Later, I curled up on the sofa and took out my phone to call Dad, but it was An’an who answered the call. The little one was very happy to hear my voice and kept shouting into the receiver, “Sister! Sister!” His soft voice was full of coquettishness, and I couldn’t help but smile happily when I heard it. Dad had taken him to many places, and the little one was very happy. He and Xiao Qi sang together on the other end of the phone. From time to time, Xiao Qi would call out a couple of words, and An’an would translate. Dad also interjected coolly from time to time, and the scene was incredibly warm.
“Rivals or friends? The main creators of ‘Black Cinderella’ and ‘White Feathers of Heaven’ will join hands to star in the variety show ‘Love Letter’!” This was the headline of many newspapers the next day.
“Love Letter” is a popular celebrity pairing variety show in recent years. The male and female guests who participate will be paired up at the beginning of the show. Then they will compete in various games, and finally, the best couple will be selected. When I saw this report, I called Wan Qing to get the notice.
When Sister Ruofan received the notice, her expression was very sad. I asked what was wrong, and she shook her head and sighed, “Xiao’ai, you wouldn’t understand…” Then she turned her head and asked Shuang, who was fiddling with a DSLR camera on the side, “Shuang, are my legs thick?”
I burst out laughing when I heard this and looked at Fang Dingyue, who was sitting on the side eating biscuits. We looked at each other, and he hooked his hand at me. We were ready to sneak away together.
Who knew that when Shuang heard this, she clapped her hands and said decisively, “Sister Ruofan, you’re in trouble! In ‘Love Letter’, after the male and female guests are paired up, they all have to wear uniforms! This way, physical disadvantages will be compared in an instant! Haha, Xu Ruofan, you thick-legged girl!” I knew Shuang enjoyed bickering…
Sister Ruofan turned her head and looked resentfully at Fang Dingyue and me, who were about to sneak away. Then she turned her head and glared at Shuang, saying, “I knew I shouldn’t have asked you! We’re in the same boat. You flat-chested girl! Be careful not to be thrown into the pile of male guests! Who wants to be paired with you?”
Shuang waved her hand unconcernedly, her eyes sparkling as she said, “Sister Ruofan, it doesn’t matter if your legs are a bit thick or your chest is a bit small. What matters is if your upper body is long and your lower body is short, and your body proportions are unbalanced. Why are we bickering with each other? Ji Jie’er has been wearing skirts every time since her debut. Why? Because her legs are short, hahaha!”
Sister Ruofan’s face changed, and she said, “Yes, yes, yes! I’m really looking forward to it, hahaha!” As she spoke, a fawning smile immediately appeared on her face.
Fang Dingyue and I looked at each other blankly. The first thing Fang Dingyue said when he slipped out the door was, “Fierce women.”
I nodded, nodding with utmost seriousness. Then I patted Fang Dingyue’s shoulder and said, “Kindred spirit, Dingyue!”
I think Xu Ruofan really doesn’t like Ji Jie’er. From then on, she always appeared very excited. Sometimes she would burst into laughter for no reason, and her spirits were very high. So I was very curious and couldn’t help but ask her. Sister Ruofan didn’t avoid it at the time. She held my little hand, groping around while telling me, “Xiao’ai, you’re lucky. You became popular as soon as you debuted, so naturally, fewer people bully you. But back then, I struggled in the lower ranks for a long time before I could raise my head. That dead woman and I have had a grudge for a long time. When I was still unknown, she suppressed me to death. It’s okay for her to put on airs and act like a big shot! But when we were filming a slapping scene, she deliberately missed and slapped me twenty-six times, making my face swell up like a pig’s…” I immediately felt Sister Ruofan’s deep resentment, so I said in a very disconnected way, “Sister Ruofan, don’t worry. Bai Yan has never slapped Bai Xiao…”
During her free time, Sister Ruofan suddenly remembered the lamb skewers she owed from the last Lico shooting incident. As a result, she had her assistant tow five lamb skewer stoves and treated the entire crew to lamb skewers. Before the lamb skewers were even put on the fire, two more trucks arrived, towing two full truckloads of watermelons. Fang Dingyue’s assistant said on the side, “Eat watermelon! Eat watermelon! Dingyue is treating everyone to watermelon.”
Shuang nudged me at the time and said, “We can’t just eat and not treat others!”
I said, “Treat them to what?”
