After replying to the message, Meng Yao put her phone away again.
She leaned her head against the back of the chair and ruffled her loose hair.
The scenery outside the window changed rapidly, and Xu Shuiqing once again proposed to take Meng Yao for a check-up.
Meng Yao stretched out her arms: "It's really okay, don't waste that money, just save it for me to eat hot pot."
Xu Shuiqing was amused by Meng Yao: "Don't worry, I still have some money, I can afford to treat you to as many hotpot meals as you want."
"Sister?" Meng Yao asked, "Sister Qing, how old are you?"
"You call me Sister Qing, don't you know how old I am?"
Meng Yao didn't say anything for a while. People in their line of work all called each other "brother and sister". She just said it casually, and she had long ignored the age issue.
Xu Shuiqing smiled gently and explained in detail: "I have been in the industry for several years, and I broke the 30 mark two years ago."
"I can't believe you're really young, Sister Qing. And thirty is a wonderful age."
Xu Shuiqing's eyebrows curved, but he didn't give up the topic just now: "I'm serious. I really can't let go without a full body check. I have a doctor friend. We can check it without an appointment. It's very quick."
She paused and said, "Let's go to the store you like another day."
Xu Shuiqing looked very worried and seemed very persistent about this, so Meng Yao finally agreed.
It was late at night when I came out of the hospital again. Fortunately, the examination results showed no abnormalities.
"Yaoyao, are you going home now?"
Meng Yao sat back in the car and paused: "I'm not going home. I'm going directly back to the hotel on the set."
Xu Shuiqing was surprised and asked, "Will you still have a scene tomorrow? I don't think so."
"Hmm... a temporary extra scene."
If I go home late at night, I will definitely be interrogated by Rong Yan. He is good in everything except that he is a little too controlling of me.
Rong Yan is such a shrewd person. If he brings up today's incident again, he will probably be questioned endlessly.
"So that's how it is." Xu Shuiqing nodded: "Then I'll take you back to the set."
"I really scared you today. But I just realized that Yaoyao is actually a martial artist. I originally thought you were a delicate flower, but now I find that it is not entirely true."
"Well..." Meng Yao touched his nose: "I liked fighting when I was young, and later I learned martial arts for a few years to avoid being bullied."
Xu Shuiqing nodded, probably believing it.
"By the way, it seems we haven't had dinner yet, do you want to find a restaurant to eat?"
Meng Yao's eyes lit up: "Are there any restaurants open now?"
Xu Shuiqing smiled and said, "As long as you want it, you can have it."
*
It was not until the next day that Meng Yao learned that Xu Shuiqing had asked for two days off for her.
In fact, people in the same circle have more or less some connections, and Xu Shuiqing and Huang Yan happen to have a good relationship.
Meng Yao first thanked Xu Shuiqing, and then replied to Huang Yan's message telling her not to worry.
After living as a corporate slave for so long, two days of vacation was indeed a good thing, and Meng Yao gladly accepted it.
While having two days off is nice, it also comes with a lot of trouble.
Guan Liang was fully aware of her announcement, so the fact that she asked for leave to rest naturally could not be hidden from his eyes.
Meng Yao received a call from Guan Liang almost the next second.
"Meng Yao? Are you okay now?"
Meng Yao wanted to say it was good, but then she thought of the reason why she asked for leave, so she changed her words and said, "Not bad."
"…Alright? What do you mean? Are you okay now?" Guan Liang said, "You sound full of energy, so you should be in good condition."
Meng Yao didn't say anything.
As expected, the person who knows himself best is Guan Liang.
Guan Liang sighed on the other end: "I was shocked when I received the message from Xu Shuiqing this morning. Fortunately, you are fine. But you must discuss this kind of important matter with me. Don't keep silent."
"Yaoyao, apart from the relationship between artist and agent, we have always been friends."
Meng Yao nodded, and when she realized that he couldn't hear her, she added, "Yes."
"I'm relieved that you're okay. By the way, were you photographed by reporters yesterday?"
Meng Yao thought about it and didn't remember any suspicious figures appearing: "No."
In fact, with Xu Shuiqing around, it’s not my turn to worry about these things at all.
Guan Liang responded, "Okay, I guess with Xu Shuiqing here, there shouldn't be any big problems. But you and Xu Shuiqing went shopping and had dinner together, how come I didn't know when your relationship became so good?"
Meng Yao hummed: "After a while, we became familiar with each other."
"Okay, I'll come see you after I finish this meeting."
Meng Yao's gaze stopped on the food variety show playing on the big screen.
"No, I'm fine. Come back when you're free."
Meng Yao's phone almost never stopped ringing. Not only Huang Yan and Guan Liang, but also Xiao Song, Xiao Ying and other leading actors in the crew sent her messages to greet her.
Meng Yao almost never took her eyes off the screen, only occasionally freeing her hands to reply a few words, which were nothing more than: I'm fine, thank you for your concern.
Suddenly the cell phone rang again, and this time it was Ling Xiao calling.
"Hello."
"Xiaoyao, I heard you were injured, how are you now?"
My goodness, this news has spread outside the crew...
"Well... I'm fine, Brother Ling Xiao, don't worry."
Ling Xiao's gentle voice came over, but it contained tension and worry that could not be ignored: "Which hospital are you in now? Send me an address and I will come to see you right away."
"No, it's not that serious. I'm really fine."
"I... I still need to take a look at you before I can feel at ease."
Meng Yao paused and said, "How about this, I'll take a full-body photo of me so you can know if I'm injured or not."
After hanging up the phone, Meng Yao got up from the bed and took a random photo.
The reason why I didn’t take the photo while lying in bed was because I was afraid of being mistaken for being “paralyzed in bed”.
Meng Yao took a look at the photo. It seemed a little blurry, but the overall effect was fine, so she clicked send directly.
Ling Xiao replied a minute later: Xiaoyao, luckily you are okay.
Looking at the many greeting messages on the screen, Meng Yao replied to a few of them.
Meng Yao has not received any news from Rong Yan so far, and she feels inexplicably uneasy.
A sense of uneasiness that arises from the unknown or unpredictable.
Then she thought that Rong Yan was not in the crew and did not interact with the actors, so he definitely didn't know about this.
Just as she was comforting herself, she heard the cell phone ringing again.
Rong Yan-
Sure enough, there is no way to escape.
Meng Yao picked up the phone, thinking that Rong Ying was probably just chatting casually, or maybe he knew about her request for leave and wanted to show some concern for her. She would probably have to make up a good story, after all, she was dealing with someone as shrewd as Rong Ying.
Two days of rest are hard to come by.
(End of this chapter)