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Jiang Xiao was keenly aware of Zhou Qishen's movements and swallowed. It would be a lie to say she wasn't nervous, but she could only bite the bullet and speak: "Let me introduce you. This is my senior in the industry, Ji Changzheng, and this..."
The first half of the speech went smoothly, until she paused for an inexplicable moment when introducing Zhou Qishen. She opened her mouth and spoke the remaining words with difficulty after a long while: "It's my husband Zhou Qishen."
After finishing speaking, Jiang Xiao was a little stunned. Why did she feel ashamed to say the name that she could call out casually before now?
Hearing the answer he wanted, Zhou Qishen raised the corners of his mouth calmly.
"Are you married?" Ji Changzheng was so shocked that he raised his voice unconsciously. He thought of several possibilities: brother, boyfriend, lover, or sex partner, but he never thought of it as husband.
People in their industry, both men and women, generally get married late. How could Jiang Xiao, a girl in her early twenties, get married so young?
Jiang Xiao raised her hand and put her index finger to her lips, making a gesture to keep quiet, "Yes, but this is a secret."
Ji Changzheng's reaction was within Jiang Xiao's expectations. Before she regained consciousness, she had never thought that her life would be like this. Everything she was doing now was just to survive.
The reason why she did not choose to hide it, but told Ji Changzheng the truth about her relationship with Zhou Qishen, was because she took into account that Zhou Qishen was watching next to her, and she could not lie to him in front of him.
Ji Changzheng came back to his senses after her reminder and nodded in understanding: "Understood, I won't tell anyone else."
I said this, but I felt regretful in my heart.
After spending some time together, he admitted that he had developed different thoughts about Jiang Xiao that he shouldn't have. After all, who doesn't like a cheerful, enthusiastic, cute and adorable girl? The key is that her family background is pretty good. Although she may have a difficult temper occasionally, overall, she is a good candidate for a girlfriend.
His purpose of coming to deliver breakfast today was to further enhance their relationship, but he never expected that someone would show up halfway and interrupt his plan. Now it seems that he has to give up. He is not bad enough to do something to a married woman.
Ji Changzheng secretly cast a glance towards Zhou Qishen, but as soon as he met the other's eyes, he felt a hint of hostility in the gaze, which was not intentional, but silently warned him that it would be best to retreat when he saw difficulty.
Men, just by looking at each other, can tell what kind of person the other person is and what he is planning. Ji Changzheng is not a person who doesn't know what to do. He twitched his eyes and planned to give him breakfast and leave: "Here you go."
"No, take it back and eat it. I have already ordered breakfast at the hotel." Jiang Xiao waved her hand to refuse.
"I bought it especially for you. I've already eaten it." Ji Changzheng said concisely.
Hearing this, Jiang Xiao could only accept it reluctantly. It felt heavy in her hands, and she took a quick glance and saw that there were quite a lot of types of breakfast.
After watching the other person leave, Jiang Xiao remembered that there was someone else beside her.
Zhou Qishen leaned against the door with his arms folded in a lazy posture. Perhaps because he had been ignored for too long, he looked at her with droopy eyelids, his expression was dull, and he seemed to be uninterested.
"You have a good relationship?" He raised his smooth chin slightly, his tone casual, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry.
Jiang Xiao keenly sensed something was wrong, and after carefully choosing her words, she said, "Just... normal?"
Zhou Qishen pursed his lips, and asked with a smile: "Then can he also call you Xiaoxiao?"
"Everyone around me calls me that. Is there anything wrong with this name?" Jiang Xiao shrugged in confusion. Perhaps she was used to it since she was a child, or perhaps the reduplication of words made them seem more intimate. She didn't think it was a big deal.
After hearing this, Zhou Qishen raised his eyebrows thoughtfully and said slowly: "Nothing, I'll get it."
After saying this, he took the big bag of breakfast from her hand.
With someone helping her to carry things, Jiang Xiaole felt relaxed and followed him slowly.
During the filming period, one needs to avoid certain foods and control weight. As an actor himself, Ji Changzheng naturally knows this, so he prepared low-calorie and low-fat foods, including the necessary boiled eggs and broccoli, whole wheat bread, two cups of unsweetened soy milk, corn, cucumber, etc., a total of twelve kinds.
Is this treating her like a pig? Buy so much for her alone?
Jiang Xiao twitched her eyes and felt a headache looking at the table full of breakfast. After thinking for two seconds, she made a prompt decision and called the hotel front desk to tell them not to send breakfast today.
It was good enough that she and Zhou Qishen didn't waste the things Ji Changzheng bought.
While she was on the phone, Zhou Qishen was placing breakfast on the opposite side of the dining table. When he bent down, his bathrobe accidentally opened a little, revealing a small piece of flawless white skin.
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Xiao raised her eyes unconsciously and happened to catch a glimpse of two sunken collarbones. Then she looked deeper and saw huge pectoral muscles and well-defined abdominal muscles, which were so tight and sexy that her ears felt hot.
Zhou Wenting quickly realized that something was wrong with the girl. He looked down following her gaze and saw the loose bathrobe. He gathered the collar with his right hand and clenched his left fist, tapping the table lightly twice.
However, Jiang Xiao was still immersed in the male beauty and was completely unaware of his subtle changes in mood. Even after he put out his hand to cover his private parts, she still bared her teeth regretfully, looking as if she was deaf and blind and not at all restrained.
Seeing this, Zhou Qishen's eyes flashed with a hint of quietness, but he did not expose her peeping behavior. He just said helplessly: "You eat first, I'll go change clothes."
