Chapter 17 Why is her heart beating so fast?
Just as Yu Yue was worrying, in the next room, Xin Qi put the dog food on the ground and watched Xin Kaixin eating carefree, and fell silent.
“You’ve had enough rest.” Li Youliang’s voice came from behind. “That explains why you insisted on staying here. Turns out, the young lady is staying here.”
Seeing that he didn't respond, the other person continued, "Director Chen has a new movie this time, a historical drama with two male leads and a power struggle. It's confirmed that the emperor will be played by Actor Liang, and they're looking for a suitable actor for the role of a young general. I've secured an audition opportunity for you. You're leaving tomorrow, so you absolutely must get the role."
The reason why the second male lead for this film has not been found for a long time is not because no one is interested. On the contrary, how could Director Chen's film be unpopular? He is currently the most sought-after big shot in the entertainment industry, and even attracted veteran actors of the Best Actor level to join the cast. The lineup can be described as luxurious.
It's precisely because it's a big-budget production that the casting requirements are so high. The bigger the star, the more cautious and perfectionistic they are with every project. If they were to make a bad film, a mediocre movie, where would they put their face?
Xin Qi was surprised, and finally stood up and turned around to ask, "How did you get it?"
“Don’t look at me like that, as if you’ve been selling yourself.” Li Youliang grinned. “I used my connections to get your photo to the production team, and they agreed to it.”
To be honest, the reason why it was so difficult to find a suitable young general was because the requirements for appearance and temperament were extremely high.
Although there are many good-looking people in the entertainment industry, it is difficult for young people to have that heroic general's temperament. It can also be said that their acting skills have not been honed to perfection, so they are always lacking in the ability to handle such roles.
They cast experienced veteran actors, award-winning actors, who are all at least in their thirties. They have the temperament and acting skills, but they lack a bit of youthful energy.
So in the end, Director Chen was not satisfied with any of them, but he didn't want to settle, so the role remains undecided to this day.
The reason Li Youliang secured the interview opportunity with just one photo was not only because of this, but also because his artist's appearance was exceptionally good, coupled with the refined demeanor cultivated from a wealthy upbringing, making her unique in the entertainment industry. He was very confident in this and believed that Xin Qi would succeed.
Moreover, Li Youliang knew that his artist had a talent for sports during his school days, and was extremely gifted in sports, making him a perfect fit to play a young general.
He's skilled in equestrianism and kung fu.
Yes, as a rich young master, he played everywhere since he was a child, and horseback riding was one of the sports of the nobility.
“So you have to take this interview seriously. This is an opportunity you’ve been dreaming of.” Li Youliang glanced at his watch. “The interview is tomorrow afternoon. I’ve booked a flight for tomorrow morning. Pack your things tonight. If you can get the job, you need to join the team immediately.”
Because the role has been delayed for too long, the production team has already started filming. Once the role is confirmed, I will need to join the production team to start filming immediately.
Otherwise, the interview time wouldn't have been set so urgently. He just received the message this morning, asking him to have the interview tomorrow afternoon during a break from filming on set.
"I understand." Xin Qi glanced at the time; there were still two hours until the evening dog walk, which was plenty of time.
"Oh, right," Li Youliang said hesitantly before leaving, "Don't suddenly tell me you want to be in a relationship. If you do, let me know in advance."
Upon hearing this, Xin Qi lowered her eyes, glanced at her manager, and said calmly, "You're overthinking it."
...
In the evening, Yu Yue took Xiao Bi out for a walk as usual. The temperature had recently dropped sharply, so she not only added an extra layer for herself but also gave Yu Meili a red floral padded jacket.
Perhaps it's a lingering effect of this incident, but only bright colors can give her a sense of security. Even in the night, her little girl is still clearly visible in the grass, though she holds the leash tightly.
A strong wind howled past, brushing against her cheeks and stinging slightly. Yu Yue pulled her scarf up higher to cover her face.
In the distance, Xin Kaixin's cheerful shouts grew louder as she approached; she knew Xin Qi was coming.
