I Was Taken by the Female Lead After Transmigrating into a Book - Chapter 108

Afterward, according to Fu Xiaoxiao, Bai Feifei was slightly terrifying on the way back.

At first, Bai Feifei didn’t know what was so terrifying about it. It was just that ever since Fu Xiaoxiao woke her up, she had a hesitant expression, which made her can’t help but ask.

“So, what was so terrifying?” Bai Feifei and Fu Xiaoxiao walked hand in hand like good sisters. Almost all of the weight on her arm was supported by Fu Xiaoxiao. Bai Feifei was so tired that she leaned her body onto Fu Xiaoxiao’s shoulder. Her voice was still a little soft from just waking up. “Tell me.”

There was no one else around.

It was also past the peak time for hotel staff to return, and the elevator could go straight up to the top floor. It wasn’t until the elevator door closed that Fu Xiaoxiao, looking at Bai Feifei in the faint reflection on the door, said in a very small voice, “When you were sleeping, you were in a daze, but your mouth was constantly pouting!”

“How could that be?” Bai Feifei muttered.

“I recorded it!” Fu Xiaoxiao decisively took out her phone and handed it to Bai Feifei.

Bai Feifei was able to see everything that had happened on her dizzying journey back.

The camera wasn’t close to her, but the reflection in the clock was a perfect way to see her high-pouting lips. Huo Wu would constantly kiss her on the lips or cheeks with her hands and mouth. Only when she was kissed comfortably would Bai Feifei’s pouting lips go back to their normal state.

But if Huo Wu’s hand stopped, she would immediately make a very small movement to show her dissatisfaction. Her nostrils would twitch, her eyebrows would furrow, and her mouth would flex, as if she were about to open her eyes and wake up in the next second.

This made Huo Wu constantly have to soothe her on the way back.

Fu Xiaoxiao recorded a total of more than ten videos. The longest was only about ten seconds, but each one was taken at the perfect moment. When the elevator on the top floor once again made a ‘ding’ sound, Bai Feifei locked the phone screen and handed it back to Fu Xiaoxiao.

On the surface, she was a new, unassuming actress, student Bai, who didn’t seem to show any change, but in reality, she was going crazy.

She tried to remain calm and said, “What brand is your phone? The camera quality is so good.”

It was magnified several times, and it could still capture such small details. Why did those low-budget web dramas even need equipment? They could just film everything with their phones.

Fu Xiaoxiao’s face was full of worry. “We have the same brand. My mom gave it to me, darling. Did you forget? I even picked out matching sister phone cases!”

Bai Feifei looked at Fu Xiaoxiao’s bright pink phone case. After a moment of silence, she said, “It’s nice.”

She had been using this phone case for over six months, from winter to summer. It was about time to change it.

She could get a not-so-obvious couple phone case with Huo Wu.

Bai Feifei’s mind couldn’t help but start thinking about similar products. After living together, it seemed there were a lot of things they needed to get. The coffee machine Fu Xiaoxiao brought last time saved her a lot of money. The final payment was about to be made, so she could choose to buy something nice.

If Huo Wu already used something very good, then she could just buy the same one.

“You’re smiling a little too happily right now,” Fu Xiaoxiao said with certainty, pouting with jealousy. “You’re not thinking about me anymore.”

“When you fall in love, you won’t be thinking about me either,” Bai Feifei said, speechless. “You didn’t even talk to me for a whole year when you were in an online relationship! You would run to the internet cafe to find your online partner right after school!”

Fu Xiaoxiao thought about it carefully and realized it was true.

She seemed to recall the sweetness and anticipation of that online relationship. Counting the time, it had been over ten years. It was a very long time, but if it started early, and she had a lot of things to be busy with during that time, then it didn’t feel so long after all.

“Speaking of which, that game said it’s giving back to old and new players after fifteen years with an unprecedented big event,” Fu Xiaoxiao said. “I’ve been seeing that news a lot these past few days. My computer is new, so I’m even a little tempted to play again.”

Recently, Bai Feifei only had dialogue scenes left. It was fine whether or not Fu Xiaoxiao was on set; other assistants could take care of Bai Feifei.

Fu Xiaoxiao had been working very hard during this time. Not only did she have to complete the tasks Bai Xue assigned, but she also had to stay with Bai Feifei on set all day. When Bai Feifei was filming, she was studying. When the filming was over, she had to put down her work to take care of her. Everything was always ready. The small fan was always fully charged, the cold water was always at the most comfortable temperature, and the parasol was always opened for her in the nick of time.

Bai Feifei gently pinched Fu Xiaoxiao’s face and said softly, “You don’t have to work so hard these next few days. Xiao Xing can handle the work, so you can rest and relax. Auntie Xue also said that you’ll only start to get busy after we finish filming.”

Bai Feifei didn’t have the ability to filter scripts and variety show resources. She didn’t understand them and couldn’t make sense of them. This wasn’t just about the format of the show, the content, or the artists that people outside the industry knew. Bai Xue had to consider other things.

