The Security Guard Who Won the Heart of the Unattainable Actress - Chapter 34.2

Chapter 34.2

A total frenzy.

The crew starts preparing at seven and the live stream begins at eight. But the staff has to arrive on site early, with the latest time for the security team being 6:15 AM.

Li Guang rushed over, feeling like she was a blur of motion. But it was no use; her lateness was already set.

When she arrived in front of the staff, Chai Ning scrutinized her for several seconds before hesitantly saying, “You were… Uh, Little Li, were you beaten up last night?”

The people around her chuckled. Li Guang rubbed her eyes, nearly shedding tears over her fifty-yuan fine. She asked, “What’s wrong with me?”

The makeup artist brought a mirror: “Take a look.”

Li Guang shouted: “Ghost!”

No, wait, did I wake up too fast? Let me look again.

The person in the mirror had hair as puffy as a blooming black dandelion, eyes full of bloodshot veins, and swollen eyelids she had cried too hard last night. As for her clothes… Li Guang didn’t have time to change into her uniform. She had rushed straight from Building 1. She was truly confused. Her jacket was crooked, the zipper wasn’t fully closed, and it was snagging on the thick sweater underneath.

The key was, that sweater wasn’t hers!!!

Whose was this? How did she put it on? Where did she grab it from?

“Look again.” The makeup artist stifled a laugh and pointed the mirror at her lower body.

Well, well, well, she was wearing a pair of brown fluffy pajama pants.

Her shoes were finally her own. The shoes were very clean, the only clean item on her entire body.

Li Guang awkwardly pulled up her pajama pants, revealing the lamb’s wool socks underneath. Weren’t these the ones Ran Mingyue had put on her yesterday?

The strawberries on the socks seemed to be mocking her.

Chai Ning said, “You must be quite warm in that, right? Did you not sleep last night with all those bloodshot veins?”

“Stay up late, don’t stay up late!”

Li Guang slapped her forehead. Now, she could only pretend to be calm in front of her colleagues, fix her clothes first, zip up the jacket tightly, covering the sweater inside completely.

“Where’s your uniform?”

Li Guang: “I can’t change now. I’ll have to go with this today.” She was already on site and couldn’t go back to change. She looked completely out of place standing among her sharply dressed colleagues in their uniforms.

Sigh.

What a mess.

What exactly happened last night? Li Guang felt like she had temporary amnesia. Sure enough, staying up late makes you stupid.

She secured her work gear, having to lift her hair to clip on her earpiece. Chai Ning said, “Can you work like that? But your hair looks a bit like cotton candy.”

“Thanks, Brother Chai.” Li Guang had been in such a hurry she had no time to worry about her hair, and she didn’t have a hair tie.

Ran Mingyue probably hadn’t arrived yet. She could ask her to bring one… Li Guang touched her pajama pants, tearfully realizing she hadn’t brought her phone either.

She couldn’t contact anyone. Had Ran Mingyue arrived?

The makeup artist, however, received instructions: “Teacher Ran is here. I’m going to do her makeup first.”

She’s here? So fast? Li Guang felt like she had only been here for ten minutes, and her colleagues were still laughing about her explosive hair.

Li Guang started raking through her curly hair, mumbled an incoherent “Okay,” and then saw Wang Rou enter, “Director Wang, Director Wang!”

“Who is it? Huh? Li Guang, why do you look like this?” Wang Rou didn’t recognize her at first. Li Guang quickly put on her sunglasses. “Director Wang, did you hear any news?”

“What news?”

Li Guang said, “I was out for a walk last night and saw paparazzi near the main villa.” She cleverly didn’t mention who she was walking with. “Have any photos been leaked?”

If there was news, the production team would naturally be the first to know.

“No. There were actually paparazzi last night…” Wang Rou realized. “It’s unavoidable, I suppose. Tell me, and the crew will be more careful during future filming.”

“Are the others awake?” Li Guang was relieved. As she asked, she constantly tried to smooth her hair. Wang Rou said, “Almost. You woke up late and didn’t tie your hair. Go to the RV and ask the makeup artist for a hair tie, so it won’t be inconvenient later. Oh, right, could you also tell the stage crew? Breakfast time is only fifteen minutes. Please notify everyone.”

“Got it.” Li Guang was just looking for an excuse to go over. She took off running.

