After Transmigrating as the Vicious Female Supporting Character, I Ran Away While Pregnant - Chapter 23.1

After Deng Meijiao left, Mo Yueshuang felt that none of this seemed real. She also could not understand why Da Yi would do such a thing.

Fortunately, she only had one year left on her contract. Her current net worth was no longer what it used to be, so the company would not casually make a move against her. But Mo Yueshuang was afraid. Could what happened five years ago really have been done by the company? Would there be a day when she woke up and her explicit photos and those videos would be publicly exposed online, turning her into a laughingstock, subjecting her to endless humiliation, and bringing her acting career to an end?

Mo Yueshuang did not dare think any deeper. For the past five years, what happened that day had become her nightmare. But after hearing Deng Meijiao say this today, she had the feeling that the nightmare was about to become reality.

Mo Yueshuang did not remember how she arrived at the production crew, nor did she know how her makeup had been done for the afternoon. By the time she came back to herself, the first scene of the afternoon had already started filming.

During filming, Mo Yueshuang said the wrong line. The afternoon scene was being filmed with Xie Shixian, and when she saw Xie Shixian, Mo Yueshuang kept thinking of Deng Meijiao’s words.

Just like that, before they even reached the part where Xie Shixian had to show crazed emotions, Mo Yueshuang NG’d first.

Li Sheng came over after lunch. Seeing that Mo Yueshuang’s condition was very poor, and then seeing Chen Yue waiting nervously at the side, she hesitated for a moment before walking toward Chen Yue.

“What happened to your boss? She doesn’t look right.”

Chen Yue was not clear either. Logically speaking, she should not discuss too much of her boss’s matters with outsiders, but Chen Yue thought that Mo Yueshuang had already stayed overnight at Li Sheng’s home, so Li Sheng could not be considered a complete outsider who could not be told anything. Thus, she told her what she knew.

“At noon, Boss’s manager, Sister Deng, suddenly came. After talking with Boss for a while, Boss became absent-minded. I called her to eat, but she didn’t react. She sat there dazedly for an hour until the alarm rang, then came to the set. In the morning, she only drank a cup of soy milk. Today’s scenes are very difficult, and Boss hasn’t replenished much energy. If this continues, forget her mind not being able to take it—her body will also collapse.”

After Li Sheng finished listening, her gaze flickered slightly, and she said with some anger, “Go prepare another serving of food. After this scene ends, make her eat it. I’ll speak to the director. Let everyone rest for another half an hour.”

Chen Yue was somewhat surprised, but even more grateful. After thanking her repeatedly, she quickly went to make arrangements. Before she left, Li Sheng added, “Prepare more of what she usually likes to eat. Her appetite might be better that way.”

This scene NG’d many times, but it finally ended.

Mo Yueshuang finally regained a bit of energy. While sitting on a small stool to rest, she flipped through the script. The following plot was a fight scene. That scene would be tomorrow afternoon, and in the morning, she had to study with the action instructor.

Guan Anru’s assistant once again delivered food. Looking at it, Mo Yueshuang truly felt a little hungry.

The assistant smiled and said, “Please eat a little. Our boss already went to speak to the director. You can rest for ten more minutes. Eat the food first, and later you’ll have more energy to film properly.”

When Li Sheng found Director Wen, Guan Anru was also there. But when Guan Anru saw Li Sheng, his face, which had still carried a smile, changed abruptly.

Guan Anru said to Director Wen in a cold and hard tone, “I’ll go memorize my lines again.”

Director Wen had been in the entertainment industry for so long. If he did not even have this little bit of ability to read people’s expressions, he would not have survived until now. Seeing Guan Anru’s reaction, he guessed that perhaps Guan Anru and Li Sheng did not get along. But why they did not get along was not something he could know.

Director Wen paid attention to Li Sheng’s expression. Seeing that Li Sheng’s expression was calm and faint, unlike Guan Anru’s intense reaction, Director Wen felt slightly more relieved. As long as they did not clash the moment they met, that was fine. On a production crew, filming still had to prioritize the overall situation.

Furthermore, although Guan Anru usually appeared to have a decent temper, he was still the eldest young master of the Guan family. If he truly became angry and used thunderous force against Li Sheng, then no matter how outstanding Li Sheng was, she might not be able to withstand it.

