During the air time of the drama, she and Yi Tian always exchanged private messages through WeChat. They tried to seriously criticize one another's acting but it will then lead on to be not-so-serious. Yi Tian would comment that her face in a partic...
"So at the director's cue, you will walk towards that x mark and will greet the audience, okay?", the floor director instructed.
"Got it. Thank you!", Shen Yue smiled. She quite knew what to do since this was the second time Happy Camp invited her to be in their show.
She was just playing with her phone when her manager approached her. "Shen Yue! Shen Yue! 9 o'clock!", she whispered. When she looked at her left, she was quite irritated. It was Dylan Wang. Of all the F4 boys they could invite, why did they choose Dylan?
'Well, he's also the main lead and your partner in Meteor Garden. Who else would be fitted to promote your show? Duh!', she thought. She wasn't wrong though. Their remake for a taiwanese classic drama was a big leap, a huge risk -- they were worried that people wouldn't appreciate their work. So far, there were no negative feedbacks about their acting. People are complimenting their skills in acting that was fitted for their roles. Also, teenagers were so into their tandem. Several fan pages arose promoting their loveteam. Honestly, their chemistry on screen was undeniably strong. However, in real life, she wasn't a big fan of her partner's attitude.
She remembered one incident with Dylan. It was a gloomy day and she was outside the taping venue. She was trying to calm her nerves because it was the day when they will shoot her and Dylan's first kissing scene. She was walking back and forth when she noticed that her shoelaces loosened. When she bent down to tie her laces, heavy rain started to pour.
"What?! Really!", she shouted. She was about to run towards the building when someone with an umbrella put her under it. When she looked up, it was Dylan Wang.
She continued tying her shoelaces and stood up when she was done. She couldn't help but be happy because weeks after their first shoot, finally, her new workmate noticed her presence. Usually, Dylan would only talk to her when they were in front of the camera. Off-cam, Dylan would not even talk to anyone except for his team.
Well... well, today was a big leap.
"Dylan, thanks!", she said.
He looked at Shen Yue with a disgusted expression on his face, raised one of his brows and walked away. He left Shen Yue under the heavy rain. When she came into her senses, she ran towards the building and caught up with Dylan.
"What's your problem?", she asked.
"I only talk to people who are on the same level of my popularity. So don't you dare talk to me.", he said.
"So why did you do that awhile ago?", she pointed at the umbrella he left on the umbrella rack.
"Didn't you see or you're just so stupid? There were lots of fans outside. That was a great story for those idiots. Imagine me being the hero in that upcoming article!", he shouted.
Shen Yue was stunned. She couldn't believe the attitude of this person in front of her. He was too air-headed and a snob! He was unlike... unlike... someone she knew.
Truly, days after, pictures of Dylan and her circulated on Weibo with remarks that Dylan was a savior and that he was a really good man. Shen Yue couldn't help but shake her head... If only they knew the real story.
Because of that incident, she had put an invisible X mark on Dylan's forehead. So everytime she was in a room together with that man, she could not help but feel irritated.
She was sitting on one end of the stage, trying to get away from Dylan as much as she could, when her phone vibrated. She almost fell from her seat when she saw who the sender was.
She immediately opened the message and a photo of her appeared. Seconds after, she realized that the photo was taken just moments ago. Shen Yue almost dropped her phone when it vibrated again.
Hu Yi Tian:
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Hu Yi Tian: so cute. 😊
Shen Yue blushed. She couldn't help but reveal he beautiful smile because of that simple message.
Hu Yi Tian: You look so beautiful. Wish I could see you personally.
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Shen Yue: How did you take those photos? Are you here in Happy Camp?
Hu Yi Tian: No, I have a guardian angel there. 😅
Shen Yue: pfft. I thought you were here. Where are you? Why didn't you text or call me. It's been a week!
After sending the message, the floor manager gathered all the artists and made them stand on the middle of the stage. From time to time, Shen Yue peeked on her phone, waiting for Yi Tian's reply but there was none.
"Okay we'll start in 10 seconds!", the director shouted. She put her phone in her pocket and fakely smiled at the camera.
The introductions went on. The audience went wild when her name and Dylan's were called. People seriously liked their tandem. If only they knew.
"...but there's more! We have a special guest today!", the host announced. "He was a very tall guy. And a handsome one! Girls are fighting over her in and out of China. Who do you think this mystery guy is?", they all looked at the screen when it split open. Smoke was released so it hindered their sight at first. But when one of the audience squealed, then two, then three, then almost all did the same except for Shen Yue, she knew that the special guest was an exceptional man. She could not see who that person was because Dylan was obstructing her view. Sometimes she wanted to curse her gene for the height.
When the mystery man introduced himself, Shen Yue froze in place. Her heart was beating so hard that she was afraid that it would escape her chest.
"Hello! I'm Hu Yi Tian! It's nice to be here again.", he said and bowed. The audience roared once again. When he looked back and acknowledged the other artists, his eyes lingered on Shen Yue for a while.
This time she knew she wasn't having a fake smile.
