Chapter 103: Xu Chujing: The Him Who Is Hard to Refuse

"Whoosh—" The wind blew through the bamboo forest.

A few bamboo leaves descended from the sky, landing beside the two of them.

Luo Mo looked down at Xu Chujing, who was looking up at him, and had a strong illusion.

He truly felt as if it were a Cat looking up at him.

Sometimes when you go to stroke a small pet's head, they will either squint their eyes and lower their heads, quietly enjoying it, or they will lift their heads slightly to meet your gaze.

Luo Mo looked at this Heavenly Queen and felt that she had truly mastered the demeanor of a Cat.

Every detail of her was so perfect, just like a Cat Demon that truly existed!

As for Xu Chujing, she was desperately suppressing herself.

She kept feeling that some sound was already stuck in her throat, and if she didn't try her best to hold it back, she was afraid it would leak out.

It was the soft whimper squeezed out from the throat of a cat after being stroked comfortably.

At this very moment, Xu Chujing's mind was a blank slate.

She did not know why she was like this, nor did she know why her body was both stiff and relaxed, possessing a sense of contradiction that was hard to describe.

Baibaibai usually had its own temper just like other cats. But once it was stroked comfortably by Luo Mo, it would be exceptionally obedient.

With eyes meeting, both of them felt a palpitation in their hearts.

Luo Mo was captivated for a moment by this special charm on this woman.

As for Xu Chujing, it was because of that brand from the depths of her soul!

The man's heartbeat began to accelerate, while the woman's heartbeat skipped a beat.

That incredibly realistic dream—Xu Chujing's memory of it had already become a bit blurry, but at this very moment, she had a very strange feeling; she felt that the hand in the dream, and that person whose appearance she couldn't see clearly, was him!

"I must be crazy." Xu Chujing, having come back to her senses, said in her heart.

On the other side, the director was also stunned.

This head-lifting action by Xu Chujing was different from what was designed at the beginning!

Was this an ad-lib?

On a film set, things like ad-libbing depend on the situation.

Some good Actors have ad-libs that have the effect of a divine stroke of genius, and can even become classics, added to textbooks for professional training.

And some Actors' ad-libs might not necessarily please the director; the director might feel that this is slowing down the rhythm and wasting the crew's money.

Xu Chujing was the main lead of "Cat Demon," and she was also one of the investors, so her status and position were naturally different.

Most importantly, the director looked at this scene on the monitor and also had a feeling he couldn't quite put into words.

It was very harmonious, and he even felt it was a bit heartwarming.

Luo Mo was performing normally, but in his view, Xu Chujing's eye acting was the most emotionally full, complex, and tangled scene filmed so far!

The director was still in a daze, so no one shouted "Cut—".

Since no one shouted cut, Luo Mo naturally kept stroking.

He was in a pretty good mood now: "These cat ears feel great to the touch, just like stroking a real cat."

The feel of the Heavenly Queen is really amazing~

If it weren't for the fact that he felt it was too soul-stirring when looking at this woman, he might have been even more intoxicated by it.

At this time, he was controlling himself a bit, afraid of being briefly captivated by her.

"This is really lethal, is she a demon transformed?" It was the first time Luo Mo had felt these things from a woman.

She was like a whirlpool wrapping around him; if he didn't think of a way, he would sink deep into it.

No, it might not even be sinking deep, but rather drowning!

All of this reminded Luo Mo of that line—"I want to challenge my soft spot."

This damn thing cannot be challenged casually!

Finally, the director, having come back to his senses, shouted loudly: "Cut!"

Luo Mo withdrew his right hand, and Xu Chujing was still looking up at him, then silently shifted her gaze away, with a feeling of loss.

She had been very strange during this period; essentially, she was an independent career woman, focused on her work, strong-willed, and unafraid of storms.

But ever since that dream, she always felt that something was missing in her heart.

She couldn't say exactly what, it felt a bit like a lack of security, but it didn't seem to be that either.

She still went to see her Psychologist, and from the current situation, it seemed to be slowly improving.

But when she went to sleep at night, she still curled up to sleep.

Just now, when Luo Mo put his hand on her head, she felt that the missing part in her heart seemed to be filled.

It was very secure and also steady.

A man being able to bring a woman a sense of security... in her view, this was not a good signal.

The director walked up to the two of them and asked, "Ad-lib?"

Xu Chujing was still in a state of being a beat slow, and only nodded after a while.

The director pondered for a moment and said, "It feels pretty good, but I can't quite put my finger on it."

