funbook-pk Chapter 18, a tender farewell quote.
Chapter 18, a tender farewell quote.
Amidst the laughter of the crowd, Zhang Ruonan glanced at Li Shen, her beautiful eyes brimming with smiles, but when her gaze swept over Tian Xiwei, the smile on her lips faltered.
"The next entry in my diary is a poem, titled 'Facing the Sea, with Spring Blossoms.'"
Starting tomorrow, I will be a happy person.
Feeding horses, chopping wood, and traveling the world.
... "
All the guests' eyes were fixed on Li Shen's face.
Without a doubt, it's Li Shen.
Tian Xiwei rested her chin on her hand and listened quietly.
She had always recognized his talent.
She was always proud of his talent as a screenwriter.
Savoring the subtle nuances, Tian Xiwei's face radiated a peaceful, warm glow.
It was soothing; it's a nice poem.
She glanced at the others out of the corner of her eye and saw that everyone was listening quietly, which made her feel a sense of accomplishment.
Who doesn't want their partner to be successful in their career? Even if they're about to become an ex.
Even if they part ways and each find their own happiness, Tian Xiwei still hopes that Li Shen will have a successful and fulfilling career.
Zhang Ruonan recited:
"...
That lightning flash of happiness told me...
I will tell everyone,
Give every river and every mountain a warm name—
Zhang Ruonan suddenly paused, her red lips trembled slightly, and her eyes were filled with worry: "This is the first half of this poem. Okay, whose partner is it? Please claim it."
"Wait a minute, there's a second half!" Tian Xiwei raised her little hand high.
Yoko: "Yeah, what about the second half?"
Huang Shengyi made a rare statement: "I think this poem is quite good. Could you please read the second half?"
Zhang Ruonan choked up, and her eyes, which were looking at Tian Xiwei, became moist: "Stranger—let someone else read it."
Yoko stood up and picked up an A4 sheet of paper:
Stranger, I also wish you well.
May you have a bright future.
May you find a lover—?!
Yoko looked at Li Shen in surprise, then at Tian Xiwei with pity, shrugged, and placed the A4 paper on the table. "You can see for yourselves!"
Tian Xiwei quickly straightened the A4 paper, leaned forward, and curiously read through it line by line.
May you and your loved one be united in marriage;
May you find happiness in this world;
I only wish to face the sea, where spring is warm and flowers are in bloom;
Tian Xiwei was stunned, and so were the guests watching.
stranger?
Will lovers eventually get married?
I only wish to face the sea, where spring is warm and flowers are in bloom.
The latter half of this poem, this sincere message, was written by Li Shen to Tian Xiwei, whom he met again six years later.
All eyes were on Li Shen's face.
Bro, are you really that much of a jerk?
Six years have passed, and Xiaotian is now a stranger to you?
Your blessing is quite a blow!
[I feel so sorry for Xiaotian!]
[Oda is about to cry!]
[All the goodwill I'd built up in a day is gone. Knife in hand, time to kill that scoundrel!]
[Knife in hand, let's kill Li Gou!]
……
Tian Xiwei's hand holding the A4 paper trembled slightly.
Li Shen rested his chin on his hands, looking at his toes, and remained silent.
All the guests held their breath, completely bewildered.
The courtyard was deathly silent.
Li Hangliang's eyes lit up, breaking the silence: "Li Shen, the 'strangers' here must refer to everyone struggling in this world, right? Is this a universal blessing for the world?"
Liang Song praised: "That makes sense, and it shows a broad perspective."
Huang Shengyi quickly added, "This is a healing poem full of love!"
Merlin pursed his lips and rolled his eyes.
Li Hangliang nudged Li Shen: "Right?"
Li Shen remained silent.
With a thud, Li Hangliang stepped on Li Shen's toe, making him very anxious.
Say "yes"!
"Thank you, Li Shen."
Tian Xiwei forced a smile.
Li Shen smiled but didn't say anything.
"I claim this poem, it's my partner's!" Tian Xiwei looked at Zhang Ruonan, her moist eyes full of pleading. "Ruonan, the next diary entry."
