Chapter 50: Celestial Maiden: Who Exactly Is the Biological Child?

"Sister Yifei."

Xiaoqin, a cute girl with a round face, walked over to Liu Yifei and Liu Xiaoli holding her smartphone.

"I can see that A-Yang is fitting right in with the crew. Did something happen on set this afternoon?" Liu Yifei didn't beat around the bush and directly asked the question on her mind.

"Yes, indeed." Admiration blossomed across Xiaoqin's face as she began to chatter away like a cheerful little bird, "This afternoon was Teacher Deng Chao's scene, just like yesterday afternoon..."

Xiaoqin recounted everything she had witnessed that afternoon in detail and even handed her phone to Liu Yifei. "Sister Yifei, I even recorded videos."

Liu Yifei exchanged a glance with Liu Xiaoli, and both could read the astonishment in each other's eyes.

Actually, Liu Yifei had witnessed Zhang Yang's martial arts skills before, but she hadn't expected that was just the tip of the iceberg.

"Mom, let's take a look together." Liu Yifei tapped on the video on the phone and watched it alongside Liu Xiaoli.

As the personal assistant Liu Yifei had left behind on set to look after Zhang Yang, Xiaoqin had stayed right beside Guli Nazha the whole time. The recorded video was comprehensive, and the perspective was excellent.

The mother and daughter finished watching shortly after, and Liu Xiaoli couldn't help exclaiming, "A-Yang's kung fu is truly exceptional."

Having accompanied Liu Yifei on various film sets over the years, she was very familiar with action sequences and possessed a foundational ability to judge them.

"It seems I still underestimated him." Liu Yifei finally understood why Zhang Yang was able to mingle so effortlessly within the production crew.

"Hey~" Liu Yifei handed the phone back to Xiaoqin, leaned over to hug Liu Xiaoli, and sighed, "If I had known, I would have waited until I finished my IV drip and had dinner before coming back. Anyone who doesn't know better would think I came back just to freeload a boxed meal from the crew."

This remark was purely self-deprecating humor.

"You child." Liu Xiaoli smiled and tapped Liu Yifei lightly on the forehead.

Meanwhile, Nazha and Zhang Yang were sitting together eating their boxed meals.

She glanced toward Liu Yifei's direction from time to time, and finally couldn't help asking, "Brother Yang, aren't you going to go see Sister Yifei?"

Hah, the pungent aroma of aged, traditional vinegar was so strong that Zhang Yang felt even a completely dense guy could sense it.

"Go see her for what?" Zhang Yang shook his head with a calm expression. "A man and a woman interacting must maintain a sense of proportion and boundaries. Not to mention, I'm an artist myself; what would it look like if I hung around a female artist for no reason?"

Nazha's eyes lit up. She picked up her chicken drumstick and placed it into Zhang Yang's bowl. "Didn't you go find her the moment you arrived this morning?"

Well answered, rewarded with a chicken drumstick.

Boundaries, right? I, Nazha, have no boundaries with you, got it?

Zhang Yang didn't stand on ceremony with Nazha. He picked up the chicken drumstick, took a bite, and said with a nonchalant expression, "That was just a coincidence this morning. It's not like I could just hide the medicine I was holding."

"However, even without that whole incident, I probably would have gone to find Sister Yifei first thing."

Nazha's initially satisfied smile froze. "Didn't you just talk about boundaries?"

"The lessons I taught you on the set of *The Legend of Concubine Mi* didn't sink in at all, did they?" Zhang Yang said, exasperated. "When entering a new crew where you know nobody and are unfamiliar with the place, you must act with caution. But having an acquaintance makes all the difference."

"Sister Yifei is my ready-made connection, and she's also the heavyweight female lead of this crew. Revealing my relationship with her can ward off some potential minor troubles. Look at what Xiaoqin just told us."

"Things are different now. I already proved my strength this afternoon. Brother Chen and Brother Chao both value me greatly, so what do I have to be afraid of?"

Nazha nodded thoughtfully, and her smile gradually returned.

In short, Zhang Yang was merely utilizing Liu Yifei, so everything was fine.

"You need to study and think carefully about certain principles. Don't end up being sold by someone and still help them count the money. Cai Yishong is a master at that trick, so you better keep your eyes open." Zhang Yang routinely smeared Cai Yishong's reputation.