Wen Tingzong truly cherished talent, so he hoped he could protect Li Sheng a little.

Only after Guan Anru walked far away did Li Sheng say to Director Wen, “Director Wen, let everyone rest for half an hour first.”

When Wen Tingzong heard Li Sheng say rest, he could not help teasing, “What’s wrong? Do you also want Mo Yueshuang to rest and eat properly?”

Before Li Sheng could answer, Wen Tingzong smiled again and said, “Half an hour is a bit long. Ten minutes is enough.”

Just now, Guan Anru had come over and said that ten minutes of rest would be enough.

Li Sheng frowned slightly. She remembered that Mo Yueshuang had once said it was best to chew slowly when eating, and that eating too fast was bad for the body. If she could advise Li Sheng that way the first time they ate together, it meant that Mo Yueshuang herself truly practiced chewing slowly. How could ten minutes be enough?

“No. I might have something to do tomorrow, so I may not be able to come here and watch over things. So I want to talk to you first about tomorrow’s fight scene.”

Hearing that it was not for Mo Yueshuang, but for tomorrow’s scene, Wen Tingzong indeed became serious.

“All right.” Wen Tingzong picked up his megaphone and shouted, “Everyone, take a good rest. We’ll continue in half an hour.”

Li Sheng did indeed have arrangements tomorrow and had to leave, but that scene was not something that definitely required half an hour to discuss.

Li Sheng began with combat in the apocalypse, then the martial arts sects of that novel world, as well as the origins of Hua Country martial arts in that novel world. She continued all the way to the innovations and changes that the leadership and ability users made to martial arts after the apocalypse.

“After the apocalypse, the survivors in the base all received neural tactile instruments developed by the base. These changed ordinary people’s strength and speed on a large scale and excavated their physical potential. So some fight scenes might not be purely fists and feet.”

Wen Tingzong listened very seriously, but after Li Sheng rambled in all directions, she still had not gotten to the point.

Only after more than ten minutes passed did Li Sheng finally say, “I hope this scene can be delayed by a few days. I’ll draw out some specific action designs, and when the time comes, let the actors learn from them. That way, what we film will be more realistic.”

“You are the original author, so there’s no problem with following your ideas and thoughts in some areas. But for these fighting movements, I think it would still be better to invite professionals. If you have any ideas, you can raise them on the spot. We can make appropriate adjustments.”

“I’ve learned martial arts. I think it would be better for me to personally guide it.”

Wen Tingzong was still not reassured. However, Li Sheng’s attitude did not yield in the slightest. Wen Tingzong could only smile helplessly and say, “How about this? In a few days, I happen to have a friend who will be free and come over to observe. She’s an expert. We’ll film it on the day she comes. When the time comes, you can guide on the spot. If it works, that’s naturally good. If not, we can also make remedies in time. It just so happens that tomorrow, you can properly handle your private matter too, and the schedule can also be adjusted properly. What do you think?”

“Then let’s decide it that way.”

Wen Tingzong was satisfied. As for what major matter Li Sheng had to leave the crew for, he did not investigate.

Mo Yueshuang was studying the script. There were always some details she could not grasp. This was not because her ability was lacking, but because the arrival of her manager today, and the news she brought, had given Mo Yueshuang no small shock. Ever since leaving the hotel, Mo Yueshuang had been restless.

Now that Guan Anru’s assistant had delivered food, Mo Yueshuang still did not have much appetite.

“Sorry to trouble you for running over. Help me thank your boss for his kindness. I’m not hungry right now. I really can’t eat.”

Mo Yueshuang politely declined. The assistant looked troubled and still wanted to persuade her a few more times, but then he saw Xie Shixian walk over with a thermos.

“Sister Yueshuang, I heard from Chen Yue that you still haven’t eaten lunch. Today’s filming is heavy. If you don’t eat anything, your body definitely won’t be able to hold up. This is soup I stewed this morning. Would you like to drink some?”

Xie Shixian’s words were sincere, and her gaze was earnest. But looking at the hand holding the thermos, the tips of her fingers had lost their color because she was gripping it too tightly. One could see that Xie Shixian was extremely nervous at this moment.

