Chapter 3.1 (1/2)
GHML – Chapter 3.1: Trying To Be Difficult (1)
Shang Jing stradled He Jiang’s back happily, swinging his legs as they made their way through the corridors. He chimed, “I’m going to follow you.”
He was going to find proof of their secret marriage and evidence of He Jiang’s domestic abuse to act as bargaining chips during their divorce.
He Jiang: “You need rest. I’ll get Lin Lin to send you back.”
Shang Jing: “That won’t do. I’ve injured my head, I have to follow you so it doesn’t hurt.”
What if Lin Lin left him in a random place? How would he find He Jiang then?
He Jiang: “I have a filming scheduled.”
Shang Jing: “Then I’ll wait for you in the car.”
He Jiang: “Didn’t you say your head was hurting? How will you get ample rest in the car?”
Shang Jing: “Then it doesn’t hurt anymore.”
“…”
He Jiang suddenly regretted risking a conflict with the film director for this bonehead.
But he ultimately did not have the heart to leave Shang Jing in the car and arranged for him to rest in the dressing room where there was a makeshift bed. To which, Shang Jing graciously accepted and proceeded to sleep like a log.
Even while the makeup artist redid He Jiang’s makeup or when the director came over to vent his frustration, warning him of the damage to his career if he continued to act like a big shot, he did not flinch, much less wake up.
He Jiang’s temples throbbed as he tried to rationalize the situation.
He is alone in the country with no family…
I am the only one he can count on here…
Fine. I will tolerate it this time.
He better get out of my sight once he recovers.
Shang Jing woke up feeling slightly better. He had been having dizzy spells since the car ride.
As he sat up and pulled the thin sheet of blanket off him, the embroidery of He Jiang’s initials at the corner of the blanket caught his eye. It was obvious the blanket was his personal item. He quickly folded the blanket and piled it neatly at the end of the bed before making his way out of the dressing room.
Shang Jing was immediately hit by the view of blue skies and endless sea. The filming was situated at the beach.