Chapter 174: You, He Xian Yu, is a really good straightforward and candid woman!

He Xian Yu likes You Jing, and it was the fondness that’s bred from familiarity kind of like.

You Jing had followed her for a long time, she stayed with her through countless storms, and pulled her out of the valley several times.

You Jing always made her clear-headed and was also able to make her feel at ease.

She liked You Jing.

She wanted to be good to You Jing.

She wished that You Jing could be with her for the rest of her life.

It was alright even if You Jing didn’t want to work anymore, she could support her, and the title Mrs. He’s had also already been prepared for her— but it didn’t matter if You Jing didn’t want to be Mrs. He, as long as she doesn’t leave her.

However she didn’t know whether You Jing liked women or not, You Jing didn’t have a dating history, she only worked hard every day to strive to make money.

You Jing also seemed to be very stingy with her time, so stingy that she wasn’t even willing to give it to having a romance.

This also made He Xian Yu unable to judge whether she liked women or not, or whether she felt a little bit of something towards herself.

So she would deliberately tease other female celebrities in front of You Jing, but You Jing would just make her act more serious, without showing the slightest impression of being jealous.

But fortunately, she just made her act more serious, instead of expressing disgust with her behavior.

Though she really wanted to know if You Jing could like women… but she didn’t dare go face her.

Being in love makes people petty and cowardly, that’s all.

It was precisely because Yu Ru Bing was in the “same” situation as her that she understood better that feeling of ache, in addition she also understood how happy it would be for someone to help probe the other party’s sexual identity.

Yu Ru Bing was somewhat surprised at her frankness, but she could also understand why she was being like this.

He Xian Yu helping her _(YRB) was also helping her _(HXY) cowardly self when it came to love.

It was like her and Tang Han Qiu at that time, they obviously liked each other, but because they didn’t know if the other person liked women, they were afraid and didn’t dare extend their reach to probe further— this made them miss out on love for a long time!

Yu Ru Bing couldn’t help wondering what would have happened if she had known He Xian Yu at that time?

Would she and Tang Han Qiu have been together earlier?

Was this the legendary regret of not having met each other sooner?

Yu Ru Bing suddenly had an idea, tradition pays attention to form proper behavior through reciprocity, since He Xian Yu was so willing to “help” her, then she had to give the corresponding contribution.

[Yu Ru Bing]: Let me find a chance to help you sound out Miss You, okay?

[Not what she seems Film Empress He Xian Yu]: Deal!

[Not what she seems Film Empress He Xian Yu]: I’ve taken a screenshot as attestation, you can’t deny it anymore

Yu Ru Bing: “???”

Aren’t you too skilled in this?

She somehow had a feeling that she had jumped into an already properly dug pit…

[Yu Ru Bing]: You weren’t expecting this from me, were you?

[Not what she seems Film Empress He Xian Yu]: Uh-huh

Of course, she hoped that Yu Ru Bing could help her worm out facts with regards to You Jing, and it would be best if Yu Ru Bing took the initiative to offer it.

Yu Ru Bing: “!!!”

You still “uh-huh’d”!

You, He Xia Yu, is a really good straightforward and candid woman!

Yu Ru Bing sank in contemplation, great, she won’t be bored anymore.

She had to figure out how to get You Jing to talk…

……

After finishing work on time Tang Han Qiu returned home, and Yu Ru Bing showed her message history.

Tang Han Qiu read the messages, and after a long silence, she compromised and said, “You can help.”

He Xian Yu was really warm-hearted towards Yu Ru Bing, and was kept her in the dark as she completely and ignorantly plays matchmaker for the two of them— this rather made them feel guilty.

Yu Ru Bing helping her with this, could be regarded as offsetting this little sense of guilt, it would be even better if they could bring those two people together. In this way, when the time came for them to be honest, He Xian Yu shouldn’t be too angry.

Just…

Tang Han Qiu returned the phone to Yu Ru Bing, then lightly touched the tip of her nose: “But you are not allowed risk yourself, you have to use regular methods.”

Never be like He Xian Yu and use seduction as a method!

A single person should use a method appropriate for a single person, while a married woman should also have its own, she doesn’t want to see Yu Ru Bing being erroneous.

