Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife

Chapter 943 - 941: All Bitter Tasks

Si Han’s aura of mystery was maintained for a very long time.Of course, it wasn’t that no one wanted to delve into her secrets. Many tried to pry into her affairs, but most were eventually warned off by their bosses. All these digging and prying efforts ultimately came to naught.

Si Han remained very low-key; fortunately, she truly loved her fans. Occasionally, she would post one or two bare-faced selfies on her Weibo, or record and upload a video of her playing music to ease her fans’ longing for her.

Not long after the new school term started, Nuonuo packed her bags and joined the film set.

This historical drama is set in ancient times; hence, all scenes were filmed more than a thousand kilometers away from R City at a movie town.

This surely made Da Bao suffer.

The previous two films: one had no outdoor scenes at all, and the other’s outdoor scenes occupied only about half of the film, and the locations weren’t so far away.

Thinking about having to live like the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl afterwards, Da Bao was in great distress.

As for Le Tong, the mother, although she wasn’t as upset as Da Bao, she was concerned about her baby daughter facing all sorts of discomforts over there. Before the departure, she helped pack a large pile of luggage—food, clothes, and essentials filled up several large suitcases.

"Mommy, it’s not like I’m going to a barren wilderness; I can buy everything I need there, why bring so much to the set?"

Nuonuo worried that everyone else would have simple luggage while she had a long line of suitcases.

"Anyway, you don’t have to carry it; Da Bao and Little Treasure will handle it." Le Tong assumed she was afraid of the hassle and comforted her with words.

Nuonuo slightly frowned, "Is Little Treasure going with me? Isn’t he supposed to go abroad for business soon?"

"He seems to have changed his plans; he’ll arrange another time once you’ve joined the set—no hurry."

Honestly, with her son accompanying Nuonuo to the set, Le Tong felt a bit relieved.

This is perhaps a universal trait of parents—no matter how old their children are, they are forever seen as naive kids, inexperienced with the world.

With Da Bao and Little Treasure accompanying her, though Nuonuo boarded the same flight as the film crew, she was in a different cabin, sitting in the VIP cabin with Da Bao and Little Treasure, while the crew members were in economy class.

After getting off the plane, the crew took a bus to the movie town, but Da Bao mentioned to the director that the siblings explored the area for most of the day, enjoying local delicacies at famous eateries before renting a car and arriving at the movie town at dusk.

The next day, the crew held a launch ceremony. Afterward, Little Treasure left first, while Da Bao stayed an extra day. After using up his three-day leave, he reluctantly bid farewell to Nuonuo and returned to R City for work.

Tian Fang watched the young couple’s reluctant parting and shook her head repeatedly. Once Da Bao left, Tian Fang whispered into Nuonuo’s ear, "Nuonuo, doesn’t Mr. Ji almost wish he could lock you at home and never let you go anywhere?"

"How could that be?!" Nuonuo denied outright.

But after a while, she vaguely recalled that Brother indeed mentioned something like that.

That evening, after finishing filming and returning to the hotel room, it was already past eleven. Nuonuo was extremely exhausted, so she took a shower first. When she came out, she saw her phone blinking. Looking at it, there were nearly ten missed calls, all from Ji Dabao.

"Brother, I was taking a shower!" Nuonuo called back and explained right away.

"Filming until this hour?" Da Bao’s considerate voice came through, and Nuonuo could imagine him frowning, feeling sorry for her.

"I had some night scenes, so that’s why it ran late. Actually, I have quite a lot of free time during the day; I even took an hour nap in the rehearsal room at noon."

Nuonuo didn’t want Da Bao to worry, even though she was so sleepy she wanted to dive onto the bed right away. Still, she forced herself to act lively and energetic.

"Hmm, you’ve thought through this film for months; you should have grasped everything needed. In the crew, if it’s not your scene, rest as much as possible, don’t worry about anything—I’ve spoken to the director."

Since entering the industry, Nuonuo had filmed several ads and two movies. All along, she treated herself like any other crew member, never exercising any sense of entitlement. This current film is her third movie and also the toughest one.

But she didn’t want to break her own rules or tarnish her reputation because of it.

"I know; I’ll seize every opportunity to slack off, I won’t let myself get exhausted, rest assured, Brother!"

What Nuonuo thought in her heart and said aloud were totally different things, just to ease Da Bao’s worries.

Da Bao seemed to believe it, at least, he didn’t bring up the matter afterward.

In the blink of an eye, Nuonuo had been filming for ten days. That morning, she was shooting a scene of being pushed into a pond by the supporting actress. Her scenes were done in one take and she was quickly pulled out of the pond.

Next was a scene where the supporting actress cries and claims innocence on the shore. She was a starlet who joined the set with funding. Naturally, her acting skills were lacking, and the director was quite demanding, saying her actions were too exaggerated and unnatural. With repeated NGs, Nuonuo had to wait for the next set of scenes where she was soaking wet and being taken back to her room.

With NGs going on repetitively over there, Nuonuo had to patiently wait on the side. It was autumn, and the temperature at the movie town was around ten degrees Celsius. Even in thick clothing, one felt waves of chill, not to mention Nuonuo who was drenched, the cold pierced right into her bones. Tian Fang saw Nuonuo’s lips turning blue-black from the cold and became anxious, draping a thick blanket over Nuonuo, though it did little against the penetrating cold from the ice water.

Seeing that the supporting actress had already been NG-ed seven or eight times within more than ten minutes, Nuonuo finally couldn’t withstand the bone-chilling cold, sneezing "Ah-choo Ah-choo" several times.

Tian Fang was truly worried then, and went forward to suggest to the assistant director about filming Si Han’s scene first; otherwise, freezing like this would surely lead to an illness.

As she approached the assistant director, before she could speak, she heard Nuonuo sneeze loudly, turning to find an unexpectedly black-faced Mr. Ji striding right up to Nuonuo.

Tian Fang thought inwardly that this wasn’t good, hesitating whether to retreat or to continue negotiating with the assistant director.

Da Bao had already made the decision for her.

"Nuonuo, come on, change your clothes! Wearing this damp blanket-like outfit in such cold weather, are you trying to catch a cold?"

Da Bao’s tone was extremely stern. Though his voice wasn’t loud, it was enough for the director and assistant director to hear.

The director and assistant director were actually familiar with Si Han’s status. However, Si Han was usually too low-key, leading them to never consider treating her as a lady to be offered special treatment.

As for Si Han waiting on the side in soaked clothes, they indeed overlooked it a bit.

Now seeing the black-faced Mr. Ji and then the pitiful sight of Si Han shivering all over from the cold, their hearts immediately sank!