746 A Million Times for You 108 (2/2)
”Yes?”
”Why are you so nice to me all of a sudden?”
”What do you mean? It's because you're nice to me. Isn't it only right for me to treat you well too? Besides, haven't I been nice to you in the past?” she scorned.
”No, you're just treating me much better now. In fact, it makes me… elated.”
”I'm not a foolish woman who doesn't know what's good for her. I know clearly who treats me well and who doesn't. Qingyan, did you know? The Autumn Palace incident made me detest you to the extremes, solely because you didn't trust me at all. I was still feeling guilty for failing to protect our baby, yet you misunderstood me. I used to think that I could never forgive you for not trusting me, but I think differently now,” said An Xiaoning, peeling some prawns while wearing a pair of disposable gloves.
He gazed at her quietly and continued to listen to her speak.
”If I told you earlier about Tuoba Gucheng being drugged with an aphrodisiac that night, you probably wouldn't have gotten the wrong idea. At the end of the day, it's all because we failed to inform each other immediately about the incidents we encountered, isn't it?”
An Xiaoning had indeed realized that fact.
She did not wish for him to hold a grudge against the matter either, although she could tell that he regretted maligning her.
She decided to talk about the matter openly because she wanted him to put the incident behind him for good.
He placed his hand on top of hers and held it gently. ”I'm very glad to hear that from you.”
”Hurry and eat before the food turns cold.”
They smiled at each other and began eating harmoniously.
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”Sis Erlan… Jing Yang's assistant would like to see you,” said Xiao Yue, who had no choice but to enter Yan Ge's room, since Fang Erlan did not bring her mobile phone and there was no way to contact her.
”I'm not free. I don't want to see them, tell them to leave,” said Fang Erlan, who did not even bother turning around.
”Alright.”
After Xiao Yue left, Yan Ge asked, ”Your idol must have something to tell you since he sent his assistant to look for you. Aren't you going to see him?”
”I already said he's no longer my idol,” said Fang Erlan. The mere thought of Jing Yang was enough to dampen her spirits.
”Yes, decent and upright male celebrities like me are rare to come by these days.”
”Quit blowing your own trumpet. You're still a far cry from your fans' impression of you,” Fang Erlan objected.
”It's only because they've formed overly-idealistic impressions of me. Although I'm already very outstanding, still…” His nonchalant attitude gave Fang Erlan the urge to beat him into a pulp.
”How's the massage today?”
”Too light?”
”Still too light? I've already used up all of my strength. Seems like you're really thick-skinned,” said Fang Erlan, poking his spine.
”You're the one who's weak. Don't blame it on me.”
Fang Erlan placed a hand on his waist and pinched it gently, causing him to feel ticklish. He sprung up and said, ”I can't stand it when people touch me there.”
”Hah, you're just like most people. I'm not ticklish at all.”
He reached out to pinch her waist, only to see that she remained still and kept a straight face.
It was indeed so.
”You're a different species.”
”Psht…” Fang Erlan let go of him and picked up the script. ”Well… let's rehearse our scenes.”
Although filming had begun only recently, they had already developed a habit of rehearsing their scenes together beforehand in order to minimize the number of bad takes and allow the process to run smoothly.
”The scene we're filming in the afternoon involves horse riding. Have you ridden a horse before?”
”No, but I've already told Xiao Yue to inform the crew members to arrange a docile and tamer horse. I'll just train and practice with it for a while before filming begins. It should be fine. I have two scenes to film from afternoon 'til evening today. How many do you have?”
”Three.”
”I heard that the co-director had just returned from an advanced studies course abroad. Is it true that he'll be joining us today?”