Chapter – 57
“Are you… caring about me?” Qin Shiyue asked casually, though he was actually trying to cover himself—thankfully, he managed to recover well enough, or else he wouldn’t have been able to submit his lines.
“You’re just really good at flattering yourself. I’m only concerned about the time and effort I put in. I hate doing useless work,” Lin Qingyi immediately denied it.
“I knew it.” Sure enough, this woman didn’t care about him at all—she only cared about herself. Qin Shiyue felt a faint, inexplicable sense of disappointment.
Bai Wenxi thought: Master is smart most of the time, but a little clueless sometimes. You can’t be too proud when it comes to love, especially if you’re the one who likes the other person first.
“At this point, the return on my time and effort isn’t very high. But at least it’s not wasted,” Lin Qingyi evaluated objectively, thinking that the performance with the male lead hadn’t even reached half of what it was with her last night.
“That’s still a big improvement,” Qin Shiyue thought. Couldn’t she just give a compliment? Saying it this way, he didn’t even know whether she was praising him or criticizing him.
“Lin Laoshi, you don’t know how many takes she flubbed before,” Fang Xinhua said, not trying to put her “second treasure” at a disadvantage. She just didn’t think Lin Qingyi would always be on set watching him. She worried that without Lin Qingyi, his performance would immediately drop back to “acting poorhouse” level. She hoped Lin Qingyi had good advice on how to stabilize his acting.
“Fang Jie…” How could Fang Jie spill her secret like that? Without Lin Qingyi on set, his acting is terrible. With Lin Qingyi there, his acting instantly improves—it made it seem like Lin Qingyi was especially important.
“Really?” Lin Qingyi looked at Qin Shiyue with a smile.
The way Lin Qingyi looked at him made him feel like she had seen through him. Even though he didn’t know what secrets he could possibly have that she would notice.
“Seeing you just reminded me of last night’s scene with you. It’s like suddenly remembering the answer…” Qin Shiyue hurried to defend himself.
Actually, when he saw Lin Qingyi earlier, the feeling of acting with her last night immediately surged back into his mind. All the feelings—appropriate or not—became unusually clear. Just now, acting with the male lead, he had completely ignored him and had only thought about Lin Qingyi. Thinking of acting with her last night and imagining her watching him now…
“Then, next time you act, just think about me more,” Lin Qingyi said with a smile, her tone light and cheerful.
“Just thinking about you improves my acting? Don’t flatter yourself too much,” Qin Shiyue said with a frown.
“I think even gold isn’t as valuable as my face,” Lin Qingyi said, letting him admire her all he wanted.
Huh… why didn’t he think to respond like that just now?
“Then my face is also more valuable than gold,” Qin Shiyue added.
Bai Wenxi thought: Yes, you can flatter yourself all you want. She really is caring about you.
Author’s note:
Qin Shiyue: Hahaha, Lin Qingyi, you like me so much—you’re doomed.
Lin Qingyi (denying): No, impossible!
Bai Wenxi: Yes, I can vouch for that.
Lin Qingyi: My manager might be a spy. She knows too much. I kind of want to… silence her.
There’s a random red envelope, too.
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Chapter 35
“Let’s find somewhere to eat first,” Fang Xinhua suggested, breaking up the playful teasing. The film set wasn’t really a suitable place. Having Lin, the top actress, visit the set a second time in a short period felt excessive. If it didn’t make the news, it would feel like a waste of her ‘hot search’ potential.
“I know a nearby restaurant that’s good. Close to the set and won’t take long,” Bai Wenxi suggested.
Lin Laoshi was picky about food and hated repeating meals. Bai Wenxi had already scouted all the nearby restaurants around the film studio and selected a few with decent taste, using her culinary family background to make professional judgments. When it came to choosing restaurants, no one could compete with her.
The group went to Bai Wenxi’s selected restaurant. The environment was ordinary, but the food was delicious.
“Manager Bai, the rice here is really good,” even Qin Shiyue, used to luxurious cuisine, felt that the rice was the soul of the restaurant. He could eat two bowls even without side dishes.
Lin Qingyi looked at Qin Shiyue, who had already polished off his bowl of rice. Such a figure and appetite—how many female stars in the entertainment industry would envy him? To eat one or two bowls of this high-quality rice was practically a luxury for a celebrity.
“I think meals are all about the rice. If the rice isn’t up to par, I’ll blacklist the restaurant,” Bai Wenxi said. Qin Shiyue really knew how to appreciate food.
Fang Xinhua looked at Bai Wenxi in surprise. Not only was Lin Qingyi strict with details, but Bai Wenxi seemed equally meticulous.
“Manager Bai is a Virgo?” Fang Xinhua asked casually.
“Fang Jie, amazing—you guessed right,” Bai Wenxi thought. Could her Virgo traits really be that obvious?
“Shouldn’t Lin Laoshi be the Virgo?” Qin Shiyue asked, gesturing toward Lin Qingyi.
