This sudden and swift action happened in less than half a second.
Even though he had performed it twice before, Qin Hanlin was still genuinely shocked by her sudden outburst. Qin Hanlin thought inappropriately, "If Lu Yinbing wants to make a horror movie, she can probably become the Chinese Sadako."
Xia Yitong had not expected this and struggled instinctively, grabbing her hands with both hands, unable to break free. She then continued to slap Lu Yinbing's arms, and soon bright red marks appeared on her delicate white skin, like dried blood.
She didn't really want to strangle her to death, and for acting reasons, Lu Yinbing kept the strength of her hands at the same level, but she cleverly contracted her fingers at an angle, making it look like she was going to kill Xia Yiting. Not only did she deceive the people outside the camera, she also deceived Xia Yiting who was lying under her.
After the instinct passed, Xia Yitong thought that a long time had passed, but in fact it was only two seconds. She remembered that she was auditioning and not really facing life and death.
Then she saw Lu Yinbing's eyes and she was stunned.
Lu Yinbing's eyes were red.
Many people can act out an angry expression, but few can do it like her. Even the whites of her eyes are bloodshot, and her entire eyes look like they are soaked in blood, all red and cracked.
She was a desperate emperor, like a wild beast that was deserted by everyone, baring its bloody fangs and killing the person who was once her closest but now she hated the most.
There are no lines in the next scene, only Lu Yinbing's eyes keep changing.
The one she missed and longed for day and night, the sound of his breathing was right under her, how could she bear it? The violence in Lu Yinbing's eyes slowly disappeared, and the scales of rebellion were smoothed by the silence in the air, replaced by silent sadness and suppressed tenderness.
An inescapable atmosphere of despair hung over the surroundings.
Xia Yitong looked at her blankly at first, then she felt her nose a little sour and the corners of her eyes turned slightly red.
Lu Yinbing pressed her neck, but she no longer felt any pain. She stared at Xia Yitong carefully and quietly, hiding her wounds under the bottomless lake of her heart, and said, "Give me a reason."
Xia Yitong opened his mouth, but no sound came out.
Lu Yinbing looked at her hand that was strangling her throat. Her movements paused for a second, and then her hand loosened as if she had been electrocuted. She hurriedly took two steps back, panicking as if the person who had just strangled her neck was not her: "I, I, I'm not! It's not me!"
There were still red marks on Xia Yitong's neck from being pinched. She smiled softly and said in a hoarse voice, "I know it's not you."
Her smile was as beautiful as when we first met, so touching. At that grand banquet, the palace was brightly lit, and many distinguished guests came, including nobles from the Chu State and foreign envoys. She was so high up, and her dazzling facial features and graceful dancing became the highlight of the banquet. Many princes and nobles flocked to her. She sat in a corner where no one cared about her and drank by herself. Occasionally, when she looked up, she would meet her smiling eyes in the endless crowd.
From then on, we have been disconnected for half our lives.
The mental defense that Lu Yinbing had worked so hard to build was on the verge of collapse under her smile. Her physical memory over the past decade led her to slowly bend down, lie down beside her, prop up her cheek, stroke her cheek with one hand, and said carefully: "Give me a reason, okay?"
At this moment, she was not an emperor or a prince. Her expression was more like a child who was afraid of being blamed and was humbly begging an adult: Can you please give me a candy
But she couldn't give.
Qin Hanlin's words rang in my ears.
—You betrayed Jing Xiu, but you couldn't tell Jing Xiu the reason. Jing Xiu wanted to ask clearly, but you couldn't say it.
She can't say.
She clenched her teeth and said nothing.
"Chen Qing..."
A tear fell from Lu Yinbing's eyes without warning and fell into Xia Yitong's eyes, burning both of them at the same time. Through the blindfold, Xia Yitong saw Lu Yinbing's eyes full of sorrow and sadness.
A sharp pain suddenly surged in her chest, more severe than any previous time. What if I couldn't see her? What if I couldn't get her? That was better than her crying on her body but being unable to do anything. She couldn't even say a word of comfort!
Why?!
Xia Yitong suddenly clenched the bed sheet beneath her, using all her strength, and a faint taste of blood between her teeth filled her mouth.
Off camera, Qin Hanlin almost jumped up and clapped his hands. He looked left and right. The producer and the assistant director were staring at the two people on the bed and had no time to pay attention to him. Only the producer looked at him with a smile and gave him an affirmative look.
That's almost the end of it.
But Qin Hanlin still wanted to continue watching. Watching beautiful women act was his hobby. If Lu Yinbing didn't stop on her own initiative, he cunningly planned not to shout "cut".
Xia Yitong didn't say anything, and Lu Yinbing stared at her motionlessly.
There was a long silence.
Without a single line of dialogue, Lu Yinbing's expression gradually changed.
