Chapter 14

Gu Li Naza had previously worried that Bai Liang didn't understand certain "unwritten rules" and would suffer for it.

But now she suddenly had an epiphany: this man Bai Liang couldn't be judged by ordinary standards.

Totally insane!

In fact, Bai Liang had pretty good luck with women on set, and the reason was rather mundane—he simply had the face and physique to back it up.

A tall, upright guy, nearly one meter eighty, and crucially, a milk wolf with dual cultivation.

He usually radiated approachability; it'd be strange if he didn't have great luck with women.

Some older female cast members on set even liked to deliberately "bully" him a little.

More accurately, it might've been teasing.

Oh right, Naza also noticed that the girl playing Lin Yue'er's maid seemed to get along quite well with Bai Liang.

But usually, when a man has good luck with women, his luck with men tends to be worse.

Unfortunately, this rule had failed here.

Just moments ago, someone had said stealing the spotlight as a supporting actor was one of the biggest taboos—yet now the lead actor was singing "Father" to him with deep emotion.

Absolutely a succubus!

The kind who charms both men and women.

Gu Li Naza simply couldn't understand how Lin Genxin and Bai Liang, after only two scenes together, could so naturally bond over gaming.

Even within such a short time, they'd invented a strange set of "code words" to communicate.

"Go?" "Go." "Start?" "Come." "Huh?" "Alright!"

So after failing to find Bai Liang at the gym or his room, Gu Li Naza headed straight for their gaming spot.

She caught them right away.

As for the kissing scene issue,

Bai Liang didn't hide anything: "I'm looking forward to it, but I heard from people on set that kissing scenes usually involve positioning tricks."

"Aren't you two dating? Then why use positioning tricks?" Lin Genxin, blunt as ever, accidentally blurted out what he truly wanted to ask.

"No, we're not."

"Then she must like you, bro—put in some effort!"

Bai Liang realized Lin Genxin clearly had no interest in continuing the game—probably needed a break after being crushed as a bot.

So he opened CS: GO himself.

At the same time, he was thinking about how to bring up the topic.

After all, he couldn't reveal his discovery—it was Naza's private matter, and gossiping behind her back felt wrong.

Talking gossip together was fine, but better to stick to topics already trending online, where the guilt felt lighter.

So he dropped a boldly honest statement: "I don't chase girls—I've never chased anyone in my life. I've always been the one being chased."

Okay okay~ So this is how you play, huh?

Lin Genxin's competitive streak flared up—he was still the dream of nine hundred million girls.

If you can outdo me in self-admiration, then you're impressive!

Are boys really this boring and childish?!

Naza listened for a while, realized there was nothing worthwhile, and finally couldn't hold back: "There you are at last~"

Her words made Lin Genxin jump in fright.

After all, he'd just been gossiping about her behind her back—and now here she was, showing up in person.

But after the shock, he immediately gave Naza and Bai Liang a strange, sideways glance, wearing a baffling smile.

Naza ignored him outright and issued an invitation: "How long have you been playing? Let's get some late-night snacks—I'm wrapping up in a few days."

Lin Genxin, clueless as ever, immediately agreed.

But Bai Liang hesitated slightly.

"I just bought my AWPer,. 4750…"

Beside him, Lin Genxin secretly gave a thumbs-up—bro, you're brilliant!

But Naza's reaction was even more absurd—she looked utterly clueless: "Is this game that expensive? I'll just transfer you the money."

"Alipay received: 4750 yuan."

Lin Genxin:???

Bai Liang:???

"What's wrong?" Naza asked curiously after sending the money.

She trusted Bai Liang completely—he always spoke plainly, sometimes even annoyingly so.

Then Bai Liang suddenly added: "I meant US dollars. This is a foreign game."

"Huh?!"

Naza's mind clearly went fuzzy—she lost all the sharpness she'd shown earlier when explaining "unwritten rules" to Bai Liang.

Perhaps this was her true self—she actually started calculating exchange rates right there.

Bai Liang: Honestly, I do lie a little sometimes.

Lin Genxin couldn't take it anymore—he looked at Bai Liang as if seeing him anew.

Then he grabbed him by the arm: "Come on, let's get some snacks."

The snack was just a snack—no strange topics arose, perhaps because Lin Genxin was having the most fun eating. After this meal, Naza finally "awoke" completely.

She put down her phone and gave her full focus.

This refers to acting.

The actress who had been distracted on set during earlier days now gave her full concentration in the final days.

