He could find a long-missed peace within the prosperity in this person, a feeling that gave Zhou Junyi a subtle surprise, making him somewhat reluctant to part ways.
Zhou Junyi smiled and said, “Our safety all depends on Master Luo. If you don’t continue to stay with the crew, won’t it be okay if something strange happens again?”
Luo Yingbai laughed, “At least before shooting starts, life safety can be guaranteed. I can come back in time when you officially begin.”
Zhou Junyi, hearing that he would return, felt somewhat reassured. While seeing Luo Yingbai off, he half-jokingly said, “But not having the chance to act with you still makes me feel a pity.”
The key was his talent. Whether in understanding a character’s psychology or perfectly expressing it, everything was precisely in place. He was naturally born to be an excellent actor.
Hearing this, Luo Yingbai couldn’t help but show a bit of pride, saying, “Just consider it as me using a cheat code.”
Zhou Junyi: “?”
Luo Yingbai explained, “That’s because I happen to have a junior martial brother who has a cold personality but is actually quite cute. I portrayed Yue Huan by mimicking his gaze.”
Zhou Junyi suddenly understood, teasing, “You must always be a third wheel when your junior brother is on a date. People with introverted personalities don’t talk much, but that kind of gaze is only unconsciously revealed when looking at someone they really, really like.”
Luo Yingbai was suddenly stunned. He was about to say that Xia Jianning didn’t have a girlfriend, but after Zhou Junyi’s comment, he didn’t speak.
Chapter 63: Teasing
Luo Yingbai felt that Zhou Junyi’s remark was just a casual joke and shouldn’t be taken seriously. He didn’t let Zhou Junyi see him off and walked towards the building’s exit.
After walking a few steps, he happened to see Pan Ze standing alone in the middle of the hallway, looking somewhat bewildered.
During the earlier incident with Director Deng, a group of people had rushed up, pushing Pan Ze to the back. He didn’t know what happened afterward, but he was certain of one thing: that role was definitely no longer his.
Pan Ze knew staying was useless, but he didn’t want to leave either. While standing there hesitating, he saw Luo Yingbai being seen off, smiling and looking spirited, holding the prop fan he had previously snatched from Pan Ze. The anger in his heart was almost unbearable.
Pan Ze had acted in martial arts scenes since childhood, and this time he came well-prepared. It must be said that in terms of experience and acting skills, he was originally top-notch. His action of rescuing someone was also sufficiently cool; no wonder he was determined to get this role.
Unfortunately, despite being capable, he resorted to despicable means to trip others up and could only say “serves you right” after suffering the consequences.
Luo Mingbai walked through the corridor, and Pan Ze found him increasingly annoying. Originally, they should have brushed past each other, but he deliberately stood in the middle of the corridor without moving, so Luo Mingbai had to sidestep him.
In the moment of passing by, Pan Ze suddenly felt something in his chest. Looking down, he discovered Luo Mingbai had slipped the prop fan into his front pocket, lightly laughing: “Thanks, returning it to you.”
This move was really… damn, how smooth!
Pan Ze was already in a bad mood and glared at Luo Mingbai, but in that instant, he felt his breath momentarily pause.
Even with animosity, he had to admit that Luo Mingbai’s face was incredibly beautiful up close.
However…
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His rare verbal victory made his heart pound. Xia Xianning spoke softly, causing Luo Mingbai to lean in: “What did you say?”
The car space was small. Xia Xianning could no longer maintain inner calm; every move of the other made him flutter, and he wanted to avoid him.
He stared at Luo Mingbai and warned: “Stop squeezing!”
Luo Mingbai, the type to get more excited the more he was told not to, continued squeezing and tried to pinch Xia Xianning’s chin teasingly, saying playfully: “Little Ning, how did you become like a junior sister, all shy?”
Luo Mingbai’s words were cut short when he accidentally bit his own tongue after meeting Xia Xianning’s gaze.
Zhou Junyi’s words flashed through his mind, and with the pain, his heart stirred.
When playing Yue Huan, the reason he could imitate so well was because he watched Xia Xianning’s gaze every day, becoming extremely familiar with it.
Previously, Luo Mingbai never bothered to analyze the emotions in his junior’s eyes, he just thought Xia Xianning’s eyes were attractive.
But now, after being analyzed by an outsider and seeing him again, Luo Mingbai’s heart suddenly skipped a beat, momentarily bewildered and disoriented.
At this moment, the warm wind and sunlight outside the car window, the touch of Xia Xianning’s chest, the affection in his eyes, the heat radiating from his body – all were infinitely magnified and extraordinarily clear.
Luo Mingbai released Xia Xianning as if electrocuted, pushing back until his back was against the car door, catching his breath.
What was wrong with him? That was just acting, what was he thinking about!
Xia Xianning originally wanted to avoid him, but Luo Mingbai moved away on his own. He instead felt a strange emptiness in his heart, straightened up, and actively moved closer: “Senior brother, what’s wrong? Did you bite something? Let me take a look.”
The driver in the front row: “…”
Actually, there was nothing that needed to be avoided, but when Luo Mingbai and Xia Xianning were together, the atmosphere was unusually awkward for outsiders.
Especially seeing the usually ascetic Xia being teased and pressed onto the car seat – he was afraid of being silenced!
The other personnel from the special investigation unit shared the same sentiment. They were originally in the car behind, watching their boss being stuffed back into the car by a strange man, which shocked them.
They rushed forward to rescue him, but after seeing who the “attacker” was, they disappointedly returned to their car.
Back in the car, Gou Songze asked, “What are they doing?”
Yue Ling pinched her chin with one hand and said, “Like this.”
Gou Songze said in horror, “Has Xia turned into a domineering CEO?”
Yue Ling replied, “No, your handsome cousin is teasing him.”
Luo Yingbai calmed himself down, thinking he might have been too immersed in the act and gotten a bit neurotic. He shook his head and said, “It’s nothing, just accidentally bit my tongue.”
Xia Xianning seemed to think of something, blushed suddenly, and said awkwardly, “Oh, that’s good.”
Luo Yingbai coughed twice, sat up straight, and asked seriously, “Did you come here about the death in the crew?”
Xia Xianning breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a strange disappointment, and answered, “Yes. Do you already know?”
He looked in the direction Luo Yingbai had walked from and suddenly realized, lowering his voice, “That Weibo post?
Luo Yingbai nodded, showed Xia Xianning Zhou Junyi’s red Weibo post, and told him about the situation he had investigated: “Now our goals are pretty much the same. Let’s exchange information in time.”
Xia Xianning said, “Mm. Be careful yourself.”
Luo Yingbai sighed, “I do need to be careful. Today when I left the crew, I suddenly remembered something terrifying.”
Xia Xianning: “?”
