What?
Yu Wanwan smiled, her eyes curving into crescents: “Director Zhang? What do you mean?”
Director Zhang smiled warmly: “What I mean is, I will arrange for someone else to step in. Miss Yu, your scenes have been adjusted somewhat. Here is the script, please familiarize yourself with it again.”
“Okay, sure.” Yu Wanwan took it with both hands and began reading the script seriously.
Indeed, many changes had been made.
All the scenes with the warlord husband were reduced to dialogue only.
Two intimate scenes were retained, both emphatically marked in red pen with “use kissing double.”
The young girl pursed her plump little lips slightly.
This was clearly the result of someone having intervened.
Fortunately, there were still some standout moments, such as the scene where the beloved concubine, filled with hidden love and wanting her warlord husband to focus entirely on the battlefield, chooses to leap into the sea.
…
She saw Xie Tingnan again three days later.
It was Yu Wanwan’s final day of filming.
The location was chosen at the scenic Niujiao Lake in Huairou District.
The beautiful concubine, filled with love for her husband, goes alone to the lakeside. After tearfully speaking all the words hidden in her heart, she leaps into the sea (using the lake as a substitute).
Since the location used a lake to represent the sea, they needed to capture the feeling of jumping into the ocean.
At the director’s call of “Cut!”, the young girl jumped from the high platform into the lake again and again.
Director Zhang was a perfectionist, with extremely high standards for the color palette and aesthetic beauty of the shots.
Yu Wanwan performed the actions flawlessly.
Her white dress fluttered, making her look as ethereal as a celestial being, yet imbued with a noble sense of patriotism.
However, to coordinate with the surrounding scenery, they needed to shoot from different angles repeatedly, comparing them to select the best one.
Watching the drenched beauty perform the leap into the sea over and over, Director Zhang gave a thumbs-up:
“Miss Yu, can your body handle it? Let’s use a double for a few more angles. You should rest for a while.”
“Director Zhang, that’s not necessary.” Yu Wanwan didn’t have an assistant; she wrapped herself in a large bath towel: “This is supposed to be the most outstanding shot. I can complete it on my own.”
Director Zhang nodded emphatically: “Young lady, you’re not pampered. You have a bright future.”
Yu Wanwan smiled slightly and said nothing.
Once her dress had dried a little, she walked back to the jumping spot on her own…
A black Maybach drove up and parked in a relatively secluded spot.
Xie Tingnan had been busy with a project in Beijing over the past few days and had also accompanied his brother, Xie Yunan, to a large official meeting.
Finally having some free time, he went straight to Yi Garden.
Aunt An said, “Miss Yu has been filming on set these past few days,” and gave him the filming location.
While the car sped along the road, Xie Tingnan caught sight of a figure in white leaping into the water.
It was too far away, and the car was moving too fast for him to see clearly.
Only after Yin Ren parked the car and Xie Tingnan scanned the film crew from inside the vehicle did he realize how familiar that figure jumping into the lake was.
After not seeing her for several days, the first thing Xie Tingnan witnessed upon their reunion was the young girl leaping into the lake again and again…
Xie Tingnan felt an overwhelming sense of unease.
What the hell was going on?
He didn’t know where the anger came from, but it instantly burned away his rationality.
Muttering a low curse, he slammed his phone into the car and reached to open the door.
Yin Ren quickly locked the doors from the inside, lowering his voice: “Chairman Xie, don’t act impulsively.”
The man paused for a moment, then sank back into his seat: “Have I ever deprived her of anything?”
Yin Ren respectfully said, “No. However, Miss Yu is a dedicated person.”
Xie Tingnan’s face darkened. “Go get her back. Tell her we’re not filming anymore.”
“Alright.”
Xie Tingnan pulled out a cigarette, biting it without lighting it, just absentmindedly playing with the lighter in his hand.
Calming down, he realized that what he cared about wasn’t a matter of face at all.
He was clearly heartbroken over that little girl, aching so much it made him furious.
Just as Yu Wanwan was preparing for her final jump, she heard a shout: “Miss Yu.”
It was Yin Ren’s voice.
Yu Wanwan’s heart skipped a beat.
“Uncle Yin, hello.” The young girl’s smile was gentle. “I’m filming right now, it’ll be over soon. Please wait a moment.”
“Chairman Xie is here, waiting for you in the car. Seeing how hard you’re working, he says we’re not filming anymore.”
Yu Wanwan looked around and finally spotted the Maybach hidden behind the landscape trees.
“Tell him to wait a moment, I’ll be right there.”
After saying this, the young girl walked directly to the high platform and gave the director an “ok” sign.
Before Yin Ren could stop her again, she leaped out gracefully.
Yu Wanwan was pulled out of the lake and wrapped in a towel.
After only a few steps, a strong arm wrapped around her body, lifting her directly into the car.
Director Zhang thought the figure looked familiar and was about to step forward when a stern, unsmiling man stood in front of him.
Yin Ren’s expression was blank. “Director Zhang, if Miss Yu’s scenes are finished, I’ll take her home.”
The warning chill in his eyes made Director Zhang immediately understand.
It turned out Xie Jinshan himself had come to pick her up.
Yin Ren didn’t return to the car but chose a suitable spot where he could be summoned by Xie Tingnan at any time, while also acting as a patrolling “stern gatekeeper.”
Inside the car.
After Yu Wanwan was carried into the car by the man, she was tossed onto the back seat.
Soaked from head to toe.
Xie Tingnan spoke with irritation. “Hurry up and get cleaned up.” As he spoke, he casually turned up the temperature in the car.
“Alright.” Yu Wanwan pulled off the towel and quickly dried herself.
The white gauze dress, soaked through, clung limply to her body.
Xie Tingnan glanced over and frowned. “A flesh-pink lingerie set?”
Yu Wanwan instinctively covered herself with the towel. “Sharp eyes.”
She didn’t expect the man to suddenly lose his temper. He pressed over, roughly yanked the towel away, and threw it aside.
“Xie Tingnan, what are you doing? I haven’t finished drying…”
Yu Wanwan could tell he was in a bad mood, so her voice was especially soft and sweet.
The man’s eyes were red, his panting breaths particularly noticeable in the enclosed space.
He had become a raging lion, filled with heartache, anger, and burning desire.
“You jumped again and again—did you show yourself off like this to everyone?” His eyes bloodshot, he tore at her clothes. (The white dress, when wet, easily revealed too much.)
With a ripping sound, the white dress was torn apart, and Yu Wanwan’s heart ached at that moment.
“What are you talking about? I had a towel, a fresh one every time. I wrapped myself up as soon as I came out of the water.”
“Do you think torturing people is exciting?” Xie Tingnan pinned the struggling Yu Wanwan down with one leg.
“Who did I torture?” The young girl was very wronged, tears welling up in her eyes.
Xie Tingnan didn’t want to admit it, but his heart ached terribly.
Yu Wanwan’s professionalism exhausted her body but tortured his heart.
“No more filming, understand?”
“Xie Tingnan, calm down.”
Yu Wanwan couldn’t move, forced to let him do as he pleased.
He had lost all reason. Tearing, kissing with madness, and even biting her…
Yu Wanwan closed her eyes in agony.
There was nothing left to say.
For someone of her status, what reasoning could there be with him?
Endless tears silently streamed down from the corners of her tightly shut, enchanting peach-blossom eyes…