Chapter 10
Inside her room, Gu Feining had been feeling uneasy for about twenty minutes. She kept wondering whether she should let Xiao Mang return to her own room and sleep or have her sit with her for a while.
Ever since Shi Xi spoke right by her ear earlier, she had yet to calm down. Complex feelings were racing around and it felt as if something was tickling her heart.
Xiao Mang had been urging her to sleep early. They needed to film tomorrow and her habit when there was a filming session the next day was to take good care of herself. The most important step of self-care for women was sleep. However, it was almost eleven and she hadn’t even washed up yet.
Gu Feining pondered for a very long time. Seeing that it was already very late, she thought about the possibility she was overthinking things. After all, Shi Xi had also been busy for the whole day and was probably already sleeping.
No male celebrity trying to avoid scandals would knock on a female celebrity’s door in the middle of the night. Shi Xi was a top celebrity and he probably cared more about his reputation than she did.
As expected, even after Gu Feining finished cleaning up, Shi Xi had yet to arrive, so she had Xiao Mang return to her room first.
Xiao Mang’s room was just next door and as soon as she heard Gu Feining was letting her return, she ran off right away.
Xiao Mang had just closed the door when there was a knocking sound on the door. Gu Feining thought Xiao Mang had left something behind and went over to open the door, not caring that she was wearing pajamas.
When the door opened, she was stunned. Shi Xi was standing outside. He had probably just finished showering because he looked different from how he had looked at the meeting not long ago. He had a gentle aura that made people let their guard down.
If the Shi Xi who was discussing the show with others in the meeting room was a man with a celebrity aura, then the Shi Xi now was more like a boy-next-door. He was wearing glasses, a simple white T-shirt, and pants. His hands were behind his back as he stood at the doorway and he was looking at her a bit apologetically. “I’m sorry, I had to answer a phone call before I left my room. We were discussing something so I got delayed.”
“It’s fine.” Gu Feining had yet to ask why the other had come to look for her.
Shi Xi looked her up and down. Then, he smiled. “Senior, you…”
Gu Feining hesitated for a moment, “What’s the matter?”
“You’re quite cute,” Shi Xi stared at the little bear prints on Gu Feining’s pajamas, the smile tugging at the corner of his lips had no intention to leave yet.
Gu Feining’s face immediately turned red. Her pajamas had been prepared by her mother. There were little bears printed on her pajamas. Although it was a little childish, anything her parents gave her, she would use. The people that were around her were all girls, so she didn’t feel like it was a problem. But now that she was getting stared at by Shi Xi like this, she instantly felt these little bears had ruined any dignity she had as a senior.
She no longer had any confidence when she spoke. Originally, she had been a little angry that Shi Xi had come to look for her so late at night. Now, she was speaking a little awkwardly, “You… what’s the matter?”
“I just want to return this to you.” Shi Xi didn’t intend to enter her room either. Instead, he extended his hand and opened it, palm facing up. Her hair ornament was lying on it. “Like I said before, I wanted to return this to you personally.”
Gu Feining was silently glad that Shi Xi had no intention of entering her room. There was definitely going to be a problem with only a man and a woman staying in a room together. Even if it was a hotel that had tight control over the guest’s data, she still couldn’t be at ease.
“Thank you,” Gu Feining quickly took the hair accessory. She felt a little angry. He had made her sit around in unease for a few hours just for this rubbish.
“There’s also this thing,” Shi Xi took out a small gift box from behind and passed it to her.
Gu Feining didn’t take it from him, instead, she asked, “What’s this?”
“The gifts from CEO Le and his wife’s birthday party. Mrs. Le asked me to pass it to you.”
Gu Feining wanted to ask him why Mrs. Le had Shi Xi pass it to her. Thankfully, she hadn’t asked that question yet when the image of that night appeared in her mind. Shi Xi had kissed her in front of everyone. Everyone present had probably misunderstood the relationship between them.
“Thank…” Gu Feining had yet to finish saying ‘thank you’ before she suddenly heard the sound of the lift doors opening so she grabbed Shi Xi’s arm and pulled him into the room. After that, she quickly closed the door.
If she was seen standing there with Shi Xi, something big was bound to happen.
