But she also knows that as an artist, there are times when there are things she can't refuse.
"Hmm?" Bai Bing paused for a moment, then tentatively asked, "You have this idea?" She thought for a second and added, "You mean you and Cheng Yi?"
In the drama "I Want to Become a Demon", Tang Xue plays Shen Xinyu and Cheng Yi plays the senior brother, and they have a romantic storyline. Many book fans are fans of the two of them as a couple.
After this drama airs, I believe there will be quite a few people shipping the two of them as a couple. However, if Tang Xue has this idea, does it mean that she has feelings for Cheng Yi?
Bai Bing was startled by her own thought. Although she had never met Cheng Yi, she knew that he was very handsome and an outstanding man.
Tang Xue had a crush on a man before, and the two even had romantic scenes together. Living and working together on set, it wouldn't be impossible for them to develop feelings for each other.
After all, it's not uncommon for feelings to develop from acting, but if that's the case, doesn't it mean that Lin Xiaoxiao has absolutely no chance?
"No, no, no, that's not what I meant." Tang Xue was also startled by Bai Bing's words. "Sister Bai, you misunderstood. I didn't want to create a CP with Teacher Cheng Yi."
"Isn't that what you meant?" Bai Bing was also a little confused, not quite understanding Tang Xue's true intentions.
"Well, I don't want to create a CP with Teacher Cheng Yi. I actually wanted to ask Sister Bai if I can stop creating CPs with other people in the future, no matter what kind of CP it is."
She has romantic scenes with Cheng Yi, so perhaps after the drama finishes filming, when it's time to promote the show, they'll create a CP (couple) image between them.
However, Tang Xue was unwilling. If she could get Bai Bing to agree that she wouldn't have to create any more romantic pairings with other people in the future, then the only person she would be associated with would be Lin Xiaoxiao.
"I see." Bai Bing breathed a sigh of relief. Although it was just a matter of whether or not to create a CP (couple pairing), Tang Xue didn't have that idea, which meant that she didn't have any feelings for Cheng Yi.
At least this is a good thing for Lin Xiaoxiao. It seems that we should let Lin Xiaoxiao go to the film set more often in the future. Bai Bing remembered this and became a little curious.
"Tang Xue, if you don't want to create a CP with other people, are you really okay with Xiao Xiao? If you feel uncomfortable, you can say so. Don't feel embarrassed to refuse Xiao Xiao just because she is your boss."
The thought that Tang Xue was unwilling to create a CP with others, but did not mind her own CP with Lin Xiaoxiao, made Bai Bing wonder if it was because Tang Xue felt that Lin Xiaoxiao was her boss and treated her well, so she could not refuse and could only acquiesce to this situation.
"Sister Bai, don't worry, if I really didn't want to, I would refuse." Tang Xue walked to the bedside, looked at Lin Xiaoxiao's sleeping face, her eyes gentle and her voice soft, "On the contrary, I'm very willing."
"Okay, as long as you know what you're doing, don't keep things bottled up or make yourself suffer." Hearing what she wanted to hear, Bai Bing's mood brightened. "Alright, it's getting late, you should get some rest too."
Goodnight, Sister Bai.
After hanging up the phone, Tang Xue placed the phone on the bedside table, touched Lin Xiaoxiao's face, and touched Lin Xiaoxiao's lips with her own hand.
She then placed her hand on her lips and gently kissed it, saying, "Goodnight, Xiaoxiao."
Chapter 42
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Tang Xue had a nightmare. She didn't know what she dreamed about. She just felt like she couldn't breathe, as if in the dream she was being pressed down on her chest by a huge rock, and she couldn't breathe no matter what she did. Even moving her limbs became extremely difficult.
When she struggled to wake up, she realized why she couldn't breathe: there was someone lying on top of her.
She turned on the bedside lamp and saw that Lin Xiaoxiao, who had been sleeping peacefully next to her, was now lying on top of her, blanket and all.
Looking at Lin Xiaoxiao's sleeping posture, which resembled an octopus, Tang Xue shook her head with amusement. Before, Lin Xiaoxiao's sleeping posture was always very upright.
