Reborn: The Return of the Villainous Mr. Liu

For the next scene, Chyou and Yating had to walk down a flowery path that blossomed with beautiful petals. Tall trees greeted them on either side and when the scene started, Yating held out his hand for her.

Chyou smiled and with a tinge of nervousness, put her hand in his. His fingers then slowly intertwined with hers and with that, she could feel her palm trembling. They didn’t have dialogues in this scene. It was a simple and heartwarming walk as they basked in each other’s love.

Or at least it was supposed to be a simple enough scene but Chyou couldn’t take her mind off the heat spreading and tingling her skin. When she looked up, she would always find herself lost in his warm gaze and back to the fireworks night.

At one point, she was sure that she felt Yating ever so slightly pressing her hand firmer. Her heart almost stopped beating in her chest.

I am an idiot! Why am I thinking so much today?

In an attempt to shake off the confusing thoughts, she quickened her pace but her feet got entangled in her robe and she slipped. But Yating pulled her back in time.

“Are you okay?”

“…”

“Y-Yeah…” she awkwardly said, her face completely reddened with shame at this point.

Just how many times have I stumbled today! She lacked tears to shed.

He smiled warmly. “Be careful. You seem to be in a daze today.”

“I-I don’t know…” her shoulders dropped.

He chuckled and flicked on her forehead. “Don’t feel down. Happens with the best of us.”

Though he said so, somewhere in his heart he couldn’t help but be anxious.

Is she thinking about Cheng Yin…?

After all, she had many memories with him and now he was replaced. He wouldn’t blame her if everything would remind her of him.

“Cut!”

Director Murong beamed. “Perfect!”

Chyou was dumbfounded. “Perfect? But didn’t I stumble?”

He waved his hand in dismissal. “At first, I was going to stop you but this is a silent scene anyway. Backstory and memory. So it doesn’t matter because there were no dialogues. In fact, your stumbling and Yating catching you and then your little conversation actually improvised the scene!”

She sighed in relief.

Well that’s good then.

“But how is it that you are falling so much today?” He tilted his head. “Look at Yating. It’s his first time wearing this ancient robe yet he walked more beautifully than you.”

“…”

Director Murong didn’t mince his words at all.

Chyou seriously felt she didn’t have any face left to show. Especially towards Ai who was so keen in watching her act today.

What would she be thinking!? Her favorite idol is making mistakes one after the other! This wasn’t the performance I wanted to show!

Yating smiled and leaned. “Don’t take it to heart. We will release the failed takes as bloopers.”

“…”

“This was your own suggestion once upon a time when I was a rookie. It’s fun to laugh at your own mistakes.”

“D-Don’t use the creator’s like on the creator!” She cried.

At the backside, Ai beamed and clapped. Her adorable face shone golden. “Did you look at Chyou? She was so wonderful!”

Leina touched her chin. “Compared to before, I feel she was in a daze today…”

Her spidey senses clicked in and she narrowed her eyes.

Shui raised her brow too. “Indeed. She is not the one to make mistakes.”

Ai blinked. “I didn’t see any mistakes.”

“Seriously?” Jun was speechless. “Chyou has always been more confident than that. Are you showing bias because she is your favorite idol?”

She looked displeased. “I am always very fair.”

He sneered. “Yeah sure, your fiance doesn’t really feel that at times.”

“The fiance is being very narrow-minded.”

His gaze darkened.

Siying laughed. “Jokes aside, Chyou did feel a little different today. You know at first I thought that it was because of Cheng Yin…” his gaze flickered with lament. “But then I really sensed that the reason is different.”

Jun cocked his brow and shot a glance at Yating. “I think…I can guess the reason.”

Ai asked, “You know? What is it? What is it?”

“…”

He alternated his gaze back and forth between Yating and Ai. “You didn’t feel that?”

“Feel what?”

“How did you become a romance writer?”

“…”

That jab was ruthless.

“Hey guys!” Chyou hopped on to their side with a wide grin. No matter how many times she faltered, she didn’t let it show on her face.

Jun teased. “How come you are able to run in that robe now? Just a few minutes ago, you were stumbling and falling.”

“…”

“I almost felt bad for Gu Yating.”

Leina held in her laughter.

Chyou glared at him. She leaned her chest towards him and pinched his ear.

“Hey, hey!”

Ai nodded. “He deserves that.”

“Take my side!”

“I am always on Chyou’s side,” she blushed.

Veins popped on his forehead.

I won’t forget this betrayal!

Chyou harrumphed. “You don’t speak to your elders that way. You don’t point out their mistakes.”

He sneered. “Quite convenient to hide your emotions, isn’t it?”

“Hey.”

Yating also then arrived behind Chyou and she immediately straightened up.

Siying grinned. “Woh man, you did well there. You can seriously consider getting into the acting field.”

He smiled. “Well it’s all thanks to the Queen here. She had grilled me quite roughly during the commercials shooting. I learned a thing or two but I am still far from being a good actor.”

She coughed. “What roughly? I was never that harsh to you.”

He simply smiled and didn’t comment on that.

“What? Hey! You are being very mean to me!” She smacked on his shoulder.

“That hurt,” he rubbed his shoulder.

She scoffed. “Not more than my fragile heart.”

“…”

Ai alternated her gaze between them and then glanced at Jun. He shrugged as if telling her, ‘Now you understand?’

Suddenly a bright smile laced her lips and she shone brilliantly. It was too blinding to the point that Yating had to say,

“Ai, you are beaming too much. What happened?”

She cleared her throat. “It’s nothing.”

Shui clapped her hands once. “I have an idea! How about we all go for some partying after the shooting is over?”