The Security Guard Who Won the Heart of the Unattainable Actress - Chapter 8

Chapter 8

Li Guang waited patiently on the side, waiting for her residents to finish scanning their beautiful faces so they could come and go freely.

“Yo! It’s lively here.”

When Jiang Qiaoye pushed the door open, his eyes first fell on Li Guang.

Li Guang knew him. Jiang Qiaoye’s focus was mostly on variety shows. He had a high threshold for laughter and was good at creating entertaining moments. He had a high national profile. But Li Guang had never interacted with Jiang Qiaoye before.

The only time she’d seen him was in the afternoon when Jiang Qiaoye had rushed out.

Now, he was all smiles, so the conflict must have been resolved.

Li Guang was about to say “Hello, Teacher Jiang,” when Jiang Qiaoye looked her up and down and exclaimed in surprise, “You’re a girl!”

“Hey, wait a minute…”

Jiang Qiaoye leaned closer to Li Guang.

“Little girl, you look a bit familiar.” Jiang Qiaoye said with a curious sound, as if he had remembered something. He laughed and asked, “I can’t quite remember.”

Ran Mingyue frowned subtly.

“Why are you staring at a little girl? The cameras aren’t on now, you don’t need to put on a show,” Wen Yingzhi said, pulling Jiang Qiaoye toward her.

“She’s pretty,” Jiang Qiaoye stood next to Li Guang and refused to leave. He was still very curious and said half-jokingly, half-teasingly, “What’s your name? It’s strange, why would a girl like you become a security guard?”

Li Guang blinked. Her hand found an empty bottle that someone had left behind, and she subconsciously “crunch, crunch” crushed it.

Ran Mingyue was very sensitive to this sound. How could she not remember? That was the weapon Li Guang had used to beat up five big men like a small whirlwind.

She spoke, shaking her head lightly: “Li Guang.”

Li Guang let go of the bottle. All her desire to argue disappeared in an instant. She calmly put on a smile: “You all go ahead and get busy. I should go change shifts.”

“Hey…” Liu Limin looked at the production team and couldn’t bring himself to call her back. He sensitively noticed that the atmosphere seemed to have become a little dull. He said with a smile, “This is Li Guang. She’s the on-site head security guard. Everyone, get to know each other.”

Jiang Qiaoye still smiled: “How interesting.”

Ran Mingyue took a few steps, quietly looking at the empty bottle. She unscrewed the cap, letting it return to its original shape.

She held the bottle between her two hands and tapped Jiang Qiaoye’s shoulder.

“Watch what you say.” Ran Mingyue’s voice was cold. “Jokes will only ruin you.”

…

Back in the security office, Li Guang sat on a chair. Chai Ning was tidying up his clothes and getting ready to leave. “Aren’t you going to eat before you come back?”

Li Guang looked up: “Oh, I forgot. It’s okay, I’m not hungry right now.”

“Humans are made of iron, food is made of steel…” Chai Ning noticed that Li Guang seemed a little down. “What’s wrong? Are you upset that Teacher Ran didn’t help you just now?”

Li Guang shook her head: “No, Teacher Ran naturally had her own considerations. There were so many people there.”

It was true that she was a bit impulsive sometimes. In fact, if she had a hundred times more guts, she wouldn’t dare to hit Jiang Qiaoye. At the time, she just happened to grab that bottle, used a little too much force, and happened to crush it.

Chai Ning said, “Relax. Maybe Teacher Ran is in a bad mood today. You should have seen what that magazine said… It sounded so real, like the reporters were living in Teacher Ran’s house, so they know everything about her?”

Huh?

The gossip came in!

“What happened? What magazine?” Li Guang was intrigued.

There was no one in this world who didn’t love gossip!

“You don’t know?” Chai Ning looked at Li Guang in shock, with an expression that said, “How could you not know?” “Teacher Ran, she’s won three movie queen awards out of five films, but her domestic popularity isn’t as good as her international popularity. There are always some rumors saying she’s arrogant and looks down on the domestic market, that it’s impossible for her to transform, and they talk about it every now and then…”

Li Guang’s fists clenched: “Nonsense, Sister Mingyue is not like that at all!”

