Lu Liruan's palms were slightly sweaty as she touched his face. Cheng Nianzhi's aura was too strong, overwhelming her and making it difficult for her to breathe.

Cheng Nianzhi pressed down on Lu Liruan's hand, intertwining his fingers with hers. He applied a little force, forcing Lu Liruan's fingers to slide from his temple to his lips, and then he smiled.

An inappropriate image popped into Lu Liruan's mind: pearly teeth, bright red lips, breathtakingly beautiful.

"Are you afraid I'll kill you?" he asked quietly.

"You think I won't kill you?" He leaned forward further, standing between the girl's legs, and looked down at her face, which was filled with fear but still stubbornly biting her lower lip.

Fingertips slid from the corner of the girl's lips to her full lips, gently kneading them, like a playful teasing with a hint of spring fever.

Until she freed those pale, bloodless lips from between her teeth: "How could I bear to ruin such a beautiful appearance?"

Cheng Nianzhi slowly placed his palm on Lu Liruan's slender neck, tightening his grip so hard that the veins in his knuckles bulged, but Lu Liruan didn't feel any pressure; Cheng Nianzhi was just putting on an act.

Lu Liruan's breathing remained sluggish. She tilted her head back, opened her mouth, and tried her best to breathe. She struggled to pry Cheng Nianzhi's hand away. It wasn't entirely feigned; Lu Liruan was so overwhelmed by the intense emotions at such close range that she desperately wanted to run away.

"No...don't kill me." A muffled murmur escaped from deep in his throat.

"Oh? What benefit would I get if I didn't kill you?" The demon seemed quite pleased to hear the girl's pleas for mercy, a wickedly sweet smile curling at the corner of its lips: "What are you trembling about? Didn't you say you admired me just a few days ago?"

“You weren’t like this before. You’re so bad now…”

"That was a lie. How could a ghost not be evil? It deceived you and your heart, and then planned to take you to hell with it. How could you run away? Hmm?" The evil ghost sighed, smelling the sweet scent of perfume on the girl's body.

"It's alright. If you didn't love me, you wouldn't be alive now. Be good and say something I like to hear." The demon made no attempt to hide his feelings, relishing the girl's fear in her terrified eyes.

"Speak..."

"You're no good."

"Hahahaha, um."

"Please let me go, for... the sake of my love for you?" The girl tried to remain calm, hoping to cleverly coax the evil spirit.

The "little liar" devil affectionately pinched her cheek.

"I'm not lying to you! I really love you, but you're a ghost, and we humans and ghosts are different." The girl was anxious. It was true that she loved the evil ghost in front of her, but they were ultimately different.

Although the young lady from a wealthy family was in the throes of first love, she was not completely blinded by romance.

"If you love me... how could you not want to be with me?" The evil spirit changed its fierce appearance, its long eyebrows furrowed, and it looked at her with a pitiful expression, looking exactly like someone who had been betrayed.

Don't be fooled... don't take it seriously, he's a ghost!

At that moment, Lu Liruan was so immersed in the role that she could completely feel the struggle of the young lady who was infatuated with the evil spirit. This thing was not of this world, and it also had a bewitching power that transcended the mortal realm.

"But I... still have my parents. If I stay with you, will I be able to see them again after I die?" Thinking is one thing, but saying it is another.

“Silly girl, once you die, you will never see each other again. By the time you leave, your parents will have already been reincarnated. But it’s different when you’re with me. We will be together year after year, for a long, long time, forever.”

The demon embraced the girl with feigned pity, its movements gentle, yet its alluring eyes were dark and unfathomable, devoid of any compassion.

The young lady, who had always followed the rules and thought she could meet him for the rest of her life, felt her heart pounding. It was as if, as long as she nodded, she could embark on an unknown path that transcended the mundane world and even the cycle of reincarnation.

"There is much suffering in the world. Birth, old age, sickness, and death, separation and reunion are all torment. After a lifetime of torment, one must forget the past and suffer again..." The evil spirit whispered in her ear, its breath as cold and piercing as the wind.

"Then why do you even want to be a human being?"

The girl was not persuaded by him.

"Before I met you, I didn't really want to be a human being..." Their hair was intertwined, and the girl shivered from the cold in the devil's embrace.

"You're lying. You only saw my destiny from the very beginning."

“If that’s true, you won’t live to see me for even a quarter of an hour.” The demon wasn’t angry at being interrupted and retorted.

“When you came here, you relieved my endless loneliness. I thought that being human was just a way to leave this place. I have been trapped here for too long.”

"I want to leave here and stay with you forever, instead of only being able to see you for half an hour each month, watching you marry some scoundrel and have a house full of children." The evil spirit pinched the girl's waist, picked her up like a child, and made her sit on his lap, even bouncing her around a bit.

This caused the girl's face to flush red.

"I can't bear to kill you, take me with me..."

The girl, held in his arms like a precious jewel, finally gave in, her neck stiff and her voice trembling: "Just like you said, being a person can be very hard."

She cupped the demon's face in her hands, gently touching its forehead: "Do you want to suffer with me?"

"As long as I'm with you..." The rest of the words were lost in the embrace.

"Clap clap clap clap clap clap—" The planner was so excited that his face turned red, and he almost clapped his hands until they were swollen!

Absolutely perfect! Letting the guests improvise was definitely the right thing to do! This unexpected chemistry, this flawless acting without any rehearsal!

The previous groups performed very well, but this group only had one long shot and didn't even need to change scenes, so there was absolutely no jarring moment!

Lu Liruan took a few deep breaths. She was still not calm. Cheng Nianzhi noticed and put his arm around her shoulder: "Liruan did a great job."

Almost instantly, his demeanor completely changed.

Lu Liruan even felt as if, for a second, the evil spirit had been pulled away from him.

"Let me lean on you for a bit." Lu Liruan leaned her head against him, feeling a little weak. She now fully understood why some actors say that it's very difficult to step out of character.

In just a short while, my thoughts and feelings are overflowing and I find it hard to calm down.

That's amazing! I was completely stunned!

The production team was allowed to film together, but only at fixed locations. The final edited version will have to wait for D's release.

They were quite far away, so I couldn't hear what they were saying very clearly, but that vague atmosphere only made it more prominent.

I didn't dare breathe too loudly just now, I really felt like Cheng Nianzhi was going to devour Li Ruan...

[Such aggressive acting! Even though I couldn't hear what she was saying, it didn't hinder my understanding of the plot at all. That dangerous yet tender feeling just now was so captivating; who wouldn't fall for it?]

Lu Liruan finally recovered and, when she looked at Cheng Nianzhi again, she no longer thought he was a ghost.

Why is Li Ruan looking at me like that?

“Other actors act like completely different people, but you… you look like you’re possessed.” Lu Liruan gave a thumbs up: “I almost thought you’d actually been a ghost.”

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