He Told Me I Have No Heart [BL] [E-Book on MEB]

CHAPTER 4 : Don't Stress; You Can Do It

The atmosphere in the rehearsal room for the stage play "Secret Love Under the Moonlight" was filled with determination and focus. The eyes of each person radiated tangible energy. These elements made the spacious rehearsal room, enclosed by black curtains, feel much more intense than during the initial workshops. Actors and crew members were diligently preparing and practicing. The sound of footsteps moving about, conversations, and soft laughter filled the room with liveliness.

Vee stood watching Boat, who had just finished stretching to warm up his body, then walked to the center of the room to pick up his script and practice his role. Boat's expression and demeanor still seemed rather nervous and excited, even though this workshop had been going on for several days. This was considered his first serious entry into the acting world. Everything seemed strange and unfamiliar, causing him to learn new things every day.

Vee watched Boat constantly whenever they were together, whether during breaks or even during acting practice. He wanted to be sure he could step in to help immediately if any problems arose. He didn't want anyone else to have that opportunity. Because he wanted to be the only one who could take care of and be close to Boat.

"Cut! Cut! Cut!" The director's voice rang out while they were rehearsing a scene from the play.

All the actors in the scene who were performing their respective roles stopped abruptly and turned to look in Jate's direction with confused expressions. They didn't feel that anything had gone wrong. But when the director called for a cut, it certainly meant something was amiss. The confused looks on everyone's faces were soon resolved by the answer from the director's mouth.

"Okay, everyone, we'll start rehearsing this scene again. Boat! You need to express your emotions more clearly, understand?" Jate spoke with a stern voice and a serious face.

"Yes, P'..."

"Babe, you can do it; keep going." Vee walked closer and gently patted the shoulder of the person in front of him.

The pronoun used to address the other party had changed to "Babe" since the day Vee decided he would pursue Boat as his boyfriend. But he hadn't shown much outward change yet, just casually trying to call the other person "Babe" playfully. However, the person being addressed didn't seem to reject or dislike it. In fact, Boat even called Vee "Babe" and referred to himself as "I" as well. Even though they were actually different in age, with Vee being older and Boat younger, hearing the younger one use such self-referential terms seemed like it might be indirectly opening the way for Vee to court him, or so he thought.

"Mm..." Boat nodded with a faint smile.

The rehearsal of the same scene continued. Each actor tried their best to fulfill their role. Boat was no different from the others, except that his efforts still weren't enough. No matter how hard he tried to follow Jate's instructions, he still couldn't perform as well as he should. This made the director stand with his arms crossed and sigh loudly.

Sigh!!!

The younger one's face fell upon hearing that. He began to lose confidence, feeling like he was holding everyone back. Instead of showing improvement after several days of training, he felt like he was standing still. Vee and Muan Fan saw that the younger one looked uncomfortable and quickly rushed over.

"Try again; you can do it," Muan Fan encouraged once more. The younger one nodded, but his expression didn't indicate any readiness to rehearse again.

"Don't stress; just relax and try another round. We'll help you," Vee spoke softly, hoping to restore some confidence to the listener.

"Boat, you need to do better than this. You need to really feel it; you need to embody Wayu's character," Jate criticized again with concern.

He knew well that the listener was very new to this profession. But being selected for this role should come with responsibility and enthusiasm to develop oneself more than others. If one knows they're weaker than everyone else, they should do more homework. But he hadn't seen that effort yet because the other party kept making the same mistakes in the same areas that had already been commented on. This made him feel that the other party hadn't made any effort to correct their shortcomings.