless, thank you for today.”
Duan Langxi shook his head, but how could he tell that Yan Shixiu was suppressing a cry?
In the morning, the set of “Smoke” had scenes featuring Shi Lan and Chen Beini, since Gu Chengyu had been advised to return. Amidst the busy time for the props team, Shi Lan and Chen Beini waited in makeup on set, while Gu Chengyu also learned that the cheating incident from the previous night was a misunderstanding. He was full of regret and kept asking the company to let him return to the film crew, but this time, his agency decided to make him learn his lesson, so they didn’t agree.
You want to film when you want, and stop when you want?
The company even had Liu Yang and Director Tang make a call to consider replacing him, determined to teach Gu Chengyu a profound lesson.