Chapter 206 That handsome guy across the street has been staring at you!

Yi Mohan stared coldly at Fang Ke, who was still sitting at the tea table in the filming area, holding a cup of hot tea in one hand and playing on her phone in the other, seemingly chatting with someone.

Throughout the entire day, his gaze lingered most on Fang Ke and Fang Yefan.

Undeniably, some people have a star quality. The two siblings from the Fang family are indeed stunningly beautiful. When they were wearing snow-white nightgowns and their long, black hair was draped over their bodies, they really looked like a pair of twin snow dolls.

But the ambiguous relationship between them still made him very unhappy at first.

He thought he was overthinking it, but then he saw several screenwriters behind him excitedly discussing how great incestuous relationships between siblings were. He knew then that these people were doing it on purpose, deliberately making the film this way, deliberately pushing the boundaries!

All he could do was curse, "Vulgar."

But when her gaze fell on Fang Ke's hand that was hugging Fang Yefan's waist, and on the same hand that Fang Yefan was using to cover her face, her eyes flashed with fury, filled with displeasure.

He approached Wu Cong, who was reviewing the sample footage, again and offered his opinion: "Why did you deliberately make the scenes between these two siblings so ambiguous? What kind of message is this sending to the audience?"

"...Um, Mr. Yi, this is the most bizarre couple in the show. When you visited the set before, didn't you see the scene where Yu Yang seduces Chu Yi?"

Yi Mohan's expression stiffened as she recalled that scene where Fang Yefan had to stop laughing several times, leaving the audience with a blank space.

At the time, Yi Mohan only thought that Fang Ke was playing a woman who seduced the male lead, and did not know that Fang Ke was playing the male lead's half-sister!

He watched the whole thing today and only then did he get into the relationships between the characters. His first thought was that something was wrong. As blood-related siblings, weren't these two being too clingy?

I never expected this group of people to be so ruthless; they really wanted to film it this way!

Wu Cong also sighed, "Otherwise, I wouldn't have approached Fang Ke to act in this play so quickly..."

He deliberately raised an eyebrow and lowered his voice to say to Yi Mohan, "President Yi, I think Fang Yefan might have been genuinely acting out the scenes. Several times he almost forgot his lines when he looked at Yuyang. I don't believe he wasn't moved by his eyes and actions... Once this drama airs, and they hype up their dramatic fake sibling relationship in real life, it'll be an absolute explosion! What a perfect pseudo-incestuous couple! They'll definitely be a hit across the internet... Hehe, don't worry, by then he probably won't have any more improper thoughts about Miss Su!"

Wu Cong thought he was incredibly insightful and knew everything. Towards the end, he excitedly patted Yi Mohan's down jacket. Only after being stared at by the man's cold gaze did he realize what he was doing and quickly withdrew his hand.

"Sorry, I got a little carried away. Anyway, Mr. Yi... for this reason, you'll support me, right?"

Wu Cong was very confident that he could get rid of a major rival in love, and Yi Mohan would have to treat him like royalty.

To everyone's surprise, Yi Mohan just kept a gloomy face and didn't speak for a long time.

Finally, all I said was, "Stop being so clever. You've managed to hype up your CP, but where do you put Yao Yao, the female lead?"

Wu Cong hadn't yet realized the danger. "Of course, the female lead, Wan Yue, is beautiful. Just like Zhen Huan, she can win the world without love."

Yi Mohan sneered, "What a joke, you've got it backwards. The female lead in this drama is supposed to be an empress, destined for lasting fame alongside the male lead. What are you doing creating this CP (couple pairing)? What are the fans of the male and female leads supposed to do? The promotional materials for this drama will be synchronized with my assistant. I don't care who you want to promote, prioritize marketing the male and female leads' CP, understand?"

"...But wouldn't you be angry if Miss Su and Fang Yefan started a CP (couple pairing)?"

"Why should I be angry? It's all fake anyway," Yi Mohan warned in a cold voice. "Otherwise, you shouldn't continue filming this show."

Wu Cong fell silent, but talented directors are all temperamental. Being suppressed by Yi Mohan only made him more rebellious.

That day, he secretly wrote a lot of fly pages, putting down all the ideas in his head, adding many memorable interactive scenes between Yu Yang and Chu Yi.

He originally intended to briefly skip the scenes depicting his childhood, but after being provoked by Yi Mohan, this working-class man could only rebel in his own way.

It's fine to stop him from promoting the incestuous couple pairing, but if the audience starts shipping them themselves, it's not his fault!

Neither of them noticed that the script supervisor and cameraman had recorded the entire scene of the two discussing the plot, which later sparked several online discussions.

As Yi Mohan walked away with a sullen face, he paused and glanced at Fang Ke from a distance. This moment was captured by the photographer, who quickly pressed the shutter button, and the highly controversial image that would later go viral online was born.

Since it was still early when they finished work that day, Wu Cong suggested that they go to the city for barbecue. There would be a major media outlet coming for the opening ceremony the next day, so it would be a good opportunity to boost everyone's confidence and teach them how to handle interviews.

