The Male Lead's Sister Reborn (GL) - Chapter 7

The mouths of all the employees were wide open; each one could have fit a durian inside.

Some people even deliberately poked the arm of the person next to them, tentatively asking, “I didn’t hear that wrong, did I?”

“No, you didn’t… I heard it too…”

“But, how is that possible?”

The sound of whispering kept reaching Jiang Qian’s ears.

But Jiang Qian didn’t dare to move, didn’t dare to turn back, and even less dared to look at others, because she was being watched intently by Shen Xiruo, as if her soul had been captured.

Shen Xiruo’s stunningly beautiful black eyes looked at her deeply, with a hint of dreaminess and haze in them, as beautiful as a flame hidden within a glacier.

Jiang Qian could only try to say to her, “Xi…ruo?”

Shen Xiruo blinked, instantly returning to her previous state, becoming the cold and calm iceberg she was.

But something was suppressed in the depths of her eyes, and it didn’t escape Jiang Qian’s sight.

It looked… a little like tears?

Shen Xiruo’s heart was indeed a little heavy.

The Jiang Qian of that one moment had made her a little dazed.

She remembered a time in her previous life when she had seen Jiang Qian acting on set.

When Jiang Qian was acting, she was full of life and very beautiful.

Just like a moment ago.

But in her previous life, Jiang Qian’s career was quickly ended by that abusive relationship. After that, she never saw Jiang Qian look like that again.

Now, seeing it all of a sudden, Shen Xiruo’s heart was filled with emotion. Seeing Jiang Qian regain her vitality like this made her feel gratified.

Under the emotional impact, she knew she had lost her composure. She quickly changed her expression, suppressed her sudden feelings, and tried her best to return to her normal state.

Because of the supervision of the big boss Shen, the meeting went very smoothly. Many issues were discussed in great detail, which would make the upcoming filming much smoother.

After the meeting ended, everyone in the room left one by one.

Jiang Qian originally wanted to leave with them, but Shen Xiruo held her arm, telling her to remain seated.

Zheng Yang was the last to leave. Before she left, she gave Jiang Qian a few extra glances.

Jiang Qian quickly showed her another friendly smile, but Zheng Yang just pouted, gave no response, and quickly turned and walked out.

Jiang Qian thought, “The female supporting characters in cliche novels really don’t follow the usual path.”

Only Shen Xiruo and she were left in the room, both sitting in their seats.

Shen Xiruo suddenly grabbed her wrist, turned around seriously, and said, “Jiang Qian, a question.”

Goosebumps rose on Jiang Qian from her head to her wrist. The other person’s hand was warm on her wrist, and the sensation was extremely clear.

Jiang Qian also became serious: “Go ahead.”

Shen Xiruo said, “Do you like acting?”

Jiang Qian nodded and said from the bottom of her heart, “Yes, I do.”

Shen Xiruo’s eyes were dark and deep: “Then, don’t give it up. No matter what, you must stick with it.”

Jiang Qian was a bit bewildered: “Of course I won’t give up. I can endure a lot of hardship, and I will definitely stick with it! But why do you ask?”

Shen Xiruo looked at her, and there seemed to be a thousand words in her eyes, but she didn’t say any of them.

After a long time, Shen Xiruo let out a sigh and said softly, “I hope you stick with it, too.”

“Don’t let things like relationships affect your career. This is the foundation of your place in society and the guarantee of your personal independence.”

Shen Xiruo thought to herself, “Unfortunately, I can’t say these words to Jiang Qian; it would be too strange.”

Although Jiang Qian didn’t understand what Shen Xiruo was doing, she still said seriously, “This is my dream. I will definitely stick with it, don’t worry.”

Shen Xiruo nodded, looked at her, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

“Why does Shen Xiruo always make such small facial expressions? You can’t even see them clearly. It always makes me have to guess what she means…”

Jiang Qian complained inwardly.

Then, Jiang Qian herself broke into a huge grin, the kind where all eight of her teeth showed. With a big, wide mouth, she said to Shen Xiruo, “I’m going to be honest! President Shen… no, Xiruo, you are very suitable for acting! Hehe!”

Shen Xiruo chuckled, and looking at her goofy behavior, the curve of her mouth did get a little bigger: “I don’t know how to act.”

Seeing that her persuasion was effective, Jiang Qian immediately smiled even more happily. She patted Shen Xiruo’s shoulder, like a good friend, and said, “No problem! I’ll teach you! Acting isn’t actually that hard. As long as you can let go, you can act anything!”

Shen Xiruo smiled back at her: “Okay.”

The day she was supposed to join the crew was fast approaching. Jiang Qian had been burying her head in the script in her dorm, having taken leave from her classes.

The professors in the performing arts department were used to this kind of situation and granted her a long leave without any hesitation.

Chi Lulu was roped in to practice lines with her. Sometimes, they would do nothing all day but run lines in the dorm, which was enough to make Chi Lulu pass out from exhaustion.

“Alright, alright! I don’t want to do it anymore! Haven’t we gone over this part several times already? Why are you still doing it! Oh, heavens, I’m so desperate!”

Jiang Qian soothed her: “This is only the fifth time. I haven’t quite figured out the emotions for this part yet. Let’s do it again! Hey, how about I buy you a bubble tea?”

