The Ex-Wife-to-Be Is Acting Weird After Losing Her Memory - Chapter 37

Chapter 37: March Eight

The camera slowly turned, and the brilliant lighting, like a surrounding galaxy, illuminated the entire stage, making it shine as if in a dream. In this splendor, a man and a woman stood in a quiet embrace.

The visual effect was stunning, but the director’s mind was racing.

She hesitated for a few seconds before quietly prompting: “That…”

“I’m fine,” Zhen Zhen said in a steady tone.

“I know you’re fine,” the director countered, “but the coffee is not fine.”

As they walked past the coffee cart earlier, they had picked up some drinks. The paper cup belonging to Zhen Zhen, which she held in her hand, was already slightly crumpled and deformed. Is this what ‘I’m fine’ looks like? The director silently spoke her mind, rescuing the paper cup and placing it aside.

She thought for a moment, deciding that the current situation required an explanation for the investor. Choosing her words carefully, she said: “The script requires it. Besides, this isn’t a real kissing scene, it’s…”

“A cheated kiss (staged),” Zhen Zhen provided the specific term. Her voice was very calm, suggesting she accepted the scene well. “I understand.”

After saying this, she added: “I sympathize.”

The director chuckled awkwardly: “As long as you understand. That’s good, that’s good.”

The 50 million yuan investment, which hadn’t been secured yet, couldn’t fly away because of this scene.

To avoid interrupting the filming, their conversation had to temporarily cease. Zhen Zhen casually slipped her hands into her coat pockets, her gaze intently fixed on the people in the lens.

She truly believed she could “understand.” The term “cheated kiss” was something Lu Jiayin had explained to her. She even knew that in Dark Light, her wife had scenes like this with two male actors.

Before coming to the set, she had specifically looked up information and knew that while intimate scenes looked highly impactful on screen, they were entirely different when filmed under the watchful eyes of the entire crew.

But what she hadn’t anticipated was that even with all the mental preparation, being present and seeing Lu Jiayin “act out” such a scene with someone else still made her feel so out of control.

She knew Lu Jiayin was being held and smiling at another person because of the plot, yet an insurmountable feeling of irritation lingered, momentarily clogging her chest.

By now, the shot was complete. With the director’s brief instruction, the set once again became noisy.

Lu Jiayin also noticed Zhen Zhen’s presence. She stood far away, behind the camera, her lips slightly pressed together, looking no different than usual.

This eased the tension she had felt. This morning, when she learned this scene was scheduled, her first thought was whether Zhen Zhen would be present. Filming an opposing scene right in front of her felt strangely unsettling.

Seeing Zhen Zhen’s reaction now, it seemed she was quite accepting? That makes sense. I was the one who explained the “cheated kiss” technique to her. Feeling relieved, Lu Jiayin smiled and waved at Zhen Zhen.

In contrast to her relaxed demeanor, the male lead, Cheng Yan, clearly felt more pressure. He said semi-jokingly: “I was hoping to finish quickly while CEO Zhen was away. Now I’m in trouble. Teacher Lu, remember to put in a good word for me later.”

Lu Jiayin smiled sweetly: “Teacher Cheng, you’re exaggerating. Zhen Zhen isn’t that petty.”

As she spoke, she jumped off the stage and trotted over to Zhen Zhen, who was walking toward her. She whispered something into Zhen Zhen’s ear, and Zhen Zhen raised her eyes, looking over with an indifferent expression.

Cheng Yan thought: “Danger!”

He suddenly had a daring suspicion: Lu Jiayin might not be as clever as she looked.

Fortunately, Zhen Zhen merely glanced at him before lowering her gaze again, looking gently at the person linked in her arm.

Lu Jiayin gave Cheng Yan an “okay” gesture, then looked back at Zhen Zhen, asking with a smile: “Are you all done with your matters?”

As she spoke, she lifted her face, her lips reflecting the light, a beautiful cherry-pink and moist.

Zhen Zhen’s gaze rested on the lips before her. After a long pause, she nodded.

“That scene you just saw was the ‘cheated kiss’ I told you about.” Meeting Zhen Zhen’s eyes, Lu Jiayin was a little uncertain about her reaction and stammered, “Haha, I was just putting in a good word for Teacher Cheng because he was afraid you’d get jealous… You won’t, right?”

“Mhm, I won’t,” Zhen Zhen replied dryly, her gaze becoming even more placid.

The tone sounded normal, which relieved Lu Jiayin. Then she remembered another thing: “Are you leaving now?”

Zhen Zhen nodded.

Lu Jiayin had already promised to see her off. Although she felt a pang of disappointment, she forced herself to cheer up and smile: “Then wait for me. I’ll go tell the director…”

“Mhnn.”

Before she could finish, her wrist was suddenly caught by another hand, pulling her behind the stage curtain.

The long velvet curtain fell, illuminated by the lights, causing dust to float up like countless dim, tiny stars. Lu Jiayin blinked slightly, a bit confused as to why Zhen Zhen had suddenly pulled her here.

