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ountless thoughts raced through Warming's mind, but ultimately all of them transformed into a burning desire for family reunion. As long as her family could be reunited and her dad released, she didn'...The Substitute Ex-Wife of the CEO

"Action..." Warming and Chen Hang walked to the performance area. The atmosphere built up for a moment; with the clap of the production board, they entered their roles. Warming's movements and poses were graceful yet never overshadowed Chen Hang's screen presence. She was very flexible.

Her amorous eyes swiveled softly towards Prince Nalan, conveying more than words could express—a tender and passionate emotion with a hint of feminine grace.

Director Zhang nodded approvingly; both actors' performances were superb. They portrayed the complexity of farewell and reluctance along with Prince Nalan's ambition to soar high and Princess Xiangxiang's conflicting emotions of loss and support flawlessly.

The kissing scene was shot in a suggestive manner, as requested by Warming, whom Chen Hang had no objections to. In the final scene, Princess Xiangxiang played her flute while gazing longingly at her beloved riding away on his white horse.

The melody lingered softly and deeply, tinged with faint sorrow.

This scene went smoothly; Warming heaved a sigh of relief. Director Zhang was satisfied with the effect and glanced at Warming approvingly—she truly had an innate talent for this line of work. As it was now time for Zhu Bingbing's scenes, Warming took a break, during which Cai Xiaoqing brought her a bottle of ice-cold purified water.

Gu Yiting approached with her assistant; Warming and Gu Yiting’s scenes were filmed separately so they rarely met. This was the first time Gu Yiting had come to find Warming, looking down on her condescendingly: "Warming, who did you climb into bed with at Ning'an International"

Warming was taken aback and didn't understand what she meant; Gu Yiting sneered and looked down on Warming contemptuously: "If you hadn’t climbed into bed with someone, how could you have gotten the role of Princess Xiangxiang"

In the past month or so, she had told herself to endure it. She should originally be the second female lead in this drama but was instead ousted by Warming who took her part. Now she played a minor character in the show.

The agent had told her that she got the role, but who would have thought it would be given to Warming overnight.

Sore as she was, Hai Run's young master merely informed her that this time An Ning International wanted to promote someone else and would give her another chance next time. She found it unfair how easily they had taken the role away from her.

On set, Warming received the director’s and actors' favor; everyone got along well with each other. Director Zhang added more scenes for her, and even the costumes and styling of every detail surpassed those of the lead actress. The costume budget was also the highest in the entire production crew, leading her to believe that someone must be backing Warming otherwise she would not have received such treatment.

"I don’t know what you’re talking about," said Warming without any intention of engaging with her.

Gu Yiting wasn't well-liked among the cast, and actresses didn’t often invite her to meals or outings.

"Don’t pretend you don’t know, just tell me who you’ve hooked up with," said Gu Yiting rudely.

Cai Xiaojing was about to speak when Warming stood up and smiled sweetly. "Do I need to have an affair with someone in order to get the role We all auditioned together, and the role was chosen by Director Zhang. What are you talking about"

As they argued, other people nearby could hear them too. A familiar face from supporting roles came over and pulled Warming away. "Forget it; don’t talk to someone with envy problems. Come play mahjong."

Director Zhang paused the filming and glanced at the arguing duo before shaking his head. He didn't care about actors’ battles, open or covert. As long as they acted well in his plays, that was all that mattered.

In fact, the actress for Princess Xiangxiang had originally been chosen to be Gu Yiting, but he strongly recommended Warming. However, the investors insisted on Gu Yiting, and since he didn’t have enough authority, there was nothing he could do about it. He never expected that they would change their minds overnight and decide on Warming instead.

Although he didn't know why, he was happy to have chosen the actor he favored.

The role felt warm when played, and he was quite satisfied. He added more scenes for her; if Gu Yiting were playing the role,哼, he was notorious for cutting scenes, and would cut her down to a minor character.

Gu Yiting stomped her feet, pouting as she turned away. Cai Xiaojing received a phone call with something to attend to. Seeing that Wenran hadn't been bullied on set in over a month except for Gu Yiting, who wasn't much of a fighter anyway, she felt somewhat reassured and gave some instructions before leaving.

A few people nearby were playing mahjong, and the women all joked that Wenran's agent treated her like a child. Their agents wouldn't be around陪著她們 on set every day.

As they played mahjong, they chatted about gossip in the entertainment industry. Warm happened to hear that Ye Feimo was recently rumored to be dating someone else again, and that the Second Young Master Ye planned to promote yet another new star. She couldn't help but grumble inwardly.

He's still playing the same old game.

Lately, he had been linked romantically with a female singer and a female model more than anyone else. Warm was curious as she hadn't seen any rumors about him dating Han Bi.

Han Bi, on the other hand, had been rumored to be dating Gu Rui, and seemed interested in working with Fang Liucheng's company. It was being said that Han Bi would participate in a film produced by Huayun Entertainment and Fang Investment.

Everyone claimed it would be Huayun's biggest production of the year.

Han Bi had reached a point where she could choose from many good films to star in, whether art-house or commercial movies. She was capable enough to handle them all, and her looks suited both ancient and modern roles, giving her great versatility.

In the afternoon, Director Zhang gathered all the cast members to speed up the filming schedule. They wanted to finish shooting the play before the Spring Festival, so they would be working night shifts starting from today.

The main actors complained endlessly as they started their night shift work, and Ruanmeng was no exception.

Starting the night shift today.

Upon receiving this news, Ruanmeng called Ye Feimo, saying, "Ye Feimo, I have to work a night shift tonight. You'll need to prepare your own meals."

"What time"

"I don't know yet."

"Annoying! It's bad enough that you're an early riser and late sleeper, but now you also have to work night shifts. You are busier than me." Ye Feimo's tone was not very pleasant.

Ruanmeng replied, "… Oh, the assistant director is calling for me. Gotta go."

She hung up the phone and, to avoid Ye Feimo calling her to complain later on, she decisively turned off her phone.

She lived in a luxury apartment complex too; although it was technically under Ye Feimo's unit, they practically lived together without needing an extra rental space. Ye Feimo had a rather peculiar personality and was also very meticulous about cleanliness. Besides regular cleaning by the housekeeper, he didn't like others entering his personal living space. seriously dating.""No!""Good-for-nothing son."The mother and son chatted for a while longer. Ye Feimo then hung up the call. He twirled the pen in his hand, his cold expression masking a layer of dee...