Huayu 02: The Days of Extreme Pulling and Rolling with the Fairy

Gu Renlong's electric scooter was practically smoking by the time he finally got Xie Jin to Old Liu's house.

Xie Jin came with the good news of the second half of the script and the confirmed investors, wanting to give Big Hamster a surprise, and also to discuss the upcoming schedule.

Liu Xiaoli saw Gu Renlong for the first time: "Xiao Jin, this is...."

My agent, Gu Renlong, is exceptionally talented.

"Hello, Aunt Liu"

"Young Master Gu is very handsome. Auntie will leave you her phone number."

Gu Renlong was very tactful. He exchanged a few simple pleasantries with Liu Xiaoli and then left, reminding Xie Jin before he left that they would be setting off to film that evening.

Upon entering the room, Xie Jin was puzzled. Where was the giant hamster man?

Shouldn't they be going crazy normally?

"Auntie, why is it so quiet?"

Liu Xiaoli gestured with her chin: "Upstairs, someone's holding a laptop, playing some kind of game called 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes'."

Xie Jin understood what she meant and felt a slight sinking feeling in her heart. It seemed that she should have received an offer from the producers of the Legend of Sword and Fairy series by now.

"That's alright, let her play."

Liu Xiaoli suddenly remembered something, her eyes lit up, and she pulled Xie Jin to sit on the sofa. "Xiao Jin, are you going to do a new movie?"

Xie Jin nodded. "I came here today to talk to you about this. We're planning to produce a TV series, and Bona Film Group has already agreed to invest half, while I'll invest the other half."

Liu Xiaoli couldn't contain her joy. Although Xie Jin didn't mention whether there would be a role for Qianqian, his presence alone was a statement in itself.

The mother-in-law's eyebrows were twitching with joy.

"That's wonderful! Xiao Jin is so diligent! Auntie is so proud of you. Here, have an orange."

When Xie Jin received the fruit, she glanced at the table and saw a corner of the script for the Legend of Sword and Fairy.

I casually asked, "Auntie, I heard that Tangren is making a new drama."

  

Liu Xiaoli didn't hide anything: "Yes, Mr. Cai from Tangren has contacted me several times, saying that there's a TV series adapted from a game that's looking for Xixi, and that he wants to sign her."

"I guess I'm out of touch. Would anyone watch a TV series based on this game?"

Xie Jin shrugged: "The younger generation should be very receptive."

Xie Jin thought for a moment, "Has she read the script? Does she want to act in it?"

Liu's mother slapped her thigh and said, "I don't know if she wants to or not. She's getting more and more independent now and doesn't tell me anything anymore."

A faint trace of sorrow lingered between Liu Xiaoli's brows.

To be honest, she always felt that her daughter was too young.

Rather than having her daughter deal with a new batch of strangers at Tangren, I'd rather she work with familiar people for a long time.

But I thought about it in my heart and didn't say it out loud.

Xie Jin ate an orange, her thoughts a jumbled mess.

Upon hearing the name "Chinese Paladin," his heart skipped a beat. Deep down, he didn't want Miss Liu to take on other actors' roles.

There's no other reason, I just simply don't want to.

Perhaps I really do have a strong desire for control.

Perhaps it's a bit selfish, but isn't love itself a bit selfish?

.......

.......

It must have been Miss Liu who heard Xie Jin's voice upstairs, and Xie Jin looked up when he was drinking water.

Upon noticing a small, expressionless head peeking at him from the stairwell, he frowned slightly.

Xiao Liu pouted and snorted, then turned and went upstairs.

Xie Jin lifted a corner of her backpack, scratched her head with a smile, and Liu Xiaoli looked down and saw a small stack of A4 papers.

"Auntie, I'm going to go see her and give her a surprise."

Liu Xiaoli's eyes were reproachful

"Go ahead, that brat's acting up again. Just keep indulging her."

..........

Xie Jin went upstairs. There were a few cats on the first floor, and even more on the second floor. As soon as Xie Jin came upstairs, the little masters surrounded her, rubbing their big tails against her.

Helpless, I just petted and scratched them, and finally managed to make these little masters happy.

........

The door at the end of the corridor was ajar.

Xie Jin coughed and gently pushed him away.

The girl's room was very tidy, with clean white floral bedding and various cat plush toys.

On the table is a photo of the two of them taken on the set of their last movie.

Xiao Liu was lying on the beanbag chair when he saw Xie Jin come in and turned his head to the side.

Xie Gouzi hasn't come to visit me these past few days.

He's living the high life, while I'm practically going stir-crazy being stuck at home.

Xiao Liu said sarcastically, "Who let you in? How could I dare let a big director like you into my poor little hut? You'd get your feet dirty!"

Xie Jin leaned against the doorframe watching her act up: "You don't even know how to be funny... so petty."

Xiao Liu turned to the side, pouting, "Hey, you're right, I am petty, I have the smallest mind."

"Okay, okay, I was wrong. Auntie's still angry, how could I dare to ask you to come out?"

Xie Jin asked casually, "I heard you've been looking at scripts for 'Chinese Paladin' lately? Have you decided which role you'll play?"

Actually, Xiao Liu was upstairs just now, snuggled in bed, not playing games, but reading a sweet romance novel that's hard to coax.

I was completely engrossed in watching it, and I even started to identify with Wen Yifan's character.

But now that I think about it, Xie Jin was angry with me on the phone this morning.

