After I Picked Up the Movie Queen Who Was Pretending to Be an Alpha - Chapter 17

Because the filming for the second episode would take place inside a scenic area in Linshan City, there would naturally be fans watching from the sidelines. Because of that, Director Lin Ling specifically emphasized this point during the meeting.

He told everyone to pay attention to safety.

Especially Wei Jinzhi.

Even if everyone present were added together, they might still not compare to a single Wei Jinzhi.

Among them, Wang Shiming had the highest status. He also carried the title of Best Actor, but more than that, it was his many years of reputation in the industry that made people respect him. In terms of popularity, he was naturally far, far below Wei Jinzhi.

As for the remaining few people, Qiao Yaning had the most traffic, but in the end, she was only traffic. Naturally, she could not compare to Wei Jinzhi.

Moreover, this was Wei Jinzhi’s variety show debut. How much importance was attached to it was obvious.

“Then we’ll begin filming in about an hour. The cosplay outfits from last time are already prepared. Please trouble yourselves to change into them.”

This episode would continue from the ending of the previous one. When it aired, Wei Jinzhi would also appear in the first episode, which counted as a selling point.

Everyone answered, then went to their respective dressing rooms to change.

Although Qijiang Hotel was open for business, a large part of it still served film crews, so everything a crew might need was available.

Wei Jinzhi was the last to come out. Director Lin Ling was still at her side, going over the next filming segment with her.

When Pei Suyuan walked out of the room, she deliberately looked at Wei Jinzhi one more time.

Wei Jinzhi was dressed in a black casual suit and wore silver-rimmed glasses. She looked somewhat old-fashioned and abstinent.

But when she spoke, her voice was warm and poised, and her peach blossom eyes were bright and full of life.

Even Lin Ling, a male beta, was blushing as he stood in front of Wei Jinzhi.

If this had been an omega, what would happen then?

Pei Suyuan was a little slow to withdraw her gaze. Wei Jinzhi seemed to notice it. She lifted her head and, while Lin Ling was not looking, winked at Pei Suyuan.

Pei Suyuan’s face instantly burned red.

She remembered what Mu Xinyi had said to her on the way here, cursed Wei Jinzhi inwardly as an enchantress, and hurriedly walked outside.

……

Because the afternoon filming would continue from the previous discussion meeting, Qiao Yaning, as the best detective of the first episode, would receive a medal from Wei Jinzhi, who appeared as a surprise guest.

Before Wei Jinzhi appeared, everyone had still been talking among themselves. But when Wei Jinzhi entered the studio to present the medal, not only did everyone look at her, Qiao Yaning even thanked Wei Jinzhi in a soft, delicate voice.

Sure enough, just as Pei Suyuan had expected, her face was flushed again.

Even later, when they got into the vehicle and set off for Linshan, Qiao Yaning kept praising Wei Jinzhi nonstop to Pei Suyuan.

Although this part was not being filmed, the group still took a bus together.

However, Wei Jinzhi’s status was different. She was Yuefeng’s top actress, and she also held shares in Yuefeng, making her something of a minor boss. Because of that, Lin Ling had specially prepared an SUV for Wei Jinzhi, but Wei Jinzhi did not want special treatment and suggested taking the bus with everyone else.

The trip would take about two and a half hours. Pei Suyuan was pulled by Qiao Yaning to sit behind Wei Jinzhi. When Qiao Yaning spoke about Wei Jinzhi, her voice was very soft, and her gaze kept fixed on Wei Jinzhi.

Pei Suyuan felt that Qiao Yaning was rather strange. Did she think of her as a close girlfriend?

But that did not seem right either, because halfway through praising Wei Jinzhi, Qiao Yaning’s tone suddenly shifted. “Suyuan, I’ve realized you’re really good-looking too~”

“Although back when we were in the group, everyone said you had a world-weary face, if I look closely, you’re actually quite cute.”

Since she said “look closely,” Qiao Yaning really did move very close to Pei Suyuan. So close that when Pei Suyuan turned her head, she almost bumped into Qiao Yaning’s face.

This was completely outside the range of a safe distance. Pei Suyuan quickly leaned back, moving a little farther from Qiao Yaning.

She also reminded her quietly, “I’m an alpha. Can you…?”

“Oh, I forgot while looking at you just now.~” After Qiao Yaning finished speaking, her face even flushed a little, making Pei Suyuan’s scalp prickle.

She began to feel once again that she did not like omegas.

So affected!

For the rest of the journey, Pei Suyuan became somewhat cold. When Qiao Yaning spoke, she was unwilling to respond. Later, whether Qiao Yaning had noticed or had something else to do, she kept playing on her phone.

……

By the time the group arrived in Linshan City, the sky was already turning dark.

They checked into Linshan Hotel. After resting and settling in for one night, official filming would begin tomorrow.

Once the rooms were arranged, the director handed everyone their scripts. They would rest for a while first, then have dinner at seven in the evening.

This time, the role Pei Suyuan received was fairly important.

Because of Wei Jinzhi’s arrival, the IP chosen this time was Diverging Road. Wei Jinzhi would naturally still follow her previous role and play An Chu.

Pei Suyuan was the other alpha female lead, which was the role Zhou Yan had once played—Qi Yuan.

This film was an AA romance, so naturally, there was also a distinction between top and bottom. Coincidentally, Qi Yuan was the bottom in the story.

