Zhou Yining wrapped her arms around his lean waist, rubbing her head lightly against his chest. “Mm, I miss you.”

Ji Dongyang didn’t say anything, just held her tighter.

A minute later, he brought her inside.

Zhou Yining took off her jacket, kicked off her shoes, and burrowed under the quilt. It still held his residual warmth, very cozy. The next moment, Ji Dongyang also lay down, pulling her into his arms. “We can sleep for another hour.”

Zhou Yining turned to hug him. “I don’t want to sleep anymore.”

Ji Dongyang smoothed her long hair, silent for a while, then turned off the light and lowered his head to kiss her. Zhou Yining stiffened at first, then slowly relaxed, starting to kiss him back. She was more obedient than ever before, letting him undress her and kiss her body.

Until his fingers probed inside, her body trembled slightly, as if suddenly awakening. She became urgent, trying to pull off his clothes.

She couldn’t pull them off no matter how hard she tried, her breathing growing heavier.

Ji Dongyang felt he was being tortured to death by her, both mentally and physically. He didn’t know what had happened to her again, but she was hiding it carefully, so he wouldn’t ask. Zhou Yining couldn’t remove his clothes, her eyes turning red with anxiety. He straightened up, stripped off his own clothes in a few moves, leaned down, pinned her hands beside the pillow, and lowered his head to kiss her lips, chin, collarbone…

Under the anxious and tense atmosphere, his sudden intrusion brought extreme fullness, pain, and stimulation.

Zhou Yining opened her mouth wide, gasping shortly, her toes curling tight.

Ji Dongyang looked at her, cupped her face, and kissed her very slowly.

Only when she closed her eyes did he begin to move.

When it was over, both were covered in sweat.

A Ming knocked on the door, calling for Ji Dongyang. “Dong-ge, time to get up.”

Ji Dongyang was still deep inside Zhou Yining. He slowly withdrew and lay beside her. A Ming, hearing no response, called his phone. Ji Dongyang answered, his voice deeper than ever. “Got it.”

A Ming was startled by the deep tone, but the call had already ended.

Ji Dongyang turned on the light. Zhou Yining’s face was flushed, the numbness in her body hadn’t dissipated yet. She was soft all over, her heart soft too. Her eyes were as moist as washed stars. After a long time, her gaze slowly focused on him. She burrowed her head into his chest and said, “What do I do? I can’t quit.”

“Hm?”

“This feeling, the feeling you give me. It’s addictive.”

He understood. Stroking her long hair, he said in a low voice, “That’s good.”

…

A Ming waited for nearly half an hour. When Ji Dongyang opened the door, A Ming almost died of fright seeing the petite figure behind him. “Dong-ge…”

Needless to say, Zhou Yining had spent the night in Dong-ge’s room.

This was the first time since they joined the crew.

There were people coming and going right now. How was Zhou Yining going to leave?

Moreover, he had a bad feeling. Once Zhou Yining, this girl, succeeded the first time, there would be a second, a third…

Most importantly, once it started, Dong-ge would indulge her.

From the first time Dong-ge indulged her, it had been like this.

Under the cover of Ji Dongyang and A Ming, Zhou Yining left the room first. While waiting for the elevator, she ran into Wei Zhong, the assistant director, and several assistants. The assistant director was surprised. “Yining, why are you here?”

Just then, Zhang Ran ran over from behind, hurriedly saying, “She came to find me. I forgot to give her my phone yesterday, and she said she’d come get it this morning.”

Zhou Yining glanced at Zhang Ran and nodded. “Mm, I’m not used to being without a phone.”

The assistant director agreed. “It really is impossible without a phone.”

Wait… something’s not right. Zhang Ran is the assistant; why would Zhou Yining come to get the phone?

Zhou Yining smiled. “Let me treat you all to breakfast. There’s a Hong Kong-style dim sum place nearby that’s very good. I was craving it. Getting the phone was an excuse; wanting to eat there was the real reason.”

Wei Zhong laughed. “Sure, we have time.”

Just then, Ji Dongyang and A Ming walked over. Zhou Yining looked back and smiled brightly. “Morning, Dong-ge.”

