Chapter 12 Touched by the nagging concern

Qiao Zheng endured it again and again and stopped herself from cursing.

Qiao Zheng looked at Qiao Zhizheng and realized belatedly, "When did you get into my bed?"

Qiao Zhizheng's eyes drooped, like an innocent and pitiful little rabbit. She pretended to be ignorant and said, "Huh? You didn't refuse when I went to bed with you. I thought you agreed."

Qiao Zheng didn't buy her trick and said coldly, "Get out."

Qiao Zhizheng nodded, "Yeah, ah, sure, okay."

Qiao Zhizheng responded with her mouth but did not move.

Qiao Zheng felt a headache coming from her shamelessness. She closed her eyes tightly and rubbed her solar plexus.

The next moment, a pair of warm, soft hands gently landed on both sides of Qiao Zheng's head and began to massage and press gently. "You're not much older than me, so why are you having a headache at such a young age?"

It had been a long time since Qiao Zhizheng had been so close to someone. His back subconsciously tensed up, his hands clenched into fists, and he almost wanted to hit someone.

It was Qiao Zhizheng's nagging in Qiao Zheng's ear that made Qiao Zheng realize that this person was her eighteen-year-old self, and that she could approach him with confidence and that he would not harm her. Qiao Zhizheng slowly relaxed her clenched fists and indulged herself in feeling the tenderness of the moment.

Qiao Zhizheng continued muttering, "...Don't turn the air conditioner on so low, it gives me a headache. Don't complain about the heat after taking a shower, and run to the air-conditioned room with your hair half-dried. Let me tell you, blowing the air conditioner towards your forehead will not only give you a headache, but also facial paralysis. You don't want such a beautiful face like yours to have crooked eyes, a wicked mouth, and drool, right?"

Qiao Zheng thought, my previous big villa maintained a constant temperature and humidity all day long, so I didn’t have to worry about whether the air conditioning would blow towards my head.

Things are different now.

Oh, no, it was ten years ago.

Things are different now.

Seeing Qiao Zheng's blank eyes, Qiao Zhizheng wondered what she was thinking, and asked her worriedly, "Did you hear everything I said?"

Qiao Zheng said expressionlessly, "I heard it. Do you have anything else to say?"

Qiao Zheng's words were merely polite. She was thinking, "Qiao Zhizheng has said so much, so logically he wouldn't say anything more, right?" She hadn't expected Qiao Zhizheng to be such a talkative person.

Qiao Zheng wondered, "Did I ever talk so much to people before, when I was eighteen?" It didn't seem like that in her memory.

Qiao Zhizheng continued, "Yes, some, and some. You should also eat on time. I noticed that you sometimes have stomachaches. Did you often skip meals before?"

"knew."

"Your stomach is not in good condition, so don't eat cold and spicy food together."

"good."

Seeing how patient and gentle Qiao Zheng was today, Qiao Zhizheng began to add something else, "Also, both the yolk and the white are nutritious. You can't just eat the yolk without the white."

Qiao Zhizheng waited for a long time but received no response. She tilted her head to look at Qiao Zheng and was met with a beautiful face as cold as ice. The next second, the ice on Qiao Zheng's face melted, revealing a wicked smile. "From now on, you'll only have egg whites to eat."

Qiao Zhizheng covered her ears and said, "I didn't hear it."

When Qiao Zheng wanted to speak again, Qiao Zhizheng covered her ears and immediately got out of bed, running away like a rabbit.

Qiao Zheng looked at the direction she left with an expressionless face, smiled inexplicably, and then smiled again after a while.

Qiao Zheng scolded herself, "I'm sick!"

Before going to bed, I stared at the air conditioner, turned off the lights, closed my eyes, and covered myself with the quilt.

Qiao Zhizheng's words flashed through my mind: "You will become a person with facial paralysis, crooked eyes, a slanted mouth, and drooling."

"The eyes are crooked and the mouth is slanted..."

"Drool..."

Qiao Zheng couldn't stand Qiao Zhizheng saying "expressionless" over and over again in her mind, so she frowned, lifted the quilt and kicked it aside, turned on the light, turned up the air conditioner, and found a thin quilt from the cabinet.