It was truly unexpected that she would have such a mischievous side. As she slept, she ended up in her arms. Tang Xue's lips curled up, and her eyes were filled with doting affection. She reached out and ruffled Lin Xiaoxiao's hair.
With the soft, fragrant body in her arms, Tang Xue subconsciously took a breath. She loved Lin Xiaoxiao's scent; it was the scent of sunshine, a scent she was fascinated by. And now, the person she loved was lying on top of her.
Tang Xue's heart started racing, but before she could even get distracted, she noticed that Lin Xiaoxiao's face was unusually red. She reached out and touched Lin Xiaoxiao's forehead, and the temperature there almost made Tang Xue jump.
Seeing Lin Xiaoxiao's flushed face, Tang Xue quickly settled her down, covered her with a blanket, and called the front desk to ask them to bring up the medicine. She then ran to get a basin of cold water, wet a towel, and applied it to Lin Xiaoxiao's forehead.
Because there was no thermometer in the room, Tang Xue didn't know exactly how high Lin Xiaoxiao's fever was, but based on the temperature she felt, she thought Lin Xiaoxiao must have a high fever.
Tang Xue didn't know how Lin Xiaoxiao suddenly developed a fever, but now wasn't the time to think about that. She glanced at the time, and just as Tang Xue was about to go to the front desk to get the medicine because she couldn't wait any longer, there was a knock on the door.
After taking the first-aid kit from the front desk, Tang Xue anxiously said thank you and quickly carried the kit to the bedside.
After taking Lin Xiaoxiao's temperature, Tang Xue's previous guess was confirmed: Lin Xiaoxiao did indeed have a high fever, with her temperature approaching 39°C.
Although she was worried, Tang Xue didn't lose her composure, because it was quite late and Lin Xiaoxiao had a high fever, so she couldn't take Lin Xiaoxiao to the hospital.
We can only give Lin Xiaoxiao medicine first, and then try to lower her fever. If the fever still doesn't go down, we'll have to take Lin Xiaoxiao to the hospital.
Fortunately, the front desk had a fairly complete selection of medicines, including cold medicine and fever-reducing patches. Tang Xue first applied a fever-reducing patch to Lin Xiaoxiao.
She fetched some water and gave her cold medicine and fever reducer. Fortunately, both medicines were in powder form, which made it much easier for her to feed them to Lin Xiaoxiao.
After doing all this, Tang Xue hesitated again when she saw Lin Xiaoxiao's flushed face.
But soon, she gritted her teeth and, without further hesitation, rummaged through the medicine box and pulled out two bottles of alcohol. Lin Xiaoxiao's current condition required her fever to be brought down quickly.
If the burning continued like this, she was worried that it would harm Lin Xiaoxiao, so Tang Xue didn't have the mind to think about anything else.
He found a clean towel and a small basin in the bathroom, poured the two bottles of alcohol he found into the basin, then put the clean towel in, wet it, and first wiped Lin Xiaoxiao's face and hands.
She rolled up the sleeves of Lin Xiaoxiao's pajamas and wiped her arms. Then, Tang Xue stared at Lin Xiaoxiao, who was covered by the blanket, unsure whether she should continue with what she was doing.
In order to cool Lin Xiaoxiao down as soon as possible, Tang Xue needs to wipe Lin Xiaoxiao's body with alcohol. However, if she does this, she will inevitably have to have physical contact with Lin Xiaoxiao.
If Tang Xue hadn't known she liked Lin Xiaoxiao, she certainly wouldn't have hesitated like this now. But her hesitation was only fleeting, and in the end, her worry for Lin Xiaoxiao prevailed.
Although she had made up her mind, Tang Xue's hands still trembled several times when she tried to unbutton Lin Xiaoxiao's pajamas before she was able to get the top few buttons undone.
Afterwards, Tang Xue silently repeated several times to herself that she was not taking advantage of Lin Xiaoxiao. When she felt that she had mentally prepared herself, she unbuttoned the bottom few buttons of Lin Xiaoxiao's shirt.
