The Security Guard Who Won the Heart of the Unattainable Actress - Chapter 41.1

Chapter 41.1

“Wait!”

Li Guang was already walking away.

“No need to rush off, where are you going?” Wen Yingzhi rushed up and blocked her, giving Ran Mingyue a glare. “Everyone still has things to ask Xiong Er. Why are you trying to take her away?”

“Always trying to hide her, you stingy person,” Wen Yingzhi escorted Li Guang past Ran Mingyue, not forgetting to criticize her friend.

When Wen Yingzhi first noticed that Ran Mingyue seemed particularly attentive to Li Guang, she thought it was just a novelty.

Two episodes into the show, Wen Yingzhi still didn’t understand.

She’s just a young girl, right? What exactly caught Ran Mingyue’s eye? Ran Mingyue hasn’t shown interest in anyone before.

After this episode, Wen Yingzhi understood.

Unlimited personal charm.

This Xiong Er was not only good at her security job but also meticulous in daily life.

If Li Guang hadn’t briefly gone on the side mission, they wouldn’t have realized how indispensable she was.

And Li Guang was full of vitality.

This was rare, a quality that drew others toward her.

Ran Mingyue’s tone was clearly displeased: “What do you want now?”

Her look was obvious: Don’t bother us.

Li Guang snapped out of her earlier blush. “Teacher Wen?”

“It’s not just me. Everyone doesn’t want Li Guang to leave, okay?” Wen Yingzhi brought Li Guang back to the living room. “The celebrity van hasn’t arrived yet. We wanted to talk to you about the hotpot just now.”

The others were pacing around the living room, having eaten too much and unable to sit down.

Hua Yuzhi spoke first: “Guang Guang!”

Ran Mingyue: “?”

She subtly kicked Wen Yingzhi from behind.

Wen Yingzhi quickly covered Hua Yuzhi’s mouth: “You can say whatever you want, but don’t talk nonsense.”

Don’t let Ran Mingyue’s surface coolness fool you; she was an arrogant fox underneath and shouldn’t be provoked.

“Get off me, please! Come, Xiong Er, come over here,” Hua Yuzhi pulled Li Guang toward herself. “My wish card was for another hotpot meal with you!”

Wen Yingzhi said: “Then my wish is to be able to tag along for Li Guang’s hotpot again.”

The wish cards were clearly meant to be kept secret.

“I just cook ordinary food,” Li Guang felt her cooking was always average. Everyone was just praising her too much, making her feel unworthy.

“It’s delicious! Do you know there’s a type of flavor called home-cooked flavor? Without all the ‘food science and heavy processing,’ that people can’t find these days,” Jiang Qiaoye was completely won over by Li Guang’s cooking. “Yours is that fresh, rich, home-cooked flavor. We all love it. We can’t find it outside.”

Are “fresh” and “rich” used together like that?

Li Guang was full of questions.

Xiang Que also said: “Xiong Er, I want to buy a replica of that enamel basin.”

But the vendor said it was the last one in the store.

Li Guang said: “Teacher Xiang, are you okay?”

The enamel basin they used for the hotpot was just taken out of the dishwasher, gleaming cleanly under the lights.

Xiang Que said: “I hadn’t used one before, but now that I have, I realize this kind is very handy and multi-functional.”

Li Guang said: “Buying one is easy. If you want one, I can go buy one for you. But what will you use it for? You’re not going to use it to cook hotpot, are you?”

She hadn’t expected Teacher Xiang to be so nostalgic.

“For collection,” Xiang Que laughed. “I’ll transfer the money to you now. I’ll add you in the group chat.”

“It’s just a few dollars,” Li Guang waved her hand, indicating he shouldn’t worry about it. “I’ll let you know after I’ve bought it.”

“Working every day, and still have time to go shopping?” Ran Mingyue said, frowning.

“It’s not far. I’ll just pick it up when I’m running errands later. Teacher Xiang probably isn’t in a hurry,” Li Guang felt warm inside from everyone’s compliments. “Thank you all for liking my cooking so much. I’m truly flattered.”

Wen Yingzhi: “How do you know how to cook so well? I thought young people nowadays don’t cook anymore.”

“I’ve cooked since I was little, but I really only know how to make simple home-cooked dishes,” Li Guang said. “And later, when I started working, I’d also make hotpot for myself. I learned the dipping sauce methods online and then adjusted them randomly to my taste.”

