Chapter 138: Volume 1, Chapter 138 – The Movie Emperor Who Turned Into a Cat (5)

Fortunately the skin wasn't broken, otherwise she would have to get a tetanus shot.

No longer provoking the ill-tempered Heitan in her pocket, Jiang Zhi focused on watching the next scene.

She will definitely enter the acting industry in the future; the original host had worked as a stand-in for two years, never having any real filming experience, and could only gain experience by watching seniors perform.

Jiang Zhi already had a plan to win over Heitan Xie Xingyuan; breaking through his hard defenses and entering his heart was no easy task.

From the plot information obtained, Xie Xingyuan is a film maniac who only likes acting, which is also why he hadn't done anything bad before turning into a black cat.

All the things that villains should do also happen only after he turns from a cat into a person.

His life is dull and joyless; he never interacts with people, always putting on a cold face, not even buying the director's accounts, and to this day he has no friends. If he lived his whole life like this, he would always be this way.

Either he dies while acting, or he dies on the way to act.

Turning into a cat, he is also a cat with a heart as hard as steel.

If Jiang Zhi wants to become familiar with it, she must stay with it at all times; first, she must freely pet its head without being caught.

Heitan, buried in her pocket, couldn't hear her thoughts; at this moment he was caught in confusion.

He didn't understand why he suddenly got angry, as if he had heard her praise another four-legged beast as beautiful.

How ugly that four-legged beast is! She actually thought it looked good; Heitan angrily ground his teeth, feeling he had done the right thing.

He just wanted to bite her awake!

After the first day's filming wrapped, Sun Yi, who played the female lead, hurriedly asked the director for leave, not even having time to change her clothes before leaving.

Seeing this, several female supporting actors whispered among themselves behind her.

"I just heard her answer a call; it seemed to be from someone working beside Movie Emperor Xie."

"Who doesn't know she's rumored to be involved with Movie Emperor Xie? It looks like it's true."

"I don't feel that way; for so many years Movie Emperor Xie has never had any rumors, yet after filming a movie with her, rumors flew everywhere, and her agency didn't fan the flames—I don't believe it."

"What a pity, a generation's Movie Emperor is about to fall; I heard Xie Xingyuan hasn't woken up yet, and it seems he really won't wake up."

Jiang Zhi, standing in a hidden corner, listened to these conversations, then glanced at her pocket with a melon‑eating expression.

Indeed, not only does he not wake up, but he has turned into a little cat that anyone can bully.

Heitan felt her gaze, his eyes full of bewilderment, thinking his poop‑scooping owner had another fit, afraid she would pet his head, so he hid his head.

Jiang Zhi walked out of the shooting shed and not far away saw Chen Shuo, the third male lead, waiting by the roadside.

Chen Shuo heard the footsteps, turned back, half his face covered by a mask, having just removed the headgear he'd worn all day, his hair a bit messy; seeing her, he slightly nodded in greeting.

His attitude was very good, without a trace of arrogance.

Jiang Zhi also nodded at him, then immediately left.

The tardy agent A Liu saw his own artist foolishly standing by the road, looking in some direction, and asked puzzledly: "What are you looking at?"

Chen Shuo was startled by him, realized it was him, then patted his chest and said: "You walk without making a sound?"

A Liu helplessly replied: "I do make noise when I walk; you were just too focused to notice me coming."

Having been his agent for so long, A Liu knows he is easily frightened, especially afraid of ghosts—the type that would scream when scared—but he also loves horror movies and enjoys escape rooms, despite being timid.

After saying that, A Liu strangely glanced toward the direction he had just been looking and asked: "By the way, what were you just looking at?"

Chen Shuo exhaled a cold breath: "I'm freezing; has the car arrived?"

A Liu looked at his clumsy attempt to change the subject, rubbed his forehead, and sighed.

Fortunately he can act well, otherwise he'd really be doomed.

——

Returning to the residence.

Jiang Zhi turned on the heater, took a deep breath, and stretched her frozen, numb body.

"Mmm, so comfortable!"

With the heater on freely, the big bed soft and equipped with an electric blanket, Jiang Zhi no longer needed to stuff a hot water bottle at her feet under the covers each night.

Heitan gave her a glance, then walked at a leisurely pace to the carpet and lay down.

After Jiang Zhi finished her shower and came out, she saw Heitan defecating in his litter box.

This was the first time she had seen him use the litter box.

Heitan is a very face‑conscious cat; he only uses the litter box when she is bathing or sleeping, and would never let her catch him.

Because she had taken a shower earlier today, she washed up quickly this time, emerging in just a few minutes, just in time to catch this opportunity.

Heitan's hearing is astonishing; upon hearing her footsteps, he stopped his action, tilted his head to look outside, and suddenly locked eyes with the girl crouched beside the litter box, spying on him.

He paused a few seconds, then sprang up like a fur‑ball, abandoning his business, and extended his Nine Yin White Bone Claws toward her.

Jiang Zhi escaped in time, wasn't caught, also withdrew her peeking thoughts, and pouted her lips saying:

"Stingy."

Even using the litter box requires hiding; his self‑esteem is that strong.

She lay down in the blankets, repeatedly saying:

"Stingy ghost Heitan!"

"Stingy ghost Heitan!"

"……"

Heitan, emerging from the litter box, heard her words and his whole face turned black—although his face was already black.

He secretly swore that when he grew up, he would personally kill the poop‑scooping owner.

At worst, he would wander the jianghu as a stray.

If Jiang Zhi could hear his inner voice, she'd probably laugh her head off.

Jiang Zhi, lying there until she woke up early the next morning, received astonishing news.

Sun Yi, who played the female lead, quit acting, and she also posted on Weibo that she was temporarily retiring from the screen.

Soon, several hot searches struck like thunderbolts, paralyzing the Weibo platform.

#Sun Yi's retirement is to take care of Xie Xingyuan#

#Sun Yi and Xie Xingyuan's relationship is confirmed#

#Sun Yi quit acting in An Xian Chuan for her boyfriend#

These hot searches are enough to boost Sun Yi's popularity to a height she could never reach in her lifetime.

What status does Xie Xingyuan have in the entertainment industry? He only makes movies, and several of his films have broken box office records worldwide upon global release, becoming classics in everyone's hearts.

If we talk about the most famous movie emperor in Hua Guo, only Xie Xingyuan has such fame.

On the day he got into a car accident, platforms all over the world were praying for him to wake up, constantly monitoring his condition.

Although Sun Yi's fame doesn't match Xie Xingyuan's, the TV dramas she has starred in over the past two years have all had decent ratings, yet she could quit the big‑IP drama 《An Xian Chuan》 for him, leaving everyone half‑believing, half‑doubting, and many actually believing she really is Xie Xingyuan's girlfriend.

Jiang Zhi opened the hot searches and read a few; the more she read, the more absurd it seemed.

First floor: Not confirmed, please don't try to profit from the rumor.

Second floor: I didn't really believe it at first, but now I'm starting to; Sun Yi is also a first‑tier actress, she retired for love and even quit the 《An Xian Chuan》 directed by Wang Jie—that's a super‑IP from a big director; if she had nothing to do with Xie Xingyuan, I wouldn't believe it.

Third floor: I feel like crying; Brother Xing is in the hospital and we don't know if he'll wake up, but regardless of whether it's true, I hope Miss Sun will take good care of Brother Xing.

If Jiang Zhi hadn't seen the plot, she would have believed it too.

She gazed listlessly at Heitan, who was lying asleep on the bed, and a wicked smile crept across her face.