Chapter 141: Filming Officially Begins

Since the issue between the two of them was temporarily resolved, Mo Qi also wanted to make a phone call to Shen Yijue and Little Bao, so she readily accepted the phone. "Where are the phone numbers saved in your phone?"

Shen Yijue replied, "They are saved separately."

"Alright then." Mo Qi pinched the phone and smiled. "You guys should hurry up and leave. Fans might chase after you here soon."

Shen Yijue gave her a silent look and finally bent down to get into the car.

The car door closed, and the vehicle slowly pulled away.

Guan Min glanced at Shen Yijue through the rearview mirror and sighed helplessly. Although he hadn't been very fond of Mo Qi and Shen Yijue being together from the very beginning, he had to admit that Shen Yijue seemed much more human when he was with Mo Qi.

Guan Min said, "If someone had told me in the past that you would one day be so deeply worried and anxious over a woman, not only would I have refused to believe it, but I would have also advised them to get their brain checked at the neurology department. Just how muddled does one's brain have to be to harbor such whimsical thoughts?"

Shen Yijue lazily lifted his eyelids, completely ignoring the teasing. "Give me the company's documents for the past two days."

"You're planning to start working right now?" If he loved work so much, why did he drop everything and run off without a word over the past couple of days? Guan Min muttered silently in his heart.

Shen Yijue gave him a blank, sideways glance and said nothing. Guan Min immediately raised his hands in surrender.

"Workaholic! Pretend I didn't say anything just now! Here you go!" With that, he pulled a file out of the briefcase on the passenger seat with one hand and handed it to her—him.

Shen Yijue took the documents, stopped talking, and earnestly opened them to read through them one by one.

Meanwhile, after the car drove away, Mo Qi and Xiao Zhang flagged down a taxi and headed straight to the foot of the Natural Forest Park.

Taxis were faster than large vehicles, and they arrived in just over an hour.

The two paid the fare, got out of the car, explained the situation to the forest park staff guarding the entrance, and began hiking up the mountain on foot.

"Mo Qi, I have the charger for Shen's phone with me. Just let me know whenever you need to use it."

"Brother Xiao Zhang, I've really put you to the trouble," Mo Qi said sincerely. "The filming conditions up here are quite tough, and dragging you into staying back here makes me feel rather guilty."

"What are you saying?" Xiao Zhang handed the bottled water he had just bought to Mo Qi and said, "If a girl like you can endure it, surely a big guy like me isn't more delicate than that."

Mo Qi wanted to say more, but Xiao Zhang immediately reached out to stop her. "If you say another word, you won't be treating me as a friend."

Seeing that Xiao Zhang was neither forcing it nor harboring any complaints, Mo Qi finally stopped insisting. She gave a low, soft laugh and half-joked, "Then, Brother Xiao Zhang, would you be interested in becoming my assistant in the future?"

"I signed a five-year contract with Brother Shen, and I can't resign before the contract expires. However, if Brother Shen asks me to be your assistant, of course, I'd be a hundred and twenty percent willing."

Chatting and laughing, the two walked toward the middle of the mountainside.

Because Shen Yijue had called Tang Bin in advance, Tang Bin had already arranged for Xiao Zhang to share a tent with his assistant, and had the staff pull out an extra set of spare sleeping bags and air mattresses. Therefore, when everyone saw Xiao Zhang and Mo Qi returning together, they weren't surprised.

Moreover, although Xiao Zhang usually stayed by Shen Yijue's side, he was easy-going by nature. Whether filming or appearing on shows with Shen Yijue, he got along well with the crew members, and his good reputation had long since spread.

"Brother Xiao Zhang, you'll be sharing a tent with me during the filming. Just let me know if you need anything, and this brother will do whatever is in his power to get it for you." Tang Bin's assistant walked up with a smile and shook Xiao Zhang's hand warmly.

"You're too polite, Xiao Yu." Xiao Zhang stepped forward to shake his hand and smiled. "Everything else is fine, as long as you don't mind me crowding your space."

