Chapter 49

Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.

In their decade of marriage, Fang Shaoyi became a film emperor respected by many. Yuan Ye became a carefree writer quick to speak up in his circle of authors. The two of them were masters in their own fields and became the spokespeople for true love in the entertainment industry. But gains and losses were always balanced. Perfection in one regard needed to be made up with sacrifices in other regards.

These past ten years, Yuan Ye rarely scheduled time for himself. His schedule was always the same as Fang Shaoyi’s. Fang Shaoyi often left for several months, perhaps even half a year, when he filmed. Most of the time, Yuan Ye followed him. Their career paths had set the tone for this early on. After several years, not much had changed. kHA9 Z

Yuan Ye’s time was truly more flexible, after all. His main job was to write. It didn’t matter where he wrote or how long it took him to write. If he didn’t follow Fang Shaoyi around, they would have to spend most of their time in a long distance relationship; there wouldn’t be many months in the year where they would be able to see each other. In their youth, they had thought themselves a match made in heaven. They were destined to come together. No other couple was as compatible as they were.

Marrying Fang Shaoyi meant stepping one foot into the entertainment industry. He had never liked this environment that only valued status and prestige, but had to live in it. In the early years, Yuan Ye dared to say what he liked and disliked without any fear. His words were sharp and harsh. When he couldn’t stand something, he would say it. This was very cathartic. Later on, he realized that he wasn’t only himself: more importantly, he was Fang Shaoyi’s partner. His words affected Fang Shaoyi. Slowly, he learned to shut his mouth and stop talking.

However, this didn’t mean that he could accept these matters. He was still disgusted by those things he found disgusting.

Yuan Ye spent his thirtieth birthday on set. Fang Shaoyi knew he didn’t like making a big deal, so didn’t tell anyone else. The two of them privately celebrated Yuan Ye’s birthday in their room. At first, Ji Xiaotao was there too, but he left after eating cake. That day, Fang Shaoyi kissed him, then said, “Our Little Monkey is thirty now too. Three decades.” dfojOT

Yuan Ye laughed and nodded. “A middle-aged man.”

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Yuan Ye said I hope everyone will be fine

The day Fang Shaoyi left, he also made a Weibo post. First, he apologized to the director and the entire film crew – because of personal health reasons, he was no longer able to continue filming. Additionally, he had returned the money they had already paid him, as per contract. He had also paid a certain amount for his breach of contract.

The sixty million others had previously said became disproved without explicit mention.

Yuan Ye had said that he couldn’t help everyone do everything. Fang Shaoyi couldn’t either. But he had directly shared the amount of his salary. This was too out of line. At the end of the day, though, he had still technically done something. After sharing the amount, he finally felt like he was worthy of Yuan Ye’s chivalrous, moral, and righteous heart. 7MgeSi