Chapter 2 of 24
CH 2
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6.
Two days and one night had passed since the photo incident occurred, yet there was no response at all from the film emperor himself. And so, the entire industry silently recognized the film emperor and starlet’s relationship with that.
On the day the new movie was released, the film emperor attended the premiere in the city. He spotted the psychiatrist with a mask on in the crowd by the end of it.
The psychiatrist’s eyes were really beautiful. Even from a far distance, the film emperor could recognize them.
The film emperor asked his assistant to call out to him.
“Why didn’t you tell me earlier? I could’ve gifted you a first-row ticket.”
The psychiatrist smiled, “It’s okay. I can see clearly even from the back row. Your acting was really great.”
The film emperor said, “Are you free later? Let’s have a meal together, I have some questions to ask you.”
The psychiatrist agreed to it.
At this time, the starlet called and asked to have dinner together.
The film emperor was at a loss.
Out of consideration for him, the psychiatrist kindly said, “We can meet another time.”
The film emperor: “Okay. I couldn’t get through to your phone last time, did you change your number?”
The psychiatrist replied, “No, I lost my phone those few days.”
7.
The photo of the film emperor and starlet having dinner together got on the next day’s hot search, instantly confirming the rumours of their relationship.
Even though the film emperor himself still wasn’t so sure about that.
When he was together with the starlet, his heart did not even skip a beat. He tested him out with some subtle questions and began to doubt the truth in the starlet’s words.
The film emperor hesitated for a few moments but ended up making a phone call and asked the psychiatrist out for a meal.
“What will we be having?” The psychiatrist asked.
Without thinking much, the film emperor blurted out, “The Red Pavilion.”
The other party went silent almost immediately.
“What’s wrong? If you don’t like it, we can switch to a different shop.”
“No, I do like it.”
8.
The film emperor went to the clinic to pick up the psychiatrist from work.
As soon as the psychiatrist got into the car, he said to him, “Congratulations.”
The film emperor didn’t understand.
The psychiatrist waved his phone at him, “Congratulations on finding a boyfriend. I scrolled through Weibo by chance today and saw everything.”
The film emperor smiled a little.
He typed the words ‘Red Pavilion’ into the GPS and drove to the destination according to the navigations. When they arrived, he realized it was a small, cramped shop that served crayfish at a cheap price.
The film emperor was dumbfounded. He didn’t know why he chose this store, when he had never even been here before.
9.
It wasn’t very suitable for a superstar like him to eat in such a place after all. The psychiatrist saw through his hesitance and said, “How about I go in there and order a takeaway? We can bring it back to eat.”
The film emperor said okay.
The psychiatrist got off the car and went in. Meanwhile, the film emperor pulled over his car temporarily by the road and waited inside.
The shop owner smiled from eye to eye as she packed up the food, exchanging pleasantries with the psychiatrist while she was on it. They seemed really familiar with each other.
The film emperor only remembered after the psychiatrist entered the car, “I said I’d treat you to a meal. How come it ended up with you treating me instead?”
The psychiatrist hugged the takeaway box contentedly and said, “Don’t worry about it.”
10.
The two of them returned to the film emperor’s house together. The psychiatrist walked into the kitchen in a familiar manner, opening the cupboard and taking the chopsticks and bowls out.
The film emperor stared at him with surprise by the kitchen’s door.
The psychiatrist smiled sheepishly and explained, “In the time I was giving you treatments, you often made me stay for meals.”
The film emperor nodded before asking, “The portion of memory that I lost, is it possible to regain it?”
The psychiatrist chewed on the tip of his chopsticks while pondering on it. “I don’t think so. It’d be best if they didn’t return too, otherwise it would be a waste of our previous efforts.”
The film emperor wasn’t able to hide his disappointment.
The psychiatrist comforted him, “While there are gains, there would be losses as well. It’s fortunate that your illness has been completely cured. What does it matter if you lost some memories?”
11.
The psychiatrist spoke in a very soft, gentle voice. It made the film emperor feel extremely comfortable after hearing it.
He had known the psychiatrist for three years now. He came over almost every day when he only started his treatment.
The film emperor quite liked lying down and quietly listening to the psychiatrist talk. His voice when he spoke was really nice. Just like now, it was unhurried but not too slow.
However, due to his mental illness, there were many instances when he would fall asleep unknowingly. Sometimes it was a few hours, at times it was a few days.
When he woke up and saw that the psychiatrist was still by his side, he felt really at ease.
12.
After they finished eating, the psychiatrist helped with washing the dishes.
On his way out, the film emperor walked him to the door and asked, “Can you still come by often and accompany me for a talk from now on?”
The psychiatrist smiled, showing his dimple on one side. “Sure, but I still charge by the hour, you know?”
The film emperor smiled as well. “Alright.”