Reborn To Love

Chapter 57 Concubine Xi And Her Maid

He Xinyan happily hopped out of bed, washed her face, and brushed her teeth with the materials Gu Yechen had prepared for her, then went downstairs.

Ten minutes later, Gu Yechen came down into the kitchen. He wrapped his arms around He Xinyan’s waist from behind and rested his chin on her shoulder.

”Oh my, you really walk without any sound!” He Xinyan gasped as she accidentally poured too much egg mixture onto the pan.

Gu Yechen looked at the uneven chunks of carrots and onions and closed his eyes to continue to sleep on He Xinyan’s shoulder.

He Xinyan awkwardly finished cooking and carried her final product onto the dining table, “Try it!”

The omelette roll did look a little better than last time, and Gu Yechen hesitantly took a bite.

”How is it?”

This time, Gu Yechen was going to break He Xinyan’s little bubble so that both of them wouldn’t have to suffer anymore, “Try it.”

Gu Yechen used his chopsticks to pick up another piece and fed it to He Xinyan. After chewing only once, He Xinyan spit her disgusting food out.

”Ew! What in the world is that? It tastes disgusting!” 

Gu Yechen laughed and ate another piece himself.

”Why are you eating? Stop eating, I’ll go throw it away.” He Xinyan stood up to go dump the food into the trash can, but Gu Yechen stopped her.

”I like it.”

”. . .”

”I like anything you make.”

He Xinyan’s mouth fell open as she watched Gu Yechen clear the plate, “Hm. . . I don’t think I”m going to cook anymore.”

Gu Yechen chuckled, “Good choice.”

In the end, they ordered delivery food and ate a happy breakfast before He Xinyan returned home. The filming today started late at night from 9:00 P.M. all the way into midnight.

They were going to film the day scenes using lights because the night time was more quiet and suitable for filming. 

At night, He Xinyan left for filming before Li Yuyan did and she arrived with Wu Minger at 8:50. After finishing her makeup and costume, He Xinyan walked into Gu Yebei’s private resting room with Wu Minger without even knocking.

Gu Yebei turned around with an angry expression to see who was rude enough to barge into his room without even asking. However, when he saw He Xinyan, his expression immediately changed as he jumped up from his chair.

”Sister in law, sit down, sit down.”

He Xinyan crossed her arms together and casually sat down on Gu Yebei’s chair. 

”Sister in law?” Wu Minger asked in surprise, “You’re Mr. Gu’s brother?”

Gu Yebei turned around to look at Wu Minger with a smile, “Yep! Surprising, right?”

Wu Minger’s expression changed slightly as she stared blankly at the wall ahead, ‘Gu Yechen’s brother? So he is also part of the Gu family then. . .’

”Minger, what’s wrong?” He Xinyan asked when she noticed that Wu Minger had zoned out.

”Nothing, nothing!” Wu Minger snapped out of her stupor and squeezed out a smile. A few minutes later, there was one quick knock at the door before Yang Siyue walked in. 

”Gu! Ye – Oh, little Yanyan is here too!” Yang Siyue ran over in her empress gown and pushed Gu Yebei away so she was sitting on the small chair next to He Xinyan. 

”Yanyan, we have a scene together today! Do you want to practice the lines together?”

”Sure!” He Xinyan smiled as she flipped to the scene with Yang Siyue.

They didn’t get much time to practice together before filming started. The beginning of filming went by very smoothly and they were on the last scene by 1 A.M.

The last scene’s characters were Concubine Xi and Concubine Xi’s maid, Yinlan. 

They were inside Concubine Xi’s room and it was nighttime, so they didn’t need to use excessive lighting. 

He Xinyan sat down on the seat at the dining table and watched as Li Yuyan slowly walked over. A smirk appeared on Xinyan’s lips as Li Yuyan stopped at the edge of the door.

”Beautiful Things Past, Scene 73, Take 1, Action!”

Li Yuyan walked over in her maid outfit and bowed slightly in front of Concubine Xi.

”What did the emperor say?” Concubine Xi asked as she took a gentle sip of tea.

Yinlan looked down, “Concubine Xi, the emperor refused.”

Concubine Xi smiled softly and looked out the window at the moon, “I should have guessed. . . Yinlan, bring over the tub and help me wash my feet.”

Li Yuyan clenched her teeth together tightly but followed the script as she walked away and came back with a small tub of water and rose petals. 

Concubine Xi placed her feet in and waited. 

”Cut! Li Yuyan, what are you doing?” 

He Xinyan smiled gently and looked at Li Yuyan with one eyebrow raised. Concubine Xi’s maid was supposed to help Concubine Xi wash her feet, but of course Li Yuyan didn’t want to.

At this moment, Gu Yebei took this moment to yawn, “Ah, can we hurry up? Everyone is tired and wants to go home. Who even is this small actress? Does she even know how to act?”

He Xinyan held in a laugh. Gu Yebei had quite a harsh tongue. 

”Again!”

They started their second take and this time, Li Yuyan did bend down to help He Xinyan wash her feet. He Xinyan watched her with a sly smile and gently lifted her feet up, “accidentally” kicking some water onto Li Yuyan’s face.

Li Yuyan gasped and pressed her lips together tightly. She looked up at He Xinyan, who shrugged slightly and kicked her other foot up too. 

Li Yuyan took deep breaths and quickly pretended to wash He Xinyan’s feet before standing up. She grabbed the tub and walked away.

”Cut! Cut! Did you even read the script? You have to wipe Concubine Xi’s feet before walking away! If you can’t act then get out of here!”

Li Yuyan shuddered and almost dropped the tub of water as she slowly walked back. Even though she was only an illegitimate child, she was still spoiled and treated like a princess in the He family. No one has screamed at her like this before, but she couldn’t do anything about it. 

Everyone knew that Ma Qiaoqi didn’t care if you were a child of a rich family or anything, he would scream and scold you either way. There were even some rumors saying that he himself was also a child of a rich and powerful family, so he didn’t care.

They ended up filming again, and once again, He Xinyan provoked Li Yuyan by kicking up the water in the tub. Li Yuyan was blocking the view so the camera or the crew couldn’t notice.

He Xinyan wasn’t some nice person, and she didn’t pretend to act like one either. She knew perfectly well that if Gu Yechen hadn’t helped her and she ended up getting the maid while Li Yuyan the concubine, Li Yuyan would do the same to her, maybe even worse. So why couldn’t she do the same?

Li Yuyan clenched her teeth together tightly and finished the scene correctly after the third take. 

”Cut! Okay, we are done for today! Good work, everyone!” Ma Qiaoqi stood up from his chair and walked away.

He Xinyan scoffed before also walking away to change. Li Yuyan stood at the same place with water dripping from her hands as she tightly clenched her fists together.

”He Xinyan. . .” She said through gritted teeth.

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After saying goodbye to Gu Yebei, Yang Siyue, and Wu Minger, He Xinyan returned home. She arrived before Li Yuyan did, and she walked upstairs into her room.

She was surprised to see that her lights were open, and He Xinyan was sure that she had remembered to close them when she left. 

After dropping off her bag and keys, she walked in to see someone laying straight on the center of her bed. 

”Gu Yechen?!”