Extra 3

The filming of the movie went smoothly. No matter how much Ning An thought Wei Jia was a difficult person, he wouldn’t be as difficult as Gu Fanghua.

The other party was usually quite nice, but when it comes to acting, she would become particularly fussy.

In contrast, Wei Jia appeared like a harmless child.

Wei Jia originally thought that Gu Fanghua was an obstacle in his path to love, but after seeing her scold Ning An, his gaze when looking at Gu Fanghua softened (?) a lot, and he instantly understood.

The impression a person gives depends on comparison.

As a result, his eyes when looking at Gu Fanghua became much gentler.

Seeing that he was so gentle and calm towards Gu Fanghua, Ning An couldn’t help but admire his mentality, and her gaze when looking at him softened (?).

Wei Jia felt Ning An’s goodwill and his gaze towards Gu Fanghua turned more gentler. He would even pour water and so on for Gu Fanghua.

Ning An saw that he also treated Gu Fanghua calmly and gently……

……To sum it up, Ning An now had a good impression of him.

Halfway through the filming, the weather suddenly dropped. Therefore, they had to wrap themselves up in a down jacket after filming every day.

Unable to adapt to the weather, Ning An caught a bad cold and had to wipe her nose with tissue from morning to night. One time, while shooting, two streaks of watery snot run down her nostrils.

Everyone: “……”

They couldn’t stand the sight of it.

During the break, Wei Jia poured her a cup of hot water. He said as he handed it to her, “Drink some, but don’t drink it in a hurry. If it’s too hot, it will hurt your stomach. Hold it to warm your hands first.”

Ning An was a little unaccustomed with such a gentle Wei Jia. She took the water from his hand and nodded blankly.

Wei Jia looked at her and couldn’t help but remember the two streaks of watery snot running down her nostrils during filming.

……He really wanted to laugh.

Wei Jia turned his face away.

After enduring it for a while, he still couldn’t hold back anymore, so he said in a muffled voice, “You drink first.”

After saying that, he walked away fast and found a place where no one was around to secretly laugh.

Ning An watched his back disappear, looked at the crew organizing the props, turned at the other actors drinking water, then at the womanizer director, Wei Jinsheng, who was toadying to Gu Fanghua……

She felt something was strange.

Since she couldn’t figure it out, then just ask someone.

Ning An now has a habit of going to Chen Chacha for help whenever she encountered something that’s difficult to handle or understand.

Such frequent calls for help would annoy even people with whom one has a good relationship.

Ning An had thought about this matter, so she once asked Chen Chacha bluntly, “Do you find it annoying that I call you every day?”

Chen Chacha replied in a light tone, “No.”

Ning An thought Chen Chacha had only said so because she’s well-educated. “Just tell me, I won’t mind.”

Chen Chacha’s tone was as gentle as ever, “How can that be?”

Ning An suddenly felt particularly touched. Sure enough, Chen Chacha had a cold face but she’s warm-hearted.

But while Ning An was moved, Chen Chacha added in her incredibly affectionate voice, “After all, I really enjoy seeing you make a joke of yourself.”

I, really, enjoy, seeing, you, make, a, joke, of, yourself……

Hehehe.

Ning An’s emotions dissipated within ten seconds, just like the spring wind, never to return.

Although Chen Chacha was a little monster, she’s really smart.

Ning An has made rapid progress in her acting and even Gu Fanghua praised her as an all-round talent, except for…… being worldly wise.

But Chen Chacha was different, she’s good at all sorts of things.

Thus Ning An called Chen Chacha, who didn’t show any impatience and listened to her quietly.

Ning An talked about how Wei Jia always bullies her, but was also very nice to her at the same time, making her feel conflicted.

Chen Chacha summarized everything in her head and said in a gentle tone, “Calling me to show off your affection? Do you think your life has been too peaceful lately?”

“It’s not that! I haven’t!” Ning An felt aggrieved.