When Little Bi saw his best friend dog coming over, he immediately forgot about his owner and ran over wagging his tail.
"You've arrived?"
"Um."
After what happened last time, the relationship between the two was no longer so tense, but it also became somewhat ambiguous. It was as if something beyond her imagination was secretly growing, sprouting, and giving birth to new branches.
These things seemed to give her courage, and Yu Yue prepared her words to ask the other person if they would be going back to their hometown for the Chinese New Year.
"Oh, right."
"Oh, right..."
The two suddenly spoke at the same time, both of them startled for a moment.
"Um?"
"You go first," Yu Yue said.
"Okay." Xin Qi didn't stand on ceremony with her. He didn't have much time and there were some things he needed to explain, so he said, "I'm leaving tomorrow."
Yu Yue's heart sank immediately, filled with indescribable disappointment, when she heard the other party continue, "It's an audition, quite important."
"Congratulations!" she heard herself say. "Tomorrow so soon?"
“Yes, the production team is in a hurry.” Xin Qi looked at Xin Kaixin beside her and said, “So I’d like to ask you to take care of Kaixin for a while. If I don’t get the audition, I’ll be back soon. If I do get the audition, I’ll need to join the production team right away, and I might not have time to take care of her for a few months. Of course, if you find it troublesome, you can also leave her at a pet store, and I will pay for it.”
Someone unusually spoke at length, and Yu Yue listened quietly.
"Okay, leave it to me," she promised. "I'll take good care of Kaixin, don't worry. I wish you success."
"Thanks." Seeing her sincere blessing, Xin Qi awkwardly looked away, glancing towards the two dogs. "By the way, what were you trying to say to me?"
"It's nothing." Yu Yue also looked in the direction of her dog, and the wind carried her voice toward him, "I just wanted to ask if you're going home for the New Year, but it seems you've already answered."
“Even if I don’t join the film crew, I won’t go back.” Xin Qi’s tone was arrogant, as if she had never told anyone this before.
"You had a falling out with your family?" Yu Yue asked, somewhat surprised.
Xin Qi remained silent for a long time before finally speaking, "It's not exactly that, it's just that I feel I have to return home in glory."
Yu Yue: ……
"Isn't that enough for you now?"
"Do you think that's enough?" Xin Qi stared at her, asking instead of answering.
This time, Yu Yue fell silent. She tried to answer, "I think you're already amazing. My friends all like you and they're always saying they want to be your fan."
"Because of my face, I guess."
Yu Yue: ……
What could she say?
Xin Qi smiled, but unfortunately he was wearing a mask, so Yu Yue couldn't see the faint smile on his lips.
"I hope that one day, they will appreciate and like me and affirm me because of my performances on screen."
Yu Yue was surprised to hear this, but then felt it was perfectly reasonable.
The other person has always been a strong-willed person since childhood.
"Don't worry, if that day ever comes, I'll definitely tell you right away," she said playfully, winking.
"Okay." He said with a smile in his voice.
Yu Yue didn't know why, but she felt that someone seemed particularly gentle today.
He was so gentle that she felt a little uncomfortable.
That's unbelievable.
But why is her heart beating so fast?
...
"Have you finished dealing with it?" Li Youliang asked, seeing that he hadn't brought the dog back.
“Yes, we can leave first thing tomorrow morning.” Xin Qi nodded and began packing her luggage.
Actually, he didn't have much luggage to bring, just some clothes to change into.
Thinking it over, he picked up his phone, opened the chat app, and typed in the pinned chat box labeled 'Little Heartless': [If anything happens, call my manager. I might not see this tomorrow.]
He then sent the phone number.
"What's wrong?" Li Youliang asked curiously when he saw him suddenly stop sending messages.
"It's nothing." The person who had just finished assigning a hidden task to their agent put away their phone and continued with what they were doing.
Li Youliang was puzzled, but didn't care. Anyway, this kid was always so mysterious.
...
After that, Yu Yue felt a little uneasy without her dog-walking partner. However, with two dogs to take care of, she didn't have time to think about it too much.
