Riel: Sorry for the late update. I had one last presentation for my final on the 14th, but I didn’t expect that rendering 6000 frames would take me a week to finish. I was afraid that it couldn’t finish on time for my final presentation. So I was stressing so much about it and couldn’t sleep much. My laptop also couldn’t get a moment to rest for a full week. My brain was so full of worries that I didn’t have the proper mood to translate.
After my final was officially finished I took two days break and now I’ll be active again!! Yayy!! Also, I posted the chapter that should be up for this week and for those who are curious about what kind of things I did for my final, check it out on my ko-fi !
It seemed like the relationship between Huanyi’s CEO who came personally to inspect and the sickly-looking Zhou Siyu wasn’t bad—— This rumor spread through the production crew like it had grown wings when the cast heard that Lu Xingzhou had given the production crew an investment in one payment.
When Siyu returned to the shooting site after finishing her make-up again, she was keenly aware that the gazes of the people around her were completely different from before; it was curiosity tinged with a little bit of concealed fear.
After all, she was a woman who was able to be connected to the Lu family! What Siyu didn’t know was that virtually everyone there silently tacked on the label “must not provoke” onto her image in their heart.
“Aren’t you very busy?” Siyu shot a glance at Lu Xingzhou who swaggered after her and kneaded the space between her eyebrows. Everyone in the Lu family was actually very low-profile, but this time Lu Xingzhou acted out of character. He appeared in a high-profile way and even spoke up for her in front of everyone. What was he doing this for?
“I’m not the one who determines whether I’m busy or not. If Fifth Master didn’t call me back, I certainly do not dare to leave.” Lu Xingzhou was typing words on his phone with his head down. He seemed to be reporting to someone. Then he grumbled, “Say, why would you suddenly add onto your scenes when you were fine before? Hurry up and finish shooting so you can leave. Now you’ve made it so that I can’t go back and report.”
Just now, Director Liang said he wanted to add more scenes into Siyu’s script and Siyu actually agreed. This made Lu Xingzhou dumbfounded. All kinds of pleas couldn’t make this stubborn little girl budge. Hence, the time that Siyu would stay in the crew was once again extended. This time, it really wasn’t known when she would be able to return to Jiang City.
If he had known earlier, he would have knocked her out and sent her back! What was the point of spending that money? This sly rabbit ran away as soon as she got the money!
Lu Xingzhou beat his chest and stomped his feet. However, this all only happened in his mind. At this moment, this little girl was someone who Fifth Master specifically told him to look after properly. If by chance Siyu tattled on him, who knows? He might be thrown to Africa to dig up a mine. After all, Fifth Master Lu wasn’t someone who was restricted by familial relations. Lu Xingzhou firmly believed that this kind of thing could happen.
“Director Liang values me and is willing to give me this opportunity. I naturally have to take the opportunity.” Siyu replied cheerfully. To be honest, her physical condition wasn’t suitable for shooting a movie for a long time. Originally, Siyu planned to play as an extra and leave, but Xu Qingwan seemed to be deliberately targeting her. Siyu herself wasn’t a saint. Since Xu Qingwan—intentionally or not—wanted to drive her away from the production crew, then she would stay just to spite her!
“Thank you for your help this time, CEO Lu. If you hadn’t followed up with investment, I would be leaving dejectedly. Just the thought of it makes me feel quite indignant.” Siyu sighed softly.
Lu Xingzhou snorted coldly, “You are Fifth Master’s person. If you were bullied by outsiders, wouldn’t it be a shame to our Lu family? The Ji family has been living too well in recent years, they’ve gotten a bit carried away by their success. They know this is Huanyi’s project yet they dare to come and go freely, withdrawing their investment just like that.. Are they perhaps treating us, the Lu family, as an open market?”
Siyu: “…….” When did she become that psycho’s person?! Who the hell agreed?
From Lu Xingzhou’s words, the Fifth Master behind him seemed to be dissatisfied with the Ji family. To be honest, if it was just the Ji family alone, Siyu didn’t have any favorable feelings towards them. However, the problem was, Ji Lin was also the only son of the Ji family! If by chance he became implicated because of this matter……
Siyu hastily said, “Ummm, about the Ji family, can I deal with them myself? I have a bit of a relationship with this family….”
Lu Xingzhou glanced at her. He didn’t object; instead, he continued to type away on his phone. However, after a few seconds, his expression changed, “This is bad, Fifth Master blocked me!”
Siyu: “……Hah?”
Lu Xingzhou explained absent-mindedly, “It happened just after I told him that your scenes were extended, so you wouldn’t be able to return to Jiang City for a while….”
Lu Xingzhou’s expression was despondent as if he could see his miserable future beckoning him.
The corner of Siyu’s lips twitched. She took out her phone in an attempt to explain things to Fifth Master. After the Fifth Master’s sudden appearance last time, Siyu had discovered an unfamiliar number saved on her phone. However, when Siyu dialed the number, she found that——
She had also been blocked.
“……” Fine, If he didn’t want to listen [to her explanation], then she wouldn’t try to call. Siyu thought, Fifth Master Lu, you [formal] aren’t ‘three years old Lu’, right? Blocking people once you’re aggravated, could you not be so unreasonable?
Right at that moment, Director Liang called for a meeting. Siyu swiftly ditched Lu Xingzhou and ran over. Chen Yue followed Siyu with clothes in her hand and whispered, “Siyu-jie, you still have a slight fever. Are you really all right?”
“It’s nothing. I’m used to it, and the air is also better here. “ With good fortune by her side, whatever things came, she wouldn’t be afraid. Therefore, she didn’t take this slight fever seriously.
Since Chen Yue failed to persuade her, she could only carry the medicine bag as she followed behind Siyu at the latter’s heels, deathly afraid that Siyu would collapse.
As she reached Director Liang’s side, Siyu saw Xu Qingwan at a glance. She seemed to have readjusted her mentality. When she faced Siyu, she could still show a smiling face and looked like she didn’t have any ill feelings. Ji Lin was also called over, but this guy seemed rather gloomy. When Siyu approached him, he just looked down to the ground. No matter what, he would not raise his head, as if there was something on the ground that fascinated him.
Xu Qingwan chuckled lightly, “Siyu, I didn’t expect you to have such a good relationship with CEO Lu.”
Siyu was not in the mood to deal with her probing statement that concealed a hidden needle. She walked straight over to Ji Lin. When she approached, Ji Lin subconsciously pursed his lips into a thin line. He tried to pretend that he didn’t care, but a sentence from Siyu immediately broke his pretense.
“Don’t sulk, I’ve never doubted you.” Siyu poked Ji Lin’s arm. The silly child still didn’t look at her, but he awkwardly shifted one step over to her side. When Siyu saw it, she couldn’t help laughing, “Alright, alright. Look, I’m okay now and I can continue shooting with you. Don’t be angry anymore, okay?”