933 A Million Times for You 295 (1/2)
”Since he's engaged, I ought to keep my distance.” She held onto Xiao Yue's arm and said, ”Let's go there and wait. Sis Xiaoning will be coming later.”
”Okay.”
They returned to their seats, only to discover that Xin Min had already left and that Yan Ge was sitting alone with the script in his hands.
Upon the sight of her, he said, ”Let's rehearse our lines.”
Fang Erlan said calmly, ”Nah, let's just memorize our own lines. It should be fine after the cameras start rolling.”
”What's wrong with you?” Yan Ge asked in puzzlement.
”Nothing much.” She picked up her teacup and avoided eye contact with him.
A gloomy expression formed on Yan Ge's face. They had always had a cordial relationship ever since filming officially began, which was so unlike the distant and aloof way she was behaving toward him now. In fact, she seemed to be unwilling to even speak to him.
Is it because of my engagement?
Is that why she's doing all she can to keep a distance between us, to the point that she does not even want to talk to me?
Xiao Yue stared at the two of them, feeling extremely awkward.
Twenty minutes later, Xiao Yue said, ”Sis Erlan, hurry and look, Sis Xiaoning and Sis Yangyang are here.”
Fang Erlan frantically stood up and scurried toward them to welcome them.
Noticing how pale Fang Erlan looked, An Xiaoning held her hand and asked, ”Have you not been eating well?”
”I haven't, I'm on a diet to lose some weight.”
”You ought to eat when you're supposed to. Don't try to lose weight intentionally. Filming is so tiring, how are you supposed to have the energy to do it if you don't eat properly?”
Fang Erlan nodded with a smile and said, ”Yes, I'll take care of my body.”
They continued to walk forward, after which the crew members greeted An Xiaoning, who reciprocated. Yan Ge put down his script and stood up to greet her, ”You're here, Ms. An.”
”There's still a month of filming to go. Yan Ge, are you starting to feel drained and fatigued?”
”Not really, I'm just a little tired.”
”Director Jing has told me over the phone that you're very professional. Take a break while I go have a chat with Director Jing.”
”Alright.”
Jing Tian discussed some issues about the television series with An Xiaoning, after which she asked, ”I heard from Yangyang that Erlan has been experiencing lots of difficulties and troubles lately. What happened?”
Pointing at a tent, he said, ”Let's go inside there to talk.”
”Yes.”
Once they were inside the tent, Jing Tian told her truthfully, ”I find it really strange too. The crew members all belong to the same team that was involved in filming the movie we produced previously. They're definitely reliable and trustworthy; otherwise, I wouldn't have hired them. Although it's common for suspension wires to break, it's rather absurd and suspicious for so many of them to snap at the same time. Moreover, Erlan continued to meet with several incidents in the days after the wires snapped. She's been really out of luck lately.”
”I know. It'd better not be an intentional act of malice. Otherwise, I'm going to scour every corner to find out who this person is. I'll bring Erlan to the car and have a chat with her. Is she involved in the next scene you're filming?”
”She is, but you two may have a chat first. I'll just film the others while waiting. It should be fine as long as you don't take too long.”