Chapter 77: Wings & Hospitalization

  But actually he didn't have much to be happy about either, it was just a matter of time. After Tōka Hieno had his turn, Ritsu would also have to take the stage.

  After all, Tōnaga-san had a lot of experience with this kind of work, and from start to finish, she didn't take much time at all. Just as Ritsu was finishing her second glass of juice, the filming for Tōnaga-san's part was almost complete.

  Lawyer put down the cup in his hand and walked towards Dunhe Lian with a somewhat depressed look.

  The second scene was a collaborative shoot between the two of them.

  It's not that I don't want to get into it, but now every time I see Tōnari Rina, I just can't get in the zone. I always end up thinking about yesterday's embarrassment and then I involuntarily show a gloomy expression.

  Dun He Lian slightly furrowed her brow, "I thought you should be very clear that work cannot be delayed. The sooner it is completed, the better, this is not only a strict requirement for oneself, but also a responsibility to other working personnel."

  For a moment, Lv felt that he was probably having some problems, and was surprisingly so lax that he was lectured by Dunhe Daren. He had already lost enough face yesterday, and it would be better not to continue...

  However, since this scene requires a happy expression and there are no restrictions, then...

  Her eyes narrowed, and after the director shouted "A", she took a few steps back and entered the sea water. Then, she quickly bent down, scooped up a handful of water, and splashed it on Dun He Lian before he could react.

  Hit the target.

  Ryu looked up to see the result, only to find that Tonari's originally neat hair had suffered a great deal of damage from the direct attack - now it was hanging limply in front of her eyes, looking quite effective.

  If it was a flat model at first, now it's a poor noble son - just came out of the bath and hasn't dried yet.

  Dun He Lian's eyes narrowed dangerously and she made a swift and powerful counterattack while Lv was still smiling.

  Law was suddenly drenched, looked down at his clothes stuck to his body, Law's face turned black, and he went into close combat - others were afraid of you, but in terms of agility, you absolutely lost.

  The discontent with the law seemed to have ignited a fighting spirit in someone, and when the director shouted "cut", the two people who had not come to their senses suddenly realized that they were actually filming.

  Originally, Lü thought he would be scolded by the director, but unexpectedly, the director looked not only not angry, but also very satisfied.

  "It was originally intended to achieve a natural effect, and many of the snapshots are really good, you can also take a look."

  The director shows the two people photos taken previously by the crew.

  The two people in the photo have a bright smile that surprises even themselves. Under the light blue sky, the handsome young man is smiling recklessly and pouring transparent water with a faint blue color into the air. The falling water droplets scatter down, refracting the sunlight to create a colorful splendor.

  The clear and handsome young man's mouth corners curved freely, with an unstoppable and irrepressible youthful color. The atmosphere between the two of them was unexpectedly relaxed, to the point where they themselves hadn't even noticed it.

  It's indeed very good. The director wanted this effect.

  The subsequent shooting of the individual parts was relatively easier. After finishing the outdoor shooting before dark, the director left the remaining time to everyone to go out and relax, ease their mood.

  After learning about this matter, Lü decided to go out for a walk. It had been a long time since he last relaxed and he had never been to France before, so it was a good opportunity to take a look around.

  "Hey, Tonari-senpai, are you coming too?"

  Law, who had not expected a positive response at all, heard Duncha Lian's faint "uh-huh" and paused for a moment before speaking again. Well, with one more person, they could split the taxi fare when getting lost.

  Rui, who was still in a good mood after playing with the abacus, chose an outfit to change into. The clothes she had been wearing were not suitable for going out, so Rui picked out a white V-neck sweater and paired it with light blue casual pants. From head to toe, her light-colored outfit made her look even more neat and clean, giving off a fresh scent.

  Tong He Lian was still wearing a simple dark-colored suit, and the two of them walked shoulder to shoulder on the street, attracting countless gazes.

  Wandering aimlessly, this city gives people a young feeling, not as loud as in the US, but with freedom.

