Chapter 44: You wish I could stay outside for a few more days?
Afterwards, in order to apologize, Mrs. Qin asked someone to send a gift to Shen Zhiyi. Perhaps she learned from Qin Fangru that Shen Zhiyi was currently living in Huating and it was inconvenient for her to go in and out, so the gift was sent directly to the crew.

"That person asked me to deliver it and left, and also gave me a business card of Songjian Media." Assistant Xiao Dong didn't know the inside story and just felt strange. "Is this someone you know, Sister Zhiyi?"

The gift was a women's watch worth six figures, which was just the right amount to use as an apology. Shen Zhiyi understood that the person Mrs. Qin wanted to apologize to was actually Pei Yu, and if she didn't accept it, the other party would probably be even more uneasy. But she couldn't make the decision, so she sent a message to Pei Yu.

At this time, Pei Yu was in Australia discussing cooperation, and he had long forgotten about the matter of Mrs. Qin. As for Qin Fangru, he never interfered in the private lives of his subordinates, and he would not vent his anger on them as long as they did not make mistakes in their work.

"Received."

Mrs. Qin has good taste. The watch she chose is very suitable for Shen Zhiyi to wear on a daily basis. It is not too high-profile but also tasteful.

The conversation should have ended there, but Pei Yu added one more sentence.

"You're sending me messages only when you have something to say?"

What else? It's alright, there's nothing to say. Shen Zhiyi didn't know how to answer, so she just sent a cat rolling emoji, trying to get away with it.

Pei Yu: "Don't act like a spoiled child."

Shen Zhiyi was stunned for a moment and wanted to say that he was not acting coquettishly, but when he looked at the emoticon again, he saw some coquettish meaning and silently withdrew it.

Not long after he withdrew, a phone call came in. The set was in chaos, with crew members running around everywhere. Shen Zhiyi found a relatively quiet corner to answer the phone.

"Hey?"

Pei Yu: "Call someone."

Shen Zhiyi pursed her lips and said, "Mr. Pei."

Pei Yu said nothing, but tapped the receiver with his fingers, obviously dissatisfied with the title.

Shen Zhiyi compromised, "Pei Yu."

Pei Yu then spoke in a lazy tone, "You won't contact me if nothing happens?"

It was still okay when he was in China, but once he went on a business trip abroad, it would take three or four days, and he would be considered lucky if he could receive a message from Shen Zhiyi.

Shen Zhiyi was helpless, "You've only been gone for less than two days."

There's not so much to say.

"You think it's too little?" Pei Yu asked slowly, without much emotion, "You wish I could stay out for a few more days?"

Someone passed by, Shen Zhiyi turned aside and lowered his voice, "I haven't thought about it that way."

She really hadn't thought about it that way. She didn't feel that being with Pei Yu was that torturous, otherwise she wouldn't have lived in Huating all the time. But it was indeed difficult for her to send messages and make phone calls frequently. Firstly, she wasn't that kind of person. Secondly, the relationship between the two of them wasn't suited to that. Thirdly, she was indeed very busy.

Hesitantly, she said, "If you ask, I can call you at a set time. Is that okay?"

"...Forget it," Pei Yu pursed his lips, "I won't force you."

He knew her schedule very well and knew that she was indeed very busy with filming. Meng Fansheng was a perfectionist and would often shoot a scene over and over again. It would be too abominable for him to force her to contact him under such circumstances.

"Go ahead."

Shen Zhiyi asked at the last moment before hanging up, "When will you be back?"

Actually, she shouldn't ask this question, but she always felt as if Pei Yuting hoped that she would ask this question.

"In two days."

Pei Yu did not give a specific time.

Xiao Dong came over and said, "Sister Zhiyi, Director Meng wants to see you."

She still held the gift in her arms, "What do you do with this?" "Take it."

Shen Zhiyi was called by Director Meng to discuss the play. As soon as she left, Xiao Dong started sending messages in the temporary group.

"Have you booked a hotel yet?"

"Today is Chinese Valentine's Day, and it's so hard to book a hotel. I've tried several hotels, but they all said they were fully booked. How about we switch to a four-star hotel?"

People in the group responded one after another.

"There are no more appointments at the four-star hotels. There are so many proposals and weddings. We should have made an appointment earlier."

Xiao Dong: "It's my fault. I just found out today that Sister Zhiyi's birthday is tomorrow. Let's try harder to find her."

This is Shen Zhiyi's first birthday after signing with a new agency, which represents a new beginning. Originally, she planned to hold a surprise birthday party. However, both her assistant and her agent were so busy that they forgot about it. Now it is less than ten hours until midnight, and she doesn't know if she can make an appointment at the hotel in time.

The crew was busy looking for a venue and preparing gifts. Wang Feifei was also busy. Since she couldn't book a hotel for her birthday party, she shamelessly contacted Secretary Qin.

Without Shen Zhiyi's knowledge, Wang Feifei had already interacted with Secretary Qin many times. She was cautious at first, but later she became more casual. His attitude towards her artists was obvious to everyone, so she just took advantage of the situation a little bit.

Not long after, Xiao Dong received the news.

"The venue is ready, and the hotel staff will take over the layout. You just need to take your people over there."

Xiao Dong exclaimed excitedly, "Sister Feifei is so amazing."

This troublesome matter was solved in no time.

Shen Zhiyi was putting on makeup and didn't notice the crew members sneaking out. "What's so amazing?"

She stared at the script, her attention focused on the long passages of dialogue, and asked casually.

Xiao Dong put away his phone and said, "No, I was just joking."

She looked at the stylist, "Do we have to stay up late today?"

Originally, they would have finished work before evening, but in order to give Shen Zhiyi a birthday surprise, they deliberately delayed it until evening and rushed to the hotel before midnight.

The stylist nodded and exchanged glances with her.

Finally, after the crew members deliberately delayed the shooting of the last scene, it was almost ten o'clock. Xiao Dong communicated with others about the next arrangements.

"You guys go to the hotel first to see how the decoration is, and put the gifts away. I'll take Sister Zhiyi there a little later."

Everyone nodded, and the assistant director and screenwriter arrived at the hotel first. After they reported their names, the hotel staff took them to the reserved venue.

The elevator stopped on the 24th floor, and in front of us was a banquet hall of several hundred square meters, which was more than enough to accommodate all the crew members for meals. Going around the corridor were three carefully decorated surprise rooms with three completely different styles, and even three cakes of the same style were prepared.

A three-meter-high crystal castle, decorative paintings made of crushed diamonds, a hand-painted welcome sign, a crown inlaid with Akoya pearls...

The hotel manager apologized, "I don't know what style Miss Shen likes, so I prepared some simple ones."

The assistant director and the screenwriter looked at each other, both speechless.

They thought they were booking a room, but it turned out they booked an entire floor. They thought it would be a simple decoration, but it turned out to be made of real materials. How much did this cost?

The screenwriter pointed to the two-meter-high stack of gift boxes in the room and said, "Our gifts haven't been delivered yet. Are these empty boxes decorations?"

The hotel manager smiled and said, "No, it's a birthday gift from our president to Miss Shen."

(End of this chapter)