Chapter 47 Chapter 47 Complete Disenchantment
"What a coincidence, Brother Jingchen." Ji Hanxi responded with a smile.
It is not clear whether it was a real coincidence or intentional. After all, the boss does not have to follow other actors into the crew when they are filming.
"You... know each other?" Ding Shuai was a little surprised when he saw them greeting each other.
"Yes, Brother Jingchen is my best friend's brother." Ji Hanxi gave a brief introduction.
"Our two families live close to each other and grew up together." Jing Chen added just after she finished saying this.
"..." Ji Hanxi tilted her head to look at him. Although what he said was not wrong, emphasizing it at this moment seemed like he was deliberately trying to show that their relationship was close and different from others.
Obviously, Ding Shuai also heard the deep meaning of these words, and his hand, which was about to use WeChat, retreated a little.
But after hesitating for a moment, he said, "Then what about your current relationship..."
"He's just my best friend's brother, there's no other relationship." Ji Hanxi didn't want others to misunderstand that they were childhood sweethearts and had a deep affection for each other.
"Oh..." Ding Shuai smiled. "In that case, can I add Miss Hanxi on WeChat?"
She stated her thoughts so openly and honestly. Jing Chen's face turned ugly, but he had no right to let her refuse.
Ji Hanxi took out his cell phone and was about to scan him when he suddenly heard the door open again.
Someone walked in. She was stunned for a moment when she saw the person and even forgot what to do next.
As soon as Vivienne came in, she locked her eyes on her. His assistant, who followed her, understood her cues very well and quickly moved a chair to be placed next to Ji Hanxi.
After the chair was adjusted and wiped, he slowly sat down, leaned slightly closer to her, and whispered, "This lipstick color doesn't suit you. I'll help you put it on later, okay?"
"You..." Ji Hanxi looked at him blankly, his mind a little confused.
Liu Ruyan's role was in the middle and later stages, so he didn't need to be on the set at all. But not only did he appear, he also appeared beside her.
"Who is this?" Before he could get his WeChat message, someone suddenly interrupted him, causing Ding Shuai's brows to furrow slightly.
"We used to be colleagues, but now we're not even colleagues." Ji Hanxi said this coldly, then reached out to scan the code and successfully added Dingshuai on WeChat in front of everyone.
When adding WeChat, Ji Hanxi happened to see a pop-up message that a handsome mixed-race guy had arrived on the set.
Today was very strange. The handsome mixed-race guy didn't encounter any obstacles when he went out. It was so smooth and easy.
Ji Hanxi felt a bit strange reading this news. Didn't Vivienne always try to stop her from meeting the mixed-race handsome guy? Why didn't she stop her this time? Was she planning something else, or was she planning something else?
Her eyes fell on Vivienne's face beside her, hoping to find a trace of conspiracy or flaw in her face. However, her face was covered with perfect and delicate makeup, and her emotions were hidden without a trace.
"What's the matter?" he asked softly.
His eyes swept across her phone screen, down her arm, to her shoulder, and then to her face. He looked at her, gentle and considerate, but there seemed to be a rampant dark color hidden in his eyes.
Ji Hanxi felt something was wrong, very wrong, but the handsome mixed-race guy was waiting for her outside, so she had no time to figure out the reason.
Her makeup was almost done, so she asked the makeup artist to help others while she hurried out with her cell phone.
The place designated by the handsome mixed-race guy was an open-air rest area. Maybe it was the off-season or for some other reason, but there were very few people there. When she went there, she only saw him.
When she saw that it was the mixed-race handsome guy himself, she finally breathed a sigh of relief - this time there was no one to replace him, he was him.
"Hello, I'm here." The other person saw her and waved with a smile.
Ji Hanxi walked over and sat across from him. There was still an hour before her scenes officially started, so they could have a good time to communicate and interact.
She placed her phone on the table, glancing at it from time to time. Although she urged herself to concentrate on enjoying the date and not let her mind be distracted by insignificant people, she just couldn't completely relax.
Not only the phone, but even the slightest movement around me constantly affects my mood. I always feel that Vivienne will suddenly appear...
However, unexpectedly, things did not happen as she expected. The surroundings were quiet and peaceful, and no one came to break up the date.
Ji Hanxi couldn't help but wonder, was she being overly suspicious? Was Vivienne no longer trying to stop them? Were things really going so smoothly?
"Miss Ji, you seem a little anxious. Are you worried about something?"
"Ah... nothing, please continue."
"Ms. Ji, when I look at you, I always think of my first love." The handsome mixed-race guy held his chin and looked at her with a pair of affectionate and deep eyes.
"First love?"
"Yes, she is an Asian American and a classmate of my sister. I met her at a party. She was really special and charming. She left a deep impression on me. I was 17 at the time and we had a wonderful night together."
