Chapter 57: Confession, Sincerity (Please Collect and Recommend)

Under the corridor lights, Li Caihua's face still looked somewhat pale; it seemed the day's events had given her quite a fright.

Facing Qi Hui's words, Li Caihua tucked the long hair at her temple back, a faint smile appearing on her face: "Qi Hui, I have something I want to say to you, may I?"

"Go ahead, I'm listening," Qi Hui said, putting on an official smile on his face—affectionate, kind, and well-meaning.

Li Caihua said nothing, simply lifting her eyes to look at Lei Jiayin standing beside Qi Hui, who looked like a wooden pole.

"Just say it, why are you looking at me?" Lei Da glared with wide eyes, showing no intention of backing down.

He's good to be around, really shows up when there's trouble... Qi Hui mentally gave a thumbs up; it wasn't in vain that I let him mooch so many things.

Li Caihua's expression froze; she couldn't help but grit her teeth. This Lei Big Head was truly annoying!

"We're all colleagues; chatting together is no big deal," Qi Hui maintained his official smile: "Besides, didn't you two have some misunderstanding before? Talking might clear it up."

Lei Jiayin pouted. I have no misunderstanding with her; I just don't get along with her.

Li Caihua felt depressed in her heart; she raised her head to look at Qi Hui and said slowly: "Qi Hui, thank you today. If it weren't for you..."

Speaking of this, Li Caihua's breathing became slightly rapid; obviously, that drowning incident had left her with quite a psychological shadow.

"No need to be polite," Qi Hui smiled and nodded: "We are colleagues, and we will cooperate in the future; this is what should be done."

"After all, no one wants problems in the film crew, right?"

Li Caihua's face stiffened slightly; couldn't Qi Hui see what she meant?

Her throat moved, her lips pressed lightly together, as if she had many words she wanted to say.

But after glancing at Lei Jiayin, Li Caihua finally swallowed her words back down.

"Well then... let's exchange contact information," Li Caihua sighed slightly, raised her head, and looked at Qi Hui as she said: "It will be easier to communicate if anything comes up later."

"Okay," Qi Hui nodded.

He couldn't refuse; he had just mentioned being colleagues so many times, and now a colleague was asking for contact information; how could he refuse?

Immediately, the two exchanged phone numbers.

But it wasn't a big problem anyway; Qi Hui wouldn't answer her calls.

Once Li Caihua calmed down in a few days, it wouldn't be so troublesome.

"Ah... you asked Qi Hui for his phone number, why didn't you ask for mine?" Lei Jiayin said very inappropriately.

Li Caihua's eye twitched; she felt like cursing, glared at him, said nothing, and walked away directly.

"Tch, so rude..." Lei Big Head pouted and said very displeased.

Qi Hui only found it funny: "Alright, she's already gone."

"How was it? Wasn't I great?" Lei Jiayin smiled proudly, having completely prevented that female demon from getting a single bite of Tang Monk's flesh.

"Impressive," Qi Hui took out a pack of soft Chunghwa cigarettes and handed it over.

"Of course, I didn't even care about my face," Lei Jiayin took Qi Hui's lighter, lit a cigarette, and said proudly:

"Alright, go back to your room early and remember to lock the door."

Saying this, he waved his hand and went back to his own room.

He still needed to have a QQ video call with his fiancée.

Qi Hui waved his hand and also quickly returned to his own room, closing the door tightly, afraid that Li Caihua might launch a surprise counterattack.

However, as soon as he closed the door, Qi Hui reached into his pocket: "Holy crap, where the hell is my lighter?"

"Did that Big Head steal my lighter?"

Outside the door, Li Caihua had returned, standing by the corridor edge, looking at Qi Hui's door, not knowing what she was thinking.

Time passed quietly; in the blink of an eye, three days had gone by.

Qi Hui's life returned to normal: filming during the day, lifting weights at night, and chatting with Jing Tian in between.

