Pampering My Cute Pet

Yu Wan looked at Weibo, amused. Who said she was going to be tormented? Was she that weak?

After a while, Yu Wan wondered if Shen Qingzhou would repost or at least comment on her Weibo post. However, even after she finished showering and returned, there was still no activity from Shen Qingzhou. Yu Wan consoled herself, thinking he must not have seen it…

The next day, Yu Wan had no tasks and stayed in the hotel all day. Near five o'clock, the production crew suddenly called her, asking her to go to the set because there were adjustments to the night scene.

So, Yu Wan got ready and was about to leave, but just as she stepped out the door, she received a text message from Shen Qingzhou: "Dinner, come over at seven."

Yu Wan looked at the time and replied: "They asked me to go over now. They said there are lines and other things that need adjusting."

Shen Qingzhou: "I told them to call. There are no lines to adjust."

Yu Wan was shocked: "Are you deliberately scheming? You want me to bring you food and even made up an excuse for me."

Shen Qingzhou didn't reply, but Yu Wan could imagine his expression—that indifferent face that showed no fluctuation even when his intentions were exposed.

Yu Wan changed direction, confirmed that Shen Qingzhou's room key was in her bag, and headed towards his room.

Yu Wan arrived at the set at half-past six. She put the food in a thermal container, intending to have Shen Qingzhou's assistant pick it up later. Filming was in full swing on set. Yu Wan saw Shen Qingzhou sitting in front of the monitor, dressed casually, his gaze focused. It was the first time she had seen him at work. He wasn't much different from usual, just seemed more serious.

Yu Wan then looked at the actors who were filming. They were suspended in the air, acting against a green screen. It took Yu Wan a while to understand which scene they were filming. It seemed post-production was indeed very important.

"Cut." Yu Wan saw Shen Qingzhou shout into the walkie-talkie, then called the name of one of the actors inside. The actress quickly walked over.

The actress, Fang Lanlan, played the role of a criminal police officer. "Director, can this take be considered a pass?" After seven consecutive takes with no success, the actors were getting a little frustrated.

Shen Qingzhou looked up. "What do you think?"

Fang Lanlan was stunned, a little embarrassed.

Shen Qingzhou frowned. "Fang Lanlan, you're playing a criminal police officer, not a courtesan. You don't need to give so many seductive glances. All your movements and expressions should resemble those of a criminal police officer. What were you doing just now?"

Fang Lanlan's face immediately crumpled with grievance. "Director, I didn't do it on purpose… And, criminal police officers don't necessarily have to be very serious." With her beautiful and delicate appearance, any man would hesitate to criticize her. However, those who had worked with Shen Qingzhou for a while knew that this tactic wouldn't work on him at all.

As expected, everyone saw Shen Qingzhou give a cold smile. "Criminal police officers are not necessarily all serious, but this character, your character, is such a person. If you can't portray the feeling I want, please step aside."

Fang Lanlan: "…" This time, she was truly about to cry.

Yu Wan clicked her tongue. It was said that Shen Qingzhou was very strict and harsh on set… It turned out to be true. However, she could understand him. After all, the characters were created from her pen, and she also hoped that the actors could capture their essence.

"What are you still standing there for? Go practice and then come back to act, otherwise…" Before Shen Qingzhou finished speaking, Fang Lanlan hurriedly said, "I can do it, Director, I'll go and find the feeling right away." She had finally landed this role; she couldn't lose it!

Shen Qingzhou nodded slightly, and Fang Lanlan hurried away.

Fang Lanlan had been facing Yu Wan's direction. Once Fang Lanlan moved away, Shen Qingzhou naturally saw Yu Wan. She was standing in the shadows, holding a brightly colored container.

Yu Wan saw him looking at her, smiled at him, and raised the container in her hand. Shen Qingzhou glanced at it and calmly turned his head away. However, no one noticed the hint of a smile on his lips as he looked at the monitor, his usually icy expression softening considerably.

Seeing that Shen Qingzhou was busy, Yu Wan didn't go over to disturb him. Furthermore, she couldn't find his assistant, so she had to put the food down in the rest area first.

Curious about how the filming was going, Yu Wan went back and watched the actors perform.

After watching for more than half an hour, Yu Wan saw Shen Qingzhou's assistant returning from outside. She quickly stopped him. "Xiao Yang, Director Shen said dinner is in the rest area and asked you to bring it to him. He doesn't have time right now."

Xiao Yang didn't suspect anything. "Okay, I'll go get it."

"I'm going there too, let's go together."

Yu Wan and Xiao Yang walked to the rest area together. As soon as Yu Wan stepped through the door, she froze. "You…"

Xiang Zeran, the lead actor, was sitting leisurely on the sofa, and what he was eating, what was open in front of him, was precisely the dinner she had made! What was going on?!

Xiao Yang looked around. "Um, where's Director Shen's?"

Yu Wan was on the verge of tears. "…You go ahead."

"Huh? What about dinner?"

"If Director Shen is free, have him come find me. As for dinner… just have him come find me." Yu Wan's brow twitched. Xiao Yang looked at Yu Wan with a puzzled expression but left anyway.

Xiang Zeran saw Yu Wan standing at the door and waved to her in a friendly manner. "Wei Wan, you're here too."

