The Security Guard Who Won the Heart of the Unattainable Actress - Chapter 31.2

Chapter 31.2

She and Li Guang were walking back to the main base now, and it was just the two of them. Ran Mingyue listened to Li Guang’s thanks. Her eyes slightly turned to the side. “Did you put the souvenir away?”

Li Guang was flustered.

How did Ran Mingyue know? Li Guang had put that little ball into her shirt pocket when she was changing and was too embarrassed to take it out.

“Just keep it for now. It’s not convenient for me to have it either,” Ran Mingyue said.

Li Guang of course nodded.

“I’ve told Captain Liu to prepare a new outfit for you,” Ran Mingyue added. Li Guang lowered her head and said, “Okay.”

After that, she said nothing more. Li Guang obediently followed Ran Mingyue back, knowing that the more she said, the more mistakes she would make.

Li Guang hadn’t figured out what had happened today, and she decided to ignore it for now. She would give Ran Mingyue an answer when she finally understood.

Even though Li Guang was a bit slow, she vaguely understood that if she were to talk about today’s events with Ran Mingyue again, they might not even be able to maintain their relationship as a guest and a security guard.

She didn’t want that.

She thought of Ran Mingyue’s one move during the photoshoot just now. The strength was all in her fingertips, and she effortlessly took the initiative. It was so skilled… Had she been in many relationships when it came to flirting?

So why was Ran Mingyue acting like that towards her? Li Guang knew that over the years, countless female celebrities had tried to get close to Ran Mingyue, but she had always been completely immune to scandals.

There was no way Ran Mingyue couldn’t get what she wanted… She was never lacking in female companions.

“Li Guang? Li Guang?” Chai Ning nudged Li Guang and handed her a roasted sweet potato. “Why didn’t you come to the dining hall for dinner? Where did you go? Here, this is for you.”

“Brother Chai, you’re so nice.” Li Guang came back to her senses. She put her hat on, returned to work mode, and bit into the roasted sweet potato, her cheeks puffed up. “A friend came to see me. I went to earn some extra money.”

It was getting late. People had come down to the sofas in the villa. Xiang Que and Song Suoqi were watching TV. They looked like they were waiting for dinner.

Just as Ran Mingyue entered the living room area, Jiang Qiaoye bounced down the stairs with his phone.

“Hello, everyone! How’s it going? Brother told you he’d stream tonight, and here I am. But I can’t stream games today, so I’ll just show you around the place where we’re filming the show~”

Jiang Qiaoye greeted Xiang Que and projected his phone screen onto the large TV. This way, everyone could see the camera feed and the comments from fans flooding in.

Finally, Brother Ye is streaming. I’ve been refreshing his page ever since the last stream ended

Yeah, my fingers are about to fall off, haha. I still haven’t recovered from the excitement of the mission just now

I know, why didn’t Ran Mingyue jump down? It’s a shame the chaser didn’t win!

She’s done high-altitude filming before. Why didn’t she jump… So many people were waiting for her to jump. Brother Ye, can you interview Teacher Ran?

[Brother Ye, did you just wake up? Your hair is a mess. Are you just being so casual because the show’s live stream isn’t on?

Who said before that Ran Mingyue going on a variety show would be like a fairy descending from a pedestal? Today, it really looks like it… Is she that delicate? Her fans kept saying not to morally blackmail her, but where is the blackmail? The show really shows she’s quite arrogant

And she slapped Jiang Qiaoye and drew a line with Actor Xiang, haha. I think Teacher Ran should just stick to making movies…

In Jiang Qiaoye’s live stream, half the viewers were there for Jiang Qiaoye, and the other half were there to discuss the show they had just watched.

Just because Ran Mingyue didn’t jump down while others did, the viewers put her on a moral low ground.

The netizens who had cheered for Ran Mingyue’s shining moment in the last episode quickly shifted their affection in the next one, disliking Ran Mingyue’s unsociable behavior.

When Li Guang saw this, her fists clenched.

“Online comments are just like that. Don’t worry about it…” Chai Ning had already identified Li Guang as Ran Mingyue’s number one fan, but he also felt angry when they talked about it. “You can’t hit people.”

Not just her, all the staff and guests had seen it. With such a large number of comments asking Ran Mingyue to explain, it was impossible to pretend they didn’t know. Everyone’s expressions became awkward.

Ran Mingyue sat on a single sofa on the side. She was the most composed one there.