After reading just one page of the character story, Pei Suyuan began to feel annoyed.

This script was an unconventional mystery. Pei Suyuan’s character had been reborn, and her emotional entanglements were complicated. In the end, they would also have to deduce the culprit.

By the time Pei Suyuan finished reading, her head felt like it was about to explode.

But there was nothing she could do. She comforted herself and lowered her head, continuing to study the script.

Yet the more she studied it, the more she discovered that it was actually quite interesting.

Aside from the issue of being the bottom, the role itself was quite good.

In the film, because Qi Yuan fought against her parents, she ultimately refused to inject inhibitors during her susceptible period and died from the feverish heat burning through her body.

The script happened to connect from this point. Qi Yuan was reborn back to the time when she and An Chu had just fallen in love, and she once again experienced that struggle.

Although it was quite interesting, when Pei Suyuan saw the part about dying from feverish heat, she suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

She had never been able to bear seeing this kind of thing.

But she also suddenly wanted to watch the film Diverging Road again.

Back when this film was popular, Pei Suyuan had not watched it because the orphanage’s conditions were limited.

Later, she chased after her dream, busy and rushing about, and she simply never remembered.

After all, this film was somewhat depressing. She knew she could not handle it.

But if she never came into contact with it, then fine. Once she did, she could not control herself.

Thinking that it was still early, Pei Suyuan turned on the television after all and found Diverging Road.

At first, while watching, Pei Suyuan was still all right. After all, the plot was sweet at the beginning and painful later.

But by the time Qi Yuan curled up alone in her room and waited for death, Pei Suyuan could no longer hold back her tears.

Sad emotions would make her cry endlessly, and she would become extremely immersed.

Especially when she watched the film freeze on Wei Jinzhi’s An Chu holding Qi Yuan, that single tear falling from her eye, Pei Suyuan’s tears flowed even harder. She hugged the throw pillow tightly and sobbed.

She did not even hear the doorbell ring.

……

Mu Xinyi pressed the doorbell several times outside the door, wanting to call Pei Suyuan downstairs for dinner. But inside the room, there was the sound of the movie, along with noises that sounded like a cat crying. Mu Xinyi instantly felt that something was wrong and quickly called Pei Suyuan.

At this moment, Wei Jinzhi happened to pass by. She asked Mu Xinyi coldly, “What’s wrong?”

Mu Xinyi subconsciously hung up the call to Pei Suyuan, turned her head, and smiled. “Nothing, Sister Wei. Suyuan might have fallen asleep…”

Mu Xinyi had seen Wei Jinzhi a few times at the company, but only from far away. Toward Wei Jinzhi, she was naturally both respectful and afraid.

After all, every time Wei Jinzhi was at the company, her face was always cold.

Right now, Mu Xinyi was afraid that if Wei Jinzhi knew Pei Suyuan was not answering the phone or opening the door, her impression of Pei Suyuan would become very bad, so she did not dare tell the truth.

Moreover, Wei Jinzhi was still staring at her.

Mu Xinyi did not dare call again, so she could only press the doorbell once more.

Only after several more attempts did she finally hear the person inside walking toward the door. Her heart beat like a drum, and from time to time, her eyes flicked toward Wei Jinzhi, who was staring at her.

In her heart, she kept hoping Wei Jinzhi would hurry up and leave, but her face still carried a smile.

It was not that Wei Jinzhi wanted to stare at her. She was staring at the door, and Mu Xinyi just happened to be standing in the middle of it.

She ignored Mu Xinyi’s gaze, also wondering in her heart what exactly Pei Suyuan was doing.

After returning to her room, she had thought of how Qiao Yaning and Pei Suyuan had been whispering together and, in a rather bad mood, had teased Pei Suyuan with a message. But Pei Suyuan had not replied to her WeChat at all.

So now, she was also very curious.

They had clearly heard footsteps, but the two of them still waited for a while longer.

When Pei Suyuan opened the door, the first thing she saw was only Mu Xinyi. Her eyes were a little red from crying. Just now, she had gone to wash her face, and there were still water droplets on it.

When Mu Xinyi saw her, her eyes filled with confusion, but she did not dare ask.

So Pei Suyuan spoke first. “What is it?”

Her voice was a little hoarse, and there was a slight nasal tone. Seeing her like this, Mu Xinyi could not hold back her curiosity after all. “What were you doing in your room?”

Pei Suyuan was still feeling somewhat upset and had not fully recovered.

So she sniffed and opened her mouth with a sob in her voice. “I…”

Before she could finish, she saw Wei Jinzhi standing beside her.

There was no filming right now. Wei Jinzhi was casually dressed in a black hoodie and jeans.

Although ten years had passed, Wei Jinzhi seemed not to have changed at all. Dressed like this, she looked even more similar to An Chu in Diverging Road.

“Wu…” Pei Suyuan covered her face, and her tears immediately broke through again.

This crying threw Mu Xinyi into a panic, and Wei Jinzhi was not much better. She frowned and looked at Pei Suyuan. Just now, Mu Xinyi had been blocking the way in front, so she had not known that Pei Suyuan had come out crying.

Now, seeing Pei Suyuan cry at the sight of her, she was confused, annoyed, and even a little aggrieved.

What did Pei Suyuan mean by this?

She could talk and laugh with other omegas, but when she saw Wei Jinzhi, she cried like this.

Was Wei Jinzhi really that frightening?