Chapter 264: She's Got Quite the Temper Right Now!

I didn't, I haven't, don't talk nonsense.

It was amazing—even before Meng Jie said a single word, Li Yitong could already sense what she was thinking.

Good thing she held back; if she'd explained herself before the other party even raised a doubt, that would really be "no silver buried here, three hundred taels" — a dead giveaway.

Meng Jie's big eyes really were a window to her emotions—she could actually express her thoughts that obviously!

Of course, the fact that she was rather emotionally rich was also part of the reason.

Li Yitong was a little envious, but her own smiling eyes were actually quite distinctive too—when she smiled, her brows and eyes curved up, super cute!

The two stared at each other for several seconds. Watching Li Yitong, who had been able to keep her composure the whole time, Meng Jie's gaze shifted from certainty to suspicion.

Had she been overthinking?

"Tongtong, are you thinking about a man? Holding onto this and not letting go," Meng Jie went ahead and teased her while verbally probing.

Those words made Li Yitong hurriedly toss the condom in her hand away, "A man? I don't need one~"

Really? A twenty-seven-year-old Miss, not a single bit of need?

Meng Jie said she didn't believe it—after all, once she'd had a taste, she often found herself missing it.

Sometimes late at night, when she thought of it, she couldn't help herself.

But just then, she suddenly noticed that Li Yitong had unconsciously curled her finger, drawing circles on the bedsheet.

"Tongtong, your hands are really pretty, and your fingers are so slender."

"Really?"

Meng Jie stared for a few seconds, then suddenly burst out laughing: "Sweet-girl face, big-sister voice, bottom-face, top-hand—I feel like maybe some girl will end up liking you in the future, Tongtong."

"You little brat, what nonsense are you spouting," Li Yitong got a bit embarrassed being teased like that, but she quickly turned the tables, saying very boldly: "Some things, you know, have nothing to do with gender—it's mainly about whether you like them or not."

"Wow! Tongtong—no, Tong-jie, so cool!"

Mencius let out a full-on groundhog screech.

This was the difference between men and women.

For example, in a girls' dorm, if everyone found out there was a faggot among them, the girls might get very excited and very happy.

But in a boys' dorm, if you suddenly told them: there's a faggot among you.

Those guys' reaction would basically be: do you know there's a ghost in the house?! Find him right now and take him out!

Even someone with as good a temper as Bai Liang had almost felt "murderous intent" toward Huang Jingyu, who had starred in Addicted.

Watching Meng Jie shrieking, Li Yitong breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a wave of smugness inside: she really was a genius—she'd actually managed to bluff her way through like that.

But right now she was also a little helpless. Damn it, this time's on-location shoot might not be as pleasant and wonderful as she'd imagined.

Meng Jie was already getting suspicious—she'd definitely be keeping an eye on her.

And the strangest part was, although Meng Jie was a supporting actress and didn't have that many scenes, every one of her scenes was connected to the male lead Fan Xian, running through the entire drama.

In the end she even had to escort her character Si Lili to Northern Qi—at that point Li Yitong and the female lead Li Xin would both have wrapped and left.

Truly · through and through.

Thinking about it, she probably wouldn't be in any rush to say "let's finish shooting early"—she'd likely cling on until Bai Liang wrapped too.

But for Li Yitong this wasn't good news at all; she was actually kind of hoping Jin Cheng would hurry up and arrive.

That stinky woman had plenty of crooked ideas and dirty tricks—maybe she could break through Meng Jie's big-eyed surveillance.

Jin Cheng: You can't only think of me when you need your girl~ "Need her, call Zhong Wuyan; no need, call Xia Yingchun"?

But it didn't matter—she said she wouldn't stoop to Li Yitong's level, hehehe, I'm coming!

The moment she arrived, she burrowed straight onto Bai Liang's trailer.

Da Pao, who had driven the car over early:. Another one~ Cousin-bro, you're amazing!

"Wow~ Meng Meng, how did you get even prettier again? Can you leave us older sisters a way to live~ Just thinking about your age makes people feel despair"

Seeing Jin Cheng go straight into emotional-value mode the moment she arrived, Li Yitong silently despised her inside and muttered a complaint.