Jiang Qiaoye quickly said, “Everyone, please be friendly, or I won’t be able to stream later. Sister Ran protected us. Please don’t attack her in my live stream, okay? We can talk about other topics, like today’s dinner…”

“It’s not ready yet,” Xiang Que said. Jiang Qiaoye had originally planned to use his phone to film everyone and have them say hi, but when he saw how crazy the comments were, he quickly pointed the camera only at himself.

“I’ll show everyone around.” Jiang Qiaoye switched the camera over and quickly scanned the interior of the villa.

Where are Hua Yuzhi and Teacher Wen?

Yeah, it’s dinner time. Why are those two teachers still sleeping in?

“I ordered takeout. I really didn’t want to make it hard for us to cook,” Xiang Que said. “I’m guessing none of us can cook?”

Xiang Que and Song Suoqi were indeed waiting for takeout. Song Suoqi said, “It’s strange. A-Yu and Sister Yingzhi haven’t come out yet.”

Ran Mingyue’s gaze had already moved away from the comments on the TV, but when she heard Jiang Qiaoye’s words, she suddenly looked up.

She was a little anxious. She saw Jiang Qiaoye preparing to go upstairs to look for Wen Yingzhi for the viewers. Her eyes went to Li Guang, signaling her not to let Jiang Qiaoye go up.

Oh! Right!

Li Guang reacted.

Wen Yingzhi and Hua Yuzhi… those two were still in the same room and hadn’t come out! And only Ran Mingyue and she knew about this. That’s why Ran Mingyue had looked at her just now. It had been… too long. Wen Yingzhi and Hua Yuzhi probably overslept.

But Jiang Qiaoye didn’t know that Hua Yuzhi was in Wen Yingzhi’s room, and Wen Yingzhi didn’t know that Jiang Qiaoye, who was knocking on her door, had his live stream on.

Jiang Qiaoye was telling his fans not to worry while he walked up the stairs. He was focused on interacting with his viewers. The next second, he was lifted into the air.

Li Guang rushed up, grabbed Jiang Qiaoye’s shoulders, and gave him a hard lift.

Jiang Qiaoye: ? Where the hell am I?

?????????

What’s going on! Mom, I’m flying!

I’m so dizzy I feel like I’m going to throw up. Brother Ye, did you drop your phone?

Wait! The phone is still on Brother Ye! Holy crap! I think I saw a security uniform??

“Who is it? What are you…” Jiang Qiaoye was so scared that he almost dropped his phone. He was stunned for a moment when he saw that the person lifting him up was Li Guang, but he didn’t say Li Guang’s name. His expression was asking, what’s wrong with you?

Li Guang said, “The top floor is under maintenance. Don’t go up there yet.”

“Huh? When did it go under maintenance?”

Li Guang said concisely, “It’s been under maintenance since this afternoon. It’ll be done in about twenty minutes.”

Only Li Guang was off-camera. She winked at Jiang Qiaoye—don’t say anything! It’s not good for you to go up there.

Jiang Qiaoye had been in the industry for so long.

He read Li Guang’s lips and thought, that was a close call. He understood!

Jiang Qiaoye immediately changed his tune. “Ah, right. Let’s go check out the outside first. The upstairs is all dusty and needs to be cleaned up.”

He deliberately walked around to the front courtyard.

Li Guang went back and secretly gave Ran Mingyue a gesture of reassurance. Only after she was back with the staff did she say in the internal channel, “Sorry, Sister Wang. Didn’t you notify Teacher Wen?”

Wang Rou: “I did, but Wen Yingzhi must have been in a deep sleep. She didn’t come out.”

“…”

Sleeping that soundly?

How tired was she before she went to sleep?

Ran Mingyue saw that Jiang Qiaoye had already left, so she walked to the edge of the stairs. Li Guang went up to her and said in a low voice, “I called for Teacher Wen before, but they said she didn’t wake up.”

“I’ll go call her. You’ve worked hard.” Ran Mingyue shook her head and went upstairs.

“Number 06, come and get the props.” At that moment, Li Guang’s earpiece had a new task. She knew that the situation here should be fine with Ran Mingyue, so she quickly went out with her colleagues.

The task was to move some topic boards to the mission letter area of the villa.

The options on the topic boards hadn’t been covered yet. Li Guang curiously took a closer look. With that one look, her brows furrowed.

“What is this?”

Yang Meimei said, “Director Wang said these are the options for tomorrow’s easy missions for the guests to choose from.”

