Professional Body Double

Chapter 25

After they finished filming the final scene, everyone was exhausted and excited.

    A staff member had already put up a banner a while ago, celebrating that the film was able to wrap up without a hitch.

    Wang Yudong was on set accepting rounds of reporter interviews. He took a few photos with the crew members and then took Yan Mingxiu away.

    In the evening, the cast and crew booked a few tables at a restaurant for the wrap party. Wang Yudong didn’t participate, but he had properly fulfilled his part for the occasion.

    Zhou Xiang was originally really looking forward to today but after Yan Mingxiu left he couldn't help but feel dejected, and in the end, it was Lan Xirong who accompanied him to eat.

    This drinking party lasted until really late. Many people got drunk, let loose and went on a rowdy drunken craze. Everyone had laboured hard for seven to eight months, encountering a lot of difficulties and challenges along the way. The relationship between their main actor and the director in particular had made little soldiers like them fret without end. It was all finally over now. Everyone was naturally very excited, and drank as much as they possibly could.

    In contrast, Zhou Xiang, who was usually a very good drinker, only drank a few mouthfuls. He and Lan Xirong sat at one side the entire time, talking about the past. Zhou Xiang was a bit absentminded, but because there were so many people present, he couldn't leave.

    Lan Xirong finally couldn't help but ask "Xiang'ge, what relationship does your boyfriend have with Wang Yudong? They left together just before."

    Zhou Xiang replied, "Hm, they’re acquainted."

    Lan Xirong's brows knitted.

    Zhou Xiang immediately explained, "It's not what you're thinking."

    Lan Xirong replied in a low voice, "Really? It doesn't look that simple to me."

    Zhou Xiang couldn’t just casually gossip about Wang Yudong to him. However, what happened earlier, and the warning look Wang Yudong directed at him before he left, made him feel an unexplainable sense of anger towards Lan Xirong's conjecture. His face finally darkened. "Don't make blind guesses. It's really not what you're thinking."

    Lan Xirong looked at Zhou Xiang's dark ace with slight shock; his expression looked slightly wronged, "Xiang'ge, you’re angry at me?"

    Zhou Xiang let out a sigh, "No..."

    "That time, even when I accused you of harbouring illicit thoughts towards me, you didn't even get angry with me. I was so insensitive at that time, but you were still able to forgive me. But now, you got angry just because of one careless remark I made. Xiang'ge, I was wrong. You truly like that Yan [1], don't you?" The expression in Lan Xirong's eyes was abnormally dark.

    Zhou Xiang responded quietly, "Xirong, yes, I do really like him, if I didn't, why would I live with him? But don’t tell anyone about this matter. He isn't part of this circle, and I don't want to be indirectly linked with Wang Yudong in any way."

    Lan Xirong didn't speak, and gloomily drank a mouthful of wine. He then said bitterly, "Xiang'ge, we really can't go back to before."

    Zhou Xiang was also honestly in no mood to comfort him. His head was an entire mess himself. He didn't know how this situation would develop from now on.

    By the time the dinner party ended, it was already past ten. Zhou Xiang hadn't drunk much, and could immediately drive off. Lan Xirong was a completely different story. Zhou Xiang couldn't tell if it was deliberate or if Lan Xirong was truly drunk, but either way, Lan Xirong directly draped himself on Zhou Xiang's body and resolutely claimed that he couldn't walk by himself.