Transmigrated into the Film Empress Sister's Sugar Baby Alpha (GL) - Chapter 14
The makeup artist came up to touch up their makeup, reapplying the lipstick that had rubbed off.
Ji Xiangyu lowered her gaze, recalling why she had broken character just now. In all her years in the industry, she rarely broke character on her own, especially in the last two years where she frequently took on IP dramas that didn’t demand much acting skill, and she had almost never made a mistake.
A faint softness seemed to linger on her lips. Shen Yishu’s kiss was clumsy, without any technique, completely unlike the rumored play girl Alpha who attracted countless admirers. It was more like a green college student.
She looked past the makeup artist touching up her lips, towards Shen Yishu not far away, who was smiling and chatting with the makeup artist, making the artist laugh so much that even her brush slipped.
Ji Xiangyu withdrew her gaze, feeling that her previous thought must have been an illusion.
This little Alpha, no matter how she looked at her, didn’t seem like a pure and innocent Alpha.
Shen Yishu had just recalled how in college, her roommate went to a film set as an extra. There were too many extras, and the makeup artist was too busy, so she told Shen Yishu’s roommate to just do her own makeup casually. As a result, Shen Yishu’s roommate grabbed the wrong lipstick and applied purple lipstick. Before she could wipe it off, the director called them to the set.
So Shen Yishu’s roommate became the only person in the drama with purple lipstick, and screenshots of her were widely shared and mocked after the drama aired.
Her roommate gave up her dream of acting because of this incident.
She had just finished telling this to the makeup artist, who was shaking with laughter, and only then did Shen Yishu’s nervous heart relax a little.
Makeup touched up, the director called for positions. The makeup artist walked away. The young woman who had just touched up Shen Yishu’s makeup waved her brush at her: “What you just said was really funny.”
Shen Yishu politely replied, “I’ll tell you more sometime.”
Equipment was gradually put in place, but the boom mic for sound hadn’t arrived yet. Ji Xiangyu suddenly asked, “What were you thinking just now?”
If it weren’t for Shen Yishu’s gaze, she wouldn’t have broken character, and this scene should have passed in one take.
“Huh?” Shen Yishu was confused, unsure what “just now” Ji Xiangyu was referring to.
“When we paused.”
“I was thinking about how much sincerity Li Jin had at that time, and whether it was truly all calculation.”
Browse through the script and online comments, many people speculated about how much sincerity Li Jin harbored towards Zhou Yi and whether it was entirely manipulative.
Royal struggles involved a lot of bloody and dirty deeds. During the years Zhou Yi was a companion reader, Li Jin could only sleep soundly when Zhou Yi was by her side. As soon as Zhou Yi left, she would immediately wake up, extremely dependent on Zhou Yi mentally.
While it was said there was affection, when Zhou’s family was mercilessly confiscated and exiled, Zhou Yi’s feelings were never considered.
“When she asked Zhou Yi for a kiss, was she truly just trying to test how much weight she held in Zhou Yi’s heart, to better control Zhou Yi later?”
As the boom mic for sound moved closer, Ji Xiangyu only had time to reply with a few words: “Sincerity and manipulation are not absolutely contradictory.”
Shen Yishu nodded thoughtfully.
The director, referring to the scene he had just stopped, called out again: “Scene two, action!”
Ji Xiangyu got into character very quickly. Perhaps it was a rare mistake, but Shen Yishu felt that, compared to ten minutes ago, Ji Xiangyu resembled Zhou Yi even more.
Her eyes, full of panic and slight evasion, her eyelashes fluttering like butterfly wings, her moist lips gleaming under the moonlight.
Li Jin grasped her arm, pulling her into her embrace for two steps, gazing at her with bright eyes, filled with joy and anticipation.
Anticipation.
A lover’s anticipation is based on love, on faith in a shared future, on trust in the person beside them.
That gaze made Zhou Yi no longer panic, but instead become resolute. This was the path she had chosen for herself; she wanted to be with Li Jin for all eternity.
Li Jin cupped her face as if holding a precious artifact. The most beautiful pearls and gems in the world paled in comparison; no rare treasure could match the value of the face in her hands.
Zhou Yi’s jawline was delicate and sharp, and she obediently allowed Li Jin’s thumb to gently caress it.
The moonlight was like water, making one’s heart ripple.
Their gazes were glued together. Li Jin smiled shyly, like any normal girl’s expression when kissing her beloved.
Li Jin stared intently at the pink lips for two seconds, then kissed them with reverence and tenderness.
Their lips touched, soft to the touch. A sweet scent spread through their mouths, and Zhou Yi’s fingers, wrapped around Li Jin’s arm, curled up, gripping tightly inside the black sleeve, trembling slightly.
When Zhou Yi opened her eyes, Li Jin was still gazing into them, filled with deep affection, showing no hint of anything amiss.
At that moment, Zhou Yi suddenly wanted to cry.
The moonlight caught her tears, and the camera also captured the scene of her eyes brimming with tears.
To avoid revealing anything, Li Jin could only reluctantly let go of Zhou Yi.
She tenderly brushed away the pearl-like tears, leaned in to kiss the reddened corners of her eyes, and whispered, “Sister, I will always, always like you, until you don’t like me anymore.”
When emotions ran deep, even pre-planned vows felt sincere. Her gaze, full of heartache, was absorbed by Zhou Yi’s heart, becoming the reason for Zhou Yi’s later hesitations.
Zhou Yi hugged her tightly, like clinging to a piece of driftwood in the water. At that time, she had a lover, and a family standing behind her. She never imagined she would lose everything in the future.
She only held the person in front of her tightly, her head resting on their shoulder, their chests pressed together, two full hearts beating closely, continuously conveying love.
The same shower gel scent intertwined in their exclusive space, the familiar body warmth was the temperature measured by their palms when they had held each other’s necks.
Ji Xiangyu didn’t even know if she was holding Li Jin or Shen Yishu.
Li Jin tightly embraced the person in her arms, as if wanting to merge into Zhou Yi’s bones and bl00d. When Zhou Yi couldn’t see, a smile played on her lips.
The smile of a victor.
“Cut!”
“Excellent acting, truly worthy of Film Empress Ji, amazing!” The director praised Ji Xiangyu’s performance profusely, poking his head out from behind the camera, raising his thumb and commending her repeatedly.
As soon as the director spoke, Ji Xiangyu had already pulled out of Shen Yishu’s embrace, taking a tissue that her assistant had jogged over to hand her, and wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
“The director flatters me,” she smiled faintly, the corners of her eyes and tip of her nose flushed, possessing a kind of desolate beauty.
“Xiao Shen also acted well! I was worried you wouldn’t be able to keep up with Film Empress Ji’s acting. Ah, indeed, you’ve won awards; acting in a TV drama is truly beneath you.” The director couldn’t help but praise Ji Xiangyu’s acting just now.
“Acting like herself is different,” a clear, bright voice interrupted their conversation. Shen Yishu glanced over and saw Lin Luosheng standing behind Ji Xiangyu.
Shen Yishu: …
So, cause and effect are predetermined, aren’t they? Even if I painstakingly bypass the plotline that would originally harm the female lead, I’ll still draw hatred elsewhere.
“Sister Ji, don’t you agree?”
“Absolutely,” Ji Xiangyu dabbed the kissed area with a wet wipe, nodding.