novelraw Chapter 708 - 697: The Male Supporting Character’s Bai Yueguang
Chapter 708 - 697: The Male Supporting Character’s Bai Yueguang
On the second day, the show’s crew arrived at Ye Qiu’s home as usual, only for the chief director Sister Hua to be astounded to find that she wasn’t wearing any makeup?
Although Sister Hua was young, she had seen many female celebrities, all of whom would have perfect makeup when facing the camera, even those so-called bare-faced photos were either with light makeup or retouched, unlike Ye Qiu who truly did nothing at all.
But looking at her flawless face under the high-definition camera, Sister Hua thought this must be the confidence!
No wonder Ye Qiu, despite the not so favorable comments in the industry, still has a group of die-hard fans, probably all of them are fans of her beauty!
"Today, I’ve made plans to play games with a friend. He will come over later, so I’ll make a dessert and wait for him." Seeing Ye Qiu entering the kitchen without saying a word, Sister Hua was slightly taken aback. Could this Ye Family’s daughter, the Eldest Lady, really make desserts? Or could it be that she had bought a ready-made one earlier?
But soon she found out that she had been proven wrong, as she watched Ye Qiu skillfully pour eggs and caster sugar into a bowl and use the mixer at low speed to whisk until foamy, and proceeded to add cake flour, melted butter, and milk, stirring until even and the batter was formed.
In fact, Sister Hua didn’t know about terms like whisking to foaminess and cake flour; she only understood them because Ye Qiu explained as she went along.
Watching Ye Qiu looking very professional, it seemed she had done this many times? Or was it that she learned it specifically for the sake of the show?
Sister Hua decided to just watch, then saw Ye Qiu take out a flat pan, brush a little butter at the bottom, then quickly poured in a ladle of batter and spread it evenly.
"There, it’s done like this. Just pan-fry on medium-low heat until one side is slightly browned." Watching her cook and explain at the same time, one would think they were on a cooking show.
"Next, just repeat the same steps, and fry the rest of the batter into skins like this, let them cool down naturally to the side, then we dice the mangoes and whip the cream with sugar added gradually until it reaches soft peaks. What do soft peaks look like? It’s when the peaks have a slight tip but won’t collapse immediately."
It seemed quite simple, the show’s crew thought to themselves.
"After that, it gets easy. Lay down a skin, spread a layer of cream, add some mango dices, then another layer of skin, another layer of cream, and mango dices. Just like this, stacking layer by layer, and a simple mango mille-feuille is done. I’ll put it in the fridge to freeze a bit; it’ll taste even better after being chilled."
Is it that simple? Is this the mango mille-feuille she often buys to eat?
Sister Hua was somewhat curious to know if Ye Qiu’s version tasted as good as the store-bought ones, but seeing how skillfully she made it, and how pretty the product looked, it must taste decent as well!
Next, she wondered who Ye Qiu’s friend could be, and who was worthy of having such an Eldest Lady personally cook for them?
Just then, the doorbell rang, and Sister Hua turned her head to look.
Ye Qiu ran to open the door lightheartedly, completely without her usual haughty and domineering celebrity air.
"Su Sui, you’re here!" Ye Qiu said happily, "Hurry, I’ve scheduled a 2-person PK with someone, we can’t lose."
"Mhm, we won’t lose," Su Sui spoke softly, looking at the show’s crew without surprise, but rather comfortably took off his hat and hung it behind the door, then sat down in front of the couch, opening his laptop.
This series of actions was very smooth, as if he had been here countless times before.
Sister Hua was surprised not only by his fluent actions but also by his handsome appearance and cool demeanor; looking like that, he was no less than those popular fresh-faced young actors in the industry!
Especially that demeanor, Sister Hua could already imagine how the fan girls would scream and go crazy for him if he debuted.
Could he be the new artist signed by Ye Entertainment? Perhaps they deliberately said he’s Ye Qiu’s friend just to create some buzz?
Sister Hua felt she had guessed the truth, but there was nothing wrong with that. She didn’t say anything, but hinted to the cameraman to give him a few more shots.
After all, no matter what the man’s purpose was, the moment he appeared on camera he became a talking point, which could only be advantageous for the show.
But watching Ye Qiu sidle up to him to open another computer, their remarkably in-sync account logins and collaborative demeanor, could their relationship really be just that of boss and employee?
Sister Hua was somewhat confused, deciding to wait and see how things unfolded, and then her gaze also shifted to their two computers.
God and Demon World?
Sister Hua had heard of the game and its reputation for difficulty. Nowadays, many influencers rely on gaming skills to attract fans, but given that the game is said to be challenging, isn’t Ye Qiu afraid of losing fans if he doesn’t play well?
But soon Sister Hua found her assumption challenged. Although she didn’t know much about games, the dazzling skills and the flurry of fingers were enough to prove Ye Qiu wasn’t a novice – in fact, he seemed quite impressive?
On the PK platform, Ye Qiu and Su Sui cooperated flawlessly, executing a high-difficulty skill and instantly killing off the opponent.
"Cool!" A male photographer exclaimed excitedly, only to realize everyone was looking at him after his outburst. His cheeks flushed red, and he didn’t even dare to look at Director Sister Hua.
But he really couldn’t help it just now. He also played this game in his free time, and he considered his own skills to be decent – now at Level 35 – but watching the coordination between the two just now made him feel like a total noob.
What was that skill they had just used? His hands were so fast, he couldn’t see it clearly.
God-like players! Two of them right in front of him, yet he couldn’t go and ask for tips. The frustration was unbearable!
"Hmph! I knew we were the best. Dare to challenge me? See how many levels you’ll drop." Ye Qiu said somewhat gleefully, not seeming very gracious.
However, this proud and self-confident expression was quite adorable, and nobody could really dislike it.
"Let’s take a break. I’ve made a cake; let’s have some," Ye Qiu put the game aside and took out a freshly-made mango mille-feuille from the fridge.
There was no way the two of them could finish the entire cake, so the surplus was shared with the crew. There weren’t many people filming, so everyone got a small piece.
Sister Hua held a piece of mille-feuille cake, scooped a spoonful into her mouth, and her eyes widened instantly.
Delicious!
She didn’t expect a mille-feuille cake made casually by Ye Qiu to taste so good; she even thought it better than those she had bought from upscale pastry shops.
Everyone on the crew ate with satisfaction, but Su Sui felt somewhat displeased, finding these people really annoying. He could have eaten all the cake by himself – after all, it was made by Ye Qiu!
Ye Qiu savored the mango mille-feuille with a somewhat blank expression, puzzled why Su Sui was looking at her with resentful eyes.
What had happened?