Chi Lulu sighed dramatically, “Ugh~ Practicing lines with you is so tiring. When I’m tired, I need bubble tea. Drinking bubble tea makes me fat! This is a work-related injury, you have to compensate me!”

Jiang Qian hummed in agreement and continued to flip through the script.

Chi Lulu’s eyes rolled around, and she said to Jiang Qian, “I want some benefits! Tell me some gossip, huh? What’s really going on between you and that President Shen?”

The mention of President Shen made Jiang Qian’s entire body feel wrong. She tensed up, and the chair she was sitting on suddenly felt as if it were covered in nails.

She squirmed a bit and gave an awkward smile: “Uh… it’s nothing.”

Chi Lulu smiled deviously, took out her phone, and turned to the school forum page.

She saw a post from a few days ago still pinned to the homepage, with a very shocking title: “Breaking News! Is the Campus Belle Friends with Qingcheng Entertainment’s President Shen? President Shen Domineeringly Protects Her, Personally Admitting It! Includes High-Definition, Uncensored Photos!”

Jiang Qian: “…Why does this sound like a soft-core movie?

High-definition and uncensored?

Are college students really this idle every day?”

Chi Lulu: “Of course. College students’ daily entertainment is scrolling through campus news and reading gossip. Since you’re the campus belle of our school, your gossip is a sensation across the whole campus!

Hey, hey, why don’t you click on it and tell me the real story? I’ll even practice lines with you five more times!”

Seeing Chi Lulu pound her chest to promise, Jiang Qian could only pretend to be vague: “Oh, well, I, uh, I met Qingcheng Entertainment’s President Shen at that, you know, the script signing meeting.

We’re just regular friends. I’ve taken rides in President Shen’s car a few times; it was on the way… there’s nothing else to it.”

Chi Lulu’s eyes lit up as she said, “Oh, really nothing?”

Jiang Qian’s phone suddenly rang. She picked it up and saw that it was President Shen calling.

She answered the phone, and her usual lively voice instantly became gentle and lovely: “Hello, President Shen, good afternoon. Is there anything you need?”

A cool, clear voice came from the other end of the line: “Call me by my name.”

Jiang Qian awkwardly glanced at Chi Lulu, who was squatting beside her with her eyes wide and shining. She said with great difficulty, “Xiruo…”

When Chi Lulu heard her call the Qingcheng President by her name, she immediately gave a knowing, “auntie” smile.

Shen Xiruo chuckled lightly on the phone: “You’re going to join the crew in a few days. Are you ready?”

Jiang Qian nodded, her voice a little weak: “Um, I’m still getting ready…”

Shen Xiruo: “I’ll send a car to pick you up.”

Jiang Qian’s voice became even weaker: “Um, are you also going to the set to watch the filming?”

Shen Xiruo said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world: “Yes.”

Jiang Qian: “Uh… It’s my first scene! Are you going to watch from the sidelines?”

Shen Xiruo let out a light laugh: “I believe in your ability.”

After hanging up, Jiang Qian could still hear Shen Xiruo’s pleasant voice, constantly swirling around her in 360-degree stereo.

“This, this, this… my one-night stand is in contact with me every day now. It’s one thing that we’ve become friends, but she’s also going to watch my first scene in this world… This is so awkward, what do I do!”

Plus, Jiang Qian knew that in the original book, Director Zhu Yu’s first scene for her to film on set was… a kissing scene…

Even though it was a staged kiss, for her very first acting scene in front of her one-night stand, the great President Shen, to be so sensational… how would she ever be able to face her again!

“Hey! Snap out of it! Is your big boss really that amazing? You’re completely spaced out just from a phone call~”

Chi Lulu said with a playful laugh, running over and waving her hand in front of Jiang Qian’s eyes.

“What do you mean ‘my president’? Stop talking nonsense!”

Jiang Qian rolled her eyes at Chi Lulu, turned around to sit at her desk, and pretended to read the script.

Her hand, however, involuntarily flipped to the page with the kissing scene and she started to imagine…

A kissing scene… a kiss…

“Did she and Shen Xiruo kiss that night?”

“I can’t remember…”

“Wouldn’t it be a shame if they didn’t kiss? After all, Shen Xiruo’s lips are so perfectly shaped and her lips are so tender. They’re practically a sinful fruit, tempting to be tasted…”

“But even if they did kiss that night, I don’t remember most of what happened. That medicine is so annoying. It even has the side effect of excessive dizziness and partial memory loss…”

“Seriously…”

The distracted Jiang Qian couldn’t read the script at all. She slumped over her desk, turning into a “salted fish” (slacker).

On the day of the shoot, Jiang Qian arrived at the set very early and hid in a corner to review her lines for the day.

When Shen Xiruo arrived, the entire crew immediately became tense. She deliberately peeked at Shen Xiruo’s location and secretly ran to the farthest side, making sure she wouldn’t be found.

As a result, there was a sudden commotion among the crew members again. Someone was saying, “Holy crap! How did that President Shen also get here!”

“Oh my god, he’s walking this way! He’s so handsome and cool!”

Jiang Qian wondered who it was. “No matter how handsome or cool, could he be more handsome than Shen Xiruo?”

She turned to look.

Then her smile gradually froze.

Shen Xizhou was striding towards her location.