CH 145

​There is a pair of eyes looking at her.



Nie Zhen'er’s hands shook nervously as sweat filled them.



She didn't even dare to look up to see who that person was.



But that gaze followed her like a shadow and Nie Zhen'er couldn't get rid of it no matter what.



She bit her lower lip before finally mustering the courage to raise her head and locking eyes with a pair of infatuated eyes.



Those were... …Luan Qing Xiao's eyes.



Nie Zhen'er opened her eyes and turned off the alarm bell, ringing in her ear. She rolled around on the big bed until the cold air got into the quilt, fully awakening her.



It turned out that it was just a dream.



Sitting up from the bed, Nie Zhen’er realized a thin layer of sweat covered her body.



Nie Zhen'er got out of bed and went to the bathroom to take a bath. She turned on the shower and let the warm water fall on her body. When Nie Zhen'er gently closed her eyes, the infatuated eyes in her dream resurfaced in her mind.



Although the crew started filming at ten o'clock, they needed to be on the set at 8:30 for make-up, so the breakfast appointment was at 7:40.



The first thing Luan Qing Xiao did that morning after she woke up was to re-bound her chest which had been liberated all night before washing her face, brushing her teeth and putting on a handsome sportswear outfit. Then, she went outside to the corridor where they planned on meeting.



Turning around the corner, Luan Qing Xiao saw Fu Xing Hua who had been waiting in front of Nie Zhen'er’s room. She walked over with a polite smile on her face, "Have Xing Hua been waiting for a long time?"



Fu Xing Hua was wearing a white coat and gray-green trousers. Standing there, he had a faint smile at the corner of his mouth such that even without speaking, people next to him could detect his gentleness.



"Good morning, Teacher Luan. It hasn't been long, I’m just used to arriving a little earlier. Besides, I can't let the lady wait for me in boredom."



Fu Xing Hua was truly such a gentle person that Luan Qing Xiao couldn't sense the slightest aggressiveness from him.



At least not yet.



The spot where Fu Xing Hua originally stood was about half a meter in front of Nie Zhen'er's door. When Luan Qing Xiao made her way over, she stood directly in front of him and raised her hand to knock on the door.



After knocking on the door, Luan Qing Xiao turned back, facing the surprised expression on Fu Xing Hua's face, and explained, "Zhen'er should have been prepared long ago, but she’s probably too embarrassed to come out."



"Is that so?" Fu Xing Hua obviously didn't believe Luan Qing Xiao's words.



Luan Qing Xiao didn't care whether he believed it or not, she just stood confidently outside the door, waiting for Nie Zhen'er to open the door.



Sure enough, footsteps soon came from inside the door. Through the peephole, Nie Zhen'er saw Luan Qing Xiao’s face, causing her heart to skip a beat. She took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled to prepare himself mentally before opening the door.



"Teacher Luan, good morning." Nie Zhen'er looked at Luan Qing Xiao's delicate chin and greeted.



When she slept, she didn't know why she dreamed of Luan Qing Xiao's eyes and it was the infatuated look she might have imagined when she was in Luan Qing Xiao's exclusive dressing room at that too.



Nie Zhen'er felt a little guilty. It must be because yesterday Luan Qing Xiao asked her assistant Xiao Lu to bring her a fruit salad, so she dreamed of such wild things.



Nie Zhen'er didn't feel that Luan Qing Xiao would look at her like that, but there was always a voice in her heart, whispering: you weren’t mistaken, Luan Qing Xiao was infatuatedly looking at you.



With an ambivalence of guilt and hope, Nie Zhen'er didn't dare to look at Luan Qing Xiao's eyes.



Seeing Nie Zhen'er open the door with her eyes downcast and seemingly falling on her chin, Luan Qing Xiao hooked her chin to ask, "What unscrupulous thing have you done? Why don't you dare to look up at me? Eh?"



Nie Zhen'er's heart tingled from Luan Qing Xiao's deliberately lowered voice. She couldn't help but raise her eyes to gaze at her and just happened to meet Luan Qing Xiao's gentle eyes.



