The first scene was scheduled to start at eight in the morning.
Xu Shi was already in the makeup room at six, sipping an iced Americano as he read the script he had annotated yesterday.
They happened to be filming the scene where Gu Jinnan taught Xia Cen to use a knife and fork, which might involve a little physical contact.
Not entirely confident in a certain someone's tolerance, Xu Shi specifically sent Secretary Zhou a message: [Has Xie Yanci gone to the office?]
They hadn't done anything in the hotel room last night. Xie Yanci had held him as he slept the whole night.
It was the soundest sleep Xu Shi had ever had.
The Alpha's embrace was warm, his pecs were soft, and having his arms around Xu Shi's waist felt especially safe.
Xu Shi didn't like sleeping alone.
As a child, he had cuddled a large cashmere stuffed toy. Now that he was grown, he cuddled Xie Yanci.
"..."
Secretary Zhou still hadn't replied.
Xu Shi couldn't be bothered with it anymore and went to the set once his makeup was done.
Most of Xia Cen and Gu Jinnan's scenes took place at home, so Song Zhixing had rented a luxurious, sprawling villa in the suburbs.
The crew were still setting up. Holding an iced Americano, Xu Shi ran through his lines with Xia Shian.
"You've got such a great role. You barely have a single line," Xu Shi couldn't help complaining.
"It's harder without lines." Xia Shian sighed. "It's so hard to capture the air of a restrained, noble big shot like him."
"I spent all last night studying President Xie's interviews."
Oh?
Xu Shi raised an eyebrow.
Was Gu Jinnan's personality like Xie Yanci's?
A little, perhaps.
*But Xie Yanci doesn't love his wife that