Author's Note:
Chapter 40
Cheng Qing held on for a while, then suddenly lay back down, letting out a painful groan.
Losi was startled and rushed over, asking, "What's wrong? What's wrong?"
Seeing her flustered and helpless look, Cheng Qing said with a smile, "It's nothing, I just feel sore and weak all over." Although she had a fever last night, she didn't feel much, just a little tired. During the day, she mostly felt dizzy. She didn't expect that after taking a nap in the afternoon, she would not only not feel better, but would get even worse.
Upon hearing this, Losi got up to get her medicine: "I'll go get you your medicine."
Cheng Qing grabbed her and said with a smile, "No need, I ate before bed. Help me up, let's go downstairs to eat."
Losi disagreed: "If you're not feeling well, I'll bring it up for you to eat."
Cheng Qing smiled gently: "There's no such thing as being so delicate."
Feng Qiuyi prepared dinner that evening. Cheng Qing felt that since she was recording, it wouldn't be right for her not to go out for dinner after not going out during the day.
In the twilight glow, Luo Xi reached out and helped Cheng Qing to her feet. As soon as Cheng Qing stood up, she felt weak and found herself quite amusing, so she laughed and asked, "Do I look like a paralyzed patient?"
Losi immediately frowned at her: "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Cheng Qing's breath was so hot that it felt slightly burning on Luo Xi's bare shoulders.
Losi felt a little uncomfortable but quickly turned her attention away.
"It might not be just nonsense." If he hadn't died in the original world, he would have been paralyzed, Cheng Qing thought.
Seeing her like this, Rossi became a little anxious: "How can being sick lead to paralysis? You're not hiding something from me, are you? Why don't you go to the hospital to get it checked out?"
Cheng Qing reached out and pinched her cheek, saying, "Don't worry, it's just a common cold, you'll be fine soon."
Losi was immediately furious: "Then don't talk nonsense! Isn't this making people worry?"
Cheng Qing's expression softened as she looked at her in the twilight, and finally said with emotion, "Thank you, Losi." She had given her so much warmth in this unfamiliar world.
Hearing her thanks, Luo Xi felt embarrassed and could only force a smile before changing the subject: "I wonder how Feng Qiuyi is doing?"
Cheng Qing nodded, got up, and picked up her coat from the hanger, putting it on: "If he were a good cook, the cake wouldn't have turned out like that. He'd probably just cook a pot of plain rice porridge, so we can just eat something simple."
Before coming here, Cheng Qing had watched the previous episodes of the show. Although she couldn't cook, she managed to make pretty good white rice porridge.
I remember someone saying in the first episode: "I'm going to throw up from eating plain rice porridge."
Sure enough, when she heard that there was white rice porridge, Losi showed a look of disgust, but after thinking about Cheng Qing's current condition, she realized that eating white rice porridge would actually be better for him and make him feel a little better.
She stepped forward to help Cheng Qing, but Cheng Qing shook her head and said, "I'm too weak from lying down for so long. I feel much better once I get up."
Losi asked, puzzled, "Didn't you say you were aching all over?" Losi had been sick and ached before, and she knew exactly what that felt like. For someone as strong as Cheng Qing to show such weakness meant she was truly in pain.
Cheng Qing laughed: "It's sore, but I can still walk. If you help me down, my fans will probably criticize me when the show airs." Cheng Qing knew that going too far would be counterproductive, and she didn't want to be labeled as pretentious in the end.
Being a complete novice, Cheng Qing didn't really know much about the film crew. If it weren't for Luo Xi, she would never have joined this production.
Losi: "..." She never imagined it would be because of fans.
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When I went downstairs, I saw that Feng Qiuyi had indeed used a pressure cooker to make a pot of white rice porridge and took out a bunch of side dishes that she had bought at the supermarket earlier from the refrigerator.
Feng Qiuyi felt embarrassed to do nothing, and luckily, the group had gone to the supermarket and bought a lot of things. From fruits and seafood to household items, he also dug out a lot of fried and steamed packaged fast food from the freezer.
