Xiao Yiren, played by Shangci, suspected that Ou Jiaxu was related to the murder case, so he launched an investigation into her and tested her many times. There was nothing ambiguous about the plot of the drama, but the audience had been so taken with the pair that they have given them a CP name, Northern Beauty^[1]a charming woman somewhere one likes.

【Northern Beauty is real. The way Xiao Yiren looks at Ou Jiaxu says it all. [doge^[2]an internet meme consists of a pic of a Shiba Inu dog, accompanied by multicolored text in the foreground]】

Li Linlin: “?”

【Officer Xiao used to be more short-tempered. If it had been someone else, they’d be taken to the bureau for interrogation. But how come with Ou Jiaxu, he’s playing cat and mouse? [Suddenly excited.jpg]】

Li Linlin: “?”

【I’m taking up the banner of Northern Beauty! Although it’s destined to be a BE^[3]bad ending, I can lick sugar from the tip of the knife!】

Li Linlin: “?”

Don’t make it so hard for yourself!

Li Linlin felt tired as she looked at the new posts that kept popping up on the hot search forum of Northern Beauty. Why don’t they ship the easier male and female lead pair, but instead such a nonconforming CP?!

Were the traffic fans unable to be controlled anymore?!

After Northern Beauty stayed on the trending search for most of the night, the male and female lead’s CP finally also made the list. When Wu Hui saw it, she told Li Linlin that Lin Zhen or Zheng Yang must have bought it.

Li Linlin thought with emotion that Lin Zhen was indeed the only good person in the world.

On the last day of filming, Li Linlin acted her last scene— jumping down from Sanqin Bay. The crew came to Sanqin Bay for filming and would later complete the sea jumping scene through post-production.

Although it has already entered spring, the temperature was still not high, and the sea breeze by the seaside was even colder. Li Linlin was wrapped in a coat as she stood by the railing, listening to the director talk about the upcoming shoot.

The close-up shots were all outdoor scenes, but later on they would shoot a long shot where Ou Jiaxu and Xiao Yiren were confronting each other. Because there was a dangerous action of climbing the railing, the director specifically asked Li Linlin if she needed a stand-in.

“No need. I’m not really climbing over and there’s also a harness, so it’s fine.” Li Linlin showed great dedication. The director asked her politely but he was certainly happier that they didn’t have to use a stunt double.

After getting ready, Li Linlin took off her coat and stood on the edge of Sanqin Bay with Shang Ci, against the cold blowing wind. The camera zoomed in from a distance as Li Linlin’s black hair was tumbled by the wind but the director didn’t call for a stop. She finished her lines according to the script, and after her last dialogue with Shang Ci, she made a move to go to the railing. Shang Ci tried to stop her but failed.

The director passed the scene in one take. After he shouted cut, both Li Linlin and Shang Ci’s assistants ran over to hand them hot water and coats.

Because it was Li Linlin’s last scene, the crew gave her a bouquet of flowers.

“Linlin, don’t leave yet. We’ve arranged a wrap up party later and everyone will all go there together.” The coordinator told Li Linlin while handing her the flowers.

The entire crew would wrap up that day. The male and female leads only have two more scenes and then all filming would be completed. Li Linlin nodded, wrapped her little coat tightly on her body and got into her nanny van.

After the last shot was taken, it was almost dark. A crew member knocked on Li Linlin’s car door and asked her to come over for a group photo.

The group photo was taken at Sanqin Bay. Probably because of the recent popularity of Northern Beauty CP, the director deliberately arranged for Li Linlin and Shang Ci to stand together.

Afterwards, everyone set off for the wrap up party. The crew arranged a buffet and also set up a special media area.

Filming wrapped up that day and official Weibo accounts had been reporting on the actual situation. It was even on two hot searches. Some media friends came to the scene and conducted a short interview with the main cast and the director during the meal.

A reporter asked the director, “Which actor do you like the most in the crew?”

