288: Chapter 288 Cleaned Up Completely 288: Chapter 288 Cleaned Up Completely Jiang You and Xu Xinyi are collaborating for the first time, and Xu Xinyi debuted earlier than her.
She naturally admires her acting skills, as they are indeed quite professional, otherwise, she wouldn’t be the female lead.
In the past few days, the two of them have filmed confrontational scenes twice, but there wasn’t much dialogue exchange, and they didn’t communicate much off camera either.
It’s not that she doesn’t want to communicate with her, but Xu Xinyi seems quite aloof.
Although she is lively and cheerful, she’s genuinely not interested in socializing with such aloof people.
Today, she has to shoot a confrontational scene with her, and there is quite a bit of dialogue.
However, they did not rehearse the lines in advance, because she heard that Xu Xinyi never rehearses lines with anyone other than the male lead, so naturally, she wouldn’t put her hot face against a cold butt.
Moreover, after filming is done, everyone usually does not stay in touch, so there isn’t much need to form deep relationships or try to please others.
“However, Xu Xinyi keeping her boyfriend a secret is quite tight, the paparazzi has never caught that,” whispered Lu Ling: “It’s comparable to you.”
But Jiang You has both Mr.
Gu and the Jiang Family covering for her, even if paparazzi captured something, they wouldn’t dare to report it.
“Looking at the director being somewhat obsequious, I guess Xu Xinyi’s boyfriend must also be somebody important.”
“But yeah, if I remember correctly, Director He isn’t the kind to fawn over others, so who exactly is this significant figure that made him bend over?”
Lu Ling’s face was full of confusion, and she couldn’t figure it out.
Jiang You was even more baffled.
But the next words from He Zhong left both of them stunned.
He Zhong said: “Xinyi, Mr.
Gu investing in this film is probably because you are in it, otherwise Gu Family wouldn’t have invested in us.
I was really worried initially, but luckily we have you, it’s just like finding a treasure.”
Jiang You and Lu Ling exchanged glances, both faces filled with shock.
“Holy shit, could the Mr.
Gu they’re talking about be Mr.
Gu?” Lu Ling’s mouth twitched as she murmured softly: “Since when did Mr.
Gu become her boyfriend?
And she’s even going on a date with Mr.
Gu tonight?”
Jiang You’s eyebrows furrowed slightly; if they weren’t hallucinating, the person Director He and Xu Xinyi were talking about was Gu Beiyan.
After all, the investor in this film was the Gu Group, which she knew about.
Then Xu Xinyi said another line: “Director He, don’t say that.
Beiyan didn’t invest just because of me.
He is a businessman; he saw the value in this film and that’s why he invested.”
When Lu Ling heard Xu Xinyi directly calling Gu Beiyan by name, she was stunned.
“Is she out of her mind?”
If it weren’t for hearing it with her own ears today, she wouldn’t have known that Xu Xinyi also had such a two-faced side, telling others that Mr.
Gu was her boyfriend.
And she called him so intimately, does Mr.
Gu even know her?
Oh my god, what a dramatic scene!
Jiang You picked up her phone and sent a message to Gu Beiyan: “Do you know Xu Xinyi?”
In less than a minute, a question mark came back, along with: “What Xu Xinyi?
I don’t have anyone with the surname Xu in my social circle.”
Jiang You glanced at it; if she remembered correctly, Xu Xinyi’s real name was indeed this, so he truly didn’t know her.
Besides, Beiyan wouldn’t need to lie to her.
Jiang You originally wanted to reply with “Never mind, just asking”, but suddenly had a brainwave and pressed the voice key, speaking in a volume that everyone around could hear.
“Beiyan, I might finish work late today, you don’t need to rush over to pick me up.
After all, the Gu Group is such a big company, you must be busy, and you still make time to come to Hengdian to keep me company, then pick me up for dinner every day, it’s such a waste of time.”
“When I’m done, I’ll call you, remember to think of me even when you’re busy at work.”
Lu Ling watched her quietly, eyebrows slightly raised, without saying a word.
Nevertheless, this move was quite good.
Xu Xinyi and Director He’s gazes turned towards them.
Both their eyes were full of surprise, Xu Xinyi’s more so with bafflement and embarrassment, Director He with confusion.
Director He looked at Jiang You, then turned back to glance at Xu Xinyi, frowning: “You…
Jiang You also know Mr.
Gu?”
He clearly heard the earlier mention of “Beiyan” and the “Gu Group being so big”.
With both the names and the company being the same, such coincidences can’t possibly exist in the world.
As He Zhong is a director, naturally clever, his reactions also extremely quick.
Did he mistake the person?
But why didn’t Xu Xinyi deny it before?
Xu Xinyi, questioned by the director, didn’t know how to respond for a moment.
She could only give vague and evasive answers, “I…
I’m not very sure.”
