A/N: Thanks for R&R! It helped me with ideas and improve a bit ^^ Here's the next chappy with more Gong Xi and Lian moments!
Character: Gong Xi/Kyoko, Qin/Moko, Ren/Lian, Sho/Shang, Director Shen/Director Sawara, Qi Shu Fang/Amamiya, Yangyang/Sho's manager, Mr. Du/Yashiro, Fei Lihua/Erika, Mei Shen/Mimori, Qing Yuan/Natsu, Wei Xue/Mio, Luo Li/Lory, Taidong/Kyoto
Wan Lixue character: Gong Xi/Mulan, Lian/Jun Cheng, Fei Li Hua/Li Mei, Shu Fang/Ling, Shang/Yi Chen, Qin/Zhi Feng
Extravagant Challenge: Season 2
Part 1: The members of Love Me section are chosen to be in a small movie that stars Dun He Lian and Bu Po Shang.
Part 2: Fei Lihua is also part of the movie project.
Part 3: They start to film Wan Lixue. Shang starts to get jealous seeing Gong Xi and Lian together... Even if they aren't a couple.
Part 4: Shang gets yet another NG and his jealousy is growing!
~"Ai shi du xiu solo" Love is a solo show~ Ai shi Solo S.O.L.O!
Episode 1: Round One, Stage Two, Part 5
The director decided to move on to the next scene and film Yi Chen and Li Mei's scene later because Shang kept on getting NGed. Now Gong Xi and Lian sat alone in the living room of the boarding house facing each other. Gong Xi's uniform was replaced by a cream colored dress, the ends fanned over her knees and forearms in ruffles.
"Action!"
"So... Jun Cheng, is it? It's nice to finally meet you," Gong Xi said. She tried to pour tea for the both of them the best she could without showing her shaking hands out of nervousness. She looked up when Lian gently placed his hand on her's that was holding the tea pot.
"I'll do it for you," Lian said in a gentle voice. He took the pot from her and poured for both of them then set it down to the side. "And it's nice to see you again. I know you don't really remember me when we were little but... I remember you."
"Is that so?" Gong Xi sipped her tea. She avoided eyes contact the whole time.
Lian sighed. "Mulan, look at me," He said, "please." Gong Xi slowly raised her eyes and locked them with his.
She suddenly became lost in them, absentmindedly setting her cup down without breaking eye contact. Lian is such a great actor, Gong Xi thought in admiration. Even Lian's expression is exactly how Jun Cheng's should be, that he didn't care about anything in the world as long as Mulan is there by his side. One of the twists in the story is that Jun Cheng and Yi Chen found their soul mates in Mulan and Li Mei. They could tell that they are their soul mates when they look into her eyes and see nothing else but her. Jun Cheng doesn't know that Yi Chen has a soul mate because it only runs in the family. Yi Chen - as far as Cheng knew - was a servant of their house since he was little. Cheng's parents hadn't told him that Yi Chen was his half brother. Neither did they told him that Mulan was cursed and in order to break it she must fall in love with Jun Cheng. The problem is that she doesn't know if he really loves her or he's just doing it for business and money.
This is the perfection emotion I'm looking for, Director Hong Long thought, sitting behind the camera screens. He smiled to himself. It's almost real.
Lian smiled, slowly lifting a hand and ran the back of his fingers across her cheek. She started to blush shyly. Gong Xi finally looked away, taking another sip of her tea.
"You should drink your tea before it gets cold," she said softly, looking down.
Lian stared at her for a moment, sighed, but nodded, picking up his cup and sipping it. He didn't show his uneasiness from the fact that he almost let his old self out.
"Cut! That was perfect. It's getting dark outside. Lets shoot one more scene with Jun Cheng and Mulan outside," Director Hong Long announced. Gong Xi jumped slightly and Lian cleared his throat like a spell was lifted too quickly. The crew carried the equipment outside to the backyard of the boarding house.
Gong Xi looked over at Lian nervously. He smiled at her, getting up and offered his hand. She took it, letting him help her up. "Thank you," she said softly, walking with him outside.
Director Hong Long smirked as he watched the pair walking together. You and your theories, Chairman Luo Li, he thought, are mostly true. This might work after all. Compared to what you told me, he is acting better with Gong Xi in the romantic scenes. Well played, Luo Li.
