The Whole World Wants Them to Get a Divorce - Chapter 22.2

Liang Yufei saw that she was accepting everyone’s toasts. She mustered up her courage and walked over.

“Ms. Lu,” Liang Yufei said with a perfect smile that she had practiced a hundred times. She raised her glass. “May I toast you?”

Today, Liang Yufei was dressed conservatively and had very light makeup on. She had a clean and beautiful face with bright eyes and white teeth.

Lu Xi clinked glasses with her.

The glasses made a crisp “ding” sound. Liang Yufei looked at her beautiful face through the glass, and her heart skipped a beat. She tilted her head and chugged the drink.

When she saw her drink so quickly, Lu Xi was reminded of that dinner. When Liang Yufei had toasted her, she was also so quick and generous.

In short, she looked much better than she did in her swimsuit that day.

Lu Xi took a sip of her drink. She remembered that she was the female lead of the show and said seriously, “Guangying has invested a lot of money in this show. Director Qian thinks highly of you. Do a good job.”

Liang Yufei tried to suppress the wild joy in her heart. She smiled reservedly. “I’ll do my best.”

“Yufei, come here!” Zhang Sikai was calling her from a distance.

Zhang Sikai was playing the male lead in Your Smile. Liang Yufei didn’t know why he was calling her. She hadn’t finished talking to Lu Xi yet and wanted to pretend she hadn’t heard him.

Lu Xi reminded her. “Someone’s calling you.”

Liang Yufei cursed Zhang Sikai in her mind. She put on a perfect smile. “I’ll go over now,” she said.

Lu Xi nodded slightly. Her face remained expressionless. Her cold gaze moved away from Liang Yufei’s face and stopped at a certain spot.

Liang Yufei followed her gaze and saw Si Yu at the buffet, picking out food. Her eyes flashed with a hint of malice.

It’s that hateful woman again!

Even worse, Lu Xi was looking at her!

Liang Yufei had an idea. As she walked past Lu Xi, she let out a soft “oof” and fell right at Lu Xi’s feet.

Lu Xi instinctively took a step back. She looked down and saw her face twisted in pain. She quickly knelt down and helped her up. “Are you okay?” she asked.

Liang Yufei’s brows were tightly furrowed. Tears welled up in her eyes but didn’t fall. She clung to Lu Xi’s arm to stand up. “I think I sprained my ankle,” she said pitifully.

Lu Xi didn’t think too much about it. She helped her to a nearby chair.

Si Yu had just put a kiwi in her mouth. She heard the commotion and looked over. She saw Liang Yufei clinging to Lu Xi’s arm, acting like a damsel in distress. She frowned, put down her plate, and walked over.

Lu Xi was not used to physical contact with strangers. After helping her to the chair, she let go of her arm.

Liang Yufei felt a little disappointed.

Her fall was quite a scene. Her assistant immediately ran over.

As Si Yu walked closer, she heard Liang Yufei’s assistant, Xiao Yan, say, “Can you still walk? Do you need to go to the hospital?”

Liang Yufei looked at Lu Xi. She said, “Thank you, Ms. Lu,” before answering her assistant. “I’m fine. I just need to sit for a bit.”

Xiao Yan knelt down to rub her foot.

The other people also gathered around them.

Lu Xi saw that she was indeed fine. She pushed through the crowd and almost bumped into Si Yu.

From the beginning of the ceremony until now, Si Yu had been acting like a stranger to Lu Xi.

Si Yu looked at Liang Yufei, who was surrounded by people, and clicked her tongue. “The floor is so flat, and you still managed to fall. Could it be that Ms. Lu is too beautiful, and your legs went weak when you saw her?”

Lu Xi’s brows furrowed slightly.

Si Yu’s lips curved into a smile, but it didn’t reach her eyes. She looked up at her. “Ms. Lu is a smart person. You should know what I mean, right?” she asked.

Lu Xi truly didn’t understand, but she didn’t ask her.

There was too much going on at the company. Lu Xi didn’t stay long. As she was leaving the hotel, she asked Chen Yan, “What did she mean?”

