CH 89

The 45th day — Divorced (2)

She struggled, angry at the rich man for meddling in her affairs. They quarreled until the wealthy second-generation heir pressed her on the wall, cornered and forcibly kissed her.

This scene was a small climax for developing the emotional play of the two in the drama. The rich man was very jealous.

When Liang Yan saw the word forced kiss in the script, her temples twitched violently.

Although kissing scenes were normal for actors, her memory was stuck in her 18th-tier run-of-the-mill period. Liang Yan had no boyfriend since birth, let alone after marrying Lu Lincheng. This kiss scene, excluding the time she had forgotten, would be her first kiss in her memory.

Once, Liang Yan suspected that this was her first kiss. In the period before she lost her memories, she didn’t film any kiss scenes. Lu Lincheng and she should have done it before, but a kiss between a man and woman expressed love…

Liang Yan’s face flushed as she recalled something. Lu Lincheng only kissed her neck two times, so it wasn’t really a kiss on the lips.

God, what to do!

Thinking about the kiss scene tomorrow, Liang Yan’s legs shook while she held the script in her hand.

She had a face-off with Tong Lei for both parts today. Liang  Yan realized that her condition wasn’t as good as before, so the Liang One, turned to Liang N.

The director rarely scolded Liang Yan.

Tong Lei gazed at Liang Yan who looked like a chicken pecking rice in front of the director, so he read through the script, then saw that tomorrow, a kissing scene would take place.

Veteran actresses in the circle were calm when doing this scene, and this was work only. But for the new actresses who had less experience, they would be nervous a few days before the scene shoot.

Tong Lei sent Lu Lincheng a WeChat message:

[Have you ever kissed your wife?]

Lu Lincheng;

[………]

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Liang Yan had a sleepless night. She arrived at the set with panda eyes, and the makeup artist took care of it while reminding her to rest tonight.

While the field manager prepared the set, the makeup artist put on Liang Yan’s makeup. She was dressed, every pore in her body radiating nervousness. She stuffed three menthol bubble gums into her mouth and chewed hard.

Jiang Mu was even more nervous, as if he was the one participating in the kissing scene today and not Liang Yan. He chewed the bubble gum even harder.

Zhong Ze brought the script to Liang Yan, so they can practice. He saw Liang Yan and her assistant chewing gum side by side. He said, “Uh, I brushed my teeth this morning.”

He wasn’t that nervous as he had kissing scenes before. He was very experienced in this department, and knew what angle was the best in front of the camera. Lu Lincheng and him looked alike, and the best part of his face was the side showing the angle of the jaw. Every time he had a kiss scene, he made sure to shoot on this angle, as a result, he could attract a small number of fans.

Liang Yan threw chewing gum at him.

Both of them sat next to each other while chewing gum. After a while, suddenly, the crew became lively.

The two female makeup artists ran arm in arm with joyful expressions on their faces.

Zhong Ze glanced to the direction while asking his assistant, “What’s happening?”

Zhong Ze’s assistant replied, “Ah, someone came to visit Brother Lei on the set today.” Brother Lei was Tong Lei. Most people in the crew called him brother.

Visiting the set? Liang Yan recalled the phone call the other time, and the brown sugar ginger tea she got a few days ago. While blowing the bubble gum, she looked up and asked, “Who came?”

Pausing for a few moments, Zhong Ze’s assistant glanced at Liang Yan before answering, “Lu Lincheng.”

Ling Yan’s bubble gum exploded.

……

“Let go of me! What are you doing?! What’s wrong with you! It’s none of your business if I meet him!”

Under the lights, Zhong Ze forcefully pulled Liang Yan’s wrists. She struggled and tried to grab her wrist that Zhong Ze held while he spoke his lines.

The camera focused on them, and moved seamlessly as the actor moved.

Zhong Ze dragged Liang Yan to the designated spot, turned around, grabbed her shoulder, and pressed her against the wall. The next step was to lean in for a forceful kiss.

The most cliched scenes in idol dramas were wall-pinning + forceful kisses. Zhong Ze, who was experienced, used to do this with ease. But today, his hand that touched Liang Yan refused to move.

The director shouted cut.

After this, the atmosphere in the crew didn’t lighten up, but was very tense. No one dared to speak up.

Sweat trickled down Zhong Ze’s forehead, and the makeup artist stood in front of him to fix his makeup. He glanced at the direction of the monitor.

The director sat in front of the monitor, Tong Lei stood behind him and… Lu Lincheng.

Lu Lincheng turned his gaze toward Zhong Ze. Their eyes met.

It was a death stare.