This question sounded ill-intentioned and was simply a deliberate attempt to provoke internal conflict. However, the answer could also be very official, and there were directors who play Tai Chi with the media.

To everyone’s surprise, the director turned out to be particularly straightforward today and directly said one name, “I like Li Linlin the most. She’s making rapid progress and has potential. The most important thing is that she didn’t make trouble and just does her job properly.”

The producer sitting next to him shed cold sweat on his forehead. Because everyone brought in screenwriters in the later stage, and this one wanted to change the script and that one also wanted to change the script, the director was already holding in his anger. The entire crew had been tense so he didn’t flare up. Today, the filming was finally completed so he’s ready to express his dissatisfaction.

Sure enough, after the director said this, several actors except Li Linlin didn’t look too good. But the media was still taking pictures so everyone could only continue the commercial fake smiles.

The reporter was a bit excited and went on to ask Li Linlin, who had been named, “Then who does sister Linlin like the most?”

Li Linlin smiled at everyone and said, “Of course I like Lin Zhen the most.”

These words were from the bottom of her heart and today, she could finally express it to Lin Zhen.

The corners of Lin Zhen’s mouth twitched slightly and she glanced at Li Linlin.

Heh, she sure can pretend.

The reporter then asked Li Linlin, “Why?”

Li Linlin said, “Because Lin Zhen has been very helpful during the filming. She’s beautiful, has good acting skills, and has a lot of hair.”

Lin Zhen: “……”

After this small interview at the wrap up party, the cast and crew were on three hot searches in a row. They were #DirectorLikesLiLinlinTheMost#, “LiLinlin’sHighEmotionalIntelligence# and #LinZhenHasLotsOfHair#.

Lin Zhen: “???”

Was Li Linlin hinting that she had hair transplant????

Later, in response to the hot search, Lin Zhen posted on Weibo, 【No hair transplant, thank you for your interest. [Silly]】

After a lively day on Weibo, the hot searches finally changed. Li Linlin no longer had to rush to the set and happily stayed at home.

“I’ve selected several endorsements that suit you, take a look!” Wu Hui ran to Li Linlin’s room holding several brand information in her hand.

Li Linlin didn’t even want to look at it. She lay on the bed and said, “I’m going to concentrate on my studies next and won’t take on any work.”

Wu Hui said, “Taking advertisements won’t delay your studies!”

An advertisement wasn’t like a drama, filming it was short and the money was quick. Wasn’t it the best thing in the world?!

“I’m not taking any.” Li Linlin closed her eyes, stubborn.

“……” Wu Hui was really about to be driven crazy. “You have to take advantage of the fact that the drama is still airing and you’re at the height of popularity! Otherwise, you won’t be able to make as much afterwards!”

Li Linlin opened her eyes and glanced at Wu Hui. “You think I work for money? No, I do it for passion.”

Wu Hui: “……”

Li Linlin: “Let nature take its course. I’m not short of money anyway.”

Wu Hui: “……”

Listen, was this human language? 🙂

“You’re not short of money, but I am!”

Li Linlin said, “Then work hard! Jiayou!”

Wu Hui: “……”

Sooner or later, she would die of anger because of Li Linlin.

Wu Hui took the handful of information and went out angrily, slamming Li Linlin’s door shut.

Li Linlin continued to lie on the bed nonchalantly. A few minutes later, her mobile phone dinged. She picked it up and looked at the screen. With an “Ah”, she got up and walked out.  

In the living room, Wu Hui was complaining about Li Linlin to Chen Xi. Li Linlin walked over with her mobile phone and told them, “Lu Yuxuan said he want to have dinner together, do guys you want to go?”

Chen Xi looked at Li Linlin’s phone and asked her, “You even added him on WeChat?”

Li Linlin said, “I added little friend Lu Yuxuan so that he can ask me directly whenever he have any questions he don’t understand.”

“Oh……” Chen Xi nodded. “Let’s go then. I want to meet little friend Lu Yuxuan too.”

“Okay, then I’ll reply.”