Surprisingly, it had rained all night, but stopped just in time for filming. God was quite punctual. The moment she pulled open the RV door, her eyes met Ran Mingyue’s.

Inside the makeup room, besides Ran Mingyue, were Hua Yuzhi and Xiang Que.

Li Guang instinctively covered her head, feeling too embarrassed to even meet Ran Mingyue’s gaze.

What’s going on? She felt like she and Ran Mingyue had a little secret in front of everyone. She quickly felt guilty, like a thief.

And everyone’s eyes were fixed on her.

Li Guang, wearing sunglasses, pretended to be cool and stood still, keeping a straight face.

“Brother Luo, Sister Wang said breakfast time is fifteen minutes; please notify the others.” She said. The stage manager agreed. Li Guang then said to the makeup artist, “Sis, can I please have two hair ties?”

Along with the hair ties came a small spray bottle. The makeup artist said affectionately, “Wet the top a little, or it will be inconvenient.”

Li Guang obediently said thank you, then went through the motions of greeting the other two by calling out their names and saying “Hello, Teacher X,” and finally “Morning, Sister Mingyue,” before standing next to Ran Mingyue and starting to tie her hair in front of the mirror.

Ran Mingyue said, “Morning to you too.”

Li Guang was more accustomed to tying a side braid. Although her natural curls were annoying, she never thought about cutting her hair. She just had a lot of hair and needed two hair ties to hold it.

Standing in front of the large mirror, right next to Ran Mingyue, she could feel just how messy she looked.

Her clothes felt fine, but why did she look so round in the mirror?

Even though Ran Mingyue had also stayed up late, her skin was still delicate and smooth, showing no sign of distress. She didn’t even have dark circles or bloodshot eyes.

Was this the difference between a female celebrity and herself? Boo-hoo-hoo-hoo.

Ran Mingyue pulled something out from somewhere: “Try this on?”

Li Guang looked down, oh! Wasn’t this the hat Ran Mingyue had put on her last night!

This knitted hat could just about hold her hair down. Since she wasn’t wearing her uniform and didn’t have a baseball cap, a hat was exactly what she needed.

“Thank you, Teacher Mingyue.” Li Guang spoke nonsense, and she and Ran Mingyue shared a subtle understanding as she completed the final step of putting on the hat. When she lowered her head to adjust the bear ears, she subtly reached out to Ran Mingyue—My phone, where is my phone?

Ran Mingyue understood, and she had even retrieved Li Guang’s phone, but it wasn’t convenient to give it to her now.

When Li Guang put on the hat, Hua Yuzhi and Xiang Que, who had been holding it in for a long time, finally burst into laughter.

“It’s the first time I’ve seen your hair like this. You’re a hair volume champion. Can I have some?” Hua Yuzhi said. “It’s so cute, like those Disney princess dolls. Let big sister pinch it—”

“Teacher Hua, I’m two years older than you.” Li Guang repeated again. She awkwardly adjusted her hat and hair. Xiang Que also gave his honest opinion: “But the style of your hat and clothes combined with your sunglasses and pockets…”

He couldn’t help but laugh: “It’s quite interesting.”

Hua Yuzhi added, “It’s warm in the makeup room and on the set. Aren’t you hot wearing so much?”

“Not hot!” There was absolutely no way Li Guang was going to unzip her jacket. She suspected she was wearing Ran Mingyue’s sweater… Feeling embarrassed by the teasing, Li Guang quickly ran out, not even bothering about her phone, as she couldn’t use it during filming anyway.

Oh, she also forgot to tell Ran Mingyue that the paparazzi hadn’t leaked the photos last night.

Since a whole night had passed, they probably decided not to post them because they didn’t capture any useful information.

That’s good.

As Li Guang ran back, she bumped into Wen Yingzhi, who was yawning on her way to the makeup room. They crossed paths, but Wen Yingzhi deliberately came back to stop her, looking her up and down with surprise: “Oh? It’s number 06?”

Li Guang kept a poker face: “Yes, what about it?”

“You… look great, unique.” Wen Yingzhi clearly found her amusing. She looked down and said, “You came to work looking so messy, yet your shoes are spotless. It’s a rainy day, and you’re wearing white shoes.”

Thank you, thank you, please stop repeatedly drawing attention to me.

