Chapter 030
There was wind blowing in from the window, and the room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Xu Jingning paused for a moment, raised her eyes and met Yan Xun's gentle but serious gaze, and suddenly realized that the other party was not joking.
"Thank you, but no thanks." His first reaction was to refuse directly, "My agent and company will arrange it."
"But it's almost nine o'clock. Even if you ask your assistant to pick you up now, it will take at least an hour and a half to drive back and forth. Besides, disturbing people's sleep at this late hour is a bit of torture for workers." Yan Xun pointed at the screen of his mobile phone, which clearly showed the time. "It's definitely too late to arrange it tonight."
Xu Jingning was a little hesitant.
After considering it, Yan Xun took another step back: "At least tonight? Give me a chance to take you in?"
Now that things have come to this, it is not appropriate to find a reason to refuse, so Xu Jingning could only smile and nod: "Okay, thank you for your help tonight."
Since the suburban villa was exposed in the live broadcast, paparazzi would try to stake out from time to time. No matter how good the security was, it could not prevent some fish that slipped through the net by taking a different approach. It was okay for training, but it was inconvenient to stay overnight. The two got in the car under the cover of night and returned to the community in the city.
When he entered the house, the new toiletries that had been prepared were placed on a conspicuous table in the living room. Yan Xun walked over, picked up the bag, and handed it to Xu Jingning: "I just bought some. The underwear is disposable and loose. I'll use it for today."
"I still have some things to take care of, go wash up first."
"good."
After the exchange, Yan Xun left.
Xu Jingning looked around and found that the interior of the house was almost the same as the last time he came, with the decoration still looking out of place. He went upstairs, found the bathroom, and started to wash up.
After training for a whole day and sweating a lot, it is easy to relax physically and mentally when taking a shower. Half an hour later, Xu Jingning wiped the water on his head with a dry towel, opened the bag and was about to change clothes, when he suddenly discovered something very fatal.
Yan Xun bought him disposable underwear, but no pajamas.
Not to mention that he didn't have the habit of sleeping naked, and this was someone else's house, how could he go out without clothes...
Xu Jingning frowned, feeling that this was difficult to deal with.
After a while, he pried open the bathroom door, poked his head out, and called out tentatively, "Yan Xun?"
No one responded.
He raised his voice: "Yan Xun? Can you hear me?!"
Still no response.
Thinking of what Yan Xun had just said about having something to deal with, Xu Jingning suddenly felt annoyed.
Why didn’t you take a closer look at which direction Yan Xun was heading?
After thinking it over again and again, he was forced to make a humiliating decision - to put on his dirty, sweaty clothes.
Xu Jingning has a little bit of mysophobia, but it’s not too serious. In fact, if he hadn’t sweated so much today, he wouldn’t be so worried.
But now... there's really nothing we can do.
At worst, I can just take another shower when I get home tomorrow morning.
So, when he opened the bathroom door and walked out wearing a disposable pair of shorts, reaching out to pick up clothes from the dirty clothes basket outside the bathroom, he happened to make eye contact with Yan Xun who came in after hearing the noise.
Xu Jingning suddenly felt like a bolt of lightning struck his head.
He quickly squatted down and grabbed the laundry basket, trying to cover himself, and didn't even notice the stunned look that flashed across Yan Xun's eyes.
The two of them were in a stalemate for a second, and Yan Xun spoke: "I heard you calling me, what's wrong?"
"Ah, I, I forgot to take my pajamas." Xu Jingning blushed and stammered, "Um... Yan Xun, what should I wear?"
Seeing the awkward look on his face, Yan Xun chuckled and said apologetically, "Sorry, I was negligent."
"Can I wear my pajamas?"
At this moment, Xu Jingning's brain was no longer able to think, and he quickly agreed: "Yeah!"
It was only after Yan Xun left that he realized what was happening: We are both grown men, and I have everything you have, not to mention I'm only wearing underwear, so why should he be shy?
It's really the business CP that caused his own business to go down...
Not long after, Yan Xun came back with a set of light grey pajamas. "I just washed them. The temperature is low at night, so I brought you a set of long sleeves and long pants. Will you make do with them for now? If you are afraid of the heat, I will take you to the bedroom and change into a shorter set."
"No, no." Xu Jingning quickly took it. "This is fine. I'm not afraid of the heat."
Yan Xun responded and left the bathroom, leaving him enough privacy.
He was even considerate enough to close the door when he left.
Only then did Xu Jingning breathe a sigh of relief.
I changed into my pajamas quickly and neatly. The style, which should have been close-fitting, was slightly loose. The silk felt cool and breathable, making it very suitable for summer wear. There was also a faint fragrance on the pajamas that was hard to describe in words, but it smelled very comfortable.
It's the same smell as Yan Xun's.
