After Chu Yueyi finished everything, she had originally planned to say goodbye gracefully, but unexpectedly, the other person's reaction was surprising.
Shi Guanghua's lips were tightly pressed together, as if strongly resisting the urge to let his cheekbones soar. He slowly raised his head to look at her, his obsidian eyes trembling with starlight, revealing a subtle and indescribable affection.
He lowered his gaze, carefully and tentatively glancing at her, then uneasily looking to the side, his eyelashes fluttering like black butterflies.
This was a vivid expression Chu Yueyi had never seen before, completely different from his usual nonchalant demeanor.
Humans can lie with words, but micro-expressions are hard to conceal. Excellent actors can control them precisely, but ordinary people rarely grasp the knack.
Chu Yueyi was an actress, and she understood the meaning of micro-expressions well, even able to achieve a mind-reading effect at times.
He. Was. Shy.
This realization struck her suddenly, causing her to become equally flustered and at a loss for words!
Wasn't he supposed to have a cool and aloof persona? How could he reveal such a pure expression!
Chu Yueyi had been handling the situation with ease just moments ago, but upon detecting a hint of genuine emotion from Shi Guanghua, she inexplicably became dizzy and nearly lost her ability to speak. She didn't know why she was panicking, as if infected by his bashfulness.
Suddenly, she dared not stare at him intently anymore. For the first time, she averted her gaze, unconsciously scratching her head and hurriedly saying, "Bye-bye... Good night, good night, rest early!"
After speaking, Chu Yueyi inwardly cursed herself. She should have made a graceful exit, but why did she stumble over her words so badly?
Chu Yueyi: Could this be the curse? Helping someone rank up always makes you fumble!
Shi Guanghua's performance was equally chaotic. He gripped the key of promise tightly in his hand, embarrassedly covering his mouth with his fist, averting his gaze to the side, and muttering in a muffled voice, "... Good night."
Chu Yueyi fled the parking lot in a rush, feeling that only the night breeze on her face could hide her flushed cheeks.
While Chu Yueyi still had the strength to escape, Shi Guanghua was frozen in place for a long time. He stood rigidly for what felt like a century before his brain finally rebooted. However, upon seeing the hair tie on his wrist, his CPU overheated again, and he felt as if he was walking on clouds.
It took Shi Guanghua a long time to calm his inner turmoil. He carefully put away the key of promise in his palm, then sheepishly brought the small hair tie close to his nose, indeed smelling the familiar scent from earlier in the day.
It was fragrant.
There were also cameras in the parking lot, with the show's staff huddled in a corner. The executive producer watched the scene and hesitantly said, "Let's wait a while before calling Guanghua."
Cheng understood and nodded: "I get it, I still want to live." If he were to expose himself at this moment, he might be assassinated by Shi that very night.
After wrapping up, Chu Yueyi had forgotten how she got home. She dazedly followed Li You into the car, completely losing her memory of the return journey, only regaining awareness when she found herself sitting on the sofa at home.
Li You and the others had already finished tidying up and left, leaving Chu Yueyi alone in the house. She habitually took out her phone to check the time, but then remembered she had forgotten to send a message to Shi Guanghua today. Usually, she would exchange pleasantries or express thanks after recording, showing sincere collegial friendship.
They had talked so much today, so perhaps it was okay not to send a message this time.
Chu Yueyi found a reasonable excuse for herself and immediately felt at ease. However, she noticed a message on her phone. It was a WeChat message from Shi Guanghua sent about fifteen minutes ago.
As the saying goes, when something unusual happens, there must be a reason. Chu Yueyi's eyebrows twitched slightly, feeling inexplicably nervous.
Fortunately, it wasn't text, but a photo.
Under a grapevine, sunlight was cut into fragments by dense leaves, falling on a simple wall, alternating between light and shadow. A girl wearing harvesting clothes, her back silhouetted against the light, seemed to be wrapped in a warm and exquisite halo.
Chu Yueyi was stunned after seeing it. She hadn't expected that even picking garlic sprouts could be captured so hazily and beautifully. She couldn't help but marvel at the aesthetic ability of musicians, and recalled their time together earlier in the day.
Now that she had shaken off the awkwardness from their farewell, she began to edit a WeChat message to thank Shi Guanghua.
After recording the second episode, there was a change in the online communication between Chu Yueyi and Shi Guanghua. She found that her new colleague would take the initiative to send her messages. To be precise, he wasn't sending messages, but photos.
Shi Guanghua still hadn't activated his Moments feature, but he would send her nice pictures. Sometimes it was the blue-purple sky as daylight faded, sometimes the bustling night view of the city from a high-rise building, all landscape photos.
The only work featuring a person was still just the back view, the one of Chu Yueyi picking garlic sprouts.
Chu Yueyi felt she might have guided him incorrectly. She had hoped Shi Guanghua would present himself more on social media, but he seemed to have understood it as her needing his photos for inspiration.
It was like an enthusiastic colleague sharing work materials with you, completely forgetting that you're not in the same line of work.
However, she was a content person. Having photos was better than having none, and she would occasionally ask about the details of the photos, casually extending the conversation to daily topics. It wasn't as difficult as when they first started communicating.
Of course, the hair tie incident still left some aftereffects, making Chu Yueyi lack the courage to watch the second episode of the show.
In the room, Li You hugged an iPad and said with slight disappointment, "Are you really not going to watch it?"
