The Female Lead Keeps Breaking Her Own Persona - Chapter 24

The second female lead… This drama is a Republican era story about a powerful female protagonist, and in the plot, the second female lead seems to have a unique affection for the main female lead. Qu Anruo couldn’t help but look towards Xu Nanxi.

“Let’s go, President Qu,” Director Bai said, introducing Qu Anruo to the person beside her. Before long, Director Bai came over to Gu Jingyun and said, “Jingyun, you can get acquainted with them first.” ‘Them’ referred to Xu Nanxi, Jiayan, and Huai Ling.

Gu Jingyun nodded and went up to them: “Hello, I’m Gu Jingyun.” Xu Nanxi glanced at her, snorted, and went to the dining area. Jiayan was very excited and shook her hand, while Huai Ling smiled and watched her.

“Yanyan is a fan of Teacher Gu, she has been very much looking forward to acting opposite you,” Huai Ling said, her words full of excitement too.

Hearing that someone liked her so much, Gu Jingyun smiled and said to the two of them, “Thank you.”

After the few of them went to the dining area, some people had not yet arrived. Qu Anruo wanted to sit with Gu Jingyun but was arranged by Director Bai to sit close to her due to her status.

“Come, let’s toast Young President Qu.” This movie was invested with so much money, which was undoubtedly a recognition of Director Bai’s film. Director Bai was very happy, holding white liquor and pouring it for Qu Anruo.

Seeing the glass of white liquor being poured full, Qu Anruo quickly tried to stop Director Bai. She had never drunk the strong stuff!

Qu Anruo declined, saying, “Director Bai, I can’t drink due to a health issue.” Qu Anruo said, blocking the cup. Director Bai immediately took the liquor away upon hearing that Qu Anruo couldn’t drink. “Then President Qu, please eat more,” Director Bai didn’t force Qu Anruo to drink, and she proceeded to pour for the others.

Gu Jingyun was seated a little far from Qu Anruo and looked elsewhere only after seeing that Qu Anruo hadn’t had any alcohol. Jiayan seemed to really like Gu Jingyun, she kept chatting with Gu Jingyun about the script content. When Qu Anruo looked over, she noticed that Jiayan was very close to Gu Jingyun.

[666, you think this person and Gu Jingyun…] Qu Anruo said, picking up the cup beside her and drinking from it without looking. “Cough, cough.” Her mouth was full of alcohol fumes. Qu Anruo, caught off guard by the taste, choked on the strong drink.

[She and Gu Jingyun definitely have nothing to do with each other.] 666 looked at Qu Anruo and said firmly.

Qu Anruo’s nose felt burning from the choking. She drank some water, but the stinging sensation in her mouth still hadn’t subsided. Suddenly, Qu Anruo looked up and found a dessert she liked placed in front of her. It was something Gu Jingyun had ordered.

Qu Anruo thanked Gu Jingyun on her phone and started eating.

As she was eating, she suddenly felt the heat around her wouldn’t dissipate. Even after taking off her jacket, she still felt a bit hot, and she pulled at her collar uncomfortably. When Gu Jingyun saw Qu Anruo’s slightly flushed face, she sent a message to Director Bai. Director Bai was in high spirits drinking, and seeing that Qu Anruo seemed a little drunk, she immediately let Gu Jingyun take Qu Anruo away.

Gu Jingyun came over to Qu Anruo and touched her face, saying, “Anruo, clear your head.” “Hmm?” Qu Anruo looked at the somewhat familiar person in front of her and instinctively wanted to lean on her. Considering that they were being watched by so many people, Gu Jingyun called Yuan Yuan to help her pull Qu Anruo upstairs. Little did she know, a photo of Qu Anruo leaning on Gu Jingyun was taken.

“Mr. Su, it’s done.” The person wearing a baseball cap and dark clothes said mysteriously. “The money has been transferred, keep your mouth shut,” Su Haodang’s assistant threatened the person on the other end.

“Mr. Su, that person finished taking the photo, what do you think?” the assistant said, handing the phone to Su Haodang. Su Haodang looked at it and nodded with satisfaction: “Very good.” He would post this photo once the movie started shooting. At that time, the two of them would definitely come looking for him.

After dragging Qu Anruo onto the bed, Gu Jingyun first let Yuan Yuan go back. After Yuan Yuan left, Gu Jingyun poured honey water for Qu Anruo and brought it to her mouth, saying, “Anruo, drink the water before you sleep.” Qu Anruo shook her head and burrowed into Gu Jingyun’s arms: “No~”

666 saw Qu Anruo taking advantage of Gu Jingyun while drunk and felt a moment of worry for Qu Anruo. If it hadn’t detected that Qu Anruo was truly drunk, it would have suspected that Qu Anruo was doing it on purpose.

Gu Jingyun good naturedly helped Qu Anruo, who was hugging her, to sit up comfortably and asked, “Then what does Anruo want to do?” Qu Anruo’s eyes lit up when she heard this, and she looked at Gu Jingyun: “I want you to feed me.”

Gu Jingyun thought, Qu Anruo is really drunk. She picked up the cup and fed it to Qu Anruo’s mouth. Qu Anruo readily finished the water. “Anruo is good, go to sleep,” Gu Jingyun said, covering Qu Anruo with the quilt. Qu Anruo didn’t bother Gu Jingyun anymore, but she opened her eyes after Gu Jingyun left.

[What happened?] Qu Anruo asked 666, looking confused to find herself in bed.

666, noticing that Qu Anruo had sobered up so quickly, said while eating snacks: [You were drunk, Gu Jingyun brought you back. You were just taking advantage of her.]

Upon hearing this, Qu Anruo felt like she must still be dreaming. Before 666 could continue, she closed her eyes again and peacefully fell asleep. Gu Jingyun returned to her room and checked the time. About an hour later, she went to Qu Anruo’s room. Seeing that she was still asleep, she moved a chair and sat beside her.

Sunlight shone on the two of them. Gu Jingyun heard Qu Anruo’s peaceful breathing. Gu Jingyun rolled up her sleeves, lowered her head, and tucked the fallen strands of hair behind her ear.

Qu Anruo woke up and covered her eyes from the sun. Through the gaps in her fingers, she could vaguely see a figure: “Gu Jingyun?” “Mhm.” Gu Jingyun casually placed the script she was holding on Qu Anruo’s bedside table.

“Does your head hurt?” she asked, touching Qu Anruo’s forehead. “Doesn’t hurt…” Feeling the warmth of Gu Jingyun’s hand, Qu Anruo was so reluctant for Gu Jingyun to leave that she rubbed her cheek against the back of Gu Jingyun’s hand like a puppy. Gu Jingyun simply thought Qu Anruo was still groggy from the drink and didn’t mind Qu Anruo’s intimate gesture.

Hearing that Qu Anruo didn’t have a headache, Gu Jingyun stood up and said, “Then I’ll go now. You can call Yuan Yuan if you need anything, I’ll be back in a while.” Director Bai had just messaged them to come downstairs, but she didn’t know what for.

“Jingyun, start getting your makeup done. We’ll be taking the promotional photos later.” Gu Jingyun nodded after hearing this and informed Qu Anruo of the news.

“Promotional photos, how long will that take?” Qu Anruo lay bored on the bed, scrolling through Weibo. Director Bai hadn’t released any news about the movie yet, so people outside naturally didn’t know the related content. Many were discussing who Director Bai had taken a liking to this time.