novelraw Chapter 63
Chapter 63
Chapter 63: Hecate as the Male Lead!
“I want her to be the lead in my movie!”
Lu Ziyan’s eyes gleamed as she looked past Lin Tai, fixing her gaze on Hecate, who stood silently behind him, her dangerous eyes locked onto Zhao Gang.
“?????” The moment Lu Ziyan’s words landed, the entire scene fell silent. Even Lin Tai, who had just had his face touched by Lu Ziyan, forgot to react.
“Me?” Hecate glanced behind herself, as if checking for someone else. It seemed Lu Ziyan was indeed talking about her.
But … she was a woman!
Even though she was used to being cold and ruthless as an assassin, Hecate was fully aware that she was a woman—a woman who liked Lin Tai!
Her, playing the male lead?
Lu Ziyan was clearly delusional.
“It’s you!” Lu Ziyan, confident in her sharp eye, had been observing Hecate closely ever since her fight with Ye Bai. She noticed that Hecate’s skills were at least on par with Ye Bai’s.
Moreover, as a world-class assassin, Hecate naturally exuded the cold, stoic aura needed for the role—no acting required.
The only slight issue was that Hecate was from the United States, but that wasn’t a problem. They could just tweak the script to make the character mixed-race.
A gender-bent role would definitely be a highlight!
“No way!” Hecate flatly refused. She was an assassin—assassins didn’t go around flaunting themselves in public. Besides, anyone who had seen her true face was likely already dead.
“Lin Tai, say something. She’s your subordinate,” Lu Ziyan said, knowing that for Hecate, nothing was more important than Lin Tai.
In their previous life, Hecate had been willing to take her own life at Lin Tai’s grave, which showed just how much he meant to her.
“…” Lin Tai stood there, inwardly exclaiming, Well, damn!
This Lu Ziyan was really stirring things up, teaming up with another female lead to steal the male lead’s role. This batch of female leads was full of wild ideas!
After some thought, Lin Tai decided to agree.
He had just noticed that Hecate had been staring at Zhao Gang with a look of blatant threat, as if she’d send him to the afterlife the moment he stepped out of line.
Lin Tai knew Hecate was only reminding Zhao Gang to go through with the arson and not chicken out.
But with Hecate’s death glare and Zhao Gang looking like he was about to wet himself, if this went on, Zhao Gang wouldn’t have the guts to set the fire.
This was the perfect chance to send Hecate to the makeup room, giving Zhao Gang some breathing room to prepare the arson.
“Hecate, why don’t you … give it a try?” Lin Tai suggested.
“Yes.” Hecate nodded immediately. If Lin Tai asked her to do something, even if it meant dying, she would do it.
“Great! Makeup team, take her to get ready and put her in the male lead’s outfit,” Lu Ziyan said seriously.
“Behave yourself,” Hecate said softly, her voice laced with menace as her deadly gaze briefly flickered across Zhao Gang’s face.
Instantly, Zhao Gang broke out in a cold sweat, feeling immense pressure. His strength was nowhere near Hecate’s level. With that warning, he didn’t dare meet her eyes.
“I’ve never seen a film studio before. Why don’t you take me inside for a tour?” Lin Tai said helplessly. These female leads weren’t following the script at all.
As the villainous side character, he still had to keep the plot on track. It was exhausting.
He’d done his best. If Zhao Gang, that coward, still didn’t dare set the fire, he might as well drop dead.
“Go to the studio?” Lu Ziyan instinctively wanted to refuse. She had memories of her previous life and knew full well that among the thugs Lin Tai brought, there was one named Zhao Gang, who was Ye Bai’s man. He would set the studio on fire while they were inside.
In this situation, why would she want to go in?
But seeing the curiosity in Lin Tai’s eyes, she couldn’t bring herself to refuse him.
What fault did he have? He just wanted to see what a film studio was like.
After some thought, Lu Ziyan decided to go in. It was a rare chance to be alone with Lin Tai.
“I’ll go, Ziyan (Qingyan), you stay outside!” Lu Ziyan and Su Qingyan spoke at the same time, saying the exact same thing.
Both wanted to take Lin Tai inside alone, because they both knew what was about to happen.
They couldn’t bear to refuse Lin Tai, and besides, this was an opportunity—a great chance to get closer to him!
They say true feelings are revealed in times of hardship. If they faced a fire inside and escaped together with Lin Tai, their relationship might heat up quickly, leaving Xia Shihan out of the picture.
Of course, this was somewhat risky, but they were confident that with their awareness, nothing would go wrong.
Even so, they didn’t want their best friend to take the risk, which is why they told each other to stay outside.
Their thoughts were aligned, so naturally, their words came out in sync.
“Why?” The two exchanged a glance, each seeing a trace of confusion in the other’s eyes.
“Let’s all go in together,” Lin Tai said, exasperated. What was there to worry about? If he dared to take them inside, he was confident he could get them out safely.
In his previous life, hadn’t he done exactly that?
To be honest, if it weren’t for the plot, Lin Tai wouldn’t be this foolish.
But it wasn’t a big deal. With the rewards from the idle system, Lin Tai’s body could withstand ordinary fires without getting burned.
“Alright.” The two women nodded, both prepared. As long as they didn’t venture too deep inside, getting out would be easy!
With that, the three of them set off.
The trio walked into the studio together.
Before going in, Lin Tai didn’t forget to shoot Zhao Gang a meaningful look.
Only after the three disappeared through the studio door did Zhao Gang, with a complicated expression, walk up to the entrance.
He’d be lying if he said he wasn’t scared. Hecate’s death glare earlier made it clear that if he did anything out of line, she’d hunt him down to the ends of the earth and kill him!
But he was Ye Bai’s loyal follower. No matter what, he had to complete his mission!
With that thought, Zhao Gang quickly pulled out the gasoline he had prepared in advance. Taking advantage of the busy staff, he discreetly poured it around the studio. Then, he took out his lighter, ignited it, and hid!