Ji Yunxin didn't say anything after being blocked by Jian Yan's words. It wasn't because she was angry, but because she was used to not talking while driving. Besides, this was Jian Yan's car and it was her first time touching it, so she couldn't help but feel more reserved.
Jian Yan originally tilted her head toward the window and watched the street lights flashing past her eyes. The lights were bright and the neon lights were flashing. No matter what season it was, the city was always bustling. There were people walking in groups of three or two on the street, couples leaning on each other, some supporting the elderly, and some holding children. They walked hurriedly but with smiles on their faces. Jian Yan couldn't help but smile as she watched.
The heater in the car was on, and she pulled her scarf down a little, revealing her beautiful and delicate facial features. Ji Yunxin caught a glimpse of her expression and tightened his hands on the steering wheel, then continued driving without saying a word.
There weren't many cars on the road at this time, but there were a lot of traffic lights on this road, so cars stopped from time to time. Ji Yunxin put one hand on the steering wheel and one hand on the gear lever. She wanted to speak several times while waiting for the red light, and finally heard Jian Yan ask: "Is Mr. Ji not busy this year?"
Ji Yunxin was slightly startled, then lowered his eyes and said, "Not bad."
This year is actually quite busy, but not as busy as the first two years. After all, I had just taken office and had to make some achievements, so naturally I had less time to rest. After she finished speaking, she pursed her lips and took the initiative to ask, "Are you used to being on the crew?"
As if she didn't expect her to ask, Jian Yan paused for a few seconds before saying, "It's pretty good. It's better than being used to the apartment."
After she finished speaking, Ji Yunxin thought of the frozen foods she saw in the freezer. She looked more apologetic. Before she could say anything, Jian Yan said, "The light is green."
Ji Yunxin hummed, shifted the gear, stepped on the accelerator, and the red car sped away.
They were silent on the way as everyone was thinking about something. Jian Yan had never felt that this road was so long. It was so long that she felt a little sleepy. She had just eaten and the car was well heated. The car body vibrated slightly, like a cradle, which made her squint her eyes.
When they were almost at the hotel, Ji Yunxin turned his head and saw Jian Yan asleep.
She leaned her head against the back of the chair, her head slightly lowered, her scarf covering most of her face, her eyes closed, her eyelashes long and thick, her skin milky white, and the mole at the corner of her eye also hid her delicate features. Ji Yunxin glanced at her for a few seconds, then looked away and continued driving.
The car was driving much slower than before, and the air conditioner was turned up a little higher. The hot air blew on her wrist, making it warm.
Jian Yan slept soundly and did not wake up until she reached the hotel entrance. Ji Yunxin looked at the time on her watch and called out, "Jian Yan."
The sleeping person didn't even change his posture. Ji Yunxin raised his voice: "Jian Yan."
Jian Yan moved, and a subtle sound escaped from her lips: "Hmm?"
It was very light, soft and sticky, completely different from her usual tone of voice. She had a dazed feeling as if she hadn't woken up yet. Ji Yunxin was about to call her for the third time when she heard her cell phone ring. Jian Yan squinted her eyes and took out her cell phone from her bag, saying in a low voice, "Hello."
I don’t know what was said on the other end of the phone. Jian Yan slowly sat up straight. She looked around and scratched her head. We’re here.
Ji Yunxin didn't say anything and remained silent. Jian Yan gave her an apologetic smile and said to the other end of the phone, "Writer Luo? Room? Well, I'm not in the room. I... I'm downstairs buying something."
Luo Jing held up her phone and said, "I'm downstairs. It's okay. I just washed my hair and remembered that I forgot to bring a hair dryer. I wanted to borrow it from you."
"I brought a hair dryer." Jian Yan sobered up after saying that. She continued, "But I have to wait a while before I can come up. How about you borrow one from someone else first?"
The rejection was obvious. Luo Jing regretted why she had to reveal her cards so early. At least Jian Yan wouldn't be so defensive against her before. She said, "Okay, I'll go ask other people."
Jian Yan smiled: "Well, that's it."
She breathed a sigh of relief after hanging up the phone. Ji Yunxin looked straight ahead politely, pretending not to hear her call. Only after she hung up did he ask, "Luo Jing?"
Jian Yan said: "Well, it's getting late. I'll go upstairs first. Thank you for sending me back."
She spoke in a normal tone, and looked into Ji Yunxin's eyes when she thanked him. Her eyes were calm and cold, without any emotion. Ji Yunxin met her eyes and nodded: "Okay."
Jian Yan opened the passenger door as she spoke, but she forgot to unbuckle her seat belt. She smiled embarrassedly, lowered her head and put her hand on the seat belt button. Unexpectedly, Ji Yunxin also put his hand on it and prepared to help her unbuckle it. When their hands touched the red seat belt button, they felt very warm. Jian Yan quickly retracted her hands as if she had received an electric shock. Ji Yunxin saw her action and said nothing, but unbuckled the seat belt and said, "Okay."
Jian Yan nodded slightly: "Thank you."
Ji Yunxin hummed lightly, watched her get out of the car and closed the door.
