Chapter 471

"In the second drawer from the right, there's a small box filled with makeup remover wipes—you can use them, I put them here, we all share them!"

That revealed the degree of ambiguity between him and the owner of this lounge.

"It seems you often come to this lounge to apply makeup—the adjacent makeup room has been left unused."

Taylor Swift couldn't help speaking up; her words came out with a sarcastic edge, yet she was the one with actual legitimacy as his girlfriend.

"In the adjacent makeup room, I can't get close to Xu Can—you mustn't misunderstand me as saying we often discuss plot details while applying makeup; it saves a lot of time, you know how dedicated Xu Can is, and I don't want to waste too much of his time just going over the script with me!"

Taylor Swift felt a pang of grievance inside.

He wouldn't hurt anyone else, didn't know how to hurt anyone, and could only bear the grievance himself.

"Then just use them here."

Xu Can noticed several empty shots in the footage were poorly framed and needed reshooting—he could only go find Taylor Swift later.

Meanwhile, Black Widow was driving past and wanted to stop by and see Xu Can.

After finishing the movie, the two rarely saw each other, especially without promotional events—there was virtually no chance of meeting anymore.

All he could do was use the excuse of passing by to catch a glimpse of Xu Can.

"Sorry, outsiders aren't allowed in here!"

The security guard carried out his duty.

Black Widow wore a hat and mask—no wonder no one recognized her.

"I'm this close to your boss—how can you not recognize me? Even I can't go in?"

Black Widow had heard about the entire set being sealed off; the news had spread wildly online, some accusing Xu Can of overreacting, but many supported him, wanting the movie's surprise factor preserved—they were willing to only learn the plot and visuals when they actually entered the cinema!

"But without our boss's permission, we can't let any other celebrities who've worked with us pass through—our boss has collaborated with too many stars; to ensure absolute safety, we can't risk losing our jobs—we can only temporarily stop you from entering!"

The security guards felt awkward—they feared offending others in their line of work, but what they feared most was offending their boss.

Black Widow was speechless; this made it impossible to claim she was just passing by—she might as well openly admit she'd come specifically to see Xu Can.

A few minor details still needed adjustment—this work should be handed to the assistant nearby, a good way to build their experience.

Just as he stood up to return to the lounge and be close to his girlfriend, his phone suddenly rang—the name on the screen first confused him, but he naturally answered anyway.

"I'm outside your filming location—the security guard won't let me in, tell them I'm allowed inside!"

Xu Can turned to look for Kristen and found she wasn't on set—she must have returned to her own lounge, so he relaxed for now.

Besides, he and Black Widow weren't particularly close—no one would likely notice.

"Then come in—I'll tell the guards."

When Black Widow entered, she noticed no other woman beside Xu Can—her heart leapt with joy.

For the past while, aside from female co-stars, he shouldn't have interacted with anyone else.

"Are you tired lately? I heard communicating with the paparazzi lately upset you!"

"I specially brought you some nourishing soup—it's a specialty from Huaxia, I don't know if you'll like it!"

"Just leave it here—I'll drink it after I finish work!"

Black Widow feared Xu Can would send her away—once he finished work, tonight's time must be hers.

She hurried toward the lounge.

"I'll wait for you in your lounge—let's have dinner together tonight, don't you dare refuse me!"

Xu Can rushed after her.

Black Widow opened the door to the lounge first, her face beaming with happiness!

But in the next second, her smile froze in place.

Women understand women best—they instantly grasped why Black Widow had that expression, and why she'd opened Xu Can's door.

Tension hung between the four of them.

Black Widow awkwardly cleared her throat.

She pointed vaguely behind her, still uneasy.

"I came to discuss future collaboration—we need to travel abroad for movie promotion and must appear in person…"

In truth, this trip was optional—but he could only use it as an excuse to ease the current awkwardness!

He hadn't come here to create embarrassment—he genuinely hadn't expected two women to be in Xu Can's lounge, both connected to him.

Tonight's private date was now impossible.

"My work won't be done for a while—why don't you tell me what each of you wants?"

Xu Can gave an awkward smile.

Three women, one drama—this was truly going to be a show.

Taylor Swift smiled faintly and walked over.

"Do I even need a reason to find you? Remember to come home for dinner tonight!"

One sentence declared her status—no one else had the right to say such a thing.

Who else had a home with Xu Can? Who dared urge him to return for dinner? Suddenly, they all felt struck.

Taylor Swift, however, felt relief—Xu Can still held her place in his heart.

With this, she could rest easy being with Xu Can.

"I just came to talk about collaboration—after you finish work, can we find a place to sit and chat? I won't keep you from going home for dinner!"