When it comes to fitness, if you don't progress, you regress; Qi Hui had already made lifting weights a habit.

If he didn't work out a bit every night, he found it hard to fall asleep, after all, he had abundant energy.

On the other end of QQ, this girl Jing Tian seemed very free; not long after he sent a message, he quickly received a reply.

It made Qi Hui a bit worried; was he disturbing her?

However, whether Jing Tian was disturbed or not, he wasn't sure, but Qi Hui was frequently disturbed by Li Caihua's calls.

There were no problems with the daytime filming work either; Director Lin gave Li Caihua a five-day leave, telling her to rest well before coming back to film.

"The Temptation to Go Home" still had scenes for Lin Pinru, Gao Shanshan, and others to shoot, so the film crew was still operating in an orderly manner.

The absence of Li Caihua didn't have much impact.

But on the third day, Qi Hui suddenly saw Li Caihua on the set, talking with Director Lin.

Doesn't she still have two days of leave left... Qi Hui couldn't help but feel puzzled.

"Qi Hui is here?" Director Lin chuckled.

"Ah..." Qi Hui nodded, looking at the two of them with some confusion.

Director Lin didn't drag things out and said directly: "The scenes for these two days are almost done; I originally wanted you to shoot a few extra shots."

"But Caihua said she's better, so her leave has been cancelled."

"Next, we will shoot the scene where Ai Li seduces Hong Shixian; do you have any problems?"

Qi Hui glanced at Li Caihua, feeling something was a bit off, but after thinking about it, he nodded and said: "No problem, I will do my best."

It was all normal work procedure; Qi Hui had no reason to refuse.

"Alright, you two chat for a bit first," Director Lin said: "Although your scenes are important, the setting is simple; the difficulty lies in your acting and emotions, so we don't need to mobilize as many resources as last time."

"So, you two get familiar with each other properly."

Director Lin patted Qi Hui's shoulder and turned to leave.

Once Director Lin left, only Qi Hui and Li Caihua were left there.

Damn... Qi Hui's mouth twitched, instantly realizing where the problem lay.

He turned his head, and Li Caihua was already staring at him.

Where's Lei Da? Come save the day!

"Qi Hui, why do you never answer my calls?" Li Caihua asked in a low, somber tone.

No blame, only resentment.

Qi Hui shrugged: "I was working out at night, didn't use my phone. By the time I noticed, it was too late. I was afraid of disturbing you, so I didn't call back."

It was the truth, but a false truth.

His phone had vibrated while he was working out; he could have answered, but he left it unanswered.

"Ahem... is there something you need from me?" Qi Hui asked in an official tone.

Li Caihua's gaze was deep: "I want to thank you for saving me."

"Didn't you already thank me before?" Qi Hui pretended to be confused.

Before transmigrating, after messing around on construction sites for so long, he had long become a master at pretending to be confused.

Such things came naturally to him.

"That's different." Li Caihua stepped forward, her eyes fixed on Qi Hui, launching a direct attack: "Qi Hui, can I pursue you?"

Qi Hui: "..."

I let my guard down; I didn't expect her to be so sincere.

I thought her emotions had recovered over these past few days!

"Ahem..." Qi Hui almost lost his breath and instinctively took a step back.

Lei Jiayin was right; a hero saves a beauty, and the beauty offers herself in return.

How ridiculous; it's the twenty-first century, and this still happens.

But Qi Hui had no interest in Li Caihua!

Setting aside whether Li Caihua met his aesthetic standards, her personality alone was quite troublesome.

Besides, Qi Hui had only just left school; why rush into a relationship with someone from the industry?

Before transmigrating, he might have given in, but now he had money and looks; was he afraid he couldn't find a partner?

"I don't want to think about these things right now." Qi Hui immediately refused:

"Forget about dating; now is the time to strive and work hard."

"I'm sorry."

Sincerity for sincerity; Qi Hui had nothing to hide.