As for the reason, you'll immediately understand once you see the scene Tang Xue is currently filming.
Looking at the two people filming over there, and then secretly glancing at Lin Xiaoxiao beside her who was clearly unhappy, Li Xi suddenly felt a little regretful.
Why did she arrange romantic scenes for Shen Xinyu in the first place? Wouldn't it have been better to just let her be beautiful on her own?
"Xinyu, keep this bottle of pills; they'll benefit your cultivation." Shen Wei looked at the young girl in white standing opposite him, his eyes unconsciously softening.
"Thank you, Senior Brother." Shen Xinyu did not refuse and accepted the pills offered by the other party. Since she became a disciple, the one who took the best care of her was her senior brother, Shen Wei.
At first, she wasn't close to this senior brother, but after spending time with him, she discovered that he was a very nice person and very gentle with her. Gradually, their relationship became closer and closer.
"Junior Sister, let your senior brother teach you swordsmanship." Seeing that Shen Xinyu had accepted his pills, Shen Wei's smile became even gentler.
“Okay.” Shen Xinyu nodded, a smile appearing on her face. Since the passing of her family, she had felt the warmth of family again from Shen Wei.
Normally, she gets along quite well with her senior brother. When their master is in seclusion, her swordsmanship is all taught by her senior brother.
“There was something wrong with your move just now.” Shen Wei stepped forward and grabbed Shen Xinyu’s wrist. “It should be like this.”
Shen Xinyu seemed oblivious to the fact that the two of them were too close, her entire focus on the sword technique the other was instructing her on.
Li Xi shifted her gaze away from the two people who were intimately embracing, and subtly distanced herself from Lin Xiaoxiao by a small amount.
Good heavens, if someone dared to come up to her right now and tell her that Tang Xue and Lin Xiaoxiao are fake, and that the whole thing about them being real is just nonsense from these CP fans, Li Xi swears she would spit on them to death.
Lin Xiaoxiao's icy aura was almost enough to freeze her. If this wasn't love, Li Xi would be the first to disagree. Lin Xiaoxiao gave Li Xi the feeling that she would rush over and pull those two apart at any moment.
Just as Li Xi felt, Lin Xiaoxiao's hands were so tight in her pockets that they were about to burst. In Lin Xiaoxiao's eyes, the sight of the two people pressed together was simply too much to bear.
If she hadn't kept telling herself that this was just filming and that she and Tang Xue were just friends, she probably would have rushed over long ago, just as Li Xi felt, because she couldn't control herself.
At this moment, Lin Xiaoxiao was unaware that the two people filming had already noticed her gaze. There was no way around it; Lin Xiaoxiao's gaze was just too intense, making it difficult for anyone to ignore her.
For Tang Xue, it took a tremendous amount of effort to suppress the urge to look back when she noticed that gaze.
She knew it was Lin Xiaoxiao looking at her; even without looking, she knew it was Lin Xiaoxiao watching her.
When Tang Xue realized this, her body stiffened and felt unnatural for a moment when Cheng Yi approached her and grasped her wrist.
Aside from herself and Cheng Yi, no one else noticed that Tang Xue subconsciously wanted to check Lin Xiaoxiao's expression when she had intimate physical contact with Cheng Yi.
She wanted to see what kind of expression Lin Xiaoxiao would have when she saw her having intimate contact with someone else, and whether she would mind.
Tang Xue is not the type to cause trouble for others. Given her personality, she would never do anything that would affect the filming schedule.
However, at that moment, when the thought popped into her mind, Tang Xue couldn't help herself. She turned her head and met Lin Xiaoxiao's deep, smiling black eyes.
Tang Xue felt a pang of sadness. Those smiling, dark eyes shattered any lingering hope she had, but she quickly smiled back, revealing what she considered to be the most appropriate smile.
Seeing Tang Xue look away, Lin Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief. Heaven knows how nervous she was when Tang Xue looked over, and she almost couldn't keep her expression straight.
But when she saw the smile on Tang Xue's face, she knew that her behavior just now was extremely natural, and Tang Xue probably hadn't noticed anything.
But the next second, Lin Xiaoxiao's smile froze on her face. When she heard Li Zhen ask her to film another take, Lin Xiaoxiao almost swore.
That's too much! That's really too much! The previous take was just fine, why did you have to reshoot it?! Lin Xiaoxiao felt like she was about to lose control of her inner rage.
"President Lin, didn't you just say you were leaving? Aren't you in a hurry?" Li Xi swallowed and took a few steps toward Lin Xiaoxiao.
She felt that Lin Xiaoxiao was somewhat terrifying now, as if she was about to go and fight Li Zhen to the death. After hesitating for a long time, Li Xi decided to stand up for her uncle.
