Chapter 8: Falling for someone because of a drama isn't even this fast!

That very evening, Bai Liang got the script that belonged to him.

After seeing all the scenes and lines for Lu Bu inside, he couldn't help but freeze for a moment.

Wasn't it the Emperor?

How did it become a general?!

But with his "super brain," he naturally figured everything out right away, and accepted the matter very naturally.

It was just that deep down he subconsciously muttered...... the guy who was originally playing Lu Bu almost dropped dead from overwork—could it be because of him?

If that were the case, Bai Liang would genuinely feel a bit bad about it.

Only then he felt it shouldn't be—his mood had been pretty good lately, he hadn't gotten worked up, nobody had provoked him, and there wasn't any danger.

So he shouldn't be in that "I don't eat beef" state right now; his luck shouldn't be that vicious and dangerous.

But after asking the name of the original guy, Bai Liang suddenly remembered.

Ah! So it was you~

If he remembered correctly, that brother would suddenly drop dead on some variety show a little over three years later...... at least now he'd been saved. As the saying goes, a blessing in disguise—who knows if after this incident, that future calamity could be avoided.

After all, a person can't step into the same river twice.

Wishing him good health and a long life in the future.

Once the script was in hand, the crew very kindly gave him a day to prepare.

Looking at the script, whose thickness was completely different from what he'd imagined, and then at the staff member's slightly sympathetic gaze, Bai Liang actually understood why they were looking at him that way.

Heard that actors have to memorize their entire script?

Is this thing something a normal person can memorize in a single day?

"Thanks for delivering the script so late at night; you should head back and rest early too."

The young Miss who delivered the script, hearing these words, felt a sense of being cared for.

After meeting Bai Liang's gaze, her face inexplicably flushed red.

She thought to herself that his smile was really good-looking.......

She couldn't help but remind him: "I'll bring over a shooting schedule tomorrow, so you can look at part of the script in a targeted way and avoid getting scolded by the director."

"You're so nice! Thank you."

Although Bai Liang actually didn't need it, he didn't want to let down her good intentions.

Sure enough, hearing these words, the staff member's face turned even redder, and her smile even brighter.

When she left, she was quite happy, completely without the resentment of working overtime at night that she'd had when she came.

Nothing to say that night.

After Gulnazar got up the next morning, she looked at her faint dark circles with some helplessness.

She hadn't slept too well the night before—on one hand, worrying about the co-star issue, and on the other hand, staying up late texting someone.

Fortunately, early in the morning, her own assistant brought her a piece of good news.

The actor for Lu Bu had been found; filming would start on schedule tomorrow as normal.

Just as she breathed a sigh of relief, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in her line of sight.

Isn't this yesterday's "fellow sufferer"?

"Good morning~"

"Morning." Bai Liang, who had worked up a slight sweat, saw Gulnazar, and his eyes lit up.

This Miss is still the same as yesterday—very generous!

Look at legs in the morning, smooth sailing all day.

Although Bai Liang's gaze was still relatively polite, and he didn't show that kind of uncomfortable expression, Gulnazar still felt a bit... something.

It wasn't because her legs were being looked at...... mainly because she was still wearing yesterday's hot pants, she hadn't changed.

Did he notice?

Here's another piece of knowledge: if you want to know what impression a Miss has of you, you can tell from whether she washed her hair before meeting you.

Similarly, since her impression of Bai Liang wasn't bad, Gulnazar was slightly worried that he'd think she was a slovenly person.

So she quickly changed the subject: "Did you go out to exercise this morning?"

"Jogged a little. Want to grab breakfast together?" Bai Liang very naturally issued the invitation.

"Uh, sure."

Gulnazar had originally wanted to refuse—she'd already eaten a little something in her room.

Logically speaking, she should refuse too; as a rising female artist, it wasn't a great look to get too close to other single male artists...... unless it was for publicity or something.

But facing Bai Liang's invitation, she nodded and agreed as if possessed.

The little assistant sister beside her heard this and was startled.

Sis, take it easy, forgot what the boss said?

Even falling for someone because of a drama isn't this fast!

But, glancing at Bai Liang's face, the little assistant sister felt it was understandable.

Five minutes later, the little assistant sister felt she had probably misunderstood something.

What does it mean to treat everyone equally?

Looking at the eggs Bai Liang had brought over for her, the little assistant sister was overwhelmed by the favor.

"Bro, I can do it myself."

"Just grabbed it in passing, I won't peel it for you though."

Just a simple breakfast—Bai Liang didn't do any flirty moves, and even in chatting he didn't leave out the little assistant sister; in fact, he spent even more time talking with her.

Mainly to inquire about the situation on set.

He was asking quite seriously — he wasn't trying to flirt or anything like that.

Besides, he wasn't much of a flirt either; across both lifetimes combined, Bai Da the gentleman had never confessed to a single girl.

He was used to being pursued.

Still, he did have one talent — saying something that could make a young lady's expression change.

For instance......

"Oh right, please take care of me from now on — I'll be playing Lu Bu."

"Sure.... huh?!"

One sentence, and Gulina Zha's heart rate spiked, an expression of disbelief on her face, her mouth slightly parted, her eyes wide......

Bai Liang sincerely gave her a mental thumbs-up — a pretty girl really did look good making any expression.

And after her surprise, Gulina Zha pressed him: "Didn't you say yesterday you were coming to audition for a small role?"

"That's right." Bai Liang nodded. "Got lucky."

Got lucky?

Gulina Zha didn't quite buy it; she figured there had to be something going on behind the scenes.

Instinctively, she slapped labels like "has connections" and "powerful network" onto Bai Liang, trying to make them fit.

But she really hadn't heard of anyone like him before — a complete stranger.

In any case, she was overestimating him by quite a bit.

Actually, she was rather happy about it too — after all, the two of them got along well, and when you come out to film, everyone fears having a costar who's hard to work with.

"Pleasure working with you~"

"I've never acted before, and you're professionally trained with more real-world experience — please teach me a lot when the time comes." Bai Liang said humbly.

"Leave it to me!" Gulina Zha patted her chest confidently.

Honestly, she'd been a bit unsure of herself at first, but after hearing Bai Liang had never acted, her confidence shot right up!

To be fair, Bai Liang was the first person to ever ask her for acting advice.

Emotional value maxed out!

The assistant girl off to the side silently munched on her egg, unable to resist muttering inwardly: One dares to ask, and the other really dares to teach?!

Hope these two "Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Chick" don't end up getting their heads chewed off by the director together.

After Bai Liang provided the emotional value, Gulina Zha clearly opened up quite a bit more.

She even put down the phone she'd been holding the entire time while eating breakfast.

The phone screen lit up every now and then, and Gulina Zha would only occasionally pick it up to reply with a line or two.

Bai Liang, however, noticed one thing quite attentively.

After Zha's assistant girl noticed this situation, she seemed to let out a breath of relief.

Bai Liang: Hm?