“Mm-hmm.” She nodded happily, glanced around, and hugged her clothes tighter. “I’m off then, bye-bye~!”

He didn’t know that for the past few years, every night before bed, she would say goodnight to him on Weibo, even though he never replied, not even once, and probably never even saw it. But it had become part of her daily routine—every single day, if she didn’t write those two words, she couldn’t sleep well.

And today, she could finally stand in front of him and say goodnight in person.

Is there anything happier than this? No! That’s how easily a fangirl can be satisfied!

After saying that, Emily Bennett turned and left, beaming with joy. Henry Clark watched her skipping away, at a loss for words. After a pause, he called out to her in a calm voice, “Come back.”

Emily Bennett didn’t hesitate at all, quickly turned back, her little face red from the cold as she looked up at him. “Is there something else?”

“Did you resolve the contract issue?”

Emily Bennett froze for a moment, then smiled at him as if nothing was wrong. “It’s nothing, don’t worry.”

Henry Clark looked skeptical. He knew exactly what kind of person Gao Meiling was when he joined the company. Could someone as naive and clueless as Emily Bennett really handle her?

Sensing his doubt, Emily Bennett patted his shoulder lightly with a relaxed look. “I can handle it, don’t worry! Fans follow their idols—since you’re so amazing, I won’t be any worse!”

Henry Clark’s eye twitched. “Who’s your idol?”

“You are.”

“???”

Since when? When did I go from being your gossip partner to your idol?

“All right, all right, you should go back, it’s cold out here.” She even started urging him to leave. Henry Clark didn’t say anything more, just nodded and walked ahead. After a couple of steps, he looked back—she was still standing there, probably because of the cold, stomping her feet and rubbing her hands. When she saw him turn around, her plain little face broke into a big smile as she waved at him, “Bye-bye~!”

Henry Clark finally didn’t look back again and soon disappeared into the night.

Emily Bennett stood there for a while, dazed, and let out a soft sigh.

When she got home, she took a hot shower. She hadn’t rested well the past few days, so as soon as she hit the bed, she fell asleep. Early the next morning, she was still dreaming when the phone rang and woke her up.

James Foster was already waiting downstairs: “Qiao Qiao-jie, time to head to the set.”

Looks like she couldn’t get out of this BL drama before the lawsuit was officially underway.

Chapter 7

Since she’d have to get styled and take character photos once she got to the set, Emily Bennett just washed her face and went out bare-faced. As soon as she got in the car, she saw the breakfast James Foster had prepared for her. Emily Bennett ate while thanking him, then asked, “Where’s Gao Meiling?”

Well, now she’s not even calling her ‘sister’ anymore, just her full name.

James Foster replied, “One of the artists in our group has a performance abroad, so Sister Gao went with them. You’re joining the crew today and will be on set from now on. Sister Gao said it’s enough to have me looking after you. Also, Orange has been reassigned—Sister Gao said the crew’s makeup artist will handle your styling.”

After yesterday’s three-hundred-round battle, it was probably necessary to give each other some space.

Emily Bennett had it easy. When she arrived at the set, none of the other actors had shown up yet. James Foster led her to the makeup room, where the stylist was already ready. After changing Emily Bennett into costume, they started on her makeup, getting her ready for the character photos.

“Mad Talk” is a fantasy BL novel set in a modern city. The two male leads—one human, one demon—basically, it’s a human-demon romance.

Both male leads are newcomers. The one playing the human is Anna Foster, a graduate of the Central Academy of Drama, who used to play supporting roles in various big films—a professionally trained actor.

The one playing the demon is Edward Grant, like Emily Bennett, not professionally trained, but scouted into the entertainment industry because of his looks.

Although neither lead is very famous, they’re both good-looking, and the director respected the original work when casting. Both actors’ vibes fit their characters perfectly. When the character photos were released, fans and casual viewers alike exclaimed at how true to the original they were, so the show had a lot of buzz online.

Of course, after this morning, that buzz would be gone.

Who would look forward to a BL drama with a female lead?

The character played by Anna Foster is a boy who’s been able to see demons since childhood. No one believes him, so they think he’s crazy. While getting her makeup done, Emily Bennett flipped through the script—she was playing Anna Foster’s psychologist.

Emily Bennett looked at the script and sighed, rubbing her forehead.

She couldn’t act at all—what was she going to do?

Luckily, the original owner of this body wasn’t a good actress either. If she just widened her eyes and pouted, maybe she could muddle through?

Yeah, let’s go with that!

She didn’t expect to get stumped just taking the character photos.

The photographer kept saying her smile was too stiff, or her body was too rigid. Emily Bennett felt like a puppet, her joints about to snap.

The photographer was ruthless, putting down the camera and calling over to James Foster, “Does your artist have any favorite celebrities?”

James Foster thought, I have no idea—what celebrity chases after other celebrities? Then he remembered yesterday in the elevator, when Emily Bennett was swooning over Henry Clark, and hesitantly said, “Henry Clark...?”