Luo Bei noticed that Zhou Jianguo was acting strange today. He kept looking at her, but when she caught him, he immediately averted his gaze.
After a few times of this happening, Luo Bei wiped her face and asked, “Is there something on my face? Why do you keep looking at me?”
Zhou Jianguo was already feeling guilty, and when he heard this, he reacted like a startled dog. “When did I keep looking at you?”
Luo Bei : “… Don’t be so agitated, I’m just asking.”
Zhou Jianguo was not an ordinary man, and he knew this. At least he had no interest in women, and of course, don’t get him wrong, he was even less interested in men. So far, he had never considered wasting his time and energy on meaningless things like love. Because of this, even if his partner was a beautiful woman with high looks, he could treat her calmly and even educate her sternly when necessary.
He never thought that he would dream about Luo Bei, let alone dream like that. What’s more, in the dream, he was even enjoying it. Even when he woke up, he was still savoring the feeling before his consciousness fully returned.
D*mn it.
Throughout the journey, Zhou Jianguo remained silent. Even when Fang Jingzhou provoked him many times, he didn’t react.
Like a wilted eggplant, Zhou Jianguo was listless, drooping his head and looking out the car window like a lovelorn.
He suddenly realized that he was actually a normal man and that women still had a certain influence on him. He was not invincible and unbeatable.
Zhou Jianguo was very aware that if this was just a chain reaction from a dream, then it would be fine. After a few days, his mood would return to normal and everything would be fine. But if he couldn’t adjust his mentality, then it would be over. Of course, he didn’t think that having male thoughts about his female partner was a disaster. What was really dangerous was having different thoughts about his partner from a businessman’s perspective.
When Luo Bei saw the listless look on Zhou Jianguo’s face, she asked, “What’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?”
She even wanted to raise her hand and touch his forehead.
But Zhou Jianguo retreated two steps like she was a ghost, looking cautious, “I’m fine.”
Although he said he was fine, his gaze was fixed on her hand – fair, slender, with round nails. Her wrist was very thin, and she wore a bracelet that looked very attractive.
His gaze moved up and froze on her face.
If Luo Bei were in the entertainment industry, she would definitely be the oxygen beauty in the eyes of netizens. She rarely wore heavy makeup, her skin was very fair and tender. At the moment, she was staring at the sun and probably felt a little hot, with a faint blush on her fair cheeks, making people think of the very expensive peaches in the supermarket in an instant.
Zhou Jianguo had known Luo Bei for so long but had never really looked at her carefully.
He knew she was beautiful, but he had never taken a close look at her.
She was very clean and fresh, and wearing a simple white T-shirt with a denim skirt, her hair casually tied up in a bun, she looked like a student.
Zhou Jianguo immediately averted his gaze and saw a small shop not far away. He said, “I’ll go buy some water to drink. Do you guys want anything?”
Luo Bei shook her head, “No, I brought water.”
Fang Jingzhou raised his hand, “I want to drink Coke.”
Zhou Jianguo glanced at him and said, “Three yuan and fifty cents, pay up.”
Fang Jingzhou : “…Then I won’t drink.”
Zhou Jianguo ran to the small shop and bought a bottle of ice-cold mineral water. After twisting off the cap, he didn’t drink it but washed his face with it.
Still, it was quite refreshing, and it chilled him to the core.
At least for a moment, he calmed down.
It was just a dream after all. He was an adult man, and who can say they haven’t had a slightly erotic dream? He had only been influenced by Fang Jingzhou, and if he let this dream carry him away, then he was too weak.
Luo Bei was only his good friend and partner in business. They had a lot of work to do together, and it was best not to have any personal feelings towards each other. That would affect their work.
Fang Jingzhou and Luo Bei saw him washing his face with the mineral water. Luo Bei looked up at the sun. It was already October, the beginning of autumn. Although it was still short-sleeve weather, it was nowhere near as hot as the scorching summer…
Maybe he felt a bit warm!
Fang Jingzhou pulled Luo Bei’s hand and whispered, “Yesterday, I talked with Uncle Xiao Zhou.”
He looked like a little adult, which made Luo Bei want to laugh, but she pretended to be serious and asked, “Okay, can you tell me what you talked about man-to-man?”
“Sure, I can tell Beibei anything.” said Fang Jingzhou. He didn’t bother to recall whether he had promised not to say anything to anyone when he talked with Zhou Jianguo. After all, he was just a kid. “I asked Uncle Xiao Zhou if he likes you, and he said he does!”
After listening, Luo Bei calmly patted Fang Jingzhou’s head, “Uh-huh, then what happened?”
