Staring at the unimaginably handsome man in white before her, Sophia felt as if she had traveled 1,000 years back in time to see an exceedingly good-looking man in white standing under the lights of the paper lanterns on the brightly-illuminated street.
The beauty mark between his brows made him look especially dazzling, and any woman would fall hopelessly head over heels in the face of his otherworldly charm and peerless good-looks.
Sophia felt like that was a face she had searched for in the crowd hundreds and thousands of times, only to see him standing under the dim light when she suddenly turned around.
The man was so breathtakingly handsome that Sophia couldnât breathe at all. Her mind went blank for what seemed like an eternity before she withdrew her gaze with great difficulty. Luckily, the blush on her face wasnât that visible under the bright light.
Feeling deeply embarrassed, she went scarlet while saying, âHubbyâ¦â
Michael lowered his head slightly to stare at the lady before him, who had excitedly dressed up as a lady of the ancient times upon arrival in the Ancient Area. With her beautiful face and the artificial beauty mark between her brows, she looked like a fairy that had come straight out of a Renaissance painting.
As a handsome knight and a beautiful lady met each other on the brightly-illuminated street, the manâs lowered eyes brimmed with tenderness, whereas the ladyâs fluttering eyelashes gave her awe and shyness away. The scene was so beautiful and eye-catching that even the tourists around them couldnât help but pause and turn to look at them.
Only then did the simple-minded Maria realize that this was another one of those âchance encountersâ
that her boss had deliberately set up.
Danny, on the other hand, kept taking pictures with the camera. It didnât take long before he had taken dozens of photos.
âOh my lord, look at this composition, this lighting, this positioning, the angle, makeup, and hairstyleâ¦
Donât move! Keep them while I take a couple more pictures! Goodness gracious. This is so beautiful!
What a perfect picture this is! This can even be used as a film still. Letâs strike another pose and have another picture taken. One, two, three! Okay! Perfect!â
Back when Danny was assigned to work as Michaelâs personal assistant on the film set, he thought he would also be responsible for taking gorgeous pictures of his boss and posting them on social media for publicity purposes. Therefore, he had made a special effort to study photography and learn using Photoshop.
However, after taking up his post, he realized that Michael had no habit of taking selfies and posting them on Twitter and other social media, so he never had a chance to put these skills to use.
Now, these skills of his finally came in handy!
After her feelings of excitement and surprise had subsided, Sophia realized that her face had gone a little numb with overexcitement. She was quite a loss for what to do, for she couldnât even speak properly with her numb lips.
Holding Sophiaâs slightly cold hand, Michael said, âLetâs go to the film set with me.â
Since her hand was icy to the touch, he squeezed it and warmed it up with his warmth.
The two of them then walked hand-in-hand. Michael put down his white veil again to conceal his face;
moreover, nobody could see his looks at night, so they werenât afraid of being seen while walking on the street.
It wasnât until Sophia had walked some distance that she suddenly came to her senses. Why is Michael here? Isnât he acting in a war film? Why is he dressed in a historical costume?
It wasnât until they arrived at the film set that Sophia learned that the âWar Dragonâ crew had finished filming for the day that night. Therefore, Michael took this opportunity to do a cameo on the set of a historical film.
There were many actors on the set of the historical film. Since the film crew was filming night scenes, Sophiaâs sudden appearance didnât seem abrupt at all. Michael let her find a place to play with her cell phone while he filmed his scenes.
The filmâs director was Elizabethâs friend, and he was also the one who had guided Michael when the latter entered the entertainment industry. Since his film crew happened to be filming nearby, Michael decided to come over to do a cameo in the film and stage a chance encounter with Sophia while he was at it.
Of course, Michaelâs real purpose in joining the set was to stage the chance encounter with Sophia, for he could play a walk-on role anytime he wanted.
Having decided to do a cameo on a whim, he only volunteered himself that afternoon, telling the film director and the screenwriter to think up some lines for him.
The screenwriter could only force himself to think up a plot based on when Michael would appear and the scenes the latter was filming right now.
