Kidnapping a Daddy as a Gift for Mommy

68. Strike while the iron is hot

Translator: Flying Lines
Proofread by Claire.KK

When Xia Xingcheng came to work, she was very pleased to see that Gu Xingxi was already in training since early morning.

Now that Gu Xingxi didn't need to be pushed by her every day. He was more focused and serious than she expected.

Arriving at her office full of joy, Xia Xingcheng turned on her computer to post her thoughts on Twitter. But she was attracted by the trending hashtag list.

When she saw Gu Xingxi's name in the third place on that list, in addition to feeling pleased, she had a new idea right away.

She called the photographer and cut to the chase: "Do you have any appointments today? Make time to take some photos for me."

She was thinking that if she struck while the iron was hot, she would stir up another wave among Gu Xingxi’s fans, and attract more attention out there.

The photographer agreed right away, even with a complimenting tone, "No problem! As you’ve said that, I’ll do it, even if I have to cancel all my appointments!"

Since the video they shot last time was trending and had a great impact in show business, it did not just benefit Gu Xingxi, it benefited the photographer too.

Not only his appointments would flood in, but also the number of his followers on Twitter would skyrocket.

The photographer had been looking for an opportunity to talk to Xia Xingcheng privately, hoping to become the exclusive photographer for Gu Xingxi regardless of his fee. He did not expect Xia Xingcheng to contact him actively.

"Aha. I won't take up too much of your time. Let's talk in person later, ok?" Holding the phone, Xia Xingcheng smiled. She hadn’t get used to the sudden change of the attitudes from everyone around her.

The photographer was thrilled: "Great. I will set it up and wait for you."

Hanging up the phone, Xia Xingcheng went to the training room. Gu Xingxi was doing a flexibility exercise.

"Let's wrap it up for now." Xia Xingcheng gently clapped her hands and interrupted Gu Xingxi’s training.

Gu Xingxi looked at her sharp and wise face, asked in surprise: "What? Am I doing it wrong?"

At this point Xia Xingcheng realized that her expression might be too serious, and that he was always in awe uncontrollably.

Xia Xingcheng curved her lips into a slight smile and replied with a gentle tone: "No, you were doing great. I just required a photoshoot with the photographer. We are taking some photos in costume later."

Gu Xingxi was relieved. His heart was back in his chest.

An hour later.

Xia Xingcheng was watching the makeup artist applying makeup on Gu Xingxi. She couldn't help but feel that his handsome face was tailor-made for "Love Through Time 2".

"Does this black costume make me look too gloomy?" Gu Xingxi looked at himself in the mirror and then looked at Xia Xingcheng standing behind him.

Xia Xingcheng motioned him to get up and looked up and down at him seriously. Her eyebrows were raised a little. "It's different. It's more like evilly handsome than gloomy. It fits you well. You should try more styles, so that you could have a more acting choices in the future."

"Indeed you have a good taste for it. I also like this overall look on him. I will do my best to take the perfect photos!" The photographer also came over and chimed in with Xia Xingcheng to compliment Gu Xingxi’s look. Then the photoshoot started.

All morning, Gu Xingxi tried out several different styles of costumes altogether. And in a great condition, he managed to pull it off with all of them.

Looking neither exaggerated nor affected, the overall looks were natural and perfect.

In the afternoon Xia Xingcheng returned to her office. Just sitting down, she received the photos online from the photographer.

"According to your requirements, I only did mild retouching. It is basically the normal juice."

"Great. Thank you very much."

Xia Xingcheng opened the folder to check the photos. There Gu Xingxi was. He was giving out a sense of darkness and coldness in the black costume, prince-like handsomeness in the white robe costume, and evil charms in the scarlet red costume…

Each photo was vivid as if the character was alive and standing in front of her.

This was Gu Xingxi’s Advantage. He looked naturally great. Excessive beautification and retouching could not bring out his ultimate beauty.

Xia Xingcheng finished browsing the photos pleasantly and immediately uploaded some on Gu Xingxi's Twitter account.

The following day afternoon, Xia Xingcheng spent half her day negotiating with a TV station, booking a reality show for Gu Xingxi. After all that, she finally had some time to rest.

She turned on her computer as usual to check on Twitter. She was astonished.

The previous video clip allowed Gu Xingxi to gain 100,000 followers in a short period of time. But the number had soared to 300,000 overnight.

The costume photos she posted yesterday had countless comments. The fans were demanding for more with expectations.

At that moment, her phone rang. Xia Xingcheng pulled herself back from her joy, this call was what she had been waiting for.

"Miss Xia, could you please clear Gu Xingxi’s schedule? I sincerely invite him to take part in "Love Through Time 2". For the time being, I’d like him to play the male supporting role."

Hearing the director's words, Xia Xingcheng overjoyed immediately, but she still kept cool and replied calmly: "It’s our honor to be considered by you. Maybe we should arrange another time to discuss the specifics."

The director thought that Gu Xingxi had another film contract, so he fought for it furthermore: "Ok, Miss Xia. Rest assured, I will give him the best opportunity. I am confident that our show will make him a great hit!"

After the agreement was made, Xia Xingcheng was so excited. She couldn't wait to give Gu Xingxi the good news right away.

When she heard his voice, she remembered that today was the day for Gu Yaoxi’s surgery.

The surgery went on for a long time. Xia Xingcheng decided to go to the hospital to accompany and support Gu Xingxi. But just as she was going to elevator, she bumped into someone.

The enemies often cross each other's paths. She bumped into Zhou Daiwei at this time.

Xia Xingcheng turned a blind eye and looked past him to go to the elevator.

Zhou Daiwei, however, was looking for Xia Xingcheng deliberately, in order to find out what she was up to. He stopped her and asked: "Wait, I have something to ask you. Has the role in ‘Love Through Time 2’ been cast yet?”

Seeing him changing his usual tone and being polite, Xia Xingcheng suddenly realized his purpose.

She acted like she knew nothing, and asked him back coldly: "I do not work for them and I'm certainly not the director, how should I know?"

Zhou Daiwei blinked awkwardly, remained good-tempered, and asked bluntly: "Well, actually, I was gonna ask, did Gu Xingxi get asked to play the male supporting role?"

Xia Xingcheng knew Zhou Daiwei couldn't resist to ask her about it. She turned her face, raised her eyebrows and said proudly: "Yes. I just agreed to the director's invitation!"