"When will it air?" Xu Qingzhu asked.
Liang Shi shook his head again: "I don't know."
She felt that she hadn't performed well that day and was far from being comparable to Yang Shuyan, so she dodged the question with Xu Qingzhu, saying, "My role is very small, just a minor supporting character. The director might think that this part will have a negative impact on the show and cut it out directly, so don't expect it. I don't expect it at all."
"How could that be?" Xu Qingzhu said, "Such a controversial scene should definitely be saved for buying trending searches."
Liang Shi: "..."
She does understand.
"It's Teacher Liang's first film after all," Xu Qingzhu smiled. "We can look forward to it."
Liang Shi: "..."
After a long silence, she managed to squeeze out a sentence: "If you don't have expectations, you won't be disappointed."
Xu Qingzhu: "?"
She threw the cushion back, and Liang Shi caught it.
"Teacher Liang, can you be a little more confident?" Xu Qingzhu said.
Liang Shi: "...Alright then."
Then Xu Qingzhu asked, "Did you get the role you auditioned for last time?"
"We haven't been notified yet," Liang Shi said. "We don't know when the results will be available."
"It should be a sure thing." Xu Qingzhu's voice suddenly turned serious as she looked at Liang Shi earnestly. "Liang Shi, if you ever meet Chen Liuying again, don't be polite. What's meant to be yours will be yours. Don't give up anything, understand?"
Liang Shi: "...?"
“If she tries to steal your spotlight, then you should fight back tenfold,” Xu Qingzhu said. “You absolutely cannot let her outshine you.”
“But Chen Liuying is Bai Weiwei’s girlfriend. Won’t Bai Weiwei cause you trouble?” Liang Shi said, troubled. “You’re already busy with work. If you get distracted by interpersonal issues, I’ll feel guilty.”
Xu Qingzhu asked, puzzled, "What guilt do you feel?"
"You get so tired from work that you have a fever. If you add all these other miscellaneous things on top of that, you'll probably end up in the hospital. As a responsible Alpha wife, I don't want to be a burden to you..."
Before Liang Shi could finish speaking, Xu Qingzhu threw a cushion at him, saying, "Is this a strategic retreat or are you just pushing your luck?"
Liang Shi: "..."
She awkwardly touched the tip of her nose. "The truth."
"No one would believe that." Xu Qingzhu laughed, but quickly suppressed her smile. "Don't worry, I've broken up with Bai Weiwei."
Liang Shi was shocked: "Huh?"
“That’s normal, we’re on different sides now,” Xu Qingzhu said.
Liang Shi: "...That's true."
"But what's your stance?" Liang Shi asked casually.
Xu Qingzhu casually replied, "Your stance."
Liang Shi: "..."
My heart suddenly stirred.
Seeing her blank stare, Xu Qingzhu smiled, "As of now, your stance is my stance."
Xu Qingzhu didn't mention Bai Weiwei's desire for Liang Shi to give up the role, so she simply recounted what happened during the day and then went upstairs.
Liang Shi was left standing downstairs, completely bewildered.
Although what Xu Qingzhu said was all normal.
But she always managed to think of another layer of ambiguity.
However, being unconditionally sided with by someone is indeed a very reassuring thing.
Moreover, that person was Xu Qingzhu.
If it were Sally, Liang Shi would not have been so surprised.
Because Sally has a straightforward personality, if I like you, I will stand by you unconditionally.
Xu Qingzhu is an extremely calm person. She is intelligent and rational, and to some extent, she is difficult to approach and hard to categorize as one of her "own people".
But Xu Qingzhu could give that somewhat irrational answer—"From your perspective."
Nothing is more appealing than taking sides unconditionally.
Liang Shi looked up at the upstairs room, where a dim yellow light was still on at the door of her bedroom.
At this moment, she decided to completely categorize Xu Qingzhu as one of her own.
//
Liang Shi received the notification that she had passed the audition around 10 p.m. At that time, she was soaking her feet and playing some games.
A text message popped up at the top of the screen.
She clicked on it and saw a notification from the production crew informing her that she had been cast in the role.
She immediately took a screenshot and showed it to Xu Qingzhu.
Xu Qingzhu posted a middle-aged and elderly emoji: a large pink lotus flower with several sparkling words written next to it: Keep up the good work.
Liang Shi: "..."
Two seconds later, Xu Qingzhu withdrew.
[Xu Qingzhu: Well done!]
Liang Shi was still reeling from the shock of her middle-aged and elderly emoji set, and only managed to send a 【。】
Xu Qingzhu: [Go to sleep early, goodnight.]
Liang Shi: [Mmm, sweet dreams!]
Then she shared the news with Zhao Ying, and casually asked when the production crew would start filming.
Zhao Ying gave a rough timeframe, which should be about half a month, and asked if she had time.
Liang Shi gave an affirmative answer, then asked Zhao Ying for her address, saying he wanted to send her a good luck charm.
Zhao Ying: "..."
She was shocked: "You still believe this?"
Liang Shi: [They've already gone.]
Zhao Ying: [Life's biggest deception: We've already come, we've already gone.]
Liang Shi: [Do you want it or not?]
Zhao Ying: [Unit 1, Building 3, Huazhou International Community, Changming District, Haizhou City, 187xxx, seeking a gentle and lovely young lady. *bows*
Liang Shi was amused by her and said, "Okay."
She then asked where Zhao Xuning was, and Zhao Xuning's reply was as cold as ever: "The hospital."
A few seconds later—【Don't come, there are no beds available.】
Liang Shi: [...]
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She thought to herself that she would wait until she had time to go to the hospital after get off work and treat Zhao Xuning to a meal to express her gratitude.
He had received her help on many occasions before, and Liang Shi was not the kind of person who would forget kindness.
After finishing everything, Liang finally lay down on the bed.
Before bed, she spends her time exploring the world, commonly known as—surfing the internet.
She scrolled through the trending topics, but there wasn't anything worth paying attention to.
But there's a new hashtag: #YangShuyanCosmicGodlikeBeauty#, which leads to a nine-grid collage of beautiful photos of Yang Shuyan.
She opened each one and flipped through them.
I found that every single one of them was beautiful.
...
Then I found a not-so-good-looking one under this entry.
She clicked to save it and then sent it to Xu Qingzhu.
Xu Qingzhu: [Said goodnight and then went to check Weibo?]
Liang Shi: [...Let me show you some beautiful women.]
Xu Qingzhu: [...]
Liang Shi: [Without the filter of the drama, she seems just average.]
Xu Qingzhu: [...]
Two seconds later, Xu Qingzhu sent over a screenshot of the wallpaper.
It is Yang Shuyan's red dress look in "Changbai", which fans hailed as "a divine picture that can define the world".
Liang Shi: [...You'll get aesthetically fatigued if you look at it every day.]
Xu Qingzhu: [?]
Liang Shi: [Really!]
Liang Shi actually typed three exclamation marks, but before sending it, he felt he seemed to be acting too excited, so he deleted two of them.
On Xu Qingzhu's end, it was always "typing..."
In a short while.
Xu Qingzhu: [Really?]
Liang Shi: [Of course!!]
Xu Qingzhu: [Then why don't I experience aesthetic fatigue when I look at you or in the mirror every day?]
Liang Shi: [...]