Chapter 64: You Ask Quite A Lot
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Xi Mo naturally knew Ruan Yesheng was talking nonsense again.
Don't be fooled by Ruan Yesheng's soft and charming appearance now; in fact, she was proud at heart. She always wanted to speak with her own strength. If one really asked her to hug someone's thigh to advance, that would be absolutely impossible.
Since she knew Ruan Yesheng was like this, she could speak more freely.
Xi Mo straightforwardly said, "If you really want to, then come and hug."
Ruan Yesheng: "..."
Xi Mo saw the expression in Ruan Yesheng's eyes suddenly become even more ambiguous, realizing that she might have said something ambiguous, causing her to misunderstand, making Ruan Yesheng hesitate to speak.
... This thigh is not that thigh.
Xi Mo's complexion also became somewhat unnatural.
Ruan Yesheng's gaze slowly shifted downward, falling on her legs.
Xi Mo silently took two steps back.
Seeing her reaction, Ruan Yesheng felt like laughing in her heart, but on the surface, she glanced at Xi Mo sideways and said, "You didn't specify which thigh to hug. Since you asked me to come, why are you retreating?"
Xi Mo stood firm, looking at her with a somewhat unpredictable expression, but it seemed that if Ruan Yesheng really came over now, she wouldn't retreat anymore.
However, Ruan Yesheng didn't come over. After a while, she smiled and said, "Let's wait until we switch back before hugging. What's the point of hugging my own thigh?"
Xi Mo: "..."
Ruan Yesheng said, "Shall we go eat dinner?"
Xi Mo didn't say anything, just nodded and started to move, with Ruan Yesheng walking quickly a few steps to her side, walking side by side with her.
The two walked towards the door. They were currently on the set of Deng Sui's palace. The palace was very large, and the staff inside had gone to eat, leaving no one behind. As they approached the door, Ruan Yesheng cautiously asked her, "Since we're not hugging thighs anymore, can I hold onto your arm?"
Xi Mo: "..."
When Xi Mo was in college, she saw many girls who liked to walk arm in arm together. Especially those who lived in the dormitory, if they were from the same dorm, several girls would walk to the cafeteria arm in arm, laughing and joking all the way; their bond evident.
When Xi Mo first entered college, she was originally assigned to a dormitory, but she was dissatisfied with the dormitory environment and didn't want to live there. When she hurriedly left the dormitory building, she collided with Ruan Yesheng, who was returning from the cafeteria with food stains and accidentally splattered on Xi Mo. This memory was not pleasant for her at the time, and she never lived in the dormitory again. Her family prepared another house for her to go to school, and every night after evening self-study, there would be bodyguards to pick her up.
So she actually never experienced the dormitory life that most people go through, and she wouldn't have the possibility of a classmate from the same dormitory holding her hand to go to the cafeteria or anything like that. She suddenly wondered, if she hadn't lived off-campus at the beginning, but chose to live in the dormitory, what would she have experienced?
At that time, Ruan Yesheng liked to follow her intentionally or unintentionally. If she really lived in the dormitory, based on Ruan Yesheng's behavior at that time, would Ruan Yesheng have come close and held her arm to go to the cafeteria together?
"...You ask for quite a lot," Xi Mo said, extending her hand outward.
Ruan Yesheng was happy and naturally held onto her arm.
But Ruan Yesheng also knew that she could only hold onto her arm for this short distance. Once they were out of this door, they might encounter other people. After all, in the eyes of outsiders, "Sister Xi" was not the type to actively hold someone else's arm, and holding it so intimately, so she couldn't be too obvious, and she had to stop when they reached the door.
Thinking of this, Ruan Yesheng instinctively slowed down her pace.
The road was short, and she hoped time could stretch a bit longer.
Xi Mo also felt her pace slowing down, but didn't say anything, matching her steps and talking to her, "After work tonight, I'll come to your room."
"What's the matter?" Ruan Yesheng's eyes lit up.
"Just now, didn't you say you wanted to call Uncle Ding tonight? I'll teach you what to say to him."
Ruan Yesheng blinked at her, smiling, "For just that, you could have taught me over the phone. If you're worried, you can talk on the phone while I take notes. Why do you have to come to my room? Do you like my room that much?"
Xi Mo: "..."
"I have another important matter to discuss with you, which I can't explain over the phone."
Seeing her serious expression, Ruan Yesheng knew it was indeed something important. She quickly nodded, "I understand. Can you tell me in advance what important matter you want to discuss with me? I'd like to be mentally prepared."
"You asked me about the date next month. Seeing that the date is approaching, I have very detailed instructions about that day, and you must remember them well."
Last time at the Xi Mansion, Ruan Yesheng heard Xi Ji mention something about next month, which seemed like a very special day. Ruan Yesheng didn't understand at the time and couldn't reveal anything, so she could only pretend to know everything. She asked Xi Mo afterward to find out what exactly that day was about.
Xi Mo continued, "Also, you've never been there before. I'll draw you a simple map of that place so you can get familiar with it as much as possible and memorize it. Don't get lost when you go there. My Dad is actually very observant. If you appear unfamiliar there, he will immediately notice that something is wrong."
