Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Gao Xin stopped Xia Xin, saying, âItâs okay, Xia Xin. You donât have to avoid it. This kind of thing is common among celebrities. Just get used to it. Since youâre Jing Moâs friend, I didnât intend to hide from you. Although I wonât help you, I wonât at least do anything to harm you behind your back.â
Xia Xin was touched by Gao Xinâs honesty. She realized that not everything about the entertainment industry being complicated was true. At least there were people like Gao Xin who were straightforward.
Xia Xin thanked Gao Xin and then the assistant director came to call everyone to start filming the show.
Since they were in the lionâs area, Xia Xin wasnât a main participant. She didnât need to be by the lionsâ side constantly like in the previous two episodes. She would only appear during her segments.
Xia Xin rested backstage until a crew member came to call her for her appearance. She put on a baseball cap and applied a neutral-colored lipstick to improve her complexion. Then, she took a deep breath and said to herself, âI hope I donât get injured today!â
The crew members were puzzled, wondering if they had misheard, âIs this a high-risk job? Her demands for herself were so low, as long as she didnât get injured? Maybe we should stay away from the zoo from now on.â
When Xia Xin appeared, the game was mostly over, with Gao Xin having won. She was happily posing in front of the camera. Jing MO stood nearby, but the camera didnât focus on him after a close-up, so Xia Xin ended up standing next to him when she entered.
Jing MO softly reminded Xia Xin, âBe careful. The lions today seem a bit unusual.â
Xia Xin looked at the pacing lion and asked, âWhatâs wrong?â
Jing MO answered, âIt seems this lion is a bit agitated. It hit the cage during filming.â
Xia Xin observed the lion closely. She and Jing MO werenât far from the cage, so she could see that the lionâs eye sockets were reddened, a clear sign of agitation. It impatiently blew air out of its mouth and whipped its tail against the cage several times, displaying nervous and anxious behavior.
Xia Xin couldnât help but recall the lions she encountered during her exploration in Africa. They were just like the situation todayârestless, staring at the crowd as if looking at prey. It was a mixture of resistance and the urge to tear apart as if they could devour everyone at any moment.
Fear welled up within Xia Xin, and her palms started to sweat nervously.
Sensing her tension, Jing MO inquired, âHow are you feeling? If you are not feeling well today, I can talk to the director to stop the shoot and cancel this segment.â
After some mental preparation, Xia Xin declined Jing Moâs suggestion.
Although Xia Xin was afraid, she didnât want to cause any accidents on the show due to her own fear. That would only put her back into the spotlight for the wrong reasons.
Additionally, Xia Xin had resolved to use this opportunity to expose the person behind the scenes. She couldnât let him keep causing destruction unchecked. From any angle, Xia Xin wouldnât easily back down.
âItâs okay, I can do it,â Xia Xin said and gave Jing MO a determined look.
Jing MO nodded slightly, not interfering with Xia Xinâs decision anymore, but planning in his mind how to protect her if necessary.
As Xia Xin expected, that troublemaker had indeed taken every precaution to ensure that the lion remained under his control.
Xia Xin initially thought that the rampaging lion was that personâs only trick. However, she didnât expect that he would even damage the cage and tamper with her.
From the moment Xia Xin stood by the cage, she felt something was off. The lion became visibly more agitated, repeatedly ramming the cage, and the lock on the lionâs cage even showed signs of coming undone.
Xia Xin felt that the lionâs agitation might be related to her somehow. She wondered, âCould it be something on my body that was provoking the lion?
Was there something that had triggered the lionâs restlessness?â
Xia Xin carefully thought about what she had encountered today.
As she had already guessed that someone would make a move, Xia Xin had been extremely cautious, avoiding contact with anything unfamiliar and only staying in familiar areas. She just couldnât figure out why the lion became so agitated. She pondered, âIs it something on me that caused this?â
Suddenly, Xia Xin remembered that the cap she was wearing on her head had been handed to her directly from backstage. It was the only thing on her from head to toe that didnât belong to her..