Xiang Qichen, the new male god of the entertainment industry, is like a beautiful man who stepped out of a two-dimensional world. With a gentle demeanor, handsome and elegant appearance, and extraordinary presence, he is especially notable for those clear peach blossom eyes, large and slender, and full of aesthetic charm.
Everyone says in the entertainment industry, none are as beautiful as Xiang Qichen.
Yet, with such a stunning face, he never looked effeminate at all, only emanating a kind of upright and awe-inspiring righteousness that’s unforgettable at first glance.
In 201X, a romantic drama adapted from an IP novel, "Strum Your Heartstrings," became a hit during the summer. Xiang Qichen garnered huge popularity with his clear and gentle demeanor and perfect portrayal of the male violinist genius protagonist.
Even Zhou Huaiyi couldn’t escape his handsome visage.
Zhou Huaiyi had been in a relationship, although it ended without a result during her senior year in high school, she could still differentiate between liking and adoration.
Days of longing, endless undercurrents; she felt that this affection for Xiang Qichen had grown out of control.
Summer vacation, H City film base.
Through Zhou Huaiyi’s relentless efforts, she finally managed to squeeze into Xiang Qichen’s new film crew.
But this was just the beginning.
Xiang Qichen’s new project was a large-scale martial arts costume drama called "Xuanwu." The entire crew had heavy investments in casting and production, arguably the biggest team of the year.
Thanks to an alumni from previous years, Zhou Huaiyi joined as a minor sound assistant, basically doing odd jobs, aligning audio tracks, and installing wireless microphones for the actors.
Although it seemed like a simple job, Zhou Huaiyi was almost driven to exhaustion.
However, she felt that being exhausted didn’t matter... The most important thing was that she hadn’t even caught a glimpse of Xiang Qichen despite being in the crew for ten days!
Later, she found out that Xiang Qichen was delayed due to attending an international film festival overseas, and would be arriving ten days late. That night, after finishing work and taking a bath in the hotel, Zhou Huaiyi lay in bed counting the days...
If nothing unexpected happened, it would be tomorrow! She would be able to see Xiang Qichen!
After three years, she could finally... see Xiang Qichen up close.
The sudden joy made Zhou Huaiyi unable to resist laughing out loud, rolling in her quilt.
Her roommate, Liang Lufei, came out of the bathroom and seeing her so happy, couldn’t help but be curious. She sat down on her own bed while wearing a face mask and asked, "What’s so funny, Huaiyi?"
Zhou Huaiyi immediately hid her smiling face under the quilt, sat up, and replied nonchalantly, "Nothing... nothing."
Liang Lufei knew she didn’t want to say, didn’t force her, and inadvertently glanced at the tattoo on her left arm, curiously leaned closer to look: "Huaiyi, I’ve been wanting to ask since the first time I saw your tattoo, what does it say up there?"
Zhou Huaiyi instinctively covered it with a "snap," nervously avoiding eye contact, afraid she’d recognize the English letters, chuckled awkwardly to cover up, "...just some random English words."
Liang Lufei adjusted her facial mask, said "oh" nonchalantly, and began playing with her phone.
Zhou Huaiyi cautiously glanced at Liang Lufei on the adjacent bed, smirked wryly, and pulled the quilt up again, lying back on her pillow.
She couldn’t let them know that she joined the crew for... Xiang Qichen.
About this affection, she dared not let anyone but Kang Xuan know.
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The next day, when Zhou Huaiyi woke up, Liang Lufei in the next bed was already gone. Liang Lufei was an assistant in the makeup team, responsible for the actors’ costumes and makeup, so she always left early. Zhou Huaiyi was used to it.
After freshening up, Zhou Huaiyi, for some reason, decided to put on her own makeup as well. Although not classically beautiful, her face was clean and pretty, especially with makeup, making her more outstanding in temperament.
So much so that when she entered the crew early in the morning, passersby couldn’t help but glance at her a couple more times.
Her senior, Liu Yang, saw her and couldn’t help but jokingly approach her: "Zhou Huaiyi, why do you look different today?"
Zhou Huaiyi pursed her lips, feeling somewhat guilty but still jokingly bantered with him, "What’s different? Missing an eye or gained a mouth?" She said this while pretending to check herself out in a mirror.
Liu Yang couldn’t help but laugh at her unserious antics and lightly tapped her head with the shooting schedule in his hand, saying, "Alright, get ready, the actors need to start once they’re done with makeup."
Zhou Huaiyi immediately stood at attention, suppressing her laughter, "Understood!"