ATLAS TRANSLATES

I just had a lapse of judgment and tragically got clingy with Fu Junyan in front of everyone in the car… Sure enough, when I entered the dressing room, I was collectively ostracized by the actresses from his crew. Especially Ji Jie’er, her eyes were sharp and very envious. I shrank my neck and simply hid behind Fang Dingyue. Indeed, when she met eyes with Fang Dingyue, she suddenly smiled brilliantly and charmingly again. I couldn’t help sighing inwardly, this woman is so formidable! And when Fang Dingyue saw her smile, he only turned his head and glanced at me indifferently. Then I smiled at him sheepishly and fawningly with a guilty conscience. He shook his head and turned away.

In the program “Love Letter”, originally everyone was supposed to freely pair up after dancing. But the host said it would be decided by drawing lots.

Among us, the first to successfully pair up was Shu Shuang. I watched as she was led away by the second male lead of “White Feather of Heaven”. The two of them standing together looked exactly like two men in a same-sex relationship, very disheartening! Xu Mei also gave me a look, her expression clearly saying that Shu Shuang has no breasts. Then, I very calmly glanced at her legs. She furiously made a biting gesture at me. Fang Dingyue drew Ji Jie’er. When I saw him smile, his expression was still indifferent, only that indifference was somewhat deep. This made me sigh at the power of hearsay. Shu Shuang and Xu Mei gossip about Ji Jie’er every day, and it seems to have had some influence on Fang Dingyue after all.

I was actually drawn by Fu Junyan. I watched him smile lightly and walk towards me. I tilted my head and looked at him for a long time before extending my hand. In my mind, I thought absent-mindedly, what a karmic connection! And he held my hand tightly and asked in a low voice, “Awake?”

I pouted, my mouth still full of the bitterness of coffee, so I said coquettishly, “There was no milk this morning.”

Hearing this, Fu Junyan lowered his head and laughed, his long eyelashes curling up, very good-looking. Then he said, “I’ll make it up to you later.”

Hearing this, my eyes unconsciously lit up.

The first warm-up game of “Love Letter” is the “Of course!” game. During the game, both sides can say anything arbitrarily. For example, A can make things up, attack, confess love, etc. to B. As long as B can counter, answering “Of course!”, the game will continue. Then B starts targeting A with all kinds of provocations, confessions, attacks, slander, both true and false. If A can’t counter and can’t answer “Of course!”, they lose. For example, A says, “I saw you streaking yesterday!” B counters and answers, “Of course!” indicating they admit to it. Then it’s B’s turn to attack A, “I saw you streaking with your dog!” If B can’t answer “Of course!”, they lose. If they can counter, they continue attacking each other.

The program entered the game segment. The male and female guests all came out in uniform sports attire. I was very satisfied with the pink sportswear of the female guests. The fabric of the clothes was also very nice to touch and comfortable, making one want to rub against it like Xiao Qi. The color of the male guests’ sportswear was light blue. When Fu Junyan came out, this color made his temperament seem even warmer and brighter, making everyone’s eyes light up. The host said at the time, “Fu Junyan was born with a heart-warming power.” As for Fang Dingyue, he was indeed an ice cube. Wearing such a sweet color, his aura was still cold, still that mountain.

For some reason, I was placed first to go on stage, and my opponent was actually Shu Shuang.

When she saw that I was her opponent, her eyes were very bright and mischievous. Then she said, “Gu Baobei, you’re just a puffer fish…”

I was shot! But I would rather die than say “Of course!”, so I fell down gloriously, looking at Shu Shuang with a pouting and resentful face, and directly exited the stage silently. After turning around, I looked at Fu Junyan with extreme resentment. He stroked my hair and replaced me on stage.

After going on stage, a smile suddenly bloomed on Fu Junyan’s calm face. In an instant, it was like thousands of pear blossoms blooming, beautiful in a fleeting moment of splendor. He curled his lips and turned his head to look at Shu Shuang, his eyes clean and clear, only slowly stating, “You’re a man…” Shu Shuang was shot, but she was still in a daze from Fu Junyan’s smile for a long time, unable to snap out of it. In the end, she nervously exited the stage.

Because of this, Fu Junyan’s image suddenly became tall in my heart. This was really the first time I saw Shu Shuang being called a man and standing there dazed for a long time, unable to react, finally shrinking her neck and retreating dejectedly. I couldn’t help silently exclaiming in my heart, “Junyan Gongzi, impressive!”

When Fu Junyan faced off against Ji Jie’er, I pouted and took a few steps back. I also remembered her words last time, “There will be time”, and really wanted to slap her…

This time, Fu Junyan didn’t speak first. Ji Jie’er hesitated for a long time and finally took the initiative to say, “Junyan-ge, I’m very happy to be able to collaborate with you this time.” I avoided the camera and secretly rolled my eyes. On the other side, I saw Xu Mei glaring fiercely at Ji Jie’er in a very unladylike manner. In my mind, I suddenly thought of those twenty-six slaps and felt a chill.

