If it wasnât for tomorrowâs filming, she would not have embarrassed herself in front of him.
âBut can you act?â
âAlthough I havenât tried it before, Iâm not entirely clueless. I can still catch hold of the feelings you portrayed when acting.â
âAlright, letâs begin then.â Having someone to rehearse with her was way better than rehearsing alone towards an empty space.
Taking in a deep breath, she tried to erase the lingering awkwardness from her mind and recalled the lines to recite.
âWhy do you not love me, what does she have that I donât? Do you even know⌠â
Lu Lixing nodded. âI know.â
âYou know? So all along you have been using me?â
âYes.â
âHas it ever crossed your mind that I would help you if you told me the truth? Why did you just lie and use me! Lu XichenâŚâ
âStop,â Lu Luxing called. âItâs not âLu Xichenâ, itâs âLu Lixingâ.â
Ji Qingqing muttered, âThe male lead is Lu Xichen, not you.â
Lu Lixing got up from the sofa and rolled his sleeves. âI also need to get into character,â he insisted.
âAll right, all right,â Ji Qingqing took a deep breath and started again.
âLu Lixing, if Father didnât risk his life to take you in then, you would have been killed! For so many years, I thought your stone-cold heart would be warmed by me. But I could never imagine this. You ungrateful, cruel, shameless bastard! LU LIXING! Do you even have a conscience?â
Seeing how emotional she was, Lu Lixingâs brows furrowed.
Ji Qingqing closed her eyes, she immersed herself into the emotions of the second female lead and experienced the feelings of disbelief and grief that came after betrayal.
âLu Lixing, do you even love me?â
Lu Lixing eyes were deep as he gazed fixedly at her. And Ji Qingqingâs bright and clear pupils reflected him alone.
âWhy do you not love me? What must I do in exchange for your love? I can give you everything, including my life! I love you so much andâŚâ
Ji Qingqing started to laugh in a self-mocking manner. âBut⌠Even though you are ungrateful and cruel and shameless. But IâŚBut IâŚâ
âBut even so, I still love you Lu Lixing!â
âBaby, I also love you.â
âEn?â
âââDaily mission progress 2/3, life point +1. Current life points are worth 6 hours.â
âââResponse to the display of affection is a success. Life point +1. Current life points are worth 7 hours.â
Lu Lixingâs additional âlineâ caused Ji Qingqing to break out of her characterâs emotional state.
Granted, itâs okay to have a slip of the tongue for the first attempt. But for it to occur again for the second time?
âDoes the script contain that line?â
Lu Lixing pretended to look at the script for a moment. Then, he candidly replied,
âNo, itâs not in there. My apologies. I got carried away when I saw you acting in such an enthralled manner.
This sentence somewhat seemed to be praising her acting skills?
âThen, earlier, why did you call meâŚâ Ji Qingqing thought of those two words. She could feel her ears burning flusteredly, it was too embarrassing for her to say it.
ââŚCall me that? In the past, did you often tell Aunt Peiâs dog you love it?â
She suddenly remembered what Lu Lixing mentioned before. The dog Aunt Pei took care of previously, wasnât it called Baby?
An image of Lu Lixing hugging a snowy white dog and saying âI love youâ popped up in her mind, causing her to shudder.
Hearing what she said, Lu Lixing gave an awkward cough. Nevertheless, he maintained a composed front. âDo you want to know?â
Ji Qingqing nodded.
âIâll tell you after you respond.â
Ji Qingqing looked at him, puzzled.
âBaby.â
Ji Qingqing, â!!!â
Lu Lixingâs brows tightened. âReply to me.â
âAh?â Ji Qingqing subconsciously asked.
After realizing what just happened, a warm flush spread from her feet to the top of her head. Ji Qingqing felt as if her whole body was burning.
âââDaily mission progress 3/3, mission completed. Current life points are worth 8 hours.â