The congee was ready, and so were all the other dishes. A quick glance suggested it looked quite substantial.
When Cheng Qing and Luo Xi came down, everyone had already started filling their bowls and chopsticks with rice, and kept shouting, "We're starving! We're starving!"
When Cheng Qing came down, the others greeted her, and Kong Mingyan even asked about her health.
Hearing that she wasn't fully recovered, he asked Cheng Qing, "Should we have the driver take you to the hospital for a checkup?"
Cheng Qing shook her head and refused: "Just let it sit for a while."
Kong Mingyan: "..." But why do we have to stay up all night? He didn't understand.
After dinner, everyone was quite tired from having a lot of meals to eat. But the interviews couldn't be skipped, so after each listless interview, they were finally allowed to go back and rest.
Cheng Qing slept all afternoon today, and although she was tired tonight, she couldn't fall asleep.
After lying in bed for a short while, Luo Xi came upstairs. After washing up, she came back and lay down next to Cheng Qing.
The two stared wide-eyed at the ceiling, speechless yet not at all awkward. A cool evening breeze blew outside the window, the night sky was filled with stars, and the chirping of insects could be heard coming from behind the villa.
Cheng Qing had just taken her medicine and was lying there bored, but she didn't have her phone to pass the time.
I decided to start a conversation with Losi: "Why did you decide to enter the entertainment industry?"
Losi: "There's no particular reason. I don't know anything, and my family doesn't need my help. I just wanted to develop on my own without relying on them."
As she spoke, she turned around and looked at Cheng Qing beside her.
Lying flat on her back, Cheng Qing's profile revealed her well-defined bone structure and graceful figure. Luo Xi couldn't help but smile, finding it pleasing to the eye just to look at her like this.
Cheng Qing felt her gaze and turned to look at her. Seeing her happy smile, Cheng Qing was puzzled and asked with a helpless smile, "What are you smiling about?"
Luo Xi shook her head, and Cheng Qing didn't press her for details. Thinking about how Luo Xi had ventured into the entertainment industry alone, he sighed and asked her again, "The entertainment industry isn't easy to navigate, is it?"
Losi nodded: "It really isn't easy." Even she, when she first entered this industry, it took her a year to make it through.
Even being born into wealth and having resources doesn't guarantee success. Many people in the industry have resources, but at best, they only achieve a degree of familiarity. True stardom requires both resources and a stroke of luck.
Every year, countless people dream of entering the entertainment industry and achieving great success, but very few actually manage to cross that threshold. Even if fans can name many celebrities, what percentage of the entire industry do these names represent?
Besides, not everyone who can be named is a top-tier actor; even third-tier actors become familiar with each other after filming a couple of supporting roles.
Losy is now a well-known figure in the entertainment industry; she can be considered famous, although her looks are a big part of that. Even Losy's haters, when criticizing her, will say, "I still have to admit she's beautiful."
Even so, when Losi first entered the industry, she still had to work her way up from being an unknown.
Cheng Qing felt a pang of pain in her heart upon hearing Luo Xi's words. She understood that good looks alone weren't enough to guarantee fame; were there few good-looking people in the entertainment industry? Luo Xi's success was undoubtedly the result of her own hard work.
Such efforts must have involved a lot of hardship.
Cheng Qing asked her softly, "Are you tired?"
Losi laughed and said, "Of course you'll get tired sometimes!"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Qing smiled gently and looked at her, saying, "Even so, it's truly remarkable that you can still maintain such a pure nature."
Losi froze upon hearing this. She wanted to say that she wasn't naive; to have reached her level in the entertainment industry, she must have some tricks up her sleeve. She just had a bad temper and a lack of patience.
But then Luo Xi stared at Cheng Qing. Did Cheng Qing mean to praise me? I'm so good-looking and cute, my nature must be more simple and honest than others!
It's only right that you praise me.
