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Chapter 119 Childhood Memories

Chapter 119 Childhood Memories

The botanical garden is quite far from the coffee shop, already outside of Seoul, so it took more than an hour to drive there.

Upon arrival, Choi Sulli and Lee Ji-eun went to the prepared dressing room to redo their makeup and change clothes, while Zhou Wenzhe strolled around the botanical garden.

The botanical garden has a very nice environment, with a 4-5 meter wide river running through the center of the garden. However, due to the cold weather, some parts of the river were frozen.

Soon, Choi Sulli finished her styling and changed into new clothes. After coming out of the dressing room, she went to find Zhou Wenzhe, who was looking at the scenery by the river.

Zhou Wenzhe looked at her outfit. To be honest, it wasn't as nice as the one she wore in the coffee shop, but it was still quite pretty and suited her character in the drama.

This time, she wore a red and white dress, and her hairstyle remained the same as the one she wore in the coffee shop photoshoot.

Because it was a bit cold, she wore a long down jacket over it, the kind that covers her ankles.

"The air here is so fresh." Choi Sulli took a deep breath, opened her arms, and embraced this natural landscape.

"yes."

"I wish I could live here."

"Your villa is in a pretty nice environment, isn't it? By the way, it's not far from here, is it?"

Last September, Choi Sulli moved into a two-story villa in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. The villa is located at the foot of a mountain, in a very quiet environment. There is also a small garden outside the living room on the first floor, where she planted two crape myrtle trees.

Zhou Wenzhe only visited Choi Sulli's new home once, before they were together. It was because he had saved Goo Hara, and she invited him to her home.

"It's quite good, but..."

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing." Choi Sulli smiled and shook her head. Before she was with Zhou Wenzhe, she did think her new home was great, but now she just wanted to live with him.

Just as the two were enjoying the scenery, Lee Ji-eun, having changed her clothes, came over.

Her outfit was a bit over the top, with a completely red dress, a large red hat, and a pearl necklace around her neck.

However, this is the character setting of Jang Man-wol in the drama. So far in the series, she has worn more than 10 outfits, all of which are very luxurious and extravagant.

After the two were ready, filming began.

Zhou Wenzhe remained on the periphery, watching their performance.

Actresses have to endure more than actors; they have to perform in the freezing cold wearing skirts, and their expressions can't show that they're cold.

Fortunately, this scene didn't take long to film, and the crew quickly put down jackets on them after it was over.

Lee Ji-eun has no more scenes here, so she put on her own clothes. Choi Sulli still has one more scene.

In this scene, she is to play a character who meets her grandfather in a dream. To fit the storyline, she also needs to change her clothes and get a makeover.

While she was getting her hair and makeup done, Lee Ji-eun, who had changed into her own clothes, came to Zhou Wenzhe's side.

"I just heard Shirley say that you're taking her to Antarctica?"

Just now, when the two were changing clothes for the first time, taking advantage of the fact that no one else was around, Lee Ji-eun couldn't resist her curiosity and asked Choi Sulli about her relationship with Zhou Wenzhe.

Choi Sulli didn't hide anything and told the truth, including about their trip to Antarctica.

"Yes, in February, I think."

"That's great, I want to go too." Lee Ji-eun felt envious. Besides envying Choi Sulli for being able to travel with the person she liked, she was also envious that the two of them went to Antarctica.

"If you finish filming this drama by then, you can come with us," Zhou Wenzhe said casually.

"Really? Then let's invite Hara unnie too. I don't want to be a third wheel for you two."

"Either way is fine, you can come together if you have time."

Zhou Wenzhe didn't care; bringing one person or three people made no difference to him.

"And the specific time?"

"Mid to late February, I guess."

"it is good."

Lee Ji-eun has already decided to ask the director to speed up her filming schedule so she can catch up.

A short while later, Sulli, with a new look, came out.

Zhou Wenzhe was stunned on the spot after just one glance. Logically speaking, he had seen too many types of beauties, from different countries, with different skin colors, and with varying body shapes. To be honest, even Choi Sulli was not in his top ten beauties. He shouldn't be so out of control, but at this moment, he was still deeply captivated by her outfit.

Wearing a light white lace dress, with two small braids and light makeup, she truly looked like a princess who had stepped out of a fairy tale.

Not only was Zhou Wenzhe captivated, but most of the male staff present were also mesmerized by her, and even the female staff couldn't help but exclaim, "Shirley, you're so beautiful."

"Hehe, thank you."

Choi Sulli thanked the staff for the compliments, then went to Zhou Wenzhe. Seeing the way he was looking at her, she twirled in front of him and asked, "Oppa, do I look good?"

