"Xing Xing, wake up!"
"Xing Xing, Xing Xing?"
When it was time to go to work, An Ran went to the top floor to wake him up as usual. She had been ringing the doorbell for a long time but there was no response.
Qi Xingchen was a light sleeper and he would open the door for her after ringing the doorbell once or twice every day. An Ran got more and more anxious as she waited. She was afraid that it would affect the filming, so she swiped the key card to open the door.
She went straight to the bedroom and saw that there was a bulge on the bed. The person she was about to wake had stuffed himself under the blanket.
No wonder he couldn't hear her.
An Ran was afraid that she would scare him, so she squatted beside him and called out softly, "Xing Xing."
There was no response.
"Xing Xing, Director Shang is going to scold you if you don't get up!"
The other party finally reacted. "Hmm …"
'No, this voice … sounds very weak.'
An Ran sensed that something was wrong. She was glad that Qi Xingchen didn't have the habit of sleeping naked, so she carefully lifted the blanket.
She was startled when she saw the person under the blanket!
Qi Xingchen was hugging himself and curling up into a ball. His face was red and his lips were pale. Looking closely, she could see that his body was trembling slightly and the back of his cotton pajamas was soaked with sweat.
An Ran reached out to touch his forehead … It was so hot!
He had a fever!
An Ran pushed him. "Xing Xing, wake up. I will ask Old Qin to take you to the hospital."
"… I'm fine." Qi Xingchen could feel that he was sick, otherwise he wouldn't be so cold. "I'll be fine after taking some medicine."
"No, you have to go to the IV drip." An Ran pulled out a coat from the wardrobe and was about to put it on him.
Qi Xingchen bit the tip of his tongue. The pain made him feel less dizzy. He sat up with his arms and stopped her. "No, it's really not necessary. I have all the scenes today. Sister An Ran, did you bring a thermometer and fever medicine? "
"I did, but …"
"Please help me get it."
"Aiya, you're really …" An Ran was so angry that she stomped her feet. However, when she saw that Qi Xingchen was completely unmoved, she gritted her teeth and went back to her room to get her medical kit.
Her room was on the 14th floor. When she came up again, Qi Xingchen had already changed his clothes.
He took the medical kit from her hands, opened the thermometer skillfully, and stuffed it under his armpit. She took out an antipyretic patch and pasted it on her forehead. "Sister An Ran, please pour me a cup of warm water, a cup of hot water."
Warm water was for taking medicine, and hot water was for sweating. An Ran went to the water dispenser to get water as he said.
Qi Xingchen took advantage of this time to find cold medicine and fever medicine. After getting warm water, he raised his chin and swallowed eight pills at once.
After doing all this, he held the cup and slowly drank the hot water.
After drinking more than half of the cup, the chill faded a lot. He looked at An Ran frowning and pouting, and joked, "What are you worried about? Drinking more hot water can cure all diseases, right? I'll be fine soon."
An Ran was teased by "drinking more hot water" and laughed out loud. However, after laughing, she felt even more sorry for him. "Xing Xing, didn't anyone take care of you when you were young?"
"… Yes." Qi Xingchen paused. "But they were more willing to let me be independent, so I learned to take care of myself when I was young."
How could there be parents who let their children take care of themselves when they were sick? That was too irresponsible! An Ran was infuriated.
However, she knew her position. She was just Qi Xingchen's assistant. She was in no position to interfere in other people's family matters, and she was not qualified to criticize other people's parents. She frowned and sulked.
"Okay, go get me another cup." Qi Xingchen smiled and coaxed her.
An Ran went to get another cup of hot water. Qi Xingchen took out the thermometer and shook it a few times.
38.5 degrees, not bad. It was a medium temperature, and if handled properly, the fever would quickly subside.
After drinking another cup of hot water, his body was almost warm. He quickly went to wash up. When he pulled An Ran to the set, the rest of the crew had already arrived.
