Trajectory 2: entangled curves

Zhuge Qinuo gritted his teeth, threw off his clothes and quilt, and sat up.

“Ahhhhhhhhhh,” a scream came from inside the house.

Mi Bei and Deng Qing, wearing their costumes, naturally leaned against each other. Their delicate made-up faces turned pale with fright.

Zhuge Qinuo curled up and screamed in an ungraceful manner.

It was impossible to tell whose voice was louder than whose, nor could it be determined who startled whom.

"Why are you here?" Deng Qing, who was still in shock, spoke first, and asked the same question.

He extended the index finger of his right hand and pointed it directly at her, his tone filled with shock, doubt and anger.

"I..." Zhuge Qinuo really didn't know how to explain, because even she didn't know why she showed up, and she was indeed eavesdropping.

Just when I didn't know what to do, there was a hurried knock on the door: "Brother Deng, what's wrong with Brother Deng?"

"It's okay. I saw a mouse and I'm catching it."

Deng Qingtou turned towards the door and answered loudly, but his eyes were fixed on her, as if he didn't want to miss any micro-expression of this "thief".

"You don't have any scenes today, so why are you here?" Deng Qing "interrogated" again.

"I……"

"Look!" Before Zhuge Qinuo could figure out how to explain, Deng Qing came back to his senses and said two words to Mi Bei with profound meaning.

Mi Bei didn't respond but just stared at her blankly.

She also looked at Mibei, and with her keen sense she naturally caught the abnormality.

"I swear, I didn't mean to eavesdrop."

"I didn't expect you to show up, and I don't know how to explain to you why I came here today and why I'm here."

"I can't explain why I didn't come out as soon as you came in."

"I……"

"You don't need to say so much. Just tell me what your intention is." Deng Qing's voice was cold and a little disgusted. This woman was indeed not a good person.

Deng Qing wanted to say something, but Mi Bei just looked at Zhuge Qinuo. It was clearly the scene where Zhuge Qinuo's true colors were exposed, but perhaps because she was at a loss, Mi Bei still spoke: "Isn't it normal for her to appear on the set? She has a scene tomorrow. Normally, she would still be on the set even if she didn't have a scene."

Mi Bei spoke up, with a hint of protection.

Even Zhuge Qinuo didn't believe that he would speak. Could it be that the innocent look just now touched him?

This was such a ridiculous reason that she couldn't even believe it herself.

Deng Qing caught the hint of protection in her words and shook his head helplessly: "Indeed, I don't know where she comes from either."

"Yes! It's normal for you, me, and others to be here at this time, except for her."

"Ask her if Director Xu and the crew have signed any time agreement with her. Does she, Zhuge Qinuo, need to ask for leave like us when she leaves the crew? Is there a time when she doesn't have a scene and still stays on the crew? Where is she when she doesn't have a scene?"

"Mibei, don't you know better than me? You are really too young and too trusting."

Deng Qing was clearly acting like she was going to tear a green tea bitch apart.

Zhuge Qinuo was a little confused. She had never known what a time agreement was, nor did she know that the crew's process was so complicated. When it was decided that she would replace someone else in filming, she did report the situation to Xu Fei in advance. Xu Fei only told her that Deng Qing would be a little busy and the other actors' schedules were also tight, so the filming time with her might be delayed and her role would be more fragmented, but he would notify her in advance and arranged for an assistant to contact her.

She never knew that there was an agreement about time between actors and the crew, and that they needed to ask for leave when they were out. This was the first time she heard of it. She always thought that as long as there was a performance, she just had to show up on time.

But what shocked her was that Deng Qing said "trust people", so in Deng Qing's eyes, Mi Bei believed in her.

Apart from the time she spent filming, which was her working time, she and Mi Bei had only met each other a few times at most. The word "trust" carried a lot of weight with Zhuge Qinuo.

She explained: "I really don't know about the time agreement you mentioned, nor do I know about the leave."

"Ridiculous. Actually, you don't have to evade the point." Deng Qing naturally wouldn't listen to any sophistry and was ready to tear her face off. "Our conversation was not a secret. It's okay for you to listen to it. It's just that you were so sneaky, really..."

"Brother Deng, she is really not that kind of person. It will not do her any good to do this!" Mi Bei advised Deng Qing.

"Mi Bei? Are you still defending her?" Deng Qing frowned. His disdain and disgust for Zhuge Qinuo reached its peak at this moment.

"Brother Deng, I'm not defending her, it's just that things may not be what we think, and we can still listen to her explanation."

Mi Bei actually had no intention of doing so. He calmed down and recalled the time he had spent with her. He thought about the consequences and realized that it would not be good for her except for the popularity. Moreover, if this was the popularity she wanted, she would have succeeded long ago.

He also understood that Deng Qing seemed to have a natural prejudice against Zhuge Qinuo. The conversation after the "test" that night might have suppressed this prejudice, but now it has definitely rebounded.

"You really won't give up." Deng Qing's tone was indeed angry at the lack of fighting spirit.

"Ms. Zhuge, I don't mean to interrogate you, but please explain." Deng Qing wanted Mi Bei to see clearly the true nature of this woman.

"I really don't know how to explain it." Zhuge Qinuo told the truth. She hated being misunderstood and didn't want to explain too much.

Deng Qing was about to speak, she continued, "But, 300 million, I can..."

"No need!" Mi Bei and Deng Qing refused almost in unison before Zhuge finished speaking.

Zhuge could understand Deng Qing's concerns, but what about Mi Bei? Why did he refuse the money even though he clearly needed it?

"Maybe I am no different in his eyes than I am in Deng Qing's. What protection, what belief!" She laughed at herself in her heart.

"I don't have any other intentions. 300 million is of course just a drop in the bucket for a movie star. It's not that I have too much money to burn, but I want to show my sincerity that I'm not here to eavesdrop."

"Of course, you can also think more simply and regard this as a risky investment. I am betting on Mi Bei, betting that he will become famous, and betting that he will remember what I did today."

“I hope I’ll have that opportunity.”

It is clearly giving money away, but they insist on portraying themselves as the disadvantaged party.

Mi Bei and Deng Qing are both smart people and can see this transformation.

Deng Qingcai didn't like this kind of drama: "Thank you, Miss Zhuge, but as Mi Bei's brother, I am fully capable of helping him with the money. We remember your kindness. I appreciate it."

"So, you can make this decision on behalf of Mibei?"

Deng Qing did not refute, and Mi Bei did not speak either.

Zhuge Qinuo swore that this sentence was her last struggle.

She could already imagine the embarrassment of wanting to borrow 300 million but not being able to, and she could imagine that when she faced these two men again, what happened today would always be a knot.

In their minds, she is a woman with ulterior motives.

Oh, but so what?

Maybe we will never see each other again. After the crew disbands, everyone will return to their own tracks.

No, they would have been on track, but she would return to her world.

They had their golden avenue, and she would have her own tree-lined path.