Volume Ten: Those Few Years After She and I Broke Up
Setting the Trap
Because Wen Nuan performed very well in the scene, exceeding the director’s expectations, he hadn’t thought an idol would have such exquisite acting skills.
Wen Nuan hooked the corner of her mouth, thinking to herself: She had completed hundreds of mission worlds, after all; wasn’t playing a Huakui1 just something easily picked up by hand2?!
The System stated frankly: 【Maybe it is a true-to-life performance3.】
Wen Nuan: “…..”
Early in the morning, just after Wen Nuan finished her makeup, she received praise and a reward from the director.
The director felt that with Wen Nuan’s excellent image and acting skills, having her just dance in the drama was a waste. So, he added a scene for Wen Nuan: assassinating the male lead, failing and getting arrested, and finally being hanged alive at the city gate.
Hearing this plot, Wen Nuan fell into silence.
This… was really quite unnecessary.
Facing this sudden addition of scenes, Zhou Hao also had a face full of worry.
The director arranged a Wuzhi4 for Wen Nuan. Watching the fake moves5 the Wuzhi demonstrated to her, Wen Nuan suddenly felt that this added scene suited her intentions perfectly.
Ji Siming was naturally very happy about the director adding scenes. To have scenes opposite Wen Nuan, and such intimate contact too, he was naturally endlessly excited in his heart.
When he saw Wen Nuan, who hadn’t smiled at him for a long time, give him a faint smile, Ji Siming’s heart trembled. He wondered if his pursuit over this period had made Wen Nuan like him a little and start accepting him?
The sweet dream came suddenly, and it shattered just as suddenly.
When Ji Siming was ruthlessly punched in the stomach by Wen Nuan, the expression on his face instantly twisted. He collapsed to the ground, clutching his stomach in pain.
The director looked at the monitor and exclaimed in surprise, “Yo, not bad! Siming’s acting skills are getting more and more exquisite lately.”
“Tsk, not bad, not bad. The Wuzhi taught well; every one of Wen Nuan’s movements is on point.”
Wuzhi: “…..”
Can I say that I didn’t really teach much?
Ji Siming wanted to open his mouth to yell stop, but Wen Nuan naturally wouldn’t give him this chance.
She pulled Ji Siming’s hand over. To outsiders, it looked like the two were about to embrace, but Ji Siming was suffering the most vicious beating.
Stomach, lower abdomen, ribs, arms, and chest.
Again and again.
Ji Siming felt that on the surface, this scene was acting out “Assassinating the Crown Prince”, but in reality, it was “Assassinating Himself”.
Finally, Ji Siming lay prone on the ground. Watching Wen Nuan’s fist about to fall, he closed his eyes as if accepting his fate.
“Ka——6” the director shouted.
Ji Siming felt like he had come back to life.
The director walked over in high spirits, helped Ji Siming up, and looked at Wen Nuan. “Not bad, not bad, this scene was really good. Siming’s acting has improved a lot recently; that expression of pain looked just like it was real.”
Ji Siming had suffering he could not voice out: “…..”
“Wen Nuan was also good. Every movement was on point, and the expressions were great too. If you keep developing like this, you definitely won’t worry about getting roles in the future.”
Wen Nuan said with satisfaction, “Thank you for the praise, Director. I will definitely work harder.”
Hearing Wen Nuan say “work harder”, Ji Siming was so scared his whole body shivered.
The director said a few more words and left. Ji Siming watched Wen Nuan raise an eyebrow at him, then mechanically turned around and walked quickly back to his nanny van7.
As soon as he got in the car, he immediately asked his assistant to check his upper body for injuries; maybe he could use these injuries to threaten Wen Nuan into being with him.
The assistant looked at Ji Siming’s fair and clean upper body in total confusion. “Ji-ge8, there’s nothing there? What are you asking me to look at?”
Ji Siming pushed the assistant aside and looked at his upper body in the mirror. It was completely clean; there wasn’t even a red mark.
It was truly like seeing a ghost!
Clearly every punch hit flesh9, hurting him so much he bared his teeth and grimaced, so why wasn’t there a single injury?!
Zhou Hao looked at Wen Nuan’s relaxed face, looking as if a great revenge had been avenged.
He wondered aloud, “What bad thing did you do behind my back again?”
Wen Nuan cracked her knuckles: “Nothing much, just beat up Ji Siming.”
“That’s good… What? You beat up Ji Siming?” Zhou Hao exclaimed in horror.
