Chi Li had completely given up on thinking.
He obediently opened his mouth, sticking out a bit of his pink tongue, which then curled up slightly.
It carries an air of pure seduction.
Shen Xunye felt a sudden surge of lustful fire rise in his lower abdomen.
He swallowed lightly and continued with the next command, "...**, sit still."
Chi Li's face burned, and her heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of her chest.
He buried his face in the pillow, biting his lip, but still couldn't stop the soft sounds from escaping between his teeth.
The phone lay to the side, and Shen Xunye's voice rang close to his ear, deep and hoarse, carrying the burning heat of desire.
"Say it out, baby," Shen Xunye said from the other end. "I want to hear it."
Chi Li bit her lip and shook her head, tears welling up in her eyes.
But a few seconds later, he released his jaw.
Those sounds, without reservation, traveled along the radio waves to the ears of another person hundreds of kilometers away.
Shen Xunye closed his eyes and listened, the sound of ( ) growing louder and louder.
His breathing was heavy, and occasionally a low groan escaped his throat.
"... Chi Li." He called Chi Li's name, "Wait for me to come see you."
There was no reply, only more rapid breathing and a suppressed, tearful moan.
Then came a long silence.
Their breathing gradually subsided.
After a long while, Chi Li picked up her phone again.
His flushed face, affectionate eyes, and slightly swollen lips were reflected on the screen.
He looked at Shen Xunye on the other side of the screen, at his satisfied and languid expression, and suddenly covered his phone with his face down on the pillow, refusing to show his face.
It's really strange. Both are self-reliant, so why is he the one who's in a more sorry state...?
" Xiao Li?" Shen Xunye called out to him.
He pursed his lips, too lazy to reply.
"Baby?"
Still no response.
Shen Xunye chuckled softly, his laughter filled with indulgence and doting.
"Why are you hiding? Weren't you being pretty brave just now?"
A belated wave of shame washed over him, Chi Li a muffled voice came from under the pillow. "... Shut up, you pervert."
"You call this perverted...?" Shen Xunye raised an eyebrow slightly. "I cannot agree."
Chi Li pressed the back of her hand against her burning cheek. "What? You have something even more... perverted?"
He regretted it as soon as he said it.
Why was he having such a serious discussion about 'perverted' issues with this person?
"It wasn't me." Shen Xunye slowly wiped his fingers. "It was... a fanfiction written by Night Ashes Dawn pairing."
Ever since learning about the existence of this amazing thing called 'fan fiction', Shen Xunye has opened the door to a new world.
When he's bored, he'll randomly pick an article, study it first, and then look for an opportunity to apply it.
Hmm... his current knowledge base is enough for at least six months.
Chi Li: "..."
Although he doesn't follow the fandom of anti-fans, he roughly understands the nature of most fanfiction.
Chi Li: "... They just type away at the keyboard when they write fanfiction, they can easily get carried away, so don't take it seriously."
"Hmm..." Shen Xunye didn't answer directly, only saying, "I know what I'm doing."
Chi Li gave a fake smile, "... You only have size."
Shen Xunye chuckled softly, "... Uh-huh."
The second day of group reading also concluded successfully.
An Yihe treated the cast and crew to dinner.
With the opening ceremony the next day in mind, no alcohol was served on the dinner table, only tea.
"Having made movies for so many years," Jiang Yihe glanced around the table, his tone indifferent, "This is the one that has received the most criticism."
Ever since the full cast of the film was officially announced, there have been people leading the charge in predicting its failure.
Despite the efforts of Chi Li and An Che's fans to control the comments, they still couldn't suppress it.
Some viewers have a natural aversion to the association of popular celebrities with big-name directors. They were already being incredibly kind to tolerate someone like An Che, who was brought in through connections, so the sudden appearance of a new celebrity who had only been popular for half a year naturally infuriated them.
Unable to win an argument with Chi Li's fans, he turned to attacking An Yihe, saying he was ruining his reputation in his later years.
Another portion is simply conjunctivitis.
Chi Li's sudden emergence has consumed too many people's resources, and he has already made many enemies.
Now that there's an opportunity to kick someone while they're down, of course I won't let it pass.
An Che was eating elegantly. "Would you really care about that?"
"Of course I don't care." An Yihe smiled, his tone full of disdain. "The louder the voices predicting the worst, the more confident I become."
"Our Director An has a big heart!"
"If you can't block out external noise when you're creating, you'll find that everything you do is wrong, and in the end, you won't do anything well."
"When I made my first film," An Yihe said, slowly swirling his teacup, "I was with a group of newcomers. Back then, nobody imagined we'd storm into this industry with that movie."
"Later, he became famous and blinded by fame and fortune, and lost the courage to use new talent."
"Now that I'm halfway to the grave, if I don't regain my courage, I'll crawl out of my grave even after I die."
Although his 'courage' unexpectedly returned after seeing Chi Li's performance.
Several voices of agreement immediately rang out from the table.
Even though some people still scoff at it.
An Yihe recounted for a while the hardships he faced during the filming of his first movie, then suddenly turned his gaze to Chi Li.
" Chi Li, what do you think?"
He was asking about online public opinion.
"Besides wanting to act well, I don't think about anything else," Chi Li said slowly.
"You don't think, 'Just you wait, when the movie comes out, I'll definitely slap you in the face'... right?" An Che couldn't help but ask.
Chi Li looked at him and asked, "Do you often think like this?"
An Che nodded and honestly admitted, "It happens often."
After saying that, he added, "Although I've never succeeded in hitting it even once."
An Yihe snorted in annoyance. "You have the nerve to say that!"
"Old man, in this life..." An Che extended his index finger, waving it with an air of nonchalance, "It's impossible to be perfect and without regrets. I'm destined to be your flaw."
"Try missing it again!" An Yihe couldn't help but raise his voice in warning.
An Che pursed his lips, his eyes darting around.
It's as if it's saying, "Give it a try."
Clearly, An Yihe had also roughly understood his implication, and in anger, he immediately stood up and looked around for something to slap this unfilial son.
People from both sides rushed forward and pressed him back into his seat.
"Hey, hey. Kid, just being naughty, don't take it seriously."
"Humorous, this is humorous."
"Haha, these two have such a good relationship."
These words did nothing to comfort An Yihe; even after sitting down, he still looked unhappy.
They say dragons beget dragons and phoenixes beget phoenixes, so how come An Yihe had such a mediocre son in acting?!