Chapter 191

Late at night.

A roadside barbecue stall.

Waves of smoke rose from the charcoal fire, the large kidneys were grilled until they sizzled with oil, and all kinds of small skewers were coated in seasonings, emitting an enticing aroma.

The boss flipped the skewers, frequently casting his attention to the side.

His location was close to the film set.

From time to time at night, some minor actors would come over to have a meal, but this current scene was a rare sight.

Lin Pingzhi picked up a large kidney and devoured it clean in two or three bites.

Ren Yingying held a skewer of shiitake mushrooms.

Eating it in small bites.

Zhao Xiaoshuai from *Be There or Be Square* was wolfing down small skewers.

And there was Wen Hui from *Cherish Our Love Forever*; his own goddess from back in the day had also appeared before his eyes. Having these people suddenly come to his small stall to eat made him feel a tiny bit shocked.

"Eat whatever you want!"

Xu Jinglei grabbed a beer bottle, gestured to the table next to them, and said heroically: "Eat up, drink up, don't try to save me any money."

"Thank you, Director."

Those assistants and crew members replied in unison.

Over twenty people sat at the pushed-together tables, and among the crowd, Wu Yu was eating until her mouth was oily.

That's how a crew gathering goes.

It usually involves twenty or thirty people, and the cost of a meal is quite significant.

A typical example of this is Jackie Chan.

That guy is a person who can't stay idle; he always likes to call friends and companions when eating, and he never goes soft when picking up the tab. It is said that he can spend millions of Hong Kong dollars a year on eating, drinking, and having fun.

Don't look at Xu Jinglei as a literary goddess in front of the media.

In private, her temperament is quite straightforward and heroic.

She smokes when she wants to smoke, drinks when she wants to drink, and doesn't mind treating the crew members to some food.

"Come, come, come."

The beer bottles were gathered back, and Director Xu gestured to the few people around the small table: "Don't just focus on eating, everyone, let's have a round first!"

Under her invitation.

The beer bottles clinked together with a clatter.

Xu Qing wrapped a tissue around the water droplets seeping from her disposable cup and smiled as she followed everyone in raising her glass.

No matter when, she always maintained a certain poise.

People who aren't used to her might think she's putting on an act, but those familiar with her here know that this is Xu Qing's true nature; she's been pampered since childhood, and some things have already become habits.

"Li Luo performed well."

Gulping down a few mouthfuls of beer, Xu Jinglei exhaled the alcohol: "As expected of someone from our Beijing Film Academy; he handled the emotions so well before even graduating."

"Oh ho~"

Amidst the laughter, Jiang Wen put down his beer bottle to protest.

"Come."

Zhou Yun also rolled up his sleeves and said provocatively: "It seems Old Xu isn't convinced by our Central Academy of Drama. Let's have yellow, red, or white, let's practice properly."

"Hahaha."

Xu Qing let out a bell-like laugh and threw her arm around Xu Jinglei's shoulder: "No matter what color the wine is, we from the Beijing Film Academy aren't afraid of you from the Central Academy of Drama. Li Luo alone could drink you all under the table."

Director Xu thought of this and smiled triumphantly.

Facing the provocation, Jiang Wen and Zhou Yun were instantly deflated.

They hadn't just drunk together once or twice.

To put it exaggeratedly, they had truly never seen Li Luo drunk, especially now with two from the Central Academy of Drama against three from the Beijing Film Academy; no matter how they calculated it, they felt they were at a disadvantage.

The assistant director and producer just kept eating on the side.

This kind of topic wasn't one to get involved in.

"By the way."

Jiang Wen took another sip of wine and looked at Li Luo, who was pretending to hear nothing: "What are your plans next? Xu Qing and I are going to film *Qing Dynasty Fengyun* in a few months."

"The cast is pretty good, do you want to come and play along?"

"Thanks."

Li Luo shook his head decisively and ate the grilled kidney in two or three bites: "I'm going to Hong Kong in a few days. After filming the movie, I need to rest. Plus that action film, I've already been working non-stop for five productions."

This way of eating made Xu Qing's heart tremble.

Actually, Li Luo was just making an excuse.

When it comes to making money, who would complain about being tired?

Sister Xu had mentioned that production to him long ago, but Li Luo refused after a little thought. He didn't want to take on scripts where he wasn't the lead, and besides, this was a "queue" drama, which he had even less interest in.

Li Luo's words immediately aroused the curiosity of the others.

There was no avoiding having to explain it again.

First filming an art film, then going to film an action movie.

It sounded strange no matter how you heard it.

But when they thought about the person being Li Luo, they felt it was normal again. Not using such skills to test the waters in an action film seemed a bit of a waste.

"Alright then."

Jiang Wen raised his beer bottle and said decisively: "Then we'll wait to see you cleaning up others on the silver screen."

"That goes without saying."

Li Luo shook his head with a light laugh and raised his beer bottle: "I wish everyone's new productions success!"

