Chapter 35: Behind the Book



This Weibo post that was liked by Huo Shen was instantly flooded with comments from countless of Huo Shen's true fans.

【? ? ? ? ? 】

[Brother, did you slip? ! ! ! ]

[Brother, if you are kidnapped, just blink! ! Don't do this. Our little kids can't stand your torture. ]

[Oh my god, my brother is protecting Li Yining! ]

[Honestly, the person who posted the Weibo post by Xiang Li is really disgusting. If she had the guts, she should have named the person. It's really annoying to hint at it in such a subtle way.]

[Wait a minute, are there any sisters who go and check... It's been a long time since Teacher Huo liked someone's post or posted on Weibo. ]

[Let me tell you the statistics... Our teacher Huo's Weibo account has been idle for a year, and he didn't even promote his own event today. As for likes... I'll tell you with a smile that this is the first time he has liked an actor's Weibo account. ]

…………

Li Yining stared at him in a daze, not daring to believe in her heart that Huo Shen was protecting her, but the facts were right in front of her.

Jian Yuanyuan: [Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I think Huo Shen is so awesome! Your husband's behavior is so cool! ! ]

Li Yining didn't reply. The driver in front turned around and said, "Madam, we're home."

She came back to her senses, turned her head, and saw a lighted house not far away.

After getting off the bus, Li Yining was still a little uneasy.

She pursed her lips, took a deep breath and walked into the house.

As soon as I entered the room, I was met with Uncle Xu's accusing eyes.

Li Yining: "...Uncle Xu."

Uncle Xu looked at her arrogantly, not as positive as usual: "Madam is back."

"Um."

"Did you have fun, ma'am?"

Li Yining was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "It's OK, I went shopping with my friends."

Uncle Xu said "Oh" and said quietly, "Sir, you are eating alone at home tonight."

Li Yining: “…”

Why does it make me so sad to hear this?

She coughed, pretending not to hear the hidden meaning in Uncle Xu's words: "Really? Then what delicious food did Uncle Xu prepare for your master?"

Uncle Xu: "Sir, you didn't eat much, so the delicious food was wasted."

"Really?"

For some unknown reason, Li Yining felt an inexplicable sense of guilt.

"Uncle Xu, can you do something else?"

Uncle Xu's eyes lit up.

Li Yining pinched his ear and said, "Shall I bring it to you?"

Uncle Xu: "Okay."

After watching Uncle Xu excitedly enter the kitchen, Li Yining felt that she had fallen into a big pit again, but she didn't seem to resist this pit.

She lowered her head and smiled, then asked the servant to carry the things she bought back to the room, and glanced at the lighted study opposite.

After sitting down, Li Yining called Song Jing.

"The internet is full of news about you and Huo Shen now. Luckily, you mentioned last time on a variety show that you are old acquaintances. Fans all say that he is helping your friends to protect you."

Song Jing paused for a moment and asked in a low voice: "Are you sure it's like this?"

Li Yining said nothing.

Song Jing said, "Forget it. If you don't want to tell me, then don't tell me. You have to go to the audition tomorrow. Go to bed early tonight."

"good."

After hanging up the phone, Li Yining still felt uncomfortable looking at Xiang Li's two Weibo posts, but she seemed unable to get Xiang Li to delete them.

After all, she didn't mention herself by name, she just hinted at it.

After thinking about it, Li Yining directly added Xiang Li’s Weibo to the blacklist, hoping that out of sight it would be better not to see it.

After finishing all this, Uncle Xu knocked on the door and said, "Madam, the noodles are ready."

Li Yining laughed: "I'll take it in."

"Thank you for your hard work, madam." Uncle Xu said, "Madam and husband, go to bed early."

"Um."

——

In the study, Huo Shen was talking on the phone with Yu Xing, or rather, Yu Xing was nagging unilaterally.

"Huo Shen!! Why did you like Li Yining's Weibo again? Aren't you and her just acquaintances?"

Huo Shen paused and said nothing.

Yu Xing was very angry with him: "Do you know that everyone is asking me what the relationship between you and Li Yining is?"

He couldn't help but say, "Why did you like her Weibo post for no reason? We didn't have any contact before."

Huo Shen held back for a moment and said, "What's wrong with me giving a thumbs up?"

