Ye Huaibin's expression calmed down considerably. Seeing the person who had bullied his daughter leave, his heart felt lighter.
"Xiao Zhou, let's go upstairs and talk."
Ye Zhizhou nodded and led Ye Huaibin and Qin Xuan back to their hotel room.
Ye Huaibin glanced at the hotel room and unconsciously frowned.
“This room is too gloomy. You can’t stay in a room like this forever. Dad will have someone change it for you to a room with more sunlight.”
He also travels frequently for work, and every time he stays in the most luxurious five-star hotel, which has the best facilities and views.
The rooms here were so different from the ones he had stayed in before that he felt his daughter was suffering.
Ye Zhizhou pursed his lips and pulled Ye Huaibin to sit down in a chair.
"Dad, it's okay. I don't have many scenes. Filming will be over soon, and I won't be staying for long."
After sitting down, Ye Huaibin glanced at the chair legs with disdain. "The hotel conditions are terrible. Even the chair legs are so cheap. Are you sure you're okay staying here?"
Ye Zhizhou poured Ye Huaibin a glass of water. If he weren't Ye Huaibin's biological father, he would have said this in a very old-fashioned way.
“No problem, Dad. Think about the places I used to live in. This place is so much better than before.”
Her words reminded Ye Huaibin, and he said seriously, "You're right, the places you stayed before were terrible. Dad will arrange the best room in this hotel for you."
Ye Zhizhou: ...
She chose to give up struggling; it seemed that no matter what she said, her father wouldn't listen.
The happiness of the wealthy is often simple, unpretentious, and mundane.
"Uncle Ye, there's no need to change rooms. I'm staying in the room diagonally opposite Xiaozhou, so I can take care of her immediately if anything happens to her."
Qin Xuan could tell that Ye Zhizhou didn't really want to change rooms, but she couldn't refuse Ye Huaibin's kind offer, so she spoke up to explain on her behalf.
Ye Huaibin glanced at Qin Xuan thoughtfully, then said earnestly to Ye Zhizhou, "Xiaozhou, Qin Xuan is a good boy. Your Aunt Huo and I have arranged your marriage. You must treat Qin Xuan well."
Ye Zhizhou nodded, but upon closer inspection, he realized that her words were not right. Wasn't she good to Qin Xuan?
"Dad, we get along very well, don't worry."
She added that Ye Huaibin shouldn't overthink it.
Ye Huaibin hesitated for a moment, "There are some boys outside who look good, but they're unreliable. I heard Qin Xuan say that there's a guy in the crew named Xu something, and he seems to be interested in you. Listen to your dad, he's definitely only getting close to you because of your family background. Don't get too close to him."
Ye Zhizhou subconsciously looked at Qin Xuan. She hadn't misheard, had she? The usually aloof and indifferent Qin Xuan was actually jealous! Not only was he jealous, but he had also learned to tattle on others!
Damn it, she hadn't even tattled on him to Aunt Huo yet, and Ye Zhizhou clenched her little fists involuntarily.
"Uncle Ye, I believe in Xiaozhou. She has high standards, and no one but me can meet her expectations."
Qin Xuan parted his thin lips slightly, stood aside and echoed, also praising Ye Zhizhou in the process.
Ye Huaibin was extremely satisfied with him, and looked at him as if he had already regarded him as his own son-in-law.
"You two must get along well. It's getting late, let's go have some food, then I'll be heading back to Ning City."
He dropped everything and rushed over; he couldn't stay too long.
There's a restaurant across from the hotel that serves the best food in the area. The three of us went there together, ordered a few hot dishes, and chatted while we ate.
Meanwhile, Li Zixi was crying in her room, her makeup ruined.
"Can you help me think of a solution? I really don't want to leave!"
She was on the phone with someone, her agent.
However, as soon as the agent heard that the other party was Ye Huaibin, he immediately told Li Zixi to give up the drama and arranged another role for her.
Li Zixi was unwilling to accept this and threw a tantrum on the phone, but her agent remained unmoved.
"Zixi, it's really not that I don't want to help you, but it's really not possible this time. Be good, from now on, just go around Ye Zhizhou, understand?"
Then came a long beeping tone. When Li Zixi called back, the line was busy. Frustrated, she threw her phone onto the bed.
After crying for a long time, all she could do was have her assistant pack her bags and leave.
With her gone, the role of the second female lead became vacant.
Director Chen began to recast the roles, and many of the shortlisted actors were brought back to the screen. This time, the actress he cast was very reliable. She was a newcomer who was still developing her career and was quite humble. Her name was Ding Shasha.
Originally, Director Chen wanted Ye Zhizhou to play the female lead role, but Ye Zhizhou declined.
He picked a relatively suitable candidate from the pool of candidates. Although he couldn't find a more suitable one, this was the only option he could have, since leaving the project vacant for too long would delay the completion of the film.
These days, filming early and airing early is good for viewership ratings.
"Hello Ye Zhizhou, I'm Ding Shasha, the second female lead. The director told me you have excellent acting skills. Please give me your guidance."
Ding Shasha and Li Zixi both have sweet looks, but Ding Shasha is slightly softer and less sharp when she speaks.
Ye Zhizhou shook hands with her politely, "We're both newcomers, let's learn from each other."
Ding Shasha smiled sweetly at her.
Xu Jingchen walked over. "Xiao Zhou, here's some milk for you."
Ye Zhizhou remembered his father's instructions and subconsciously refused, "I don't really like drinking it, you drink it, thanks."
Xu Jingchen was used to being rejected and didn't feel anything was different. He scratched his head and said, "Fine, I'll drink it myself."
Standing next to the director, Qin Xuan's lips curled up slightly. Someone's sense of vigilance was very strong; all his efforts had not been in vain.
A week later, Ye Zhizhou finished filming her scenes and packed her suitcase to return to Ning City with Qin Xuan.
When she left, Xu Jingchen even saw her off. Ye Zhizhou admired Xu Jingchen for being able to persevere despite Qin Xuan's powerful aura.
"Although we've only known each other for less than a month, you have a really charming personality. Can we be friends?"
At the airport, Xu Jingchen presented Ye Zhizhou with a small gift he had prepared beforehand.
Ye Zhizhou glanced at Qin Xuan and was surprised to find that he wasn't angry before accepting the gift.
"Of course, I'm very grateful to you during this time. You're the only one in the crew who's willing to help me."
Xu Jingchen's eyes welled up slightly, while Ye Zhizhou pursed his lips. Are people this sentimental these days?
"We're about to take off. Until we meet again."
Before Xu Jingchen could burst into tears, she left him with a sentence and pulled Qin Xuan's hand toward the airport security checkpoint.
Xu Jingchen: ...
He was almost moved to tears. Please don't ruin the atmosphere, young people shouldn't be so rude!
After getting off the plane and returning home, Ye Zhizhou felt exhausted, so she closed the door and slept for a long time until Zhang Ma knocked on the door to call her for dinner, at which point she slowly woke up.
"Zhouzhou, wake up! Mr. Dong is here to see you!"
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