Gu Yu didn't even have time to call "cut." He stood frozen in place, his eyes wide, with volcanic anger barely contained.
Since Gu Yu didn't call "cut," the cameraman had no choice but to keep filming.
This shot... well, frankly speaking, it was quite good.
Pei Yan kissed Su Zhiyi's lips for nearly five seconds, then finally released her.
A trace of bright red stained his thin lips—Su Zhiyi's lipstick.
Wasn't it supposed to be a forced perspective shot?
Su Zhiyi was dazed. She was dazed when Pei Yan kissed her, dazed while they kissed, and still dazed when their lips parted.
Pei Yan's kiss came suddenly, smudging her lipstick and leaving a red smear at the corner of her mouth.
Seeing the conspicuous red on Pei Yan's lips, Gu Yu could no longer contain his fury.
He stormed over to Pei Yan, grabbed his collar, and before anyone could react, punched him hard in the face!
"Pei Yan, you're shameless!"
Su Zhiyi: "?!"
Su Zhiyi was stunned. A bone-chilling cold spread through her body, freezing her in place.
With so many people here, were these two crazy?!
If they wanted to trend, fine—but don't drag her into it!
Pei Yan was momentarily stunned by Gu Yu's punch.
Pain spread across his cheek, growing numb, and a metallic taste filled his mouth—probably a cut inside his cheek.
It seemed the punch had finally made him understand why Gu Yu was so angry.
"Oh, so that's why you're so mad..."
"So that's how it is."
He suddenly laughed, the smile pulling at his lips, the pain breaking through his numbness and making him hiss.
The pain only fueled his excitement.
"What a shame, Gu Yu. Not only will I act a kissing scene with her, I'll also create a CP with her, and I might even really be with her—announce our relationship, get married..."
"And you? You'll always be a rat in the gutter, only able to covet her from the shadows, watching me be with her."
"Doesn't that thought drive you crazy?"
Pei Yan and the Gu siblings were close friends. He knew Gu Yumo liked Su Zhiyi and was her fan.
Who would have thought that the president of Xinghui Entertainment, Gu Yu, was not only Su Zhiyi's fan but also a dream boy fan?
The director more or less understood their conversation.
His heart sank, and he quickly signaled the staff to separate Pei Yan and Gu Yu.
"Go separate them! What are you standing around for?"
The staff hurried over to pull apart the two who were still locked in a standoff.
Gu Yu's gaze at Pei Yan was still full of resentment.
He hated Pei Yan, who had struck him with words like sharp blades, piercing his heart, leaving him unable to refute a single sentence.
Despite being punched, Pei Yan looked more like a victor than a victim.
He touched his numb cheek with a fingertip, wincing at the sharp pain, but that pain only heightened his sense of triumph.
"Fine, very good." Gu Yu laughed in anger.
"We'll see about that, Pei Yan." He threw these words over his shoulder and left without looking back.
"We'll see about that then." Pei Yan shot back without backing down.
After Gu Yu left, Pei Yan looked at Su Zhiyi, who was still standing there, at a loss.
Su Zhiyi's eyes seemed to hold tears, glistening, and her body trembled slightly, clearly frightened.
Seeing her like this, Pei Yan's heart softened instantly.
He walked up to her and gently comforted her, "Did you get scared? I didn't expect him to be like this either."
On the surface, he looked like a cold, upright gentleman, but inside, he was utterly despicable.
It had taken him this long to see his friend's true colors.
Su Zhiyi was indeed terrified.
She saw her three-million bonus flying away on wings, and no matter how hard she tried to grab it, she couldn't. Of course, she was scared.
"Are these two men crazy?!" Su Zhiyi roared inwardly to System 030, on the verge of tears. "If they want to fight over me, can't they do it in private? Why in front of so many people? If they want to trend together, fine, but I don't want to go with them!"
She looked like a frightened little rabbit, tears swirling in her eyes, the corners of her eyes flushed red, her voice trembling like a string about to snap.
"You guys scared me..."
She acted pitiful, as if frightened by their fight, letting two tears fall like broken pearls, softening Pei Yan's heart further.