I Was Taken by the Female Lead After Transmigrating into a Book - Chapter 73

Looking at him, it wasn’t as serious as Li Ke had made it out to be.

He was in pain, but he knew to use his brain to find the Great Compassion Mantra to save himself instead of simply becoming a monk.

Huo Wu turned to Bai Feifei and said, “Let’s go back.”

Bai Feifei still had makeup on, and her clothes were not her usual style. The overall look was much more refined. The clothes were mostly brand-name ready-to-wear, and the prices were not low, which fit the conditions of Fusang’s clothing before her family’s bankruptcy.

Tomorrow’s scenes were to be shot off-campus at an organized activity. The students were in groups by class, and the girls were allowed to wear light makeup and not their school uniforms. Bai Feifei didn’t have too many costumes in the show; for the most part, she wore the blue and white school uniform in two different styles, one thick and one thin.

Upon hearing Huo Wu, Bai Feifei stood up and said, “Then I’ll go return the clothes.”

“No need. Since you’ve already put them on, just take them back to wash tonight and wear them directly tomorrow.” Huo Wu said calmly. “Go back and rest early.”

Bai Feifei nodded obediently, and after a while, she asked curiously, “Can these clothes be washed? Do I not have to return them?”

“No, you don’t.” Huo Wu said with a touch of amusement. “You can take these clothes with you if you want to in the future. If you don’t, just leave them with the crew. They can be rented or sold, and someone will always take them. There are so many crews, big and small, in a film city, and not every crew has enough money to use real items.”

The greatest fear in modern dramas is being found out for using fakes. This is because once a show airs, if it fails, it will naturally be forgotten. But if it becomes a hit, netizens will often dig up all the clothes and props used by everyone in the show.

Everything Bai Feifei used in the show was real.

This included the entire set of genuine jewels that her mother in the show was preparing to pawn off to hire a lawyer for Bai Feifei.

Bai Feifei would wear them in the show.

A few of Bai Feifei’s looks in the show had already been internally decided to be followed. Similarly, Bai Xue had already communicated with the brands and wanted to discuss further cooperation. Bai Feifei’s public image was still in the process of actively being repaired. Although she had a lot of buzz, she had no tangible achievements. Moreover, the persona of a disgraced wealthy girl didn’t really have any positive marketing benefit for a brand.

While there was no progress, leveraging the buzz for promotion could be a win-win situation since no one would lose. Creating a “brand artist family” effect would also be good for the brand’s reputation.

Bai Feifei didn’t think about these deeper layers. She was just happy about being able to wash the brand-new clothes.

Huo Wu’s gaze fell on Bai Feifei’s neck, and she suddenly said, “Don’t move.”

Bai Feifei stopped in her tracks and looked at Huo Wu with curious eyes, truly not moving at all.

Huo Wu’s lips couldn’t help but curl up. After a moment, she used her hands to lightly measure Bai Feifei’s neck. Her two index fingers could touch, and there was still room to spare.

She had to shorten the necklace a little.

She let go of Bai Feifei’s neck, which was easily reddened by touch, and gently brushed it with her hand. “Done.”

The last touch was so light and fleeting that it gave Bai Feifei goosebumps. She felt an itching sensation all over her body, which strangely gave rise to a stirring feeling.

Bai Feifei reached out and rubbed the spot where Huo Wu had touched her, whispering to her as if she could do something about it. “It’s itchy.”

She seemed to have completely forgotten that the person who made her feel this way was herself.

Huo Wu said, “What do we do?”

Bai Feifei had no idea what to do. As soon as she scratched it twice with her hand, Huo Wu grabbed her wrist to stop her from further damaging her already red neck.

Huo Wu frowned, made a phone call, and told Bai Feifei, “Don’t scratch. It’s all red.”

After a moment, she received a message. She lowered her head, typed a few words, and said, “Go back to your trailer first, change your clothes, and take a shower.”

Bai Feifei endured the itching. “I want to go back to the hotel to wash up. I can sleep well with the AC on after I’m done.”

Bai Feifei was making Huo Wu feel powerless. She sighed, finally managed to pull Bai Feifei to the side of the trailer, and stood behind her, gently holding her neck and tilting it up. “Look up.”

Bai Feifei let out a sound of surprise. “How did I get so many bumps?”

Only then did she realize that she might be having an allergic reaction.

No matter how big the brand, a brand-new outfit could still be dirty. For someone with a body like Bai Feifei’s, she would get an allergic reaction after a certain amount of contact.

Bai Feifei no longer wanted to wait to get back to the hotel to wash up comfortably. She anxiously got in the car.

Even after showering, although the subtle itching in other places had subsided, the red bumps around her neck had not gone away. Bai Feifei stared at the mirror in distress and was about to go to the hospital when she saw a hand tap on the window next to Huo Wu. A takeout bag was handed in, containing medicine.

“Come here,” Huo Wu patted the empty seat next to her. “Come here, and I’ll apply the medicine for you.”

Huo Wu’s movements were very careful. She would gently blow on it in between applying the medicine. Bai Feifei was almost completely stiff, maintaining a posture of supporting her upper body with one hand, her eyes half-closed, and looking down at Huo Wu’s focused eyebrows.

Dusk arrived quietly, and a large swathe of golden afterglow shone through the window. A curtain was swaying in the wind. Bai Feifei inexplicably felt the scene was intimate. Her arm had been propped up for too long and had lost sensation. As soon as she made a move, she lost her support and fell into Huo Wu’s shoulder.