Ji Dongyang remained impassive. “Morning.”

A Ming and Zhang Ran exchanged a glance, feeling helpless. These two… their acting skills are truly excellent.

The group went to have breakfast together. It was still early, so the Hong Kong-style tea restaurant wasn’t crowded, with only two or three customers. The waiter saw two stars enter the shop, one of whom was Ji Dongyang, who had just trended last night. She was stunned with excitement until Zhou Yining called out to her, snapping her back to reality to take their order.

Someone came up for an autograph, and Ji Dongyang signed it.

Seeing the time approaching the morning rush hour, Ji Dongyang left early, leaving Zhou Yining with Wei Zhong and the assistant director. Zhou Yining sighed, “Being famous is trouble.”

Wei Zhong laughed. “When the movie is released, you’ll encounter this situation too.”

Zhou Yining thought about it but still couldn’t imagine fans chasing her for autographs and photos, so she shook her head.

Wei Zhong was always confident in his work. “Trust me, the female lead of The Heart Knot will definitely be a hit.”

An irreplaceable kind of hit. From the start of filming until now, he felt more and more that Zhou Yining was born for this role. Having been a director for many years, only Ji Dongyang gave him this feeling five years ago while filming Black and White, and now, only Zhou Yining.

These two are actually a good match.

During the afternoon break, Zhou Yining was incredibly sleepy. A restless night combined with intense morning sex made the physical exhaustion hit her hard.

Zhang Ran brought her a cup of coffee from A Ming. Zhou Yining drank it and started filming the next scene.

The night scene was filmed outdoors.

The February night was still cold. Zhou Yining stood to the side, dressed thinly, her body stiff.

Meanwhile, a long Weibo post hit the trending list, analyzing Ji Dongyang’s phrase “no need to clarify” from last night’s interview. The post claimed this was Shiguang Media’s PR strategy, predicting that the news about Ji Dongyang’s parents’ drug use could no longer be hidden, so they released the interview first. The phrase “no need to clarify” wasn’t what everyone thought, that it was unnecessary, but rather that it was the truth, so there was no need to clarify, and it couldn’t be clarified…

The long essay analyzed Ji Dongyang’s situation in recent years with well-founded arguments.

Yang Xun saw it and knew it was bad. He knew someone would use Ji Dongyang’s words against him.

Working overnight on PR, Shiguang Media’s boss, Shi Yu, actually said, “Ji Dongyang wasn’t wrong. I think by the time the movie is released, or at the latest before the film festival in June, it will explode. This actually gives our opponents time, but it also gives us time.”

Yang Xun frowned, still worried. “I hope so.”

Ji Dongyang was a rare, good actor. He hoped this matter would pass peacefully.

Some fans who read the long Weibo post already started to believe it.

After all, where there’s smoke, there’s fire. Everyone understood that logic.

Overnight, Ji Dongyang’s Weibo gained tens of thousands of comments, encouraging him, saying they believed him, and asking him to clarify. All kinds were there.

Ji Dongyang rarely checked Weibo or paid attention to entertainment news. He didn’t need to look; A Ming and Yang Xun would tell him. During the break, A Ming relayed what Yang Xun said on the phone. Ji Dongyang listened and said, “Got it.”

A Ming was anxious too. “Dong-ge.”

Ji Dongyang: “Mm.”

A Ming looked at Zhou Yining and whispered, “Next time, don’t date in the hotel. The hotel is full of crew members. If you get caught… it won’t be easy to explain.”

Ji Dongyang glanced at him and didn’t speak.

He looked at Zhou Yining, who was sitting not far away holding a hot water bottle. She yawned twice in a row, her eyes misting over, looking watery, then suddenly looked at him.

Zhou Yining blinked, looked down, and took out her phone.

Soon, Ji Dongyang’s phone vibrated.

A Ming handed the phone over. Ji Dongyang opened it.

“Very tired. Blame you.”

“…”

Ji Dongyang looked up, glanced at her, put the phone back in his pocket, and said to A Ming, “Go buy two cups of coffee.”

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