Jian Yan didn't go upstairs directly after getting off the car with her bag, fearing that she would run into Luo Jing if she went upstairs now, so she walked around outside on the cobblestone path. The more she thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong. Finally, she called Gu Cai. There was a commotion on the other end, and Gu Cai asked in a loud voice, "What did you say?"
Jian Yan frowned: "What are you doing?"
Gu Cai came out of the bar. As the noise faded, the sound of the wind became more obvious. She said in a trembling voice, "What's going on? I was just setting up the scene in the bar."
"It's almost Chinese New Year."
Jian Yan then remembered that it was Chinese New Year. Gu Cai's bar would hold a small party at the end of every year. She would go to help out in the past, but she couldn't go this year. She said, "It's okay, go ahead and get busy."
Although Gu Cai was shivering from the cold, he still adhered to the principle that he could not pretend not to see what was happening to his friends and said generously, "What's the matter? Tell me. You wouldn't call me for no reason."
Jian Yan originally wanted to talk to Gu Cai about Ji Yunxin's abnormal behavior tonight, but after being blown by the cold wind just now, she felt that she was overthinking it. It was not a big deal that Ji Yunxin insisted on sending her back. Jian Yan said, "It's really nothing. I just couldn't sleep at night and wanted to talk to you."
"Let's chat." Although Gu Cai also wanted to chat with Jian Yan, it was too damn cold outside, so she said, "How about we wait until I get back to chat?"
"No need." Jian Yan yawned: "I will fall asleep when you get back, let's talk about it next time."
Gu Cai said helplessly: "Okay then, by the way, do you have anything to do on New Year's Eve?"
In the past, she would help Gu Cai set up the scene before the Chinese New Year, and would even guest-dance one or two dances on New Year's Eve, but this year, Jian Yan said, "I'm not participating..."
Gu Cai laughed: "Nonsense, you are a star now, and I still let you participate. I ate too much and wanted to be on the hot search. I made an appointment with the boss lady and Yueyue, and I wanted you to come and play with us."
When she mentioned the word Yueyue, her tone was surprisingly sweet. Jian Yan was so embarrassed that she curled her lips and said, "I know. I should be free that day. I'll send you a message then."
"Ok." Gu Cai said happily, "It's settled."
After she finished speaking, someone called out from behind: "Boss lady!"
Gu Cai sighed and said, "That's it, I'm hanging up."
Jian Yan put away her phone. After being exposed to the cold wind for so long, her confused mind cleared up. She went back to her room. The corridor was very quiet and no one was around. She breathed a sigh of relief and went back to her room. After washing up, she lay on the bed. She didn't know if it was because she had a nap in the car, but she felt a little insomniac while lying on the bed. She couldn't fall asleep, so she simply checked her phone. Weibo was still full of gossip, but as the New Year was approaching, news about various award ceremonies had already come out. Jing Yuan and Gu Kexin were the most popular now. The names of these two people alone would bring in traffic, not to mention together. Their fans would explode, so many platforms had invited these two people, and netizens had speculated which red carpets they would walk.
—I will definitely attend the annual awards ceremony.
—The end of every year is business hours. Thank you to teachers Jing and Gu for your hard work.
—Is the CP I like going to open again? Congratulations from the real fans!
—I think they might go to the Jingyi Gala this year. Didn’t they just collaborate with Jingyi on One Dream? They will probably attend the Jingyi Gala.
—Agree. I think I might participate too.
Although Jian Yan has not been in the entertainment industry for more than three years, she knows all the news. Jingyi has an independent TV station and holds a gala every year. The guest lineup includes not only Jingyi’s own celebrities but also artists with whom she has worked. So netizens speculated that Jing Yuan and Gu Kexin would come to participate in the Jingyi gala, which is reasonable. However, whether they will attend is not certain. Before Jian Yan could finish her thoughts, she saw a message on WeChat. She clicked on it and saw that it was a message from Su Ziqi: Are you asleep
Jian Yan called and said, "Sister Su."
Su Ziqi coughed twice, and Jian Yan asked, "Have you caught a cold?"
"No." Su Ziqi had just smoked a cigarette and hadn't recovered yet, so her voice was hoarse. She said, "You haven't slept yet so late."
Jian Yan smiled: "Sister Su hasn't slept either, right? What's wrong?"
Su Ziqi's voice was filled with joy: "I have good news to tell you."
Jian Yan had a hunch that it was related to Jingyi's party, so she asked immediately. Su Ziqi asked, "How did you know?"
She has been looking for resources for Jian Yan during this period, but since she just made a comeback, advertisers dislike her lack of fame and she can’t get many notices, so she wanted to look for opportunities within Jingyi first. Surprisingly, she actually found some for her.
"Dancing partner?" Jian Yan repeated, "Me?"
Su Ziqi said, "Well, you come to Jingyi at three o'clock tomorrow. Du Yi needs to be screened first. I will call Director Gu tomorrow."
Seeing that she had arranged everything, Jian Yan could only say, "Okay, I understand."
Su Ziqi said good night to her.
