3506 Rather Complacent When Making Public Displays of Affection
Yan Zhiqing didnât see Xie Jiling. So when she saw Shi Xiaoya return, she asked, âWhere did you go?â
âJilingâs here,â Shi Xiaoya said softly and pointed out Xie Jiling for Yan Zhiqing.
Yan Zhiqing covered her mouth in delight. âAs expected of a couple that just started dating. Their relationship is doing great. I bet they will be in the honeymoon phase for a while.â
âIs our relationship not doing great? Do we not spend every day together? Or are you getting bored with me?â Wei Wucaiâs voice rang out coldly above Yan Zhiqingâs head.
Yan Zhiqing froze. She raised her head and found Wei Wucai, who had appeared behind her at some point unbeknownst to her.
Moreover, he had done so without making any noise at all.
âHahahaâ¦â Yan Zhiqing dryly laughed. âOh, no. Iâm just making fun of Han Zhuofeng and Xie Jiling.â
Yan Zhiqing hurriedly held Wei Wucaiâs hand. âWe see each other every day, but I miss you during the times when I donât see you. Moreover, we still have an extremely passionate relationship even now.â
Wei Wucai gave her two cool laughs.
Shi Xiaoya was speechless. ââ¦â
What wrongs had she committed that she had to be punished with this public display of affection?
Feeling annoyed, Shi Xiaoya turned Yan Zhiqingâs face toward her. âItâs time to touch up your makeup! Your eye makeup got smudged!â
After that, she grabbed a cotton swab and cleaned up some of Yan Zhiqingâs eyeliner that was smudged and wiped off the oil from Yan Zhiqingâs face. Then, she patched up the foundation a bit before using pressed cosmetic powder to fix the makeup.
The eye makeup wasnât in a good state either, so she touched that up as well.
Someone else came over and fixed Yan Zhiqingâs hairstyle.
Wei Wucai continued to hang around. However, it didnât matter since Yan Zhiqing wasnât delaying the work by chatting with him.
When Shi Xiaoya was done touching Yan Zhiqing up, she told the latter, âIâm going to go watch whatâs happening with Zhuofeng and Jiling.â
âIâll go, too,â Yan Zhiqing said immediately.
âYouâd better not. Your hair will become a mess with just one movement,â Shi Xiaoya said, taking joy in Yan Zhiqingâs misery. âJust be good and stay here.â
Yan Zhiqing was speechless.
Xie Jiling had just fled from Shi Xiaoya and was now behind Han Zhuofeng.
This was because there were way too many people by his side.
Additionally, the actor from earlier was right beside Han Zhuofeng, looking at the results of the scene he had just filmed.
Xiao Fengqingâs wound had already recovered by the time the matter from last time was resolved.
However, she was likely traumatized by that incident because she didnât dare to approach Han Zhuofeng even now.
She was extremely quiet and well aware of her place in the set.
The next scene was hers.
Thus, Xiao Fengqing was currently sitting in her chair while deeply focused on refining her performance for the next scene.
There were many people around Han Zhuofeng, so Han Zhuofeng didnât notice Xie Jiling.
Right now, he was expressing his opinion to the actor on how the latter should act in the next scene.
The actor expressed his opinion as well, and the two got into a rather lively discussion.
Consequently, Xie Jiling didnât interrupt them and simply stood docilely behind Han Zhuofeng.
Everyone was busy with their own work. Nevertheless, it was unexpected that no one else noticed her either.
At last, the actor finished his discussion with Han Zhuofeng and left.
This was when Xie Jiling finally reached out with a finger and gently poked Han Zhuofengâs shoulder.
Han Zhuofeng thought it was someone accidentally bumping into him because there were so many people around.
So, he didnât pay any attention to it.
Seeing no response from Han Zhuofeng, Xie Jiling poked him another two times.
Initially, she was pretty nervous.
Their relationship had changed, so she couldnât use her previously natural way of approaching him to face him.
She didnât know how she should behave when she interacted with him.
