"Mr. Yi, you are so good to me."
Cheng Yi, of course, didn't realize that a thoughtless action of his had made Yang Shuyu think so much.
Seeing Cheng Yi didn't respond, Yang Shuyu spoke again, "Mr. Yi, will you be staying here all afternoon?"
He asked absentmindedly, "Whose scene is it in the afternoon?"
Yang Shuyu didn't give it much thought, assuming Cheng Yi was asking if she had scenes in the afternoon, and happily said, "I have an individual fight scene this afternoon, and then Xinan and Li Yu have an intimate scene."
"Intimate scene?" A cold light flashed in the man's eyes.
"Mmhmm." Yang Shuyu didn't notice the change in the man's eyes and, gritting her teeth said, "I heard that the female lead of 'Mist' was initially supposed to be Ran Shasha, but something happened, and it changed to Xinan, getting to act with Li Yu. She really got lucky."
"Are you saying you want to act in an intimate scene with this Li Yu?"
Yang Shuyu thought Cheng Yi was jealous and quickly started to explain, "Mr. Yi, that's not what I meant. I just think Xinan doesn't deserve such good resources..."
The more Yang Shuyu spoke, the colder the man's eyes became, until finally she couldn't say anything.
"Whether she deserves these resources or not, I don't know, but I know for sure you don't," Cheng Yi said, his tone devoid of any compassion.
Even if Xinan was no good in many ways, he wouldn't allow an outsider to criticize her like this in his presence.
This statement was like a bolt from the blue to Yang Shuyu. Cheng Yi actually said such harsh words to her for a woman he hardly knew.
Just yesterday, Cheng Yi had given Xinan a hard time in front of so many people; how could he get so angry for her today?
Though she didn't know the relationship between Cheng Yi and Xinan, Yang Shuyu still started to apologize, "Mr. Yi, I'm sorry. I will never do this again."
Cheng Yi couldn't even be bothered to lift his eyes, only coldly said, "Get lost."
"Mr. Yi, I..."
"I said get lost," his tone was very impatient now.
Yang Shuyu's hand, holding a plastic bag, clenched tighter, and finally, she ran off, gritting her teeth.
When Xiao Lan saw Yang Shuyu come back holding the plastic bag, she flattered with a smile, "Sister Shuyu, Mr. Yi is really good to you."
If Cheng Yi hadn't said those words to her just now, Yang Shuyu would have been overjoyed upon hearing this, but now she couldn't muster a smile at all.
Seeing the ugly look on Yang Shuyu's face, Xiao Lan dropped the smile and asked, "Sister Shuyu, are you okay?"
Seeing Xinan standing not far away, Yang Shuyu's eyes filled with anger instantly. If it weren't for her, Cheng Yi wouldn't have spoken to her like that, that despicable woman.
Suddenly, Yang Shuyu seemed to think of something, looked at the bag in her hand, then wickedly curved her lips and said to Xiao Lan with a shy smile, "Of course, Mr. Yi is really nice to me. Knowing that I drank last night, he specially brought me milk and medicine."
Xiao Lan breathed a sigh of relief inside; she had thought something untoward had happened. It seemed Mr. Yi really cared about Sister Shuyu.
Indeed, as soon as she said this, the smile on Xinan's face slowly stiffened.
Yang Shuyu revealed a satisfied smile, thinking, if I can't be happy, then neither can you.
In fact, before shooting this movie, Yang Shuyu and Cheng Yi had only met once.
That was three years ago when she was still an eighteen-tier small star in the entertainment circle.
With her looks, she had gotten involved with a distinguished young master from Jing City, who was quite generous and introduced her to quite a few resources, and sometimes took her to some private events.
It was then she met Cheng Yi, but he didn't know her and didn't even spare her a glance throughout the entire gathering.
That night, Yang Shuyu played the role of a pretty vase perfectly, but unbeknownst to others, all her thoughts were focused on the man sitting in the center.
She saw clearly the way he lit his cigarettes, the way he drank, the way his eyes lowered.
Listening to the tone of others speaking with him, Yang Shuyu knew this man was definitely not ordinary, but at the same time, she deeply knew they were not from the same world.
So she always kept these thoughts buried deep in her heart.
Later, that young master got married, and she never saw Cheng Yi again.
Until half a month ago, she suddenly received a stranger's phone call, and as soon as he spoke, she recognized him.
Yang Shuyu was very surprised that Cheng Yi would call her, and she was also thrilled that Cheng Yi still remembered her.
But now she finally understood why Cheng Yi suddenly called her; it wasn't for her. It was for Xinan.
She was just a tool....
Yang Shuyu's words had their desired effect, and during the afternoon's filming, Xinan was distracted.
Finally, after multiple NGs, Lu Jiang picked up the walkie-talkie and said, "Xinan, even though this kiss scene is staged, don't make your expression so stiff. This is the Female Lead and the male lead's first kiss; you need to look more shy."
Xinan numbly nodded her head.
After one take, Lu Jiang lifted the walkie-talkie again, "Xinan, get closer to Li Yu."
After several takes, Lu Jiang was still not quite satisfied.
Unable to hold back, Xinan spoke, "Director, let's shoot it again, without staging this time."
Lu Jiang's hand trembled, and the corner of his mouth visibly twitched. As a director, he obviously preferred real action, but thinking about the tone of the man on the phone call, he shivered.
Lu Jiang cleared his throat and said, "No worries, let's shoot it a few more times."
Xinan took a breath, wrapped her arms around Li Yu's neck, and as Li Yu's face drew closer, she instinctively wanted to escape but managed to restrain herself.
Suddenly, Cheng Yi's face flashed through her mind.
The first time she kissed Cheng Yi was not the time they first made love; it was when she was eighteen years old.
That day was the only time Cheng Yi allowed himself to drink.
But what he didn't know was that she hadn't become drunk that day; leveraging the effect of alcohol, she had Cheng Yi carry her on the way home, where she bit his earlobe.
Cheng Yi might not know, but behind his ear was a small mole.
Taking advantage of her pretend drunkenness, Xinan clung to Cheng Yi for a long time and eventually stole a kiss from him.
That was her first kiss.
"Cut cut cut, that's it. That's the effect I wanted."
Hearing Lu Jiang's voice building up from a distance, Xinan slowly opened her eyes, only to see the man in front of her, and she felt dazed for a moment.
She had actually imagined Li Yu as Cheng Yi.
"Xinan, you performed so well just now, it was even better than I had envisioned, I almost thought this wasn't just acting."
Hearing Lu Jiang's praise, Xinan couldn't muster a smile.
"Xinan, if you can maintain this state of performance, I guarantee you'll be the next triple-gold film queen."
It was quite a statement from Lu Jiang.
Xinan smiled modestly at him, "Director, don't make fun of me, I know I still have a lot to work on, and I will definitely work harder."
Lu Jiang let out a hearty laugh and said, "Good."