Quick Transmigration: Drama Queen's Daily Life

Chapter 720 - 709: The Male Lead’s Bai Yueguang

"What? You’re going to play the role of Qingli Immortal?" Ye Qiu looked at Su Sui in shock, "When did you start thinking about acting?"

Su Sui slightly bowed his head to look at her, his voice betraying no particular emotion: "Director Chen asked me to do it."

Ye Qiu blinked, wasn’t this role already cast? Why the sudden change? And to Su Sui?

This question was soon answered by Elder Chen: "Ah, there aren’t many scenes for this character. The original actor, set for an international collaboration, looked down upon my project and dropped out. I found Su Sui quite suitable, so I asked him for a favor."

Is that so?

Ye Qiu and Chu Weiwei exchanged glances, harboring their doubts, but Jiang Yao was delighted. Without Ye Qiu to play games with him, there was still Su Sui!

Su Sui looked at Ye Qiu, his gaze laden with profound meaning, and as he thought about those scenes, his throat involuntarily tightened.

The character of Qingli Immortal was originally designed to be aloof and expressionless towards everyone, relaxing his facade only in the presence of Qionghua Fairy, portrayed by Ye Qiu.

Latter in the story, the Qionghua Fairy character played by Ye Qiu turns evil, falling prey to an artifact of the Demon Sect. In the original work, Qingli Immortal invades Qionghua Fairy’s Divine Sense to extract the Evil from her.

In the novel’s setting, Divine Sense is a cultivator’s most crucial element; except for the closest of kin, no one is allowed access. Those involved in Dual Cultivation even synchronize their Divine Sense, which is said to be more intimate than sex.

Therefore, Qingli Immortal entering Qionghua Fairy’s Divine Sense was akin to having sex, and since the film couldn’t just show two characters in meditation, a metaphorical approach was adopted. Hence, Ye Qiu and Su Sui would have some intimate scenes.

There weren’t many scenes for Su Sui and when most of the initial filming was almost completed, it was time for the most critical scene. Today, both he and Su Sui were somewhat nervous; they hardly spoke to each other, creating a particularly subtle atmosphere.

"Remember what I just said, Su Sui you take the initiative, Ye Qiu you need to convey pain at the beginning, and then a sense of bashfulness after the Evil is stripped away. Got it?" Elder Chen gave them simple instructions, not expecting to get it right in one take, but to let them find the feeling.

Ye Qiu dared not look directly into Su Sui’s eyes, while his gaze was impenetrably expressive, even carrying a trace of frantic possessiveness.

In a space wrapped in mist, Su Sui, dressed in long, wide-sleeved garments, slowly approached Ye Qiu, who was being eroded by the Evil, and then gently wrapped his arms around her shoulders.

"Cut!" Elder Chen watched the two of them and offered guidance, "Ye Qiu, your back is too stiff; let’s do it again."

As Su Sui wrapped his arms around Ye Qiu, she instinctively leaned into his arms, and a complex expression emerged on Su Sui’s face, his lips gently touching her forehead.

"Cut!" Elder Chen stopped them again, "Ye Qiu, when Su Sui kisses you, you need to show a hint of relief amidst the pain. Understand? Let’s go again."

Su Sui’s trembling lips brushed Ye Qiu’s forehead, and seeing her expression relax a bit, he slowly moved to her cheek and finally rested at the corner of her lips.

"Cut! Su Sui, you’re doing great here, but don’t stop, and Ye Qiu, Qingli Immortal is relieving you from the Evil, so you should feel comfortable. To pursue this comfort, you need to respond actively, okay?"

Hearing this, Ye Qiu felt somewhat embarrassed; she didn’t know if Su Sui was acting according to Elder Chen’s directions, but his repression, excitement, and restraint felt incredibly real.

When the scene was restarted, Ye Qiu could feel that Su Sui’s arms around her were tighter than before.

As Su Sui’s lips moved to her mouth’s corner, Ye Qiu began to respond actively as Elder Chen had instructed, and they got even closer. At that moment, Ye Qiu suddenly realized that Su Sui tightened his hold on her, responding more passionately than before.

Was this still the cold and proud Qingli Immortal from the original? Would this kind of shooting not ruin the character setup? Why wasn’t Elder Chen calling cut?

Although Ye Qiu had many doubts in her heart, according to the rules of filming, as long as the director doesn’t call cut, the actor must continue to perform. Just when Ye Qiu felt she was about to run out of breath, Elder Chen finally spoke.

"Very good, we just need to reshoot the last scene."

There were quite a few staff members on set. Having just shot such an intimate scene, Ye Qiu still felt unnatural. Her head was still resting on Su Sui’s shoulder, and Su Sui showed no intention of moving away, his right hand still tightly encircling her waist.

Ye Qiu thought the reshoot of the last scene would be quick, but to her surprise, accidents kept happening, and so she and Su Sui ended up kissing again and again. Even if she were foolish, she now realized there was a problem.

"You better act properly, no more mischief, or I will get angry," she hissed in Su Sui’s ear.

Su Sui chuckled softly, his voice slightly husky as he promised, "Alright."

Ye Qiu would never admit that her ears felt ticklish at this moment, and her heart obediently agreed.

After Su Sui made the promise, the final scene indeed went smoothly and quickly. After the shooting was over, the two had no more scenes that day, so they went back to the hotel together, as usual, just that the atmosphere was more subtle than when they had arrived in the morning.

"I’ll come to pick you up for dinner later." As Ye Qiu was about to close the door, Su Sui leaned against the door frame, gazing into her eyes.

His gaze was very deep at that moment, like a black hole that one couldn’t escape from once entering. Ye Qiu dodged and shifted her gaze, quietly responding with an "Okay".

Again, Su Sui smiled, then touched Ye Qiu’s head, entirely lacking his usual shyness and nervousness. What he had was a slow invasion and possessiveness.

Ye Qiu’s heart beat rapidly—what to do, she suddenly found this side of Su Sui dangerous yet sexy.

After Ye Qiu closed the door, Su Sui didn’t immediately return to his own room. Instead, he stared at Ye Qiu’s door’s direction and chuckled mournfully, then licked his lips as if savoring something, like a pervert.

"I won’t think about letting go anymore," he murmured afterwards.

It was now deep into autumn. When Ye Qiu went out, she wore a white turtleneck and a long black trench coat. When she saw Su Sui, she was startled for a moment since he was also wearing a white turtleneck and a black trench coat; the two of them looked like they were wearing matching couple outfits.

"Hey, are the two of you going out to eat? Let’s go together." Jiang Yao, who was clueless, suggested the moment he saw Su Sui, wanting to be chummy.

Su Sui glanced at him displeased and refused, "We’re not going the same way." Saying this, he walked over to Ye Qiu’s side, and without waiting for her to speak, he took her by the wrist and led her forward.

"Hey?" Jiang Yao called out, but Chu Weiwei held him back, "Senior Jiang, haven’t you noticed? How could Su Sui let us be the third wheels?"

"He’s pursuing Ye Qiu?" Jiang Yao asked in disbelief.

"You haven’t noticed something so obvious?" Chu Weiwei looked at him speechlessly.

"But with Su Sui’s cold and domineering demeanor, can he really win someone over? Especially someone as proud and temperamental as Ye Qiu."

"You don’t understand," Chu Weiwei said with a look of profound mystery, "Sometimes what women like is the domineering exclusivity of a man’s affection."

"Really?" Hearing her say that, Jiang Yao looked at her thoughtfully.