After nearly two weeks of getting along, Qin Wei felt that Su Yang, this person, had many advantages.
When dealing with people, he always paid great attention to measure. On set, Qin Wei had never seen him say anything inappropriate. Every sentence seemed to have been considered in advance for the other person's feelings. Therefore, he was able to get along well with the staff, including extras.
And he was very good at cooking. He had paid attention to the preferences of people around him. After hearing Daniel and Qin Wei reminiscing about the small dumplings they had eaten in the "Against the Wind" program group, he took the time to learn how to make them. Then he cooked dumplings for them to eat in the hotel kitchen.
Those who came to join in the fun, including Li Liang and Xiao Yan, also got a share.
Originally not expecting much from his cooking skills, but after tasting them, Qin Wei found them quite delicious.
Daniel praised:
"Brother, you can actually cook! You're so handsome, your muscles are great, you can cook, what other surprises do I not know about you?"
Qin Wei leaned over to Daniel and said,
"You'll find out if you spend more time with him! You seem very eager to get to know him~ What's that about?"
Daniel had also figured out Qin Wei's preferences after the past two days. So he snorted, then put his arm around Su Yang's arm:
"Because Yangyang is my honey, I want to know more about my honey. Is there a problem?"
Su Yang also cooperated very well, leaning casually on Daniel, looking at Daniel affectionately:
"No problem at all, honey. Qin Wei is just jealous of our love~"
"Yes, honey, I love you~"
"Mm~ I love you too~"
The sweetness came so suddenly that Qin Wei didn't know whether to eat dog food first or eat dumplings first.
Xiao Yan helplessly sighed and lowered his head to eat dumplings.
Li Liang sat to the side, her face already red.
The photography assistant Xiaochen looked at Daniel with envy, though it was unclear why.
So Su Yang was also very good at joking around.
After joking around, everyone continued eating. But after just a few bites, Daniel asked Qin Wei very seriously:
"Weiwei, when you eat dumplings, do you think of Qiao Sixiao?"
Qin Wei was puzzled:
"Why would I think of her when I eat dumplings?"
Daniel suddenly chuckled foolishly:
"In the program group, in the dance studio, once when you had an injured leg and didn't go to eat, Qiao Sixiao brought you a bowl of dumplings to find you. You two even stared at each other while you were eating and she touched you."
As soon as he said this, the other five people sitting in the kitchen fell silent, including Qin Wei, all with shocked expressions on their faces.
Daniel went on to say,
"Although the camera was off and didn't capture it, I was in the rest area next door at the time. There was a one-way glass between our room and yours so I could see you but you couldn't see me. I witnessed the whole thing! My face was so red! She kept touching you the whole time!"
When he finished, he looked a little proud.
Li Liang asked Xiao Yan in almost a whisper:
"I wasn't with my sister yet at that time. You were in that group, was my sister really that open back then???"
Xiao Yan also lowered his voice:
"Yes."
Qin Wei: "Bullsh*t!
I remember now, I can explain!
That day she brought me a bowl of dumplings. At first I was quite moved but there was cilantro in it, so I said I don't eat cilantro. She said if you don't want to eat then f*ck off. I asked why she had such a bad temper. She said she wasn't going to serve me anymore and I should give it to a dog to eat. So I swore at her a few times too. Then I picked out the cilantro. She asked why I was being so picky. I said it was just a freaking seasoning, how is that being picky? Then she raised her hand and pinched my face. I told her to let go dammit. But since I was holding the bowl I couldn't fight back, so she pinched my face a few more times!
Daniel, who the hell is your Chinese teacher and what dictionary have you been using? Fire that teacher and burn that dictionary! What kind of crap did they teach you? Such sensational words, are you a killer who learned some kind of shark language?! "
Li Liang sighed regretfully:
"I didn't know my sister had such a foul mouth during that time. It sounds really exciting! I wish I had followed her sooner..."
Xiao Yan finished eating the dumplings, slowly drank some tea, then said to Li Liang:
"Didn't I tell you she used to be very open~"
...
The above is not important. What's important is that Qin Wei unintentionally discovered that whenever they mentioned Qiao Sixiao, Su Yang would pay special attention.
When he heard something that interested him, his right eyebrow would lift up slightly.
Every time Daniel and Qin Wei said the words "Qiao Sixiao", he would unconsciously raise his right eyebrow.
Of course, this didn't prove anything. Teacher Qiao was a celebrity and had great popularity. It wasn't strange for him to be interested in things about her.
But Su Yang had another habit. Whenever he was trying hard to remember something, he would pick at the tip of his left thumb with his index finger. Qin Wei often saw him make such gestures when memorizing lines. And when Qin Wei intentionally or unintentionally talked about things related to Teacher Qiao, although he didn't show much reaction on the surface, his thumb would start picking at his index finger again.
Once during a break from filming, the two of them were sitting on the stone steps outside the studio running lines. Qin Wei suddenly said, "Qiao Sixiao!"
Su Yang turned his head to look in the direction she was pointing. No one was there.
When he turned his head back, Qin Wei was looking at him meaningfully.
"What's up?"
Su Yang touched his own face,
"Is my makeup smeared?"
Qin Wei had her arms crossed, looking seriously at Su Yang:
"If you really want to be friends with Qiao Sixiao, or even something more, you should pursue her directly instead of secretly trying to find out about her from me."
Su Yang lowered his eyes:
"What are you talking about Qin Wei? I don't really understand."
"When you panic you grit your teeth, your eyes look down and to the left, and when you lie the corners of your mouth turn down slightly while avoiding the other person's gaze."
And Su Yang's behavior was no exception this time.
Su Yang was a little helpless. He raised his eyes to look at her and meet her gaze: "Have you been in detective dramas? You can read micro expressions too?"
Qin Wei didn't avoid his gaze either:
"It's useless for you to observe me since I've been observing you too. Only behavior and gestures made without realizing they're being observed are real. This is what I learned in military training."
Since the other party had seen through him, Su Yang no longer pretended to be confused. First he smiled helplessly:
"They teach stuff like that in domestic military training? I'm really ignorant... Yes, I'm very interested in her. I want to be friends with her, but she's so cold to everyone except when she has to smile and be cheerful in front of the camera.
How to get close to her? I tried my best, even signing with the company she's at after a lot of effort beforehand... I won't get into that...
I looked for all kinds of excuses to run into her at the company and talk to her, but she wouldn't even give me a chance to say one sentence to her.
Maybe it's because I'm not standing high enough. To think from her perspective, if I were her, I wouldn't pay any attention to a newbie at the company either.
So I spent close to a year studying the preferences of the audience and did get some popularity. At the same time I got this role, so I had to pause my studies. A few days ago I finally got to speak to her like I wished...
Although it was just running lines... Other than that she completely ignores me. Can you imagine what it feels like when one second she's looking at me affectionately in character during filming, then the next second when the director yells cut, in her eyes I've turned back into a stranger?
I'm sorry to take advantage of you like this, but I couldn't think of any other way either. I discovered that it's only when you and your friends are around that she's willing to acknowledge me... If I don't appear by your side, maybe she would never notice me... I want to get closer to her. I don't want her to dislike me..."
Qin Wei nodded:
"I've seen more intense situations. All smiles and laughter one second, then turning hostile the next second not recognizing someone. She can turn hostile even faster than a dog...
Oh and Su Yang, when you said you paused your studies, you mean you didn't graduate... You didn't graduate either, what a coincidence, me neither hahaha!"
Su Yang glanced at her:
"I didn't graduate from my PhD program."
