Chapter 82 Meteor Shower: Wishes Come True Where are you? See you in a bit. ...

Zhu Qingzhi also had someone in mind, but she didn't say anything, she was just too lazy to mention it.

She even had to thank Liu Xiaoning; if it weren't for Liu Xiaoning's efforts to create a romantic pairing for her, she really couldn't imagine when she would be able to announce her relationship.

"Gentle and composed".

Zhu Qingzhi was taken aback: "..."

Huh? No, this? Wow, Shen Rou is indeed a useful tool, she can be moved wherever she's needed.

Qiao Yong stroked his chin thoughtfully: "Ever since she joined the crew, she's been clinging to you. It's possible her feelings have turned to resentment. Last time the investors came to dinner, she didn't know how to behave in public and got photographed by paparazzi. We ended up paying a lot of money to suppress it..."

“She doesn’t like me.” Zhang Siyue paused, his eyes darting away. “The person who came to visit her on set today is my ex-girlfriend.”

As soon as the words were spoken, the warm, air-conditioned room became even quieter, as if the air conditioner vents were blowing silence instead of warmth.

"You?..." Qiao Yong visibly stumbled. "Then it must be Shen Rou. She definitely doesn't want you to have an easy time. She's trying to intimidate you in front of Xiao Ning... Sister. By the way, wasn't it her who installed the bug? She's definitely still up to no good."

Hmm? The character "Ning" flashed by extremely quickly.

Zhu Qingzhi suddenly became interested. Qiao Yong's story was quite detailed and detailed, even including pauses in thought, but how did he know the name of the person who came?

She tapped the microphone twice with her finger and asked Zhang Siyue, "Who handed you the fly page?"

"I got it from Brother Yong."

"The script was on the table, and I just handed it over casually." Qiao Yong remained calm and explained the whole story clearly. "When Si Yue opened it, he saw a flyer tucked inside. With filming about to start and the flyer having very little content, I was afraid of delaying the schedule, so I had Si Yue act it out directly."

Zhang Siyue's eyes dimmed, and he stood up and bowed to Zhu Qingzhi: "This was indeed a mistake on my part at work, which brought Qingzhi an undeserved disaster. I'm sorry."

Zhu Qingzhi didn't say anything polite. She glanced at the call time and realized that a full three minutes had passed!

"Investors have the right to participate in and intervene in public relations crises within the production team. Some things should be resolved as soon as they arise," Producer Li said. "We will pay special attention to investigating any new faces that appear on the set today."

In short, who cares?

Despite Director Zheng's enthusiastic yet disdainful gaze, which even carried a hint of anticipation, Zhu Qingzhi turned the lock with a "click," breaking the tense silence.

Director Zheng seemed less indifferent than when he first entered. He raised an eyebrow and, before she could make her next move, completely dispelled her idea of ​​sneaking away: "Now you know how to avoid people? Put it on speakerphone."

Dani quickly stepped in to smooth things over, shielding Zhu Qingzhi behind her: "Director Zheng, this... isn't this inappropriate?"

Director Zheng looked at her protective mother hen, flipped through the script, and raised his voice: "Wen Qi, tell me what you think."

The name "Wen Qi" was enough to intimidate everyone present, but only Qiao Yong was stunned. The others didn't react much, and even Zhang Siyue only glanced at Zhu Qingzhi indifferently.

Zhu Qingzhi, who was almost halfway out of the room under Dani's cover, had her dreams shattered by Director Zheng's words.

With his finger pressed against the receiver, he could hear the raging wind, but Wen Qi's voice came through his fingertip clearly: "It's okay, listen to the boss."

Zhu Qingzhi reluctantly pressed the speakerphone button, then looked pitifully at Director Zheng: "It's on."

Wen Qi's voice remained gentle, but unlike when she spoke, it possessed a more assertive charm: "It's a reasonable guess, but without evidence, it's just empty talk. The bugging incident just happened not long ago, and no one should be stupid enough to fall for the same thing twice, but it's not impossible that some people are just incredibly stupid."