Although she had repeatedly told herself not to look at what was improper, when Tang Xue unbuttoned all the buttons on Lin Xiaoxiao's pajamas and pulled the clothes apart, she still couldn't help but look away.
Feeling her face flush and her heart pounding, Tang Xue cursed herself inwardly and quickly grabbed a towel to wipe Lin Xiaoxiao's chest and armpits.
She clenched her teeth, as if afraid her heart would jump out of her mouth, and turned her head away, not daring to look at Lin Xiaoxiao's body.
But because she didn't look, her hand naturally lost its aim and would occasionally touch that soft, cotton-candy-like surface.
In the quiet room, Tang Xue could even hear her own heart pounding like a drum. Without looking, she knew that her face was already completely red, and even her neck was bright red.
Her hand holding the towel became a little weak. She bit her tongue, and the stinging sensation brought Tang Xue back to her senses.
For Tang Xue, this was a true test of her willpower and a moment of great torment. Although Tang Xue was very worried about Lin Xiaoxiao, the sensation of her hand touching her was so intense that it felt like her brain was about to explode.
After wiping Lin Xiaoxiao's upper body, Tang Xue quickly covered Lin Xiaoxiao with the quilt before letting out a long sigh of relief.
Feeling her face getting hot, Tang Xue subconsciously covered her face with the towel she was holding.
When she smelled the alcohol and faint fragrance on the towel, her mind went blank and she froze.
After realizing what she had just done, Tang Xue quickly threw the towel into the basin and then turned to look at Lin Xiaoxiao, who was still fast asleep with her eyes closed.
Seeing that Lin Xiaoxiao hadn't seen her actions, Tang Xue let out a heavy sigh of relief. After catching her breath, Tang Xue lifted Lin Xiaoxiao's blanket and turned her over.
He took a towel and wiped her back, then wiped Lin Xiaoxiao's feet and legs.
Whether it was psychological or not, Tang Xue felt that after wiping Lin Xiaoxiao's body, Lin Xiaoxiao's face didn't seem as red as it had been at the beginning.
After glancing at Lin Xiaoxiao's pajamas, Tang Xue pulled out her own suitcase and took out a white shirt. She didn't bother looking for pants.
She only had two sets of pajamas; she wore one set herself, and the other set was already on Lin Xiaoxiao.
However, because Lin Xiaoxiao's body had just been wiped clean, and because Lin Xiaoxiao had been sweating, her pajamas were definitely no longer wearable.
After finding the shirt, Tang Xue blushed again and, with trembling hands, took off Lin Xiaoxiao's pajamas and put the shirt she had found on Lin Xiaoxiao.
However, when Tang Xue was buttoning Lin Xiaoxiao's clothes, she didn't know if it was because she was too nervous or for some other reason, but her hands kept touching places they shouldn't have.
After dressing Lin Xiaoxiao in a shirt, Tang Xue then removed Lin Xiaoxiao's pajama pants through the blanket before sitting down on the floor. Only then did she realize that she was completely soaked.
Tang Xue patted her face, got up and went into the bathroom. When she came out of the bathroom again, she had already changed her pajamas into a larger bath towel.
Sitting on the bed and pulling the covers up, Tang Xue looked at Lin Xiaoxiao lying next to her and reached out to touch her face. Only after feeling that Lin Xiaoxiao's face was no longer as hot as before did she breathe a sigh of relief.
Tang Xue picked up her phone from the bedside table and glanced at it. It was 2 a.m. She rubbed her eyes. Given Lin Xiaoxiao's current condition, she didn't dare to sleep, so she could only sit beside Lin Xiaoxiao and keep watch over her.
Just as Tang Xue was feeling a little dazed, she felt a hand wrap around her waist, and a furry head kept burrowing into her arms.
Tang Xue jolted awake, instantly becoming alert. She instinctively clutched the towel in front of her chest, and swallowed hard as she looked at the head that was still nuzzling into her arms.
"I'm cold." Lin Xiaoxiao wasn't fully awake. She was so cold that she instinctively wanted to find a source of heat to warm herself up.