But when Fu Junyan heard this, he looked at her calmly and said, “Of course.” Then, just as we were waiting for him to speak, he took a step back and directly forfeited and left the stage. The host saw this and was very excited, fanning the flames from the side, saying, “Junyan and Jie’er have such a good relationship! Junyan Gongzi actually let Jie’er win so obviously! Gongzi, aren’t you afraid of making your partner angry?”

But Fu Junyan didn’t say anything, he only turned his face and gazed at me, warm like sunlight.

I mumbled in my heart, but seeing the camera turn to me, I only lightly curled my lips in a smile and didn’t speak. Although I also couldn’t understand what Fu Junyan meant, I was happy that he had less interaction with Ji Jie’er. So I was too lazy to make an issue of it with him.

Fu Junyan withdrew early, but at this time, Xu Mei’s eyes lit up. According to Xu Mei’s order, it would be her turn to go on stage after our group was done. Perhaps because she was secretly happy, before the host even waved, she quickly jumped on stage following Fu Junyan, facing the stunned Ji Jie’er on the opposite side, revealing a mouthful of neat white teeth.

“Jie’er-jie, long time no see!”

Seeing her, Ji Jie’er was also startled. The corners of her mouth moved slightly, but her face was still smiling very sweetly. She said, “Of course. Xu Mei, your performance in the new drama is quite good!”

“Of course, Jie’er-jie you’re also quite good! Having the same expression every episode!” I turned my face away, knowing that Xu Mei was getting excited.

The atmosphere froze for a moment. Ji Jie’er was still smiling and said, “Of course.” Then she turned her head, glanced at me and said, “Xu Mei, I heard you originally wanted to be the female lead in the new drama?”

“Of course!” Xu Mei nodded without reservation, looked her up and down, and then said, “Jie’er-jie, you’ve been wearing skirts since your debut, you really like skirts?”

“Of course.” Ji Jie’er continued, “Xu Mei, you wanted to kick Xiao’ai out and play the female lead, right?” Sowing discord! My eye twitched…

“Of course.” Xu Mei smiled leisurely, and then said, “I only understood today, it turns out you’ve been presenting yourself in skirts to conceal your figure flaws!” I couldn’t help it and almost laughed out loud, but holding in my laughter made me choke. I couldn’t breathe for a long time. Seeing this, Fu Junyan looked at me reproachfully and gently patted my back. I stuck out my tongue, and heard Ji Jie’er actually pause for a long time before still replying, “Of course.” Then she curled her lips, looked at me, and asked Xu Mei in turn, “Are you dissatisfied with Xiao’ai?”

Xu Mei smiled, also looked at me without hesitation and answered, “Of course.” Then she stared at Ji Jie’er and said, “Jie’er-jie, I heard there’s a certain child star-turned-actress who bullies new actresses and slaps them twenty-six times while filming!”

Ji Jie’er paused, stiffened her face and said, “Of course.” Then she said, “Xu Mei, you’re very unhappy about not being able to play the female lead, right?”

Xu Mei smiled and said, “Of course! Jie’er-jie, as soon as you put on sportswear, I could see. What I said just now wasn’t clear enough. It turns out you love wearing skirts because your legs are so short and your body is so long! Jie’er-jie, I really didn’t expect, you’re actually a short-legged, spiritless, pretending-to-be-pure girl!”

Finally, Ji Jie’er’s face stiffened and she didn’t continue.

Xu Mei smiled, clapped her hands and said, “Of course I’m dissatisfied with Xiao’ai, that kid is like a child, always making people worry.” As she said that, she heavily patted Ji Jie’er’s shoulder and also walked down. Those couple of pats were extremely heavy. I saw Ji Jie’er’s waist practically bend.

Afterwards, Shu Shuang walked over from the side, her eyes sweeping over them as if watching a show. She stood beside me and said coolly, “Xu Mei is fuming with hatred. Back when she first debuted, this fake Ji didn’t go easy on her. But what’s the use of her doing this? This isn’t a live broadcast. After recording, Ji Jie’er’s manager will go handle it and it will all be edited out.” I thought for a bit, but before I could answer, I heard Fu Junyan say indifferently from the side, “Not necessarily.”

Hearing this, Shu Shuang raised her eyebrows and glanced at Fu Junyan, but surprisingly didn’t say anything more. She just quietly walked back to her original position.

Seeing Shu Shuang’s reaction, a sudden epiphany flashed through my mind. Taking advantage of everyone’s inattention, I secretly tugged on Fu Junyan’s sleeve. Seeing my little action, he considerately turned slightly. I took the opportunity to lean close to him and asked in a low voice, “Fu Junyan, you didn’t happen to know Xu Mei was behind you and deliberately let her take the spot, right?” Hearing this, he only slightly raised his lips without speaking, his beautiful eyes still watching the stage.

