After breakfast, Du Yuanzhe went upstairs to check on Xia Ningmi. She was still sleeping, so he lowered his head and gave her a good morning kiss.

Xia Ning thought it might be the air conditioning he brought in that affected her, so she fluttered her eyelashes and opened her eyes.

Du Yuanzhe said softly: "I'm going to the set."

Xia Ningmi's voice was still hoarse as she asked, "What time is it?"

"Five twenty."

"So early?"

Du Yuanzhe said: "Before the official shoot, we still have to change clothes and put on makeup, so we have to go a little earlier."

Xia Ningmi's eyes were not completely open yet, and she was about to fall asleep again.

Du Yuanzhe tucked her in, kissed her forehead and said, "Go back to sleep. Be careful on the way to the airport. Remember to send me a message when you arrive in Yancheng."

Xia Ningmi closed her eyes, nodded, and soon fell asleep.

Du Yuanzhe curled his lips and smiled. Xia Ningmi, who seemed to be half asleep, looked even more adorable.

......

After Du Yuanzhe arrived at the set, he immediately went into the dressing room to put on makeup. When he came out, the staff were already in place, waiting to film his scenes.

Du Yuanzhe had long been accustomed to Xu Cheng's fierce and powerful style, so he put aside all other miscellaneous thoughts and concentrated on immersing himself in the role, performing the next scenes well.

During lunch, Du Yuanzhe received a message from Xia Ningmi that she had returned home and took photos of the green plants in her home for him, as if to tell him that the plants were being well taken care of.

Xia Ningmi never sent photos to Du Yuanzhe before. She didn't have the habit of taking photos casually, but Du Yuanzhe did. He would often send Xia Ningmi photos of the scenery he saw or the lunch he was eating.

He came to Lincheng to film this time, and the two of them hadn't seen each other for a long time. Xia Ningmi also started to send photos to Du Yuanzhe, including the takeout she ordered at noon and the night view of Yancheng when she went home at night.

Xia Ningmi's photography skills were very amateur. She just wanted to capture the scenery clearly and didn't care whether the photos looked good or not. However, Du Yuanzhe enjoyed watching them. He always liked to look through the photos Xia Ningmi sent him.

After looking at the photos of green plants for a while, Du Yuanzhe replied to Xia Ningmi: "What's so good about green plants? I want to see Qiqi's photos."

Xia Ningmi has never taken a selfie.

After a while, a photo was sent over. It was a selfie of Xia Ningmi standing in front of green plants.

Her selfie skills are more amateurish, but Xia Ningmi is naturally beautiful, and she is still stunningly beautiful in the photos.

Du Yuanzhe saved the photo without hesitation and said jokingly, "Who is this beautiful girl? Oh, she's my girlfriend, that's all right."

Xia Ningmi ignored him.

The smile on Du Yuanzhe's lips deepened. He looked at Xia Ningmi's photo for a while before putting away his phone and concentrating on eating.

Xu Cheng didn't leave much time for them to eat.

Seeing Du Yuanzhe finally stop smiling like a fool, Xiaopang whispered to him, "Brother Zhe, please tone it down a bit. People will know something is wrong with you as soon as they see you."

Liu Xu also said: "Being in love and not in love are different."

Du Yuanzhe touched his face and asked, "Is it that obvious?"

Xiaopang nodded vigorously: "You were chatting with President Xia just now, right? The smile on your face never disappeared."

Du Yuanzhe said: "I will pay attention in the future... Remember to remind me."

He felt that he might not be able to notice it, and it was Xiaopang who reminded him.

......

Because Du Yuanzhe was not allowed to use too much force with his left hand, Xu Cheng arranged literary scenes for him in the next few days, most of which took place in the police station.

Early that morning, Du Yuanzhe noticed that the atmosphere was a little strange when he arrived at the set. Some people were obviously trying not to laugh. He motioned Xiaopang to find out what was going on.

