Chapter 40: The Contract-married Wife Is Also A Wife!
Gu Jinrong opened her eyes and looked at Shen Qingzhi, who was full of vitality beside her. She softly said, "Then Qingqing, tell me a story."
Shen Qingzhi originally just said it casually, but she didn't expect that the other party would really ask her to tell the story, and she was a little embarrassed for a while. She usually watches movies like Vampires and chainsaw, which are not suitable as bedtime stories.
"Do you like rabbits very much, then let me tell you a warm and lovely story about little rabbits."
"Once upon a time, there lived ten rabbits in the forest. One day the big rabbit got sick, the second rabbit watched over, the third rabbit bought medicine, and the fourth rabbit boiled...[1]"
Gu Jinrong: ...
Something feels a bit off.
"Fifth rabbit died for no reason, sixth rabbit carried, seventh rabbit dug a hole, eighth rabbit buried... [1]
Gu Jinrong listened with an expressionless face, while Shen Qingzhi narrated vividly and even engaged.
"The ninth rabbit sat on the ground crying, the tenth rabbit asked why, can you guess why? [1]
"I don't want to guess." Gu Jinrong turned over and pulled up the quilt: Telling this kind of story at night is really "warm and lovely".
Seeing that the effect was not good, Shen Qingzhi was a little bit shocked, and proposed, "You don't like this story? Why don't I tell you another story about the obedient rabbit?"
"No need." Gu Jinrong buried her head in her neck, breathing lightly, "Go to sleep."
The hot breath made Shen Qingzhi's neck ticklish, but she didn't push her away. She felt like she had lived for twenty-three years and had never been this patient before.
She tilted her neck slightly to make Gu Jinrong bury her head more comfortably. Feeling that the breathing rhythm between her neck was gradually becoming more even, she couldn't help being proud in her heart: It's so easy to put people to sleep, I'm really a good storyteller.
Shen Qingqing's body was held in place and couldn't move, and before she knew it, drowsiness crept over her.
She didn't know when her consciousness began to blur, but surprisingly, she didn't have any dreams that night.
Gu Jinrong's biological clock is always on time, and when the first ray of sunlight fell through the window in the morning, she naturally opened her eyes.
With just one glance, she can see the beautiful sleeping face close at hand. This is her sweetheart and her legal wife, and they embraced intimately, completely rightful.
At that moment, she felt as if the clouds in her heart had cleared away, and her whole body was bathed in warm comfort.
She stretched out her hand to lightly touch that white and tender face, her movements extremely careful, ensuring not to wake the person. The soft and smooth real touch made her sigh with contentment.
Shen Qingzhi, who was sleeping, felt a slight itch on her face, stretched out her hand to scratch it, turned over, and continued to sleep soundly.
Gu Jinrong silently watched for a while, eventually placing a gentle kiss on her forehead before finally mustering the will to get out of bed.
There are still two hours left before filming, so she could quickly prepare a simple breakfast.
Gu Jinrong sent a message to her assistant, telling her not to come to her room in the morning, and then changed her clothes and went to the bathroom.
Shen Qingzhi woke up from the aroma of breakfast. She spent half a minute reviewing everything that happened last night and then went to wash in a good mood.
When she entered the living room, she found a table set with freshly made millet porridge and cold noodles; simple but full of flavors.
A few days ago, she had been feeling awkward on her own, and it had affected the quality of her meals. It was either takeout, restaurants, or Li Qian's dark cooking.
Gu Jinrong saw Shen Qingzhi appear and naturally pulled out a chair, and set the tableware, without needing many words, like the understanding of living together for many years.
Shen Qingzhi didn't bother to be polite this time. She sat down on the chair and took a bite of noodles and a sip of porridge. After tasting it, she honestly gave a thumbs up.
She hadn't tasted this kind of flavor in a few days, but there was a sense of long-lost feeling. Thinking about what she ate a couple of days ago, why torture herself?
Seeing Shen Qingzhi eat contentedly, Gu Jinrong's eyebrows and eyes curved into crescent moons.
The two sat at the same table, eating breakfast, and chatting about filming-related matters in the morning, a rare harmony.
It is as if the Cold War of the previous days never existed.
The atmosphere was so beautiful that Shen Qingzhi forgot one thing...
At 7:30 in the morning, Li Qian knocked on Shen Qingzhi's door on time with the breakfast she bought.
She knocked for a while, but no one came to answer the door, so she could only call Shen Qingzhi with her mobile phone.
Shen Qingzhi answered the phone and walked all the way to the entrance to open the door. She successfully saw her little assistant holding back her joy.
Shen Qingzhi:...
Is there anything worth being so happy about?
Standing beside Shen Qingzhi, Gu Jinrong saw the little assistant at the door and said politely: "Sorry, I forgot to ask Qingqing to send you a message. She's having breakfast with me this morning."
Li Qian had never experienced such treatment before, so she suppressed her excitement and said, "It's okay, it's okay. If you don't need breakfast, I'll take care of it. You two can eat slowly without rushing. I won't disturb you."
After speaking, she ran away in a hurry.
Shen Qingzhi looked at the back of her little assistant who disappeared without a trace, and then looked at Gu Jinrong who was smiling warmly beside her, feeling a little puzzled, "Did she take stimulants early in the morning?"
"No, she had candy.
Shen Qingzhi:?
***
The two of them left the same room and, after getting their hair and makeup done, arrived at the filming location one after the other.
Since joining the crew, the two of them had been almost inseparable, and most of the morning was spent filming opposite each other.
In the plot, Feng Yasong uses her clan's abilities to help Cang Xingyun find important clues related to the framed Chengfeng Villa.
At the same time, the illusion caused by the love potion on her was also lifted. However, during these days of being together all the time, some subtle changes in their feelings occurred.
