Chapter 27

The filming period for The Runaway Omega Sweetheart was two months. In the early stage, the main filming location was Binsui Film Studio, while the later stage would move to an island in Yunzhou for filming.

During the early days of filming, Pei Suyuan was somewhat out of sorts and delayed the shoot a little. Director Du Chen had high standards and scolded her who knew how many times.

Du Chen was a male omega, just over thirty, yet he had a baby face. His speaking voice was youthful and sharp. This person was talented, but his personality was somewhat eccentric. In the two years since signing with Yuefeng, his results could be considered good, yet also not good.

It was not an issue of his ability. Rather, the types of works he directed were far too varied. Sometimes he would figure out scripts on his own, while other times he would choose according to his preferences.

This time, The Runaway Omega Sweetheart should not originally have been directed by him. But precisely because he had never tried this type before, he overrode everyone’s objections and stubbornly took it on.

Moreover, before filming officially began, Du Chen had already declared that he would create a Mary Sue sweet drama different from anything before.

Pei Suyuan was scolded because she performed entirely according to her previous experience, and Du Chen was dissatisfied.

But for some unknown reason, after filming the scene a few days ago where she jumped into the swimming pool to save the female lead omega, his opinion of her changed greatly.

“Cut…”

“Wonderful, Suyuan. Just act exactly like that.”

“Perfect. Simply too perfect~!!”

Du Chen’s sharp voice rang across the set. Pei Suyuan lowered her head in embarrassment. Most of the people around them looked as if they wanted to laugh but did not dare. Even Lin Qianwen, the actress playing the female lead standing beside her, curved her lips and smiled at her meaningfully.

This made Pei Suyuan even more uncomfortable, because Du Chen’s actions truly were easy to misunderstand.

Before filming the falling-into-water scene, Pei Suyuan had clearly not been able to keep up with Lin Qianwen’s rhythm. But afterward, she truly entered the state more and more. However, at a time like this, no one noticed Pei Suyuan’s improvement. They only thought Du Chen had taken a fancy to her.

After all, Du Chen came from a good family, had talent, and was good-looking. From the outside, they did seem rather compatible.

But Pei Suyuan knew that was not what was happening. During the first week of filming, she had indeed not been in the right state. Later, after being scolded by Du Chen so many times, she also figured out a little on her own, which was why filming gradually became smoother.

It was precisely because of this that Du Chen was not stingy with his praise at all. He would even give Pei Suyuan a few pointers during his free time.

In other people’s eyes, this completely looked like Du Chen wanted to keep Pei Suyuan as his hidden lover.

Pei Suyuan did not care about other people’s gazes, and Du Chen cared even less.

So after they finished the scene, he called Pei Suyuan over again. He also called Lin Qianwen over with her.

When Du Chen was not angry, he liked smiling quite a bit. But Pei Suyuan had been lectured by him so much lately that she inevitably became nervous. Lin Qianwen, on the other hand, looked relaxed.

Du Chen smiled brightly, patted Pei Suyuan’s shoulder, [read the original at bailiantales.com]and said, “Don’t be nervous, Suyuan. I’m just chatting with you two. Look how relaxed Qianwen is. It’s not as if I’ll eat you.”

Du Chen when angry and when not angry were simply like two different people. This made Pei Suyuan involuntarily think of her homeroom teacher in high school. After every exam, that teacher would always criticize them sternly, but afterward, she would buy them candy. During holidays, she would even personally bring small gifts for them.

It made people’s moods rise and fall.

The time that left the deepest impression on her was when Pei Suyuan had done badly on an exam and was brought to the office by her homeroom teacher for a lecture. Afterward, the teacher took out a small mooncake and smiled as she said, Happy Mid-Autumn Festival.

Du Chen really was very much like her.

And he truly was talented. Because The Runaway Omega Sweetheart was being directed by Du Chen, it had much higher quality than the previous drama of the same type Pei Suyuan had filmed, The Tyrant CEO Alpha’s Pregnant Runaway Little Wife.