“… I don’t remember.” After taking a nap, Fang Jingzhou only remembered what he considered the most important part of their conversation.
Luo Bei nodded, “I see.”
She didn’t even have to think to know that Zhou Jianguo was deliberately teasing Fang Jingzhou with his response.
Fang Jingzhou continued, “Beibei, I really want to grow up quickly so that I can protect you if someone bullies you. Uncle Xiao Zhou said I should drink more milk, not be picky about food, and sleep early. Then I’ll be as tall as him…”
Luo Bei squeezed his hand, “He’s right. You should drink more milk, eat well, and sleep early.”
“… Will I be as amazing as Uncle Xiao Zhou?” Fang Jingzhou evaluated himself. “Actually, Uncle Xiao Jiang is very tall too, but I don’t think he’s as awesome as Uncle Xiao Zhou.”
Luo Bei asked curiously, “Why do you feel that way?”
“I don’t know, I just feel that way.”
Children’s feelings are really strange.
Jiang Sihan heard on the set that Luo Bei and Zhou Jianguo were going to see Fang Jingzhou.
He also wanted to go and see, but he was stuck on the set and couldn’t get away, so he could only go back to the hotel and browse his friends’ Moments after work.
Zhou Jianguo and Jiang Sihan had already added each other on WeChat, but Zhou Jianguo himself was not in the habit of posting Moments.
In the past few days, Luo Bei has posted several Moments in a row. Jiang Sihan clicked on one of the pictures, which was a group photo of the three of them at the amusement park, all wearing cartoon headbands and looking particularly cute. With their high facial features, they looked good even without filters.
Jiang Sihan clicked on the like button and then saved the photo of Luo Bei and Fang Jingzhou to his album.
In this TV series, Jiang Sihan was only the fourth male lead, with not many lines. If everything went smoothly, he would be able to wrap up filming around mid-October.
Although some new actors in the crew still isolated and excluded him, after chatting with Luo Bei, Jiang Sihan relaxed his mentality and worked hard on filming every day. In front of so many people and visiting fans, Shi Chuan would naturally not deliberately make things difficult for him. Brother Liu knew about his situation in the crew, and just sighed and told him not to compare himself with Shi Chuan. After all, Shi Chuan was a senior and a first-line artist.
Jiang Sihan actually hated the right and wrong in the entertainment industry. He had heard many news in the crew. How should he put it? His previous environment was very simple and his world was very pure. Music was the center. There was no scheming, no fighting. Although life was a bit tough, he at least lived a relaxed life. But now, although he had work every day and his life was getting better and better, he didn’t like this kind of life and even felt bored because of it.
Fortunately, he gradually fell in love with acting now. He could completely immerse himself in the role.
The director also increasingly appreciated him, saying that he was a good seedling and given time, his acting and strength would surely bring him the deserved rewards.
Luo Bei actually knew that Jiang Sihan was not very happy in the crew, but she didn’t know how to comfort him because it was an unfamiliar world for her. She didn’t understand what was going on, so she couldn’t empathize with him. Some words of encouragement and comfort said once became boring when repeated a second time, even to her.
However, she knew that this was the inevitable path for Jiang Sihan to succeed. Only after experiencing these things could he become a true superstar actor.
Luo Bei and Zhou Jianguo only planned to stay in this small county for three nights. They drove over on October 1st and would return on the morning of the 4th. On the day before they left, Fang Jingzhou was very reluctant to part, but he was always sensible and did not act up. He just became unusually silent.
Luo Bei sat with him on the square to watch the fountain. After a while, Fang Jingzhou spoke up, “Beibei, you said before that giving birth is very painful, right?”
Why did he suddenly bring up this topic? Luo Bei nodded, “Yes, very, very painful. It’s much more painful than getting an injection.”
Fang Jingzhou held Luo Bei arm and whispered, “Beibei, you told me before that my mom was in a lot of pain when she gave birth to me. I’ve made up my mind. I don’t hate her anymore because I caused her so much pain, but I don’t like her either because she also caused me a lot of pain.”
Luo Bei was momentarily stunned and didn’t know what to say.
“Don’t worry about me, Beibei. I have several good friends, and my grandparents also love me very much,” Fang Jingzhou looked at Luo Bei and his dark eyes were full of joy. “When you’re in a lot of pain giving birth, I’ll be by your side, buying you candy and ice cream to eat so you won’t feel that much pain.”
Luo Bei’s nose became sour, both for his maturity and for his childish words.
“Beibei hopes that Xiao Jingzhou is happy every day.”
“I also hope that Beibei is happy every day, and always very happy every day.”