Chapter One Hundred: How to Perform a Kiss Scene

“You keep saying you’re not nervous, yet even your smile looks dreadful.” Watching Yan Xu’s grin, Guan Zhiling let out a sudden laugh.

“Hey, hey!” Yan Xu gave an awkward laugh. “How did you tell I was nervous?”

“You think everyone on the crew is an idiot? They just assumed there was something on your mind. It was Old Pan who told me you were nervous. He’s the cameraman, after all, and he studies human expressions for a living. Nothing gets past him.” Guan Zhiling said. The “Old Pan” she meant was Pan Hengsheng, who had now become Yan Xu’s exclusive photographer and had even signed with Dragon Clan Agency.

“Old Pan really talks too much.” As a director, one had to maintain authority on set. Pan Hengsheng’s loose tongue could only be bad for him.

“You’ve misunderstood Old Pan. He only told me so I’d come and talk you down.” Seeing Yan Xu’s expression, Guan Zhiling hurried to explain.

“You’re here to talk me down? Then do you even know why I’m nervous?” Yan Xu looked at her.

“Of course I do. Otherwise how would I help? You’re nervous because of the next scene.”

“The next scene? What’s there to be nervous about?”

“Still denying it? I’ve seen your films. The scene we’re shooting in a moment is your first on-screen kiss. How could you not be nervous?”

“Huh?” Being called out so precisely by a woman who would soon be his opponent left Yan Xu at a loss for words.

“Don’t tell me that’s your first kiss. I wouldn’t believe it.”

“Of course it isn’t.” Yan Xu smiled. “It’s just that this is the first time I’ve had to do something like this in front of a camera. I’m not used to it. And if I happen to go a little too far, you can just slap me again.”

“What else could possibly go too far? You’re getting free kisses and you’re still full of worries. You’re worse than I am, and I’m the woman here.” Guan Zhiling looked at him and said. In the scene they were about to shoot, it was not as simple as a kiss. To make it feel real and intense, it called for a deep, passionate kiss, and the script even noted a moment of groping the breast.

“Ha ha...” Gazing at Guan Zhiling’s beautiful face, Yan Xu could only keep on laughing.

To be honest, although he was nervous about the upcoming shoot, he was also full of anticipation. This was an open invitation to enjoy some shamelessly intimate contact with Guan Zhiling. Passionate kissing, touching her chest, all of it was pure benefit for a male actor. To be able to share such close physical acting with Guan Zhiling was something Yan Xu had never even dared imagine before.

“If you really feel embarrassed, then just think of me as one of your old girlfriends. Don’t worry about the script’s demands, and you can completely ignore the camera. I’m going all out this time. I’ll accompany a gentleman to the end, even at the risk of my life.”

“Scene thirteen, take one, action.”

“...At the dance hall, you were flirting with men, and you didn’t even hit me, which means you don’t love me. So we broke up...” Though he was nervous inside, the pace of the shoot left Yan Xu no room to delay any longer. He quickly adjusted himself and sat down beside Guan Zhiling by the bed, speaking as he took off his trousers. Setting aside how well he acted, at the very least he didn’t stumble over his words or forget his lines.

While Yan Xu delivered his dialogue, Guan Zhiling said nothing. She watched him with great seriousness, only giving a faint smile after he finished speaking.

What should happen next was that Yan Xu would lean in and kiss her on his own initiative. But because of his nerves, he seemed to freeze for a moment.

Seeing him like that, Guan Zhiling instantly reacted. She took the trousers from his hands and set them aside, then looped her left arm through his and let her body rest lightly against his.

Her cueing snapped Yan Xu back to himself. He was a man, after all. Why should he be so timid about enjoying a little advantage? He might as well let the woman take the initiative. In the blink of an eye, he shut out the crowd around them and the camera pointed at him. Male instinct surged through him. He gathered Guan Zhiling into his arms, looked into those sparkling, wide eyes, and then kissed those tempting, soft red lips.

The instant his lips met hers, the tension in Yan Xu’s heart vanished without a trace. All that remained in his mind was the softness of those lips and the alluring fragrance drifting from Guan Zhiling’s body. With her delicate form in his embrace, he even forgot himself; all he wanted was to savor that tender sweetness properly.

Yan Xu’s mouth covered those pink lips as he sucked on them with force. He was not satisfied merely holding those soft lips in his mouth as if going through the motions. Under Guan Zhiling’s hesitation, the tip of his tongue slipped between her lips and entered her mouth directly, tangling with the warm little tongue that had been sleeping inside.

Yan Xu’s roughness left Guan Zhiling somewhat stunned. Even when his tongue entered her mouth, she had not yet fully reacted. Since her divorce, she had not experienced such an intense masculine presence for two years.

Had Yan Xu truly forgotten this was acting, and was treating her as though she were one of his former girlfriends? She felt as if she were reaping the bitter fruit of her own scheme. Yet as Yan Xu’s tongue began to move, she also found herself realizing just how skillful this man was at kissing, so skillful that it was almost intoxicating.

Since she was already committed to continuing the scene, she might as well enjoy the loss. Guan Zhiling gave herself over as well. Her hands began to respond to Yan Xu’s body, her eyes slowly closing, and her tongue even began to answer his on its own.

Guan Zhiling’s response made Yan Xu feel suddenly flushed all over. The woman in his arms was Hong Kong’s famous wide-eyed beauty. Though this was only acting, such intimacy was already enough to fill him with happiness. Especially since his own actions were actually being answered by Guan Zhiling.

That only made Yan Xu bolder, more unrestrained. He shifted his body and pressed her fully down onto the bed. One hand slipped beneath her clothing and seized her rounded breast, kneading it firmly, savoring it. If one were to see it on camera, it would be obvious that under Yan Xu’s palm, that tender flesh was changing shape again and again.

His other arm, the one that had been around her waist, was not idle either. Since it rested at Guan Zhiling’s waist, it had been pinned beneath her when she lay back on the bed. And precisely in that place hidden from everyone and from the camera, Yan Xu’s large hand slowly moved downward, even passing over her rounded, uplifted backside and pressing directly between her thighs. With each motion, that hand kept kneading as well.

The groping hand on her chest was required by the scene, but the other hand, reaching straight down to the root of her thighs and lingering there, was clearly taking advantage. Guan Zhiling even wanted to push Yan Xu away. But beneath that large hand, the intimate heat hidden by her trousers stirred up a long-lost sensation that made her hesitate. It had been a long time since she had tasted such a feeling...

“Cut!”

The voice from behind the camera stopped Yan Xu’s movements, and Guan Zhiling let out a breath of relief all at once. She glared at Yan Xu with some ferocity, unable to tell whether he had been deliberately taking advantage of her or had truly been swept into the role. And between her thighs, a shy, scorching wetness had already spread, filling the space between her hips...