Ch20.2 - Friend

At eleven-thirty am, the big brother in charge of delivering lunch arrived. There were many locations for the film and they were relatively remote so they could only order the same type of meals for everyone with nothing to choose from.

Luo Yi headed to the big brother and collected two lunch sets, one for Ji Qinghuai and another for Xie Yan.

Ji Qinghuai looked at the two lunch sets in front of him and felt a little embarrassed.

Ji Qinghuai was usually spoiled and picky, but because of their current situation, he didn’t ask for better food. He could also ask his assistant to drive for an hour or two to buy food for them but he felt that it was unnecessary.

Although the boxed lunch was not as delicious as the food at home, it was better than going hungry. If others could eat it, he could also eat it. There was no need to do anything extra.

But Xie Yan was different. Ji Qinghuai didn’t want to wrong him no matter if Xie Yan was willing or not.

Ji Qinghuai asked, “Mr Xie, have you eaten yet?”

Xie Yan replied, “No.”

Ji Qinghuai thought for a while and said, “I’ll ask Luo Yi to buy you some food, or if you have something you want to eat, let him take you there.”

Xie Yan looked at the box lunch on the table, “No worries, I’ll eat this.”

Ji Qinghuai hesitated, “The boss’s cooking skills are very average, you may not be used to it.”

Xie Yan didn’t care much about this, he picked up a box and opened it to see two meat dishes, two vegetable dishes and a portion of rice. In terms of appearance, the food looked average. Xie Yan picked up a piece of chicken and put it in his mouth, chewed twice and paused.

Indeed…it was not very tasty. But Xie Yan did not say anything and ate silently.

Ji Qinghuai looked at him, feeling a little unsure, but at this time, it was not good to forcibly snatch his chopsticks away from him, so he opened his boxed lunch and started eating with Xie Yan. Wang Jiajia had noticed Xie Yan when he came over. Seeing Ji Qinghuai and Xie Yan familiar with each other, she grabbed Lu Fangjie who was passing by and asked, “Who is the one wearing glasses?”

Lu Fangjie was extremely exhausted by Wang Jiajia during this period but still calmly responded, “You mean Mr Xie? He’s Qinghuai’s friend.”

However, Wang Jiajia felt it was not that simple.

Although Ji Qinghuai was usually a gentleman, he even helped twist open the bottle cap for Xie Yan before giving it to him. This move was alright when used on girls, but when used on other males, it seemed slightly odd.

Wang Jiajia was too far away so she couldn’t hear what they were saying, but she could see clearly that since Mr Xie’s arrival, Ji Qinghuai’s whole attention had been placed on this person. It also seemed that Ji Qinghuai had become more restrained.

This action was not what a friend would do.

Wang Jiajia threw aside the chopsticks in her hand, “I won’t eat anymore.”

Wang Jiajia’s assistant, Wen Jing, was exactly like what her name suggested, a very quiet girl. Seeing Wang Jiajia lose her temper for no reason, Wen Jing hurriedly asked, “Is the food not to your liking? I’ll quickly buy another for you.”

Everyone in the crew was eating boxed lunches. Only Wang Jiajia was reluctant and wanted to eat a variety of food cooked differently every day. Wen Jing had to make several trips back and forth to satisfy Wang Jiajia’s demands.

“Change to what? Look at what you bought! Is this something a human can eat?” Wang Jiajia lashed out at the calm and well-tempered Wen Jing.

“The soup is cold, the dishes are salty and unpalatable, how can you expect me to eat it?!”

The soup was hot but Wen Jing didn’t dare to oppose her, so she could only apologize, “I’m sorry, sister Jiajia, I’ll go buy it again right now.”

The more anxious she became, the more mistakes she made. Wen Jing accidentally knocked over the small bowl of soup and half of it spilt on Wang Jiajia.

“Ah!” Wang Jiajia exclaimed and stood up immediately, “My clothes!”

She was wearing a costume.

