Chapter 258

"Wrap it up!"

The words were like an imperial edict pardoning the entire nation. Qin Wei grabbed Xiao Yan's hand and urged her and the props team to hurry up and take off her makeup and pack up the props.

"Wei Wei."

Someone called her from behind. She pretended not to hear and headed straight for the dressing room. But the other person didn't give up and followed her in.

"Sorry, our artist is going to change clothes now."

Li Liang's tone was firmer this time. She stood at the entrance, clearly not planning to back down.

Of course, forcing your way into a female artist's changing room was out of the question. So Guo Yuyang politely apologized and turned to leave.

"What's wrong with him?"

Qin Wei had really never seen anything like this. I mean, he had just debuted not long ago and was still on the rise. Shouldn't he be more humble and cautious? But here he was acting the complete opposite?

Xiao Yan didn't seem surprised at all. As she helped Qin Wei remove her makeup, she nonchalantly said:

"If you were an investor in this production, you could act so arrogantly too."

"Arrogantly harassing female actors..."

Since they had nothing else to do, Qin Wei decided to chat with her. "He's so young but doesn't know to be more modest. It's a bit annoying. Doesn't he know it's annoying?"

Xiao Yan shook her head.

"For some people, humility is genuine, for others it's just for show.

Don't let his recent debut fool you. He has lots of fans already. He gets good fashion resources too. As soon as he debuted he signed with Rui Qi Sports Watch to be their spokesperson.

Lots of young girls are infatuated with his looks and hype him up like crazy. And he is really confident about his appearance too. Otherwise he wouldn't have dared to flirt with you right?

I suspect there's nothing wrong with him. It's just that he's never failed with this approach before. You're the only one who doesn't fall for it...

Trust me. Good looks really are an advantage when pursuing someone. You don't need any skills. Just look at you Qin Wei. If you just came up to me and said 'Hi, I like you,' I'd happily let you have your way with me! Why else do you think there are fans who sleep with celebrities..."

Qin Wei: "?"

"Oh right, he did get exposed for sleeping with fans, even before his debut. It was a huge scandal but his PR team quickly smoothed it over.

Anyway, his agency Hot Gossip Entertainment isn't top tier but they lucked out with a big traffic star. Of course they dote on him. I heard he's even sleeping with Rui Qi's male executives...tsk tsk~ I didn't see anything myself so I can't say for sure~

The point is, his company and brands always cover for him so he has no idea how much he is actually worth. "

Qin Wei looked at Xiao Yan in the mirror:

"You sure know a lot."

"Take your clothes off, I'll bring them over to the props team so they don't have to come back here. It'll save time since we have no shoots tomorrow morning. Tell them not to wake me up."

Xiao Yan continued after getting busy for a bit:

"I used to work at a TV station so I get more insider news. Sometimes at events when I'm free, I chat up the staff, drivers etc. Help them out a bit and I learn everything.

There are no real secrets in this circle. It's just that everyone keeps silent because of vested interests.

Don't worry, he only dares to verbally flirt a little. Just ignore him and he won't dare do anything more... Oh right, everyone's going for hotpot after work. I'll secretly bring you along so Li Yao won't know."

"I'm not going. I'll look bloated on camera if I gain any more weight. Let's eat after filming wraps..."

Qin Wei took off her costume and handed it to Xiao Yan:

"Hurry back and give this to props. Then we can go back together. I'll transfer money to you to treat those guys to hotpot. Don't let anyone wake me up tomorrow morning since we have no shoots."

...

Qin Wei had scenes to film in the afternoon the next day. True to her orders, no one disturbed her in the morning and she woke up naturally full of energy.

While waiting for her scenes, Qin Wei sat in a corner reading a book. But then she heard a voice she didn't really want to hear.

"I wanted to take you out for dinner after wrap yesterday. How about tonight?"

Guo Yuyang said as he asked his assistant to bring a small stool over and sat down next to Qin Wei.

They were coworkers and still had scenes together. And he hadn't done anything too out of line. Even if she disliked him, she couldn't show it too obviously. She just responded coolly:

"I got the message, thanks. I don't eat at night."

