Du Yuanzhe had just finished breakfast when he received a call from Xu Cheng, who asked him to have a good rest for a few days and go to the set after his arm healed.
Du Yuanzhe hung up the phone, turned his head and looked at Xia Ningmi and said, "Boss Xia, Director Xu gave me a day off. You are unfamiliar with this place. How about I accompany you to the inspection and help lead the way?"
When others hear this, they would like to say that you are also unfamiliar with the place.
Xu Cheng arranged the filming schedule very tightly, starting at 6 a.m. every day and wrapping up at 11 or 12 p.m. Du Yuanzhe had no time to get to know the town, and he only went between his residence and the film set every day.
Xia Ning glanced at him and agreed, "Okay."
Seeing Du Yuanzhe accompanying Xia Ning to find a few people, the makeup artist asked, "Can Brother Zhe really lead the way?"
“I doubt it, too.”
Aunt Wu worriedly said, "I think President Xia has a bad temper. Will she blame the Second Young Master?"
Liu Xu shook his head: "Aunt Wu may have misunderstood. President Xia has a good temper."
Aunt Wu thought he didn't dare to offend Xia Ningmi, and whispered, "Mr. Liu, don't hide it from me. I happened to see Mr. Xia scolding the Second Young Master last night when I went upstairs. The Second Young Master didn't dare to talk back."
When Liu Xu and Xiao Pang heard this, their faces looked a little strange. They could probably guess why Xia Ningmi was angry.
In town
Du Yuanzhe accompanied Xia Ningmi walking on the street, with Cheng Yu and two bodyguards following behind.
The villagers in the town all knew that there was a film crew filming nearby, but because the crew left early and returned late every day, they seldom saw them. Today, when they saw Du Yuanzhe and the other man, some people who were at home came out to see the stars, and gathered in groups of three or four to whisper.
Du Yuanzhe noticed the gazes of the people and said softly, "They must think you are a star."
Xia Ningmi ignored those looks and asked, "How long will it take for you to shoot this drama?"
Du Yuanzhe said: "We plan to shoot for five months, but we don't know if there will be any unexpected situations."
“Are there many dangerous scenes?”
Du Yuanzhe shook his head: "This is a suspense film. I play the role of the criminal police captain, which is equivalent to the cat in the story of the cat catching the mouse. The mouse is the one in danger. This time it was really an accident. Ming Ge plays a murderer who has to hide from place to place every day. It is common for him to go into the mountains and forests. His role is dangerous."
Xia Ningmi raised her eyebrows and looked at him: "I remember there was an animated film called Cat and Mouse."
Du Yuanzhe laughed: "Should I be surprised that President Xia still watches cartoons, or should I be helpless that you compare cartoons with reality?"
Xia Ningmi retracted her gaze: "I'm just reminding you to be careful. Don't be careless just because you think your role is safe. The cat thinks it can catch the mouse 100%, but it is still fooled by the mouse all the time."
Du Yuanzhe said, "We are just discussing the role issue. Your analogy is somewhat inappropriate. I am not competing with anyone in wits and courage."
"Aren't you fighting wits and courage with others in the play?"
"That's true."
Du Yuanzhe didn't want to discuss this topic any further and asked, "When have you watched this cartoon?"
Xia Ningmi said calmly, "When I was five or six years old, my mother and Zhou Heng often went out to travel, and the nanny played cartoons to entertain me."
Du Yuanzhe said: "When I was a kid, I wanted to be Jerry when I watched this cartoon. I always felt that he was very smart and could fool powerful enemies. How did you feel at that time?"
Xia Ningmi: "At that time, I just felt that they were very lucky. They had a playmate to accompany them every day."
Du Yuanzhe was silent. He had never seen any friends around Xia Ningmi. He asked, "Didn't you meet anyone with similar interests when you were in school?"
It is easiest to make true friends when you are a student.
Xia Ning said: "People of my age are too childish. I don't like them."
Du Yuanzhe was speechless for a while. Many thoughts flashed through his mind, but this was the only one he hadn't thought of. Could this be the world of geniuses?
"Making friends is not like finding a study partner. There's no need to be so strict, right?"
Just at this moment, two little girls came towards us hand in hand.