Su Yao leaned against Yi Mohan and shook her head, saying, "Director, let's head back first. I'm still feeling a bit unwell, so we won't go for barbecue."

Wu Cong quickly said, "I'll have Xiao Liu take you. You should go back and rest. You said you weren't scheduled to have any scenes today, what are you doing here? It's too much for your health..."

Wu Cong was outspoken, but Su Yao took it to heart. She bit her lower lip unhappily and said sadly, "I know my illness has slowed everyone down a lot, but I didn't want it to happen... I wish I could be on stage with everyone today... cough cough cough..."

Wu Cong: "..."

Wu Cong could only shout, "My goodness, what kind of person do you think I am? I just want you to get better soon!"

Wu Cong comforted her for a while, and even Fang Yefan joined in the comforting before Su Yao finally calmed down.

Then, sobbing, she looked at Fang Yefan and asked, "Yefan, do you want to come back with us?"

Fang Yefan: "...I feel much better. I'm going to have a late-night snack with them before going back. You go back first, Yao Yao. Get a good night's sleep so you can look beautiful on stage at the opening ceremony tomorrow. Go back now."

Su Yao gave him a cryptic look, then said reluctantly, "Okay."

In the end, they could only go back with Yi Mohan first.

Fang Yefan breathed a sigh of relief.

The others took another crew bus and headed into the city. It was already past 11 a.m., and they figured it would be 2 or 3 p.m. after they finished the barbecue and headed back. But luckily, the opening ceremony wasn't until 11 a.m. the next day, so everyone could sleep in and treat it as an early holiday.

After getting on the bus, someone gossiped, "Brother Fan, I don't know if you've noticed, but Su Yao is really clingy to you today. What's gotten into her?"

"fart."

Fang Yefan immediately retorted, glancing at Fang Ke before continuing, "We haven't even exchanged many words today, and you're just spouting off like that, aren't you?"

"There's an undercurrent going on. When you were filming, she was practically staring you so intently that she could see right through you. She didn't even look at President Yi next to her... I bet she's jealous of you and Fang Ke acting together? Or maybe my brother Fan is just too charming."

In the past, if Fang Yefan had heard these words, he would have been happy and simply waved his hand, agreeing to pay for everything from late-night snacks and drinks to karaoke.

But he was restless at the moment, constantly wanting to see Fang Ke's reaction.

However, Fang Ke didn't react at all, as if she hadn't heard them talking, and just kept her head down playing with her phone.

Fang Yefan's face darkened as he said to the group who were still joking, "Are you done yet? If you keep talking nonsense, you won't get any supper tonight."

That finally calmed things down.

They found a local barbecue restaurant that was said to be highly rated and open all night. About twenty people sat at a large table in the open air on the street. Although it was cold, they ate in a lively atmosphere and before they knew it, it was past 2 a.m.

At the dinner table, many actors and staff members got to know each other and chatted about gossip. For a moment, no one seemed inclined to leave.

Fang Ke got bored, and the skewers on her plate had gone cold; she couldn't eat anymore.

She was just thinking about whether she should go back to the camp to sleep when Fang Yefan came over and asked her, "Do you want to go first? I haven't rested well either."

Fang Ke nodded and was about to speak when Qin Xiaowan suddenly patted her on the shoulder. "Miss Fang, look at that handsome guy across the street. We've been watching him for a long time, and it seems like he's been staring at you the whole time."

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Fang Ke turned around, frowned, and then froze.

In the shadow of the long street, Yes, wearing a long down jacket and a white beanie, stood tall and long-legged across the street. A suitcase was next to him, indicating that he had just gotten off the plane and had come straight here.

Seeing that she was looking over, the man raised his usually indifferent eyes, but smiled gently at her in the cold wind.

Between his lips, there was the white breath he exhaled.

Fang Ke suddenly stood up, completely different from his previous listless expression. Now he looked like he was "startled awake from a deathbed," and his pupils quickly lit up with light.

Fang Ke smiled and said happily to Fang Yefan and Wu Cong, "My boyfriend came to see me. You two can go back first and don't worry about me."

Wu Cong: "?"

Fang Yefan: "..."

Everyone at the table who heard this was like: "???"

Ignoring their astonished faces, Fang Ke grabbed her scarf and bag and headed straight for the other side of the street.

Everyone was stunned until they saw Fang Ke unabashedly hug the tall, handsome guy, affectionately wrap her arms around his waist, and kiss him on the chin. Only then did they snap out of their shock and realize that Fang Ke really did have a boyfriend!

"Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap, this is a huge surprise!"

"...That figure, could it be that Mr. Rabbit...?"

"Holy crap, sis, you're watching 'Star Fan' too? Me too, family!"

The group chattered excitedly until Fang Yefan slammed his wine glass on the table with a loud bang, causing a huge commotion. Only then did they stop and watch him cautiously.

What's wrong now?

Wu Cong had mixed feelings, his face showing both sympathy and disappointment.

Sure enough, things change.