Soon, Zu Qi's attention focused on the word "again".
again
He paused, realized something, and then even stuttered: "I, when did I have nightmares?"
"The day you first joined the crew, we made a video for one night." Xue Jue seemed to recall something, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, "You were talking in your sleep at that time."
Zu Qi suddenly sat up from the bed, and he instantly guessed what he had said in his dream based on the dream, and he was so ashamed that even the top of his head was steaming, and he wanted to disappear in front of the camera on the spot.
Although he had already guessed the ending in his heart, Zu Qi still held the last glimmer of hope and asked desperately, "What did I say in my sleep?"
Hearing this, Xue Jue couldn't hide the curvature of the corners of his mouth. He looked at Zu Qi, who was blushing on the screen, with his eyes softly. After being glared at by Zu Qi pretending to be angry, he pressed his fist to his lips and coughed twice. Cleared his throat.
Just when Zu Qi thought that Xue Jue would say the content directly, he heard him suddenly say: "Guess what you said?"
Zu Qi: "...If I could guess it, what would I ask you to do?"
Xue Jue was immediately amused by Zu Qi's words, and burst out laughing, then restrained her smile, and said solemnly: "You not only called my name, but also kept saying that you liked me."
Zu Qi: "..." He reluctantly believed the previous words, but the latter words sounded too fake.
He didn't confess to Xue Jue in his dream at all, did he
In the dream, Xue Jue walked forward resolutely without turning his head. He didn't even have time to catch up. How could he have the energy to say other things
Xue Jue was stunned when he saw Zu Qi on the screen with a black line on his face. He thought that the other party believed it, and couldn't help laughing again, so he added fuel to it and said, "Just say you like it yourself, and force me to say, I If you don't say it, you'll be clamoring for a divorce."
Zu Qi: "..."
Now Zu Qi didn't believe Xue Jue's words at all. Even if he guessed with his toes, he knew that Xue Jue was lying. Zu Qi was silent for a moment, wondering if it was interesting for Xue Jue to say that.
However, before he could say it, he heard Xue Jue say, "Since you want to hear it so much, then I'll say it again."
"???" Zu Qi was confused.
"Zu Qi." Xue Jue suddenly called out his name, then looked up at the camera above the phone.
Xue Jue's eyes are extremely beautiful. The dark and bright eyes are like the twinkling stars in the sky. There are countless broken stars reflected in them. It is more like a black hole that can't be seen to the end. At this moment, all of Zu Qi's consciousness and thoughts are absorbed. Gotta be clean.
It was obvious that they were separated by half a city. At this moment, Zu Qi actually gave birth to the illusion that Xue Jue saw it with his own eyes.
It seemed that Xue Jue was right in front of him.
Zu Qi straightened his body subconsciously. He held the phone high in his right hand and leaned back slightly. It was not until his back touched the head of the bed that he felt a heart hanging high in the sky.
"En?" Zu Qi made a soft nasal sound, "What?"
"I like you." Xue Jue said.
"..." Zu Qi quietly glanced at him in the small video frame at the top right of the screen, and sure enough, his entire face had turned red into a monkey's butt, and his expression was even more embarrassed and overwhelmed.
"I like you." Xue Jue's low voice contained a bit of ridicule. He narrowed his eyes and smiled narrowly, "Now I'm here to ask you, do you like me?"
Zu Qi swallowed his saliva, his heart beating wildly in his chest seemed to be on fire, the burning sensation spread to his limbs along the nerves, and he suddenly felt stuffy.
It may be that the heating in the room is turned on too much.
Zu Qi reached out and picked up the remote control placed by the pillow, turned off the heater, and then returned to the camera with a blushing face. The opposite Xue Jue did not rush him, but held his chin with one hand and waited patiently for his response. respond.
As a result, Zu Qi said shamelessly: "Didn't I say it in a dream? We are even."
"..." Xue Jue noticed that he seemed to have dug a hole for himself, but he quickly reacted and immediately retorted, "What you say in a dream doesn't count. I want to hear you say it when you are awake."
