I Was Taken by the Female Lead After Transmigrating into a Book - Chapter 94

Huo Wu didn’t say whether she believed her or not. Based on her expression, it seemed she was still wondering if it was the best choice to have Bai Feifei act in this film.

It was true that the team for this film might be hard to find again in a few years, but since the beginning of filming, and since Bai Feifei was confirmed to play Fusang, she had been relentlessly criticized by the entire world.

And even now, when everyone in the crew had accepted her, the people outside might not have. Even though she was now covered in wounds, even though her performance seemed unusually good. Huo Wu just couldn’t help but wonder if it would have been better for Bai Feifei to start with a more gentle film.

At least she wouldn’t have to face so much criticism and rumors, and she wouldn’t have been covered in continuous small and large injuries for the past few months. Female actors are barely affected as long as there are no obvious scars on their faces. Bai Feifei remembered this, but it seemed to be the only thing she remembered. Even though she wasn’t prone to scarring, some wounds were too deep, leaving her with many unavoidable scars.

“Actually, I’m quite grateful now,” Bai Feifei said with clarity. Perhaps she now thought that she was just working, and she hadn’t even truly stepped into the entertainment industry with half a foot. After all, everyone in the crew was filming in a down-to-earth manner, with no so-called conflicts or undercurrents.

In Li Ke’s crew, she had never been subjected to any of the malicious harm she often saw in novels, such as someone putting medicine in her food or hiding needles in her shoes or clothes.

It might not cause any irreversible harm, but these small wounds wouldn’t be fatal. They would, however, be enough to make a person feel disgusted and fearful. If they were combined with such a role where she was bullied constantly, Bai Feifei’s mental health would probably be the first to suffer.

Many directors, in order to make actors with average acting skills and no connections perform in an immersive way, don’t care about the actors’ lives. They give it a nice name, saying it’s to let the actors have an immersive experience and understand the role, to make them see themselves as the character at all times. But this approach was something Li Ke didn’t approve of.

An actor is a person first, and a character second. If an actor becomes depressed, they are the ones who are depressed, and it has nothing to do with the character.

Besides, after joining this film, Bai Feifei’s treatment was no different from anyone else’s. She could also always ask Huo Wu for private tutoring in acting and had never been yelled at or cursed. In the past, she could have adapted well to such an environment, but now that she had a better comparison, with Huo Wu tutoring her and comforting her when she was injured, she felt a sense of belonging. She would be embraced and get the most intimate kisses.

Bai Feifei suddenly felt that she didn’t want to go through those so-called growth-inducing environments anymore.

No one is born to love hardship.

Bai Feifei told Huo Wu her thoughts, and looking at Huo Wu’s contemplative expression, she said, “I think people should be content.”

She rubbed against Huo Wu again. Wherever she was lying, she would rub against the nearest thing. After a moment, she said, “Besides, I didn’t get any major injuries, did I? Actually, I’m not very sensitive to pain. The pain from these wounds is very mild. I’m just…”

Huo Wu put her index finger against Bai Feifei’s cheek, barely believing her words. She said softly, “You’re just what?”

“I’m just asking you to feel bad for me and spoil me a little,” Bai Feifei said with her eyes narrowed in a smile. She then suggested to Huo Wu, “Actually, you don’t have to be so strong either. I always used to tell you when we were little that you can also spoil me a little sometimes…”

As Bai Feifei spoke, she looked at Huo Wu with a very hopeful expression—but she really couldn’t imagine what Huo Wu would look like being spoiled. It seemed that no matter what she faced, her nature would make her patiently deal with it. She wouldn’t complain even when she was tired, nor would she say any meaningless or superfluous words, let alone actually act spoiled in a soft voice or do something similar.

Bai Feifei’s mouth pouted up high.

Huo Wu looked at her without a trace of emotion, reached out, and pulled her mouth higher, even tugging it outward. She didn’t manage to do it, but it was enough to melt some of her emotions.

She suddenly thought that her emotions just now were probably like those of a parent who didn’t want their precious child to go through any hardships. They would think, ‘Why do they have to suffer when there’s a better and safer path?’ Although in many people’s eyes, this might not even be considered suffering. On the contrary, it was an opportunity that many people would fight to get.

She pinched Bai Feifei’s lips again, gently pressed on her lower lip, and leaned in to kiss Bai Feifei, who was also actively raising her head. She then asked, “Should we go back right away?”

Bai Feifei glanced out the window and struggled to say, “Didn’t Li Ran finish filming? Where did he go?”

“He’s already on his way to catch the high-speed train,” Huo Wu said. “He has a brand promotion event in the next city and has to be there early tomorrow morning.”

It was already dark, but these days there were still scattered light rains, so it got dark a little earlier than on sunny days. Bai Feifei nodded in realization and said a little regretfully, “Li Ran and Xinghe had their wrap party together. Was he unhappy about that?”

Yesterday, it was mostly Ling Xinghe’s show, and his fans were the ones who showed up the most. Although it wasn’t explicitly stated, everyone knew that he was the one who bought the fireworks.

“That’s not something you should worry about,” Huo Wu paused for a moment and suddenly became a little curious. “If you and I had a wrap party together, would you be unhappy?”

Bai Feifei’s attitude was unchanged. “Unhappy? Why would I be unhappy? I’d be thrilled!”

She hated social events—with the exception of meeting people she already knew. The thing she hated most was when a bunch of strangers she didn’t know would come up to toast her, make small talk, and exchange contact information. Every time this happened, she wished she could hide in a corner. But she couldn’t always hide, and after every banquet, her face would either be stiff or her stomach would feel like it was going to explode.

