Chapter 1166: Chapter 360: Did You Do Anything to Yue Yao
Chapter 360 Did Something Happen with Yue Yao
Li Yan didn’t continue further, seeing Yue Yao’s scar only made him feel deep affection and compassion. If he hadn’t heard her clear voice just now, Yue Yao’s body might have been pierced by another gunshot due to his official duties! That scar might heal on its own, but it will remain in her heart much longer than the scar on her back.
He lifted his head, then turned Yue Yao’s body over and cradled her.
Yue Yao dared not look at him, and although her clothes at the front weren’t as cleanly torn as the back, they were still in disarray with her skin faintly visible. She closed her eyes tightly and curled up in Li Yan’s arms.
Even though there was nobody around, Li Yan’s actions were still swift, as if he were a thief, holding her quickly to the guest room. The phone ringtone that had just sounded had now stopped, presumably because the other person gave up as no one answered.
Li Yan’s various actions left Yue Yao unable to discern his intentions. Though she was sober, would things continue? Or... does he find the balcony unseemly and is heading to the room, to the bed?
This chance of being embraced closely by Li Yan was rare for Yue Yao. The last time might have been when she was shot! Being pressed close to him, feeling his strong arms and faint warmth, was an enjoyment, a feeling of cherished moments for her.
Unfortunately, no matter how precious or prolonged, the way was only so short, and soon they reached the guest room she stayed in.
Li Yan didn’t let her down the whole way; even opening the door was done like this. After entering, he closed the door with his foot and gently placed her onto the bed, pulling the blanket over her.
"I was too much just now." Li Yan whispered, sitting by the bed.
Yue Yao moved her head slightly, indicating she heard him. But she didn’t know how to reply. Her heart was full of contradictions. She wanted him to take advantage of this opportunity to continue, to go further as he had just started; yet facing a sober Li Yan, reason flooded back into her. Her reason told her it wasn’t right, as things were okay now, there was no reason to continue...
"You rest and change clothes." Li Yan stood up, his desire waning. Staying would only make things more awkward for both.
"Mm..." Yue Yao softly replied, his decision freed her from further conflict. Reason prevailed, but her heart felt lost.
Gazing at Li Yan’s back, not wanting him to feel burdened, Yue Yao added softly: "Don’t overthink, I’m fine... I volunteered for it just now..."
After adding this, she couldn’t say much more, lest she mislead him, giving an impression of implying something.
"Mm." Even without her stressing, Li Yan understood. With Yue Yao, saying words like ’thank you’, ’sorry’, ’excuse me’ would make things awkward, so he simply agreed and left.
After he closed the door, Yue Yao’s complex emotions quieted immediately. She felt as if her strength had been drained.
She lifted the blanket, looking at her clothes—or what were now mere scraps. Silently, she set them aside. Ultimately, gazing at her disheveled appearance, if Li Yan saw, it would surely bring him back to fervor; but if Yurong or Liu sister-in-law saw, it would be disastrous. She needed to tidy up quickly...
Having just experienced Li Yan’s state firsthand, she felt somewhat confident, believing her body still had attraction, was feminine. Thinking back to the earlier interaction, the tension of the moment blurred many sensations, now she was savoring it.
Her heart felt ambivalent; being touched, seen... could this still count as a pure relationship?
Could it be said they’ve had a sexual relationship? At least a sexual connection, even though not truly that, from a certain perspective, it was an apology to Zhang Yurong. She was already his woman.
This thought left her confused, bewildered, helpless. Eventually, she opted not to think, to let nature take its course!
...
Once outside, Li Yan shook his head forcefully, trying to dispel the lingering desire.
Having trained her personally and spent years together, his feelings for Yue Yao always bordered on familial, so previously he hadn’t considered her in that way. Even when the three were in bed together, Yue Yao’s initiative had given him a faint feeling of taboo.
But that time had already broken the boundary between them. Later he understood Yue Yao’s thoughts, pondered his own feelings for her. Over half a year living together, both had that intention, yet each had their concerns.
No matter what, even if everyone was willing, you can’t just force things! He could be sure that he didn’t realize it was Yue Yao just now, and he felt sorry for venting his anger on a stranger.
Returning to the balcony, he prepared to see if there were any clothing scraps left on the ground. Doing such a thing was already bad, and if Yurong found out, it would be even harder to explain.
The clothing scraps had already been picked up earlier, but the table and chairs were somewhat messed up, and the teapot and teacup were thrown onto a chair, soaking all the cushions.
