Quadruplets’ Charm: The Tycoon’s Hidden Heirs
Chapter 343: Xing Ling (Tang Yu)

Chapter 343: Chapter 343: Xing Ling (Tang Yu)

After Xiao Yu hung up the phone, Ye Sihan seemed to have lost interest in women ever since he woke up in the hospital without Tang Yu by his side.

He was indifferent to feminine allure, with all his thoughts on the company.

Handling a myriad of affairs, he operated like a machine.

That wasn’t necessarily a bad thing, as long as he didn’t think of Tang Yu.

Because no matter how capable he, as a special assistant, was, he couldn’t bring Tang Yu back to life.

And now, out of the blue, he was asked to look into a woman’s background, and she wasn’t bad-looking either.

Aside from her figure resembling Tang Yu’s, her face was not similar at all.

Ye Sihan taking a liking to another woman was a good sign, right?

As soon as Wu Qianqian arrived at the theater, her assistant scolded her, "What’s going on with you? What time do you call this? You’re just a body double; do you expect the lead actor to wait for you?"

"I’m sorry, I’m sorry! This place is a bit remote, and it’s not easy to hail a cab," Wu Qianqian apologized with a ninety-degree bow.

"Get ready quickly!"

"Yes!" While changing her clothes, Wu Qianqian thought to herself: this was the miserable life of a nobody like her.

Always being a stand-in for others, she wondered when she would ever come out on top.

After changing into the costume in the makeshift dressing room and coming out, she saw the female lead actor, Xing Ling (Tang Yu), sitting under a big tree with a script in hand from a distance.

Born into the limelight as a lead actor, thanks to her powerful family background.

She didn’t think the actress’s appearance or talent was anything special. If she had the right connections, she would definitely surpass Xing Ling.

Xing Ling looked up from her script and saw her body double, who was filming nearby—not showing the face, just the back.

Because their silhouettes were so similar, even Xing Ling herself couldn’t tell which one was her when watching on TV.

If it weren’t for the tight schedule, she wouldn’t have needed a body double.

"Xing sis, it’s your turn to shoot." The assistant Zhou Yue ran over to her with a bottle of mineral water, "Have a sip first."

After the makeup artist touched up her face, she stood up.

Xing Ling walked ahead, not noticing the person coming from the opposite direction. She only felt he was a very tall man, and she collided with him suddenly.

The first thing she felt was that his body was very hard.

Although it was she who had bumped into him, only she began to fall uncontrollably backward, and her script flew out of her hand—

"Ah!"

There were steps below, and if she fell, she might not die but would certainly end up in the hospital.

Not to mention it would delay the shooting schedule.

The assistant and makeup artist behind her were too far away to reach her. They were all so frightened that their minds went blank.

Just when Xing Ling thought she was doomed, her waist was tightly gripped by someone who caught her in time.

"Mmm!" Due to inertia, Xing Ling plunged directly into the solid and broad chest, and her hands instinctively clung onto the man’s broad shoulders, her clear, water-like pupils colliding with a pair of unfathomably deep, obsidian-like eyes.

It was like encountering a terrible soul-sucking darkness that blanked her mind for a moment.

Ye Sihan’s dark eyes narrowed slightly, his gaze falling upon her face, her overly bright and captivating eyes causing a discomforting sting in his chest.

The subtle reaction was fleeting, so brief it was almost imperceptible.

Let alone to anyone else.

"Have you held on long enough?" a low, indifferent voice asked.

Xing Ling came back to her senses, only then realizing her hands were still clinging to the man’s shoulders. She withdrew them as if electrocuted, "I’m sorry... that was an accident just now, but thank you for catching me."

Ye Sihan’s thin lips remained motionless; he averted his gaze and walked past her toward the back.

Xing Ling was still wondering who that man was. She had been filming for several days and had not seen such a character among the crew.

Perplexed, she saw the man stop. She could only see his tall figure from behind, and it was clear that he was looking at the body double, Wu Qianqian.

The assistant hurried over, "Xing sis, are you alright?"

"It’s nothing."

"I was scared to death just now, but thankfully, everything is fine. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to explain to the Eldest and Second Young Masters!"

The Eldest and Second Young Masters were Xing Ling’s two older brothers, who were rather indulgent with their only sister.

But if something had really gone wrong with filming, she could forget about working in Hollywood for the rest of her life.

"But what’s the relationship between this man and Wu Qianqian? He seems to be quite influential?" the assistant gossiped.

There were Western men in the crew, but this man, in terms of appearance and height, was superior. Especially his inherent oppressive aura, did not seem like that of an ordinary person.

Wu Qianqian was just a very ordinary stand-in. Who would have thought she had such ambition, finding a backer so quickly?

But then again, in Hollywood, who didn’t have ambition?

Wrong, there was one person without ambition, and that was Xing Ling.

Xing Ling just wanted to act, no matter what the role was.

Otherwise, with the Xing Family’s methods, why would she only be playing a leading role now?

She would have been famous and well-known long ago.

This time she was playing the lead role because the director needed an Asian woman’s facial features and took a fancy to Xing Ling.

Before shooting started, there was no promotion at all. Everything was waiting until after wrapping up.

Wu Qianqian did not expect to see the man she had fallen in love with at first sight at the bar here.

As soon as she stepped away from the camera, he approached her, "Are you here looking for me?" It wasn’t strange for him to be presumptuous because the man had been staring at her ever since he appeared.

Just like that time in the bar.

His gaze was so adoring, it made her heart bloom with joy, yet she wanted to remain reserved.

Ye Sihan didn’t answer her question, "Whose stand-in are you?"

"Xing Teacher’s." Wu Qianqian pointed for him, "The one filming right now."

Ye Sihan looked toward Xing Ling, who was acting opposite the male lead, her skin very white, her bright eyes amiable, and due to the emotional performance, she was mischievously lively without losing spirit.

She looked so youthful, as if she were only eighteen or nineteen years old.

And this was the second time today that he let his gaze linger on her for a long time, his heart stirred with an indescribable feeling.

"Did you need something from me?" Wu Qianqian noticed that he had been watching Xing Ling the whole time, feeling a surge of jealousy and panic, and promptly spoke up gently to interrupt.

"Is the shoot over?" Ye Sihan withdrew his gaze.

"Yes, it is."

"Let’s have dinner together."

"Okay," Wu Qianqian agreed shyly.

After filming for the entire day, once work was wrapped up, Xing Ling returned to the temporary housing to rest.

The shooting location was a remote tourist area, with natural barriers like a sinkhole, suitable for a fantasy drama.

Normally, filming wasn’t allowed here in order to preserve the natural environment.

It was said that negotiating this location almost cost a few executives their health to the point of developing gastric bleeding.

The hotel was very far from here, several hours away by car.

So Xing Ling had to sleep in a small house with rather poor conditions.

The assistant stayed next door with her.

The rest of the production crew were sleeping in other constructed sheds, so safety should not be an issue.

The next morning, Xing Ling woke up and ate the breakfast Zhou Yue had brought: millet porridge, boiled eggs, sandwiches, and milk, prepared on site.

While she was eating, she saw the director enter the house.

"How about we go out for lunch today?" the director suggested.

"Lunch?" Xing Ling was surprised. But then she thought, since they had arrived to shoot, they had only eaten in the city on the first day, and had not been off the mountain since. Assuming it was to reward the crew and actors, she nodded, "Whatever the director decides is fine. I have no objections."