In fact, Xue Jue is a very Buddhist person, and he has an attitude of indifference to most things, but this time, he seems to be determined to hear those four words from Zu Qi's mouth.
If Zu Qi was embarrassed to say it, he would have been waiting, quite like he had to wait until Zu Qi said it himself.
The two of them stared at each other through the phone, until Xiao Dengzi knocked on the door and called Zu Qi to get up, Zu Qi quickly said, "I like you."
Xue Jue: "Who likes me?"
Zu Qi immediately said, "You like me."
Xue Jue laughed dumbly, and couldn't help feeling helpless. After a while, he said half-threateningly, "If you're slick again, believe it or not, I'll rush to your crew right now and let you speak in front of me."
"..." Zu Qi hesitated, "I like you..."
Xue Jue squinted and smiled: "Good."
Zu Qi's cheeks were hot, he pursed his lips, and his voice was as small as a mosquito: "Little Dengzi is knocking on the door."
"En." Xue Jue said, "Go ahead."
After hanging up the video, Zu Qi suddenly realized that Xue Jue stayed in front of the video without sleeping all night...
He suddenly lost his mind, and after a long time, he was awakened by the intermittent knocking on the door, and quickly got out of bed, put on his slippers and ran to open the door.
…
The shooting task in the morning was very heavy. Zu Qi and Qiao Yiyang needed to shoot a water fight scene on the lake. Because it was shot indoors, the actors were wearing out-of-season spring clothes, and they were rubbing their arms and it was cold enough.
There was light snow all night last night, and it took the staff more than two hours to clear the surrounding snow.
Zu Qi was wrapped in a thick down jacket and shivered in front of the warm little sun to keep warm. Although he had wrapped himself tightly from head to toe, it was still very cold, and he wanted to get into the little sun directly.
When everything was ready, the makeup artist also finished Zu Qi's makeup. He took off his down jacket and the covering on his head, and suddenly felt a cold wind blowing against his face, and went straight to his heart along the skin.
Zu Qi couldn't help shivering, and forced himself to enter the state quickly.
After four consecutive hours of high-intensity filming, Zu Qi felt that his body was about to collapse from the freeze. When Director Wang called to stop, he couldn't wait to put on the down jacket handed by Xiao Deng Zi.
"Zu Qi!" Director Wang, holding the scrolled script in his hand, was watching the footage, and he shouted, "Come here."
Zu Qi knew that Director Wang was going to give him a "class" again, so he turned around and said hello to Qiao Yiyang, who was standing by the side waiting for him, and then ran to Director Wang.
Even though Director Wang is very casual in life, he always strives to be the most perfect in his work, and he is also a well-known detail maniac in the circle. He pointed out Zu Qi's performance just now. and give corresponding suggestions.
That's about half an hour.
When Zu Qi returned to the lounge in a daze, the lunch box Xiao Dengzi left him on the table was already cold.
Today, Zu Qi’s food is still provided by his fans when he is filming. It is said that in order to win the right to give Zu Qi a boxed lunch, the fans of the two parties fought overtly and secretly. A box lunch was fetched a high price of 800 yuan.
Xu is that Zu Qi's intake of nutrients was too rich in those days, not to mention gaining a lot of weight, and he often had nosebleeds during filming. Qiao Yiyang's personal doctor only said that Zu Qi had eaten too well.
So the next day, the fans of the two parties began to work hard on the health of the box lunch. In short, the people in the crew were amazed, and they all envy the two immortal fans that Zu Qi picked up.
Only Wang Dao, who knew the inside story, left heartbroken tears.
Zu Qi opened the lid of the lunch box, which contained both meat and vegetables, and there was a bowl of warm broth below, and the rice was also a specially selected high-quality coarse grain.
He sniffed and sat down at the table, then picked up his chopsticks and took a bite, suddenly unable to swallow.
Although the lunch box during this period doesn't look as expensive as it used to be, it won't be cheap, and it's a long-term supply. Fans with ordinary economic conditions will definitely not be able to afford the money.