Yu Ru Bing lightly seized her shoulders, and gave her a resounding kiss: “My good wife, don’t worry, I will be discreet.”

She didn’t want to go around in circles, nor did she want to plant grass¹ on top of Tang Han Qiu’s head.

“But,” Tang Han Qiu said, “Before that, tell her not to do what she did to me again.”

She didn’t want to be seduced by women other than Yu Ru Bing, especially a woman who wants to matchmake her with Yu Ru Bing, it feels too weird.

The great Film Empress He’s bold and unrestrained method to sound her out made the great President Tang feel very embarrassed and speechless.

Yu Ru Bing suddenly remembered for a moment how He Xian Yu had complained to her about Tang Han Qiu being firm and straight, hence she deviously laughed: “Okay, okay, I’ll tell her, I’ll tell her.”

Tang Han Qiu saw that she could still laugh, and was so angry that she harshly pinched her on the waist: “You can still laugh?”

Really unscrupulous.

Yu Ru Bing fell into her arms and laughed more happily.

……

The result of the audition was announced as scheduled, and everyone who was selected received the news.

Later, Hua Yao also made an official announcement on Weibo, confirming the characters other than the female assassin that He Xian Yu would play.

The other female lead was none other than Yu Ru Bing— it was also the main director Xu Zao Zao who insisted on making Yu Ru Bing play the princess.

When Yu Ru Bing got the news from Tang Han Qiu ahead of time, she was so happy that she jumped up and down, immediately rushing towards the sky and exploding into a firework!

She did it, she really made Xu Zao Zao insist on it being her with her own ability!

He Xian Yu also sent her congratulations, expressing that she was looking forward to acting with her. Yu Ru Bing then promptly told her that she would kindly request much of her advice later on.

Yu Ru Bing watched a lot of He Xian Yu’s video that guided other people in acting, she had benefited a lot from it herself. Now that she had the chance to come face-to-face with He Xian Yu, she naturally had to seize the opportunity!

If you want to be recognized as an actor, you have to work harder!

After Hua Yao officially announced that the other female lead was her, as one would expect a few black-hearted sour remarks appeared in the comment area, peculiarly talking about the matter of Yu Ru Bing’s level of popularity in a leading role.

They still thought that Yu Ru Bing being able to win the role of the female protagonist was certainly due to Hua Yao’s facilitation, giving the benefit for their own daughter.

Yu Ru Bing’s fan, of course, just didn’t stand there, so with indignation, they rolled up their sleeves and went up to defend their little idol, and soon it turned into a quarrel again.

@ouo: As expected of one’s daughter, their first film made the Film Empress as the female supporting character [dog head]

@Reconstituted milk: Certain up masters²needs to have new materials again

@I have to drink Wangzai again: Sure enough, it’s because my Bing Bing is so beautiful, so some vicious and sour people intently fix their attention and watch her every day, right? [cute][cute]

@How much are you worth?: Fans stop washing it already, do you dare guarantee that your deity’s resource is clean?

@Give me exactly the same: Can you sour guys guarantee our family’s resource is not clean? Trouble you to properly take you brains with you? Don’t forget my family’s Bing Bing’s formal professional background³, thank you

@It’s not a big deal to watch the bustle: Some professional by education are not good at acting, otherwise, why did she choose to be in a draft to make her debut in the first place?

@I think you are very interesting: Look at my ID thank you, artists can make their debut as they want, this is their freedom, not the cornerstone of your malicious speculation

@Salted fish turns over⁴, ho!: After all this noise right now, it won’t be too late after waiting for the movie to come out

When Yu Ru Bing reposted the official announcement on her Weibo, she didn’t read a single comment and directly put down her phone. Based on her many years of experience, she could completely guess what the comment section looked like, it was nothing more than fans vs anti-fans battle.

At this time, it was only when she had performed well in the movie could she stand up for her fans and slap the sunspots⁵ in the face. Before that, she would appear pale and feeble if she came forward and said anything.

Tan Xi and the others also came to comfort her, telling her not be affected by these, and just act normally. Lu Jin Qi was still full of energy, and even wanted to help her scold people, but was stopped by her again.

