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Chapter 57 A Heart-Pounding Hot Bar
Taking leave is a momentary pleasure, but working overtime is a nightmare.

Chen Xiu took two days off, and the workload she missed was eventually spread out over the following week.

The filming hours for "Diamond Lover" were already quite long each day, and this week they went into 007 mode, filming like crazy.

The sheer volume of work made director Wu Qiang's eyelids twitch with worry, fearing that old man Chen Xiu might get angry and quit!
But to his surprise, Chen Xiu not only did not have any thoughts of quitting during the week-long shift, but did not even utter a single complaint.

Such an attitude made Wu Qiang marvel.

When the film crew set off for South Korea to shoot on location, he finally asked Chen Xiu the question that had been bothering him.

Chen Xiu replied, "Is filming tiring?"

"I'm so tired! My skin has gotten worse these past few days."

Sitting next to her, Reba chimed in, saying that whenever she had free time, she would linger around Chen Xiu. After the initial gossip, the crew members had gotten used to it.

"well enough."

Chen Xiu glanced at Reba, then turned to Wu Qiang and said, "If you treat filming as role-playing, like an immersive murder mystery game, I think it's quite interesting."

What is an immersive murder mystery game?

Reba pressed for an answer, and Wu Qiang, sitting on the other side, also gave her a puzzled look.

Seeing their reactions, Chen Xiu realized she had spoken too quickly; murder mystery games haven't really taken off in China yet.

"It's a live-action role-playing game popular in the West, but it has a script, and it's quite similar to filming a movie."

"So, you treat acting like a game?"

"It's not that easy. After all, filming is a paid job, so the standards have to be higher. It's mainly about working overtime, but I don't think it's a big deal. My previous jobs were much more tiring."

Dilraba didn't seem to care much about Chen Xiu's point of view, but Wu Qiang's eyes widened in astonishment.

He originally thought Chen Xiu was a rich second-generation who was just casually playing around in the entertainment industry, but now it seems that the situation is not quite the same as he imagined.

It's not that he doubted the authenticity of Chen Xiu's identity.

Wu Qiang had been navigating the world of fame and fortune for over a decade, so he had a good eye and could tell who was just putting on an act and who was the real deal.

During the month spent together on set, Chen Xiu's daily words and actions couldn't lie.

In conclusion, Wu Qiang began to think that Chen Xiu wasn't the kind of arrogant, attention-seeking rich kid, but rather a capable rich kid who was starting to take over the family business...

Just then, an announcement came over the loudspeaker that the plane was about to arrive at its destination.

Dilraba blinked and said, "Brother Xiu, we're about to arrive in South Korea. Do you speak Korean?"

“I don’t know how, but Wei Feng does. He’s been to South Korea many times and knows where the fun places are.”

Chen Xiu said to Reba, whose eyes were sparkling, that after spending a week together, even he, who was slow to notice, could sense that Reba was not hiding her feelings.

However, considering that the two only collaborated on this film and would go their separate ways after filming wrapped, Chen Xiu didn't say much.

After the plane landed, the crew went to the hotel to rest and then contacted the local filming agency. The actors went back to their rooms to rest and prepare for the next day's filming.

Just as Chen Xiu was in her room, opening her suitcase, thinking about taking a shower and relaxing,

"Ding-dong~ Ding-dong~~"

Why do all the hotel doorbells sound so uniform?
With a mental grumble, Chen Xiu got up from her suitcase and went to open the door.

Seeing the hot bar appear at the door, Chen Xiu showed no surprise: "You don't want to come in and sit down again, do you?"

"May I?"

Reba glanced inside with interest, clearly indicating that he was playing his cards right.

The hotel the film crew rented in South Korea was just a double room with no living room.

Since they wouldn't be staying there for more than a few days, Chen Xiu didn't plan to pay for a different room. Wei Feng and Xiong Ben stayed in a standard room with two beds downstairs.

If Hot Bar were to come in and sit down, then she'd only be able to sit on the bed... "Never mind, it'll be a bit cramped if you come in."

"Squeezing in is also an option..."

"Stop talking nonsense and tell me, what do you want from me?"

Chen Xiu shook her head, interrupting Reba's probing. If the other party really wanted to offer herself, she could do it in China; there was no need to come all the way to South Korea.

When her tentative boast was exposed, Dilraba just pouted cutely and asked, "Didn't you say on the plane that Wei Feng knew where to have fun?"

"Yes, that's right."

"Can you take me sightseeing? It's my first time in South Korea, and I want to go out and have fun, but I don't know where to go. Can you take me somewhere?"

Dilraba blinked her bright eyes, striking a pose as if she were possessed by Gao Wen.

Chen Xiu was amused by her: "Although you're quite cute when you act coquettishly, I don't want to go out to play right now."

Reba lowered her head in disappointment, staring at the tips of her high-heeled boots, and remained silent.

Chen Xiu leaned against the door, not softening at all because of her pitiful appearance.

"You go back first! I still need to pack my luggage..."

"I'll help you tidy up!"

Reba suddenly looked up, pushed open the door that was partially ajar, and slipped into the room before Chen Xiu could react.

Her actions—from obediently bowing her head one second to transforming into a "ruthless bandit" and breaking in the next—truly took Chen Xiu by surprise.

Seeing that Reba was already in the room, Chen Xiu didn't make a scene to drive him away. Instead, she slammed the door shut, turned around, and walked directly to Reba.

He had only mustered up the courage to enter the bar, and when he saw Chen Xiu walking straight up to him, he instinctively raised his hands to shield his chest.

Chen Xiu stopped when she was only an arm's length away from Reba.

"Did you really come in to help me pack my luggage?"

"Yeah! Otherwise, why would I come in?"

Reba calmly lowered his hand, bit his lip lightly, and looked up at Chen Xiu.

Chen Xiu placed his hands on her shoulders, his thumbs supporting Reba's jawline, and stared at her, asking, "Did you really come in to help me pack my luggage?"

"Yes, yes..."

Unable to look away, Reba could only stare back at Chen Xiu.

But being at such a close distance allowed Chen Xiu to get a good look at her.

The slightly dilated pupils, the carotid artery deep in the jawline connecting to the heartbeat and throbbing rapidly, the flaring of the nostrils and the gradually reddening skin...

This eye contact can hardly be described as innocent.

After a while, just as Reba felt her ears starting to burn, Chen Xiu suddenly released his grip on her.

"Fine, since you're so eager to go out and have fun, I'll pack my bags when I get back!"

"Huh? What?"

Already feeling hot and bothered, I was a little dazed and lacked the ability to understand what Chen Xiu was saying.

Looking at that face full of exotic charm and question marks, Chen Xiu's lips twitched.

"I said, I want to go out and have some fun, do you want to come along?"

"Yes, yes, I'll go!"

(End of this chapter)