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Chapter 189, 188. Chen Duling and Wang Churan are jealous of each other, Jingyi's birthday (5K)

Wang Churan took the initiative to hug Chen Duling. The hug came so suddenly that the latter's body stiffened instantly and she was a little at a loss.

Chen Duling is introverted and has a very strong personality. That's why she prefers someone like Xiao Wang who is very approachable.

Being with this kind of person helps her relax and ease her tension.

After a few seconds of stiffness, Dudu immediately reached out and hugged Wang Churan back: "Hello, hello."

"We don't have each other's contact information yet, let me add you!"

"Ah."

Wang Churan then went to a distant location to find Wen Yongshan, who played the fake Li Muzi in the drama.

The real and fake Li Muzi are interwoven throughout the entire film, and it is the two of them that add to the suspense of the movie.

Wen Yongshan has a delicate and alluring appearance, which contrasts sharply with Wang Churan's pure and innocent look.

"Hello, Teacher Wen, my surname is Wang and my given name is Chu Ran. You can just call me Xiao Wang."

"Hello."

Chen Duling stood quietly in place, waiting for the crew to read the script together.

Besides the lead actors, the meeting room also contained the director, screenwriter, and producer.

Her thin, frail body appeared even smaller among so many people.

At this point, everyone was still quite unfamiliar with each other. Chen Duling looked left and right, and finally could only take out the script from her bag.

People often pretend to be busy when they feel awkward.

The script provided by the production team had been read so many times that it was quite worn out, with the edges slightly curled.

To better adapt to the role, Chen Duling even put sticky notes on key parts, writing down a lot of things.

In addition, she also kept a special notebook to write down her understanding of the characters.

I've already written more than half of the book.

She has been writing ever since she landed the role.

The amount of homework they did was definitely no less than that of others.

Even after being criticized for her acting, Chen Duling remained incredibly dedicated; it's just that the drama's reception was less than satisfactory.

At this moment, Lin Shaobai walked into the conference room.

After greeting several directors and producers, he noticed Chen Duling sitting in the corner.

Despite being the female lead in the movie, she always ended up on the sidelines because of her personality.

Wang Churan is not as outgoing as everyone else.

Lin Shaobai knew that Du Ling was just like that, so he took the initiative to walk over.

"Beep, beep, beep, beep..."

He stood behind Chen Duling and hummed a tune.

The sound wasn't loud, but it still startled Chen Duling, who was already tense.

She took a step forward as usual, then turned around and said with slight surprise, "Lin Shaobai?"

Lin Shaobai smiled and nodded at her: "Long time no see, Sister Duling."

"teacher LIN."

Chen Duling saw a surge of joy in Lin Shaobai's eyes.

Then, remembering the song he had just hummed, she asked curiously, "Why were you pouting like that just now?"

"Sing."

"Is there a song like that? Or are you preparing to release a new song?"

"This is an original song called 'Dudu March'."

"..."

Chen Duling blinked awkwardly twice.

Ah? ? ?
She was full of questions, but tried her best to maintain a ladylike image.

What march?

Did I hear that right?
The Dodo March?!

"Shao Bai, you... I'm sorry, I didn't hear you clearly just now. Could you please say it again?"

"My original song, Dudu March."

Chen Duling pursed her lips, suppressing the urge to burst into laughter.

A few seconds later came a helpless sigh.

"Your original song? That 'Dudu' isn't my Dudu, is it?"

"That's right."

Lin Shaobai turned and looked into the distance: "Beep beep beep beep beep beep..."

Chen Duling: "It sounds like a children's song."

"Speaking of which, Sister Duling is very nervous."

Lin Shaobai said abruptly.

Chen Duling nodded and gripped the script in her hand tightly: "Yes, I am a little nervous. I am not very good at being in crowded places."

"You'll get used to it eventually. Be more confident, Sister Duling. You're the female lead in this movie. It's a genuine performance that has earned the director's and producer's approval."

Lin Shaobai comforted him.

Chen Duling felt warm inside after hearing this, and always felt particularly at ease when Lin Shaobai was by her side.

"Sister Duling, your script is so densely packed, is it all homework you did?"

