198. Invitation

Qi Le’an and Emma entered the studio. Last time they recorded a song here, so this time they were familiar with the surroundings. After greeting the audio engineer, they sat in their seats.

Less than two seconds later, Damien came in.

As soon as he was about to say something bad, Emma smiled and said, “Enda! An and I was chatting for a moment downstairs! Don’t be so impatient!”

Damien did not know what to say.

Emma put her hands together and said, “Hey! We promise to dub properly today! I will never delay a second!”

Then, she casted a glance at Qi Le’an.

Qi Le’an hastened to say, “Right! We won’t waste any time!”

Damien rolled his eyes. “I think you two want to hang out tomorrow! If the recording is not satisfying, you don’t even think about getting away!”

Qi Le’an was a little embarrassed to be exposed while Emma still smiled and said, “Everything will be fine!”

The two of them played and laughed, but after they entered working mode, they were meticulous about their work.

They read the lines on the screen. Along with the guidance of the audio engineer, they tried to achieve perfect perfomance. At noon, Emma only ate a salad. Qi Le’an also casually finished the lunch that Wei Changfeng had prepared for him. The two of them rested for less than half an hour before they started recording again.

Qi Le’an found that there was indeed a difference between Hollywood’s exquisite products and some domestic works. When he was filming TV series, he also dubbed for his role, but at that time, the actors just finished their work casually. But here, the audio engineer would not only ask for the right lip-sync, but also demanded the right emotions.

It was common for them to record for seventeen or eighteen times for a line. They couldn’t count how much water they drank that day.

They focused on the recording, and three quarters of the entire work had been completed by the evening.

The remaining parts needed to be recorded separately, so it wouldn’t be very difficult. After careful thinking, Damien said, “Let’s record it tomorrow morning, and then I’ll give you some days off.”

The happiest person had to be Emma. When she heard this, she immediately said that she would drink two large cans of honey water tonight and sleep early! She would endeavour to be the first one to arrive here tomorrow!

At night, Qi Le’an reported their work progress to Wei Changfeng. Wei Changfeng nodded and smiled, “After driving you there tomorrow morning, I will buy some ingredients on the way back. You send me a message after you finish, OK?”

It would be a perfect timing for them to have the meal right aftering getting home if Wei Changfeng could start his cooking when receiving the message.

Qi Le’an said, “That’s great! But… Will it trouble you too much?”

He was sure that Wei Sama must be preparing for a sumptious meal tomorrow.

Wei Changfeng shook his head and kissed Qi Le’an, “How can I enjoy my sweet cookie if I don’t satiate him first?”

The sweet cookie blushed and said that Wei Sama could eat him anytime he wanted!

With the temptation of delicious food, not only did Emma arrive early the next morning, she even ended the recording earlier like a horse that had been gingered up.

Then she even ran to “make trouble” for Qi Le’an.

“Annnnnnnnn! Hurry up!” Emma’s her blue gem skirt was shaking with her body and her legs appeared indistinctly under the hem of her dress, “I didn’t eat anything this morning!”

Qi Le’an thought inwardly, “… Director, this person is affecting my performance!”

The audio engineer said resignedly, “Come on. Leave her alone… Let’s continue.”

“Hey, An! What would Fynn make for lunch?”

Damien felt his veins twitched. Finally, he slaped the script on the table and stood up, pulling on Emma’s skirt to throw her out.

Qi Le’an looked at them in a daze. Emma said, “Enda! How could you treat a lady so rudely? I will tell your grandmother!”

Qi Le’an shook his head, refusing to admit that he just heard something strange about them.

Without her interference, Qi Le’an spent forty more minutes completing his recording. The engineer’s look seemed to say “Thank God.”  “Sorry. I’ve caused trouble for you.” said Qi Le’an.

The audio engineer smiled and waved his hand, “You are being too polite. To be honest, you are really the best oriental person I have ever seen!”

Qi Le’an smiled and parted the audio engineer, thinking that he must not have seen many oriental people.

Emma and Damien tussled outside. Seeing Qi Le’an come out, she pushed Damien away and complained, “This person is so annoying! Let’s go An! Don’t bother with him anymore!”

Qi Le’an couldn’t help but feel that sometimes Emma was like a child.

Damien found Emma so annoying either and  said, “Just fuck off!”

Seeing he was angry, Emma started to smile again. “We’re going to An’s home for delicious food. Do you want to join us?”

Damien glanced at her skirt and said coldly, “You’d better not burst your skirt.”

Qi Le’an thought inwardly, “They are like cats versus dogs.”

Damien didn’t want anything to affect his artistic pursuit in the slightest, let alone having meals. After he rejected Qi Le’an, he turned to the audio engineer. Emma gave her assistant a break, and then drove her fiery roadster to Qi Le’an’s house.

Qi Le’an didn’t forget to send a message to Wei Changfeng. When they reached home, the whole corridor was filled with fragrance.

Emma sniffed as she drooled, “Oh my God!! It is simply too blissful to be able to marry such a man!”

Qi Le’an also smiled, “Yes. Fynn can cook whatever dish you want!”

