Chapter 61.2

Once everything was set up, filming officially commenced.

Ke Yu was a late sleeper. So, despite it being past midnight, she hadn’t locked her door. Occasionally, she would leave her room to sit in the courtyard. Although there were several dogs at the farm, only a large black dog resided in her small courtyard. The black dog, a relic of Li Wan, was not very familiar with her. However, when a thief from a neighboring village once tried to break into her yard, the black dog chased him away. Since then, Ke Yu has felt reassured about the black dog’s guarding capabilities.

On this particular night, she sat in the courtyard until late before entering her house. The moment she stepped through the door, she immediately sensed something amiss.

San Laixi was sitting on her bed, grinning inanely, “Sister-in-law, you’re back?”

“San Laixi, how… how are you here?” Ke Yu’s arm immediately broke out in goosebumps. She took small steps backward, pressing herself against the wall as she moved in San Laixi’s direction.

Ke Yu’s face showed fear, but a layer of coldness emerged in her eyes. She spoke to San Laixi, but her gaze was fixed on the pillow.

“Ah, sister-in-law, didn’t you invite me over today?” San Laixi chuckled, his smile growing more lecherous, “You’ve been casting me seductive glances all day, tsk tsk. If you’re not inviting me to bed, then what is it you want? Sister-in-law, tell me, isn’t that right?”

“What do you think?” asked Ke Yu, her eyes slightly glazed over as she moved closer to the bed. She was close enough to reach out and…

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Xia Shutong and Yun Feiwu immediately followed. The three of them sat in front of the monitor to review the footage they had just shot.

After only one viewing, before Director Hua Zinan could speak, Xia Shutong already knew where the problem was. In the script, Ke Yu’s gaze was gradual, and the murderous intent also built up slowly from nothing. However, Xia Shutong’s murderous aura was too intense, bursting out from her eyes all of a sudden, inevitably scaring Peng An.

“…So moving forward, there needs to be a sense of progression here,” Director Hua Zinan analyzed.

After a short rest, they started the second take.

This time, Xia Shutong controlled her gaze well. The murderous intent seeped out layer by layer from the depths of her eyes, and Peng An didn’t make any more mistakes. They quickly moved on to the next shot.

San Laixi pounced on Ke Yu, eager to push her onto the bed. Meanwhile, he quickly reached for his trousers. “Hehe,” he smirked, “I think… you must be feeling lonely, right?”

Ke Yu feigned a blank expression, a hint of hidden laughter seeping through her eyes.

Unaware, San Laizi was impatient to touch her. But at that moment, Ke Yu suddenly pulled a dagger from under her pillow, pressing it against San Laixi’s throat.

Ke Yu’s smile was soft, but her gaze grew colder. She didn’t respond to San Laixi’s words. Instead, she teasingly licked her lips, her eyes full of playful laughter.

San Laixi stalled. His mind still processing, and his hands and feet began to tremble uncontrollably. He slumped down, stuttering, “What do you mean–“

“What do I mean?” Ke Yu responded with a soft laugh, “Take a guess. Didn’t you want to be with me? Well… if you die, we’ll be together forever.”

The tip of the knife dug in a little deeper, a trickle of blood seeping from San Laixi’s neck.

San Laixi’s eyes widened in realization. This was a slaughtering knife used in the pigsty! How could Ke Yu have such a knife under her bed? Did she deliberately lure him here to kill him? Perhaps she’s already killed many… Indeed, she’s a devil, a devil!

“Ah–!” Using all his strength, San Laixi pushed Ke Yu away and scrambled out of the room.

Holding the knife, Ke Yu stood in place for a while. Her face constantly changing from initial cold murderous intent, to surprise, then panic, and finally a slightly mad smile.

Who would have thought that she, a weak woman, could scare off the notorious ruffian San Laixi from the village? The thought of San Laixi’s frightened expression earlier made Ke Yu laugh out loud.

Ke Yu chuckled for a while, then scoffed disdainfully — San Laixi had been so scared that he wet himself, leaving the room in a mess.

After cleaning up the mess on the floor, Ke Yu washed the knife, wiped it clean, and hid it again under her pillow.

“Having hidden the knife, Ke Yu walked into the yard once again. The large black dog was lying lazily in the corner, wagging its tail at her.

After a few seconds of confusion, Ke Yu understood. The black dog was tasked with guarding the house, but it wouldn’t bite those it was familiar with. That’s why it didn’t raise an alarm when San Laixi entered. Ke Yu lowered her gaze, a complex flash of murderous intent in her eyes.

San Laixi had been in her room, his initial look of infatuation made her feel disgusted. The things he said afterward only deepened her nausea. Even though San Laixi was eventually scared off, she felt a mix of satisfaction and discomfort.