Yu Xing: "...then go tell everyone, what's wrong with you giving a like? Don't you check how many fans you have?"

Huo Shen pinched his brows with a headache: "Are you done?"

Yu Xing was very determined: "Not yet, give me a bottom line, if you do something again in the future, I have to be mentally prepared in advance."

Huo Shen thought for a few seconds: "You say it first."

"say!"

"Don't give me a surprise."

Yu Xing: “Okay!”

Huo Shen narrowed his eyes and said calmly: "She is my wife."

“…”

"???"

After a dozen seconds of silence on the other end of the phone, Yu Xing suddenly screamed, "What did you say?!!!"

Huo Shen took the phone and placed it directly on the table.

He rubbed his ears after being "bombed" and said calmly: "It's just for fun."

Yu Xing was too lazy to care about him at this moment: "Just tell me, who is Li Yining to you!"

"My wife."

Yu Xing: "..."

He was silent for a few seconds, suppressing his blood pressure and said, "Do you want me to go directly to the hospital?"

"No. It's the truth."

"When did you get married? Why didn't I know about it?"

Huo Shen: "I didn't want to say it before."

"Then why do you want to say it now!"

Huo Shen raised his eyebrows: "Didn't you ask?"

He paused and added, "Li Yining is my wife. What do you think I can do?"

At this moment, Yu Xing really wanted to call an ambulance to take him away.

What the fuck is going on!!!

"You——" Before he could finish his words, he heard a knock on the door. Huo Shen also raised his eyes and looked over. Li Yining pushed the door open: "Did I disturb you?"

Yu Xing: "..."

Huo Shen glanced at his phone and said, "No."

"What's wrong?"

Li Yining lowered his head and looked at his toes: "Uncle Xu said you didn't eat much for dinner, so he asked me to bring you something to eat."

Huo Shen said "hmm" and watched her approach.

Li Yining put the noodles aside and glanced at his phone: "Are you on the phone?"

"no."

Huo Shen said calmly: "The agent has something to say, and he has finished speaking."

He glanced at the still connected phone and hung up.

Just wanted to eavesdrop on some secrets for fun: "…………"

After putting it down, Li Yining wanted to leave.

"etc."

Li Yining looked at him suspiciously: "What's wrong?"

Huo Shen looked at her and said, "If you need help, just tell me."

Li Yining was stunned for a moment before she realized what Huo Shen was referring to. She curled her lips silently and said, "I know."

She said bluntly: "If I really need your help, I will tell you directly, but I can handle this myself." After a pause, she looked at Huo Shen: "Thank you for the Weibo matter."

“It should be.”

Li Yining walked to the door, feeling like he didn't want to stay here with Huo Shen for too long.

She felt a little uncomfortable.

"Then I'll go back to my room. Remember to eat the noodles."

"good."

After watching the people leave, Huo Shen picked up his chopsticks and took a mouthful of delicious noodles.

——

The next morning, Li Yining and Song Jing appeared at the audition location together.

She was auditioning for a supporting actress role, but she had a lot of lines and ended up dying in the TV series, which was quite pitiful.

However, Li Yining didn't expect that there would be so many people coming for the audition, at least much more than she imagined.

Song Jing whispered in her ear: "Director Shen's TV series have guaranteed ratings. The current heroine of this TV series is Fu Meng, who previously played a supporting role in Director Shen's TV series and became an instant hit."

Hearing this, Li Yining nodded in understanding: "Got it."

Song Jing patted her shoulder and said, "Don't feel any pressure. This role is suitable for you. Just perform normally."

"good."

Li Yining was sitting on one side reciting the script. Many people were a little surprised when they saw her. After what happened last night, many people had a different opinion of Li Yining.

She ignored those looks and recited the words quietly.

The role that Li Yining is competing for is a princess, the third female lead in the TV series. She originally had a carefree life and was brought up in pampering, but wars continued and various wars broke out.

In the end, she had to be pushed out to marry, but at this time, she already had someone she liked.

As a princess, she naturally cried and was unwilling to go.

She even tried hanging herself and going on hunger strike many times, but in the end, she was still arranged to marry a foreign prince, and was escorted by the person she liked.

All her admiration had never been responded to, and even until her death, she did not dare to tell that person: "It is you I like."

A tragic character, quite miserable.

