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

Shen Teng: You can rest now. I've finished my skewers and am heading back.

The ambiguous chat logs quickly disappeared, leaving only the system notification of the message being retracted. But—

The message can be retracted.

Is it okay for my heart to be filled with turmoil?

It turns out that liking girls is not something that can be acknowledged.

Moonlight streamed into the dark bedroom. Gu Qiushui looked at the dim lights on the ceiling. What to do? It seemed like Xidu liked it too.

-

Yu Ci discovered something very strange: ever since the hot spring reshoot, Gu Qiushui's attitude towards her had been very strange.

During a casual discussion about the play, she suddenly drifted off into thought.

I'm getting distracted!

Moreover, when she asked what was wrong, the person in front of her would always look at her with an incredibly complicated expression.

"Sister Qiushui, have you been feeling unwell lately?"

Gu Qiushui froze. "No, why are you suddenly bringing this up?"

"She's not sick, so what happened?"

"No, not at all." Gu Qiushui looked up. "What's wrong? Why are you asking?"

That would be very strange.

Yu Ci sat down on the small sofa with some hesitation. "I just feel that Qiu Shui, your recent state is... a bit strange."

"Sister Qiushui, did I do something wrong?" Yu Ci couldn't help but ask. "Why do you look at me like that?"

"..."

She's not a great actress, but she's very good at looking at people with her eyes.

Gu Qiushui thought she had suppressed her emotions quite well, but she didn't expect Yu Ci to see through her. He saw through her and even brought it up.

Why is that strange?

because……

"I'm under a lot of pressure," she said after a pause.

After getting the legitimate reason, Yu Ci finally breathed a sigh of relief.

For the past few days, Goddess Gu has been looking at her with this strange gaze, making her feel terrified every day, thinking that she had done something she shouldn't have. It turns out it was because she was under too much pressure.

"Sister Qiushui, what's causing you so much stress?"

"About the studio," Gu Qiushui said, then suddenly narrowed her eyes. "After leaving the company and setting up my own studio, I found that running a studio is very troublesome, so I'm having some headaches."

These things... I didn't quite understand most of them, but!

"Sister Qiushui, if the studio really can't operate on its own, you can rejoin the company." If the studio can't continue operating, you can rejoin the company. "Your talent is recognized by companies throughout the entertainment industry."

“But if I continue to work for the company, the studio won’t be able to hire any more artists, which is what we agreed on before—”

"It's alright." Yu Ci shook his head. "It's okay if it doesn't work out. Let's get your matter sorted out first, Sister Qiushui."

As soon as Yu Ci finished speaking, Gu Qiushui laughed.

The low laughter lingered in the quiet little hotel for a long time.

Yu Ci was completely baffled. Weren't they just having a tearful discussion about work a moment ago? How did the situation change so drastically in a second?

"You're really cute." Gu Qiushui suddenly leaned down and patted Yu Ci's head. "I was just kidding about the studio thing. I'll sign a contract with you after we finish filming this time."

"Also, I've been seeing strange looks in your eyes lately, is it because..." It's because she wants to know why she, who is usually so pragmatic, would fall for someone who is of no help to her and is even a burden.

Now she knows.

Because she's so cute, she can't resist someone so adorable.

However, she couldn't reveal the reason yet, so Gu Qiushui changed her story, "I was wondering how you've been practicing your acting lately, and how you've improved so much."

Remainder: !!!

Wow! It's this!

His barren brain quickly swelled up because of that sentence.

Yu Ci tried his best to suppress the corners of his mouth that were about to turn to his cheeks. "Actually, it's nothing. I just often watch videos or movies of you or some veteran artists, and then slowly try to imitate their acting style."

"If it doesn't work the first time, try again; if it doesn't work the second time, try three times. If you try many times, it will work!"

"Yes, you have great perseverance."

"Because the early bird catches the worm... I'm not from a professional background, so if I want to pass, I have to practice like crazy."

"Then you're very impressive."

A barrage of praise can leave one feeling completely bewildered.

Yu Ci licked his lips. "No, it's Qiu Shui who's even better."

It was impressive from the start, impressive from the end, impressive even at night.

It was eleven o'clock. Since there was still one week of filming left, Gu Qiushui first took Yu Ci to the next room before entering her own.

I lay on the soft bed, thinking about many things.

Although Gu Qiushui praised his acting skills today, and she had been feeling smug since evening, as she reminisced and became even more smug, she realized something.

When Gu Qiushui first mentioned feeling stressed, her expression was very serious.

She is indeed under a lot of pressure, but it's not because of the pressure from the studio.

Thinking about it, Yu Ci wrote a few words in his phone's notes app.

- Wild chrysanthemum tea, the song "Hold Dream", and raw chocolate.

……

The next day.

After Gu Qiushui finished her part, she sat on the edge of the set and slacked off.

During the rest break, Yu Ci arrived.

Because she stood out in the crowd, Gu Qiushui recognized her at a glance.

"More than once."

"Sister Qiushui!"

What's that in your hand?

Soon, the contents of the package were revealed to be of true value.

Gu Qiushui looked at the chocolate and chrysanthemum tea, paused, and asked, "Why did you buy these...?"

Chapter Sixty-One: Feast! Signing the Contract!

"Didn't Sister Qiushui say she was under a lot of pressure yesterday?" She sat down on the small stool next to Gu Qiushui. "I found something on your Weibo a long time ago. You used to like to drink chrysanthemum tea with raw chocolate and listen to Holddream when you were under a lot of pressure."

As Yu Ci spoke, he waved his phone in his hand, "I found your favorite singer's version of Holddream on my phone, do you want to listen to it together?"

A flood of information came rushing in.

Chrysanthemum tea, Nama chocolate? Holddream?

Memories from many years ago flashed back in an instant.

Gu Qiushui asked, "How do you know so much?"

"Because I've read through every single one of your Weibo posts, and I knew you hadn't deleted them."

Weibo, which has been around for ten years.

With a mouthful of bitter chocolate and a sip of warm, slightly astringent chrysanthemum tea, and a song playing in her headphones that seemed to have forgotten its tune, the person next to her asked with a smile, "Sister Qiushui, are you feeling better?"

"..."

She's better now.

"I feel much better."

Very good.

Yu Ci laughed too. Sure enough! Browsing Weibo was useful, and reading fan comments was also useful. Knowing yourself and your enemy really can lead to victory in every battle.

"That's good."

The woman in the cheongsam suddenly smiled, and from this angle, Yu Ci could only see her profile.

Her curly hair covered most of her jawline, making her look much gentler. Her smoky gray eyebrows were slightly raised, her eyes were lowered, and her long, curled eyelashes fell under her eyelids, leaving a shadow.

This is what Shen Teng saw when he went backstage to rest after filming the scene with Miss Qi, which was just finished.

Shen Teng: ...

If you didn't know anything beforehand, this scene might not seem like anything special.

But after that bizarre online chat, he found this scene very strange.

He took a deep breath, patted his face, and thought, "How could this be?"

Gu Qiushui has worked diligently for so many years, she should be very clear about the kind of damage that being with a girl would do to her career, so she would never act impulsively.

It's impossible!

"Sister Qiushui, give me the cup, I'll take it back to wash later."

"Hmm..." Gu Qiushui held the white cup and suddenly asked, "Are you busy this afternoon?"

No, why?

"I don't have many scenes to film this afternoon," she said softly. "If you're free, could you wait for me at the set so we can go back together?"

Gu Qiushui rarely asked questions in such a gentle manner.

Yu looked into her eyes and paused for a moment, then said, "Yes, that's fine."