Chapter 270

Mencius has wrapped up filming.

But not entirely.

Now she's truly become a "deadbeat"~

Because even though this girl has already accepted her flowers and taken group photos, and the official *Joy of Life* Weibo account has posted pictures announcing her wrap, she herself has no intention of leaving the set.

Leave? Why would she want to leave~

She feels quite comfortable staying on set; there's food, drink, and a place to sleep, so why leave when things are going so well?

However, regarding this situation, not a single person in the crew has raised any objections.

The producers: If she likes staying, let her stay. Is the crew short on that little bit of room money, or that little bit of meal expenses?

Mencius's boss, Jia Shikai, even made a special trip to the set, seemingly prepared to pick her up, only to leave again in silence, speechless.

On the surface, he seemed quite speechless, as if he were an artist manager who couldn't control his own talent.

But what he was actually thinking, only he knows.

Because this guy didn't even utter a single reprimand; he just came to tell Mencius what other promotional engagements she had, seemingly just to remind her how much longer she could realistically linger.

Then he turned around and had a lively chat with Bai Liang, and after they finished, he very tactfully vanished.

It was quite the strange posture of "Mencius, I'll leave her in your care."

However, Bai Liang didn't mind this at all.

Mencius's final scene was the one where she and Fan Xian escort Si Lili back to Northern Qi, and then encounter an ambush on the road where she blocks an arrow.

The peak acting performance of her career!

"I didn't think about blocking the arrow at the time; I just saw it flying over and moved."

When she said this, she was looking down, and after she finished, she looked up at Bai Liang. The lingering affection and helplessness in those big eyes truly made the director applaud in admiration.

And she even has a "special skill"!

Which is that her eyes can hold back tears.

You can clearly see the tears swirling in her eye sockets, but they just don't fall.

This effect is even more flavorful.

Even Chen Yao, who was watching from the side, couldn't help but exclaim: This classmate, with whom she barely interacted back in school, actually has such good acting skills?!

Her eye acting is truly superb!

Before, she only knew the other party was good-looking and a bit charming, and assumed she was just a pure vase.

Mencius's screen time in *Joy of Life* is indeed not much, but it can be said that every segment is quite brilliant, fully showcasing the charm and character arc of her role.

However, what's magical is that while she acts very well, she is completely "not in character."

Many scenes that require an actor to mobilize their emotions need time to cool down after filming.

But she doesn't need it.

One moment she is as weak and sorrowful as Lin Daiyu, but the moment she hears "Cut," she is jumping around, wiping her tears and smilingly asking Bai Liang if she was good.

——

After another day of filming, Xin Zhilei organized a barbecue treat~

Under the guise of: Mencius's wrap party.

Um... the problem is Mencius has already been eating "wrap parties" on set for several days; she feels her face has become a bit rounder, and her chin isn't as sharp anymore.

However, regarding eating, Bai Liang has always been very enthusiastic.

And Mencius and Chen Yao naturally responded actively as well.

"I'll order! Sister Lei, is there anything you don't eat or have dietary restrictions against?" Mencius asked casually.

Xin Zhilei thought for a moment, "I don't eat offal."

"Ah? That's a pity; you can't eat chicken hearts~ I quite like eating those..."

"I do eat chicken hearts," Xin Zhilei hurriedly corrected.

Mencius:???

Didn't you just say you don't eat offal?

At this moment, she raised an eyebrow, seemingly having discovered something fun, "Do you eat grilled pork intestines?"

"Uh... eat."

"How about grilled kidneys?"

"... eat those too."

Chen Yao, standing to the side, couldn't hold it in anymore. There are only five types of offal in total, and she said she eats three of them; is this what you call not eating offal?

You're just being a picky eater!

"Your Sister Lei is clearly the type who doesn't eat mutton, but eats mutton skewers. Order, no need to ask her," Bai Liang concluded.

"Oh, okay~"

Mencius nodded, and with a wave of her hand, ordered fifteen skewers of kidneys.

This behavior made people's eyelids twitch. Bai Liang couldn't help but ask: "You like eating kidneys that much?"

As a result, she chuckled, "One skewer for each of us girls, the rest are all for you."

