Chapter 5 (1/2)
Sorry for the late update. Real life is catching up with me but I’ll try to post as regularly as I can.
Now, did you identified the matchmaker that I mentioned in the last chapter? XD
Edited by: Ocelot
Chapter 5
There was complete silence on the scene for 3 seconds.
The air conditioner was blowing cold winds and suns.h.i.+ne penetrated through the window, the light reflecting on the floor. Finally, there was a reaction from one of the girls; she choked out a sentence, ”Dang, is it real or fake?!”
”You've already invited it? So fast!”
As everyone approached them, Lai Xiao Shuang smiled and said, ”Of course it's the real one. Gu Ma and I are good friends. This time, I specifically asked for her help!”
The 'Gu Ma' that she mentioned, naturally it was Jian Wei. Ever since 3 years ago when she began posting videos and pictures on Weibo, many of her online friends had fallen in love with her <yuan gulu's=”” day=””>. Originally, she only did it to record the growth process of her pet. Who knew that it would cause her account to become a 'cat Weibo' with countless fans? She was even affectionately called 'Gu Ma', or more directly, Aunty*.
*guma (姑媽 ) - paternal aunt ; Gu(咕)Ma(媽) – Gu's mother
Jian Wei was very distressed. Obviously she was still a young girl, how could she be called aunty?
There were a lot of people around, which frightened Yuan Gulu a little, causing it to let a small whimper. Jian Wei was holding it in her arms as if she were holding a baby. Seeing the unimaginable meng-ness in front of them, the girls couldn't help but to cup their faces and say, ”It really is Yuan Gulu! Mother, I met someone famous!”
”Oh, its claws are so cute! Really want to pinch!”
”Quick, let jiejie touch you, I'll give you a can of tuna to eat ～”
Everyone was talking at the same time until they were interrupted by a light chuckle. Immediately, it was as if the adoring spell had been broken..
They turned around at the sound. No one knew when she'd moved, but suddenly they saw Zhou Peipei standing in the middle of the room with her arms folded.
Um, just now, they seem to have forgotten…
Feeling a bit guilty, everyone was avoiding her line of sight, leaving Lai Xiao Shuang alone to face her. ”Keke, Zhou laos.h.i.+, this is the one that is famous online, Yuan Gulu… You see, do you like it?”
Not speaking a word, Zhou Peipei's eyes fell on Yuan Gulu's body.
Frankly speaking, it really was a very beautiful cat. It had smooth white fur and a pair of bright blue eyes, eyes as bright as suns.h.i.+ne gleaming on the ocean, and yet it also resembled the most pure gem, it's light able to dodge *the poison in people's heart*.
*蠱惑人心 gǔhuò rénxīn – to stir up public sentiment by false statements (idiom)
[TN: I used the sentence 'the poison in people's heart' to make more sense in the translation]
It was precisely this level of beauty that conquered all the women in the room.
But, Zhou Peipei's interest was waning.
This cat was huddled timidly, looking no different from the one from before. Both were full of resistance.
She hated everything that resisted her.
”Bai Lu,” she said suddenly, causing Bai Lu to quickly respond. Raising her hand to press her temple, Zhou Peipei casually said, ”Inform the a.s.sistant director that I don't want a cat. Replace it with a dog. Xia Yi Ran will raise a dog, not a cat.”
Everyone was stunned when they heard her words. If they really changed this, the entire script and the pet-related plot had to be adjusted. 'Fatty' was present in a lot of scenes. To do it again would be so frustrating!
Zhou Peipei held a lot of power, so the director couldn't scold her. His anger would be vented on the people at the bottom of this chain. Thinking about that scene, everyone's scalp started to feel numb, especially Lai Xiao Shuang's. She was the one who had taken the initiative in this matter, so she had to take responsibility. In this situation, if the script really had to be changed, she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to stay with the crew!
She stammered, ”Zhou, Zhou laos.h.i.+, don't decide so fast. Why don't you hold it first? Yuan Gulu is easy to get close to. You hold it first, it definitely won't run away…”
”It's not necessary, just let her take it.” Zhou Peipei, not really looking at Jian Wei ,was thinking that it would be more interesting if it was a puppy.
Lai Xiao Shuang was sweating anxiously. She had done thousands of calculations, never expecting that not only did Zhou Peipei refuse to give it a chance, she even wanted change the entire setting!
Bai Lu turned towards her and laughingly said, ”Ok ok, if you want a dog, we'll exchange it to a dog right away. Don't be angry. Xiao Shuang ah, you should ask your friend to leave. It seems like the cat that you found is no better than mine.”
Seeing this situation everyone looked at each other, getting ready to scatter. Lai Xiao Shuang firmly bit her teeth, trying not to get angry at Bai Lu – which was not easy! If she hadn't stuck her foot in this matter, Zhou Peipei would not have necessarily lost interest in the cat so fast!
Jian Wei walked over to comfort her. She felt somewhat sad that she couldn't help her. Who knew that the person next to her would accidentally knock against her, causing her to dodge, resulting in her hands losing their grip on the cat? Confused, Yuan Gulu struggled free from her hold.
”Yuan Gulu…”
She squatted down, indicating that it should come back to her arms. Unexpectedly, the cat stared at her for a moment before it hesitantly drew back. It turned around in circle, its eyes whirling in confusion. A moment later, as if it finally found a target, it ran straight towards Zhou Peipei.
Everyone was staring blankly, fascinated by the situation. Surprised, Zhou Peipei also bowed down. The cat cried 'meow meow' while lightly rubbing its head on her calf.
Looking down for a while, finally Zhou Peipei bent down towards the cat. Bai Lu shouted, ”Peipei!”
However, it was too late. Zhou Peipei had already hesitantly reached out her hand to touch its head. Yuan Gulu immediately looked up as its pink tongue peeped out, licking her palm.
So ticklish…
Zhou Peipei was frozen for three seconds before she curved her lips and gently laughed.
The crowd couldn't help but be dumbstruck by this unforeseen situation. Jian Wei was dumbfounded; this is, Yuan Gulu……is it treating Zhou Peipei as if she were her?!
She looked at her reflection in the mirror on the wall. Her face was covered by the mask. Her appearance was so totally unrecognizable that she understood that this must be reason.
Eventually, the matter was resolved in a satisfactory manner when Zhou Peipei agreed to use Yuan Gulu. Lai Xiao Shuang was able to escape the crisis. She held the cat in her arms, kissing it again and again, ”Truly aunt's clever daughter, later tonight I will give you a can of tuna to eat, a whole can of tuna for you to eat!”
Finished playing with Yuan Gulu, the crew had become interested in Jian Wei. Up to this point she was still wearing a mask on her face. Jian Wei had given her usual 'allergy' reason, so the crew didn't pursue the topic any longer but jokingly said: ”When you've recovered from your allergy, you must let us take a look at you. Everyone is very curious about what the famous aunty looks like.”
Do not be curious. This allergy is not easy to get over.
Jian Wei had long expected that with her looks, going to work as a part of Zhou Peipei's crew would be an epic challenge. If it wasn't for Jiang Yi, even if Lai Xiao Shuang was holding her thighs to beg her, she would never come here to suffer.
However, after she sacrificed everything in her power to come here, from the beginning to the end she still hasn't seen Jiang Yi's presence on location.
According to Lai Xiao Shuang, Jiang Yi visited the set at 6 o'clock in the morning to shoot photo stills, personally accompanied by the director. Unfortunately, at that time she was driving around buying breakfast for Zhou Peipei, so she missed the chance to look at the scene.