Everyday companionship 5

The scene filmed this morning was a dialogue scene.

The immortal lord and the villain confront each other in the Cloud-Soaring Hall. There is a lot of dialogue, Pei Yubai stands firmly in front of the camera to deliver a solid performance.

Qiguan Yuan nestled in the hidden pocket on his chest, his silver hair brushing against the silk lining, his ears peeking out from his collar as he listened to Pei Yubai recite those literary, ancient lines.

He thought it was alright the first time he listened, but got a little tired of it the second time. By the third time, he yawned and pulled his ears back in.

It's not Yun Yin read the picture book to him.

The light inside the dark pocket was very dim, with only a small beam of light leaking in through the collar.

Qiguan Yuan, Qi Guanyuan rolled over in the beam of light and rubbed his face against Pei Yubai's chest.

Through the thin inner garment beneath the costume, he could feel a small, slightly raised area beneath the fabric.

He paused for a moment, then looked down at the spot where his face was pressed against.

The inner garment was made of thin material, and the color was visible through the fabric, appearing slightly darker than the surrounding skin tone.

Qiguan Yuan stared at it for two seconds, then narrowed his fox-like eyes.

Then he twitched his ears, opened his mouth, and bit down.

My teeth sank into the fabric with just the right amount of force, and my tongue followed suit.

Pei Yubai was reciting a line of dialogue in a confrontation when his voice suddenly stopped a beat.

The pause was so brief that the director behind the monitor thought it was part of the dialogue's rhythm.

Pei Yubai's apple bobbed, and the hand holding the sword clenched and unclenched, his face expressionless.

He continued reciting his lines, his voice as steady as before.

Only under the fabric at the chest, a tiny head was biting and wouldn't let go.

After the director yelled "Cut, "Pei Yubai glanced down at his collar.

Qiguan Yuan had already relented and was casually taking out the piece of broken walnut pastry from his hidden pocket, chewing it in small bites.

Pei Yubai reached out and pressed the spot where he had been bitten through the fabric. Qiguan Yuan looked up at him, his ears perked up, and a crumb of pastry still stuck to the corner of his mouth.

Pei Yubai didn't say anything, withdrew his hand, and continued filming the next scene.

Qiguan Yuan never carried the "little robot" with him for more than ten days in total.

On the morning of the eleventh day, everyone in the crew noticed that Pei Yubai's chest area was empty.

The collar was neat and tidy, with no silver-haired little head peeking out, and there was no movement at all.

The makeup artist was the first to notice. Taking a break from touching up his makeup, she asked Pei Yubai, "Where's the little robot?"

Pei Yubai said, "It's been put away."

That afternoon, Qiguan Yuan himself appeared on set.

She was of normal size, dressed in red with silver hair, and got out of the black van belonging to the film crew.

The staff reacted even more excitedly to seeing him than to seeing Pei Yubai; the young female stagehand almost dropped her walkie-talkie.

Qiguan Yuan slowly walked to Pei Yubai's recliner, curled up on it, his silver hair spreading all over the chair, and he shrunk into a small ball.

Its movements were exactly the same as the little robot's posture when it was huddled in the hidden bag.

The young female stagehand looked at his posture strangely, sensing that something was off.

Pei Yubai came over after finishing his performance, took off his coat and draped it over Qiguan Yuan, then whispered something to him.

Qiguan Yuan hummed in agreement, then pulled his coat up over his face, revealing only a sliver of silver hair.

The makeup artist, standing three meters away watching this scene, turned to the costume designer and said, "So that little robot was just a replacement, right?"

The costume designer said, "Isn't that obvious? Teacher Pei carried it in her pocket for a few days Teacher Qiguan was away. Now that she's back, who would carry a robot around?"

The makeup artist said, "That Teacher Qiguan is quite clever; he knew to find a body double for Teacher Pei to accompany him."

The costume designer paused for a moment, then said, "That's not called a stunt double, it's called a toy."

Even after Qiguan Yuan returned, the little robot didn't completely disappear.

Occasionally, when Pei Yubai was filming late into the night, Qiguan Yuan would go back to his residence to sleep first.

The next day, when the makeup artist touched up Pei Yubai's makeup, she discovered that the little robot had reappeared in the hidden pocket on his chest.

With its ears drooping, it was fast asleep, clutching half a piece of pastry.

The makeup artist stared at the little head for a while, then whispered, "It really does look like it."

