The Daughter of the Enchanted in the Modern Age

Chapter 17

Paired with those comments, there were many beautiful and edited photos of Ruan Yuying. In the photos, she looked gentle, calm, and friendly, which was in stark contrast to Xia Wanyuan's dull and lifeless expression.

In an instant, Xia Wanyuan gained a lot of anti-fans, while Ruan Yingyu gained a lot of fans.

"Look, this must have been leaked by the crew. Maybe Ruan Yingyu asked someone to divulge it!"

Ever since he witnessed the scene Xia Wanyuan filmed in the afternoon, Chen Yun finally saw some hope for Xia Wanyuan. During her performance in the afternoon was not temporary and if she could maintain this standard in the future, Chen Yun could foresee that this drama would be Xia Wanyuan's comeback.

Xia Wanyuan was speechless as she looked at the photos on Weibo. He did see the equipment machine, but he was unconsciously daydreaming. Instead, he was really curious about how the cold black machine was recording images of characters. Forgive him, this old antique, for his great curiosity.

"Huh, it's a pity that the company doesn't give us PR fees. We can only let them do what they want."

"No problem." Public opinion has been and always will be the easiest to overthrow. At this moment, there were many people who wanted to get him out of the entertainment industry, but in the future, perhaps they would become his most fanatical fans.

"Don't put it in the heart. It's getting late, so you should rest early and keep your condition up tomorrow." Chen Yun comforted Xia Wanyuan, afraid that he would be infuriated by the comments online.

What she was most worried about now was Xia Wanyuan's acting performance in the afternoon just a coincidence. He even guessed that Xia Wanyuan could only act well because she had a crush on Qin Wu. But looking at Xia Wanyuan's performance, it didn't seem like it.

'God bless him, let Xia Wanyuan really come to a realization.'

Chen Yun prayed inwardly.

After Chen Yun left, Xia Wanyuan returned to her room. After she removed her makeup, she took a bath before lying down on the bed. Thinking that Xiao Bao should have been in bed by then, he found a black starry sky profile picture of his WeChat and pressed the video call button.

Jun Shiling had just finished his work for the day and returned to the manor. He massaged his temple tiredly, loosened his tie, and sat on the sofa.

"Young Master, I'll bring you a cup of coffee." The grizzled Uncle Wang looked at Jun Shiling, whom he had seen growing up, with a hint of heartache.

"unneeded. Where is Jun Yin?"

"Little Master had already taken a bath and had just been taken to the bedroom."

"OK, Uncle Wang, you should go and rest. You don't have to worry about me. "

"Yes, Young Master."

Uncle Wang had just turned around to take a step when he heard Jun Shiling's personal phone ringing.

Within a moment, Jun Shiling pressed the answer button and a clear voice of a woman sounded from the phone.

Uncle Wang turned around in shock. He forgot that Jun Shiling hated being spied on. When he met Jun Shiling's displeased gaze, he hurriedly turned around and walked away, but the shock in his heart did not subside for a long time.

When the video call connected, a face like a statue of Jun Shiling appeared on the screen. His handsome face caught Xia Wanyuan off guard and stunned her for a moment.

"Good night?" Xia Wanyuan smiled politely at Jun Shiling. Her beautiful dimples cast a small shadow under the light, and her newly blown hair fell apart over her jade-white shoulders.

"Eh, Jun Yin is in the bedroom. I'll give him the phone." Jun Shiling was expressionless.

"OK thank you. Xia Yu didn't cause any trouble, did she?" Jun Shiling walked up with his phone, but the camera was still facing towards him.

Feeling a little awkward, Xia Wanyuan asked about Xia Yu's situation, although she felt Xia Yu would not be able to make trouble under Jun Shiling's suppression.

"Everything has gone well."

"Oh." Xia Wanyuan did not know what to say. The video went silent, except for the sound of Jun Shiling's sandals climbing the stairs.

"Dad!" Xiao Bao was playing with the big white teddy bear he had just bought. When he saw Jun Shiling enter, his eyes curved. Compared to his previous fear, he was much closer to Jun Shiling now.

"M." Jun Shiling's coldness disappeared as he handed the phone to Xiao Bao and pursed his lips.

"That's your mother."

"Mother!"

When he heard that his mother had called, Xiao Bao's bright eyes widened and shone like the sun on a summer day. He crawled out of the blanket and reached out to receive the phone.

"Go back to the blanket, don't catch a cold."

With that, Jun Shiling slipped Xiao Bao under the blanket, leaving only his hairy head and one little hand outside. After seeing the soft and cuddly child hugged, Xia Wanyuan smiled.

Soon after, Xiao Bao happily shared with Xia Wanyuan the new news in kindergarten today, completely forgetting her father's whereabouts. After being forgotten so quickly, Jun Shiling glanced at his son and went to bathe in the bathroom.

Half an hour later, when Jun Shiling came out of the bathroom, the room was already quiet.

Jun Shiling switched the lights in the room to sleep mode. He took the phone from Xiao Bao's hand and put his hand under the blanket.

When he opened his phone, he noticed that the video call was over. Seeing the bright smiling face beside the sunflower in the profile photo, Jun Shiling strangely felt empty.

