Chapter 175: Hallucinations from a Mosquito Bite? (Double — Please Vote for Monthly Pass!)

"Of course one person alone can't have a baby — isn't that where you come in~"

The sheer explosiveness of Little Zhao's line was enough to make Bai Liang's skull buzz for a good three seconds.

But then again, it was her.

If it were any other Miss, Bai Liang would assume she was sending him signals.

But Zhao Xiaodao—

"Huh? Why aren't you reacting at all?"

Sure enough, seeing Bai Liang slip into that capybara-like state of zen, Little Zhao wasn't satisfied and even reached out to give him a push.

Bai Liang sat like a lotus blossom, utterly unruffled. "I feel like you're messing with me."

"Tch~ boring, take it again."

"Oh~" Bai Liang immediately changed his posture. "Me? How would I help you? Sister, that's not right. There's quite a few years between us."

There we go!

Little Zhao was instantly satisfied, then reached out and lightly tapped Bai Liang's forehead: "What are you imagining? I meant in the movie!"

"Oh, in the movie! I really misunderstood!"

"Who did you learn that passive-aggressive tone from?"

Bai Liang said nothing, just looked at her.

Little Zhao immediately caught on — ah, no wonder it felt so familiar.

Taught by the same "master" — you can't break the move.

As his master, she should have held something back~ to specifically cure this kind of ungrateful "disciple" who rides roughshod over his teacher!

Little Zhao "explained" that in the movie *Ride the Wind and Waves*, her character gets pregnant, and her profession is "mommy."

There was still a challenge to it — she really hadn't played a role like this before.

Bai Liang: Oh~ so that's how it is!

Just like when he tried smoking on the hotel rooftop earlier — all for the sake of better acting.

Put the word "dedicated" on the big screen.

But Little Zhao was only talking about it — who knows if it was real or not.

But Dong Zijian was going for real!

Two days after Bai Liang had imparted some "tips" to him, the crew arrived in Jiaxing, and Bai Liang spotted a seemingly familiar figure in the hotel lobby.

Huh?!

Bai Liang was immediately puzzled. Rather than rushing over, he first pulled out his phone and found the two Miss Li's.

Li Xin and Li Yitong.

He sent both of them a question mark, wanting to see their reactions.

As a result, Miss Li Xin immediately sent back a question mark, then followed up with a voice message.

"Those two New Jiang beauties going at it hammer and tongs — you've sorted it out? Don't come to me looking for comfort, I'll scold you."

The content wasn't exactly pleasant to hear, but her voice was still as gentle as ever.

Right after came another voice message: "I'm at Hengdian filming *Ruyi's Royal Love* right now, are you at Hengdian too?"

Before Bai Liang could say anything, she sent over a hotel name and room number.

Clearly, she'd gotten the wrong idea about something.

Hiss— Bai Liang scratched his head. Could he just not go?

Obviously, the person in front of him wasn't Li Xin, so he could only send his own address over, indicating he was too far away to help.

Then Li Xin sent back a speechless sticker and stopped responding to him.

As for Li Yitong, she had always replied to Bai Liang's messages instantly before, but this time there wasn't a peep.

Settled!

Bai Liang walked over full of confidence, sat down beside her, and said, "Little kitty, why are you—"

The instant his butt touched the sofa, he sprang right back up, because he'd gotten a look at the girl's face.

Sun Yi looked at Bai Liang with some curiosity, sized him up, and naturally recognized who he was. "Hi~ I'm Sun Yi, Dong Zijian's girlfriend."

"Hi. Um, if I said I got the wrong person—"

Bai Liang wasn't too flustered — he'd only called her "little kitty," he hadn't done anything improper.

"Got the wrong person?" Sun Yi sized Bai Liang up a couple more times, a smile tugging at her lips despite herself, but she said nothing.

Whether he'd gotten the wrong person or not wasn't all that important.

If he hadn't, then a top-tier handsome guy just wanted to chat her up, and after her self-introduction he used that as an excuse — Sun Yi was actually quite pleased about it.

It meant she had charm! Of course she'd be happy~

"Oh, you two know each other?"

At that moment Dong Zijian arrived too, and seeing Bai Liang chatting with his girlfriend, he tensed up for no reason.

Luckily it was only for a moment — the two of them were still sitting quite far apart, nothing to overthink.

After he sat down, Sun Yi looped her arm through his. "Just met~"

Then she batted her eyes at Bai Liang.

Bai Liang: Thanks, but I'm not a "Cao thief."

Coincidentally, Li Yitong — who hadn't replied to Bai Liang's message all this time — called him on video at that moment.

Bai Liang picked up right away.

"You foxy thing, what do you want?" Li Yitong asked on the video call, a little fierce.

She seemed to have just finished a scene and returned to the hotel; her makeup wasn't off yet, and combined with her deliberately fierce expression, she actually looked even cuter.

The more he looked, the more she resembled a little kitten.

"Little kitten, I ran into another girl who looks a lot like you."

Li Yitong:???