Jin Da Xi is getting more and more abstract~

But Meng Jie really did fall for this kind of thing.

She immediately covered her face: "No way~ hehe, thank you!"

The word "thank you" came out pretty loud too.

It caught Jin Cheng off guard for a moment; she instantly felt like she'd met her match. This little sister seemed pretty abstract too—her train of thought was quite something.

Normally when faced with that kind of compliment, wouldn't people instinctively be modest first, and then the two sides do a round of mutual flattery?

But Mencius actually just accepted it—shy on one side, thanking her for the praise on the other.

And she even looked quite sincere doing it.

Plus she took the compliment with zero psychological baggage.

If this were on a variety show, she'd easily get roasted for having no social savvy.

Jin Cheng: You've got something going on, sis! No wonder Tongtong calls you the legendary pro at going back for seconds

Of course, in Jin Cheng's eyes, Li Yitong wasn't exactly normal either.

That wicked little kitty—seemed to be on perfectly good terms with Mencius, then turned right around and went to find her ex-boyfriend, actively sticking herself in to cameo in his scenes.

After successfully getting a taste, she could actually keep being besties with Mencius.

Even when Mencius was going back for seconds, she was over there helping her scheme and plan.

Jin Cheng: No wonder we two make such good sisters~ one's abstract on the outside, the other's abstract on the inside.

But she did think it made sense.

Why is there a "friend" under the "love" in love? Because love is above friendship~

Oh wow, what a coincidence, we're all not exactly normal people, getting together to go after a man!

Hehehe!

"Tongtong, what's with her—" Meng Jie was a little unsettled by Jin Cheng's heh-heh-heh laughter; this older sister seemed a bit neurotic.

"You'll get used to it. She's got a problem here." Li Yitong tapped her own temple with her finger, drawing a few little circles as she spoke.

"Oh~"

"Huh? Where's the Great Immortal? He hasn't joined the crew yet?"

At this point, after Jin Cheng finished laughing, she suddenly noticed the blind spot: the framework of the *Qing Yu Nian* crew was already fully set up, with quite a lot of staff coming and going, and the assistant directors and such were all there too.

Yet somehow the male and female leads, and even the director, hadn't arrived yet.

"They were at a press conference in Yanjing yesterday. The main group probably won't get here until tomorrow," Meng Ziyi explained.

"Huh? Why didn't they call us? Ugh, do eighteenth-tier bit players not get any human rights?" Jin Cheng grumbled.

Li Yitong raised her hand and spoke up: "They did invite me, but I'm on pretty good terms with Li Xin right now, so there's no need for me to go over there and steal her spotlight. That's why I didn't go."

"Ooh, Tongtong's pretty confident, huh? Stealing the female lead's spotlight?!" Jin Cheng said, stunned for a moment.

Li Yitong flashed her trademark evil-kitten smile: "You never know—my screen time isn't small."

"Fair point. I've done my research. I always feel the character Fan Ruoruo has more presence than the female lead, and she's pretty likable too. The script even has a hint of an incestuous vibe to it. Tongtong, when you act it, were you planning to lean into that angle?"

"Yep. When the time comes, just watch how I gaze 'full of tender affection' at my own brother. Tsk tsk, how thrilling!"

Meng Jie couldn't help sighing: "Tongtong, you're really twisted~"

Though she said that with her mouth, they were all actresses. Even Meng Jie wasn't a greenhorn anymore; they all knew that playing around like this actually draws the audience's attention very well.

Plenty of viewers love watching that kind of thing.

Kind of like the BL adaptations next door—it's just edging the line, you know~

The plot definitely won't let Fan Xian and Fan Ruoruo actually go there, but Li Yitong can use her own performance to give the audience that kind of feeling.

Don't ask. If you do, the answer is just that her acting isn't good enough—she was so busy expressing love that she mixed up familial affection with romantic love.

Of course, the degree still has to be controlled. The key is that Li Yitong herself has to keep her mouth shut: no matter who asks, it's always familial affection.

