As the hovercar came to a stop near the film and television base, Lu Yao's thoughts were still lingering on that embarrassing scene in the elevator that morning.

The lazy and uninhibited laughter of her beautiful neighbor, and the fact that she had two men at the same time, still lingered in her mind.

After all, I had just learned about these things from Fu Ciyan not long ago, and then I encountered a real case.

She took a deep breath, opened the car door, and headed to the filming location of "Temptation of a Wife" with her script bag in hand.

On a crisp early winter morning, artificial fog filled the air at the film and television base, creating a hazy, dreamlike atmosphere reminiscent of the orc world in the drama.

The staff are already busy setting up the equipment and adjusting the lights.

Not far away, Xie Linyu, who plays the wolf beastman Ling Mo, has already finished his special effects makeup. Two fluffy wolf ears stand up in his golden hair, and realistic scars and animal patterns are pasted on his face and arms. He is looking down and discussing something in a low voice with Director Wang.

As Lu Yao walked over, Xie Linyu happened to look up.

When those wolf eyes, tinted amber by special effects contact lenses, looked over in the sunlight, Lu Yao's heart skipped a beat for no apparent reason.

It has to be admitted that Xie Linyu's makeup and styling perfectly showcased Ling Mo's complex temperament of being both wild and wary, even more so than the "Ling Mo" she had previously imagined.

"Screenwriter Lu is here," Director Wang greeted with a smile. "Perfect timing. The first scene is the crucial first encounter between 'Ling Mo' and 'Lu Qing.' Su Qian has already prepared everything. Come and take a look, and help us grasp 'Lu Qing's' emotions."

Su Qian was wearing a dark red dress today, her long hair was loosely tied up, and she had "villainess" makeup on her face.

Although the character she plays, 'Lu Qing,' is a modern woman who has traveled from the past, there is a storyline before the main plot unfolds, which is about how the original female lead bullied 'Ling Mo' and harmed male beastmen.

In this role, Su Qian is to portray the original female lead's ruthlessness and viciousness.

Seeing Lu Yao approach, Su Qian smiled and stood up: "Good morning, Sister Lu Yao."

Lu Yao nodded: "How are you feeling? Nervous?"

"A little. I'm worried that I won't perform well and will drag down Xie Ying-jian, and also delay the crew's work."

"Don't overthink it, just act out what you've planned. We've just started filming, so we can adjust if there are any problems." Although Lu Yao had never acted before, she knew that an actor's mentality couldn't collapse.

Once the crew had made the necessary adjustments, staff members quickly came to inform us that the first scene was about to begin.

"Actors, take your positions! Silence!"

At the script supervisor's command, the huge green screen studio fell completely silent.

Xie Linyu, who plays Ling Mo, appears in the center of the scene, kneeling on the rough stone ground.

The tattered linen shirt was torn to the point of barely covering his body, revealing large patches of skin covered with "whip marks" and "bruises".

Heavy iron chains locked his wrists, the other end of which was fixed to an iron ring on the wall.

Wolf ears trembled slightly amidst the messy golden hair, amber beast eyes were lowered, and eyelashes cast thick shadows on the face.

Su Qian took a deep breath, gripped the prop whip in her hand, and slowly walked into the frame.

A gorgeous, dark red gown trailed behind her, its exquisite gold embroidery reflecting a cold luster in the cool light.

She held her chin high, her exquisite makeup unable to conceal her meanness, her eyes filled with contempt and mockery for the "male" before her.

"Still glaring at me?" Her tone was undisguisedly cruel. "Looks like yesterday's lesson wasn't enough, huh?"

Ling Mo let out a cold snort, the chains rattling as he moved. He looked up at Lu Qing, his amber eyes burning with anger and stubbornness, as if he would break through the chains and bite Lu Qing's throat at any moment.

Su Qian was stunned by that gaze, her heart tightened, and she subconsciously took half a step back, instantly snapping out of character.

"Cut!" Director Wang's voice came through the loudspeaker, "Su Qian, what's going on? Why are you backing out? You're the one bullying him, not the other way around. Don't be scared by him, let's do it again!"

Su Qian immediately adjusted her breathing.

restart.

Lu Qing stepped forward with a mocking look in his eyes, occasionally tapping his palm with the whip.

"They say your wolf clan has the hardest bones? " She stopped, leaned close to Ling Mo's ear, and whispered maliciously, "I'd like to see just how hard they are."

After saying that, she suddenly raised the whip—

"Cut!" Director Wang yelled again. "Su Qian! Actions! The movement of raising the whip is too hesitant! You are the abuser! You need to have the decisiveness to control someone's life and death! And the way you toy with him and humiliate him needs to be layered. Let's do it again!"

