Ye Fu’s face flushed bright red. “…I… have had it before.”

She kept her voice low, afraid that Xiao Xiaohong, sitting in front of her, might hear.

Cen Luan, however, didn’t seem to mind. After finishing his milk tea, he pursed his lips. “It’s not very sweet.”

“How could that be?” Ye Fu’s eyes widened slightly. “It’s red bean. It’s supposed to be really sweet.”

Every time they finished filming, Xiao Xiaohong would order her a super-sweet red bean milk tea, saying that when girls were exhausted, just one cup of sweet milk tea would bring them back to life.

“Do you like sweet things?” Cen Luan asked, tilting his head. He was extremely handsome, but his usual aloofness gave him an unapproachable, cold demeanor.

Ye Fu nodded slightly.

Having spent more time with him on set lately, Ye Fu felt the distance between them had shrunk. Yet between them… because of that incident, an unspeakable awkwardness still stood as a barrier.

So she had no idea how to face him.

If last night the Best Actor had been drunk and mistakenly thought they were filming, then today… He wasn’t drunk at all, yet… yet… what did his behavior toward her mean, then?

She didn’t dare ask.

In her mind, the Academy Award-winning actor Cen Luan had always been as distant and unreachable as the North Star. But now that they’d crossed paths while collaborating on a film, beyond her initial delight, she felt nothing but gratitude and admiration for him.

It was like a young fan meeting an idol she’d admired for years.

That was how she felt about him before filming began.

But… after getting to know him over these past few days of shooting, she clearly sensed that her feelings for the Best Actor had changed. She seemed to be seeing him as Yu Chibei.

That man who was terrifying when he got angry, yet showered her with endless affection.

She liked him, yet feared him.

“I’ll take you out for a drink. ” Cen Luan said to Ye Fu, then called out softly to Xiao Xiaohong, “Let’s go to Dongxing.”

Xiao Xiaohong replied, “Okay.”

Ye Fu bit her lip lightly. “…Didn’t you say you were tired?”

Cen Luan couldn’t help himself; he reached out and pinched her earlobe. “I was just kidding.” His voice was low, tinged with a hint of seduction, “I was afraid you’d go with him.”

“…No, I don’t want to go.” Ye Fu dared not look at him, afraid he’d see her flushed face.

“Then… do you want to go with me?” Cen Luan’s finger slid down to her face, gently hooking her chin and turning her face toward him.

Ye Fu’s face flushed crimson; she bit her lip and said nothing.

“Good girl.” He rubbed her lips soothingly with his thumb. “Don’t go with any other man.”

The roughness of his thumb sent a shiver through her body. “…Okay.”

The ringtone of a phone cut through the air, instantly dispelling the lingering tension. Ye Fu checked her phone and saw it was her mother calling.

She glanced at it briefly before silencing the phone and ignoring the call.

Cen Luan noticed this and asked, “Why aren’t you answering?”

“I… I’ll answer it in a bit.” Ye Fu’s smile looked a bit forced.

Cen Luan couldn’t help but wonder to himself: Who could be on the other end of the line that would make her look so reluctant?

The car pulled into the parking lot, and Xiao Xiaohong got out early to check if the private room had been reserved.

Cen Luan said he was going to the restroom, so Ye Fu slipped into the women’s restroom and returned her mother’s call.

“Why did it take you so long to call back?” Xu Shenglan’s voice on the other end sounded impatient.

“Mom, I’m out filming; I just wrapped up,” Ye Fu said softly. “What’s up?”

“What’s up? Is that how you talk to your mother? ” Xu Shenglan’s voice was loud; it pierced Ye Fu’s ears through the phone, causing a sharp pain. “Your brother is about to get married, and he needs over 500,000 yuan for a down payment on a house. You need to hurry up and marry a rich man to cover that money. I’ve been worrying about this money day and night—my hair has turned white. Your father is sick too, and we don’t even have money for his medical bills…”

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