Mo Yueshuang had a bit of a headache. Right now, she only wanted to quietly be alone for a while. But unfortunately, she still had work. She had hidden in a corner to memorize her lines, yet people kept coming one after another to bring her food.

She was extremely grateful for their kindness, but she truly had no appetite and could not eat.

Mo Yueshuang gave an almost imperceptible little sigh, then quickly forced herself to show a gentle smile and said, “Thank you very much, but I caught a bit of a chill last night. My appetite isn’t very good today, and I can’t eat anything.”

Xie Shixian still wanted to persuade her, but Chen Yue, who had rushed over, squeezed her aside.

Chen Yue placed the food she had brought in front of Mo Yueshuang and thanked Xie Shixian and Guan Anru’s assistant again and again.

Since her own assistant had already come over with many bags of food, it was not appropriate for them to stay any longer. Besides, after being busy all morning on set, now that they had half an hour, it was better to rest properly. Guan Anru’s assistant took the things and left first.

Xie Shixian was somewhat reluctant. Looking at the soup in her hands, she slowly closed her eyes, hiding the disappointment in them.

She placed the soup on the small table and smiled at Mo Yueshuang. “It’s my first time making nourishing soup, so my skill isn’t very good. Sister Yueshuang, if you don’t mind, please try it.”

After those two left, Chen Yue said to Mo Yueshuang, “Boss, hurry and eat. Screenwriter Li went to speak to the director and asked for a half-hour break so you could properly eat and rest for a while. Don’t waste Screenwriter Li’s kind intentions.”

“Li Sheng?”

“Yes. I didn’t expect that she only looks cold, but she’s actually quite a good person.” Chen Yue selectively forgot about the earlier car-scraping incident. Right now, her impression of Li Sheng was very good.

Mo Yueshuang looked at the food. It was all food she usually liked to eat, so she asked Chen Yue, “She also asked you to prepare these?”

“That’s right. She told me to buy some of your favorites. That way, your appetite might be a little better.” Chen Yue told the truth. Mo Yueshuang’s heart warmed slightly. After thinking about it, she did eat a little. After all, the entire production crew had stopped for half an hour because she had not eaten lunch.

Mo Yueshuang ate some. After putting down her chopsticks, Chen Yue pointed at the soup Xie Shixian had delivered earlier and asked Mo Yueshuang, “Boss, what should we do with this?”

“Drink a little.”

Mo Yueshuang thought of what Sister Deng had said. Xie Shixian was also a filial and pitiful child. Delivering this soup was probably meant to show goodwill. After all, they were from the same company and had the same manager. After Xie Shixian came along, most resources leaned toward her. Xie Shixian was probably afraid that Mo Yueshuang would be so angry that she would make things difficult for her.

Drinking a little of this soup could also put Xie Shixian’s heart at ease.

From far away, Xie Shixian saw Mo Yueshuang drink the soup she had delivered. Xie Shixian raised her hand and tucked the loose hair on her forehead behind her ear. The joy in her eyes could not be suppressed at all, and she kept looking toward Mo Yueshuang.

Mo Yueshuang tasted a small sip and discovered that its texture was delicate, the broth fragrant and rich in flavor. It did not contain too many extra ingredients. Drinking one mouthful seemed to even soothe her throat.

During this morning’s scenes, there had been several times when she needed to roar and shout to vent anger. Her throat had already been repeatedly strained. This bowl of soup actually helped her relax a little.

Mo Yueshuang suddenly became very satisfied with the soup. She drank another small half-bowl. She also did not waste the rest and had Chen Yue put it away. After filming, she would finish drinking it, then return the thermos to Xie Shixian.

Li Sheng was standing not far away with her arms folded, watching. In her heart, she thought, it was only a bowl of soup.

…

Ranran stood at the kitchen doorway hugging a plush bear. Li Sheng held a newly bought soup recipe book in her hand, and several ingredients were piled on the chopping board.

Ranran curiously peeked inside and looked around. “Mommy, what are you doing?”

“Learning how to make soup.” Li Sheng spread out the soup recipe book in her hand for Ranran to see.

Ranran looked at the delicious fresh soups shown in the pictures with surprise. She did not like drinking soup very much, but these pictures looked so tempting that they made people wish they could taste them right now.