"A very wonderful night? What exactly do you mean..." Ji Hanxi was a little stunned.
"Oh, there's no need to explain this. I think you should understand. Although I'm of Chinese and French descent, I've never dated a real Chinese girl. I'm a very extroverted person, and the people I've dated before were also passionate and unrestrained. I always thought Chinese women were introverted and shy, and that they didn't suit me. But now I realize I was wrong. Every type of woman has her own unique charm. I think I would be very willing to date a Chinese girl now."
When he said this, he was looking into her eyes. Ji Hanxi couldn't help but lower her head and avoid his gaze.
"In France, falling in love is very easy and no one is bothered by it," he said gently and generously.
He remembered Vivienne telling him that this girl was interested in him, but her outlook on love was very Chinese, completely different from his Westernized self. So, he needed more comprehensive love theories to help her change her conservative outlook and become willing to date him. Seeing her shyly lower her head and avert her gaze, he was almost certain Vivienne was right, so he explained some of her own dating experiences and perspectives, hoping to get her to open up to love.
Ji Hanxi understood what he meant, but she didn't know how to respond. She felt that her crush shouldn't be like this...
But what exactly does a crush look like? She couldn't quite put her finger on it. Perhaps it was like what she'd imagined when she'd chosen the nickname: a bright moon hanging high above, illuminating her alone. She wanted someone who belonged to her, someone unique.
The mixed-race guy's approach to relationships wasn't right for her. He'd lived abroad for years, and his outlook was very Western. He approached relationships like those romantic, pure French people: free-spirited and quick to change. One day he'd be head over heels in love with you, the next he'd be madly in love with someone else. It wasn't infidelity or scumbag behavior; it was mutual knowledge, a quick breakup to move on to the next.
She didn't want this kind of love, it was not in line with her philosophy. Not only was it not in line with her philosophy, it was even somewhat contrary to her ideals.
"Miss Ji, what are you thinking about? You seem to be worried. Is it something I said that makes you unhappy?"
"It's okay, it has nothing to do with you." She shook her head.
This was the handsome mixed-race guy she'd been waiting for, the type she'd always liked, and he wasn't a jerk, so why wasn't her heart fluttering? Why did she feel like he couldn't give her what she wanted? Why did she have such strange thoughts? What was going on?
Why did she become like this? I remember that when I first liked him, it was purely because of his appearance. So I just went out with him based on that superficial liking. He seemed to have feelings for her too. Why did I have to be so stubborn in pursuing a love that was unique and only belonged to her?
There were footsteps heard and stopped nearby. Ji Hanxi turned his head and happened to see Vivienne.
"Vivienne, why are you here?" The handsome mixed-race guy also knew him and exclaimed in surprise when he saw him.
"Your friend wants to see you for something." He said this to the handsome mixed-race guy.
"My friend? What's going on?"
"You'll know when you get there."
"Where is he? Why doesn't he come to see me?" When the handsome mixed-race guy was wondering, his phone rang. It was his friend from China calling.
He hummed and ahed in response, and said to Ji Hanxi, "Sorry, I'll go over first."
Ji Hanxi nodded, and only after the handsome mixed-race guy left did she turn cold towards Vivienne.
"You did it on purpose."
"What on purpose?"
"I deliberately sent him away and let him say those words, just to make me demystify him and give up on him."
"I admit I sent him away, but I never asked him to say anything on purpose. Everything he said came from his heart, and it was all about him. If you're disenchanted with him like this, it means you don't really like him. You only like his shell, his appearance."
Ji Hanxi's body trembled upon hearing this, her heart pounding as if struck by something. She steadied herself by holding onto the table. Her superficial affection was indeed superficial...
"You've always tried to stop me from meeting him, but today you didn't stop me at all, allowing us to meet so smoothly. This is absolutely abnormal. You must have used some tricks."
She admitted that she really liked him, but she didn't want Vivienne to expose it. Others could say it, but not him. He... She didn't explain why, she just didn't want him to know.
"The most important measure I used today was to make him and you meet successfully. Preventing you from meeting can only stop him temporarily, not forever. It would be better for you to truly understand him, give up on him completely, get rid of all the fascination with him, and uproot all your love for him." He looked at her and said these words gently and slowly, and his tone sounded like the sweet words between lovers.
She thought he was no longer obstructing her, but it turned out to be a retreat, a careful approach. He knew her well enough to know what kind of personality she would like, so when he found that the mixed-race handsome guy's nature did not match her preferences, he added fuel to the fire, making him quickly expose himself to her.
He smoothed his hair and smiled gently, "The more I don't let you see him, the more you'll beautify him. The less you understand someone, the more you'll mold him into an ideal. If you were never to see him in your life, he might become the perfect white moonlight you'd never forget. But the real him isn't like that. It's better to let you get to know him deeply and completely shatter all your filters!"
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