Breaking Up, No Joke Chapter 8: Story 8

Proofreader: Zhu Yuan

After finis.h.i.+ng makeup, the photographer just symbolically takes some photos and then posts them on the official website for advertis.e.m.e.nt.

Mo Anyu finishes makeup early and changes his own clothes. He stands at the door of Bo Yu's rest room and secretly waits for him.

As a result, he is stunned when Bo Yu wears ancient costume and comes out.

Bo Yu looks very handsome and graceful with the white gown, a white jade fan in the hand and the black hair tied up highly.

Bo Yu's face is not only very handsome in modern clothes, but also very telegenic even wearing ancient costume. So, he has a wide range of character types that he can portray.

After Mo Anyu is stunned for a while, he quickly comes to his sense. He is afraid that Bo Yu will notice something.

However, when people, including not only Mo Anyu, but also the staff and supporting actors standing outside the rest room, look at Bo Yu, they fall into silence.

Bo Yu opens the fan, comes over and has his arm around Mo Anyu's shoulders, "Have you taken your latest clothes photos yet?"

Mo Anyu nods, his ears turning red. He would be nervous enough to walk with the foot and the hand in the same side in front of Bo Yu but for his strong self-control.

When Director Hou sees Bo Yu's latest photos, he is also stunned for a while and then runs over to Bo Yu with the surprising face. That is Gu Chengjing in his fantasy!

Gu Chengjing is the name of the young general.

Mo Anyu feels unhappy, glances at Director Hou who apparently enters an excited state and turns his gaze without any words.

Director Hou excitedly holds up the loudspeaker and says, "Time to work! Time to work!"

In the imperial city, the streets are noisy, crowded and peaceful as before with many peddlers. The young general who is as handsome and graceful as the jade pa.s.ses by the young unmarried ladies. The ladies' fragrant handkerchiefs fall to the ground and they secretly wish to marry him.

The young general who is casual and elegant but not indecent doesn't respond to them, shakes the fan and returns to his mansion to play with servant girls.

Another scene. The old and suspicious emperor finally makes a secret decree due to the efforts of his spoiled imperial concubines and cunning eunuchs:  the eldest son,  named the G.o.d general of war, born of the legal wife,  is forced to die on the battlefield, and the second son is beheaded at the city gate because a vicious person deliberately announces the list of bribe.

Only the arrogant young general survives.

Another scene.

The young general's white gown is stained with spots. He embarra.s.sedly knees on the ground with the messy black hair and overlooks vaguely at the direction of the city gate, where his second brother is beheaded.

The masker in dark clothes stands aside and impatiently raises his chin, "If you want to get revenge, don't drag your feet. Eat and drink enough to practice Kung Fu, and then go back to trouble the old emperor!"

"I... want to get revenge." The heartless young general looks up at the masker with a firm expression and repeats the words, "I want to revenge."

The masker laughs, jumps down from the tree, wraps his arm around the young general's waist, lands lightly on his toes and instantly reaches a hundred miles away.

"Cut!"

Director Hou wipes the sweat on his forehead and asks the staff to quickly put down Bo Yu and Mo Anyu who are still standing in the elevator.

Mo Anyu steps down from the elevator, takes off the mask on his face, takes two bottles of water handed to him by the a.s.sistant and then hands them to Bo Yu, "Drink some ice water in case of heatstroke."

――It's autumn, but it's still hot at daytime. They feel hotter when they wear several layers of antique costume. After they knock off at night, their clothes are wet through with sweat.

After several days of shooting, Bo Yu has a better impression on Mo Anyu who has a cool exterior but warm heart. He takes bottles from Mo Anyu and takes a big gulp.

Mo Anyu also drinks a mouthful of ice water. Satisfied with Bo Yu's trust in himself, he is in a splendid mood.

After taking off the clothes and ornaments, Mo Anyu runs over and says, "Bo Yu, we all go to eat hot pot and sing songs as a way of relaxation tonight. Are you going?"