“I’m so sorry, I didn’t mean to.” Wen Jing knew that Wang Jiajia would definitely scold her to death, and while helping her wipe her clothes, she cried out anxiously, “I’m really sorry, I’ll help you clean it…”

“Go away!” Wang Jiajia pushed Wen Jing away and shoved her to the ground. Then, she picked up the box of vegetable soup in front of her and directly poured it over Wen Jing’s head.

The whole crew turned deathly silent.

Wen Jing’s hair was scattered messily, and when Wang Jiajia poured the soup over her, the vegetables stuck to her hair. Under the eyes of everyone, Wen Jing was so helpless and aggrieved, tears welled up in her eyes.

“What are you crying for?” Wang Jiajia became even more irritated the more she looked at Wen Jing. “You only know how to pretend to be a soft and pathetic woman, who are you trying to show this to?”

Lu Fangjie, the nearest to them, couldn’t stand it. He walked over to pull Wen Jing up while saying, “Jiajia, don’t be so angry, just change your clothes, accidents are inevitable.”

Wang Jiajia, however, didn’t relent, “She’s the one who isn’t paying attention to her movements, I’m just teaching her a lesson.”

Wang Jiajia asked, “Fortunately, the soup today was cold. What if it was boiling? Wouldn’t I be burned?”

Lu Fangjie felt that Wang Jiajia was being a little unreasonable, but it was inappropriate to reproach her actions in front of the crew. He could only try to persuade her, “Look at Wen Jing, she’s also soaked, let her take a shower and change her clothes.”

Where did Wang Jiajia want to make trouble with Lu Fangjie? She wanted Ji Qinghuai to pay attention to her but he didn’t even glance at her. However, the one surnamed Xie happened to meet her gaze.

Wang Jiajia became even angrier, “What clothes should she change into? Even on such a hot day, her clothes won’t dry so fast.”

Lu Fangjie retorted, “But Wen Jing’s body is covered with oil, it’s more troublesome not to wash it off.”

“It’s not me who’s suffering, I just want her to remember her lesson well.”

“You…” Lu Fangjie was also exasperated, and he suddenly wanted to stop enduring her outbursts. He thought it would be okay to fall out with her here so that he wouldn’t have to be so upset in the future.

Lu Fangjie was about to speak when a voice came from behind, “That’s enough.”

It was Ji Qinghuai.

u Fangjie turned around and saw Ji Qinghuai walk up to them while handing a pack of wet tissues to Wen Jing, “Don’t cry, wipe your face first. I’ll ask Luo Yi to take you back to take a shower and change your clothes.”

Wen Jing remained silent, afraid to open her mouth.

Ji Qinghuai looked at Wang Jiajia. He had no patience to discuss with her and asked in an icy yet light tone, “Is that okay with you?”

In the film crew, everyone thought that Ji Qinghuai was a relatively mild-tempered person, who never played underhanded tricks or lost his temper, so his cold question was enough to shock everyone.

Wang Jiajia’s previous arrogance ceased to exist in an instant, “Yes…Yes.”

Ji Qinghuai turned his head to look at Wen Jing, and raised his hand to pinch out the vegetable leaves hanging on her hair, “Go now, or you’ll feel uncomfortable for a long time.”

Ji Qinghuai’s kind gesture warmed Wen Jing’s heart. She never thought that someone would come forward for her, and she was moved to tears even more, “Thank you, teachers, thank you…” Wen Jing continued to thank them continuously before she left with Luo Yi.

Lu Fangjie didn’t look at Wang Jiajia and continued to eat his meal while Ji Qinghuai went straight back to Xie Yan.

Xie Yan slowly closed the lunch box, “It turns out that the daily routine in the film crew is like this.”

Ji Qinghuai knew that he was being sarcastic, but couldn’t refute it. Wang Jiajia had to make trouble every few times and it always gave him a headache. Seeing Ji Qinghuai defeated in a rare moment, Xie Yan raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

Very random but I made aspirin in the lab for an experiment haha I was curious if I would be allowed to try it (Please don’t consume anything made in a lab) but if I did, I would probably just perish on the spot 💀