  There is no sense of monotony, the shops are colorful and varied, interesting graffiti can be seen everywhere, casual yet simple living atmosphere, easily outlining a relaxed ambiance.

  It's not as orderly as in the UK here, and traffic can even be called chaotic.

  People with a small capital complex like to gather on this beautiful land during holidays, and countless masts can be seen here - Marseille has the largest port in France.

  Law didn't feel tired of turning around the blocks, thinking that he might have gone back already, but when he turned his head, he saw Tonari no Kaibutsu was not far away, looking down at something.

  Some curious people walked back to Dunhe's side and found that he was looking at a small glass pendant in the window.

  "Laughed involuntarily, 'Can't believe it, Tonari-senpai actually likes the kind of things girls like.'"

  Dun He Lian turned her head to look at him, "Is it just purely appreciating a work of art? Don't you think this is beautiful?"

  At first, Lü didn't take a closer look and just glanced over to observe. The pendant wasn't big, and Lü was surprised to discover that what he had thought was one was actually connected to two wrist chains.

  Is this... a couple?

  Carefully paste it on and look at it, only to see a small gap in the connection of this pair of wings.

  The small wings are crystal clear and radiant with seven colors of light.

  "It's really beautiful."

  The law was spoken, but no response was heard. Looking up, I saw that Tonari Rina was already standing inside the store.

  Lü had no idea that Dun He would speak French.

  French has always been recognized as a romantic and melodious sound, with Dun He Lian's low-pitched voice like a cello, telling a story that is so melodious that it makes people infatuated.

  I didn't understand what you said at all and I'm too lazy to guess, but I probably know that Dunhe Lian wants to buy it.

  He didn't know that Dunhe Lian would actually take the initiative to buy such small ornaments.

  Without any haggling at all, Dun He Lian just very harmoniously negotiated a good price with the shop owner and put the chain into his pocket.

  Lü was curious and asked, "Why not take it directly? You obviously like it."

  Dun He Lian raised her eyes and said calmly, "It's meaningless for one person to go alone until the time is right."

  Rubbing his nose, Lv didn't know how to respond to Dun He Lian's style of being a little too pure (...), so he obviously changed the subject, covering his stomach as he spoke.

  "Hey, Tōga-senpai, let's find something special to eat. I'm starving."

  Atsushi nodded and left the store without any objection. Ritsu shrugged his shoulders and followed, thinking that Atsushi must have agreed so readily because he was also hungry himself.

  Thinking about it this way, the law doesn't know why there's a strong desire to laugh.

  Two people were unfamiliar with the place and had no particular goal, fortunately there was still a Tong Hualian who understood French, otherwise Lü felt that if he were to be left alone on this big road, it was possible that a restaurant might be right next to him but he wouldn't recognize the words on the sign.

  Oh, this is really too terrible. Fortunately, there's Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun around.

  Somebody mysteriously benefited from the situation and eagerly followed the footsteps of the man in front, then watched with great joy as the man finally decided to enter a store.

  When he finally got to eat, Ryu was so excited that he had tears in his eyes. After finding a seat, he eagerly took the menu from the smiling waiter... only to realize that he didn't understand any of the French words on it.

  Regrettably, with great reluctance, he handed the menu to a certain Dung Ho, who was smiling with an air of superiority.

  "By the way, don't forget to translate it for me, I want to order myself."

  Tun He Lian took it over, glanced at Lv Yi, but didn't respond.

  With a sorrowful and indignant look, Dunhe smiled at the service staff and spat out a bunch of incomprehensible things, after which the service staff slightly bowed and left.

  Staring at Tonari no Kaibutsu, using her eyes to protest.

  Didn't I ask you to translate for me?... What if you accidentally clicked on something weird, should I eat it or not?

  Dun He Lian still wore a smile that had nothing to do with her, and she didn't even bother to acknowledge Lu.

  It's frustrating to find out that I also can't deal with this guy.

  Then so be it. Even if I were to return that one bite on the plane back to him.

  The lawyer who had figured it out was no longer entangled and began to wait for Tung Ho-lien to put something on the table.