My mind immediately went to another side.

Ignore him, just to annoy him.

"I've finished reading it! Your script isn't as good as 'Chinese Paladin.' I want to act in 'Chinese Paladin.' They said Hu Ge is playing the male lead, and he's way more handsome than you, hmph!"

Xie Jin was a little flustered. She didn't catch the teasing in her tone, and thinking of her aunt's hesitation earlier, her heart skipped a beat.

Could she really want to act in a Chinese Paladin game...?

Xie Jin felt a surge of anxiety, and her tone became slightly harsh, "No, you mustn't go."

This somewhat fierce tone made Xiao Liu pause.

Xie Gouzi didn't try to comfort himself; he actually yelled at me!

Her eyes widened in surprise, and a look of grievance immediately welled up inside her.

He turned around and glared at Xie Jin expressionlessly: "What business is it of yours what I do?"

Xie Jin felt a pang of sadness. She lowered her head, bit her lip, and managed to squeeze out, "You said it."

"I said it! It'll make you furious!"

pia!

The little foot flew up and lightly stepped on Xie Jin's foot.

"Hiss hiss hiss~~fai~fai~fai~"

That really hurt... Xie Jin was so hurt that she hopped around holding her foot.

Watching Xie Jin hug her foot and hop on one leg in the room.

Miss Liu finally calmed down.

"Hey, you dog, tell me why you won't let me act in 'Chinese Paladin'? You're being nosy!"

For every step Xiao Liu took forward, Xie Jin took a step back.

One step forward, one step back.

Miss Liu found Xie Gouzi to be incredibly funny.

They're incredibly arrogant when they're on screen, but the moment you see them in real life, their true colors are revealed.

It's really well-leavened dough; it makes a small indentation when you press it.

But at this moment, Miss Liu did not notice that Xie Jin was slightly irritated.

His eyes unconsciously looked to one side.

As Miss Liu approached step by step, Xie Jin's mind kept replaying her earlier questions, and she was unusually at a loss for what to do.

Yes, what does her business have to do with me?

He hadn't expected that his joyful preparations weren't actually that important.

Let it be, why do I have to meddle in other people's business?

..........

Finally, Xiao Liu successfully cornered a burly man who was 1.8 meters tall.

Seeing Xie Jin's bewildered expression, she held the cat toy in her hand, poking it left and right.

"Are you still going to yell at me?" (sound of a footstep)

"Stop fooling around."

"I'll make a scene, I'll act!" (Stick)

"Stop fooling around."

"Just make a scene, just put on a show," he said, gesturing briefly.

"I'll act!" (Throws a punch)

Xie Jin raised her voice slightly, "Stop fooling around!"

Xiao Liu was stunned for a moment. Hearing Xie Jin really scold her, her little mouth twitched and tears immediately fell. She cried so ugly, "You scolded me... I'll tell my mom..."

Not seeing where he was going, Xiao Liu stepped on a catnip ball.

"Hey, you're using a hidden weapon..."

He was about to fall forward, awkwardly crashing straight down.

She bumped right into his arms.

It looked as if she were a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey, and she pounced on it herself.

.........

.........

Xie Jin felt a sharp pain in her ribs; her head felt like a battering ram, as if her internal organs had been displaced.

And her fingernails were digging into her waist; you could feel them cutting into her flesh. That didn't feel pleasant at all. Those idol dramas are all just ridiculously bad acting.

The intense pain made him instinctively hug the person in his arms tighter.

Ms. Liu froze, feeling herself suddenly embraced in his arms, as if she had been squeezed into a giant doll, and he held her very tightly.

I could feel him; his body was warm and his faint sandalwood scent smelled wonderful.

But it is also very aggressive.

Thanks...what does the dog want? Is it going to unleash its animalistic instincts?

........

........

Xiao Liu panicked.

If it was the initial hug, Xie Jin instinctively reached out to grab something because of the pain.

After he hugged her, he really didn't let go.

Greedily savoring this moment, the tenderness with my beloved, even a second longer would be blissful.

Ms. Liu felt dizzy for a moment, then quickly pushed him away and broke free. Her mother was still downstairs, so she took several steps back.

"No...you can't..."

Looking at her slightly panicked face, and her fearful eyes like those of an injured fawn.

Xie Jin's hand, which was suspended in mid-air, froze, unsure whether to keep it raised or put it down.

Her instinctive step back made Xie Jin feel for the first time that she might have been misjudging the situation all along...

He knew that it wasn't a girl's subconscious action of having feelings for a guy.

It might be fear, or it might be resistance, but it's definitely not liking.

I felt inexplicably sad; that look in his eyes was like a thorn that pricked me.

It's so congested.

For a moment, he didn't know what to say, so he forced a smile and gave a slight bow.

"Sorry I overstepped my bounds. The Legend of Sword and Fairy is pretty good and would suit you well. I just came to see you, nothing else."

"I have a shoot this afternoon, I need to go take care of that now."

Xie Jin couldn't stay in the room for even a minute longer and hurriedly left.

When he got up, he moved a little too much, and his bag came undone, scattering the lower half of the script all over the floor, just like his pride.

Just as Xiao Liu was about to squat down to help him pick it up, Xie Jin gently stopped her with his hand, saying, "No need... I can do it myself."

Xie Jin hurriedly stuffed the things into her bag, not daring to look at her, and rushed out.