Xia Ningmi's eyes fell on them for a moment and said, "For me, this is necessary."
Zhou Heng always suspected that those who approached Xia Ningmi had ulterior motives and always felt that they wanted to curry favor with the Xia family. He only attended a few parent-teacher conferences, and each time he would use words to pressure those parents, implicitly saying that their children were not qualified to be friends with Xia Ningmi.
No one would be happy to hear this. If anyone had any self-respect, they would not let their children play with Xia Ningmi.
Xia Ningmi had experienced the feeling of being isolated when she was in elementary school. Sometimes she thought it was ridiculous. Zhou Heng himself had impure thoughts, so he thought everyone else was the same as him.
Other people's parents are the patron saints of their children, but all the setbacks and hardships she experienced came from those two people.
Before Zhou Heng was found to have cheated on her, Xia Ning had always wanted to find a mature and intelligent person to be her friend, because only intelligent people would not be influenced by Zhou Heng.
It's a pity that she didn't find it.
When she later realized that not only smart people could be friends, she no longer needed friends.
Xia Ningmi retracted her gaze and said calmly, "I don't need friends."
Du Yuanzhe pursed his lips and smiled, "This way I don't have to worry about someone snatching you from me, that's good."
The two little girls walked up to the two of them, looked up at Du Yuanzhe, and said in a baby voice, "Brother is so handsome."
There was joy in the little girl's eyes when she looked at Du Yuanzhe. Even at such a young age, she was already obsessed with looks.
Du Yuanzhe squatted down and said, "Although I am happy that you compliment me, you cannot use the word 'pretty' to describe a boy. You can say this sister is very beautiful."
The two girls looked at Xia Ningmi and smiled sweetly, "Sister is so beautiful."
Xia Ning looked down at Du Yuanzhe: "Do you think I need a child's comfort?"
Du Yuanzhe stood up, held her hand and said, "They just told the truth, they didn't comfort anyone."
The little girl saw the two holding hands and asked with blinking eyes: "Brother, is my sister your wife?"
Du Yuanzhe asked: "Why do you ask that?"
"Dad said that boys can only hold their wives' hands, so I can't let other boys hold my hand."
Du Yuanzhe smiled and said, "Your father is right."
The little girl asked happily, "Can I play with my brother's daughter?"
Children always like to have more playmates.
Du Yuanzhe almost didn't catch this turn of events: "Brother doesn't have a daughter yet."
The little girl was a little disappointed: "Dad said that if a boy has a wife, he will have a daughter. If not, it means the boy is not in good health. Brother, you have to go see a doctor."
Although the little girl liked looking at the handsome boy, she preferred playing with her playmates even more. After saying this, she walked away holding hands with her playmates.
Leaving behind Du Yuanzhe with a dark face.
Xia Ningmi's eyes were full of smiles, and she said, "That makes sense."
"If a child is not taught, it is the fault of the father!"
Du Yuanzhe couldn't help but grit his teeth.
Xia Ningmi said: "They should always remember that they have a handsome brother who is in poor health."
Du Yuanzhe's face turned even darker. Seeing Xia Ningmi looking at the excitement, he sneered, "I don't care about others. As long as Qiqi knows that I'm in good health, that's enough."
Xia Ning glanced at his left arm and said, "Who with good health would wear a cast?"
Du Yuanzhe instantly wilted: "Qiqi, I really know I was wrong. Can we move on from this topic?"
[If God gives me another chance, I will never lie to Qiqi again]
Xia Ning knew that she had taught Du Yuanzhe a lesson enough. She glanced around casually and said, "Go buy me a cotton candy and I'll forgive you."
Du Yuanzhe agreed immediately and walked quickly to the marshmallow stall, where he found that some of the marshmallows were packaged and some were freshly made.
He thought Xia Ningmi might not like eating a large ball of marshmallow, so he bought some in a bag.
After returning to Xia Ningmi, Du Yuanzhe opened the bag and handed her a piece, saying, "Qiqi likes to eat marshmallows?"
Xia Ningmi put the marshmallow in her mouth and tasted its sweetness: "I ate it once when I was a child."
