Chapter 475: Chapter 475

Xie Baola’s eyes were tantalizingly seductive, with a touch of solemn chilliness in them.

Interrupting her and the male actor?

Xie Baola braced one hand beside him. Although she was shorter than him, to facilitate work, she had discarded her beloved high heels for a pair of flat shoes that had no heel, yet her presence somehow overshadowed Chen Jiayan’s.

Chen Jiayan met her gaze: "Isn’t that what happened?"

Xie Baola was amused and frustrated by his accusation: "Do you really not trust me? Am I that kind of person?"

"It’s not that I don’t trust you." Chen Jiayan kept a straight face, but it was a very pleasing sight: "I just don’t like it."

He didn’t like other men getting too close to her.

"My job is . If you don’t like it, do you expect me to give up my career for you?"

He had never thought that way.

He fully supported her career. He had never considered keeping her tied to his side; loving someone wasn’t about restraint.

"But the feeling you’re giving me seems like that’s what you want."

"Xie Baola, I didn’t mean that," Chen Jiayan said, his expression becoming grave, "But can’t you just stay a bit further from those men?"

"How far is far enough?" Xie Baola closed in on him, their breaths intertwining. She chuckled softly: "I’m not even as close to any other man as I am to you right now, aren’t there female employees at your company?"

Chen Jiayan looked at her calmly: "I don’t get this close to female employees."

His expression was impassive, but his breathing slightly erratic.

"Chen Xu isn’t that close to me either; just a normal speaking distance."

Chen Jiayan frowned: "Didn’t you see the way he looks at you with adoration?"

He trusted Xie Baola’s feelings for him, but he did not trust other men.

Human hearts are hard to control.

Xie Baola gave a wry smile: "What are you thinking? Chen Xu is still a kid; it’s normal for him to admire me since I brought him into the industry. Do you actually think he has designs on me? Are you teasing me?"

Chen Jiayan said nothing, but his silence often spoke volumes.

Xie Baola shrugged: "Even if you dislike it, I will still interact with many male actors in the future given the nature of my job. Are you planning to break up with me over this?"

Chen Jiayan’s eyes suddenly hardened and, before she knew it, she was pressed against the door.

Her hands were pulled high and held in place.

There was a moment of fierceness in his eyes.

"Do you want to break up?"

Her hand hurt from the impact. Xie Baola furrowed her brow, but remained silent.

Chen Jiayan grasped her chin and spoke word for word: "Xie Baola, I didn’t agree to break up!"

When Xie Baola first saw him, she thought he was aloof and unapproachable, only to later find that beneath his cool exterior was a beastial nature.

All men have a beast within them to some extent.

Seeing his explosive appearance now, Xie Baola felt a faint excitement.

Her eyes slightly lifted teasingly: "Not breaking up? Then what will you do when you get angry seeing me with other male actors? Do we have to keep upsetting each other over this kind of thing? We’re not children anymore, Chen Jiayan."

This man showed such a ruthless jealousy.

She never knew it before.

"So, you want to break up to solve the problem once and for all?"

The grip on her chin tightened.

His normally calm eyes cracked with a spark of fire.

His gaze became piercing, almost as if it could tear her apart.

Xie Baola didn’t understand how his mind had jumped to such a conclusion.

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"I never thought that. If that’s what you’re thinking, then you don’t have to get upset about this anymore."

Xie Baola aimed to resolve the issue once and for all.

They were both adults. Love was important, but so was their career. They couldn’t waste all their time on unnecessary matters.

Wasn’t it better to spend extra time enjoying life?

"You better not have that thought."

Chen Jiayan’s cold breath fell on her face as he whispered in her ear: "Otherwise, I’ll kill you!"

His emotions were uncontrollable.

He was no longer calm.

Xie Baola silently raised an eyebrow: "Would you really?"

Chen Jiayan bit her earlobe lightly as she continued to provoke him heedlessly: "Don’t ever talk about breaking up again."

"Then stop being so jealous."

Xie Baola quickly tried to smooth the ruffled feathers of the upset tiger.

He was fierce, but she quickly calmed him down.

Under her palm, he became docile.

Xie Baola tiptoed and whispered into Chen Jiayan’s ear: "I like you the most; I don’t care for other men. You might as well have more confidence, Chen Jiayan, no one compares to you."

Xie Baola’s fingers tapped on his chest, then like a slippery loach, slid into his shirt.

Chen Jiayan caught her hand, his gaze extra profound: "You want to do it here?"

Xie Baola immediately withdrew her hand: "Stop messing around."

Even in a hurry, there was a place and time for everything.

"’Who’s messing around?’"

Chen Jiayan’s half-smile seemed to mock.

Was she really blaming him?

If she lit the fire, could she be responsible for putting it out later?

Xie Baola kissed his lips as a sign of consolation: "I still have a few scenes to shoot, wait for me in my resting room, then we can go home together."

He had specifically made time to come to see her.

Xie Baola was about to kiss him again but was pushed away by Chen Jiayan as he returned to his aloof demeanor: "Get back to work."

The heat and depth in his eyes faded away, turning back into the man who was carefree as the drifting clouds.

Unable to kiss him, Xie Baola stroked his handsome face and threw him a flirtatious look: "Wait for me."

Chen Jiayan swallowed slightly: "Mhm."

Xie Baola turned and exited the resting room.

"Brother Jiayuan is here?"

Qiao Xi caught wind of the news from the crew and found her way here.

Xie Baola flipped her hair with a seductive smile: "Yes, he missed me. He came to see me amidst his busy schedule and is inside resting now."

"I won’t disturb Brother Jiayuan."

After Xie Baola finished shooting her part for the day, the crew wrapped up early.

To make things convenient, the cast stayed in a hotel near the film set. Qiao Xi found it too much of a hassle to return home.

Sheng Chao came to see Su Tutu, and Xie Baola also left with Chen Jiayan, leaving Qiao Xi all alone.

Since the dinner plans were canceled, she had to let it go.

Nan Zhi had a role as the third lead in a movie and returned to Hai City after completing all her scenes.

Wang Li picked her up to attend a dinner party in the hopes of securing an audition for a big IP’s third female lead role, and Wang Li also attended with her.

However, Wang Li encountered a minor problem, so he asked Qiao Xi to pick up Nan Zhi.

Qiao Xi set off without a word, bringing Bei Bei along with her.

The car stopped outside the hotel, and Qiao Xi took out her phone to call Nan Zhi. The phone rang for a while.

Nan Zhi, using the phone call as an excuse, rejected a glass of wine offered by the producer.

"I’ll take a call first."

The phone was snatched away and hung up.

"What’s the rush? Drink this glass first, and then we can talk about the rest, right?"