After Being Blackened All Over the Internet, I Ruled the Military Variety Shows
Chapter 225 Guessing the Relationship

Chapter 225: Chapter 225 Guessing the Relationship

Noticing an unmistakable gaze, Jiang Lingxi turned her head and met She Man’s eyes looking over from not far away.

She greeted casually, "Sister Man, you’re here to work!"

She Man nodded slightly and responded softly.

"The sun is hot, so we better go first."

Shen Yunqing merely nodded in She Man’s direction without speaking.

Although he had only met her a few times, he could tell that compared to the later acquaintance Wei Minmin, his majesty’s regard for She Man, whom he had known for a longer time, was only superficial.

Thus, he naturally would not pay much attention to her.

Watching the two figures walk away side by side until they disappeared from sight, She Man retracted her gaze, her expression somewhat complex.

Unable to resist, she asked her assistant, who had been startled moments ago, "What do you think their relationship is?"

They came out of the RV at noon, possibly having lunch and taking a nap together inside, which didn’t seem like a relationship between mere friends.

This led her to recall Shen Yunqing’s reaction when Jiang Lingxi suddenly coughed up blood while filming a few days ago.

Taking into account what she just witnessed, it all seemed not simple.

The assistant thought of a possibility, "Could they be a show couple?" But covered her mouth immediately after speaking, looking around, and let out a sigh of relief when she saw no one was around.

"Doesn’t seem like it," She Man’s first guess was also this, but after thinking it over, she shook her head. "If they really were like this, they would hide it more and not be so openly fearless of being seen, even greeting me so calmly."

"Maybe Jiang Lingxi is behaving so openly precisely to avoid suspicion."

"That’s possible too."

"But they do look quite compatible together; I wonder if they’ll end up being real after the show wraps up."

She Man: "..."

Although she didn’t know what kind of identity Mr. Shen had, judging from her years of experience mingling in the entertainment industry, it was likely significant.

Jiang Lingxi was just a small actor, previously burdened with scandals and only recently managed to clear some of them. How could she be so fortunate?

She still felt frustrated over Jiang Lingxi landing the lead female role and had no interest in shipping this couple!

The crew was just ahead. Jiang Lingxi took the parasol that Shen Yunqing had been holding for her along the way, "I guess She Man is busily speculating about our relationship."

Shen Yunqing replied, "She’s a smart person."

Jiang Lingxi immediately squinted her eyes into a smile and nodded.

A smart person, even if she had her suspicions, wouldn’t stupidly voice them without any evidence.

Moreover, they were now part of the same crew. If it negatively affected the team, she, as the third female lead, would suffer as well.

This was why she felt no fear.

"I’m going to get my makeup done, bye-bye!"

The afternoon nap had been comfortable, and the effect was evident; she felt invigorated.

Even after her makeup was done, the set was still preparing the scenes. Jiang Lingxi was about to read a couple more pages when she heard Director Wei calling for her and Shen Yunqing.

Approaching, she saw the chess game they played that morning still laid on the table with a few more pieces added.

Jiang Lingxi only glanced once to identify it, "Did Director Wei continue playing?"

Wei Xiao wiped the sweat off his forehead, his fan flapping loudly as he looked up and glared helplessly at the two, "You two know how to slack off. I couldn’t find you all noon."

Having pondered over the endgame, he wanted to continue playing but felt it wasn’t right after a few more moves. He went back and forth several times, feeling dissatisfied yet couldn’t find Jiang Lingxi or Shen Yunqing, who left the game and vanished. So he resorted to video-calling the best go player he knew.

The two exchanged a few moves across the phone; this time, it was the senior across the video who gave up first, reasoning that the endgame’s thought process was unfathomable, even asking who left this position behind.

Wei Xiao was shocked. His inability to proceed was understandable due to his level, but this senior held a high status in the go community. It was apparent they were interested in the person who played this game.

He explained it was arranged by two actors under him while filming, only to receive a firm "impossible!"

These days, no one believes the truth!

"While there’s some downtime, why don’t you two finish this game? I’ll record it."

The old senior’s disbelief needed to be addressed by letting him see for himself.

Jiang Lingxi: "..."

Shen Yunqing: "..."

What exactly happened this afternoon?

Seeing that Wei Xiao had already set his phone on a stand, the two exchanged a glance, resigning themselves to sit at opposite sides of the chessboard and continue the game.

Others moved away quietly, having witnessed Director Wei scratching his head over the board at noon.

She Man, after getting her makeup done, wanted to find a quiet place to go over the upcoming scenes. But upon entering the hall and seeing Jiang Lingxi and Shen Yunqing playing chess with Director Wei recording them, she was stunned.

She retreated to the doorway and called over a passing crew member, giving them a look, "What’s going on over there?"

"Oh, Teacher Jiang and Mr. Shen were filming a chess scene this morning, but the game wasn’t finished when the shooting ended. Director Wei wants them to finish the match."

"Playing chess, Go?"

"Yes, surprising that both Teacher Jiang and Mr. Shen have high-level chess skills, even outdoing Director Wei."

She Man waved off the crew member, let them leave, and couldn’t resist looking back into the hall as she turned away.

The thought that Jiang Lingxi knew how to play Go and was skilled at it seemed so unreal!

The endgame that troubled Wei Xiao for over an hour was concluded in fifteen minutes by Jiang Lingxi and Shen Yunqing.

"I lost."

Jiang Lingxi glanced at the calmly conceding Shen Yunqing and couldn’t help but snort lightly.

He truly wasn’t going easy on her yet had shifted his usual cautious and conservative style to become much more aggressive. Not usually inclined for a fierce battle, he deliberately went the opposite direction; who knows what he was thinking.

Shen Yunqing responded with a faint smile.

In the past, he stuck strictly to the duties of a Minister, but now, freed from constraints, he’d naturally strive for himself.

Wei Xiao remained oblivious to the unspoken exchange between them, contentedly put away his phone, then sent the recording to the senior, attaching a note: "Now will you believe it?"

Having done this, he felt a burst of satisfaction and waved his hand, announcing loudly, "Hurry up, get ready to shoot!"

The entire set immediately erupted into activity.

But before he could revel for long, during a break after a scene was filmed, a crew member he sent to coordinate the next location hurried over, "Director Wei!"

Wei Xiao sensed the expression spelled trouble, "Why are you back so soon?"

"The Wan Chao Street we’re planning to use next has already been rented by the ’Qingcheng Legend’ crew ahead of us; they leased it for an entire week!"

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