Shocking! The actress was dragged to the regent's bedchamber every night.

A target stands a dozen meters ahead.

The red heart was very conspicuous in the sunlight, even larger than the one in the dream hunting ground.

Su Wuli turned sideways, nocked an arrow, and gripped the bow.

The prop guy, watching her fluid movements, couldn't help but nod in approval; it seemed she had taken his instructions to heart.

The director, watching from behind the monitor, nodded in approval.

The posture looked pretty good, and the gaze gradually found its rhythm; it was enough.

"Alright, all units, prepare yourselves, Action!"

The sound of the clapperboard fading.

The camera is focused on Su Wuli.

She took a deep breath and fixed her gaze on the red heart in the distance.

She drew back the bowstring and then released her fingers.

"Whoosh—"

The arrow leaves the bowstring and cuts through the air.

Even though everyone knew it was just for show, their eyes were still unconsciously drawn to the arrow.

The arrow streaked through the air.

With a soft thud, the arrow pierced the bullseye of the target.

The scene fell into a deathly silence.

Everyone was stunned, including the director.

He stared at the arrow's tail stuck in the red heart on the monitor.

He suddenly looked up at the female celebrity who was still in the same position as after releasing the arrow.

The director's mouth remained open for a long time.

The props guy's eyes widened in disbelief, looking like he'd seen a ghost.

How could that be...?

And it hit the bullseye?

The actors who were waiting to watch the staged photoshoot looked at each other, their faces filled with disbelief.

Su Yuan, who was standing to the side, covered her mouth, almost crying out.

Su Wuli finally put down the bow, her heart pounding a little fast in her chest.

Looking at the arrow on the bullseye in the distance, her eyelashes trembled slightly.

She herself hadn't expected it; she just wanted to try her best to hit the target.

The director was the first to react; he jumped up from his chair.

His expression was even more shocked and excited than when he saw Su Wuli riding a horse that morning, and his voice was eight octaves higher.

"Cut, good, great, one take! Kiri, you...you're really good at this? You've been hiding it well."

The surrounding staff seemed to have been put on hold, and a murmur of discussion and exclamations arose.

"I thought it was just for show, but I never expected..."

"It seems I was indeed biased before; this arrow was shot much better than those male actors."

"It's not just a lot, it's a complete break in the chain."

The way everyone looked at Su Wuli changed completely, filled with disbelief.

Dinner was eaten back at Su Wuli's apartment.

Lin Liwen specially canceled her evening social engagements to come over, and as soon as she entered, she looked Su Wuli up and down a few times.

"You look alright." She took off her high heels and asked worriedly, "You didn't fall again, did you?"

Su Yuan was already busy between the kitchen and the dining room, setting the table with the exquisite takeout food that Lin Liwen had brought.

Upon hearing this, he immediately turned his head, his voice filled with barely suppressed excitement.

"Sister Wen, you didn't see it, Wu Li was really amazing today."

Lin Liwen sat down at the dining table and accepted the warm water that Su Wuli handed her.

Startled, he immediately asked, "How powerful is it?"

"It's more than just that it didn't fall." Su Yuan brought over the last dish.

I couldn't wait to pull out a chair and sit down.

"In the horse riding scene this morning, Kiri rode that horse so steadily that the director was initially worried, but we nailed it in one take, and a lot of people on set were applauding."

She spoke while gesturing, her cheeks flushed with excitement.

Lin Liwen paused, holding her chopsticks, and looked at Su Wuli.

"Really? You rode it yourself?"

Su Wuli nodded. "Mm."

"He was even more amazing this afternoon," Su Yuan blurted out.

The voice rose a little higher, "For the archery scene, the director said just pose and we'd do the special effects later, but guess what happened?"

She deliberately kept everyone in suspense, her eyes wide open.

Su Wuli was eating when she met Lin Liwen's gaze.

She opened her mouth to continue Su Yuan's question, "What's wrong?"