“Is this an easy mission?” Li Guang pointed to the high-altitude activities written on the board, such as skydiving, drop tower, and bungee jumping. Her tone was unusually serious. “Wait, give me that board.”

“Where are you going?” Yang Meimei asked, but Li Guang was already carrying the board and rushing to the work car to find Wang Rou.

“Why are you here?” Wang Rou looked up from in front of the monitors, looking at Li Guang carrying the board with a look of being both annoyed and amused. “This prop needs to be moved into the main base. Why did you bring it here?”

“Director, didn’t we agree to consider Sister Mingyue’s feelings? There are too many high-altitude activities.” Li Guang propped the board next to her. Her tone was not accusatory. She just wanted to have a good talk with Wang Rou. “A lot of netizens are already blaming her for not jumping today.”

Wang Rou said with a smile, “Don’t feel burdened. These are personal choices. If little Ran doesn’t want to do it, she doesn’t have to. I even asked little Ran for her opinion this afternoon. She said it was fine, so I didn’t delete these options.”

“Director.” Li Guang held up a finger. “I just have one small, tiny little change. Is that okay?”

Wang Rou: “What is it?”

“Here.” Li Guang gestured to a large area and said, “Combine them. I’ll take it in right away.”

Wang Rou agreed. Li Guang immediately began to make changes. The board she brought out again was already covered with a blank sheet of paper. She said with a smile, “Okay, take it in and let them choose. I’ll also ask you to be the host of the scene. Send it back when they’ve made their choice.”

This meant she wanted Li Guang to be the host.

Wang Rou had met all her requests, so how could Li Guang say no? She also said with a smile, “Okay, I’ll do a good job.”

When Li Guang came back with the board, Jiang Qiaoye’s live stream was also nearing its end. He must have been notified by Wang Rou in advance. When he saw the board, he immediately said, “Okay, then we’ll ask Sister Ran one last question, and then we’ll reveal tomorrow’s schedule, and the live stream will end.”

Li Guang nodded, knowing that there was still time. She held the board and stood on the side, and asked Chai Ning, who had been following the shoot here, “What were they just talking about?”

“They were asking about some of Teacher Ran’s past filmings. Teacher Jiang interviewed everyone. Teacher Ran is the last one.”

“Oh.” Li Guang watched attentively.

Jiang Qiaoye stared at his phone screen. When the most-liked question popped up, he cautiously glanced at Ran Mingyue.

These fans were holding out a big move! The questions before were all so normal. It was just a facade.

The question that was at the top was: “Teacher Ran, besides your debut work, your next four works all have romance scenes, and you played them exceptionally well. So where does your experience come from? Are you a method actor who’s also very good at dating in real life?”

When Li Guang saw the words “method actor” on the big screen, she was stunned. To be honest, she was also very curious.

The question had been asked, and Jiang Qiaoye had to bite the bullet and ask, but he was also curious. “Sister Ran, can you answer?”

Ran Mingyue was holding an empty glass cup. When the camera was officially pointed at her face, the comments about why she didn’t jump were gone. In the face of absolute beauty, fans and non-fans alike were left with only screams and awe.

There really was a person who looked this good.

Ran Mingyue had a pair of peach blossom eyes with curving, lingering, upturned corners. If she weren’t so aloof, her every move would have provided endless gossip for magazines.

Li Guang was also stunned. Ran Mingyue’s face appeared on the giant screen, and she felt the same double shock as the fans.

And curiosity. Li Guang was also curious.

Would Ran Mingyue answer? Had she ever been in a good relationship?

“I’m not a method actor,” Ran Mingyue answered. Her expression was serious. Li Guang felt that her gaze seemed to come her way for a moment. Then Li Guang heard Ran Mingyue say, “My experience all comes from my imagination.”

Imagination?

How did Li Guang feel that Sister Mingyue’s words were a response to her saying she “couldn’t even think about that”?

“Imagination?” Jiang Qiaoye pressed on. “Does Sister Ran mean she’s never been in a relationship, or that she used past experiences when she was acting?”

“Time’s up. Isn’t it time to choose tomorrow’s mission?” In a screen full of exclamation points, Ran Mingyue chose not to continue answering.

Li Guang immediately understood and went forward. “These are the activities the show has prepared for you tomorrow. Please choose one of the two.”

“So mysterious?” Jiang Qiaoye ripped off the cover on the board, and everyone gathered around to look.