When Du Yuanzhe came out after putting on makeup, Xiaopang came up to him, also looking like he was trying not to laugh, and whispered, "Brother Zhe, Director Xu was beaten up last night."

Du Yuanzhe was surprised: "Who hit me?"

Xiaopang told Du Yuanzhe the information he had heard.

After the show last night, Xu Cheng went back to the hotel with everyone. As soon as they arrived at the hotel, they saw two tall beauties.

The two beauties' faces changed when they saw Xu Cheng. One of them directly asked Xu Cheng whether he was playing two-timing when he was dating her before.

Xu Cheng denied it of course. Although he was promiscuous, he never played both sides.

But the other beauty said he was lying. Not only did she tell him in detail how long she had been dating him, she also specifically mentioned the times of several dates.

Coincidentally, that was the time when Xu Cheng pursued and established a relationship with the beautiful woman just now.

Now Xu Cheng couldn't explain himself. The two beauties hated him for playing two-timing. They didn't care about other people around and hit Xu Cheng with their hands without mercy.

Xiao Pang said with a smile: "There are several red marks on Director Xu's face, which are obviously caused by someone pushing him. They didn't disappear after one night. Many people saw it at the time, and now the news has spread throughout the entire crew."

Du Yuanzhe was dumbfounded: "Director Xu actually let a woman beat him?"

Xu Cheng is a recognized expert in flower gardening. He can change girlfriends once a month and handle post-breakup problems perfectly. So far, no ex-girlfriend has caused him any trouble.

I didn't expect this to happen now, and my two ex-girlfriends took action together.

"Director Xu is really playing both sides?"

If it's true, then he deserved to be beaten.

Xiao Pang said: "Although Director Xu did not fight back and did not ask anyone to help, he kept saying that he was not playing both sides. I don't know whether it was true or not."

Du Yuanzhe thought for a moment, "It's probably true."

Xu Cheng is not a man who dares to do things but not to take responsibility. If he says it is not, then it is really not.

But why did those two ex-girlfriends believe that Xu Cheng was two-timing?

Du Yuanzhe suddenly thought of Xia Ningmi. He remembered that Xia Ningmi said that she would cause some trouble for Xu Cheng.

Is this what you mean?

Du Yuanzhe immediately sent a message to Xia Ningmi: "As soon as I arrived at the set today, I heard the news that Director Xu was beaten."

It was only six o'clock, but Xia Ningmi had already woken up and replied quickly: "I asked someone to do it."

Sure enough, it was related to Xia Ningmi.

Du Yuanzhe couldn't help but ask, "How did you make them believe that Xu Cheng was two-timing?"

"It's very simple. I asked someone to investigate Xu Cheng's whereabouts during that period, and then bribed one of them to lie."

Du Yuanzhe suddenly realized that if one wants to make a false thing appear true, someone must be lying.

After understanding the whole story, Du Yuanzhe put away his phone and saw Xu Cheng walking up to him. The red marks on his face were very conspicuous. "Pay attention to the scenes later. You need to show the changes in the hero's heart in this scene."

Du Yuanzhe nodded, waited for him to finish, and then teased him, "Director Xu, you're just shooting geese all day long, and in the end you get pecked by them."

Xu Cheng was very thick-skinned and didn't care about it. He said, "I was tricked. After I finish shooting this movie, I will investigate who is behind this."

Xu Cheng was really focused on movies, and even the fact that he was being plotted against could be postponed.

Du Yuanzhe smiled and said, "Then Director Xu must investigate thoroughly."

He was not worried at all about Xu Cheng going to investigate, because with Xu Cheng's ability, he could not do anything to Xia Ningmo.

You know what, it's quite funny to see Xu Cheng holding his bruised face. At least the atmosphere on the set is much more lively today.

In the eyes of many people, this was the mess left behind by Xu Cheng's own promiscuity, and he deserved to be beaten. They were all just spectators.

