After A Secret Marriage Agreement With A Rival Omega - Chapter 58

Chapter 58

◎ Although disheveled, Sheng Ruxi trusted her so much, her soft body tightly nestled in her arms. ◎

The moment Sheng Ruxi looked up, a cup of iced coffee with clinking ice cubes was placed in front of her.

Even though the person was completely covered, Sheng Ruxi recognized them just by looking at the familiar fingers and pale, bony knuckles.

It seemed that Sheng Ruxi couldn’t believe Jian Jixing would appear here at this moment, so she didn’t speak immediately. It was only after the clinking of the ice cubes that she seemed to suddenly react and prepared to stand up.

Jian Jixing!

Sheng Ruxi’s first reaction was to stand up, but Jian Jixing gently pressed her shoulder.

“What’s the hurry?” Jian Jixing chuckled. Her voice was low, just enough for the two of them to hear. She took off her sunglasses. Her slightly curved eyes were hidden in the shadow of the brim of her hat. She gestured to Sheng Ruxi. “It must be hard for you to be so busy that you don’t have time to buy coffee.”

Sheng Ruxi heard Jian Jixing teasing her again, like she was slapping her own face. It was obvious that she had already arrived when she sent the message, and she had deliberately asked that.

She was so angry that she stabbed the straw into the cup and took a big gulp. The flavor was just right, and her anger subsided: “What are you doing here?”

Oh, the way she said that, it sounded like she was very unwelcome. Jian Jixing found it funny. She thought to herself, why was Sheng Ruxi so contradictory? If she hadn’t watched for so long, she would have actually believed her.

Wait, why did she use “also”?

Jian Jixing’s smile froze. She took out her phone and looked at it: “Didn’t Tuanzi say you needed me?”

Sheng Ruxi thought for a moment and understood the whole story. Her face immediately flushed with annoyance, but this time, it was because she was annoyed at herself and Tuanzi.

This need was not that need—

Jian Jixing saw that Sheng Ruxi’s break was not over yet, so she was not in a hurry to leave. She sat in the seat next to her, propped her hand up, and looked at Sheng Ruxi: “Didn’t you eat anything?”

Sheng Ruxi was stunned for a moment and replied: “I don’t have much of an appetite.”

It was so strange. She and Jian Jixing could actually talk about such ordinary things so peacefully. It even gave Sheng Ruxi the illusion that she was really living a married life with Jian Jixing.

In reality, they were both in this marriage because of a mutual aid contract.

“Did you come because Tuanzi told you to? She misunderstood me,” Sheng Ruxi muttered, trying to get rid of the distracting thoughts in her mind. “Who does she think she is?”

Jian Jixing said calmly: “I didn’t mean it that way either. As your legal partner, if you miss me, I’ll naturally come.”

Who meant it that way? No—

“Who misses you!” Sheng Ruxi retorted.

“Then I’m leaving.”

Sheng Ruxi went to grab Jian Jixing’s hand, but although Jian Jixing said she was leaving, she didn’t move at all.

At this moment, Tuanzi had returned. When she saw Sheng Ruxi holding hands with a woman in black who was dressed like a stalker, her eyes widened in shock.

She was about to call the staff, but when she took a closer look, something was wrong.

She looked again.

This time, Tuanzi found out. It was Director Jian! Who else but Director Jian could be so lazy in front of Sheng Ruxi, seemingly unfazed by her beauty?

“You don’t want me to leave, do you?” Jian Jixing smiled faintly. When Sheng Ruxi’s hand was about to pull away, she reached out and placed her hand on the back of Sheng Ruxi’s hand, effortlessly closing the distance between them.

Sheng Ruxi thought Jian Jixing was so strange.

She had clearly wanted to break up with her last time. Now, for some reason, she was being more open.

Although they would still argue, bicker, and tease each other before, Sheng Ruxi had never felt any other atmosphere between herself and Jian Jixing at that time.

She also never felt that Jian Jixing’s palm was so warm.

Because she had just been drinking something cold, this touch felt especially intense. When Jian Jixing pressed down on her hand, Sheng Ruxi also felt Jian Jixing’s fingers press down slightly.

It was like a form of calm restraint hidden beneath a hot body temperature.

Sheng Ruxi suddenly withdrew her hand and instinctively sensed danger.

She was in danger.

Love wasn’t a matter of conflict and a desire to win, but in Jian Jixing’s recent changes, she seemed to see the same desire to win and the same kind of probing that had appeared in herself before.

She tapped the edge of the coffee cup: “If I don’t want you to leave, you won’t?”

“It depends on your mood. I can stay here.” Jian Jixing tilted her head and talked back and forth with Sheng Ruxi calmly, her eyes fixed on Sheng Ruxi’s face.

She really wanted to see that vivid expression on Sheng Ruxi’s face again.

Unfortunately, after she came, Sheng Ruxi hid that side of her.