"It's not densely packed, just some simple sketches and what kind of emotions I think should be used in this part." Chen Duling picked up the script, as humble as ever.

She has always been like this since she was a child; she has many talents, but she is always humble.

They won't be arrogant or boastful.

I never thought I was anything special.

I believe there are always people better than me, and there's always something beyond my understanding; there's still a lot I need to improve.

"Oh, that's really impressive."

Lin Shaobai took the script from her hand and flipped through it page by page.

Chen Duling is still the same Chen Duling.

At that moment, Wang Churan noticed the actions of the two people from a distance.

"Having such a pleasant chat?"

Wang Churan's smile froze instantly.

It seems that Chen Duling and Lin Shaobai have a good relationship.

Wen Yongshan, who had been standing to the side, spoke up: "Xiao Wang."

Wang Churan: "Huh?"

"Your expression is terrifying! What's wrong with you? Why are you looking at Lin Shaobai like that?"

"what!"

Wang Churan quickly smiled.

It seems that the expression of jealousy and envy was written all over his face just now!

"No, no, I have great respect for Teacher Lin. Teacher Lin is my idol. Haha."

After explaining with a wry smile, Wang Churan looked at Lin Shaobai and Chen Duling again.

Wen Yongshan: "This is my first time working with Du Ling. I feel she's quite introverted; she stood in the corner the whole time and didn't say much. We greeted each other but didn't talk anymore. Could you get along with her?"

"Chen Duling?"

"Yes."

"It's alright, I can get along with anyone with my personality!"

Wang Churan smiled.

She turned her head again and saw Lin Shaobai smiling gently at Chen Duling. Just that one expression made her extremely jealous.

Wang Churan couldn't stand it anymore, so she went to the bathroom next to the conference room to wash her face.

She's not wearing makeup right now, so there's no need to worry about makeup or styling.

There's no need to dress up elaborately for script readings.

Looking at her face in the mirror, Wang Churan thought to herself that if we were to compare looks, she was still prettier than Chen Duling.
However, she doesn't have a representative work like Chen Duling, so she can only play a small supporting role in this movie.

In Wang Churan's heart, the relationship between Chen Duling and Lin Shaobai was like two intertwined threads.

Finally, twist it into a ball of yarn.

It's perplexing, and I want to unravel the mystery.

"What exactly is their relationship? Why is Shao Bai smiling at her so intimately?"

Wang Churan turned around and leaned against the sink, pouting, clearly unhappy.

"You're smiling so happily at that woman, why don't you come and smile at me?"

……

Once the staff had finished tidying up the meeting room, the reading session began.

A script reading is a group reading performed by the cast and crew.

Before filming begins, the director, screenwriter, producer, and lead actors gather together to review the script from beginning to end.

On the surface, it's just that everyone reads their lines, but actually it's a way for the main actors to get to know each other and the plot.

This also allows me to gain a deeper understanding of my role.

It might be similar to the script-based murder mystery games on the market.

Lin Shaobai, the central character and male lead of the film, sat in the middle, with Chen Duling next to him.

Wang Churan sat opposite the two people.

Seeing the two of them so close together right now makes me want to grind my teeth to dust!

She thought to herself that once they came out of the meeting room, she would definitely ask Lin Shaobai and Chen Duling what their relationship was!
The script reading is proceeding normally.

Wang Churan looked at the script and said, "He Fei, I really thought you had reformed. Ten million! You've gone completely mad. This time, I won't give you a single penny!"

"I'm sorry, honey, I was wrong."

Wang Churan thoroughly enjoyed hearing Lin Shaobai's lines.

No one knows how happy she is right now.

Fortunately, he was a professional actor and quickly suppressed the corner of his mouth.

Director: "Wang Churan, when you say these things, remember to be extremely desperate, in pain, and angry. You have to imagine the person you love most gambling again and again, and you constantly paying off his debts, slowly becoming disheartened. At the same time, you also have that anger of hating him for not keeping his word."

Wang Churan listened attentively to what the director said.

No matter how unserious you are normally, you have to act like a professional actor at times like this.

While others were speaking, Chen Duling kept looking at the script. When it was her turn to say her lines, she would share some of her thoughts on the character Chen Mai.