However, she still had to face a hurdle in her life.

"Why is your heart beating so fast?" Bai Liang, on horseback, held Nazha and asked curiously.

Breathing in the faint fragrance of Nazha's lovely hair, he gently patted her leg, signaling her not to grip too tightly.

The horse can't take it~

Nazha looked a little embarrassed. "It's not just that I can't ride horses—I'm terrified of them!"

Bai Liang looked at her with some confusion: "You've been acting for several years and never rode a horse?"

Nazha nodded, then shook her head. "When I first debuted, I rode a real horse once for Zhou Jielun's MV. I didn't dare not to back then."

Clearly, she was the type who rides a fake horse—mainly just striking a pose and swaying on her own.

In a way, girls doing this kind of "fake move" did have a bit more of an advantage.

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Fortunately, in today's scene she didn't have to control the horse, and she could use Bai Liang's embrace as support, so she wasn't as scared—just a little nervous.

To ease her situation, Bai Liang rode the horse and took her around in two circles.

As a result, her heart beat even faster!

This time it probably had little to do with the horse.

In a sea of flowers.

A young general who seemed to have walked out of a book, in fine clothes on a spirited steed, riding through the blossoms.

The beauty in his arms paid no heed to the surrounding sea of flowers, lying in the general's embrace and tilting her head slightly to look up at him.

Her gaze seemed sorrowful, seemed joyful, and finally melted into tender softness.

A breeze blew in, making the flowers tremble lightly and the horse's mane sway.

The beauty pressed her lips together, a hint of a smile appearing, her brows and eyes gradually curving into crescents.

The breeze gradually strengthened.

This breeze couldn't stir the hem of a garment, yet in the heart it was like a great wind, ceaselessly blowing inward.

The next second, Bai Liang felt warmth and softness at the Adam's apple on his neck.

He didn't lower his head, only felt that the cold breath he had unconsciously exhaled—the remaining half of its temperature—rose sharply.

The entire set was almost free of other sounds.

Everyone stared dumbly at the scene unfolding before them, even unconsciously holding their breath.

Everyone knew Nazha was beautiful, but today they suddenly discovered her beauty was almost heart-stirring.

There were quite a few directors who knew how to film beauties, each with their own style.

For instance, Jiang Wen always preferred shooting from low angles, turning beauties into goddesses; Lao Mouzi was accustomed to blooming roses amidst ruins; the Sunglasses King had a unique fondness for beauties under the night.

Compared to them, the director and cinematographer of their TV series were lacking in every respect.

But a divine move isn't necessarily played by the top-tier chess player.

God knows how the cinematographer controlling the camera managed to keep his hand from trembling.

A great piece of writing is heaven-sent; the brilliant touch is stumbled upon by chance.

Pure and极致 beauty! He didn't even know how he had filmed it. As if possessed, finding angles and adjusting positions, at this moment he seemed to see the goddess of luck smiling.

Perhaps, probably, maybe—it's possible Nazha could really have a role that leaves a deep enough impression.

The premise being, no one cuts her scenes.

If the male and female supporting characters both go off at the same time, who knows, it might trigger some kind of "rules horror story"—it all depends on whether the production is willing to part with it.

In any case, Bai Liang was quite reluctant to part with it—this was Nazha's classmate's final scene; she had wrapped up.

Mountains and passes are hard to cross; who pities the single dog.

Meeting by chance on life's waters, all are wives of other men.

Bai Liang could only sigh that it was a pity—how had she started chatting with someone else first?

Under normal circumstances, if he were pursuing a girl, he could at least compete fairly.

But when the girl turns around and pursues him, the difficulty is considerably higher.

Presenting the next Bai Fumei

With a bouquet of fresh flowers, congratulating her on her successful wrap.

He had also heard people say that wrapping required flowers, so he had to ask Nazha's little assistant to help go buy them.

"Wow! Thank you!"

Gulina Nazha gave Bai Liang the biggest smile since they'd met, smiling so wide her gums showed.

She was indeed confident—daring to smile like that without covering her mouth.

The crew member looked at the flowers the production had specially bought for Nazha's wrap, then looked at the ones Bai Liang had brought, and was about to send them over with a puzzled face when Nazha's little assistant jumped in: "Here, just give them to me."

Uh... that works too~

The crew member scratched his head, figuring it should be fine.

So the flowers the production bought mysteriously vanished—just like that, they couldn't even be found in the nine-grid photo Nazha posted on Weibo that evening to celebrate her wrap.

(End of chapter)