"This scene was great!" Li Xiang's face was full of smiles: "Everyone, work harder. After we finish filming this afternoon, I'll take you out for dinner to celebrate!"
Immediately, various cheers were heard, praising Li Xiang for being generous and a good director!
Li Xiang also had a smile on his face.
Meng Yao got up from the ground by herself, patting the dirt on her body. There was a lot of blood plasma sticking to her body, which made her feel uncomfortable. But she was in a rare good mood because she finally finished filming all her scenes.
Xiao Song and several other assistants ran over to support her: "Sister Meng, you've worked hard, we'll take you to change clothes now!"
Meng Yao waved her hand: "I'm not really injured, I don't need your help."
Meng Yao looked back at Ling Xiao who was still sitting on the ground. He looked like he had lost his soul.
She was stunned for a second, then just patted her butt and left.
Ling Xiao over there had been helped up by his assistants.
"Brother Lingxiao, are you okay? Are you feeling uncomfortable? Do you want to take a rest?"
"I'm fine..." Ling Xiao then realized how dry his voice was.
Li Xiang walked over, patted Ling Xiao on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "What's wrong, Xiao Ling, are you too immersed in the role?"
Ling Xiao regained his sanity: "Xiaoyao's acting is so great that I was unconsciously replaced by her."
Li Xiang nodded in agreement: "Xiao Meng is a very talented actress. She was born to act! Hahaha. But you should get up and change your clothes quickly. Xiao Meng has already left."
Ling Xiao smiled and lowered his eyebrows: "I saw it..."
After changing her clothes, Meng Yao simply washed herself and changed into her casual clothes. She leaned against the front of the RV and ate melon seeds.
Xiao Song and his friends went to the hotel to pack their luggage, so she had to wait for them here for a while.
Guan Liang came over and said, "Don't you feel sick of eating melon seeds every day? Doesn't your mouth hurt?"
Meng Yao shook her head and said sarcastically, "You don't understand this. True love will never get boring."
Because Meng Yao had just performed well in the filming, Guan Liang smiled and said, "Your acting skills have improved a lot, and your performance is also very good. Even Director Li praised you highly. I will treat you to a meal tomorrow!"
Meng Yao's attention was only on the last sentence, she smiled and nodded.
I'm going to the wrap party tonight, and Guan Liang will treat me to dinner tomorrow. Nothing could be more pleasant than this.
*
Ling Xiao still had scenes to film in the afternoon, so he simply packed up and took a short rest in the RV.
He couldn't help but think of Meng Yao. He wondered what she was doing now. Maybe she had packed her bags and went home. Going home... back to her and Rong Yan's home.
Suddenly there was a sound of footsteps. Ling Xiao looked up and saw it was Zhao Hongxiu.
"Sister Hongxiu, come and sit down."
Zhao Hongxiu's face was as serious and stern as always, but at this moment it seemed to have a bit more coldness. She looked outside, then looked at Ling Xiao, and said solemnly: "You lost your composure during the filming today."
Others just thought that Ling Xiao was adding extra drama on the spot, but Zhao Hongxiu had worked with Ling Xiao for so many years, and they were friends in private, so how could she not understand him.
Ling Xiao paused as he held the cup, then tightened his grip even more. He pretended to be indifferent and said, "Did you see that? Sorry, I couldn't control my emotions."
"Tell me the truth, do you still like Meng Yao?"
Ling Xiao's hand traced a circle on the smooth cup, and he looked at Zhao Hongxiu steadily: "Yes."
"You know, none of that matters."
"You must clearly understand that you are a public figure, and there are countless eyes watching you behind your back, not to mention... Meng Yao is already married..."
Ling Xiao interrupted her: "I know what you mean. Don't worry, I will never cross the line before she gets divorced. I will wait until she is single again before taking any action."
For the first time, Zhao Hongxiu felt that Ling Xiao was terribly stubborn: "Divorce, are you so sure that Meng Yao will divorce?"
Ling Xiao's eyes were somewhat empty: "Their personalities are incompatible, and the conflict will only grow day by day. Divorce is a matter of time."
"Do you know how dangerous your current thoughts are..."
Ling Xiao suddenly smiled, his smile still gentle: "Dangerous? You may not know that I entered the entertainment industry because of Xiaoyao's words that she liked handsome male stars..."
Zhao Hongxiu moved his lips, but in the end, no words came out.
It seems that the long-standing doubts have finally been answered. Why did Ling Xiao, who was born into a wealthy family, choose to embark on the path of acting? It was not because of his love for it...
*
The wrap-up party was in the evening, so Meng Yao left home an hour early.
She stood at the door, and because it was too cold she had to stay in the villa. Meng Yao picked up her cell phone and called Xiao Song who came to pick her up.
Xiao Song picked up the phone quickly.
"Sister Meng, what's wrong?"
"Isn't there a wrap-up party tonight? Why haven't you come yet? It would be so embarrassing if you were late!"
Xiao Song was stunned for a moment, seemingly surprised by Meng Yao's unusual enthusiasm. It was hard to imagine that words like "It's not good to be late" would come from the mouth of Meng Yao, a habitual latecomer.
Meng Yao heard the horn from Xiao Song's side. Just as she was about to say something, she heard Xiao Song's voice: "Sister Meng, we are on the way and will be there soon! We will be there soon! Wait for us for fifteen minutes!"
Why did it take so long...
"Xiao Song, if you can't do it, don't come over. I'll just take a taxi over. My location is quite close to the place Director Li gave me."
Xiao Song didn't expect Meng Yao to be so impatient that she couldn't wait even a second: "Sister Meng, it will be troublesome if someone recognizes you on the road. You'd better wait a while. I'll be there soon."
If other artists were recognized on the street, they would probably just ask for autographs or take photos, but if it was Meng Yao, it would most likely develop into a violent and bloody incident.
Meng Yao thought about it and responded, "Okay, then be careful on the road."
Xiao Song didn't expect that Meng Yao actually started to worry about them. He just felt his heart warm and didn't feel cold at all even when being blown by the biting cold wind in the capital.
After Meng Yao hung up the phone, she walked back into the villa. She thought she should eat something else first.
"Meng Yao, what were you rushing to do just now? Did you go out to steal?" Xia Yansen still spoke in a mean tone.
Meng Yao sat on the sofa and picked up a few cherry tomatoes.
The taste is sweet and sour, she likes it...
(End of this chapter)