She will work hard and will not disappoint Xu Zao Zao and Hua Yao’s expectations of her!

……

In a blink of an eye, the start of <Infatuation>’s filming came, and Yu Ru Bing and her agent packed up and entered the crew.

Joining the cast meant that there would be more opportunities to meet You Jing, and she could also take the opportunity when there was gap in filming to find a way to worm something out of You Jing.

They didn’t immediately start filming on the first day of joining the crew, as the actors needed to familiarize themselves with the venue first, then they had to determine the actor’s style and after that take the main leads to make up for photos.

<Infatuation> ‘s background was of the ancient royal family, on the surface it was the amiable faction of the Imperial court, but there was a turbulent battle going on behind the scenes. In his heart, the prince, who seemed to be loyal to the emperor, was brimming with inflated desire for the dragon throne.

For this, he secretly trained secret guards to collect information for him, and… become an invisible knife in his hand, which could coldly and ruthlessly stab at everyone who condemned him at any time.

Ah Yuan, the female protagonist, was one of these secret guards, and she had hidden feelings for the prince, every day she would be cautious and conscientious with her performance, wanting to be the sharpest knife in his hand.

But the prince had his own love, the dignified and graceful princess Xue Miao Yun, who was from an aristocratic family.

Xue Miao Yun’s existence was as perfect as the clear bright moon, compared with Ah Yuan, who could only kill, like mud on the ground that will never be able to get a glance from the prince.

Ah Yuan was aware of this disparity and never crossed the line, only looking at the prince, and at the flawless princess from afar…

The style for He Xian Yu, who would play Ah Yuan, was dark and cold, her black hair was always tied with a black hair band without any other accessories, the clothes were too, and around her capable and experienced body were black arms, ready to blend into the darkness at any time.

According to Ah Yuan’s life, the makeup artist made He Xian Yu’s complexion into a bronzed tan color like having been exposed to the sun, even the delicate palms of her hands weren’t spared, and thick layer of calluses were painted.

A person who practices martial arts, how could her hands be delicate and tender?

Xu Zao Zao supervised the whole process, assuring every detail, written in her fledgling appearance was full of seriousness and earnest, like a mirror her eyes never overlooked a single detail.

Soon, Yu Ru Bing also finished changing her clothes and came out.

Xu Zao Zao froze in an instant when she saw her.

On that porcelain-white face, her eyebrows were painted like a distant mountain, her eyes were like the limpid autumn waters, and though her lips were an amourous red, it was not conspicuously tacky. The makeup artist’s exquisite skills and few idle strokes suppressed her pitiful sense of youth, and outlined the dignified atmosphere of the princess. The flower that adorned the space in the middle of her eyebrows, was like icing on the cake, making her shine in the moment.

The princess’s clothes were bound to be more luxurious and heavier than those of Ah Yuan, and Yu Ru Bing wore a plain colored one with the ruyi hidden inside her wide sleeves, her long black hair was combed into a dignified married woman’s bun, the thick hair was decorated with exquisite hairpins, pearls and flowers, the jade dangling on both sides shook gently with her movements, overflowing with a soft lustrous light.

She gently brushed the wide and long sleeves, and walked out in leisure, quite elegant with pride and grace.

— Beautiful.

This was Xu Zao Zao’s first reaction.

When Yu Ru Bing came out, at first glance, you would believe that it was a princess who appeared.

Yu Ru Bing walked to the mirror and turned left and right looking at herself.

Then Xu Zao Zao suddenly saw her give a thumbs up, and against her incomparably beautiful face, in a coarse tone that was deeply moved: “Damn, so amazing!”

The beauty was ruined.

Xu Zao Zao: “…”

Such a good appearance, why did you have to talk???

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TRANSLATOR’S NOTES:

1. 头上种草: similar meaning to绿帽子 (green hat) which means being cheated on. ↩
2. up主: users who post original videos on a barrage video site on Bilibili, they are similar to bloggers. ↩
3. 科班出身: those who graduated from college and have received formal education or training to join the workforce, relative to non-university students. A professional by training ↩
4. 咸鱼翻身: to experience a reversal of fortune ↩
5. 黑子: as an Internet slang term, it refers to web users who vilify a celebrity on the Internet. ↩

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