"Alright, alright! Let's stop talking about the TV show. Why be so professional and hardworking~" Jin Cheng clapped her hands, indicating that she hadn't come this time for the sake of acting.

That comment left Meng Ziyi completely baffled. Of course she had to work hard—she couldn't embarrass Little Hedgehog!

Li Yitong also face-palmed, exasperated. What was there to pretend about? Although Jin Cheng's role had even less screen time, she actually knew Jin Da Xi had already worn her script to tatters from reading.

Really, nobody's a fool. Who in the entire *Qing Yu Nian* crew doesn't know how promising this project is?

Originally this project was even short on money, but once it was confirmed that Bai Liang was the male lead and the news was released to the public, attracting business and investment became frighteningly smooth. They say the first season hasn't even been filmed yet, but the script for the second season is already on the agenda.

It's exactly like popping the champagne early.

But… voices of doubt were few.

After all, the production's lineup is right there in black and white. Every aspect, from the screenwriters to the actors, everything that could be maxed out has been maxed out. At the same time, the production budget is now ample, and Bai Liang is super hot right now.

Think about it however you want, there's no possibility of failure.

To put it bluntly, never mind popping champagne at halftime—it'd be good enough if Bai Liang didn't go shout "I'll destroy everyone."

Fortunately, he never would be that over-the-top~

Under these circumstances, even though Jin Cheng was only playing a small role—seemingly a downgrade in resources—how could she possibly not take it seriously?

Her current situation isn't exactly great. Her lawsuit with Tang Ren—her second appeal this year—ended in another loss.

It's just that Cai Yinong, because of Nazha, was in a great mood herself, and on top of that she knew Jin Cheng was on pretty good terms with Bai Liang, so she didn't deliberately come to disgust her.

Otherwise, whether she could come act in *Qing Yu Nian* would really be hard to say.

In a certain sense, she's still Tang Ren's artist right now.

So although Jin Cheng looks pretty carefree on the surface, the pressure inside her heart is probably not light either.

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Li Yitong naturally saw it too, so today she was also willing to accompany her in acting crazy, just to take the edge off her mood.

"Let's discuss it—how do we split up the time?" Jin Cheng said excitedly.

Meng Ziyi was a little confused: "Split up what time?"

"The Great Immortal's time, of course. How about this—you're the youngest, you take Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Deal?"

"Huh?!"

"What nonsense are you spouting!" Li Yitong slapped Jin Cheng's thigh with one hand, leaving a red mark on her.

Then Jin Cheng turned her head at this point: "Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays—we split it fifty-fifty."

"You want to die!"

Meng Jie: …Tongtong was right. This Da Xi really is… quite something.

Split? Split what~

Meng Jie, though, was quite ambitious. She clenched her little fist: I want it all!

Jin Cheng: Ooh, you're pretty bold~ Alright then, you go handle Li Xin! Go tear into her~

Meng Jie: Huh? Me?!

One of Jin Cheng's amazing qualities as a girl is that sometimes you can't tell from the things she says which ones are jokes and which ones are her sweetly wanting to get serious.

Like right now.

Meng Jie felt she was just joking—joking at her own expense.

But Li Yitong, who knew her better, felt Da Xi might actually want to get serious.

She's got a lot of fire in her right now!

"Go for it, go for it. Li Xin isn't that famous either; there's still quite a gap between her and those two Xinjiang girls. Plus, you're better looking than her. I think you can do it."

This time Meng Ziyi didn't dare say "thank you." She stared wide-eyed, a little incredulous.

Big sis, you're serious? This… this isn't her forte.

If it were making friends, she'd actually be more in her element.

Moreover, Mencius had also been in contact with Li Xin — at the Weibo Night before last, she and Chen Yao were sitting right behind Li Xin.

She watched Li Xin leisurely snacking the entire time, looking so relaxed and composed — Meng Jie herself didn't think she could pull that off now.

If it were her sitting behind that Zhe and Reba, she'd probably be so nervous her whole body would be ramrod straight.

"What's there to be afraid of? You're young — a post-'95 rising starlet, so tender you could pinch water out of her. She's a post-'90."

