Gong Bingye only had eyes for Xia Xingchen and didn't notice that Li Li had come. When he got out of the car and wanted to open the passenger door, Xia Xingchen directly opened the back seat door.
Then she and Li Li sat in the back seat together.
Gong Bingye stopped getting out of the car and asked Xia Xingchen directly where he was going.
Xia Xingchen chose a Sichuan restaurant with quite good food and booked a private room.
After the three of them sat down, the waiter immediately came forward to introduce the dishes. Perhaps because Gong Bingye was handsome, the waiter let him order first.
Gong Bingye glanced at the waiter and said bluntly, "My wife is right next to us. Let my wife order."
The waiter was a little embarrassed and then turned his attention to Xia Xingchen.
Li Li, who was sitting next to Xia Xingchen, felt her heart tighten in pain when she heard these words.
Xia Xingchen asked Li Li to order first. Li Li declined for a while, but when she saw that Xia Xingchen was about to get angry, she had no choice but to order two dishes at random.
Xia Xingchen didn't order, but started chatting with Li Li.
Gong Bingye called the waitress over and spoke to her in a low voice, but Li Li's eyes stayed on Gong Bingye, never leaving her for a moment.
The food came out quickly.
Li Li then realized that the waiter served not only the two dishes she had ordered, but several more.
Just now, when she was looking at the menu, she happened to see these dishes, which are the signature dishes of this restaurant!
She wanted to order it at that time, but the price was too expensive, so she couldn't bear to order it.
Unexpectedly...
Li Li's mind suddenly recalled the scene of Gong Bingye whispering to the waiter just now!
At this moment, my heart was pounding.
She felt a little overwhelmed, not knowing whether to be happy or excited.
Her face lit up with joy and her cheeks blushed.
Unexpectedly, the next second, she heard: "Girl, these are specially ordered for you, try them, if you think they are delicious, I will bring you here next time."
Out of the corner of her eye, she also caught a glimpse of Gong Bingye picking up some food for Xia Xingchen.
Li Li's breathing stopped and she almost fainted.
She should have realized earlier that she was just being too sentimental.
In order to hide her emotions, she could only pick up the two dishes she had just ordered.
These two dishes looked very appetizing, but when she put them in her mouth, she only tasted bitterness.
Xia Xingchen was halfway through her meal when she suddenly asked, "Li Li, after these two years of getting along, we've become close friends. Now, I want you to speak your mind."
At this moment, Li Li was picking up food with chopsticks. When she heard this, her hand trembled and the food on the chopsticks fell onto the table...
Xingchen wouldn't realize that she likes the prince, right?!
She withdrew her hand and placed the chopsticks on the plate. Then, she took a deep breath, trying her best to hide the panic on her face. She looked at Xia Xingchen and forced a smile, "What's the matter, Xingchen?"
Xia Xingchen turned her head and met Li Li's gaze. Li Li wanted to dodge, but Xia Xingchen's eyes at this moment were like cold magnets, deeply attracting her attention.
"Tell me honestly, do you really want to play the third female role in this play?" Xia Xingchen asked seriously.
Only then did Li Li secretly breathe a sigh of relief. It turned out that this was what Xingchen wanted to ask.
She thought it was...
Although she regretted taking the role, she still chose to compromise when she thought of the threat from her agent and the ten-fold penalty.
Li Li nodded with feigned determination, "Yes."
"Xingchen, since I've accepted this role, I will insist on finishing it no matter what happens in the process." Li Li grabbed Xia Xingchen's hand and comforted her gently, "I can handle my own affairs. Xingchen, don't worry about me."
Xia Xingchen lowered his eyes and looked at Li Li's hand on the back of his hand. He said calmly: "Since this is your decision, I respect it."
"But..." Xia Xingchen raised her eyes and told her firmly, "Whether in the play or outside of it, you can't be too honest. You have to fight back when you need to, otherwise she will bully you even more."
Li Li understood what Xia Xingchen meant. She nodded firmly, "Okay, I promise you."
Although it cannot be done completely, you can give it a try.
She can't rely on Xia Xingchen forever, right? !
*
After Xia Xingchen separated from Li Li, it was already getting dark. She originally wanted to go back to Gong Xia to complete the unfinished work today, but Gong Bingye did not allow it, so the two of them had to go back to the palace together.
At night, Xia Xingchen lay in bed, tossing and turning, and the murderous look in Bai Rou's eyes kept appearing in her mind.
She didn't understand why Bai Rou looked at her like that?
Could it be that Bai Rou’s target was not Li Li, but her?
If this is true, then isn't she indirectly harming Li Li?
no!
She must investigate Bai Rou's background thoroughly.
*
Set.
Li Li was putting on makeup in the dressing room while reading the script. Today's scene was that Li Li relied on the male lead as a backer to teach the female lead a lesson.
Ever since she took on this role, she has basically been beaten by Bai Rou. Today's scene can be said to have made her proud.
But Li Li, who was used to being beaten, was actually a little nervous when she saw today's script.
Bai Rou arrived later than Li Li. She had finished her makeup while Li Li had just started. As a result, when Bai Rou walked out of the dressing room, she saw Li Li putting on makeup while reading the script.
Whenever she thought about today's scene, she got angry, so she came up with a plan and called her assistant over.
After whispering a few words in the assistant's ear, the assistant walked towards Li Li.
I don’t know what the assistant said to the makeup artist, but the makeup artist turned around and left.
Li Li was so absorbed in watching that she didn't even notice the makeup artist leave.
Bai Rou, who was not far away, was watching all this, and the pride on her face was obvious.
Is she going to be criticized by everyone soon?!
Afterwards, she swaggered to the set to prepare for today's scenes.
When Li Li felt that she could recite today's lines by heart, she found that the makeup artist had left at some point.
She stood up and looked around, but she couldn't see the makeup artist. The other makeup artists were busy doing makeup for other actors and had no time to pay attention to her.
She checked the time on her phone and saw that it was still twenty minutes until her turn to act.
But she hasn't finished her makeup yet...
What should I do?
Li Li was extremely anxious. If she continued to wait for the makeup artist, it might be too late!
On the set, the other actors had finished filming their scenes, and it was soon the turn of Bai Rou, Li Li and the male lead.
Bai Rou and her boyfriend came on stage one after another, but Li Li was nowhere to be seen.
The director held a loudspeaker and shouted Li Li's name several times, but no one on the set responded.
What the hell is this Li Li doing?
Is he planning to quit again like before?!
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