"well."
One by one, the diaries were claimed, and the atmosphere at the scene was sometimes joyful and sometimes sad.
The diary entries of rapper couple Liang Song and He Meiyan last night were generally lighthearted, and on the "emotional choice card," they both chose "make up."
There are also two diary entries where she criticizes her partner.
Tian Xiwei spoke actively throughout the session, saying much more than before.
When Zhang Ruonan read the last letter, she chuckled: "This one says: I'm so hungry, I want to eat king crab, boiled fish... pig's head, pig's trotters, pork hock, pig's ears..."
In an instant, everyone's attention focused on the fat, big-eared, slick-haired Mai Lin.
Everyone burst into laughter.
"Hahaha!" Merlin laughed awkwardly, glancing at Li Hangliang out of the corner of her eye. "Li Hangliang, you're laughing at me too?!"
The smile on Li Hangliang's face froze instantly.
Zhang Ruonan: "This is the last one. Whose partner is this? Please claim them."
At the scene, only Li Hangliang's remains unclaimed.
All eyes were fixed on his haggard, sallow face.
Merlin draped his arm over the chair, tilted his head to look at him leisurely, and asked with a smile, "You're the only one left. Will you claim him?"
Li Hangliang was trembling violently.
In the past, at this point, he would have lied and said he didn't believe the diary belonged to Merlin, even though he felt that his wife's love of high-calorie foods was a true reflection of her personality.
Throughout their years of marriage, in order to appease Mai Lin's extremely unstable emotions, he said things he didn't mean every day, one lie after another, just to please her...
However, his years of self-sacrifice and concessions did not bring him happiness; on the contrary, their marriage deteriorated, and he became increasingly exhausted.
Seven or eight years of marriage have proven that lies, concessions, and tolerance are not the way to solve problems.
Perhaps, communicating sincerely and truthfully about every detail is the fundamental way to solve the problem.
If you use a lie to verify another lie, what you get will definitely be another lie!
Li Shen's words echoed in my mind once again.
Merlin asked again, "Is this diary mine? Hangliang, do you claim it?"
Li Hangliang raised his arm: "I claim it. It's my wife's!"
Merlin stared at him in astonishment, her chubby cheeks suddenly turning red.
Zhang Ruonan quickly cued the next part of the process, speaking rapidly: "In this step, three groups chose the wrong answer! Only one group chose the correct one!"
Everyone looked at each other.
"Only the couple Liang Song and He Meiyan correctly selected each other!"
Li Hangliang asked in confusion, "Then whose is this food diary?"
Merlin, enraged, retorted, "Li Hangliang, this diary isn't mine. You find that unbelievable?"
"!!!" Li Hangliang's face turned deathly pale instantly.
"Whose food diary is this? Please watch the program replay to find out!"
Inside the courtyard, on the flat-screen TV, the scene from last night's diary is recreated:
sandy beach.
Two tents.
Inside a tent, the sound of snoring was deafening.
Inside another tent, a girl was writing in her diary.
After writing a page, if you're not satisfied with the crooked handwriting, tear it up and rewrite it!
Write on one page, then tear off one page. Write on one page, then tear off another page.
1 hour later:
The diary has become thin.
The wastebasket is full.
Glug glug...
The girl's stomach growled.
"I'm so hungry! I'm starving!"
She looked at the sea before her, where the sound of waves rose and fell.
At this moment, she really wanted to eat king crab and boiled fish.
As she poured her emotions onto her pen, the snoring from the next tent began again.
If I can't sleep, why is he sleeping so soundly?
Thinking of all the grievances and resentment, the girl's pen flew like a knife, and her diary rustled loudly.
"I want to eat pig's head, pig's trotters, pork hock, pig's ears..."
Snapped!
I closed my diary.
The girl yelled at the opposite tent, "Destroy it, you pig Li!!!"
……
Everyone burst into laughter, and the live chat was also very lively:
[Tianbao is so cute!]
