A Contractual Marriage with the Best Leading Actor

A Contractual Marriage with the Best Leading Actor Chapter 155

He Kissed Him (2) - unedited

He wasn’t worried about Bai Qi acting, instead, he found it difficult because he’d already developed feelings for Bai Qi, and he wanted to take this opportunity to show him his true self.

He also wanted to know Bai Qi’s feelings.

Whether he liked him or hated him.

“All done,” the makeup artist said happily.

Xi Chengyun reached out to hold Bai Qi by his hand and said, “Let’s go.”

Bai Qi was able to quickly memorize the lines he had in the movie. He looked up and replied to him with a line from the script, “Are you here to take me home?”

Xi Chengyun smiled and replied, “Yes.”

Ban Yuren was taking Li Yu home.

Xi Chengyun himself also wanted to take Bai Qi home.

…

The whole team was taken aback by Bai Qi’s beauty when he walked out of the makeup room with Xi Chengyun.

Director Zheng took a moment to find his words. “He’s quite a natural at this. Many people struggle to resonate with their character, but it seems like he is doing it pretty well.”

Xi Chengyun proudly smiled. “Mn, he’s very capable.”

‘He’s a natural drama queen.’

Bai Qi’s smile grew even bigger when he heard the compliments.

After all, who doesn’t like being complimented?

“Perhaps you should just switch to work in this industry…” someone suggested.

Bai Qi waved him off and said, “It’s alright.”

He would prefer to work elsewhere.

He’d also been a fan of many celebrities and idols so he knew how toxic this industry was. He disliked the entertainment industry as a whole.

Plus, since the issue with his family’s debts have been settled, he saw no need to sacrifice his happiness in exchange for the fame and fortune the entertainment industry could bring.

He also had to thank Xi-laoshi. He had ensured that he didn’t face too many difficulties and allowed him to experience the joys of being a celebrity loved by many.

Others clearly wouldn't be able to understand Bai Qi’s sentiments.

They continued to ask, “Why not? Are you worried that Xi-laoshi will get jealous when he sees you acting with other people?”

Of course, Bai Qi couldn’t allow Xi-laoshi to take the blame.

Bai Qi stood up straight, like the little precious wife he was, and leaned against Xi Chengyun. “Of course not. It's because of my feelings for Xi-ge. He’s already very busy. If I were to join the same industry, would we still have time to be together?”

Everyone was stunned for a moment before they gritted through their teeth, “Ah, we are so envious of Xi-laoshi!!”

“Bai Qi is the same as on video. As sweet as always.”

Everyone’s desire to gossip finally toned down when Director Zheng clapped his hands and said , “Okay, shall we begin?”

Director Zheng stood up and escorted a female celebrity over to them. “Bai Qi, this is our female protagonist, the one who’ll be acting as your older sister.”

She smiled and said, “That's right. Be prepared for our scene. This scene depicts me trying to stab Xi-laoshi after I finally found my little brother. After much difficulty, I finally found you, and the first thing I saw was you dressed in the gown that Ban Yuren had given you.”

Bai Qi signaled an “OK” sign.

However, as a newbie and an amateur in acting, there was more to making a movie than just one’s acting skills. Bai Qi entered the set before he realized that he couldn’t keep up with the cameras.

Xi Chengyun then offered, “Let me rehearse one of the parts with you once, just to allow you to familiarize yourself with the cameras.”

Bai Qi nodded, feeling a surge of enthusiasm rush through himself. He wasn’t going to give up easily, he was determined to conquer this quest.

Xi Chengyun reached out and asked an assistant to pass the script over.

“Come, let’s try this part.”

“Sure!,” Bai Qi replied without even taking a look.

He reached for the script and sidled towards Xi Chengyun.

“Let me try to memorize my part, I’m not sure if I’ll be able to do it.”

“Mn,” Xi Chengyun replied and continued, “It should be doable, you don’t have many lines here.”

After a moment, he said, “Actually, if you truly enjoy acting, why not give it a try? By then, I would’ve also retired from the entertainment industry.”

It seemed like he was trying to imply that their individual busy schedules will no longer be an issue.

Bai Qi paused for a moment. It was as if… he was implying that they were going to stay together forever.

Bai Qi unknowingly licked his lips. His grip was a little hard, so a shallow crease appeared on the side of the paper.

Xi Chegnyun didn’t give him a chance to think more.

“Have you gotten an idea of the scene?” he asked.

Bai Qi focused and instinctively held onto Xi Chengyun’s wrist. “Hold on, just give me another minute…”

He quickly glanced through the script and his gaze landed on the last line.

Li Yu kissed Ban Yuren.

Kissed.

Kiss.

Bai Qi reread the sentence twice. In the end, he was able to confirm that his eyes weren’t playing tricks on him.

Why did he kiss him voluntarily?

It was because he was trying out different ways to kill Ban Yuren.

“Are you all good?” Director Zheng asked.

“All…good,” Bai Qi said.

Xi Chengyun closed the script. “This is Li Yu’s last attempt to test Ban Yuren. This is the last straw.”

Bai Qi blurrily nodded. “Ah.”

Xi Chengyun held his hand and walked towards a set not far away from where they stood.

There was a chair and table on set.

Xi Chengyun really wanted to kiss him. However at this moment, he couldn’t bring himself to do so.

Xi Chengyun asked in a low voice, “What’s up? You don’t seem to be in the best shape. What are you thinking about?” He paused before saying, “We can make changes to the script if needed.”

Bai Qi then replied, “I’m just thinking… I should be remunerated a little extra for this.”