Rebirth of an Idle Noblewoman

Behind them, Du Yixin and Sheng Yin came out from a hidden corner. He had heard the conversation between the two girls loud and clear, and he glanced at Gu Xiqiao’s direction with an indescribable expression.

“It’s good to be beautiful these days,” Sheng Yin said suddenly. “There’ll be many praises for it.”

Du Yixin turned to Sheng Yin, his brows furrowed and a cold expression on his face. “That’s true, but she also has great acting skills.”

Being shot back by Du Yixin, she gave an awkward smile. She didn’t know Gu Xiqiao that well, only that this person had been occupying the Weibo hot topic list some time ago. Nowadays, the hot topic slots were basically bought with money, so Sheng Yin didn’t pay much attention to it.

Only, she didn’t expect to see Gu Xiqiao in person among the ‘Divergent Paths’ crew today.

The water in the entertainment circle was too deep, and Sheng Yin felt that it was better not to dive in too deep. However, her attitude towards Gu Xiqiao became colder.

The character that Du Yixin was playing was a ruthless immortal swordsman, Ji Zhang’gui.

In this scene, it was a fight between him and Gu Xiqiao. Right before the shoot started, he suddenly received a WeChat message from Li Yu.

Li Yu: Don’t say that I didn’t let you know in advance. Remember not to let go of your sword later during the shoot.

Du Yixin stared at the chat for a while, not understanding what Li Yu’s words meant.

Five minutes later, both people took the stage.

The pear blossoms filled the sky as the wind blew in the valley, signifying the first meeting of the female and male lead.

The male lead had just saved a trapped child.

Feng Qiqi was dressed in green cotton garbs, and kept away her hand fan the moment she caught sight of Ji Zhang’gui. Slender white fingers reached out, lifting Ji Zhang’gui’s chin upwards. Her demeanor was cheerful, her tone light as she said, “I am Feng Qiqi.”

Her eyes were slightly hooded, but you could see the deep, obsidian eyes that were like an abyss. There seemed to be a layer of mist floating in them, and it made the heart of the person looking into her eyes pound rapidly in their ribcage, the light around them making the surroundings fade and seemingly like an illusion.

“Let go.” Ji Zhang’gui looked at her indifferently, not affected in the slightest by the glow.

“Cut!” Cheng Zhou waved his hand. “It’s a bit too much, Little Du, your expression is slightly off. Pay attention next time.”

“I understand.” Du Yixin returned to his seat slowly, watching Gu Xiqiao who was already on the stunt wires. There was no expression on his face, but he could feel how fast his heart was beating in his chest.

The next scene was still Gu Xiqiao’s.

It was a fantasy fight scene. Cheng Zhou had always strived for perfection in his movies, and although it was just a fighting scene, he wouldn’t add the slightest amount of anything into it. The scene would be completely real, and other than adding in the fighting effects later on, no other special effects would be used.

Du Yixin slowly came back to himself, looking at the crew members beside him. “This is a fighting scene, where’s the martial arts instructor?”

“Miss Gu doesn’t need one.” Someone answered with a smile.

Another person turned around. “The martial arts instructor will cry if he sees Gu Xiqiao!”

This sentence surprised Du Yixin.

The girl who was on the stunt wire had an indifferent expression on her face as usual. She drew the beautiful sword, and was tied in midair as though she was floating above the ground.

“OK! Ji Zhang’gui, get ready.” Cheng Zhou waved his hand.

Du Yixin stepped forward, and Gu Xiqiao had already released the stunt wires on her. Just as Du Yixin was about to be strapped in, a slender hand came out to stop him. “Brother Du, this wire is broken.”

Gu Xiqio picked up a section of the wires as she spoke, showing him the crack on it.

Cheng Zhou was at her side immediately, and when he saw the cracks, his face paled rapidly as he looked towards Gu Xiqiao, fear stabbing in his heart.

The props manager too, paled. “I checked every single corner when Miss Gu went up, it was all fine!”

“I know, it’s not your fault.” Gu Xiqiao patted the prop’s master’s shoulder as she assured him. “When I went up it was fine, it might be because I’m too heavy.”

Although Gu Xiqiao didn’t seem concerned, Cheng Zhou was not letting the matter go so easily. In a production, this was something that was the most terrifying to see. If it happened once, who’s to say it wouldn’t happen twice?