Bo Yu shakes his head. He is anxious for the child at home. Besides, after a hard day of shooting, he just wants to go home and have a rest.

Mo Anyu still smiles. And he isn't disappointed with Bo Yu's refusal, "So, I will go with them?"

Bo Yu nods, waves his hand with Mo Anyu and walks towards the parking lot.

Mo Anyu's face changes at the moment of Bo Yu's departure, and his anger flashes by quickly.

Then the grip comes up and says happily without noticing Mo Anyu's facial expression, "Mo, everyone is ready. By the way, is Bo going or not?"

Mo Anyu says lightly, "He has something to do, so he goes back first. I just get a call from my broker. I can't go either, So, you guys have fun."

The grip is full of disappointment. He has thought that he can have a meal with Bo Yu and Mo Anyu, but they aren't free at the same time.

Mo Anyu perfunctorily pats the grip's shoulders and says, "Please tell director Hou that I'll go first."

After saying that, he hurriedly walks to the parking lot.

It's the evening traffic jam peak. Bo Yu looks at the long queue, feeling anxious.

The preschool cla.s.s is over at four o'clock. He has already requested Teacher Chen to accompany little Watermelon a few hours because of his work and she will get overtime pay every month.

He usually arrives at the preschool cla.s.s at 5 o'clock at latest before. However, he's still stuck in traffic at more than 6 o'clock today. He doesn't know whether his silly son makes trouble or not.

Night falls. Huacheng City is ablaze with lights.

When the smell of meals comes from the windows of each and every family, Bo Yu arrives at the preschool cla.s.s.

Teacher Chen got a call from Bo Yu ten minutes ago. She stands at the door of the preschool cla.s.s with little Watermelon in her arms. When Bo Yu arrives, she comes up in a hurry.

Little Watermelon turns his head to Bo Yu with the calm expression without speaking and asking for hug.

Bo Yu's heart jolts.

Teacher Chen feels helpless and her lip moves without sounds, as if saying, little Watermelon loses his temper. Then she hands little Watermelon to Bo Yu and says, "Mr. Bo, I go back first."

"Let me drive you back." Bo Yu holds little Watermelon in one hand and the key to car in the other hand.

He knows that the young teacher has no car and would have gone home long ago except for waiting for him, so he feels embarra.s.sed to let her go home by herself.

Teacher Chen smiles and points to a young man standing not far away with full implications.

Bo Yu understands quickly and returns to the car. He does not leave  until Teacher Chen and her boyfriend leave.

The owner of a white sports car parked not far away watches that scene in silence.

In the car, Mo Anyu tightly holds the steering wheel in his hand and stares at Bo Yu and the child in his arms without blinking. He tightens his lip with the deep eyes, and n.o.body knows what he is thinking of.

Ye Hang puts down the tableware in his hand and gracefully wipes his mouth with napkin paper. Then he says, "Mo Anyu is so crazy! He rejects the big-budget film and chooses to act in the web series. He must be out of his mind."

Qi Yan takes a sip of red wine and continues to say, "What kind of the web series?"

"It's a web series called The Young General. I've seen the script. Brother Qi, it's not as good as the costume drama that you're acting now." Ye Hang never forgets to lick Qi Yan's shoes, "Web series isn't presentable at all."

Qi Yan smiles lightly, feeling very satisfied with what Ye Hang says, "I hear that Bo Yu acts the protagonist of it. I have never thought that he chooses to act in the web series."

Ye Hang says, "Bo Yu hasn't acted for two years. How many audiences that remember him now? He can only act the protagonist in the web series. As for other TV series, he can just play the third or fourth supporting male role."

Qi Yan is delighted when he thinks that he acts the third supporting male role in cooperation with Bo Yu, and understands the implication of Ye Hang.

Ye Hang understands him and doesn't point it out. He lifts his gla.s.s and takes a sip.

Small Fan is an online player with low reputation and few user comments. However, when the staff upload a set of ancient costume stills at ten past seven p.m., Small Fan's official website is stirred and almost crashed by too many online visitors.