  When the first dish came, Rui touched his nose and thought it was just the first one, no rush; when the second dish came, Rui didn't think much about it; when the third dish came, Rui was sure that Dun He Lian probably liked to eat vegetables a lot; when the last dish came...... Rui's hand trembled as he pointed at a certain very despicable person who was smiling.

  "You... you're a vegetarian?!"

  Tong He's right hand supported her chin, a bright smile on her face that could instantly kill thousands of girls, but only made Lv feel itchy teeth.

  He raised an eyebrow slowly and said.

  "Of course not. I just think you shouldn't like eating vegetarian food. Otherwise, you wouldn't still be dreaming about wanting to eat pig's trotters in your sleep."

  When Lu heard that sentence "You shouldn't like eating vegetarian food", he felt like he was going to suffocate, this is absolutely a deliberate provocation.

  However, the second half of Tōka's sentence directly extinguished the fighting spirit that Ryūhon had just ignited —— oh, there wasn't even any ash left.

  Knowing he was in the wrong, Lu couldn't help but feel extremely depressed and started eating his meal with his head down.

  Cabbage, lettuce, tomato, carrot.

  Lü thought to himself, he was probably not feeding himself, but rather wanting to feed the rabbit.

  As a meat-lover, Lv felt that this meal was simply a torture. Why didn't he just stay in the hotel honestly? That way, at least he could go to the restaurant downstairs and find something he liked to eat.

  After finishing this meal, Lü felt both full and as if he hadn't eaten anything at all.

  Walking with a desire to cry but having no tears, Lü thought that he had the physical strength to walk back to the hotel, which was truly a kind of miracle.

  Looking at a certain smug and self-satisfied big shot in the entertainment industry, Lu secretly vowed to himself that he would stay as far away from him as possible. The farther the better. Otherwise, if he accidentally did something wrong again, that person would remember it and come after him for revenge.

  Covering his still hungry stomach, Lv felt that he would probably still dream of gnawing on pig trotters at night.

  When was the last time I ate... No, can't think about it. Lu stopped herself from continuing down that train of thought, if she kept thinking like this, she probably wouldn't be able to sleep. (......)

  The next day, with big black eye circles, Lu looked at herself in the mirror, looking left and right.

  Although he said he didn't mind at all, what if it affects filming?

  The law is not very clear whether a makeup artist can completely cover up this striking national treasure symbol.

  The figure reflected in the mirror was Tōka Hien standing by the door with her arms crossed, and Ritsu's eyes narrowed warily as she asked gruffly.

  "What's wrong?"

  Lü Yu didn't show any dissatisfaction with this attitude. Dun He Lian opened his mouth, threw out a sentence and turned to leave.

  "The makeup artist's skills can be trusted."

  Lü Wei was taken aback for a moment, was he trying to comfort himself?

  The law that came back to his senses was speechless about his own thoughts. Wasn't the culprit who made himself not eat enough and sleep poorly, thus forming dark circles under his eyes, himself? The corner of his mouth twitched, and he shook his head in silence as he began to wash up.

  Shooting indoors is relatively easier, but that's compared to someone like Tonari no Kaoru who has experience. For a newcomer like Ritsu, the requirements for outdoor shooting are actually more relaxed than indoor shooting.

  Apart from shooting for her own album, Yui has already NGed several times and isn't clear on how to achieve the best results.

  Tong Hua Lian didn't have any reaction, just observing Lu's actions. However, when Lu looked over, she would make some movements that seemed unintentional, giving Lu inspiration.

  With a clear conscience and a sense of justice, Dun He is helping him.

  Blame it on Tung Hoa Lien for feeling guilty about not letting him eat his fill yesterday, and he accepted someone's help with a clear conscience.

  But after filming was over, Lu still politely expressed her gratitude.

  "Thanks for today, Tonari-senpai."

  Someone still had no expression, faintly responded with a voice, and Letty couldn't help but mock in her heart.

  Since it's a good deed, why not just show more kindness... so others know you don't have any opinions.