The head of the lighting crew passed by, glanced at it, and said, " Teacher Qiguan really dotes on Teacher Pei; even when she's not around, he keeps a robot around to keep her company."

During the filming of the movie, some fans, having nothing better to do, went through Pei Yubai's Weibo from beginning to end.

After finishing reading it, I discovered something.

Aside from movie promotions and business collaborations, almost all the rest of his homepage is about Qiguan Yuan.

A side view of Qiguan Yuan sleeping, a back view of Qiguan Yuan drinking water, a blurry snapshot of Qiguan Yuan walking hand in hand with him.

None of them have been professionally edited, and the composition isn't particularly sophisticated; they look like they were just taken casually. But every single one of them is beautiful.

One day, Pei Yubai posted a new update.

A close-up shot.

A tiny figure, no bigger than the palm of his hand, sat in his palm, its silver hair spreading out and covering the entire palm, nine tails unfurling behind it, and its fox-like eyes half-closed as it looked at the camera.

The comments section was incredibly excited.

Fans initially thought it was Qiguan Yuan figure customized by Pei Yubai.

Some people took screenshots and zoomed in to look closely, and found that the little figure's eyes reflected light and the curve of its tail was dynamic, making it look nothing like a static figurine.

There were hundreds of comments in the comment section, and in the end, everyone just assumed that the figurines customized by rich people must be more realistic.

Even more outrageous, someone directly messaged Pei Yubai, asking where he ordered it, saying they really wanted one.

Some people also noticed the details.

The little figure has fox-shaped ears and nine tails, which matches some of Qiguan Yuan- made character designs.

It was simply a secondary creation by Pei Yubai for Qiguan Yuan.

After all, Pei Yubai is famous for his Qiguan Yuan, so what's a custom-made figurine?

Pei Yubai and Qiguan Yuan both attended the movie premiere.

Qiguan Yuan sat in the first row of the audience, his silver hair tied in a low ponytail. He was wearing Pei Yubai's black coat, the sleeves of which were a bit long and were folded into two knots at his wrists.

The first scene after the movie opens features a close-up of the first immortal lord.

On the big screen, Pei Yubai, dressed in white, stands atop a mountain, the wind blowing his robes, his expression aloof as he gazes ahead.

The camera slowly pans down to the chest area, where a small silver head peeks out from the collar.

The two fox ears twitched, its eyes curiously looking at the camera, a few strands of silver hair were blown by the wind and floated outside Pei Yubai collar.

The audience was silent for about two seconds, then erupted in a unified gasp.

On the night of the premiere, a clip of the little fox spirit was edited out and spread across the entire internet.

Shortly after, behind-the-scenes footage of the filming crew was released.

In the behind-the-scenes footage, Pei Yubai stands in front of the camera waiting for the director to call "action," with the little thing on his chest peeking out from his collar, chewing on a pastry, his cheeks bulging.

Pei Yubai lowered his head and reached out to push the little thing back into his collar. After it was pushed in, the little thing clung to the collar edge and peeked out, its ears turning back in dissatisfaction.

Pei Yubai pressed it again, and this time the little thing bit his finger and wouldn't let go.

Pei Yubai shook his hand with a doting expression, but it didn't shake off. In the behind-the-scenes footage, the cameraman next to him could be heard trying not to laugh.

Once the video was released, everyone knew it wasn't special effects; it was a small, lifelike robot that could move, eat, and bite.

Fans dug up the photo of Pei Yubai sitting in the palm of someone's hand again from under his Weibo, and liked it more and more the more they looked at it.

Fans have given this little robot a name: Little Xiao Yuan.

The fate of Qi Guan Yuan, the small one.

After the name spread, it gained millions of fans, including both mothers and fathers, within a single day.

The hashtag for Little Xiao Yuan was created overnight, with the profile picture being the photo of the silver-haired nine-tailed fox in the palm of her hand, and the pinned post reading "Protecting the cutest Little Xiao Yuan in the world."

Later, when Pei Yubai attended offline events, besides Pei Yubai and Qiguan Yuan's names, the support banners held by fans occasionally included one that read " Little Xiao Yuan, Mommy loves you."

Pei Yubai glanced at the banner again as he passed by.

That evening, he updated his Weibo with a picture. Little Xiao Yuan was nestled in the dark pocket on his chest, with only the back of her head and a pair of ears showing.

Caption: It's my Yuanyuan.

The comments section is bursting with laughter.

The top comment reads, "I know, I know, it's your wife."

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