Just as she was about to speak, an arm wrapped around her waist, pulling her into an embrace. Zhen Zhen’s lips landed on hers, kissing her with extreme seriousness.

Different from her usual gentle kisses, this time, she seemed to use a little more force. And after Lu Jiayin’s breathing instinctively quickened, the kiss softened into slow, lingering contact.

Once, then again. The slightly warm lips pecked back and forth along her mouth, tormenting her consciousness as if reluctant to devour her all at once.

The voices of the crew could still be heard not far away. Lu Jiayin tried to evade her clinging kiss, but her body felt weak, unable to offer any resistance. She could only clutch at Zhen Zhen’s coat and whisper, “What are you doing…”

Such a bold public display was completely out of character for Zhen Zhen, wasn’t it?

But the moment she was pulled into the embrace, Lu Jiayin’s face flushed uncontrollably. Especially when she felt Zhen Zhen’s fingertip brush across her cheek, tenderly stroking her lips, her body involuntarily trembled.

I think I accidentally kissed her mouth a little too much.

Zhen Zhen thought, her thumb still lingering fondly on the soft, red lips.

“I’m fine,” she took a deep breath, seemingly struggling to control her emotions. “Before I leave, I wanted to confirm one more thing.”

A hint of confusion flickered in Lu Jiayin’s clear almond eyes, but she still looked at her obediently: “Confirm what?”

She was gently kissed again, this time the kiss landing somewhere different, a soft brush against her forehead.

“To confirm that Lu Jiayin is mine…” The lingering kiss fell upon her flushed cheek.

The following words were no longer easily caught. Finally, Zhen Zhen sighed and whispered in her ear: “Why do I miss you already, even though I haven’t left yet?”

After reluctantly saying goodbye to the crew, Zhen Zhen and her team started their journey back.

Xiao Chen formally handed the coffee truck over to the associate director, then returned to his professional, elite demeanor, immediately starting to report the upcoming schedule in the car.

“Tomorrow morning is the closed test for Lightning-S, supervised personally by you and Dr. Tao. There’s a team meeting in the evening. The day after tomorrow is the regular group meeting, and the Chairman specifically requested your attendance…”

His unhurried voice filled the car. Zhen Zhen listened with her eyes closed, then suddenly said, “There’s something I need you to help me contact Song Yuzhi about.”

The person she mentioned was her other assistant. Unlike Xiao Chen, who primarily handled her daily life, Song Yuzhi existed specifically for Zhen Zhen’s identity as the “Group Heiress.”

He came from a distant branch of the Zhen family and relied on a family scholarship for his education, eventually graduating with a master’s degree from a renowned finance school in the UK. He was hand-picked by Elder Mr. Zhen to be Zhen Zhen’s deputy and currently worked at the Group.

This appointment was the reason Zhen Zhen’s uncle’s family often complained, believing the Chairman showed too much favoritism.

Zhen Zhen’s work focus was primarily on Tianfeng Technology, which she built herself, and she rarely contacted this assistant for personal matters. Xiao Chen immediately pulled out his phone: “I’ll tell Brother Song right now.”

Since the drama behind Dark Light involved Ms. Lu, he, the person who had fully grasped the gossip trends of the entertainment industry on set, finally had the opportunity to educate the eternally poker-faced Song Yuzhi on some professional knowledge!

After giving the instruction, Zhen Zhen closed her eyes again, seizing the time on the road to rest. She had been spending her days with Lu Jiayin and her nights catching up on work. Now, she finally felt exhausted.

Song Yuzhi’s work efficiency was high. A few days later, the assistant knocked on Zhen Zhen’s office door with a stack of documents.

“As you suspected, Xinli is playing the old trick of building something out of nothing. We found numerous loopholes,” he respectfully handed the folder to Zhen Zhen, then began to report his findings.

“It’s just a shell company, using the high-priced acquisition of celebrity studios as a gimmick to attract attention and siphon money from investors. Studios registered with 1 million yuan are acquired for ten or a hundred times the price difference. The money circles on the books, and outsiders can’t spot the trick,” Song Yuzhi said expressionlessly.

His report was extremely detailed. Besides the equity structure and public financial information, there was also plenty of public opinion data. Zhen Zhen flipped through it casually, slightly frowning: “They have a good relationship with the media? And they can always get so many Category A finance accounts to endorse them?”

Although she came from an engineering background, she could vaguely detect a familiar pattern in the data. For a new company, Xinli’s development speed was too fast, and the continuous media exposure packaged it too flawlessly. This was clearly suspicious.

Song Yuzhi looked at his boss with appreciation: “It’s difficult for a new company to establish such a mature media matrix, but one person can.”

He took out another piece of paper and handed it over: “I—uh, secretly obtained this from the Group’s Public Relations Department.”

After reading the contents, even the usually impassive Zhen Zhen was angered. Her fair fingers crumpled the paper. She sighed deeply: “He has a lot of nerve…”

This matter involved more than she initially thought. Zhen Zhen pondered for a moment, then slowly said: “Don’t investigate this further for now. I’ll go talk to Brother Ming first.”

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