An Qingyan was in a good mood, but now Duan Ci has ruined it all. What did he do to offend this person? Why is he being targeted by him?
It was already very late. An Qingyan returned to her suite upstairs, took a quick shower, and then crawled into bed. The bed was a little cold, and the night outside the French windows was also desolate.
Alone in an unfamiliar city, he inevitably felt somewhat lonely.
In his past life, he was used to loneliness and took it for granted. But now that he has Gu Fei, family, and friends, the word "loneliness" seems to have gradually faded away from him.
Less than half a minute after lying in bed, the boy got out of bed again, opened his suitcase with practiced ease, took out the white shirt that was placed at the very back, and crawled back into bed.
Ever since Gu Fei discovered his quirk, An Qingyan felt ashamed and stopped sleeping with it at night, hiding it in the walk-in closet. Unexpectedly, it still came in handy now.
The shirt had been washed once and only had a faint smell of laundry detergent.
He opened the simple and elegant perfume bottle he had just taken out, sprayed it a few times on his shirt, and the surrounding air was filled with a light, cool cedar scent.
The boy closed his eyes, took two deep breaths, then placed the perfume bottle on the bedside table, hugged his shirt, and lay back down in bed, starting to scroll through his phone before sleeping.
The perfume he was wearing was the same one Gu Fei wore. When he moved out of the Gu family home, he not only secretly took the shirt but also a bottle of perfume. The business partner was generous and gave Gu Fei a whole drawer full of perfumes at once, without worrying about them expiring.
He just grabbed a bottle at random, and hasn't been caught yet. Even if Gu Fei has a great memory, he couldn't have counted how many bottles of perfume were in that drawer, could he? Remember the website m.xswang.com
An Qingyan secretly rejoiced.
He was lying in bed scrolling through his phone when Gu Fei sent him a message asking if the dinner party was over. He had barely replied when Gu Fei called him on video.
An Qingyan answered the call immediately, lying lazily in bed and said, "Brother Fei, you're still up so late?"
"Yes, I just finished work."
Gu Fei's background was also a hotel, but it was the hotel's study. It seemed he had just finished working. He looked at the enlarged face of the boy on the screen. His hair was a little messy, his cheeks were white with a reddish tinge, and his eyes were wet.
It looks very tempting.
Mr. Gu's Adam's apple bobbed, but his words were remarkably serious: "Don't lie down and look at your phone, it's bad for your eyes." He looked every bit the concerned old father.
An Qingyan: "..."
He had no choice but to obediently sit up.
As the boy moved, Gu Fei noticed a corner of a shirt peeking out from the edge of the blanket. He noticed that the shirt's tag looked familiar, and just as he was about to take a closer look, the boy tucked it into the blanket.
He remained expressionless, pretending not to have seen anything.
"How was the get-together? Did you drink?"
An Qingyan was unaware that Gu Fei had already seen it, and secretly rejoiced that he had reacted quickly and hidden his shirt. She replied without changing her expression, "I only drank half a glass of red wine, I'm not drunk."
Half a glass of red wine wouldn't have made him drunk, but he tends to flush after drinking, and the hot shower he just took made his cheeks look red, making him appear quite intoxicated.
"Everyone is easy to get along with. There's a really cute little girl, about seven or eight years old. She seems to really like me and even calls me 'pretty brother.'" The boy smiled, his eyes crinkling slightly.
Although Gu Fei was a notorious jealous man, he wouldn't be jealous of a little girl. Looking at the boy on the screen with delicate features and cheeks as red as peaches, he agreed, "Yes, Yan Yan is indeed very beautiful."
He's a man, so how can he be described as beautiful? An Qingyan wanted to refute it, but when she thought about how many fans online called him "wife," the word "beautiful" didn't really matter.
It was getting late, so Gu Fei ended the video call after chatting with him for a while. Before hanging up, she seriously reminded him not to play on his phone while lying down.
After hanging up the video call, An Qingyan could only resignedly lock her phone and place it on the bedside table. She then hugged the shirt from under the covers, smelled the faint scent of cedarwood, and turned off the light to go to sleep.
Meanwhile, Gu Fei went into the bathroom after hanging up the video call. He stayed there for more than an hour, washing the floor with the showerhead, taking a quick shower, and then putting on his bathrobe before coming out of the bathroom.
Should he also keep one of Yan Yan's clothes hidden away?
Gu Fei lay on the bed, thinking absentmindedly.
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Intensive training officially began the following day.
When the alarm clock rang, An Qingyan lingered in bed for a while before reluctantly getting out of his warm blankets. After he finished washing up, his assistant brought him breakfast on time.
Training started at nine in the morning. An Qingyan was the first to arrive, and the others arrived one after another. He greeted everyone one by one.
"Good morning, Brother Yan!" As soon as Su Tang came in, she ran to An Qingyan's side and hugged him tightly.
An Qingyan squatted down, gently rubbed her head, and said with a smile, "Good morning, Tangtang."
