Cāi Cāi

Chapter 75: Act IX: The Secret That Cannot Be Told (9)

At the end of the scene, Sister Yan'er immediately took off the microphone attached to her forehead and greeted the backstage staff: "Are there any cold drinks? Get two bottles of iced water for Xiang Cai, I'm afraid that his face is so red he's about to explode."

The backstage was full of laughter.

Xiang Cai hung his head and rubbed his red-tipped ears. He was so embarrassed that he wanted to go stand in a corner.

The supervising music director teased him: "Xiang Cai, you are not that young, have you not dated someone yet? When you were kissed by our sister Yan'er, you looked so scared, as if your feathers exploded."

"Yes...I have been with someone before, but..." Xiang Cai was still in a state of utter confusion.

Just now on the stage, Sister Yan'er had suddenly kissed him in order to rescue the situation. Xiang Cai was not mentally prepared at all, and subconsciously wanted to push her away. However, after his hands touched the shoulders of his female partner, he immediately realized that there was still an audience watching and immediately changed his actions to a hug, not revealing his timidity.

The kiss came at the right time, so it not only didn't appear abrupt, but also set off the feelings of the characters. The audience's thunderous applause also proved how much they liked the kiss.

Sister Yan'er patted him on the shoulder: "Alright, in this industry, it's normal to kiss, touch, and hug. You should have seen a foreign drama, they can get naked on the scene."

She raised her hand and rubbed Xiang Cai's hair: "Child, why are you so thin-skinned? When I acted with my partner, we had to kiss more than a dozen times after a scene. The first time I partner with you, you are as scared as if I am taking a bite out of you when I kiss you. Then how can we act tomorrow and the day after tomorrow?"

Xiang Cai sat on the stool and slowly recovered.

Sister Yan'er was right. As an actor, it was very normal to have physical contact with one's partner on stage. What's more, they were acting in such a silly and sweet drama. The audience walked into the theater to watch a handsome man and beautiful woman fall in love, and kisses were naturally within everyone's expectations.

Xiang Cai was an actor, so there was nothing wrong with him kissing the female lead!

—But, but...

Xiang Cai's palm pressed on the left side of his chest, and recalling the look he had seen in Tan Yiming's eyes just now, he suddenly felt an indescribable, strange feeling.

It was a bit like when an elementary school student was forced to read their composition in public at a parent conference, and wanted to directly find a hole to drill into. However, other than that, it also seemed to bring him an unspeakable guilty conscience.

"Sister Yan'er, I have a question I'm curious about," the boy suddenly asked.

"What's your question?" Sister Yan'er answered casually while removing the net from her hair.

"I remember that you are married, right?"

"Yes, my kids are in kindergarten!"

Xiang Cai bit his lip and asked softly: "Then, if you are so close with your male partner on stage, won't your lover be jealous?"

Sister Yan'er smiled. She stopped her movements and looked at him in the mirror: "Xiao Xiang, you were so mature on stage, I almost forgot that you have just graduated. Your question is really cute."

"...?"

"No matter how true our acting onstage is, it is all fake. We enter into that life, performing scenes of joy and sorrow, but the people on the stage are not us, after all." Sister Yan'er had rich experience, of course she could answer this. "However, it is true that because some actors are too close to their partners, they turn such a good thing into a mess. Those who watch the play become jealous first, then they are suspicious; and those who act in the play also have a subtle sense of infidelity..."