He wants to adopt a younger sister, but his aloof wife disagrees.

It's late at night, 11 p.m.

Jianghai Film and Television Base, Studio 3.

Artificial rainmaking was underway inside the tent. A huge water truck created a torrential downpour, which, combined with the mist created by dry ice, filled the entire scene with a damp, chilly, and eerie atmosphere.

The famous scene from "Green Snake" – "Temptation in the Water" – is being filmed here.

"Cut! No, that's not right!"

Jiang Che sat behind the monitor, his brow furrowed, holding a walkie-talkie in his hand:

"Xiao Ruan, your eyes are too innocent."

"You are a demon, and you have just taken human form. Your feelings for Xu Xian (the male protagonist) are not just curiosity, but also a desire to devour him. The way you look at him now is like you're looking at braised pork, not a man."

Su Xiaoruan was soaking wet in the icy pool, her thin gauze clinging to her body, revealing her curves. She wiped the water from her face and cried out in a pitiful voice:

"But brother...director! I don't know what the right way to look at a man is!"

Jiang Che sighed.

He put down the walkie-talkie, took off his coat, leaving only a white shirt half-soaked by the rain, strode into the rain, and jumped into the pool.

"Everyone, clear the area. Only the photographers are allowed."

Jiang Che waved his hand.

Unrelated personnel should evacuate immediately.

In the huge pool, only Jiang Che and Su Xiaoruan remained.

"Look at me."

Jiang Che walked up to her, raindrops sliding down his high, straight nose and dripping onto his collarbone. He reached out and lifted Su Xiaoruan's chin, his voice low and husky, carrying a bewitching charm:

"Forgot I'm your brother?"

"Now, I am your only prey."

"You need to think about... how to entangle me, how to suffocate me, how to make me... doomed forever."

Su Xiaoruan looked at Jiang Che, who was so close to her.

The rain soaked his hair, adding a touch of wild sexiness to his usual gentle demeanor.

In that instant, the "green snake" in Su Xiaoruan's heart awakened.

She stopped talking.

Her eyes changed. A layer of mist filled her once clear pupils, making them seem hooked and poisonous.

She slowly reached out, her fingertips sliding down Jiang Che's Adam's apple until they hooked onto his shirt collar.

Lean forward.

Her red lips were slightly parted, as if they were about to kiss.

The sheer force of the tension, the pushing the boundaries of taboo, caused the photographers present to hold their breath and their hands to tremble.

Too sensual.

If this were broadcast, it would absolutely go viral.

however.

Just as their noses were about to touch, and Su Xiaoruan's bewitching gaze was about to reach its peak.

"Slap, slap, slap."

A slow, rhythmic round of applause came from the shadows.

"Good acting."

A clear, cool female voice pierced through the rain and landed distinctly in the pool.

Su Xiaoruan shuddered, and the demonic aura instantly dissipated, nearly causing her to slip into the water in fright.

"Sister...Sister?!"

Jiang Che turned his head.

At the entrance of the photography studio, Shen Qingge, wearing a black trench coat, stood with her hands in her pockets.

She wasn't wearing makeup or a formal dress, but her aura as an empress completely suppressed the artificial, demonic atmosphere around her.

She looked at her sister in the pool who was "seducing" her husband, and then at her husband, who was directing a scene but whose posture was extremely ambiguous.

A half-smile curved at the corner of his lips:

"Looks like I've come at the wrong time?"

"Excuse me, you two...are you having a dramatic performance?"

The entire room fell silent.

Even Director Feng huddled behind the monitor, too afraid to speak. The atmosphere of this chaotic scene was even colder than the rain from before.

Jiang Che remained completely calm.

He calmly grabbed Su Xiaoruan's hand, which was still on his collar, removed it, then turned around, waded through the water to the shore, and extended his hand to Shen Qingge:

"No, you've come at just the right time."

"This scene has just ended."

Jiang Che pulled Shen Qingge to his side (though he didn't pull her into the water), but she still felt the dampness and heat from his body:

"That scene just now was a preview of your 'return gift'."

"How about it, Mr. Shen? Is this scene exciting enough?"

