I became a movie star at the age of three; Dilraba and I are childhood sweethearts.

This feeling made her feel incredibly close and at ease.

"Alright, I can't be bothered with your young people's business."

Wang Jinhua waved her hand, turned around, and went into the house.

"I've scheduled a video conference with Warner, you can do whatever you want."

Watching Wang Jinhua's retreating figure, Xiao Chen rubbed his temples and shrugged at Avril.

"You'll get used to it; she's always been like this."

Avril smiled and shook her head; the nervousness in her heart had long since vanished.

Looking at the man in front of her, and at the lights of the villa, she felt a sense of...home for the first time.

Perhaps, this time, she can really stay.

A month passed in the blink of an eye.

This hillside villa became Xiao Chen's temporary retreat from the spotlight.

He was making final preparations for filming "Fast & Furious".

Every morning, the rhythmic clanging of the equipment can be heard in the gym.

Sweat dripped down his sculpted muscles, splashing onto the floor and leaving damp marks.

His body, honed into a sharp blade ready to be drawn, was full of power and beauty.

Avril, on the other hand, was like a clingy kitten, residing in the house.

She awkwardly barged into the kitchen, a place even more unfamiliar to her than the recording studio.

This rock starlet can ignite the passion of tens of thousands of people with a guitar pick, yet she can't even use an egg beater properly.

The kitchen often echoes with the crisp sound of plates shattering or billowing smoke from improperly controlled heat.

This caused the villa's smoke alarm to go off in a frenzy.

At mealtimes, several "creative dishes" with bizarre colors and abstract shapes are always placed on the table.

With an expectant look on her face, Avril pushed a plate of dark, unappetizing stuff in front of Xiao Chen like she was showing off a treasure.

"Try it, this is my newly invented 'Volcanic Lava Baked Snail'."

Xiao Chen picked up a fork and poked the unidentified object without changing his expression.

"Why do I feel like this is more like a snail encountering a prehistoric catastrophe?"

He spoke in a flat tone, as if he were discussing the weather.

Avril's cheeks were puffed up like a hamster's.

"How can you be so unromantic! This is love!"

"Don't you understand compassion?!"

Xiao Chen didn't say anything more, but silently divided the plate of "Catastrophe" in half and put it in his own bowl.

Then I ate slowly and deliberately. I ate each bite with care.

Avril looked at him, and all the little complaints in her heart instantly turned into sweetness.

She knew that her cooking skills were terrible, and even the cleaning lady at home had politely advised her to leave the kitchen alone.

But this man, no matter how culinary she made that could be described as a biological weapon, would always eat it all while making sarcastic remarks.

This indulgent favoritism made her addicted and unable to extricate herself.

The night before filming began for "Fast & Furious".

The night breeze in Los Angeles carried a hint of coolness, rustling the palm trees in the villa's garden.

Xiao Chen stood on the terrace, gazing at the dazzling city lights below the mountain.

The Milky Way and the neon lights of the human world reflect each other, blurring the boundary between heaven and earth.

Avril, carrying two glasses of red wine, quietly walked up to him.

"I'm joining the production team tomorrow."

Her voice was very soft.

Xiao Chen took the wine glass and gently swirled it.

"Um."

The deep red wine left beautiful tear streaks on the glass.

Silence filled the air.

This past month of living and working together feels like an unreal dream.

When he woke up, he was about to return to the world that belonged to him.

And she seems to be turning back into the fan who can only watch him from afar.

A nameless panic gripped Avril's heart.

She didn't want it to be like this.

Alcohol emboldens people and amplifies their most primal impulses.

Avril put down her wine glass, and the moment Xiao Chen turned his head, she stood on tiptoe and clumsily but firmly kissed him.

Her lips were slightly cool, carrying the rich aroma of red wine, and trembled almost imperceptibly.

It was a shy, tentative kiss, yet it exhausted all her courage.

Xiao Chen's body stiffened for a moment.

He could smell the girl's sweet fragrance and feel her heart pounding wildly against his lips.

He lowered his eyes and watched as her long eyelashes trembled slightly with nervousness, like the fragile wings of a butterfly.

He did not push her away.

Instead, he reached out and gently put his arm around her waist, lowered his head slightly, and took the initiative.

This kiss instantly transformed from a fleeting peck into a raging storm that swept everything away.

Avril's mind went blank.

She felt like a small boat caught in the eye of a storm, spinning around and unable to think.

His scent overwhelmed all her senses, making her weak all over and her legs almost unable to support her body.

If Xiao Chen hadn't been supporting her, she probably would have collapsed to the ground.

After an unknown amount of time, when Xiao Chen finally released her, Avril was panting heavily, her pretty face flushed red.

She looked into the man's deep eyes, which seemed to hold swirling stars that threatened to draw her soul in.

"I...I..."

She stammered, unable to utter a single complete word.

The next second, she turned around abruptly, like a startled deer, and ran back to her room without looking back, slamming the door shut.

"Bang!"

Xiao Chen was the only one left on the terrace.

He touched his lips; her warmth and fragrance still seemed to linger on them.

He shook his head helplessly, and chuckled softly at the closed door.

"To be honest, you got scared away again."

That girl is always like this. She charges in with boundless courage, but when it comes to close combat, she's the first one to run away.

He picked up his wine glass, downed the red wine in one gulp, and turned to go back to his room.

……

The next day, filming for "Fast & Furious" officially began.

This is an abandoned factory located in the suburbs of Los Angeles, which the film crew temporarily transformed into a secret base for race car drivers.

Director Lin is a very insightful Chinese-American director who poured his heart and soul into this film.

However, no matter how good the idea is, it has to bow to reality.

As a street racing film that wasn't well-received by the mainstream, the first film had a very limited budget.

"OK! Attention, all departments!"

Director Lin, holding a megaphone, passionately directed the scene.

"Props team, check those two Mazda RX-7s and Mitsubishi Eclipses."

"We're about to shoot the first chase scene, so the car damage has to be incredibly realistic!"

Several staff members are making final adjustments to two modified Japanese sports cars.

The cars are cool, full of 90s retro modification style, but anyone with a discerning eye can tell that they are not top-of-the-line luxury cars.

Xiao Chen changed into his costume, a simple white T-shirt and jeans, to play the lead role of Brian O'Connor.

At this moment, he is a rookie undercover police officer.

He looked around at the busy scene of the film crew and frowned slightly.