"What a lousy job you're doing... I didn't even have a chance to mess with you..."
Zhu Mingyue returned empty-handed, cursing as she walked.
Zhu Jinchao watched her walk downstairs and breathed a sigh of relief.
"What are you grinning about?" Zhu Xingye pinched Zhu Jinzhao's cheek, his gaze gentle.
Zhu Jinzhao smiled and shook his head, his gaze towards Zhu Xingye unusually devoid of fear: "Thank you, elder brother."
"Why are you thanking me?" Zhu Xingye didn't understand.
Zhu Jinchao shook his head again: "It's nothing, but I just want to thank you, brother."
"Silly..." Zhu Xingye was amused by her and couldn't help but pinch her other cheek. "You still have to do your lousy job tomorrow, so get some rest and don't be late."
Zhu Jinzhao nodded: "Okay, goodnight, big brother."
Zhu Xingye took two steps back: "Good night."
Zhu Jinzhao smiled at him, and was about to raise her hand to close the door when she heard him suddenly say, "Wait a minute!"
"Huh?" Zhu Jinzhao paused. "What's wrong?"
Zhu Xingye took two steps forward and flicked her forehead with his finger: "Why aren't you wearing shoes again?"
Zhu Jinzhao looked down at his bare feet and said nonchalantly, "I forgot. I'll just run back quickly."
As she spoke, she tried to close the door again.
Zhu Xingye suddenly reached out and blocked the door: "No need to run, your big brother will carry you back."
"...Huh?" Zhu Jinzhao was a little confused.
Before she could react, Zhu Xingye bent down and swept her into his arms.
"!!!"
Startled by the sudden lift of her body, Zhu Jinzhao instinctively reached out to hook her arm around Zhu Xingye's neck. But she realized it wasn't right and forced herself to lower her arm halfway down.
Zhu Xingye was tall and muscular, and could easily lift Zhu Jinzhao in his arms. Zhu Jinzhao was held in his arms in a "princess carry," and the distance between them suddenly closed.
His hot breath sprayed onto Zhu Jinzhao's face with each steady footstep. Zhu Jinzhao stared blankly at him, feeling awkward from head to toe.
No, she felt that Zhu Xingye was very wrong.
Although Zhu Xingye was her brother, this intimate embrace went a bit beyond the appropriate distance between siblings. If Zhu Jinzhao was injured and unable to walk, then Zhu Xingye's hugging her like this would be fine.
She wished him well today, able to eat, drink, jump, and play. Zhu Xingye carried her in a princess carry just because she wasn't wearing shoes, showing her excessive affection.
She was completely stiff and dared not get too close to Zhu Xingye.
Zhu Xingye carried her to the bedside, bent down slightly, and gently placed her on the bed.
"Go to sleep." Zhu Xingye pulled the blanket over her carefully, then picked up the air conditioner remote and adjusted the temperature in her room to sleep mode.
“…Hmm.” Zhu Jinzhao’s face was blank as she pulled the blanket up little by little to cover the lower half of her face.
Zhu Xingye brushed the stray hairs from her forehead and looked at her silently.
She looked up uneasily, only to meet Zhu Xingye's deep, unfathomable eyes.
"Goodnight, big brother." Unable to bear such a deep and intense gaze, she quickly closed her eyes.
"Hmph..." Zhu Xingye chuckled softly, gently tapping her trembling eyelids with his index finger. "Goodnight."
"Click..."
The door was locked, and Zhu Xingye finally left.
Zhu Jinzhao cautiously opened her eyes, her breathing inexplicably rapid.
"What's going on..." She gripped the blanket tightly, a shocking guess vaguely emerging in her mind.
Because of this suspicion, she didn't sleep well all night. She tossed and turned for most of the night, and just when she finally fell into a deep sleep, the alarm clock went off immediately.
"Sleep is a really strange thing sometimes... When you have time, you can't fall asleep, but when you don't have enough time, you're so sleepy you can barely keep your eyes open..."
She got up with her eyes closed, dressed with her eyes closed, cursed with her eyes closed, and then went out with her eyes closed.
The meeting point for the extras was located in the eastern suburbs of the capital, only two kilometers from the film set.
Jiang Jingwen drove herself and arrived at the Zhu family villa at around 6:10 a.m.
When it comes to driving, Zhu Jinzhao is a complete novice, as is the fake heiress. Aside from bicycles, she can't drive anything else on wheels, and has no intention of learning.
There's only one reason—fear.
Naturally, Zhu Jinchao sat in the passenger seat next to Jiang Jingwen, chatting with her while dozing off. An hour later, they arrived at the meeting point without incident.
They arrived early, and after signing their names with the supervisor, they were led by staff to get their makeup done.
Su Ying's new drama is a period drama about cute children, and the extras wear very retro clothes.
Zhu Jinchao dressed up nicely and walked out of the dressing room with two braids on her head.
"Ugh, these clothes are so dirty!" Jiang Jingwen tugged at the collar of her clothes in disgust, frowning as she was overwhelmed by the smell of sweat on the fabric. "Doesn't the crew ever wash their clothes? Extras' lives matter too!"
"That's how it is when you're an extra." Zhu Jinzhao raised his hand and pinched his nose. Although he was also disgusted by the smell, he could still bear it.
"Let's go get some breakfast, my stomach is growling."
"This is so annoying!" Jiang Jingwen couldn't take it anymore, and her mind was racing, wanting to give up.
Zhu Jinchao is such an optimist. Even though she was feeling unwell herself, she could still laugh and comfort her, saying, "It's okay, you'll get used to it... There are eggs here, I'll get you two!"
Jiang Jingwen: "I want to eat four!"
Wishing you a happy day!
After breakfast, they waited for about an hour before the supervisor called them to gather and get on the bus.
The film set wasn't far from here; they arrived in ten minutes.
Once you arrive, do nothing but wait.
After waiting for a full three hours, there was still no sign of anyone on set. The second lead actor and several supporting actors had all arrived, but the lead actress, Su Ying, was still missing.
"How much longer do we have to wait?" Jiang Jingwen was so tired of playing on her phone that she had no idea how to kill the time.
Zhu Jinzhao, hugging her knees and dozing off, said, "I don't know either... Didn't the notice say filming would start at nine in the morning? It's already past eleven, why is there still no sign of it..."
"She's here! Su Ying is here!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than someone among the extras suddenly shouted.
The sound was like ice water being poured into a pot of oil, instantly igniting the lifeless crowd.
"Su Ying is here? Where is she?"
"Holy crap, I saw her! She's so beautiful! So fair and thin!"
"Her face is so small, and her figure is amazing too. No wonder she's a top star!"
"It was totally worth the three-hour wait!"
“Let’s go take a look too.” Jiang Jingwen put away her phone, grabbed Zhu Jinzhao from the ground, and dragged her to the front of the crowd to see the top celebrity together.
"Sorry I'm late, everyone's not angry, right?"
"..." The main actors all had dark faces, and none of them said a word.
Su Ying didn't mind at all, and even had the mood to laugh: "Everyone, don't be angry. If that idiot driver hadn't taken the wrong route, I would have been at most an hour late today."
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