From the tent, Shang could see Gong Xi and Lian filming their next scene where Jun Cheng and Mulan sit together -but with a gap of space between them- in the backyard, watching as the sun went down. Gong Xi shivered, rubbing her arms with her hands to create heat. Lian noticed this, instinctively pulling off his jacket and wrapped it around Gong Xi. She thanked him but still kept her distance. Even if she was doing this for her family, Mulan can't help but feel that she should marry someone that really cares about her and not for money. But how can she know that Jun Cheng did it for money? He had said that he knew her when they were little, maybe...
"Cut! That's all for today. Good work everyone!" Director Hong Long said. Everyone nodded, saying good work and good night to each other. "Don't forget about the press conference tomorrow!"
Again, Lian helped Gong Xi up and they walked back to the tent. Earlier, Qin, Fei Li Hua, and Shu Fang left for other work - but Gong Xi wasn't so sure about Fei Li Hua. Qin's parts are going to be filmed tomorrow so she left before all of them. Shang and his manager walked to their car while Lian walked to his own. Mr. Du had his own car, saying he had some errands he had to do after the filming. Shang paused, his hand on the door handle, when he saw Gong Xi followong Lian to his car.
"Would you like me to give you a ride home, Gong Xi?" Lian asked her, opening his door. Gong Xi hesitated. "It's dark, you know. You shouldn't be walking home by yourself - especially in the dark." She nodded then, getting in to the passenger seat.
Shang yanked his own door open in anger, roughly climbing into the car. His manager noticed this, immediately looking at the direction he was glaring at. Gong Xi had just went in the car with Dun He Lian. Yang gulped, knowing that she had to deal with Shang's growing tantrum through the whole filming of the movie. She shook her head, driving out of the parking lot.
At a stop light, Lian took the chance to look over at Gong Xi. She looked out of the window absentmindedly but she wasn't upset or sad. When she told him that she no longer wants revenge on Bu Po Shang and she has no feelings towards Shang, Lian was actually quite proud of her and a bit happy that the one who broke her heart had no place in it anymore. If he hadn't have any trouble with his past, he would have been even more happy that he was close to her and she trusts him.
Lian stopped a block away from her house because she insisted that she could walk the rest of the way. She climbed out of the car and turned around to face him through the window. "Thank you, Mr. Lian! You did a good job today so don't forget to eat dinner so you can have energy tomorrow," she said.
"I promise, I will... but -" Lian thought of an idea. "- Can you make me lunch tomorrow? I really liked the lunch you gave me today and you know I might forget to eat."
Gong Xi froze. Make him lunch? Lian gave her a gentle smile, the smile she always liked to see. She nodded. "Of course I will," she said, then waved him good bye. Lian drove off after waving back.
Once Gong Xi disappeared from his rear view mirror, he let out a breath he didn't know he was holding. When accepting the role of Jun Cheng, he had heard that the actress who was going to play Mulan quit because of her schedule was changed and didn't have time to film Wan Lixue. He even heard that the actress who would be replacing her would be Gong Xi. He hesitated but finally accepted the role but was still worried that his past self might come out. He would just have to indure it.
Tomorrow morning, there will be a press confrence about Wan Lixue that had to be moved the day after the first day of shooting for some reason. After the confrence, they had to go back and continue to shoot Wan Lixue. The movie was a big thing that many people want to know who would be in it. The idea of making Wan Lixue was let out but they hadn't revealed who was going to be in it. Many people would be even more interested when not only Dun He Lian be in it but Bu Po Shang and the girl who played Wei Xue in Dark Moon with Lian.
If I can resist throughout the filming and hide my feelings, everything will be fine, Lian assured himself stubbornly.
~~ Zhe shi ai dang wu xin shang hai (gai zen me ban?) zhe shi ai dang pi qi geng gai
This is love when you didn't hurt one intentionally [what should I do?] This is love when temper is altered~~
Teaser (bits and pieces):
"Bu Po Shang, is it true that you and Gong Xi are childhood sweethearts?"
"Leave me alone! I feel nothing!"
"Never touch her again!"
"Tell me the truth, do you have feelings for him?"
A/n: 'Episode two' is coming up