Unknowingly, he clicked on her profile picture and clicked on her profile feed. He had deleted all of his posts from a month ago, as if he wanted to end everything with the past.

There were only two posts on his WeChat feed that were empty. One of them is a photo of sausage, egg waffle, and milk tea. The title in the post is 'New Experience'.

The latest post is actually a photo of a sunlit alley, taken the last time they visited Grandpa.

When he looked at the alley, Jun Shiling suddenly thought of the calligraphy piece. Waking up, he took out the box and looked at the calligraphy piece before putting it on the bedside table.

The next day, when they were about to leave, Jun Shiling instructed Uncle Wang to frame him.

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The cast and crew usually like to surf the internet in their spare time, so they all look at the most popular online searches.

Many people who did not have a conflict of interest with Xia Wanyuan felt it was very unfair to him when they saw the criticism online. His appearance yesterday was not bad. To say that his gaze was blunt was a false accusation.

But Xia Wanyuan herself felt nothing. There were so many opinions online, as long as he did not mind, what danger could it cause? Xia Wanyuan currently had the worst business resources. After all, since he had already reached the lowest point, it could not fall any further.

The first scene filmed was Xia Wanyuan. The country where the Heavenly Spirit Princess lived was being destroyed, and she was forced to leave the Imperial Palace and infiltrate the commoners and wait for an opportunity to avenge her parents.

The innocent and kind-hearted little princess Xia Wanyuan described yesterday was indeed not bad, but because Xia Wanyuan herself was already used to living like a princess, she said, it was not difficult to show innocence and naivety in his eyes.

However, the dynasty where the Heavenly Spirit Princess stayed had collapsed in one night, and both of her parents were killed in battle while protecting their country. It was no wonder that Director Yang was a little worried about his acting ability for such a large emotional scene, but he had no choice but to put a square peg into the round hole.

At this moment, Xia Wanyuan had also changed into clothes. Wearing a bright red satin palace gown, the legs of the gown were adorned with tiny glass pearls as it fell to the ground. The red dress was embroidered with a large golden red peony, with a fine silver thread forming a beautiful outline, making it look graceful and noble. This scene was a farewell scene in the palace hall, so the Heavenly Spirit Princess had to wear a traditional princess dress.

As Xia Wanyuan wore princess clothes that were very similar to the ones she wore in her previous life, her heart was filled with emotion.

Once again, everyone present on the production team was impressed by Xia Wanyuan's performance.

"Xiao Liu, this dress is not bad. Your ability to choose clothes has improved recently. " Director Yang nodded at the stylist as approval.

Stylist laughed on the surface, but in reality, he cursed in his heart.

'In the previous drama, you called me flashy when I was wearing this outfit!'

"Alright, everybody. Be prepared. Action!"

Director Yang gave the order and the various departments went straight into action.

Inside the dark palace, the Heavenly Spirit Princess was sitting on a chair while her servant helped arrange it for the day. At this moment, the little princess was still a treasure that both her father and mother loved. His eyes were filled with innocence. It was unknown what he was thinking, but his cheeks became pink as embarrassment flashed in his eyes.

Suddenly, the palace door was pushed open.

"Daughter! It's bad! The traitor has attacked the city gates! The empress has sent someone to escort you out of the palace!"

"Get up! Zoom in!" Director Yang ordered excitedly.

Camera enlarged. The naive little princess was stunned for a moment. It was as if he was trying to muffle the servant girl's words in his mind. In an instant, confusion, worry, and shock filled the eyes of the Heavenly Spirit Princess. Ignoring the obstruction of the servant girl, the Heavenly Spirit Princess dashed out and ran towards the main hall.

Chaos filled the palace as people scrambled wherever he looked.

Looking at the servants scattered about, Xia Wanyuan recalled the day that her country was destroyed. That day, the palace had been burned which soared into the sky. He was panicked and confused when he saw people running away.

Those who raised flowers for her, those who played with her, those who served food for her, those who played with her, all ignored her and got lost in the mad panic of needing to escape.

She's confused.

Tears were flowing down his face. It felt like he was unconsciously running forward, he could see everything but at the same time, he could do nothing.

He's powerless.

When she finally reached the stairs in front of the main hall, the little princess raised her head. On the high stairs, he watched the leader of the rebellion stab his father in the chest with a sword.

Watching as his heart pierced.

Watching his convulsing body collapse to the ground.

The little princess' eyes widened as she took a big step forward. However, Lin Xiao, who was behind him, stopped him and closed his mouth. Only his eyes saw the bloody scene before him. He looked at his parents, and they kept shaking their heads, gesturing for him not to come out.

Xia Wanyuan thought of the time when the Xia Dynasty was destroyed. He had been standing in the distance, looking at the palace that was filled with bones. The towering gate where he flew his kite, the garden where he caught the dragonfly, and the pond where he fished, everywhere was filled with the corpses of people he knew.

At that moment, she covered her sisters eyes. His eyes were filled with tears as he watched the tragedy unfold before his eyes in silence.

An almost real pain enveloped the Heavenly Spirit Princess. In her tearful eyes, the pain of losing her parents, the sadness and anger of losing her country, all turned into flames of hatred burning with searing radiance.

