Rebirth of Chinese Entertainment, starting with the strategy of 95 flowers to counterattack

Chapter 197 Can I touch our child?

“Xiao Yangzi,” Zhou Ye stepped out of the shadows and said in a low voice, “Remember, she now completely believes she is Li Muzi. You need to cooperate with her perception, but slowly guide her to remember reality.”

Gu Yang nodded, took a deep breath, and walked towards Zhang Jingyi.

As the distance between them shortened, he noticed her eyelashes trembling slightly, and her fingers tightly twisting the hem of her skirt.

“Muzi,” he tried to speak in the tone of the play, “I’m back.”

Zhang Jingyi looked up abruptly, tears welling up in her eyes instantly: "You...you still know how to come back?"

This reaction was so real that Gu Yang was speechless for a moment.

That line wasn't in the script!

"One year off-screen, but three years have passed on-screen." Zhang Jingyi stood up, her voice choked with emotion. "Where have you been for these three years? Why haven't you called me even once?"

? ? ? ? ?

What kind of nonsense is this?
Also, who designed these lines for her?

How is he supposed to respond to that?
Gu Yang looked to Zhou Ye for help, and Director Zhou frantically gestured for him to continue.

Assistant director Tian Xiwei, who was responsible for the dialogue design, held the milk tea that Director Zhou had just bought for her, and nodded as she drank it.

Clearly, she was very satisfied with the lines she had painstakingly come up with!
"I'm too busy with work," Gu Yang said, forcing himself to continue the scene. "You know, I'm a diving instructor..."

"It's the diving team again!" Zhang Jingyi suddenly exclaimed excitedly. "It's always the same excuse! Are you having an affair?"

Tian Xiwei covered her mouth, her shoulders shaking.

This girl is going way too far with the added scenes!
Gu Yang's forehead began to sweat. This plot had completely deviated from the original story; he was acting entirely on his own: "How could that be! You're the only one in my heart!"

"Prove it to me."

Zhang Jingyi took a step closer, tilted her head up and stared at him, "Kiss me."

? ? ? ? ?

The air in the room froze instantly.

Gu Yang's mind went blank.

Zhou Shi and Tian Xiwei also froze in place!
This part was never rehearsed!
"I...this..." Gu Yang stammered as he backed away, his back bumping into the wardrobe.

A sly glint flashed in Zhang Jingyi's eyes as she continued in a plaintive tone, "See? You won't even touch me..."

"No!" Gu Yang explained hastily, "Someone is watching..."

"Who's watching?" Zhang Jingyi looked around, looking bewildered. "There are only the two of us in the room."

Gu Yang was secretly pleased. They went out? If no one was around...

He turned his head sharply and found that Zhou Ye and Tian Xiwei were staring at him with wide eyes and murderous intent!
not good……

Gu Yang's gaze suddenly changed, as if he had been struck by some invisible force.

His shoulders slumped slightly, his lips drooped, and he was instantly enveloped in He Fei's melancholy and affectionate atmosphere.

"He's having an attack!!!!"

Zhou Ye gripped Tian Xiwei's arm tightly, his palms beginning to sweat.

"Mu Zi, it's you, Mu Zi..."

Gu Yang took a step forward with a hoarse voice, his hands trembling as he grasped Zhang Jingyi's fingertips, "I have regretted it every single day for the past three years."

Zhang Jingyi's breathing visibly paused for a moment; she seemed somewhat nervous.

"What...what do you regret?" she stammered, her fingers curling nervously in his palm.

Gu Yang gently stroked the back of her hand with his thumb, his fingertip burning hot: "I regret not saving you that day underwater."

He suddenly looked up, his eyes glistening with tears, "Are our children alright?"

"boom--"

Zhang Jingyi felt all the blood rush to her head.

She didn't know how to respond, so she looked to Zhou Ye for help, only to find him nodding frantically to signal her to continue.