As she searched, she snuggled into Tang Xue's arms. If that were all, it would be fine, but after snuggling into Tang Xue's arms, Lin Xiaoxiao started pulling at Tang Xue's bath towel.
Tang Xue blushed and clutched the towel tightly to her chest, regretting that she hadn't changed into some clothes earlier. Fortunately, Lin Xiaoxiao had a cold and fever, and although she kept pulling on Tang Xue's towel, she didn't have the strength to pull it off.
Calming herself down, Tang Xue grabbed Lin Xiaoxiao's still mischievous hands and quickly tucked her into the bed, then covered Lin Xiaoxiao with her own blanket.
Before Tang Xue could even catch her breath, Lin Xiaoxiao's hand somehow got caught on her bath towel, and when she stood up, the towel fell off.
Tang Xue's eyes widened. Just as she reached out to grab the bath towel, Lin Xiaoxiao's hands climbed onto her neck, probably because she felt the heat.
Lin Xiaoxiao instinctively buried her head in Tang Xue's arms, and Tang Xue froze, feeling as if her mind had exploded.
It seemed as if all the blood in her body rushed to her face, even her porcelain-white skin turned pink. The head that was still causing trouble in her arms made Tang Xue's arm supporting her on the bed go limp, and she fell sideways onto the bed.
Lin Xiaoxiao buried herself completely in her arms, and Tang Xue could clearly feel Lin Xiaoxiao's breath falling on her heart.
Tang Xue's breath hitched. She placed her hands on Lin Xiaoxiao's shoulders, wanting to push the person in her arms away, but the head that was still moving around in her arms made Tang Xue feel completely powerless.
She felt incredibly weak, as if she had fallen into a giant ball of cotton, and she couldn't muster any strength in her hands or feet.
"Xiaoxiao," Tang Xue said, her voice trembling slightly. Their current position was truly terrible. Tang Xue could even feel something awakening deep within her heart.
Although Tang Xue knew that if Lin Xiaoxiao woke up at this moment, the situation might be even worse than it is now, Tang Xue was really afraid that she would lose control of herself if things continued like this.
She called out several times, but the person lying on top of her showed no signs of waking up. On the contrary, Tang Xue was almost vomiting blood from the head moving around in her arms and the burning hot hands.
"Xiaobai, is that you back?" Just when Tang Xue felt she was about to lose control of her impulse, Lin Xiaoxiao's words successfully calmed her down.
"Who is Xiaobai?" Tang Xue asked subconsciously, but Lin Xiaoxiao, who was not in a conscious state, naturally had no way to answer any of her questions.
Tang Xue, who was about to unleash her beastly nature after being teased by Lin Xiao, was plunged into despair by Lin Xiao's next words, as if all the blood in her body had frozen in that instant.
"Xiaobai, I miss you so much. I knew you wouldn't abandon me. I knew you would come back."
Lin Xiaoxiao tightened her grip on Tang Xue's arms, nestled her head in Tang Xue's embrace, and spoke in a slightly hoarse, aggrieved tone that sounded rather pitiful.
What chilled Tang Xue to the bone was the coldness she felt on her chest. Lin Xiaoxiao was crying. When she realized this, Tang Xue felt as if her passionate heart had been frozen.
She didn't know who Xiaobai was, but from Lin Xiaoxiao's reaction, she could tell that Xiaobai was very important to Lin Xiaoxiao.
Who is it? Is it the person Lin Xiaoxiao likes? Tang Xue looked at the fluffy head in her arms with complicated emotions. So, Lin Xiaoxiao's feelings for Cheng Yi weren't what she thought?
Lin Xiaoxiao had no feelings for Cheng Yi, which should have made Tang Xue happy, but at this moment, Tang Xue really couldn't be happy.
"Xiaobai, I knew you would come back. You're all I have left." Lin Xiaoxiao seemed to have thought of something, so she rubbed her head and gave Tang Xue a kiss on the chest.
But this kiss did not bring Tang Xue any joy or shyness; instead, it made her feel as if she had fallen into icy seawater and was sinking deeper and deeper.