[Ah, ah, ah, so handsome, please introduce the swordsman in white. Ah, ah, ah!]

[Ah, ah, ah, ah, that is my Momo. Who is the handsome guy in white next to Momo? They look like a couple! So cute and handsome! Ah, ah, ah]

[HANDSOME! Handsome! Handsome! Computer screensaver, mobile screensaver, I will lick the screen every day! └(^O^)┘]

In short, Bo Yu who is graceful in white costume occurs as the top three in the list of Weibo Hot Search because of that photo after two years.

The young general has been hunted for many days because of orders of the emperor sitting in the throne. After hiding himself from place to place for a long time, the young general runs into the brothel with the masked man in a moment of desperation.

"We don't need girls." The young general still in great panic fiercely chases the procuress away, picks up the wine pot, and then puts it down with the grave facial expression.

There is a saying that the elder brother is like the father. Two brothers are dead. So, the young general will never drink wine, eat meat and have affairs with women in three years.

The masked man leisurely tastes wine. Before he ridicules the young general, there is the sound coming from outside. His facial expression changes.

"Bang!" A large group of soldiers break into the room from outside.

The valiant leader of lifeguards enters the room with a manly stride. He doesn't see the young general who is a homeless cur, but a man and a woman rolling in bed. Suddenly, he is stunned.

"Who are you?" The man's voice is hoa.r.s.e and low with the vague anger, "Get out!"

The lifeguards who know they have disturbed the man and the woman quickly get away from here.

When the room is quiet again, the "woman" lying below pushes the man aside, and the young general points at the man's the lower part of the body with the blush and says angrily, "You are gay!"

The man's face becomes cold at first, then he gets close to the young general and ambiguously talks to the reddish pinna of the young general, "I would like to share peaches with you like the king of Country Wei and Mi Zixia in the Chinese Spring and Autumn period. So, would you like to cut your sleeves for me like the king of Han Dynasty and Dong Xian?"

Under the red bed curtain, the young general looks at the hierarch who is hard to tell whether it is male or female. His face turns red, and he speaks nothing with hesitation for a while.

"Cut!" Director Hou excitedly rubs his hands, and doesn't allow the staff to approach them. He comes to them in a hurry until the two male stars come down from the bed.

Bo Yu is very calm without any blush on his face. Director Hou cannot help sighing heartfeltly that he is really a professional actor and returns to reality fast.

Mo Anyu, another professional actor has the slightly unnatural facial expression. Fortunately, he wears the ancient costume right now; otherwise it is terrible to be found that he is still in a blush.

Bo Yu lightly glances at him.

Mo Anyu feels embarra.s.sed.

Director Hou doesn't realize the secret communication between the two stars, and explains the next scene, "The next part is that the hierarch returns to the palace to deal with turncoats, and the young general incidentally goes to the dangerous area.

"I want to go to the bathroom first," Suddenly, Mo Anyu who plays the hierarch says.

Director Hou is interrupted inexplicably, and his excited facial expression disappears.

There is a faint smile on Bo Yu's face. He helps to effect a compromise, "You drink a big gla.s.s of water before shooting. It's rare for you to hold back until now to go to the bathroom."

The embarra.s.sment and dissatisfaction on Director Hou's face is replaced by relief and ridicule.

This meaningful implication makes Mo Anyu more embarra.s.sed. He walks towards the bathroom without any replies.

Bo Yu clicks his tongue. It is easy for the young to be angry.

Director Hou coughs, and continues to say, "By the way, tomorrow we will upload the first episode on the internet. Remember to forward it for advertis.e.m.e.nt."

The crew have already shot three episodes. According to the rate of updating one episode a week, it's time to upload the first episode.

Bo Yu nods.

In the bathroom, Mo Anyu's face turns red, his hands move regularly, and the blus.h.i.+ng face of Bo Yu just lying under him lingers in his mind.

His lips move, and he says without a sound, "Bo Yu.".