"I'll be joining the crew soon," Liang Shi said. "My new role is a very thin person."
Xu Qingzhu comforted her, "It's just one piece, it's nothing."
Liang Shi: "..."
A shaken Liang Shi opened her mouth, and Xu Qingzhu smiled mischievously. After Liang Shi swallowed the potato chips, Xu Qingzhu patted her shoulder and said, "Teacher Liang, I'll be waiting for you at the five-kilometer race tomorrow."
Liang Shi: "..."
"You're so naughty," Liang Shi said with a helpless yet indulgent smile.
As she turned around, Xu Qingzhu snuggled into her arms and fed her again.
Liang Shi had no choice but to eat it all.
Xu Qingzhu was being held by Liang Shi in front of the kitchen counter, and her view was basically blocked by Liang Shi.
That's what it's like when there isn't much of a height difference.
Liang Shi smelled the scent of her hair and sniffed it again: "You should use your own shampoo. The hotel's shampoo doesn't smell good."
“I didn’t have it at the time.” Xu Qingzhu paused abruptly, her tone dangerous: “Liang Shi, why do you always carry your ID card with you?”
Liang Shi: "...go and see..."
Before he could finish speaking, Xu Qingzhu interrupted him, "Are you pretending to be righteous?"
Liang Shi: "?"
She defended herself: "No way! I'm a respectable person."
“Which respectable person carries their ID card with them?” Xu Qingzhu said emphatically. “Which respectable person takes someone to a hotel before it’s even dark?”
In this respect, Liang Shi always came out on the losing end.
But Liang Shi turned his head and bit Xu Qingzhu's face.
Xu Qingzhu was taken aback. "What?"
“Disreputable people like to eat meat,” Liang Shi said, resigned to his fate.
Xu Qingzhu: "..."
"Are you still going to eat?" Xu Qingzhu asked quietly.
"If I don't eat, will you eat me?" Liang Shi said.
Xu Qingzhu: "Huh?"
Liang Shi licked her earlobe, causing Xu Qingzhu to tremble.
Liang Shi said, "If I can fill you up by eating, then what will you eat?"
Liang Shi hugged her briefly, then pulled her out of his arms. "Teacher Xu, there's a limit to absurdity."
Xu Qingzhu stood aside watching her.
Liang Shi said in a serious tone: "Even lustful thoughts have prerequisites...one must be warm and well-fed."
Xu Qingzhu: "..."
"Don't faint halfway through." Liang Shi pinched her ear. "That would make me look like a complete jerk."
Xu Qingzhu: "..."
A few seconds later, Xu Qingzhu sighed, "Liang Shi."
Liang Shi: "Hmm?"
Xu Qingzhu: "How about I take back what I said about liking you? You'll still feel uneasy."
Liang Shi: "?"
Xu Qingzhu took a bite of potato chip and glanced at her sideways: "You're really suited to being single."
Liang Shi: "..."
"Have you ever acted in a romance film?" Xu Qingzhu asked. "The idol drama kind."
Liang Shi nodded: "A little bit."
Xu Qingzhu asked with genuine concern, "How did you recite your lines? You just convinced yourself that those characters were real."
Liang Shi: "...I have never played a traditional sweet romance heroine."
Xu Qingzhu pursed her lips, giving him a look that said, "You're hopeless. Take on a few films like this when you have time. I hope you'll see the light."
Liang Shi: "...My new movie counts."
"Gu Yixue's?"
"yes."
"Is the female lead Sun Chengcheng?"
"right."
"Then forget it," Xu Qingzhu said. "I don't like her."
Liang Shi: "...Who do you like? Yang Shuyan?"
Xu Qingzhu: "It's not impossible. When will you reach that level of fame? Maybe you can co-star in an idol drama with her."
Liang Shi: "..."
After a moment, Liang Shi said quietly, "Kissing scenes and bed scenes are standard in idol dramas, and they don't need stunt doubles."
Xu Qingzhu suddenly stopped walking out of the kitchen.
Liang Shi pressed further, "Do you still want me to act?"
She saw Xu Qingzhu clench her fist, then turn around and say, "Come home, and I'll act with you."
Liang Shi couldn't help but chuckle softly.
but……
She remembered that Xu Qingzhu had never been in a relationship before, so why did she realize it so quickly?
Liang Shi asked her, "How many idol dramas have you watched?"
Xu Qingzhu raised two fingers.
"Twenty?" Liang Shi guessed.
After all, Xu Qingzhu is busy with work.
Xu Qingzhu said lazily, "More than two hundred books. I finished reading them while looking at the documents."
Liang Shi: "..."
The world of academic superstars is terrifying.
//
Liang Shi and Xu Qingzhu's lives are now back on track.
She didn't know when Lu Jiayi from the original book would appear. Even though she already knew the original story, many things had been disrupted and were no longer relevant.
Liang Shi convinced himself to cherish the present moment.
Even if she reappears in the future, I can still give it a shot.
So what if a character is perfect?
No matter how perfect she is, it's useless if Xu Qingzhu doesn't like her.
Liang Shi had contacted Gu Yixue, and preparations for filming for "The Journey of the Heart" would begin in a week.
As for "Yu Guang", due to the female lead's situation, it is unlikely that the production date will be set again in the future. After all, Zhao Ying has already joined another film crew and is also promoting two films at the same time.
While waiting for the filming of "Heart's Journey" to begin, Liang Shi went to see Yang Jiani.
There wasn't much to say, except that I asked Qiu Zimin about what happened back then, which was considered as gathering some testimony for the original owner.
Even though this happened to her personally.
After meeting Yang Jiani, she contacted Chen Mian.
Chen Mian stayed in Haizhou City to prepare for the art exhibition, but these were matters for the organizers, and she didn't get involved much.
They simply stayed in Haizhou City, whether waiting for Yang Jiani's verdict or trying to find traces of Qi Jiao's existence in the city.
This time, instead of meeting at a coffee shop, Chen Mian sent her his location directly, which was near a middle school.
Liang Shi drove there using navigation and discovered it was the junior high school the original owner attended, which was also Qi Jiao's alma mater.
Chen Mian's home is on the fifth floor, and there is no elevator.
It was a rather old house, which surprised Liang Shi.
When Liang Shi went there, she bought some fruit. When Chen Mian opened the door, she frowned when she saw the fruit in Liang Shi's hand.
Liang Shi asked what was wrong.
Chen Mian said very frankly, "I don't like apples."
Liang Shi: "..."
Chen Mian's home was furnished rather simply, with sky-blue walls, a sofa on the floor, no coffee table, a semi-open kitchen, an art studio, a bedroom, and a bathroom.
It's quite spacious for one person.
Chen Mian must have been painting before Liang Shi entered the room.
She was holding a paintbrush, and paint had gotten on her black T-shirt.
But after she entered the room, Chen Mian put the paintbrush aside.
The only thing the two could talk about was Qi Jiao, but Chen Mian asked her about her previous coma.
The name Qi Jiao was on the tip of Liang Shi's tongue, but he didn't know how to bring it up.
For a moment, it's hard to tell whether it's cruel for Chen Mian that Qi Jiao has passed away, or that it's even crueler that Qi Jiao is living well in another world, but the two of you will never see each other again.
Liang Shih then made no mention of it.
Without mentioning Qi Jiao's current situation, Liang Shi felt that his trip had been meaningless.