Shi Xi stumbled and bumped into the wall of the corridor from the sudden pull. Gu Feining also returned to her senses. The two of them were standing face-to-face in the small space with their backs to the wall. Their gazes would meet by accident if they were not careful. Shi Xi seemed to be acting normally, whereas Gu Feining turned her head uneasily, carefully listening to the sounds outside the door.
Shi Xi really didn’t expect Gu Feining to suddenly pull him into her room. The originally relaxed atmosphere had become strange after the door was closed. The small space indeed made people lose their rationality.
The both of them didn’t speak, as if they were doing something bad. They silently waited for the person coming out of the lift to leave.
Gu Feining felt very uncomfortable and tried her best to concentrate on the sounds coming from outside the door.
The soundproofing in the hotel was very good and if she didn’t concentrate, she couldn’t hear the sounds outside at all. Shi Xi casually leaned against the wall. When he saw what Gu Feining was doing, he couldn’t help but laugh.
Gu Feining sensed the person next to her was laughing at her. Her expression immediately stiffened. “It’s all because you came over so late at night. If someone sees, it’ll be hard to explain.”
“What’s so hard to explain about our relationship?” Shi Xi didn’t seem to be aware of his popularity at all.
“There’s nothing about our relationship that’s easy to explain,” Gu Feining said without thinking. The matter between Shi Xi and herself was too complicated. If it were to be revealed, it would definitely be in the headlines and trending pages. It would be a really big scandal.
The words were not hurtful, but her attitude did affect him a little.
Shi Xi wasn’t silly. Gu Feining was so guarded against him, and it wasn’t like he didn’t notice. It was just that he had noticed since the birthday party that Gu Feining was so guarded against him alone.
This had already been making him feel unhappy, and what Gu Feining just said made him feel even unhappier.
He grabbed Gu Feining’s arm and pulled her towards him before pressing her against the wall. He put one hand against the wall and blocked her escape, staring down into her eyes. “Tell me, what exactly is difficult to explain about our relationship?”
In this narrow space, Gu Feining had been pressed against the wall by Shi Xi. The distance between them was so short she could even feel his breath on her neck.
They were too close to each other, so close he only needed to lower his head a little and he would be able to press his lips against hers like last time. She swallowed hard, becoming a bit nervous. She could feel her body temperature rising and felt like the air-conditioner in the room had stopped working.
“If… someone saw it, it won’t be good,” Gu Feining was telling the truth. Even before they were photographed together, they had a CP. If they were photographed together, it was like confirming they were in a relationship. Furthermore, they were in a hotel.
“What’s wrong with that?” Shi Xi had no such concerns at all. Their whole production team was staying at this hotel tonight so he wasn’t worried about anything at all.
Gu Feining said, “It’ll ruin… our innocence.”
“You and I…” The corner of Shi Xi’s lips lifted, suddenly in a good mood. “When has there ever been an innocent relationship between us?”
From the moment he recognized her, the word ‘innocence’ had been completely thrown out the window.
It could be said that the matter in the past had been an accident. But if the accident happened multiple times, it would become the truth.
He stared at Gu Feining’s lips that she was biting on. He wanted to pinch her jaw and save her lips that were being bitten on until they turned white.
He didn’t know what the night that had happened between them meant to Gu Feining. But for him, it was the first gift he had received since he became an adult. It was also the best comfort he had received when he was at his lowest. That day, it was not only Gu Feining who had been in a bad mood. When the two of them who were both pitiful and sympathized with each other met, they got along surprisingly well.
Although she had vanished the next day, even after many years, that memory…when he thought about it now, it still made him feel hot. The taste of ecstasy wrapped around his heart, and when he met her again, he could no longer suppress it.
Shi Xi felt his self-control was already considered very excellent compared to his peers. What the entertainment industry didn’t lack the most was beautiful people. Some showed interest in him with schemes in mind, and some simply wanted to spend a night with him. He thought he was only able to resist these temptations because he wanted to protect himself.
Before he met Gu Feining, he hadn’t known the self-control he had been so proud of could be ruined at one touch.
Of course, Gu Feining had no idea what Shi Xi was currently thinking. Her thoughts were completely consumed by Shi Xi’s words; ‘When has there ever been an innocent relationship between us?’ She was feeling very confused at that moment.
Her tone became weak. Words spoken by someone wearing pajamas with little bears on them were also not scary at all. “We should at least avoid arousing suspicion.”