Li Yan tidied up a bit and then picked up his phone.
He looked at the missed calls; it was Xu Ping who called!
Li Yan chuckled bitterly, not sure whether to thank him for the interruption or blame him for ruining a good moment.
"Old Li! You actually called back. I thought since you became a manager, you’d stop considering me a buddy." As soon as the call went through, Xu Ping started yelling.
"I was busy earlier, did you call me before too? Is there something urgent?"
"Ha, well, there is something... I was thinking about using your backdoor." Xu Ping said with a bit of embarrassment when asked.
Li Yan immediately laughed and scolded, "Use my backdoor? Do you think I’ll let you use my backdoor?"
"Hehe... You’re so dirty." His joke made Xu Ping feel more at ease, and he didn’t hesitate to speak up: "It’s like this, I heard that Heavenly Film is hiring people to read novels, and part-time is also okay. Such a great job, save me a spot! You know me, I can’t boast about anything else, but I do have some credentials in this area."
"..." So it was about this! Li Yan broke into a sweat and explained, "I don’t know what pretext they’re using to hire people right now, but it’s definitely not to read novels. It’s to look for scripts, including original scripts written by oneself or recommend novels, stories, comics with creativity, depth, humor, and selling points—basically anything with adaptation potential."
"That works! While I may not be an editor or a screenwriter, and don’t understand how to adapt them, I can distinguish a good story from a bad one. As long as I pick out a promising one from the novels I’ve read and recommend it to the company, that’s considered completing the job, right?"
Li Yan remembered Xu Ping really loved novels, especially online novels, and used to recommend to him those urban novels with allegedly pure themes like "Springtime Leaked," "Legend of Enchanting Encounter," and "Seems Pure," and another person who liked fantasy was Liu Feng, who used to say, ’If you haven’t read "Star Transformation" in your life, it’s futile to call yourself a bookworm.’...
But fantasy and fairy tales have too high a demand for adaptation into movies. Even a billion would be considered a big-budget film, but even then it wouldn’t seem like much money for shooting fantasy. A lot of money has to be spent to get truly mesmerizing and realistic special effects. Also, fantasy novels typically have long stories, and telling them within a movie of less than two hours is difficult.
Moreover, there’s no good director in the country for these; Chen Kaige tried, resulting in a reputation as a benchmark for bad films; Xu Ke could be considered one, but his thinking is quite advanced and needs some years to get appreciated, just like Shushan Chronicles, which let Yun Guoxing, once a leader, sink after installment, although Liu Zhenwei and Lam Ling-dong also played a part, but Shushan still had the biggest investment.
Li Yan was also wealthy and willing to spend money, even using such methods for money laundering. But investment needs to consider returns, and if the risks are too high, it’s better not to do it. Urban novels are much easier; you can take a segment for adaptation, and at the very least, it doesn’t need expensive special effects, large scenes, costumes, or props.
"I think it’s doable. You should talk to them, tell them you reported to me, and whatever they test you on, make sure to show them." Although being a friend and colleague in the company, it wasn’t necessarily more reliable, this job wasn’t a high-paying one, and letting Xu Ping read novels while making a little side income was also good.
Receiving his permission, Xu Ping politely thanked him and hung up. In fact, based on his credentials, Xu Ping could also compete for the job, but when connections could be used, he thought of pulling some strings first.
After hanging up, Li Yan wanted to give the company a call. It seemed like Jiang Xueyin had also contacted him. He didn’t know if it was about something, but he received a call from Zhang Yurong.
"Honey, what’s up? Is there anything you need?" Li Yan asked with a smile. If you saw him face-to-face, you’d see a bit of guilt in his grin.
Yurong asked softly, "Did Yu Xiaodi leave?"
"Mm."
"Then... did anything happen to Yue Yao?"
"..." Li Yan couldn’t help but glance around on the balcony.
(Haha, the pure ascension of Heavenly Feather has gone international, with "Enchanting Encounter" and "Springtime Leaked" in the top five of the total clicks list and the top three on the collection list at Shanda Literature’s Singapore branch! (Hehe, they must be so hungry.) Looking forward to our brothers in Singapore lifting "Mixed" too, "Mixed" has only updated 200 Chapters so far, and it’s in the twenties.) (To be continued, to find out what happens next, please log in to www.qidian.com. More Chapters, support the author, support legitimate reading!)
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