"Brother Xiao was very cooperative with our requests just now, not fierce at all, and definitely couldn't be a bad person! Just based on Brother Xiao taking the initiative to save someone, we'll support you forever!"
The oldest girl spoke very seriously, "Performance and appearance can't represent a person's heart, but subconscious behavior in critical moments absolutely can't deceive anyone."
How bad could someone who's willing to risk their life to save others in an emergency really be?
"Right, right!" The other girls chimed in agreement, craning their necks to look at Xiao He's fingers, "We heard from people at the scene that Brother Xiao's hand was injured? Is it okay now?"
Xiao He curled his fingers slightly, hiding his inner emotion, then slowly showed them to the girls: "It's fine, already scabbed over."
Fortunately, the character he was playing always wore leather gloves, so such wounds didn't affect the filming.
But... being able to save a living life and gain recognition and affection from a group of strangers made Xiao He feel inexplicably that everything was worth it.
"Ah, then Brother Xiao must take good care of it, don't let it scar!"
One girl rummaged through her bag, then handed Xiao He a box of ointment: "This was entrusted to me by a fan baby from the group chat, said it can remove scars. If Brother Xiao doesn't mind, you can try it."
Xiao He took the ointment and solemnly tucked it into his pocket: "Thank you, I've made her spend money."
"No, no, we're all doing this voluntarily! We're all so happy to be able to meet Brother Xiao in person on behalf of everyone!"
Xiao He smiled until his eyes curved, "Then you must bring my gratitude to them too."
"We definitely will!"
The girls said in unison.
Xiao He chatted with everyone for a while longer when Liu Rulan approached, carrying several bags in her hands. She walked up to the girls and distributed them one by one: "These are drinks and snacks Xiao He prepared for everyone. Take a few more back with you. Thank you so much for coming to see Xiao He this time."
This was something Liu Rulan had specially gone to prepare after observing Xiao He's fan situation earlier.
"Wow, thank you!"
"Thank you, Brother Xiao! Thank you, manager sister!"
One fan looked at Liu Rulan several more times, then showed a very surprised expression: "You're Sister Liu? Aren't you Su Shengxi's manager?"
Liu Rulan had nurtured several film emperors and empresses, and later took on Su Shengxi's management work. She often accompanied Su Shengxi to various events, so for those who frequently moved in fan circles, Liu Rulan wasn't particularly unfamiliar.
Liu Rulan smiled and nodded: "I'll be responsible for Xiao He from now on."
The fan looked somewhat puzzled, but in such a setting, she couldn't press for reasons, so she could only smile and happily accept the gift.
Amid the background of everyone's cheerful laughter, a man wearing a mask and hat, with hands in his pockets, slowly raised his head.
Those eyes, filled with thick red veins, stared unblinkingly at the young man surrounded by several girls, his gaze fixed intently on that face as if trying to discern something from it.
"Huh? Aren't you going to see Sister Man'er?"
A fan stood puzzled beside the man.
The man finally withdrew his gaze, turned and melted into the crowd on the other side, not acknowledging the fan's friendly reminder.
The fan: ?
What's wrong with this person—
In the crowd, Xiao He frowned slightly, looked up at the distant crowd, but only saw another group of girls excitedly surrounding Su Shengxi and talking.
That strange gaze from earlier had already disappeared.
How strange...
"Ahem, time to get ready to leave."
Someone came to notify everyone at that moment.
The brief meeting ended; they needed to prepare for filming.
Xiao He bid farewell to each fan, turned and followed Liu Rulan to the back hall, while over there, Yi Man'er was also smiling warmly as she comforted her fans and said goodbye, leaving the scene to prepare for the afternoon shoot.
Compared to the relaxed atmosphere around Xiao He and Yi Man'er, Su Shengxi's side was much more troublesome. The fans surrounded Su Shengxi reluctantly, with endless words to say and countless excited screams. Su Shengxi couldn't break free for a while.
Finally, when both Xiao He and Yi Man'er were ready, Su Shengxi only arrived under Director Wen Hongyuan's dark expression.
"Sorry, sorry, really very sorry, Director Wen. The fans were just too enthusiastic."
Tian Heng apologized to Wen Hongyuan while signaling Su Shengxi to go for makeup—to let fans see Su Shengxi's best side up close, he wasn't wearing his filming makeup but his original idol makeup. Now after meeting fans, Su Shengxi needed to redo his makeup and styling.
This was already running late, and now it would take even more time.
Wen Hongyuan kept a stern face for a long moment, ultimately saying nothing, just urging: "Hurry up!"
"Okay, okay, I'll urge them right away. Everyone has worked hard—"
So everyone could only wait for Su Shengxi on set.
Xiao He sat back down in his seat.
He glanced at the empty small stool beside him, thought for a moment, then borrowed five unused small stools from the production crew and asked Sister Liu to lend them to the few young fans waiting outside.
In this situation, they were waiting inside while fans waited outside.
They were fine, sitting down, but the fans gathered outside were suffering.
Fortunately, he had few fans today, so this number was manageable.
Liu Rulan took the small stools, giving Xiao He an appreciative look, and took assistant Xiao Chen back to the outer area.
Seeing Liu Rulan's actions, Tian Heng's eyes flickered, then he gritted his teeth and whispered to the assistant beside him: "Go buy some water for those people outside, don't let them suffer too much."
The assistant nodded: "Okay, Brother Tian."
And so they waited—the people inside waited for about forty minutes.
Su Shengxi finally arrived belatedly. By the time the director explained blocking and camera angles, and the actors did a simple walkthrough, the fans outside had been waiting for nearly an hour and a half.
Yet despite this, they waited without complaint or regret, even letting out surprised cheers when formally entering the back observation area of the set.
Just like before, their voices were full of vitality.
—Perhaps this was the power of love.
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"Reporter Bai, we meet again—"
Bai Mingchuan, carrying important intelligence, took a step back, watching the suddenly appearing Meng Zetian warily.
Meng Zetian stood with hands behind his back, his eyes full of gloom: "What? Surprised to see me?"
Not long ago, as an intelligence agent, Bai Mingchuan had obtained secret intelligence from an important figure at the hospital under the guise of interviews and photography.
This intelligence concerned a batch of medical supplies at the front lines—the most crucial resources their comrades desperately needed. Bai Mingchuan had already decided that even if it cost his life, he would deliver this intelligence.
Unfortunately, before his intelligence could be transmitted, it had already aroused Meng Zetian's suspicion.
Facing Meng Zetian's probing, Bai Mingchuan felt tremendous pressure.
But—
Thinking of the intelligence he had hidden, Bai Mingchuan suppressed his emotions and challenged Meng Zetian: "Captain Meng doesn't seem to have any authority to intercept an ordinary civilian like me, does he?"
"Hahaha—"
Meng Zetian laughed as if hearing some joke, slowly walking up to Bai Mingchuan, his gaze icy cold as if poisoned: "Reporter Bai, you haven't really been brainwashed by those whitewashing articles you write, have you? When have we ever cared about who you are when making arrests?"