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Chapter 5 Part4

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Starlight Has No Past

Chapter 5 Part 4

Ye Qiao's smile was always mild but proper: “I am personally very interested

in the current social issues depicted in <the>. The role I'm playing</the>

<the>is a new challenge for myself as well. It's admirable that Director Gu keeps</the>

<the>focusing on current issues and that was my original reason for joining this</the>

<the>business.”</the>

<the>She turned off the microphone and was surprised that she had spoken what</the>

<the>It was more true than she had imagined.</the>

<the>Her sincerity could be seen in her eyes. Gu Jin watched her and remembered</the>

<the>the first time he noticed her.</the>

<the>It was a fighting scene. Ye Qiao's character was being chased by some gangsters</the>

<the>and had to jump down from a rooftop, roll over a pile of cement pipes, then draw</the>

<the>At the time, it was only a minor role and the production crew didn't a.s.sign a body</the>

<the>double for her. When Director Lai learned that she had had a heart transplant</the>

<the>before and was not suitable to do any dangerous scene, he blew up: “This scene</the>

<the>is clearly written in the script. You hid your physical condition from us, then what's</the>

<the>the use of signing the contract if you can't do it?”</the>

<the>But Ye Qiao insisted that she could do it.</the>

<the>Director Lai certainly wouldn't agree to it. It would be too dangerous to the actor.</the>

<the>Yet, Ye Qiao had her mind set on it. She signed a disclaimer on the spot. She</the>

<the>would be the one responsible if the scene caused any bodily harm or property</the>

<the>damage. The a.s.sistant director was so impressed with her courage that he let</the>

<the>He was that a.s.sistant director.</the>

<the>That was in the dead of winter, the temperature was below zero. As they shot</the>

<the>the scene, he stood in the man made snow and carefully watched her finish the</the>

<the>whole scene.</the>

<the>With all the cameras in place, Ye Qiao, hanging with wires, jumped from the top</the>

<the>of the pine tree like a snow fox. She was especially hash on herself; pounding</the>

<the>against the pile of cement pipes with her own weight and knocked some of the</the>

<the>pipes on top loose.</the>

<the>However, she didn't seem to feel any pain. She rolled over twice, swiftly turned</the>

<the>her head, and aimed the barrel of the gun right at him.</the>

<the>The muzzle was like the expression in her eyes; there was a harsh look in those</the>

<the>He fell for her right then.</the>

<the>The lifelike snow fell on their shoulders.</the>

<the>Then? What had happened between then and now?</the>

<the>Because she was different now. She was still that pretty and talented Ye Qiao.</the>

<the>She could still give exquisite and moving performances. But in the depth of her</the>

<the>eyes, he could no longer find the audacity which had moved him back then.</the>

<the>She was reckless on trivial things. She would indulge herself when fully aware that</the>

<the>it was bad for her health. She would act willfully when fully aware that it would</the>

<the>displease him. She became headstrong and touchy. They would fight, he would</the>

<the>complain that she didn't take good care herself. Later on, she started to change,</the>

<the>becoming more sensitive to both of their feelings for each other. Yet, some of things</the>

<the>could never go back to the beginning.</the>

<the>Gu Jin recalled the moment before they separated. What moved him the most was</the>

<the>the words right before she left.</the>

<the>At that time, she had accepted all the complaints he had about her, nodding as she</the>

<the>spoke, “it's true.” They parted ways peacefully, like two retirees planning their wills.</the>

<the>“Gu Jin, don't you know? I will only care for my own life when I have something to</the>

<the>care about.”</the>

<the>“I have cherished my life because of you.”</the>