Zu Qi recalled the fans who interacted with him the most on Weibo, and found that those little girls seemed to be school students, and they were not so enthusiastic about him that they chased after the crew.
As for his fan club...
The number of fans does not exceed 300,000, and the number of live fans does not exceed 500. It is heartbreaking to say it, let alone mention it.
Zu Qi thought for a while and couldn't find a suitable candidate. He sighed and shook his head lightly. Suddenly he heard a knock on the door. He looked up and saw Qiao Yiyang, who was also wrapped in zongzi, pushing the door in.
"Are you eating?" Qiao Yiyang approached, put his head out and glanced at Zu Qi's lunch box, and immediately frowned, "It's cold."
Zu Qi smiled: "It's okay, it's almost finished."
"Don't eat it when it's cold. It's such a cold day now, what if you eat something wrong?" Qiao Yiyang patted Zu Qi's shoulder and pulled him up from the chair, "Anyway, we'll finish work at the same time, so why don't you just eat in the future? Come eat with us."
Zu Qi knew that Qiao Yiyang was referring to letting Zhou Hai open a small stove, so he waved his hand flatly and said, "Thank you, but don't have to be so troublesome. It's not easy for Brother Zhou to cook every day."
"It's just a few more pairs of chopsticks. Let Deng Xun and Duan Kai come too in the future. There are so many people."
Deng Xun is the full name of Xiao Dengzi. Many people did not expect that Xiao Dengzi looked honest and honest, and actually had such a Korean name.
Saying that, Qiao Yiyang pulled Zu Qi into his lounge unreservedly. Everyone except Zhou Hai finished the lunch box sent by logistics. Zhou Hai wore a cute cartoon apron in front of him, and held a plate of fragrant fragrance in one hand. dishes on the table.
Seeing Zu Qi, who was awkwardly following behind Qiao Yiyang, Zhou Hai laughed until the flesh on his face was shaking, as if he had met his family.
"Come on." Zhou Hai hurriedly said, "Sit down quickly, you wipe your hands with wet tissue first, and you can have dinner soon."
I have to admit that Zhou Hai is really good at frying home-cooked dishes. Although the fried dishes are very ordinary, they are quite a meal. Zu Qi eats two bowls of white rice with the dishes to feel full.
Zu Qi had heard from Zhou Hai that Qiao Yiyang's anorexia had been greatly improved. He didn't ask in detail at that time, but now that he saw it with his own eyes, he understood where Zhou Hai's gratitude to him came from.
Qiao Yiyang ate three bowls of rice in one go!
Zu Qi was stunned.
In the end, Zu Qi and Zhou Hai finished eating, so they sat on the side without saying a word, watching Qiao Yiyang who was still eating slowly, Zu Qi was shocked, but Zhou Hai held his chin with his fingers interlaced. , with a happy look on his face.
Zu Qi glanced at Zhou Hai silently, suddenly he didn't know how to react, so he had to continue to act as a transparent person: "..."
After another half an hour, Qiao Yiyang finally finished eating, and when he took the tissue from Zhou Hai to wipe his mouth, he inadvertently caught a glimpse of Zu Qi's expression, realized something, and smiled embarrassedly: "Scare following you?"
Zu Qi couldn't deny: "It's really a bit."
A trace of confusion flashed in Qiao Yiyang's eyes: "I don't know why, I have seen so many doctors and traveled to famous hospitals at home and abroad, but I can't cure my anorexia, and now I have eaten the food grown by your friend. , but it will be effective so quickly.”
Zu Qi suddenly became a little nervous. He thought that Qiao Yiyang would ask how mushrooms and apples were grown, but Qiao Yiyang smiled and said, "It seems that I have a good relationship with you."
"..." Zu Qi twitched the corners of his mouth and said nothing.
Qiao Yiyang said again: "Let's have dinner together in the future. You don't want money, and I don't know how to repay you. I can only compete with your fans to solve your dining problem."
Zu Qi raised his eyes to meet Qiao Yiyang's sincere and sincere eyes, and his heart moved. It just so happened that he didn't really want to waste the two fans, but it was because Director Wang persuaded him in the middle that he couldn't refuse.
