At Xiao Jingxi and Xu Shuangrong's shoot location.
The theme they had chosen was a married pair of secret agents.
Dressed in black agent uniforms, they moved through danger, standing back-to-back as each other's most trusted shield.
Both delivered solid performances, earning endless praise from the photographer. But beneath this facade of mutual trust and shared peril, an entirely different scene was playing out.
To keep their microphones out of the finished shots, they weren't wearing any during the shoot.
Which meant the cameras couldn't pick up their hushed conversations.
"Xiao Jingxi, what do either of us gain from fighting like this?"
Xu Shuangrong gazed ahead, her eyes full of emotion. Her seemingly motionless lips barely moved as she spoke softly enough for only the two of them to hear.
Xiao Jingxi remained stony-faced and silent. As he shifted into the next pose, however, he discreetly stuck out a foot to trip her.
Already holding a difficult pose, Xu Shuangrong nearly fell. But she reacted quickly, grabbing his arm and planting her foot on top of his as she landed.
"Hiss-"
Xiao Jingxi sucked in a sharp breath, his gaze turning even more venomous.
Xu Shuangrong met his eyes without flinching. "Do you know everyone online is laughing at us?"
"You saw yesterday's Hot Search too, didn't you? Shen Yeqing is the founder of the 666 Technology Group, while you're just an award-winning actor on the verge of becoming a has-been. How exactly do you plan to fight him?"
"Stop holding out hope for Xie Mi. The Xie Mi with a different soul has never liked you, and she certainly never will."
"Instead of directing all your hostility at me, why not think about how to deal with them?"
"Do you really think they'll leave you alone in the future?"