She knocked gently before stepping into the room, and her eyes widened when she saw Gu Yechen.
He was leaning back casually against his large chair with his legs crossed. His arms were folded and he stared at the screen in front of him intently with his eyes narrowed and. . . he was wearing glasses!
He wore a pair of thin golden-framed glasses, and not only did it make him appear more gentle, but it also boosted his attractiveness even more.
When Gu Yechen heard the door open, he looked up and licked his lips with a hint of a smile when he saw his Xinyan.
The meeting was still going on, so Gu Yechen reached his hand out and crooked his fingers with his eyes on the screen. He Xinyan slowly walked over and set the plate of fruits on the table.
When she was a step away from Gu Yechen's chair, he suddenly stretched his arm out and pulled He Xinyan onto his lap.
She sucked a breath in and her hands grabbed onto the collar of Gu Yechen's shirt as she fell down onto Gu Yechen's lap.
The person speaking during the meeting stopped for a few seconds and Gu Yechen reached out to turn off his camera during this time.
"Keep going."
The person cleared his throat and began talking again. He Xinyan turned to glare at Gu Yechen but she ended up admiring his amazing looks with glasses on.
He Xinyan had to admit that she was also kind of a face dog. Maybe not as much as Yang Siyue, but who doesn't enjoy looking at attractive people? Part of why she agreed to date Su Zhiming was also because he looked quite handsome, and she also agreed to a fake relationship with Gu Yechen because he looked young and handsome.
When looking closely, Gu Yechen's skin was probably smoother and brighter than a lot of girls out there. He Xinyan subconsciously touched her own skin and she turned around to grab the plate of fruits.
Yes! Eating fruits is good for the skin!
She had placed the plate on the edge of the table, and He Xinyan had to reach far to get it. She swung her legs up and down as she leaned back. If it weren't for Gu Yechen's hand around her waist, she would have fallen off the chair.
Finally, she grabbed it and used the toothpick to grab a chunk of watermelon.
"Do you want one?" She whispered.
Gu Yechen took a quick glance at the fruit and opened his mouth. With a smile, He Xinyan fed Gu Yechen the chunk of juicy watermelon and then ate one herself.
Gu Yechen happily ate the fruit He Xinyan fed her and felt that it was the sweetest fruit he had ever eaten in his life.
When the man speaking finished, Gu Yechen even complimented the man before moving onto the next person.
He Xinyan would feed Gu Yechen a chunk of the same fruit every time she ate one, and they finished the entire plate quickly.
"I'm going to go wash the -" He Xinyan said as she leaned forward to stand up. However, before she could, Gu Yechen pulled her back down and wrapped both of his arms around her firmly.
"Stay here."
He Xinyan puffed her cheeks out before placing the plate back onto Gu Yechen's large table. During the next few minutes of the meeting, He Xinyan played around with her hair, then Gu Yechen's hair, then tried on Gu Yechen's glasses, then created a heart with the toothpicks on the plate, and finally. . . She fell asleep from boredom.
The meeting went on for another hour, and when Gu Yechen closed his computer, it was already 9 at night.
He slowly lifted He Xinyan up and carried her over to his bedroom.
Gu Yechen's bedroom was designed using mainly the colors black, grey, and white. It was extremely large and the bed in the front of the room was probably large enough for five people to sleep on it at once. The wall behind the bed was transparent, and one could see the thick trees and the street behind them from the room.
Gu Yechen picked up a remote and the large full-length window behind the bed was covered with a grey shade so one couldn't see inside and the people inside also couldn't see out.
He lifted the black blanket up and carefully set He Xinyan down onto the soft mattress. He Xinyan rolled around on the bed and continued to sleep.
Gu Yechen smiled and kissed He Xinyan on the forehead before he entered the large restroom to get ready for bed.
A few minutes later, he came out in a set of black silk pajamas and sat down on the bed. He sat still for a few seconds before he stood up again and walked out of the room.
In his office, he looked around and found He Xinyan's phone. He walked back to the bedroom and used He Xinyan's finger to unlock the phone.
In the messages app, Gu Yechen found He Xinyan's dad, who was saved as 'Bai Jiawei', and messaged him.
'Dad, I will be staying at Minger's house tonight. I will be back tomorrow morning. Good night.'
