Entertainment: The Path to Best Actor for Talented Actors

Back on set, Zhang Ze sat somewhat absentmindedly in a folding chair, fiddling with his phone.

Baidu search results for Zeng Lai are plentiful, describing her as a once-in-200-years beauty from the Central Academy of Drama, and a classmate of a big star.

There was no content about Zeng Lai's love life, only news about Zeng Lai's Buddhist-like attitude, his unwillingness to accept unspoken rules, his exclusion by capital, and his lack of popularity for more than ten years.

Zhang Ze wasn't averse to the idea that Zeng Lai had ever been in a relationship; he only cared about the present, whether Zeng Lai had a boyfriend or was married.

Although he was taught from a young age not to be a third party and ruin other people's relationships, he couldn't care less at this point.

Although he was researching Zeng Lai's information, he already had the answer in his heart.

Who cares if she has a boyfriend or not? It's better if she doesn't.

Even if it exists!

He's determined to dig into this corner!

Has Zeng Lai gotten married?

Who was Zeng Lai's ex-boyfriend?

This investigation had a significant impact; an hour passed...

After the film crew finished work that evening, Zhang Ze returned to the hotel, washed up, and was sitting on the bed, painstakingly applying liniment to his body.

He suffered a lot in this movie, being beaten up on the street as a thug, and beaten up by his fellow inmates in prison, enduring all sorts of beatings.

Although they were all doing the movements with restraint, it was inevitable that they would bump into each other while jumping.

There were more than twenty bruises of varying sizes all over her body, no wonder Xu Qing felt heartbroken and shed tears.

"Knock knock..."

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Zhang Ze thought it was Xu Qing who had returned from outside. After finishing work, the girl had gone shopping with Gao Yang's girlfriend, Liu Jing.

Zhang Ze thought it was perfect, so he asked Xu Qing to help apply the medicine. Without thinking much, he got up and opened the door, shirtless.

"Sister Zeng Lai!"

"Ah! How did you... get so badly injured!"

The two exclaimed in surprise at the same time.

When Zeng Lai saw Zhang Ze shirtless, his first instinct was to turn away and hide.

But the next second, seeing the dozen or so bruises on his body, he asked in surprise.

Zhang Ze quickly closed the door, picked up a T-shirt from the bed, and put it on.

She opened the door and apologized, "Sorry, Sister Zeng Lai, I thought it was my sister coming back! I thought I could have her help me apply the medicine!"

Zeng Lai walked into the room, her cheeks flushed, and waved her hand, saying, "It's okay, I came suddenly, it's not your fault!"

She held out the ointment to Zhang Ze and said, "I only realized this afternoon that I had stepped on your foot and hurt it. This is ointment I specially went to the pharmacy to buy. Please apply it. I'm so sorry for hurting you."

"It's alright, you're too kind. It's normal to bump into things during filming, you don't need to worry about it," Zhang Ze replied with a smile.

"That's what I say, but I'll still feel guilty if I don't do something. I just didn't expect you to be so badly injured."

"It's okay, I apply liniment for bruises every day. It's just a superficial injury, it'll heal in a few days!"

Seeing Zhang Ze's relaxed expression, Zeng Lai bit her lip and said, "I see you're having a hard time applying the medicine, and there are some places you can't reach. Let me apply it for you!"

Hearing Zeng Lai's words, Zhang Ze was somewhat surprised and subconsciously declined, saying, "That's too kind of me. My cousin will come later, and she can help me apply it!"

It would have been better if Zhang Ze hadn't refused; the moment he did, Zeng Lai's rebellious streak kicked in.

He said firmly, "What's there to be embarrassed about? You just helped me this afternoon. Besides, in a couple of days, you'll be shirtless while I treat your wounds and change your dressings."

At this point, Zeng Lai took the initiative, picking up the liniment from the table and saying in a coquettish tone, "Don't just stand there, sit down!"

Hearing this, Zhang Ze remembered that he did have a scene in a couple of days where he not only had to be shirtless while Zeng Lai changed his dressing, but also had a passionate kissing scene. So he sat down on the bed without any hesitation.

I gently applied the ointment to the bruise with a cotton swab; it felt cool and refreshing.

Zeng Lai's hands were very light, and sometimes when his warm palms touched Zhang Ze's skin, there was a burning sensation.