Shen Qingge looked at the muscle lines that were faintly visible under his soaked shirt, and her throat felt a little dry.

"It's alright."

She haughtily shifted her gaze to Su Xiaoruan, who was still shivering in the water:

"Alright, stop soaking there. Get up and dry yourself off. If you catch a cold, I'll hold you responsible."

"Yes, sister!"

Su Xiaoruan felt like she'd been granted a pardon. She quickly scrambled ashore, wrapped herself in a towel, and slipped away. It was terrifying! Just a moment ago, she felt her sister's eyes were even fiercer than Fahai's!

……

Half an hour later.

The Grand Hotel in the Film City, penthouse suite.

When Jiang Che came out of the shower, he was only wearing a bath towel around his waist.

Shen Qingge was sitting on the sofa, holding the script of "Green Snake" in her hand, with two glasses of red wine in front of her.

"Is Gu Yanzhi's matter resolved?" Jiang Che dried his hair and sat down next to her.

"Resolved."

Shen Qingge put down the script, turned to look at him, and her eyes flashed with an unusual light:

"The Gu family is probably busy selling off assets to cover their losses right now. Gu Yanzhi bought a ticket overnight and went back abroad."

"Well done."

Jiang Che picked up his glass of red wine and clinked it against hers:

"This is my queen."

Shen Qingge took a sip of wine, the red liquid staining her lips. She put down her glass, then suddenly stretched out her foot, her toes, clad in black stockings, lightly touching Jiang Che's knee.

Then, slide it upwards little by little along the thigh.

"Director Jiang."

Shen Qingge's voice became languid and hoarse, with a hint of provocation:

"Just now on set, I saw you teaching Xiaoruan how to act out 'temptation,' and you taught her quite professionally."

"Fingertips traced Adam's apple... hooking the collar..."

Shen Qingge mimicked Su Xiaoruan's earlier action, hooking her fingers around the edge of Jiang Che's bath towel:

"What? You think I'm not alluring enough at home? You need to go outside to find inspiration?"

Jiang Che grabbed her ankle, his eyes darkening instantly:

"That was acting."

"Yeah?"

Shen Qingge suddenly pounced on Jiang Che and pinned him to the sofa.

Her long hair fell down, brushing against Jiang Che's chest.

I don't believe it.

"unless……"

Shen Qingge lowered her head and breathed softly into his ear:

"You direct a scene for me too."

"Just act out...how the Green Snake ate Xu Xian."

"But this time, I am the Green Snake, and you are Xu Xian."

"and……"

Her hand slipped inside the bath towel:

"We can't call 'cut' for this scene."

Jiang Che looked at the female CEO on his body, who was more alluring than a fairy at that moment, and the fire in his heart was instantly ignited.

"Shen Qingge, you asked for this."

"Am I Xu Xian?"

Jiang Che flipped over, instantly taking the initiative and pinning her firmly beneath him:

"Unfortunately, the script has been changed."

"I am Fahai."

"Tonight, I'm going to subdue you, you monster."

"Well……"

Outside the window, there was a thunderstorm.

Inside, springtime was in full bloom.

That night, Shen Qingge finally understood what it truly meant to be "too immersed in the role."

The man, who was usually gentle and refined, revealed a wildness and domineering nature that left her with no strength to even beg for mercy once he tore off his mask.

……

noon the next day.

Shen Qingge, supporting her lower back and wearing sunglasses, walked out of the hotel.

Although she was very tired, her complexion was surprisingly good; the radiance she had gained was so good that even her sunglasses couldn't hide it.

"Mr. Shen, shall we go back to the company?" the driver asked.

"No."

Shen Qingge glanced at the hotel behind her, a slight smile playing on her lips:

"To the film set."

"Since we're here, let's take this opportunity to inspect the work."

"besides……"

She remembered a plan that Jiang Che had told her last night.

"Help me make an appointment with the owners of the biggest cinema chains in Jianghai City."

"Since 'Green Snake' was made so well..."

"Then we should make sure it dominates all the screenings when it's released."

"I want to make sure that Lu Ziye's so-called 'Ode to a Prosperous Age' won't even get a sip of soup."