Lin Xiaoxiao slowly turned her head, looked at the little girl standing next to her, recalled what had happened before, her lips twitched, and she said stiffly, "No rush."
"Ah! That's good, that's good." Li Xi smiled and took a step to the side, thinking to herself, "Uncle, I've tried my best, but I really can't do it anymore."
Lin Xiaoxiao didn't sense Li Xi's fearless spirit at all, and once again focused her gaze on the man and woman who were intimately touching.
That gaze returned! Cheng Yi stiffened. He desperately wanted to ignore it, but he simply couldn't.
The other person's burning gaze gave him the feeling that it was going to turn him to ashes, and Cheng Yi was certain that this was not his imagination.
In the instant the scene was NG, he had already seen who was looking at him.
Lin Xiaoxiao is a name that the entire crew is absolutely familiar with, but what Cheng Yi can't understand is why Lin Xiaoxiao is looking at him like that. He doesn't seem to have offended Lin Xiaoxiao at all.
As for why the word "offend" was used, it was because Cheng Yi could sense that Lin Xiaoxiao's gaze towards him carried a hint of hostility.
But he was certain that he had never offended Lin Xiaoxiao. After all, he had never had any contact with Lin Xiaoxiao before, so how could he have offended her?
But if he hadn't offended her, why was Lin Xiaoxiao looking at him like that? Cheng Yi couldn't understand, and Lin Xiaoxiao's gaze made him feel uneasy.
As an actor, he was already used to being watched by others, whether they liked him or disliked him.
However, Lin Xiaoxiao's gaze made Cheng Yi feel a little uneasy, and all sorts of guesses began to form in his mind. With his mind wandering, he inevitably became a little absent-minded. After Tang Xue was called HG, Cheng Yi was also called NG.
Lin Xiaoxiao's expression turned somewhat unpleasant the moment Li Zhen shouted "NG," and her gaze towards Cheng Yi became increasingly hostile.
She had reason to suspect that this guy was doing it on purpose, just to get more intimate contact with Tang Xue. It was really too much.
Lin Xiaoxiao took a step forward and then turned her head to look, puzzled. There was a hand tightly gripping the hem of her dress.
"President Lin." Li Xi's action was completely subconscious, and she immediately regretted it after realizing what she had done.
But Li Xi didn't let go of Lin Xiaoxiao's clothes; instead, she gripped them even tighter, because she was afraid that if she let go, Lin Xiaoxiao would go and fight Li Zhen to the death.
"Miss Li?"
"May I invite Mr. Lin for afternoon tea?" Li Xi asked hesitantly.
"Hmm?" Lin Xiaoxiao's big eyes were filled with great doubt. From the limited interactions they had had before, Lin Xiaoxiao had already sensed that Li Xi was actually a little socially awkward.
Hearing Li Xi actually take the initiative to invite her now felt like a dream to Lin Xiaoxiao.
“Of course, if Mr. Lin has time,” Li Xi quickly added.
"I……"
"Little one".
"Little Stream".
Lin Xiaoxiao was about to say something when she was interrupted by the voices of a man and a woman. She turned her head and saw Li Zhen and Tang Xue walking towards them.
"Uncle." Li Xi breathed a sigh of relief, took a few quick steps, and stopped Li Zhen from getting too close to Lin Xiaoxiao.
"Filming finished?" Lin Xiaoxiao glanced at Cheng Yi. She had been talking to Li Xi and hadn't noticed the filming progress over there.
"No." Before Tang Xue could speak, Li Zhen spoke first, "I don't know what's wrong with them today, they both seem a bit out of sorts."
Li Zhen glanced at Tang Xue, then at Cheng Yi over there. He couldn't figure out what was going on with these two either; they kept causing trouble.
After hearing Li Zhen's words, Tang Xue's gaze lingered on Lin Xiaoxiao's face for a moment, a hint of disappointment flashing in her eyes. "I'm sorry, Director Li."
"Alright, stop apologizing. You're not the only one who's not in the zone." Even though the two of them had several NGs, Li Zhen didn't get angry.
Everyone has off days, and Li Zhen understood that. After several failed attempts, he didn't press the two any further.
"Am I interfering with your filming?" She said to Li Zhen, but Lin Xiaoxiao's gaze was fixed on Tang Xue.
Tang Xue was stunned for a moment, and then looked away from Lin Xiaoxiao. She felt a little guilty, after all, she was out of sorts and kept making mistakes, which was indeed related to Lin Xiaoxiao.
Li Zhen, who had initially intended to say that wasn't the case, was somewhat surprised after noticing Tang Xue's reaction. After all, this wasn't Lin Xiaoxiao's first time visiting the film set.