Shang Yuliang teased him while adjusting the equipment. "Xiao Qi, you're late today … Ouch, why do you look so pale?"
"I had a nightmare last night." Qi Xingchen lied. "I'll be fine after the makeup. I'm going to find the makeup artist now."
Makeup was indeed one of the four great sorcery in Asia. With a little touch, his face immediately returned to its previous state. After a whole morning of shooting, except for the fact that his steps were a little shaky, all the scenes were perfectly completed.
At noon, in order to apologize for being late, he ordered more than 20 Xiaolong shrimp and salad for the crew. He took a bottle of milk and went back to the van to rest.
After a whole morning of high-intensity shooting, he was almost exhausted. He leaned against the seat, trying to relax and take a nap so that he would be more energetic in the afternoon.
However, the scene from last night kept replaying in front of his eyes.
"After 22 helped you with the script, he went to my place for a while."
"If the media found out, we wouldn't be able to explain ourselves."
"Fortunately, you're here."
Fortunately, you're here.
Qi Xingchen couldn't help but laugh. An Ran's analysis was so accurate.
He helped to clarify and in the end, he helped Bai Ye and Tao Tao.
Qi Xingchen grabbed a piece of clothing and covered his head with it. The sun was too bright for his eyes to bear.
So … why did Bai Ye go to Tao Tao's place?
To talk to Tao Tao? Tao Tao was a professional actress. She didn't need him.
To catch up with an old friend? It was not convenient or safe to go into an actress's room in the middle of the night to catch up.
Or was it like what the netizens said, to find Tao Tao … for a moment?
Actually, after thinking about it, it seemed that this was the most reasonable reason for a top celebrity to risk being photographed and go into an actress's room.
Also, this was not the real world. This was a novel full of Mary Sue stories. In the novel, Bai Ye should be getting closer and closer to Tao Tao.
He was the outsider who shouldn't be involved in this.
Thinking of this, Qi Xingchen suddenly felt his empty stomach ache. He threw down the shirt and opened the milk.
Before he drank, [Bo sent a WeChat message.]
Qi Xingchen unconsciously clenched his fists as he looked at the screen on his phone. The plastic bottle squeaked.
It was not until he felt his legs were wet that he realized he had squeezed the milk out. He hurriedly looked for a tissue to wipe his pants.
"Xing Xing."
An Ran got into the car with a paper cup. "I saw that you didn't eat Xiaolong prawns, so I went to the convenience store next door to buy some oden. It's still hot. Eat some."
"Okay." Qi Xingchen threw down the tissue and the phone. "Thank you."
On the other hand, Bai Ye, who had finished filming, frowned when he saw that there was no reply.
These days, his fans were getting slower and slower at replying to his messages, let alone actively sending messages.
What went wrong?
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The hot soup made by the oden comforted his empty stomach.
After eating, An Ran checked Qi Xingchen's temperature and said with satisfaction, "Not bad, you're back to normal. Xing Xing, how did you get a fever last night? "
He didn't know either. "Maybe I didn't cover myself with the blanket."
"Next time you're sick, call me. Take medicine early so you don't feel uncomfortable."
Qi Xingchen nodded and a thought flashed through his mind.
He was still without an agent. Although An Ran hadn't been in the industry for long, she was very careful and alert to unexpected situations. After careful observation, she didn't seem to be involved in the plot and was a dispensable tool.
This was the most suitable way for him. She could be a famous agent who might have connections with the protagonist and jump out when the plot needed to. He couldn't stand it.
He carefully considered the feasibility of turning An Ran into an agent. Soon, An Ran patted him on the shoulder and pulled him back to reality. "Xing Xing, your phone is ringing."
Could it be that Bai Ye had called to ask him about it after he didn't reply to the message?
Qi Xingchen hesitated.
"Xing Xing, didn't you hear it?"
"Oh, I heard it." He reluctantly picked up the phone.
… It was a call from the nurse!
The nurse told him that Tao Xuan had woken up. It happened to be lunch break. Qi Xingchen quickly informed Tao Tao.
