novelThe Ice Cold Devil Who Left Angrily
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Under the bridge, with lanterns that lit up the surroundings, the wind blew steadily as a young girl kissed a stunned young boy, separated by a mask...
This scene was unexpectedly more beautiful and moving than a direct kiss...
"Cut! Good!" Guo Qisheng came to his senses and called the scene to a stop.
"Not bad, Ning Xi, the way you dealt with this by hiding half of your face actually resulted in a better effect!" Guo Qisheng complimented, while the other crew members also nodded their heads in agreement.
"Director, as long as you're satisfied, all's good, " said Ning Xi, forcing herself to smile. Dang you! I was just acting out a romantic kiss scene, not a crime scene, yet I had to act till I was physically and mentally exhausted!
Her eyes then involuntarily shifted to a certain direction...
Opposite her, the producer was saying something to Lu Tingxiao while he sat there quietly, like a dull oil painting that had been sitting in a dark corner of an old castle for many years, cold and lonely. Somewhere within his eyes, there was a heart-wrenching sort of loneliness...
"Sister Xi, where are you going?"
"The toilet!"
...
Ning Xi quickly sent a text message to Lu Jingli as she walked down the corridor —
[Senior Vice President, what is your brother trying to do???]
Lu Jingli replied her swiftly, "How would I know? He was already acting weird yesterday when he saw the TV play your interview and behind-the-scenes footages. Then, this morning he saw the tabloid news about the both of you playing video games all night, so he immediately postponed a meeting and came here to inspect!"
[Did he let you know what he's thinking about doing, or if he has any plans?] Ning Xi quickly asked, since she knew that the best strategy to win was to know her enemy!
[It's not like you don't know how my brother is like - he would never tell me this kinda things!]
[Then...then was there anything that was odd about him? Try to recall anything!]
[Odd...yes, I think there was one incident! Yesterday, after he finished watching TV, he suddenly glared at a plate of carrots coldly, and then told the butler to never serve this dish! Isn't that weird? As smart as I am, I can't seem to understand what this odd behaviour means!]
[...] Ning Xi's head immediately flashed across the words "harvest the carrot". It looks like Lu Tingxiao had entirely misunderstood her and Jiang Muye!
Ning Xi thought for a while, and typed again, [How's your brother now? He should be okay, right?]
She had already used up all her brain juices to come with the idea of kissing through a mask...[Uhh...]
[Oh, right, little Xi Xi, where are you? Be careful! My brother's currently not in sight, and I don't know where he went. My guess is that he's probably gone to look for you, be careful okay!]
As soon as Ning Xi finished reading that last sentence from Lu Jingli, a silhouette fell from behind her, and someone was forcefully pulling her away.
She felt a hand grabbing her waist and when the world seemed to be spinning around her, she was pushed into the toilet, and she heard the sound of a door closing. Then, she felt her back pressed up roughly against the door and before she could call out in pain, her voice was muffled by a hot, crazy, and hungry mouth...
At that moment, because Ning Xi could barely breathe, the only thought that crossed her mind was —
"Dang you, Lu Jingli! You did this on purpose, didn't you!"
She refused to say out loud, "You could have warned me earlier!"
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