"I-I didn’t do anything unscrupulous." Nie Zhen'er said, "Big Brother Fu probably hasn’t arrived yet, Teacher Luan. Would you like to come in and wait for a while?"



Standing behind Luan Qing Xiao, Fu Xing Hua, who was taller than Luan Qing Xiao but was abruptly ignored by Nie Zhen'er: "... …"



"Zhen'er, I’m here." Fu Xing Hua wasn’t angry. He walked out from behind Luan Qing Xiao and glanced at Nie Zhen'er with gentle and helpless eyes.



"Big Brother Fu." Nie Zhen'er blushed, "I wasn't paying attention… …Since everyone is here, we can go now."



She hurriedly walked out of the room. Closing the door, she looked at the two men in front of her; a handsome and cynical man, who occasionally had a venomous tongue, but would treat her heartwarmingly and the other gentle and tolerant, who gave her encouragement, acting like a spring’s breeze.



Nie Zhen'er's almond eyes flickered, she didn't know who she should stand by.



Who should she stand with... …Oh yeah, yesterday Luan Qing Xiao gave her a fruit salad and she hasn't thanked him yet.



With this line of reasoning, she walked to Luan Qing Xiao's side without hesitation.



This way, the positions of the three people from left to right became Nie Zhen'er, Luan Qing Xiao, and Fu Xing Hua.



When Luan Qing Xiao saw that Nie Zhen'er had chosen to stand beside her, her mood became more and more at ease.



"Come on, I still don’t know what kind of breakfast Zhen'er would like to have."



Fu Xing Hua seemed to always have a mask on his face. Even if Nie Zhen'er didn't stand next to him, the expression on his face didn’t change at all.



When heading downstairs, Nie Zhen'er informed them, "In the snack street across here, there is an extremely delicious pan-fried stuffed buns store. How about we go there for breakfast? Big Brother Fu and Teacher Luan, do you guys have any dietary restrictions?"



Luan Qing Xiao answered, "I like to eat meat. If I stay vegetarian for too long, I won't be able to bear it." Her tone hinted at something as a storm brewed in her eyes, while her gaze fell on Nie Zhen'er's slender neck.



Nie Zhen’er caught Luan Qing Xiao's hidden aggressive eyes, causing her ears to become slightly warm. She hurriedly skipped over Luan Qing Xiao to look at Fu Xing Hua, who was next to her, "And you Big Brother Fu?"



Fu Xing Hua smiled and said something. Because his voice was too small, Nie Zhen'er couldn’t hear it clearly, even Luan Qing Xiao who was right next to him couldn’t hear him clearly.



"I said… …" After Fu Xing Hua said the two words, he suddenly walked to the left of Nie Zhen'er, "I like to eat fruits."



Luan Qing Xiao rolled her eyes internally, thinking that, and I like to eat peaches.



Although Nie Zhen'er’s senses were very sensitive to Luan Qing Xiao, hers were rather sluggish when facing Fu Xing Hua. She didn't understand what his preference of eating fruit meant nor did she even think that Fu Xing Hua was secretly flirting with her.



"Ah, but the place that sells the pan-fried stuffed buns doesn't sell fruit salad. Does Brother Fu not like to eat a main course in the morning?"



"... …." Fu Xing Hua's smile stiffened slightly. He gave up the strategy of secretly flirting with Nie Zhen'er, “Pan-fried buns sounds good, it’s my favorite breakfast."



Nie Zhen'er let out a sigh of relief, "Then that's good, I was worried about where to buy a fruit salad for Big Brother Fu just now."



The smile on Fu Xing Hua's face completely stiffened.



His algorithm couldn't understand at all how Nie Zhen'er, who appears so simple and cute, would be a dense girl who doesn't comprehend his flirting signals. [Here, dense women are the same as dense men, it has nothing to do with the gender. ]



Carrying the task of thanking Luan Qing Xiao, Nie Zhen’er felt too embarrassed to say it to her because of Fu Xing Hua’s presence next to her. After the three people came to the breakfast stall and ordered their own breakfast, Nie Zhen'er took the opportunity of when Fu Xing Hua went to the bathroom to wash their hands, to move a chair to Luan Qing Xiao's side.