The last sentence was laced with a blatant smile, and Zhu Qingzhi almost burst out laughing. Director Zheng slammed the script on the table, neither too hard nor too soft: "Stop joking around, and be mindful of the occasion."

In short, the words were indeed spoken to two people, and Zhu Qingzhi quickly suppressed her laughter.

Producer Li pressed on, "Mr. Wen, what's the current direction of our public relations efforts?"

"Listen to my wife's opinion."

Director Zheng coughed loudly, and Zhu Qingzhi quickly said, "I'll listen to Director Zheng!"

"Then delete your Weibo account."

Zhu Qingzhi: "..."

Silence is Cambridge tonight.

Then she simply said, "I need to talk about something personal first," and squeezed out through the crack in the door.

A cold wind swept through the corridor. Zhu Qingzhi put her phone back to her ear and sighed softly.

Amidst the noisy background, Wen Qi's voice stood out: "Are you unhappy?"

"Not bad." She shook her head, leaning against the wall, her heels tapping listlessly, her voice even carrying a hint of flippancy. "Perfect timing to put 'giving you a title' on the agenda."

"Yes, we can celebrate." Wen Qi smiled faintly along with her, then reassured her, "I've already investigated, so don't worry. Also, your statement about 'no kissing scenes' can come true."

Zhu Qingzhi bit her lower lip, a smile playing in her eyes: "Then let's thank that meteor shower."

The wind howled loudly through the receiver, accompanied by crackling sounds; everything seemed to echo her memories.

"Where are you?"

See you in a bit.

*

Half an hour later, the snow continued to fall, and the crew resumed filming. Shen Rou, the "scapegoat," was shivering in the snow.

Wearing only a thin woolen coat, she stomped her feet and circled in place, asking, "No? When can we take the photos?"

The staff member's voice was clearly projected through the loudspeaker: "Wait a little longer, the male and female leads will be here soon."

"Then I'll go inside and wait." She sniffed and tried to rush inside.

This time it was not only precise, but also more assertive: "No need, you should familiarize yourself with the positioning first."

Shen Rou really wanted to quit, but Director Zheng already had a problem with her, and if she caused any more trouble, he was afraid she would lose her job.

She smiled sweetly at the work shed: "Okay!"

Time passed second by second, but there was still no sign of Zhu Qingzhi and Zhang Siyue. Even if Shen Rou wanted to endure it, her body wouldn't allow it anymore.

Without a word, she rushed into the work shed, just as Liu Xiaoning handed her a cup of hot water. She held it in her palm, rubbing it in circles, her body trembling like a leaf.

"It's really something to make you stand there without being prepared." Liu Xiaoning wrapped another scarf around her neck.

"I'll ask if I can film my solo shots first. The snow is too heavy, and I'm afraid I won't have enough time later." Shen Rou stammered a lot, but didn't respond to Liu Xiaoning's words.

"Yeah, you can't let them suffer like this for nothing, it's too unfair. Do you know that they both just finished touching up their makeup?"

Shen Rou sneezed, her voice becoming nasal: "We added several scenes at the last minute, all in a race against time."

Why is she in such a good mood today? She would have been cursing and swearing long ago.

Liu Xiaoning was still unwilling to give up and tried to get Shen Rou to say some "rebellious" trash talk when the curtain of the work shed was lifted.

Zhu Qingzhi and Zhang Siyue entered one after the other. Both were impeccably made up, their hair neatly styled, a stark contrast to the disheveled Shen Rou. Zhang Siyue's gaze lingered briefly between Shen Rou and Liu Xiaoning, his expression complex.

Liu Xiaoning immediately defended Shen Rou, her eyes almost red with anger and tears welling up: "You've finally arrived! Rou Rou was freezing. We made her wait outside for so long in this freezing weather..."