“Mommy, are we drinking it tonight?”

Ranran looked at Li Sheng expectantly. Li Sheng was afraid that looking up at her would hurt Ranran’s neck, so she crouched down to be level with her and casually rubbed her hair.

“It’s still in the learning and experimenting stage. If it succeeds tonight, we’ll drink it.”

Perhaps because Li Sheng had been locked in a laboratory since she was young, whenever she cooked, every ingredient had to be exactly according to the recipe. Not a little more, not a little less. And the taste absolutely had to be tested many times, recording the most delicious attempt, then repeating that most successful version in the future.

This soup would take about half an hour to finish. Li Sheng prepared all the soup ingredients, then asked Ranran to go watch cartoons in the living room for a while, so she could prepare dinner in the kitchen.

During dinner, Ranran kept thinking about the soup and asked Li Sheng twice. Li Sheng looked at the alarm and told her they still had to wait seven minutes.

After dinner, Li Sheng looked at Ranran with some expectation. She did not rush to clean up the dishes. Instead, she led Ranran to the balcony with some after-dinner snacks.

“Ranran, tomorrow is Mommy’s birthday. Have you prepared the gift?”

“Shh! This is Ranran’s secret!”

Little Ranran stretched out her index finger and pressed it against her little mouth. Then she giggled quietly, took another small snack, and after finishing it, smiled and said, “Tomorrow, Mommy is not allowed to go to work. Mommy promised Ranran.”

“Of course.” Li Sheng was very satisfied and also very moved by Ranran’s love for her.

Seven minutes passed. Li Sheng went to the kitchen and served the soup. She tasted it and found that, based on her current palate, she was very satisfied with this soup.

If Mo Yueshuang drank it, she wondered whether she would like it very much too.

The image of Mo Yueshuang drinking the big bowl of soup Xie Shixian had sent over this afternoon appeared in Li Sheng’s mind. Immediately, Li Sheng huffed.

What does whether she likes it or not have to do with me? It’s not like I cooked it for her.

“Mommy, is it good?” Ranran waited at the side. Li Sheng tasted another mouthful. The flavor was very good, so it should be a success.

After that, the mother and daughter held their bowls and drank with satisfied faces. After eating and drinking their fill, Ranran suggested going out for a walk. Li Sheng, this daughter slave, had no reason to disagree, so she brought Ranran out.

…

When Mo Yueshuang arrived at the production crew, the atmosphere felt extremely strange, like the stuffiness before a storm.

“Go ask around and see what happened,” Mo Yueshuang instructed Chen Yue. Chen Yue frowned and moved closer to Mo Yueshuang, then said softly, “I knew before we came. An actress playing a supporting role got into an accident drunk driving at dawn yesterday. She’s still in the hospital now. The director flew into a rage over this. The first scene today was hers. Now that she’s not here, the crew has to start looking for an actor again. Going back and forth like this, who knows how much time will be delayed? The crew burns money every day. Making everyone wait like this, of course the atmosphere is bad.”

After Chen Yue finished speaking, she took out her phone and showed a photo. “It’s her, Yin Siqin. Last year, she even won Best Supporting Actress of the Year.”

“Drunk driving?” Mo Yueshuang did not remember the name Yin Siqin, but she had some impression after seeing the photo. This was a female artist from the same company as her. Yesterday afternoon, she had already arrived at the crew and was waiting to film. Why would she leave at night and drunk drive?

“I heard the company suddenly contacted her about a business dinner. She was in a hurry to go over and also in a hurry to come back. After all, the first scene this morning was hers.”

“No matter how urgent it was, she shouldn’t have drunk driven. I met her a few times, and every time, she greeted me. Her attitude was very proper. I also never heard any bad rumors about her in the company. She’s a decent artist.”

Mo Yueshuang once again linked it to what Deng Meijiao had said. Could it be that the company really summoned Yin Siqin back overnight to attend a business dinner, and Yin Siqin went alone and returned alone, resulting in the drunk driving incident?

“Go get me a cup of ice water.” Whenever Mo Yueshuang felt irritated and restless, she liked drinking ice water. One mouthful would chill her stomach and also calm her overheated mind and anxious heart.

