Chapter 614: Chapter 453: Two Tigers (Part 4)
Lu Yuan was a bit surprised and didn’t think much of it. He nodded and asked, "How come you’re here so early? Weren’t you supposed to join the group a few days later?"
"All my work got canceled," Zhou Yun smiled, "You know why."
Realizing belatedly, Lu Yuan asked, "Because of that Zhao Qin incident? That’s ridiculous, they spun it like it was real despite having no basis."
Zhou Yun forced a smile.
"That’s perfect, let’s have dinner together tonight. I’ll call Xiao Gu, Siyao, and the others," said Lu Yuan.
Zhou Yun had no plans for the evening anyway, so she nodded and agreed.
"Right, isn’t there a program that’s supposed to follow us?" Lu Yuan asked.
The program "After the Scandal" was set to film Zhou Yun’s life on set, and this had been discussed in advance.
Since it’s a contemporary drama, the confidentiality requirements for the costumes were not as strict as in period dramas. Moreover, the "Scandal" crew would not enter the filming site but would shoot after Zhou Yun finished work, so the production team agreed.
Zhou Yun is the lead actress, and her being more famous is beneficial for "Eighth Heartbeat".
In the evening, Zhou Yun arrived at the restaurant Lu Yuan had booked, only to see Xu Siyao alone.
Xu Siyao was touching up her makeup. When she saw Zhou Yun enter, she looked up. Perhaps it was because her agent had scolded her for ignoring Zhou Yun in front of the cameras last time, this time Xu Siyao lightly called out "Sister Xiao Yun" and did not put on an indifferent face.
Zhou Yun slightly smiled, greeted with "long time no see," sat down, took out her phone, and then stopped talking.
Compared to Xu Siyao, who had meticulous makeup and was always camera-ready, Zhou Yun wore no makeup. Her makeup skills were average; without a makeup artist around, she would at most apply some foundation and lipstick. Since it was just a dinner with a few people from the crew, Zhou Yun didn’t bother.
The atmosphere remained silent until Gu Huaichun showed up.
Accompanying Gu Huaichun was Yin Zhou, the male second lead in "Eighth Heartbeat," also signed under Yuehai Network.
Both men were good-looking, showing Yuehai Network’s aesthetic preference for male artists.
As soon as these two entered, Xu Siyao immediately stood up enthusiastically.
"Brother Chun, Brother Zhou," Xu Siyao’s smile was very sweet, "Hello, I’m Xu Siyao."
Gu Huaichun and Yin Zhou likely knew each other already, greeted Xu Siyao one after the other with smiles.
Xu Siyao hadn’t attended the previous script reading, so this was her first meeting with Gu Huaichun and Yin Zhou.
Zhou Yun already knew them and exchanged brief pleasantries, then Gu Huaichun started looking at his phone.
Zhou Yun knew Gu Huaichun had issues with her, kept her expression neutral, and looked at her phone as well.
Xu Siyao was proactive, striking up a conversation with Yin Zhou, chatting enthusiastically.
Zhou Yun overheard Xu Siyao asking Yin Zhou if he played badminton and wanted to find a partner.
Yin Zhou said, "I don’t play, but I remember Huaichun does."
"Really?" Xu Siyao looked at Gu Huaichun delightedly, "Brother Chun, how about we play badminton together?"
Gu Huaichun looked up at Xu Siyao, responding lukewarmly with a grunt.
Xu Siyao was very pleased, "Then I’ll add you guys on WeChat. I’ll make a group, and we can call you there to play in the future."
After Xu Siyao added them as WeChat friends, as if she suddenly remembered, she turned to look at Zhou Yun, "Sister Xiao Yun, do you want to join us?"
Zhou Yun smiled slightly and said, "No thanks, I don’t play."
Yin Zhou said, "I don’t play either, how about learning together?"
Just as Zhou Yun was about to speak, suddenly, Gu Huaichun said, "She’s a big celebrity, where would she find the time to play badminton with us."
Because she agreed to record Lew Yuan’s new show "Flowers and Things," Zhou Yun ended her vacation early and returned to Shanghai.
Zheng Xiaojue and Cao Jun also ended their vacations early because of this.
"Sorry, the vacation I promised you has been cut short by a few days," Zhou Yun said as soon as they met.
Zheng Xiaojue, however, was very happy and said, "My little sisters are so envious of me, they didn’t get any vacation."
Zhou Yun asked, "Where did you go during your vacation?"
"I went home for a trip," replied Zheng Xiaojue, "Sister Xiao Yun, I brought you a lot of peaches and apples from our farm!"
Zhou Yun said, "Not too many I hope? Otherwise, I couldn’t finish them all myself."
Zheng Xiaojue replied, "I also brought some for your husband. It was really hard to carry, thankfully Brother Cao helped me bring them back."