Because the clothes were ones she had put on herself, only the shoes… Wait, the shoes. Li Guang was stunned herself. Why were the shoes clean? She had walked outside in them with Ran Mingyue last night.

Did Ran Mingyue clean the shoes for her after she fell asleep? There seemed to be no other possibility.

Sister Mingyue… What an energetic monster!

I must also work hard! I must work hard to catch up with this excellent person!

This thought lasted for about half a minute before her stomach started rumbling as she returned to the work area. She looked glum.

The staff’s breakfast time had passed. The live broadcast was about to start, so she could only hold out a little longer.

“Extra food, extra food!” Outside, Yang Meimei and Wu Ma pushed in a dining cart filled with large servings of milk tea and various Cantonese dim sum, the kind that was easy to eat quickly and was light.

“Who ordered the extra food?”

“Teacher Ran did,” Wang Rou said as she entered. “She said sorry for being ten minutes late for makeup and specially bought these things for everyone to eat while they wait. Does anyone still need breakfast? Come and eat. We still have time.”

“Woohoo!” Someone cheered. Chai Ning nudged Li Guang, “Still standing there? Go quickly! You’ll miss it while it’s hot.”

No, the takeout had warming candles underneath, and even the milk tea was still scalding hot.

Li Guang happily slurped her milk tea, joining her colleagues in praising Ran Mingyue to the skies while eating crystal shrimp dumplings. She felt a small warmth in the winter.

Boo-hoo-hoo, this milk tea is as thick as porridge! She’s so generous!

As she ate, she started to feel warm. Li Guang was wearing a lot, and with the heating inside, she had to pull down her zipper to cool off.

When Ran Mingyue and Wen Yingzhi entered, Li Guang was eating a tiger skin chicken claw, smoothly sucking the meat off the bone. Before she could spit out the bone, her eyes met the eyes of the people walking in the door.

“Is it good?” Ran Mingyue asked.

When Li Guang opened her mouth, the bone dropped out. She quickly bent down to pick it up, hearing many people around her say in unison: “It’s delicious! Thank you, Teacher Ran!”

Ran Mingyue said, “That’s good.”

Sigh, I was a bit narcissistic today, thinking she was asking me.

When Li Guang looked up again, Wen Yingzhi was already standing in front of her, drinking a cup of milk tea. Her expression was strange, a smirk playing on her lips. “I think your sweater is nice. Where did you buy it?”

Li Guang defensively grabbed her collar and immediately coughed violently twice.

“Why are you teasing her?” Ran Mingyue came over. She told Li Guang, “Don’t take it to heart.”

Ran Mingyue pulled Wen Yingzhi toward the sofa, trying to keep Wen Yingzhi as far away from Li Guang as possible. Before leaving, she told Li Guang, “It looks good on you. If you’re hot, take it off. You’ll catch a cold from the heat.”

Oh…

It’s your sweater, of course, it looks good! You could feel how expensive it was just by touching it.

The remaining guests returned one after another. Li Guang finally understood why they were rushing today. The live broadcast starting at eight meant they had to arrive at the filming location at eight.

Today’s task was a leisure mission; they had to leave the main villa for an outdoor shoot.

There were many places to visit in Bei’an. A cultural and creative district just six kilometers away from the villa area had an indoor amusement park that fit the requirements.

The production crew was extravagant; they rented the whole place.

Li Guang finished the last black sugar pearl and got ready with her colleagues.

The staff and the guests were not in the same vehicle, so Li Guang thought she wouldn’t have a chance to see Ran Mingyue on the road.

She also hadn’t found a chance to ask Ran Mingyue for her phone; there were too many people around.

Li Guang could only close her eyes and rest on the bus.

The staff vehicle maintained a steady speed, following the guest vehicle. The cameras were not yet on.

She wasn’t asleep and heard her colleagues discussing how nice Teacher Ran was and how she didn’t spare any expense, as the places she ordered from were very expensive.

Another person said: “I wish I hadn’t eaten breakfast; I could have eaten more. Do you still have any leftovers?”

“The tiger skin chicken claw.”

“Yes, yes, that tiger skin chicken claw and the crystal shrimp dumplings were amazing. I really want more.”

“Stop dreaming, haha! It has nothing to do with you.”

Li Guang was dozing off when Wang Rou’s voice suddenly came through the earpiece: “Attention everyone, the guest vehicle will stop to refuel at the gas station ahead. There are eye masks under everyone’s seats. Please complete this small task according to the mission instructions.”