Hiss.

Wen Yingzhi whispered to Ran Mingyue: “Can you call me next time you have a good meal?”

Ran Mingyue: “…”

She wouldn’t be willing to let Li Guang keep cooking things for her to eat.

So, forget about tagging along for a meal!

Song Suoqi: “Then I hope my wish card comes true!”

After she said that, others asked: “What did you all write on your wish cards?”

Before the end of this episode, Wang Rou had everyone write a wish card, mysteriously telling them to fill it out carefully.

But the well-fed guests seemed to have short-circuited their brains and quickly finished writing and submitting them.

Everyone’s wish cards would be revealed in the next episode.

Wang Rou said they should keep them secret from each other first, but Hua Yuzhi felt her wish card wasn’t particularly secretive and spoke first.

The others followed suit, saying: “I hope my wish card comes true too.”

Li Guang was just a small staff member and naturally wouldn’t ask what the guests wrote on their wish cards, but Ran Mingyue sensed something was wrong.

It’s fine if you talk about your wish cards, but why are you all staring at Li Guang after you’re done? Are your wish cards also related to my bodyguard??

Ran Mingyue: “…”

It was a good thing that Li Guang’s popularity was rising, but she was also petty, afraid that too many people would steal Li Guang’s attention.

Now Li Guang had already agreed to help Xiang Que buy an enamel basin. What, did Xiang Que not have hands or feet to buy it himself?

Ran Mingyue thought to herself.

Li Guang, however, curiously turned to Ran Mingyue: “Sister Mingyue, what did you write on your wish card?”

“Curious?” Ran Mingyue turned to look at her. Upon realizing Li Guang only asked her alone, the small wave of jealousy instantly vanished, and her mood calmed down.

Wen Yingzhi said: “Ran Mingyue, can you be more mature…”

“Can you stop talking to me all the time?” Ran Mingyue changed seats and sat next to Hua Yuzhi.

Her wish card was also related to Li Guang.

“I wrote…” Ran Mingyue deliberately drew out the sound. Li Guang sat on the cushion next to her, looking up expectantly.

Ran Mingyue said: “I’m not telling you.”

“Stingy!” Li Guang pouted. The anticipation had been built up so high, and not being able to hear it felt unbearable.

Restlessly, she scratched at her head. Li Guang didn’t even sit on the cushion, leaning closer to Ran Mingyue’s ear: “Tell me, tell me…”

“Li Guang.” Ran Mingyue’s fingertips grabbed Li Guang’s shoulder, holding the restless person still. She couldn’t resist such pleading. “My wish card is to go back to a time point where I felt regret.”

Memories automatically surfaced in Li Guang’s mind. She guessed wildly: “Was it the time you didn’t win the award?”

Ran Mingyue’s debut film won her the Best Supporting Actress award. At that time, everyone said that with Ran Mingyue’s momentum, she would definitely become Best Actress with just one more good script.

However, Ran Mingyue’s second film did not receive the corresponding honor, even though she acted well.

The people who had praised her highly before were dissatisfied, and Ran Mingyue went into a period of silence afterward.

Li Guang searched her memory and felt that this was the only time point Ran Mingyue might want to go back to.

Ran Mingyue shook her head and chuckled softly, her hair covering her slightly red ears.

“You’ll know when the time comes.”

“Guang Guang!” Hua Yuzhi issued a friendly invitation. “When are you free? Come over to my place and have hotpot with me!”

“My new house is ready to move into, and my parents said they want to invite good friends over for a housewarming party.”

Friends?

Li Guang was stunned by those two words. Did Hua Yuzhi mean to treat her as a friend?

She had been in the industry for three years. Since she wasn’t famous, others wouldn’t associate with her.

“A Yu, that’s not cool! I’ve known you for so long, and you didn’t tell me about the housewarming party in advance? I’ve told you so many times before…” Wen Yingzhi was furious when Hua Yuzhi so casually invited Li Guang.

Hua Yuzhi: “But Guang Guang can make hotpot and dipping sauces, and you can’t.”

“…” Although that was true, Wen Yingzhi immediately backed down, then shouted: “So I can learn! I’m going too!”

