Chapter 51
On the way back to the villa, a car accident blocked the traffic. It was dark when they arrived at the villa. It was too late to organize a barbecue, so everyone decided to have a simple dinner prepared by the program team, and then go to the garden in the evening to have a drink and chat, which was also a final farewell.
As they sat around the table eating dinner, Lu Zilin sighed, "Time flies by so quickly! Mengyuan and I arrived a few days later than you did, and it feels like we've barely arrived yet it's already over. Do you feel the same way, Mengyuan?"
Zhong Mengyuan was caught off guard by being called out. She swallowed the food in her mouth and looked up. "Ah? Are you asking me? I'm fine. I had a lot of fun, so I'm more satisfied than disappointed. Besides, all good things must come to an end. Why think so much?"
Lu Zilin gave him a thumbs-up approvingly: "Free and easy."
Zhong Mengyuan smiled slightly: "Thank you."
While eating, everyone chatted about today's filming, talking and laughing, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
Yin Mu wasn't in the mood to join in. She pretended to be listening, but her mind was actually elsewhere. When she first arrived, she thought ten days would be incredibly long, and she never imagined she would feel so reluctant to leave.
Tomorrow is the final selection. I wonder how I will leave?
Yin Mu was lost in thought when he suddenly heard everyone laughing. He looked around blankly, not knowing what they were laughing at.
Zheng Wei happened to turn around and saw Yin Mu's bewildered face. She pushed her from behind through Zhong Mengyuan and called out, "Mu Mu."
Yin Mu blinked in confusion: "What?"
"Ah, you didn't even listen to us." Zheng Wei complained unhappily, saying, "We were discussing your photographer. Zhang Yang said she can also summarize character design."
"Hmm..." Yin Mu said vaguely, "Maybe she wants to set the tone for herself first and make sure she has it in mind."
"I see." Zheng Wei nodded, unable to resist laughing. "After filming you, she told her they were bickering lovers, and after filming Zhou Jingyu, she told him they were the daughter of a rough man. How funny."
Yin Mu curled the corners of his mouth and tried to make his smile look more natural.
[The bickering couple and the rough-hewn daughter are so funny.]
[The photographer you are talking about, is she a serious photographer? ]
[Hahahaha, how many Eggplant novels has this photographer read?]
【You know what, that's a pretty accurate summary.】
[Why are you talking so much? Just show me the photos! ]
…
The moonlight is very beautiful tonight. We gathered in the garden, drinking beer and chatting casually. The cool night breeze blowing on our faces is quite comfortable.
Yin Mu sat at the edge with a beer in his hand, listening to their conversation silently, his thoughts wandering aimlessly.
At this time, Zhong Mengyuan sat next to her with two cans of beer and handed her one.
Yin Mu shook the can in his hand: "There's still a little half left to drink."
Zhong Mengyuan said "Oh", put the beer on the ground, leaned back in his chair, and breathed a sigh of relief: "It turns out that lying around doing nothing is the happiest thing."
Yin Mu patted her shoulder and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Taking pictures today must have exhausted you."
Zhong Mengyuan strongly agreed: "Who says it's not? It's almost more tiring than working. Fortunately, it's finally over."
Yin Mu smiled briefly, then lowered his eyelids and sighed softly.
Zhong Mengyuan placed his hand on her knee and said soothingly, "Okay, don't think too much about it. Just let it go, okay?"
"……Um."
As the two of them were talking, Zheng Wei called out to Yin Mu, "Mumu."
Yin Mu calmed down and asked casually, "What's wrong?"
"Mumu, do you know what the five grains refer to?"
"Five grains?" Yin Mu asked, "The five grains that are not differentiated?"
"Yes, yes, that's it."
Yin Mu thought for a moment and said, "If I remember correctly, it's rice, millet, sorghum, wheat, and beans. What's wrong? Why are you asking this suddenly?"
"No, we were just talking about being lazy and not knowing the difference between grains, and I couldn't remember clearly, so I wanted to ask." Zheng Wei said with a smile, "Mumu, you are amazing, you know everything."
Yin Mu shook his head: "It's not that exaggerated."
"That's right. Oh, by the way, what was your major in college?"
"Me?" Yin Mu hesitated for two seconds, and still chose to answer his original major, "I majored in Chinese Language and Literature."
"Wow, it's true. No wonder you have a similar temperament to a friend of mine."
[Huh? Yin Mu and I are actually studying the same major!]
[Emmm, then he became an internet celebrity, which is hard to comment on...]
[Yes, this is the end of us pure liberal arts students. (Split)]
What a cruel employment situation.
[Don't say it, a liberal arts student shattered it lightly. ]
…
Taking advantage of Yin Mu's words, everyone started talking about their majors. The others were fine, but what surprised Yin Mu the most was that Zhou Jingyu was a science student and studied bioengineering in college, a major that Yin Mu would be completely clueless about just by mentioning it.
