Chapter 122-Part 1

Xue Hang and Jiang Nian were very close, so they naturally heard everything Jiang Yu said on the phone. He gently patted her back and whispered, “Don’t worry, I’ll handle Zhou Shanshan’s revelations. Until you’re ready to face my world, I won’t let our news leak to the public.”

Jiang Nian was deeply touched. Such a gentle and kind benefactor was simply a god, and she actually dared to blaspheme him! She really deserved death! She dares not touch him; she just kisses him with a pious heart…

She nodded and planted a kiss on his cheek.

Xue Hang was still thinking about continuing, at this moment… He took a deep breath and pressed Jiang Nian to his chest.

He hesitated for a moment, wondering if he should ruin the image she had of him.

As they stood there, Jiang Nian’s mother called, urging her to come home.

Jiang Nian: “…”

Xue Hang: “…”

🙁

…

Xue Hang rushed back to the capital overnight, and for the next few days, no news about Jiang Nian appeared online. Zhou Shanshan, who had been in the hospital for two days, was discharged and went home. Jiang Nian didn’t inquire further about what happened next. She stayed home until the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, packed her things, and returned to Beijing. Jia Ping had secured a new script for her—an epic martial arts production. In recent years, fantasy dramas, palace dramas, idol dramas, and family ethics dramas have been everywhere. However, in the realm of martial arts dramas, there were mostly remakes and few original scripts.

This time, “The Wandering Jianghu” was a rare and excellent new script. However, it didn’t feature any major stars. Apart from some new actors, the rest were relatively unknown but experienced veterans in martial arts scenes, which meant the production cost wasn’t high. Most of the budget was spent on the production itself. Jia Ping had high hopes for this drama, believing that despite its modest budget compared to some big productions with huge stars, the director and producers were dedicated and conscientious, and it should turn out well as long as they didn’t mess it up.

The reason they chose Jiang Nian was that Jia Ping had recorded her action scenes from the “Dawn” crew and sent them to Director Lu. Jiang Nian’s action scenes were solid and impressive, which satisfied Director Lu and secured her the role.

She was about to join the crew and was expected to shoot for five months.

Jiang Nian had just arrived in the capital and was barely unpacked when Jia Ping informed her that her flight for the next day was already booked. She hadn’t even had time to meet her beauty yet…

She wanted to spend her last moments with Xue Hang, but unfortunately, he also had urgent work and had to fly out to another city that afternoon. QAQ

Ultimately, Jiang Nian boarded the plane with unfulfilled desires. She could only date her beauty in her dreams. She couldn’t help but sigh at how charming  beauty was. She had to buy two large gold pieces to comfort her wounded heart.

The “Wandering Jianghu” crew had no big names. Jiang Nian, thanks to the previous year’s incidents, had gained some fame and was the most well-known among them. This made for a harmonious working environment, with everyone discussing how to shoot the best scenes together.

Jiang Nian’s first scene involved her fighting several black-clad men while suspended on wires.

Director Lu watched the camera, repeatedly praising her. In all his years of directing, he had never seen an actor perform action scenes so perfectly. The martial arts instructor mentioned that Jiang Nian could even discuss moves with him and handle a one-on-two fight with ease.

This time, they had truly found a gem!

Jiang Nian was fully immersed in the crew, only able to call her boyfriend during breaks to ease her longing. In their video calls, Xue Hang could visibly see Jiang Nian’s cheeks, which had plumped up during the New Year, slim down. She looked cute before, but now she was stunning.

He felt a pang of concern: “If you’re too tired, take a day off.”

Jiang Nian said seriously: “I’m not tired. For the sake of my dream, this little bit of tiredness is nothing!”

“…Alright.”

“Well, why don’t you ask me what my dream is?”

… He could have guessed it without asking: What else could it be besides the big gold?

Suddenly, Xue Hang didn’t feel sorry for her anymore; he pitied himself.

Of course, he also couldn’t stand the long-distance relationship. Since Jiang Nian couldn’t leave, he arranged his schedule to visit her.

His assistant, upon receiving this instruction, couldn’t help but smile secretly, thinking that no matter how big a boss Xue Hang was, he was still just a man. And how could a man endure being separated from his girlfriend for so long?It seems that men who fall in love have stinky virtues!

