Chapter 132: Being with Xu Heng

Seeing Dan Yuyue and the others leave the crew, Cheng Huaiyu also started thinking about leaving.

He had come in the first place to get close to Dan Yuyue, and later he bought her water and boxed lunches every day, but she didn't even acknowledge him, and even dodged him as she walked.

This had made Cheng Huaiyu feel somewhat unhappy for quite a while.

The work in the Prop Department was already heavy, and occasionally the Logistics Department would even offload their tasks onto them.

Cheng Huaiyu felt that none of this mattered; after all, Dan Yuyue was still there, and as long as she was there, he had something to look forward to, thinking that perhaps by working a little harder, he could salvage his image in her eyes.

For instance, when he moved shelves, he would intentionally or unintentionally linger in front of Dan Yuyue, meaning to let her see how hard-working he was.

Now that she was gone, was there any point in doing all this?

On the day Dan Yuyue left the crew, he sought out Xu Heng, rubbing his hands together, and said embarrassedly, "Th... that, Old Xu, I have something going on recently, so my work here in the Prop Department, um, might have to be put on hold for a while; you should hire another employee to work in the Prop Department."

"Didn't you say at the beginning that you weren't afraid of hard work?" Xu Heng asked with a half-smile.

"Hey! This isn't a question of whether I'm afraid of hard work or not; it's mainly that I really have something to do, otherwise I would definitely stay and help you."

In fact, anyone could see through Cheng Huaiyu's little scheme; leaving was just an excuse.

But seeing that he didn't want to stay, Xu Heng didn't make things difficult for him: "Then go settle your wages for these past few days with the Finance Department, and then you can head back. Eighty a day; the pay for temporary workers is a bit low, don't mind it."

"Damn, eighty a day is still low? You kid are really rich now, talking so generously."

Cheng Huaiyu grinned.

Eighty a day, and he had worked here for nearly seven or eight days, which added up to five or six hundred.

You have to know that many part-time jobs outside don't even pay five or six hundred for a whole month; he had only worked for a little over a week and it was already equivalent to the monthly salary Zhao Gaoyan used to get from his part-time jobs outside.

Cheng Huaiyu thought this was a special favor Xu Heng gave him out of consideration for their roommate relationship, and he happily ran off to collect the money.

……

In the afternoon, Dan Yuyue returned to the dormitory.

Their major had no classes this afternoon, and Dong Xinxin and Wang Yi were gathered around the table watching a Taiwan idol drama.

Discovering that Dan Yuyue had returned alone, which was rare, Dong Xinxin asked in surprise, "How come the big star didn't come back with the second-tier star today?"

"Big star" was how Dan Yuyue referred to herself in the dormitory; not long ago, she had said that once she became an overnight success from acting in this film, she would be a big star at Jin Da, even more popular than Xu Heng.

At the time, Dong Xinxin teased her, saying that Ying Ziyun was playing the male lead, the role had more screen time than hers, so if you are the big star, what is Ying Ziyun?

Dan Yuyue curled her lips and said that if it weren't for her suggesting they go sign up with Xu Heng, how could Ying Ziyun have managed to land the male lead?

Moreover, Ying Ziyun was playing a male character and couldn't bring out any feminine charm at all; it would be very hard for her to become famous later.

Therefore, in this dormitory, she still held the higher seniority, and Ying Ziyun could at most be considered a second-tier star.

Later, Dong Xinxin and Wang Yi often used "big star" and "second-tier star" to tease Dan Yuyue and Ying Ziyun.

In normal times, Dan Yuyue would probably just give a disdainful laugh, but today was different.

Her eyes were red, and she hugged Dong Xinxin, tears streaming down from the corners of her eyes uncontrollably.

"Woooo! Xinxin, I've wrapped up! I've wrapped up!"

The scene looked exactly like a second female lead in a bitter family ethics drama crying to her mother-in-law after being NTR'd by the female lead.

Dong Xinxin was at a loss because of her sudden outburst of crying and hurriedly comforted her: "Don't cry, it's just wrapping up; you'll still have chances to see the friends you met in the crew in the future."

"Who the hell cares about seeing them? What I'm sad about is that I didn't even have many front-facing shots in the whole movie, while Ying Ziyun got to act from start to finish. I'm not uglier than her, so why am I a bit-part player and she's the lead!"

Perhaps thinking of the saddest part, Dan Yuyue sobbed, choking with emotion.

"It's unfair!"

"……"

So you were just jealous of Ying Ziyun after all.

Dong Xinxin thought speechlessly while listening to Dan Yuyue cry.

However, it wasn't Dan Yuyue's fault; everyone from the same dorm went to audition, but they ended up with roles of vastly different status. Anyone would have a psychological gap, and young girls are naturally prone to comparison, especially a girl like Dan Yuyue who was born unable to accept defeat; being outdone made it even harder for her.

Dong Xinxin could only comfort her: "It's okay, look at Xu Heng and his group, they aren't very professional either. The attitude online towards the movie they're filming is not optimistic. Maybe after it's released, it'll be met with a chorus of criticism. Think about who will be criticized the most then? Won't it be the ones with the most screen time! Like us, who don't have much screen time, nobody pays attention to us, so we don't have to be the scapegoats. Isn't that great?"

"Although what you said makes some sense, I feel like you're mocking me," Dan Yuyue said bitterly.

"Yueyue, don't be sad. If it really doesn't work out, just let your boyfriend take you out for a meal! Don't forget, Ying Ziyun is all alone now, you still have the advantage of having a partner," Wang Yi said from the side at this moment.

"Boyfriend?" Dan Yuyue showed a puzzled expression.

Wang Yi laughed: "Didn't you go out on a date with your new boyfriend last time? How about this, you take the initiative to ask him out for a meal tonight, and after we eat, we'll go sing karaoke. When Ying Ziyun comes back, she won't even be able to find us. Just think about how lonely she'll be then."

"Ah... ah, haha."

Dan Yuyue gave a dry laugh, but she felt a bit numb.

Damn!

She had forgotten about this matter!

Damn it, she had just told a random lie back then, and even she herself had forgotten it, but she didn't expect her two roommates to remember it so clearly to this day.

Dan Yuyue's heartbroken expression immediately faded, and she put on a look of difficulty.

"Uh, he doesn't seem to have time today."

"Tomorrow is fine too, or if that doesn't work, the day after. You've been secretly dating for so long, you have to bring your boyfriend out for us to see, right?" Dong Xinxin said.

Wang Yi chimed in: "Yeah, you haven't been at school recently because of filming, so you definitely haven't had time to contact him. Just take the opportunity now that you've wrapped up to find him and get together, have a wrap-up banquet or something."

I want to contact him too, but the key is that I have to actually have one!

Dan Yuyue struggled for a while, feeling that she could hide it for a moment but not for a lifetime; to cover up one lie, one often has to tell more lies, so it would be better to just tell the truth.

"That... actually, I don't have a boyfriend."

Dong Xinxin and Wang Yi were both stunned, staring blankly at her.

"You don't have a boyfriend?"

"Right, I lied to you last time. I never found a new boyfriend at all," Dan Yuyue said, biting the bullet.

"But you went out last time and didn't return for the night..."

"At the time, 【he/she/they】 were with Xu Heng."

"What the f*ck?!"