Yu Wan slowly walked over and glanced at the food, which was one-third gone. "You're enjoying that, huh?"

Xiang Zeran paused, then smiled. "Yes, today's food is delicious. The hotel chef's skills are good, but the taste is a bit different from yesterday's. They probably changed chefs."

"…"

"Wei Wan, have you eaten? My assistant only bought one portion, but I can ask him to get another."

Yu Wan gritted her teeth. "Not yet."

Just as Xiang Zeran was about to say something, he suddenly saw his assistant walk in from the doorway carrying an identical container, saying, "Brother Ran, dinner's here. Eh? Why are you already eating?"

Yu Wan also looked at the container. Because her thermal container was from the hotel, and the hotel's containers were all the same, Xiang Zeran must have assumed the one she left there was the one his assistant bought.

Xiang Zeran also looked bewildered. He glanced at the food he was eating. "Isn't this what you bought for me?"

The assistant was even more confused. "I just brought back takeout from the hotel…"

Xiang Zeran was stunned. "Then whose food am I eating?"

The assistant shook his head.

Yu Wan, standing next to them, watched the two of them, sighed silently, and uttered two words, "…Mine."

"I'm sorry, Wei Wan, I didn't know this was your dinner. When I came back after work, I saw this and it looked the same as what I ate yesterday, so I thought my assistant bought it." Xiang Zeran said apologetically, "Why don't you eat the one my assistant brought back?"

Yu Wan shook her head. "No need, I'm not really hungry."

The problem wasn't with her, but with Shen Qingzhou… Yu Wan thought for a moment. Maybe she should give the hotel-made meal to Shen Qingzhou; the hotel food was certainly not bad.

"Don't be polite, eat." Xiang Zeran pushed the dinner towards her.

Thinking of leaving this for Shen Qingzhou, Yu Wan didn't refuse.

But seeing that Yu Wan hadn't touched her chopsticks for a long time, Xiang Zeran guessed that she didn't like the food his assistant bought, so he said, "How about this, since I'm done with work, I'll treat you to dinner."

Yu Wan just shook her head and was about to say no when she saw a familiar figure entering the doorway from the corner of her eye. She turned her head and, sure enough, saw Shen Qingzhou walking in.

"Director Shen." Yu Wan raised her hand to greet him.

As soon as Shen Qingzhou entered, he saw Yu Wan and Xiang Zeran sitting on the same sofa, seemingly engaged in a pleasant conversation. He frowned slightly.

Yu Wan had already stood up and walked towards him. "Director Shen, you're finished with work. Have you eaten? Oh, what a coincidence, we have an extra meal here. I'm not hungry, you've worked hard, you eat." Yu Wan said these polite words with a 'false sincerity.'

Seeing this, Xiang Zeran said, "Yes, this is the one my assistant brought. Director Shen, you can have it."

Shen Qingzhou was slightly taken aback. He looked at Yu Wan, seemingly wanting her to explain what 'my assistant brought' meant.

Yu Wan cleared her throat and whispered to him, "Xiang Zeran ate the one I brought."

After saying that, she suddenly felt a strange coldness. Yu Wan stepped back. "I see you're hungry too, eat…"

"Not eating." Shen Qingzhou dropped those two words and turned to leave.

Yu Wan was left standing in the rest area, bewildered. Xiang Zeran, behind her, seeing this, comforted her, "Wei Wan, Director Shen has always been rather cold. It's normal for him not to accept your kindness, don't be sad."

Yu Wan gave a noncommittal reply, grabbed her bag, and ran outside.

"Hey, aren't you going to eat dinner?"

"Not eating, you enjoy."

Yu Wan caught up with Shen Qingzhou. "Aren't you hungry? It's not good to not eat anything after working for so long."

Shen Qingzhou suddenly stopped, his condescending posture making Yu Wan feel pressured. "Who told you to give my dinner to someone else?"

Yu Wan blinked. "That's a false accusation! He took it himself, it absolutely had nothing to do with me."

Shen Qingzhou snorted coldly and walked towards a parked car nearby.

Yu Wan followed behind him. "Mr. Shen, I'm telling the truth, I'm innocent."

He ignored her. He opened the car door.

Yu Wan didn't give up and swiftly slipped between the car and Shen Qingzhou. She looked up at him. "Okay, to compensate you, how about I go back and make you another one now?"

Shen Qingzhou looked down at her. It was dark, only the streetlights cast a silvery glow. Yu Wan looked at him earnestly, her face bathed in light, dreamlike and illusory.

Seeing that he didn't agree, Yu Wan lowered her eyes, a little dejected. However, in Shen Qingzhou's eyes, this sight stirred something within him. He didn't seem to like seeing her unhappy.

"Move."

Yu Wan gave a small "oh" and moved out of the gap.

Shen Qingzhou got into the driver's seat and turned to look at Yu Wan, who was standing motionless by the roadside. "What are you doing?"

"Nothing." Yu Wan took out her phone and muttered, "I'm calling a taxi."

"Get in."

"Huh?" Yu Wan looked up at him in confusion. Wasn't he angry? This person was so unpredictable.

Looking up, Yu Wan suddenly saw Shen Qingzhou give a faint smile, his eyes unexpectedly warm. "Didn't you say you were going back to cook? Get in, I'm hungry."

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