Old Qin drove them all the way to the hospital. As soon as they stepped into the ward, they heard the nurse gently persuading Tao Xuan, "If you don't eat, your body will recover slowly. You'll miss a lot of classes."
"Xiao Xuan, you're not eating again?" Tao Tao took off her coat and walked quickly to the bed.
Tao Xuan was leaning against the bed and looking straight ahead. No one knew what he was thinking.
Hearing Tao Tao's voice, his sitting posture finally changed and he turned to look at his sister.
"Let me do it." Tao Tao took the lunch box from the nurse. "Xiao Xuan, didn't we agree not to distract me during the filming?"
"… Yes."
"Then eat your lunch. Take good care of your body and have enough nutrition. Only then can you wait for the kidney source to be operated on, right?"
Hearing this, Qi Xingchen's heart sank. Yesterday, Tao Xuan's physical examination required 24 hours to get the report. He didn't see the diagnosis results.
He guessed that Tao Xuan's disease had entered the active stage, but he didn't expect that it had already reached the stage where he needed a kidney transplant.
When the SLE worsened, the patient would have strong hallucinations and suicidal tendencies. Now, Tao Xuan's mental state was 80% unstable.
As expected, Tao Xuan lowered his head. "Sister, I don't want to wait anymore."
"… Xiao Xuan, what are you saying?" Tao Tao stubbornly scooped up a spoonful of porridge and brought it to his mouth.
"I said, I don't want a kidney transplant."
Tao Tao's hand holding the bowl trembled. Qi Xingchen, a stranger, didn't feel good hearing it. One could imagine how tormented she was at the moment.
At this time, it was inconvenient for outsiders to be present. Qi Xingchen called the nurse, and the two of them sat on the bench outside the ward and waited.
20 minutes later, Tao Tao came out with an empty lunch box and said to Qi Xingchen, "Sorry, I made a fool of myself."
"It's okay, Sister Tao Tao …" Qi Xingchen paused. "How is Tao Xuan now?"
"He's okay."
"Then is it convenient for you … to let me say a few words to him?"
Tao Tao was stunned. Then, she understood what he wanted to say and nodded in agreement.
However, Qi Xingchen didn't have any expectations.
Before, he was hoping that Tao Xuan would prove Qi Jiaze's innocence. Now, he felt that it was better to use another method.
In order not to agitate Tao Xuan, he pulled away and sat down. He leaned over and maintained a very open posture. "Xiao Xuan, I'm Qi Jiaze's brother. We've met on the road, do you remember? "
Tao Xuan looked out the window.
"I'm also friends with your sister, so I asked Jiaze to hang out with you in school more often. How are you getting along?"
Tao Xuan was still looking out the window.
Seeing that Tao Xuan didn't respond to his thoughts, Qi Xingchen changed to a more tactful way and went straight to the point. "Yesterday before you fainted, Qi Jiaze threw a ball at you. Did you hurt yourself?"
Tao Xuan finally moved.
He turned his head toward the window and opened his mouth. "I should have used more force."
If he had used more force, he would have smashed him to death.
Qi Xingchen: "…"
"Xiao Xuan, if you need anything, you can look for your sister or me. I won't disturb your rest. Try to recover. "
Qi Xingchen massaged his temples and left the ward.
Tao Tao had a scene to film, so after she coaxed Tao Xuan to eat, she went back to the set.
Qi Xingchen walked back alone. On the way back, he opened WeChat and wanted to ask about Qi Jiaze's situation.
After searching for a long time, he found a suspected species called "King" in his contact list. He probed: [Jiaze?]
King: [It's me. Can't you recognize me if I change my profile picture? I'll change it back to James.]
Xing Xing: [It's okay. Did the teachers look for you today?]
King: [They did. I listened to you and refused to admit it. They were so angry.]
Qi Xingchen finally felt a little comforted. He typed: [Tao Xuan isn't doing well. Find some time today to contact the students who were at the scene and ask them to testify for you.]
