The director was mainly there to walk through the upcoming scene. He’d heard rumors about this young lady’s temper, so he hadn’t expected her to actually listen to him. Seeing her adopt an attentive posture came as a bit of a surprise.
Though partway through, Qu Tianyao’s attention began to drift.
At first the director ignored it, but after she’d drifted for a while, he couldn’t help himself and followed her gaze, which finally landed on Min Haofeng.
It might have been fine if the director hadn’t looked but the moment he did, everyone around followed suit, and all those eyes immediately drew Min Haofeng’s attention. He swept his gaze around in the direction everyone was looking, and it finally settled on a person crouching on the ground with their back to him.
She was, after all, the “fiancée” the outside world kept gossiping about. He recognized that back, the one he’d grown up alongside at a glance, and strode over.
The moment Min Haofeng approached, everyone else stood up. While the director rose to greet him, Qu Tianyao stayed huddled on the ground, hugging his head, pretending he’d never been there at all.
“Qu Tianyao.”
Seeing that the person had no intention of getting up, Min Haofeng called out his name in a cold voice. Only then did Qu Tianyao rise, forcing out a somewhat awkward smile, and call out in a soft, delicate voice, “Feng-ge.”
Seeing Min Haofeng frown, Qu Tianyao felt very wronged. To avoid being exposed, he had specially dug out the voice-modulation skills he hadn’t practiced in years. Sure, he could produce a female voice, but if it didn’t sound like him, there was nothing he could do about it,
Yet Min Haofeng said with some disdain, “Don’t be so familiar. What are you doing here?”
“There’s a shoot today…” Qu Tianyao said. “I was about to ask what you’re doing here”
At that, Min Haofeng’s temple vein throbbed. “Don’t tell me you’re about to say you didn’t know I’m the one investing in this production?”
Qu Tianyao: “…” He really hadn’t known.
No wonder the original owner of this body took the role!
If he’d known, he never would have come!
“I really didn’t know”
“You” Min Haofeng was about to lose his temper, but then glanced at the crowd of onlookers curiously studying them behind him, and could only say, “Come here,” before leading him off to a secluded, empty corner. “Back then, it was only because Tianci came and pleaded on your behalf that I agreed to give you this role. And now you’re telling me you didn’t know?”
Qu Tianyao curled his lip. “Since you knew I was playing Jingyun, why bother asking what I’m doing here”
“Who was it that said they wouldn’t cling to me anymore?”
“Me” Qu Tianyao muttered. “But today I’m just here to film. Nothing else to it.”
Min Haofeng gave a scornful laugh. “With your track record, you think I’d believe that?”
“Whether you believe it or not is your business,” Qu Tianyao muttered. “How was I supposed to know you’d show up for an inspection today? Don’t flatter yourself.”
Min Haofeng: “…”
“Don’t worry. You do whatever you were going to do. Once I finish filming, I’m gone. Even if you begged me to stay, I wouldn’t.”
“Then you’d better film it well,” Min Haofeng said. “If what happened before happens again, not even Tianci begging will save you.”
Having his professional competence suddenly questioned, Qu Tianyao flared up instantly, but remembering what the original owner had done before, he forced himself through mental damage control. “He’s the real victim here. Qu Tianyao, stay calm.” After turning such phrases over in his head a few times, he pulled up a confident smile. “If you’re worried, then just watch. I guarantee I won’t disappoint.”