Luan Qing Xiao heard the noise and glanced at her. Nie Zhen'er smiled awkwardly, "Teacher Luan… …"



"What?" Luan Qing Xiao wiped the water off her hands with a tissue.



"Yesterday's fruit salad was delicious, thank you." Once Nie Zhen'er finished speaking, she felt that a stone on her heart was instantly removed, relieving her entire person.



Luan Qing Xiao looked at Nie Zhen'er and accurately tossed the tissue into the trash can with her right hand, "Remember what I said in my room yesterday?"



Nie Zhen'er nodded. The ears that emerged from behind her black hair turned red.



"Then what relationship do we have right now?" Luan Qing Xiao continued to ask.



"A couple’s relationship." Nie Zhen'er's head was almost buried into the table.



"When there are only the two of us, just call me by my name."



With Nie Zhen'er’s head lowered, Luan Qing Xiao couldn't see her reaction.



"Are you feeling shy?" Luan Qing Xiao's cold voice was stained with a smile.



Nie Zhen'er raised her head and face covered, revealing only a pair of almond eyes, like a small deer in the forest, looking at her with moist eyes, "I don't know what to do in a relationship..." The soft and sweet voice drifted out from the cracks of her fingers with a pitiful tone.



Luan Qing Xiao couldn't help raising her hand and rubbed her head, "I can teach you."



How can Zhen'er be so cute? It was simply too against the rules.



After breakfast, it was almost eight o'clock, so the three of them strolled to the set.



Fu Xing Hua invited Nie Zhen'er to do her make-up in his dressing room, "I heard that you did your make up with the other group actors and the make-up artist had no time to do it properly for you. Why don't you come to my dressing room? I share it with the other three supporting leads. There are two make-up artists to help with our make-up." Fu Xing Hua smiled lightly, "It’ll also be convenient to practice our acting skills together."



Nie Zhen'er peered sideways at Luan Qing Xiao. Although she was a little moved by the last sentence, she shook her hand and refused, "Thank you, Big Brother Fu, but no need. Teacher Luan had already asked her exclusive makeup artist to help me with makeup yesterday."



When Fu Xing Hua heard Nie Zhen'er's words, for the first time, he started to take Luan Qing Xiao seriously.



"Since Teacher Luan has already invited Zhen'er, that couldn’t be better. Teachers Luan's acting skills are acclaimed by everyone, Zhen'er should seize the opportunity to ask Teacher Luan for advice."



Luan Qing Xiao's expression was indifferent, "I’ll teach her well, Xing Hua don't worry." Teach her how to be an actual loving couple.



Fu Xing Hua had nothing else to say, so he nodded and entered his dressing room.



Luan Qing Xiao said to Nie Zhen'er, "Let's go, I’ll let Yang Xiang do your makeup first."



Entering Luan Qing Xiao's exclusive dressing room for the second time, Nie Zhen'er's mentality is much better than before and wasn’t as nervous as yesterday.



Yang Xiang had arrived a little earlier than them. Seeing Nie Zhen'er and Luan Qing Xiao walk in one after another, surprise flashed in her eyes. However, she quickly composed herself  and greeted them with a smile, "Teacher Luan, Zhen'er, good morning."



"Sister Yang Xiang, good morning." Nie Zhen'er greeted sweetly.



Then she walked over and sat down in front of the makeup mirror. Yang Xiang smiled,  “Zhen'er already discussed it with Teacher Luan that I’ll put on your makeup first?"



Nie Zhen'er nodded. Peeking at Luan Qing Xiao, who was sitting on the sofa and reading a magazine, from the mirror, she answered, "Teacher Luan told me I can do makeup first today."



"Teacher Luan is really kind to Zhen'er." Yang Xiang envied.



Nie Zhen'er nodded in agreement, "Teacher Luan is actually very gentle and considerate of others."



Yang Xiang: "???"



Gentle? Considerate of others? ? Was the Luan Qing Xiao she knew and the Luan Qing Xiao Nie Zhen'er complimented the same person? ? ?