The dazzling sunlight was completely blocked by the roof, casting a shadow. After Sheng Yuan finished filming a certain scene, she walked back leisurely. However, after hearing what Xia Xicheng said, her straight white legs under her sportswear moved forward, and her pace quickened a few steps unnoticeably.
She casually took off her baseball cap and held it in her hand. Compared to everyone in the studio, she was almost backlit. Without the brim of her hat to block her face, her entire face was no longer hidden. Stepping into the shadows, her lively eyebrows and eyes became clearer.
The girl lightly closed her light eyelids, and there were beautiful traces of double eyelids above the tails of her almond-shaped eyes, but she didn't look at anyone. When she came over, she didn't look around, and her attention was all on the mobile phone in Xia Xicheng's hand.
Sheng Yuan raised her eyebrows, spread out her palm, gestured silently, then turned her fingertips and took her cell phone.
…
Jiang Mingxin, who had just finished watching the playback of the clip in front of the camera screen and took off his headphones, suddenly felt an inexplicable silence behind him.
In fact, there were not many people sitting in the awning. Apart from the assistant director on his left and a filming staff member on his right, there were Xu Lizhi, Ling Lan, and Xia Xicheng in the back.
The drama has been filming for almost half a month, and Jiang Mingxin naturally has a rough idea of the personalities of the main actors in his crew.
Xu Lizhi was usually taciturn and indifferent, while Ling Lan was also reserved, with the demeanor of a lady. Neither of them was the type to like quiet and noisy people. The remaining young master Xia loved to make noise, but he would only do so depending on the occasion. He was petty and arrogant, and on weekdays, he could not even be called a friend with the first two except when they were filming, so they would definitely not talk much.
So, the three of them are sitting together in the back now, and the whole scene is peaceful and quiet, just like the clear boundary between Chu and Han, without interfering with each other.
However, the next moment, Jiang Mingxin felt inexplicably quiet. This quietness did not refer to the sound of talking, but rather -
atmosphere.
The atmosphere became stagnant.
Jiang Mingxin turned around in surprise, looked over, and saw the girl who was fiddling with her mobile phone with her eyes lowered. The pure black frame of the phone made her slender fingers look even cleaner and whiter.
Xia Xicheng, on the other hand, sat next to the girl with his legs crossed, feeling a bit bored, and yawned in a relaxed manner.
“…”
Young Master Xia called Sheng Yuan "sister" all the time on the crew. He didn't have any airs at all and his attitude was very warm. Jiang Mingxin was no longer surprised by this.
The strange thing is——
His gaze shifted slightly, and he saw his own cold male protagonist, Xu Lizhi, who was always not interested in anything. His gaze was now on Sheng Yuan. Although it was hard to tell what emotion was in his silver-gray eyes, at least he knew that he was indeed looking at Sheng Yuan.
And it seems that it was more than just a brief glance of one or two seconds.
What was even stranger was that the heroine Ling Lan was also looking at Sheng Yuan, but she seemed to be following Xu Lizhi's line of sight before looking at Sheng Yuan, and she was frowning slightly at this time.
“…”
Three huge question marks appeared above Jiang Mingxin’s head.
What's wrong? Why are these two looking at the little girl? He raised his eyebrows again. Didn't the Li Zhi have a problem with her from the beginning? His attitude was clearly indifferent and ignored.
Why now...
However, the "highly-anticipated" girl seemed to have no perception at all, or perhaps she didn't care. In short, she looked indifferent. She was at the center of attention, still concentrating on fiddling with her mobile phone with her head down.
She was typing, as if editing some information, her jade-like fingertips flying across the screen like butterflies.
…
In fact, the notification sound Xia Xicheng heard from Sheng Yuan's phone just now was not someone sending a new message, but a memo reminder that she had set up last night.
When the time comes, it will pop out by itself and make a few sounds.
The crew came to the suburbs to shoot exterior scenes. It was too far away from the West City Film and Television City, and the scenes were arranged more tightly than before. So, of course, Sheng Yuan would not be able to get back to Xuyang Hotel to cook for Shi Yan before lunch and dinner for the next three days.
Sheng Yuan typed a string of words on her phone.
Coincidentally, the stage manager came over and announced that the next scene of Xia Xicheng and Sheng Yuan would begin in ten minutes, and told them to start preparing.
"Sister, we are going over there."
Sheng Yuan still typed without looking up, but still responded with a "hmm": "Right away."
Xia Xicheng stood up and stretched. The moment he stood up, he glanced to the side casually and caught a few words in the dialog boxes displayed on the mobile phone screen of the girl next to him.
'We need to prepare more vegetables.'
'Peanut allergy.'
'I am also allergic to seasonings such as alcohol, so remember not to add any.'
'besides……'
“…”
Xia Xicheng paused subconsciously. Before he could continue reading, Sheng Yuan turned off her phone after sending the message. The screen became pitch black and nothing could be seen. Then she placed her phone on the folding chair, got up and went to the shooting area. She didn't look around much the whole time, so naturally she didn't notice anyone's gaze.
Young Master Xia was still standing there, scratching his head in bewilderment, a little puzzled.
What was his sister doing just now? She seemed to be instructing someone about some precautions.
Peanut allergy? I've never heard of her being allergic to peanuts. Who is allergic to peanuts then?
It seems to be related to food.
Then the next second, Xia Xicheng's brows relaxed, as if everything suddenly became clear to him.
I see! So his sister wants to give him some special treatment on the set! That makes sense.
She never had a meal on the set. Every day before mealtime, her scenes were over and everyone left. She probably went back to the hotel to eat.
There's no point in comparing them. Xuyang's meals are naturally much better than the crew's boxed lunches.
Maybe it's because the crew is shooting outside for the past three days and she can't make it back, so now she can only order takeout?
…
As it turned out, Xia Xicheng's "understanding" was extremely wrong.
It’s almost noon, time for lunch.
The crew finished work together, and the lunch boxes they ordered were delivered thirty minutes ago. Everyone ate in a lounge here.
Young Master Xia was dumbfounded when he saw the girl quietly carrying her lunch box across the table.
He asked in a low and mysterious voice.
"Sister, where is your small kitchen?"
(End of this chapter)