"Heavenly Beings" Scene 27 Take 1
Cang Xingyun put away the small box she had worked hard to obtain and respectfully bowed to Feng Yasong. "Thanks to Miss Feng for her help this time. I've offended you before."
Seeing her being unusually polite, Feng Yasong also waved her hand generously. "Young Master Cang, there's no need for excessive courtesy. It is the duty of chivalrous people of our generation to eradicate traitors."
She had learned this from a book yesterday, even though she didn't fully understand the meaning, saying it made her sound quite impressive.
Otherwise, she couldn't just say, "Who made me accidentally take the wrong love potion and give my love without regrets.'
Seeing Feng Yasong's pretentious manner, Cang Xingyun's eyes softened compared to when they first met.
After getting along with each other for a few days, she found that this little girl from a different race was not as naughty as she was when they first met, but pure in heart.
Feng Yasong felt uneasy under the gentle gaze of Cang Xingyun. When she was affected by the love potion earlier, she remembered Cang Xingyun having this naturally gentle look.
Although the poison had clearly been cured by now, why did things still feel so strange? Could there be some lingering effects?
She scratched her face and took a few steps back, saying, "Don't look at me like that. People who don't know might think it's you who got affected by the love potion. It's a long way ahead... Ah!"
Before she could finish speaking, she felt a heavy blow to the back of her head, lost consciousness, and fell. But just a second before hitting the ground, someone caught her on their shoulder.
"Put her down!" Cang Xing Yun stepped forward, with a sword wind so majestic that even the surrounding branches had to bow their heads.
However, the newcomer moved with an eerie grace, effortlessly weaving through the trees. They maintained a distance not too far from Cang Xingyun, nor too close.
This section comes to a close, and later on, with Feng Yasong as a bait who's already unconscious, being carried away in the distance, the focus shifts.
After taking a few close-ups alone, Shen Qingzhi took a short break and sat on the wicker chair to enjoy Gu Jinrong's next solo fight scene.
As a supporting role with fewer scenes, Yu Kexin also had a scene where she faced off against the two main female leads. So, she came over to sit next to Shen Qingzhi at that moment.
Gu Jinrong is currently hanging on the wire and making a series of difficult movements in the air. Her white clothes fluttered, and her techniques were fluid and graceful, exuding a strong visual appeal.
Everyone around couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
"Worthy of being the movie queen without any doubt, practicing martial arts really makes a difference. As a layman, I can only say it's so cool and beautiful."
"I always feel like Queen Gu's action scenes come with their own special effects, you know, that kind of biubiubiu*."
*shooting sound effects
"I get it, I get it. She not only brings her own special effects but also her own BGM. Watching it live is so breathtaking!"
....
Shen Qingzhi listened to the chattering discussions around her, feeling sour and proud in her heart: Looks good, right? That's my wife. But then she felt like something was off, so she patched it up: The contract-married wife is also a wife!
The staff is still some distance away from the wire works, so their discussion will not affect the set's audio. Shen Qingzhi lay on the wicker chair and listened to a basketful of compliments for her wife, suddenly feeling that something was missing. Yu Kexin, her wife's number one little fangirl, why wasn't she speaking up today?
Shen Qingzhi turned her head and saw Yu Kexin sitting on a chair, lost in thought, her gaze not even on the wire scene.
Feeling unhappy about it, Shen Qingzhi reached out to pull Yu Kexin's chair. "My... Isn't Senior Gu's acting good-looking? Why aren't you watching her?"
Yu Kexin: ?
You thought I was crazy when I was looking at her before, but now you hate me because I'm not looking at her?
Yu Kexin perked up, sitting upright with a mix of casualness and seriousness. "It's good-looking. I'm just used to it."
Shen Qingzhi said, "How can you just get used to something beautiful?"
She was about to ask a few more questions, but she saw a suspicious red mark on the base of Yu Kexin's neck, and asked strangely, "What happened to your neck?"
Yu Kexin followed where Shen Qingzhi's finger pointed and covered it, faltering and saying: "Mosquito bite, our room on the sixth floor doesn't have screens."
Shen Qingzhi thought: Our room on the seventh floor doesn't have screens either.
She pulled aside Yu Kexin's concealed hand and looked at the mark from a distance. "It's pretty red. How about lighting a mosquito coil tonight? Did you apply any ointment?"
"I... I did."
"What kind of medicine did you use? Can you recommend it? I'm afraid that mosquitoes will fly to the seventh floor tonight. Just taking precautions."
"It's in my room. I'll get it for you when I go back."
The two of them were still chatting with each other, but Shen Hanzhi appeared at some point.
During the two-day on-site inspection, she obtained the qualification to freely enter and exit the entire studio. Now she has just finished inspecting the indoor scenes of Group B and returned to Group A.
"What are you talking about, so lively?"
When Shen Qingzhi saw her sister, she quietly made a face at her. She hadn't forgotten that this person bullied her wife last night.
Shen Hanzhi pretended not to notice: My sister is old enough, can't keep bullying her forever.
Seeing Yu Kexin's sudden nervous appearance, she grabbed Shen Qingzhi's head with one hand and shook it, "Shen Qingzhi, you didn't bully her, did you?"
Shen Qingzhi rolled her eyes silently, "In our family, you are the one who likes to bully people more, right?"
Considering they were on set, she had to maintain some idol-like demeanor and avoid conflict with her elder sister. She retorted briefly in response to Shen Hanzhi's comment.
"We were discussing mosquitoes just now, Kexin got a big bite on her neck. Shen Hanzhi, you also live on the sixth floor. Why didn't mosquitoes bite you?"
Author's Note:
[1] Quoted from folk rabbit nursery rhyme