Xi Ruochu raised her hand, "I promise!"
Ye Xian looked at her swearing with her Taoist Nun get-up, which was somewhat comical.
Although Xi Ruochu was a bit of a blabbermouth, she wasn’t bad by nature, and she had a certain charm when acting. If she really put her mind into it and acted in one or two plays, she could definitely become popular. She just shouldn’t end up as the expendable, disliked supporting actress simply because she disliked Luo Yuwei.
On set, Zeng Minghui was explaining the scene to Luo Yuwei. Seeing Ye Xian arrive, he waved her over repeatedly, "Ye Xian, the scene we’re shooting today is the one from your audition. Just go with the feeling from that day; I trust your acting."
"Ye Xian, I..." Luo Yuwei saw her, nervously biting her lip, hesitating, but Ye Xian knew what she wanted to say and didn’t chime in, "Let’s talk after we finish shooting the scene."
"Three, two, one, action!"
"I’ll make you steal again, steal again!"
Old Madam Wang waved a stick, violently beating Shen Jinyou, and this scene happened to be witnessed by Xia Qingshao, who had sneaked down the mountain to play. The naturally kind-hearted girl immediately felt pity and stepped forward to stop it, "Stop it!"
Old Madam Wang turned her face to see her, "Who’s this meddlesome brat? Get lost!"
Xia Qingshao, angry, demanded, "Why are you hitting him?"
"He stole my Silver, so of course I’m hitting him!"
"How much did he steal?"
Xia Qingshao pulled a piece of Silver from her sleeve and handed it to her, "Take this, I’ll repay him."
Old Madam Wang bit the Silver to make sure it was real before putting away the stick. She looked at Xia Qingshao as if she were looking at a fool, muttering ’you’re lucky, kid’ and walked away.
Xia Qingshao put down the little rabbit she was holding, squatted in front of Shen Jinyou, and extended her hand, her voice gentle like water, "Don’t be afraid, she’s gone now."
The book described this segment as follows: Shen Jinyou, who was stunned from the beating, heard the girl’s voice and thought it was a hallucination, for it was as beautiful as the music of heaven.
He cautiously lifted his head to look at the girl in front of him, who was beaming with a brilliant smile, and he was spellbound.
’With eyebrows like willow leaves, eyes like apricots, her lips curved in a smile, dressed in a bright yellow dress, her skin white as a peeled egg, her demeanor as fresh and lovely as a nascent gardenia.’
’In his fourteen years of life, this was the first time he had seen a girl so ethereal and exquisite.’
Shen Jinyou’s eyes, which were blurred from pain, began to clear up, and they reflected her beautiful smile, like a bud blooming, filled with myriad fireworks, exploding bit by bit.
These beautiful and spirited eyes contrasted sharply with the dirt on his body and face.
Zeng Minghui zoomed the camera in for a close-up of Ye Xian, "This kid’s gaze is amazing!"
With just one look, he captured the stunning first impression Shen Jinyou had of Xia Qingshao.
A gaze that spanned a thousand years.
From that moment on, the girl became the eternal Moonlight in the boy’s heart, as well as his lifelong obsession.
Not only was Zeng Minghui astonished, but Luo Yuwei was also taken aback.
Although she hadn’t studied professional acting, the adoration and affection Ye Xian had for her at that moment were so vivid and intense that they couldn’t have seemed like acting.
Her suspicions were confirmed, Ye Xian liked her, which was why he had rescued her at all costs last night, and why he had spoken up for her in the resting room just now.
Zeng Minghui turned the camera to Luo Yuwei, noticing that she was also performing well today.
Xia Qingshao’s first glimpse of Shen Jinyou was also one of astonishment, marveling that a boy covered in filth could possess such a delicate face.