"Just put the stuff down. Huh?"

Li Xin pushed open the door of the RV and saw three girls inside sitting on the bed with their shoes off. Her first reaction was to freeze, then question her entire life.

She even instinctively said "Sorry," then shut the RV door again.

The three inside exchanged glances. Mencius's eyes went wide, full of disbelief. Li Yitong felt a bit ashamed, the awkwardness of someone caught badmouthing people behind their backs. Jin Cheng nearly got so startled she started cursing on the spot.

But five seconds later, having come back to her senses and confirmed this was indeed Bai Liang's RV, Li Xin pushed the door open again.

Looking at the three girls inside, she instinctively knit her brows. "You three are, what, having a team-building?"

Not to mention, as the female lead of a TV drama, Li Xin at this moment actually did have quite a bit of presence and confidence.

In an instant, Mencius and Li Yitong were a bit at a loss for words~

Their sitting postures even turned into something like elementary schoolers'.

But Jin Cheng didn't care about any of that. "Chatting about gossip~ You came at just the right time!"

Jin Da Xi, you don't want to live!

The other two beside her were internally letting out groundhog screams — the very person they'd been badmouthing was now standing right in front of them.

And yet Jin Cheng actually dared to jump in her face?

As it turned out, Miss Li Xin wasn't exactly a pushover at this moment either. She put on what looked like a very polite smile: "That really is quite a coincidence — were you talking about me?"

"What are we chatting about? Hey~"

Bai Liang, who had asked Li Xin to go to the RV and grab him a bottle of water, noticed she hadn't come back for a while, so he came over to check on the situation.

One look.

Bai Liang wasn't actually surprised that there were three girls on the bed of his RV.

He knew that these past two days Meng Jie and the others had been using his RV as their base for fun — they'd actually gotten his permission first.

He just hadn't expected Li Xin to catch them red-handed.

Are they setting up a household in there?

Tsk tsk, his RV really is something!

"You three better not get my bed dirty, especially you, Jin Da Xi!"

"My socks are that white — how could I get your bed dirty?" Jin Cheng was immediately displeased at this. The soles of her feet were that clean~

"Aren't you a dancer? I've heard dancers' feet are all disgustingly stinky~"

That line packed quite a punch.

And Bai Liang had inadvertently hit all three girls with AoE damage except for Mencius.

Jin Cheng and Li Yitong were both from Beijing Dance Academy, and Li Xin was from the Opera School — every one of them had been training since childhood.

All three girls glared at once. Who's feet are stinky?!

Jin Cheng was the most direct — she immediately lifted her foot to show off her white stockings, even stretching it forward on purpose.

"Here, smell it!"

Bai Liang: No thanks, maybe next time.

Except, her movement...

"You're flashing." Li Xin reminded her helplessly.

What kind of person is this — wearing a short skirt with white stockings on a day like this, and not even wearing safety shorts underneath. Hmm, a flash of purple, quite the tease.

Even more outrageous came next. Jin Cheng did put her foot back down, but she immediately lowered her head and flipped up her skirt, then opened her mouth to curse: "Huh? Where are my safety shorts — did I forget to wear them?"

"Um, I'll wait for you outside."

Li Xin was starting to lose it. This woman is a total hooligan. The look she gave Bai Liang even carried a hint of grievance.

Can you stop provoking someone like this? Even if you sent those two from Xinjiang over, they wouldn't be able to handle her, right?

Bai Liang: Jin Da Xi actually isn't usually like this. She's messing with you on purpose, Miss.

The good news is, this kind of trick works really well on someone like Li Xin — defeated in one move.

But the bad news is, it doesn't just work on Li Xin.

Right now, the way Mencius and Li Yitong were looking at Jin Cheng was a bit of disgust — sis, your pervertedness is kind of scary!

But Jin Da Xi didn't care. In one second she switched back into a lady, and the poise cultivated from years of dancing actually made her seem, just a tiny bit, gentle and graceful: "Long time no see~"

Bai Liang smiled and shook his head. "Don't fight on set, okay~"

(End of chapter)