No way, is her face being wholesale-produced in the entertainment circle?

One after another?

Last time Bai Liang had only taken a photo of Li Xin to show her; this time he was even more impressive, going straight to a video call.

Li Yitong and Sun Yi looked at each other's faces through their phones—faces that, at certain angles, really did resemble their own a bit—and after exchanging greetings, neither knew what to say.

Dong Zijian was quite surprised though. "They really do look a bit alike!"

Sun Yi grabbed his ear. "What on earth are you thinking?"

Dong Zijian:???

What, can't a man even sigh in lamentation?

Bai Liang, on the other hand, felt Dong Zijian's getting grabbed wasn't unjustified—after all, he was a man.

When he had first seen Li Xin and thought of Li Yitong, he too had let his mind wander to some rather odd things.

So he quickly said goodbye to the little couple; he got the feeling Sun Yi was a bit embarrassed, and there seemed to be a trace of grievance in the way she looked at him.

So it really was a case of mistaken identity, not a pickup attempt.

"Hey~ are you still there?"

"I'm here, I've already shut myself in."

Li Yitong on the other end of the video lay sprawled on the hotel sofa, her face a picture of utter hopelessness.

Why does the look-alike thing keep happening to her?

Another one!

Surely there won't be more, right?! Fortunately this Sun Yi wasn't as famous as Li Xin, which made Li Yitong feel a little better inside.

"Was that one just now also an actress from your film?"

"No, she's the girlfriend of one of the leads, here to visit the set. She just showed up in the video too—Dong Zijian, Wang Jinghua's son. Do you know Wang Jinghua?"

"Of course I do—how could I not know the name of the top agent on the mainland?"

"I didn't know that before." Bai Liang said matter-of-factly.

"What's there to be proud of about that? It just shows you're ignorant~"

After the two of them bickered back and forth for a bit, Li Yitong's eyes suddenly flickered. "Hey, I came here to audition today, and I don't have anything else going on after. How about I come visit your set too?"

"Visit the set? Sure, I'll treat you to a meal~"

"Then it's settled, send me the address later."

After saying that, Li Yitong hurriedly hung up the video.

The phrase "visit the set" was still relatively unfamiliar to Bai Liang.

Mainly because no Miss had ever come to visit his set. During previous shoots, only Han Han and Wu Jing—those two guys—had come to find him on set.

Both men, and once they arrived it was all about drinking.

Bai Liang naturally still preferred a sweet, soft girl to come see him, rather than a scruffy middle-aged uncle.

But then again, the girls he knew who were fairly close to him all had their reasons for it being inconvenient.

Some were too busy—for instance, Dilireba. As Bai Liang's current official legitimate CP, her coming to visit the set openly and grandly would be no problem at all. She could even ride the wave of buzz while she was at it.

But she had no time for that.

Other girls—those whose relationship with him was too deep—clearly couldn't come, afraid of causing him trouble.

Nazha and Meng Jie were quite wary about such things and wouldn't do it.

Those whose relationship wasn't that close were either busy or simply had no such intention—after all, as stated, the relationship wasn't that deep.

Li Yitong's position was rather peculiar.

Mainly because Bai Liang couldn't quite figure out what was going on with her either~

Last time at the hospital, she was sweet-talked by Jin Cheng for two sentences and dared to fool around with him, then halfway through she was suddenly overcome by shame and hid in the bathroom, refusing to come out.

Maybe it wasn't just shame; perhaps it was also her sense of morality.

After all, she was Meng Jie's bestie~

And she couldn't be as wild and free-spirited as Jin Cheng, so naturally she could only crouch in the bathroom and shut herself in.

——

"I'm making an internet communication software."

"Come on~ your dial-up keeps dropping, one phone call and the internet disconnects—what do we use now?"

"A pager!"

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"Nobody needs your thing~"

"What are you planning to call it?"

"I'm planning to call it, OICQ!"

"Your surname is Ma?"

"My name is Little Ma, of course my surname is Ma."

"What's your given name?"

"Huateng."

Deng Chao's Xu Tailang shot to his feet instantly, nearly flipping the table.

Standing up is basic respect for capital.

During the filming of this scene, he couldn't help but break character and laugh several times.

And they took turns cracking up.

Only, after they finally managed to finish and wrap, the guy playing Ma Huateng, Dong Zijian, still had to deliver a critical blow to everyone!

His girlfriend Sun Yi was all warm and caring, seemingly stepping right into an assistant's role.

Honestly, this scene was just like when Bai Liang was filming "Wei Wei" — after the shot, he turned around and Dilireba walked over to hug him.

For the others playing basketball together, that was the worst injury they'd ever taken on the court.

Same thing now.

Even though it was a group scene with lines for all four, when they performed there was a bit of a "let's really go for it" vibe.

Bai Liang can now talk while smoking, his smoker's cadence so practiced that no one notices he hasn't actually inhaled a single drag.

His delivery was naturally several levels above the original.

Deng Chao needed no further explanation — he handled this kind of scene with effortless ease.