Li Yining liked her inexplicably. He liked her original arrogance and willfulness, and also liked the seriousness and caution she took towards relationships.

After a while, it was Li Yining's turn to go in.

As soon as she entered, several people inside looked at her and asked, "Li Yining?"

Li Yining nodded: "Yes, hello director, hello other teachers."

Director Shen smiled and said, "Have you read the script?"

“I’ve seen it.”

Director Shen thought for a moment and pointed to a scene: "Then let's try this scene. When you find out that the general is the one who haunts you, how will you react?"

Li Yining smiled: "Okay."

She remembered this scene, which was a turning point in the princess's change of mood.

She had loved someone since she was a child, but she just kept it hidden in her heart. When she was a child, she met a brother who saved her and she never forgot him. But later, she never saw him again.

Until one day, when the general was returning to the court, she ran into him by chance, and was surprised to find out... that the person she had been thinking about all along was him.

In fact, the script is a bit melodramatic, but also a little dreamy.

Most TV dramas are like this.

Director Shen glanced at him and said, "Let your brother, the emperor, act with you."

Li Yining: “Ah?”

She looked in the direction of Director Shen's gaze and saw a man sitting in the corner. She thought about what Song Jing had just told her. He was the male lead of the drama, Yi Zimo, who was also her emperor brother in the drama.

Yi Zimo stood up and nodded to Li Yining: "Ms. Li, let's act together."

"...Okay, thank you for your help."

After a while, Song Jing was waiting for Li Yining to come out at the door.

"Let's go." She didn't ask about the result right away.

Li Yining looked good, and said with a smile: "Okay."

After getting in the car, Song Jing asked, "How do you feel?"

Li Yining smiled, his eyes lit up and he said, "Director Shen said he would ask his assistant to call you later."

Hearing this, Song Jing was extremely surprised: "Really?"

"Um."

Song Jing was satisfied: "You performed well. Since Director Shen said so, the role is secured."

Li Yining smiled: "Probably."

Song Jing's anxious heart finally settled down.

"I was actually a little worried that you wouldn't be able to do it. After all, you've never auditioned before."

"No."

Song Jing glanced at her and asked, "Did you go to Huo Shen for further study?"

Li Yining: “…”

She was stunned for a moment, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "How can I find Huo Shen for further study?"

Song Jing said "eh" and said to herself, "That's true. I was stupid, but I tell you, Huo Shen's acting is really good. If you are familiar with him, you can ask him to give you some guidance. He also knows Director Shen. His guidance will definitely pass Director Shen's test."

Li Yining: “…”

She didn't understand why everyone asked her to contact Huo Shen more recently.

After a few seconds of silence, Li Yining shook his head: "No, I can do it myself."

Song Jing: "I won't force you, but with Huo Shen's guidance, you will definitely be able to pass Director Shen's test smoothly. After the official filming, you will be scolded if you get stuck in scenes."

"……I know."

That night, when Huo Shen returned to his room from outside, he was met with his wife's eager eyes.

He paused and looked at her: "Do you need my help?"

Li Yining: “…Yes.”

She didn't hesitate to ask Huo Shen, "Do you have work later?"

“Not at this time.”

"Then can you help me act?"

She said seriously, "Sister Song said that you are a good actor and that you know Director Shen. You must know what kind of performance Director Shen wants, so it's best to find you to act opposite."

Huo Shen: “…”

This was a nonsensical statement, and after listening for a long time, he finally understood what Li Yining meant.

"Acting together? When will you join the crew?"

"I think it will be next week."

Huo Shen understood: "Let me take a look at the script."

Li Yining has been looking at it these past few days, but Huo Shen is busy, and their relationship as husband and wife...is not that harmonious, so he naturally wouldn't take the initiative to look through her things.

After seeing the name of the script, Huo Shen had an idea in his mind.

He opened it and glanced at the introduction: "You play the princess?"

Li Yining: "...Yeah." She looked at Huo Shen and inexplicably felt that there was something wrong with what he said.

"Why, I can't play the princess?"

"no."

Huo Shen paused, raised his eyes and looked at her: "It's quite suitable."

Suddenly, Huo Shen's eyes paused, and he narrowed his eyes and asked, "Who is the male lead?"

"Yi Zimo."

Huo Shen: "...In the script, what did you call him?"

Li Yining said without thinking: "Brother Emperor."


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