Shi Xi didn’t have the heart to talk about serious matters with Gu Feining right now. Even though she was the one who was pushing him away, he felt like he was bullying her. Shi Xi had been feeling magnanimous, but now, this feeling had been completely destroyed by Gu Feining. At this moment, he was beginning to have bad thoughts.
When Gu Feining lowered her head slightly, the small mole on her ear ignited the urge in him to kiss it.
If it wasn’t for his self-control, his rationality would have been long gone.
“If you really wanted to avoid suspicion, you shouldn’t have pulled me in.” Shi Xi’s gaze was fixated on the mole that was slightly shrouded by little strands of her hair. It was like he had been bewitched as he raised his hand to trail over the other’s neck. The sensation of his fingertips sliding across that small area made Gu Feining tremble and unable to speak properly.
“In the end…the root matter is that you shouldn’t look for me so late at night.” Any way you look at it, it was Shi Xi’s fault. Gu Feining moved to the side slightly, wanting to avoid Shi Xi’s actions.
Sensing Gu Feining’s resistance, Shi Xi stopped looking at her restlessly. He also retracted his hand that was resting against the wall to support himself. He handed over the document, that he had put on the side table when he had come in, to Gu Feining. He had to prove his innocence first. “I really didn’t plan on coming in just now. I simply wanted to pass you things and leave, it would take at most five minutes.”
The meaning behind his words was that Gu Feining had misunderstood him and had even blamed him for ruining her innocence. Of course, he didn’t want to be the scapegoat for no reason. He would have to make her pay him back later on.
Gu Feining was a little surprised when she looked at the document Shi Xi had passed to her. Did she really misunderstand?
“What’s this?”
“The musical I wrote that I want you to act in.” Shi Xi became more serious and his gaze shifted away from Gu Feining. “Because it’s a personal project I wanted to do, there’s only a draft right now, and I didn’t inform anyone.”
“Then… why are you telling me?” Gu Feining flipped through the documents. There were some pictures and a manuscript with a USB flash drive in the file.
“Because I’ve been planning this thing the whole time, and it was only when I met you…” Shi Xi slowed down, “that I finally managed to decide on what the female lead would be like.”
Her hand that was holding the document trembled.
This role was tailored for her?
Chapter 10
Inside her room, Gu Feining had been feeling uneasy for about twenty minutes. She kept wondering whether she should let Xiao Mang return to her own room and sleep or have her sit with her for a while.
Ever since Shi Xi spoke right by her ear earlier, she had yet to calm down. Complex feelings were racing around and it felt as if something was tickling her heart.
Xiao Mang had been urging her to sleep early. They needed to film tomorrow and her habit when there was a filming session the next day was to take good care of herself. The most important step of self-care for women was sleep. However, it was almost eleven and she hadn’t even washed up yet.
Gu Feining pondered for a very long time. Seeing that it was already very late, she thought about the possibility she was overthinking things. After all, Shi Xi had also been busy for the whole day and was probably already sleeping.
No male celebrity trying to avoid scandals would knock on a female celebrity’s door in the middle of the night. Shi Xi was a top celebrity and he probably cared more about his reputation than she did.
As expected, even after Gu Feining finished cleaning up, Shi Xi had yet to arrive, so she had Xiao Mang return to her room first.
Xiao Mang’s room was just next door and as soon as she heard Gu Feining was letting her return, she ran off right away.
Xiao Mang had just closed the door when there was a knocking sound on the door. Gu Feining thought Xiao Mang had left something behind and went over to open the door, not caring that she was wearing pajamas.
When the door opened, she was stunned. Shi Xi was standing outside. He had probably just finished showering because he looked different from how he had looked at the meeting not long ago. He had a gentle aura that made people let their guard down.
If the Shi Xi who was discussing the show with others in the meeting room was a man with a celebrity aura, then the Shi Xi now was more like a boy-next-door. He was wearing glasses, a simple white T-shirt, and pants. His hands were behind his back as he stood at the doorway and he was looking at her a bit apologetically. “I’m sorry, I had to answer a phone call before I left my room. We were discussing something so I got delayed.”
“It’s fine.” Gu Feining had yet to ask why the other had come to look for her.
Shi Xi looked her up and down. Then, he smiled. “Senior, you…”
Gu Feining hesitated for a moment, “What’s the matter?”