She thought about it very seriously and even took a few photos with her DSLR camera before saying, “Stinky tofu…” I directly ignored her and turned around to join the army of people grilling lamb skewers. Later, Dingyue found someone to divide half a truckload of watermelons and sent them to the crew on the other side. When the crew members thought about how Ju Funyan was in the other crew, their eyes lit up, and they all fought to go. In the end, a few tough sisters triumphed over the crowd and stood out. Actually, we all wanted to say, just let the driver drive the truck over by himself! The other crew has their own people, right…
Sister Ruofan gave me a few grilled lamb skewers. Seeing this situation, she couldn’t help but mutter to herself, “Anyway, I don’t know Ju Funyan. Dingyue is dividing watermelons and sending them to him, so I don’t need to divide lamb skewers and send them over. I don’t want to let that Ji woman take advantage of me again!” I rubbed my nose and said, “Sister Ruofan, the lamb skewers are really delicious!”
Then she asked me again, “Do you think our show can become popular? Can it be more popular than hers? Xiao’ai, help your sister win some face. If you can beat her, maybe in the future, I can bask in your glory and become the lead actress to slap her! By then, your sister will grill lamb skewers for you every day!”
I said, “Our show is already quite popular.”
She shook her head and said, “Not enough. As long as they have Ju Funyan in their crew, we’re in trouble…” Sister Ruofan, how can you ignore me, Dingyue, and yourself like this…
As a result, when the people who went to deliver watermelons to the other crew came back, their expressions were all quite interesting. I heard them say, “Just a few meters away, it’s already different!”
A big sister looked at the few of us gathered around a stove and said, “They’re arguing over there! The female lead and the supporting actress are fighting over scenes!”
“Where are they fighting over scenes? They’re just fighting to get close to Ju Funyan. Both the female lead and the supporting actress are randomly changing their lines. In the end, halfway through filming, they started fighting for favor!”
“So what happened when you went in?” Sister Ruofan leaned over.
“What else could happen? The two women were arguing fiercely, really pushing each other, with fire in their eyes. Women are really ugly when they get fierce…”
“What about Ju Funyan?” I couldn’t help but lean over and ask.
“Ju Funyan is also good-tempered. When those two randomly changed their lines and caused NG, he also maintained his professionalism and continued acting, without showing any displeasure on his face.” That person glanced at me, eyes shining, and said, “Guess what happened in the end? Their director, cinematographer, assistants, no matter how they tried to persuade them, they couldn’t break them apart. Those two women were making a scene as if they were crazy! But our Mr. Funyan really has skills! From beginning to end, Ju Funyan just stepped aside and looked at his own script, completely unaffected. When he saw us delivering watermelons to the set, he finally said something in the air, and the two women immediately quieted down.”
“What did he say? What did he say?”
“He said, ‘Tired of arguing? Take a break and have a slice of watermelon.’”
When I heard this, I couldn’t help but burst out laughing. This Ju Funyan, if he really wanted to stop them, he wouldn’t have waited until they turned the place upside down before speaking. It seems he doesn’t like it very much either…
On that day, both crews stopped work collectively, and important actors went to participate in the filming of “Love Letter”. The recording time started at 4 am. I was very resentful, lying in bed and unable to get up no matter what. Even when the alarm clock rang, I still covered myself with the blanket and went back to sleep. In the end, it was Shuang who requested room service to open the door and dragged me downstairs.
At that time, the participating actors from both crews were already sitting in the bus sent by the TV station. I was drowsily pulled into the carriage by Shuang, arriving late. Shuang glanced at the only remaining empty seat next to Sister Ruofan, then looked at Ji Jie’er sitting next to Fang Dingyue. She poked my head and scolded, “Gu Baobei, there are no seats left. I told you to get up quickly, but you just ignored me! Alright, then you can just stand!” Saying that, she sat down on that empty seat with a thud, one hand constantly rubbing her right shoulder.
Fang Dingyue coldly swept a glance at Ji Jie’er and was about to stand up when Shuang grabbed him and said with a fierce face, “You better not let her! This guy has morning grumpiness. She threw an alarm clock straight at me. Luckily, I dodged quickly, otherwise if it had hit my face, would I even be able to go on the show today? Just let her stand and wake up first, otherwise who knows what she’ll do later during the recording!” As she spoke, she vigorously rubbed her right shoulder, her eyes full of resentment when looking at me.
