Ye Zhiwei's face flushed. She hadn't expected Jiang Jianian to bring up something they both knew so well. She urged Jiang Jianian to drive quickly, making an excuse that she was already hungry and wanted to eat barbecue.

Jiang Jianian just smiled and didn't press Ye Zhiwei to make a statement. After having other plans in mind, he let go of Ye Zhiwei and started driving again.

He was driving intently, and Ye Zhiwei would sneakily watch him. Her face was still slightly flushed as she touched her own face and carefully observed Jiang Jianian's profile.

His profile is very handsome, and he looks good even when he's focused while driving.

Ye Zhiwei's heart was pounding; just looking at him made her feel a little fluttery.

Jiang Jianian drove back to the villa.

Ye Zhiwei was practically radiating pink bubbles in the car until she got out and saw Ye Yingying waiting for them at the villa entrance, which brought her back to her senses.

Ye Zhiwei got out of the car and quickly stepped forward, asking in surprise, "Yingying, why didn't you say so after filming? I thought you were still filming."

Ye Yingying said aggrievedly, "Sister Zhiwei, I sent you so many messages and made several phone calls."

Did you text or call her?

Ye Zhiwei was stunned for a moment, then immediately took out her phone to check.

Because of filming in the afternoon, the director instructed that phones should either be silent or turned off. Ye Zhiwei silenced her phone and then went to find Jiang Jianian, where she was teased by him. She went shopping with Jiang Jianian and witnessed his cold attitude towards other girls, completely forgetting that she had silenced her phone.

Ye Zhiwei felt extremely guilty. "I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry. I thought you would be gone for a long time. I didn't even check my phone and didn't know when you would call or message me."

Ye Yingying comforted him, "It hasn't been long. I just found a place outside to sit and do practice problems on my phone."

Seemingly afraid that Ye Zhiwei would overthink things, she waved her phone and explained, "Besides, it's the membership to the practice software that came with the practice questions you gave me before, Sister Zhiwei. I usually use it."

"I thought I'd definitely be back before you, so I didn't leave you the key." Ye Zhiwei was extremely ashamed. After opening the door, she forgot about Jiang Jianian and led Ye Yingying into the villa. While stroking Ye Yingying's hair, she explained, "My phone was on silent at the time, and I forgot to put it back on. I only just saw your message. Yingying, were you exhausted standing outside? I was thinking that today involved extras, and we had to choose several students for close-up shots. Yu Shishu is so strict, these shots would definitely take a long time to film. I didn't expect it to be finished so quickly—"

Jiang Jianian watched as Ye Zhiwei, who had just been shyly standing next to him, got out of the car and immediately rushed to Ye Yingying's side, completely forgetting about him. He could only glance at Ye Yingying with a sullen face before finally going to get the groceries from the back of the car with a cold expression.

Ye Yingying sensed Jiang Jianian's unhappiness. She was quite perceptive and knew the general situation that afternoon. Jiang Jianian probably knew that Yu Shishu was filming at the school and that Ye Zhiwei had agreed to appear in the film. Ye Zhiwei was completely unaware of this. Even though Jiang Jianian hadn't met Yu Shishu at all, he clearly sensed the sense of crisis that Yu Shishu brought him.

The specifics are unclear, but it's estimated that Ye Zhiwei went to Jiang Jianian without hesitation and directly canceled the filming. How could Jiang Jianian not be happy with Ye Zhiwei's way of making her stance clear? From the moment Ye Zhiwei texted her that she was leaving and might not be able to film this extra scene, Jiang Jianian had already won the contest with Yu Shishu without even realizing it.

So what if Jiang Jianian beat Yu Shishu and had a sweet afternoon with Ye Zhiwei? She still lost to her!

Ye Yingying appeared understanding on the surface, but she was secretly overjoyed. Especially when she discovered that Ye Zhiwei had abandoned Jiang Jianian as soon as she got out of the car and ran straight to her, stroking, comforting, and coaxing her, Ye Yingying knew that she had the upper hand. She even wished she had waited longer so that her Zhiwei sister would feel even more sorry for her.

Seeing Ye Yingying's obedient appearance, Ye Zhiwei felt even more sorry for her than when she got out of the car. She pinched Ye Yingying's cheek and asked her, "Have you finished filming your scenes from your university days? Did the filming go smoothly?"

"The filming is finished," Ye Yingying replied. "It went fairly smoothly."

Here, Ye Yingying told a little lie. Actually, the filming didn't go too smoothly. Originally, this whole plot was added so that Ye Zhiwei could appear on screen. After Ye Zhiwei left, although the camera and lighting were adjusted soon afterward, Yu Shishu felt very disappointed. It wasn't that he became even more demanding, nor was it an emotional outburst towards the artists, but rather a kind of disappointment and depression that anyone could feel.

From the moment Ye Yingying received Ye Zhiwei's text message, she had a premonition of this outcome, but she never expected Yu Shishu to be so distraught.

The assistant director quickly suggested that the student, who had acting experience, should be pitied. After filming once, Yu Shishu stared blankly at the camera for a long time. After a while, he frowned and said directly to the student, "You are not suitable for this kind of shot."

Yu Shishu's words were entirely driven by personal motives, utterly and completely driven by personal motives. When has this director, who is extremely strict with his work, ever had any personal motives?

Knowing Yu Shishu's reputation, the student who had gone to great lengths to secure the opportunity burst into tears. It was the assistant director, the only one who knew the inside story, who comforted the student, gave her a flimsy excuse, and even gave her his business card, promising to contact her again if there was a chance to collaborate in the future, which finally made the student stop crying and start smiling.

Yu Shishu seemed to have lost his soul. Several close-up shots of students in the classroom that were originally planned to be shown were directly cut. Yu Shishu paused filming and spent a long time adjusting his mood before continuing to film. Apart from the part of the scene that originally belonged to Ye Zhiwei, the rest of the filming seemed to have returned to the usual working state.

Only Ye Yingying could sense that Yu Shishu was somewhat affected.

The filming didn't last long. Yu Shishu probably realized that he wasn't in good working condition. After a few takes, the scenes that Yu Shishu previously considered substandard were barely acceptable this time. That's why Ye Yingying finished filming earlier than before.

"We have another scene to film tomorrow at a recreational racing club nearby. Sister Zhiwei, would you like to come along?" Ye Yingying whispered in Ye Zhiwei's ear. "We need extras too. It's a paid racing trip! Sister Zhiwei, you can come with Brother Jianian tomorrow!"

Ye Yingying could tell Ye Zhiwei's choice from Ye Zhiwei's attitude. Putting aside Ye Zhiwei's choice for the moment, just considering Jiang Jianian's personality of never giving up until she achieves her goal and doing everything to the extreme, Yu Shishu simply couldn't be her match.

Since that's the case, Ye Yingying decided to repay the talented director who had shown her kindness by making him realize the facts and nipping his little schemes in the bud.