Transmigrated as the Top-Tier Alpha's Secretly Married Ex-Wife - Chapter 8

Chapter 8

“I’m sorry, Director!”

Su Tuantuan, seeing the director furious and ready to tear into someone, adopted a sincere attitude. “I just scrolled through a funny short video, I didn’t mean it! Please continue!”

She backed away, hoping the director wouldn’t transfer his anger from the “stunned goose” Mo Xian to her.

The director said impatiently, “Go scroll far away!”

“Got it!”

Su Tuantuan nodded and bowed, retreating. She then heard Mo Xian’s cool voice, “Wait a moment—”

Su Tuantuan’s steps paused, but she pretended not to hear and wanted to run. Mo Xian stood up and raised her voice, “Director, let Su Tuantuan run lines with me twice first!”

The director’s eyes immediately lit up. He glanced sharply at Su Tuantuan and roared, “Su Tuantuan, stop right there!”

Su Tuantuan’s performance these few days on set was acceptable. Being the third female lead, and afraid of overshadowing the main female lead, her acting was always mediocre.

In short, it wasn’t bad enough to lose her third lead role, but not good enough to play the lead.

The director naturally favored the main cast more, as their acting was indeed on point.

He always thought Su Tuantuan’s acting was flat, but thinking about it, Mo Xian couldn’t handle Qiao Yanran’s scenes, probably because Mo Xian was a newbie at acting.

If they switched to Su Tuantuan, it might be different—

At most, it would be a case of a newbie helping a newbie.

Su Tuantuan cursed Mo Xian countless times in her heart. Hearing the director’s shout, she turned back awkwardly, displaying a small, affected mannerism perfectly. “I don’t think that’s appropriate, Director. I’ve never acted opposite a top star before, I’m really nervous…”

Mo Xian: “…”

She had a feeling that this Su Tuantuan was not the same person who had dragged her down in the garden that day.

The director rubbed his temples. “Well, since A-Xian said she wants you to run lines twice, stop dilly-dallying and wasting everyone’s time! You still have two scenes this afternoon! You leave when you’re done filming!”

Su Tuantuan: “…”

Qiao Yanran also stood up and waved at her, “Jie Jie, hurry up and come over!”

Su Tuantuan: “…”

Don’t do this to me, little sister.

The eyes of the entire crew were focused on her, like stage spotlights. Mo Xian stood there, hands clasped properly behind her back, her lips slightly curved, her gaze towards Su Tuantuan being utterly gentle.

Su Tuantuan accepted her fate. She forced a polite smile and checked the script. “Yanran performed very well just now. I, I’ll just improvise…?”

Mo Xian hummed in acknowledgment and sat back down.

Su Tuantuan sat in Qiao Yanran’s spot, took a deep breath to adjust—

Everyone held their breath.

Su Tuantuan pouted cutely, blinking her eyes. It didn’t look like flirting with Mo Xian, but rather childish pretense, and her voice was overly sweet and forced: “No way, I’m going to win this round! I must win!”

Su Tuantuan heard the people around her gasp.

Qiao Yanran’s performance just now was charming and cute, but Su Tuantuan’s felt…

Awkward everywhere.

Su Tuantuan didn’t have this problem when acting as the older sister normally?

Indeed, there’s no harm without comparison. Compared to Qiao Yanran, Su Tuantuan’s acting—

Many people were laughing softly.

Su Tuantuan’s forced and affected mannerisms were certainly enough to draw a few laughs.

Even the director was getting a headache, wondering what this was. Just as he was about to call ‘cut,’ he heard Mo Xian say softly, “Alright, alright. One more round, I’ll let you win.”

As she spoke, Mo Xian’s eyes carried a very natural smile, her facial muscles were no longer stiff, and even the pacing of her line delivery was perfectly correct, unlike before where she struggled to utter a single punctuation mark.

The director rubbed his face, feeling that something supernatural was at work.

He signaled for the recording to continue, and Su Tuantuan was told not to stop.