Qin He clutched his chest, looking very upset, and said, "Tangtang, you're so biased! Why did you only greet Brother Yan Yan?"
"Because Brother Yan Yan is the most handsome!"
Everyone burst into laughter at these words.
Unbelievable! Even an eight-year-old girl knows to find handsome guys to play with.
An Qingyan was a little embarrassed by the girl's praise, "Everyone looks good."
After last night's dinner, An Qingyan got closer to everyone.
He has a gentle personality, is young, and has a cute appearance. Although he is very popular recently, he has no airs of a celebrity. On the contrary, he is very polite and humble, and everyone likes him.
Of course, except for Duan Ci.
Duan Ci was the last to arrive, a few minutes late, with exquisite makeup on her face, more so than most female celebrities, and two assistants carrying large and small bags behind her.
He strolled over leisurely, completely ignoring that he was already late. "You're all here? I bought some breakfast for everyone. Come and eat with us."
"Look at his makeup, it's even more exquisite than Han Yun'er's." Qin He whispered to An Qingyan next to him, he had no liking for Duan Ci at all.
Han Yoon-ah is the actress who plays the exotic girl Nan Li. She is considered the female lead, but she doesn't have a romantic storyline with the male lead. Today, she only wore light makeup.
An Qingyan smiled, neither confirming nor denying.
Before anyone could react, director Wu Weiguang, with a stern face, scolded, "What time is it? Don't you have any sense of time? Still eating breakfast? You're already late, do you know that?"
"We're here to train, not to walk the runway. You don't need to make your face look like that, understand?"
He has always been a director who takes his work seriously and is very strict with his actors. If they don't do well, no matter how big a star they are, he will still scold them.
Duan Ci's lips twitched, rendered speechless by the scolding.
He secretly cursed Wu Weiguang's ancestors for eighteen generations in his heart.
Seeing his embarrassed expression, Qin He couldn't help but laugh out loud. Duan Ci immediately gave him a cold look, his face extremely gloomy. This nobody dared to mock him!
"Alright, stop wasting time and get started training!"
"Training, training!"
The training content wasn't too difficult for An Qingyan; it was easier than when he trained at Tomorrow Star. He was a dancer, so his posture was already very good, and with his dance background, many martial arts moves weren't difficult for him either.
Therefore, his progress is faster than everyone else's.
Wu Weiguang and the martial arts instructor stood to the side, watching the boy, dressed in casual sportswear, suspended on the wire.
The boy's body soared into the air, holding a finely crafted prop sword in his slender and well-proportioned hand. His sword strikes were clean and crisp, his eyes calm yet sharp, and every movement was effortless, as if he had truly transformed into the aloof and indifferent Shen Tinghan.
If they were dressed in ancient costumes, it would certainly be a feast for the eyes.
"How about it? Not bad, right?" Wu Weiguang looked at the martial arts instructor with some pride.
This is the person he chose, and he certainly lived up to his expectations. Not only is his acting good, but he also learned action scenes so quickly and well, and they are so pleasing to the eye.
It really is a hidden gem.
The martial arts instructor nodded in agreement, "This child has a background in dance and works very hard, so naturally he learns faster than others. He also has a great physique and is a promising talent."
Looking at Duan Ci on the other side, he was so tired after practicing for only a short time that he sat down to rest in a chair. There were two assistants on either side of him serving him water and wiping his sweat, and they even complained that the water was too hot.
"Director Wu, can you do something about him?" The martial arts instructor was very helpless. Even the two young girls, Han Yun'er and Su Tang, were practicing hard, but this big star surnamed Duan seemed to be on vacation.
Wu Weiguang's face immediately turned cold. He strode up to Duan Ci, but before he could speak, Duan Ci preemptively said, "Director, I practiced for a long time just now. I'm just taking a short break. Is that not allowed?"
Wu Weiguang: "Really? I saw you practice for less than twenty minutes before sitting down to rest. Is your stamina really less than that of an eight-year-old girl?"
"Either keep practicing, or get out!"
"you!"
After Wu Weiguang finished cursing, he turned and left.
Duan Ci had nowhere to vent his anger, and he gritted his teeth in rage. Wasn't this guy surnamed Wu just taking advantage of the fact that he had no one to back him up? Just because he changed investors, he thought he was something special!
He was all smiles at An Qingyan!
These two might be having some shady dealings behind the scenes!
The assistant quickly whispered to comfort him, "Brother Duan, don't be angry, don't be angry. Let's just treat it as exercise. Offending Director Wu won't do us any good."
"That old bastard!" Duan Ci cursed under his breath, then reluctantly got up to train. Nowadays, actors don't need to do their own action scenes; they can just hire stunt doubles. It's such a waste of his time and energy!
He's filmed period dramas before, and he always used a stunt double.
Duan Ci brandished the prop sword as if venting his anger, and deliberately moved towards An Qingyan, a malicious smile flashing in his eyes.
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