Chen Chacha said, “If you guys are in love, then you’re in love, but be careful. You two are both still in the development stage of your career. If news about your relationship breaks out, it will have a great impact on your popularity, understand?” This means that I can’t get my money.

“That’s not it—”

“I’m hanging up. Yushi and I are going out to eat.”

Ning An: “……” Who’s the one showing off affection……?

She didn’t get an accurate answer from Chen Chacha and didn’t know who else to ask, so she suppressed her confusion about Wei Jia in her heart.

But she couldn’t help but pay attention to him, trying to find the answer from his daily actions.

Observing him, Ning An realized that he was really good-looking, exactly the type she liked when she was a child, mature and a bit roguish despite being young.

Ning An felt like she had an M^[1]masochist tendency, otherwise why would she feel this way?

———pr

Ning An had several runny noses during filming. After half a month, she finally recovered from her cold and no one looked at her strangely anymore.

If the crew knew that Ning An thought their gazes were strange, they would definitely scream injustice. They were obviously giving an old mother’s loving gaze.

Whenever her nose was watery, she would blush shyly and apologized in panic, then go find tissue to wipe her red nose or something. Wasn’t it too cute?

The only issue was that Wei Jia had been avoiding Ning An recently.

Wei Jia didn’t want to, but lately, seeing Ning An would make him want to burst out laughing. He’s afraid that Ning An’s self-esteem would be hurt, so he had to avoid her a bit.

Ning An pondered on this, thinking that it might be because she had always avoided him before, making him feel that she hated him, and so he distanced himself.

She doesn’t actually hate him, she just finds him a bit troublesome.

Moreover, she recently discovered that other party was quite nice and could accept a little inconvenience.

He’s good-looking and pleasing to the eyes.

He’s also very considerate and attentive when she was sick. Where could she find such a friend?

Compared to Chen Chacha and Gu Fanghua, Wei Jia was a little angel.

Ning An felt that she had to make things clear, so during one of the break, she went to his lounge to speak to him.

Wei Jia: “……” What on earth is this kid thinking about?

But Wei Jia had always been brazen. He immediately showed a happy expression and said, “So you don’t hate me. That’s great.”

Ning An was satisfied with his reaction and nodded with a smile.

Wei Jia’s expression suddenly sunk down. “But I don’t want to be friends with you.”

Ning An’s smiling expression instantly stiffened.

Wei Jia moved closer to her as he stared at her eyes and said, “I want to be your boyfriend.”

“Huh?”

Wei Jia’s eyes narrowed. “Can’t you tell that I like you?”

Ning An shook her head vigorously.

Wei Jia said, “Who else but me wouldn’t mind you having runny nose in public?”

Ning An: “……” I don’t know.

Wei Jia added, “It shows that I truly love you.”

Ning An: “……”

She didn’t know why it makes sense, but wasn’t it a bit disgusting to confess this way?

Wei Jia grabbed her shoulders and shortened the distance between them, their lips almost touching.

Ning An took a step back.

He didn’t press forward, but withdrew his hand and looked at her quietly. “Think about it. If you don’t agree to my pursuit, we will stop contacting each other in the future.” This was of course impossible.

Ning An started thinking on the spot. She looked particularly troubled.

Wei Jia: “……” I didn’t ask you to think about it now!

He thought that if he had been rejected on the spot, it would be extremely hurtful to his self-esteem.

But he couldn’t help but look forward to that slight possibility.

Wei Jia’s heart was beating faster and faster. His mind going back and forth between Ning An agreeing to his pursuit and not agreeing. He thought about every possible follow-up as well, even for several years later.

A long time passed.

Ning An looked at Wei Jia with a sincere expression.

Wei Jia’s heartbeat suddenly slowed down and all his thoughts quietly disappeared as he waited for her answer.

Ning An said in a serious tone, “I’m sorry—”

Wei Jia covered her mouth with one hand. “Don’t say it. You can think about it again when you go back.”

He pushed her out of the lounge.