He Zhong frowned.
Xu Xinyi felt guilty and didn’t dare to speak anymore, fearing that the more she said, the more mistakes she’d make.
Four days ago, when He Zhong suddenly showed her kindness, she was initially confused, but when she heard He Zhong mentioning the name of the President of Gu Group, she blindly accepted his misunderstanding.
Actually, she did know Gu Beiyan, but she wasn’t sure if he still remembered her.
So, at that time, she thought, even if the truth came out, it wouldn’t matter much.
She just needed to speak to Gu Beiyan later, and given her father’s reputation, he probably wouldn’t make things difficult for her, and might even cooperate with her.
However, she didn’t expect that Jiang You also knew Gu Beiyan, and from her tone, it seemed that they were quite familiar.
Gu Beiyan was indeed busy at the moment, but he listened to the two voice messages sent by Jiang You as soon as possible.
The girl’s melodious voice, as pleasant as wind chimes, rang in his ears with a hint of playfulness, like a kitten’s paw scratching his heart, reminding him of her cherry-like red lips.
Just because he listened to this voice message, he felt an urge to hold her tightly in his arms and kiss her fiercely!
How desperate was he?
Gu Beiyan even despised himself…
During the afternoon when he was filming with Jiang You, Xu Xinyi, who usually did not make mistakes, unexpectedly NGed multiple times, attracting puzzled glances from those present.
The director called out: “Xinyi, what’s wrong with you?
Are you feeling unwell?
If you are not feeling well, take a rest, and we’ll shoot the next scene first.”
The director didn’t lash out due to that matter, but he was becoming somewhat impatient.
After all, her frequent NGs were really wasting time.
Xu Xinyi composed herself and replied to the director: “Sorry, Director, let’s shoot it again, I’m fine.”
Director He, sitting in front of the monitor, frowned and was silent for a while, then picked up the walkie-talkie and said, “Alright, let’s not waste any more time!”
It was obvious that He Zhong was hinting at her.
“Okay, I got it.”
“Everyone get ready, let’s start.”
“…”
In the makeup room.
“Xinyi, what’s wrong with you today?
You seem off,” Wei Jia asked as she helped Xu Xinyi remove her makeup.
Xu Xinyi kept her eyes closed, feeling somewhat irritated.
She didn’t want to admit that she was having trouble catching up with Jiang You in the scenes, which led to her NGing so many times.
In reality, she didn’t know much about Jiang You, since Jiang You was just a newcomer in this circle and didn’t pose any threat to her status; she didn’t need to care about someone of lower status.
But she never expected that she would fail to follow Jiang You’s act even to the point of forgetting her lines, causing her to feel panicked.
Suddenly, she opened her eyes and looked at herself in the mirror, “Find out what relationship Jiang You has with the President of Gu Group.”
Wei Jia was stunned, “Huh?”
“Why do you want to investigate that?” the assistant asked, puzzled.
“I suspect that the person backing Jiang You is the President of Gu Group,” Xu Xinyi said.
“Be careful in checking and don’t get noticed.”
The assistant responded, somewhat surprised, “I had heard before that Jiang You has exceptionally good resources, and people have speculated that she has a strong backer, but there’s no concrete evidence, so no media outlet dares to report it.”
“If that person is the President of Gu Group, even if it gets unveiled, I guess no one would dare to report it, right?”
Xu Xinyi’s expression grew unpleasant, and she glared coldly: “Why do you have so many questions?
Just go and investigate!”
Wei Jia instantly shut up, “Okay, I understand.”
“…”
“Ah, Youzi, let me tell you, Xinyi really embarrassed herself big time today.”
“She NG’d so many times on set, she probably wanted to die.”
Lu Ling was really indulging in gossip all day today.
“But why did she NG so many times in a row?
Could she not keep up with your acting?”
Jiang You recalled every scene where Xinyi NG’d; she either messed up her lines or was completely speechless, and even appeared panicked in her eyes.
At the time, their scene together was an argument, and the character she played, the second female lead, was quite aggressive, so the emotional fluctuations were quite intense.
Was Xinyi scared by her intensity?
That shouldn’t be the case, she’s an experienced actress after all, surely she can’t just fail to keep up because she’s fully immersed in her performance?
What if this keeps happening, what then?
Their scenes together were going to increase later on.
Just as Jiang You had finished removing her makeup, Gu Beiyan called her.
“Are you done?”
Gu Beiyan was waiting for her message as she had promised to text him when she’s free, and since he hadn’t received it by 8pm, he had no choice but to call.
Jiang You almost forgot about that, she hurriedly said: “Yes, yes, I’m done.
I’ll be right out.”
“Oh my, Youzi, don’t move rashly, you could hurt yourself, your headpiece hasn’t been removed yet,” Lu Ling said, holding her shoulder to calm her down.