Huo Wu was still for a moment. She didn’t help Bai Feifei up and asked her in a very calm tone what was wrong and if she was feeling unwell. But at the same time, she put an arm around Bai Feifei’s lower back, bringing her into her arms without allowing for refusal.

Seemingly realizing something, Bai Feifei’s eyelashes fluttered. She shook her head and said, “My hand has no strength…”

At some point, Bai Feifei remained in the position of leaning on Huo Wu, and her lips and teeth were intertwined with Huo Wu’s. Huo Wu was clearly much better at kissing than she was, gently rubbing against her two lips, little by little, taking away all of her little bit of oxygen, making her helplessly open her mouth to gasp for air, only to be kissed more deeply. She was the one on top, but the one with the clear dominance was the other person.

When their lips parted, Huo Wu gave one last peck. The force was not light. After she pulled back, Bai Feifei couldn’t help but keep pursing her lips.

She looked down at Huo Wu, her eyes wet, and her body was all red. The bumps from her allergic reaction had faded quite a bit.

Huo Wu wiped Bai Feifei’s eyes. The faint traces of water had not yet dampened her fingers and had already spread out at the corners of Bai Feifei’s eyes, turning her entire eye socket red.

“Still haven’t improved,” Huo Wu’s voice was hoarse. She was lying down, but her gaze at Bai Feifei was very focused.

But the words she said were not pleasant to hear.

Bai Feifei punched her. She knew she hadn’t used any force but was still worried that Huo Wu would get hurt, so she rubbed the spot.

She bit her lip lightly and whispered, “How are we going to go back like this?”

Dusk was short. They had actually been kissing until nightfall.

At night, the window could be used as a mirror. The weather was too hot, and the redness on her body had not completely subsided. Anyone with a discerning eye would know that she had just been in a state of excitement.

Huo Wu’s voice was like a devil tempting her with a fruit. “What do you think we should do?”

Bai Feifei was about to say, “Why don’t we go out and get a room?” but she quickly came to her senses, knowing that this was impossible.

She wouldn’t say it, and Huo Wu wouldn’t do it.

The roles in the drama also made it difficult for them to have intimate moments recently. Compared to the beginning, when their scenes together could help their relationship grow, now their main scenes were in separate segments. They didn’t have many scenes together, which also led to them not having this kind of natural intimacy for a long time.

Bai Feifei felt a little disappointed now that she thought about it.

“Let’s wait,” Bai Feifei turned her head. “We’ll go down when the redness is gone. If it’s really not an option, it’s not a bad idea to wear sunglasses at night. It’s so cool.”

Huo Wu, however, had a look of contentment on her face. She was focused on Bai Feifei’s every tiny expression, holding her hand, squeezing from her arm to her fingertips and back again.

Bai Feifei got tired of sitting after a while. She lay down and hugged Huo Wu face to face, whispering, “Am I heavy?”

“No, you’re not,” Huo Wu said, one hand pinching Bai Feifei’s earlobe. It was a very small and soft piece of flesh, and the feel of the earring hole in the middle was also captivating.

She rubbed it for a while. This was not Bai Feifei’s sensitive spot, so it wouldn’t make her uncomfortable. She just kept playing with it, and coaxed her like a person after the act, “It’s comfortable to hug you.”

Bai Feifei let her hug her as if she were a giant doll.

But she later remembered why Huo Wu had suddenly made those gestures on her neck. The posture looked like she was choking her, but the movement was very gentle. She went through all the scenes for tomorrow in her mind, and not a single one required this movement.

Huo Wu directly cleared up her confusion. Bai Feifei only then said, “Oh,” as if she had just figured it out. A moment later, she said, “Why didn’t I hear anything about it? I don’t remember seeing any jewelry or accessories during the makeup tests.”

Most of the female characters in the show were dressed plainly. All the teachers weren’t even allowed to wear earrings, let alone things like necklaces and rings. Naturally, high school girls in a campus setting didn’t wear much jewelry either.

The most would be a silver bracelet, and it was not even on the protagonist but on a supporting character.

Even Bai Feifei’s mother didn’t have any jewelry left in the show. One was that her illness made her uninterested in dressing up, and the second was that almost everything that could be sold had been sold. The rest were auctioned off by the court. What little that remained was what was registered under Fusang’s name, but they weren’t things that could be worn at any time.

Furthermore, with a campus as the main setting, there was really not much jewelry in the crew’s possession.

Huo Wu pondered for a moment. After a while, she sat up. Bai Feifei didn’t even move and was still half-lying on Huo Wu.

She was lazy all over, like a large doll, and Huo Wu had arranged her into a very comfortable position.

She saw Huo Wu staring at her face as if confirming something, and she said unsurely, “Did I not wash off my makeup completely?”

Then why did Huo Wu kiss her for so long? And why was she still staring at her for so long?

“No,” Huo Wu said. “It’s very clean.”

Bai Feifei’s expression was suspicious.

Huo Wu finally said, “The items are currently stored in a bank vault. We will take them out when we shoot the scene.”

Bai Feifei hadn’t expected the items to be that valuable. She was puzzled and curious, and she asked with great enthusiasm, “What kind of jewelry is it?”

“They are my mother’s keepsakes,” Huo Wu said. “A complete set of the ‘Pink Star’.”