Su Er originally didn't want to pay attention to this clumsy attempt at flirting. The reason she turned around was simply because the unrestrained voice sounded somewhat familiar.
She put down her sun protection mask, turned around, and sure enough, it was true.
Zhao Linsheng, wearing sunglasses, raised an eyebrow and smiled at her, "Beautiful lady, wanna ride around together?"
Su Er chuckled to herself. She was fully armed, with only her eyes showing. How did he know she was a beauty?
Su Er removed one side of her mask and smiled politely, "Is this how you always strike up conversations with people?"
Zhao Linsheng was initially stunned by the face. Even with beads of sweat rolling down his cheeks, the face in front of him was still radiantly beautiful.
But soon, the smile on his face froze; he had clearly recognized her. "Little fairy?"
Su Er was taken aback when she heard him address her, but quickly recovered and said, "Just call me Su Er."
After all, he was Jiang Siyan's friend, and she wasn't very familiar with him. A simple greeting was enough to show her respect. Su Er pulled her mask back up and said, "I'll continue training now. Please make yourself at home."
Zhao Linsheng was probably really dazed by the sun that day, thinking that since he was already here, there was no reason not to ride a couple of laps.
He pulled on the reins and caught up, grinning nonchalantly, "Little fairy, let's run a couple of laps together."
Su Er glanced at him and thought he was acting strangely. The horse farm was so big, he could just run away if he wanted to, why did he have to drag her along?
But ultimately, she still had to consider Jiang Siyan's feelings. After a moment's thought, Su Er tried to politely decline, "I haven't been practicing for very long, maybe..."
Zhao Linsheng waved his hand dismissively, "As long as you can ride, that's fine. I'm not a professional, just consider it a companion."
Since things had come to this point, Su Er couldn't refuse any longer, so she nodded and said, "Okay, let's run two laps."
He said it was two laps, and it really was two laps. As soon as he finished running, Zhao Linsheng wiped his sweat and shouted that he wanted to go back. "This awful weather, the sun is so strong, aren't you afraid of getting heatstroke?"
Su Er dismounted, took a sip of water, and applied an ice pack to her face; she did indeed feel a little dizzy.
She had no intention of continuing the conversation with him. She simply replied that she was fine, then lowered her head to start packing her things, maintaining a proper distance from him throughout. "Mr. Zhao, if there's nothing else, I'll head back now. Someone is waiting for me."
Zhao Linsheng found her way of addressing him awkward, especially since they were about the same age, giving him the feeling that they were from different generations.
"Just call me Linsheng like Siyan does, there's no need to keep calling me Mr. Zhao."
It was just a form of address. Apart from occasions when she was with Jiang Siyan, she probably wouldn't see him again. Su Er didn't pay much attention to it, replied "okay," and went back inside.
Zhao Linsheng returned a step later than her. As soon as he opened the door, someone came over with a phone to tease him. The phone showed a video that had just been taken. "Linsheng, you're quite charming. Look at you two, riding horses and cracking whips. You two are quite a good match."
"What nonsense are you spouting!" Zhao Linsheng immediately rebuked him with a cold face.
They were all close friends since childhood, so they didn't take his rebuke too seriously. Someone laughed, "What's wrong? You're protecting him now?"
Zhao Linsheng wiped his sweat with a towel, looked at the departing figure, and said softly, "That girl is with Brother Si Yan."
"Brother Si Yan? The second brother of the Jiang family?"
"Who else could it be?"
Now, no one dared to say anything more, and the topic was naturally changed, as if the matter had been dropped.
After that, Su Er never met Zhao Linsheng again at the horse farm, and quickly put that chance encounter out of her mind.
Su Er trained at the base for another week, living a simple and frugal life, and she lost a significant amount of weight.
Meanwhile, the training camp is finally coming to an end. At this stage, Su Er is able to easily get into character every time she goes over lines.
Her luggage was already packed, and Lin Shuqin and Fang Li were waiting for her with their suitcases.
Su Er stood by the window and called Jiang Siyan, her voice slightly apologetic, "I'm so sorry, it really happened so suddenly. My friend finally managed to come all the way to Beicheng. Tomorrow, I'll spend the whole day with you, okay?"
Jiang Siyan chuckled at her coaxing tone and comforted her, "Alright, go do what you need to do. Don't try to coax a child like this. If you can't do it today, you can do it tomorrow."
"Aren't you angry?" Her fingers fiddling with the curtains betrayed her unease. She had told Jiang Siyan that she would get a facial and spend the night with him. They hadn't seen each other for half a month, and she really missed him.
But while she was packing her luggage, Xi Wangshu suddenly called, and her "Surprise" disrupted her original plans.
Xi Wangshu led a team to Peking University to participate in a research seminar, and this was the only free night they had. The two of them were so busy that they didn't know when they would meet again. After weighing the options, Su Er naturally had no choice but to stand the other up.
Based on her previous dating experience, she knew that even if she wasn't angry, she would still have some thoughts about this situation.
Jiang Siyan teased her on purpose, "Are you angry? We're waiting for our Er'er to come up with a way to make it up to me, don't you think, little fairy?"
For some reason, Su Er blushed inexplicably at his seemingly ordinary words, his husky voice sounding almost erotic.
Su Er bit her lower lip, unsure how to answer him, so she gave a vague reply and hung up the phone haphazardly amidst the unrestrained laughter on the other end.
Su Er went directly from the base to the hotel where Xi Wangshu was staying, picked her up, and planned to go to the beauty salon together for a beauty treatment.
In fact, their gatherings are usually not so casual; they would often go to a bar for a drink or two. But now, that possibility has been completely eliminated.
Su Er has started releasing behind-the-scenes footage of her previous dramas to promote them. The male and female leads are currently very popular celebrities, so this drama is sure to generate buzz.
Someone captured a few fleeting glimpses of her in the behind-the-scenes footage and asked, "Is this a newcomer??? Are there really newcomers like this in the Chinese entertainment industry?!"
"Just for your information, not only is she beautiful, but her acting skills are also top-notch. You should check out her performance in 'Under the Moonlight.' Welcome to the fandom!"
"She's much prettier than the female lead!"
"What kind of taste do you have? You can't even compare to our Yi Yi! You'll come up with any marketing slogan just to make a supporting character famous?"
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Amid this trend of discussion, Su Er's popularity has been steadily rising, which has resulted in her having much less personal space in private.
Recently, she has seen paparazzi with large lenses taking pictures of her from trees while she is training at the horse farm. Just recently, when she came out of the base, there were even paparazzi following her car, and she had to circle around several times before she finally managed to shake them off.
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