"I'll trouble you in the future." Zu Qi smiled.
…
So after this day, Zu Qi took Xiao Deng Zi and Duan Kai to occupy half of the table, and the other half sat Qiao Yiyang and Zhou Hai.
It is a common thing to have a meal with any crew. The director heard that Zu Qi went to Qiao Yiyang for dinner, nodded and said nothing, and only remembered to tell Wang director after he was busy.
Who knew that Director Wang stood up from the rocking chair excitedly after listening to the assistant's words.
"You just let him go like this?" Director Wang slapped the table with hatred, and stared at the assistant with gritted teeth, as if he was about to swallow the assistant in the next second.
The assistant was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he shrank his neck pitifully like a frightened quail, and said aggrieved: "But, even if I disagree, Zu and Zu Qi will not necessarily listen to me."
"How dare you say it!" Wang Dao said angrily, "Have you persuaded him? You didn't! Just let him go!"
The assistant said in a low voice, "I didn't know that you didn't want Zu Qi and Teacher Qiao to eat together. If I knew, I would have stopped it anyway..."
"..." Director Wang fell silent, sighed deeply, and sat back on the rocking chair with a vicissitudes face on his forehead, while waving at the assistant, "Forget it, let's go."
The assistant looked aggrieved and left inexplicably.
Back in the lounge, the more the assistant thought about it, the more uncomfortable it became. He couldn't help his red eyes. The boy who happened to come back from work and a little girl from the props group saw the assistant's appearance and surrounded him with concern.
At first, the assistant did not want to reveal the content of the conversation between her and Director Wang, but after being comforted by others in turn, he still talked about most of it and cried, "I didn't expect Director Wang to dislike Zu Qi so much, and even not allow Zu Qi. Have dinner with Teacher Qiao."
Xiaotong and Heng Jingchen knew each other, and after Heng Jingchen's entrustment, she helped Zu Qi a lot during the interview, and also understood Zu Qi's person. Qi has a very good personality, can bear hardships and stand hard work, and never lose his temper. Before Director Wang asked him to make up for 20 or 30 secondary scenes, he was not impatient at all."
Another girl said cautiously, "Actually, I can probably understand Director Wang's thoughts. After all, Zu Qi and Teacher Qiao are not on the same level. If Zu Qi offends Teacher Qiao, it is Director Wang who will be in trouble in the end."
"But Wang Dao can't bully people like this!" Daozhu said angrily.
"Maybe Director Wang is also thinking of himself and the crew." The girl sighed, and then she suddenly remembered something, her expression became even more sad, "But then again, I don't think Zu Qi's character and acting skills are uploaded online. It's so bad, why do people slander him so much? Those who say... "
Halfway through speaking, the girl suddenly stopped.
Xiaotong bumped the girl with his elbow a few times and urged, "Don't pant when you talk, what did those people say?"
"They also said..." The girl hesitated for a while, but couldn't control her gossip heart. "Xue Jue and Zu Qi are fake marriages. On the surface, they seem to be a couple, but in fact they are playing each other in private."
The assistant exclaimed, "Is it true? President Xue and Zu Qi are not like that."
"I don't know if it's true or not. It's spread like this on the Internet." The girl frowned and said, "And those people are well-founded, with pictures and texts, and it looks like the truth."
"Yes, yes, I also saw it, it was posted by a few skinny marketing accounts!" The passing girls joined in with great interest, and provided a few more fierce materials, "There is also a marketing account that said Zu Qi and our nationals. Husband met at a private party... No, they didn't know each other at all at that time, they just rolled together when they were drunk and looked at each other. Unexpectedly, Zu Qi was pregnant after a single blow. Child, take the child to threaten the national husband..."
A group of girls were discussing with gusto, but the boy felt more and more absurd the more he listened, and he couldn't listen any longer.
A few girls pouted, dissatisfied with the child's attitude, and knowing that they couldn't refute something, they broke up unhappily.