  It was as if she could see what Ritsu was thinking in her heart, and Tonari no Kaoru looked at Ritsu with a smile that wasn't quite a smile until Ritsu felt a little guilty before looking away.

  At the celebratory dinner that night, everyone had a few drinks. Lü didn't find it interesting, so when everyone was having fun drinking, he felt a bit bored by himself.

  I don't know why Tonari no Kaoru-san also didn't drink alcohol.

  Lv thought it was meaningless to stay here, so he took his coat and went out.

  It's actually getting chilly in Marseille, so Li pulled the collar of his jacket up to the top and walked forward with a carefree air, his hands stuffed into his pockets.

  The evening breeze was not strong but refreshing. Ryo walked alone on the bustling and brightly lit street, feeling more awake and less settled.

  Walked into a store on impulse, but found some familiar sights.

  He didn't expect that he would once again find himself in the small shop where he and Tonari no Kaibutsu had been yesterday.

  This time, I didn't have anything in particular to attend to, so I simply took a good look around the small shop.

  The store at night has a different flavor from the daytime. The wind chime at the door rings out with a gentle breeze, and the owner walks over to close the door tightly. Soon, the room becomes warm.

  Lü felt his body warm up after being blown by the cool breeze for a while, and he couldn't help but relax.

  The things sold in this store are not big, but they win with small and delicate. The bigger feature is that all the decorations are glass products, which look more crystal clear under the bright light.

  Very beautiful.

  Look at each one carefully and meticulously.

  Each ornament is as if it has been given a soul, carrying an extraordinary and unique beauty.

  "Each one is only one piece." The old man smiled and said in English, probably because he found out I couldn't speak French yesterday. "These are all made by myself, so each accessory is truly unique."

  Lü Jing quietly listened, giving people a warm feeling, like someone who has been away from home for a long time can think of the most peaceful harbor.

  "My wife loves the glass products in my hand. When I was young, no one thought she would marry me, but she really did."

  "She had better options, but she smiled and lifted my face, kissing the center of my eyebrows. She said that when I made these accessories, there was endless tenderness in her eyes."

  She said marrying me is the happiest thing in her life.

  The old man's eyebrows and eyes were filled with the tranquility and warmth that had settled down after experiencing all sorts of things, and when he mentioned his wife, his face was filled with deep nostalgia.

  Lü didn't ask, but he could probably guess that the old man's wife was no longer around.

  The old man was really good. Yu An quietly listened to his slow narrative and felt that her heart also slowly calmed down, becoming more gentle.

  Unconsciously, they talked for a long time. When the old man finished speaking, it was already very late.

  Just as Lv Zheng was about to bid farewell, the old man smiled and patted his already white hair, saying.

  "See my memory, yesterday that gentleman left half of it behind, saying he would give it to the second Asian person who comes here by chance."

  "I originally thought I had to wait for a long time, but I didn't expect you to coincidentally come back here again." The old man placed the exquisite and beautiful bracelet in Rong's palm, "So this gift, I'll give it to you."

  Lu Yu stared blankly at the chain in his palm, a dazzling beautiful wing quietly lay in his hand, and just looking at it made one feel calm inside.

  Without hesitation, Lü put the chain into his pocket and bid farewell to the old man before leaving.

  His hand in his pocket was clutching that small wing, he had originally wanted to return to the hotel, but suddenly didn't want to walk quickly anymore.

  No taxi, Lü walked slowly while asking for directions, fortunately the people here basically all speak English, so there wasn't any communication barrier.

  It wasn't until Lawyer Yu finally returned to the hotel that it was almost two o'clock.

  Thinking that Tōka was definitely asleep, Riko quietly opened the door with a light hand and foot, but unexpectedly heard a deliberately lowered voice coming from the sofa.

  "Where did you go?"

  Ritsu let out a startled yelp and turned on the light to find Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun sitting on the sofa with a tired expression. "Haven't you slept yet?" he asked casually.

  Dun He stood up expressionlessly, his gloomy face making Lv feel slightly puzzled.