Xia Yitong stared into her eyes. She was deeply hurt, but still longed to get a little bit of the emotion she hoped for from her eyes, the emotion she once truly had.
"Chen Qing." Lu Yinbing's chest heaved violently twice, and he called out her name with gritted teeth.
Xia Yitong's lips moved slightly, and he called her very softly, "Your Highness."
"Don't call me Your Highness!" Lu Yinbing was hit in the sore spot. He grabbed her shoulders and pushed her away from him, as if he was venting his anger and going crazy. "You are not Chen Qing, she is dead!"
"I won't let you wear her clothes!"
With a hiss—
Xia Yitong's shirt was roughly torn open from the middle of the neck by Lu Yinbing, and the buttons fell under the bed.
"I won't let you use her voice!"
Xia Yitong's throat was once again restrained in the other party's palm.
"I won't let you look like her!"
Xia Yitong's chin was pinched hard by her hand, and he was forced to look into her red and fierce eyes.
Xia Yitong frowned slightly as her cheeks were pinched so hard that they hurt.
Lu Yinbing's eyes continued to change, and then he let her go, pressed her under him, and kissed her fiercely, desperately, and with the determination to die together. Xia Yitong's clenched hands loosened dejectedly and gave up resistance.
Director Qin had been waiting for this scene from the very beginning. Although it was somewhat different from the previous two performances, he was excited again.
Just when Lu Yinbing's lips were about to touch Xia Yitong's lips, it was as if an invisible hand blocked the four lips, and the exciting scene came to an abrupt end.
Lu Yinbing sat up from the bed, a smile on her face, and shouted for Qin Hanlin: "Cut."
Director Qin: “…”
Qin Hanlin stomped his feet in hatred.
So angry!
"The audition is over," Lu Yinbing didn't care about this old man. He helped Xia Yitong fix her torn shirt, pulled her up, and said, "I'll compensate you with a similar one another day. I'm sorry if it hurts you."
"It doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt." Xia Yitong denied it hastily. With a pale face and a red bottom, she asked, "How did you know I had a vest underneath?"
Lu Yinbing said: "I saw it."
The upper half of Xia Yitong's face also turned red, and her eyes began to drift downwards.
When did she see it? How did she see it
The two got up from the bed and went to the bathroom together to tidy up their wrinkled clothes. Lu Yinbing picked up the mouthwash cup and drank some water, then spit out a mouthful of blood-stained water.
Xia Yitong also took a glass of water, and what she spat out after rinsing her mouth was also red. She looked at Lu Yinbing a little embarrassedly, her eyes clearly expecting something.
Lu Yinbing glanced at her and said with a smile, "You're so good, you've bitten it until it bleeds."
Xia Yitong said modestly: "The senior is really dedicated. He accompanied me to try out the mirror three times and was still so serious."
Lu Yinbing said: "No, my gums have been bleeding recently."
Xia Yitong immediately wanted to find a hole in the ground to crawl into.
Lu Yinbing looked at her embarrassed expression and laughed out loud while leaning against the door frame. There was still a blush in the corners of her eyes, and her eyebrows and eyes were as beautiful as flowers. She looked very attractive and also made people feel very itchy.
Xia Yitong forced her gaze away from her slightly open lips and let her eyelashes droop, just in time to see the large patches of red marks on her short-sleeved arms. Her skin was too sensitive and it looked a little shocking.
I just hit him in a hurry.
Lu Yinbing followed her gaze downwards and spoke up to stop her apology: "I pinched you, and you hit me, so we're even."
Xia Yitong didn't know what to say.
Lu Yinbing came out of the bathroom with her. Qin Hanlin said that the five of them needed to discuss something, which would take about half an hour. If they were willing to wait, they could go to room 4004 and wait for a while. If they had anything to do, they could leave first and they would call them later.
Xia Yitong did not leave, but went to room 4004 to wait. When she arrived, she found Du Ruohan inside. Cen Siying was probably busy and left early.
The two of them were silent.
About twenty minutes later, Xia Yiting was called away alone under Du Ruohan's strange gaze.
Back to the audition scene 4006.
The bed had been made, tidy and clean. The supervisor and the two assistant directors had already left, leaving only Qin Hanlin, the producer and Lu Yinbing. The first two were sitting, while Lu Yinbing stood at the balcony window, looking down at his phone, with a golden glow behind him.
Xia Yitong stood straight and called out, "Director Qin."
Qin Hanlin glanced at the producer, then looked at her and sighed softly, saying, "I'm sorry..."
Xia Yitong's mind buzzed and suddenly everything went blank.
She didn't hear a word Qin Hanlin said later until he anxiously took out a clean handkerchief from his shirt pocket and handed it to her. Then Xia Yitong realized that her face was covered with tears.