Chapters 43-44

Chapter 43: Are you human?!

Director Xu explained the scene to Cen Luan once. The latter listened attentively and nodded his head occasionally. However, his gaze swept across the crowd and he found Ye Fu.

She looked a little embarrassed that he was looking at her. She lowered her head and looked at her feet, but when she looked up again, his gaze seemed to still be on her, as though he was waiting for her to respond to him.

The tips of her ears turned red.

She swept the air under the feet and hesitated for some time before looking back at him in the eye.

The man winked at her.

Director Xu took the script and slammed it on the table, “Let’s begin the filming!”

Cen Luan chuckled, “Old Xu, are you menopausal?”

“If you can’t pass in one take later on, I’ll show you how terrifying when one’s menopause is at work.” Director Xu called the production assistant over, while the others in charge of lighting and filming got ready. 

Under such a tense situation, Cen Luan could still smile in Ye Fu’s direction to assure her. 

Even though Ye Fu was worried for him, a sweetness bloomed in her heart. 

Everyone took their machines and walked into the room, which was in the setup of an interrogation room. 

“Stockholm, scene seventy, take one! Action!” The production assistant clapped down on the clapperboard.

Yu Chibei sat on the chair in a nonchalant stance. He slouched lazily on the chair and faced the two cops opposite him with his nose. 

“I’m asking you for the last time. Do you know where your buddies have escaped to?” 

“If you spill the beans, we’ll intercede on your behalf for a sentence reduction.” 

Yu Chibei snorted, “There’s no need to reduce my sentence. The prison is such a comfortable place. There’s free food and drinks, and it’s so much more comfortable than the outside.”

“You’re really unwilling to go out?” The male officer couldn’t resist bringing out Tang Gu at this point, “Didn’t you promise someone that you’ll bring her on a trip? What’s the matter? Why don’t you want to go out?”

Yu Chibei’s expression darkened. He looked at the male police officer coldly, as his tongue pushed against his cheek. His gaze was vicious, but it calmed down in the next moment, and it became indifferent once more. He said slowly, “She’s just a woman. Her figure was good, and I felt satisfied sleeping with her.”

The female officer opposite him was so angry when she heard his uncouth words that she slammed the table, “Yu Chibei! Are you still human?! Tang Gu has been kidnapped by your buddy and her fate remains unknown. How could you still say something like this?!”

The sloppy-looking man immediately stood up and grabbed the female officer by her collar, “What did you say?!”

The female officer staggered from his movements. It was the first time she had seen this criminal up close. She suddenly felt that this man was extremely handsome. She blushed, and then tried to push the man’s arm away, “Let me go…”

The male officer also rushed up and tried to pull Yu Chibei’s hand away, but the latter shoved him aside in one move.

Yu Chibei continued to grab the female officer’s collar, has his thunderous voice reverberated in the room, “I’m asking you. When the f*ck did this happen? Where was she abducted? Who the f*ck did it?!”

The female officer was so frightened by his powerful aura that her voice trembled, “… Today… Tonight… At the hospital… The entrance of the hospital… He… That person was driving a cab… The surveillance footage showed it…”

“Monkey,” Yu Chibei calmly spat out that man’s name. “His nickname is Monkey, and his real name is Hou Qiang [1].”

The female officer was stunned for a moment before she came to a realisation – the man was giving them information about his accomplice.

The male officer also stood up hastily, then took a pen and started copying down his words.

“I’m the one he’s after. Let me out, and I’ll surely bring Tang Gu back safely.” When Yu Chibei spoke, the scar by his eyebrow also shifted down along with his lowered gaze, causing him to look even more depressed and scary.

The female officer immediately rejected his request, “No way! We can’t possibly let you out!”

“I won’t run. As long as you let me out, I guarantee that I’ll bring her back safely.” Yu Chibei glared at her, “I swear to God!”

[1] 猴 (Hou) = Monkey, hence the nickname.

Chapter 44: Cool down…

The two police officers in the interrogation room looked at each other. Both of them felt that the words that he just said were incredibly ridiculous.

