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Chapter 452 Zhou Ye barges in

After discussing for more than an hour in the office, the three of them finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Pony glanced at his watch: "OK! Let's leave it at that for now. We can discuss the specifics later."

"no problem."

Chen Xiu nodded slightly, thinking: It's so early. It's a rare opportunity to come here. I might as well go and see Tian Xiaotaimei.

Pony got up from the sofa, told Liu Chiping to take good care of him, and then said he had to leave.

After watching the person leave, Chen Xiu turned around and shrugged at Liu Chiping.

"No need for hospitality. Now that we've finished discussing things, I should probably be leaving."

"Are you anxious?"

"Not really."

Chen Xiu shook her head casually. The crew of "Twenty Not Confused" was busy filming, and Tian Xinwei was probably still busy if she went there now.

Hearing that he wasn't in a hurry, Liu Chiping smiled, put his hands on his knees, stood up, and pointed out the French windows.

"If you're not in a hurry, let me treat you to a coffee! There's a new coffee shop that just opened in Coastal City, and the coffee is really good. Just remember to wear a mask and hat when you go there."

After saying that, Liu Chiping turned his head and found that Chen Xiu had already come to his side.

Looking at the Coastal City not far away, Chen Xiu frowned slightly and hesitated, "That doesn't matter, but how am I supposed to drink coffee while wearing a mask?"

"Take it off when you drink it!"

"Wouldn't that expose me?"

"Wait until you finish drinking before putting it back on."

Liu Chiping spoke with such confidence and conviction that his theory was as if he had discovered a bug in a program, and that as long as one's hand speed was fast enough, one could jump back and forth without being noticed.

Chen Xiu moved her lips, thought for a moment, but couldn't think of any rebuttal.

"Fine! If my fans spot me, don't blame me for abandoning you and running away!"

"Hehe, you go ahead and do your thing. I'm not a celebrity, so I don't care about fans."

Whether it was her imagination or not, Chen Xiu actually saw a hint of cunning and anticipation in Liu Chiping's smile...

……

"Cut! OK, this one's done!"

Director Li Zhi of "Twenty Your Life On" stepped out from behind the monitor and addressed the actresses featured in the show, as told by the crew:

"Zhou Ye, try to stay in good shape. Let's try to finish filming here as soon as possible. It'll be time to leave work soon, and the mall will be crowded."

"Okay, director, I'll take a sip of water and then we'll film the next scene."

Zhou Ye's hoarse voice proved that she really needed to drink water.

Li Zhi glanced at the young actor she was acting opposite and noticed that the corners of the child's mouth were drooping and his eyes were unfocused and tired.

“OK, let’s take a 10-minute break. Zhou Ye, you should also adjust your state.”

"Ok, no problem."

Zhou Ye nodded and, with the help of several assistants, went to a floor-to-ceiling window to rest and drink water.

When her parched throat was quenched with mineral water, she finally exhaled the pent-up breath that had been stuck in her chest.

"Hu~~"

Looking at the pedestrians on the street who seemed indifferent, Zhou Ye gave a dejected twitch of his lips.

If a top-tier celebrity were filming here, the entire Coastal City would probably be packed with people.

After a self-deprecating laugh, Zhou Ye turned around, prepared to take another sip of water, and then went to prepare for the next scene.

As luck would have it, not far in front of her as she turned around was a coffee shop, and inside the floor-to-ceiling window sat someone Zhou Ye knew all too well.

Mineral water gushed from the bottle and spilled directly onto his shoes, but Zhou Ye didn't care at all.

She stood there, stunned, her mouth slightly open, her gaze fixed on the distance ahead.

At that very moment, Chen Xiu, who was sitting in the coffee shop in front of her wearing a hat and drinking coffee, also noticed Zhou Ye in a fleeting moment when she turned her head.

After a moment of surprise, he first raised his hand to greet them, then pointed downwards to indicate that the water had been spilled.

Zhou Ye looked down at her feet, her stunned expression instantly crumbling. After hurriedly twisting the bottle shut, when she looked up again, Chen Xiu had already put on her mask.

After hesitating for a couple of seconds, Zhou Ye pursed his lips, his eyes darting around, then took out a hat and mask, put them on, and beckoned to his female assistant.

"Sister Coconut, what's wrong?"

"I'm going to the coffee shop over there to use the restroom. You come with me and cover for me."

"No problem, shall we call two more people?"

"No need, it's so close, only 5 minutes round trip. We're about to film another scene, don't waste time."

The assistant agreed and immediately became a human shield, protecting Zhou Ye behind him. The two of them walked briskly towards the coffee shop.

When Zhou Ye arrived at the coffee shop, he noticed that Chen Xiu was sitting next to another middle-aged man with thinning hair and glasses. Apart from them, there was no one else in the entire shop.

Just as Zhou Ye was thinking that his sudden arrival might disturb Chen Xiu, a waiter suddenly came out from inside the door.

"Excuse me, ladies, we are currently closed to the public. Please come back later if you need our services."

"Huh? Why can they..."

"Hey, hey, don't talk."

The assistant's glaring rebuttal was hastily stopped by Zhou Ye.

She looked up at the waiter and pleaded softly, "Excuse me, I know that gentleman who was wearing a mask and drinking coffee. Could you please go and tell him for me?"

"..."