Back home, someone's variety show was playing on the living room TV. The show's ratings had been soaring lately, which was probably why the person's popularity had been increasing, leading to that coveted movie role audition.
Yu Yue had also heard about it. It was Director Chen's film. Even she knew how rare this opportunity was, let alone being one of the two male leads, acting opposite Actor Liang.
I opened my phone, and the latest message was displayed.
[Big Star: I passed the audition and have already joined the crew. Filming may take more than half a year.]
Yu Yue subconsciously reached out and touched the dog's head, which was sitting on the sofa next to her, curiously looking at her phone. She wondered if Xin Kaixin knew that its owner would be away for a long time and that she hadn't seen it recently.
However, she would occasionally send videos and photos of happy gay people to them, to show that she was taking good care of them.
In addition, Yu Yue opened the "Five Salted Fish" group and started complaining to her friends.
[Le Yuyu: Help! There are only two weeks left until Chinese New Year! Where am I supposed to find a handsome guy to take home?!]
[Lazy Fish: You're so pitiful, haha. How about I let Cute Fish find you someone?]
[Darling: I found her one last time, but she didn't want it. *shrugs*]
[Le Yuyu: You find me a blond, blue-eyed foreigner, how am I supposed to bring him home?]
[Meiyuyu: LOL, isn't that even better? Even if we don't speak the same language, we won't give ourselves away. It's perfect!]
[Le Yuyu: Can we keep a low profile?]
Yu Yue sighed, thinking, "Lin Shiya is such a bad person. She either finds a foreigner for me or an ex-boyfriend. She's so unreliable."
Indeed, bringing just any person home to act in a play was far too ahead of its time.
Yu Yue has begun to accept the outcome of being forced into blind dates after returning home...
Marriage is out of the question. I'll just meet him and run away. That shouldn't be a big problem, right?
She had already decided that if they met and it didn't work out, she would run away the next day.
Anyway, I've already gone back and met them, so they have nothing to say.
As I was thinking this, another message popped up on my phone.
Yu Yue looked closely and discovered that it was her long-dormant junior high school classmates' group chat, which had suddenly popped up today for some reason.
[@Classmates, have you seen that super popular variety show lately? I feel like Xin Qi in it looks a bit like someone...]
【You mean Xin Xiaoqi? I saw it, it really is him. He actually went and became a celebrity. I've been waiting for someone in the group to mention it. Let's see how long you guys can hold out, haha】
[Holy crap, it really is him! I'm shocked. So many girls in our class used to like him. He was really handsome, but he transferred schools later.]
[Hilarious! He's not just in our class, he's the undisputed school heartthrob!]
[Isn't our academic genius the school heartthrob? Hahaha @Gu Yunze]
[Yeah, Gu Xueshen, what are you doing now? I remember you were the only one from our school to get into a top university, right?]
He seems to be working in finance.
Wow, they're definitely top performers. They're probably the two highest earners in our class right now. I remember they were even deskmates.
I never imagined Xiao Qi would become a big star. I should have asked him for his autograph. Do you think he still keeps in touch with anyone from our class?
[Aside from Gu Xueshen, Yu Yue was probably his closest friend back then, but I remember that Gu Xueshen and he had a falling out in the end, which led to Yu Yue transferring schools.]
[Yeah, we've gotten to know a big star now, haha]
They're all big stars now, who cares about you?
By the way, Yu Yue, are you still in contact with him? @YuYue
Yu Yue originally wanted to peek at the gossip, but ended up only being able to reply in the group chat.
I don't get along with him.
Okay, I knew big stars would delete all their old posts on social media after debuting, so how could they possibly keep in touch with us? By the way, Yu Yue, where are you working now?
I'm in City S.
[Are you going home for Chinese New Year this year? How about we all get together?]
The proposal was met with an immediate and enthusiastic response.
Just as Yu Yue was thinking about how to reply, a private message popped up.
[Gu Yunze: You're also in S City?]
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