He didn't want to make Xinyan's life more complicated, and this was the best excuse for why she won't be home tonight. After sending the message, Gu Yechen walked back to the other side of the bed and crawled in.
With He Xinyan inside his embrace, he quickly fell asleep.
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The next morning, He Xinyan woke up way later than she was used to because the sunlight didn't enter the bedroom. The room was still dark at 9:47 A.M. when she woke up, and after blinking her eyes a few times, she stared at the black ceiling on top of her.
Why were the walls black?
He Xinyan closed her eyes and opened them again, slowly turning to the side.
"Ah," He Xinyan exclaimed when she saw Gu Yechen, waking him up.
"Good morning, baby," Gu Yechen said as he slowly opened his eyes.
"This is your room?"
Gu Yechen nodded his head and moved in closer to He Xinyan as he closed his eyes again, preparing to continue sleeping.
However, He Xinyan quickly sat up and looked around the room filled with masculine colors and decorations, "Oh no, I didn't go home yesterday night."
"I texted your dad for you already."
He Xinyan turned around and saw Gu Yechen looking at her with his head casually resting on his arms, "Oh, you did? Good. . ."
Gu Yechen pulled He Xinyan back down and pulled her head onto his chest, "Sleep."
"What? It's almost 10 already."
Gu Yechen frowned slightly before hesitantly opening his eyes, "Okay. . . Are you hungry? I'll go make breakfast."
He Xinyan quickly stopped him, "I can! I'll go make omelette rolls!"
Gu Yechen was about to say no, but after some thought, he smiled, "Okay."
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Gu Yechen was about to say no, but after some thought, he smiled, "Okay."
He Xinyan happily hopped out of bed, washed her face, and brushed her teeth with the materials Gu Yechen had prepared for her, then went downstairs.
Ten minutes later, Gu Yechen came down into the kitchen. He wrapped his arms around He Xinyan's waist from behind and rested his chin on her shoulder.
"Oh my, you really walk without any sound!" He Xinyan gasped as she accidentally poured too much egg mixture onto the pan.
Gu Yechen looked at the uneven chunks of carrots and onions and closed his eyes to continue to sleep on He Xinyan's shoulder.
He Xinyan awkwardly finished cooking and carried her final product onto the dining table, "Try it!"
The omelette roll did look a little better than last time, and Gu Yechen hesitantly took a bite.
"How is it?"
This time, Gu Yechen was going to break He Xinyan's little bubble so that both of them wouldn't have to suffer anymore, "Try it."
Gu Yechen used his chopsticks to pick up another piece and fed it to He Xinyan. After chewing only once, He Xinyan spit her disgusting food out.
"Ew! What in the world is that? It tastes disgusting!"
Gu Yechen laughed and ate another piece himself.
"Why are you eating? Stop eating, I'll go throw it away." He Xinyan stood up to go dump the food into the trash can, but Gu Yechen stopped her.
"I like it."
". . ."
"I like anything you make."
He Xinyan's mouth fell open as she watched Gu Yechen clear the plate, "Hm. . . I don't think I"m going to cook anymore."
Gu Yechen chuckled, "Good choice."
In the end, they ordered delivery food and ate a happy breakfast before He Xinyan returned home. The filming today started late at night from 9:00 P.M. all the way into midnight.
They were going to film the day scenes using lights because the night time was more quiet and suitable for filming.
At night, He Xinyan left for filming before Li Yuyan did and she arrived with Wu Minger at 8:50. After finishing her makeup and costume, He Xinyan walked into Gu Yebei's private resting room with Wu Minger without even knocking.
Gu Yebei turned around with an angry expression to see who was rude enough to barge into his room without even asking. However, when he saw He Xinyan, his expression immediately changed as he jumped up from his chair.
"Sister in law, sit down, sit down."
He Xinyan crossed her arms together and casually sat down on Gu Yebei's chair.
"Sister in law?" Wu Minger asked in surprise, "You're Mr. Gu's brother?"
Gu Yebei turned around to look at Wu Minger with a smile, "Yep! Surprising, right?"
Wu Minger's expression changed slightly as she stared blankly at the wall ahead, 'Gu Yechen's brother? So he is also part of the Gu family then. . .'
"Minger, what's wrong?" He Xinyan asked when she noticed that Wu Minger had zoned out.
