Snowy Night Kiss

Chapter 184 Lin Qingruan x Mo Yucheng: What is love?

Shanghai International Film Festival.

The last award, Best Actress, was well-deserved.

When the camera lens slowly turned to Lin Qingruan, the host's award speech also sounded.

They described her like this: "Lin Qingruan is a familiar face to us. In the past few years, she has appeared in the supporting roles of every award-winning film, but today she has become the protagonist. She is a flower that struggles to bloom in the cracks of the rocks, tempered by the scorching sun, nourished by the wind and rain, and her soul will never yield."

This is the award ceremony for the movie "Night Talk".

That night, she walked onto the stage calmly in a vintage Glacier Rose series haute couture dress. The swaying hem of her skirt as she kicked up her high heels was like a lightly blooming flower, perfectly showing off her best figure.

Lin Qingruan was not stage fright because this was the stage she had been waiting for five years.

From a little-known minor character, she has come this far without stopping. When she was 20, she had a glorious time like this, but she couldn't keep the glory at that time. Things that are not obtained by oneself will not last long in the end.

"At the beginning of the filming of Night Talk, I had a lot of discussions with the director. We defined this film as a film for women, and perhaps everyone would think it was a boring, literary and artistic love film."

At this point, Lin Qingruan paused and observed the expressions of the people in the audience. Her expression was humorous and fluent. "But unfortunately, we are not going to be in love this time."

"Every time we talked by candlelight, I received letters from all over the world. I traveled through these stories and became the heroine to interpret their lives. But no matter what kind of life it is, I think love should not be everything for women, and beauty and kindness should not be everything for us. We can have hard armor and shining ambitions, and we are human beings no different from other people."

People have been exploring this unknown world since the moment they were born. Every day thereafter, the value of life is to find the path to self-awareness.

Lin Qingruan smiled slightly, holding the microphone and looking down, "I am honored to experience the life stories of different women in this film with a magical approach. At the beginning of the filming of this film, I also went through a period of chaos and darkness. But when I stand on this stage today, I think our lives cannot be trapped in suffering, but we must step out and walk into the magnificent and vast world."

The applause of the audience was thunderous.

Mo Yucheng stood up silently and applauded her.

He thought this was Lin Qingruan.

Standing in the vast world, Lin Qingruan will never be bound by petty love.

If there is a goal, it must be achieved. No matter how much pain it is, one can endure it by gritting one's teeth. Even crying will only happen because of Lin Qingruan who refuses to admit defeat.

It was also today that Mo Yucheng finally understood what kind of stage Lin Qingruan wanted.

She wanted to be a big star, an honor that she had achieved through her own hard work, not a childish and illusory dream that he had woven for her.

But...if he can no longer give her even this glorious dream.

So what is the meaning of his existence for Lin Qingruan?

Mo Yucheng sat down amid the bustling crowd, his heart sank to the bottom, his eyes fixed on Lin Qingruan on the stage.

To this day, he can already feel very accurately that there are some people whom he simply cannot grasp.

There are countless entanglements in this world, and he cannot use love to stubbornly imprison Lin Qingruan by his side.

More than anyone else, he hoped that she could be as free as a butterfly and always light.

The award ceremony had come to the final thank you part. Lin Qingruan glanced at the audience. In the dim seats, she could not see the people clearly, so she had to rely on habit and instinct to search, while speaking the thank you speech that she had rehearsed thousands of times in her head. Finally, she said: "Night Talk is a very complicated story, because it covers too many lives, including young girls, elite white-collar workers, and middle-aged housewives... Such a rich life experience is hard to grasp. I am here to thank someone, a person who has left a strong mark in my life."

The host then asked, "What kind of person is he?"

"This will take as long as a movie. Well, he is a person who is only related to me but not to the movie. My good friend has a prenatal check-up today. I think if we continue talking, I may not be able to see the baby for the first time."

The whole movie ends at this moment.

After getting off the stage, Lin Qingruan hurriedly ran down holding the hem of her skirt. If there was one thing that hadn't changed about her in the past few years, it was probably that she still retained a bit of the youthfulness she had when she was in school. Even if she was wearing gorgeous pearls and emeralds, she could still run for her friend's important day in a simple manner.

Mo Yucheng walked towards her from out of nowhere, giving her a fright.

Lin Qingruan raised an eyebrow: "You really came to my award ceremony?"

"How dare I not come?" Mo Yucheng chuckled, "Now he is a real big star."

I don’t know why Lin Qingruan’s eyes welled up with tears when she heard these words.

She had a feeling that a very long time had passed, a feeling that she had finally gotten what she wanted, but also an illusion that things and people had changed.

Would the twenty-year-old Lin Qingruan have thought that she would be entangled with the man in front of her for so many years?
The late autumn night was still a little chilly. Lin Qingruan drove here by herself tonight. The red supercar attracted attention in the parking lot. She saw a tall shadow always cast behind her.

The distance was neither too close nor too far, quietly covering her figure.

She stood there without moving, counting to three seconds in her heart.

Sure enough, at the third second, Mo Yucheng spoke quietly from behind her, "I'm not driving, can you give me a ride?"

"It's not on my way. I'm going to the eastern suburbs today." Lin Qingruan shook the car keys in her hand. She was in a really good mood today. She changed the subject and said mischievously, "Perhaps, you are willing to be my driver today?"

Having already been certain of being rejected, Mo Yucheng actually just wanted to spend more time with her.

This unexpected surprise caught him off guard, and by the time he reacted, he had already walked to the driver's seat.

"I can't ask for it."

As the car drove towards the eastern suburbs, Mo Yucheng played a soothing piano piece. Knowing that she hadn't had much rest during this period, he, who was a rock music lover, began to change his habit and play some sleeping music.

He suddenly sighed: "Time flies so fast. Yanchen got married in a blink of an eye and now even has a child."

Mo Yucheng's tone was full of envy. He thought that the reason why he and Lin Qingruan had not yet achieved a happy ending was because he did not have the keen perception of love like Jin Yanchen.

The moment love comes, he subconsciously denies and rejects it.

"Your movie hopes that women will not be defined by love, but after watching it, I was thinking about love. What exactly is love?" While waiting for the red light, Mo Yucheng tilted his head to look at me. His tone has never been so gentle, and he asked seriously, "I thought giving you the best is love."

"But these don't seem to be what you want, not the love you want, not the life you want." Mo Yucheng lowered his eyes, his fingers tapping the steering wheel unconsciously. His back bent at this moment, and even his voice lowered.

"Maybe I was really wrong, Qingruan." Lin Qingruan suddenly opened her eyes when she heard this.