"Pfft!"

This time it was Xin Zhilei's turn to lose it; she laughed out loud, but she didn't forget to add: "Sister, don't just focus on ordering kidneys; get him some oysters, leeks, and all that! But as someone who has been there, I'll give you a word of advice... watch your moderation."

Bai Liang:...

He always has the feeling that he's just sitting here eating barbecue, and yet he's been inexplicably insulted.

At times like this, he must regain his face, even if it means telling some "little stories" about him and Mencius!

"No, no, I don't need that."

"You do!" Mencius insisted with a straight face.

"Really don't need it..."

"Listen to me, just get it!"

Xin Zhilei was already laughing like crazy; she reached out and pinched Bai Liang's arm, then asked, "So firm, that shouldn't be right~"

Just as Bai Liang was thinking about how he could regain his face in this situation without being overly vulgar...

Mencius suddenly said: "Tongtong is coming to visit the set in two days~"

"Ah? Didn't she just wrap up not long ago?"

"I let it slip..."

Mencius clearly felt some regret on her face; she shouldn't have been so smug. Thinking of this, she wanted to slap herself twice.

Why on earth did she have to tell the other party that Bai Liang's mother was coming to the set soon?

That evil little kitten is going to come back sniffing for the scent.

Look at this, she's even capable of something as outrageous as coming back to visit after wrapping up.

Mencius now regrets it a bit; she shouldn't have pointed out that she knew Li Yitong had stolen her "leftovers."

If she had pretended not to know, Li Yitong would have at least put on an act with her.

Now it's fine, she doesn't even bother acting!

The amount of information in this chat between the two was a bit high, leaving Xin Zhilei stunned.

Ah? If that's the case, then even if his body is good, he really does need to supplement it.

It's just that the post-90s generation is so good now; maybe it's not because of age.

The current Bai Liang is truly Tang Seng meat.

In the last two days, Xin Zhilei has had female friends in the industry contact her, asking if she is filming with Bai Liang, and if she can provide contact information or something.

After all, he is the lead in three movies, with a combined box office of over ten billion.

That's right, Bai Liang is the first ten-billion-box-office actor in the current film and television industry.

Of course, if you insist on saying male lead, he isn't entirely, but counting lead box office is absolutely reasonable.

One solo lead, one dual male lead, one second male lead; *Wolf Warrior 2* was slightly lacking, a bit like hugging Wu Jing's thigh.

But Wu Jing himself hasn't reached ten billion in box office yet, while Bai Liang has overtaken him on a curve.

Plus, it was previously revealed that Bai Liang took a share in both *Wolf Warrior 2* and *How Long Will I Love U*, and the share wasn't low.

Rich, handsome, and can carry a show—what kind of hexagonal warrior is this?

Anyway, Xin Zhilei feels that if she were a few years younger and didn't have a partner, she probably wouldn't be able to resist either.

Regardless of whether she has confidence, she'd probably just throw herself at him first; what if he likes her type~

Oh no, it's probably not just Mencius and Li Yitong.

She couldn't help but look at Chen Yao next to her, raising an eyebrow, the meaning in her eyes clearly being: You're in on it too, right?

Facing the big sister's blatant eye-teasing, Chen Yao's cheeks turned slightly red, and she couldn't quite handle it.

However, there was some helplessness and melancholy in her eyes... she wasn't in on it~

Maybe it's because she isn't bold enough.

Mencius doesn't even bother acting on set anymore; she even checked out of the hotel room arranged by the crew and moved directly into Bai Liang's.

Chen Yao has seen this all along, and she's a bit envious, but because of this, she doesn't even have the chance to muster the courage to go knock on his door.

If she knocked, Mencius would definitely be the one to open it, and then she'd stare with those big eyes and ask: Is there something up?

Just thinking about it is quite awkward.

So Chen Yao inexplicably misses Jin Cheng; if she were still on set, she might be able to take her along to do some outrageous things...

If she had to do it herself, she really wouldn't dare; she doesn't have that courage.

When they started eating, Bai Liang looked at the pair of grilled kidneys, grilled oysters, and other things in front of him, and the expression on his face was quite helpless.