For his boss’s lifelong happiness, the assistant handled everything meticulously, though he couldn’t understand why his boss seemed to glare at him more often now…???

It was simply baffling. Ah, men’s thoughts are so hard to guess.

Xue Hang’s eyebrows twitched, and his face turned even darker. Why didn’t he realize that this guy was so good at complaining before?

Did he think that by acting all serious, he wouldn’t be found out?

…

At ten o’clock at night, when Xue Hang was about to reach Jiang Nian’s hotel, Jia Ping informed him that Jiang Nian was still at the set. It had suddenly started raining, and the director, seeing this rare weather, decided to shoot the night scene of the male and female leads fighting off killers in a rainy forest tonight to save on production costs.

“Mr. Xue, should we wait for Ms. Jiang at the hotel?”

“No, let’s go to the set.”

“Yes, sir.”

Xue Hang arrived at the set in the heavy rain, finding the crew working in an orderly fashion. Most were wearing raincoats, each performing their duties. The camera focused on Jiang Nian as she fought the black-clad men. She was accidentally kicked in the abdomen, flew far back, hit a tree trunk hard, slid down, slapped the trunk with one hand, did a beautiful flip in mid-air, and landed on one knee with a sword in one hand, spitting out a mouthful of blood!

“Cut!”

“Good, that’s a wrap.”

Jiang Nian stood up from the ground, shivering despite being wrapped in a thick towel by her assistant and makeup artist.

Although the winter snow had melted, it was still early spring, and most of the crew wore sweaters and jackets. Despite wearing waterproof layers underneath, Jiang Nian was freezing.

Xue Hang stood at a distance, watching her. Despite the cold and pain, she didn’t complain.

The assistant glanced at the pitiful Jiang Nian and then at Xue Hang’s worried face. “Should I ask the director to stop for today?”

Xue Hang said, “No need.”

He rarely saw Jiang Nian at work. The last time was when she was filming a kiss scene with Xiao Qian, and back then, he didn’t understand his feelings and found it annoying. Now, seeing her at work, he realized that she was calm and determined. He didn’t hear her complain about the cold, pain, or fatigue. Even her usual chatter was absent, replaced by a surprising tranquility.

Xue Hang smiled. She had said it, and she did it.

She became incredibly strong by relying on herself.

By the time filming wrapped up, it was already past midnight. Xue Hang stood by her side for as long as Jiang Nian filmed. In the dark, cold, and chaotic rainy night, almost no one noticed his presence. Even Jiang Nian only realized he was there when he walked up to her, wrapped her in his warm down jacket, and smiled at her, wiping the rain off her face.

Jiang Nian looked up at him with a surprised and delighted expression.

Xue Hang smiled and wiped the rain from her face.

Xue Hang’s appearance surprised not only Jiang Nian but also the director and the crew members nearby. They stared in shock as Xue Hang protectively led Jiang Nian away, thinking they must be seeing things.

“Is it because it’s too cold, or is there a ghost in the forest? Did I just see Xue Hang?”

“I think I saw him too. Is it a cold-induced hallucination?”

“What a hallucination, you idiot! That was Xue Hang!”

“F*ck, Jiang Nian and Xue Hang are so close…are they in a relationship???”

The whole crew was abuzz. The director and cameraman were especially bewildered. They hadn’t heard anything about Jiang Nian and Xue Hang dating. If Jiang Nian had Xue Hang backing her, why would she come to their small production? She could easily land major film roles!

“Jiang Nian filmed that scene where she spat blood three times…”

“Mr. Xue seems to have been here for a while, watching from the side.”

“He saw it?”

“…Yeah, he probably did.”

“…F*ck, Mr. Xue wouldn’t abuse his power for personal gain, right? ”

“I’ll pray for you.”

“……”

…

Jiang Nian had already returned to the nanny van, changed out of her wet costume, and put on clean, warm clothes. Despite hugging a warm water bottle, she was still shivering. Xue Hang held her in his arms, gently breathing warm air onto her hands.

Jia Ping wiped his sweat, genuinely worried that Xue Hang would be angry: “Director Lu prefers authenticity in his scenes. Since these scenes were consecutive and the weather was just right, he postponed the dialogue scenes and advanced the action scenes…”