“You’re quite cute,” Shi Xi stared at the little bear prints on Gu Feining’s pajamas, the smile tugging at the corner of his lips had no intention to leave yet.
Gu Feining’s face immediately turned red. Her pajamas had been prepared by her mother. There were little bears printed on her pajamas. Although it was a little childish, anything her parents gave her, she would use. The people that were around her were all girls, so she didn’t feel like it was a problem. But now that she was getting stared at by Shi Xi like this, she instantly felt these little bears had ruined any dignity she had as a senior.
She no longer had any confidence when she spoke. Originally, she had been a little angry that Shi Xi had come to look for her so late at night. Now, she was speaking a little awkwardly, “You… what’s the matter?”
“I just want to return this to you.” Shi Xi didn’t intend to enter her room either. Instead, he extended his hand and opened it, palm facing up. Her hair ornament was lying on it. “Like I said before, I wanted to return this to you personally.”
Gu Feining was silently glad that Shi Xi had no intention of entering her room. There was definitely going to be a problem with only a man and a woman staying in a room together. Even if it was a hotel that had tight control over the guest’s data, she still couldn’t be at ease.
“Thank you,” Gu Feining quickly took the hair accessory. She felt a little angry. He had made her sit around in unease for a few hours just for this rubbish.
“There’s also this thing,” Shi Xi took out a small gift box from behind and passed it to her.
Gu Feining didn’t take it from him, instead, she asked, “What’s this?”
“The gifts from CEO Le and his wife’s birthday party. Mrs. Le asked me to pass it to you.”
Gu Feining wanted to ask him why Mrs. Le had Shi Xi pass it to her. Thankfully, she hadn’t asked that question yet when the image of that night appeared in her mind. Shi Xi had kissed her in front of everyone. Everyone present had probably misunderstood the relationship between them.
“Thank…” Gu Feining had yet to finish saying ‘thank you’ before she suddenly heard the sound of the lift doors opening so she grabbed Shi Xi’s arm and pulled him into the room. After that, she quickly closed the door.
If she was seen standing there with Shi Xi, something big was bound to happen.
Shi Xi stumbled and bumped into the wall of the corridor from the sudden pull. Gu Feining also returned to her senses. The two of them were standing face-to-face in the small space with their backs to the wall. Their gazes would meet by accident if they were not careful. Shi Xi seemed to be acting normally, whereas Gu Feining turned her head uneasily, carefully listening to the sounds outside the door.
Shi Xi really didn’t expect Gu Feining to suddenly pull him into her room. The originally relaxed atmosphere had become strange after the door was closed. The small space indeed made people lose their rationality.
The both of them didn’t speak, as if they were doing something bad. They silently waited for the person coming out of the lift to leave.
Gu Feining felt very uncomfortable and tried her best to concentrate on the sounds coming from outside the door.
The soundproofing in the hotel was very good and if she didn’t concentrate, she couldn’t hear the sounds outside at all. Shi Xi casually leaned against the wall. When he saw what Gu Feining was doing, he couldn’t help but laugh.
Gu Feining sensed the person next to her was laughing at her. Her expression immediately stiffened. “It’s all because you came over so late at night. If someone sees, it’ll be hard to explain.”
“What’s so hard to explain about our relationship?” Shi Xi didn’t seem to be aware of his popularity at all.
“There’s nothing about our relationship that’s easy to explain,” Gu Feining said without thinking. The matter between Shi Xi and herself was too complicated. If it were to be revealed, it would definitely be in the headlines and trending pages. It would be a really big scandal.
The words were not hurtful, but her attitude did affect him a little.
Shi Xi wasn’t silly. Gu Feining was so guarded against him, and it wasn’t like he didn’t notice. It was just that he had noticed since the birthday party that Gu Feining was so guarded against him alone.
This had already been making him feel unhappy, and what Gu Feining just said made him feel even unhappier.
He grabbed Gu Feining’s arm and pulled her towards him before pressing her against the wall. He put one hand against the wall and blocked her escape, staring down into her eyes. “Tell me, what exactly is difficult to explain about our relationship?”
In this narrow space, Gu Feining had been pressed against the wall by Shi Xi. The distance between them was so short she could even feel his breath on her neck.
They were too close to each other, so close he only needed to lower his head a little and he would be able to press his lips against hers like last time. She swallowed hard, becoming a bit nervous. She could feel her body temperature rising and felt like the air-conditioner in the room had stopped working.