Du Yuanzhe also ate one himself. The marshmallow had just the right sweetness, which was within his acceptable range.
The two of them continued walking while eating. They walked around the streets for the whole morning and returned to their residence near noon. Aunt Wu had already prepared lunch and everyone else was waiting for them to eat.
Du Yuanzhe asked, "Why didn't you call us?"
Everyone else said that we were not hungry, but right after they finished speaking, someone's stomach growled and the living room fell silent.
Xiaopang raised his hands embarrassedly: "Sorry, I get hungry easily."
Du Yuanzhe smiled and said, "It's meal time now, it's normal to be hungry. Just call us when you're done cooking."
Liu Xu asked: "Is Yuanzhe's arm okay?"
Du Yuanzhe said: "The plaster is fixed very firmly, it is difficult to get it wrong. I think the plaster can be removed the day after tomorrow."
Xia Ning glanced at him with a slightly cold look.
Liu Xu noticed Xia Ning's gaze and said, "You don't have the final say. Let the doctor take a look. We will listen to the doctor."
Xia Ningmi's expression softened a lot.
No one noticed the change in atmosphere at the table; everyone was concentrating on the food in front of them.
Aunt Wu paid special attention to Xia Ningmi and asked, "Is President Xia satisfied with the food?"
Xia Ning said: "Well done."
Aunt Wu was very happy to hear this: "I have been cooking for half my life, and the only thing I am good at is cooking. The second young master likes the food I cook very much."
Du Yuanzhe nodded: "Aunt Wu is a good cook."
Aunt Wu smiled and said, "Since Young Master likes to eat, I will continue to cook for you when we return to Yancheng, right?"
After hearing this, the people at the table looked different.
Du Yuanzhe paused and said, "Aunt Wu knows that I'm famous now. Many people will follow me and take photos of me. If you often go in and out of my house, you will definitely be targeted by them. Paparazzi will do anything to make money. I'm worried that they will hurt you."
Aunt Wu was shocked: "Are paparazzi so crazy?"
Du Yuanzhe winked at Liu Xu.