When I went to bed, I glanced out the window at the starry sky. Tomorrow will be a good day to dry the quilt.

As Qiao Zheng expected, it was a good day, and Qiao Zhizheng's mood was as good as the weather outside the window.

Grandma saw this and said to Qiao Zhizheng, "Did something good happen to Zhizhi? She looks so happy."

Qiao Zhizheng's face was filled with a cheerful smile. She pulled her grandmother's hand up high, then took her hand and spun around, "I'm going to sign with the company."

Grandma was very happy for Qiao Zhizheng. "Great, great, Zhizhi has a bright future. I'll make you some money-grabbing hand snacks when you get home tonight. I wish our Zhizhi good fortune and prosperity in the future."

Qiao Zhizheng happily hugged her grandmother's neck, and said in a sweet voice, "Nanny~Nanny~"

"Good Zhizhi."

"Nu~nu~"

Qiao Zheng stood at the kitchen door with her arms folded, looking at the two of them, and twitched her lips.

This scene happened to be seen by Qiao Zhizheng. Her eyes lit up and she moved closer to replicate the same action as her grandmother. However, Qiao Zheng saw through her thoughts and reached out to block her steps.

"reject!"

Qiao Zhizheng looked at Qiao Zheng and sighed regretfully, "Okay."

Qiao Zhizheng sighed, "Sometimes I feel like you're like a worm in my stomach, knowing everything."

Qiao Zheng smiled coldly, "Can you say it any more disgustingly?"

Qiao Zhizheng curled her lips and said nothing. She turned her head and winked at her grandmother who was looking at their "passionate" communication with a look of satisfaction on her face, and giggled.

I didn't dare let Qiao Zheng see it, for fear that she would be angry again.

Qiao Zheng felt that Qiao Zhizheng was sometimes like that conspicuous bag. When she sat down to eat, she would say, "Breakfast at home is so delicious. I wonder how the breakfast at the company is."

When collecting the bowls, I thought, “The bowls at home are so white. I wonder if the bowls at work are this white.”

When washing dishes, "home..."

Qiao Zheng couldn't stand her constant chatter and said with a forced smile, "I can be sure that if you keep talking, I can be sure that you are two different people at home and at work."

Qiao Zhizheng looked at her curiously, "Oh? What do you mean?"

Qiao Zheng replied calmly, "Oh, nothing. You might blush a little when you go to the company."

Qiao Zhizheng couldn't understand the logic behind this. "Why did my face get even redder?"

Qiao Zheng raised her hand. "Did you see that? This slap not only made your face red, but it also made a loud noise."

Qiao Zhizheng felt an inexplicable pain on her face and covered her face with her hands in grievance, "Oh~"

Qiao Zheng looked at the detergent bubbles that she had brought from her hands to her face, and she closed her eyes tightly. Unable to bear it any longer, she pulled out a wet towel from the coffee table and helped her wipe it off, saying fiercely, "Damn it!!!"

Although he said harsh words, his actions were so gentle that Qiao Zhizheng's nose felt sore. She endured it again and again to prevent the embarrassed tears from welling up in her eyes.

——Qiao Zheng, ah Qiao Zheng, you are so annoying~

When Qiao Zhizheng changed her shoes and went out, Qiao Zheng stood beside her silently watching her. Qiao Zhizheng asked her, "What's wrong?"

Qiao Zheng shook her head.

Qiao Zhizheng put his hand on the door handle and was about to leave when he heard Qiao Zheng whisper behind him, "You are great, very good."

Qiao Zhizheng talked so much about the company this morning, and while she was talking, she thought no one was noticing and kept looking at Qiao Zheng secretly. She just wanted people to praise her.

After many hints, Qiao Zhizheng, who received no praise, lowered his head in disappointment, like a puppy whose fur was wet in the rain.

Now, having successfully received the praise, Qiao Zhizheng was like a lively puppy, turning back in surprise, "Qiao Zheng, what did you just say? I didn't hear clearly, could you say it again?"