"Cheers!!!"

Everyone clinked their beer bottles together again.

After finishing the late-night snack.

It was already close to dawn when they returned to the hotel.

Li Luo quickly washed up, wrapped himself in a bath towel, and leisurely went to the small bar to open a bottle of red wine, pouring it gulp by gulp into the decanter, and lit a candle to provide some light.

The fresh flowers on the counter were moved to the living room coffee table.

No choice.

Sister Xu just liked a romantic vibe.

After he finished all this busy work, the doorbell rang with a ding-dong.

As the door opened.

A familiar figure flashed in quickly. The other person leaped, her feet firmly locked around Li Luo's waist, and her frantic kisses fell like raindrops.

"Bad guy."

"I missed you to death!"

"Were you doing that on purpose for me to see just now?"

"Hurry up."

"I want that intensity too!"

Amidst Li Luo's loud laughter, Xu Qing stripped herself clean in a few quick moves, wanting to release all the emotions she had suppressed on the film set onto her little lover.

With this posture.

She was already impatient without even looking.

But just at this moment, Li Luo wanted to tease her on purpose.

"What's the rush?"

Happily weighing her, Li Luo hugged Xu Qing and walked toward the living room: "It's a long night, we have plenty of time. Little lady, why don't you accompany me for a couple of drinks first, how about that?"

"No."

Xu Qing shook her head vigorously and said coquettishly: "I don't want to drink any wine, I only want you right now."

With this posture, Li Luo almost couldn't handle it.

Who said Beijing girls don't know how to act coquettishly? That's just because they haven't met one who does!

"Why are you so excited?"

As his palms lifted her, Li Luo actually touched moisture, and a strange smile appeared on his face: "No way, do you actually like seeing me like that with others?"

"No!"

Xu Qing denied it flatly, tightly wrapped her arms around Li Luo's neck, bared her white teeth, and threatened: "Are you trying to lead me to think in that direction, you bad guy? I'm not that bored."

"Hurry up!!!"

As she spoke, her plump buttocks swayed.

The skin on her body took on a pink hue.

"Ding-dong!"

Just as Li Luo wanted to enter, the doorbell rang again.

"Dong~"

Wanting to continue, the doorbell was pressed a few more times in succession.

It made one feel irritable just listening to it.

"Get rid of them quickly."

Xu Qing pouted, jumped off him reluctantly, quickly picked up the clothes on the floor, and flashed into the bedroom next door.

At the same time.

Li Luo also suppressed his anger, quickly wrapped himself in a bath towel, and opened the door.

"Hmm?"

Seeing the person standing outside, he was slightly surprised.

"What's wrong?"

Xu Jinglei held up the script in her hand to signal and walked into the room generously: "Don't you welcome me? I had nothing to do, so I just came over to chat with you about tomorrow's scenes."

"Uh~"

Li Luo didn't know what to say.

For that scene tomorrow which only required a few simple lines of dialogue, he couldn't think of any need for discussion.

Director Xu was currently wearing a loose white T-shirt, and underneath she was probably just wearing a pair of hot pants, which gave the impression that her legs were bare, and her waist swayed as she walked.

Her long hair swayed along with her.

A faint scent of perfume brushed past his nose.

Because she had been drinking, her face presented a lazy sexiness.

He closed the door behind him.

Li Luo thought of an excuse to send her away.

"Yo."

Xu Jinglei stopped her steps and let out a light sigh.

Red wine, candles, fresh flowers, and two gleaming crystal wine glasses suddenly appeared before her eyes.

These things also made Li Luo secretly groan in his heart.

He had forgotten to put these things away.

"Student Li Luo."

Her gaze swept across the coffee table, and Director Xu turned around with a smile on her lips, casually tapping the script in her hand: "I really couldn't tell that you were such a narcissist."

"Uh?"

Li Luo also didn't know what to say.

"But then again."

Xu Jinglei took a few steps forward, pressed her body tightly against the man in front of her, and said with breath like orchids: "How were you so sure that I would come? Forget it, let's continue the scene from just now, how about that?"

While speaking.

Her palm pressed toward the bath towel, feeling the amazing size, and a smile of absolute satisfaction appeared on the woman's face.

But very quickly.

Her smile quietly froze.

Not only was her arm held, but the other person also took a step back.

"Sister Xu."

He smiled embarrassedly and said softly: "Actually, I was waiting for my assistant to come over. I wonder what content of the script you wanted to discuss?"

As soon as these words were spoken.

Xu Jinglei's little face instantly turned pale and then red.

So the narcissist.

Was herself!

A great sense of shame flooded her whole body, and she wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

"Sorry."

Leaving behind one sentence, she walked away quickly with a flushed face.

"Sister Xu."

Li Luo was quick-witted and hurriedly grabbed her arm.

"Let go."

Xu Jinglei was both annoyed and ashamed.