Sheng Ruxi didn’t want Jian Jixing to stay here. As a famous director, if she really entered the crew, the director of this crew would go crazy and would definitely pull Jian Jixing in front of the camera to ask for advice.

“I don’t want you here,” Sheng Ruxi said. “You didn’t even say hello when you came. Aren’t you afraid of people seeing us together and gossiping again?”

Jian Jixing said: “What’s there to be afraid of? A rumor is only a rumor if it’s false. Where are we false?”

It wasn’t even evening yet. Before Jian Jixing came, Sheng Ruxi hadn’t felt such a strong summer heat. It made her feel restless and hot all over. She felt that this was a veiled reference. Each word jumped into her ears like a spark waiting to ignite.

“I won’t tease you anymore. I’m leaving.”

It was only when Jian Jixing really waved and left that Sheng Ruxi looked at the coffee cup with the completely melted ice cubes and realized—Jian Jixing really only came to bring her a cup of coffee.

She opened her phone. To prove something, Sheng Ruxi tapped on the “poke” feature again.

It had changed.

It had changed back to Jian Jixing’s previous annoying version: [You failed to tap the other person. Please check your network and try again.]

In other words…

Jian Jixing changed it specifically for her and knew that she would definitely poke her.

Sheng Ruxi “hissed” as she stared at the “poke” feature that could only be changed for a limited time.

Where did she learn that from?

On the day Sheng Ruxi’s modern drama crew finished filming, Jian Jixing also found a spacious place in the film and television city to set up her studio. In the middle of it, she also had Xie Ruizhang help her with something. She took a break and sent afternoon tea to Xie Ruizhang’s crew.

Xie Ruizhang had just finished filming an outdoor scene and entered the studio. She was drenched in sweat. She took a big gulp of lemon tea. While letting the actors rest for a while, she turned off the walkie-talkie and teased: “Is this the standard? Director Jian’s visit to Sheng Ruxi’s crew was quite the spectacle.”

A large truck had driven over so stylishly. When it was opened, it was full of food that others couldn’t buy. No one could be as generous as Jian Jixing.

Jian Jixing raised an eyebrow: “Are you Sheng Ruxi?”

“How dare I? That little empress… I heard she talked back to the director yesterday.” Xie Ruizhang chuckled drily. She was just talking. It was just a joke. Ever since she worked with Jian Jixing last time, her feelings for Jian Jixing had been worn away.

Sure enough, as soon as a person becomes your boss, the mystique naturally disappears.

Xie Ruizhang’s heart was a bit complicated: “How’s your movie preparation going?”

“Still in the framework stage. We’ll see,” Jian Jixing said casually. In reality, she was not relaxed at all. She had already had three rounds of discussions with Yang Chang and Lin Qie, wearing out everyone on her team.

But Jian Jixing still hadn’t decided how to film it. She always felt that it was blurry, and the story she wanted to tell was not clear at all.

The rough drafts they had collected could already be made into two movies.

Xie Ruizhang suggested: “Film a romance movie. Romance movies are box office hits and are guaranteed to make a profit. If you want… you can even find veteran actors to play the roles. It’s not a lot of work. You can finish it in three months and even get a golden trophy at a film festival.”

The words were crude, but the reasoning was not. It’s just that Jian Jixing was no longer a director who needed an extra golden trophy. She hummed in agreement, “Who?”

Xie Ruizhang said: “Well… Tang Hui and Yi Yueyang. Although they broke up, they’ve been very popular recently. Haven’t you been paying attention at all?”

She didn’t need to pay attention. After the two of them broke up, they both sent Jian Jixing invitations to their singles parties. Jian Jixing just declined.

It was ridiculous. Did fans really like to see exes acting opposite each other? Jian Jixing didn’t have a muse, so she usually didn’t use the same actress for her female lead.

Xie Ruizhang seemed to have seen through her thoughts and enthusiastically explained: “You don’t know? That’s what the audience likes now. The more ridiculous it is, the more they like it.”

“Is that so?” Jian Jixing laughed. “Then why don’t I let Sheng Ruxi play the role?”

“But… huh? Huh?!” Xie Ruizhang’s eyes widened. She was truly shocked, but Jian Jixing’s expression didn’t seem serious.

“Director Xie! The set is ready! Let’s shoot!”

“Okay, I’m coming.”

Jian Jixing waved her hand, signaling Xie Ruizhang to go and be busy and not to mind her. She didn’t continue the topic.

Xie Ruizhang was indeed a fan of filming romance dramas. This time, the one she was filming in the film and television city was also a romance. Jian Jixing came over just in time to see her filming two weddings at the same time, one in modern clothes and one in ancient clothes.

The leads were madly in love in front of the camera. Their tears were like broken threads, and they acted very well.

Xie Ruizhang was very willing to spend money on set design and used a little green screen. Jian Jixing even saw that the extras were genuinely moved to tears.