[So cute!]
[You scumbag, how could you possibly be worthy of Tian Bao?]
[It's so bittersweet! This show is too much for people with heart conditions!]
[Kill Li Gou!]
……
Li Shen suddenly realized: "No wonder I felt like someone was cursing me. I thought I was dreaming."
Tian Xiwei asked, "So, who wrote the part about not wanting to be just a pretty face and wanting to work hard to improve oneself?"
Zhang Ruonan: "Uh—"
Merlin raised his hand: "Me!"
Everyone looked at her.
A fat, greasy housewife who calls herself a "pretty face"?
Such unfounded confidence! Have they no shame?
Tian Xiwei remained silent.
Yoko pouted.
Everyone fell silent.
Li Shen couldn't stand it anymore and broke the silence: "Don't look at how Mai Lin looks now. When she was in her early twenties, although she was a bit short, she was still pretty."
Everyone looked at Li Shen.
Are you praising her or scolding her?
Tian Xiwei quickly covered her forehead and ate the banana in small bites.
As long as she doesn't look up, she won't be the one feeling awkward.
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Mai Lin, still masking his embarrassment with a hearty laugh, retorted, "Li Shen, what's wrong with me now?!"
"You now, oh—"
Tian Xiwei quickly stuffed a banana into Li Shen's mouth: "Eat a banana."
Li Shen looked at the traces of lipstick on the banana, then at Tian Xiwei's lips: "Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey!"
Li Shen is a germaphobe, that's true.
He doesn't even kiss you.
Laughter and cheerful voices filled the courtyard.
Mai Lin's annoyed expression and Li Hangliang's unease were completely out of place with the overall atmosphere.
Li Hangliang's face turned deathly pale. In his experience, a storm was brewing. Tonight would be even worse for him.
Mai Lin took out her phone, found photos from her younger days, and showed them to everyone.
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Li Shen is right, Mai Lin was quite good-looking when he was young.
Although he is short, only 150cm tall, he has a slim figure, bright eyes, and decent looks.
Yoko glanced at the photo and patted Li Shen on the shoulder: "You're really something, kid. It's really good."
"Water, water, water." Li Shen gagged a little and threw away the banana.
"So," Merlin looked at everyone, "what exactly does marriage bring to women?"
Everyone: "???"
Li Hangliang: "!!!"
Li Shen: "Pah!"
Mai Lin: "Food Diary, I don't care if others laugh at me, but I didn't expect you to laugh at me too!"
Li Shen: "Pah! Pah!"
What I find even more unacceptable is that you actually claimed responsibility for the food diary. Even if I really wrote it, you should have lied and said you didn't believe I wrote it. Does the truth matter? I want you to care about me and take care of my feelings.
"Ptooey! Sorry everyone, I'm going to brush my teeth."
Li Shen turned and left his seat, then went into the guesthouse.
Next.
Mai Lin's attacks and venting, Li Hangliang's helplessness and confusion, and the guests' advice and comfort all began at the same time.
The live stream camera panned across the faces of each guest and then gave a 10-second close-up of the large sign in the courtyard that read "Goodbye Lovers".
[My nodules are making my sister so angry she'll explode!]
[Under such high pressure, Li Hangliang managed to endure for seven years!]
[The one who should have unilaterally broken up with him and disappeared is Li Hangliang!]
[Li Shen is truly blessed but doesn't know how lucky he is!]
[Li Gou, you have such a sharp tongue, go bite her!]
[Holy crap, Li Shen really went to brush his teeth?]
[Give me that banana, I can suck on it all night.]
……
Looking at the chaotic situation, Zhang Ruonan felt numb again.
She has no romantic history and no experience whatsoever!
Tian Xiwei pulled down Zhang Ruonan's hand: "Is this part over? I want to go upstairs and rest."
Zhang Ruonan's eyes were full of sympathy: "It's not over yet, but stop recording and go rest."
When Tian Xiwei entered the guesthouse and returned to her room, Li Shen was brushing his teeth in the bathroom.