The left side read: (crossed out outdoor) high jump, (crossed out outdoor) coffee, trampoline, UFO spinning ship, high-altitude wire-work, pillow fight, (crossed out outdoor) go-karting, (crossed out outdoor) bungee jumping, etc…

There were about twenty-something activities. The words “outdoor” had been crossed out. A big circle had been drawn around them with four big words written on top: [INDOOR AMUSEMENT PARK].

At the very bottom of the board, another option was written: outdoor vending.

Jiang Qiaoye’s forehead was covered in black lines. “The show is calling this a ‘choose one of two’?” Everyone knew they would choose the first one!!!

“Yes, it is.” Li Guang smiled, and seeing Jiang Qiaoye’s reaction, she felt that her decision was absolutely correct. “Which one will you choose?”

After everyone chose the first option, Ran Mingyue agreed.

After making the choice, Li Guang seemed exceptionally happy. Even with her hat on, she could be seen with bright eyes under the occasionally upturned brim.

Li Guang quickly took the chosen board and went out. Only Ran Mingyue kept thinking that she had missed some details.

Everyone started eating their takeout and discussing what activities they would do tomorrow. Ran Mingyue excused herself, saying she wanted to get some air, and walked out of the villa.

She took off her microphone and sound receiver, and didn’t let the PD follow her. She got into the work car parked outside.

Li Guang wasn’t there. Wang Rou looked up from her multiple monitors. “Oh? Why did you come here?”

What a day. One person after another coming to see her.

The chosen board was right next to Wang Rou. Ran Mingyue suddenly realized. Her voice was very gentle. “What’s going on with the choice question? Those are not your handwriting.”

It was Li Guang’s handwriting. Ran Mingyue wasn’t sure when she first saw it.

Now she was certain.

The circle was also drawn by Li Guang. This choice was made by Li Guang for everyone.

Was it made by Li Guang for everyone, or was it made for… her alone?

“Oh, you figured it out. Good.” Wang Rou said, “I heard little Jiang say that you and Li Guang don’t get along well. It’s true, I didn’t see you paying much attention to this girl before. She’s actually a very good person and she thinks of you a lot. Come look at this.”

Wang Rou pulled up a video clip.

The work car always had a video record. This was the conversation between Li Guang and Wang Rou from earlier.

In the video, Li Guang’s voice was clear.

“Why are there so many high-altitude activities?”

“Director, please, I just want to make a small, tiny little change.”

Li Guang took a colored pen and began to make changes to the board. She put all the scattered activities, except for the vending, into a rough circle to categorize them and crossed out the words “outdoor.”

She drew very seriously, making sure she hadn’t missed anything. She also explained to Wang Rou: “These, and these, I know can be included in an indoor amusement park. Let’s classify all of these as indoor games and not spread them out. Sister Mingyue is a very team-oriented person. She will consider the opinions of all the guests, so…”

“So I don’t want her to feel like she has to make a choice that benefits everyone, like doing a high-altitude activity. What if someone insists on an outdoor high-altitude activity? By including them all together, no matter what she chooses, it will be a choice within the team. She won’t be sad.”

“Of course, I might be wrong about my guess. I just want to try to prevent Sister Mingyue from feeling like she’s alone again. She’s not as tough as you think when she doesn’t like something.”

She doesn’t like them.

Ran Mingyue was stunned.

In the video, Li Guang finished drawing on the board, mumbling to herself. She looked up and showed a very happy and genuine smile.

In the video, Wang Rou also smiled and asked, “Li Guang, when you smile, you’re like a little sun radiating energy. How do you stay so optimistic? Has anyone ever told you that?”

“Yes,” Li Guang’s smile deepened. She wrinkled her nose, a little embarrassed. Her voice became softer. “Two years ago, I used to cry all the time, but someone told me that my smile looks like the sun. It was the first time I ever heard anyone say that to me.”

“After that, I always thought that I didn’t want that person to be disappointed.” Li Guang stood up with the board, paused for a moment, and rubbed her eyes before saying, “I’ve always remembered that.”

Ran Mingyue’s breathing stopped. The air was extremely quiet. She felt as if she had been transported back in time.

Two years ago, outside the classroom at night, Li Guang was crying like a helpless little animal, with tears and snot running down her face, completely losing her composure.

She had reached out to Li Guang and the first thing she said was, “You look better when you smile. You’re like a little sun.”

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