OPEN YOUR MASK, PRINCESS!
Episode 32 FACE BEHIND THE MASK
Weini sat cross-legged on a mat the crew prepared for shooting purposes. His concentration was crumbling, from earlier he just stared at the script in front of him but his mind and heart looked far away. Though
this is the second shooting for the Xiao Jun ad project that was sabotaged by smugglers.
Almost two weeks since I last saw him, he hasn't called me again. Is he disappointed that I lied to him about the clan? Is that important to status?
Weini repeatedly patted her cheeks. Why did he remember Xiao Jun? He should have been glad that arrogant man wasn't teasing anymore. But his heart felt strange, like something was missing.
“Weiniiiiiiii! Why do you nabok face yourself? That's your precious asset.” Bams surprised with the sound of baritone on water using toa. The entire cast and crew who were originally busy with their respective affairs are now focused on paying attention to Weini. Just contact Weini awkward half-dead.
“Ng... Sorry I sleepy sister.” Weini. His laughter sounded crisp. All eyes turned away from him and went back to work. Bams didn't even notice the answer, after saying so to Weini, sir
the director immediately brought to the creative team. Weini just realized that the man had been harassed.
The asset? Weini held her left cheek. He pulled the phone out of the backpack and activated the front camera. This face is a valuable asset? What about the face behind it? Weini murmured in the heart. He observed
smooth face meronanya, bright skin color, a pair of thin eyelids, natural dense eyelashes, a nose that is not too sharp but good shape. Of all that was plastered, only the shape of his lips was genuine. He was very curious about the face behind his mask, is it prettier or worse than this? Wei is really great at creating fake faces that look very natural. But when did the falsehood come off of him? Should he live all the time behind a mask?
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Xin Er looked at herself in front of the mirror. Liang Jia gave her a light purple cheongsam suit to make her look beautiful in front of her two daughters. He did not expect, a person as cold as Li San could fulfill his words. The day that awaited for decades finally approached. His two daughters will soon gather with him while waiting for the wedding day to arrive.
“You look beautiful, Xin Er. Light purple color fits you perfectly.” Liang Jia praised from behind. Her smiling shadow immediately made Xin Er turn around.
“Mistress, why are you here? My shabby room doesn't deserve your visit.” Xin Er immediately prostrated herself in greeting her master.
“Have it, let's get up. My bodyguard says Li Mei and Li An have entered the city. Let's prepare to welcome them.”
As the two middle-aged women joined hands towards the main gate, a bodyguard of Li San relayed the order that they immediately face him in the main hall. Liang Jia looked at Xin Er to convince her that
everything's gonna be fine.
“Hamba comes facing big master.” Xin Er immediately knelt before Li San. Liang Jia as usual greeted her husband.
“Wake!” Li San pitched firmly, he did not look happy with the return of the two Wei girls but for the sake of considering Liang Jia's suggestion, there were not many options he could make.
“I fulfilled my words to let your two daughters come home and marry her to the learned man in this city. But do not forget your status remains convict in the Li family. I don't want to see them wandering around my house. They can stay here with you and work in the kitchen as servants until marriage. If I break this rule, I do not hesitate to give strict sanctions.” Li San issued an ultimatum that Xin Er inevitably had to obey. Nothing is free in this world, everything that happens there must be a price.
“Hamba understand, thank you for the policy of big master.” Xin Er weakly said the opposite word to her heart. He is willing to be looked down upon, but will not be able to see his heart
“And one more. Xiao Jun is not allowed to go home at your daughter's wedding. I strictly forbid my son to come!”
Li San's selfishness brought down the spirit of the two fragile women before him. The older the man was, the harder it was to guess his heart. Liang Jia thought her man had started to change and was more mature with an age that was close to 7 heads. In fact, he was still very energetic and heartless.
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Cold office space is like in a refrigerator. But Xiao Jun liked the temperature, he felt comfortable lingering at work despite having to struggle with a pile of heavy labor. The sound of the phone rang and paused Xiao Jun's busyness behind the laptop. He grabbed his communication device without distracting from the laptop screen. But after he saw the name calling, he hurried to turn his director's chair to the window.
“Ni Hao's. How are you mom?”
The voice calls switch to video call mode. The faces she missed appeared on the smart phone screen. After decades apart, this was the first time Xiao Jun had seen the mature faces of his two older brothers.
“Li Jun, cici back.” Li Mei and Li An were moved to tears. Their youngest sister has now grown into a man with a million charms. If not siblings, they might fall in love with it.
The warm talk did not last long, Liang Jia monopolized their communication.
“Xiao Jun sorry mom cut your talk. Our time is not much, there are important things that I want to convey.” Liang Jia spoke sternly but her voice was softened. He seems to be distancing
the two Xiao Jun sisters.
“Please, Bu.”
“Li May your sister will get married next month. But the great master forbids you to come. You don't want to go home, or I can't guarantee the safety of your mother and brother anymore.”
Xiao Jun was aghast. For a moment he was at a loss for words. He had just found the right reason to return to Hong Kong, but his intentions were now falling apart. If he forced his way home, maybe Li San would be angry and have a bad effect on the people he loved.
“Xiao Jun? Hello..” Liang Jia calls from across. Xiao Jun was solemn in his daydreams until he was neglected.
Xiao Jun had no other choice, it turned out that his position was not yet strong enough to melt Li San's heart. This new business
being a big bet for him, he should not be rash or the fate of his mother and brother could approach death.
“I understand, Mother. Please take care of them for me!”
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