Chapter 62.1

In the end, there was no surge of excitement in the performance.

After the stormy scene, Xia Shutong had no energy left to care about whether they were filming or not. She just felt exhausted.

At first, the little wolf cub obediently stayed below and promised not to move. But halfway through, she suddenly changed her mind, making Xia Shutong extremely tired.

She slept until 7 o’clock in the evening, and her eyes were still barely open.

After having dinner together, Xia Shutong immediately returned to bed to get some more sleep, afraid that she would lack energy and have an accident during filming tomorrow. Yun Feiwu got her way in the afternoon, so she behaved well at night and fell asleep with Xia Shutong early.

…

The next day.

Around nine o’clock, everything was ready, and filming began.

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After the first scene was shot, Yun Feiwu and Xia Shutong looked at each other. Yun Feiwu was a bit slow to react, while Xia Shutong quickly broke character, saying, “Maomao?”

Yun Feiwu tilted her head, blinked her eyes with a hint of confusion. Before she could say anything, Director Huo Zinan called her to the monitor.

“Yun Feiwu, don’t you think there’s something off about this expression?” Director Huo Zinan zoomed in on the shot where Shu Jinyu first saw Ke Yu and had a slight moment of hesitation.

“When we were filming just now, I thought it was fine, but the more I look at it now, the more it feels wrong.” Huo Zinan furrowed her brows, “Yun Feiwu, your expression… When Shu Jinyu first saw Ke Yu, she should have been amazed. She would think, ‘There’s such a beautiful woman in the village.’ But what you portrayed was more like confusion, as if you were questioning ‘Who is this woman?’ Am I right, Yun Feiwu?”

Yun Feiwu lowered her gaze. “Yes, I’m sorry, Director Huo. Let’s do it again.”

She did make a mistake just now.

Before, when she acted with Xia Shutong, everything was fine. Even a few days ago, when she watched Xia Shutong act with someone else, everything was fine. But when she put herself in Shu Jinyu’s perspective and saw Xia Shutong wearing Ke Yu’s costume and makeup, she was momentarily caught off guard.

Is she Yun Feiwu or Shu Jinyu? Is the person in front of her Xia Shutong or Ke Yu?

Later, during the performance, Yun Feiwu encountered some small problems. Even though her anchor point was Xia Shutong, right in front of her, she couldn’t get into character.

After so many years of acting, this was the first time Yun Feiwu faced such an issue.

At that moment, Xia Shutong gently held her waist and asked with concern, “What’s wrong? Is it… because you were tired yesterday? Do you want to take a break?”

“Cough…” Director Hu Zinan suddenly coughed twice, turned her head, pretending not to understand what Xia Shutong was saying.

Yun Feiwu saw the slight blush on Xia Shutong’s cheeks and immediately smiled, “It’s nothing. Ruan Ruan, let’s start over again, shall we?”

It must be because it was her first time acting with Xia Shutong, she felt a bit uncomfortable and couldn’t get into the right state. As long as she quickly got used to it, it would be fine.

During the second shoot, there were no more issues.

As the knocking sound rang out, the dogs in the courtyard started barking fiercely.

Ke Yu furrowed her brows slightly. Besides the staff who came to collect the pork on time, no one had visited her for a long time. She didn’t know who this annoying person was today.

She shooed away a few big dogs and put on a delicate expression, timidly opening the door. “Hello?”

Standing outside the door was a young girl.

The girl was only twenty-three or twenty-four years old, with bright and lively eyes. She was beautiful and dressed modestly, not like someone from the village. When the girl saw her, she paused for a moment, seemingly surprised by her appearance.

Ke Yu couldn’t help but smile.

She didn’t expect that besides men, there would be girls who would be captivated by her looks.

And this girl seemed to be from the city – could she be the new volunteer teacher?

While Ke Yu was pondering, the girl spoke, “Hello, I’m Shu Jinyu, the new volunteer teacher at the village school. Today, the school is on holiday, so I thought of visiting the neighbors. This is some dried fruit I bought at the market. It tastes really good.”