“You know now? I think a lot of fans gave feedback, so Teacher Ran’s company decided to take on this variety show.” Chai Ning said, “She’s trying to let her fans see her more, but then some weird reports have to say something like, ‘the goddess has fallen,’ or ‘she’s a gold digger.’ Oh, when someone is too popular, all sorts of things get said about them.”

Li Guang’s brows furrowed into a frown.

She said word by word: “That’s not how it is at all.”

Li Guang knew Ran Mingyue’s character very well, she had known since two years ago.

When she had nowhere to go, it was Ran Mingyue who had lent her a hand.

…

The production team from Apple TV worked quickly and, as expected, worked through the night to set up.

Li Guang also received a notice that after the 6th, she would no longer need to work the night shift. She would have to be with the team all day during the show’s filming, so she would rest at night, and the rest of her schedule would be announced later.

Because she was working the night shift, Li Guang often met the hardworking production team staff.

The Apple TV team worked like they were possessed. To ensure a faster and better filming experience for the guests, three wooden cabins for the escape room were built from the ground up, and it was said that this was just the appetizer.

The real themed escape rooms were already hidden within the four zones, with various cameras perfectly hidden.

To help the guests immerse themselves more quickly, miniature cameras were installed in the rooms. Unless there were special circumstances, no cameraman would appear.

Li Guang went online to check the situation and finally understood why Chai Ning had said the outside rumors were unpleasant.

It turned out that before the meeting that afternoon, Apple TV had officially announced the all-star lineup for You Run, I Chase, You Can’t Escape Even with Wings online, with Ran Mingyue’s name in the first position.

The majority of comments were filled with anticipation and happiness, but the negative voices were even more jarring and unpleasant.

When Li Guang read those words, she put herself in Ran Mingyue’s shoes and felt her anger soar.

It was as if not participating meant looking down on them, but participating meant the goddess had fallen. Why were netizens so difficult to please this time?

Li Guang really wanted to go and battle every keyboard warrior and spank them, but she truly couldn’t.

The show was about to air, and everything had to be quiet as a mouse, maintaining a surface calm.

Overall, the lineup for You Run had raised everyone’s expectations to the max. The number of pre-orders for the live stream had already exceeded one million.

At 8 a.m. on the 6th, in the cold mist of early winter, all the staff, including Li Guang, were in their positions. The live stream for You Run officially began.

However, the assembly point in the center of the residential area was empty. All that was there were the cardboard cutouts of all the guests.

Li Guang wore her new uniform, stylish and durable lace-up boots, and stood professionally with her hands behind her back, her feet shoulder-width apart, standing with her colleagues in front of the associate director, Wang Rou. She was also wearing a black mask, leaving only her eyes visible. When she looked intently forward, she seemed a bit sharp.

She was not to smile during the initial phase.

“Hehe.” Li Guang was not afraid of the cold at all. She only heard the reminder in her earpiece that the guests were about to arrive, and it was Ran Mingyue.

She felt herself return to the entertainment industry once again. Of course, this time, there were no annoying camera flashes or the anxiety about popularity day and night.

Li Guang couldn’t help but think to herself—

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…

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What’s going on???? Did I come too early???

Is it possible that this is a horror story and the cardboard cutouts are actually them in disguise?

They’re here!

Wuwu, it’s my Goddess Mingyue. As expected, she’s always on time and never late!

Ran Mingyue walked directly out of Zone A. Her hairstyle showed that she was prepared. Her hair wasn’t loose, but tied into a graceful side braid.

Li Guang put on her sunglasses and shamelessly looked in Ran Mingyue’s direction, and she pinched the end of her own braid with her fingers.

Hehe, matching styles.

While Ran Mingyue was walking, Wen Yingzhi came with Hua Yuzhi and Song Suoqi. Xiang Que and Jiang Qiaoye entered the shot from the opposite direction.

Ran Mingyue naturally stood at the center, a few meters away from where Li Guang was.

Li Guang pursed her lips to show her seriousness.

Ran Mingyue’s gaze did not linger on Li Guang.

