She debuted after having a child with a celestial being.

At 10 a.m., three cars were parked outside the Hengdian film set of "Meng Hua Lu".

Shu Chang arrived first, driving her understated white Tesla, with an insulated bag on the passenger seat.

Tang Yan followed closely behind, her face half-covered by sunglasses; she had come to watch the excitement.

Zhang Liangying was the last to arrive, coming straight from the recording studio with a portable coffee cup in her hand. As soon as she got out of the car, she shouted at Shu Chang, "What's in your insulated bag?"

"Homemade cookies. To give Feifei some energy; aren't we filming a kissing scene today?"

The three of them burst into laughter at the entrance to the film set. The crew recognized them but didn't stop them; Director Yang had given prior notice, saying that there were several "special guests" visiting the set today.

Liu Yifei had just come out of the dressing room, wearing Zhao Pan'er's plain-colored waist-length ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress).

Before she could even speak, Tang Yan had already taken off her sunglasses, looked her up and down, and smiled with a "I see right through you" look, saying, "Feifei, you look great today. Did you put on a face mask last night?"

"I use face masks every day, it has nothing to do with today." Liu Yifei reached out to take Shu Chang's insulated bag, glanced down at the small cookies inside, and smiled.

"That's not necessarily true. Episode 19, the lovemaking scene. We've already read the script." Zhang Liangying walked past her, leaving her with these words.

"Did the three of you plan this?" Liu Yifei stood at the door of the dressing room, arms crossed.

"It wasn't pre-arranged. After you posted the notice in the group chat, Tang Yan asked first, 'What time and where?' Shu Chang replied, 'Meet in Hengdian at 10 AM.' I replied with my location. And then..."

Zhang Liangying placed her coffee cup on the folding chair and turned her head to look at Liu Yifei.

"How are you going to film this kissing scene today, Feifei? We're watching Liu Yifei's first kissing scene live to learn from her."

"How else can we film it? Professional actors, we'll film it however we need to."

Liu Yifei stood in front of the dressing table, pretending to be calm, still holding the small cookie she hadn't had time to eat in her hand.

Tang Yan sat down on the folding chair next to her, took a sip of her water, and recited her lines in a serious tone: 'But I want to say, because I don't want any suspicion between us.' Then Liu Yifei took the initiative to kiss her. The script clearly says 'take the initiative.' Feifei, have you ever taken the initiative with Brother He before?"

"Tang Yan... that's enough."

"Not enough, not enough." Shu Chang placed the insulated bag on the dressing table and casually took a bite of a cookie.

"I brought cookies today specifically to replenish my energy. How can I have the strength to kiss if I'm not full?"

Hahahaha...

The three of them huddled together, laughing heartily.

"If you three keep doing this, I'm not filming anymore."

"You're not going to film? Director Yang will be the first to object if you don't. What will happen to Xiao He if you don't film... He's been waiting for this scene for days."

Even when Jane Zhang placed her coffee cup on the vanity, she couldn't help but tease her.

Liu Yifei picked up a powder brush from the vanity and pretended to hit her, but Shu Chang grabbed her wrist from the side.

"Don't smash it, don't smash it! Liangying is telling the absolute truth. Feifei, tell me honestly, when you received those kissing scenes in the script, were you really going to refuse to perform? Why did you agree to it later?"

Liu Yifei put the powder brush back and looked down at her fingers: "Later I found out that Gu Qianfan was him."

"Oh..." The three of them simultaneously let out a drawn-out exclamation.

Shu Chang spoke first: "So it's not that I don't want to film kissing scenes, it's that I don't want to film kissing scenes with other people."

Tang Yan immediately chimed in, "Yes, yes, it doesn't matter if we film with Xiao He."

Zhang Liangying leaned back in her folding chair and slowly added, "It's not that I don't care, it's that I can't ask for it."

"Are you three here to visit the set or to interrogate prisoners?"

"Come on, all of you!" the three said in unison.

Yang Yang peeked out from behind the monitor, holding a megaphone, and shouted, "Yifei, get ready!"

Liu Yifei stood up and walked towards the film set. Halfway there, she glanced back at her three best friends who were sharing cookies at the entrance of the dressing room and sighed.