Huo Wu looked at Bai Feifei for two seconds and realized that she was being very sincere.

She raised one eyebrow and looked down at Bai Feifei.

Bai Feifei couldn’t really stand Huo Wu staring at her so intently—especially at a moment like this, when she was almost lying in Huo Wu’s arms, completely enveloped by her scent.

Her voice unconsciously got quieter and a little softer. It sounded like she was mumbling, a little clingy. After a moment, she truthfully said what was on her mind.

Huo Wu nodded in agreement. “I don’t like it either.”

Bai Feifei sincerely sought advice. “So how can we avoid that kind of situation?”

It seemed like at Mrs. Cheng’s banquet last time, Huo Wu was constantly talking to people in the front, and Bai Xue was also meeting her “old acquaintances” and “old friends” non-stop.

“You can’t completely avoid it, but you can be selective about who you talk to,” Huo Wu chuckled. She said, “If all else fails, just escape. Nothing will happen either way. If you don’t want to stay, just leave.”

Just like last time, they had already socialized with the people they needed to and who had actual potential for collaboration. It was useless to stay any longer, and leaving early wouldn’t cause any problems. She could also go on the ferris wheel with Bai Feifei.

Bai Feifei thought for a moment. “Then I get it.”

Bai Feifei’s injuries were in some very tricky places. The joints on her limbs had almost no good skin left. Huo Wu was the one who helped her with her bath. This would probably continue for a few more days.

—But there were no flirtatious moments. Bai Feifei wanted something to happen, but Huo Wu was worried that staying in the water for too long would cause her wounds to get infected or cause the newly formed scabs to fall off. She only cleaned the places that Bai Feifei couldn’t reach and told her to hurry and finish her bath.

Bai Feifei pouted again. Wrapped in a bath towel, she angrily walked back and forth, imitating the angry dog from Tom and Jerry to express her dissatisfaction.

The top floor was quiet. Only one or two people occasionally walked by, and some conversations could be heard. Bai Feifei suddenly remembered something. She said, “Is Qi Yang going to finish filming soon too?”

Wu Qingying’s role wasn’t that big, and her scenes were concentrated in one area. Her scenes were just more spread out, and her workload wasn’t heavy. She was mostly on set, but sometimes she had to go to a location shoot—it wasn’t a very remote one. It was in a small village in the mountains next to Luoshui City, and a few dozen families lived there.

She didn’t know how the director found such a hidden gem. The effect of the shot looked like a remote village on the border of Yunnan.

Huo Wu nodded and said, “Yeah, in about a week.”

If she thought about it, all of their filming was almost done.

There was probably only one month left. Bai Feifei was a little surprised and said, “It went by so fast. But sometimes it feels fast and sometimes it feels slow.”

In the afternoon, when she was filming with her injuries, every second felt like a year. But when she was resting, time always seemed to fly by.

Bai Feifei moved closer to Huo Wu and pressed her face against hers. Her voice was pinched and a little mushy, almost a bit fake. “I want to finish filming with you.”

Huo Wu’s expression didn’t change as she continued with her work. She caught a white shadow out of the corner of her eye that was quietly approaching and sat down on her other side. Its round pupils in the shadows stared at Bai Feifei, and it let out a very soft “meow.”

Bai Feifei’s rubbing movements stopped.

Huo Wu blinked without expression.

—In just the time it took for a cat to meow, Bai Feifei was lured onto the bed by Little White.

Little White kept headbutting her on the bed. Each time, it would make Bai Feifei scream happily. She buried her head deep in its fur and gave it a kiss, then kept sniffing and kissing its paws that had been in the litter box.

Huo Wu looked at her reflection on the computer monitor—she was expressionless, with some other strange, indescribable emotion.

She was still for a second, then sent a “wait” to Li Ke and stopped typing. She slowly walked into the bedroom.

Bai Feifei was acting like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey, pouting and sexually harassing the pathetic little cat that was just lying there with its tail wagging.

Huo Wu leaned her shoulder against the doorframe. Just as Bai Feifei was about to give Little White’s neck and chin a big kiss, she said flatly, “She hasn’t had a bath in two months.”

Bai Feifei’s kissing movements stopped.

“Your hands will be greasy after you touch her, and if you wipe them with a wet wipe, they’ll turn black,” Huo Wu said.

Bai Feifei hesitated for a moment. Her pouting mouth couldn’t bring itself to kiss the cat anymore.

Little White’s tail stopped wagging. It turned its head, and its pupils went from round to slits, coldly staring at her.

Huo Wu stared back at it for a moment. Little White then let out a soft “meow,” and its soft paw pads patted Bai Feifei’s face.

Bai Feifei hesitated for a moment, then reached out and hugged it under its armpits. She said softly, “Little White, baby, how about we go get a bath tomorrow before we play kissy?”

The words “bath” precisely hit Little White’s radar. It let out a sharp “Aoo!” and with its tail wagging, it shot to the highest point in the room at lightning speed—perching on the pillar at the top of the curtains, looking down at the two people below.

Bai Feifei sat for two seconds. Between coaxing Little White and washing her hands and face, she chose the latter.

But when she walked past Huo Wu, she reflexively gave her a kiss.

As soon as she kissed her, she covered her mouth and ran away.

Huo Wu stood where she was, leisurely opening a drawer on the side and putting away Little White’s bath card—she had just had a bath less than a week ago. Then, she walked triumphantly back to the computer, sat back down, and typed two words to Li Ke: “Go on.”