A single sentence blurted out instantly touched Meng Jingwei deeply.
Her eyes, bloodshot from 48 hours without sleep, curved into a weary smile. "Thank you."
As the young master of the Hidden Clan, they were supposed to be enemies, yet they unexpectedly became close friends.
"Why are you being so polite with me? It's only right."
Shen Liannuo patted her shoulder. "Since coming to Lancheng, you and Master have taken care of me. I should reciprocate. Otherwise, I'd seem useless."
She walked to the sofa nearby and lounged against it, casually picking up a pillow and hugging it. "If you want me to act, let's wait. When I have some free time later, I'll consider it."
"You're really not considering it?"
Meng Jingwei felt that Shen Liannuo was indeed a promising talent, and it would be a shame not to have her act.
Shen Liannuo thought it over and finally shook her head with a resolute attitude. "No. Not now, at least!"
Seeing she had made up her mind, Meng Jingwei conveyed the message to the directors. Several directors then came to find Shen Liannuo, each trying their best to persuade her.
After being pestered for a whole morning, Shen Liannuo maintained her stance, remaining firm.
Finally, the director team reluctantly compromised, offering Shen Liannuo a guest role as Xiao Yu, the elder sister of the female lead Xiao Lanyan. She was to portray the legendary, peerlessly beautiful descendant of a renowned military family from the Great Yan Dynasty.
As the guest role had limited scenes, but the few scenes involved battlefield combat, which Shen Liannuo favored, she didn't hesitate and readily agreed.
For the next three days, Meng Jingwei insisted on completing all her scenes at the set. Only the scenes with the female lead remained unfinished.
Since a suitable actress hadn't been found for the female lead, those scenes had to be postponed, allowing her to enjoy a well-deserved long break. She would only need to fill in the missing parts after the female lead was cast.
Shen Liannuo's guest role as Xiao Yu, the elder sister of the female lead Xiao Lanyan, had limited scenes. Two-thirds of her part was completed in three days. The remaining one-third required scenes with the female lead, but with no female lead cast, it was stalled.
Although she had no acting experience, perhaps due to her inherent status as the young master of the Hidden Clan and her natural commanding presence, she barely needed to act, essentially playing herself.
However, the director was not satisfied with some of the finer details of her performance but dared not get angry.
After all, in several fight scenes, many stunt doubles were heavily injured by Shen Liannuo. The directors, watching the battered stunt doubles, couldn't help but grimace, as if they themselves had been hit, and thus dared not offend Shen Liannuo.
On this day, after all her scenes were concluded, Meng Jingwei officially went on break.
Upon returning to the lounge, succumbing to exhaustion, she fell asleep on the sofa, still wearing her makeup.
Suddenly, the ringing of her phone on the table jolted her awake.
"You're awake? I was just about to hang up and let you sleep a bit longer." Shen Liannuo was playing a game when she heard Meng Jingwei's phone ring. She immediately sat up, ready to answer and hang up for Meng Jingwei, but by then, she was already awake.
"A short nap is enough."
Meng Jingwei waved her hand, picked up her phone from the table, and glanced at it. It was a phone number without a saved contact.
She was all too familiar with that number. Seeing it, a fleeting joy crossed her face. "Hello?"
"We haven't been in touch for a few days. Don't you miss me?"
Qing Muye's voice came from the other end of the line.
Meng Jingwei couldn't help but chuckle. "Miss you, of course, I miss you."
She genuinely missed Qing Muye so much that she had been filming frantically these past few days, hoping to finish all her current scenes and return to his side, staying with him every moment.