"How about this, let's keep this take, and then we'll film another one according to the script's setting, and compare them later," the director said.

Many times, for some important scenes, several backup takes are filmed.

Some directors are even more annoying, filming several versions of the ending, and then choosing slowly by themselves.

So it makes some Actors not know how the play will end after they finish filming.

When Luo Mo heard that he had to waste time filming more takes, he said in his heart: "There's such a good thing?"

In his view, what just happened could at best be considered a test stroke.

Just like a food tasting, it wasn't satisfying enough.

As for Xu Chujing, she nodded expressionlessly, seemingly unconcerned.

She was highly efficient; as soon as the director said to shoot another take, she immediately walked back to the filming location in the bamboo forest without any delay.

Seeing that the Heavenly Queen had already walked over, Luo Mo had no choice but to follow quickly.

During the preparations before filming began, he lowered his head to glance at Xu Chujing, and the two happened to make eye contact again.

Luo Mo looked into her beautiful eyes and felt that she was testing the cadres again.

She was awakening a man's natural instincts!

When filming officially began, Luo Mo raised his hand again.

This time, following the script's Requirement, Xu Chujing did not look up at him; instead, her eyelids drooped slightly, her expression carrying longing and sorrow.

Luo Mo rubbed slowly like this, his large hand gradually shifting, brushing diagonally against the Cat Demon ear on Xu Chujing's left side.

Because Luo Mo's hand was large and broad, as his palm gradually moved downward, the outer edge of his palm touched the left ear that Xu Chujing had hidden within her black hair.

Her own, real, left ear.

This caused Xu Chujing's eyes to instantly stop being half-closed, and her body reflexively looked up at him, their eyes meeting once more.

The director, watching the monitor, was stunned again, left completely in a daze.

Hey! Good grief! Not following the script again!

Yet, he happened to find Xu Chujing's reaction very interesting, and this take could also be kept as an alternate.

"Cut!" The director wasn't stunned for too long this time.

"Keep this take too, shoot one more, this time follow the script completely," the director said.

Just like that, the third wave of cat-petting began again.

The final result was that a total of five alternate takes were kept.

……..

……..

Luo Mo's filming work for the crew was basically finished.

He only needed to shoot one more shot of a Back Shadow; it was at the end of "Cat Demon," where the half-demon sees that figure in white clothes amidst the crowd, and then the whole film would end.

As one of the final shots of the entire movie, the director's Requirement was very high, and he shot several takes in one go.

Even the angle at which the wind machine blew the robes was tested seven or eight times.

After filming, the director said to Xu Chujing: "I think it was excellent that you found Luo Mo to play the white-clothed role this time. I just looked, and the way those female extras look at him is like they want to eat him alive, tsk tsk tsk, the audience definitely won't be able to handle it when the time comes."

After the director finished speaking, he didn't receive a reply from Xu Chujing for a long time. He turned his head to look at this Heavenly Queen, only to see her currently lost in thought while looking at the footage on the monitor.

After the director called her twice more, she finally came back to her senses.

"Your state doesn't seem quite right today; how about we stop filming your parts for today?" the director suggested.

Xu Chujing nodded and did not refuse.

Once Luo Mo had perfectly completed all the filming content, the director, screenwriter, Martial Arts Instructor, and the producer who had rushed over upon hearing the news of the "Cat Demon" crew all took the initiative to add him on WeChat and exchanged phone numbers.

This was partly due to Xu Chujing's introduction, and of course, it was also because Luo Mo's period costume look and personal performance were outstanding enough.

Before he left, Yu even trotted over, and with a very, very soft voice and a face flushed bright red, asked him: "Um... hi, could I... also add your WeChat?"

Luo Mo looked at her and asked puzzledly: "Did you already know that I am going to record 'Walking and Singing'?"

"Ah? You... are you coming to 'Walking and Singing'?" Yu looked up in surprise, and after making eye contact with Luo Mo, she shyly lowered her head again.

She was very uninhibited when acting, but seemed quite withdrawn in daily life.

"So you didn't know." Luo Mo smiled, extended his right hand to her, made a handshake gesture, and said: "Let me formally introduce myself, Luo Mo. I will be recording 'Walking and Singing' next week, so I'll need you, our resident guest, to take care of me then."

Yu shook hands with him, then retracted her hand like lightning, looked down at the small pebbles on the ground, and said: "O-okay, see you next week then."

After she trotted away, Luo Mo accepted her friend request, and then, just like when he added new friends normally, he casually clicked on the other person's Moments to take a quick glance.