"Don't be too noisy on set."

"Don't worry. We're here to observe professional actors filming kissing scenes, and we're observing them very professionally." Tang Yan waved to her.

The kiss scene for episode 19, the night they fell in love, has officially begun filming.

This scene marks the first climax of the emotional storyline in "The Dream of Splendor".

Under the moonlight, Zhao Pan'er and Gu Qianfan poured out their hearts to each other. Gu Qianfan handed her all his possessions—three land deeds and four keys—and told her, "We will definitely get married."

Under the moonlight, Gu Qianfan told Pan'er that she didn't need to explain to him. Zhao Pan'er said, "But I want to say that I don't want any suspicion between us." Then she took the initiative to kiss him.

Then came Gu Qianfan's kiss on the neck, followed by an empty shot of two goldfish swimming in the water, which the director used to symbolize the joy of love.

The lighting crew on set has already laid out the moonlight.

A soft light box slanted into the room from outside the window, its color temperature adjusted to a cool, moonlight white, while a very pale, warm yellow candle was placed beside the bed.

The shadow of the window frame was cast on the wooden floor, swaying slightly in the wind.

Liu Yifei, wearing Zhao Pan'er's plain-colored waist-length ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress) with a smoky gray long jacket over it, sat on the edge of the bed.

Xiao He, dressed in Gu Qianfan's dark, narrow-sleeved robe, squatted in front of her, looking up at her.

Yang Yang, behind the monitor, raised the megaphone and shouted, "Action!"

Xiao He spoke first. His voice was soft, softer than ever before, but every word was steady and clear: "Sister Pan'er, there are some things I want to make clear to you."

Liu Yifei looked down at him, her eyelashes casting faint shadows in the candlelight.

"What did you say?"

"I told you, I used to be all alone in the Imperial City Guard, only responsible for myself in everything I did. If I got hurt, no one cared; if I died, no one paid attention. But ever since I met you..."

He looked up at her, his gaze unwavering.

"I don't want to be alone anymore. This is all I have—three land deeds and four keys." He pulled out a non-existent cloth bag from his pocket and presented it to her with both hands.

"These used to be banknotes and houses. But from today onwards, they are betrothal gifts. I'm handing them to you not so you can keep them for me, but so you know that from this day forward, you are my everything."

Liu Yifei looked down at the non-existent cloth bag and remained silent for several seconds. Then she looked up, her eyes glistening with a thin layer of tears.

"Gu Qianfan, aren't you afraid I'll embezzle all of these?"

"I'm not afraid, I'm just afraid you won't even take me for yourself."

"Little brother, you...you're so cheeky..."

The director began, "The two began to gaze deeply into each other's eyes."

Liu Yifei gently placed the non-existent cloth bag beside her.

The two seemed to have forgotten about time; their eyes were filled with each other.

Then she leaned forward and pressed her lips to his.

The script only said "take the initiative to kiss", but Liu Yifei's action was a beat longer than the script suggested.

She lifted her hand from the edge of the bed and gently pressed it against his shoulder, her fingers slightly curled, as if confirming that this person was real.

Their lips met, the candlelight flickered slightly, and a breeze blew in from the window, carrying the coolness unique to an early summer night.

Xiao He raised his hand and gently stroked her back. Through the thin cotton fabric of her costume, his fingertips could feel her slightly trembling shoulder blades.

The set was so quiet that only the faint hum of the camera and the occasional crackling of the candlelight could be heard.

Her breath paused for a moment on the tip of his nose, then she let out a very soft sigh from deep in her throat.

He moved his lips away from hers, thought for a moment, and then kissed her again.

An unexpected surprise?

The director originally wanted to call "cut," but felt that Xiao He's impromptu handling was very good, even a bit silly.

Behind the monitor, Yang Yang slowly put down her thermos without yelling "cut." She glanced at Zhang Wei and said in a low voice, "These two... don't seem to be acting."

The second kiss was noticeably more intense than the first.

The stagehands nearby also quieted down.

The lighting technician's hand hovered over the dimmer, forgetting the next step.

The makeup assistant, holding a powder brush, paused in mid-air.

The kiss lasted for nearly two minutes, much longer than the script stipulated.

But no one interrupted.