"It's...it's alright..." she whispered, her ear tips so red they looked like they could bleed.

Gu Yang's hand slowly moved down, stopping an inch from her abdomen, his eyes filled with a pious reverence as if touching a sacred object: "May I... touch it?"

Tian Xiwei's milk tea fell to the ground with a "plop," and the tapioca pearls rolled all over the floor.

Zhang Jingyi stood frozen in place, her eyelashes trembling wildly.

Zhou Ye gritted his teeth and made a "continue" gesture, while Tian Xiwei silently mouthed, "Treatment is required!"

With tacit approval, Gu Yang gently placed his palm on Zhang Jingyi's lower abdomen.

Through the thin cotton dress, he could feel the girl's taut muscles and warm body temperature.

The skin beneath her fingertips rose and fell slightly with her breath, trembling like the fluttering of butterfly wings.

"He's moving..."

Gu Yang suddenly knelt down on one knee and pressed his cheek against it, "I heard it... he's calling for his father..."

Zhang Jingyi's legs went weak, and she had to lean on Gu Yang's shoulders for support.

The man's strong hair brushed against her bare arm, and the heat of his breath burned her skin through her clothes.

She had never been so intimate with anyone before, and she was so shy she felt like she was about to be steamed alive.

"You bastard!" Tian Xiwei protested softly, touching her slightly protruding belly. "You should have cast me!"

"She has no belly fat at all, that's easy to spot!"

"You bastard!" Zhou Ye muttered under his breath, rubbing his belly. "You like kids that much? Next time I'll give you a whole football team!"

"You..." Zhou Ye was about to explode when Tian Xiwei suddenly grabbed her: "Wait! His current state means the treatment is really effective!"

The three exchanged a complicated look.

Zhang Jingyi lowered her head shyly, while Zhou Ye and Tian Xiwei nodded, suppressing their bitterness, to signal them to continue. Gu Yang, emboldened by this tacit approval, went even further.

He wrapped his left arm around Zhang Jingyi's waist, and gently tucked a stray hair behind her ear with his right hand, his knuckles lightly brushing her earlobe: "Muzi, you've lost weight. Are you having severe morning sickness?"

"It's...it's alright..." Zhang Jingyi's voice was weak, and she felt like she was walking on cotton.

"I bought plum juice." Gu Yang magically produced a thermos from behind her back. "I'm pregnant and crave sour things..."

The three women were stunned!

He also prepared props?
Is this professional? Oh no... is the illness that serious?

Zhou Ye pinched her thigh hard, watching helplessly as Gu Yang held the bottom of the cup and fed Zhang Jingyi water, his thumb "inadvertently" brushing against her chin.

"Is it sour?" Gu Yang asked in a low voice, his eyes fixed on Zhang Jingyi's glistening lips.

"Hmm..." As Zhang Jingyi nodded, a drop of water slid down her neck and into her collar.

Gu Yang's gaze followed the drop of water downwards, and his Adam's apple bobbed noticeably.

"Ahem!" Director Zhou cleared his throat forcefully. "I think that should be about it for today..."

"Yes, yes, yes!" Tian Xiwei, her face almost contorted with embarrassment, nodded vigorously. "Haste makes waste..."

Although reluctant, Zhang Jingyi resolutely pushed Gu Yang away, saying, "Director Gu, what's wrong? It's me, Jingyi!"

Gu Yang's gaze suddenly became unfocused, and he blinked as if emerging from the deep sea.

He released Zhang Jingyi's hand and looked around in confusion: "What...what happened to me just now?"

"You're getting into character."

Zhou Ye quickly stepped forward to separate the two, his voice trembling almost imperceptibly, "He completely thinks he's He Fei."

Gu Yang raised his hand to rub his temples, his gaze falling on Zhang Jingyi's flushed cheeks: "Jingyi? Did I do something?"