The six people in work mode were very professional. They introduced themselves to everyone with their most beautiful side and thanked their fans.

Li Guang thought the production team would say some more complimentary words, but to her surprise, Wang Rou simply said into the microphone, “That’s enough,” and “Okay, let’s start directly.”

Guests: ?

Comments: ?

Li Guang understood. They were serious! The key was to be ruthless and not talk too much! No wonder they had to have personal security guards.

“The randomly assigned personal security guards are as follows: Song Suoqi, number 1. Hua Yuzhi, number 2. Xiang Que, number 3. Wen Yingzhi, number 4.” Wang Rou even read the names quickly. “Ran Mingyue.”

Li Guang’s heart tightened.

She couldn’t help but look down at her chest badge, which read:

Li Guang | No. 06

For some reason, when Ran Mingyue’s gaze looked over this time, Li Guang felt that she was really looking at her.

She was about to nod in response, when Wang Rou said, “Ran Mingyue, number 05. Jiang Qiaoye, number 06. The assignments are complete. All guests, please get on the sightseeing vehicles and head to the destination as soon as possible!”

Li Guang subconsciously looked down at her chest badge again, and then at Chai Ning’s chest badge next to her.

One was 05, the other was 06. She was 05.

Li Guang took a deep breath. She didn’t have time to see what Ran Mingyue’s expression was. She only saw Jiang Qiaoye smile wryly and wave to her, saying hi.

Chai Ning said, “I will shoulder this heavy responsibility!”

Wen Yingzhi and Ran Mingyue got on the vehicle together. Because of the microphone, she could only lean into Ran Mingyue’s ear and laugh mockingly.

Ran Mingyue pushed her away expressionlessly: “Please sit properly.”

Wen Yingzhi said, “Your tone is a lot like the security guard from my friend’s residential area.”

“…”

Can’t you tell I’m in a bad mood?

Wen Yingzhi stopped messing around. On the vehicle, Jiang Qiaoye was the first to start a conversation: “Has anyone played something similar before?”

“I’ve only played easy-going variety shows before,” Xiang Que said. “Are you two the same, Little Song and Little Yu?”

Hua Yuzhi and Song Suoqi nodded, answering with some apprehension, “Yes, this residential area is so beautiful, it shouldn’t be too scary, right?”

“What about Teacher Ran and Teacher Wen?”

Wen Yingzhi said confidently: “I’m an old player. It’s okay. I don’t think the first episode will be too difficult.”

“I haven’t played before,” Ran Mingyue said after a moment of thought. “Please take care of me.”

“Don’t worry, I’m super brave!” Jiang Qiaoye stood up directly in the vehicle and patted his chest. “I’m the tank. I’ll protect everyone equally!”

The sightseeing vehicle suddenly stopped. In the distance was a peaceful lake and a small forest.

“Why aren’t we moving?”

The scenery here was beautiful, which drew the guests’ attention toward the lake. But before they could finish admiring it, the command came through Li Guang’s earpiece: “Action.”

She leaped down from the vehicle she was in.

All the guests were immediately blindfolded by the staff behind them. The blindfolds were so tight that no light could get through. The people who were suddenly deprived of their sight panicked, especially Jiang Qiaoye.

“What are you doing! What are you doing! Why are you doing this!”

At this moment, Li Guang had already swapped places with Chai Ning again and was back behind Jiang Qiaoye. She grabbed his wrist: “Sorry, please follow me.”

A cold, mechanical voice echoed throughout the entire zone.

“Welcome, everyone, to the first episode of You Run, I Chase, You Can’t Escape Even with Wings, ‘Death Coast.’ From now on, please remember your surroundings.”

Sounds of real waves by the sea began to play. The guests stumbled and fell, following the staff along the path. They wanted to comfort themselves that it was fake, but then a wetness soaked their socks and shoes around their ankles.

You’re actually doing this for real!

Only Ran Mingyue walked with composure.

Because she knew that the blindfold on her eyes had just been put on by Li Guang.

That person’s fingertips were soft and had carefully not messed up any of her hairstyle. Even though Li Guang hadn’t said a word, she could recognize her.

It was Li Guang’s happy yet steady breathing.

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