Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Kiss Scene

A bite mark had been left on Mo Niannian’s neck, faintly aching. She could not help cursing, “That damned beast!”

[It was only acting. Plenty of celebrities even do more intimate scenes.] The system tried to brainwash Mo Niannian in secret.

Mo Niannian’s expression shifted darkly, and the more she thought about it, the more of a loss it seemed.

[It’s only a kiss. At worst, Host can just think of it as being bitten by a dog.]

[Get lost. Stop annoying me.]

No. She had to calm down. If she lost control and accidentally killed Jiang Hu, the mission would be over.

On the other side, Director Wang was talking through the scene with Jiang Hu.

Jiang Hu’s thoughts drifted farther and farther away, his mind restless and untethered.

Niannian really was soft, so sweet, sweeter than candy, more delicious than anything else.

But the look on her face just now had been a little strange.

It had to be his imagination. Niannian liked him so much—had liked him for years, collecting everything he had ever released since his debut. The kindness she showed him, the care and sincerity in her eyes, could not possibly be fake.

Jiang Hu silently comforted himself.

Director Wang grew more excited as they talked and dragged the scriptwriter into a dim corner, where the two of them whispered about something. Every so often, they let out strange bursts of laughter that were a little unnerving.

“Jiang Hu, there you are! I’ve been looking all over for you~” The heroine of the drama, the hot young star Zhao Yuxing, came over with eyes full of flirtation.

She sat down beside Jiang Hu. “I really like you~ I’ve always wanted to work with you~ and only now did I finally get the chance.”

She covered her mouth and laughed, her voice sugary and affected.

Disgust filled Jiang Hu’s eyes, and he moved farther away from her.

Although Niannian also spoke to him in a sweet, pampering way, she was not nearly this revolting. This kind of cloying behavior made him irritated enough to hate even looking at her.

“Do you need something?”

“Jiang Hu~ I really admire you. Tonight at eight, Wanyue Hotel. I’ll be waiting for you, darling~”

She slipped a room card into Jiang Hu’s hand, shot him a seductive glance, and left with all her charm on full display.

Jiang Hu’s face turned ugly beyond measure. His entire aura dropped to freezing. He crushed the room card in his hand, his eyes darkening as something sinister rose within them.

He went straight to the dressing room and scrubbed himself from head to toe, especially the spot where he had accidentally touched Zhao Yuxing’s hand. He rubbed until the skin was red, as if he wanted to strip off a layer of flesh.

[Villainy value of the male lead +5. Current villainy value: 65.]

Mo Niannian froze mid-brush, her eyes widening slightly in confusion.

She was not exactly willing to get involved in anything like that with the male lead, but after he had taken advantage of her, his villainy value had actually gone up?

So... he really did hate her? Everything before had been an act?

Mo Niannian instantly came back to life, her eyes lighting up with excitement.

She put down what she was holding and hurried outside.

She grabbed people along the way and asked where Jiang Hu was.

After asking several people, Mo Niannian finally found him.

Good heavens, Jiang Hu had changed into a completely different set of clothes from head to toe. His hair was slightly damp, and both of his exposed hands were red, with fine streaks of blood showing through.

Mo Niannian almost laughed out loud.

Now she really did not have to worry about the same thing happening again. That was wonderful. Her mood lifted in an instant.

A male lead whose entire mind was on his career—she really loved that.

Even the fact that he had accidentally bitten her twice before seemed less unacceptable now.

Director Wang spotted Mo Niannian at a glance and hurriedly called out to her. “Miss Mo, come here quickly! We’ve just discussed it again and revised the scenes between you and Jiang Hu.”

Director Wang dragged Mo Niannian into a long explanation, while Mo Niannian took the chance to sneak several glances at Jiang Hu.

Sure enough, he really had washed himself thoroughly, to the point that even his hands had been scrubbed raw.

Tsk. No one knew how badly the rest of him had suffered.

Director Wang kept talking at length, but Mo Niannian was too busy watching Jiang Hu to take in much of it.

Anyway, the major problem was already solved. Jiang Hu hated her so much that after touching her, he had to go and take a special shower.

Mo Niannian felt that, as long as the villainy value could be lowered, nothing else mattered.

Director Wang said, “The script is basically settled now.”

Mo Niannian gave a slight nod to show that she understood.

“Then you can go rest for today. Jiang Hu, stay a moment longer; we still need to go over some details.”

At the mention of getting off work, Mo Niannian became more enthusiastic than anyone else. She immediately got to her feet. “Then I—”

“Niannian, can you wait for me a little? I need to talk to you about something.”

The smile on Mo Niannian’s face froze.

She was unwilling on every level, but for the sake of the absurd persona she had set for herself, she could only say with tears in her heart, “Okay.”

Jiang Hu curved his eyes slightly. “I’ll be quick.”

Mo Niannian actually could not see any flaw in his expression.

This dog of a man had improved his acting, hadn’t he? Even she could not see through him anymore.

What was there to fear about acting? Mo Niannian immediately softened her voice and said sweetly, “It’s all right. I’ll wait for you, brother~”

Director Wang looked like he had eaten something foul and stared at her several times. Mo Niannian was getting into character now, and even sent Jiang Hu a flying kiss.

Jiang Hu’s eyes darkened, and his throat moved slightly.

Director Wang could not hold it in any longer and chased Mo Niannian away.

Mo Niannian found a corner and opened the game in her hand.

“Niannian, you’re here!”

A young actress from the same crew who was on good terms with Mo Niannian plopped down beside her. Wiggling her brows, she asked, “How does it feel to kiss your idol?”

Mo Niannian’s hand jerked, and the character on the screen fell off a cliff and died.

She really did not want to answer that question and tried to pretend she had not heard it, but the young actress refused to let her off. “Come on, tell me. You’ve been calling him brother all day long, and now you’ve finally gotten what you wanted. So? Was it good?”

Mo Niannian snapped her phone shut. “Try it and you’ll know.”

Not good at all.

She could still feel the faint pain right now!

The young actress hurriedly waved her hands. “Forget it, forget it. I get nervous just looking at Jiang Hu. Even though I’m a fan too, I only dare admire him from far away.”

“But Niannian, you really came out ahead.” Her eyes sparkled. “That was your idol’s first on-screen kiss.”

Mo Niannian offered no comment. She did not want to hear anything about that kiss at all.

The young actress beside her did not know what she was thinking. In the spirit of sharing, she quietly opened a photo. “Niannian, look. I secretly took this. You and your idol are absolutely gorgeous together. That kiss was so seductive and beautiful my face went red just looking at it!”

She tried very hard to keep her voice down, but she was so excited she could hardly contain herself.

Mo Niannian glanced at it unconsciously.

To be honest, it really was beautiful, provided the person in it was not her.

She reached out and snatched the phone from the young actress’s hands. “Stills aren’t allowed to leak. Be good—I’ll delete it for you.”

“No way!! I’m keeping this forever! Besides, what’s the use of deleting it now? When it’s shown on the big screen later, who knows how many people will film it? This is called keeping the good stuff in the family!”

Mo Niannian: !

She had actually forgotten something so important. It was going to be broadcast later!

Damn it. Did it really have to be shown to the whole country?

“Give it to me first.” Mo Niannian reached out to snatch it back.