The crew, the investment, and finally, the artists.

With Bai Xue managing her, Bai Feifei didn’t have to piggyback on others’ popularity or take roles that had a buzz now but wouldn’t benefit her future development. Bai Xue had already discussed the direction of her career with Bai Feifei at the very beginning, and there was no need for further discussion.

So all the scripts were first sent to Bai Xue. After she filtered them, she would give them to Bai Feifei to see which one she was more interested in, and they would make a decision after discussing it.

What Fu Xiaoxiao had to do was the first round of screening that Bai Xue used to do.

This would be a massive project. She even had to understand every staff member by their position, as well as the list of potential guests for the show’s later stages, and be familiar with the information on the main person in charge.

Fu Xiaoxiao hummed and hawed, unwilling to move. She wanted to, but the last bit of reason told her she couldn’t leave Bai Feifei.

Bai Feifei finally said, “You have to enjoy yourself while you’re young and have time. When you get old, you won’t have the energy to play anymore. The rest of your life is work—look at Auntie Rong, think about it! What’s her famous saying?”

Fu Xiaoxiao thought for a moment, and her face turned green.

There was a saying of Xi Rong’s that she had been saying since Fu Xiaoxiao was a child.

“Six or seven years old is such a good age, the best starting point. If you don’t work hard now, when will you?”

The age in front of the sentence would get older as she grew up.

Bai Feifei said slowly, “You don’t want to wait until you retire at fifty-five, and Auntie Rong will still be in your ear saying, ‘Fifty-five is the best age to be free and have the best spirit. If you don’t work hard now, when will you?'”

This time, Fu Xiaoxiao was genuinely moved to action.

“You’ve been talking about this game for so long. You don’t have many hobbies in the first place. You don’t like to study, you don’t have a strong appetite, and your life is very casual. All you have left is your internet addiction,” Bai Feifei said, holding back a laugh. “Tomorrow is the first day of the public beta. If you don’t log in early, you won’t even be able to get online. I’m really fine here—cough, and you saw what happened tonight.”

Fu Xiaoxiao’s tears came suddenly and inexplicably, but at this moment, they were like a tap that had been turned on, and she couldn’t stop them.

She was careless, brainless, and a failure. Even her own mother thought so. Although her dad would always play with her and help her relax under Xi Rong’s high-pressure ways, Fu Xiaoxiao was never truly happy. That was because her father also didn’t have any worldly expectations for her, and that’s why he acted that way.

But she wasn’t truly willing to be mediocre and stupid.

No one was optimistic about her being Bai Feifei’s assistant, but Bai Feifei had said countless times that she was a truly excellent caretaker and that being an assistant was a waste of her talent and that she should go learn from Bai Xue.

She had an internet addiction. She loved games and was willing to be immersed in them. She liked to fight and compete with people she didn’t know through gameplay. To her, it was a form of cathartic relaxation, but Xi Rong never approved. In her mind, a daughter who was addicted to games would make her feel ashamed.

Bai Feifei always encouraged her and never said anything bad about it. Bai Xue was the same, even when she was playing a game.

So this was what it felt like to be recognized and have your hobbies respected.

After successfully sending Fu Xiaoxiao off, Bai Feifei finally had some energy.

The luggage in the room was mostly packed. She just needed to organize a few more commonly used items.

Huo Wu had originally come back with them, but as soon as they arrived at the hotel entrance, Li Ke called her back. Otherwise, Bai Feifei might have been carried back to the room by her.

She had been in a daze and had been looking forward to it the whole way.

Bai Feifei pouted. She tidied up with one hand and sent a message to Huo Wu with the other, asking how things were going on her end.

Huo Wu replied with a text. Bai Feifei tapped it, but the electronic voice that read it out sounded cold and impersonal, so she wiped her hands and read the message herself.

After reading it for a while, she wiped the water from her hands and replied to Huo Wu.

After Huo Wu finished her work on the set, she drove to the high school they both attended. There was a very old and small shop there, located in the back alley of the school. The school’s back gate was rarely open, so the business in the back alley was terrible. It was more like the private backyards of the neighboring residential complex than a street.

Some residents had opened up storefronts on the ground floor. With the development of technology, some had gradually started using food delivery apps. Delivery riders would come and go from time to time, but the overall business wasn’t very good.

But there was a very old alley there. A kind and small old lady lived there. The malt candy she made was uniquely delicious. After school, she would cook a thick pot of it and set up her stall not far from the back gate to sell it.

It was just inconspicuous malt candy. It might melt on the way. Although it wasn’t during peak hours, it would still take more than an hour to drive there.

Bai Feifei didn’t expect that Huo Wu would go all that way just because of a sentence she said in a daze: “I suddenly miss the malt candy that Granny Hu made.”

She lowered her eyes, and her eyelashes trembled slightly. She slowly typed a few words: “I don’t want the food I used to like. I just want you to be with me now.”

But Huo Wu’s reply was equally heartwarming.

[Huo Wu: I’ll come back and eat it with you.]