The following game had a strong cultural atmosphere. We were brought into another studio. In the center of the studio were two tables with the four treasures of the study placed on them. The content of the game was that the male guests would see a poem or article on the other side and have to write the source or summarize the title of the answer on the rice paper using a brush. And the female guest partnered with him had to say the corresponding poem, article, or answer based on the male guest’s hints.

Seeing what had just happened, the host deliberately separated Ji Jie’er and Xu Mei when playing the game. So the opponents for Fu Junyan and I suddenly became Ji Jie’er and Fang Dingyue’s group.

Actually, this kind of game was clearly a test of the artists’ traditional cultural foundation. I was excitedly eager to try, and Sister Ruofan was also gesturing on the side to cheer me on. But on the other side, Shuang turned to Sister Ruofan and said, “Gu Baobei didn’t wear contact lenses today, although her hair has been dyed black. But you should see the fact that she has blond hair and blue eyes! Don’t expect her to vent for you.”

Upon hearing this, I asked Fu Junyan with a bitter face, looking up, “What’s wrong with my blond hair and blue eyes?”

He looked into my eyes with a smile and said, “Beautiful.” So, my heart was at ease…

But then, I thought about it and tugged on his sleeve, whispering, “Fu Junyan, if we lose, I’ll be scolded to death by Dad.” You might also be looked down upon by my dad…

He laughed, reached out to pat the top of my head, glanced at Fang Dingyue and Ji Jie’er across from us, and said softly, “We won’t.” But I remembered the “Zizhi Tongjian” I saw in Fang Dingyue’s van last time. When I saw that book, I was shocked. But when I flipped it open, Brother Dingyue had actually made very detailed reading notes in such an abstruse and difficult book, which showed that his cultural foundation was not shallow. So, I shook my head at Fu Junyan in disagreement.

Moreover, having been reborn once, I knew that Fang Dingyue’s family was illustrious, so he must have received a good traditional education. However, Fu Junyan raised his lips in an undeniable way, just slightly raising his finger, telling me to watch closely.

The first to go on stage were Fang Dingyue and Ji Jie’er. After the game started, Brother Dingyue took a look at the question and his expression actually showed a little hesitation and difficulty. We didn’t understand what was going on, but he had already started writing on the rice paper. Brother Dingyue’s posture of holding the brush was standard and good-looking, clearly a trained person, which made me have some expectations for his calligraphy. However, when he raised the paper again, my mouth formed an O shape.

I couldn’t help but lower my head and mutter, “Fu Junyan, this is wild cursive script! Wild cursive script, isn’t it? Brother Dingyue is really… Who can understand what he wrote without some foundation?”

His calligraphy is so good, it’s impossible for him not to know that the appreciation value of cursive script far exceeds its practical value!

However, Fu Junyan just smiled knowingly, as if not surprised at all. He stepped forward slowly in a warm manner, clapping gently in the midst of the dazed crowd, and said, “The structure is concise, the brush technique is continuous. Letting it run freely, going with the speed and urgency, not restricted by rules, the brush strokes are smooth. Good calligraphy!” At this moment, Fu Junyan’s appearance reminded me of my dad. Whenever my father saw a good work, he would also have a warm glow in his eyes like him.

And so it went on, question after question. For the first time, the show “Love Letter” had a situation where the female guest gave up because she couldn’t read the male guest’s handwriting, and everyone was speechless about it…

When it was our turn, Fu Junyan finally agreed to clarify my doubts. As he turned to go on stage, he whispered close to my ear, “Hehe, wild cursive script, what if he didn’t want her to understand it in the first place?” Unwilling to be in the same group as Ji Jie’er, but unable to lose his demeanor as a public figure. So Fang Dingyue still cooperated with Ji Jie’er in playing the game, but he wrote in wild cursive script, letting the audience see his excellent handwriting, yet making it impossible for Ji Jie’er to understand. So that’s how it is… Brilliant! Truly brilliant! Brother Dingyue just doesn’t want to play with her…

I then thought, so Fu Junyan had seen through Brother Dingyue’s intentions long ago! No wonder he was so confident! Could it be that he also deliberately let Sister Ruofan go on stage earlier because he didn’t want to play with Ji Jie’er? Hehe! Quite refreshing, I chuckled sneakily in my heart…

When it was our turn, Fu Junyan looked at the question and his brush moved extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, four characters appeared on the paper.

“Three Friends of Winter.” His calligraphy was extremely good, grand and handsome, truly floating like clouds, graceful as a startled swan.

