"Card! Restart!"

"Oops! The expression is wrong! Let's try again!"

Card! Xiaomo, watch your positioning! This route again!

"Card!"

......

"Stop!" After shouting for the whole morning, Huang Da, who was stuck, finally couldn't bear it anymore. He slammed the script in his hand onto the table and angrily said, "Xiao Mo, what's the matter with you! It's been the entire morning, and we haven't gotten past this one scene yet. Either you forget your lines or your positioning is wrong. Can't you focus?!"

Huang Da has always been gentle with others and rarely loses his temper. The entire set became quiet, afraid to make a sound, and sympathetically looked towards Xiao Mo. It was really embarrassing for him to be reprimanded by the director in front of everyone. No one knew what had happened to Xiao Mo. There had never been such a situation before...

Lin Shouchen was dressed in a short servant outfit, with his head buried deep and standing to the side, effectively concealing the smirk of schadenfreude on his lips.

Ever since the incident last time that inexplicably angered Xie Shuling, even though they were on the same set, Xie Shuling remained indifferent towards him, circling around Xiao Mo only. This made Lin Shouchen feel increasingly frustrated and grew even more disapproving of Xiao Mo.

Xiao Mo was unlucky, yet he was the happiest person. Even if he was dragged down, he didn't mind redoing the entire morning.

Xiao Mo furrowed his brows, not offering any retort to Huang Da's reprimand. He simply glanced at Xie Shuling. Xie Shuling arched his eyebrows, revealing an innocent and pure smile.

Xiao Mo's frequent mistakes were no mystery to Xie Shuling.

This morning, Tang Junqian took Shen Jingmo to the Flower House to broaden his horizons, hoping to enlighten him about love and relationships, as he was only knowledgeable about books. Unexpectedly, they encountered Shen Jingmo's elder brother, Shen Jinghua. In a panic, they hid in the room of a courtesan, resulting in an awkward situation of being crowded together.

Originally, it was a very simple play, but if someone deliberately causes trouble among it, the difficulty instantly increases exponentially.

Xie Shuling resolutely implemented his declaration from yesterday. While filming, he made sure to stay only one centimeter away from Xiao Mo; he would never be three centimeters apart from him. His palm, if it could slyly rest on Xiao Mo's waist, would never be placed on his back. Moreover, Xie Shuling's neck, adorned with a collar, seemed to voluntarily press against Xiao Mo's face without any cost. Xiao Mo could feel more and more veins popping on his forehead, and even his temples began to ache slightly.

In a state of frustration so intense that one could almost scratch the walls, it became a luxury to even maintain a calm facade, let alone continue filming. Xiaomo let out a sigh, deeply realizing that this could not go on any longer.

If he wasn't on set, Xie Shuling could have continued to behave mischievously no matter what. However, now that he had delayed the entire progress of the crew, it was becoming increasingly unbearable for him.

Huang Daxun was tired from scolding people and announced that they would continue shooting in the afternoon. He stormed off to the rest area in a huff.

The staff dispersed one after another, each going to have a meal and rest without mentioning it. Xiao Mo looked towards Xie Shuling, about to ask him if they could talk privately. However, Lin Shouchen preemptively called out, "Brother Xie!"

Xiao Mo's footsteps, which were about to take a step forward, suddenly came to a halt. Silently, he changed direction. Subconsciously, he tightened his grip on the mineral water bottle in his hand. When he snapped out of his daze, he realized that the plastic bottle had already been twisted into a mess, and the water inside had spilled out.

Xiao Mo expressionlessly threw the bottle into the trash can, the intense collision sound expressing his uncontrollable anger and excitement.

On the other hand, because the collar tactics have been progressing well recently, Xie Shuling has gained a significant advantage in his ongoing struggle with Xiao Mo. Xie Shuling was in a good mood and even when facing Lin Shouchen, he exhibited a noticeable amount of patience. He leisurely asked, "How are you doing? Are you adapting well to the pace of the film crew?"

Lin Shouchen was taken aback and didn't expect Xie Shuling's attitude to have improved so much today. He nodded in pleasant surprise and then seemed to remember something, a hint of sadness appearing between his eyebrows as he softly said, "The cast and crew are really great, Director Huang is also very patient with me as a newcomer, but..." He hesitated, seeming troubled.

Xie Shuling narrowed his eyes slightly, accepting the conversation with a faint smile that seemed like a smile but not quite, "What is it?"

Lin Shouchen took a deep breath and said with a conflicted expression, "Actually, I didn't want to say this, but..." He paused and timidly glanced at Xie Shuling. "But Brother Zhang, who is in charge of the venue, has been quite rude to me... I heard from others that he often goes around saying that I'm being kept by the Deputy General Manager of Ming Entertainment... as a little male pet..." His voice grew softer as he spoke, and tears welled up in his eyes.

Xie Shuling lightly ran his fingers across his chin, pretending to be surprised as he asked, "Aren't you?"

Lin Shouchen was clearly choked by his words. He had initially wanted to continue his lament, but now he found himself unable to speak. His lips opened and closed several times, and a hint of embarrassment and resentment flashed across his face.

Xie Shuling shook his head secretly. So that's why Lin Shouchen can only play the role of a servant. His acting skills are not up to par. One small provocation and he reveals his true intentions. Just look at Xiao Mo, even when he's almost suffocating with anger, he still maintains a poker face, showing no emotions at all. Tut tut...

But, after all, it was he himself in the previous life who was the most foolish. He couldn't even see through such a clumsy act, single-mindedly wanting to become the savior, rescuing Lin Shouchen from the "pitiful" oppression of life, indulging himself in self-pity...

Xie Shuling quietly despised himself, feeling that the first half of his life was simply like that of a naive and laughable child.

If he didn't have the influence of his parents' family in the entertainment circle, could he really rely solely on himself to ascend the throne of Best Actor when he was just in his early twenties? Xie Shuling didn't know, but he was certain of one thing: no matter what, he would never repeat the same mistakes in this lifetime, and he would never easily believe Lin Shouchen's sweet talk again.

Lin Shouchen barely suppressed the curses swirling in his heart, his eyes filled with tears as he looked at Xie Shuling. He explained, "Xie, why do you also think like that about me? Have you also heard those messy rumors? I simply had a meal with Mingyu's vice president, I didn't do anything else at all. Xie, at least you should believe me!"

"Oh, I see. The vice president of Ming Entertainment... I remember his name is Ye Cheng, right?" Xie Shuling said, taking out her phone and glancing at it. She raised an eyebrow and said, "Oh, it seems like he'll be attending the dinner tonight. The CEO of Ming Entertainment might also be there. This could be a good opportunity. Shouchen, would you like to come along?"

Lin Shouchen paused for a moment, a trace of panic flickering across his face. He quickly waved his hands and said sheepishly, "I, I won't go. I'm not worthy of joining your gathering, Xie Ge. Also... I think I still need to film a small scene. I'll go ahead!"

After speaking, he hurriedly left. Xie Shuling snorted coldly and put away his cellphone.

Xie Shuling, I want to talk to you," Xiao Mo's voice came from behind him. Xie Shuling was somewhat surprised and turned around, then smiled and asked, "What's up? Have you figured something out?"