Chapter 66: She Cares About You A Lot
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Xi Mo continued to endure her headache and gently declined, "It takes a lot of time to untie this. The crew is waiting for me to go back. It wouldn't be good if I delayed."
Shen Qingbie thought what she said made sense and seemed to get anxious for her, "Then I won't waste your time. You should hurry and go. By the way, you should be with the Suiting crew, right? I heard that the only crew shooting night scenes here today is the Sui Ting crew."
Xi Mo didn't expect her to finally realize this and stop dragging her around. She felt relieved but kept a straight face and said, "I'm with the Sui Ting crew."
Shen Qingbie was happy and said, "Okay, then you go ahead. Bye-bye."
"Bye-bye."
Finally, hearing her finish talking, Xi Mo didn't dare to leave quickly. Now, in Shen Qingbie's eyes, she was someone with serious vision problems and wasn't wearing contact lenses. She couldn't be as careless as she walks as normal people would do, but had to be extra careful to avoid obstacles. So she had to play the part of someone with eye issues, squinting and walking slowly.
Shen Qingbie watched Xi Mo leave before turning around, only to meet Yu An's complicated expression.
Yu An, with a stern face, asked her, "I've already said good evening to her, and she was leaving. Why did you still run over and ask if she knows you?"
Shen Qingbie felt somewhat proud and said, "Surprised? Let me tell you, I asked her that on purpose to test her. Think about it, when we first met her on the road, she might have already heard what I said. But she just said good evening and left. I'm so famous, how could she not recognize me?"
Yu An said, "Qingqing, you are very famous, but not everyone knows you."
Shen Qingbie: "..."
Shen Qingbie told her not to interrupt and continued to analyze, "So I thought there must be something wrong with her. Maybe she pretended not to recognize me and then turn around to tell the paparazzi about it, saying my previous image was all made up and that I'm not really like that. Don't you think so?"
Yu An didn't expect her to chatter on and on but still analyze so clearly. Rarely feeling pleased, she said, "You're right, it's possible. This time you actually understood."
Shen Qingbie saw that she agreed with her actions this time and spoke even more enthusiastically, "So I had to test her. I purposely asked if she knew me. If she really knew me but pretended not to, being suddenly questioned like that would make her nervous and expose herself. But I didn't expect her to stay so calm. So, I got closer and shone the flashlight on my face. If she really knew me, at such a close distance, she wouldn't have been able to hide it. Any abnormal reaction would have been noticeable, and I could have exposed her."
Yu An looked at her in surprise. It turned out that her seemingly foolish actions had a deeper meaning. Suddenly, the headaches and chest pains from earlier seemed to dissipate, and she listened to her calmly for once.
Shen Qingbie continued, "If she exposed herself, I could use some means to make her afraid to go to the reporters."
Yu An gave her a sidelong glance, "What means?"
Shen Qingbie: "..."
"And then?" Yu An continued with a sidelong glance, "Since you had all these thoughts, why did it look like you were chatting happily with her later?"
Shen Qingbie laughed again, "I didn't expect that she really didn't know me. After I tested her, I found out that she actually had poor eyesight and couldn't see what I looked like. And from her behavior, she probably didn't hear our conversation either. So, she definitely won't leak anything to the reporters. I worried for nothing."
Yu An: "..."
…No wonder she stopped pretending after putting away the flashlight. She really was blinded by lard
Yu An had to remind her, "Have you considered that the woman might be acting to deceive you? Maybe her eyes are perfectly fine, and she saw and heard everything she needed to."
"That's impossible," Shen Qingbie waved her hand dismissively. "I believe her. If she were that good at acting, she’d be a movie queen by now. Look at her, she doesn’t even have an assistant with her. Does that seem like movie queen treatment to you?"
Yu An, pressing her throbbing temples, said slowly, "Maybe she hasn’t made it yet, but she could be a movie queen in the future?"
Shen Qingbie was stunned and then exclaimed, "You have a point."
Yu An: "..."
Shen Qingbie continued muttering to herself, "She’s really interesting, so kind, and she doesn’t get annoyed by my talking like you do. She’s smart too, knowing to cover her face and pretend to be filming to avoid possible dangers on the road. How did she come up with such a good idea? But she said her eyes were bad, and she kept squinting while talking to me. It's quite pitiful. An actor’s eyes are very important. If her eyes are bad, it’s hard to convey emotion in scenes. Filming action scenes with contact lenses could damage her eyes. I think she should get eye surgery, but some people can’t get it depending on their condition. Also, although she was covering her face and the light wasn’t good, her figure seemed familiar. But I don’t know anyone with eye problems like that. Something feels off. Why don’t you analyze it with me…"
Yu An: "..."