"Yes, it looks good."

"Then I'll buy this outfit later."

The costumes for the entire crew were rented from the brand, but instead of rent, a "GG fee" was paid, and the costumes had to be returned after filming.

"I can handle this."

Not only this one outfit, Zhou Wenzhe plans to buy all three outfits that Cui Xueli wore today.

"it is good."

Choi Sulli smiled sweetly and went to prepare for the shoot.

To match the dreamlike scene, dry ice was used to create some cloud and mist effects during filming. However, this made it even colder for Choi Sulli, who was wearing a dress.

She demonstrated the qualities of a professional actor very well and completed the filming of this scene very well.

After the shoot, she couldn't help but sneeze twice, showing signs of catching a cold.

Seeing this, Zhou Wenzhe quickly bought a pill from the system store, then pretended to take it out of his pocket and handed it to Cui Xueli.

"Shirley, eat this first."

Without any hesitation, Choi Sulli took the pills and put them in her mouth, then took the water glass that Zhou Wenzhe handed her, drank the water, and swallowed it.

After swallowing, she asked, "What is this?"

"Medicine to prevent colds."

"Wow, that's amazing! I'm not cold at all now." Choi Sulli touched her arm in surprise. She felt her whole body getting warm, and the cold air she had inhaled earlier had vanished without a trace.

Zhou Wenzhe then took out a bottle of medicine and handed it to Cui Xueli, saying, "Take one whenever you feel like you're about to catch a cold."

"What kind of medicine is this? It's so effective!" Choi Sulli looked at the label on the bottle, which was written in words she couldn't understand and was the first time she had ever seen it.

"Cold medicine."

"What country's script is this?"

"I don't know either. Someone gave it to me, and it worked quite well, so I've kept it ever since."

"Oh, what if you catch a cold? You should keep it." Choi Sulli was about to return the medicine bottle.

"I have some more, you can take them."

"real?"

"Of course, besides, I'm in very good health and haven't had a cold in many years."

"All right."

Choi Sulli put the medicine bottle away. Although she couldn't understand the writing on it, she knew that the medicine must be very precious, otherwise how could it be so effective?

After filming the scenes in the botanical garden, the entire crew had lunch at the restaurant in the park.

During lunch, Zhou Wenzhe got to know the other actors better and they were no longer so distant from each other, calling each other "brother" and "sister".

The young male actors in this drama are mostly younger than Zhou Wenzhe. The male lead, Lu Zhenjiu, was born in 1997, while Li Dao, who has only been in the entertainment industry for a little over a year, was born in 1995.

After lunch, the group immediately headed to the next filming location, the library.

Here, Zhou Wenzhe will make his screen debut.

To be honest, just before filming began, after weathering countless storms and experiencing countless hardships, and having not known what nervousness felt like for so many years, he suddenly became a little nervous.

Noticing Zhou Wenzhe's nervousness, Cui Xueli smiled and patted his shoulder, reassuring him, "Oppa, don't be nervous, just act like we did during rehearsal."

"Yes, I know." Zhou Wenzhe nodded.

At this moment, Director Wu Zhonghuan walked over and asked, "Wen Zhe, do you want me to give you a little more time?"

"No need, let's begin."

"it is good."

Wu Zhonghuan walked back to the monitor, gave the cameraman some more instructions, then signaled to all units to prepare, before shouting, "ACTION!"

The stage manager enters and strikes the clapperboard, announcing, "A01, Scene 19, First Time."

The photographer, seated on the camera track, began taking pictures. Zhou Wenzhe and Cui Xueli walked slowly, passing rows of bookshelves.

The filming went smoothly until Sulli said her line, "Grandpa will be very happy." Suddenly, her emotions wavered, and her face, which should have been beaming with smiles, suddenly darkened.

"Card."

Upon seeing the monitor footage, Wu Zhonghuan immediately called for a pause.

Zhou Wenzhe noticed that Cui Xueli's mood was a bit off and asked, "Xueli, what's wrong?"

Choi Sulli shook her head. She first turned to apologize to the director, then looked at Zhou Wenzhe and said with a smile on her face again, "It's nothing, I just thought of my grandfather."

"Oh, how about we rest for a while?"

"No need, let's continue filming."

"All right."

The two returned to the starting point, and after the script supervisor clapped the clapperboard again, filming began.

This time, Choi Sulli performed very well, while Zhou Wenzhe made a mistake.

There's no other way, we'll have to reshoot.

After about six or seven takes, Wu Zhonghuan finally yelled "OK" to indicate that the scene was over.

With this, filming for their cameo scenes was completed.

