Chapter 13 : Heading to the Film Set
13: Heading to the Film Set
The saying "practice makes perfect" refers to how once you have a foundation and experience with something, it becomes smooth and easy to do afterward.
Having gained experience holding hands with Lin Muyao once, it seemed her heart had gained experience.
This time with gentle hand-holding, although Su Mo still felt her heart beating much faster than usual, it remained within an acceptable range.
As time passed, whether due to Lin Muyao's orchid fragrance lingering around her or not, this adaptation was slowly improving.
After five minutes had passed, as ten slender fingertips perfectly intertwined together, Su Mo was surprised to discover that her heartbeat had completely calmed down.
An Xiaoqian, sitting across from them at the kotatsu, watched her friend and Su Mo spend these five minutes like a newlywed couple, shy yet revealing a kind of innocent sweetness.
Perhaps being excluded and completely ignored didn't feel good. An Xiaoqian's pure doll face puffed up slightly at the cheeks, her cherry lips also pouting upward. Seeing her 'friend's' shoulder about to lean toward Su Mo, An Xiaoqian 'timely' coughed twice and stood up.
"Ahem, Junior Su Mo, your orange juice is finished. I'll go refill it for you."
With that, she snatched the mostly full glass of orange juice from Su Mo's hand under Lin Muyao's shocked gaze, her white-stockinged feet pattering toward the kitchen.
Due to the small episode created by An Xiaoqian, the faint pink romantic bubbles that had just formed around Su Mo and Lin Muyao dispersed.
As a boy who had been single for 18 years with little experience interacting with girls, Su Mo instinctively wanted to withdraw her hand.
But after applying slight force, she was surprised to find her right hand stuck like glue, unable to move. Somewhat puzzled, Su Mo instinctively looked to her side and saw Lin Muyao tilting her little head with a cute, teasing expression as if watching a good show.
Actually, when An Xiaoqian took the juice and broke the romantic atmosphere, Lin Muyao, who was equally single since birth, also had shy feelings no less than Su Mo's and instinctively wanted to withdraw her hand like Su Mo.
However, Su Mo's movement interrupted her thoughts and actions first. Acting on instinct, she tightened her ten fingers, watching Su Mo emanate a soft, vulnerable aura like a little white rabbit being chased by a big bad wolf.
It had to be said that people were sometimes contradictory creatures.
Clearly embarrassed to death the previous second, but seeing the other party more flustered than herself the next second, Lin Muyao was surprised to find she was no longer shy or nervous, and even felt like teasing her little boyfriend.
It was truly magical!
Gently raising her unoccupied left hand and placing it tenderly on Su Mo's shoulder, feeling the other's body stiffen and tense up with even breathing becoming rapid, like a pitiful little white rabbit about to be hunted.
Lin Muyao, as the big bad wolf, found it extremely interesting. The corners of her exquisite, cool pretty face curved up slightly, and two small dimples appeared on both sides.
"Junior Su Mo, at ten o'clock we'll need to act as my boyfriend. How about we rehearse some other scenes now?"
Su Mo: More???
Drip drop drip drop~
Just as Lin Muyao was happily teasing her shy little boyfriend, crisp sounds of water falling to the ground quietly rang out from the kitchen.
An Xiaoqian, who was pouring orange juice, hadn't noticed at all that the juice had overflowed from the cup in her hand.
At this moment, her round eyes were staring straight at her friend, watching the smile she displayed while completely forgetting about her strategist self.
Given her friend's betrayal of forgetting her for beauty, An Xiaoqian bit her red lips with her white teeth and silently made a decision in her heart!
Hmph~ I won't tell you about your little boyfriend's shocking secret!
On the contrary, I'll choose Plan B!
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Su Mo didn't know that due to her constitution being too weak to pull her hand away, she had inadvertently prevented further exposure of her identity.
After drinking a glass of orange juice that An Xiaoqian brought over, time quietly arrived at 9 o'clock. Su Mo and Lin Muyao, who had rehearsed all morning, finally reached the time to go to the film set to test their results.
"Muyao, can I go see your film set?"
But before departure, with An Xiaoqian's suggestion, their party of two expanded to three.
Regarding this cute loli senior with a sweet appearance who had given her orange juice joining as his 'girlfriend's best friend,' Su Mo only thought the other wanted to see the film set and didn't think much of it.
As a high-end apartment building, Weiyang Apartments naturally had a parking garage downstairs.
Following Lin Muyao and An Xiaoqian, they took the elevator to B2.
Perhaps because today was Wednesday, a workday, and working people had already reached their workplaces at this time, they didn't encounter anyone else in the elevator, and even the parking garage was quite sparse.
Clang~ Clang~ Clang~
Hearing the rhythmic sounds of Lin Muyao's small heels on the floor, after walking for about 2 minutes, Su Mo finally came face to face with the BMW she had only seen the taillights of last night.
Due to being unable to obtain a driver's license because of serious heart disease, Su Mo's knowledge about cars was much less than other boys', not understanding many car brands and models.
But now looking at this BMW of an unknown model in front of her, although she didn't understand cars, being close enough, Su Mo could sense a hint of high-end quality from its design.
At least it looked much more advanced than her father's QQ that he had driven for over ten years.
Knowing that her trip to the film set was mainly to act with Lin Muyao and serve as a shield, Su Mo ultimately sat in the passenger seat to maintain their intimate persona.
The BMW with an exquisite blue-black exterior had pink interior with a uniquely girly atmosphere. From its spotless appearance, one could see that its owner was a person of refined taste.
The car was filled with Lin Muyao's unique orchid fragrance, combined with the leather seats behind her that felt like premium sofas, making Su Mo feel enjoyment in every sense.
Just as Su Mo was curiously examining the car interior, An Xiaoqian in the back seat was 'secretly' observing Su Mo with peripheral vision.
As for why the word 'secretly' was used?
That was because An Xiaoqian currently had a bad idea in her head.
As a 'Big Car Teacher' in the doujinshi world, An Xiaoqian occasionally needed creative inspiration.
Recently influenced by some car-related short videos, An Xiaoqian, who owned a car, had grown fond of a new game: when waiting for red lights lasting over 60 seconds, she would take advantage of putting the car in neutral to 'accidentally' play with her friend's long legs.
Lin Muyao had clearly expressed rejection of this.
And because of this, she now refused to get in her car.
Now looking at Su Mo sitting in the passenger seat, although Su Mo had specifically worn loose pants today, after sitting still, the lines under those pants could still faintly reveal beautiful legs.
Silently pinching the white stockings she was currently wearing, An Xiaoqian's round eyes sparkled with evil light.
Hehehe...
Friend, if you won't let me touch you, then I'll touch your little boyfriend instead.
But should I make her wear white stockings or black stockings...
Or maybe one leg each...