“If… someone saw it, it won’t be good,” Gu Feining was telling the truth. Even before they were photographed together, they had a CP. If they were photographed together, it was like confirming they were in a relationship. Furthermore, they were in a hotel.
“What’s wrong with that?” Shi Xi had no such concerns at all. Their whole production team was staying at this hotel tonight so he wasn’t worried about anything at all.
Gu Feining said, “It’ll ruin… our innocence.”
“You and I…” The corner of Shi Xi’s lips lifted, suddenly in a good mood. “When has there ever been an innocent relationship between us?”
From the moment he recognized her, the word ‘innocence’ had been completely thrown out the window.
It could be said that the matter in the past had been an accident. But if the accident happened multiple times, it would become the truth.
He stared at Gu Feining’s lips that she was biting on. He wanted to pinch her jaw and save her lips that were being bitten on until they turned white.
He didn’t know what the night that had happened between them meant to Gu Feining. But for him, it was the first gift he had received since he became an adult. It was also the best comfort he had received when he was at his lowest. That day, it was not only Gu Feining who had been in a bad mood. When the two of them who were both pitiful and sympathized with each other met, they got along surprisingly well.
Although she had vanished the next day, even after many years, that memory…when he thought about it now, it still made him feel hot. The taste of ecstasy wrapped around his heart, and when he met her again, he could no longer suppress it.
Shi Xi felt his self-control was already considered very excellent compared to his peers. What the entertainment industry didn’t lack the most was beautiful people. Some showed interest in him with schemes in mind, and some simply wanted to spend a night with him. He thought he was only able to resist these temptations because he wanted to protect himself.
Before he met Gu Feining, he hadn’t known the self-control he had been so proud of could be ruined at one touch.
Of course, Gu Feining had no idea what Shi Xi was currently thinking. Her thoughts were completely consumed by Shi Xi’s words; ‘When has there ever been an innocent relationship between us?’ She was feeling very confused at that moment.
Her tone became weak. Words spoken by someone wearing pajamas with little bears on them were also not scary at all. “We should at least avoid arousing suspicion.”
Shi Xi didn’t have the heart to talk about serious matters with Gu Feining right now. Even though she was the one who was pushing him away, he felt like he was bullying her. Shi Xi had been feeling magnanimous, but now, this feeling had been completely destroyed by Gu Feining. At this moment, he was beginning to have bad thoughts.
When Gu Feining lowered her head slightly, the small mole on her ear ignited the urge in him to kiss it.
If it wasn’t for his self-control, his rationality would have been long gone.
“If you really wanted to avoid suspicion, you shouldn’t have pulled me in.” Shi Xi’s gaze was fixated on the mole that was slightly shrouded by little strands of her hair. It was like he had been bewitched as he raised his hand to trail over the other’s neck. The sensation of his fingertips sliding across that small area made Gu Feining tremble and unable to speak properly.
“In the end…the root matter is that you shouldn’t look for me so late at night.” Any way you look at it, it was Shi Xi’s fault. Gu Feining moved to the side slightly, wanting to avoid Shi Xi’s actions.
Sensing Gu Feining’s resistance, Shi Xi stopped looking at her restlessly. He also retracted his hand that was resting against the wall to support himself. He handed over the document, that he had put on the side table when he had come in, to Gu Feining. He had to prove his innocence first. “I really didn’t plan on coming in just now. I simply wanted to pass you things and leave, it would take at most five minutes.”
The meaning behind his words was that Gu Feining had misunderstood him and had even blamed him for ruining her innocence. Of course, he didn’t want to be the scapegoat for no reason. He would have to make her pay him back later on.
Gu Feining was a little surprised when she looked at the document Shi Xi had passed to her. Did she really misunderstand?
“What’s this?”
“The musical I wrote that I want you to act in.” Shi Xi became more serious and his gaze shifted away from Gu Feining. “Because it’s a personal project I wanted to do, there’s only a draft right now, and I didn’t inform anyone.”
“Then… why are you telling me?” Gu Feining flipped through the documents. There were some pictures and a manuscript with a USB flash drive in the file.
“Because I’ve been planning this thing the whole time, and it was only when I met you…” Shi Xi slowed down, “that I finally managed to decide on what the female lead would be like.”
Her hand that was holding the document trembled.
This role was tailored for her?
