Shock! I became the protagonist of a female-oriented novel.

Gu Qiushui's feelings are very complicated, extremely complicated.

She felt she had let Yu Ci down.

She practiced that scene for so long, and today—

"3, 2, 1! All positions, on your marks, get set!"

As soon as the director finished speaking, the actors on set quickly got into character for filming.

As the plot unfolded, just before her turn to perform, she rushed out, just as she had done in many previous rehearsals.

but--

Unlike before, Gu Qiushui was not easily pushed aside by her.

Instead, he helped Yu Ci.

Just one.

Throughout the process, Yu Ci himself didn't feel anything, but in Director Shen's camera, at a crucial moment, Yu Ci's close-up shot showed only half of his face.

The expression on the class monitor's face was both clear and unclear, vague and indistinct.

The cut was on the tip of his tongue, on set! Suddenly, something unexpected happened!

Logically, Yu Ci should be falling like a leaf in the autumn wind, creating a stunning beauty, while Jiang Rong should be stunned.

but!

On set, Jiang Rong stood up faster than in the script, rushed to Qingqing's side after she was shot, and saved her life.

……

At this point, the entire scene was basically in complete chaos.

However, this chaos also has a certain rhythm.

It didn't seem like an unexpected situation; rather, it seemed like the veteran actor Gu Qiushui in the play had steered the plot astray.

In the scene, a woman dressed in gorgeous clothes suddenly hugs a person dressed as a maid and starts crying.

"Qingqing!"

"Qingqing!"

The final scene of this play freezes on Yu Ci lying in Gu Qiushui's arms, his lips slightly bloodied, his face pale, his brows furrowed, and his body stained with blood.

"cut!"

“Okay, this scene…” Director Shen suddenly noticed that Gu Qiushui glanced at him, and when she seemed to be asking why the scene had been changed, she went back to her original question: “It was filmed quite well. Alright, let’s wrap this up. Everyone can go eat now.”

Those who wanted to break up have broken up.

As one of the crew members who had finished filming, Yu Ci carried his bag and went to the director's side.

"Director Shen, thank you for giving me this opportunity."

"It's nothing." Shen Teng is a man of many words. "You auditioned too. I didn't give you the role. You got the role of Qingqing on your own."

Sure enough, after saying that, Yu Ci felt arrogant.

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, the director pulled out a small red envelope from his pocket. "A wrap-up bonus."

"Thank you!"

"It's alright, we'll have another chance to work together next time."

"Uh-huh."

After greeting the director, Yu Ci took the red envelope and prepared to walk towards the hotel when he saw Gu Qiushui, who looked somewhat hurried, on the way.

"Sister Qiushui..."

"Don't go back yet. Wait at the hotel for a while. I'll take you out for dinner tonight."

"what?"

Gu Qiushui stopped and explained, "We'll have dinner at 7 PM tonight."

"oh oh."

"Let's go back, it's too sunny here."

Yu Ci obediently went back to the hotel to enjoy the air conditioning.

Gu Qiushui's afternoon scenes were quite scattered. While filming, on the main set of Scene 2, Shen Teng sat down and chatted with her.

"Qiu Shui, what happened with your performance this morning?"

"Nothing much, just changed the plot a bit." Although Gu Qiushui had a selfish thought in her heart, she still appeared very dignified on the surface. "I feel that the way it was this morning made it easier to show the complexity of Jiang Rong's character."

"She's a bold woman, how could she stand there stunned for so long because of this scene..."

Gu Qiushui's words were all reasonable, except—

Shen Teng smiled enigmatically, "You wanted to change the script, why didn't you tell me beforehand?"

"..."

Speechless.

"This morning you seemed to be shielding that maid from close-up shots. What's going on?"

The camera is everything; these are things the director wants to know, so it's hard to hide them.

After a pause, and also wanting to curry favor with Yu Ci, Gu Qiushui said, "It's nothing, I just recently taught her this scene, but she doesn't seem to be able to grasp the beauty and emotion of a tragic scene, though she's been practicing very hard..."

And so, this happened.

Standing on set, Yu Ci didn't feel much change in the scenes. At most, she thought, "Huh, why does it feel like Gu Qiushui's movements have suddenly moved up?"

Then Gu Qiushui stepped up and carried the entire show by herself, giving Yu Ci a few screen time and earning the director's praise.

"This gives the newcomers some confidence."

"..."

"I thought there was something complicated going on," Shen Teng slapped his thigh. "Just because of this?"

"Yes, that's why."

"Qiu Shui, I don't think you're the kind of person who thinks so much about the future. Why are you so interested in this Miss Yu?" If this Miss Yu were a young and handsome man, Shen Teng would immediately suspect that Gu Qiu Shui had fallen for him.

"It's nothing."

That is.

I just feel...

The woman's gaze slowly deepened. "I just feel like she's a bit like me back then."

"How to say?"

"Despite their bad luck, they all worked hard and didn't resort to crooked methods." That's really cute.

That concludes the discussion.

-

That night.

At seven o'clock, Gu Qiushui led Yu Ci to the house at the intersection.

In the private room on the second floor, the menu was laid out horizontally.

"You're the boss today, so you can order."

"Huh? Shall I order?"

"Ah."

"Here I come." Looking at the menu, I named a few dishes, counted the rest: two meat dishes, two vegetable dishes, and a soup. There were only two of us, so it was enough.

"That's enough, that's all."

Actually, Gu Qiushui originally came today under the guise of the wrap party to ask Yu Ci why she wanted to get involved in the entertainment industry, and then subtly tell her that she might not be suited for it...

But for some reason, after the dishes were served, when Yu Ci pulled her aside and started excitedly recounting what had happened on set recently, she shut up.

"Sister Qiushui, do you know that acting is quite interesting?"

"And I feel like I'm gradually gaining fans." Yu Ci had never felt this way before. "My fans cheer me on every day and help me get out of the shadow of bankruptcy. Although I don't have that shadow, I still feel very happy to be encouraged!"

Gu Qiushui remained silent.

After finishing the meal, she just nodded.

Before parting, she took out a red envelope that she had prepared in advance from her bag.

"Sister Qiushui, what's wrong?"

"Wrap-up bonus".

"The director has already approved it..."

"The director is the director, and I am mine."

When I tried to refuse, I heard a calm but firm "accept."

We walked back to the small hotel together.

When the elevator split between the third and fourth floors, Gu Qiushui couldn't help but turn around and take a look just before entering the elevator.

Having no talent whatsoever yet unaware of it, are you really that happy just hanging around in this industry?

I'm so happy I'm almost being silly.

-

The next day.

Yu Ci packed her bags, booked her ticket, and left. Before leaving, she gave something to Xiao Qing.

Then it was noon.

The familiar white cup caught Gu Qiushui's eye. "Was this delivered by Yu Ci?"

"Yes, she said, Sister Gu, your period is coming soon, so drink some sugar water first to relieve the discomfort."