“When I was young, my wish was to marry a cook!”

Qi Le’an looked at her figure that could be seen on a T-stage and doubted her words.

The two of them went upstairs. Wei Changfeng came to open the door with his Rubber Duck apron and said to the two people, “Take a seat first. The lunch will soon be ready.”

When Emma saw Wei Changfeng, she restrained herself and held the red wine she brought. “Thank you, Fynn!”

Wei Changfeng smiled and returned to the kitchen.

Qi Le’an brought Emma into his room and said, “Our house is a little small. What would you like to drink?”

“No, I think this place is super awesome! Just water please.”

Qi Le’an nodded and went to get her water. When he came back, Emma was looking at the vinyl records.

“Is this your collection?” Emma asked excitedly, “It’s rare to see now.”

Qi Le’an didn’t collect these. They were bought by Wei Changfeng from all over the world. “They are all Fynn’s collection!”

Fynn took one look back from his busy cooking and said, “Do you have anything you want? You can take it.”

She picked out one and put it in the phonograph.

Accompanied by the melodious music, Wei Changfeng’s last dish was ready and he placed the dish on the table with Qi Le’an.

Wei Changfeng cooked sautéed eggplant with fish flavor, sweet and sour fillet, pepper-salt flavoured spareribs, cold bitter gourd with sesame, steamed bass, and stir-fried soybean. Knowing that Emma was going to attend a party tonight, Wei Changfeng didn’t make spicy food.

“These are all home-style dishes,” Wei Changfeng said with a smile, “Come and eat.”

Her eyes widened and she asked, “Can home-style dishes be that delicious? It’s really…amazing!”

Qi Le’an burst into laughter.

As it turned out, contrary to Professor John, Emma had a preference for sweet food. She ate the sautéed eggplant and the fillet until none of them was left. In the end, she even asked Wei Changfeng for the cookbook, saying that she had to invite a Chinese cook at home if she had the chance.

“I feel like the food I have eaten in decades should not be called as food.”

Emma sighed so.

After dinner, the three of them sat in the living room and chatted. Emma asked Wei Changfeng, “I suppose An have told you that I’ve looked for you before, and I still think you’re great! Are you interested in filming a movie with me together?”

Qi Le’an was stunned for a moment. He didn’t expect her to ask such a question.

However, Wei Changfeng didn’t seem to get shocked and said, “Sorry. I have no plans to act in the next one or two years.”

Emma glanced at the two of them with envy. “It’s great to decide when you want to act. Unlike me… I always get a tight schedule full of arrangements.”

After saying so, she shook her head again.

Qi Le’an knew that Emma had a great workload, so he felt a little sorry for his godess. He said, “Find some time to relax for a while. Maybe you’ll be in a better state when you come back.”

Emma smiled and proposed a toast, “You’re right! You must urge Damien to give me the Best Actress award. Then I can rest for a while!”

The two of them couldn’t help but laugh as they clinked glasses with Emma.

After staying in Qi Le’an’s house for a few hours, her assistant called to urge her to leave. Although the evening party started at eight, she had to prepare for it from four o’clock. When she left, the top star even got tears in her eyes, saying that she would come here for meals next time. Qi Le’an and Wei Changfeng smiled. Wei Changfeng promised, “Next time you come here and have hot pot with us.”

Emma went away while she was drooling

After Emma left, Qi Le’an sighed, “I feel that Emma is nothing like the one on the news after I had contacts with her.”

In the eyes of the media, Emma was the representative of beauty, elegance, wisdom, and civility. She was the queen of pop music and the new star in acting. However, when Qi Le’an came into contact, he felt that Emma was humourous and cute.

Wei Changfeng smiled, “Everyone is probably different from the news.”

“No,” Qi Le’an muttered in earnest, “You are nothing different! You are gentle and considerate, of course, handsome and elegant too! My superstar!

The superstar kissed his baby.

The two of them stood together, packing up their chopsticks, and putting the unfinished dishes into Tupperwears, and then putting the boxes in the refrigerator, enjoying the normal life like every beloved couple.

“What do you want to do tonight?” Wei Changfeng asked Qi Le’an.

Qi Le’an stretched lazily like a cat and suddenly smiled.

“I recalled once Wei Sama took me to play video games,” he said, “We also played basketball, remember?”

Qi Le’an was talking about what happened during the shooting of “Better Days”. Wei Changfeng combed Qi Le’an’s hair with fingers and said, “How can I not remember?”

“Why don’t we play basketball?” Qi Le’an said confidently, “See if Wei Sama is out of practice!”

Wei Changfeng smiled, “I won’t be rusty, but are you sure you can play it well?”

Qi Le’an said, “If I forget how to play basketball, you can teach me again.”

Wei Changfeng said gently, “Sure.”

As he said this, Qi Le’an’s phone suddenly rang. He took the phone and saw that it was an unfamiliar Chinese number.

He looked at Wei Changfeng and Wei Changfeng signaled him to answer the call.

It was a familiar voice over the phone, “Le’an? I’m Guan Kai! Long time no see!”

Qi Le’an’s eyes became bright. Indeed it had been a long time since they last met.