"Shut your mouth!" Hearing her voice, Mu Junze felt uncomfortable all over. He took a big step forward, trying to keep his distance from her.
He wanted to stay away from Linda, but Linda didn't want to be far from him. She quickly stepped forward and stood beside him again, with her little hands behind her back, acting like a charming young girl.
"I heard you've been busy with the project in the United States these days. You must be so exhausted," Linda said.
Mu Junze frowned tightly.
Linda said tenderly, "I knew you were working so hard, so I wanted to prepare some chicken soup for you. But the filming on the set has been so hectic these days that I completely forgot about it. Now that the filming is over, I can take good care of you. You've lost weight. It makes me feel so heart - ache."
She didn't shy away from how explicit her words were.
Mu Junze heaved a big sigh. Suddenly, he parted his thin lips and shouted to Meng Nianchu, who was surrounded by the crowd and couldn't see what was going on here, "Give me the baby."
As soon as he spoke, the gazes that were originally on the baby instantly shifted to him. Then, the crowd naturally made way for him. Mu Junze walked over and picked up the baby.
"Go and play for a while."
These simple three words made the young actresses who witnessed this scene exclaim, "Nianchu, your husband is so nice. He knows how to take care of you!"
"I wish my future husband could be as considerate as him!"
Their envious exclamations one after another made Linda, who was standing beside them, extremely jealous. Unable to suppress her anger, she spat out some sarcastic words, "How can you let your husband take care of the baby while you just stand there watching? You're so ignorant. I don't know how your parents taught you!"
Although she didn't name names, everyone present knew that she was referring to Meng Nianchu.
The smile on Meng Nianchu's face faded. She was about to retort when Mu Junze, who was holding the baby, said nonchalantly, "I'm willing to."
"Wow."
Another exclamation sounded from the crowd.
Hearing what he said, Meng Nianchu couldn't help but curl up the corner of her mouth.
At this time, Mu Junze freed his left hand and held Meng Nianchu's little hand, saying, "Go and play with them."
"Call me if you need anything."
Mu Junze helped Meng Nianchu straighten her tilted clothes and replied, "Okay."
There was always a game - playing session at the wrap - up party. Since Mu Junze offered to take care of the baby, Meng Nianchu got a chance to participate. The director acted as the referee. Two people would compete to see who could step on more balloons. The winner would use a balloon to hit the loser's face.
Actually, this so - called punishment was mostly a formality. No one wanted to really hit others in the face and make enemies.
After a round of PK, it was finally Meng Nianchu's turn. Meng Nianchu, who was eager to play, rolled up her sleeves and invited someone to play with her.
But the actresses looked at each other, and no one dared to step forward.
Her husband was right there, and Meng Nianchu's status in the industry was not low. If someone accidentally won against her, Meng Nianchu might feel uncomfortable and hold a grudge. It would be too risky for themselves.
Even though they knew that Meng Nianchu usually had a good reputation in the crew, no one dared to take this risk.
After Meng Nianchu invited for a long time and no one stepped forward, just when she was feeling bored, Linda walked up with a provocative look on her face.
"I'll play with you."
"Sure!"
"Go for it, Nianchu!"
Meng Nianchu didn't really want to play this game with Linda. She was about to refuse when the director, who was watching around, suddenly agreed.
Linda took off her suit jacket, revealing the sexy suspender dress she was wearing inside, and said, "Are you scared?"
Meng Nianchu couldn't stand being provoked, especially by the person she hated the most. Her face darkened, and with a snort, she agreed.
Everyone knew that if they lost, the other person would surely not let them off easily and would really use the balloon to hit their face. So both Meng Nianchu and Linda put all their strength into it, each wanting to be the winner.
"Five, four, three..."
The director started the countdown.
Meng Nianchu summoned all her energy and stepped on several balloons.
"Stop!" The director pressed the button on the countdown clock.
The actors, who were also eager to know the result, all gathered around when they saw the director was about to count the balloons.
The director counted Meng Nianchu's balloons first. "One, two..."
After counting to the end, he said, "A total of twenty!"
This was the highest number of balloons stepped on in so many rounds of the game. Everyone in their hearts already had a result and unanimously believed that Meng Nianchu would surely win this round!
Then the director went to count Linda's balloons.
After counting, his expression became a bit awkward.
Seeing that the director didn't say anything after counting, someone couldn't hold back and asked, "How many?"
Linda patted the dust off her hands and said contemptuously, "Is this even a question? How could Meng Nianchu possibly win against me? Of course, I have more than her."
As she said this, she also gave Meng Nianchu a provocative look.
Meng Nianchu rolled her eyes.
Someone else asked, "Director, how many are there exactly?"
"Twenty - one."
Since they kept asking, the director had no choice but to stand up and reluctantly announce the final number.
All the actors fell silent.
Linda was overjoyed. She picked up a balloon from the table, walked up to Meng Nianchu, and handed it to her, saying, "A promise is a promise. The loser has to let the winner hit their face with the balloon."
Meng Nianchu's eyes darkened as she took the balloon. As soon as her little hand touched a corner of the balloon, it was taken away by someone.
Linda looked at the person who took the balloon and quickly said, "Junze, you can't cheat. The rules of the game clearly state that the loser has to accept the punishment. You can't help her!"
After saying that, she glared angrily at Meng Nianchu and said, "You're not going to renege on your promise, are you? You've clearly lost but still don't want to admit it. So many people are watching!"
"I'm not like you," Meng Nianchu said as she forcefully snatched the balloon back from Mu Junze's big palm. "I'll do what I promised."
Linda let out a snort.
Then the two of them each bit on one side of the balloon and stepped back. When they reached a certain distance, Linda's eyes darkened, and she suddenly let go of the balloon.
Linda was really determined. She let go of the balloon when she was five meters away from Meng Nianchu. From such a long distance, if the balloon hit Meng Nianchu hard, even if her face wasn't injured, it would surely swell!
Just as everyone was watching helplessly as the balloon was about to hit Linda, a pair of broad and big hands suddenly appeared in front of Meng Nianchu's face and firmly blocked the impact.
Mu Junze's back of the hand was obviously red.
"How could you do this!" Seeing that the balloon didn't hit Meng Nianchu's face but instead injured Mu Junze, Linda was both heart - ache and angry. "Didn't we agree that the loser has to accept the punishment? Why does Meng Nianchu have someone to help her? This is so unfair!"
She then took out her anger on Meng Nianchu. "Meng Nianchu, you're so shameless. You actually dare to blatantly break the rules!"