The girl’s voice was crisp, like a sweet bird singing in the early morning.

Ke Yu showed no outward reaction, but inside, a storm was brewing. This was the first time in four years of living alone in the deep mountains that someone had shown pure kindness towards her.

In the past, those men like San Laizi had been kind to her, but they only lusted after her body. However, Ke Yu could tell that Shu Jinyu’s kindness had no ulterior motive. Shu Jinyu was like an innocent and carefree little bird, approaching everything with a curious and kind nature.

Shu Jinyu and Ke Yu were completely different types of people.

Ke Yu took a step back, a mysterious glint flashed in her eyes hidden behind her eyelashes.

She took the basket from the girl’s hand and said, “Thank you, my name is Ke Yu.”

Ke Yu couldn’t explain why, but with just one glance, she felt herself being drawn to this girl named Shu Jinyu. It was as if she somewhat liked her.

However, Ke Yu knew very well that she was a despicable person.

Her affection was possessive, deceitful, manipulative, and provocative.

Or perhaps, she didn’t actually like Shu Jinyu at all. She was simply attracted to the girl’s sunny disposition, and since she happened to like women, she had these terrible thoughts of toying with her.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Ke Yu grabbed Shu Jin Yu’s hand and asked, “Would you like to come in and sit for a while?”

…

The next scene showed them inside the house, feeding each other dried fruits.

After entering the room, Shu Jinyu sat at the table and chatted with Ke Yu.

“Sister Ke, it’s delicious. Would you like to try some?” When they ran out of things to say, Shu Jinyu quickly took out some dried fruits from the basket, her voice cheerful.

Ke Yu’s gaze was somewhat timid as she delicately picked up a piece of dried fruit. Instead of putting it in her own mouth, she brought it to Shu Jinyu’s lips.

She wanted to see… how this young girl would react.

Shu Jinyu was taken aback.

She gazed at Ke Yu’s delicate and gentle face, and her mind suddenly flashed with many things—Ke Yu also used the same smile to seduce San Laizi, then held a knife against his neck, scaring him to the point of trembling. Ke Yu deceived many people with this kind of smile, and now she had managed to deceive her as well.

Wait, why would she know all of this? She was Shu Jinyu, no, she was Yun Feiwu. The person sitting in front of the table, feeding her dried fruit, was Ke… no, it was Xia Shutong. So, what were they doing? They were filming. She was Shu Jinyu, and Xia Shutong was Ke Yu.

That’s how it was. Since they were filming, she shouldn’t have known so much. She should only have known… that the woman in front of her, Ke Yu, was a delicate and fragile flower, and not an addictive poppy that would bewitch people.

In a brief moment, Shu Jinyu’s mind returned to tranquility. Even Director Huo Zinan, who was behind the camera, hadn’t noticed anything wrong.

She stuck out the tip of her tongue, intending to take the dried fruit from Ke Yu’s hand and put it into her mouth. However, unintentionally, she ended up sucking on Ke Yu’s finger.

Ke Yu lowered her head, and her ears suddenly turned red. Yet, she timidly didn’t dare to retract her hand.

Shu Jinyu’s cheeks also flushed with a layer of crimson. She paused for a moment, then immediately jumped back, saying, “I-I’m sorry, Sister Ke! It wasn’t intentional…”

“It’s…it’s okay.” Ke Yu retracted her hand and nervously wiped it on her clothes.

Shu Jinyu saw her wiping her hand and felt even more ashamed, wishing she could dig a hole and bury herself.

“Sister Ke, I’ll leave now… I’ll come to see you next time!” After saying that, Shu Jinyu hurriedly rushed out of the room as if escaping.

As soon as the door closed, a seductive smile curled up on Ke Yu’s lips, and a playful glimmer appeared in her eyes. She walked to the back of the house, pushed open the window, and looked into the distance where the village school was not far away. From this angle, she could easily take in the entire elementary school with her eyes.

“Cut!” Director Huo Zinan applauded. “Great job.”

Yun Feiwu stood in place, with one hand covering her heart, gazing confusedly towards the closed door.