Chapter 40 – The Young Couple Is On A Date
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On the first day of the second round of ‘Dream of Red Mansions’, Zhao Nan suddenly chose to withdraw from the competition. As soon as Su Po got the news, he ran into Zhao Nan at the door of the practice room.
When Zhao Nan saw Su Po, he was about to speak, but in the end said nothing.
Su Po glanced at him and nodded politely. He saw that Zhao Nan would not say and was too lazy to wait or ask, so he was ready to go back.
“Can we talk?” Zhao Nan finally stopped him.
Su Po stopped, “Then go to the practice room.”
“Okay.”
The practice room is the most unforgettable place for actors. All year-round, except for business trips and Chinese New Year, it seems that they will come here every day. There are mirrors, windows, walls everywhere… empty and bright.
Zhao Nan walked in and said, “I have resigned.”
“What?” Su Po was sure he had not heard it wrong, but the news was indeed a bit sudden.
“As the saying goes, men are afraid of getting into the wrong path. Just because I was fat when I was little, I was in the wrong path. I always think it is unfair. We are also talented players. Why can you make it all the way while I can only hide my face under the thick oil paint? Why can you be on the stage, and I can only speak loudly at the side? Why are you always the protagonist of the story, and I can only be a supporting role that the audience will not pay attention to?”
The three ‘why’ pointed out Zhao Nan’s unwillingness over the years.
Su Po looked at him, silent.
Zhao Nan laughed at himself. “However, I knew right after the preliminary round that my talent was not as good as you. This has nothing to do with years of practice.” Both of them are professionals, of course Su Po knows what he’s talking about.
All along, Zhao Nan’s jealousy can be fully felt by Su Po. It seems that Zhao Nan is always competing with him, but he is not a person who can get a bit of a horn in interpersonal relationships, so he didn’t care even if he knows it.
“Some things, the longer you drag it, the more you look down on me, the more I suffocating myself. Now that I speak it out, I’m a little happy.”
Su Po really didn’t look down on Zhao Nan. He just thinks that they’re not the same type of people that can talk with each other. He simply doesn’t wear a mask to be intimate to others. However, since Zhao Nan put down his mask and came to him openly today, he didn’t mind talking more.
In addition, there are many traditional opera actors who have changed careers. Although Su Po thinks it’s a pity that Zhao Nan has given up such a good talent accumulated by so many years, everyone has his own pursuit, and Su Po has nothing to say. “What are you going to do after resigning?”
“After the ‘Red Mansion’ preliminary contest, Director Liao Jian came to me. He said that he had a new movie and one of the roles was very suitable for me, asked me whether I would consider changing careers. At that time, I thought, maybe I’m really on the wrong path.” Zhao Nan didn’t hide it.
Liao Jian is a well-known director in the film and television industry. Su Po has seen the movies he directed, which is quite good.
“It’s good since you have decided.” Su Po stood up straight, walked over and stretched out his hand, “I wish you success.”
Zhao Nan looked at him, smiled, and held his hand. “Thank you, Brother Su.”
“If nothing else, I’ll leave first.” Su Po has never liked to drag things, since Zhao Nan cherished it, then he can go his own way. Su Po loosened his hand and walked to the door.
Zhao Nan watched his back disappear behind the door, picked up a long spear in the corner of the wall, and played it imposingly for a while. When he came to an end, he stroked the barrel of the gun, as if saying goodbye to all his young and frivolous years.
After leaving the Kunqu Opera Theater, Su Po drove directly to the Baizhou Theater Academy. After parking at the west gate, he leans against a roadside tree, with black sunglasses, sends a message to Qingcheng.
“I am waiting for you at the second sycamore tree opposite the west gate.”
The reply was soon received. It was a simple ‘Okay’. Smiled, he put away his phone and looked up at the iron gate opposite him. The west gate is not the main entrance, so there are not many students going in and out.
On both sides of the food street are a bunch of thick paulownia trees. Even in late autumn, the yellow leaves are still layered on top of each other, like trees covered with gold leaf. Su Po looked at the scattered students and the road stretching in the shade of the trees, and gradually merged it with the Qingshan Road in his memory.
Sometimes in life, when standing in a place and looking at a scene, you feel as if you have been here before.
During this period of time, the school was busy celebrating the school’s 60th anniversary, so it was especially well planned. The evening party alone arranged three performances. All the works of the students who won the major awards will be performed separately in the daytime as exhibition works. One of them is Qingcheng’s one act drama ‘Flower Dynasty’, so she had to ask for leave with Second Uncle Xu and go back to school to re-arrange it.
Originally, ‘Flower Dynasty’ was a work in the first half of this year. It was easy to rearrange, but the problem was that the one who plays an important role in the play went abroad. although the school teacher soon recommended a student to her, saying that she had rich experience in acting, but the role was second only to the leading role, and the time was tight, which made her headache.
After coming out of the rehearsal classroom, Qingcheng walked towards the west gate and fetched the makeup mirror from the slanting bag. She has pale skin, but when she does not sleep well and becomes tired, she feels a little pale.