But since they were ordered, might as well eat them.

This barbecue place's taste is actually quite good; the kidneys don't have any strange smell, and the oysters are quite fresh.

Excluding certain strange elements, he ate quite happily.

While Xin Zhilei was holding back laughter, she nudged Mencius with her elbow and whispered something in her ear, making Mencius blush all over.

Bai Liang didn't hear what the two were saying, but Chen Yao did.

It was clearly: "Sister~ will you be able to get out of bed tomorrow?" Mencius: Oh no! Tongtong isn't back yet...

After returning to the hotel after the meal, Mencius just looked at the smile on Bai Liang's face and was so scared she hid directly in Chen Yao's room.

Although she doesn't know if kidneys and oysters are actually useful, Bai Liang doesn't need these additions to keep her from being able to get out of bed.

It's just that his skin is a bit fair; otherwise, he could guest star as a dark-skinned athlete, specializing in treating art students like them.

Scared, scared; if you can't afford to provoke them, can't you just hide?

Regarding this, Chen Yao expressed that she didn't mind; she could even give her room to Mencius.

However, she was too embarrassed to say that.

She could only continue to be melancholy in her heart, and then chat with Mencius while sitting on the bed.

"When is Xiao Bai's mother coming?"

"She'll be here tomorrow." Mencius naturally knows this like the back of her hand; otherwise, she wouldn't be afraid to go over.

Tomorrow, she must get up, and her entire state must be good!

Chen Yao also silently remembered this, deciding to dress a bit more intellectual tomorrow... shirts, glasses, pleated skirts, and all that.

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Definitely the type of sensible girl that elders like the most.

As for Mencius...

Chen Yao used to envy her for being good-looking and having a good figure, but she doesn't envy her anymore.

Those full lips and charming corners of the eyes are good-looking, but she always feels like she's flirting with everyone she sees; she really does have the look of a "bad girl."

——

Mencius slipped away, but after Bai Liang returned from the hotel gym, he saw someone squatting at his door.

This squatting posture was exceptionally familiar, reminding him of a certain "old friend."

"Eating wall plaster again?"

"Oh my, I stopped eating that a long time ago... Isn't Mencius in the room? I knocked for a long time and no one opened."

Li Yitong's feet were a bit numb from squatting, and she didn't get up, looking up at Bai Liang from this angle, which felt quite familiar.

"She seems to have gone to Chen Yao's side. Why did you run back to the set at this time?" Bai Liang asked, knowing the answer.

"I... I'm visiting the set~" Li Yitong said with a bit of a guilty conscience.

Bai Liang didn't expose her, swiping his room card to open the door first, and then helping Li Yitong inside.

Her feet were really numb from squatting; walking now felt like being pricked by needles.

"Hey, hey, hey, don't walk away; I rushed back overnight, hug me first, I'm exhausted."

Acting spoiled?

"I just finished working out, I'm covered in sweat, are you sure you want a hug?"

"I won't mind you..."

True to her word, Li Yitong showed with actions that she really didn't mind, even telling Bai Liang: his sweat is a bit salty.

Terrible pica... Bai Liang is a bit worried that she won't eat wall plaster in the future, but will start getting interested in other strange things.

"Stop licking, I'm going to take a shower first."

This time Li Yitong didn't stop him; after all, she didn't really have such heavy tastes, and she still preferred clean boys.

Kittens love to be clean, and evil little kittens are no exception.

She indicated that heavy tastes are Li Qin's lane; how could she snatch it, it's so impolite to cross boundaries.

Li Qin: Fart!

So-called "bestie feelings" are indeed unreliable; when they are together, they talk about everything, but once separated, they turn around and sell each other out.

However, Bai Liang is a bit confused about the relationship between these girls now.

It feels messy; who is in a small group with whom is completely unclear.

Anyway, in Mencius's phone, he saw three small groups—yes, small groups among these girls from the *Joy of Life* crew.

Late night!

When Chen Yao finally coaxed Mencius to sleep, she finally mustered up the courage herself.

Deciding to go to Bai Liang's side.

Some things, if not said in person this time, who knows when the next opportunity will be.

Tip-toeing to open and close the door, walking through the corridor, taking the elevator...