King: [Okay, what's wrong with Tao Xuan?]
"…" Qi Xingchen sighed.
This silly child. He hadn't even cleared his own name yet, but he still remembered what happened to others.
Before he transmigrated into "Peaches of the Night," he felt that the Qi family deserved to die.
After transmigrating, he found that the Qi family was just a puppet manipulated by the plot. In fact, everyone had a soft and kind heart.
Qi Xingchen briefly explained Tao Xuan's condition. Qi Jiaze immediately said that he would not provoke Tao Xuan again. Qi Xingchen felt even worse.
He hoped that there would be a next time.
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Back at the aquarium, the scene had just finished filming. Shang Yuliang said to Qi Xingchen, "Go change and get ready. It's your turn. By the way, Xiao Qi, don't ask anyone out at night. "
Qi Xingchen was curious. "There's a night scene?"
"No night scenes," Shang Yuliang said with a smile. "I heard that Tao Tao's brother woke up and he's in good health. We've been too tense recently. Let's go out for dinner to celebrate and relax. "
As an actor, it was normal and necessary to listen to the arrangements of the crew during filming. Qi Xingchen had never taken the initiative to ask anyone out. If someone asked him, he would only agree if he was ready for tomorrow's scene.
So he didn't have any arrangements. He nodded and went to the dressing room to change into his work clothes.
In the afternoon, he and the extras would focus on the psychological changes and transformation of Lin Xiao after working in the aquarium and spending time with sea creatures.
At the same time, this was also the last day of his home scene shooting. After filming some early scenes tomorrow, he would transfer to the university campus and outdoors with Team B to shoot scenes of Lin Xiao's life.
The extras were very good people and their acting skills were good. A few scenes of seals were quickly finished.
Before paying the bill and leaving, a young girl in her twenties held a book and shouted timidly, "Qi Xingchen."
"Yes?" Qi Xingchen was looking at the script and looked up.
"Can you sign for me? I'm your Xing Guang."
His fans had actually developed into the group of extras. Qi Xingchen was quite surprised. He stood up with a smile, took the book and asked, "What's your name?"
"Ah ah ah ah ah!" The girl couldn't suppress her joy. "You want to sign for me?"
Qi Xingchen suddenly felt that this scene was familiar. When he went to the airport to pick up Bai Ye, Bai Ye pretended not to know him and drew a Xing Guang on his hand.
Qi Xingchen blinked and said, "Yes, I'll sign for you."
The girl read out a very delicate name, and Qi Xingchen signed it in a few strokes. The girl happily left with him in her arms. Qi Xingchen sat back in his stool and opened the photo album on his phone.
He scrolled up to the date of the day of the pickup.
That day, he didn't wash his hands the whole day. Before he took a shower at night, he took a photo of Xing Guang on his palm as a souvenir.
He stared at the photo for a while, and his finger repeatedly swiped the "delete" button. In the end, he put the phone back in his pocket, discouraged.
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At six o 'clock in the evening, Shang Yuliang announced that they would stop work early for the sake of the dinner party.
Everyone changed into beautiful clothes and got into their nanny vans. A row of business cars marched to the restaurant, and the scene was very spectacular.
There were many people this time, including the secondary supporting roles, the director, assistant director, photography team leader, lighting team leader, and so on. There were nearly 30 people. Someone said that they wanted to eat hot pot, so Shang Yuliang booked a hot pot restaurant. Each person had a small pot, and they sat at two big round tables.
Since it was in the name of celebrating Tao Tao, all the dishes were served. Shang Yuliang raised a glass of wine and said, "It was really dangerous this time. I hope Brother Tao Tao's health will get better."
Tao Tao was quite good at talking. "Thank you, Director Shang, for your blessing, but how can you make an issue of an actor's family member's health? I think Director Shang is just looking for an excuse to treat everyone to a meal, and he's looking for me! "
"Thank you, Director Shang" sounded in the private room. Shang Yuliang laughed and drank a glass of wine.