"What are you saying, Brother Xiao Zhang? Having the chance to live with you and learn from your experience is an opportunity I've been wishing for," Xiao Yu said. "The air mattress and sleeping bag are already laid out. Why don't you go check if anything is missing, Brother Xiao Zhang? I'll have someone get it right away."

Mo Qi also smiled and said, "Brother Xiao Zhang, go check out your living quarters with Xiao Yu. I'll head back to the tent to change my clothes first."

"Alright, I'll get settled too." Coming up the mountain like this without buying anything meant Xiao Zhang would inevitably have to make a trip or two back down the mountain.

The weather was stifling, and the hike up had left her in a sweat. Mo Qi changed out of her clothes and took them, along with Xi Miaomiao's set, to the puddle of water prepared by the crew to wash them.

The sheet of xuan paper was still in her pocket. Mo Qi pulled it out and casually tossed it aside. Just as she walked over, Xi Miaomiao saw it, picked it up, unfolded it, and was startled. "Whose prank is this? It's so creepy."

Feeling a slight headache, Mo Qi held out her hand, and Xi Miaomiao obediently handed the xuan paper back to her.

"Sister Mo Qi, was it someone from the crew?" Xi Miaomiao asked in a lowered voice, looking around cautiously. Although she didn't think much before speaking and could be a bit rash, she wasn't stupid. Since entering the industry, she had seen her fair share of catfights among celebrities.

Mo Qi shook her head. "No, don't guess blindly." With that, she folded the xuan paper and tucked it back into her pocket before continuing, "Don't go talking about this outside, understand?"

"Sister Mo Qi, don't worry. Although I'm silly, I know what's important." Xi Miaomiao lifted the hem of her skirt, squatted down beside her, and picked up some clothes to help wash them.

Mo Qi actually quite liked this straightforward yet clever little girl. Hearing this, she teased, "People say that anyone who admits they're silly isn't truly silly. Classmate Xi Miaomiao, are you playing the pig to eat the tiger?"

"Sister Mo Qi, why do I feel like the main point of your sentence is actually calling me a pig?" Xi Miaomiao pouted her lips adorably.

"Look at that, aren't you quite smart?" Mo Qi kept a straight face, but an uncontainable smile lingered in her eyes.

Xi Miaomiao knew Mo Qi was deliberately teasing her, so she pouted and glared adorably, though she was still worried about what had just happened. "Sister Mo Qi, you should still think about what to do. If someone trips you up behind your back, you won't even have time to react."

"Don't worry, I have a pretty good idea of who it is. It'll be fine," Mo Qi smiled as if it were no big deal.

Xi Miaomiao didn't harbor any deep schemes. Seeing Mo Qi's expression resolute and calm, her worries dissipated quite a bit, and she began chattering on and off about interesting things she had encountered.

Mo Qi washed her clothes while listening with a gentle smile, though thoughts continued to churn in her mind.

She had already left the hospital and returned to the crew; that nurse shouldn't follow her all the way out here. The note was most likely just meant to vent some frustration and scare her a little.

The crew members had already set up shooting equipment at several fixed locations, and the male lead arrived on set on the third day. The movie finally officially started filming.

As a fairly important supporting actress, Mo Qi played the male lead's younger sister—a character particularly lively, fond of getting into trouble, but exceptionally kind-hearted.

The beginning of the script followed the male lead and some fellow wolf-loving backpacking enthusiasts as they formed a group to track and film in the wild, observing the lives of wolf packs. The younger sister acted spoiled and insisted on going along. The brother deemed it too dangerous and flatly refused, but the younger sister ended up sneakingly driving to follow behind her brother.

However, since the crew had headed straight up the mountain, the earlier scenes would need to be filmed later, and the plot was now jumping directly to the subsequent scenes.

Tang Bin patted Mo Qi on the shoulder and said, "The crew has hired a marksman. If the wolf pack gets agitated, tranquilizer darts will be used. Just stay behind Yi Don. Don't panic if you see the wolves, focus on your acting, and try to keep it as natural as possible."