Contract Lover - L.K Adaptation

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Chapter 43 - Mouth to Mouth (He stood still in front
of her and looked down at her from high above.) (1)

After a day of filming together, Xu Lisa could tell
that Shen Mingyu was interested in her.

And that "interest" didn't seem to have just started
today, nor was it from the time when they met at
Bai Jimin's birthday banquet. It seemed to have started from when they first met a very long time ago.

Apparently, there was something going on between
Shen Mingyu and the original owner.

What troubled Xu Lisa was that she possessed no
memory of this side incident nor was it mentioned
in the novel. So she had no idea what exactly had
transpired between the original owner and him.

She was poised. She accepted the wine glass from
Shen Mingyu and downed the entire glass. Showing the emptied glass to those there, she said, "I apologize for being late."

A few of the younger actors cheered.

The director tried to gauge what was going on. He had been watching Shen Mingyu out of the corners of his eyes.

When he saw Shen Mingyu quietly pouring Xu Lisa
another half a glass of wine, he smiled and gestured
for everybody to start eating.

Xu Lisa wasn't sure whether her getting special
treatment from Shen Mingyu was a blessing or not. She sneaked a look around and met Chang Yuqi's gaze.

It was a meaningful look.

After dinner, the group went over to the top floor
private room to sing.

Shen Mingyu, who drank a little too much, grabbed a few actresses and insisted on them singing with him,
including Xu Lisa.

He was from a good family, has good resources and good looks. Most of the actresses liked him. ever since he had joined the filming crew, the atmosphere around the team had been peculiar.

Unfortunately, he was tone deaf. His singing was off key normally and now that he had alcohol in him, he was tongue-tied and couldn't even get the lyrics right.

All the actresses tried as hard as they could to get
him back on track. The scene almost looked like a
reality singing competition, but all their efforts were
in vain.

After the first round was almost over, Chang Yuqi,
who hadn't spoken much all night long, was up.

Standing next to Shen Mingyu, Chang Yuqi took over the microphone but lowered the volume and said into it, "Shen Mingyu joined the crew much later than the rest of us and obviously needs some work on the team spirit's end. I think we should do something to build up the team spirit to help our remaining filming."

There was subtext in her words. Everybody knew
that she was about to suggest something. They smiled and chimed in and waited for Shen Mingyu's response.

It so happened that Shen Mingyu also had a microphone in his hand and every word that he said was broadcasted through amplification. "Okay. Do tell, what do you have in mind?"

Chang Yuqi looked over at Xu Lisa reflexively
and said loudly to everyone. "We will play some games, of course. How about the one where we pass a piece of paper around in our mouth? What do you all think?"

Most of those attending tonight were young people
and all grinned when they heard the game.

The director stood up and said to her, “You mean that one that we've seen on korean variety shows? That's a bit much, don't you think? Yuqi, why don't you just tell us who you want to kiss through the paper, huh?"

The cast members and the production team all busted out laughing.

Chang Yuqi waved her hand nonchalantly. "Oh,
c'mon, Director. I am only suggesting this so brother
Shen Mingyu could blend in with us faster. We are merely sacrificing ourselves for arts. I will be happy whoever I end up kissing."

Xu Lisa snickered. Sacrificing for arts?

Everybody in the entertainment circle loved to say
that. Any crazy stunts they pulled they'd use this as
an excuse to justify.

After she was done talking, Chang Yuqi pulled out a
package of tissue and pulled one out. "This tissue has four layers, alright? Anyone who failed to hang onto the tissue must play Truth or Dare afterward. What do you all say?"

Most of the ones in the entertainment circle were not shy. If they'd do all those things on the big screen, they certainly had no problems doing them in a private room. And then the game started.