The first day's reading session ended at 5 p.m.

When Lin Shaobai got back to his car, he saw a bunch of messages that Wang Churan had sent him.

[I noticed you seemed to be having a great time chatting with our leading lady today.]

[You and Chen Duling have a good relationship.] [Well, that makes sense; her youthful, innocent looks, combined with her academic excellence, are bound to attract a lot of people.]

Dudu praised Chen Duling a lot.

It wasn't until the very end that Wang Churan finally asked the question that had been on her mind.

So, is your relationship with her the kind I imagine?

After sending the message, Wang Churan put her phone aside.

I was too nervous to look at the replies.

She now resembles a college student who sends out their resume and waits for a boss's reply after a job interview.

But a few seconds later she realized, why should she be nervous?
I think I can get along peacefully with Chen Duling, right?
"Ding!"

Just as I was thinking this, my phone buzzed with a message.

Wang Churan quickly picked it up and saw Lin Shaobai's reply to her.

That's right.

"It really is."

For the first time, Wang Churan realized that her intuition wasn't as accurate as it seemed.

She put her phone aside and lay on the bed, analyzing the situation seriously.

"If that's the case, then Xiaotian probably doesn't know either."

"Tsk tsk tsk, Lin Shaobai, you really are a headache for people."

Wang Churan picked up her phone and scrolled through Chen Duling's photos.

She found that this Ms. Chen had a kind face, seemed to have no temper, and appeared to be very well-mannered.

Would someone like that be willing?

Wang Churan felt it was unrealistic.

For now, she should keep this a secret.

July 10th has arrived, and today is Zhang Jingyi's birthday.

With "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" just finished airing, she decided to go out more and get closer to nature in the future.

I traveled alone to Yunnan, the land of colorful clouds, and rented a guesthouse in a small town there for a few days.

She was awakened by the wind chimes on the eaves in the early morning.

I opened my eyes to find many birthday wishes from people.

Her mother was the first to offer her blessings.

Zhang Jingyi comes from a single-parent family, and her mother therefore dotes on her.

Zhang Jingyi doesn't usually like to talk about being from a single-parent family.

Even if others ask, she will try her best to avoid mentioning her father.

Zhang Jingyi started traveling to various cities alone with her suitcase to take exams and study when she was a teenager, which cultivated her unique independence.

Later, Lin Shaobai realized that Zhang Jingyi's slow-to-warm-up and introverted personality was closely related to her family background.

Fortunately, after entering university, she met some classmates who could bring her sunshine.

Zhang Jingyi wondered why everyone would remember her birthday at this time of year when everyone is busy with their own things.

That's quite touching.

I flipped through the pages and saw Lin Shaobai's blessing.

【Happy birthday. 】

Just four simple words.

Zhang Jingyi didn't know that it might be because of her childhood experiences that she became overly dependent on someone as she grew up.

Even after many things happened, they couldn't do without Lin Shaobai.

For Zhang Jingyi's birthday in 2018, Lin Shaobai gave her many gifts, and this time...

It seems that there are only these four words for now.

Zhang Jingyi was already very happy to receive the blessings, so she immediately tidied her clothes, packed her bags, and left the guesthouse.

As she gets older, birthdays have become something she can choose to celebrate or not.

Occasionally, when I'm feeling particularly interested, I'll buy myself a small cake to celebrate.

But they often can't finish it and have to save it for the next day.

The wind chimes outside the guesthouse swayed in the wind, making a clear and melodious sound.

Zhang Jingyi walked along the path in the ancient town, surrounded by old women carrying bamboo baskets.

Enjoying life outside of work is also something she values.

When we got tired, we sat down to rest next to an old tree in the town.

Today is her last day in this small town; tomorrow she will go back home for summer vacation.

While resting under a tree, she saw a young girl running towards her from afar.

The girl wore glasses and had her hair in a ponytail; she looked to be about the same age as her.

Zhang Jingyi was a little confused. Why would a girl run towards her at this time?

As they drew closer, Zhang Jingyi stood up and said in a soft voice, "Hello?"

The girl, panting heavily, asked, "Are you Zhang Jingyi?"

