Joey always felt that something was missing on top of her head.
Oh no, the hairpin! She had left her hairpin in the hotel room.
It was all because she had rushed out too quickly and didn't check her belongings properly.
Just as she was about to go out and return to the hotel, her phone beeped with a new message.
"Did you forget your hairpin?"
The message was from Luo Yize.
Joey was extremely embarrassed and quickly replied, "Um... sorry!"
"What are you apologizing for? By the way, the filming will start the day after tomorrow. Don't forget to come. I'll return your hairpin then."
Joey replied with a simple "Okay." Her mind started to replay the scenes from last night one after another...
Suddenly, her face flushed.
Finally, the day for the start of filming "Burning Heart in Flames" arrived.
At the venue of the opening banquet, Hou Lei's car had just pulled in. Besides Luo Yize, there was no one else in the car. Joey watched as he got out of the car and walked through the crowd of reporters, trying to make herself invisible.
Fortunately, with Hou Lei and a large group of people blocking the way, and her unusually short stature, Joey managed to avoid the reporters' cameras.
During the dinner after the meeting, Luo Yize sat next to Joey.
"Here's your hairpin." Luo Yize took out the hairpin.
Just as Joey was about to reach for it, Luo Yize suddenly grabbed her hand tightly.
Luo Yize in front of her, with his deep and dark eyes, stared fixedly at Joey.
Joey, who usually showed no fear, felt a chill down her back under his long - lasting gaze.
Joey couldn't say a word for a long time.
"Make sure to check your things next time." Luo Yize suddenly spoke.
He let go of her hand. Joey looked at the hairpin in her hand, blinked her eyes, and her gaze was clear and bright.
While she was in a daze, Luo Yize had already rolled up a piece of roast duck and handed it to Joey.
"Roast duck tastes best when it's hot."
Joey then came to her senses. She put the hairpin in her pocket, picked up the still - steaming roast duck, and started to chew it slowly.
Seeing Joey's puffed - out cheeks, Luo Yize whispered quietly in her ear, "Do you have feelings for me?"
Hearing this, Joey almost choked on the roast duck.
How could he ask such a question? Did he...
Did he have an interest in her?
Luo Yize's deep eyes were intense, and his voice became mellow and low as he repeated the question, "Do you or not?"
Joey looked at him in surprise, then rolled up another piece of roast duck and lowered her head to eat, saying, "Let's focus on the meal. The roast duck today is really delicious, and so is the stir - fried lamb with scallions."
After the meal, the group took the elevator back to their rooms. Joey was trembling all over. Unexpectedly, Luo Yize still held her hand. Joey clenched her fists tightly, and cold sweat broke out on her palms. Her nerves were on edge. She never thought that her idol would act like this towards her.
When they reached the room, Joey finally let go of his hand. The moment he was about to close the door, before Luo Yize could say anything, Joey blurted out, "It's really not suitable for us to be together."
"There's nothing inappropriate. After all, I've said that you're my most important..."
"Friend!" Joey interrupted him. "We can only be friends!"
"What kind of good friends would be in the same room?"
Joey was stunned again. She shyly raised her face and stared intently at him.
Luo Yize's handsome face was so close to hers that they could feel each other's breath.
For Joey, what happened that night was not only reported by the reporters, but also other fans started to post all kinds of curses about her.
Joey had to face such a huge amount of pressure.
She looked at the room in front of her. Yes, there was a single bed and a double - bed. It seemed that fate had arranged it very well.
If there was only a double - bed, she would rather sleep on the sofa or on the floor than share the same bed with Luo Yize again.
That night, Joey couldn't fall asleep.
Tossing and turning, the scenes from that night kept replaying in her mind. How could she sleep peacefully?
Moreover, the very next day, she would have a scene with Luo Yize, and it was a love scene. Just thinking about it made Joey tremble with fear; just thinking about it reminded her of the night when she was drunk. Besides, Joey was playing Luo Yize's first love. Luo Yize was so deeply in love with his first love that he was even clingy, and he even gave Joey a snuff bottle that had been in his family for three hundred years as a token of love.
This plot was not just cliché, it was extremely cheesy.
Apart from Joey, perhaps only Granny Qiong Yao could write such a plot so vividly.
It was all the director's fault. Why did he have to let Joey play a couple with Luo Yize?
Finally, the next day arrived, and the two started their audition.