My footsteps suddenly stopped, and I watched Zhou Shen turn around and stare at me with calm eyes.

The air was quiet for a few seconds, and he tugged at the corners of his mouth and held out his hand to me.

"Miss Cheng, long time no see."

Director Huang was a little stunned all of a sudden.

"Two ...... Know? ”

Before I could speak, Zhou Shen raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Miss Cheng is my brother's former girlfriend, we met."

He deliberately emphasized the word "seen", squinted his eyes, and stared at me with interest.

I immediately remembered that day in the Royal Garden, and his eyes were the same, calm and cold.

So he stroked his hair a little uncomfortably and shook hands with him in a hurry.

Director Huang was even more overjoyed when he saw that the two of us actually knew each other, and hurriedly waved his hand at me, "Then since you know each other, just talk about it, and I won't bother." ”

He turned around to leave, and didn't forget to glance at me and motioned for me to take care of Mr. Zhou.

I had to nod awkwardly and watch Director Huang leave.

Zhou Shen withdrew his hand with a flat face and approached the pocket of his coat.

He is taller than Zhou Linjiang, probably about to catch up with Zhu Xiao, with a straight posture, a black wool coat outlining a stiff silhouette, and he doesn't look easy to get along with.

I didn't know what to say, but I didn't dare to leave.

Director Huang has hinted at it just now, Zhou Shen also has investment in this drama, if I make him unhappy today, I'm afraid it won't be far from getting out of the crew.

"You're nervous?"

He raised his eyebrows and looked at me condescendingly, and there was a hint of sarcasm in his voice.

I subconsciously shook my head.

"I didn't."

He suddenly answered, "Cheng Lan, I just came today to ask you, do you want to play the female number one in this play?" ”

I was stunned for a moment, and looked up at him in a hurry, but Zhou Shen didn't look like he was joking.

“…… Mr. Zhou, what do you mean by that? ”

The corners of his mouth twitched as if he didn't care, and his gaze fell elsewhere, not at me.

"You know, Zhou Linjiang hasn't been able to let you go."

"He asked me to take care of you a little more. Of course, I'm just asking, and if you don't want to, I won't force it. ”

Only then did I react, it turned out that this was another kindness from Zhou Linjiang.

There seemed to be a dull ache somewhere in my heart, and for a moment I even felt that the air here was a little thin, and even my breathing hurt in my chest.

"No need Mr. Zhou, but ...... Thank you for your kindness. ”

In fact, I can see that Zhou Shen doesn't seem to want to talk to me more.

It's understandable, after all, he saw my unbearable appearance that day in the Royal Garden, who can bear his brother being dizzy by another man's mistress?

His attitude towards me is actually very educated.

But he clearly didn't expect me to refuse.

When my voice fell, Zhou Shen subconsciously twisted his eyebrows and turned his face to look at me.

"Miss Cheng, as far as I know, you are now riddled with scandals, and black material is flying all over the sky. Except for me, it seems that no one can give you the role of female number one again, right? ”

“…… I know. ”

His words are poisonous, but they are true.

Because of the incident where Zhu Xiao engaged in Director Sun before, the good multimedia has not let me go until now, and I must dig out what I did in the Royal Garden that day.

This drama may be Zhu Xiao nodded, otherwise I'm afraid Director Huang wouldn't dare to use me.

"And you still refuse?"

Zhou Shen's brows furrowed even deeper, and he looked at me like he was looking at a fool.

I couldn't help but smile bitterly in my heart.

Those of them who stand on high places may not be able to see how difficult it is for the people below to live.

Let's not mention that the original female number one in this drama is a ruthless character herself, if she knew that she was robbed of the role, she might not know how to deal with me.

Besides, everyone's role is hard work, and I'm not the kind of person who has to fight for a head, so why do I have to take such a big risk to fight for it?

But I really don't need to explain these words to Zhou Shen.

He only thinks I'm a scheming woman even more.

"Mr. Zhou, I'm fine now."

“…… Although I am very grateful to Zhou Linjiang for taking care of me, I really don't need it. ”

After I finished speaking, I was just about to find an excuse to say goodbye, when Zhou Shen suddenly took a step closer to me.

I took a few steps back and stared at him defensively.

He wasn't annoyed, he just looked at me in silence for a few seconds before frowning again.

"Why did you break up in the first place?"

“…… Yes? ”

I didn't think he would ask this, and I looked at him blankly.

Zhou Shen didn't finish speaking, and a little fire gradually burned in his eyes as he looked at me.

"Do you know that when that kid came back from the army, he knew that when you broke up, his whole person changed."

"Cheng Lan, you don't know how much he cares about you!"

In the end, his words were almost gnashing of teeth.

My heart trembled a little, but I couldn't speak.

…… Let's be honest, whose life is a little better?

At that time, Zhou Linjiang's mother found me and wanted to scold me for being worthless.

She relegated me to the dust, and only then did she know that people in this world are indeed hierarchical.

I don't deserve her son, let alone ...... is not worthy of Zhu Xiao.

As a result, it seems that it is difficult for people like me to survive even in the cracks.

However, who has ever questioned me?

Did You Know...... She doesn't want such a life either?!

When I thought of this, I couldn't help but have red eyes, so I had to grit my teeth and try my best to endure without saying a word.

Eventually, I still had a shred of sanity.

"Mr. Zhou, I still have to film, so I'll go first. You're at your own convenience. ”

I didn't wait for his answer, I turned around and ran towards the dressing room, my heart beating like crazy in my chest, and I gradually lost my uncontrollable emotions.

……

Later, halfway through the filming, Gu Miaomiao suddenly rushed into the studio with my phone.

I was stunned for a moment, and saw Director Huang gradually frowning.

Gu Miaomiao shook her phone, as if she was holding a hot potato.

"Sister Lan, fourth brother ......"

She pointed to her phone, and I reacted immediately, it turned out that the call was from Zhu Xiao.

Director Huang was startled, and hurriedly threw away the walkie-talkie in his hand, "Pick it up, pick it up!" ”

He probably expected that Zhu Xiao would have something to do with me, so he directly arranged for another actress to change the scene and shoot first.

I quickly grabbed my phone and ran to the corner to answer the call.

Zhu Xiao's impatient voice soon came from there.

"You come to the Royal Gardens."

I was stunned, and subconsciously turned my head to look at Director Huang.

“…… I'm filming. ”

I regretted it a little after saying that, Zhu Xiao is not the kind of person who can be reasonable.

Sure enough, his tone suddenly became a little colder.

"Then it seems that you don't really want to see Zhao Zhiguo."