Liu Xu immediately responded, "Paparazzi are notoriously crazy. In order to gain attention and make money, they dare to challenge celebrities publicly. It's not worth it to argue with them. You can only avoid them."
吳姨擔心道：“那二少爺是不是很危險，用不用讓大少爺派幾個保镖保護你？”
杜元哲擺手：“不用，他們還沒膽子對我怎麽樣，我就怕您這樣的圈外人受到影響。”
吳姨被杜元哲和劉旭輪流吓唬，頓時熄了去給杜元哲做飯的念頭。
其他人都能聽出杜元哲在吓唬吳姨，暗自猜測杜元哲可能有什麽秘密不想讓吳姨發現，才會這麽不想讓吳姨去給他做飯。
全程只有夏凝覓最淡定，不慌不忙地吃着飯。
......
吃完飯後，杜元哲繼續用帶路當借口，陪着夏凝覓在鎮上閑逛，這個鎮子雖然不大，但飯館不少，有一條街上滿是賣吃食的店，還有賣活雞的。
杜元哲聽一旁的人閑聊，活雞價格比白條雞便宜一些，但活雞多了雞毛，內髒和雞血等一些雜七雜八的東西，仔細算下來還是買白條雞劃算。
總之，老板永遠不會虧。
杜元哲道：“我早就明白一個道理：永遠不要指望從商家身上占到便宜。”
夏凝覓道：“能讓你占到便宜的都已經倒閉了。”
杜元哲笑道：“這話是沒錯。”
不夠精明的商人經營長久不了。
兩人走了一會兒，正好走到之前住的那家賓館前，老板正在門口和鄰居閑聊，看到杜元哲後，臉上立刻堆滿笑容：“杜老師今天沒有拍戲嗎？”
杜元哲指指自己的左胳膊：“受了點傷，導演讓我休息幾天。”
老板仿佛才看到一般，關心道：“哎呦，這是怎麽了，杜老師沒事吧？”
“多謝關心，休息幾天就好。”
“拍戲太辛苦了，杜老師可要注意安全。”
兩人寒暄幾句，老板看向夏凝覓，問道：“杜老師，這位老師也是演員嗎？”
劇組來這裏一個月了，他都沒見過夏凝覓，以為是新進組的。
杜元哲搖頭：“這是我公司老板，來這裏辦點事。”
老板愣了下恭維道：“要不說娛樂圈人傑地靈呢，老板的顏值都這麽高。”
杜元哲敷衍了老板幾句，就和夏凝覓離開了。
老板很識趣，知道夏凝覓沒想搭理他，就沒上趕着和夏凝覓搭話。
兩人走遠後，杜元哲道：“有沒有覺得他很不符合會訛人的形象？”
夏凝覓沒說話，靜靜等他說。
“和這老板接觸多了，我就明白什麽叫伸手不打笑臉人，他永遠笑臉迎人，見人都樂呵呵的，好聽話不要錢地往外冒，我當初帶着團隊搬走，他還問我需不需要找人幫忙。”
“這人就是個財迷，只要給錢幹什麽都可以，如果不給錢，別指望他幫你幹一件事，他只是嘴上說得好聽。”
“這種人遇到大方的人，可能就不會和他計較。只可惜他遇到的是徐程這個摳貨，老板訛他那件事肯定一直被徐程記在心裏，早晚會報複回來。”
夏凝覓問他：“如果是你呢？”
杜元哲輕笑：“我？我也會報複，大不了我也對他多笑幾次。”
誰的錢都不是大風刮來的，沒道理錢多就活該被人坑。
夏凝覓被他的話逗樂，道：“你現在身價不低，是他賺了。”
杜元哲摸摸下巴，接着她的話道：“那我是不是該收他點錢？”
“然後你就上了熱搜，詞條就是杜元哲強行賣笑！”
杜元哲臉色微變：“那還是算了，我不是那種斤斤計較的人。”
說完這話，兩人對視一眼，眼中滿是笑意。
杜元哲看看左右，迅速低頭吻了她一下，歪頭在她低聲道：“七七，我越來越愛你了。”
夏凝覓性子清冷，對很多事漠不關心，但她和杜元哲在一起時總會很配合他，不管是一起開玩笑還是其他。
沒有人可以抵擋一個人全身心的偏愛。
夏凝覓眸中的笑意加深，語氣柔和道：“好巧，我也是。”
杜元哲握緊她的手，壓抑着想要笑出聲的沖動，道：“這說明我們很默契，天生一對。”
身後的程雨和兩個保镖只當什麽都沒看到，他們今天只帶了耳朵出門，除非夏凝覓有吩咐，要不然他們就當自己是瞎子和啞巴。
不過和兩個保镖的不在意不一樣，程雨是屬于表情淡定內心戲賊豐富的那種。
@一只小橙子：天天吃老板和老板娘的狗糧，我都不用吃飯了。
@一只小橙子：誰能想象我清冷得不食人間煙火的老板，為了見老板娘一面，非常任性地給自己放了幾天假，還編了個來考察的莫須有借口。
@一只小橙子：老板娘偷親老板後，我好像看到老板笑了！！！！！我沒看錯吧，我家老板也會笑？都可以列為世界第八大奇觀了。
程雨在現實世界中把夏凝覓的秘密保護得很好，秘書處的人到現在也不知道杜元哲是夏凝覓的男朋友。
她吃瓜的熱情全都在微博小號上發洩，但基于秘書職業的警惕性和保密習慣，她從來沒明确提過老板是女性，甚至還把杜元哲稱呼為老板娘，現在她的粉絲都以為老板是男的。
她的粉絲看到程雨筆下的老板和老板娘，紛紛誇贊她老板是個絕世好男人，不僅潔身自好，還會時刻想着女朋友，一個月不見就想念得不行，特意跑到女朋友身邊陪她。
程雨還提到老板為了照顧老板娘的綠植，看了不少關于照顧綠植的資料，讓粉絲不自覺磕上了一對不知道名字不知道長相的情侶。
程雨發完微博，看着下面一群磕到了的評論，她照例回了幾個人的評論後就退出微博，分享欲得到滿足，她心情好了很多。
嗯，可以繼續給她喂狗糧了。
......
