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nChapter 44: I’ve Been Through Worse

nTranslator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

nOnly after three takes of this scene did the director let it pass. As soon as he did, Ren Ranran breathed a sigh of relief and left quickly.

nJian Qi initially didn’t have a lot of scenes, so she already had plans to ask the director whether he could arrange for her to shoot her scenes in one go.

nCoco agreed, thinking that she had to deal with her exams in less than three months.

nAnd so, under his negotiation, the director adjusted Jian Qi’s shooting time accordingly.

nThree groups shot scenes at once, so this arrangement didn’t cause any problems for the crew. If Jian Qi performed well enough and compressed her shooting time, it wouldn’t deter the progress of shooting the drama at all!

nAfter all, the main focus of this show was Qiao Bo.

nAnd so, her time at the set got compressed from over a month to less than half a month.

nAfter seeing some of her performances, Coco was utterly convinced of Jian Qi’s acting ability and characterization.

nHe was only afraid that Jian Qi couldn’t thoroughly memorize her lines in such a short period of time.

nOf course, reality proved him wrong.

nAfter a few days of nonstop working, Jian Qi went to sleep on her van as soon as she finished her shoot for the day.

nCoco couldn’t help but get concerned seeing Jian Qi’s current state. “Why not rest for a day?”

n“No need. I’ve been through worse.”

nHuh?

nCoco couldn’t help thinking back. Was she that tired back in the day?

nAs soon as they arrived at the hotel, Jian Qi went back to her room to rest.

nCoco didn’t want to disturb her, so he left as soon as he could.

nJian Qi’s stomach growled in the middle of the night, and she woke up from hunger.

nAfter searching around her room, she only found water! Coco had hidden away all her snacks because he didn’t want her to gain weight!

nTaking her wallet and phone, Jian Qi left the building after wearing a baseball cap and a mask.

nThere was a twenty-four-hour convenience store opposite the hotel.

nJian Qi only returned to the hotel after buying two bags of food.

nIt was already half-past three in the early morning, and when Jian Qi entered the hotel again, she saw someone in the lift. She opened it before it could close entirely and pressed the button for her floor.

nThere was a man in a black jacket who was wearing a surgical mask, and Jian Qi couldn’t see what he looked like.

nBut with a glance, Jian Qi saw a scar at the corner of his eye.

nWhen she pressed the button for the thirteenth floor, she saw that the button for the fourteenth floor was lit.

nIn these few days, Jian Qi had probably seen almost all of the crew members, but she had no recollection of a crew member with a scar on his face.

nOnly the crew members were staying at the fourteenth floor!

nWhat was he going there for at such a time?

nThis man didn’t have the pass card that all the crew members had either!

nThen lift door opened, and Jian Qi took her bags with her as she sashayed to her room with a piece of bread in her mouth.

nAs soon as the door to the lift closed, she quickly made a turn and went towards the emergency exit.

nPutting her bags aside, Jian Qi quickly made her way up the stairs to the fourteenth floor.

nPeeking out into the fourteenth floor hallway, she saw the man from earlier making his way cautiously to the room at the end of the hall.

nAs soon as he entered the room, Jian Qi made her way over and read the label on the door.

nIt was the props room.

nHearing movements from inside the room, Jian Qi didn’t stay around anymore, making her way quickly back to the stairs.

nThe man didn’t stay in the room for a long time before he left. Jian Qi, who was already downstairs, went back to her room and opened the window, climbing up to the room above.

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