Turn around and leave.
Shen Qingbie, seeing her leave, got anxious and called out, "A'Yu! I haven't finished yet, don't go!"
Hearing that she still hadn't finished beeping, Yu An walked even faster, like she had suddenly been equipped with a motor, her footsteps rapidly echoing.
Shen Qingbie: "..."
She really hadn’t finished talking and felt very uncomfortable about it.
After a while, Yu An stopped, turned around, and walked back, saying helplessly, "Alright, go on. I'm listening."
Shen Qingbie quickly followed her.
Walking alongside, she continued talking nonstop.
On her way back, Xi Mo met Gu Qisong, who had found her location through her message and GPS.
Gu Qisong asked her for details, and Xi Mo recounted how she had followed the woman in the hat, but she left out the part about meeting Shen Qingbie.
Unfortunately, they quickly lost track of the woman in hat and didn't have any further clues. However, Xi Mo had taken a few distant photos of the woman's blurry back and shared them with Gu Qisong.
When they returned to the set, Ruan Yesheng had already finished several scenes and was resting. Seeing Xi Mo and Gu Qisong return together, she sensed something might have happened and asked Xi Mo, "I noticed you were gone earlier. Where did you go?"
Xi Mo replied truthfully, "I saw a woman wearing a hat and thought she seemed suspicious, so I followed her. I've already told Gu Qisong the details, but unfortunately, the woman disappeared quickly, and we didn’t find anything."
Saying this, Xi Mo took out her phone and showed her the photos.
Recently, there had been some strange occurrences, so both of them naturally paid close attention to what was happening on set. Ruan Yesheng looked at the photos while asking, "These are all back views. Did you see her face?"
"She left in a hurry, I didn’t get a clear look."
Ruan Yesheng glanced at Xi Mo, slightly frowning, "You didn’t encounter any problems, did you?"
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"No problem," Xi Mo saw the hidden worry in her expression and said, "It was an urgent situation. The person was about to leave, and you were filming, so I couldn’t notify you. But I told Gu Qisong. With him around, there was no issue."
Gu Qisong apologized, "Miss Ruan, Xiao Mo specifically instructed me to protect you. However, when you sent the message, Mr. Lu was looking for me, and I didn't see the message immediately. I was a bit late. In the future, if a similar situation occurs, after you send a message, call me and let it ring three times before hanging up. I will check immediately."
Xi Mo caught the key point and asked quietly, "Xi Mo specifically instructed you to protect me?"
Ruan Yesheng: "..."
Gu Qisong replied, "Yes, Xiao Mo cares about you a lot. Miss Tangtang told me this is called a bond."
Xi Mo: "..."
Ruan Yesheng: "..."
Gu Qisong, being a man of few words, had reached his limit of conversation. Seeing there was nothing else to address, he nodded to them and walked to a nearby spot. From there, he could oversee the set while giving Xi Mo and Ruan Yesheng some space.
Only Xi Mo and Ruan Yesheng were left sitting there.
Ruan Yesheng didn't say anything, moving her folding chair closer to Xi Mo's, pressing against her chair, and resting her chin in her hand, watching her.
Xi Mo quietly scooted to the edge of her chair, "Why are you sitting so close?"
Ruan Yesheng smiled sweetly, "Being close shows our bond more clearly."
Xi Mo: "..."
Ruan Yesheng, with a righteous tone, said, "I'm doing this for Tangtang. Tangtang loves playing with Gu Qisong, even though he’s a man of few words. Since Tangtang calls it a bond, and Gu Qisong believes it, if we don’t act it out, he might think Tangtang was lying. You’re so good to Tangtang, even gave her a raise. You wouldn’t want Tangtang to be seen as a liar, would you?"
Xi Mo sneered, "You have a lot of lies."
Gu Qisong surveyed the set and looked over at the two of them.
Ruan Yesheng continued smiling, "Just cooperate."
Xi Mo: "..."
Seeing Ruan Yesheng so close, with a smile lingering in her eyes, Xi Mo kept a stern face, placed her hand on Ruan Yesheng's shoulder, and said, "Is this close enough?"
Ruan Yesheng, clearly unprepared, felt a tremor in her heart and stared at her in a daze.
Xi Mo looked straight ahead, "Just cooperating."
Ruan Yesheng: "..."