Su Tuantuan: “…”

If they continued, according to the script, she would eventually win. After winning, she would excitedly dance around Mo Xian. While dancing, her foot would sprain, and she would be caught in Mo Xian’s arms.

Playing out such a scene in front of the main female lead, wouldn’t she be beaten to death?

Su Tuantuan hesitated. The director glared, “Su Tuantuan, are you acting like a zombie!? Move!”

Su Tuantuan: “…”

The director was really fierce.

Su Tuantuan was filled with resentment.

It was all Mo Xian’s fault!

Su Tuantuan picked up a chess piece. The board was already half-set. Su Tuantuan looked at the game, placed a piece, and Mo Xian raised an eyebrow in surprise.

“I won!”

Su Tuantuan jumped up excitedly, skipping around. “I won! I finally won!”

Mo Xian looked thoughtfully at the board. This chess game was set up by the crew based on an online board. Qiao Yanran had just randomly placed a piece, but Su Tuantuan’s move instantly broke the setup.

While she was momentarily stunned, she heard a soft cry from Su Tuantuan. Mo Xian turned her head and saw Su Tuantuan’s foot twist. Seeing her about to fall, she instinctively stood up and caught her.

Su Tuantuan fell into her arms.

Mo Xian frowned, “Why are you so careless?”

This line was not in the script.

Su Tuantuan looked at Mo Xian with an expression of surprise.

In the script, they were supposed to just look into each other’s eyes.

Mo Xian supported Su Tuantuan through the fabric of her costume. Before the director could yell “cut,” she frowned again, “You’re a bit heavy.”

Su Tuantuan: “…”

Mo Xian danced year-round, so her muscles were very firm. Although she looked slender and graceful, she was very strong.

She was being criticized for being too heavy?!

Su Tuantuan wanted to complain, her weight was perfectly normal, okay!

“Take a break and let’s do it again!”

The director finally yelled ‘cut.’ “A-Xian, have you found the feeling? Should we let Yanran cooperate with you next?”

Su Tuantuan breathed a sigh of relief, standing up to adjust her clothing.

“Let me practice with Tuantuan one more time,” Mo Xian suggested. “I’ve found a bit of the feeling.”

How could the director refuse? He asked Su Tuantuan to come again. After Mo Xian embraced Su Tuantuan twice, Mo Xian was finally ready for the official shoot.

Before the official shoot, Mo Xian suggested, “Let’s change the scene where I embrace the female lead.”

She rubbed her wrist. “After holding her twice, my arm feels a bit sore.”

Director: “Su Tuantuan, see how heavy you are!”

Su Tuantuan: “???”

How was she heavy! Wasn’t Mo Xian openly slandering her?!

Saying a female actress is heavy! And that just holding her twice made her wrist hurt?!

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

How spoiled she was! Was her wrist made of plasticine or something!

Su Tuantuan walked away in a huff, not sparing Mo Xian a single glance.

They were divorced, yet she was still humiliating her like this. And she called herself an Alpha!

Next, Mo Xian and Qiao Yanran ran their lines again. Mo Xian’s cooperation was very natural. The subsequent embracing scene was changed to a mutual look and smile.

This scene took quite a bit of time. By the time it was Su Tuantuan’s turn to film, it was already nearing dusk.

Su Tuantuan had even managed to take a nap.

The director rushed Su Tuantuan along. Su Tuantuan didn’t see Mo Xian, guessing they had already left.

She was quick to act, filming two scenes back to back. The director called for a few retakes, then let her go.

One of the scenes was shot by a pond. After filming, the evening glow spread over the area. The originally murky pond, covered with duckweed, reflected the sunset, mirroring the orange-red clouds in the sky.

Su Tuantuan finished filming and stood up. She couldn’t help but pause to admire the beautiful scenery, wanting to ask Xiaoyu to take a couple of photos with her phone. Behind her, several crew members carrying equipment moved closer, “Careful, careful!”

Su Tuantuan stepped back to avoid them. In doing so, her body tilted, and Su Tuantuan let out a startled cry.

“Splash!”