Recently, The Tyrant CEO Alpha’s Pregnant Runaway Little Wife happened to be airing. Online comments were almost evenly split between good and bad. Those who found it sweet all thought Qin Dong had overwhelming boyfriend power, forceful and domineering. Those who found it greasy all called Qin Dong the King of Oiliness.

However, one had to admit that because Qin Dong was too greasy, this drama had gone somewhat viral.

Even Pei Suyuan’s Weibo follower count had been rising rapidly lately. Ever since the anti-fan incident last time, Pei Suyuan would sometimes use an alternate account to browse her own Weibo.

Her Weibo had not been active for years. Now that it had been handed over to Mu Xinyi to manage, several posts had been made. Most were work-related, such as the official announcement post for Hello, Detective, the trending topic for The Tyrant CEO Alpha’s Pregnant Runaway Little Wife, and one still from The Runaway Omega Sweetheart.

In the photo, Pei Suyuan wore a pure white shirt. After her shoulder-length hair had been carefully styled, the sense of decadent beauty became even stronger. The comment section was filled with people crying, “Sister, kill me!”

At first, Pei Suyuan felt rather embarrassed when she saw it, but [read the original at bailiantales.com]Mu Xinyi soon educated her. However, the effect was not very good.

In any case, it was not as effective as Du Chen educating her.

In this current drama, the female lead Pei Suyuan played was a deeply affectionate yet restrained character, but absolutely not someone shy and taciturn like Pei Suyuan herself.

At first, Pei Suyuan had not been in the right state because of this. She held herself in too tightly, and she was not confident.

This truly was Pei Suyuan’s weakness. She simply lacked confidence.

During that falling-into-water scene, because Pei Suyuan herself was a good swimmer, the confidence in her emerged. After that, it never fully withdrew again. Once filming ended, Pei Suyuan instantly returned to her original self, but Du Chen praised Pei Suyuan sincerely.

In that moment, a strange light shone in Pei Suyuan’s eyes.

Judging from appearance alone, Pei Suyuan’s conditions were very good. In terms of acting, she had shortcomings, but those could be polished. The issue was that she was somewhat unconfident while performing.

Although it was only a little, Du Chen still noticed it. Because of this incident, he could be considered to have found a method suitable for Pei Suyuan.

That method was praise!

Although he said he was explaining the scene, every time, Du Chen was actually using an alternative method to dig out the good in Pei Suyuan.

Moreover, Du Chen had taken a fancy to Pei Suyuan early on. He ​read the original at bailiantales.com​intended to have Pei Suyuan play the female lead in his first film.

A film about a swimming competition.

This was also the reason Du Chen had insisted on filming The Runaway Omega Sweetheart. Pei Suyuan and Lin Qianwen—he had taken a fancy to both of them.

But the two of them truly did not have many works. He wanted to examine their strengths and weaknesses more carefully, which was why he accepted this web drama.

As for what he had declared before filming began, of course he had been serious. After all, he was extremely earnest about these things.

Du Chen chatted casually with them for a while, and only at the end did he get to the serious matter.

“The filming progress for this drama is already ahead of schedule. As it happens, I have something to handle over the next two days, so the crew will take two to three days off.”

“And this time, I’m going to Jin City because my next project may be filmed there.”

After Pei Suyuan and Lin Qianwen heard this, they looked at each other, neither understanding what Du Chen meant.

Du Chen smiled and explained, “Jin City has always been a place that produces outstanding swimmers. The film I’m shooting this time is about a swimmer.”

“This athlete is no longer alive, and… I want to tell her story to everyone in the form of a film.”

“Are you two interested?”

The two of them could still completely be considered newcomers. Being invited face-to-face by a director like this was something they had almost never experienced before.

Such opportunities might come in the future, but for now, this was the first time.

However, neither of them rushed to answer. Both were a little worried they might say the wrong thing. Du Chen smiled, turned around, and handed two scripts to them.

