Fellow Party Members (Real-Person CP/Mark X Zai), Proceed with Caution...

Most of the time, he was quiet. He would crouch in a corner, lost in thought, or sit on a nearby bench, intently reading a script. Later, on a TV show, Zai Zai told the beautiful host, “Maybe it's because this kid's first acting job was with me. I practically drove him into becoming a recluse.” Back then, Mark would only smile, as if he agreed, with a hint of pride and affection. What he never told Zai Zai, and what he couldn't tell anyone, was that his quietness had nothing to do with being influenced by Zai Zai's silence. He just loved looking at him. He often lost himself in thought while gazing at him. Did the person he was watching ever notice? Sometimes Zai Zai, crouching in a corner or sitting beside him with a script, would look up and meet his gaze, then smile at him as if it were the most ordinary thing in the world. That smile shimmered with light.