Su Tuantuan fell into the pond.

Before anyone could react, a dark figure jumped into the pond.

Then came the scream of Mo Xian’s assistant, Xiao Liu, “Ahhh! A-Xian jumped in!!!”

The director panicked, urging those who could swim to jump in and save her. The pond became a flurry of “splashing” sounds, like dumplings being dropped into water.

It instantly erupted.

Mo Xian grabbed Su Tuantuan, who was flailing at the water weeds.

The clothes Su Tuantuan was wearing were too thick. Once in the water, they floated up. Mo Xian reached out, grabbed her, and pulled her toward the shore. Su Tuantuan spat out the water weeds and pushed Mo Xian’s fingers away.

“Let go, I can swim.”

Su Tuantuan swam toward the bank, waving her arms. If her clothes hadn’t been so heavy, she wouldn’t have reacted so slowly.

As an actress, scenes involving water were common, and swimming was an essential survival skill.

By the time she reached the shore, other crew members were helping Mo Xian out.

Su Tuantuan was disgusted by the water weeds and duckweed clinging to her. The pond was too dirty. It looked beautiful just moments ago, but now her mouth tasted fishy.

Mo Xian was also drenched. Su Tuantuan felt a little guilty. Before she could speak, she heard the director roar from the bridge, “Su Tuantuan, what is wrong with you! How did you fall into the water! All you do is cause trouble!”

“A staff member knocked my Jie Jie in! Director, why are you blaming my Jie Jie!”

Qiao Yanran, who had been half-way through removing her makeup, heard the commotion. She rushed over with clean towels to wipe the water off both of them and couldn’t help but talk back, “Director, you are being biased! Be nicer to my Jie Jie!”

Mo Xian, who hadn’t intended to interfere, looked at the director. She handed a towel to Su Tuantuan. The director, seeing their interaction, knew he was in the wrong and hadn’t expected someone to stand up for Su Tuantuan.

Thinking about it, there was no way a top star would personally jump in to save someone.

His gaze towards Mo Xian and Su Tuantuan became meaningful. “I understand. Tuantuan, don’t take it to heart. I was just too anxious. A-Xian, thank you for stepping in to save her. Hurry up, both of you, go back to the hotel and rinse off. The water quality is poor; soaking in it too long can cause skin allergies.”

The director’s attitude improved. Su Tuantuan draped the towel over herself, ready to change clothes. Before leaving, she glanced at the equally soaked Mo Xian.

Mo Xian’s silver hair was completely plastered down. Su Tuantuan immediately thought of the phrase “kicking a dog when it’s down.”

However, Mo Xian had jumped in to save her.

Even though it wasn’t necessary.

But Su Tuantuan still gave a perfunctory thank you, “Thank you, A-Xian. I helped you get into character, and you jumped in to save me. We’ve repaid each other’s favor. Now we owe each other nothing!”

Qiao Yanran looked anxious, “Jie Jie, what are you saying? A-Xian saved you. Shouldn’t you thank her properly? I’ll take the liberty of deciding this: A-Xian, do you have time? If you do, let’s go back to the hotel, take a shower, and then have dinner together tonight?”

“She doesn’t have time!”

Su Tuantuan jumped in before Mo Xian could answer. “A-Xian is so busy! She’s swamped with work, constantly moving between concerts and announcements. She has to rush to her next job.”

Mo Xian’s fingers, holding the towel, tightened.

She also smiled, but her smile was very faint and didn’t reach her eyes. “Dinner is off the table. I need to leave now. Let’s chat next time.”

She wiped her hair and left with her assistant.

She didn’t look at Su Tuantuan again.

Qiao Yanran tugged at Su Tuantuan’s costume and mumbled, “Jie Jie, aren’t you being a little heartless? She saved you…”

Su Tuantuan felt a little strange too.

But she thought heartlessness was fine. Mo Xian was Qiao Yanran’s Alpha. If she showed too much warmth towards Mo Xian, who knows what trouble they might cause later.

She shrugged, saying indifferently, “It’s fine. She won’t mind.”