She leaned against the doorway, gazing at him softly: "When I said thank you just now, I meant it. Thank you for your blessings."
Li Shen nodded: "Okay."
"We came to this show with the same goal: to resolve our differences and part ways peacefully. So, I'm not angry at all about your poem."
"Um."
Tian Xiwei stared at him for a few seconds, then walked to the balcony, put on her Barbie pink headphones, looked out at the courtyard below, and hummed a cheerful song.
A few minutes later, as the door slammed shut, she turned around abruptly and found that Li Shen had left.
"ah!!!"
I'm so angry!
You wish me well?
Then I wish you all the best!
You can write poetry, so why can't I?
You gave me a poem, and I will return the favor with one!
boom!
Her shapely buttocks slammed heavily onto the chair, her black leggings instantly tightening at the thighs.
She abruptly opened her "Mood Diary," stared at the blank pages, picked up a pen, and felt a surge of fighting spirit.
Four hours later.
It's 1 a.m.
Tian Xiwei paused with her pen, and finally managed to write four large characters on the clean, blank paper: "To be continued."
She left her desk and lay on her bed, sulking.
Yes, she can't write poetry!
She! No! Would!
This feeling of being suppressed by my talent is so suffocating!
Even if you give the script to a dog, it won't talk about it!
……
When Li Shen entered the courtyard, he saw everyone trying to persuade Mai Lin, but he ignored them and walked away.
He wandered alone through the streets and alleys of the ancient city, his mind heavy with worries.
Did he do anything wrong by writing a poem to send blessings?
No, right?
If I don't send my blessings, am I supposed to go after her?
But I don't love her!
Although she is really beautiful, really cute, has a great personality, and very positive values...
But I really don't love her anymore!
Moreover, having suffered greatly from love in his previous life, he was determined to become a widowed king, and he had no interest in falling in love again.
He also lacked the courage to fully commit to a new relationship.
He, now in his forties, no longer has that urge to wholeheartedly embrace a new love.
As for this life's "Storm Rainbow, Resilient Rose"...
Hehe, this is interesting.
That was the moment Tian Xiwei's heart fluttered, but when was his heart flutter?
Li Shen sat on the bluestone steps, lost in bitter reminiscence.
Can someone give me a hint? I can't remember.
"Teacher Li Shen, the live broadcast is about to end. Please write down your [Emotional Choice Card] for tonight."
The staff handed me an "Emotional Choice Card".
After spending the day together, what do you want to do tonight?
A: Breakup; B: Confusion; C: Reconciliation
Li Shen picked up his pen and put a checkmark under "A: Breakup".
Staff: "Please write a diary entry about your feelings tonight."
Li Shen took his "Mood Diary," rested his chin on his hand, pondered for a moment, and then began to write a poem.
The neat handwriting on the diary was captured on camera—
Memories
Feeling unacceptable, going deeper.
Their whereabouts are unknown; they have become strangers on this road.
The first half, "Love arises without knowing its origin, and deepens with each passing moment," comes from the inscription of "The Peony Pavilion" in the Ming Dynasty, while the second half is a continuation by a modern writer.
After uttering the last word, Li Shen hesitated for a moment.
Will this "passerby" hurt Tian Xiwei as much as the word "stranger" did before?
He doesn't love her, but he doesn't want to hurt her either.
After all, she's so cute.
Stab it!
Li Shen tore the page out, threw it into the trash can behind him, and started writing again—
Memories
Feeling unacceptable, going deeper.
His whereabouts are unknown; he vanished with a smile.
The rewritten line, "It is unknown where it ended, it vanished with a smile," is also a continuation of a line that was widely circulated in the previous life.
After changing the last sentence, the phrase "disappeared with a smile" in this famous quote becomes much gentler compared to "become strangers from now on."
[Change the ending; at least you have some conscience!]
[Don't waver, you scumbag! Please leave Tian Bao without hesitation!]
[His change of lyrics gave me a bad feeling!]
[Don't let the gears of rekindled old flames turn! Absolutely not!]