Although Xiaotong has repeatedly reminded several girls, she still underestimated the gossip-hunting psychology of human beings. In just two or three days, Zu Qi's dark history on the Internet has spread to the gossip circle of the crew.
Fortunately, Zu Qi usually behaves well, with a peaceful temperament and rarely refuses others' requests for help. After a long time, everyone has a very good impression of him, so that after such an incident, everyone's only reaction is to sympathize with him.
"After all, such unpleasant things have happened before. I think Xue Jue won't give him a good look, right? Hey, I think Zu Qi is a really good person. I guess he was confused for a while and wanted to take shortcuts..."
"You don't even think about the situation Zu Qi was in at the time. He was dumped by Shi Hao and robbed of so many resources by Tang Moning. If he hadn't been forced into a corner, no one would want to do that kind of thing."
"It's no wonder that the Xue family made the full moon wine for the child so late. I think the people of the Xue family don't pay attention to Zu Qi and the child at all."
"I don't know if Xue Jiazhong doesn't pay attention to children. Anyway, I can see that Xue Jue doesn't pay much attention to Zu Qi. After all, their son was born from Zu Qi's pregnancy, right? But Xue Jue never posted pictures of Zu Qi on Weibo. Even when their son was full moon, he only posted pictures of their son, obviously he doesn't like Zu Qi at all."
"So let's talk about President Xue less in front of Zu Qi, don't poke at his sadness, hey..."
For a time, Zu Qi became the key protection object of the entire crew.
Even Qiao Yiyang and Zhou Hai carefully avoided sensitive topics such as family and objects when speaking.
One day, Zhou Hai accidentally mentioned his wife and daughter, and was stunned by Qiao Yiyang. Zhou Hai was like a cock being strangled by the neck, and he fell silent.
Zu Qi held the bowl and chopsticks, looked at Zhou Hai for a long time strangely, and suddenly asked softly, "Are you alright?"
Zhou Haiqiang smiled and said, "I'm fine, I'm fine."
Zu Qi saw Zhou Hai's reaction in his eyes, avoided Zhou Hai afterward, and asked Qiao Yiyang quietly, "Is Zhou Hai having trouble with his family recently?"
"..." Qiao Yiyang looked at Zu Qi speechlessly. Seeing that the other party's eyes were clear, he really didn't know anything, so he gritted his teeth and made up an extremely tragic story to put on Zhou Hai, and also solemnly told Zu Qi, "Marriage And children shouldn't occupy our entire lives, we should look further afield."
Zu Qi was ignorant: "For example?"
"For example..." Qiao Yiyang thought for a while, "Career!"
Zu Qi benefited a lot and nodded firmly: "I understand, I will work hard for my career!"
Seeing this, Qiao Yiyang patted Zu Qi on the back with great relief: "If you can understand, go ahead."
Recently, Zu Qi often goes to Tang Yukuan's farm alone. There are many complicated procedures to transfer the land. Zu Qi does not want Xiao Deng Zi and Duan Kai to know about his purchase of land for the time being, so he has to do many things himself.
Fortunately, Tang Yukuan was more active than Zu Qi. It only took them a week to complete all the procedures, and the rest just had to wait for the notification of documents from the relevant departments.
During this period, Tang Yukuan has been living in a small house on the farm. After his father fell ill, he sold all the RVs in his name and is currently homeless.
Tang Yukuan's belongings are very small. In his words, the only valuable things on him are the organs in his body.
This afternoon, in front of Tang Yukuan, Zu Qi used his mobile phone to transfer all the remaining money into his account.
Tang Yukuan twitched the corners of his mouth and smiled. His tense expression didn't relax a little because he received the money. He looked around the house with complicated eyes, got up and said, "I'll move out tonight."
Zu Qi said, "Wait a minute."
Tang Yukuan paused, turned his head pretending to be relaxed, and raised his eyebrows: "Can't bear to let me go? I am a person with a bottom line. I sell my land rather than my body."
"..." Zu Qi was speechless, "I didn't tell you before, I want to tell you something in person."