Moreover, Xu Cheng did not ask for help last night and had already defined this matter as his own private matter, so of course, others would not step forward.

......

After Xia Ningmi left, Du Yuanzhe resumed his recurring life of filming. After entering December, the weather became increasingly colder, and the film set was the coldest. They could only keep warm by the electric fan while waiting for the scene.

But they were filming most of the time, and the scenes they were filming were set in autumn, so they couldn't wear thick coats. They could only put hot packs under their clothes to keep themselves warm.

What Du Yuanzhe likes most now is his residence. The residence has floor heating, and the whole house is very warm. The inside and outside of the house are like two different worlds.

What he looks forward to most every day now is finishing work.

As soon as he got off work and got in the car, Du Yuanzhe received a call from Du Yuanwen and asked in surprise: "Brother, are you on a business trip to Lincheng?"

Du Yuanwen said, "The company just happened to have a project here, and I thought I hadn't seen you for a long time, so I came to see you."

Du Yuanzhe said: "Brother, come find me when you are done. I will ask Xiaopang to pick you up."

Du Yuanwen said, "No need, I've already called Aunt Wu and know where you live."

"That's fine."

After returning to the residence, Du Yuanzhe said, "Aunt Wu, please clean up a room on the second floor for my brother. He will stay here for a few days."

Aunt Wu said, "Don't worry, Second Young Master. I have packed everything."

Du Yuanzhe nodded, and then asked, "Isn't this the room that President Xia stayed in before?"

Aunt Wu shook her head: "No."

Du Yuanzhe said: "Boss Xia may come here to inspect again, so it's best to keep that room for her."

He didn't want Xia Ningmi's room to be occupied by others.

Aunt Wu agreed.

She had been working in the Du family's old house, so she certainly understood the particularities of wealthy people. She had never thought of arranging a room for Du Yuanwen that had been lived in by someone else.

Aunt Wu had been cleaning the room where Xia Ningmi had lived before, thinking that Xia Ningmi could continue to live there if she came to inspect again.

Du Yuanwen arrived at twelve o'clock in the evening, and Du Yuanzhe had been waiting for him in the living room.

After the two brothers met, Du Yuanwen looked at him and said, "You have become thinner."

Du Yuanzhe laughed and said, "That's impossible. My weight has always been stable. How is everything at home? How is my sister-in-law?"

Calculating the time, Zhao Zhimeng has been pregnant for eight months and will give birth in another two months.

Du Yuanwen said, "Everything is fine at home, except that mom misses you very much and is always talking about you at home. Your sister-in-law is also very good. Mom hired two confinement nannies to take care of her. There are people following her every day, for fear that she will get bumped into something."

The Du family was a wealthy family and did not need to be frugal. They hired a confinement nanny when Zhao Zhimeng was seven months pregnant.

When it comes to caring for pregnant women, no one can compare to the professionalism of a confinement nanny. Even though Chen Rongshan gave birth to two sons, she was also cared for by a confinement nanny. The confinement nanny reminded her of many things that needed attention, and she herself did not remember them clearly.

Du Yuanzhe smiled and said, "It would be better if a confinement nanny could take care of my sister-in-law. My brother would also feel more at ease."

Du Yuanwen nodded: "If it weren't for the confinement nanny, I wouldn't be able to go on this business trip. I came to see you this time, and I have to go back to accompany your sister-in-law in a few days."

The two brothers talked for a while. Du Yuanwen looked at the time and saw that it was getting late. He said, "You have to get up early tomorrow. Go and rest first. I'll visit you on the set tomorrow."

"Brother, are you going to the set?"

Du Yuanwen raised his eyebrows: "I am the largest investor after all. It is normal for me to go to the set to take a look, right?"

Du Yuanzhe had forgotten about this matter.

It was all Xu Cheng's fault for treating him like a donkey and not giving him any treatment for bringing in capital into the group.