437 Just Feel Like I (1/2)
[The blue sky above her was as clear as it could be. And the clarity in the sky brought a sense of freedom to the calming air around her. It was a pity that she didn't feel free inside her heart. She was sitting on the actor's chair with her one leg over the other as big black shades were covering half of her face.
A script was lying in her lap but her eyes didn't even glance at it once. All her attention was captured by the clear blue sky above her.
”Sister Xiu, they haven't prepared the set yet. You'll have to wait for a bit longer.”
Even after hearing the voice of her assistant, she didn't react. She was so still that Han Bohai felt scared for a moment as he touched her shoulder to check.
”I'm alive, Xiao Han. You don't have to confirm it every time,” her voice was as soft as the wind around them but he could hear the perturbation hidden underneath that voice. She was a good actor but she wasn't doing a good job of hiding her feelings from the assistant who had been with her for four or so years.
”Stop scaring me then,” he requested softly and offered her water saying, ”They are being too much though. How can they ask a star like you to wait?”
”Let it be,” was her calm response which annoyed him.
”Sister Xiu, I warned you a thousand times to stop being nice with everyone it'll come to bite you one day but you still don't listen to me. It's because you act so understanding that those directors are eager to pamper those rich rookie actors who barely have any work.”
”Xiao Han, if you'll get mad at everything in life how will you survive?” She pulled down her shades slightly and her black orbs looked at him squarely. ”You have a very bright future, stop ruining it by being this impatient in life.”
”I'm not being impatient though,” he began. ”I'm being serious. You're the A-lister actress here and yet, they are treating you like this. While that new actress comes from an influential family and that's why she's getting the treatment you deserve.” It appeared like he was feeling bad for the injustice she was facing. However, she was really indifferent to it.
”We live in a two-faced world,” said Chen Xiu, and as he furrowed his brows on confusion. She showed him the trending topics of today on the internet, ”What does the headline say?”
”Zhou Jinhai announced his engagement with the young miss of Liu family, Liu Nuan.” Han Bohai's frown deepened as he read the news headline from today. It was a hot topic since their company's CEO announced his marriage.
Chen Xiu scrolled through the screenshots she had saved and showed the screen to him again saying, ”Now read this one.”
”Actress Chen Xiu spotted with her boss, Zhou Jinhai on a night date. Are they announcing the relationship?” Han Bohai's feelings were complicated as he read it and could guess what she was trying to tell him.
'Aww, they are made for each other.'
'Heaven! I love this couple!'
'They look like a real match made in heaven.'
'Congrats to you both.'
And further blah blah blah...”