Max Level Return—I'll Protect That Fragile One

Leaving the private room, Xu Xingguang saw Huo Lan standing by the corridor waiting for her, and she felt a little embarrassed.

”Director Huo, I should thank you for acting with me just now. Cangshan Town isn’t far, I can go back by myself.”

Huo Lan lives in the city, while she lives in Cangshan Town. The round trip takes more than three hours, and there’s really no need for Huo Lan to escort her.

Huo Lan didn’t find it troublesome. His eyes were filled with genuine concern, ”Cangshan Town may not be far, but there are few cars and people on the way. Driving at night is not safe, so I’ll take you home.”

Afraid Xu Xingguang would still refuse, Huo Lan said somewhat helplessly, ”Miss Xu, today I was the one who called you over. If anything happens to you on the road, I wouldn’t be able to explain it to the Pilot.”

This is the reason Huo Lan insisted on taking Xu Xingguang home.

Upon hearing this, Xu Xingguang did not insist further. ”Alright, I’ll just go to the restroom first.”

She turned into the restroom and saw the female lead Cheng Xizhou tidying up her makeup in front of the mirror.

Cheng Xizhou had a phone between her ear and shoulder, speaking to someone on the other end, ”Okay, you come over now to pick me up, I’m in the second-floor restroom.”

After speaking, Cheng Xizhou lifted her head and saw Xu Xingguang standing behind her.

Cheng Xizhou quickly stood straight, hung up the phone, and sincerely expressed her gratitude to Xu Xingguang. ”Teacher Xu, thank you for choosing me. I will work hard to act well and live up to your trust.”

”Hmm, do your best.” Xu Xingguang turned around and entered a toilet stall.

When she came out after using the restroom to wash her hands, Cheng Xizhou was still applying makeup.

”Applying makeup so late?” Xu Xingguang glanced at Cheng Xizhou’s face a few times, feeling it was already radiantly beautiful, with no need for more makeup.

Cheng Xizhou explained, ”I have a game livestream at night. I’m the ambassador for the game. We celebrities make our living this way, and appearing in front of the camera requires a clean and perfect look.”

Cheng Xizhou clearly understood her role.

”I see.” Xu Xingguang pointed at the outer corner of her right eye and told Cheng Xizhou, ”Your right eye, the eyeliner is smudged a bit there.”

Cheng Xizhou immediately went closer to the mirror, and indeed, the makeup was a bit off. ”Thank you, Teacher Xu.”

Cheng Xizhou could feel the kindness coming from Xu Xingguang. She took out an eyeliner pencil, touching up her makeup while stealing glances at Xu Xingguang’s flawless and fair cheek in the mirror.

Today, Xu Xingguang wasn’t even wearing makeup, yet her appearance was still exquisite, with her slightly flushed lips looking as if she had applied a light shade of lipstick.

Not just men, even as a woman, getting close to Xu Xingguang made one want to taste her radiance.

As a female artist, Cheng Xizhou understood how superior Xu Xingguang’s beauty was. She looked at Xu Xingguang with a touch of envy and sincerely praised her, ”Teacher Xu has such great skin.”

Even if a girl’s skin is fair and tender, it usually has a few small spots or moles.

But Xu Xingguang’s face was truly clear, like a child’s tender skin, looking smooth, surely even more so to the touch.

Xu Xingguang said, ”It might be because the skincare products suit me.”

Cheng Xizhou hurriedly asked about the skincare products she used.

Xu Xingguang said, ”I make my own, don’t use those sold outside.” After all, the ones outside are mostly chemical technology products, she prefers using all-natural skincare products.

Cheng Xizhou complained, saying that using skincare products often caused her allergic reactions and ruined her face, frequently getting teased by her anti-fans.

She subtly hinted to Xu Xingguang whether she could give her a set of her self-developed skincare products.

Xu Xingguang turned her head and looked at Cheng Xizhou’s face for a while, then thoughtfully said, ”When the movie starts filming, I’ll bring you a set.”

This was the lead actress she chose. She researched Cheng Xizhou’s profile and knew she was a rare talent with both acting skills and a clean reputation.

”Guests on the Deserted Island” is a classic work of Xu Xingguang’s, and also her first adaptation into a film. She couldn’t possibly use a lead actress with a dark past.

That would be like using a ticking time bomb.

For her lead actress, Xu Xingguang was naturally generous.

Upon hearing this, Cheng Xizhou was overjoyed. ”Thank you, Teacher Xu. I heard that you really like works by the Immortal. I happen to have a set of the first edition signed books of ’City Guest’ by the late master. If you like it, I would like to gift it to you.”

Cheng Xizhou couldn’t just take advantage of Xu Xingguang’s kindness, so she naturally wanted to reciprocate.

The Immortal was indeed an author Xu Xingguang highly admired, but the old master passed away two years ago.