“Then I’m going too!” Jiang Qiaoye said. “Isn’t it a housewarming party? Does it only happen if Xiong Er comes? Okay, I’ll go buy a house right now.”

Li Guang: “…Teacher Jiang, Teacher Jiang, calm down!”

Jiang Qiaoye said: “I am calm.”

Xiang Que said: “…I’m just tagging along.”

Ran Mingyue said: “…Li Guang, don’t listen to them.”

Li Guang: “? Teachers, calm down! Calm down! Don’t go this crazy just for a hotpot meal!”

At that moment, Niu Donggua came over and said: “Teachers, your celebrity vans are waiting outside. Please pack up and come out if you need to change clothes.”

“Stop teasing her,” Ran Mingyue said to the others, shielding Li Guang behind her. “You can leave now.”

Li Guang was about to say Thank you, Teacher Ran, when Ran Mingyue whispered in her ear, “I have the most houses. We can warm each one individually. They won’t get to go first.”

Li Guang was exasperated: “Teacher Ran!”

“Okay, I won’t tease you anymore. Let’s go back. Wait for me to get my things?”

Li Guang nodded in agreement.

Ran Mingyue didn’t have much to organize, just grabbing her bag from the dressing room and her empty suitcase from the room. Her suitcase had been emptied and brought back, so it weighed nothing.

Li Guang wanted to help Ran Mingyue with the suitcase, but Niu Donggua said to her: “Director Wang is looking for you. She’s probably going to give you a raise.”

A raise! A raise!

Upon hearing those three words, the money-loving Li Guang’s eyes lit up, and her feet froze.

“I’ll get it myself. You go find Director Wang first and see what she wants to talk to you about.” Seeing Li Guang still hesitant, Ran Mingyue leaned in and whispered, “What are you afraid of? The suitcase is empty anyway. Everything is already back in my house.”

That’s true. Even if the suitcase had something in it, what would it be?

The only thing inside would be that souvenir.

…Fine.

Li Guang quietly agreed and followed Niu Donggua out. Before she reached the staff vehicle, she was mysteriously intercepted by Hua Yuzhi.

“What have you decided?”

Li Guang: “Decided what?”

Hua Yuzhi said: “About coming to my house for hotpot. Will you come? The spicy oil dip you made today was so delicious. I want to have it with you again.”

Li Guang blinked and said: “So you really were inviting me for a housewarming party.”

“Really. How could I lie?” Hua Yuzhi said. “Actually, I really want to be friends with you, I was just afraid you wouldn’t be willing.”

Li Guang said: “No way!”

Li Guang was thrilled; how could she not be willing?

Hua Yuzhi said: “Everyone actually likes you a lot, Guang Guang. I think you’re very suited to be an artist. Why did you choose to become a security guard in the end?”

“It’s my pursuit,” Li Guang said with a smile. Isn’t it great to just chill out?

Everyone has their own ambitions.

With a fixed schedule after the show ends, Li Guang figured she had enough time next week. She asked: “When?”

“I still have two days of filming. I’ll let you know the time then!!” Hua Yuzhi said excitedly: “Can you teach me how to make that dipping sauce? I love it so much!”

Li Guang said: “That one is very simple. Do you like hotpot that much?”

Hua Yuzhi said: “It’s just that someone seems to really like it, so I want to learn to make it and give it to that person.”

That person.

Li Guang smelled a hint of gossip.

“Is it for an apology?”

“…Sort of,” Hua Yuzhi sighed, feeling like she was burdened with sin. “Help me out this once, and I’ll thank you. I can send you that… that very popular rabbit outfit.”

Hua Yuzhi was a heavy TikTok user and had definitely seen that outfit.

Li Guang heard it and her eyes froze: “N-no need.”

Hua Yuzhi thought Li Guang didn’t like it and suggested: “Then what do you want? I’ll trade it for whatever you want.”

Li Guang wanted to say it was fine; it was just a hotpot dipping sauce recipe. Perhaps Hua Yuzhi was afraid she wouldn’t teach her because her desire to apologize was very sincere?

She wouldn’t do that.

As for who Hua Yuzhi was apologizing to, it was obvious, so Li Guang didn’t ask.

Teacher Wen is lucky!

Hua Yuzhi said: “I heard from Yingzhi that you like sweets, right? That little cake that you said was delicious. How about I buy it for you?”