And she was behind the monitor, watching with an expressionless face, and even wanted to scoff.

After watching this scene, although Jian Jixing still hadn’t decided how to film her movie, she now knew what not to film.

When the bride on the big screen was excitedly throwing the flowers in her hands on the lawn, two horses from the prop team that were not properly tied suddenly walked into the shot.

Xie Ruizhang quickly called for a stop to prepare for a reshoot. The staff rushed to lead the two naughty horses away.

Jian Jixing watched this scene. In her mind, which was previously empty, she remembered the scene of her riding a horse with Sheng Ruxi in the rain.

Although she was in a mess, Sheng Ruxi trusted her so much, her soft body tightly nestled in her arms.

After filming a few more takes, Xie Ruizhang took the opportunity to rest and quickly scurried over to Jian Jixing to ask for her advice.

Jian Jixing said: “You’re already very good at filming these kinds of scenes. I have nothing to guide you on.” Their respective fields of expertise were different.

Xie Ruizhang was a little giddy with happiness: “Right? Although I’ve filmed many wedding scenes, I’m happy every time. It’s very moving.” Her eyes glanced at Jian Jixing’s face as she spoke. “Director Jian, do you have any ideas?”

Jian Jixing was baffled: “About what?”

“Marriage!” Xie Ruizhang looked around, confirmed there was no one else, and lowered her voice to Jian Jixing, “Before, when I told you about me and that thing, don’t take it to heart… I mean, even though you and Ruxi have a good relationship now, don’t you still like Chu Wu? When are you going to marry her?”

Jian Jixing understood every word Xie Ruizhang said when they were separated, but when they were put together, it made her want to call her an idiot.

“I have no intention of marrying Chu Wu.”

“Did you not even catch her yet?” Xie Ruizhang looked shocked, as if she understood something. “Could it be that because you couldn’t catch her, you’re not willing to film romance movies anymore?”

Jian Jixing said: “I admire your train of thought. I don’t like alphas.”

“!” Xie Ruizhang’s mouth opened so wide that it could fit an egg. Her voice was low, “Director Jian, do you really like Ruxi? Really?”

“Stop your bad habit of thinking so much nonsense,” Jian Jixing didn’t answer any of Xie Ruizhang’s questions. She checked the time and was ready to leave.

“Is it true? Is it true? You guys aren’t… Hey, hey, don’t go. Ruxi is in Han Han’s crew today. Go and take a look?”

Jian Jixing waved her hand and walked very fast. She didn’t know if she heard her or not.

The two crews were not far apart. It only took about ten minutes to walk there. The timing was so good that when she arrived at the next crew, she saw the staff clearing people out.

Outside, there were many fans holding letters and phones, and there were also fan photographers with cameras.

Jian Jixing found that these fans knew Sheng Ruxi’s schedule far better than she did.

“Can’t get in?”

“How can you get in? The fewer people there are for the shoot, the better. Are you new?”

Jian Jixing nodded almost imperceptibly and lowered her voice: “A passionate scene?”

Jian Jixing had already learned the dress code of the fans in the past few days. Plus, she spoke little, so the fan didn’t recognize her. She just said: “How could it be a passionate scene? It’s just a cheongsam scene. I’ve seen the director’s interview before. To help Ruxi and Xiao Yu get into character quickly, they need to clear the set.”

This was the treatment Sheng Ruxi got. How could other ordinary actors get this much attention? Jian Jixing thought to herself, “clearing the set” actually didn’t mean there weren’t many people there, after all, there were so many staff members in a crew.

Only Jian Jixing knew to go through the internal passage and show her face to get in.

The staff member said something into the walkie-talkie. Then, Han Han’s surprised voice came through: “A rare guest! What a surprise to see you observing here? I was planning to go to your company tonight. Come in quickly.”

Jian Jixing said: “Didn’t you clear the set?”

The walkie-talkie wasn’t quiet, and Jian Jixing was still being led into the set. Faintly, she seemed to hear Sheng Ruxi’s voice scolding someone.

“…Can you act properly?! If you can’t act today, then just stop wasting my time! I’ve already done three takes with you!” This was Sheng Ruxi’s voice. She seemed to be really angry.

“…I’m sorry, I’m sorry. One more take is all we need. Everything is ready now. How can we suddenly not film?”

Han Han mediated a few words and quickly said to Jian Jixing in the walkie-talkie: “That’s not what I meant. Director Jian, you’re an insider. We’re all hoping you’ll come. Even if we clear the set, we wouldn’t clear you out. Hey! What are you doing, Xiao Yu—”

A chaotic noise sounded. They didn’t even bother to turn off the walkie-talkie. Someone seemed to have bumped into something, and things came crashing down chaotically.

At the same time, Jian Jixing also heard the staff members screaming Sheng Ruxi’s name in a panic.

An alpha lost control.