" Sister Hong..."
" Sister Hong!"
Zhu Hong snapped out of her daze and saw Jiang Yiben frowning at her, asking, "What's wrong? I called you several times but you didn't respond. Are you feeling unwell?"
His expression looked somewhat tense, as if he was very concerned about Zhu Hong.
Seeing this, Zhu Hong felt a warmth in her heart and said, "It's nothing, I was just thinking about some things... By the way, I remember you said that you and Mei Xia were high school classmates. Were you close before?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yiben remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he felt a pang of guilt, as he had been deceiving Zhu Hong all along.
"Our relationship used to be alright," he said casually, "Why are you suddenly asking this question?"
Zhu Hong laughed and said, "It's just that it feels quite rare to reunite with high school classmates, and you seemed to be taking good care of her. I thought you..."
We were very close in high school.
Jiang Yiben swallowed hard and chuckled dryly, "I just think it's quite rare, rare to run into a high school classmate after graduation, especially since we're in the same profession..."
Zhu Hong: "Really?"
Jiang Yiben glanced at her, and seeing that she didn't press the matter further, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. At this moment, the back of his clothes was almost soaked with cold sweat. He was somewhat surprised and uncertain, not understanding why Zhu Hong would suddenly ask this question.
Was it really just a casual question?
Because of this incident, Jiang Yiben seemed somewhat distracted during the afternoon's filming, completely out of sorts, and was once again caught by Director He and given a tirade.
"If you can film, then film; if you can't, then get out!" Director He said irritably, almost pointing his finger at him and cursing.
Jiang Yiben bowed repeatedly in apology. "I'm sorry, Director He, I didn't mean it. Please give me another chance! I'll definitely film it well this time."
Director He took a sip of water and said, "Let's shoot one more take. If this one doesn't turn out well, I'll really have to consider replacing the actor... Everyone, take a ten-minute break."
Jiang Yiben agreed.
Zhu Hong handed the small fan to Jiang Yiben, frowning as she asked, "What's wrong with you? Why are your shots getting worse and worse?"
Jiang Yiben forced a smile, "It's nothing, I just can't get into the zone."
He took a deep breath, trying to stop himself from overthinking. He had finally gotten the chance to play the male lead, and he couldn't let this little thing ruin it.
Jiang Yiben does have some acting skills, otherwise he wouldn't have gotten the lead role. After he worked hard to prepare himself mentally and clear his mind, he finally passed the next take smoothly, Director He He's sullen face finally looked much better.
With everything settled on Jiang Yiben's side, today's filming finally went much more smoothly. After finishing the night scenes at 10 PM, the entire crew was finally able to go home.
Ye Mo was already a little sleepy. She yawned and got into the van to return to the hotel where their film crew was staying.
As luck would have it, when their crew returned to the hotel, they ran into the crew of the neighboring " Schemes of Intrigue " film. The two crews, like "enemies meeting," were extremely hostile, staring at each other in a very tense atmosphere.
Ye Mo also spotted Qiao Jiaojiao in the crowd. Qiao Jiaojiao was also looking at Ye Mo, and when she saw Ye Mo looking over, she immediately rolled her eyes.
When Director Liu of " Schemes of Intrigue " saw Director He, he launched into a barrage of sarcastic remarks. After the two fellow students had a "friendly" chat, they went their separate ways unhappily.
Ye Mo didn't bother to think too much. She returned to her room, washed up, and gave herself a full-body treatment, especially her face. After all, she clearly made a living with her looks, so Ye Mo valued her face, which could earn her money.
After finishing her facial treatment and care, Ye Mo put on her blue rabbit pajamas, then crawled into bed, wrapped herself up like a silkworm cocoon, and quickly fell asleep.
However, she didn't sleep until dawn; in the middle of the night, she was woken up by 888.
Ye Mo crawled out from under the covers, reached for her phone, glanced at the time, and saw it was only 3:30 in the morning. She lay sprawled on the bed with her eyes closed, mumbling, "B88, why did you wake me up in the middle of the night?"
As a system, 888 doesn't need sleep, so it was full of energy and said: [Host, there's big news! Director Liu from the film crew next door has caught his wife cheating on him at the Yunlai Grand Hotel!]
Catching someone in the act?!
Upon hearing those two words Ye Mo's previously somewhat muddled mind immediately cleared.
She suddenly sat up in bed, forgetting that she liked to wrap herself up in the blanket like a ball when she slept. Instead of sitting up, she thrashed about, looking more like a worm wriggling on the bed.
[Why did Director Liu's wife suddenly come to catch him cheating?] Ye Mo struggled in bed, still not forgetting to ask 888, [Did she know about Director Liu and Qiao Jiaojiao? How did she find out?]
888 said excitedly, "[That's because someone tipped us off and sent photos of Qiao Jiaojiao and Director Liu to Director Liu's wife, and even told her that Qiao Jiaojiao went into Director Liu's room tonight!]"
Director Liu's wife isn't a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle; how could she not come after knowing so much information? Most importantly, Director Liu and his wife are currently going through a divorce, so they are both eager to find something on each other to gain the upper hand in the divorce proceedings.
[Especially since Director Liu is a son-in-law; he and his wife signed a prenuptial agreement that if he dares to cheat, he'll have to leave with nothing.]
Under such circumstances, how could Director Liu's wife possibly remain indifferent and do nothing?
[Who tipped off Director Liu's wife?] Ye Mo wondered.
888: [Uh, it's Pan Yufang, the female lead in " The Tale of Scheming ".]
Ye Mo and asked pointedly, "[She and Qiao Jiaojiao don't get along?]"
888: [That's incredibly discordant. Qiao Jiaojiao, relying on her relationship with Director Liu, keeps getting Director Liu to give her more screen time. Not only is her screen time almost more than the female lead's, but he's also replaced the female lead's highlight scenes with hers. The female lead has long harbored resentment towards her.]
Being in the same film crew, how could Pan Yufang not see the shady dealings between Qiao Jiaojiao and Director Liu? And now she's retaliating.
[Host! Director Liu's wife is already in the hotel lobby. She should be on Director Liu floor in about five minutes!] 888 said urgently. [Host, hurry up, or we'll be late! This is a great opportunity to earn Gossip Points.]
Ye Mo: [I'll be done soon!]
She pulled up the hood of her pajamas, not caring how strange it looked to wear sunglasses so late at night, then rummaged through the closet for another pair of sunglasses, put them on, and then put on a mask, thinking that even a dog wouldn't recognize her in this disguise, before quickly heading up to the eighth floor.
Director Liu Yeqiu lived on the eighth floor.
[Wait!] 888 suddenly remembered something and said, [Host, didn't you say you wouldn't go joining in the fun today?]
Ye Mo asked with genuine doubt: [Did I really say that?]
[Even if we take a step back and say that was what I said yesterday, twelve days later it will be a brand new day, and today I am a new me!]
Just because eating melons wasn't advisable yesterday doesn't mean it's not advisable today.
Ye Mo was on the thirteenth floor. She originally planned to take the elevator downstairs, but seeing that the elevator was taking forever to come up, and 888 was already shouting that Director Liu's wife had arrived on the eighth floor, Ye Mo couldn't wait any longer and chose to take the stairs.
Thump thump thump!