“No need, no need.”

Because she now had Ran Mingyue’s special supply, even if she found the store owner, it might not taste as good as Ran Mingyue’s handcrafted one later.

She just loved the flavor Ran Mingyue made.

It was only then that Li Guang realized her taste had unconsciously been spoiled by Ran Mingyue. What would she do if she could only eat things made by Ran Mingyue in the future?

Hua Yuzhi said: “Then what do you want? I have to give you some kind of compensation… Otherwise, I’ll feel embarrassed. Mainly, I’m afraid the things I send you won’t be needed, right?”

“You’re a senior. Can I ask you for advice sometimes?” Li Guang asked.

Hua Yuzhi immediately caught on: “Oh… I get it! You have a relationship problem! Right?”

Li Guang was embarrassed that she had been figured out and lowered her gaze.

“Is it about the person you told me about in the garden before, the one you cared about but didn’t think you loved?” Now Hua Yuzhi became the gossiper, chuckling: “Don’t worry, I’ll answer any questions you have.”

Li Guang felt that Hua Yuzhi, the woman who could frustrate even Teacher Wen Yingzhi, must be a master in matters of the heart.

Li Guang wasn’t distressed about her and Ran Mingyue’s state, but rather about her own feelings. She didn’t know what her state was.

“I just don’t know what it means to like someone,” Li Guang admitted. “So last time, I told you in the garden that I didn’t think it was love, but I pay a lot of attention to her.”

That was before. This time… something seemed different.

Especially after last night, Li Guang noticed her heart rate was always abnormally fast. This rapid beating often happened when Ran Mingyue was near her.

It happened when Ran Mingyue spoke to her in a low voice near her ear, and when she secretly played with Ran Mingyue’s fingers in the car.

So Li Guang began to be confused about the reason.

She had no definition for love.

Hua Yuzhi said: “And what else?”

“And…” Li Guang thought for a moment and said, “And what the standard for being together is.”

Hua Yuzhi said: “A standard? It’s hard to say. If you have to set a standard, then it might just be simple liking, or just a good impression.”

“Why?”

Hua Yuzhi said: “Liking has standards, just like your ideal type. You always have an image in your mind, right? But love has no standards. You’ll find that it’s just this person, and only this person.”

Li Guang began to ponder, deeply troubled.

“Alright, I’ll come find you later. Go find Director Wang first,” Hua Yuzhi saw that Li Guang wouldn’t figure it out anytime soon. “Go on and be busy. If you have any questions, come ask me. I promise to be your excellent strategist.”

Li Guang nodded like a chick pecking rice.

Hua Yuzhi contentedly added Li Guang to the previous program group chat, adding, “Oh, by the way, in the dressing room today, Teacher Ran had us all sign a few autographed photos and said they were for you.”

Li Guang: “Huh?”

Hua Yuzhi said: “Teacher Ran is very good to her staff, isn’t she? When you have a girlfriend, I hope she won’t mind you taking care of Teacher Ran and us, haha.”

Li Guang: Pretending to know nothing.jpg

If Hua Yuzhi knew the person Li Guang wanted to confirm was Ran Mingyue, she would be completely shocked.

“It’s just taking care of her during the program recording…” Li Guang said. “After the program ends, Teacher Ran and I probably won’t have much contact.” Right?

For some reason, thinking about this possibility made Li Guang’s heart ache slightly.

Had she gotten used to it?

She had gotten used to chasing after Ran Mingyue and protecting Ran Mingyue on the show. This had unexpectedly become muscle memory for her.

Hua Yuzhi said: “How could it last until the end of the program?! With me as your strategist, if the other person is also interested in you, everything you want to happen will happen within a month, maximum.”

Li Guang: “?”

Hua Yuzhi patted Li Guang’s shoulder, smiling mysteriously: “Go on, go on. Be sure to share any developments with me immediately. I hope to see you and your girlfriend appear lovingly in front of us soon!”

Li Guang arrived at the staff vehicle. Wang Rou was looking at some documents, seemingly résumés… Li Guang casually glanced at them and realized the photo on the top was her own.

It was a picture taken when she was at Xiguang. Huh?

“Sit down, Xiao Li,” Wang Rou said. “Do you know that your popularity is very high right now?”

Li Guang: “I don’t know.”

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