晚上回到住處，趁着夏凝覓上樓換衣服，吳姨拉着杜元哲問道：“二少爺，夏總沒怪罪你吧？”
杜元哲不明所以：“她怪罪我做什麽？”
吳姨道：“夏總來這裏考察，肯定想找個本地人當向導，少爺您什麽都不了解卻自告奮勇，夏總能滿意？”
杜元哲今天玩了一天，早就把考察的事抛到腦後，愣了下才道：“吳姨別擔心，夏總對我挺滿意的。”
說完他就上了樓。
吳姨有些摸不着頭腦，二少爺可不是一個稱職的向導，夏總怎麽還滿意呢？
杜元哲先回房間洗澡，他還是穿不了衣服，只好拿着襯衫找夏凝覓幫忙，她剛洗完澡正在吹頭發。
杜元哲走過去道：“七七，你得幫我穿衣服。”
夏凝覓一眼就看到他精壯的胸膛，眸光變得幽深，道：“你可以不用穿。”
她放下吹風機，朝着他走過來。
兩人負距離交流這麽多次，杜元哲立刻就看出夏凝覓的心思，連忙後退一步道：“七七別鬧，我現在的胳膊很脆弱。”
夏凝覓眼中閃過一絲失望。
杜元哲道：“先幫我穿衣服吧。”
夏凝覓接過他的襯衫，小心翼翼地幫他穿上。
杜元哲輕撫她半幹的長發，道：“我之前看電視的時候一直覺得幫女朋友吹頭發這件事很浪漫，只可惜我現在沒辦法幫你。”
夏凝覓道：“等這件事做得次數一多，你就不覺得浪漫了。”
杜元哲笑道：“可能吧，但現在我依舊覺得這件事浪漫，我又不是沒給你吹過頭發。”
兩個人住在一起這麽久，夏凝覓一般都是在房間吹幹頭發才出來，杜元哲撈到給她吹頭發的機會還是兩人突破最後一步後，他幫夏凝覓洗澡，也會幫她把頭發吹幹，擔心她第二天起來頭疼。
夏凝覓道：“今後這項工作就交給你了。”
頭發一長，洗頭吹頭都是很麻煩的一件事，杜元哲願意幫忙，夏凝覓樂得輕松。
杜元哲一口答應下來：“好啊，只要我在家，我就幫你吹頭發。”
幫他穿好衣服，杜元哲陪着夏凝覓說了很久的話才回到自己房間。
接下來兩天，杜元哲一直陪着夏凝覓在小鎮周邊閑逛，雖然這裏并沒有好看的風景，但兩人都當做旅游了，自動忽略程雨和兩個保镖的存在，每天過着二人世界。
今天下午，夏凝覓陪杜元哲去醫院複查，醫生檢查覺得沒問題後，就把他的石膏拆除了，在離開前，醫生提醒杜元哲這兩天最好不要用左手提重物。
杜元哲離開醫院後，時不時就動一動左胳膊，道：“總算拆石膏了，總帶着那玩意兒就跟殘廢似的。”
夏凝覓這時候才确信他沒事，道：“今後小心些，如果再發生這種事，我就讓這部電影成為徐程的最後一部作品。你替我告訴徐程，我說到做到。”
最後一句話是對劉旭說的。
劉旭連連點頭。
杜元哲道：“我明天就得回片場了，你什麽時候走？”
夏凝覓道：“也是明天。”
杜元哲去劇組後就沒時間陪夏凝覓，她待在這裏也是辦公，還不如回煙城。
杜元哲道：“幾點的飛機？我去送你。”
夏凝覓搖頭：“太麻煩了，你專心拍戲就行。”
杜元哲沒有強求。
他已經耽誤了三天的戲份，确實不好再請假。
After returning to her residence, although Aunt Wu knew that Du Yuanzhe was fine, she still cooked a pot of bone soup and said, "It never hurts to take more supplements."
Du Yuanzhe looked at the rich bone soup in front of him, then at the others. They all avoided his sight.
After drinking bone soup for three consecutive days, they could no longer bear it.
Du Yuanzhe is a person who likes to share. He never keeps good things to himself. He directly served two large bowls to Liu Xu and Xiao Pang, saying, "You have been accompanying me all day long, going out early and coming back late. It's too hard. You need to make up for it."