He said with a trembling voice, “Why did you beat up Ji Siming? Are you crazy?! How bad did you beat him? Do you know you’ve caused trouble? That Ji Siming is full of flowery intestines10; he will definitely make a big deal out of this and use it to threaten you?!”
“Don’t be afraid, he has no evidence.”
“Evidence?” Zhou Hao paced anxiously. “How could there be no evidence? You hit him, there will definitely be injuries on his body; that is the evidence!”
Wen Nuan sneered, “I hit him, but he won’t have evidence. It’s that simple.”
Seeing Wen Nuan’s confident face, Zhou Hao asked in confusion, “What do you mean by that?”
Wen Nuan hooked her finger at him: “Come here and try it, then you’ll know.”
Zhou Hao walked over without understanding. Before he could open his mouth to speak, Wen Nuan punched him right in the stomach.
Zhou Hao’s expression of pain twisted to the extreme, and he collapsed onto the stool clutching his stomach.
After a good while, Zhou Hao finally caught his breath and panted, “Fuck! You hit really fucking hard!”
“Take a look.”
Zhou Hao grimaced, “Look at what? Look if I’ve been beaten into vomiting blood by you?”
“No, look if there’s a mark on your stomach.”
Zhou Hao pulled up his clothes and looked at his white stomach. There wasn’t a single trace on it. If his stomach wasn’t still throbbing with pain, he would have thought nothing had happened just now.
“This… what is going on?” Zhou Hao was astonished.
Wen Nuan clenched her fingers and smiled smugly, “Clever force11, sinister moves12.”
“What kind of path is this?” Zhou Hao looked at Wen Nuan in shock. “Have you learned martial arts?”
“Not really, just some underhanded dirty tricks that cannot make it onto the table13. It’s still okay for tripping people up.”
If the director hadn’t suddenly added this scene for her, she really wouldn’t have found a good opportunity to beat Ji Siming up.
Zhou Hao rubbed his stomach. “Who did you learn this from?”
The figure of that person flashed through Wen Nuan’s mind, and she curled her lips, “A ruthless, cheap woman.”
Seeing the disdain on Wen Nuan’s face, Zhou Hao felt she had a bit of an attitude of deceiving the master and destroying the ancestors14.
After the lunch break, the director called for filming to continue.
Ji Siming walked tremblingly to Wen Nuan’s side, and the two posed.
He choked Wen Nuan’s neck, looking at Wen Nuan’s exquisite face, his eyes gradually becoming a bit dazed.
The next second, a twisting pain in his waist almost made him cry out.
Ji Siming furrowed his brows tightly and widened his eyes.
Wen Nuan hid from the camera and mouthed silently, “Are there no injuries?”
Ji Siming looked at Wen Nuan in horror, and the hand choking her neck trembled.
He endured the pain in his waist and whispered, “How did you do it?”
Wen Nuan said seriously, “I know a type of martial art.”
Ji Siming: “?!”
“Named Qishang Quan15, heard of it?”
Ji Siming felt Wen Nuan was talking nonsense, but he still nodded: “…En.”
“This fist technique has an imposing reputation. One punch contains seven different types of internal force. The force is ferocious and can shatter the lungs, liver, kidneys, heart, and spleen. There are no obvious marks on the body, but the internal organs of the person struck by this technique will shatter, and they won’t have long to live.”
“…!!”
Ji Siming swallowed hard: “Are you joking?”
Wen Nuan lowered her eyes: “Are there injuries on your body?”
Ji Siming’s pupils trembled, and his hands shook even more violently.
Wen Nuan hooked the corner of her mouth, her tone somewhat impatient: “Don’t worry, I didn’t use the Qishang Quan on you. I just want to tell you, stay the fuck away from me, otherwise Father will make your five viscera rupture and you’ll die!”
Ji Siming’s face turned pale: “!!”
Seeing everyone was ready, the director picked up the megaphone and shouted, “Action!”
Ji Siming watched the woman under his hand. Just a moment ago she had a face full of ferocity, overflowing with murderous intent, but hearing the director shout start, she immediately changed her expression, transforming into a frail and charming ancient woman.
This acting skill was even better than his.
Ji Siming not only had to steady his mind but also dodge Wen Nuan’s occasional sneak attacks. He completed this scene with extreme difficulty.
Ji Siming’s assistant watched his artist walk down trembling, face covered in cold sweat, expression hideous, looking exactly as if he had undergone torture.