  "Don't you know that as a performer, you can't stay out this late? If something happens, who's going to take responsibility?"

  Although I knew I was in the wrong, I habitually retorted, "We're abroad, no one will recognize me."

  Enraged to the extreme, Dun He laughed and said, "Even if no one recognizes you, this is not a place you are familiar with after all. If you encounter robbery or something, such things are not uncommon abroad."

  "I don't have anything to steal either..." He subconsciously responded, but Ritsu felt the atmosphere wasn't quite right. He lifted his head and saw Tonari no Kaoru staring at him expressionlessly before saying nothing and slamming the door into his room.

  Staring blankly at the door that had been shut with great force for a while, Lu turned her head to look at the congealed porridge on the table and silently entered her own room.

  Lying in bed but unable to sleep, Ritsu recalled the exhausted look on Atsushi's face when he first came home. Could it be that Atsushi had been waiting for him all along? Thinking back to what Atsushi said, Ritsu felt a bit at a loss and pressed his pillow against his face. Was Atsushi actually worried about him?

  Feels that one's own ideas are very consistent with the situation one sees, but doesn't know what to do.

  If I go in to apologize now, it seems that Tōka has already fallen asleep. If I wake him up again, it would be a loss.

  But if he waits until tomorrow to talk about it, who knows whether Tonari Kanzaki will listen to him or not.

  Completely at a loss and feeling annoyed, he flipped over, but was poked by something.

  Reaching into his pocket and pulling out what was inside, the moonlight faintly illuminated this small wing.

  Luding looked at it for a while, put his wings back in his pocket, and closed his eyes.

  After one night.

  The next day when I woke up, Tonari no Kaibutsu was already out of the house.

  At first, he didn't think it was because of last night's incident, but when Ryu tidied up and arrived at the scene, he wanted to greet Tōnaga Ren, but Tōnaga Ren seemed not to have seen him and walked straight past.

  Ritsu's smile on his face was slightly stiff, and after quickly adjusting his facial expression, Ritsu confirmed that Tonari no Kaoru was indeed avoiding him.

  It's clear that Tohya Daimyojin is angry.

  With a wry smile, Lyu had a premonition that he was probably going to fight a war of attrition.

  Tunagari Ren isn't that easy to coax because Tunagari Ren doesn't have things she must do with Ritsu's help, but Ritsu does.

  After easily finishing his own shooting part, Dun He Lian said goodbye to the director and left first, leaving Lv to continue being scolded by the director in the studio.

  "You were fine just yesterday, how come you're in such a bad state today?"

  As for the director's blame, Lu can only ask the sky in silence. Yesterday, a great god helped to open an external hang, today the great god got angry, he took the stage himself, and it would be strange if he could stand out more than yesterday or equally well.

  Although still can't let go of this matter, Liu tries her best to focus on completing her work.

  He dragged himself back to his room, wanting to see if Tonari no Kaibutsu was still on, hoping to catch a glimpse of it and make up for lost time.

  But unfortunately, there was no one in the room.

  Some dejectedly lowered their heads, while others raised their hands and scratched their hair in frustration, feeling that it would be difficult for them to get Tōka Hino's forgiveness.

  And with no idea what to do, the lazy lawyer flopped onto the bed, still having some time before work started in the afternoon, and didn't even feel like eating. He closed his eyes and began to sleep. Actually, he hadn't slept well yesterday either, and today he still wasn't very spirited.

  ...was awakened by the light in front of him, and after opening his eyes for a while, he saw Tōka Hino standing in front of him with no expression.

  "Huh? That's strange, I thought he was angry, so why is he in his own room?"

  Some of the sobered-up men looked up again and only then did they notice that Tonari's face didn't look good.

  "Do you know what time it is now? The staff are all waiting for you, and yet you're still sleeping here."

  "Natsuyasumi, you're really disappointing."

  Ritsu had never heard Tonari say something so sarcastic in such a calm tone. Before he could react, Tonari was already gone.

  He didn't even call out to her, and instead just smiled wryly to himself. Look, it was clear that yesterday he still had feelings for you, but now, he thoroughly dislikes you.

