Lu Cheng watched her reaction.
The tip of the sword in his hand twitched slightly.
And just like that… he deftly flicked open her silken sash!
A soft'shhhling' echoed, exceptionally clear in the silent set.
Mu Xing felt her waist suddenly loosen, and the elaborate ancient costume instantly lost its restraint, hanging loosely on her body, revealing the white inner garment and delicate collarbones underneath.
"Ah!"
She gasped, instinctively clutching the front of her gown with both hands to prevent it from slipping.
However, she was still a step too slow!
Just as her clothes were about to slip, revealing a glimpse of spring, Lu Cheng suddenly threw away the long sword in his hand!
He took a step forward, spread his arms, and Domineeringly, pulled the flustered, dishevelled her directly into his broad embrace!
This embrace carried a naked possessiveness!
One of his arms encircled her slender waist, completely trapping her in his embrace.
His other hand, seemingly "considerately," pressed against the back of her slipping costume, preventing the clothes from truly falling off.
The entire action was seamless!
It was both punishment and protection!
It was both humiliation and possession!
...In front of the monitor, Director Director Wang was completely dumbfounded… "Holy crap!"
"He just… just hugged her?!"
"Is this a wuxia drama or a passionate love scene?!"
"This guy… he really doesn't want to wait a single second!"
All the staff on set were also stunned at this moment.
They watched the "perfect couple" locked in a tight embrace before the camera, each one forgetting to breathe… In this absolutely private, small space constructed by his body.
Mu Xing was completely held in Lu Cheng's arms, her body pressed tightly against his scorching chest.
She could clearly feel his strong, powerful heartbeat, thumping, thumping, as if the vibrations went straight to her soul.
At this moment, the masculine scent emanating from Lu Cheng was even more intense than when she was previously pinned against the wall… turning her brain into complete mush.
Shame and a strange sense of security wildly intertwined and collided in her heart, making her whole body go soft, unable to muster even a trace of resistance.
Lu Cheng slowly raised his hand, and under Mu Xing's complex gaze, removed the cold silver mask from his face.
The angle was chosen perfectly, allowing Mu Xing in his arms to see, yet keeping his face completely out of the camera's view.
Just like that, a face… a face that Mu Xing, with all her vocabulary, could not describe even a thousandth of its perfection, appeared before her.
Beneath his heroic sword-like brows were a pair of exquisite eyes, with three parts devilish charm and seven parts playfulness.
His high nose bridge and thin lips curved slightly upwards, forming an arc that could captivate all beings.
This face was like the most outstanding work of art God created after exhausting all his efforts.
Mu Xing's brain, at this instant, finally entered a state of being unable to think!
All her previous shame, indignation, and anger… vanished without a trace the moment she saw this face.
She was even so entranced that her small hand, which had originally been tightly clutching her gown, unconsciously… loosened by half, revealing more of her fair skin, yet she remained completely oblivious.
"Who exactly is he? So… handsome."
She usually only knew about the entertainment industry and had never seen or heard of this actor before.
She also just realized that in this world, there really are men who can be this… breathtakingly handsome… Lu Cheng looked at her adorable, "lovestruck" expression, and his smile softened.
He leaned down slightly and, facing her, spoke the line that should have belonged to the "assassin":
"Look closely, heroine."
"I…"
"Am not the person you are looking for."
This line, in this context, was full of ambiguous double meanings!
Making Mu Xing's heart skip a beat instantly!
After speaking, Lu Cheng put the silver mask back on!
He turned, used his qinggong, and after a few leaps, silently disappeared into the shadows of the set's backdrop.
"Perfect! Absolutely perfect! This is simply a divine performance!"
Director Director Wang exclaimed excitedly, watching the perfect final scene on the monitor!
He and the other screenwriters and staff were still exclaiming in admiration and excitement over the "stroke of genius" performance they had just witnessed!
Only Mu Xing remained standing blankly in place.
After the director noticed her expression, he realized that Mu Xing's improvisation was not yet over.
He didn't rush to call cut but immediately gestured for the camera to continue filming, and everyone held their breath again, watching Mu Xing's final performance.
She fumbled to re-tie her sash, picked up the long sword from the ground, and looked at the vanished figure, her eyes filled with complex emotions.
There was shock, shame, curiosity, unwillingness… and a hint of a flutter that even she herself hadn't noticed?
She instinctively took two steps in the direction he had disappeared.
However, after realizing that the person was gone and pursuit was hopeless.
She stopped, looked in the direction Lu Cheng had left, and as if possessed, whispered softly.
"How do you know… you're not?"
Her whisper brought a perfect end to this scene, which could be called a divine exchange.
Yet it also sparked endless imagination in the audience… "Cut—!!!"
Behind the monitor, Director Director Wang finally slapped his thigh and jumped up from his chair in excitement!
His plump face, at this moment, was filled with ecstasy and excitement, as if he had seen a rare treasure!
"Perfect! Perfect! Absolutely perfect!"
The staff present were also stunned by the performance they had just witnessed, and only then did they come back to their senses.
The next second!
Thunderous applause erupted throughout the entire set!
"Oh my god! Mu Xing! Your performance just now was simply legendary!"
"Amazing! Those eyes, that expression, that last line! Simply incredible!"
"I got goosebumps! This CP chemistry, who wouldn't ship them to death?!"
Director Wang was even more incoherently excited; he ran to Mu Xing, gesticulating wildly, using every word he had ever learned to give the highest praise to her "improvised performance"!
"Mu Xing! My dear girl! You are truly a born actress!"
"Your last line! It was the stroke of genius within a stroke of genius!"
"You completely brought to life the image of a heroine who is experiencing her first love, her heart in chaos, yet with a hint of unwillingness and stubbornness!"
However, Mu Xing seemed to have not heard the praise and cheers around her at all.
She just stood blankly in place, her mind uncontrollably replaying the scene that had just happened.
That face, so handsome and peerless that even gods would lose their color before it.
When that momentary daze faded, she almost instinctively turned her head, her gaze sweeping past everyone around her, searching for Lu Cheng's figure.
She was also a little unsure whether it was a genuine outpouring of emotion or an explosion of her acting skills…