34 I Donst Like Children (2/2)
An Xiaoning woke up. She poured herself a glass of water and drank a few sips.
She seldom had dreams, and when she did, they were either requests from others or a sign of something. There were also some which were hints.
Of course, there were some dreams she had which were completely illogical.
But this dream made her especially disturbed.
So at that moment, she made a decision: after her month in the crew ends, she was going to learn how to swim.
Anything that could become fatal to her, she wanted to be able to withstand them. One can never be too careful. Learning another skill for her meant she could worry less about the unknown future.
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When she just arrived on-set, Mei Yangyang asked, ”Sis, was that man in the car yesterday my Brother-in-law? He's so handsome.”
”No.” An Xiaoning returned, ”You don't know who he is?”
”Actually, I didn't see clearly, but his overall appearance looked very handsome.” Mei Yangyang became curious. ”I feel like my Brother-in-law must be very outstanding. If not, you definitely wouldn't take a fancy to him.”
An Xiaoning acknowledged her comment, ”My judgment is still not too bad.”
She continued to ask her, ”Yangyang, do you have a boyfriend?”
Mei Yangyang blushed. ”No, my family is in this state now, so whoever becomes my boyfriend would feel pressured. Moreover, I'm only 20. There's no rush.”
”How's your sister recently?”
”I don't see her all day, I can't control her anymore. If my father tries to discipline her, she just talks back to him. We can't do anything about her.”
”Yangyang, can you swim?”
”Yes, I can.” Mei Yangyang added, ”And I'm really good at it.”
”Then, in a few days, let's go to the hot spring. Can you teach me there?” The corner of An Xiaoning lips curled into a smile. ”I treat you to a hot spring bath, you teach me how to swim.”
Mei Yangyang clapped. ”Deal.”
They were inseparable during meal time. Even when they ended work, they went home together and were around the makeup artist throughout their working hours. So, for this period of time, Sun Weiwei and her assistant had a hard time finding any chance to play a dirty trick.
But without teaching her a lesson, Sun Weiwei did not feel comfortable inside.
Finally, it was her last day at work.
This was the latest in a day that they had ended filming. Plus, the makeup artist was not around as her child was ill. It was the first time An Xiaoning worked overtime until night; meanwhile, Mei Yangyang left after knocking off in the afternoon. An Xiaoning thought that since it was her last day, there was no harm in staying a few more hours.
Jing Tian inquired, ”Are you really not intending to stay here anymore?”
An Xiaoning nodded. ”A month is long enough. I'll congratulate you beforehand on successful ratings for your period drama.”
Jing Tian nodded in acknowledgment. ”Thank you. You didn't leave a contact number all this while — may I have it?”
An Xiaoning told him directly, noting finally, ”You didn't ask me about future matters anymore, I'm not coming tomorrow, are you interested to know?”
”Yes,” Jing Tian replied. ”Tell me in my office.”
She nodded.
Observing them going to his office, Sun Weiwei and her assistant popped their heads out from the corner. ”See that, the both of them went to the director's office. And they said she doesn't have a thing with the director, who'll believe that?”
”Exactly. Sister Weiwei, tonight is a good opportunity.”
”Teach her a lesson.” Sun Weiwei narrowed her eyes.
”…”
An Xiaoning sat down, then described slowly, ”In these one or two years, your relationships will end in failure. Your future wife will appear only when you're 31 — that is to say, you'll only meet her when you're 31.”
”Then, how will my career turn out?”
”Career-wise, not too bad. Your career luck will be very good next year, because you will achieve some success with a movie. But you will attract some villains around you, just be more careful.”