———

The next day was Saturday and Lu Yuxuan didn’t have classes so the dinner was set on this day. Lu Ruizhou and the others took out the grilling plate at home and bought a lot of vegetables and meat.

Like the last time they came to their house, Li Linlin also brought the other side some fruits and specially bought a box of milk to give back to little friend Lu Yuxuan.

“Thank you, Sister Linlin. This milk is more expensive than the one my brother bought!” Lu Yuxuan happily took the milk to his own room.

Lu Ruizhou who had been left behind: “……”

Henry took the fruits from the girls’ hands and pushed Lu Ruizhou out of the way, “Come in and sit down first.”

“Okay, thanks.” The three girls also brought their own slippers and walked into the house. Li Linlin and Wu Hui had already been there before and seemed relatively relaxed. Chen Xi, who came over for the first time, looked around with some excitement.

“The decoration here is pretty good.”

Henry put down the fruits and told her, “One of my customers is renting it to us cheaply.”

Lu Yuxuan ran out of the room and turned on the TV in the living room. “Sister Linlin’s drama is airing tonight, let’s watch it together!”

“……” Li Linlin was on pins and needles. “No, no, that’s like a public execution!”

Lu Ruizhou and Henry both laughed, while Lu Yuxuan was still switching the channel. “No way, Sister Linlin acted very well! A lot of students in my school like you!”

“Err……”

Henry said, “This drama seems to be quite popular recently, right, Ruizhou?”

Lu Ruizhou pursed his lips slightly and glanced over. “Why are you asking me?”

Henry was all smiles. “Because I saw you watching it before.”

“……” Lu Ruizhou pretended to be calm. “I just often I see it on the hot search so I decided to take a look.”

“Oh, I see.” Henry was still smiling like a fox. “I often see it on the hot search too. It’s really popular. How about we watch it all together?”

“Yeah, yeah.” Lu Yuxuan had already switched to ABA. “No one is allowed to change the channel!”

Li Linlin: “……”

No, if she’s guilty, the law should punish her instead of letting her be publicly executed on the spot.

“How long are you two going to slack in there? Why don’t you come over to help?” Nick, who had been busy in the kitchen, shouted to the two men in the living room. “Just let Xiao Xuanzi accompany the guests. You two come in and help.”

Chen Xi looked at the kitchen, stood up and said, “How about I come and help instead?”

“No need.” Lu Ruizhou quickly stopped her. “You can just be responsible for eating today, leave the rest to us.”

“Sister Xixi, please sit down and watch TV.” Lu Yuxuan handed one of his chocolates to Chen Xi.

Chen Xi sat down after taking it and raised her hand to touch Lu Yuxuan’s head. “Little Brother Yuxuan is so cute.”

“Hehe.”

Lu Ruizhou and the other two finished preparing the ingredients and brought them out. Just like last time, a full table was set up around the grilling plate.

This time it was their treat, so they prepared a lot of drinks in advance, unlike last time when they had to borrow Lu Yuxuan’s milk. Lu Ruizhou took Li Linlin’s glass and asked her, “Would you like cola or orange juice?”

“Cola!”

“She’s drinking water!”

Li Linlin and Wu Hui spoke at the same time.

Li Linlin looked sideways at Wu Hui and frowned. “He’s asking me what I want!”

Wu Hui wasn’t to be outdone. “You haven’t exercised at all in the past two days and you still want to drink something with such high calories?!”

While the two were arguing, Lu Ruizhou silently poured cola for Li Linlin.

Wu Hui: “……”

Why do these men dote on Li Linlin so much?! Who would be responsible if she gained weight?!

Li Linlin picked up the glass and took a big sip, then smiled provocatively at Wu Hui. Wu Hui didn’t know what sin she had committed in the past to handle an artist like Li Linlin in this life.

On the side, Lu Yuxuan bit his chopsticks and thoughtfully surveyed Lu Ruizhou.

Does his brother like Sister Linlin?