They were very close to their destination, just one kilometer away.

Li Guang focused on the instructions in her earpiece.

“…If the guest does not choose an appropriate option, the accompanying security guard will assist.”

Li Guang paused and said, “Director Wang, I don’t have a prop here.”

They were so close to the destination, and the crew was still causing trouble. The task required the security guards to put on eye masks for the guests, who were completely unprepared, just like in the first episode. The guests would then determine how they would travel the last kilometer by picking up the prop closest to them in a designated area.

The mission props were only palm-sized, placed on the brim of each security guard’s hat. Chai Ning had a pen clipped to his brim, Wu Ma had a shared bicycle model clipped to his brim. They were all found under the seats, but Li Guang had only found an eye mask in the compartment under her seat.

“…Did it fall out?” Wang Rou could only improvise: “Let’s use a temporary substitute. There’s a screaming chicken novelty pin next to Meimei’s seat. You… clip it to your hat.”

“Okay, Director.” Li Guang said. “And what’s the travel method for the person who picks up the screaming chicken?”

“They have to use the screaming chicken to call a taxi, and the guest cannot speak a single word during the process.”

Li Guang: “…”

Five minutes later, the guest vehicle slowly drove into the gas station. The driver used the excuse of needing to inspect the car to ask all the guests to get off the vehicle one by one.

“All staff prepare. Prepare to open the live stream.” As Wang Rou’s voice sounded, Li Guang was still thinking.

The main purpose of a task like this was to film the guests’ reactions at the moment. The crew had told the guests that the camera would only start filming when they reached the indoor amusement park, so this was the surprise.

Li Guang adjusted her earpiece channel. Ran Mingyue’s voice wasn’t there. The staff didn’t have permission to call the guests individually.

Ran Mingyue was flanked by Wen Yingzhi on her left and Xiang Que on her right. None of the guests were suspicious of the driver’s request for everyone to wait outside; Ran Mingyue was no exception.

“Action!”

As the sound came through Li Guang’s earpiece, she quickly ran out. All the accompanying security guards ran toward the guests they were responsible for protecting. They moved quickly. Only Li Guang had a horizontally positioned screaming chicken on her head, the yellow novelty toy moving lightly amidst the sea of security uniforms.

“Holy cow—what are you doing? You’re pulling this trick again?”

Jiang Qiaoye’s voice was the first to sound; he was the first to be blindfolded. The other guests were also blindfolded. Since they had experienced it once in the first episode, the other guests were surprised, but their reactions weren’t as extreme.

Li Guang deftly applied the eye mask’s Velcro adhesive behind Ran Mingyue’s head. She sensed that Ran Mingyue seemed to want to speak, so she quickly reached out and pressed her fingers against Ran Mingyue’s lips.

The camera is on.

Ran Mingyue knew it was Li Guang. That familiar movement, so careful and thoughtful, only Li Guang would do that.

“Guests, please follow your instincts and retrieve the prop from the accompanying security guard. The prop will indicate your method of transportation to the amusement park.”

Li Guang had already quickly moved away from Ran Mingyue.

But her position was diagonally behind Wen Yingzhi, still very close to Ran Mingyue. She prayed internally: Please, don’t let Sister Mingyue get this prop. Even the shared bicycle would be better than this ridiculous screaming chicken.

But Ran Mingyue surprisingly walked straight towards her.

What is going on??

Li Guang watched the person getting closer with alarm. Just as she was about to lean her body to the side to avoid Ran Mingyue, an piercing sound came from above her head:

“SQUAWK!”

Li Guang looked at Wen Yingzhi, who had grabbed her: “?”

“SQUAWK!” “SQUAWK!” “SQUAWK!” Wen Yingzhi pressed the chicken three more times and yelled: “Where did this chicken come from?”

“Where’s the chicken?” Jiang Qiaoye asked. “What chicken are you talking about?”

“Just the chicken!” Wen Yingzhi said. “Whose head has a chicken on it?”

Li Guang’s face was flushed.

Ran Mingyue also arrived, but she accurately pinched the bear ears on Li Guang’s knitted hat.

How did they find her here? Could Ran Mingyue see through the eye mask? Why would she pinch the ears?

She said she wasn’t an ear enthusiast?

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