Goosebumps rose on his body. Zeng Lai thought he had used too much force, so he quickly picked up a cotton swab and unconsciously blew on it.

"After you finish applying the rest, turn it over," Zeng Lai said gently.

Zhang Ze turned around like a puppet and saw Zeng Lai bending over, carefully applying the ointment.

That bright and beautiful face was less than twenty centimeters away from me, with a high, delicate nose, luscious cherry lips, bright eyes, and long, fluttering eyelashes.

Zhang Ze was completely mesmerized!

Women are very sensitive to eye contact. Sensing Zhang Ze's intense gaze, Zeng Lai glanced at him, which startled Zhang Ze, who quickly turned his face away.

Zeng Lai didn't speak, but a blush appeared on her originally fair cheeks.

It made her already stunningly beautiful face even more alluring!

After applying the ointment to the wound, Zhang Ze saw Zeng Lai squat down, wanting to take off his slippers, and quickly called out to him.

"Sister Zeng Lai, you don't need your feet, I can do it myself!"

Zeng Lai glanced at him and scolded, "You have more than a dozen wounds on your back. Can you bend over?"

"Besides, I'm the one who injured your foot, so I'll take responsibility!"

Zhang Ze didn't insist. When he saw Zeng Lai squatting down in front of him and taking off his slippers, Zhang Ze was already somewhat distracted.

He was thinking a bit too much at that moment...

Seeing the large red swelling on Zhang Ze's foot, Zeng Lai's heart trembled.

She never expected that her fall from that height would injure Zhang Ze's foot so badly!

What's touching is that he hasn't uttered a single word.

He wouldn't even have let himself know if he hadn't discovered it himself.

Then I thought of Zhang Ze's body covered with more than twenty bruises, and his limping figure walking against the light!

In an instant, Zeng Lai felt a stinging sensation in his nose, and tears welled up in his eyes.

pat!

A tear fell onto Zhang Ze's sole.

"Sister Zeng Lai, why are you crying! I..."

Seeing Zeng Lai shed tears, Zhang Ze panicked and didn't know what to do.

Zeng Lai wiped away her tears. "It's nothing, I just didn't know I had hurt your foot so badly. I'm so sorry!"

"It's alright, it's just a superficial injury. Men have thick skin, it'll be fine in a few days, don't worry about it!" Zhang Ze said nonchalantly.

Zeng Lai asked again

"If I hadn't noticed, were you planning not to tell me about your injury?"

Zhang Ze nodded without saying a word.

"Why are you so stupid!" Zeng Lai said distressedly.

Zhang Ze chuckled but didn't answer.

With his arms supporting him behind him, he struggled to lift his feet.

After Zeng Lai sensed it, he raised his hand and placed Zhang Ze's foot on his knee, then lowered his head and began to apply the ointment carefully.

Zhang Ze felt his soul trying to break free from the constraints of his body, and his mind went blank.

After an unknown amount of time, Zeng Lai finished applying the ointment, blew on the bruised area, and said, "All done, finally finished!"

Zhang Ze quickly came to his senses, but when Zeng Lai stood up from the ground, his legs were a little weak, probably because he had been squatting for too long, and he was about to stumble.

Zhang Ze quickly picked Zeng Lai up and helped her sit on the bed.

"It's okay, I just squatted for too long and my legs are a little numb. I'll feel better after a while!" Zeng Lai explained.

Just then, Zeng Lai's phone rang. He took it out and saw that it was his assistant calling.

Just as I was about to answer, the phone ran out of battery and shut down.

"Oh no! I played on my phone for too long this afternoon, and it's dead!"

"I need to use your phone to call my assistant. I just arranged for her to handle something important!" Zeng Lai said to Zhang Ze.

"Your phone is right next to you. The secret number is 890520," Zhang Ze said casually.

But two seconds later, his face turned pale, and he looked terrified, about to shout, when he discovered that Zeng Lai had already unlocked the screen.

At this moment, Zeng Lai looked at the content on the screen and was also at a loss for what to do.

The first thing that catches the eye is Baidu's question: "Does Zeng Lai have a boyfriend now?"

Standing to the side, Zhang Ze now desperately wanted to die.

This is so embarrassing... It's so damn awkward...