She leaned towards Jiang You’s phone and quickly said: “Mr.
Gu, please wait another ten minutes for our Youzi, she will be ready soon.”
“…”
Gu Beiyan: “I’m not in a hurry, come out when you’re ready.”
Upon hearing his voice, Jiang You got overly excited, feeling an urge to rush into his arms.
After hanging up, Lu Ling teased: “I see Mr.
Gu has been taking such good care of you lately, you’re glowing so much, no need for masks or skincare products.”
“Speaking of which, have you and Mr.
Gu done it?”
Lu Ling stared at her profile, full of gossip and excitement: “Isn’t it thrilling to do it with someone as attractive as Mr.
Gu?”
“…”
Jiang You looked up, glancing at her through the mirror, “I’d like to, but I regret to inform you, I haven’t experienced it yet.”
Lu Ling was an unabashed person, feeling no shame because she thought it was normal, thus didn’t find these topics embarrassing since they were all adults.
It was good that Jiang You shared the same personality, otherwise, they wouldn’t get along so well.
Lu Ling clicked her tongue, “You two are moving too slowly.”
“Mr.
Gu has great self-control, being able to hold himself back from a beauty like you.
If it were me, I would have devoured you long ago.”
“You too, having a handsome man like Mr.
Gu and still keeping your hands to yourself, you two really are a match.”
“…”
During Lu Ling’s chattering, ten minutes passed by quickly.
Jiang You still left through the back door.
Tonight, the moonlight was beautiful, with a full moon hanging amidst a starry sky.
The man wore a white shirt and black suit pants, standing by the passenger door.
He crossed his arms, slightly bowed his head, casting a long shadow on the ground.
He leaned against the car door, his muscular lines more apparent, giving a bursting impression.
The golden light overhead seemed to coat him with a layer of gold dust, adding an enchanting allure.
Suddenly, Jiang You felt her heart inexplicably heating up.
Previously, she hadn’t truly appreciated his looks thoroughly, who would have thought that someday, the person she spent everyday with could mesmerize her so profoundly.
Perhaps sensing her gaze, the man tilted his head.
Like a joyful little bird, Jiang You trotted towards him, not waiting for him to straighten up, she eagerly and gigglingly threw herself into his arms.
Being embraced by him always made her feel immensely happy and safe.
“Have you been waiting long?” Jiang You’s chin rested on his shoulder, then she cuddled his neck with her head.
Gu Beiyan, holding her waist with one hand and the back of her neck with the other, gently pinched her.
“Not long.”
After saying that, he gently kissed her hair.
“Why are you so happy today?” Gu Beiyan, seeing her so joyful and smiling, curled his thin lips, the corners of his eyes also smiling.
Jiang You, sweet-talking as always, “Because I get to see you every day, so I’m very happy.”
Gu Beiyan smiled, “Then should I reward you?”
Jiang You propped her hands on his shoulders, lifted her head, and met his gaze with a smile, “Yes, please.”
“Then I’ll reward you with a kiss.”
Gu Beiyan looked at her bare face, which was playfully charming.
“Alright, satisfied.”
He lowered his head to kiss her, but it was just a brief touch before he pulled away.
“That’s it?”
Jiang You hadn’t even started to feel his passion when it ended.
“Aren’t you the one who asked for a kiss?” the man raised an eyebrow, rhetorically asking her.
Jiang You slightly furrowed her brows.
“Actually, you could allow it to last a bit longer, preferably a French kiss,” she said.
Gu Beiyan, already immune to her boldness, helplessly curved his lips and lifted his hand to pinch her fair cheek, “No French kissing today.”
Jiang You was puzzled, “Huh?”
Gu Beiyan hugged her, turned around, and then opened the passenger door, “Get in the car.”
“Why not?”
She looked up and kept asking.
“Because your Beiyan can’t handle it.”
“…”
Soon, the car drove off into the night.
Night is the best disguise, and after the car left, a shadow flashed in a hidden corner and disappeared as well.
Ever since that day, after hearing what Jiang You said, Director He had stopped giving Xinyi special attention.
Xinyi, having NG’d so many times that day, might have adjusted afterward; while there were still NGs, it wasn’t as frequent as that day.
What was most peculiar was that she didn’t NG with anyone else, only with Jiang You.
Initially, no one noticed, it could be understood once or twice, even three times, but it was inevitably noticeable when it kept happening.
“Xinyi, why do you always get distracted when acting with Jiang You?”
The one who asked her this was the male lead of the drama, Wei Zhou, who had been in the acting industry longer than any of them and had a certain level of fame, so everyone generally respected him.
But, he was quite easy-going, without airs, and got along well with everyone.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have asked her this outright.
Xinyi didn’t expect him to ask so directly.
“Ah, really?” She chose to play dumb.
Wei Zhou, not being aggressive, seeing that she was unwilling to talk, didn’t push further.