Chen Yan thought for a moment. “She might be jealous,” she said.

Jealousy? Lu Xi repeated the word in her mind. She was reminded of the past.

Si Yu would get jealous for no reason, and her jealousy was always nonsensical. They were married by a contract and had agreed not to interfere in each other’s lives, but Si Yu would always break the rules. She would order her not to eat with this woman or talk to that woman. When Lu Xi didn’t listen, she would cry and make a scene or throw things and yell.

Lately, Lu Xi hadn’t seen Si Yu make a fuss, so the word “jealousy” felt strange to her.

Why was she jealous? Was it because she just had a drink with Liang Yufei or because she helped her up?

In the past, every time Si Yu got jealous, Lu Xi felt that she was too dramatic. But this time, she was actually starting to question herself because of Si Yu’s ambiguous words.

Before she could figure it out, Lu Xi came back to her senses and felt annoyed.

They were married by a contract and agreed not to fall in love. What did Si Yu’s jealousy have to do with her?

She pushed down the inexplicably confusing thoughts in her mind. Lu Xi returned to her cold and apathetic self. “Let’s go,” she said.

The dinner had not ended yet.

Si Yu knew that Liang Yufei would try something, but she didn’t expect the woman to act up on the first day. Spraining her ankle? She was just trying to seduce Lu Xi.

Liang Yufei had a pristine image. Combined with the original female lead’s good character, everyone liked her.

On the other hand, because of the “stealing a role” incident and the unclarified “using connections” and “no acting skills” rumors, people were not very enthusiastic about Si Yu.

Si Yu didn’t bother to socialize with them. She and Xia Xia sat in a corner and quietly ate.

Xia Xia was not as calm as her. She wanted to say something but held back several times.

Si Yu saw her struggling. “Just say what you want to say,” she said.

Xia Xia stammered. “I went to the bathroom just now and heard them talking bad about you.”

“Were they saying that I used connections, have no acting skills, and are waiting to see me embarrass myself tomorrow?”

Xia Xia nodded timidly.

Si Yu chuckled. “Do you think so, too?” she asked.

Xia Xia shook her head repeatedly. “Sister Qi showed me your performance videos. I think you’re so amazing! You’re a much better actor than that Liang Yufei!”

“Shhh,” Si Yu said in a low voice. “Be quiet. Don’t let anyone hear you.”

Xia Xia quickly covered her mouth. Her voice was muffled, but she couldn’t hide her excitement. “Tomorrow, we’re going to slap them in the face!”

Si Yu burst out laughing.

The next day, filming officially began.

Si Yu was called to wake up early. She and the crew arrived at the filming location—a high school in City H.

The school was on summer break. The crew had hired a lot of extras to play students. The trainees Si Yu had been practicing street dance with were also there as guest stars. There were a lot of people everywhere. It was lively and noisy.

With so many people, there was bound to be a lot of gossip.

“Wow, that girl is so pretty. Is she one of the main actors?”

“She’s Si Yu, the one who’s playing Chen Shuang. She was on a trending topic before. Didn’t you know?”

“I don’t use Weibo. Is she a rookie? I’ve never seen her before. But with that look and aura, I think she’s a good fit for Chen Shuang.”

“Good fit? No way! She’s never studied acting or acted before. She’s just a pretty face with no talent. I heard she used connections to get this role.”

The gossip was unrestrained and spread around. Si Yu was talking to the trainees at the time. They were worried that she would be sad, so they all comforted her and told her not to take it to heart.

Si Yu just smiled and let it go. She ignored the noise and looked at the filming location.

Liang Yufei and Zhang Sikai were filming a scene together.

It was the first time the male and female leads met. The well-behaved new student, Yu Su, was riding her bike when the brakes failed. She crashed into the male lead, Zhang Yang, the school bully, and stained his expensive brand-name shoes. She apologized.