If it wasn’t for the dog’s failure to guard the house properly, San Laixi wouldn’t have been able to enter, and the subsequent events wouldn’t have occurred. So, Ke Yu contemplated poisoning the dog.

In the events that followed, Ke Yu even mixed rat poison into the dog’s food. However, she changed her mind at the last moment, dumping a whole basin of meat into the manure pit. She didn’t poison the black dog. Instead, she bought several small shepherd puppies from the market, learned dog training techniques from the farm workers, and raised the puppies herself. This way, she thought, no one would be able to sneak in again.

San Laixi was not one to keep secrets. As soon as he left the farm, the village was abuzz with the story of his near-death experience at the hands of Ke Yu. The shallow scar on his neck served as evidence. Everyone knew San Laixi was a local thug with great strength; even he was injured by Ke Yu, and this suggested she must have used some cunning tactics.

San Laixi, of course, refused to admit that he was scared to the point of trembling. He exaggerated the story, claiming that Ke Yu drugged him, planned to kill him without him noticing, and had intentions of turning him into minced meat for the pigs. He was quick to add that he was lucky to escape, otherwise, he would’ve been gone. He also claimed that Ke Yu had a strange fragrance that would bewitch anyone who got close to her. He was so disoriented that he practically offered his neck to Ke Yu’s knife.

From then on, even those young men who once looked at Ke Yu with a mixture of disdain and desire began to harbor a hint of fear. Ke Yu found herself increasingly reveling in their trepidation.

Thus, Ke Yu had lived in the mountains for several years. As the population gradually migrated elsewhere, the number of people in the mountains dwindled. Life became increasingly monotonous; the income from the farm dwindled too. Ke Yu had contemplated leaving the mountains, but in the end, she never acted on it.

She was a timid and selfish person. Her mentality was becoming increasingly distorted. She didn’t dare to leave the mountains. The mountains represented a closed world for her. Although the people there insulted her, they also feared and subconsciously respected her. After all, she was a wealthy person from the city, someone from a different world. Outside the mountains, however, she was an unwanted imposter of a rich girl, a despised lesbian, and a rat in the gutter.

Therefore, Ke Yu didn’t dare to leave the mountains. She would rather guard the farm and decay there than take a single step out.

Ke Yu also assumed that her life would be like stagnant water, growing increasingly foul as time passed. Until one day, an outsider girl disrupted the tranquility of the mountains.

…

By this point, all the early scenes featuring the two main characters had been completed.

In the words of Director Hua Zi Nan, the preparatory work was done. Both lead actors, especially Xia Shutong, had successfully gotten into character. Early tomorrow morning, they could officially start filming the scenes involving both leads.

To celebrate this, Director Hua Zinan gave the crew half a day off.

Having worked so hard for so many days, Xia Shutong and Yun Feiwu also wanted to rest. So, at three in the afternoon, they returned to their rooms early.

After a short nap, Xia Shutong woke up groggily from her dream. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Yun Feiwu staring at her intently, with a shimmering brilliance in her deep grey eyes.

“Maomao?” Xia Shutong pinched her nose, “Aren’t you tired?”

“Not tired,” Yun Feiwu shook her head, “Ruan Ruam, I want to watch you sleep.”

“But what’s so interesting about watching someone sleep?” Xia Shutong mumbled a few words, then snuggled against Yun Feiwu’s chest. After a while, she finally woke up fully, sat up, and stretched. “Maomao, should we rehearse tomorrow’s scenes in advance?”

Assuming no unexpected issues arise, they have two main scenes to film tomorrow. The first scene, scheduled for the morning, portrays the initial meeting between our two main characters. Xia Shutong and Yun Feiwu have already rehearsed this scene once during their audition. However, at that time, Xia Shutong was entirely unfamiliar with acting, and she performed under the guidance of Yun Feiwu. Therefore, Xia Shutong believes there is a need to rehearse this scene once more.

The content for tomorrow afternoon’s filming is a dream sequence featuring Shu Jinyu.

Upon hearing Xia Shutong’s question, Yun Feiwu’s eyes instantly lit up with amusement. “Oh? Does Ruan Ruan always want to rehearse the morning scene, or would she prefer the afternoon one?”

Xia Shutong’s heart skipped a beat, alarm bells ringing in her mind. “The… the morning one!”

“But…” Yun Feiwu said, licking her lips innocently, her expression enticing, “I’d rather rehearse the afternoon scene. Sister, what do you think?”

Yun Feiwu remained still, casting a bewitching look at Xia Shutong.

Xia Shutong’s gaze fixed on her cheek, and she found it difficult to look away. A few seconds later, she initiated a kiss: “Then… let’s do the afternoon scene.”

“Great!” Yun Feiwu said, leaning in affectionately. She laid herself flat and pulled Xia Shutong to sit on her. “I’ll stay still. Ruan Ruan can move at her own pace.”