Since the main seat was empty, the others naturally couldn't fall behind. They all raised their heads. After the first glass, Shang Yuliang continued with the second glass. "During the last minute adjustment, everyone has been working with me every day. It's been tiring. Thank you for your efforts."
"Of course, of course." "Isn't it our duty?" "You're the one who's tired the most." "We'll continue to work hard in the future." Everyone was saying polite words, but their eyes were glaring at Xu Sheng.
If it weren't for him, would it be so tiring?
Xu Sheng had been mixing with the crew recently. Perhaps his manager had instructed him, but he automatically chose the most remote seat, so that he wouldn't be despised from the start to the end if he sat in the center.
Qi Xingchen also looked in his direction with everyone else. Suddenly, he found Xu Sheng's expression strange.
There was a fake smile on his face, and a pair of gloomy eyes were staring at Tao Tao's side profile.
… Why is he looking at Tao Tao like that?
Qi Xingchen rubbed his stomach in confusion for a moment. Suddenly, he remembered. Wasn't this the plot of the hero saving the damsel in distress in "Peaches of the Night"?!
Tao Tao got drunk at a dinner party. Xu Sheng took her back to his room and tried to molest her. Tao Tao called the hero, and the hero rushed over to save the damsel in distress.
In the original novel, this plot happened at Xu Sheng's wrap party. He knew that he wouldn't see Tao Tao again in the future, so he made up his mind to take the side door.
Now the timeline had been moved forward, but his motive hadn't changed. Xu Sheng's scenes were cut less, and there were only three days left to finish filming.
With his current popularity, it was obvious that the crew wouldn't prepare a wrap party for him.
If he didn't do it today, he wouldn't have the chance!
After drinking two glasses of wine, Qi Xingchen suddenly sobered up. Bai Ye and Tao Tao's night meeting was one thing, and knowing that Tao Tao was in danger was another thing.
Women naturally had no advantage over men. During the struggle, Xu Sheng would inevitably take advantage of her. He couldn't watch her fall into the fear of being molested.
It would be better if he could change the direction of the plot.
He hurried to Tao Tao and whispered, "Sister Tao Tao, don't drink too much. We have a lot of scenes to shoot tomorrow."
Tao Tao smiled. "Thank you for your concern. I'll drink less even if you don't tell me!"
Qi Xingchen was relieved and stared at her and Xu Sheng.
However, things didn't go as planned.
After being tired for so long, everyone finally found a chance to relax. They kept raising their glasses. Shang Yuliang was happy to see the staff happy, and kept raising his glass.
Everyone present was in the industry, and no one knew each other's background. If you didn't drink, it would be impolite. Maybe the other party would think that you didn't give him face and stab you in the back.
Then you wouldn't be able to survive in the entertainment industry in the future!
Therefore, by the end of the drinking, most of the people were drunk. Qi Xingchen also drank a lot, and his stomach kept churning.
"Okay, that's it. I'm afraid that we can't start work tomorrow." Shang Yuliang called the waiter over and said, "The boys are responsible for sending the girls back to their rooms."
"I'll send Sister Tao Tao!" Qi Xingchen quickly raised his hand.
"I can see that you're drunk. I don't want to give my female lead role to you." Shang Yuliang glanced around. "Xiao Xu is a good drinker. You can send Ji Yan."
Qi Xingchen: "…"
Damn it!
It was soon decided who would send who, but fortunately, everyone was staying in the same hotel.
Qi Xingchen got out of the car and sent another actor back to his room as fast as he could. After receiving the thanks at the door, he couldn't wait to take the elevator up. He ran down the fire escape to the 24th floor.
He happened to see Xu Sheng pushing Tao Tao into the room!
He rushed over, but it was too late. Xu Sheng closed the door, and Qi Xingchen only had time to see the evil smile on his face!
"Ding dong — Ding dong —" Qi Xingchen pressed the doorbell.