"Don't be like this."

Li Luo pulled her back, put his arm around her, and patted her back gently: "There's nothing to be embarrassed about. Everyone had a bit to drink, and it's normal to want to find someone to talk and chat with."

"I'm really very happy that you could find me, Sister Xu."

"But the timing is unfortunate."

"When there's a chance, I'll chat with you again, Sister Xu."

"OK?"

After a few sentences, Xu Jinglei's struggling movements finally ceased.

The shame from just now quickly faded along with the low, slow words. Having one's thoughts discovered as a misunderstanding was embarrassing enough, but if things could be talked out, everything became so natural again.

"Get lost."

After Li Luo let go, Xu Jinglei tidied her messy hair and gave him a punch: "As if anyone is dying to chat with you."

That's what she said.

But looking at the large bulge in front of her, she couldn't help but lick her lips.

"I'm leaving."

She steadied herself again and shook her head self-deprecatingly: "I won't delay your good deeds, see you tomorrow."

"Old Xu."

Li Luo smiled and extended his fist: "Are we okay?"

"Totally."

Xu Jinglei looked at his abdominal muscles with lingering affection, bumped fists, and turned to leave gracefully: "You're not bad, guy. Since you called me sister, let's hang out more in the future."

Waving her arm, she closed the door and left efficiently.

Inside the living room.

Silence returned.

Li Luo shook his head with a smile, turned back to sit on the sofa, and poured red wine into the crystal glass.

As the crimson wine surged, Xu Qing walked to his side with light steps, leaned against his solid shoulder like a little bird, and a look of absolute satisfaction appeared on her pretty face.

Liking to watch Li Luo perform in that state didn't mean she liked being with others.

Everything just now had been under her watch.

To tell the truth.

Xu Qing thought Li Luo would just go with the flow.

The little rascal put on a convincing act, but she could feel that this guy was full of bad intentions.

But she didn't expect him to refuse so directly.

"Taste this."

Li Luo handed half a glass of red wine to Xu Qing and said casually: "Zhou Yun gave it to me two days ago, saying it was from the Silver Heights winery. I can't tell if it's good or bad."

"You bumpkin."

Taking the red wine, Xu Qing bit his shoulder hard: "Silver Heights, a brand from South Africa."

"Why didn't you keep Old Xu just now?"

Taking a sip of red wine, the big sister said temptingly: "Don't you want me to serve you together with her? Tsk tsk tsk, Old Xu is a literary goddess, I even like looking at that little waist of hers."

"Please."

Li Luo gulped down a large mouthful of red wine and leaned back on the sofa: "How could she compare to you? Besides, if I did that kind of thing in front of you, would I still be a person?"

"Hmph~"

Xu Qing was satisfied and traced her fingers over him: "I'll count it as you having a bit of conscience."

"You handled that well just now."

"Refusing is enough, no need to make it too awkward."

"Hmm."

Li Luo swirled his red wine glass.

"Since you performed well." Xu Qing turned over and knelt on the carpet, throwing a flirtatious look at her little lover: "Sister will reward you well tonight, you can do whatever you want."

Her fingers nimbly pulled off the bath towel, and the big sister buried her head down as if it were a treasure.

"Gulp."

Li Luo looked at the ceiling comfortably and swallowed the red wine heavily.

The next day.

Everything on the film set was as usual.

Except for the strange look in Xu Jinglei's eyes when she looked at Wu Yu, there was nothing else unusual.

Spending half a day, Li Luo finished filming the remaining scenes.

After receiving a bouquet of fresh flowers.

He shook hands and said goodbye to Jiang Wen and the others, ending his first short filming trip since *Lin Pingzhi*. Although a scene was added, the filming time was even less than expected.

In just eight days, he walked away with 300,000.

He earned a bit of experience.

And he even got to film an intimate scene with the literary goddess everyone admired, a full harvest!

Li Luo drove his Cherokee and Xu Qing's car back to Beijing one after the other. The two went straight back to the courtyard to be lovey-dovey, cherishing this last period of rest before each joined their respective crews.

But just two days later.

Another call broke the quiet life.

"It's me."

"Hello, which company are you from?"

"Oh?"

"Alright, how about tomorrow?"

"No problem, goodbye."

With just a few words, Li Luo hung up the phone.

"Whose call was that?"

Xu Qing's fair and plump legs were draped directly over his stomach, her face flushed: "Look how happy it made you."

"The God of Wealth."

Li Luo tossed his Nokia aside and excitedly turned over to pin the big sister down: "Hahaha, your brother Luo might be making money again. I'll buy you another bag another day!!!"

"Hateful, it just started."

Xu Qing grabbed the quilt, unable to help but pout coquettishly: "You can buy whatever bag you want, but can you stay away from my 'bag' for now~~~"

Her arms waved with force, and the white quilt rose like a cloud.

Covering the spring scenery in the room!

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