Don't ask why; asking means it's just an employee venting grievances against a black-hearted capitalist boss.

"Clean up, I'm going to go say hello."

Zhang Yang placed his empty lunchbox on the table and stood up, walking toward Liu Xiaoli and Liu Yifei.

Nazha: ???
It's more like *I* was sold by you and am still helping *you* count the money!

"Aunt Liu, Sister Yifei is doing okay, right?" Zhang Yang sat down beside Liu Xiaoli.

"Why didn't you just ask me directly?" Liu Yifei, who was holding a script and putting on a quiet and composed act, broke character in a single second.

"You used to bully me all the time on set back then, so our relationship is just so-so. I get along much better with Aunt Liu anyway." Zhang Yang said with a straight face, "I'm asking out of concern because you're Aunt Liu's daughter, not because of you."

Liu Xiaoli couldn't help laughing; she found the way Zhang Yang spoke quite amusing.

This was the first time a young man had ever spoken to her and Liu Yifei in quite this manner.

"As if I care!" Liu Yifei rolled her eyes.

"Image management," Liu Xiaoli reminded her.

Liu Yifei: "..."

Zhang Yang even deliberately flashed a provocative smile before saying, "Aunt Liu, I really miss the *Guobaorou* [sweet and sour pork] and red sausages you make. Could you make some for me?"

Liu Xiaoli was from Harbin, and she genuinely excelled at making the local specialties.

"She's *my* mom!" Liu Yifei reminded him.

"She's Sister Yifei's mom, but does that mean she can't be my Aunt Liu too?" Zhang Yang retorted, then looked straight at Liu Xiaoli with hopeful anticipation in his eyes.

Liu Xiaoli: Absolutely unable to refuse in the slightest!

"Alright, I'll have someone buy some ingredients and make it for you tomorrow." Liu Xiaoli didn't turn him down.

Whether it was the medicine he brought at first or his later suggestion to go to the hospital, Zhang Yang had genuinely helped Liu Yifei. As a mother, what was wrong with cooking a meal for him?

Besides, Zhang Yang was a younger junior she had always liked anyway.

Zhang Yang knew this clearly, which was why he acted "unafraid."

"Mom?" Liu Yifei looked at Liu Xiaoli.

When she wanted to eat it, Liu Xiaoli wouldn't agree to make it and instead lectured her with a bunch of excuses.

Just who was the biological child here?!

Liu Yifei was filled with lingering resentment, but she didn't say anything more because Director Gordon Chan was walking over with some people.

First, he expressed concern over her injury. After confirming that it wouldn't affect filming as long as she rested quietly, he said to Gu Xuanzhao, "For tonight's scene, design some light action choreography for Yifei, and add some heavy lifting for Deng Chao—no, I should say, for A-Yang."

The scene slated for filming tonight was the very one that had caused Deng Chao's stunt double to be injured a few days ago.

Director Chan didn't actually want to rush things, but their rental time for the Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival scenic area was about to expire, and a new film crew was moving in immediately.

If they couldn't wrap this up in the next couple of days, they would have to relocate to Hengdian World Studios' Xiashan base first and couldn't return to Hengdian until late May.

Hearing Director Chan's words, Gu Xuanzhao didn't answer immediately. Instead, he looked at Zhang Yang and asked, "Yangzai, do you know about the 'Flying Cat'?"

"I've looked into it." Zhang Yang's expression turned serious.

The "Flying Cat" was actually a high-altitude suspended cable camera system, first used during the 2008 Olympics broadcast. Utilizing it in filmmaking required a high level of technical skill, and the demands on the actors' performances were even greater.

However, since Zhang Yang planned to play around with drone filming in the future, mastering the Flying Cat came naturally.

"Tonight's scene will use the Flying Cat," Gu Xuanzhao asked in a consultative tone, "Do you have any good suggestions for Yifei's fight choreography?"

Hearing this, Zhang Yang glanced at Liu Yifei and smiled. "Sister Yifei's character, Emotionless, has paralyzed legs to begin with. Now that she's actually filming while injured, it fits the persona even better. The action choreography should be quite easy to design, right?"

Liu Yifei: ?