“No need to rush your answer. Take advantage of these two days to read the script. We’ll talk again when I come back.”

……

When Pei Suyuan left the film studio, she told Mu Xinyi about the film and asked for her opinion.

“Of course it’s a good thing.”

“Although Du Chen’s films carry a very strong personal style and don’t cater to mainstream tastes, you’re a newcomer. You don’t need to care about any of that at all.”

“And it’s a starring role too. You definitely have to accept it.” Mu Xinyi’s mood was clearly very excited. If she had not been driving, she would have wanted to howl twice.

Mu Xinyi had known about Du Chen when he first signed with the company. Over the past two years, he had also produced films with excellent reputations, but most of them had not caused even the slightest splash. It was hard to say how this one would turn out. But just as she said, Pei Suyuan was a newcomer. The recently aired TV drama and variety show had only given her a small ripple of attention. This little ripple was exactly something that needed to be stirred up.

If it stirred up big, it could become a [stolen content]huge wave. If it stirred up small, then it would simply be nothing much. There would be no loss at all.

“I’ll go back to the company and tell Sister Tong about this, so she can be happy too. Although everyone is from the same company, for Du Chen’s film… having him choose two artists Sister Tong has her eye on really isn’t easy. After all, very few of the company’s artists take part in Du Chen’s films.”

The script had been in Pei Suyuan’s hands the whole time. While Mu Xinyi spoke, she had been reading it. Now, hearing that Lin Qianwen was also under Sister Tong, she lifted her head and looked at Mu Xinyi.

Mu Xinyi looked at her too and asked, “What’s wrong?”

“Lin Qianwen… is also Sister Tong’s artist?”

“No. Didn’t I tell you before? Sister Tong had her eye on her, but after she entered the company, Sister You started managing her.”

“Oh… I remember now.” In truth, Pei Suyuan did not remember this matter at all. But during this recent period of close contact with Mu Xinyi, she had discovered that this person was a chatterbox. If Pei Suyuan said she did not remember, Mu Xinyi would start going on endlessly again.

But even with just that one sentence, Mu Xinyi still began nagging. “Look at you. Sometimes, can you listen carefully when I talk? I know reading scripts is proper business, but when I’m talking, you should still take it in…”

Pei Suyuan picked at her ear, her face turned toward the window. Although she felt Mu Xinyi was somewhat noisy, she still kept nodding.

By the time they returned to Huajiang Garden, the sky had already darkened. Mu Xinyi, who had nagged the entire way, finally quieted down. After getting out of the car, she helped take down the luggage and reminded Pei Suyuan, “When you go back today, sleep properly. Read the script tomorrow. Don’t waste your vacation.”

“Okay, I know. Hurry back.” Pei Suyuan said it with a smile. After seeing Mu Xinyi off, she dragged her luggage alone toward the inside of the residential compound.

She had spent this entire month living in hotels, so Pei Suyuan truly missed her little nest a bit. Although she was dragging luggage and carrying a bag, she still walked very quickly. She moved in a bailiantales.comrush all the way home, only to stop before opening the door.

There was someone standing in front of her door. Beneath a black trench coat, the person’s figure looked somewhat thin. She wore a mask, and her hair was curly.

This person was clearly Wei Jinzhi.

Pei Suyuan had not expected to see Wei Jinzhi in front of her home. She froze slightly, and her hand loosened from the suitcase handle.

At this moment, Wei Jinzhi also saw her. She walked up to Pei Suyuan in a few steps. Before Pei Suyuan could say anything, Wei Jinzhi pulled a piece of paper out of her bag and shoved it in front of Pei Suyuan’s face.

Pei Suyuan stood a little farther back and finally read the words on the paper clearly.

Confirmed pregnancy…

The name written above was… Wei Jinzhi…

Seeing that she had read it clearly, Wei Jinzhi withdrew the report and said in a hoarse voice, “I’m pregnant. The child is yours.”