Zhang Yang didn’t accept her apology and said some nasty things to her. Yu Su felt that he had gone too far, so the two of them started a childish argument. Before they could decide who was right, Zhang Yang got a call from his friend to go fight. In a hurry, he snatched Yu Su’s bike and took off.

This scene wasn’t very difficult. It just had a lot of dialogue and movements. Liang Yufei and Zhang Sikai had to film it ten times to get it right.

Seven of the takes were because of Zhang Sikai’s mistakes. Liang Yufei messed up once and made two mistakes.

Liang Yufei’s acting skills weren’t very refined. At most, they were natural and smooth, which was enough to shock Si Yu.

This transmigrator can act!

Was it a golden ticket she came with, or was she also an actress like her? Si Yu didn’t know.

After they finished filming, Director Qian Lei commented on their performance. “Sikai, you’re a little too intense. Next time, relax a bit. Yufei, you were fine. Keep it up.”

This was the first time Liang Yufei had acted since she transmigrated. She was praised on her first try, and she was overjoyed. She subconsciously looked at Si Yu, who was waiting to film. She had a look of pride on her face as if to say, Let’s see what you’re going to do!

Si Yu met her challenge with a sneer.

Si Yu’s scene was in the afternoon. It was a scene with Liang Yufei. The filming location was moved from outside to the teaching building.

Before they started filming, the director went to talk to them about the scene.

Chen Shuang, played by Si Yu, was a school bully at first. She liked the male lead, Zhang Yang. When she heard that a pretty and smart new student had arrived and was always trying to be nice to Zhang Yang, she brought two of her friends to confront her.

Si Yu’s two friends each had one line. The scene was mainly between Si Yu and Liang Yufei.

The director explained the eye contact, movements, and blocking. Although Si Yu thought the scene was very simple, she listened attentively.

Liang Yufei was a little distracted. She was so excited about the thought of Si Yu messing up and being scolded by the director that she couldn’t listen to anything he was saying.

“Alright, let’s begin.” Director Qian Lei went back to the monitor after explaining the scene.

The clapperboard clacked. “Your Smile, Take 7, Scene 1, Take 1. Action!”

“Sister Shuang, she’s the new student!”

“How can someone like her be a beauty queen? She’s not even as pretty as a single strand of Sister Shuang’s hair.”

The two friends were fanning the flames. Chen Shuang, in her punk-style outfit, was beautiful and cold. She crossed her arms and stared at the person backed against the wall. “You’re Yu Su?” she asked.

Yu Su nervously gripped her backpack straps but didn’t want to show her fear. “What do you want?” she asked.

The two friends laughed sinisterly.

Yu Su’s body trembled slightly.

Chen Shuang’s lips curved slightly. She grabbed the collar of Yu Su’s school uniform, who was trying to slip away. She pushed her against the wall, looked down, and stared at the flustered and helpless woman in her arms. “If you dare to flirt with Ah Yang again, I’ll make sure you regret it,” she said menacingly.

Yu Su: “…”

“Did you hear me?!” Chen Shuang’s voice suddenly got louder. Each word was laced with a ruthless ferocity.

“…”

“Cut!” Liang Yufei didn’t say her line. Director Qian Lei had to call for a stop. “Yufei, why are you zoning out?” he asked.

Liang Yufei looked at Si Yu, who had a fierce, bullying look in her eyes. She was speechless for a moment. “Sorry, Director. I… I forgot my lines,” she said.

Si Yu let go of her and clapped her hands.

The pressure on her body was gone. Liang Yufei’s eyes widened. She looked at the person in front of her. How could she know how to act?! she thought.

But Liang Yufei quickly dismissed the thought. It was only one line. It didn’t prove anything. Si Yu just got lucky.

They started filming the second take.

Si Yu, now a bully, grabbed her hair and glared at her viciously. Liang Yufei was so scared that she forgot her lines again.

“What the heck? Who said Si Yu can’t act?”

“Yeah, right? Her eyes just now were so fierce and cool. She’s literally Chen Shuang!”

“Her eyes are on point. She’s a perfect bully.”

“Is Liang Yufei scared stiff?”