After the sudden realization, Xiao Ni decided to contacted Fei Fei the very next morning. She needs to start filming as soon as possible. So after explaining the foundations need to Han Li, she leaves Locason building and goes to the coffee shop.
Fei Fei was delighted with Xiao Ni's comeback idea. She was, after all, in her prime of fame. If she wanted to come back right now, she still has large fandoms and will stand up easily.
"Fei Jie, I don't need a good script. I want the script from director Wu before." Xiao Ni did not even glance at the script she bought and mention the weirdest script Fei Fei has read in her whole career as a manager.
"....What?" Fei Fei was surprised. Even more surprised when Xiao Ni looks so absolute with her choice.
"Hm, Director Wu hasn't found the female lead right? I wanted that role. I'll prepare for the audition."
"Xiao Ni, are you sure you want that script? You need to shoot in a rural village. There is no mall, no Channel, no car, and no Wang Kai to help you."
Fei Fei is not exaggerating things. The script is about a young village girl who can't speak because her mother is mute. Her father has left them for war, and they were extremely poor. Eventually, she needs to work very hard to take care of her mother.
Director Wu require her female lead to be beautiful and resilient. He took the time to find the perfect person. Someone who determined to produce a good quality film.
Xiao Ni was captived by the script from the first time she read it. But Fei Fei and the rest of her team feel the condition was too hard for Xiao Ni the delicate princess. Instead, she shot the drama with Yun Zhe and Li Ying which become her last project.
Thinking back about it now, she really regrets filming that movie. She did not even know where she had offended Li Ying.
"Fei Jie, just help me contact director Wu. Whether I go the role of not, it's up to his choice." Fei Fei was still reluctant but agreed to Xiao Ni's request.
To her luck, she got her audition on Wednesday and passed the audition after saying, "I wouldn't use a stand-in."
Somehow she manages to convince the infamous difficult, director Wu, to give the role to her. She pretends to be busy reading with the rest of the crew and avoiding Wang Kai.
She needs to do this two more weeks to get away from her guilt.
Wang Kai starts to get busy with the company too. However, it did not make him forget Xiao Ni at all. Instead, the more he works, the more he realized Xiao Ni pushing him away. He was confused, so he consulted Xiao Ni psychiatrist.
The conclusion of their discussion is to give Xiao Ni her time alone.
So Xiao Ni successfully avoiding Wang Kai is not because of her own might. It's because he gives her space. But it doesn't mean she could ignore him like he was a ghost!
It was like this. Xiao Ni, who always come home at 10 p.m this week, suddenly come home at 6, after he told Han Li that he needs to attend the video conference with a company from French.
She was playing with their puppies happily before he arrived. He was welcomed home with a frown. "I'm home," he deliberately said to get some response from Xiao Ni.
What did he get? A cold 'hmm' before she decided to take the dog for a walk.
He knew she was avoiding him. But she isn't even talking to him, what kind of personal space is this. They are husband and wife for Godsake!
But it's okay, he had an idea to make her talk to him. Still, with his ever perfect suit, he walks to take the remote control and smirk. He opens the battery part and makes the battery upside down.
Then he walks to the fridge, taking the berries jam she likes to eat, and use his power to tightening the lid. Aunty Bai is standing on the sideway, looking at a loss.
"Master, do you need help?" she asked with unsure tone.
Wang Kai jolted, and quickly hide his crime. His little jumpy action makes him look more suspicious. Grabbing some random bottle, he raised it and said, "I want to drink this... this..."
"Soy sauce? You want to drink the soy sauce, sir?"
Wang Kai looks at the black bottle and almost cursed. Why did he become this stupid? After a while, he put down the soy sauce and calm down. "Xiao Ni wanted to order sushi for dinner. So I'm checking the soy sauce."
Aunty Bai faces turn more relaxed as she offers to help Wang Kai with the soy sauce. Wang Kai lips twitched as he shook his head. Instead, he told Aunty Bai to take early leave.
Aunty Bai reluctantly agrees since the couple seems to want their private time today. Nevermind, she'll just arrange the pot tomorrow. Wang Kai look at what he had done with a satiesfied smile.
