The Movie Queen And Her Rival Just Went Public! - Chapter 21

Chapter 21

This beam of light tore through the darkness of the long night, searched around in confusion, and then landed by the stream, on her.

The person holding the flashlight was hidden behind the white glare, but judging by the voice, Su Cancan could confirm it was Shen Luoyan. The bright, glaring light stung her eyes, and she raised her hand to shield them, but the light, as if intelligent, subtly shifted to fall at her feet.

The sound of the wind continued.

The circle of light gradually shrank, and the silhouette slowly grew larger. A pair of matching flat sneakers appeared in her line of sight.

Her footsteps paused, and Shen Luoyan quietly asked, “Why did you come all the way here?”

Su Cancan couldn’t read Shen Luoyan’s mind. With cameras set up inside the house, pretending for the sake of the audience was professionalism, but there was no one around now. Why would she come out to find her unless she had ulterior motives?

She tilted her head back to look at Shen Luoyan, and a sudden sense of familiarity washed over her. Hazily, she felt like she had seen this exact scene before, with her in the low position and the other person looking down.

“You came to find me?” Su Cancan countered.

Shen Luoyan was almost used to Su Cancan’s defensiveness, and it took her a few seconds to slowly nod.

She held out the jacket in her hand, explaining, “Yes, I finished tidying up and remembered you left in a short-sleeved top. The wind is strong at night, and you might catch a cold, so I brought the jacket out to find you. You weren’t in the yard, so I came out here.”

Su Cancan mumbled, “That’s a pretty good act.”

The evening wind wasn’t always gentle. It carried her full sentence, irresistibly drilling it into Shen Luoyan’s ears. Her face instantly turned pale, and the hand extended between them was awkwardly suspended, unsure whether to hold it up or put it down.

Su Cancan didn’t notice Shen Luoyan’s expression. Her neck was aching from looking up, so she rotated her neck and straightened her back to stand up.

The soil beneath her feet was soft. A nerve was compressed, causing poor blood circulation in her legs, and a fierce pins-and-needles sensation suddenly hit her, making her lose control and fall backward. In a flash of lightning, she grabbed the hand.

The typical idol drama scene where she’d pull the person in front of her down didn’t happen. Shen Luoyan stood firmly, and so did she.

Shen Luoyan’s slender fingers were boneless and soft, and her palm was particularly tender. Holding her hand felt like grasping a ball of cotton. Su Cancan had a fleeting urge to knead it, but she instantly let go, as if shocked, and shivered, pulling her shoulders in.

“Ah,” Su Cancan looked at the brightly lit guesthouse through the darkness and said helplessly, “Our neighbors have a very active sex life. I don’t like live broadcasts, so I came out. I need to report to the production team later. If the soundproofing is poor and they keep going at it day and night, it will affect our rest.”

Su Cancan spoke with a serious, even righteous expression. Shen Luoyan’s face was no longer pale but nearly dripping with blood.

She was finding it hard to keep up with this high-speed conversation that started from a beginner level.

“Anyway, thank you for worrying about me.”

Su Cancan glanced at the jacket in Shen Luoyan’s hand. It wasn’t hers. The thought of actually wearing it back and being drowned by the saliva of Shen Luoyan’s fans when the episode aired sent a chill down her spine.

She picked at the skin around her fingernails and then said, “Let’s go. They should be done by now. It will be late even after we go back and wash up.”

Done, us, wash up.

She could always utter ambiguous words without changing her expression. Shen Luoyan frowned, quickly took a few steps to catch up with the departing Su Cancan, and used the flashlight’s bright beam to illuminate their way home.

The awkwardness wasn’t noticeable outside, but as the small courtyard gate closed and the two simultaneously changed their shoes in the entryway, the feeling silently spread around them.

Su Cancan slipped her feet into the fuzzy slippers but couldn’t bring herself to walk inside, stuttering with her back to her, “Um.”

Shen Luoyan saw through her thoughts and spoke while unhurriedly taking off and putting on her shoes.

“Are you uncomfortable with sharing a bed, or do you feel uneasy with me in the house while you shower?”

How could someone as smart and cautious as Shen Luoyan say something so directly in front of the cameras? It wasn’t appropriate for the staff to hear. Su Cancan turned to cover her mouth.

Shen Luoyan licked the corner of her lips and shook her clothes: “The mic has been removed. The GoPro by the door won’t pick up the sound.”

As if on cue, the GoPro whirred, emitting a mechanical sound, as if the staff were inquiring about them.

“I didn’t say I couldn’t accept it. I reluctantly trust your character, and with cameras set up, I doubt you’d dare to mess around.” Su Cancan stared at her, clenching her fists to bolster her courage, but anyone could see she was putting on a brave face. Her jaw tightened, “I just wanted to ask, do you shower first, or do I?”

Shen Luoyan didn’t expose her, but raised her hand.

Su Cancan instinctively backed away.

This is what she calls trusting her character?

Shen Luoyan rubbed the tip of her nose: “You have an eyelash on your face. Either of us can go first, it’s up to you.”

Even though she knew Shen Luoyan didn’t mean anything by it, Su Cancan still felt she had been played. She rubbed her face without any regard for her image, so hard that her cheeks turned red. “Then I’ll go first!” With that, she dashed back to the bedroom.

Since she needed to stay overnight, the pajamas she brought were conservative, middle-school-style. She picked a set that covered more than 90% of her body and rushed into the bathroom. Before removing her makeup, she couldn’t resist harassing Liu Yimin, who had just been exploited by her boss.

Su Cancan: I’m genuinely speechless!!

Su Cancan: I thought Shen Luoyan was some kind of innocent flower, but now I see her skill level is too high for me to handle!

Su Cancan: AHHHHH, SHE’S A PERVERT!!

The sound of water echoed from the bathroom stall. Shen Luoyan curled the corners of her mouth, poured two glasses of water, and stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.