Jiang Xiao's eyebrows moved slightly, and her amber-clear eyes looked straight into his eyes, and asked, "I'm going to do some styling for the filming later. Will you stay in the hotel to rest? Or do you want to go back to Beijing?"
She asked this, firstly because she took into consideration that he did not get enough rest last night, and secondly because she wanted to test how long he would stay in Hengdian. After all, she still needed him very much and did not want him to leave so early.
Zhou Qishen stood straight, looking at her with a heavy gaze, and suddenly, he sneered with an ambiguous tone: "Didn't you ask me to be your pendant? Are you willing to let me leave?"
When Jiang Xiao heard this, she almost choked on her own saliva. Her memory went back to the ambiguous tug of war last night. She felt an indescribable sense of shame and her face turned red and blue. She was speechless for a while.
"I……"
Out of selfishness, she certainly didn't want him to leave, but when he said it, it became so charming.
Zhou Qishen just wanted to tease her, not to force an answer out of her. He walked over and rubbed her head, smiling and said, "Don't worry, I won't leave for the next few days."
The hair on his forehead was messed up by his movements, flying everywhere, blocking her vision. She could only vaguely see the handsome smile on his lips.
Soon, the tall figure disappeared, leaving Jiang Xiao standing there, her heart pounding so hard that her chest and throat felt itchy and numb.
*
The sun was shining brightly, with not a single cloud in the sky. The scorching sun at noon was making people groan in pain.
Not to mention that the actors had to wear thick ancient costumes and shoot on location. Both the leading actors and extras were sweating profusely and were so hot that they wished they could get into the blower used to create the atmosphere.
Figures were swaying on the set. Jiang Xiao, who was sitting in a makeshift tent waiting for her performance, was too lazy to even look at her cell phone. She just held a mini fan and blew air on her face.
The temperature of the ground is high, so even if there is wind, it is only hot wind, but it is better than no wind at all.
Hot weather means that makeup wears off quickly. To ensure the effect, the actors need to touch up their makeup and tidy up their looks every once in a while, so the progress is slower than usual.
The assistant director wiped the sweat from his forehead, sighed, and waved his hand: "Everyone, take a break for 20 minutes."
Upon hearing this, all the actors and staff rushed to the shade.
Ji Changzheng, who had just been exposed to the scorching sun for half an hour, followed the crowd to Jiang Xiao and sat on a bench prepared in advance. His assistant then handed him a fan and a cup of water.
Ji Changzheng gulped down the water and said with emotion: "It's really hot."
"Who said it wasn't?" Jiang Xiao echoed casually.
She had been in the shade for a while and was feeling hot, anxious and stuffy, with sweat all over her chest and back, not to mention Ji Changzheng.
The two were chatting casually. What they were going to shoot later was a relatively important fight scene. The male lead played by Ji Changzheng saved the female lead from the villain. The two were trapped in a maze and their lives were in danger. They fell in love with each other after a kiss.
The makeup artist touched up Ji Changzheng's makeup, modifying his original makeup to create a battle-damaged look.
Jiang Xiao, who had already finished her makeup, looked around boredly. She looked here and there. There were staff members resetting the set and actors reading the script. She inadvertently met the gaze of Qin Yuanyuan who was not far away.
They were stunned for a moment, rolled their eyes at the same time, and looked away.
After spending some time together, Jiang Xiao was certain of one thing, that is, they were destined not to get along. Qin Yuanyuan couldn't stand her, and if they met on the set, she would definitely find fault with her and make some sarcastic remarks.
Jiang Xiao is not a saint. She will fight back when necessary. Whenever she sees someone getting so angry that he or she jumps up and down, she finds it funny, which brings a bit of fun to the boring breaks on the set.
Jiang Xiao didn't know if Qin Yuanyuan had changed her personality or if it was because the weather was too hot and she was too lazy to speak, but she didn't make any sarcastic remarks. She was a little surprised.
Suddenly, the set became inexplicably noisy.
Most of the people passing by were holding a cup of cold drink in their hands. Judging from the packaging, it was a slightly more expensive milk tea brand outside the cinema. One cup cost half a Mao Ye, which was not particularly cheap compared to other milk teas that cost an average of more than ten or twenty yuan.
It looks like someone is treating me to milk tea, Jiang Xiao thought.
There are several hundred people in the crew, and it costs tens of thousands to treat everyone once. For the higher-income actors, it is nothing, and it can also win people's hearts and gain a good reputation. Many people will do it, and Jiang Xiao has also treated guests many times.
Jiang Xiao was secretly guessing who it was, but she heard someone holding a loud speaker and shouting, "Sister Xiaoxiao has prepared some cold drinks and herbal tea for everyone to cool off. Anyone who needs it can come over and get it."
As soon as the voice fell, the crowd shouted "Thank you, Sister Xiaoxiao."
Jiang Xiao pointed at herself, confused: "Me?"
Xiao Zhang, the assistant standing by, was also very confused. This kind of thing was usually prepared by her, but this time Jiang Xiao didn't send her any message. Could it be that she asked Sister Liang to prepare it?
Many people around were walking towards the place to get milk tea. Qin Yuanyuan, who was originally sitting at her seat, soon disappeared. Jiang Xiao didn't believe that she was going to get milk tea, but she didn't care what she was doing.
What Jiang Xiao is struggling with now is who treated her to milk tea in her name.
Soon, an answer flashed through my mind.
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