Zhang Jingyi subconsciously covered her abdomen, which had just been touched, where the warmth of Gu Yang's palm still seemed to linger: "N-nothing, it was all for the sake of the plot..."

"I'm sorry." Gu Yang took two steps back, his face full of self-reproach. "I might need to be alone for a while."

The way his shoulders slumped as he turned was just right, conveying both disappointment and composure.

The moment the door closed, the three girls simultaneously breathed a sigh of relief.

"The effect is amazing!"

Tian Xiwei was the first to jump up, but when she saw Zhang Jingyi's blushing ear tips, she pouted and said, "It's just... a little too good."

Zhou Ye paced back and forth, transforming into Sherlock Holmes: "His expressions and movements just now were very natural, which shows that he was even more immersed in the role than we imagined."

She suddenly stopped, squinted at Zhang Jingyi, and said, "But you answered so naturally! You even managed to come up with an impromptu line like 'Are our children alright?'"

Zhang Jingyi was holding the thermos left by Gu Yang, lost in thought, when she heard this her hand trembled, "I...I was just following the plot..."

"Really?" Tian Xiwei leaned closer and suddenly poked her burning cheek. "Then why was your heart beating so fast that I could hear it even standing next to you, ever since he said he wanted to 'touch the child'?"

"I didn't...! If you keep doing this, I'm quitting..."

"No, no, no! Good Jingyi..." Zhou Ye quickly reassured her, "What do we do next? Continue this 'treatment'?"

She deliberately exaggeratedly imitated Gu Yang's actions, saying, "Mu Zi, I heard the baby calling for Daddy~"

“I think…” Zhang Jingyi mustered her courage and looked up, her eyes glistening with tears, “…it might be more effective if the two of them were alone together…”

"No way!" Zhou Ye and Tian Xiwei said in unison.

Zhang Jingyi sat up straight and suddenly became unusually serious: "Listen to me, just now there were a few times when he was obviously struggling between reality and the role. But every time you spoke up, he would revert to He Fei's state."

Tian Xi frowned slightly: "Are you saying that our presence is actually hindering him from facing his true memories?"

“Yes!” Zhang Jingyi nodded eagerly, “And didn’t you guys notice? When he thought it was just the two of us, those impromptu lines…”

Her voice grew softer and softer, "It all felt so real."

An eerie silence fell over the room.

Zhou Ye and Tian Xiwei exchanged a complicated look.

“I object,” Zhou Ye said firmly. “It’s too dangerous. Of course, I’m worried that you’ll get hurt, Jingyi…”

"I second that," Tian Xiwei said, grabbing Zhou Ye's arm. "What if he...you..."

Zhang Jingyi suddenly stood up, walked to the window, and turned her back to the two people: "When I was filming 'Better Days' last year, there was a scene where I just couldn't cry."

Her voice was very soft, "Director Gu told everyone to leave, leaving us on the rooftop. He didn't say a single line, he just stood there silently with me for twenty minutes..."

Zhou Ye's fingers dug into his palm.

She remembered this incident, and she always felt that Zhang Jingyi's gaze towards Gu Yang began to change after that day.

“I believe in him.” Zhang Jingyi turned around, her eyes shining with determination. “Whether as an actor or… a friend.”

Tian Xi opened her mouth as if to refute, but Zhou Ye stopped her.

Are you sure this is just for treatment?

Zhang Jingyi's eyelashes trembled slightly: "I'm sure... this is the most effective way."

There was another moment of silence.

Finally, Zhou Ye sighed and said, "Alright. But we must agree on three rules."

“First, we will only meet in public places!” Tian Xiwei immediately added.

"Secondly, you must report your travel itinerary before each 'treatment'!"

“Third…” Zhou Ye gritted his teeth, “Report your progress every day!”

"can!"

“And there’s one more crucial point.” Zhou Ye pressed down on her shoulder, his eyes sharp, “If one day you can’t tell whether he’s Gu Yang or He Fei, stop immediately.”

(End of this chapter)