That day was indeed very important to Xi Mo. Ruan Yesheng didn't dare to neglect it and said seriously, "Okay, come to my room tonight, and we'll discuss it carefully."
As they approached the door, Ruan Yesheng immediately let go of Xi Mo.
Xi Mo glanced at her but didn't say anything, and Ruan Yesheng smiled at her.
After dinner, the shooting continued. There weren't many tasks today, so they finished around nine o'clock. When they returned to the hotel, Xi Mo stayed in Ruan Yesheng's room for over an hour before coming out. Ruan Yesheng escorted her to the door. After spending so long discussing, Ruan Yesheng noticed that Xi Mo's expression had been serious all along. She could understand and stood at the door, softly saying, "Goodnight, get some rest early."
"Goodnight."
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Two days later, Yan Mu was eagerly waiting. Every day, he would mutter, "Why hasn't Sister Qingqing come yet? She didn't even tell me the time."
Xi Mo thought it was better if she didn't come, so she wouldn't have to deal with those misleading photos taken by the paparazzi, accompanied by exaggerated stories. She said, "She's on vacation, maybe she's too tired to go around."
Yan Mu said, "I'll wait a little longer. She said she would come, and I believe she will."
Another two days passed, and Shen Qing Bie still hadn't come.
Afraid that Yan Mu would nag about it again, Xi Mo avoided him these past two days. Otherwise, he would keep mentioning Sister Qingqing this, Sister Qingqing that.
On the night of the following day, as usual, the crew was filming night scenes. The scenes with Ruan Yesheng and Yan Mu were filmed first, and it wasn't Xi Mo's turn yet, so she sat on the set waiting.
She still had fight scenes tonight, wearing a cool black outfit, her long hair tied up. Also, because of the plot requirements, she would have to wear a black veil later. For convenience, she had already tied the black veil around her neck.
The script for tonight had long been memorized by heart, so she had nothing to do and looked around.
After looking around for a while, a figure caught Xi Mo's attention.
That figure wasn't far away, standing among several staff members. Because the staff next to her were tall, they partially obscured her figure. It wasn't very clear from this angle, but it could still be seen that she was a woman.
Xi Mo frowned slightly.
After a while, the woman emerged from among the staff members. She turned around quickly, and Xi Mo could only vaguely see the silhouette of her profile as she passed by, wearing a hat and pressing down the brim, then turned and left.
Seeing that she was about to leave the shooting scene, Xi Mo quickly stood up.
The woman walked swiftly, disappearing into the night at the end of the corridor.
After all, the crew was working, and the lights were concentrated on the palace being filmed at the moment. In fact, there were many other palaces outside, connected by winding corridors, twisting and turning, hidden in the dark night. Some corridors were very dim, with no direct lighting, and the woman's figure hurriedly disappeared into the darkness.
Xi Mo focused her mind, sent a text message to Gu Qisong, and then chased after her.
When she reached the side of a palace wall, she found no trace of the woman anymore. Seeing no progress, she decided to go back immediately to avoid any mishaps.
Xi Mo circled around from the palace wall and walked back along a brightly lit path. However, halfway through, the road forked, and two women suddenly appeared from the left.
One of the women was aggressive, constantly complaining, "They really have such big faces, chasing me since we wrapped up, no matter how I dodge, I can't shake them off. The cameras are almost poking my face! If they ruin my face, will they compensate me? Can they afford it? Ah? If it weren't for them blabbering and holding me back, I wouldn't have arrived here so late at night! Do you know how tired I am? My waist hurts, my legs ache, my heart hurts! Do you know why I'm so sore? It's all because they keep bothering me. Why are these paparazzi so annoying? Let me tell you, next time, don't stop me, never stop me——"
This person kept saying others were blabbering, but she was the one blabbering all the way, like a water cart. She complained about her sore waist, legs, heart, and mouth.
The person next to her fell silent for a moment, then decided to reply, "I didn't stop you. You were smiling at them all the way, maintaining what you think is a hundred percent graceful and elegant smile, and saying to them, 'Don't push, one by one.'"
That woman: "..."
Then she started complaining again, "I had no choice but to do that. If you didn't stop me, it means you thought I did the right thing. You used to package me like this, saying that artists should always maintain their demeanor in front of outsiders, be quiet, and have manners, to create a good image of the artist, right? I've been following what you said all this time. Why, now that I've done it, you find fault with me? What's wrong with me? Tell me, even though I may not change, at least I can listen, right——"
The person next to her quietly pinched her waist, wanting her to shut up.
The woman also felt something was wrong and stopped talking. When she looked up, she happened to see Xi Mo approaching from the opposite direction.
Xi Mo knew she couldn't avoid them. She had already put on the black veil that had been hanging around her neck, so the two women didn't see what she looked like.
The air was quiet for a few seconds, and then the woman suddenly smiled, pretending not to see the person coming towards her, softly said to the person beside her, "How do you think I did with those two lines just now? Wasn't I quite proficient? I didn't expect to get such a role. There are so many lines, which is quite challenging for me."
The person beside her opened her eyes and said nonsense, "...You did well, Qingqing."
Xi Mo: "..."
Quiet, woman!
Just pretend with me!
Author's Note:
Hahaha Qingqing, you're here!!!
