When the children saw that Little Bei was about to run away, they panicked. “Shao Nan, why are you running away again? It’s rare for you to come back. We wanted to ask if filming was fun!”
They were anxious and they wanted to pull Little Bei back, but they didn’t have the chance. They could only watch as Little Bei ran away.
Elsewhere, Shao Nan was looking for an excuse to run away. As he walked past the toilet, they actually pulled him to the women’s bathroom. “Little Bei, let’s go to the bathroom before going back.”
Not only were they holding his hands, but they even wanted to drag him to the bathroom together? No, no, no! No way in hell would he go to the ladies’ room!
“I don’t need to relieve myself. I’m going back. You guys go first!”
Before being dragged to the ladies’ bathroom, Shao Nan struggled to break free from their hands and run away.
“Aye…”
No matter how much they shouted behind him, Shao Nan rushed back as quickly as he could. He was extremely glad that he hadn’t come to school previously. Otherwise, he would have definitely been pulled to the women’s bathroom. That would have been very dangerous.
Shao Nan and Little Bei just so happened to rush back. When Shao Nan saw Little Bei, he immediately pulled her in and put the wig on her head before finally heaving a sigh of relief.
During the final exam in the afternoon, Shao Nan and Little Bei relaxed, as they only had to be themselves.
Because they were only taking the Chinese Literature and Mathematics exams, their exams ended in a day. After acting like himself for half a day, Shao Nan had to put on the wig again, as Little Bei had to return to the production team to film.
Shao Nan followed them to the county city, which made things much less troublesome. Little Bei’s filming progress was very smooth.
Filming couldn’t be stopped except for New Year’s Eve and the first day of the New Year, so Mu Jingzhe and Little Bei spent their second and third day of the New Year with the production team.
After filming for so long, because Mu Jingzhe also called Little Bei ‘Little Nan’ in the production team, not slipping up even once, although her family knew that Shao Nan was Little Bei, no one else noticed.
Director Jiang especially liked Little Bei and said that he would look for her in the future and specifically write a movie for her. “When you grow up, you’ll definitely look good.”
At first, Little Bei thought that Director Jiang was just joking. She didn’t expect that Director Jiang would still remember this the day they finished filming and ate together.
“I’ll write the movie when I have time. I’ll tailor-make it for you. When the time comes, you have to spare some time for me. I can tell that you’ll definitely become popular again when this movie is screened. I know it because I’m the one who will film it. There’s also a chance you’ll win an award. I’m just waiting for you to win the Best Actor Award, like your younger sister.
“Even if it’s not the Best Actor Award, you should at least win the Newcomer Award. When the time comes, you can continue filming my movies and win the Best Actor Award. Therefore, you must remember to spare some time for me in your schedule.”
Little Bei: “…”
It was really touching for him to tailor-make a movie for her, but… she hadn’t confessed yet. She couldn’t possibly use her brother’s identity again.
Actually, halfway through, when she had seen that Director Jiang approved of her, Little Bei had thought of confessing. However, because she was too busy filming and had been working continuously, she didn’t have the chance. Therefore, even now, Director Jiang didn’t know that she was Little Bei.
Now that they had already finished filming and Director Jiang had even made her a promise, Little Bei definitely couldn’t hide it from him anymore. She had to come clean no matter what.
Therefore, before the celebration ended, Mu Jingzhe and Little Bei invited Director Jiang to the quiet room next door to confess while he was still sober.
“Director Jiang, there’s actually something I’ve been hiding from you. I’m really sorry. I’m actually Shao Bei, not Shao Nan. I really wanted to portray Little Fish back then, so I auditioned using Shao Nan’s identity. I’m sorry for not telling you.”
The smile on Director Jiang’s face hadn’t disappeared yet, as he didn’t react in time. “What? What Shao Nan and Shao Bei?”
“I’m saying I’m the younger sister, Shao Bei, not my older brother, Shao Nan. I’m sorry, Director. I’ve been pretending to be a boy this entire time.”
Mu Jingzhe also apologized. “I’m sorry, Director. I should have made things clear earlier, but I never had the chance.”
Director Jiang’s slow brain finally reacted. “Ah, so you’re Shao Bei, not Shao Nan… You’re actually Shao Bei, the youngest movie queen. You’re his younger sister?”
He was still calm initially, but in the end, Director Jiang’s voice sounded like a duck being strangled.
“I’m sorry, Director.” Little Bei apologized again.
“No, don’t apologize. It’s impossible. I’ve been watching you. You twins must be pulling a prank.” Director Jiang calmed down again. “Yes, you must be lying to me.”
Little Bei: “No, Director. I’m really Shao Bei, not Shao Nan.”
Little Bei stopped acting. Although her clothes hadn’t changed, she was indeed different from the way Shao Nan usually acted.
Director Jiang: “…”
Looking at Little Bei and then at Mu Jingzhe, Director Jiang wiped his face. “So it’s true. You’re not messing with me?”
“No.”
Director Jiang: “…”
He digested this news with difficulty. He felt that his overconfidence and carelessness had led to this oversight. He really didn’t like to see women disguising themselves as men. In the end, reality had taught him a lesson.
Therefore, not only had Little Bei perfectly portrayed the role of Little Fish, but she had also fooled him in real life.
Seeing that Director Jiang was silent, Mu Jingzhe patted Little Bei’s shoulder in comfort. “Director Jiang, I’m sorry for hiding it from you until now…”
“You don’t have to apologize. The heavens sent you here to tell me that there’s always someone better. I’ll keep my word. I won’t get angry because I’ve been convinced by your acting skills.
“Little Bei, you acted very well. I think if anyone finds out about this, they’ll definitely be shocked.”
Director Jiang suddenly got excited. “Sigh… Actually, this promotional point is even better than you being Shao Nan. No one expected you to take on the role of a boy. When we publicize the movie, if we keep the identity of the protagonist a secret, won’t everyone be shocked when they find out?”
Director Jiang said that he couldn’t have suffered this shock for nothing. Everyone had to feel the same shock.
He wanted everyone to know how it felt.
“That’s right. This is a marketing strategy. When the time comes, we’ll shock them. Now that you mentioned it, I’m even more confident about our movie.”
Director Jiang went into workaholic mode. “Remember to keep this a secret. Other than me, don’t tell anyone else in the production team. Before I say it can be made public, don’t make it public. Only then will it be shocking.”
Director Jiang’s reaction was unexpected, but it was great that he hadn’t gotten angry. Besides, this was a good idea. Mu Jingzhe helped them come up with ideas, and the two of them chatted happily.
After leaving the celebration, Mu Jingzhe and Little Bei heaved a sigh of relief.
“That’s great. Director Jiang isn’t angry.”
Little did they know that the next day, a scream came from Director Jiang’s room.
“Ah…”
Director Jiang hadn’t appeared drunk, but he had actually been drunk last night. It wasn’t until he woke up the next day that he truly reacted to the fact that Little Bei was Shao Nan.
Later on, Director Jiang had a permanent problem. Whenever he saw children, he would always be suspicious of their gender. When people said that they were little girls, he had to ask if it was true. He would even suspect that little boys were girls, making everyone think that he was crazy.