Since Sophia didnât know the plotâs specifics, she could only watch as Michael came down from above in an awe-inspiring and impressive manner while being suspended from a wire. After exchanging a few lines with the filmâs male lead, he made several choreographed fighting moves. Then, he hurriedly had some fake blood put on him and filmed the scene where he died due to his injuries.
Having finished filming his scenes, Michael took Sophia to the hotel.
They were staying in a hotel in the Ancient Area. The hotel was built in the traditional style on the outside, and its interior furnishings also had an old quaint charm about them. Not only that, but the services it provided were also better than the average star-rated hotels.
The instant they entered the room, Sophia noticed the suggestive colors that the room was decorated in.
On the red quilt were a whip, some candles, and other sex toys, whereas several pieces of sexy uniforms were placed on the TV cabinet. Furthermore, a loveseat and a love swing were placed at the side of the bed.
Michael frowned, whereas Sophia was stupefied.
Hale and Maria, who helped them with the baggage, were speechless.
Poking his head from outside, Danny asked, âDid I choose the wrong place?â
Later that night, Stanley was sleeping when he suddenly received a text message from Sophia. It read, âHurry up and like the photo that I have just posted.â
What makes this photo so important that she specially sent me a text message in the middle of the night to tell me to give it a âlikeâ?
Bleary-eyed, Stanley opened Sophiaâs social media account and saw the picture she had posted. The image of a handsome man and a gorgeously beautiful lady staring affectionately into each otherâs eyes in a dreamlike atmosphere greeted himâ¦
âF*ck! Iâll never give it a âlikeâ!â
D*mn it! Not only did you publicly display your affection for your man, but you even shoved it down my throat in such a forceful way!
Angrily tossing his cell phone aside, Stanley went back to sleep and decided not to give the picture a âlikeâ no matter what.
On the next day of her arrival, Sophia spent the day at the film studio walking around other places and having fun to her heartâs content. She only went to the set of âWar Dragonâ on the third day.
As it so happened, one of the crewâs walk-ons accidentally broke her leg during a fall, so Sophia could substitute for her.
On the first day of joining the film set, Sophiaâs eyes brightened as she searched everywhere for Natasha, who seemed to be absent on this day.
Sophia understood what Natasha was thinking. As the daughter of a wealthy family, Natasha had to assume an air of superiority even while courting someone. It would be degrading for her to visit the crew on set every day.
It was said that Natasha had made a special trip here to avoid the summer heat and was now staying right in the film studio. Therefore, she would show up sooner or later.
Sophia played a walk-on part in the film as one of the trafficked Cethosian ladies.
The story was about the male protagonist getting out of his country to rescue these ladies. However, these ladies had been reserved by their buyer, who sent the most powerful group of mercenaries to escort them.
The male protagonistâs journey to rescue these ladies was beset with difficulties; not only did he encounter many dangers along the way, but he even stumbled across a war in a foreign country.
The male protagonist, who looked righteous with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, was played by Harry, whereas Taylor played the cruel and merciless villain who trafficked humans for profit.
The ladies would have many scenes to film, so only those with a behind-the-scenes backer could join the set. Therefore, when they saw Sophia joining the set, they exchanged knowing looks with each other, for it went without saying that she must have a backer as well.
When it wasnât the ladiesâ turn to film their scenes, they would put on their makeup and chat away while eating some snacks.
âMy dad is one of this filmâs investors.â
âMy brother is the screenwriter.â
âMy godfather is the directorâs brother.â
Having introduced their respective backgrounds, they asked Sophia, âAre you related to anyone in this film crew?â
Looking high-spirited in her costume, Sophia said, âThe lead actor of this film is a distant cousin of mine.â
As expected, she also has a connection in the film crew! the ladies thought to themselves. Since Sophia had a connection in the film crew like them, they decided to take her as one of their own.
Because of that, they began to gossip even in her presence.
âThat Natasha woman seems to be absent today!â
âTsk, what a good thing it is to have a rich dad. Look. She sent flower baskets over again.â