"Auntie, let me pour it."
Xie Yuyao had already heard the conversation inside the house. When she saw Ye's mother come out, she immediately got up to pour water.
"Yaoyao, it's a bit inconvenient right now. Why don't we have Xingchang take you home first, and you can come to our house another day?" Mother Ye said softly.
Xie Yuyao knew she was an outsider and getting in the way, so she said, "Okay."
Mother Ye smiled apologetically, picked up her water glass, and went back to the inner room.
She didn't expect that the old man wanted to drink more after the second cup, and in the end, he ate the entire half-pot of water from the outer room.
"I'll go to the water dispenser to get some more water." Xie Yuyao stood up, carrying the thermos.
Mother Ye quickly said, "I'll go instead."
Seeing this, Ye Xingchang asked his mother to accompany him, while he went with Xie Yuyao.
Upon arriving at the water dispenser room, Ye Xingchang remained on guard while Xie Yuyao fetched water. She couldn't help but smile, recalling the scene two years ago when she secretly fetched Lingquan water for Yu Wenbo in the county hospital's water dispenser room.
She could have stayed to care for him back then, but now that she has no relation to Commander Ye, it's not appropriate.
On the way back to the film set, Ye Xingchang came up with a good idea: "There are many legends about the natural spring water in Xishan. I'll go and fill a pot every morning, then come to the film set to exchange it with you. That way we can cover our tracks. What do you think?"
“I have no problem here, it’s just that this place is quite far from Xishan. You’ll have to travel back and forth every day, and you might be accused of being superstitious or something.”
“Those are minor matters; my grandfather’s health is the most important thing.”
So, the two of them made a deal.
Xie Yuyao returned to the film crew to report to Director Zhu, who was surprised and asked, "You got your business settled so quickly?"
Seeing that Xie Yuyao's words were vague, he was already prepared for her not to come home that night. He didn't expect that she would return to the film crew so soon after she left.
"Everything's alright today, but who knows what will happen in the future? I hope Director Zhu can be more accommodating," Xie Yuyao said with a fawning smile.
Director Zhu snorted coldly, "As long as you focus on filming, you can do whatever you want with the rest of your time."
"You said it yourself, so I might have to stay outside then." Xie Yuyao thought that once Zhao Honghui returned, she definitely wouldn't be staying on set forever.
"You're pushing your luck!" Director Zhu said, feigning anger.
"Hehe, you said it yourself, as long as it doesn't interfere with filming, I'll do whatever you want. Everyone heard that." Xie Yuyao looked at the crew members next to her.
The others chuckled and said deliberately, "That's right, we all heard it."
"Go away, stop making a fuss!" Director Zhu said, then laughed at himself.
*
I don't know when it started, but every morning around eight o'clock, a jeep would park across from the film crew's gate. Xie Yuyao would walk out of the film crew's office, get in the jeep for a while, then get out and go back to the film crew's office, after which the jeep would drive away.
The sharp-eyed guards noticed that the jeep belonged to Ye Xingchang, the third young master of the Ye family, who had initially sought out Xie Yuyao and Ye Yinan. Such frequent encounters, in this era of open communication between men and women, could only be explained by the fact that they were dating.
As a result, rumors about Xie Yuyao spread. Some said that she had someone else in mind but was having an affair with Ye Sanshao every day. Others said that her boyfriend was Ye Sanshao, and that Ye Yinan was only so close to her because he was her future sister-in-law.
Someone relayed these words to Ye Yinan, who was stunned with surprise. She and Xie Yuyao had become good friends, so how could she not know that Xie Yuyao was about to become her sister-in-law?
She didn't believe Xie Yuyao would be fickle. No one knew better than her how happy Xie Yuyao was when she learned her boyfriend was safe and sound; her heartfelt joy was undeniable.
Besides, her third brother isn't a shameless person; how could he possibly make a move on his brother's girlfriend?
But these past few days, Yao Yao had indeed been leaving the meeting every morning, saying she had something to do. She didn't say what, so I didn't ask. Who would have thought that she was leaving every day to see her third brother!
Since it was already bedtime and Xie Yuyao had already gone to bed, Ye Yinan suppressed her thoughts and decided to go see for herself the next day.
The next day, Xie Yuyao went out of the film crew as usual. She had already informed Director Zhu, and the guards cooperated by opening the gate for her.
"Good morning!" Xie Yuyao opened the car door, sat in the back seat, and picked up her military water bottle.
"Don't rush, I brought you a bowl of millet porridge to try. This place makes really authentic millet porridge. I just happened to be passing by and bought some."
Xie Yuyao didn't stand on ceremony and accepted it, saying, "I'll take it back to eat later."
Just then, there was a knock on the driver's side window, and Ye Yinan stood outside the car with a conflicted expression.
Ye Xingchang was taken aback, opened the door and got out of the car. Xie Yuyao saw that it was Ye Yinan, so she also opened the door and got out of the car.
"Nannan, what brings you here?"
Faced with her third brother's question, Ye Yinan pursed her lips: "Shouldn't I be asking you that? Third brother, what are you and Yao Yao doing?"
The two of them were sitting in opposite rows, one in the front and one in the back, which didn't look like they were dating. But they saw each other every day. What was it about? Was there something they couldn't tell her?
Ye Xingchang glanced at Xie Yuyao and said, "I'll bring Xie Yuyao a bowl of tea noodles."
"That's it?" Ye Yinan looked on in disbelief.
Ye Xingchang: ......
He couldn't very well say it was to treat his grandfather's injuries, could he? He even had to keep it a secret from his grandfather to keep Xie Yuyao's secret, so how could he tell the truth?
Seeing that her third brother wouldn't speak, Ye Yinan turned her gaze to Xie Yuyao, "Yaoyao, you tell me."
Xie Yuyao looked at Ye Yinan, who was looking very serious, and knew that if she didn't give an explanation, their friendship would be in danger of falling apart. So she said half-truthfully, "A few days ago, Commander Ye fell ill. Because of my previous medical background, your third brother asked me to go and see him."
"When did this happen? How come I didn't know?" Ye Yinan became anxious as soon as she heard that her grandfather was sick.
Ye Xingchang explained, "It was just last week, but things have stabilized now. I didn't want you to worry, so I didn't tell you."
"How could you do this!" Ye Yinan complained. "Was it the morning Yao Yao suddenly left? I didn't have any scenes then, so why didn't you take me with you to see Grandpa?"
Ye Xingchang feigned embarrassment: "I was in such a hurry that I forgot."
"You little brat, I'm going to tell Mom and Dad! How could you forget your own sister like that..." Ye Yinan made a fuss for a while, but her resentment came and went quickly.
"How is Grandpa now? No, I have to go back with you to see him. Wait for me, I'm going to ask Director Zhu for leave." Ye Yinan ran off in a flurry.
Xie Yuyao and Ye Xingchang exchanged a glance and couldn't help but laugh.
Ye Yinan will be back soon, so Xie Yuyao quickly got into the car and replaced the spring water in the kettle with spiritual spring water.
Finally, Xie Yuyao asked, "What will you say if Nannan asks again?"
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