"You don't want to talk to me don't you? Then, I'll just have to make you."
Xiao Ni spends quite some time to walk the dog. When it got too dark and too cold for another hour of walk, she hesitantly comes home with head hanging low.
Wang Kai raised his eyebrow upon seeing her appearance. "You look like a guilty person, tell me what did you do." He narrowed his eyes pointedly at her.
It shot Xiao Ni straight to her heart. She unreasonably getting anxious and panic. "I did not do anything!"
Wang Kai is conflicted after receiving such a big reaction from Xiao Ni. She isn't usually like this. Looking so pale and panicked, she knew he was just playing with her right?
He did not want to continue pressuring her, so he let her go when she excused herself to the kitchen.
Xiao Ni's heart was still jumping around after Wang Kai's sudden question. She did not do anything wrong. She just walks with Momo and Mumu. But perhaps, because of feeling guilty for him and his family, she overreacted.
At a time like this, she needs sugar to calm her nerve. She took a quick walk to the fridge and took the Nutella jar inside. She tried to open the lid with her strength but it was so hard to open!
She tried for a second time and it did not move an inch.
She frowned tried again until she lost her breath. The scowls on her face appear more clear as her eyes turn bleak. Forget it! she has no enough patience to deal with this now!
She did not realize Wang Kai was standing on the corner with hidden smiles. Now she needs to ask for his help to open the lid.
"Let just brew some hot chocolate," She mumbles and walk to the kitchen pantry to get the pot.
Wang Kai's face turns disappointed. This girl! She would rather not eat than asking for his help. What's so hard about calling his name and ask for help, he would more than willing to open the lid for her!
Forget it, there is still another stuff to force her to talk to him.
Xiao Ni casually raised his hand to took the pot she wanted. It's in the upper cabinet. She places it there so it's convenient for the short her to reach it. But when she opens the cabinet, it's empty.
"???"
She took a step back and realized aunty Bai put the lid on the upper shelve. She smacked her head and put her hand on her hips.
Wang Kai smiles, now you need to call me, he thought. But no, Xiao Ni left the kitchen with a dark face. Affecting Wang Kai's face to turn even darker than her's.
Fine, forget eating something sweet, she wanted to pee now. Thankfully she is smart enough to realize the toilet was hidden on the door who looks like bookshelves.
She finishes her business and wanted to flush when she realized there is no water coming in. She froze on her feet. Damn it! She tried so hard not to ask for Wang Kai's help, in the end, she still needs to ask for him!
She pressed the hit flush button several times, venting her anger.
Still, not even a drop of water coming out. She groaned and close the toilet bowl lit. In the end, she opens the door, slipping her head from the door gap.
"Where is Aunty Bai?"
She saw Wang Kai stood on the corner, reading a book with a cool pose. She suddenly has a feeling he was somehow waiting for her to ask for his help.
"Home." He answers nonchalantly.
Xiao Ni nods her head but did not move from her position. Wang Kai who is waiting to hear her surrendering quest close his book, creating a unique sound of 'clap'.
"Why aren't you coming out?" He turns her body to Xiao Ni. Her sudden movement makes Xiao Ni felt she was in danger. However, she was too shy to admit.
"I... I..."
Wang Kai is getting closer and she got more nervous. She has been shuttering some unrecognizable word and almost makes Wang Kai chuckle, unrevealing his poker face.
"I what?" he got closer.
Xiao Ni looked up and naturally blushed when their eyes meet. Wang Kai is way taller than Xiao Ni. So he needs to look down while she looked up.
Wang Kai regretted this situation right now. It was a boomerang for him as his gaze falls on those pale, slender, swan-like neck. As he said this, his gaze slid down her throat and he saw her clavicle, which makes him frown immediately.
She only uses this when she takes the dog for a walk?
Xiao Ni did not know the sudden change in his mood. But he did it openly. And while he was thinking of something she could never know about, she uses that time to calm down and use her acting skills.
"I think the plumber broke, don't use this toilet first," she said before slip her slim body from the gap and walk away.
Wang Kai looks at his back with helplessness. He sighed before he followed her closely from behind.
"Why are you angry and ignoring me?"