I am walking straight towards the set and in full mood to figure out the reason behind his behavior change, but first I need to change my costume for the shoot. So I immediately went straight to the makeup room where Yang Lulu is standing and waiting for me.
"Zao an (Good morning), Yang Lulu," I said while smiling.
"Zao an (Morning), Zhao Shiza," she replied.
"Come, sit here and get ready fast," she said while pointing towards the dressing chair.
"Fast? Why?" I asked her.
"Aaaah, actually Mr. Xu Yuan told me through his assistant that he wants to talk to you before the shooting starts, so he'll be outside the set. Within ten minutes," she said.
I said, "Ten minutes? What? But why does he need to talk to me? Can't he come here and talk to me here only?"
"See, Zhao Shiza, I really don't know what he wants to talk to you about. I only know that he wants to meet you there within ten minutes, so if you really want to know what he wants to talk about, you need to get ready faster, okay?" she said while taking out the eyeshadow from the palette and starting to apply it on my eyes.
The ten minutes went by very fast and I got ready.
"You are ready now, so go fast and come back soon before the shooting starts," Yang Lulu said to me while adjusting my hair.
I smiled back at her and said, "Okay, I'll be right back," and then I left the room and went outside the set where Xu Yuan is standing and waiting for me.
"Xu Yuan," I said.
He turned around immediately towards me.
I asked him, "What happened? What do you want to talk to me about?"
He smiled at me and said, "I am still thinking whether to ask you or not."
"No problem, Xu Yuan. You can ask," I replied.
"Okay then… we'll talk about it later. You can go back to the set. Actually, I am also heading back with you because I also need to change my costume. It's almost time for the shooting to start," he said while looking at his phone.
I got a little astonished about what he just said because he is the one who called me earlier to meet here, and now he is saying that he'll talk to me later. What a strange behavior. But I didn't say anything. I just nodded my head and moved forward towards the set. He followed me.
He went into his makeup room and I also got into my makeup room.
"What happened? What did he ask you about?" Yang Lulu asked me the moment I entered the room.
I closed the door behind me, sat on the dressing chair, and said, "Nothing. He said that he'll talk to me later."
"Ooo, maybe he got busy with something," Yang Lulu said.
I nodded, but my heart is not agreeing with her because somehow it feels like he wants to say something to me, but he stopped. I really don't know the reason behind it, but still there is something that I don't know. He said that he'll talk to me later, so maybe I'll get to know it then. But now I won't think about it. It's not my matter of concern. If he wants to talk to me, then he will. If he doesn't, then he won't. I said these things to myself.
Meanwhile, Xu Yuan is in his makeup room, getting his hair set and deeply lost in his thoughts.
"Sir, your makeup and hair are done," his assistant said to him.
"Okay, thanks," Xu Yuan replied.
His assistant left the room and now he is alone.
I really want to talk to you now, but I feel I should talk to you later because if I talk to you now, I don't know how you'll react. The only thing I have understood about you these days is that you are a very sensitive girl. You react immediately to everything. Your emotions are always high—whether it's anger, sadness, happiness, or anything else. Or I can say it in simple words: you are quite impulsive.
He smiled a little while thinking this.
But I need to tell you this. The thing you said to me yesterday—after that, I really want to talk to you. At first, I thought I would make you accept your feelings from your own mouth. But after what you said yesterday, I won't follow that plan. I think confronting you with full honesty is the best thing I can do.
He smiled slightly and went into a flashback.
A flashback of yesterday.
The flashback started when he called Wang Ruoxi while he was buying ice cream for me.
"Hello," he said.
"Yes, tell me," Wang Ruoxi said.
"What's her favorite ice cream flavor? I'm going to buy it for her," he asked.
"From where did you get this much confidence, Xu Yuan? Do you really think I'll tell you? Never, not even in your dreams," she said sarcastically.
He laughed a little and said, "Not even in my dreams," he repeated. "Okay then, I'll tell your childhood best friend that her co-best friend told me everything about her feelings for me. I don't know how she'll react. Maybe she'll break the long-term friendship of both of you. Oooh, that will be so sad. But it's okay, Wang Ruoxi, you asked for this."
"You are literally blackmailing me, Xu Yuan," Wang Ruoxi said.
He smiled and said, "If I don't, will you ever tell me the truth?" he asked. "Okay, if you don't say it, then I am going to her and—"
"Okay, okay, stop!" Wang Ruoxi stopped him midway. "Her favorite flavor is vanilla."
He smiled. "Thanks, Wang Ruoxi. And one more thing—does she have any food allergies or any allergies to anything?" he asked.
"No, she doesn't have any allergies, not from food items and not from anything. She only has caffeine sensitivity. Sometimes when she drinks coffee or something with caffeine, she feels a little dizzy, nothing more."
"Okay," he said.
The flashback ended.
Now he is looking in front of the mirror and said to himself,
"I'll talk to you today only. I need to clear it out with you…"