Chu Yueyi shook her head vigorously, firmly insisting, "Absolutely not! The final operation was too messy, I don't want to die of embarrassment!"
She had been calm and collected at the beginning, but was completely thrown off track later, panicking throughout. It was far below her usual standards.
Li You: "Then won't you miss out on audience feedback? Should we watch it and tell you about it?"
Chu Yueyi sat cross-legged on the sofa, casually opening her laptop and saying, "I'll just check Weibo or comments directly. As long as I don't watch the show, it's fine."
When filming, if she had a flawed shot, there would be a chance to redo it, but with variety shows, it wasn't easy to repeat. As a perfectionist actress, she really couldn't bear to watch her own performance.
Fortunately, variety shows spread quite quickly on various platforms nowadays, and all kinds of clips would be cut out to attract viewers and promote the show.
Chu Yueyi carefully browsed, afraid she might accidentally click on a Weibo clip. She finished reading the opinions in the comment section, but found a puzzling comment.
Moonlight Science Society: We suggest that students study the second lesson text in conjunction with supplementary materials.
This Weibo post had countless replies and an extremely high number of likes, all uniformly saying "Thank you for your hard work, teacher," looking like students from some research institution gathered together.
Chu Yueyi: "?" Was this some educational institution that bought bots for the wrong place? But why were there the words "Moonlight"?
Curious, Chu Yueyi clicked into the "Moonlight Science Society" Weibo account and found that their bio read "Coupleology is a science." The Weibo page had clear and logical text, with both images and words, resembling high school study materials.
Moonlight Science Society: Students, as times progress, so does Coupleology. As the highest level of discipline in the universe, Coupleology is a transcendent insight into reality and an ability to imagine the future. The thinking of Coupleology aims to perfect and refine this imaginative ability. Coupleology is also a compulsory course in life, allowing us to escape the void and detach from worldly troubles.
It's Lala: The teacher is right! Day 13 of Coupleology research check-in!
Little Orange: Teacher, teacher, will there be more homework after class? I think it's useful for learning [cute]
Moonlight Science Society: Yes, just listening to lectures without doing exercises is meaningless.
Chu Yueyi: "??" How could there even be homework?
Chu Yueyi felt like she had stumbled into a mysterious organization. The people here were all brimming with enthusiasm, like students cramming before the college entrance exam, eager to practice and solve problems. She scrolled down a bit more, looking for the legendary after-class exercises, gathering more clues.
Coupleology Objective Questions:
1. Based on the context, how should we interpret "because I'm not the only one on the boat or in the car"?
a. Literal meaning, there really isn't just one person on the boat or in the car.
b. Subtext, I am responsible for your safety.
c. Subtext, there are aliens under the boat and on top of the car, I need to protect your safety.
2. Based on the context, how should we interpret Shi Guanghua saying "Sorry, I'm not quite used to it yet"?
a. He's not used to walking on high-altitude plank bridges.
b. He's not used to physical contact.
c. He's not used to not having physical contact.
3. How should we understand Chu Yueyi giving Shi Guanghua a hair tie?
a. She wants to braid his hair.
b. Hinting at him to wear women's clothing.
c. Wanting to tie him down.
d. Simply had nowhere else to put it.
Coupleology Subjective Question:
1. Watch the lesson text and analyze why Chu Yueyi, who has extensive wire work experience, had worse balance, based on Shi Guanghua's evaluation of Chu Yueyi's performance in "Trace of Pearl". Briefly describe both of their states of mind.
2. When saying goodbye in the parking lot, Chu Yueyi said "Bye bye, good night, good night, rest early", but Shi Guanghua only replied "Good night". Analyze the meaning behind this.
Wind and Moon: Can someone explain the second subjective question to me? I really don't understand.
01012: The core idea: He doesn't want to say goodbye, doesn't want to rest, just wants to say good night to you. You should look up the special meaning of "good night" online yourself. There's no point in explaining it too clearly.
Wind and Moon: Thanks, great one! Grateful heart!
Grapefruit: At the end of the lesson, Shi Guanghua's ears seemed very red. Was he blushing?
Moonlight Science Club: The image quality for that shot isn't clear enough. We suggest using more convincing evidence to avoid being seen as subjective speculation or far-fetched interpretation by outsiders.
After reading the full set of questions and browsing the answers in the comments, Chu Yueyi was suddenly bewildered, feeling that times have indeed changed quickly. Their answers made even her start to believe.
Chu Yueyi: What terrifying brainwashing ability is this, to analyze things so logically!
If Chu Yueyi wasn't just doing her job, she wouldn't be able to leave after clicking on "Moonlight Science Club". They analyzed things so thoroughly, as if examining the show with a magnifying glass. They were like modern-day Leeuwenhoeks!
After reading the Moonlight Science Club's Weibo, she casually refreshed the page twice, watching their follower count increase rapidly, and inexplicably felt a sense of rebellion.
Chu Yueyi simply registered an alternate account and deliberately posted the objective answers "c, a, b", perfectly avoiding all shipping points. She was just being childishly contrary, after all it was just an alternate account to express herself freely.
Her alternate account had no information at all, and opening the profile showed it was completely blank. Yet unexpectedly, she received a reply from the Moonlight Science Club in the comments.
Moonlight Science Club: New classmate, this set's objective questions were all quite simple. I feel your foundation isn't solid enough, but don't be discouraged. Falling behind is only temporary. If you follow the main group and study hard, your results will gradually improve. Keep it up, you are the future Coupleologist!
Chu Yueyi: "..."