Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

262 Playing Piper like a fool

“What does he have that I don’t? My parents have money too. I’m more handsome than him, I’m more talented, and you clearly like me better than you do him, so why can’t you love me, Xi’er? Is it because he… he was your first? I don’t mind that, I’m not a virgin-

“No!” She immediately cut in and hurriedly shook her head. “That’s not true-”

“Then what’s the truth?!” He frowned in confusion. “Tell me, what?” He pulled her to his chest and rested his forehead on hers. Their breaths intertwined as they fought the urge to kiss.

Outside their world, the crew couldn’t help but be stunned and lost in the drama playing before them. This was absolutely more than just acting. No one would believe they were acting, it’s simply impossible!

Director Mathew and his Assistant glanced at each other with mouth agape. This was more than they expected. It was simply too awesome that he refused to yell ‘cut‘ even though they’ve exhausted their

lines.

“Director, shouldn’t you stop recording? They’ve ended their lines,” Feng Long said to the Director in a hushed voice. He was almost going nuts from seeing this. It was taking him all his self control to restrain from storming in and beating Brian up.

Brian’s two Assistants glanced at each other with worry on their faces. This is bad. They knew this would happen. They just hope he won’t act foolishly this time.

Piper’s heart was racing so much that she was scared it could compete with a sports car. She was anxious, excited, and bitter. It wasn’t easy being in this close proximity with her high school boyfriend. 1

what she didn’t understand

she got. Before she could pick her mind back to reality, she felt

bring herself to do so and instead, she locked her hands behind his head and deepened the

behind them in a daze. This wasn’t a part of the story, what

going on but they just

into the scene. He yanked them

He lazily passed his tongue over the injury and tasted his own blood. Brian curled his lips into a sneer and said to Piper: “As I thought, you are pathetic and cheap,” he turned around and left

to life after the wonderful drama to see

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you think you are?!” She screamed before storming off as tears blinded her vision. Brian’s words hurt her deeply and she was mad at Fend Long for being the reason she was insulted. Feng Long stood there in a daze, embarrassed and heartbroken. What did he do wrong? Awkwardness filled the air as the crew tried not to make a sound. This was no longer acting and nobody wanted to be in Feng Long’s bad book. He might be calm and collected but he also has some nuts that were not properly screwed in his brain. 2

nuts, so they try to

and come back after three days. By then,

fight that just happened won’t be cut out of the drama. Thanks to them, color was added to the last few episodes that were supposed to be boring with the

been altered, Director Matthew thought he would leave the ending for them to make by themselves, after all, it has

days from now will be the final ending to

set, sat Brian with his head resting on the seat. His mind flashed to the kissing scene of just now and he slowly touched his

furrowed in

like to go?” One of the assistants asked.

a deal to

would like to postpone it.”