Chapter 158 - How Self-absorbed Could He Be To Articulate These Things So Confidently? (2/2)
Song Yu had no choice but to say softly, “Lower your head then.”
With his height, she could only reach his chin even when she tiptoed.
Qi Chengzhi lowered his head cooperatively. Song Yu lifted her heels off the ground and gave a quick peck on his lips.
Only then, Qi Chengzhi was satisfied and took her hand to continue walking forward. He even said, “So daring, kissing me on the street like that.”
Song Yu, “…”
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This time around, the working crew on set recognized Qi Chengzhi. Even though the director did not reveal Grandmother Qi’s identity, he mentioned to them that she was a person of importance and ordered them to treat her respectfully.
This was also the reason why no one blocked Qi Chengzhi and Song Yu when they entered.
The shooting of Grandmother Qi’s scenes was arranged right before and after lunchtime. After the lunch break, she needed to film one more scene and she would be done for the day.
By the time they arrived, the crew was giving out lunch. Even though Shu Li was the female lead, she still ate the same thing as the crew. She let her assistant collect the meal for her while Grandmother Qi waited for Aunt Liu to deliver her lunch.
“Grandmother,” Song Yu called.
Grandmother Qi searched for the voice and saw her grandson and granddaughter-in-law had come to send her lunchbox over. Instantly, she raised her voice as if she was worried that others might not be able to hear, “Aiya, why are you two here?”
Qi Chengzhi pursed his lips and thought, ‘Didn’t Grandmother Qi had enough of acting after two full days of filming?’
“Aunt Liu received your call when we came home,” Song Yu said while she placed the lunchbox on the table, “I cooked these two dishes. You’re used to Aunt Liu’s cooking, not sure if you’ll like mine.”
“Aiyo, such a good girl,” Grandmother Qi was smiling from ear to ear. Coincidentally, Shu Li was walking over with a lunchbox in her hand. Grandmother Qi said with a louder voice, “Two of you deliberately drop by to send a lunchbox for an old lady to eat. Xiao Shu, look at them, don’t you think they have such a loving relationship!”
Shu Li forced a stiff smile and greeted, “Young Master Cheng, Miss Song.”
Grandmother Qi opened the lunchbox and said, “Judging from the presentation, it’s already better than Xiao Liu’s cooking. My eldest grandson has such good taste in women. You should find a wife like her, not necessarily have to be famous. To be able to live together is the most important aspect of marriage. When you’re busy entertaining the whole day outside, you’ll hope to come home to a warm meal prepared for you. Home-cooked food may look simple, but it has the taste of home. The food cooked personally by your wife definitely tastes different from those prepared by the housemaid. Dynasty’s food is rather delicious, right? It’s still not as good as it lacks the taste of home.
“Like our Song Yu, a natural beauty, talented and has a great job. She makes us feel proud when we go out together. One does not necessarily have to expose themselves to the public in order to be presentable. Instead, those who were always in the limelight would not be around. How can such a person be a good wife?”
Shu Li was walking over in their direction. When she heard what Grandmother Qi said, she halted halfway, not sure whether she should turn back or proceed forward.
“If you’re looking for a wife, you’ll want a dutiful one. Am I right, Xiao Shu?” Shu Li remained stationary, but Grandmother Qi actively engaged the conversation with her. “Look at all those celebrities. They gain fame by kissing from one actor to the other when they shoot intimate scenes. How awkward must their husband feel knowing that they had been touched by umpteen men? Do they even have privacy? Our family tradition dictates that your wife should be only yours, nobody can take advantage of her. Not even a tiny bit.
“Aiya, Xiao Shu, I’m not referring to you. I’m just giving an example, please don’t take it to heart,” Grandmother Qi said laughingly. “I’m a very straightforward person. I just speak anything that’s on my mind, it’s definitely not about you. I know that you are a good girl, you know the boundaries even though you also have several kissing scenes.”
Shu Li had no idea how to respond to that. Her expression was so awkward that she wished so badly to just turn around and leave. It was obvious that she was made fun of and Song Yu was probably enjoying all of it.
Luckily, the director came over. When he heard that Qi Chengzhi arrived, he threw his lunchbox aside and rushed over.
“Madam Qi, Young Master Cheng,” the director greeted. His gaze fell on Song Yu and asked Grandmother Qi puzzledly, “Is this your daughter?”
“He he he, director, you’re such a joker. I can be her grandmother already!” Grandmother Qi replied, her face was gleaming with joy. “This is my granddaughter-in-law, Song Yu.”
Grandmother Qi directly omitted the word “future”. Inside her heart, she was making a note to herself to remind Qi Chengzhi and Song Yu to sign their marriage certificate once they go home. That would then allow her the right to introduce Song Yu to others as her granddaughter-in-law.
“Oh, you must Young Master’s wife!” The director addressed her respectfully. He’s a rather famous director in the local film industry. He had quite the reputation out there, but he dare not put on airs in front of Qi Chengzhi.
Song Yu laughed politely and said, “You don’t have to be so polite, just call me by my name.”