"Ah."

The girl smiled and presented her with a large bouquet of flowers, saying, "Happy birthday!"

"Eh?"

Zhang Jingyi looked completely bewildered.

She was meeting this girl for the first time, how could she possibly know her birthday?
Could it be that information leaks have reached this level now?
Zhang Jingyi carefully examined the girl.

This time she was certain that the two of them had never met before!
"Oh, thank you, but we've never met before. How did you know that today... July 10th is my birthday?"

Zhang Jingyi did not accept the flowers.

She first expressed her gratitude, and then spoke rationally.

The girl was panting heavily from the long run, and it took her a while to catch her breath before she said, "I'm speaking on behalf of someone else, on behalf of our CEO, Mr. Lin."

"Mr. Lin?"

Zhang Jingyi asked with wide eyes.

The girl nodded: "That's right. You don't need to worry that I'm a bad person. My surname is Zhao, and I'm a newly recruited assistant at Baichen Entertainment."

Assistant Xiao Zhao said that she took seven days off to travel to Yunnan, but who would have thought that she would be assigned a task by General Manager Lin in the middle of the trip?
Fortunately, Mr. Lin provided the necessary funds for his escape.

The travel expenses alone are worth the time saved!

"Besides this flower, there's also a bracelet, which Mr. Lin gave to you."

Assistant Xiao Zhao casually took a delicate little square box out of her bag and placed it in Zhang Jingyi's hand.

"I've handed everything over to you. If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now."

"Wait a minute."

Zhang Jingyi grabbed her assistant Xiao Zhao's arm.

"Are you just going to leave like this? Aren't you going to explain anything?"

"What else is there to explain?"

Assistant Xiao Zhao said very bluntly.

Her job was simply to run errands and deliver things.

"Did he specifically ask you to deliver this?"

"Yes, our CEO Lin has been busy with the script readings for the film crew and hasn't had time. Today is your birthday, and knowing I was here, he asked me to come and deliver something."

"Oh……"

Zhang Jingyi lowered her head and smiled softly. How could she not be happy to hear how much Lin Shaobai cared?

Ever since she got together with Lin Shaobai, she has been constantly "fed".

"Alright, Miss Zhang, I'll be going now."

After her assistant Xiao Zhao left, Zhang Jingyi smelled the flowers in her arms and opened the exquisite little box.

Inside was an exquisite bracelet.

Zhang Jingyi quickly sent a message to Lin Shaobai.

Thank you. I received the gift. I love it.

Zhang Jingyi increasingly felt that not choosing to leave back then was the right decision.

It's inevitable to feel wronged, but there's nothing we can do about it.

I really like him, I really like him...

……

At this moment, Lin Shaobai was still reading the script.

He didn't even have time to check the messages popping up on his phone.

He was focused on rehearsing his lines with Chen Duling.

When everyone came out of the conference room in the afternoon, Chen Duling suddenly ran over and walked alongside Lin Shaobai.

She didn't say a word, just walked on in a blank, lifeless way.

Lin Shaobai found it a bit strange.

After a short while, they stopped walking slowly, and Chen Duling also stood still in place.

The two looked at each other awkwardly, their expressions conveying their confusion.

It was as if they were performing a pantomime.

"Sister Duling, what are you doing?"

Lin Shaobai couldn't help but speak up.

Chen Duling smiled gently: "Isn't this obvious?"

"what?"

"Teacher Lin, let's have dinner together tonight."

"Where is it obvious? I thought you just wanted to walk next to me."

"Innocent? I'm anything but innocent."

Chen Duling nodded and smiled slightly, her every move exuding a natural and refreshing charm, and her voice was calm and reserved.

Speaking of her voice, Dudu felt inferior about it for a long time.

When she was in school, people said her voice wasn't as gentle as a traditional girl's.
It's one or two people who say this, but most people who have met her would say the same thing about her.

The adults didn't care, but little Dudu thought it was a big deal.

"I just want to have dinner with you."

"Oh, what a coincidence!"

Wang Churan suddenly appeared behind the two of them and interrupted Chen Duling.

"I want to be with Lin Shaobai right now. Sister Chen, how about another day?"

(End of this chapter)