Then he served himself a small bowl and said, "I have to continue filming tomorrow. I have to maintain my figure, so I won't eat so much."
Aunt Wu had to swallow back the words she wanted to persuade him to drink more.
Only Liu Xu and Xiaopang looked at him with gritted teeth.
How insidious!
Du Yuanzhe had no shame at all, he was doing this for their health.
Xia Ningmi ate the food in front of her slowly. She was the most relaxed because no one dared to force her.
After dinner, Xia Ning found out that she had an emergency meeting to attend, so she went back to her room.
Du Yuanzhe called Xu Cheng and said that he had removed the plaster and would be able to return to the set tomorrow, and asked Xu Cheng to remember to schedule his scenes.
Xia Ningmi didn't finish the meeting until 10 o'clock in the evening. Du Yuanzhe couldn't help but ask, "Don't you feel tired after holding a meeting for two or three hours?"
Xia Ningmi said: "We have to solve the problem."
And this was not the longest meeting she had ever attended. Xia Ningmi was already accustomed to this level of work intensity.
Du Yuanzhe raised his hand to massage her shoulders and said, "You sit for a long time, which can easily affect your cervical spine. You'd better let someone massage you more often."
Xia Ningmi held his hand and said, "Press it for me."
Du Yuanzhe said: "I'm not always at home, and I don't have the expertise of a massage parlor."
Xia Ningmi shook her head: "As long as you press it."
Du Yuanzhe smiled, bent down and kissed her: "I will listen to Qiqi."
Xia Ningmi grabbed his neck and used his strength to stand up. After approaching the bed, she pushed Du Yuanzhe onto the bed and pressed her whole body on him.
Du Yuanzhe wanted to turn over, but Xia Ningmi lightly touched his chest with her fingertips and said, "The doctor told you to use less force with your left hand. Did you forget so quickly?"
Du Yuanzhe froze suddenly.
Xia Ningmi smiled contentedly, leaned over to cover his lips, inhaled his breath, and whispered, "Listen to me tonight."
That night, Xia Ningmi was more domineering than ever before, like a queen ruling the world, which brought a different feeling to Du Yuanzhe.
He suddenly felt that there was nothing wrong in letting Xia Ningmi be on top.
The next day, Du Yuanzhe heard someone knocking on the door while he was in a daze.
"Young Master! Young Master!"
Du Yuanzhe suddenly woke up and turned around to see Xia Ningmi sleeping beside him.
It's broken!
He forgot to go back to his room!
The two of them hadn't done it for a long time, and they were a little crazy yesterday, not stopping until very late. Xia Ningmi was so tired that she had no strength left. Du Yuanzhe couldn't use his arms to carry her to take a shower. He thought that they should rest for a while, and then he would ask her to take a shower and then go back to the room to sleep.
As a result, I have been resting until now.
Aunt Wu was knocking on his door outside. It was already five o'clock. According to his usual schedule, he should go downstairs to have breakfast and be on the set to change clothes and put on makeup by 5:30 at the latest.
Du Yuanzhe quickly calmed down, took out his cell phone and called Xiao Pang, saying, "Hurry up and get Aunt Wu out of here, quick!"
After hanging up the phone, Du Yuanzhe put on his clothes and walked to the door to listen to the noise outside.
Soon the sound of Xiaopang and Aunt Wu talking was heard, and after a while, Aunt Wu came downstairs.
Du Yuanzhe breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately he was not trapped in the room.
Xia Ningmi was still sleeping soundly.
Du Yuanzhe didn't want to disturb her sleep, so he opened the door quietly and walked out. He immediately saw Xiaopang guarding his door.
Xiaopang whispered, "Brother Zhe, I lied to Aunt Wu and said Brother Liu wanted to see her for something."
Du Yuanzhe didn't care what excuses Xiaopang made. He changed his clothes as quickly as possible and went downstairs.
When changing clothes, he deliberately looked in the mirror. Xia Ningmi still retained a bit of rationality last night and did not leave any marks on his neck and collarbone, so he did not have to worry about being discovered by the makeup artist.
Otherwise, there were only two of them on the second floor, and even a fool could guess that there was something wrong between them.
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