The director chuckled and saw the lunchbox on the table, “Yo, Madam Qi, did your granddaughter-in-law sent you this?”
“Yeah!” Grandmother Qi laughed non-stop and casually said, “My granddaughter-in-law cooked this herself. It’s so rare to find a youngster who can cook these days.”
“Director.” A young man ran over, the corner of his mouth stained with the oil residue from his meal. “There’s a lady out there saying that she came to send Madam Qi lunch.”
“Hmm?” The director looked at Grandmother Qi, “Madam Qi, you asked another person to send you lunch?”
“No I didn’t!” Grandmother Qi shook her head, “Why would I order someone else when I know that my granddaughter-in-law is coming to send me lunch.”
Furthermore, the only person in the house is Aunt Liu, not the young lady that the man described.
“How old is the lady outside?” Grandmother Qi asked.
“In her early twenties,” the young man replied. “She looks rather pretty.”
“Can it be Chengyue?” Grandmother Qi guessed.
“Let her in then?” the director asked.
Grandmother Qi nodded and said, “It could be my granddaughter.”
After some time, the young man lead the young lady over. When Grandmother Qi took a closer look at the lady, her warm expression turned a little dark.
“Madam Qi,” Yu Keyao was holding a brown-colored wooden box in her hand. There were delicate carvings of beautiful designs on it.
She was wearing a dress with heels and a cream color jacket over it. Her long strands of hair were braided neatly. She walked over at a moderate pace. She was much more elegant than Shu Li since she was from a renowned family.
“Young Master… Cheng,” Yu Keyao was unsure whether Qi Chengzhi would tolerate her presence. She still remembered Qi Chengzhi’s threat and dare not address him as “Brother Chengzhi” anymore.
This time around, she even nodded politely at Song Yu and greeted her smilingly, “Sister.”
Song Yu ignored her and turned around while she arched her eyebrows teasingly at Qi Chengzhi.
She was insinuating that there was already one secret admirer in the set that dare not confess to him, the other one came all the way here and had not given up on him yet.
Qi Chengzhi returned her with an ambiguous smile and pinched her waist secretly.
All of them could see the intimate interaction between them. After seeing that, Shu Li decided to bury her feelings away.
Qi Chengzhi was like a steel wall, nothing works on him regardless of what strategy she planned to make on him. Also, Madam Qi kept making sarcastic remarks whenever she had the chance, hinting her to give up on Qi Chengzhi. She would never succeed and the Qi family would not accept her. She should never think of leaching on the Qi family with her status as an actress.
The Qi family would accept Song Yu as a commoner, but never an actress like Shu Li.
She had quite a strong sense of self-esteem and thought rather highly of herself, but her status could never compare to Song Yu in the eyes of the Qi family.
Shu Li pursed her lips self-mockingly and shook her head. She did not want to chase after Qi Chengzhi anymore. It was never going to happen, not even the slightest possibility that she could have been his mistress. This man had never once looked her in the eye, no matter what she did, it was all pointless.
Even though Shu Li wanted to make advances on Qi Chengzhi, she was aware of her status and knew how to stay in her place. This was also the reason why she could survive in this industry. She knew when to strive for something and when to back down.
If she knew that she was not supposed to do it, she would stop and not create trouble.
And now there was another woman. Even though she did not know who was it, from the way it looks, she seemed to be coming for the sake of Qi Chengzhi.
Although Shu Li had given up on any intentions of being with Qi Chengzhi, it did not mean that she stopped liking him.
Since there was a woman here to disturb Qi Chengzhi and Song Yu, she happily stood aside and watched.
“Madam Qi, I heard that you were filming here, so I brought some food to visit you,” Yu Keyao smiled and said softly. Then, she walked over slowly and placed the refined lunchbox onto the table.
“I have been learning how to cook. It took me quite a while to practice these two dishes. I think that they are rather decent. Please have a taste if you don’t mind my skills.” Yu Keyao opened her lunchbox, revealing the rather tasty looking dishes.
The color combination of the dishes was on point, bacon kai-lan and shrimp with green peas.
Grandmother Qi glanced at it offishly and scrunched her eyebrows together while she said hesitantly, “Uhm, this… Miss Yu, thank you for your kind offerings but I should be cutting down on my meat intake due to my age. I can’t eat something so high in fat. Also, my granddaughter-in-law brought me some of my favorite vegetables. I really appreciate your effort.”
Yu Keyao looked at the other lunchbox that was most probably from Song Yu. Judging by its looks, they were common home-cooking. Not that it was not presentable, but they were much duller in comparison to hers.
A glimpse of disgust shot through her gaze, but she maintained her gentle smile when she lifted her head. “Young Master Cheng, sister, you guys probably haven’t eaten anything since you came over at this hour. If you all don’t mind, you can have this.”
They were uncertain if Yu Keyao had learned her lesson. She did not pester Qi Chengzhi and declared how much she likes him. Instead, she greeted them politely as if she had accepted them as her sister and brother-in-law. This placed Song Yu in an awkward position where she could not say anything insulting even though she was not happy.