“I am able to contact him,” Yu Chibei revealed his final bargaining chip. “But the condition is, you have to bring me along when you look for him.”

“You’re able to contact him?” The female officer was almost persuaded when the male officer pulled her back, “Are you crazy? You’re going to let him out?!”

“I’m not letting him out. Didn’t you hear what he said? He’s going to bring us to his accomplice. He’s not going alone.”

The three people in the room stared at one another.

Yu Chibei’s gaze was sharp and honest. He looked at the clock on the wall, and the veins on his forehead were visible because he was trying to restrain himself and control his anger.

“Alright!’ The female officer headed to the entrance, “I’ll report this to my superiors.”

The male officer glanced at Yu Chibei, then followed the female cop out of the room.

Yu Chibei stared at the wall clock, as his mind flashed with images of Tang Gu crying and laughing. The muscles on both his arms were bulging tight, and the veins on the back of his hands were showing. In his fury, he smashed his fist onto the table.

The two policemen returned with news soon after. The superintendent had agreed to Yu Chibei’s request.

After that, Yu Chibei was escorted to the police car. He had the female officer’s phone in his hand, and he gave Monkey a call.

The call didn’t get through the first time, but when he called the second time, Monkey picked up the call. However, he was on his guard, so he didn’t say anything at first.

“It’s me.” Yu Chibei spoke, his voice cold.

He didn’t ask for Monkey’s whereabouts.

He simply said, “Wait for a while.”

His voice was very hoarse, as though it was a piece of sandpaper brushing across one’s ears.

“Cut!”

This scene passed in one take. Director Xu didn’t say anything, and simply instructed the others to start moving their equipment.

Cen Luan remained seated as the make-up artist helped him to touch up his make-up.

After he was done, he followed behind the make-up artist and watched as the make-up artist helped Ye Fu apply her make-up.

Ye Fu’s eyes were closed, but she could feel Cen Luan’s gaze on her, so the corners of her lips curled up unwittingly.

“Brother Cen, do you want to learn how to do make-up?” The make-up artist saw him staring, as though he seemed keen to attempt it, so she asked jokingly, “Do you want to try?”

Cen Luan took the brush, and began to brush across Ye Fu’s face.

It was clearly the same brush, but when the movie king was the one using it, Ye Fu’s heart almost jumped out of her body. Even the tips of her ears were extremely red.

“This brush is rather good,” Cen Luan looked at Ye Fu’s flushed ears, and all he wanted to do was to find an isolated corner and put that tender tips of her ears into his mouth to bite and lick them.

The make-up artist smiled happily when she heard that, “Why don’t I give you a set next time?”

Cen Luan replied, “Sure.”

However, all he could think of right now was, the brush could be dipped in water, and he could brush it all over her body.

Her sensitive n*pples…

The desire in his gaze was almost blatant, scaring Ye Fu so badly that before her make-up was done, she stood up and wanted to leave.

“Woah….” The make-up artist called out to Ye Fu. She was stopped before she could walk off, and her face was extremely red, so the make-up artist asked in a puzzled tone, “Sister Fu, why is your face so red?”

In this place, people weren’t addressed by their age, but by their status.

Since Ye Fu was the lead actress, the crew would call her “Sister Fu” when they saw her.

They were giving face to the movie king, because the movie king’s assistant Hu Songyu and Xiao Xiaohong had called her “Sister Fu”.

Ye Fu touched her face and said through her gritted teeth, “It’s warm.”

Cen Luan chuckled as he kept his distance, and didn’t tease her anymore. He turned and walked off, as his leisurely voice floated over, “It’s warm, buy me a cup of ice to reduce the heat…”

The last three words were said exceptionally slowly and ambiguously.

Hu Songyu paused for a moment before he obediently went off to buy the ice. Only Ye Fu stood where she was, her face still crimson red as she walked the departing figure of the movie king. In her heart, she couldn’t help but think, The movie king is so naughty.