This wasn't the first time Li Zhen had seen Tang Xue filming, but nothing had happened before. It was only today that Lin Xiaoxiao had affected her, which surprised Li Zhen.
Chapter 37
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"Uncle, I have something I want to tell you." Sensing that the atmosphere between the two was a bit off, Li Xi stopped Li Zhen, who was about to speak, and pulled him aside without further ado.
"I'm sorry." Lin Xiaoxiao suppressed her smile and stopped forcing herself to smile. Since Tang Xue had already seen through her disguise, there was no need for her to pretend anymore.
Upon seeing Lin Xiaoxiao's reaction, Tang Xue knew that the other party must have misunderstood her. "Don't overthink it. It's my own fault, it has nothing to do with you."
Lin Xiaoxiao pursed her lips and remained silent. To be honest, she was a little sad. She hadn't thought that her existence would become a factor affecting Tang Xue. Did this mean that she wouldn't be able to come and see Tang Xue anymore?
"Xiaoxiao." Tang Xue grabbed Lin Xiaoxiao's wrist. "Don't overthink it. I was just a little nervous, that's why I wasn't in the right state of mind. You didn't bother me."
Tang Xue wanted to explain, but she couldn't tell the truth. She could only keep telling Lin Xiaoxiao that it was her own fault and had nothing to do with Lin Xiaoxiao.
"Nervous?" Lin Xiaoxiao looked at Cheng Yi as if puzzled by some unsolvable problem.
Tang Xue nodded, "I was a little nervous." Indeed, she was nervous. When she had intimate physical contact with Cheng Yi, her heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was about to jump out of her mouth, just to see Lin Xiaoxiao's reaction.
"This should be your first intimate scene with Teacher Cheng Yi, right?" Lin Xiaoxiao acted normally, as if she were chatting casually, but her tense body and clenched right hand proved how nervous and uneasy she was at this moment.
"It's not exactly the first time," Tang Xue thought for a moment. Their previous scene together should be considered the first time.
Lin Xiaoxiao paused for a moment, then asked, "What do you think of Teacher Cheng Yi?"
"Teacher Cheng Yi is a very nice person. He took good care of me and gave me a lot of help in acting." Tang Xue has a very good impression of Cheng Yi.
But as they talked, Tang Xue felt something was off. This conversation sounded so much like her best friend had taken a liking to someone and was asking for her opinion.
Tang Xue's heart skipped a beat, and she tightened her grip on Lin Xiaoxiao's wrist. "Xiaoxiao, why are you asking this?" Staring intently into Lin Xiaoxiao's eyes, Tang Xue nervously swallowed, afraid that she would hear Lin Xiaoxiao say something like, "I'm a little interested in him."
"Just...asking casually." Lin Xiaoxiao looked away from Tang Xue and instead focused her gaze on Cheng Yi.
From Tang Xue's words, she could tell that Tang Xue admired Cheng Yi, which made her feel a little sad, but she could only force a smile and not show her sadness.
When Lin Xiaoxiao realized she had fallen for Tang Xue, she never thought she could be with Tang Xue. She was also prepared for Tang Xue to be with someone else. When the moment actually came, Lin Xiaoxiao realized how much pain she was in.
Just knowing that Tang Xue had feelings for Cheng Yi felt like every breath she took turned into countless sharp knives, stabbing her heart.
"Little one..."
"I'm going to the restroom." Lin Xiaoxiao patted Tang Xue's hand. She didn't dare to look Tang Xue in the eye, afraid that she would burst into tears if she saw the other's face.
"Little one..."
Watching Lin Xiaoxiao's hurried steps, Tang Xue took two steps and then stopped. Looking at the hand that had just grabbed Lin Xiaoxiao's wrist, she put her hand to her lips, as if she wanted to keep that person's warmth for a little longer.
After a while, Lin Xiaoxiao still hadn't returned. Tang Xue clenched her fist and placed it on her chest. The next second, as if she had made a major decision, she walked resolutely toward Cheng Yi. "Teacher Cheng Yi, I want to talk to you about something."
"Okay." Cheng Yi nodded and followed Tang Xue to the side.
"Teacher Cheng Yi, do you have a girlfriend?" Tang Xue looked at Cheng Yi with a serious expression, completely unaware of how sensational and impolite her question was.
Cheng Yi's eyes widened, clearly startled by Tang Xue's blunt question. Even if his relationship with Tang Xue wasn't close enough for him to ask such a private question, was it really appropriate to ask such a question?
"Teacher Cheng Yi?" Tang Xue tilted her head to look at him, seemingly wondering why he wasn't answering her question.
Cheng Yi opened his mouth, genuinely feeling a bit surreal. Was it Tang Xue who was acting strange, or was it him? He reached up and pinched the bridge of his nose. "Teacher Tang, this question..."