She is both beautiful and elegant.

Like fairies in ink paintings, celestial maidens descended to earth, equally beautiful and captivating.

Despite wearing an old theatrical costume and without any gold or silver hairpins, she was still incredibly beautiful.

Her hands were like tender shoots, her skin like smooth jade. Her smile was enchanting, her eyes bright and captivating—

She is just like the woman in the Book of Songs, so beautiful!

Like a lotus emerging from water, natural, beautiful, elegant and noble.

The second female lead she played was "naturally beautiful and hard to ignore," so it's no wonder that she was "chosen to serve the king."

She possessed the ability to "captivate a hundred hearts with a single glance," naturally making all the beauties of the imperial harem pale in comparison.

The makeup artist opened the door to the dressing room, and when Gu Mu and Qiao Ziyang saw Gu Qingqing dressed in ancient style, they were instantly captivated.

"Qingqing, you're so beautiful!" Qiao Ziyang couldn't control himself and stared in amazement.

Gu Qingqing didn't speak, but pursed her lips and gave a shy smile. Feeling stared at too intently, she lowered her head slightly and covered her lips with her fingers, afraid that showing her teeth would make her look less pretty.

After all, she was dressed as an ancient girl, so she should be more reserved and shy to fit the image. Otherwise, she would look out of place and like a mishmash of creatures, which would be very unsightly.

"You're really beautiful, Qingqing, don't be nervous." Gu Mu walked towards her step by step and gently took her hand.

He knew she was beautiful since he was a child, but he had never seen her in ancient costume, so he didn't know that her beauty could be this stunning.

His gaze was filled with such sweet, doting affection that it made her even more nervous.

Actually, she gets nervous, shy, and even a little sad when anyone praises her.

Because this is the original owner's appearance, not her own.

It's hard to avoid harboring resentment when something isn't truly yours.

Gu Mu led Gu Qingqing out of the dressing room, and they happened to run into Director Yang on the way, which attracted many people to come and admire her beauty.

The sounds of amazement and praise were endless, like a waterfall.

Seeing that she was a little nervous, Gu Mu moved his body in front of her, thus blocking most of the men's lewd gazes.

Men understand men best, so the thought of his precious sister being fantasized about by them made him feel disgusted.

His fierce glare at the men in the room finally made them back down a bit.

"Not bad, not bad, this makeup suits her very well, but the clothes don't fit her well and don't match her style. Make her a few outfits as soon as you get back tomorrow."

Director Yang scrutinized Gu Qingqing's clothes and makeup, finding them absolutely perfect, a hundred times better than Yao Jiajia's. The more he looked at her, the more he liked her.

The person in charge of costumes, props, and sets came to collect the assignment. After receiving financial support from Director Yang, he respectfully greeted Gu Qingqing and then scurried away with the check.

Seeing that things were settled, Gu Mu took Gu Qingqing's hand and prepared to return to their guest room to review the script and rehearse.

Otherwise, she might get nervous and something might happen when the filming officially starts in the afternoon.

Although her period costume look has now satisfied Director Yang and others, who have come to like it.

But if your acting skills aren't up to par, you still won't get their support.

To be honest, ability is still the most important thing.

Gu Qingqing obediently followed Gu Mu back to look at the script, but after only two steps, she suddenly heard a noisy commotion coming from not far away.

"Thank you, Mr. Fu, for your kind investment in our village. We are very grateful."

"Mr. Fu, come stay at my house! I also have a three-story villa, I guarantee you'll have a comfortable stay."

“My home is also very beautiful, no less so than a hotel’s. Mr. Fu, why don’t you come to my home?”

She looked up and saw a large group of people surrounding a young man and walking towards her.

The group of people were ordinary-looking elderly villagers, while the young man was Fu Jue.

He was wearing a dark blue suit with his cuffs fastened tightly and a black and white tie, exuding a sinister yet alluring charm.

His leather shoes were so clean you could see your face reflected in them.

He was incomparably handsome, elegant, and refined.

Absolutely perfect.

But why is he here too?

But it's really fate that we meet, we seem to bump into each other everywhere.

What is it that he wants to invest in that led him to this small village?

"Second Brother, Master Fu is here, let's go find him!"

"It's me, Qingqing! Mr. Fu, come quick! I'm here! Come on!"

Gu Qingqing broke free from Gu Mu's hand and ran towards Fu Jue.

"Qingqing, don't run!" Gu Mu was furious and quickly chased after her. He was afraid she would fall because she was still wearing her costume, which was a bit long and could easily cause her to trip.

"Qingqing—" By the time Fu Jue saw her figure, she had already rushed in front of him.

He opened his arms and hugged her tightly.

He missed her terribly after not seeing her for a few days.

However, he almost didn't recognize her just now.

Why wear a theatrical costume?

He almost didn't recognize it.

Even her hair styled is so beautiful.

Gu Mu rushed over and pulled Gu Qingqing away, giving Fu Jue, whom he had run into again by chance, a glare.

"Mr. Fu, are you here for tourism?" Gu Qingqing asked innocently.

Fu Jue shook his head and replied, "I'm here to discuss a project; we plan to develop this place into a resort."

"Do you want to open a travel agency? Try to transform your business?" Gu Mu didn't believe Fu Jue's nonsense. He had only been in China for two months, and it was completely illogical for him to want to start a tourism business.

Moreover, the address was chosen at the location where their film crew was shooting. Even if it was by chance that they met today, there's no way it could be such a coincidence.

China has more than a dozen provinces and cities, hundreds of counties, and tens of thousands of small villages.

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