She took the mirror and looked at it, “Ihe state is okay, still quite dwlicate.” After that, she tried to smile a little, “Although I’m not the rare one hundred year beauty, there are still two or three charms.”
Qingcheng put away the small mirror, and heard someone on the side coughing and laughing.
She looked over and saw the professor of Literary Creation. She took her elective course, and the other party obviously heard her talking to herself. Professor Cai was just in her early fifties, elegant and amiable in appearance, but famous for her vigorous and resolute manner.
Then Qingcheng heard Teacher Cai say, “It’s more than two or three charms.”
At this moment, Qingcheng was so embarrassed that she wanted to die, but she still said politely and modestly, “Thank you, Teacher Cai, for complimenting.”
Teacher Cai let out an ‘Mm’ sound, then went off to the side road.
However, Qingcheng hadn’t been able to “redeem herself” for long, a newly received message caused her to fall into contemplation.
As she walked quickly to the west gate, she saw Su Po cross the road and came towards her.
“Is there a lot of things at school? You’ve been watching your phone all the way.” said Su Po, holding her hand.
Qingcheng always feels better when she sees him. She smiled and said, “It’s not about school, it’s Zhao Nan. He told me just now that he resigned from your regiment and no longer participated in the casting of the ‘Red Mansion’. Do you know about this?” After she finished, the smile faded. After all, from a friend’s point of view, Qingcheng’s impression of Zhao Nan was not bad.
“I know.”
“It’s quite sudden.”
“He has his choice.” said Su Po, without complacency.
“Yeah…” Qingcheng felt that Su Po didn’t seem to want to talk more about Zhao Nan with her.
“Let’s go, what do you want to eat?” Su Po asked.
In fact, Qingcheng is not very hungry. She had lunch at two o’clock. At this time, a white car stopped beside them.
As the window rolled down, Qingcheng saw Teacher Cai again.
Qingcheng couldn’t react for a while. First, she didn’t understand why the other party wants to stop. Second, her previous sense of shame comes out again. After nearly four years in school, that was the most humiliating moment for her. It’s even more embarrassing than when she was temporarily pulled to play ‘Thunderstorm’ in her freshman year and forgot the words on stage.
As a result, what happened later made Qingcheng feel that those previous moment were nothing at all!
Su Po called out, “Teacher Cai.”
“Well, look at the silhouette, i know it’s you.” Cai Qi didn’t expect to see her husband’s favorite disciple again here, and the girl he was holding was the student she taught last year. Because of her brilliant writting in essays and good appearance, she has an impression on the student.
Although she was surprised, Professor Cai was a person who had seen the world before, so her expression didn’t change at all, “Is the young couple on a date?”
Su Po thought with a smile, his teacher’s wife was as straightforward as ever. He didn’t say much nonsense, “Yes.”
“Did your Teacher Lu know it?”
“Yes , I mentioned it to the Teacher.”
Professor Cai nodded and said, “If he know it, you won’t be introduced to people in the future.” Listening to Cai Qi’s tone, it seems that it was also quite annoying for Lu Pingliang to toss round as matchmaker.
Su Po raised his hand and smoothed the hair on the side of Qingcheng, “Teacher Cai is my teacher’s wife.” Then he said to Cai Qi, “She’s called…”
Cai Qi said, “I know, I taught her. Her name is Xu Qingcheng.” Professor Cai seemed to have thought of something else, she smiled at Qingcheng and said, “You are more than just a one hundred year beauty, you are pretty and intelligent.”
Qingcheng’s brain is in good use, eventhough she almost lost it a while ago, but at least she got the idea—
Before Su Po and Tong Anzhi came to their school to give lectures, Lin Yi mentioned that Su the wife of Su Po’s teacher was also in Baizhou Theater Academy, but she didn’t expect it was Teacher Cai.
After the surprise, she wished she could go back to ten minutes ago, and then tightly hold her mouth: let you talk nonsense!
Qingcheng bowed her head respectfully, “Thank you, Teacher Cai.”
“No thanks, I’m telling the truth.” Teacher Cai was very honest, and then said to Su Po, “Then you two can walk around.” After that, she restarted the car and left.
As soon as the car started moving, Qingcheng asked, “Teacher Cai is your teacher’s wife? How could it be such a coincidence?”
Su Po also thought it was a bit strange, but it was a good thing. “It proves that I have a fate with you, and I have a connection with you everywhere. “
Qingcheng waved her hand with a tangled look, “You take it slowly.” After the two got into the car, Su Po took off his sunglasses. When he saw the person next to him frowning and sighing, he simply leaned over and did what he had thought for a long time.
Su Po put his lips on hers. When he saw that she was just stiff and there was no objection, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He raised his hand and gently pinched her chin, asked her to open her mouth a little and put his tongue in to pester her. After a while, he withdrew to bit her lips, and then entangled her tongue.
He thought, how could he not fall in love with her at first sight? Obviously I like her so much.
Qingcheng only felt dizzy in her head, her whole body was hot and weak. The last remaining strength was only enough for her to barely grasp the clothes on his back to prevent herself from falling completely.
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M i s s O j i n g e o 
He knows who she is, right?
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