Shen Kui picked up the acting cues very quickly, and Su Li was extremely satisfied with him, except for one detail.
Out of the corner of his eye, seeing Shen Kui cast his gaze toward him for the one hundred and eighth coincidence, Su Li felt the enthusiasm of his acting coaching instantly plunge, as if someone had suddenly splashed a basin of icy cold water on him in the middle of winter.
He knew the two of them were here to romance each other, but could they please exercise a little restraint!
That young master of the Han family had spent a fortune to send him here to date Shen Kui, yet it was Shen Kui himself who had turned down the coaching sessions on the grounds of being too busy, leaving the young master with no choice but to turn to him instead. Now, why on earth was Shen Kui staring at him every single day again!
And that look in his eyes—thank goodness this was on a film set, because if anyone who didn’t know the truth happened to see it, they would honestly think he was a human trafficker!
Anyway, since the coaching was practically finished, Su Li had no desire to remain sandwiched between this couple, enduring cold glares from all sides. Therefore, he deliberately picked a time during daylight hours to summon Han Tang over and explain the situation to him in full view of everyone. This would also serve to clear up the recent romantic gossip circulating around the crew concerning himself and Han Tang:
“When it comes right down to it, theoretical knowledge is really just this much. The rest depends mainly on practical execution! If you still feel unconfident in your heart, just find someone to run through the scenes with you!” As he spoke, his gaze drifted suggestively toward Shen Kui.
Receiving Su Li’s hint, Shen Kui understood that the director had misunderstood, but he chose not to offer any explanation.
To a certain extent, this misunderstanding actually worked to his advantage.
At the very least, this excuse provided a perfectly legitimate justification for him to observe those individuals harboring malicious intentions who tried to get close to the teenager.
Su Li felt the gaze that had been relentlessly clinging to him like a clinging parasite finally shift away, and a wave of relief washed over him.
If it weren’t for the fact that Shen Kui possessed genuine talent and would likely be a partner for future collaborations, he would never have created such a golden opportunity for the other person!
He just hoped Shen Kui would seize the chance.
Let those two little lovers resolve their lover’s spat internally! Stop coming back to torment an innocent outsider like him!
Shen Kui had also assumed that the teenager would come looking for him again to run lines, and he had even decided he wouldn’t turn the teenager down this time. To his surprise, however, what he got instead was the sight of the teenager holding a script and knocking on a completely different door.
That person’s name was Zheng Qi.
He was the replacement third male lead.
Noticing the deep affection unintentionally revealed by the teenager when interacting with that person, Shen Kui’s keen sixth sense made him realize that this man’s identity was far from simple.
After a period of observation, he became even more convinced:
This man has problems.
Through investigation, he learned the rumor that the teenager had coveted the man’s physical beauty, and when the man refused, the teenager actually spent a massive fortune, leveraging his family background to forcibly purchase the company the man belonged to!
Since Zheng Qi was unwilling to accept the teenager’s sugar-daddy arrangement, why on earth was he appearing here now?
For Su Li’s script?
While that was a valid reason to explain Zheng Qi’s presence here, it completely failed to explain why he constantly kept a secret watch on the interpersonal relationships surrounding the teenager!
Especially since Zheng Qi had deliberately put on an attitude of complete indifference toward the teenager upon their very first meeting; there had to be a huge problem hidden beneath all of this!
It seemed the person behind the scenes was finally making a move.
Consequently, the people on the crew gradually noticed that the atmosphere on set had suddenly grown tense.
Connecting this with the earlier rumor of Han Tang spending a fortune on Zheng Qi, quite a few individuals couldn’t help growing curious:
Between the new favorite and the old flame, exactly who would emerge triumphant?
Zheng Qi keenly sensed the gossipy glances directed at him by the surrounding people. To be honest, he hadn’t been willing to come here either, but the conditions offered by that person were simply too difficult to turn down…
Fortunately, young master Han’s interest had already been captured by Shen Kui.
At this thought, the look Zheng Qi directed toward Shen Kui carried a hint of genuine gratitude.
Zheng Qi could also perceive the hostility and vigilance in the other person’s eyes. However, even though he came here with ulterior motives, he absolutely had no intention of fighting for favor with anyone!
To make his actions more convenient and wrap up his mission faster, Zheng Qi decided he had to find a good opportunity to explain this misunderstanding to the other person.