The director in charge of the commercials, Director Si, was in a jolly mood. "Let's start with the second script today, which will have you as a bickering couple for the ad."
So we are still a couple in the second script too?
He eyed Chyou to figure out if she was feeling uncomfortable about this. He could indeed gauge a trace of hesitation as she read the script, but she also didn't look to be too bothered about it. On the contrary, her gaze slightly beamed with a sense of hope and good mood.
"Did something good happen?" He couldn't help but ask.
A soft smile radiated on her lips. "Kind of…Yin will soon meet my family."
But she also felt her heart pounding as she looked at Yating. She didn't know what kind of reaction he would give. Unexpectedly, he smiled.
"That's great. I am happy to see that things are going well between you two."
It wasn't that things were going completely well but rather she was forced to abide by this meeting. She was in no position to tell the truth to her family.
Though things were happening out of order, Chyou held hope in her heart that maybe this meeting would change the situation between them for the better.
Director Si exclaimed from the other side. "Ready to go?"
"Yes," they replied simultaneously.
"Good. Now you know the script. You two will bicker and argue and Chyou will storm out with her chest puffed out in anger. But you are also annoyed so you would walk the opposite way. Got it?"
They nodded though Yating wasn't sure how he was supposed to act frustrated.
The first and the second take failed as Yating didn't get his expressions right.
"Aish, this reminds me of the first ad filming. You looked like such an adorable duckling~"
Chyou immediately looked away, trying to hold her laughter. His brow twitched and his face reddened with embarrassment.
"I will do perfectly on the next take!"
"Woooo! This is the spirit! The actor within you is getting molded so well~" he emotionally said.
"Okay let's start with the third take."
As they took their positions again, Chyou felt a little odd in her left foot's heel that seemed to be not on level with her right foot.
Yating noticed her discomfort. "What happened?"
"Ah? No, nothing," she casually waved it off. "The ground here is a little uneven I guess."
"Yeah, yeah. Everything's cool."
Director Si gave a signal for the next cut. Yating spoke his lines but his gaze always wandered off to her heel in worry.
Chyou harrumphed and according to the script, she turned to walk off the other way. But suddenly her left heel broke off and she stumbled hard with her foot twisting.
"Chyou!" Director Si screamed in shock.
But a hand came just in time and grabbed her arm. Yating had seen the heel break before anybody else. He already took a big step to pull Chyou towards himself.
She bumped into his chest and for a few moments, her head felt dizzy. When she realized herself stuck to his side, she lifted her gaze in disorientation.
She stiffened upon realizing that their faces were too close to each other. But the only feeling in Yating's eyes held concern and worry.
"Are you alright, Chyou?"
His low voice made her breath stop and she could hardly concentrate with his hand gripping firmly onto her waist.
Should she focus on his hand holding her or his voice speaking in a whisper to her or that his face was in too proximity to her - Chyou felt attacked on all sides.
Director Si rushed in worriedly. "Hey what happened? Are you alright?"
Chyou coughed. "I-I am fine. My heel broke…"
His eyes widened. "How did the heel break? Did the assistants not check everything before?"
Qiu and her colleague Rin dashed to their side and apologized. "We are sorry, Director! We also don't know how this happened…"
Chyou quickly said, "It's okay. It's nothing serious- ouch!"
She tried to move away from Yating but a sharp pain shot in her foot.
Yating said, "You have twisted your ankle it seems."
"Ah shit," Director Si pressed his brow. "You need medical attention first. Yating, you should take her to the infirmary. I will inform the doctor there right now itself."
Chyou parted and shut her lips. "Th-That's fine. I can walk-"
"You cannot even turn, dear. How will you walk all the way? Sadly, we don't have any wheelchairs on the set. So Yating. Show the muscles you got."
Her gaze darkened. "What do you mean! That I am fat?"
Director Si grimaced. "You women always like to take a twisted meaning, don't you?"
She suddenly felt herself lift in the air and her gaze blankly stared at Yating.
"You can argue with Director Si later but right now, your ankle needs treatment."
Some of the women on the set gushed with the scene.
"Gu Yating holding Queen in his arms!"
"He looks so hot, right?" One giggled.
"Don't they look like the perfect couple? Alas, Gu Yating isn't an actor."
"Hehe Queen is slightly blushing too~"
"Sshh! You all still want to cause trouble after the scandal-"
The group quickly quietened down and stiffened, seeing Yin arrive on the set.
Shoot, did he hear us?
Yin had. He was behind them when they were gossiping without noticing his presence. The moment he arrived on the set, he saw Chyou hugged in Yating's embrace and in the next moment, she was in his arms.
His fist clenched and as the group finally noticed, they quickly took their leave.
Yin's expression colder and more twisted as Yating walked off with Chyou but what pricked him even more was the gossip and gushing floating around as if they were made for each other.
An angry vein popped on his head and in a fit of extreme animosity, he dropped a text to a certain someone. Without saying a word further, he left the set.