The day before the audition, Ning Ke received a call from Teacher Bai, who said something had come up and he would not be able to go.
But he had arranged for a friend to accompany Ning Ke. She also had the surname Bai, and Ning Ke could call her Sister Bai.
Ning Ke saved Sister Bai's number. The next day, when he arrived at the north gate of the Film and Television City, a woman with a gentle, graceful air approached him before he could call her.
It was as though she had recognized him at first glance.
She held out her hand. "You must be Xiao Ke? I'm Teacher Bai's friend, Bai Wanru. You can call me Sister Bai."
For a moment, Ning Ke was struck by her elegance.
Looking at her face, he felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity well up in his heart.
But he quickly recovered, smiled politely, and shook Bai Wanru's hand.
"Hello, Sister Bai."
"The director is waiting inside. Let's go."
Bai Wanru released his hand and turned around, putting on a perfectly serious air as she led Ning Ke inside.
All the while, she was frantically sending telepathic messages to her son inside the Buddhist Prayer Beads.
"You little brat, you haven't done anything shameless to A Ke these past few days, have you?"
Lou Yunxiao recalled the misunderstanding at their first meeting, the occasional peeks he had taken when Ning Ke showered without removing the Buddhist Prayer Beads, and the kisses he had secretly planted on his cheek while he slept.
After some agonizing deliberation, he replied to Bai Wanru, "...I don't think so."
"..." His lack of confidence immediately alarmed Bai Wanru, and she began lecturing him in earnest. "You little brat, remember this: in this life, we cannot force