"Ah Yan, could you stay with me tonight?" she said timidly, her eyes full of expectation, making it hard to refuse.
Xiao Yanzhi lowered his eyes and looked into those moist eyes. For a moment, he was in a daze.
Was Jiang Li also trying to keep him just now?
While he was lost in thought, Qin Yaoyao tugged at his sleeve and whispered, "I'm afraid the power will go out again. Could you stay with me?"
Only then did Xiao Yanzhi come to his senses. His eyes fell on her slightly blushing face.
"Okay."
In the bedroom, Xiao Yanzhi was fully dressed. He sat upright on the edge of the bed with his long legs together, accompanying Qin Yaoyao until she fell asleep.
Although Xiao Yanzhi seemed patient on the surface, he was obviously absent - minded.
Qin Yaoyao, who noticed this, felt a flash of caution in her heart, but she still looked obedient and gentle on the surface. Her voice was soft and waxy. "Ah Yan, you're so good to me. I'm so touched."
Her breathing became heavy, and her cheeks were flushed. "I suddenly feel so cold. Am I running a fever?"
Hearing this, Xiao Yanzhi reached out and touched her forehead.
It was really a bit hot.
His expression became solemn. He asked, "Do you have any fever - reducing medicine here?"
Qin Yaoyao closed her eyes tightly, pursed her lips, and shook her head.
She must have been in the bathroom for too long and got cold. Originally, she wanted Xiao Yanzhi to feel sorry for her, but instead, she really caught a cold.
It was really an uncomfortable feeling.
However, thinking that Xiao Yanzhi was by her side, she felt a little better. She opened her misty eyes and looked at the man sitting at the head of the bed with a furrowed brow.
She wanted to reach for his hand, but just then he stood up. "I'll call my assistant and ask him to buy you some fever - reducing medicine."
Qin Yaoyao was a bit unhappy, but seeing his obviously worried look, she couldn't help but be touched.
Xiao Yanzhi must care about her in his heart; otherwise, he wouldn't be so worried about her.
She wrapped herself in the quilt, blinked her eyes, and said in a cute, coquettish voice, "Ah Yan, I'm a bit hungry."
Xiao Yanzhi was in the middle of calling his assistant. He turned around and looked at her. His voice was deep. "What do you want to eat?"
"I want to eat the chestnut cake from that shop in the south of the city." She stopped halfway, suddenly thought of something, and looked a bit embarrassed. "It's not very good to make Assistant Xue go so far at night, is it?"
Xiao Yanzhi paused. His expression didn't change much. He continued into the receiver, "Xue An, stop by the south of the city on the way and buy a chestnut cake back."
Assistant Xue: "… Okay, boss."
It wasn't on the way. The south of the city was more than ten kilometers away from the north of the city. It would take more than an hour to go there and back, and the cake shop might not even be open.
But he was his boss after all.
Seeing that Xiao Yanzhi was so obedient to her, Qin Yaoyao's eyes curved even more and sparkled. "Ah Yan, why are you so good to me?"
Xiao Yanzhi lowered his eyes. His expression softened a bit. "As long as you're happy."
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The next day.
In the dressing room on the set, the makeup artist frowned tightly and was carefully covering the wound on Jiang Li's neck with concealer.
There was a crying scene in the rain today, and there would be close - ups of her facial expressions. If the wound couldn't be covered, when the movie was released and the audience noticed it, there would inevitably be speculation and discussion.
Sister Chen was also there today. Seeing her scratched neck, she was worried. "How did this happen out of the blue?"
"A dog bit me." Jiang Li stared at herself in the mirror, her tone flat.
As soon as she said this, Sister Chen immediately understood. She coughed twice and couldn't help but lower her voice. "Mr. Xiao is really. He should have been more careful, knowing that you have a scene to shoot."
"When has he ever been careful?" Jiang Li didn't seem to care. Seeing that the makeup artist had almost finished, she whispered a thank - you and was about to start shooting.
Today was a crying scene. Jiang Li needed to kneel in the set rain scene and try to keep her departing lover but failed. She could only watch as the lover left resolutely.
The moment the shooting started, Jiang Li's eyes turned red, but the tears didn't fall for a long time.
The rain was heavy. Jiang Li was completely soaked. She shivered and raised her head. A teardrop welled up in her eyes and slid down the corner of her eye together with the rainwater.
It was like a bloody tear.
The plain shirt soaked in rain clung to her body. She was so thin that the outline of the butterfly bones on her back could be clearly seen, as if they were about to take flight but were also desolate and lonely.
"Good, one take!"
The director shouted to stop, and the rain stopped immediately.
Counting the few opposing scenes shot in the morning, her scenes for today were over.
Jiang Li slowly straightened up. Xiao Ye quickly ran over, put a shawl on Jiang Li, and stuffed a hot water bottle into her hand. "Sister Jiang Li, go take a hot shower quickly. Don't catch a cold."
Jiang Li nodded expressionlessly. When she turned around, her eyes accidentally caught sight of Chen Siqi.
She wondered how long he had been standing there watching.
Seeing that he had been noticed, Chen Siqi didn't try to hide. He walked over and stood in front of her. With a gentle smile on his handsome face and elegant manners, he said, "After you've finished shooting, could I have a word with you, Miss Jiang?"
…
There was a reception area on the shooting site. Jiang Li asked Xiao Ye to arrange for Chen Siqi to go there first. She went to take a hot shower to recover her strength, changed into dry clothes, and then slowly appeared.
Jiang Li changed into a loose turtleneck sweater and a long coat. Her just - dried hair was flowing behind her. Although she was showing her natural face, her complexion was good, adding a lazy and cold beauty to her.
She walked up to Chen Siqi. Her voice was still hoarse from crying during the shooting. "Sorry to have kept you waiting, Young Master Chen. What do you want to talk to me about?"
Chen Siqi looked at her with a faint smile. His voice was gentle. "Miss Jiang has excellent professional abilities. You will surely be a shining star in the film and television industry in the future."
Jiang Li had heard a lot of such flattering words. She just smiled slightly and politely responded a few words.
Just then, Chen Siqi suddenly changed the subject. His smile faded a lot. "Actually, I came here this time to ask in person the reason why Miss Jiang refused Chen's."
Refused Chen's?
There was a look of confusion in Jiang Li's beautiful eyes. She was slightly stunned. "I don't understand what you mean, Young Master Chen."
Her expression was very real. It didn't seem like she was pretending.
Chen Siqi looked at her for a few seconds, the corner of his mouth slightly raised, and soon showed a warm smile. "In that case, maybe someone refused me on behalf of Miss Jiang."
Jiang Li still felt confused. Her look at him was a bit dazed.
Chen Siqi stared at Jiang Li's clean face. His gentle voice became a bit more solemn. "I've heard about your current situation in Jiang Entertainment. I deeply sympathize with your experience."
Hearing this, Jiang Li curled her hand that was resting on the chair.
"I don't want an excellent actress like you to decline. So I'd like to invite you to develop in Chen's."