The entire studio was deathly silent, followed by the sound of water splashing. Shi An got up from the fish tank, lifted his wet hair, and looked a little pale.

Ruan Qingan immediately stood up, grabbed a towel, and jogged forward.

"Peace be with you!"

"Um."

Shi An simply responded, but the next moment he sneezed, instantly breaking his indifferent expression. Ruan Qing'an quickly wiped him with a towel and handed him a piece of clothing.

She couldn't help but frown: "Shi An, are you alright?"

"fine."

"you……"

Ruan Qingan opened his mouth, but his face darkened.

Because of Molly's condition, Charlie kept asking for them to start over repeatedly. Shi An was practically soaking in water the whole time. He's not a real fish, so how could he possibly endure it?

She stood on tiptoe and wrapped Shi An completely in her clothes before saying, "I'll take care of it. You wait here."

"etc--"

Before Shi An could finish speaking, Ruan Qing'an turned and left. He paused, then sighed, "I'm not even in a hurry yet."

Nevertheless, a hint of a helpless smile, which he himself was unaware of, unconsciously appeared on his face, which was usually expressionless except when acting.

Meanwhile, Molly was sitting with her legs crossed, eating fruit handed to her by her assistant and playing on her phone. She looked as relaxed as if she were not in a photo studio, but on a beach vacation, completely ignoring Charlie, who looked ashen-faced in front of her.

Just as Charlie was about to say something, a petite and slender figure suddenly walked past him.

Molly was playing on her phone when a shadow suddenly fell into her field of vision. She subconsciously looked up and found Ruan Qing'an standing in front of her, looking down at her.

"What are you doing? The assistant should just do what an assistant is supposed to do."

"So you should also be doing your own thing?"

Ruan Qing'an chuckled, glanced at the time, and said slowly, "You wasted five minutes and thirty-one seconds."

"What else can you do?"

Molly laughed out loud: "I'm not trying to be mean, but even if you really want to stand up for him, don't you know your place? Even Shi An himself hasn't said anything, so what are you, his assistant?"

"I may not be much, but so are you."

Ruan Qing'an smiled and looked down at her phone, typing something. Molly glanced at it and assumed that Ruan Qing'an wanted to expose her diva-like behavior online.

Molly simply sneered at this, completely unconcerned.

But Ruan Qing'an didn't say much. Instead, she turned and walked towards Charlie. Seeing that Charlie's expression was not good, she smiled and said, "Mr. Charlie, you should have received the message by now."

"What?"

"It's about replacing the player."

Ruan Qing'an paused, casually adjusting his cuffs: "Since Miss Molly doesn't intend to act, then let's find someone else."

Upon hearing this, Charlie was stunned. He quickly looked down at his phone and noticed that Ruan Qing'an's gaze was somewhat strange, but he could tell that she had no intention of revealing her identity.

"It's okay, I'll take responsibility for this."

"I understand, Miss Ruan."

Molly was looking at her phone, seemingly chatting, and giggling incessantly, until her assistant tried to feed her a grape with a toothpick, but accidentally poked her in the back.

The next moment, the female assistant was shoved aside and fell to the ground with a thud, looking pitiful.

But Molly frowned: "Don't you have a brain?"

The assistant didn't dare to speak, only timidly lowering her head. At this moment, Charlie stepped forward: "Molly, you can pack your things and leave."

"What?"

Molly was startled, and suddenly looked up, only to see Ruan Qing'an standing behind Charlie. She couldn't help but ask, "Could it be because this assistant said something to you?"

“I signed a contract, and without me, given the time GK has to prepare for marketing and arrangements, who else can you find to act? If you replace me, the actor might not even perform as well as me.”

"You're overthinking it."

Ruan Qingan raised his eyes: "There are plenty of people in the industry with better acting skills than you. Even in my opinion, you are quite terrible."

Molly was almost laughing in exasperation: "If you're so good, then you do it!"

"...You said I could do it, and I'm actually quite envious of acting alongside Brother Shi, so if you can't, then get lost."

Ruan Qing'an glanced coldly at Molly with her leaden gray eyes, then turned and left. Seeing her like this, Molly became even angrier. She crossed her legs and said, "Come on, let me see. How come anyone dares to say such things these days?"

"Who does she think she is? She's a joke!"

Molly's sarcasm grew louder until she suddenly felt a chilling, gloomy gaze. She subconsciously looked up and saw Shi An, who was drying her hair with a towel, watching her from not far away.

Cold and scrutinizing...like a dangerous, ferocious beast.

Molly instinctively shut up, but her face still held an indignant and disdainful expression. She wanted to see what she could act without her!

Meanwhile, Ruan Qing'an completely ignored Molly and walked up to Shi An on his own. He stood there awkwardly with his hands behind his back, unsure of what to say.

Shi An withdrew her gaze from that direction and then looked at Ruan Qing'an: "You have prickly heat?"

"No!"

Ruan Qing'an blushed, and her voice lowered again: "I... I just made a boast, saying that I would act alongside you..."

"Um."

Shi An didn't react much, and just continued drinking hot water.

Ruan Qingan paused: "That's it? Didn't you give me any instructions at all? I was just spouting nonsense. If it doesn't turn out well, it will be very embarrassing."

037: [Ancestor, have you forgotten how you tricked the male lead?]

"Don't interfere with your dating life."

Hearing Ruan Qing'an's rambling, Shi An frowned slightly and saw Charlie walking over. She stood up and said, "He's probably here to give you some acting advice. Listen carefully."

"Oh, okay..."

"Oh, right."

Shi An suddenly spoke. He didn't look at Ruan Qing'an, and when she looked up, she could only see his handsome jawline, accompanied by a flat voice.

"You can act however you want, just do what you want, I'll guarantee the quality."

In short, I won't embarrass her.

As soon as Shi An finished speaking, he could feel her bright, sparkling gaze fixed on him, so enthusiastic that he felt a little uncomfortable—so he held onto the opinion that this sugar daddy was being overly noisy.

【Affection Level: 30】

This sudden change made Charlie laugh out loud. He laughed heartily and said, "It just so happens that I also feel that Miss Ruan can inspire my creative inspiration more, and you can perform a better story."

"Let me explain the plot. Miss Ruan, the character you play is the lady who inherits the castle. The siren, a mermaid who was once imprisoned in the castle, is also the 'legacy' you inherit. Shi An plays this role."

"The promotional video for the men's fragrance is about your first meeting, while the women's fragrance is about a siren's tail turning into legs and living on land, which is the part in the corridor."

As Charlie spoke, he flipped through the original plot, then shook his head: "No, no, no, I feel you two are very compatible. Why don't you try to improvise?"

Ruan Qingan countered, "Not a single line of dialogue?"

"Yes, why don't you give it a try first?"

Charlie was speaking when he suddenly remembered something: "By the way, Miss Ruan, are you familiar with these two perfumes?"

Upon hearing this, Ruan Qing'an suddenly laughed, his leaden eyes darting around before his slightly amused gaze fell upon Shi An.

—Abnormal love, a distorted and morbid love.

Whether it's the men's or women's version, they are both caught in a dangerous and morbid attraction to each other, and then embrace each other until death.

She chuckled softly, "Of course I know."

Beside him, Shi An remained silent, his eyes lowered, seemingly indifferent. But his hand, which was behind his back, was impatiently rubbing its fingertips together—he suddenly remembered Ruan Qing'an's appearance that night, like a fairy.

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