Xu Jingning couldn't help but smell the cuffs again.
It's a bit like a floral scent, but a little different.
Hmm... I'll ask Yan Xun what laundry detergent he uses when I get a chance.
Xu Jingning was used to blowing his hair until it was 70% dry, then going back to bed and lying on his phone for two hours, and then it would be almost dry enough for him to fall asleep. But as soon as he walked out of the bathroom, he remembered that he was in someone else's house, so he decided to go see what Yan Xun was doing first.
After looking in every room, he finally found someone at the end of the second floor. The door was not closed tightly, and a hint of warm yellow light appeared from the gap. There was a retro wall lamp hanging on the wall. If you look closely, you can see a not-so-obvious bookshelf in the dark. Xu Jingning knocked on the door and pushed it open when he heard "Come in".
When I walked in, I found that this was a very spacious study.
Opposite the door is a whole wall of bookshelves, and the window is covered tightly with thick curtains. Xu Jingning can imagine how warm the whole room would be on a sunny day.
Yan Xun was leaning against a large sofa at this moment, holding a tablet in his hands, looking at him with a gentle gaze, but there was still a hint of fatigue in the corners of his eyes that had not yet completely subsided.
"I cleaned up the guest room, which is diagonally opposite the bathroom." Yan Xun thought he couldn't find the room, so he reminded him gently, "You're very tired today, so take a good rest."
"Not bad." Xu Jingning took two steps forward. "Ah, the thing you just mentioned... isn't it about cleaning the guest rooms?"
"No, the living room has always been there. I just changed the bedding," Yan Xun smiled and picked up the tablet in his hand. "I'm in a meeting."
Xu Jingning suddenly became uneasy and immediately lowered her voice: "Then... did I disturb you?"
"It's okay, turn off the microphone. It's not a very important meeting, but I have to be there." Yan Xun casually put the tablet on the coffee table in front of him and looked at him with a smile, "Can't sleep?"
The topic changed too quickly, and Xu Jingning was stunned for a moment before replying, "No."
"It's just that it's not time to go to bed yet, so I'm not very sleepy."
"Would you like to chat?"
So the two of them leaned on the sofa in the study and chatted about nothing.
The most talked-about topic right now is today's practice.
Xu Jingning never imagined that officially working with Fang Shu would be so difficult. Although Director Fang was being particularly strict for their own good, he had already accumulated a lot of pressure at the end of the day.
In particular, the sentence that Fang Shu mentioned when he left made him feel a little anxious.
It’s really strange that after three years of debut, Xu Jingning has never been anxious about acting.
"I actually... don't quite understand what Director Fang means." Xu Jingning lay back, staring at the unclear color of the study's ceiling in a daze, "I feel like I've tried my best... but I still don't understand what he meant by not trying hard enough."
"And I'm wondering why Director Fang didn't just speak out the problem. Throughout the day, when he was talking to Chu Xinrou and Xin Yao, he said whatever he wanted, but it seemed like he kept saying 'be more serious' to me."
"But I... always seem to be lacking something."
Hearing this, Yan Xun slowly asked: "What do you think?"
Xu Jingning sat up straight: "Let me admit first that I am not very good at acting. I used to be lazy, but Acting Life is a very good program, and I have been practicing my acting skills very seriously."
As he spoke, he lowered his head and said, "But until now, I still don't know where the problem lies."
"Director Fang didn't say it explicitly. He hoped that you could figure it out on your own, because some things can't be learned just by practicing more." Yan Xun comforted him, "He said you weren't working hard enough. Is there a possibility that you're understanding it in the wrong direction?"
"Hmm?" Xu Jingning turned to look at him, "Work hard... what other directions do you have besides training?"
Yan Xun smiled: "Remember what I said before, no matter how you act, it's hard to get rid of that little bit of acting?"
"Because you have always been very clear that you are acting. Since you can't get rid of this idea from your heart, you can't get rid of this shadow."
"But look at Xin Yao. When she was acting, she believed from the bottom of her heart that she was the character."
“It’s called getting into the role.”
Yan Xun paused, and then began to hesitate: "I can't tell you how good it is to be deeply immersed in a role, because it is very difficult to get out of the role after being immersed in it. Based on most of the situations I have seen... it is easy to leave some psychological trauma."
"But, for a single work, immersion is definitely the best way to interpret a role."
"Then Xu Jingning, if you are needed to complete a work now and you must be immersed in the role, but this role has many flaws and problems, are you willing to..."
For some reason, Yan Xun seemed to have some difficulty in speaking. He stared at the person in front of him, his eyes, which contained many years of experience, were serious and focused.
Even Xu Jingning became nervous, staring at each other intently, and sitting straighter.
After a long while, Yan Xun said the rest of the sentence solemnly: "Are you willing to immerse yourself in the play in order to fulfill this role?"
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