I also looked at her in a daze, then turned my head to look at the people sitting properly in the car, and they all looked at me in unison. I suddenly felt very aggrieved, pouting and looking at Shuang with grievance.
Shuang glanced at me, moving her lips. She looked at Ji Jie’er sitting in front next to Fang Dingyue, then lowered her head to look at her own right shoulder before turning her head away, ignoring me.
At this time, a man walked over from the last seat in the carriage. He tilted his head to look at me and turned to say to Shuang, “She’s not fully awake yet.” Then he reached out to pull my hand. I defensively shrank back, frowning slightly, but then I saw him reach out his hand to me again. I took a step back, squinting at him for a while. Only after seeing clearly that it was Fu Junyan did I hand my hand to him to hold. As he led me to walk, he said, “Xiao’ai, sit next to me.” I nodded, pursing my lips and staring at Shuang, who turned her head to look at me, sniffing.
Here, I was supported by Fu Junyan to sit down properly. The car was bumping up and down. I stared at Shuang until I got tired. After thinking for a bit, I pulled over Fu Junyan’s arm, grabbed it, and leaned my head on his shoulder. I mumbled a few sentences and fell asleep.
Vaguely, I heard Shuang shouting, “Gu Baobei, you spoiled brat! Don’t act so cute!”
“Humph!” I nestled my head into Fu Junyan’s shoulder and wrinkled my nose.
When we arrived at the TV station, Fu Junyan gently pushed me and pulled me to get off the car. At this time, the wind was a bit cool. He let me stand outside the car for a while, and I became a little more awake. At this point, I finally noticed that the atmosphere around was a bit strange, so I yawned and turned my head to ask, “Fu Junyan, what’s going on?”
He shook his head. Picking up the ringing phone, he glanced at it, turned around to hand me over to Ruofan and Shuang who were walking behind, and then left.
After Fu Junyan had walked a bit far, Shuang started to act up. She shook me forcefully and asked, “Gu Baobei! Tell me honestly! Did you do it on purpose? Ah! Ah!” As she spoke, she even stretched out a finger, pointing at me inquisitively.
“What did I do on purpose?” Sweatdrop…
“Were you awake when Fu Junyan pulled you along? Do you know that you were clinging to his arm and wouldn’t let go, and even slept soundly on his shoulder?”
Um… seems like it…
Shuang then muttered softly, “I told you to get up! Even if you threw the alarm clock at me, I haven’t seen you be so clingy to me!”
The corner of my eye twitched. I turned my head and asked her seriously, “I threw the alarm clock at you?” After thinking for a bit, I said, “But I dreamed that you bullied me! And made me stand as punishment!”
Instantly, Shuang’s eyes spewed fire. Sister Ruofan laughed on the side and nudged Shuang with her elbow, “Forget it, why are you scaring her? She still looks like she hasn’t fully woken up. What can she understand?” Saying that, she pinched my face and said, “Xiao’ai, Sister Ruofan loves you to death! That Ji Jie’er silently sat next to Dingyue, making me angry, but then you snatched Fu Junyan from their crew, evening the score! Not bad! Ah! Child, it’s great that you’re so muddled!”
As she spoke, she took the coffee bought by Fang Dingyue, opened a bottle and handed it to me, smiling sinisterly, “Although I know you and Fu Junyan are impossible… but if you two were a couple, that would be great! My mom would laugh to death!” After saying that, she turned her head and whispered with Shuang.
Fang Dingyue watched from the side, shaking his head. Walking beside me, he asked, “Are you awake yet?” I took a big sip of coffee, only to find that it was black forest, instantly making me frown from the bitterness. I shook my head and slowly said, “Wait a bit more!” After thinking, I said with a bitter face, “Dingyue ge, actually, I’m still very sleepy!” Upon hearing that, he lightly patted my shoulder, making a helpless expression.
Just like that, I drank a few more mouthfuls of black coffee, silently missing milk in my heart… My thoughts gradually became clearer. I heard Shuang say, “See? Gu Baobei walking with Fang Dingyue also has that vibe!”
“Ah! Knowing each other is indeed different! I also want Junyan gongzi to hold my hand and take care of me! That way my mom would be jealous to death…”
“That’s because of his gentlemanly demeanor, okay? Besides, who told her she looks like a pufferfish baby? Ah! Tell me, how does she usually take care of children?”
Pufferfish! I was stunned. At least after hearing those two words, I could no longer fall asleep…
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