Losi became happy again, thinking that Cheng Qing had good taste.
Cheng Qing: "By the way, before I came here, I watched the first TV series you filmed..."
Luo Xi's smile froze on her face, and sure enough, Cheng Qing said, "Sweet Campus."
Cheng Qing had only intended to discuss the plot, but he hadn't expected Luo Xi's embarrassing past to come up with. Upon hearing Cheng Qing mention her debut drama, Luo Xi sprang up in a flash, quickly flipped over and pinned Cheng Qing down, covering his mouth with one hand and pleading, "Don't say anymore."
Cheng Qing: "..."
Losi blushed crimson: "It's been labeled a terrible drama, I don't want to think about it anymore."
Cheng Qing reached out and pulled the small hand off her mouth, asking with amusement, "Huh? Was that a terrible drama? But I watched it very carefully."
Even with her delicately furrowed brows, Losi's awkward frown was still captivating. Not to mention her fair, rosy complexion and stunning beauty; even a woman would be moved by her.
Of course, Losi was embarrassed. It was a "heartthrob" script, where every man would fall for the female lead. What seemed like a captivating storyline at the time now feels incredibly awkward. Actually, many of the actors in that show have now made a name for themselves in the entertainment industry. Therefore, although it's a terrible show, its status isn't low.
But Losi was still shy and argued, "That show... I didn't know how to choose scripts when I first started out." In reality, it was just that her agent thought the script would be a hit, and it actually was.
Cheng Qing: "Wasn't that drama very popular? It was a good script."
Lossie was speechless, finally letting out a soft moan as she lay on Cheng Qing's body, saying, "It's hot, but there are so many memes about this show online, it's so embarrassing." Embarrassing lines, embarrassing romantic scenes, embarrassing breakups with friends over a lollipop...
Cheng Qing laughed and reached out to rub her head hard, saying, "Aren't you ashamed? I think it's cute."
Losi looked up abruptly, her face slightly flushed, and asked, "Really?"
The adoration in her eyes made Rossi's smiling eyes appear both charming and alluring. Even her smile was described as breathtakingly beautiful; such a seductive smile was undoubtedly even more stunning.
The face so close, with features so exquisite it seemed as if sculpted by a god.
Both of them were taken aback. Their intertwined breaths and the hot air made the atmosphere even more ambiguous.
Cheng Qing lay there, intently gazing at the woman's eyes and brows, watching them slowly shift from clarity to infatuation. Even in her delirious state, Cheng Qing was captivated, almost lifting her head in the process.
"I'll talk to you..."
The bedroom door suddenly opened at that moment, and Liu Suoyu stood in the doorway staring into the room, her eyes wide and frozen in place.
Cheng Qing was lying flat on the bed, covered by a blanket, but Luo Xi was on top of her! Even though there was a blanket between them, was this normal?
Their faces were almost touching, and the atmosphere was ambiguous.
Liu Suoyu isn't stupid, but that doesn't stop him from being stupid right now...
Author's Note:
Thank you all for your concern! It's probably the flu; three people in my family have caught it. This year, the flu causes hand and foot pain and weakness, so everyone should be careful.
Originally, I planned to write this chapter to cure Zhang Qing's illness, but I got sick myself and couldn't help but make it even worse -_-|| And then the plot spiraled out of control...
Chapter 41
Because of this sudden change, the two people on the bed also turned to look at Liu Suoyu.
Cheng Qing, who was lying there, looked completely bewildered.
Liu Suoyu froze for a while before finally stammering, "I'm sorry, no one answered the door... I... I... I saw the door wasn't locked. The director said your interview with Luo Xi needs to be reshot... I'm sorry!!! Please continue!!!" Then, the door slammed shut.
The loud slamming of the door finally brought the two people on the bed back to their senses.
continue?
Luo Xi's face was so red it looked like it could bleed, and even Cheng Qing blushed slightly, awkwardly trying to ease the atmosphere: "Why did he run away?"