Zhong Mengyuan asked curiously, "Then how did you come up with the idea of becoming an actor? That's such a huge leap."
Zhou Jingyu met everyone's surprised looks and explained with a faint smile, "Actually, I had a good friend in college who was in the drama club. By chance, I assisted them in a performance. Since then, I have developed a strong interest in acting and took the opportunity to join the drama club. Although there were many actors in the club at the time and it was not my turn to play the leading role, being able to stand on the stage and perform was enough to make me happy.
"After graduation, my friend and I created an account on a video website. We occasionally made short videos and jokes in our spare time. Later, a company discovered me and offered to sign me. From then on, I gradually got to where I am now. I hope things will get better and better."
Zhong Mengyuan clapped his hands in admiration: "Very inspiring, with both goals and execution."
Zhou Jingyu said regretfully, "No, maybe I still lack some talent. I haven't achieved much so far."
Jiang Nanyu hurriedly said, "Don't underestimate yourself. As someone who doesn't come from a professional background, you're already very good. I believe there will be more good opportunities for you."
"Then I'll lend you my blessing." Zhou Jingyu said softly, looking at Chen Qinglin again, "So I knew Qinglin was an artist at Xingchen Entertainment, and I've always been envious."
The topic suddenly turned to Chen Qinglin, but Chen Qinglin remained calm. He raised his head, took a sip of beer, and said calmly: "Good and bad things go hand in hand. There is nothing to envy."
His attitude towards his work was always cold, so Zhou Jingyu didn't want to continue talking and changed the subject: "Okay, let's not talk about work during the break. Let's talk about something else."
Yin Mu finished the rest of his beer and crushed the can: "I'm sleepy, I want to go back to sleep."
"How can that be?" Zheng Wei immediately jumped out to object, "It's only so late and you want to go back to bed. Besides, it would be so boring without you."
Yin Mu pulled the corner of his mouth helplessly: "Then tell me, what do you want me to do by letting me stay?"
"Yeah, we can play some games or something."
"for example?"
Zheng Wei thought for a while and said, "We can play truth or dare!"
Yin Mu frowned as soon as he heard it: "I don't want to play this. It will affect my mood for sleeping later."
Zhang Yang also objected: "I don't want to play either. Who would want to play such a boring game?"
"What are you talking about?" Zheng Wei glared at Zhang Yang in dissatisfaction. She looked around and gently coaxed him, "Tomorrow is the final selection. Don't you want to get to know someone a little better? Maybe you can take this opportunity to ask the questions you want to know most."
Her words obviously played a certain role. Jiang Nanyu nodded thoughtfully: "What you said seems to make sense."
【Hahahaha, Jiangnan Yu was immediately fooled in.】
[I support Zheng Wei. We must not let the last night end like this!]
[That's right! Any game is fine, let me play it!]
[How come netizens are going crazy even though the guests haven't done anything yet? hhhh.]
[Okay, if you're going to play, let's play something for adults.]
…
Yin Mu was really not in the mood to play truth or dare, so he raised his hand weakly: "Can I be a spectator?"
"Mumu!"
"Okay, don't make it difficult for her." Zhong Mengyuan put his arm around Yin Mu's shoulders and said jokingly, "Look at her now. She's obviously getting drunk. Just let her go."
"But--"
Yin Mu didn't want to spoil Zheng Wei's fun, so he interrupted her: "Okay, okay, I'll join in, but can we play something else? I really, really don't like Truth or Dare."
Lu Zilin, who had been listening to their discussion with a smile on his face, now offered a suggestion. "How about this? Let's play a simple game. Everyone takes turns saying a number. If you come across 7 or a multiple of 7, skip it and tap somewhere instead." He demonstrated, tapping the can with his fingers. "Just like this."
"This is interesting. It really tests your brain's reaction speed." Zheng Wei turned to Yin Mu and said pitifully, "Mu Mu, let's play this."
"Yeah, okay."
"What about the punishment for mistakes?" Zhang Yang asked, "We can't just do it like this for fun."
Lu Zilin smiled and said, "I haven't thought about that. Drinking or something? I'm fine with that. I'll just listen to everyone."
Yin Mu said casually: "Then tell a joke or a story."
"Okay! It's happily decided!"
After the order of counting was determined, the game started with Lu Zilin, the initiator.
“1.”
Jiang Nanyu followed up with, "2."
The eight people counted one by one in order. The first few numbers went extremely smoothly, so smoothly that they had the illusion that this was a primary school game. Everyone was more or less careless.
Soon it was the fourth round. When it was Zhang Yang's turn, he blurted out without hesitation: "27."
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