Jian Yan lay on the bed and pondered for a few seconds before sitting up and searching for Du Yi. Du Yi has only been famous for a few years, but his momentum is very strong. He is a singer who came from a talent show. After winning the championship, he has been on variety shows, singing, releasing records, and holding concerts. He has the ability and good looks, so he was soon hailed as a rising star in the singing industry. In the past two years, every single he released has been able to stay number one on the platform for several months in a row. His momentum is unstoppable, and his fans call him the Little King.
Jian Yan was naturally no stranger to such a popular person. She had listened to almost all of his songs and had even sung them in Gu Cai's bar. However, she was still a little nervous about the screening tomorrow, which prevented her from sleeping well in the second half of the night.
The next morning, Director Gu called Jian Yan over and told her that she had to leave early in the afternoon, so she would shoot her scenes in the morning. Jian Yan thanked Director Gu several times before he smiled and said, "It's okay. There are a lot of things to do before the New Year. I understand."
As soon as he left, Luo Jing walked up to her with the script in her arms and asked, "Anything going on this afternoon?"
Jian Yan didn't hide it from her and nodded, "I have to go to the company."
Luo Jing asked: "Do you want me to take you there?"
Jian Yan shook her head: "Sister Su will come to pick me up."
Luo Jing's lips twitched, but she didn't say anything in the end. Jian Yan pretended not to notice her hesitation. She said to Luo Jing, "I'm going to go and rehearse with Teacher Gu."
"good."
After a brief exchange, Jian Yan walked towards Gu Kexin, her eyes still fixed on her back. Jian Yan raised her head, her back straight, and she walked to Gu Kexin and said, "Teacher Gu, I want to perform two scenes with you."
Gu Kexin turned her head, looked at Jian Yan, then looked over her shoulder at Luo Jing behind her, narrowed her eyes, and smiled: "Okay."
Jian Yan handed over the script.
Jian Yan spent the whole morning filming and changing her costumes. She didn't even have time to drink water. When Su Ziqi came to the crew to pick her up, she had just changed her clothes backstage. Su Ziqi held out his hand: "Yan Yan."
Jian Yan looked up and saw her, then smiled and said, "Sister Su."
Su Ziqi walked up to her and asked, "Still filming."
Jian Yan nodded: "There are still two scenes. Have you had lunch?"
Su Ziqi helped her straighten her clothes and said, "Not yet, I came here to eat."
Jian Yan smiled: "I haven't eaten yet either, please bring me a portion when you go get it."
Su Ziqi: "Okay."
Luo Jing stood behind them, holding two lunch boxes in her hands. She paused in her steps and waited until Jian Yan left before she took a few steps forward and called out, "Sister Su."
"Writer Luo." Su Ziqi's eyes lit up when he saw her. "What a coincidence! I was just about to look for you. Please take care of Yanyan while she's on the set."
Luo Jing smiled. It would have been better if she hadn't said it. After she said it, Jian Yan didn't give her any chance to take care of herself. Although this was the result she could have anticipated, there was still a difference between imagination and reality. She felt a little uncomfortable now.
The clapperboard was put up, and the stage manager called out "start". Jian Yan stood in front of the camera, feeling weak and angry. Luo Jing corrected himself and said, "It's not just a little bit, it's very uncomfortable."
Su Ziqi saw that she didn't say anything and turned her head to look at her. Luo Jing put the two lunch boxes in Su Ziqi's hands and said, "Sister Su hasn't eaten yet, eat with Yanyan."
Su Ziqi lowered his head: "What about you?"
Luo Jing said: "I'll go get another one."
Su Ziqi smiled and looked thoughtful: "Thank you."
Luo Jing hummed and turned away from her. Jian Yan came down and went to the lounge with Su Ziqi to eat a box lunch. At the end, she heard Su Ziqi ask, "Yan Yan, what's going on between you and screenwriter Luo?"
Jian Yan picked up some rice and put it in her mouth, chewing it slowly. She said, "It's nothing, I'm fine."
Su Ziqi sat beside her and whispered, "Is this why you don't want to hype it up?"
She had been thinking about this before. Jian Yan followed her arrangements one moment, and the next moment she clearly said not to hype it up, and specifically not to hype it up with Luo Jing. She had imagined several possibilities, and only after they met did she feel that she was right. Jian Yan saw that Su Ziqi was still staring at her, so she smiled helplessly: "Sister Su, eat."
Su Ziqi understood: "Okay."
When they finished eating, Jian Yan followed Su Ziqi into the car and prepared to go to the company. On the way, Su Ziqi asked, "Do you still remember Li Weiqing?"
Jian Yan blinked when she heard the name, then asked, "What's wrong?"
Su Ziqi thought she had forgotten, and said, "It was the one I auditioned for the role with you last time."
Jian Yan nodded: "She's coming to dance too?"
"No." Su Ziqi put his hands on the steering wheel and said while driving: "She seems to be doing other activities. I'm telling you to stay away from her."
Jian Yan lowered her eyes: "What's wrong?"
Su Ziqi sighed: "I suspect that she was the one who broke the news last time."
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