Reborn! Caught Up by the Critically Obsessed Actress - Chapter 6

The theater staff poured baskets of ice onto the ground, and the snow machine roared to life.

Snowflakes began to drift down from above.

Snowflakes landed on Song Qingxing’s hair. She took a deep breath, wearing the prop shoes that the props master had prepared earlier.

Only a thin layer of rubber was sewn onto the sole, which would fall off if she scraped it hard while running later.

Before, Song Qingxing would use a stunt double whenever possible. Her sudden change in style drew everyone’s attention.

Song Qingxing started running wildly. For so many years, she had only played small, minor roles with limited screen time and little pay.

This allowed her free time to ponder her characters’ thoughts.

Song Qingxing’s acting had improved, but not by much. After all, once a person’s acting style is established, it’s difficult to learn new skills.

But now she had been reborn, back to seven or eight years ago, and everything could start over.

Song Qingxing kept re-shooting this chase scene, running back and forth over a dozen times. Her toes were frozen red, but she was finally satisfied.

She looked at herself on the screen.

She couldn’t help but feel lucky. This way, perhaps she could salvage some of her reputation.

Of course, salvaging her reputation came at a cost of pain.

Yu Zhi returned from the pharmacy with some medicine, all for frostbite. Yu Zhi half-squatted down to apply ointment to Song Qingxing’s frozen, purplish soles and insteps.

“Sister Song, you don’t have to push yourself so hard. Look, your feet are all purple.”

Yu Zhi wore gloves, her expression serious.

But Song Qingxing shook her head.

“Since I want to change my image, I can’t be like when I filmed idol dramas, using a stunt double for everything. That way, you can’t truly convey the feeling.”

When Yu Zhi heard these words, she immediately looked up at Song Qingxing, her eyes wide like an owl’s, filled with disbelief.

This was truly strange.

Sister Song, who used to use a stunt double whenever possible, was actually saying such motivational things.

Could she have been influenced by Xie Jingcheng?

After all, Actress Xie was notoriously obsessed with her craft.

…

Song Qingxing found filming easy this day, mainly because before her rebirth, she had been working at high intensity. Now, suddenly returning to a leading role.

The work content was naturally much lighter.

She returned to the hotel. After applying medicine to her feet, she felt much better and the pain had lessened.

Song Qingxing lay on the bed. Since her career had flopped in her past life, she hadn’t slept in such a good hotel.

The hotel mattress was soft and bouncy, like sleeping on a giant cloud. Song Qingxing’s eyelashes fluttered, and sleepiness gradually returned.

She yawned softly.

Just as she was about to get up for a shower, Song Qingxing suddenly remembered something.

Wait… she seemed to have forgotten her patron.

Before getting on the plane, Xie Jingcheng had specifically instructed Song Qingxing that she would come to find her. If she wasn’t waiting at the film set, wouldn’t her patron arrive to an empty spot?

Song Qingxing felt a little awkward. She was about to get dressed and rush to the film set before it got completely dark, pretending that she had been waiting all along.

However, just as she put on her outer robe.

The doorbell rang. Song Qingxing thought it was Yu Zhi, thinking, Perfect timing. I’ll grab her to accompany me back to the set.

She reached out and opened the door without looking, saying, “Yu Zhi, you came just in time. Hurry up and pack your things. Come back to the set with me.”

“I need to pretend I’ve been waiting for Xie Jingcheng.”

Song Qingxing spoke several sentences in one breath, then finally looked up at the person standing in the doorway. She was about to ask why Yu Zhi had become so lazy and wasn’t following her command.

Instead, she saw a perfect face, carved as if by a master sculptor. The person had a cool temperament and smelled of the high-end hotel’s fragrance.

“I waited for you for a long time at the set.”

Xie Jingcheng was a little unhappy. Besides her father, mother, grandparents, and sister, there was no one else who dared to keep her waiting for so long.

Although it wasn’t a small number of people.

However, Song Qingxing was the only one not from the Xie family.

“Sorry, I forgot.”

Although she said sorry, Song Qingxing showed no sincerity in her apology, sounding very perfunctory.

After all, this was her first time being someone’s lover, and she was very unskilled, with extremely poor professional competence.

“It’s alright.”

“I heard you have frostbite.”

Xie Jingcheng’s slender fingers were carrying a plastic bag. Song Qingxing looked down and saw some medicines. The boxes were covered in English names.

She couldn’t understand any of it.

“I had the family doctor bring these over. It’s a new special treatment medicine for frostbite from abroad.”

Song Qingxing was stunned.

She hadn’t expected the other person to be so well-informed, noticing her injury even while working in another city.

“Take off your shoes. I’ll apply the medicine for you.”

Xie Jingcheng’s tone was somewhat commanding. Song Qingxing felt very annoyed but knew that the other person meant well.

Now that the two were a lover and a patron, she couldn’t throw a big star tantrum. She had to recognize her status and position.

Song Qingxing sat on the edge of the bed. Because medicine had been applied, her feet were wrapped in gauze.

To prevent the medicine from sticking to her shoes and socks.

Xie Jingcheng looked serious. She first wiped off the ointment Song Qingxing had applied earlier, then unscrewed the cap of the medicine bottle, dipped a cotton swab, and slowly began to apply it.

“I’ve already fired the assistant director.”

Song Qingxing initially thought the other person would blame her for being rude, daring to keep the esteemed patron waiting for so long.

However, Xie Jingcheng’s opening sentence was that she had already dealt with that detestable pervert director.

“You don’t really have to do so much for me. There’s a price for me agreeing to your terms.”

Song Qingxing was momentarily taken aback before speaking.

Her feet were on the smaller side. They could almost be completely held in Xie Jingcheng’s palm. Xie Jingcheng’s fingers were long, which meant her hands were slightly larger.

Naturally, the difference was even more apparent.

Her instep was slightly tense, and her ankle was delicate, like high-quality white porcelain fired in a government kiln.

It carried a faint pink hue, like a begonia after the rain, the petals dotted with pink, enchantingly lovely.

“I know.”

“But that kind of person, relying on a little family connection to harass female celebrities everywhere, doesn’t deserve to be an assistant director.”

Xie Jingcheng’s tone carried a hint of ruthlessness. That person always pretended to be well-behaved in front of her, but his true nature was exposed when dealing with other female celebrities.

“He won’t be filming anymore.”

Xie Jingcheng then stood up, pulled out a tissue from her pocket, and slowly wiped the residue from between her fingers.

“Xie Jingcheng, are you staying here tonight?”

Song Qingxing looked down at her feet, which were wrapped up like a dumpling. Xie Jingcheng’s bandaging skills were not very good.

She had actually thought the other person was a gentle, meticulous woman who knew a little about medicine.

It turned out she was just acting out a classic Mary Sue scene here.

However, Song Qingxing was already very grateful that the great patron was willing to condescend to apply medicine for her, so she naturally wouldn’t complain further.

“No, I’m not staying.”

“I don’t have a habit of sleeping with others.”

Xie Jingcheng thought for a moment, afraid of being misunderstood, and added another sentence.

“This isn’t directed at you. My sister liked to cling to me to sleep, and I accidentally kicked her off the bed.”

Since then, that little brat Xie Xiaodouding never dared to seek out her older sister for sleep again, running to her parents’ room even during thunderstorms.

It completely interrupted the two women’s passionate moment.