Gao Huayang's Liu Yi was also plenty goofy.

If you had to rank them, Dong Zijian's presence was indeed the weakest, and his character was also at the "young and insecure" stage at this point.

But just like when he said the three words "Ma Huateng," the situation instantly reversed.

The man had his girlfriend right there taking tender care of him!

Naturally enough to make the rest of them green with envy~

Deng Chao couldn't help but video-call his son.

Bai Liang was also starting to miss Nazha, Reba, Meng Jie, and the others.

Each and every one of them was honestly "sickened" by Dong Zijian to the point of breaking down.

Originally Bai Liang had thought his girlfriend was just dropping by to visit the set and would leave in a day or two, but Sun Yi simply moved in.

How infuriating!

Damn bastard!

Little Zhao jiejie stood beside him giggling, then nudged Bai Liang with her elbow, "So your turn came too, huh? Serves you right! Weren't you pretty cocky back on the 'Chu Qiao Chuan' set?"

Bai Liang instinctively spread his hands — when had he ever been cocky?

The little interlude with Li Xin jiejie, only Zhao Liying had noticed; the others had no idea at all.

It was simply a golden wind meeting jade dew~

Indeed, it couldn't be made too big a deal of.

"But I've still got you, jiejie."

"Dream on. I'm heading back to rest — you guys keep filming."

After watching one scene, Zhao Liying slipped away; she had no scenes tonight.

"Ride the Wind" had quite a few night shoots, sometimes running until the early hours, so anyone who finished their scenes generally went back to the hotel to rest.

Little Zhao jiejie clearly had no interest in staying to feed the mosquitoes with them — even though summer was gradually fading, the temperature hadn't dropped, and in this little riverside town in Jiaxing, there were still plenty of mosquitoes.

The crew had piled up all sorts of mosquito repellent, none of which worked very well.

Fortunately, Bai Liang didn't find it all that tough — for one thing, he was getting paid a hefty sum.

For another, the mosquitoes didn't bite him anyway.

Deng Chao was starting to question his life. On his left, Dong Zijian had Sun Yi helping him with all sorts of "service" — cooling oil, mosquito repellent, and the like.

On his right, Bai Liang sat there in big boxer shorts — hey, not a single mosquito went near him.

So where did the mosquitoes end up going?

One slap down, and his palm turned red.

"Shit! So many mosquitoes they're about to carry me off — even mosquito coils don't work?"

Deng Chao only grumbled a bit; he wouldn't actually lose his temper over it, and told his assistant to hurry up and figure out how to get more mosquito repellent.

But he really couldn't understand, "Xiao Bai, why aren't any mosquitoes biting you?"

"I don't know~ want some watermelon?"

"Where'd the watermelon come from?"

"Got it from the fridge in my trailer."

"Eh, it's a hassle that the trailer can't drive in~"

Filming in a small town — there wasn't that much open space for them to park trailers; being able to park on the outskirts was already pretty good.

So it only really served as a storage spot for supplies, like the chilled watermelon in Bai Liang's hand.

"Teacher Bai, someone's here to visit the set~"

Just as Bai Liang and Deng Chao were over there furiously gnawing on watermelon, a piece of news brought by a crew member left people a bit puzzled.

How could someone come to visit the set late at night?

"Brother Chao, I'll go check."

"Go, go — leave the watermelon, I'll eat some more."

Bai Liang hadn't walked far when he saw Li Yitong waiting around bored.

She was wearing little hot shorts, paired with white sneakers, and on top just a simple T-shirt.

Cute, youthful, and pretty, while showing off a touch of sexiness — a pair of fair legs just out in the open, seemingly also unbothered by mosquitoes.

Sometimes it's easy to forget she's actually twenty-six already.

Mm, exactly the type Bai Liang's mom really likes.

Last time he went home for New Year, his mom was still going on about Li Yitong.

At this moment Li Yitong was stepping along the small town's flagstone path, playing hopscotch back and forth, having quite a good time.

"So girlish, huh?" Bai Liang said as he walked closer.

"What kind of talk is that? I am a girl!"

Li Yitong glared at him as usual, but her eyes unconsciously curved into crescents.

She went on to complain to Bai Liang: "This place of yours is so hard to find, I almost got lost."

"You're talking nonsense now. The crew's destination is pretty big. Why didn't you go to the hotel first?"

"I came from the hotel, alright. Care to guess why I don't have any luggage?"

"Never mind that, I'll take you over to say hello first."

After Bai Liang brought the person back.

Deng Chao's mindset completely cracked.

Especially after he looked at Li Yitong, then turned his head with a face full of disbelief to look at Sun Yi, his eyes full of bewilderment.

Even the expression on his face seemed somewhat doubtful of life itself.

Deng Chao: Did he get bitten by a mosquito and start hallucinating?

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Only thirteen thousand today, sorry about that, I'm guilty, but I still want to beg for a wave of monthly tickets.

See you tomorrow, muah.

(End of this chapter)