"Huh?" Xu Qingzhu shook her head: "Tsk."
The tone was strange.
Liang Shi's hands were on the steering wheel. "What are you doing? You're not going to do this when you get to the film set, are you?"
Xu Qingzhu: "How could that be? I'll give you face."
Liang Shi: "..."
Liang Shi's face clearly showed his disbelief.
Then Xu Qingzhu said, "But, my dear sister, how many younger sisters do you have?"
Liang Shi: "..."
"Are you filming a movie or taking on a younger sister?" Xu Qingzhu said, "Behave yourself from now on, okay? Although I can understand other people developing feelings for each other while filming, I don't understand your situation."
Liang Shi didn't know which answer to give, so he asked in return, "Why?"
Xu Qingzhu paused for a moment, then said very seriously, "I'm rich, beautiful, obedient, and... I love you very much."
Xu Qingzhu seemed a little embarrassed when she said it, but it was more like she was convincing herself to love Liang Shi properly, so she looked at her seriously and asked, "What reason do you have to fall in love with someone else because of acting?"
“If you develop feelings for someone else while filming, then you’ll have to work with me from now on.” Xu Qingzhu pursed her lips: “I’ll invest and even give you money, but you’re not allowed to like them.”
These words were domineering and unreasonable, but when Xu Qingzhu said them, they sounded incredibly cute.
Liang Shi felt as if his heart was filled with something, a bittersweet feeling, yet also an itchy sensation.
While waiting at a long red light, Liang Shi reached out and took Xu Qingzhu's hand, squeezing her fingers. "It's enough for me to only like you."
Xu Qingzhu nodded: "I think so too, because I'm better than all of them."
"Then do you think I'm not good enough?" Liang Shi asked her. "Why do you love me? I don't seem to have any merits."
Xu Qingzhu paused.
This silence made Liang Shi somewhat nervous.
After a brief moment of thought, Xu Qingzhu looked at her very seriously, "Liang Shi, do you know?"
Liang Shi: "Hmm?"
“In my eyes,” Xu Qingzhu said, “you are radiant.”
Chapter 155
Liang Shi's bringing Xu Qingzhu to the film set was quite an abrupt act.
Before bringing it, I also sent a message to ask Gu Yixue.
Clearly, Gu Yixue was stunned for a moment.
Liang Shi stared at the chat window, watching the messages "Director Gu Yixue" and "typing..." constantly switch between at the top. Finally, Gu Yixue sent two concise words: 【Take it.】
It seems like a compromise after being forced into a corner.
After seeing the message, Xu Qingzhu said that Gu Yixue was very good to her.
Liang Shi nodded: "We probably get along quite well."
Upon arriving at the film set, everyone cast curious glances at Xu Qingzhu, who remained poised and allowed them to look at her.
She also went up to greet Gu Yixue.
Gu Yixue casually glanced at her face, "She's quite photogenic."
Xu Qingzhu chuckled: "What? Is Director Gu trying to poach me for a role?"
"I'll invite you when there's a suitable opportunity," Gu Yixue said.
Xu Qingzhu nodded: "Then I will try my best to cooperate."
Xu Qingzhu thought it was just a joke and didn't take it seriously.
Xu Qingzhu, an outsider, did not disrupt the original rhythm of the crew. As soon as she arrived, Liang Shi was taken to do her makeup and hair.
Sun Chengcheng, who had already done her hair and makeup and changed her clothes, leaned over and whispered to Xu Qingzhu, "Were you alright yesterday? I wanted to go find you guys, but then I couldn't find you."
Sun Chengcheng was extremely annoyed when she talked about this.
She initially thought the system had given her such a great opportunity, but it turned out she couldn't do anything at all.
After Lu Jiayi and Xu Qingzhu came out of the water, all she could do was hand them a towel, but Lu Jiayi didn't even give her a second glance.
She was so angry last night that she couldn't sleep.
At this point, all he could do was continue to fawn over Xu Qingzhu, "Was it that little girl who pushed you into the water yesterday? How did you fall in when you were standing perfectly fine?"
Xu Qingzhu shook her head: "I'm not quite sure."
His face had turned cold, and he looked impatient, as if to say, "I don't know you at all, why are you talking to me?"
Sun Chengcheng also sensed it; she felt that Liang Shi must have said something to Xu Qingzhu.