Chen Yue poured a cup of hot water from the thermos. “It’s already this season. You can’t drink cold things anymore. Boss, your body isn’t very good. In a few days, it’ll be that time again. Cold and chilled things especially can’t be touched.”

Mo Yueshuang had no choice. Chen Yue was also doing it for her own good, so she could only take the hot water and hold it in her hands.

The production crew was busy. Many plans had been disrupted. They moved the afternoon scenes up to the morning, pushed back the scenes that originally belonged to Yin Siqin, and Director Wen contacted all kinds of friends in the industry, only waiting to fill this vacancy as soon as possible.

Mo Yueshuang casually flipped through the script. Everyone on set was very busy, especially Guan Anru and Xie Shixian. The following scenes were all between those two. Throughout the morning, Mo Yueshuang only had one shot and a few lines, and it was a scene where she voted and expressed her stance during a meeting. She only needed to sit there and raise her hand along with the others.

“Boss, I checked the calendar and the crew members’ resumes. I especially asked Director Wen for Screenwriter Li’s. Today is Screenwriter Li’s birthday.”

Chen Yue was very attentive and very good at handling matters. In the past, whenever Mo Yueshuang first joined a crew, she had never been bullied, because Chen Yue understood the basic movements of the crew members and had researched their likes and dislikes, saving Mo Yueshuang quite a bit of trouble.

This time was the same. She had to make sure everything was handled thoroughly in the crew.

Mo Yueshuang opened her phone and looked. September 11. She silently remembered this date.

“Choose a gift and send it over, and order a cake for Screenwriter Li.” Mo Yueshuang held the cup and drank quite a bit in small sips. At this moment, she no longer felt panic or fear. Her heart gradually calmed down, and it even gave her a rare trace of warmth.

Chen Yue smiled. “I’ll do it right away.”

“Wait.” Mo Yueshuang stopped her. Chen Yue turned back in confusion. Mo Yueshuang held her phone. “I’ll choose it. Same-city delivery should be very fast.”

“You’ll choose both the gift and the cake?”

Mo Yueshuang nodded slightly. Chen Yue felt that there was nothing for her to do here, so she greeted Mo Yueshuang and went to tidy the things they had brought today, so Mo Yueshuang could rest more comfortably at noon.

Mo Yueshuang was absorbed in choosing a gift on her phone and did not notice at all that, from far away, there was a burning gaze staring at her, as if it wanted to see right through her.

It was Le Yuantian, the actor playing Chen Zhe, Di Xue’s admirer in the drama.

At this moment, he had already stopped staring from afar and was holding the script as he jogged over toward Mo Yueshuang.

“Senior.”

Someone suddenly called her from close by, and Mo Yueshuang was startled. Before she had gotten distracted, she clearly remembered that Chen Yue had been by her side. How had it suddenly become a big boy?

Le Yuantian was actually already twenty-six years old, but his appearance was sunny and fresh, like a newly graduated university student. He had not yet shed the youthfulness of campus, though his brows and eyes had also been stained with a little of society’s frost.

“Is something the matter?” Mo Yueshuang asked him.

The big boy, Le Yuantian, smiled honestly and scratched his head, somewhat shyly saying, “Senior, there are two scenes of mine this afternoon, but there are still some parts I don’t understand. Could I trouble you…”

The person speaking was not Mo Yueshuang, but Li Sheng, who had come over holding her child’s hand.

The two of them wore casual parent-child outfits and matching berets. A beautiful, cold mother and a soft, adorable little angel dumpling. As these two walked through the production crew, at first, some people did not see Li Sheng’s face clearly and guessed whether an actor from another crew had come over to visit. Only after they got closer did they realize it was their crew’s screenwriter and her little milk baby.

As Li Sheng approached, she heard what Le Yuantian said. Although his voice was not very loud, it could not withstand Li Sheng’s abnormally good hearing.

Le Yuantian turned back and saw Li Sheng, his eyes shining, but he covered it up very well. He smiled honestly and shyly. “It’s the scene where I fight in the beast arena.”

Ranran held Li Sheng’s finger. She raised her head to look at Li Sheng and gently tugged her. “Mommy, Auntie Mo.”

Li Sheng immediately let go and smiled softly. “Auntie Mo is resting. Go play with Auntie Mo for a while.”