Qiao Zheng turned her face away, an unnatural blush on her ears. "Forget it if you didn't hear clearly."

"I heard it, I heard it. Thank you, Qiao Zheng. I will be happy all day because of what you said!!!"

"Qiao Zheng!!! You are such a good person!!! Qiao Zheng!!! Goodbye!!!"

From the second-floor window, you can see Qiao Zhizheng's back as he walks away. He looks very happy and even jumps as he walks.

Qiao Zheng held her forehead with her hands, "Ah! How stupid!"

There was a smile on Qiao Zheng's lips that she didn't even notice.

What Qiao Zhizheng is going to shoot today is a scene where she reads in the yard with the invited female teacher.

The female teacher asked Liu Runiang, "What books have you read? How many words do you know?"

The spring sunshine was just outside the window, and from the sky in the yard one could see children flying kites high in the air. Liu Runiang felt restless and fidgety. Guan Shanyue threatened not to let her out until she could read something, so she could only frown and answer with a slightly impatient tone, "I've only read 'Nu Ze' and 'Nu Jie', and I recognize all the words in them."

The female teacher took out a copy of the Three Character Classic and said, "Let's start with this."

Liu Runiang said disdainfully, "I can recognize all the words in children's enlightenment books."

"Yes, do you understand its meaning?"

Liu Runiang paused and shook her head.

The lady continued, "Actually, there are quite a few interesting stories in it."

Liu Runiang felt drowsy when reading dry articles, but her eyes became bright when listening to the stories hidden behind a few simple words in the book.

At the end of the day, the female teacher said, "Knowing only words but not their meaning is like a rotten boat sailing on the water. Water enters through a hole, and the rotten boat will eventually sink."

The female teacher looked back at Liu Runiang, seemed to want to say something but stopped herself. In the end, she just sighed and left.

What she meant was that those who use their beauty to seduce others will not be able to stay together for long.

Liu Runiang didn't see it, but Qiao Zhizheng did.

After a scene, Qiao Zhizheng looked at the actress Xu Shutong who played the female teacher. Even after leaving the scene, she still had the same calm temperament. Qiao Zhizheng caught up with her and shamelessly asked her for advice.

"How do you understand the role of the lady?"

Xu Shutong smiled faintly and said, "With the heart to save others, I will fulfill my duty to save others."

Xu Shutong also speaks in a very elegant manner outside the play. It is obvious that he has integrated this role into reality, but on this basis, he understands that he is not a female teacher, and his essence is still Xu Shutong.

Qiao Zhizheng asked sincerely, "Teacher Xu, sometimes I have trouble getting out of a role. Can I ask you how I can be as immersed in a role as you are while also staying awake?"

Qiao Zhizheng was really helpless. After getting into the role, she performed very well in the scene. Chen Yuzhi, as the temporary director, often praised her. But she was too into the role. Sometimes it was difficult for her to get out of it. She was affected by the character's emotions, sometimes depressed, sometimes irritable. Although she would slowly get out of it, sometimes it would indeed affect her real life.

Xu Shutong is 39 years old this year. The market is not very friendly to actresses. She is still in her prime, but there are fewer and fewer scripts asking her to play important roles. Xu Shutong is elegant and has slowly begun to play the role of an elder in the drama.

For this younger generation who was asking sincerely and had a good appearance and unlimited future, Xu Shutong did not mind giving her a favor and sharing his own experience.

“Imagine that there is an ocean in your mind, and acting is like swimming around in the ocean, sometimes becoming a fish, sometimes a bug, sometimes a bird. But no matter how you transform, there is a lighthouse in the water. The lighthouse is you. No matter how far you swim, you can always see the lighthouse and swim towards it.”

Xu Shutong's words were very mysterious, but Qiao Zhizheng inexplicably constructed in her mind the sea she was talking about, with a lighthouse, swimming fish, flying birds, and small insects.

Qiao Zhizheng said excitedly, "Thank you, Teacher Xu!!!"

Xu Shutong smiled with satisfaction, "You are the one who is suited to being an actor."

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Qiao Mei: Damn it!!! How can Sister Qiao talk like that!!!