After being beaten down by the entertainment industry, Ning Qiluo packed her bags overnight: "I'm afraid of cyberbullying, I want to go home and inherit my family's fortune."
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After Ning Qiluo returned to Haicheng to film, she would have long phone conversations with Jiang Yingchi every night.
Her biggest worry was his eyes. Every time she answered the phone, she would ask about them at the beginning, but the results were always upsetting. Jiang Yingchi said that he was still observing them.
"Don't be anxious, keep a normal mindset, and don't put too much pressure on yourself..." She kept nagging and giving advice like an old woman.
Jiang Yingchi chuckled repeatedly; his voice was incredibly mellow and pleasant to listen to.
His happiest moments were when he had long phone conversations with her.
He even asked her, "How about over there?"
"I'm doing great here. Today, the film crew's Best Actor Qi treated everyone to a big meal," she shared with him, recounting the little joys of filming.
Xie Ya also arrived in Haicheng today. Although she is busy, it doesn't stop her from traveling back and forth.
When Xie Ya came in, she didn't know that Ning Qiluo was having a long phone conversation with Jiang Yingchi. She was carrying a shopping bag and said as she came in, "I bought these lingeries at the nearest mall. Try them on later to see if they fit. I'll throw away the broken lingerie for you."
Ning Qiluo didn't think anything of it at first.
She replied, "Okay," and said, "Thank you, Sister Xie Ya. I'll try it in a bit."
"Don't be so polite with me," Xie Ya said with a smile.
Ning Qiluo was having a long phone conversation with Jiang Yingchi, planning to try on her new lingerie later. Jiang Yingchi, on the other end, had excellent hearing and heard every word Xie Ya said.
He lowered his voice, his tone slightly menacing: "How did your underwear get damaged?"
Ning Qiluo didn't take it seriously, never imagining the storm her next words would cause:
"There was a scene where love turned to hate, and Fan Qiao decided to go with a boss, who humiliated her in front of the male lead. The scene went smoothly, but the other actor was acting too hard and didn't control his strength, tearing my bra..."
She was still muttering to herself.
Unbeknownst to him, Jiang Yingchi's face on the other end of the phone grew increasingly dark.
After Ning Qiluo finished speaking, Jiang Yingchi's face turned completely dark.
Ning Qiluo remained oblivious, continuing to praise her co-stars for their professionalism and so on, until Jiang Yingchi couldn't take it anymore and interrupted her, saying, "That's enough."
Ning Qiluo muttered in reply, "I haven't finished speaking yet."
"There's no need to go into the details; just touch on it and that's enough," Jiang Yingchi said coldly on the other end of the phone.
Ning Qiluo sensed something was wrong, suddenly realized something, and immediately took back what she had just said.
She quickly explained to him, "Don't overthink it or misunderstand. This is just acting. Besides, I don't have any intimate scenes in this movie."
It would have been better if they hadn't said that.
Saying it like that makes it seem even more confusing.
"How badly were your clothes torn?" Even though he didn't want to bring up the topic, he couldn't help but ask.
Ning Qiluo thought she couldn't go into any more detail, so she replied perfunctorily, "It was just a slight tug, a very light tug."
"Oh-"
A cold laugh came through the receiver: "You've already torn the bra, and you're only tugging at it lightly?"
Ning Qiluo: "..."
If I explain it in detail, you won't want to hear it.
If I say it's just a perfunctory response, you'll get angry.
Actually, the situation at the time wasn't particularly explicit, and it wasn't even that explicit. When Fan Qiao was being humiliated by her boss in front of the male lead, he grabbed her and pulled her into his arms, then yanked her collar.
From a professional filmmaking perspective, this level of force is perfectly acceptable.