The waiter glanced at Zhou Ye indifferently, intending to turn away and offer a perfunctory response before making an excuse, but then he saw Chen Xiu waving in their direction. "See, I wasn't wrong!"

Zhou Ye's lips curled up behind his mask. Compared to being able to go in, Chen Xiu didn't feel disturbed at all; on the contrary, she was happier.

With the guests who had booked the entire venue speaking out, the waiters naturally had no reason to object.

The assistant who came along was puzzled as to why Zhou Ye's reason had changed from going to the toilet to meeting a friend, but she didn't ask any further questions.

Once inside the store, the absence of other customers relieved Zhou Ye of any concerns about revealing his identity.

Considering there were still scenes to film outside, she could only ask her assistant to stay put and go over to greet Chen Xiu herself.

Arriving at the window seat, Zhou Ye glanced at the middle-aged man with thinning hair and glasses, then said to Chen Xiu, "Boss, I didn't expect to see you here!"

"I've come over to discuss some work-related matters."

Chen Xiu didn't take off her mask, and also gestured to Zhou Ye that he didn't need to.

After exchanging greetings, he turned and glanced out the window, saying, "You seem to be filming a movie. Won't it bother you if you come over like this?"

"We're resting now, I'll be back in a bit."

"Oh, around when will you wrap up filming?"

Huh? Why is the boss asking this? Is he concerned about me?

Zhou Ye suddenly had a brilliant idea. His heart pounded, and his eyes sparkled as he stared at Chen Xiu. He said happily, "I think it will take another two weeks before I can finish filming..."

"Oh, so you can still go home for the Spring Festival."

Chen Xiu responded politely, but what she was thinking was: Zhou Ye has two more weeks to finish filming, so Tian Xinwei should be around the same time...

When Zhou Ye heard that Chen Xiu was concerned about his return home for the New Year, he was even more delighted.

Just as she was about to say something more and stay a little longer, Chen Xiu suddenly pointed to the door: "Your assistant seems to be in a hurry, why don't you go and take a look?"

"Ok?"

Zhou Ye turned her head and saw her assistant frantically giving her meaningful glances. She turned her head to look out the window and found that the crew members were all looking around suspiciously.

In a split second, Zhou Ye's eyes widened in shock, but he still remembered to say goodbye to Chen Xiu.

"Boss, I'm going out to film a movie now. It was nice to see you today!"

"Okay, do your best, bye-bye."

Chen Xiu waved to Zhou Ye, quickly putting the encounter out of his mind.

Zhou Ye remembered it all the way until the end of filming. When he finished work, he made a trip to the coffee shop again, only to find it empty.

Back at the film crew's hotel, Zhou Ye was still debating whether to tell Tian Xinwei about Chen Xiu's visit to Shenzhen that day.

"Xiaotian didn't tell me that the boss was coming today, so she probably doesn't know about this."

"The boss just said he came to discuss work, and he left after we finished talking."

"In that case, I guess I don't need to tell Oda."

After a moment of internal monologue, Zhou Ye readily concealed the fact that he had met Chen Xiu from Tian Xinwei.

However, when she went to Tian Xinwei's room at night as usual, Tian, ​​who usually made things easy for her, only opened the door a crack today.

Staring through the three-finger-wide crack in the door, I saw Tian Xinwei's almond-shaped eye and a hint of red lips peeking out.

Zhou Ye asked in confusion, "What are you doing? Is someone hiding in the room?"

"No! I'm just not feeling well and want to rest early. You should go back too."

After saying that, Tian Xinwei didn't even want to leave Zhou Ye a crack in the door.

Seeing that things were not going well, Zhou Ye stretched out his foot to try to block the door, but Tian Xinwei slammed the door as fast as she pushed Chen Xiu down. Zhou Ye had only lifted his foot halfway when the door slammed shut.

Staring at the tightly closed door, Zhou Ye frowned, keenly sensing that something was wrong.

She suspected that the person hiding behind the door was none other than Chen Xiu!

But how can we verify this?
Zhou Ye frowned, seriously considering how to get in.

Just as she was considering whether to knock on Tian Xinwei's door again under the pretext of discussing the script, a waiter carrying a food delivery box slowly walked over and stopped in front of Tian Xinwei's door.

When the waitress raised her hand to ring the doorbell, Zhou Ye's eyes narrowed and he immediately stopped her.

"Hello, are you delivering food to this room?"

"Yes! She ordered dinner delivery."

"OK, then open the door."

"..."

The waiter glanced at Zhou Ye with a puzzled look, then rang the doorbell again.

As soon as the doorbell rang, Zhou Ye turned around and stood by the wall, avoiding Tian Xinwei's view through the crack in the door.

This behavior puzzled the waiter even more, but Tian Xinwei opened the door quickly, so the waiter didn't think much of it and just assumed that the celebrities had prepared some kind of performance.

"Hello, here is your order."

"OK, thanks."

As the waiter handed over the takeout, Zhou Ye turned around and squeezed in front of Tian Xinwei, entering the room right next to her.

This smooth and fluid movement completely baffled Tian Xinwei, who had just received the takeout order.

Once the door was locked and she saw that it was Zhou Ye, Tian Xinwei said angrily, "Coconut, what are you doing??"

"Hehe, I'd like to see who's hiding in your room."

Zhou Ye turned around with a smile and looked inside, and then she met a pair of eyes that she had just seen that afternoon and still remembered vividly.

"Hello, Zhou Ye, good evening."

(End of this chapter)