Fang Dingyue had obviously heard Fu Junyan’s comments on him just now. When he saw Fu Junyan’s calligraphy, his eyes brightened and his face also carried a hint of warmth. He said knowingly, “The brushwork is upright and strong, the glances correspond, the release and restraint are combined. Bold and varied, the thickness and lightness are appropriate. Good calligraphy!” In just two short sentences, there was inexplicably a sense of mutual appreciation between them.

“Pine, bamboo, plum.” I smiled. This question was too simple. Thinking this, I couldn’t help but throw a coquettish glance at Shuang smugly.

Then, for the next question, Fu Junyan’s brush turned and wrote three more characters: “Longing for the Emperor’s Homeland”. I saw him raise his eyes with a half-smile, the ink on the rice paper not yet dry. His calligraphy was like him, deep and warm. And his temperament, indescribably good. He just looked at me like that, with those eyebrows and eyes, that charm. Standing there, it wasn’t about his good looks, but the bearing that couldn’t be washed away even if this person was cleansed of the lead and entered the mundane world. Compared to him, looking at him, one could willingly and without regret, sink into the dust.

Listening to the host’s countdown, I turned my face to the side and gave Fu Junyan a coquettish glance. Then I slowly recited, “A spring outing, apricot blossoms blowing over the head. Who is the young man on the country path, so charming? I intend to marry him, retire for life. Even if abandoned by the heartless, I cannot be ashamed.”

Then I saw his eyes slowly warm up, gentle and moving.

For the next question, I saw Fu Junyan look at the topic, gaze at me very solemnly, and then write two characters: “Papaya”.

I couldn’t help but narrow my eyes at that moment, smiling lightly, slowly reciting the ancient and sincere words, “You give me a papaya, I give you a fine jade in return. It’s not a repayment, but to be good to you forever! You give me a peach, I give you a fine nephrite in return. It’s not a repayment, but to be good to you forever! You give me a plum, I give you a fine agate in return. It’s not a repayment, but to be good to you forever!”

Fu Junyan stood there smiling at me, his eyes even showing a hint of tenderness. I looked at him, almost wanting to be sucked in by him, to rush into his arms in front of everyone else regardless. But Shuang just had to interject beside me, saying, “Papaya, isn’t that for breast enhancement?” I was dumbfounded, feeling that she really needed papaya…

How could the exam questions happen to be “Longing for the Emperor’s Homeland” and “Papaya”? The woman says, I’ve fallen in love with you, so I’ll go with you. Even if I lose my whole life, I have no regrets. Then, the man says, you give me a peach, I give you a plum in return. Receiving your longing, I will not let you down.

Who chose these questions? They were chosen so well, evoking such tenderness. After Fu Junyan came off stage, he unabashedly ruffled my hair and said, “Xiao’ai, well done.” For some reason, I actually felt shy because of his soft tone, slightly lowering my face, my ears turning red with embarrassment.

Shuang later kept sighing, “Xiao’ai! You let me know that sometimes we can ignore the facts! The fact that you’re a blonde, blue-eyed, puffer fish baby!” To be honest, I wanted to bite her…

The funniest part of this game was Sister Ruofan’s partner. Knowing that he couldn’t compare with the previous two in terms of calligraphy, he drew instead. Unfortunately, his drawing was not good either. He turned an octagonal table into a big tortoise, drawing laughter from the audience.

In the end, when playing the wrestling game, I sadly ran into Ji Jie’er. I calculated in my heart and felt that it was most worthwhile to leave the stage quickly.

So I went on stage very solemnly, even getting a cheering hug from Fu Junyan. Ji Jie’er was obviously angry. I added fuel to the fire by saying, “Come on, I will beat you.”

As a result, when the whistle blew, we were deadlocked for a while. But when she exerted force, I suddenly released my strength and successfully tripped and fell off the stage. If I fall, I fall. It’s better than being stubbornly entangled, that’s what I thought. Fu Junyan seemed to agree, holding my hand and giving it a squeeze.

I didn’t expect Shuang to actually have some strength. She tripped several female guests along the way until it was Ji Jie’er’s turn. Seeing Shuang put away her usual nonchalance, I thought Ji Jie’er was doomed. Sure enough, they were deadlocked for a long time. Shuang pulled the rope around Ji Jie’er’s waist, dragging her left and right, always hitting Ji Jie’er against the guardrail on the side, as if on purpose. How painful it must be to hit the guardrail! But being thrown like this, Ji Jie’er just couldn’t fall…

Actually, there was nothing wrong with the situation, but I felt something was off. Sure enough, I saw Shuang suddenly trip herself and then was pressed down by Ji Jie’er in a reversal. Taking another look at Sister Ruofan, who was next to go up against Ji Jie’er after Shuang, I instantly felt the power of female revenge.

Then I turned my head to look at Fang Dingyue, who was not far from me. Sure enough, there was the same knowing look in his eyes as in mine. We looked at each other, both pursing our lips, and nodded heavily.