The assistant looked at Wen Nuan, who was covered in injuries, in total confusion. Clearly, Miss Wen was the one being tortured?
Why did Ji-ge look so much in pain?
“Xiao Li?”
The assistant responded, “Ji-ge, what’s wrong?”
Ji Siming asked in fear and trembling, “Do you know the Qishang Quan?”
Assistant: “…..Ha?”
After filming ended, Zhou Hao dropped Wen Nuan back at the hotel and went to busy himself with other things.
Wen Nuan lay lazily paralyzed on the bed. Hearing her phone ring, it was Zhai Yi.
“Hello?” She answered.
“Are you filming in Jinghai City?” Zhai Yi asked.
“En, what’s up?”
“Do you have scenes to film tonight?”
“No, I finished early today.”
“That’s good. Accompany me to a dinner party tonight?”
“Attend a dinner party?” Wen Nuan smiled. “You’re short a male companion, so you’re using me to fill in?”
“No,” Zhai Yi sounded a bit distressed. “It’s called a dinner party, but it’s actually a blind date dinner. Help me act a bit.”
“Act a bit? Act as what?”
Zhai Yi said indifferently, “Pretend to be my girlfriend.”
“Yo, in order to refuse the blind date, you’re planning to publicly come out?” Wen Nuan sat up and teased, “Aren’t you afraid that after you come out of the closet, your parents will just set you up on blind dates with girls?”
Zhai Yi paused for a moment. “Solve the immediate problem first, then talk about the future.”
“Worst case scenario, later I’ll say you dumped me, making me completely give up on love.”
Wen Nuan: “….”
“You think I don’t have enough black pots16 on my back?”
Zhai Yi said coldly, “With so many already, one more from me won’t make a difference.”
Wen Nuan: “…..”
This friendship is really fucking shitty!
Finally, Zhai Yi promised to pay Wen Nuan after it was done, and Wen Nuan joyfully agreed to this request that forfeited sovereignty and humiliated the country17.
Zhai Yi drove to the hotel to pick her up. She looked at the clothes on Wen Nuan and frowned. “Do you have clothes that look a bit more high-end and glamorous?”
“Obviously, I don’t.” Wen Nuan shrugged.
Zhai Yi sighed. “Let’s go, buy clothes first. Lose the person but don’t lose the formation18.”
“Lose the person?” Wen Nuan flipped her hair. “Are you questioning my beauty?”
Zhai Yi was dazzled by Wen Nuan’s charm. “I was wrong.”
Wen Nuan huffed arrogantly: “Let’s go.”
Zhai Yi took Wen Nuan to a clothing store; coincidentally, it was a luxury store under Feili.
Because they were in a rush, Zhai Yi just grabbed a black strapless puffy dress for Wen Nuan. Anyway, with Wen Nuan’s looks and figure, she looked good in anything.
Wen Nuan applied simple makeup and went into battle light with Zhai Yi to attend the banquet.
Zhai Yi parked the car and took Wen Nuan into the Sige Hotel.
The hotel usher took the two to the [Ziwei]19 private room.
Zhai Yi was just about to take Wen Nuan’s hand, planning to start acting, when she was suddenly shaken off by Wen Nuan.
Wen Nuan paused and apologized, “Reflex.”
Zhai Yi didn’t mind and reached out her hand. “Come on, the acting has to be convincing; my parents are pretty treacherous.”
“Who talks about their own parents like that?” Wen Nuan held Zhai Yi’s hand.
“It’s a fact. Do you know why I didn’t ask Cong Hui or An Siya?”
Those two had already returned from Sweden.
Wen Nuan asked in confusion, “Why?”
Zhai Yi looked at Wen Nuan and pushed open the door. “Because I can tell them I was turned bent20 by your beauty. On this point, they cannot question it.”
Wen Nuan: “…..”
That is truly a huge black pot.
Zhai Yi pulled Wen Nuan inside. In an instant, the people in the private room were stunned, including Wen Nuan.
Wen Nuan looked at the man opposite her, interest flashing in her eyes.
Wasn’t this an old acquaintance, the male lead’s younger brother, Wen Xiuran?
Wen Xiuran looked at Wen Nuan in astonishment. He was just about to raise his hand to say hello when he saw Zhai Yi raise their joined hands.
“Sorry we’re late. Let me introduce everyone; this is my girlfriend, Wen Nuan.”
Everyone: “…..”
Wen Xiuran: “……”
The author has something to say:
The introduction to the Qishang Quan comes from Baidu, I am a wuchi21.
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