Because she was only wearing pajamas, the chill from the hotel's central air conditioning gave her goosebumps.

She also had a feeling of traveling over mountains and rivers; when she finally stood at the door of Bai Liang's room, she first looked left and right to confirm no one was nearby, and didn't knock, but called Bai Liang instead.

Magically, the call was answered within seconds.

"Yao, not asleep yet?"

"Xiao Bai, I'm at your room door..."

"Ah?!"

This exclamation was indeed a bit surprised, and then Chen Yao heard a "pop" sound from the other end of the phone, along with a girl's voice.

How could it be... Mencius is sleeping in a daze on her bed right now.

Who else in this crew could sneak over?

*Joy of Life* is about to finish filming, there aren't many female artists left.

Xin Zhilei?

Uh... that shouldn't be it~ although her lips are indeed quite sexy.

But with Mencius, who has such sexy lips and is so good-looking...

Just as Chen Yao was standing at Bai Liang's door letting her imagination run wild, the door opened.

Bai Liang, shirtless, his breath not yet fully settled, appeared before her, his body covered in some fine sweat, plus a... somewhat wonderful smell.

Chen Yao looked at him with a blushing face, her first reaction was naturally to look down habitually, and as a result, her eyes caught Bai Liang's abs.

Then she turned her head away in a panic, but subconsciously looked into the room...

Naturally, she couldn't see anything; Bai Liang lives in a suite, and there's another door inside.

"Why did you come to find me so late~" Bai Liang asked in a gentle tone.

However, today's Chen Yao was clearly different from before; after struggling for a moment, she asked directly: "Xiao Bai, who is in your room?"

"Uh... you don't know her."

"Then can I get to know her?"

Bai Liang thought about this, looking at Chen Yao, who was still as gentle as usual but had a bit more impulse, and felt it wasn't impossible.

"Hello~"

Li Yitong, curled up in the quilt, awkwardly greeted Chen Yao.

The two looked at each other, both feeling that meeting under these circumstances was really not a good time for chatting and getting to know each other.

So Chen Yao nodded, "politely" exited the room, and a hint of frustration appeared on her face.

Can't she even grasp this opportunity?

"Do you want me to send you back to your room to sleep?" Bai Liang had already put on a T-shirt, thinking that sending her back would allow him to chat with her a bit more.

He felt that Chen Yao really couldn't stay in his room anymore.

As a result, Chen Yao didn't speak, just leaned in, her hands slowly pressed against his chest, and then she stood on tiptoe...

Two minutes later, she still wanted to look down habitually, but this time she couldn't.

Because one of Bai Liang's hands was supporting her chin.

"I'm leaving..." Chen Yao said with uneven breath.

"Then will you come again later?" Bai Liang asked with a serious tone.

At times like this, regardless of whether there's another one in the room, you can't let the girl be disappointed...

Sure enough.

Chen Yao blinked, seemingly a bit happy.

"Let's see how it goes..."

After saying this, she turned and ran, only to bump into the door with a thud.

As a result, this iron-headed girl didn't seem to feel any pain at all, opened the door, and ran away.

After running a few steps, she didn't forget to come back and help Bai Liang close the door properly.

Quite cute!

"Male fox, did you seduce another one?"

At this moment, Li Yitong was leaning against the bedroom door, her tone a bit helpless.

She wasn't even wearing clothes, just holding a pillow in her arms, which blocked the important parts.

"Little kitten, I've known her longer than I've known you; you're the one who came later."

"Hmph~ I know her, Yue Qiluo, her courage isn't as big as the character in the TV show, quite a contrast."

While Li Yitong was saying this, she suddenly imagined a strange scene, which was Chen Yao saying with a grievance: It was clearly me who came first!

So she couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Bai Liang: As expected, an evil little kitten~

He walked over and took away the pillow, didn't enter the bedroom, and directly lifted her up by the door, arranging her into a more convenient posture.

"Oh my! You're retaliating."

"Wrong, I'm going to inject positive energy into you and purify you, this evil little kitten."

Yes, when Bai Liang's dear mother came the next morning, he explained it this way too.

Mom, listen to me sophistry...