But he still didn't give up. Guo Yuyang looked at Qin Wei sincerely:

"Then can I at least offer you some wine? I have a few bottles of Hou Bo Wang in my room. I feel like having a couple drinks after filming to relax and chat about life would be nice.

Don't get me wrong Wei Wei. I really felt a connection when we first met. I know I'm a bit dumb. My fans always say I'm silly too. There are many pretty girls around me but I still feel you're the most special. The first time I saw you, I thought - we're the same kind of person. Once you get to know me, you'll want to be friends."

Qin Wei put down her book and tried to stay patient:

"I'm not well, I can't drink."

Seeing she didn't respond, Guo Yuyang shifted his gaze to the book in her hands, trying to find another conversation topic:

"Wei Wei, you like reading too? What book are you reading?"

Qin Wei openly showed him the cover.

Guo Yuyang's smile gradually faded. He even stuttered a little when he spoke:

"B-being a... Emotionally Stable Mom?"

Qin Wei gave him a motherly smile:

"You don't have to call me mom. I don't have a son like you."

"You have a child?"

As if on cue, little Hong Dou came running over in shorts and a T-shirt, crying.

He crawled into Qin Wei's lap.

Qin Wei was used to it and just asked what made him cry this time.

Guo Yuyang pointed at Hong Dou in disbelief:

"That's your son??"

"Wahhh, what dirty thing are you, pointing at my...mom!?"

Hong Dou's emotions were disrupted. He temporarily forgot about crying and looked up at Guo Yuyang.

Not hiding his disgust at all.

The online rumors about Qin Wei were true after all.

"I have to shoot my scenes now. Excuse me."

Guo Yuyang's mind was in chaos. He quickly left after saying that.

Li Yan watched the whole thing unfold. He whispered to Li Liang: "Shouldn't you explain?"

"What's there to explain? Dou Ge is a child actor in our crew. It's that guy's fault for not even reading the script."

Li Yan was still worried:

"Aren't you afraid he'll spread rumors out there..."

Li Liang shrugged, already numb to it:

"I'm really not afraid. There have always been rumors about my sister being a mistress to some rich guy and having his child. Baseless gossip never ends. Onlookers are too lazy to even read it now."

The two of them had nothing to do while waiting around on set. Li Yan continued gossiping:

"Was Sis reading that book to discourage Guo?"

Li Liang shook his index finger at him:

"Nope, she bought the book long ago. Director Sun helped her pick it out. Not just 'Being an Emotionally Stable Mom,' there's also 'Nurturing Children Through Drawing,' 'How to Stop Toddler Tantrums,' 'How to Raise an Angel,' 'Terrible Twos,' 'Parenting with Words,' 'Your Baby's First Defiance,' and more.

Sis said since she has to interact with kids, she should do it properly. Reading professional books is a must. My sis loves learning."

Li Yan looked at her admiringly with stars in his eyes:

"Director Sun is so nice!"

Over here, Hong Dou was done with his crying spell. He looked up at Qin Wei:

"Who was that dirty thing anyway?"

Qin Wei kindly reminded him:

"Although, you're being rude you know."

Hong Dou didn't think he was being rude at all. He said earnestly to Qin Wei:

"My auntie said things that annoy you are dirty things."

"Your auntie sure knows how to educate kids."

Qin Wei said.

"That son of a b**** is..."

"He's not a doggie!"

Hong Dou corrected her, shaking his head and enunciating each word clearly:

"My auntie said dogs are the cutest animals."

Qin Wei absentmindedly nodded along:

"Oh right, your auntie really knows how to educate kids...

By the way, why were you crying earlier?"

Hong Dou thought for a bit:

"Forgot."

Qin Wei: "......"

The next morning, Qin Wei was about to go for her morning jog when someone rang the doorbell. She opened the door to a bouquet of roses.

It was a hotel room service staff delivering the flowers.

"Ms. Qin, these flowers are from Mr. Guo for you."

"Oh okay, please throw them away for me."