Then came the third, the fourth... Su Qian became increasingly nervous.

She tried to portray the original owner's ruthlessness, but kept getting stuck on certain details. Just when she was about to give up, Xie Linyu spoke up, "Director Wang, let's take a break."

"Take a ten-minute break!" Director Wang waved his hand impatiently. "Everyone, take a break! Su Qian, come here!"

With red eyes, Su Qian walked to the monitor. Director Wang pointed to the playback and said sternly, "Look for yourself. Every time you approached Actor Xie, you leaned back. What kind of pressure is that? You're afraid of him! You should look down on him! Control him! Treat him like a disobedient dog at your feet!"

Lu Yao watched from the side, thinking about how to help Su Qian get into the zone.

At this moment, Xie Linyu stepped out of the scene, took the water and towel handed to him by his assistant Xiao Chen, and went to Lu Yao's side to rest for a while.

He glanced at Su Qian, who was being lectured by Director Wang, and said in a low voice, "This can't go on. Su Qian is stuck, and the more you push her, the more nervous she becomes."

Lu Yao nodded: "Yes, she might need to rediscover her footing, or else..."

She wanted to suggest that Su Qian take a break and that they film the other people's scenes first.

Xie Linyu's eyes flickered, and he suddenly said, "Teacher Lu Yao, how about we try acting out your vision of 'Lu Qing' for Su Qian, just like that day?"

Director Wang's eyes lit up immediately: "That's great, Ms. Lu Yao, could you please help Su Qian get a feel for it?"

Upon hearing this, Su Qian also looked at Lu Yao with hopeful eyes.

Lu Yao was taken aback by Xie Linyu's sudden suggestion. She instinctively wanted to refuse, after all, she wasn't a professional actress.

But when faced with Su Qian's tearful, pleading eyes, and the renewed expectation in Director Wang's eyes, the words of refusal stuck in his throat, and he couldn't say them.

"Alright then, I'll give it a try." Lu Yao hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement, took the whip from Su Qian, and looked up at Xie Linyu, whose eyes were filled with a smile.

The two returned to the scene one after the other.

Lu Yao held the prop whip and stood in the center of the studio. A huge green screen stretched out behind her, and the artificial cold light shrouded Xie Linyu's character, 'Ling Mo,' in shadow.

She took a deep breath, her eyes gradually becoming playful.

She didn't speak immediately, but stopped in front of him, scanning his battered body inch by inch with her gaze, as if she were appreciating her own work.

Finally, she moved.

Instead of whipping him, she used the other end of the whip to lift Ling Mo's chin, forcing him to raise his head and meet her gaze.

A chilling hatred and humiliation instantly flashed in his amber wolf eyes. He abruptly turned his head away, avoiding the humiliating touch.

【Heh.】Lu Qing’s lips curled into a smile, as if his resistance pleased her.

She slowly slid the whip handle along the line of his jaw to his Adam's apple.

Ling Mo's body tensed instantly at her movements.

His Adam's apple trembled violently. He clenched his teeth, his jawline taut, and his amber pupils contracted with rage as he glared at her fiercely, as if he would tear her apart at any moment.

But that wasn't all. Lu Qing's actions became increasingly audacious. Her wrist continued to slide down, the cool touch of the whip handle brushing against his collarbone, sweeping across the contours of his pectoral muscles, lingering briefly on a certain "whip mark," feeling the uncontrollable tension and trembling of his muscles.

Then, she turned her wrist again, and the end of the whip handle slid down slowly at a more ambiguous and invasive angle, gliding over his taut abdominal muscles... pressing against him almost imperceptibly through the rough fabric.

Time seemed to freeze at that moment.

Ling Mo felt as if he had been frozen in ice and then thrown into a raging fire! He took a deep breath, his pupils suddenly contracted, and his amber eyes surged with a humiliation a hundred times stronger than before.

His face instantly lost its color, then quickly flushed red, with veins bulging on his forehead and neck.

But at that moment, Lu Qing suddenly raised the whip in his hand and struck him with a "crack," uttering the words, "Shameless!"

"Great!" Director Wang stood up excitedly. "That's the feeling! Su Qian, you saw it, right? It's this kind of humiliating manipulation. There's no need for any extreme expressions, but every gesture is full of humiliation."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yao blushed instantly. She glanced at Xie Linyu first and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Xie, just now..."

"It's okay, I know it's for the plot." Xie Linyu interrupted her, his voice unusually hoarse. After speaking, he turned around, walked to the side with a slightly stiff posture, took the water cup handed to him by Xiao Chen, and gulped down a few mouthfuls.

He tried to suppress the burning desire in his heart.

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