"Mist Pear hit the bullseye with one arrow." Su Yuan couldn't help but slap the table.

His face was full of pride, and he didn't forget to imitate it.

"Just like that, he took the bow and shot it in a flash. Everyone on set was stunned. Even the director was so shocked that he jumped up from his chair."

As soon as she finished speaking, Su Wuli suddenly noticed that Lin Liwen's expression was a bit strange.

Lin Liwen remained silent, picked up a piece of food with her chopsticks and put it in her bowl, but did not eat it.

His gaze fell on Su Wuli again, filled with confusion.

She knows Su Wuli all too well.

She's been with her since her debut, so she doesn't dare say she knows everything about Su Wuli's background, but she's pretty close to it.

horse riding?

She had personally witnessed the effects of that crash course; it could barely get someone to help it mount a horse and walk around a couple of times before it would panic as soon as it started running.

Archery? I had absolutely no experience with that.

It's only been a few days?

From a video of him falling off his horse and looking disheveled going viral online, to a video of him riding a horse and running a race?

From never having touched a bow before, to hitting the bullseye with a single arrow?

This cannot be explained by rapid progress; it's like he's become a completely different person.

Su Yuan couldn't possibly lie to her, and indeed, she couldn't.

Su Wuli sat opposite Lin Liwen, meeting her gaze that had been fixed on her the entire time.

Just as she was about to say something, Lin Liwen put down her chopsticks.

Her eyes were extremely serious. "Kiri, tell me the truth, did you... secretly hire someone else to train with?"

She couldn't think of any other possibility besides this.

Perhaps Su Wuli was provoked by the online criticism and desperately sought out a master for special training?

Even if there is a master, the effect is too fast, almost uncanny.

Su Wuli paused her chewing for a moment.

He looked at Lin Liwen, his lips moved, but in the end he just shook his head.

"No, it's just... I practiced a lot more."

As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Liwen stared at her for a few more seconds.

It was obvious that the doubt in her eyes had deepened.

Su Wuli's reaction was strange, but before she could ask anything...

Lin Liwen immediately followed up with, "Where did you train? Who did you train with?"

Her professional instincts as an agent compelled her to figure out the situation and whether there were any hidden dangers or troubles behind it.

Su Wuli felt a little guilty and avoided her scrutinizing gaze, lowering her eyelashes.

The fingers holding the chopsticks tightened a little.

"I... figured it out myself." Her voice was even lower.

Su Yuan glanced at Lin Liwen, then at Su Wuli.

Sensing that the atmosphere was somewhat strange, her excitement subsided a little.

Thinking that Lin Liwen was suspicious, he added in a low voice.

"Sister Wen, it's true... There are so many people watching on set, the director is so happy, maybe Wuli... suddenly had a breakthrough?"

Upon hearing this, Su Wuli glanced at the person sitting opposite her and saw that Lin Liwen clearly did not believe this explanation.

But she didn't press the matter further.

Then he picked up his chopsticks again, took a piece of pork rib, and put it in her bowl.

Her tone softened, "No matter what happened, the result is good. You can ignore those comments online for now, and the production team's impression of you has definitely changed. That's a good thing."

"Mmm." Su Wuli nodded, picked up a rib and took a bite.

Suddenly, Lin Liwen spoke again.

"However, you need to be aware that there is no such thing as good luck in this industry. The key is whether you can maintain your position afterward."

Su Wuli paused her chewing for a moment, then simply hummed softly.

Only the soft clinking of bowls and chopsticks remained in the restaurant.

Su Yuan looked at this and then at that, then buried her head in her food, not daring to say another word.

After dinner, Su Yuan was cleaning up the dishes in the kitchen.

Su Wuli sat in her seat and watched Lin Liwen pick up the water glass on the table and slowly take a sip.

"Mist Pear," Lin Liwen put down her cup, "Come inside and let's talk."

It wasn't a tone of discussion.