Superstar's Development Diary
Chapter 349 - 350 High Energy Ahead

Chapter 349: Chapter 350 High Energy Ahead

When she arrived home in the evening, she happened to catch the end of today’s episode of "Small Bridge, Flowing Water, People."

On the last day of September, "Small Bridge, Flowing Water, People" will conclude, and the closer it gets to the finale, the more intense the plot becomes, tormenting the audience with its twists.

It was a coincidence that today’s episode wasn’t entirely tragic but bittersweet, focusing on the pairing of Gu Chengzhi and Su Qingying.

The two of them fled to another country, and while Gu Chengzhi was looking for traces of his childhood sweetheart Zhou Yue, he also uncovered an earth-shattering conspiracy and got involved with an assassin organization.

During their search and flight, the emotions between the male lead Gu Chengzhi and the female lead Su Qingying deepened. Gradually, Gu Chengzhi fell in love with this bold and passionate woman, but due to his complicated feelings for Zhou Yue, he was unwilling to face his feelings for Su Qingying.

In today’s scene, Su Qingying was abducted by assassins. Gu Chengzhi went to find her, and in the end, the assassins threatened to release Su Qingying only if Gu Chengzhi cut off both his arms.

As He Jinxia entered the door, she quietly put on 3D glasses and sat on the couch to watch TV; her mother, Mrs. He, was so engrossed that she didn’t notice her daughter had come back.

On the TV, Gu Chengzhi looked lovingly at Su Qingying, while the wind flung his sleeves as if blinding him and brought a red tinge to his eyes.

Su Qingying, with her face covered by the assassins, had a knife pressed against her throat and kept shaking her head at Gu Chengzhi, her face already streaked with tears.

"No, don’t, don’t... Gu Chengzhi, go! I’m telling you to leave! Get out! I don’t like you; I don’t love you at all; I’ve been lying to you! Get out..."

The assassin’s expression hardened, and he pressed the knife slightly deeper into her neck, warning, "Keep talking and I’ll kill you!"

Gu Chengzhi snapped back to reality and yelled, "Don’t kill her!"

The assassin exerted more force, and several streaks of blood appeared on Su Qingying’s neck as he snarled, "Cut off your arms, and I’ll release her!"

Gu Chengzhi: "How can I trust you?"

The assassin gave a cold smile. "You have no choice. If you don’t want her to die, exchange your two hands for her life, otherwise—"

The knife pushed a few more inches into Su Qingying’s neck, a pained expression crossing her face.

Gu Chengzhi hastily yelled, "Wait! I’ll do it!"

Su Qingying’s tears blurred her eyes as she tried to speak but was rendered mute by the assassin’s touch, only managing to continuously shake her head faintly.

Gu Chengzhi took a deep breath; his right hand lifted the large knife, targeting his left arm, about to chop down!

"Ding!"

Suddenly, a flying knife shot out, knocking the big knife from Gu Chengzhi’s hand.

Another "Ding!" sound, and the assassin’s eyes widened, he fell dead with his eyes open, a flying knife firmly embedded in his heart from behind.

Su Qingying was stunned for a moment, then hastily ran to Gu Chengzhi’s side, holding his arm, tears flowing continuously, unable to speak, crying and in a panic.

Seeing her like this, Gu Chengzhi suddenly laughed.

Seeing this, Su Qingying became furiously embarrassed, hitting his shoulder with her hand—how could he still laugh at a time like this, couldn’t he be serious!

Gu Chengzhi drew her into his arms, hugging her tightly, and whispered tenderly in her ear, "Qingying, I’m never leaving you again. Please don’t be angry. Don’t ever leave me from now on."

Su Qingying just cried and said nothing.

Gu Chengzhi coaxed her without releasing her acupuncture points, insisting that she nod in agreement never to leave him before he would release her.

At that moment, the sound of footsteps rushing through the wind reached them, and both looked up only to see a gentleman in white descending from the sky. The camera moved up from the man’s feet, about to reveal his face, when suddenly—

The theme music for "Small Bridge, Flowing Water, People" episode 42 began to play.

Audience: ...Damn!

Mrs. He, feeling unsatisfied, removed her 3D glasses and muttered, "I wonder who that was, probably Gu Chengzhi’s lifesaver, huh? Ah, I shouldn’t binge-watch shows. It’s so troublesome to follow them every day."

A light laugh sounded beside her, and Mrs. He immediately turned towards the sound, only to see He Jinxia.

She asked happily, "You’re back?"

He Jinxia nodded, "I’ve been back for a few minutes. I saw you were engrossed in the TV show, so I didn’t disturb you."

Mrs. He said with a smile, "The TV series you’re in is really good. I’m following it every day, but lately, there’s been so little of your scenes; I’ve been watching for a long time and barely saw you appear."

He Jinxia reviewed the script briefly and assured, "Don’t worry, I’ll reappear soon, completely transformed into a different person, utterly fallen into darkness."

Mrs. He, hearing this, became even more excited and couldn’t help but ask about the upcoming plot.

He Jinxia roughly explained it to her, causing Mrs. He to continually sigh and lament over Su Qingwan’s harsh fate.

How could it not be harsh? In the entire series, only Su Qingwan’s ending was tragic.

Reunion with enemies, separation of love, unattainable delusions—the Eight Sufferings of Life’s three miseries all claimed her, with the suffering of death yet to come.

If the whole series were a chronicle of character growth and struggle, merely seeking a perfect and fulfilling ending, then Su Qingwan was the missing final touch to achieving that perfection, her death leaving a sense of regret in the audience.

With a full moon comes waning, water overflows when full; not everything in the world ends beautifully. Su Qingwan’s destiny actually elevates "Small Bridge, Flowing Water, People," likely earning a significant place in the audience’s hearts.

Mrs. He asked He Jinxia if she wanted any late-night snacks, and He Jinxia declined; they continued chatting for a while before heading back to their respective rooms to rest.

While lying in bed, since it was still early, He Jinxia checked Weibo and found that "Small Bridge, Flowing Water, People" had unsurprisingly made it to the trending list again.

Not high up, but within the top fifty. Every night, following the airing of "Small Bridge, Flowing Water, People," a group of "Small Bridge girls" would gather to discuss the episode’s plot.

While browsing the comments, suddenly, the ranking on the trending list changed, a new entry rocketed to the tenth spot, immediately drawing attention from netizens—#SuQingwanTraitor#

He Jinxia clicked in only to discover it was a character highlight reel of Su Qingwan from "Small Bridge," not long, just five minutes, and this was only part one, with a second to follow.

In the highlights, her portrayed character, Su Qingwan, after enduring relentless provocations by the Ciming family and her maidservant’s death, finally couldn’t bear it any longer and completely descended into darkness.

A once gentle and delicate lady seemed to grow overnight into a chillingly ruthless murderer.

The Ciming family? Heh, no longer important.

Su Qingwan was the daughter of the Su family, and as long as the Su family stood, the Ciming family dared not openly divorce her, not to mention they couldn’t even find their own young master, Jiayou; divorcing Su Qingwan brought no benefits to the Ciming family.

Su Qingwan took hold of this and, using brutal tactics, gradually secured a foothold within the Ciming family.

Through the Ciming family, Su Qingwan learned many court affairs and began to plot her nationwide revenge, making contact with spies from other countries. This first part ends here, releasing a full minute of drama footage yet to be broadcast.