"Clang clang — Clang clang —" He knocked on the door.
But Xu Sheng was determined to ignore him.
… Most importantly, why wasn't the male lead here yet?!
He had no choice. Safety first. If he waited for the male lead to arrive, Tao Tao would be molested many times.
Qi Xingchen dialed 110 with his left hand and knocked on Feng Qingyuan's door with his right hand. He wanted to ask him to break the door together.
After a few knocks and no one answered, he remembered that Feng Qingyuan was sending Director Shang off. Seeing that the elevator was about to arrive, he ran toward it!
"Ding ~" The elevator door opened, and he rushed in.
He bumped into the passenger inside!
"I'm sorry …" Qi Xingchen hurriedly apologized.
He only said one word. When he saw the other person's face, he suddenly couldn't say the other two words.
Fever, stomachache, dirty pants, drunkenness … All the grievances of the day burst out at the same time.
He reached out and punched Bai Ye hard.
He was drunk, and his punch was soft and painless. Bai Ye looked him up and down. "Drinking again?"
"Yes! I'm drunk! "Qi Xingchen was unreasonable.
"No wonder you didn't pick up the phone," Bai Ye said. "I'll send you back to your room first, and then I'll buy you some hangover medicine."
"… No need." Qi Xingchen was worried about Tao Tao. "Help me, Sister Tao Tao was taken to his room by Xu Sheng!"
As he spoke, he pulled Bai Ye to the door of Xu Sheng's room. Bai Ye knew how urgent this matter was, so he joined forces with Qi Xingchen. After more than ten knocks, they finally broke the door open!
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Tao Tao seemed to have struggled. Her collar was torn, but other parts of her body were intact.
Xu Sheng was not in a clear state of mind, and he was especially flustered when his evil deeds were discovered. Qi Xingchen and Bai Ye pressed him to the ground.
Five minutes later, the local police arrived at the scene. Considering Tao Tao's identity, they only took a simple statement and took Xu Sheng away.
Shang Yuliang was scared out of his wits. He kept shouting that he was guilty and asked the driver to send Tao Tao to the hospital for a check-up.
After everything was settled, Qi Xingchen finally breathed a sigh of relief. Then he realized that his whole body was sore and he could not straighten his back.
"Are you feeling better?" Bai Ye stood at the door. "Let's go, I'll take you back to your room."
"No, I'll go upstairs myself. You've done your job, you can go back. "
"What are you talking about?" Bai Ye held him. "I'm not done with my business. I was going to go up too."
Qi Xingchen did not care. He wanted to say, "Aren't you just here to save Tao Tao? What business do you have?"
Then he realized that Bai Ye's answer was not right.
"You …" Qi Xingchen asked tentatively, "Why did you come to our hotel in the middle of the night?"
"To deliver the demo of the theme song of 'Heart of the Ocean' to Director Shang."
"You didn't come because you received a call from someone?" Qi Xingchen could not believe it.
"I was going to ask you why you didn't pick up the phone. I don't know if I should come or not." Bai Ye thought that he was just drunk. "Go back and rest, don't just stand there."
Qi Xingchen's mind was in a mess … The male lead's words did not seem to match the plot.
Since he was drunk, he was eager to prove it. "Why didn't I hear you say that you were going to write the theme song for 'Heart of the Ocean'?"
"Director Shang asked me before, but I didn't agree. That day after I finished rehearsing with you, he took me away and tortured me again. I had no choice but to agree. "
He took me away and tortured me again …
Qi Xingchen raised his hand and scratched the top of his head. He felt as if someone had stuffed a handful of fireworks into his head, causing it to crackle and crackle with a myriad of colors.
"Then …"
He took a deep breath, his voice trembling slightly. "Where did you and Director Shang discuss the theme song?"
If it were someone else who kept interrogating him like this, Bai Ye would definitely leave with a cold face.
But the little fan in front of him was too cute. Bai Ye explained patiently, "Of course we went to Tao Tao's room. This song is for her."
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