Zhang Siyue looked away, but his hand clenched into a fist at his side.

Zhu Qingzhi fell silent. She truly hadn't expected this guy to be such an innocent young man, still unable to see through Liu Xiaoning's true colors, and actually believing that it was Shen Rou's instigation that forced Liu Xiaoning to break up with him.

His unusual behavior today was simply because he was angry that Liu Xiaoning's heart wasn't with him!

She silently counted 3, 2, 1 in her mind, and sure enough, Liu Xiaoning's tears rolled down her cheeks: "Si Yue, you and I have known each other for so long, and Rou Rou is my best friend, why can't you be nicer to her?!"

"Me, be nicer to her? Does she deserve it?!" Zhang Siyue suddenly took a step forward, veins bulging on his neck, and raised his arm, pointing directly at Shen Rou, who was standing to the side trembling.

"If she hadn't been gossiping about you all the time, why would you have broken up with me so decisively without even giving me a chance to explain?!"

His eyes revealed undisguised disgust and resentment, and his chest heaved violently, as if he were about to unleash all the pent-up resentment he had been holding back.

He said, "Liu Xiaoning, put your hand on your heart and tell me, from the time we met until now, who else have I, Zhang Siyue, ever been interested in besides you? Just because of a few unfounded rumors, you've completely denied my sincerity?"

Zhu Qingzhi stood to the side with her arms crossed, watching the commotion, her body conveniently positioned to block the wind.

The whistling wind in her ears disappeared, and Shen Rou, who had been inexplicably accused, came to her senses. She gripped the cup tightly, suddenly stood up, and splashed it all over Liu Xiaoning's face: "I treated you like a real friend, but I never expected you to be so disgusting!"

Hot water dripped down Liu Xiaoning's carefully styled hair, smudged her makeup, and she stared in astonishment, momentarily forgetting to react.

Zhang Siyue was also frightened by Shen Rou and subconsciously wanted to step forward to demand an explanation for Liu Xiaoning, but Liu Xiaoning grabbed his sleeve: "Don't be impulsive! Arou isn't that kind of person. Who told you to sow discord?!"

"Sowing discord and spreading rumors?" Shen Rou's voice trembled with anger, then she laughed. She looked at Liu Xiaoning, her eyes full of mockery. "Didn't you tell him all of this?"

"I heard it with my own ears! It has nothing to do with Xiaoning!" Zhang Siyue pulled Liu Xiaoning back again. "You dare to do it but not admit it, you really can't stand up to scrutiny!"

Shen Rou hadn't originally intended to completely break off relations, after all, she had been sincere with him for so many years and still wanted to maintain some dignity, but now she didn't want to anymore.

"I'm not presentable?!" She sneered, turned on her phone screen and held it in front of Zhang Siyue. "Zhang Siyue, let me tell you, she came here today to ruin you."

Upon seeing the contents, Zhang Siyue's disdainful expression froze on his face, and his pupils contracted sharply.

Just three minutes ago, three topics trended on social media: "[Zhu Qingzhi throws herself away after scandal]", "[The second female lead in Yunshuiyao is bullied by the crew]", and "[Zhang Siyue's ex-girlfriend visits the set]".

What a grand stage! What a magnificent performance!

What does this mean? The male and female leads just dropped the act after the scandal broke? And they teamed up to bully the ex-girlfriend's best friend?

[Chen Rou looked terrible; her face was completely bloodless, and she looked like she might die at any moment...]

[So many negative trending topics right after filming started, it's really annoying to see.]

Netizens' passionate comments caused Zhu Qingzhi and Zhang Siyue's reputations to plummet.

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Author's note: Kiyoshi [starry-eyed]: Completely finished.

Wen Qi [bursts into tears]: [Angry]

Ah Mei [splitting]: I had a dinner party tonight and didn't get home until midnight [poor]. I'll write another chapter for everyone tonight!