Chapter 168: It’s Actually a Reunion.
As the temperature fell, several days of torrential rain followed one another. The prepared filming location was more than half flooded, causing the crew’s hard work to go down the drain. The production was forced to halt, and it seemed the director planned to take the lead actors to a temple to pray for better luck once the rain stopped. After all, with Xu Xia’s accident and now the violent storms, the shooting schedule had been negatively affected; things were not going smoothly.
Before this, Shen Zhiyi had gotten a few days of rest, but because of the torrential rain, she could not go anywhere and stayed at Huating chatting with the butler and flipping through the script.
Her work was on hold, but Pei Yu still had matters to attend to, needing to make a trip to Washington. He had to seize a chance when the rain slightly weakened and leave at dawn.
When he awoke, Shen Zhiyi was still sleeping, so he didn’t disturb her. He got up to wash and change his clothes, but while he was in the dressing room, he suddenly heard footsteps from behind.
"Why are you up?" Pei Yu was slightly surprised. His shirt buttons were still undone, and he pulled her robe’s collar closer together, "Did I wake you?"
"No," Shen Zhiyi was still sleepy and nestled in his arms, mumbling, "I’ll see you off."
Pei Yu smiled lightly, "Can’t bear to part with me?"
The indoor heating was turned up high. She was soft and warm in his embrace, and Pei Yu did not want to let go. He let her help him with his buttons, teasing her as he looked down, "Why don’t you come with me?"
Shen Zhiyi actually wanted to, but with the storm almost over, the crew would be starting up again soon. Even if she accompanied Pei Yu abroad, she could not stay for long.
"I can’t go," she said, a bit regrettably, "You’ll just have to come back early."
After sending Pei Yu off, Shen Zhiyi went back to bed for some more sleep, waking up only when daylight filled the sky.