"I was afraid you wouldn't like me knowing your schedule," Wen Zhiyan confessed honestly. "Xin Xuan said some girls think it means the guy doesn't trust them, that he's suspicious."
"Hold on, Comrade Wen Zhiyan. I need to solemnly tell you that in relationships, any issues should be discussed openly and resolved together, not by listening to others. Understand?"
"But..." Wen Zhiyan covered his lips with a clenched fist, feeling guilty and not daring to meet Fang Miaomiao's gaze. "I, uh, I investigated your schedule privately without consulting you."
Fang Miaomiao almost laughed out loud at this. "And you have the nerve to say that?"
"You just said, couples should discuss things together."
"Wen Zhiyan, how did you become chairman?"
Wen Zhiyan blinked. "Does that have anything to do with me becoming chairman?"
Isn't being chairman and doing business simple matters?
Fang Miaomiao took a deep breath. She told herself that Wen Zhiyan wasn't like ordinary people; his emotions were abnormal. He could be decisive in business, but in matters of the heart, he was still in a state of naïveté.
Even though this naive person was trying his best to learn how to date and love someone.
"Wen Zhiyan, listen to me. I won't blame you for knowing my schedule. On the contrary, I'm happy," Fang Miaomiao explained. "It proves you care about me, that you like me, right?"
Wen Zhiyan's face remained impassive, but Fang Miaomiao noticed his earlobes turning red. Tsk, what a shame. If she were there, she'd love to pinch his earlobes.
"I, I like you, Miaomiao."
"And you won't hurt me, won't keep me by your side against my will, right?"
"I won't hurt you," Wen Zhiyan nodded. "Miaomiao can do whatever she likes."
As long as she didn't do anything wrong, he could always watch her from behind as she moved forward.
"So, what's wrong with you knowing my schedule?"
Her Wen Zhiyan might be emotionally dense, but he wouldn't do anything to hurt her, unlike the characters in the novels she read who would force their love and lock the woman up at home due to possessive obsession.
"Knowing your schedule means I can find you when I have free time, and arrange for someone to pick you up at the airport when you're done."
"Exactly. Isn't that great?" Fang Miaomiao said with a smile. "Wen Zhiyan, you're amazing."
"Miaomiao."
"I mean it, thank you for being willing to learn."
"It's getting late, you should go to sleep."
Fang Miaomiao: "..."
This man was so unromantic.
"Miaomiao?"
"Don't work too late. You need to take care of yourself, okay?"
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing," Wen Zhiyan nodded. "Don't hang up, I'll watch you sleep."
Fang Miaomiao raised an eyebrow but didn't refuse.
When she woke up to her alarm, she realized the video call had been open all night. Luckily, she always charged her phone before bed, otherwise, it would have died in the middle of the night.
After washing up, Fang Miaomiao sent Wen Zhiyan a message and headed straight for the film set.
"Good," Chen Tianming said, nodding in satisfaction when he saw her. "You're here quite early. I thought you'd be late."
After all, during the filming of the reality show, Fang Miaomiao was someone who would only get up at the last possible moment. Her arriving early for the past two days had surprised him.
"Good morning, Director Chen."
"Did you eat breakfast?"
"Yes, I bought something on the way."
Chen Tianming nodded. "Alright, then go get your makeup done. I'll check the equipment. Remember, this scene is yours alone, so make the most of it."
"Okay, Director Chen."
After her makeup was done, Fang Miaomiao hurried to the set.
The morning scene was her solo performance.
It was a scene where she was killed by the female lead and then dumped into a zombie graveyard.
Fang Miaomiao hesitated for a moment. "There's a zombie graveyard too?"
"Otherwise?" Chen Tianming adjusted the equipment. "Where else would you put so many zombie corpses?"
Fang Miaomiao: "..."
Come to think of it, that made some sense.
"Alright, get ready quickly."
Fang Miaomiao nimbly lay down on top of a pile of corpses.
"Props department, is the rain ready?"
The head of the props department gave an okay gesture.
"Episode four, scene one, action!"
A torrential downpour hit the ground.
Chen Yao woke up disheveled from death. She looked around, startled. "Here?"
Oh.
She remembered.
She had been killed.
Killed by her benefactor, in collusion with her lover.
It was a shame, though.
That knife didn't go deep enough.
She, had come back to life.
So, are you ready?
Chen Yao smiled at the camera, a smile that was both innocent and chilling.
"Holy cow, she didn't say a word, but Fang Miaomiao's gaze just now was terrifying. I was afraid she'd come for my life the next second."
"Me too. At first, it was pouring rain, and when she got up, I felt a bit of pity. But her eyes really made me think those people were so evil."
"Has Fang Miaomiao gone back to school? When did her acting get this good? Damn it, that look just now gave me goosebumps. Can you believe it?"
"I feel like the heavens in the entertainment industry are about to change when this movie is released."
"Is it too late for me to become her fan now? Watching her act is just too satisfying."
Sitting behind the monitor, Chen Tianming also rubbed his arm. "Was Fang Miaomiao deliberately acting poorly before?"
He could give Fang Miaomiao 98 points for this scene.
"Director Chen, Fang Miaomiao's acting."
"It's excellent," Chen Tianming nodded, excitement flashing in his eyes. "Yang Huanyang, we've found a treasure. I have a premonition that this film will be a massive hit."
If they were lucky, this film might even win awards.
Chen Tianming was so engrossed in his excitement that he didn't realize the scene had already finished outside.
Seeing that there was no further movement, Fang Miaomiao continued to act.
Disdainfully, she kicked a zombie out of her way, slowly climbed down, and then walked away into the heavy rain.
"Cut, cut." Chen Tianming only came to his senses when someone called him. Looking at the footage on the monitor, he was even more satisfied. "Excellent, very good. We've found a treasure, a real treasure."
"Where is Fang Miaomiao?"
"Coming, Director."
Fang Miaomiao, wrapped in a coat, appeared before Chen Tianming. "Director Chen, is there any problem?"
"No, not at all. You acted very well. But I'm curious why you only left a silhouette?"
"You didn't call cut, so I couldn't just stay there forever, could I? So I just came down and left."
Chen Tianming: "..."
He retracted his previous praise for Fang Miaomiao.
"Director?"
"Good, this take is a wrap. We can prepare for the next one."
"Me again?"
"Those people haven't started working yet, so we should shoot your daytime solo scenes while we can."