Chapter 468
“Shoot and say nothing else.”
Everyone walked in together.
This scene in the show involved the third male lead confessing his love to the third female lead while they were on a boat passing under a bridge on a lake. However, the female character fell into the water during this romantic encounter.
But let’s be honest, the story sounded quite absurd, didn’t it? They shared a k*ss, and then she fell into the lake. Was the guy some sort of lake monster?
The director explained that it was all about their confession of love, and after the woman fell into the lake, the man would search for her desperately, intensifying their romance.
Pearl could swim, so she didn’t object. However, Richard was uneasy. “Is it safe for her to be in the lake?”
Pearl reassured him with a smile and a pat on her chest. “Don’t worry, I had professional swimming lessons. If I hadn’t been so focused on my studies, the coach might have recruited me for the national team.”
Richard was still concerned and took the director aside to request boats and lifebuoys as a precaution.
They started shooting shortly after. Pearl and Richard stood on the boat, and the lake was calm. If they weren’t on a set, this night view would have been perfect for a date..
Since it was a long shot, Pearl smiled and leaned closer to Richard, looking into his eyes. She decided to speak from the heart instead of following the script. “Richard, isn’t the moon beautiful tonight?”
Richard gazed up at the radiant moon, then back into Pearl’s eyes, feeling his heart skip a beat. “Yes, it’s very beautiful.”
“That’s not how you do it!”
Richard didn’t understand how sweet-talking worked, so he asked, “Why not?”
Seeing his innocent expression, Pearl chuckled and explained, “When the writer Natsume Söseki was a teacher, he asked one of his students to translate ‘I love you,’ which a man had blurted out while walking with a woman under the moon. The student translated it as ‘I love you,’ but Sōseki thought it wasn’t poetic enough. He suggested translating it to ‘The moon is beautiful, isn’t it?’ It was demure yet touching, basking their love in the moonlight.
“It really is beautiful.” Richard understood what she meant and smiled.
“So, if someone says ‘The moon is beautiful, isn’t it?’ to you, it means she really likes you. If you feel the same, you can reply with ‘The wind is gentle too,’ which means ‘I feel the same for you.””
Richard thought about it. “I get it now.”
Pearl sighed again. “What did you get?”
He gently turned Pearl’s face to look at him and spoke with sincerity in his eyes. “The wind is
gentle too.”
That declaration instantly melted Pearl’s heart and made her feel liligirl with a crush.
Forgetting they were on a set, Richard leaned closer and planted a gentle k*ss on her l*ps. It was a heartfelt and sensuous k*ss.
The wind gently brushed against Pearl’s cheeks, adding a touch of romantic allure to the
moment.
“Richard, I love you,” Pearl whispered his name, and he responded with a deeper, passionate k*ss.
Once they broke apart, Pearl was left slightly breathless as she leaned into his arms. “Alright, we need to get back to acting,” she said, playfully rocking the boat, then ‘accidentally’ fell into the lake!
She splashed around in the water for a bit and called for ‘help’ a few times.
A moment later, something strange grabbed her foot and pulled her underwater!