After clicking, he discovered that Yu had shared his songs on her Moments; both "Big Fish" and "Red Actor" were shared, and there was even "Confession Night."

However, he wasn't surprised that she liked "Confession Night"; this girl was a genius at Yueqi, proficient in many kinds, and perhaps her violin skills were also very strong.

"Is she adding me because she's a fan of my music?" Luo Mo smiled, though he didn't think too much about it.

This is the entertainment industry, after all; basic socializing is normal, and those who don't add each other are the exception among exceptions.

And it's quite interesting to say, stars in the entertainment industry usually have their own favorite stars too...

Since there were still two albums to prepare and he had to participate in "Walking and Singing," and might even have to participate in the recording of "King of Love Songs" in a while, Luo Mo didn't intend to stay long with the "Cat Demon" crew.

After saying goodbye to everyone, Xu Chujing looked at him and said: "Luo Mo, let me see you off."

Along the way, she didn't say a word to Luo Mo, only nodding at him after he got into the car and waving a Farewell.

Luo Mo always felt that this Heavenly Queen was very contradictory; she clearly took good care of him, but most of the time, she deliberately created a sense of distance, pulling the two of them apart.

"I don't know if it's just my imagination," Luo Mo muttered to himself.

After watching the car drive away, Xu Chujing got into her own motorhome.

After closing her eyes to rest for ten minutes, she stood up to pour a glass of ice water.

She couldn't close her eyes right now; if she did, images would emerge.

She felt that her condition had originally improved slightly, but there were signs of it worsening recently.

After thinking about it, Xu Chujing decided to make a video call to the Psychologist who lived in the same residential complex as her.

This female doctor wearing Gold-rimmed Glasses answered the video call quickly; she clearly wasn't seeing patients today and was currently wearing a purple lace nightgown.

"What's wrong, my Heavenly Queen?" the female doctor asked.

Xu Chujing didn't hide anything and told the Psychologist about what happened today, as well as some of her own feelings.

She knew very well that since she was seeing a Psychologist, if she kept things to herself, then there was no point in the visit.

That would only increase the difficulty.

And an excellent Psychologist, a Psychologist with high professional ethics, is actually like a tree hole; they hold many secrets and will also keep those secrets.

This woman wearing Gold-rimmed Glasses has kept her patients' secrets strictly confidential since she began her practice, which is why she has a large number of clients from the entertainment industry.

Xu Chujing lives in the same residential complex as her, and the two of them actually share a deep friendship.

The female doctor, wearing a purple lace nightgown, pushed up her Gold-rimmed Glasses, looked at Xu Chujing on the video call, and asked, "Are you saying that when he touched you, you felt a sense of reliance and security in your heart?"

"The emotions are very complex; for now, I can only think of these two words that come closest," Xu Chujing replied.

The female doctor nodded and continued, "And you also wanted him to pet your head more?"

Xu Chujing pursed her red lips, feeling that this sentence sounded very much like a childish little girl, which bred a slight sense of shame and anger in her heart, yet she had to admit it was true.

"Anything else?" the female doctor pressed.

"Nothing else," Xu Chujing said.

"Really? I don't believe you," the female doctor said again.

"I said, nothing else," Xu Chujing's expression grew cold.

"No, your micro-expressions tell me you absolutely do," the female doctor said.

"You have them, you just can't bring yourself to say them."

"And it's not just thoughts in your mind; don't you also have some instinctive physical reactions?"

"What are you suppressing?" The female doctor didn't stop talking.

Xu Chujing's expression grew increasingly cold, reaching the point of freezing.

She closed her eyes, recalling the feeling of Luo Mo's palm touching her ears, as well as Luo Mo's special way of petting a Cat, both of which made her feel as if an electric current were coursing through her entire body.

"I want to bite his fingers, lick his fingers."

"I've truly gone mad," Xu Chujing said, her eyelids drooping.

The female doctor, who had great fame in the industry, fell silent.

After a long while, she smiled and said, "Blocking is not as good as dredging; why don't... you try it when you get the chance next time?"

Xu Chujing raised an eyebrow and gave her a cold, indifferent look.

Most importantly, if such an opportunity really arose, Xu Chujing truly had no confidence in herself.

The female doctor immediately backed down and said, "Alright, I'll buy a plane ticket now and fly over to see you tomorrow."

After saying this, she took off her Gold-rimmed Glasses, looked directly at her neighbor, and said seriously, "My dear Heavenly Queen, please be careful; for you, he is..."

"Extremely dangerous!"

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