Chapter 280: Rehearsing the Action Scene with Anne Hathaway

Having merged with the soul of the male lead of *Interstellar*, this time the impact was a little far-reaching.

It caused him to dream every night these past few days of himself falling endlessly into a black hole, crushed from all sides by boundless pressure until he couldn't breathe.

Or of returning to his past life, as if the transmigration had never happened.

When he opened his eyes and woke, each time he felt a dreamlike, illusory sensation—until he saw the photo with Taylor Swift on his phone, and the ~intimate interactions~ with Emma Stone and the others.

Only then did he feel reality, and regain the feeling of having his feet firmly on the ground.

"Emma."

"Hmm? What's wrong? Baby, are you okay?"

It was 2 a. m. in Los Santos, and 5 a. m. in New York where Emma Stone was—right in the middle of her deepest sleep.

An ordinary person woken by a call would be annoyed, even grumpy from being roused.

When Emma Stone saw Xu Can's call, her first reaction was to worry about his situation.

"I just had a nightmare, forgot about the time difference. Baby, go back to sleep, sorry I woke you…"

"It's fine, hearing your voice is enough." Emma Stone's lips curved up unconsciously.

If you love someone enough, even being woken by them feels like happiness.

Most importantly, the first person Xu Can thought of was her, not Taylor.

Emma secretly rejoiced—she figured she'd won back a round.

What she didn't know was that the phone Xu Can had randomly grabbed under his pillow was Emma Stone's dedicated one.

He had another phone, whose wallpaper and photo album were entirely filled with Taylor Swift.

As a qualified master of time management, and master of cutting off the water supply,

without a dual-system setup, having two or more phones is basic operation.

He chatted with Stone Sis for a while, until she got sleepy, then Xu Can hung up and let her catch some more sleep.

He himself got up, went down to the hotel lobby lounge, ordered a coffee, and worked on emails with his laptop.

A few hours later, Liu Tian came downstairs rubbing her drowsy eyes, ready for breakfast.

The *Interstellar* crew had booked out a five-star hotel next to the set for the actors' convenience, and Liu Tianxian really liked the breakfast here—no matter how sleepy she was, she'd still get up early to come down and eat.

As a result, she ran into Xu Can working.

"So dedicated, you are—still working here, first thing in the morning."

Liu Tianxian was still half-asleep, and unconsciously spoke in a Lu Province inverted sentence.

"Call time isn't until 9, you got up this early just for the hotel breakfast, didn't you." Xu Can smiled.

"Yep, the buns here are great—didn't expect Los Santos to have authentic Huaxia buns."

Liu Tianxian didn't try to hide it.

"Go on, go."

Xu Can waved her off—he was busy handling emails.

Filming these past few days had kept him occupied, and the matters at the group needing his decision had piled up like a mountain.

Marvel, the special effects studio, the record company—all needed his final word,

Don't think that just because some bosses can show up late or skip work, it means all bosses are free,

When Xu Can gets busy, he can easily run non-stop for 24 hours straight.

Happy and Fannisha had taken on far too much for him.

Unexpectedly, a moment later Liu Tianxian actually came out of the restaurant carrying a plate of food, walked over to Xu Can's table, sat down, and watched him work while eating.

"Are you trying to make me jealous on purpose?"

"No, I'm not." Liu Tianxian had a fork speared through half a grilled sausage, oil dripping from the corner of her mouth.

Seeing Xu Can staring at her, she thought he wanted some,

Liu Tianxian held out the half sausage, deliberately teasing Xu Can.

"You want some?"

Normally, something someone else had bitten into would be turned down,

Liu Tianxian never expected this guy would actually take a bite—and even touched her fork!

"Huh?"

Liu Tianxian froze—wasn't this… an indirect kiss?

"How can you be like this?"

"You told me to eat it, and I happened to be hungry."

Xu Can looked at her dead serious, putting on a "my fault?" expression.

After being stirred up by him like this, Liu Tianxian's breakfast didn't taste good anymore—truly neither leaving nor staying felt right.

Just then Gao Yuanyuan came over carrying her breakfast and took the seat next to Liu Tianxian.

"Morning, you two, I'll join you too." Gao Yuanyuan's smile looked just like her very first "Qing Zui" commercial.

"Oh right, Director Xu, regarding the role of Shen Mofei, I still have a few lines I'm not sure about—could you help me go over them again?"

Although Gao Yuanyuan was a bit calculating, seemingly deliberately currying favor with Xu Can, she was very comfortable to be around, like a spring breeze,

Looking like nothing more than a modest, eager-to-learn girl.

Liu Tianxian pretended not to hear, burying her head in her food.