Xu Qingzhu hadn't treated her this way before.
"What's your relationship with that..." Sun Chengcheng suddenly lowered her voice, "...Liang Shi?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Qingzhu's eyes sharpened, and her voice was cold, "What does this have to do with you?"
Sun Chengcheng: "..."
Sun Chengcheng looked troubled. After a moment, she bit her lip and leaned closer, but Xu Qingzhu moved aside to avoid her.
“Miss Sun,” Xu Qingzhu said, “this exceeds the social distance we should maintain.”
Sun Chengcheng: "..."
More and more eyes seemed to be cast her way, as if everyone was waiting to see her make a fool of herself.
Under these circumstances, Sun Chengcheng could only feign composure and say, "I have something to tell you."
“You can say it,” Xu Qingzhu said, “Please keep your distance. My wife doesn’t like people getting too close to me.”
Sun Chengcheng: "..."
Sun Chengcheng panicked, "I'm different from her, I don't like women!"
Xu Qingzhu drawled out her words, slowly and coldly: "Oh?"
In a world like this, it's ridiculous to say you don't like women.
Most people present wouldn't say they prefer men or women; they mostly judge based on ABO (Aspect-Boyfriend/Official).
Sun Chengcheng realized she had misspoke and immediately corrected herself, saying, "What I meant was that I don't have those kinds of feelings for you. We're just friends."
"Excuse me," Xu Qingzhu said coldly, giving her a once-over. "Are we friends?"
A very light rhetorical question, with clear eyes, seemingly expressing simply—you are too self-important.
This made Sun Chengcheng feel very frustrated.
I felt utterly ashamed under the gaze of so many people.
"Yes...right?" Sun Chengcheng said, not entirely sure.
She had previously dined and had afternoon tea with Xu Qingzhu, which gave her the feeling that she had already won him over.
The information shows that Xu Qingzhu was betrayed by her best friend, so she is extra cautious.
So when Xu Qingzhu invited her to dinner and chatted with her, she thought she had entered Xu Qingzhu's heart.
But unexpectedly... Liang Shi appeared out of nowhere.
Sun Chengcheng felt resentful, but she couldn't show it on her face, so she could only give a helpless bitter smile, which was somewhat distorted.
Xu Qingzhu looked at her, "Do you have anything else to say? If not, I'm leaving."
Sun Chengcheng immediately replied, "Yes."
She leaned closer and whispered, "This is the person who told me to tell you about Liang He. She's all sweet talk; don't be fooled by her."
Xu Qingzhu nodded: "Oh."
The attitude was nonchalant.
Sun Chengcheng panicked, "Really! You really shouldn't believe her, she's a very good liar."
"That's great." Xu Qingzhu chuckled. "After teaching for so long, it's finally paying off."
Sun Chengcheng: "?"
Xu Qingzhu said, "It's great that my wife can lie now."
Sun Chengcheng: "...?"
//
During filming in the afternoon, Sun Chengcheng was out of sorts, and after more than ten takes, Gu Yixue got annoyed and said, "Can you even film anymore? If you can't, replace her."
The entire crew was quiet.
No one dared to speak up for Sun Chengcheng at this time. As a result, Sun Chengcheng wanted to defend herself, but before she could even utter a word, Gu Yixue scolded her: "If you used this acting skill in a drama, you would have become a star long ago."
Sun Chengcheng's tears were stuck in her eyelashes, but she dared not let them fall.
A sense of humiliation washed over me.
"Go aside and calm down," Gu Yixue said. "Think carefully about whether you still want to film this movie. If you don't want to film it, then terminate the contract, and I won't ask you for breach of contract fees."
"Alright, everyone, take a break." Gu Yixue looked at Liang Shi: "Liang Shi, is it okay if we film your scenes later?"
Liang Shi nodded: "Okay."
All the staff walked quietly, afraid of upsetting Gu Yixue again.
But Gu Yixue remained composed and didn't show her cold face to everyone; she went out to smoke by herself.
As soon as Gu Yixue left, Sun Chengcheng sat there and started crying.
Qi Tang and Tang Zui, the two newcomers, stood there blankly, unsure whether to offer them comfort.
Xu Qingzhu then called out, "Two little sisters, would you like some milk tea?"