  Knowing that explanations would be useless and didn't want to explain, the law simply quickly got up, changed clothes, and rushed to the studio.

  To all the staff, he bowed deeply to apologize. The director's face didn't look that bad either. He could even be said to have a reassuring expression as he let Yu go get her makeup done.

  The calm and peaceful filming was completed, and during this time, I didn't see Tung Hoa Lian either.

  He felt exhausted. Ritsu, who was never good at explaining things, thought that it would probably end like this between the two of them. He returned to his room in a daze and didn't even want to eat dinner, collapsing onto the bed.

  Go to sleep then.

  The next day was woken up by the alarm clock, Lv felt his head was heavy like being filled with lead.

  As soon as I sat up, I heard the sound of the door closing —— Tonari no Kaoru had already left.

  I don't know whether I should sigh or what, so I washed my face with cold water and felt a little more awake.

  The morning went smoothly, and Lü Qiang cheered himself up, wanting to stay in top condition.

  Never thought that Dunhe Lian would take the initiative to talk to him, Lv was a little dazed and wanted to smile, but didn't know if he had smiled or not.

  My head feels so heavy...

  I covered my stomach slightly and fell asleep for two days, and my stomach hurts a bit.

  Dun He Lian furrowed her brow as she looked at the young man's dazed expression, making every effort to maintain a calm tone that didn't reveal her faint concern.

  "Are you okay?"

  "Huh? What did Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun say?"

  Lü wanted to speak clearly, but his voice was getting softer and softer.

  Dun He Lian quickly caught the falling Lv and scolded the stupidly standing staff on the side.

  "Hurry up and call an ambulance!"

  Hospital.

  "Perforation of the stomach. If it were any later, it would be more troublesome. The patient's intestines and stomach weren't good to begin with, and recently they haven't been eating well either. Plus, probably didn't pay attention to keeping warm, high fever combined with perforation of the stomach, need to rest properly for a while."

  Atsuki nodded and saw the doctor off. He let the people who came with him go back first, and after they all left, Atsuki finally had time to stop and take a good look at the person on the hospital bed.

  The young man's pale face was slightly pale, and he closed his eyes very quietly.

  Dunhe Lian suddenly remembered that when he saw Lv lying in bed and not getting up, he didn't think about whether Lv was uncomfortable or not. In fact, he knew that Lv wasn't a person who took his work seriously.

  In the past when I was on set, I would always take some time to carefully read through the script.

  That thin booklet has been flipped through by the young man until it's thick. Books get thicker the more you read them, why should scripts be any different?

  The young man's efforts had actually been noticed by him long ago.

  Just got angry and couldn't help but want to speak out to criticize.

  Dun He Lian couldn't help but laugh, he actually got into a huff because of an ordinary junior. How ridiculous...

  When she opened her eyes, a faint fragrance was floating in the air.

  As soon as she woke up, she felt a little hungry and was looking for something fragrant. She looked around, but unexpectedly saw Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun reading the newspaper.

  In a daze, Dunhe Lian had already felt the gaze lingering on her body. She lifted her head to examine Rong's expression, then got up and placed the bento box on the bedside cabinet next to Rong's bed.

  "The doctor said you can only drink something light for now." After a pause, Dunhe Lian said in a low voice. "After you're better... there's a store that makes canned tuna very well."

  Although this sentence is a bit incoherent, Ritsu understood it. Was Tsuruga asking him out to dinner?

  He didn't have any impression of how he ended up in the hospital, and Ryu was uncertain what had happened to prompt Tonari's sudden display of kindness, but he didn't mind.

  The clever choice ignored this question without asking what happened and nodded silently, naturally picking up the porridge to drink it away.

  The taste is good. Lü wondered if it was possible to buy congee takeout in France.

  "Hmm? I thought of a possibility. Ritsu looked up at Tonari no Kaoru, and Tonari no Kaoru seemed to know what Ritsu was thinking about, and said so lightly."

  "I cooked it."

  Law: "......?"