House Dad's Literary Life

Chapter 273 – Du Yuanlei’s Misunderstanding

While Mo Fei and Luo Xin were chatting, Guo Ziyi, who had finished his class, rode his newly bought bicycle to the film club for a leisurely stroll.

Since he had decided to rely on himself, Guo Ziyi didn’t seek help from Assistant Ruan or Big Brother Dabin. Instead, he found an excuse to politely refuse Geng Sha’s kindness. However, the relationship between the two was still very good. When Geng Sha return from the military training, he came to Jiangcheng before the press conference. Guo Ziyi found him and the two got together.

“Little Guo, you’re here again today?” a senior brother passed by and smiled at Guo Ziyi, who was locking his bike.

Guo Ziyi looked up and showed a bright smile. “Brother Lei! How’s your script coming along? Has the wedding farce of the second young lady come to an end?”

“It’s not that fast!” the senior brother waved his hand and said, “By the way, Little Guo, I just saw on the notice board that a production crew is recruiting special actors, preferably chubby students. You might be suitable.”

“Really? Thank you, Brother Lei! I’ll go take a look right away!” Guo Ziyi’s face lit up with joy and cupped his hands together, then hurriedly ran up, as if he was afraid someone would snatch the opportunity if he was late.

Actually… when he arrived panting, there was no one in front of the film club notice board. At this time, everyone else was either attending classes or dating, and only Guo Ziyi had the leisure to take a stroll.

“‘Love Alley is recruiting a special actor. The role requires chubby figure, and good-looking facial features. This role is for the second male lead and requires excellent acting skills. Interested parties please go to classroom K5 on the third floor, sign up with Teacher Qiu, and maintain good communication for audition notifications.” Guo Ziyi read the notice word by word, and his face immediately showed a joyful expression.

He punched his palm, his face filled with excitement as he thought, “Isn’t this tailor-made for me? Chubby figure, well, I’m a bit chubby, pleasantly plump. And good-looking facial features, I’m quite handsome. Playing the second male lead couldn’t be more suitable!”

“Excellent acting skills, um, I don’t know what specific requirements the director has, never mind, I’ll go sign up first, I can’t miss such a good opportunity!” Guo Ziyi went upstairs excitedly.

Just as his figure disappeared from the stairway, a beautiful figure emerged from the hidden corner, frowning at Guo Ziyi. She hesitated for a moment, gritted her teeth, and waited for a while before following him upstairs.

Guo Ziyi quickly found classroom K5, knocked on the door, went in, and said, “Good afternoon, Teacher Qiu!”

Teacher Qiu was a teacher at the Student Activity Center. Because Guo Ziyi often hangs out here, she has known him for a long time. She pushed her reading glasses and smiled. “So, it’s Little Guo. What brings you here today?”

“I’m here to sign up. Isn’t there’s a movie called ‘Love Alley’ recruiting special actors on the notice board downstairs? Hehe, Teacher Qiu, do you think my body type is also quite special?” Guo Ziyi gestured to himself.

“Oh, you want to sign up for that movie? Sure, go ahead, fill out this form!” Teacher Qiu said cheerfully. “You know, as people get older, their memory starts to fail. If I still remembered, I would definitely recommend you to the director of this movie. You’re the most suitable child!”

It was Guo Ziyi’s sweet mouth that won the favor of the old lady.

Guo Ziyi carefully looked at the form first, then filled in the information earnestly. This was quite important. He even checked his phone number several times, for fear of making a mistake. If the director couldn’t reach him and had a bias against him, that would be terrible!

After finally confirming that there were no mistakes, Guo Ziyi put down his pen, raised his head, and respectfully handed the form back. “By the way, Teacher Qiu, who is the director you mentioned just now?”

“It’s me, didn’t you already know?” A cold voice came from behind, giving Guo Ziyi a start.

So familiar…

“Oh, mention someone, and here they are!” Teacher Qiu said with a smile. “Little Du, you haven’t gone back yet?”

Guo Ziyi turned around, and sure enough, Du Yuanlei’s pretty face came into his view.

“Teacher Qiu, I came back for something.” Du Yuanlei briefly greeted Teacher Qiu.

In fact, there was still a bit of pain in his heart, but Guo Ziyi still forced a smile and raised his hand. “Senior Sister Du, so you’re the director of this movie?”

“Hmph, didn’t you already know?” Du Yuanlei stared at him, her tone very sharp.

“Huh?” Guo Ziyi was a little confused.

“You’re really disgusting. I’ve already clearly rejected you, yet you keep pestering me!” Du Yuanlei said angrily. “You even followed me to the Student Activity Center and want to act in my movie? Let me tell you, it’s impossible!”

Guo Ziyi was scolded by her right in the face, and finally understood what the misunderstanding was.

“Wait a minute, Senior Sister Du, you said I followed you?” Guo Ziyi said with a wry smile. “We haven’t seen each other for almost a month, right?”

“Well then, I’d like to hear who did you hear from that I was going to make a movie?” Du Yuanlei said with a cold smile.

“I didn’t! I saw it on the notice board downstairs. I had no idea you were the director of this movie!” Guo Ziyi protested.

“Pretend, keep pretending!” Du Yuanlei sneered.

“What? Where did I pretend? You rarely come to the film club, right?” Guo Ziyi was a little annoyed. He didn’t bother to use honorifics and said, “You can ask anyone from the film club, and they’ll tell you that I, little Guo, play here every day and have acted in some films with seniors, making a name for myself.”

Teacher Qiu looked at their argument with some confusion and said, “I can confirm this for Little Guo. He does come to the film club frequently.”

“Aren’t you doing all of this just to get close to me?” Du Yuanlei asked back.

Guo Ziyi laughed in exasperation. He looked at Du Yuanlei seriously. “Senior Sister Du, I did like you before, but after you rejected me, I didn’t put my mind on you anymore.”

“And making movies has always been my dream. You can choose not to believe me, but if you search online, you’ll find out that I was this year’s top scorer in the college entrance exam in Jiangnan. But I didn’t apply to any school and only wanted to come to Jiangcheng Media because I want to make movies. So, I’ve spent most of my time here, learning how to act!”

Finally, he sighed with a bitter smile and said, “But I guess you still don’t want to believe it, and given our situation, you probably wouldn’t want me to act in your movie anyway… Forget it, I won’t disturb your progress. I’ll leave.”

Guo Ziyi walked out the door, leaving Du Yuanlei with a shocked expression on her face.

Du Yuanlei watched Guo Ziyi’s desolate figure, feeling quite uncomfortable in her heart. She was stunned for a while before she gritted her teeth and chased after him, catching up with Guo Ziyi downstairs in the Student Activity Center.

“You promise me that you will never pursue me again, and you will never have any thoughts of love for me again.” Du Yuanlei said, panting.

“What?”

“I said!” Du Yuanlei caught her breath and said word by word, “If you make such a promise, then I can allow you to participate in my movie.”

“Really?” Guo Ziyi’s face showed joy.

“Of course, you still have to audition. It’s useless if your acting skills are not good enough!” Du Yuanlei said with a snort.

Guo Ziyi quickly nodded and said, “I promise! I promise!”