Ning An: “……”

She wanted to say that she still couldn’t figure it out after a while, so she would like to ask him to give her some time to go back and think about it.

———pr

For a long time after that, Wei Jia didn’t take the initiative to look for Ning An again, but he would stare at her every chance he got, as if he was looking at the enemy who killed his father.

Ning An spent the final days of filming in apprehension.

Once it was completed, there would be a promotional period and a press conference.

Ning An thought for a long time but still couldn’t understand her own feelings, so she went to find Chen Chacha again.

Chen Chacha was as patient as ever. After listening to her ramble, she said, “To put it simply, you care about Wei Jia, but you don’t know if you like him, is that right?”

Ning An hummed.

Chen Chacha said, “It’s very simple. Find a place to stay alone for a month and see if you want to see him. Also, think about this while you’re at it, if someone else treated you that way, would you want to beat them to death or not?”

Ning An suddenly had a realization. “Good idea, you’re so smart.”

Chen Chacha told her, “It’s because you’re too foolish.”

Ning An: “……”

As Chen Chacha said, Ning An planned to stay at home for a month, and while she’s at it, she would think about whether she’d be angry if someone else treated her the same way Wei Jia did.

On the first day, she came to the conclusion that if Wei Jinsheng were to treat her like that, she would definitely think that Wei Jinsheng was a bad person and was trying to use the unspoken rules to prevent her from filming well.

A week later, she found that time had slowed down. Without Wei Jia causing trouble, she felt that life was much more boring.

She seriously planned to stay inside the house for a month but the remaining three weeks became extremely long.

The next week, Wei Jia came to visit.

Ning An didn’t dare to let her parents see him, so he asked him to wait outside the community for a while.

He looked like a college student in a short down jacket, black pants, ankle boots, and a cap.

When Ning An saw him, she felt that the air had become clearer, her heart leaped, and she became energized.

It was a strange feeling.

Wei Jia still looked roguish, and with a cold expression, he appeared unapproachable.

Ning An walked up to him, her eyes shining.

As soon as Wei Jia saw her expression, he found it very cute and wanted to hug her.

Ning An looked at him expectantly, but Wei Jia was silent.

The two looked at each other for a long time and when Ning An saw that he still wasn’t speaking, she had to ask, “What brings you here?”

“Have you thought it through?”

If not, he’d just take her away first and find a place to have fun.

If she refuses, he’d go home and think long and hard on how to set up a plan to trap her.

Wei Jia was calculating in his mind.

Ning An nodded and said, “I have.”

With two words, Wei Jia’s mind turned blank and he once again felt nervous.

Ning An took a step forward and hugged him, then quickly turned around and ran away.

Wei Jia: “……?”

W-what does this mean?

Wei Jia froze in place, feeling bewildered. And while speculating in his mind what Ning An’s action meant, he couldn’t help but reminisce about that brief embrace.

Before he could react, his phone dinged twice.

Wei Jia took his phone out and saw a text message from Ning An, 【Let’s go out tomorrow.】

Wei Jia was pleasantly surprised. This was about the same as agreeing to be his girlfriend.

He couldn’t help but shout out, joyful beyond words. A person passing by muttered, “Going so crazy at such a young age, what a pity.”

Wei Jia: “……”

He gathered his emotions, thought for a while, and asked, 【Won’t Sister Yan scold you?】

Ning An replied, 【I just want to be an actress. It’s good as long as I can act.】

What this meant was that it doesn’t matter even if her fame was affected.

What a lovely person.

Wei Jia felt a sense of pride in his heart and typed a bunch of words, 【What would you like to do? How about we go eat first and then go play? Do you want to go to a place with fewer people?】

【Ning An: I’m alright with that~】

【Wei Jia: I love you.】

【Ning An: Errmmm……】

【Wei Jia: ?】

【Ning An: See you tomorrow!】

Wei Jia sensed that Ning An was shy.

But it’s okay, there’s no rush. She could take her time.

The future was still long.

End