"Nothing, nothing!" Wu Minger snapped out of her stupor and squeezed out a smile. A few minutes later, there was one quick knock at the door before Yang Siyue walked in.
"Gu! Ye - Oh, little Yanyan is here too!" Yang Siyue ran over in her empress gown and pushed Gu Yebei away so she was sitting on the small chair next to He Xinyan.
"Yanyan, we have a scene together today! Do you want to practice the lines together?"
"Sure!" He Xinyan smiled as she flipped to the scene with Yang Siyue.
They didn't get much time to practice together before filming started. The beginning of filming went by very smoothly and they were on the last scene by 1 A.M.
The last scene's characters were Concubine Xi and Concubine Xi's maid, Yinlan.
They were inside Concubine Xi's room and it was nighttime, so they didn't need to use excessive lighting.
He Xinyan sat down on the seat at the dining table and watched as Li Yuyan slowly walked over. A smirk appeared on Xinyan's lips as Li Yuyan stopped at the edge of the door.
"Beautiful Things Past, Scene 73, Take 1, Action!"
Li Yuyan walked over in her maid outfit and bowed slightly in front of Concubine Xi.
"What did the emperor say?" Concubine Xi asked as she took a gentle sip of tea.
Yinlan looked down, "Concubine Xi, the emperor refused."
Concubine Xi smiled softly and looked out the window at the moon, "I should have guessed. . . Yinlan, bring over the tub and help me wash my feet."
Li Yuyan clenched her teeth together tightly but followed the script as she walked away and came back with a small tub of water and rose petals.
Concubine Xi placed her feet in and waited.
"Cut! Li Yuyan, what are you doing?"
He Xinyan smiled gently and looked at Li Yuyan with one eyebrow raised. Concubine Xi's maid was supposed to help Concubine Xi wash her feet, but of course Li Yuyan didn't want to.
At this moment, Gu Yebei took this moment to yawn, "Ah, can we hurry up? Everyone is tired and wants to go home. Who even is this small actress? Does she even know how to act?"
He Xinyan held in a laugh. Gu Yebei had quite a harsh tongue.
"Again!"
They started their second take and this time, Li Yuyan did bend down to help He Xinyan wash her feet. He Xinyan watched her with a sly smile and gently lifted her feet up, "accidentally" kicking some water onto Li Yuyan's face.
Li Yuyan gasped and pressed her lips together tightly. She looked up at He Xinyan, who shrugged slightly and kicked her other foot up too.
Li Yuyan took deep breaths and quickly pretended to wash He Xinyan's feet before standing up. She grabbed the tub and walked away.
"Cut! Cut! Did you even read the script? You have to wipe Concubine Xi's feet before walking away! If you can't act then get out of here!"
Li Yuyan shuddered and almost dropped the tub of water as she slowly walked back. Even though she was only an illegitimate child, she was still spoiled and treated like a princess in the He family. No one has screamed at her like this before, but she couldn't do anything about it.
Everyone knew that Ma Qiaoqi didn't care if you were a child of a rich family or anything, he would scream and scold you either way. There were even some rumors saying that he himself was also a child of a rich and powerful family, so he didn't care.
They ended up filming again, and once again, He Xinyan provoked Li Yuyan by kicking up the water in the tub. Li Yuyan was blocking the view so the camera or the crew couldn't notice.
He Xinyan wasn't some nice person, and she didn't pretend to act like one either. She knew perfectly well that if Gu Yechen hadn't helped her and she ended up getting the maid while Li Yuyan the concubine, Li Yuyan would do the same to her, maybe even worse. So why couldn't she do the same?
Li Yuyan clenched her teeth together tightly and finished the scene correctly after the third take.
"Cut! Okay, we are done for today! Good work, everyone!" Ma Qiaoqi stood up from his chair and walked away.
He Xinyan scoffed before also walking away to change. Li Yuyan stood at the same place with water dripping from her hands as she tightly clenched her fists together.
"He Xinyan. . ." She said through gritted teeth.
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After saying goodbye to Gu Yebei, Yang Siyue, and Wu Minger, He Xinyan returned home. She arrived before Li Yuyan did, and she walked upstairs into her room.
She was surprised to see that her lights were open, and He Xinyan was sure that she had remembered to close them when she left.
After dropping off her bag and keys, she walked in to see someone laying straight on the center of her bed.
"Gu Yechen?!"
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