Everyone outside the camera was infected by Xia Wanyuan's emotions. It was as if they were actually taken to the place of the fallen country. The overwhelming pain and hatred suppressed everyone like a mountain.

Qin Wu, who was the closest to Xia Wanyuan, felt the intensity of his emotions the most. The woman in his arms who was quietly crying, whose eyes were filled with pain, helplessness, and hatred, caused his heart to hurt as well.

Somehow, she was swept into Xia Wanyuan's acting world.

Ruan Yingyu went to change clothes when Xia Wanyuan was filming yesterday, so she only saw the final scene.

Today, he stood to the side and watched Xia Wanyuan film the entire scene. He admitted that he could never act with such a huge outburst of emotions and feelings. If anything, this internal acknowledgement made him even more uneasy.

After all, he had worked very hard to get the lead role. What if Xia Wanyuan stole her limelight?

"It's good, Xiao Xia! You have understood the role perfectly. Continue Your good work."

Director Yang originally only considered Xia Wanyuan as a pretty face, but he never expected that it turned out that she was so talented. He suddenly felt that he had committed murder, and the way he spoke to Xia Wanyuan changed from a 'woman carrying funds' to a 'Xiao Xia'.

"Yes, Director." Xia Wanyuan slightly nodded at Director Yang.

The scene was over, and Qin Wu also let go of Xia Wanyuan. However, the warmth of her tears was still lingering in her hands, like a burning drop into her heart.

Xia Wanyuan immediately came out of character and took the soda from Chen Yun.

"That's cool! How are you so good at crying ?! That's so amazing." Chen Yun's heart, which had been burned to ashes, was now filled with growing wild grasslands.

From the looks of it, Xia Wanyuan was completely enlightened. Her teary face even made her cry.

'It will open the eyes for viewers when this drama airs!'

Chen Yun had already started imagining where he would go on vacation with his bonus after filming this drama.

"I was just thinking about the fact that my family was broke and it pissed me off."

Xia Wanyuan was unable to force herself to say that she had experienced the pain of losing her country in her previous life, so she could only make excuses using the latest problems from the original Xia Wanyuan.

Unexpectedly, Chen Yun somehow became awkward when he heard that. She anxiously comforted Xia Wanyuan, "Don't be too sad. Just focus on filming this drama. It'll get better in the future."

He was about to leave when he turned around and touched his head in embarrassment.

"Em, what do you want to eat for lunch? Packaged lunches are not tasty, so let me buy something else for you."

"Bring me a bowl of baked potatoes then." Xia Wanyuan took a sip of his sodas. A strange feeling hit his throat.

"..."

Chen Yun was stunned. He looked at Xia Wanyuan for a long time and realized that he was not joking. He then replied, "All right."

'I think he must be really broke ?!'

Chen Yun muttered in his heart. Otherwise, why would he be so frugal? This was unlike Xia Wanyuan who often demanded a party even while filming in the mountains.

But it had to be said that the current Xia Wanyuan was much more approachable.

"good. All departments, pay attention. Where's gaffer? Light up Ruan Yingyu. "

Director Yang pointed to Ruan Yingyu. The cameraman and gaffer immediately followed his orders.

The camera was already installed, but under the props tent, Ruan Yingyu seemed to have yet to hear Director Yang's words and was immersed in her own world.

"Ruan Yingyu, what are you doing? Prepare, your turn!"

Director Yang's shout drew Ruan Yingyu from her chaotic daydream. He glanced at Xia Wanyuan, who was drinking soda nearby with a generous attitude. Hatred flashed in his eyes.

"I'm so sorry, Director. I was too absorbed in thinking about my dialogue and not hearing you."

Ruan Yingyu bowed several times in a row. Director Yang pursed his lips.

"Well, hurry up and get ready."

"Sorry to keep you waiting." Ruan Yingyu smiled at Qin Wu with a pure and sweet look. However, Qin Wu did not show any expression. He only nodded slightly and started acting with Ruan Yingyu.

Yes, she could not deny that her pure and innocent appearance was indeed very attractive. However, her stereotypical innocence was a world apart from Xia Wanyuan, who had a pair of beautiful clear eyes, let alone a dazzling smile.

Ruan Yingyu played the role of Tian Ying Er, who was the childhood sweetheart of the male lead, Lin Xiao.

The scene they shot today was the scene where Lin Xiao thought of his sister who grew up with him. After being humiliated in the outside world, he recalled their childhood love, which only deepened Lin Xiao's longing for Tian Ying Er.

"Sister! Look kite! Master and I secretly bought it at the market."

The intelligent young man flew down from the top of the mountain using the wire stunt technique with a smile on his face and a butterfly-shaped kite in his hand.

"That's so beautiful! Thank you brother!" Tian Ying Er received the kite with an excited expression as she looked at her brother lovingly, who was always shining and bright.

"Stop!" Director Yang frowned as he looked at Ruan Yingyu's smile on the monitor.

"You are in your youth now! The two of you are still in a pure relationship as seniors and juniors. What's with that adoring look in your eyes! Start again!"

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