As a result, Han Zhuofeng continued to ignore her.
This wore down Xie Jilingâs nervousness.
Upon seeing that there was still no response from Han Zhuofeng, Xie Jiling poked him three more times.
That actor who had been about to leave ended up noticing Xie Jiling.
The cast and crew knew Xie Jiling.
The actor had also joined them on the trip to Tacheng, so of course, he knew Xie Jiling.
At that time, Han Zhuofeng said that they were just friends.
However, everyone in the cast and crew already took the initiative to think of Xie Jiling as Han Zhuofengâs girlfriend.
So, when this actor saw Xie Jiling, he grinned at her.
He even winked.
Obviously, this actor probably thought that Xie Jiling was here to see her boyfriend at his workplace.
And that she was playing a prank on Han Zhuofeng right now.
Of course, Xie Jilingâs current appearance certainly seemed like she was doing that.
Before Xie Jiling could even say anything, the actor already raised a finger to his lips, gesturing that he would stay quiet.
Then he made an âOKâ sign with his hand and quietly slipped away.
Xie Jiling was speechless.
Why were these people so good at understanding others?
However, this actor wanted to watch the action as well.
So, he didnât actually leave.
Instead, he watched from a distance of a few steps away.
Shi Xiaoya walked over at this moment and saw the actor staying behind to watch.
She also stopped at around the same distance away from the couple.
The actor glanced at her and thought to himself, âIsnât Shi Xiaoya an in-law of Han Zhuofeng?â
As such, he immediately asked her in a low voice, âXiaoya, are Director Han and this young lady actually dating for real?â
In the past, Han Zhuofeng said he and Xie Jiling were just friends, and the cast and crew believed him.
However, their belief only lasted for a short time.
After all, Han Zhuofeng treated Xie Jiling genuinely well.
They hadnât seen Han Zhuofeng treat anyone else as well as he treated Xie Jiling, even if they were just friends.
The people Han Zhuofeng normally interacted with the most were Shi Xiaoya and Yan Zhiqing.
Shi Xiaoya was Han Zhuofengâs sister-in-law as well, so their relationship didnât need to be mentioned.
Yan Zhiqing was someone Han Zhuofeng had great affection for as a long-time family friend, so she naturally couldnât be compared to a normal friend.
Aside from those two, the only person Han Zhuofeng treated differently was Xie Jiling.
Back then, the cast and crew thought that even though Han Zhuofeng and Xie Jiling were just friends.
It was only a matter of time before they became a couple.
However, this wasnât the case now.
The way Xie Jiling poked Han Zhuofeng earlier clearly seemed to have a sense of intimacy.
It didnât give off the same vibe as their interactions in the past.
Shi Xiaoya gave the actor a thumbs up. âYouâre extremely observant!â
âWow, so itâs true!â The actor was pleasantly surprised. âIn that case, we must congratulate him properly. No, we have to treat him to dinner tonight.â
âYou should tell him. Heâll definitely be happy,â Shi Xiaoya said with a smile.
At this moment, Han Zhuofeng finally realized that something wasnât quite right.
One poke could just be an accidental bump.
However, if the pokes were repeated, that couldnât be an accident.
Han Zhuofeng took off his headphones and turned back to find Xie Jiling standing behind him.
Pleasantly surprised, he stood up and didnât even care that his headphones had just fallen to the floor.
Seeing Xie Jiling, Han Zhuofeng blushed first.
âYouâre here?â Han Zhuofeng asked with a flushed face while scratching his head.
Shi Xiaoya was speechless. ââ¦â
Han Zhuofeng had been rather complacent when he made public displays of affection early this morning.
So why was he reacting like this now that he was seeing Xie Jiling in person?
Had he always been so pure and innocent?
âMm.â Xie Jiling blushed as well, and she placed her hands behind her.
She unconsciously intertwined her fingers out of nervousness.
âIt has actually been quite a while since I arrived. I left for the set right after my class ended,â Xie Jiling explained. âBut I saw that you were working, and I didnât want to disturb you.â