[1]
With the recent hit variety show airing, an interview with Su Mu and Gu Ci about the movie they made together years ago has once again climbed the trending charts.
The film didn't devote much screen time to the relationship between its leads, but portrayed it with great depth. That's why, even after all these years without the two working together again, so many fans still can't forget them.
No one knows that the old romance they thought they were reading into was real. Both of them simply kept quiet about their relationship.
During the interview, a reporter asked Su Mu what she thought of her character and the romance. Under the intent, tender gaze of the person beside her, she smiled and shook her head. "I don't like it."
Years later, on a variety show where they unexpectedly appeared together again, she gave the same answer when that familiar hand reached out to her once more.
She didn't like the kind of love that was supposedly deep and restrained. That sort of love was too stifling and bittersweet. She preferred love that was warm and full of life.
Later, someone really did come to her, carrying a heart brimming with sincere love, crossing mountains and seas through wind and dust to reach her.
[2]
Mo Ran was the entertainment industry's hottest rising star. Though he had no formal acting training, he had won the favor of renowned directors and, in just a short time, earned awards many could only dream of. Countless reporters had asked why he'd changed careers halfway through his life, and he would only smile and say it was for the sake of a certain pursuit.
Everyone thought he meant the pursuit of acting.
That night, Su Mu leaned against the railing, both hands flirtatiously resting on someone's shoulders. Raising an eyebrow, she asked, "Your pursuit?"
The evening breeze brushed her cheek. He gazed at the alluring expression in her eyes and gently twirled a lock of her hair around his finger.
"Because I know that someone like you will only fall in love with the person you choose to love."
I know with absolute clarity that a deep love I mistakenly believe to be unrequited won't move you. That's why I worked so hard to keep appearing in front of you.
What I'm pursuing is for you to love me just as much.
Theme: Independence and self-love