Hearing that it was finally over, Zhou Wenzhe breathed a long sigh of relief and completely relaxed. Being an actor really isn't easy.

"Oppa, I want to go back to Busan to see my grandparents. Will you come back with me?" Choi Sulli said softly to Zhou Wenzhe, her eyes filled with a hint of pleading.

"Okay, which day?"

"How about tomorrow?"

"it is good."

Seeing that Zhou Wenzhe agreed without hesitation, Cui Xueli was overjoyed, and her love for him deepened even more.

Afterwards, Choi Sulli and Zhou Wenzhe took a group photo with the crew. Choi Sulli also took individual photos with Lee Ji-eun and some other actors. Even Zhou Wenzhe was pulled aside to take many group photos.

. . .

night.

After the dinner party, Zhou Wenzhe and Cui Xueli went to her villa in Seongnam City.

As soon as she entered the house, she took out a pair of brand-new cotton slippers from the shoe cabinet and placed them beside his feet.

After changing into slippers, Zhou Wenzhe looked around the room.

When he came last time, there was hardly any furniture in the house. There wasn't even a sofa; there was only a low table and a few cushions. The only appliances were a TV, a refrigerator, and an air conditioner.

Now, the house is basically fully furnished.

Just as he inadvertently turned his head, he saw some men's items in the living room, and his expression immediately turned sour.

Upon seeing this, Choi Sulli explained with a smile, "These belong to my second brother. He works in Seoul now and sometimes comes to stay for a few days."

Upon realizing he had misunderstood, Zhou Wenzhe gave an awkward smile. He knew that Cui Xueli had two older brothers and one younger brother, making her the third of four siblings.

"What kind of work does he do now?"

"I work for an ordinary company."

"oh."

"I'll give you a chance to meet next time."

"it is good."

"By the way, Oppa, I haven't mentioned you to my family yet. I'll introduce you to them after I get back to Busan tomorrow."

"OK."

Zhou Wenzhe didn't mind, just as he hadn't told his parents about his girlfriends.

"Would you like to see photos of me when I was little?" Choi Sulli asked suddenly.

"OK."

"Wait a moment, I'll go get it."

Choi Sulli jogged upstairs.

Soon, she came down carrying a large photo album.

The two sat on the living room floor mat and laid the photo album on the table.

Upon opening the photo album, the first photo immediately caught Zhou Wenzhe's eye.

This photo was probably taken when she was 6 or 7 years old. She's wearing a green jacket and jeans, leaning against an iron railing, smiling and posing.

At that time, she hadn't had her teeth straightened yet, and you could still see a pair of large front teeth, exactly like Lim Na-yeon's.

This series of photos contains three images.

"Wasn't I cute when I was little?" Choi Sulli said with a smile, showing off.

"Um."

"Oppa, I'd like to see photos of you when you were little. Do you have any at home?"

"No, they're all at my home in New York."

"May I take a look at it sometime?"

"OK."

Zhou Wenzhe continued flipping through the photo album, which contained some childhood photos and stills from her TV dramas.

Overall, Sulli's appearance hasn't changed much from childhood to adulthood; she's grown up proportionally.

At the very end of the album, there is a family photo of Choi Sulli. In the photo, Choi Sulli looks even younger, about 4 or 5 years old.

When Choi Sulli saw this picture, her eyes revealed endless sorrow.

Then, she said calmly, "This is the only family photo we have together."

When Zhou Wenzhe heard this, his first reaction was that one of Cui Xueli's parents had passed away first. But when he heard her next sentence, he realized that he had misunderstood again.

"They divorced shortly after this photo was taken."

Zhou Wenzhe didn't know how to comfort Cui Xueli, after all, his family was quite happy, and although his parents occasionally quarreled, they were still very loving.

"Oppa, let me tell you about my family."

Choi Sulli actually felt a bit inferior about her family of origin. She was worried that Zhou Wenzhe would look down on her after he went to Busan and found out the truth, so she decided to tell him now.

"it is good."

Zhou Wenzhe touched Cui Xueli's face and gave her a reassuring smile. He realized that the reason the system said she would hang herself a year later must also be related to her family of origin.

Now is the perfect opportunity to solve this problem.

Seeing him like this, Choi Sulli's worries vanished instantly, replaced by a warm feeling of being understood.

She then slowly recounted her life from childhood to adulthood, why she entered the entertainment industry, and why she now has a bad relationship with her mother, older brother, and younger brother.

As she spoke, two streams of tears welled up in her eyes.

Zhou Wenzhe held her in his arms, gently stroking her back, saying nothing, and let her cry freely.

Crying is actually the best way to release emotions.

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