NFBE Chapter 230 Falling off the cliff
Chapter 230 Falling off the cliff
Mu Xiaoqiao blushed instantly after hearing these words, and said coquettishly, "Mr. Jing, what's wrong with you? You're becoming more and more frivolous."
Old Jing laughed and said to Ruan Haoyu, "She is still shy."
After laughing, Old Jing sighed and said, "Xiao Qiao, I am telling the truth. I have been with you for several lifetimes, and I have long regarded you two as my relatives. Is it wrong for the elderly in the family to want to have grandchildren as soon as possible? It has been so long, and I have never seen your children. I am also very sorry."
Mu Xiaoqiao lowered her head. She knew that Old Jing was doing this for their own good. In these past few lives, the two of them had never had a good ending. Not only them, but even the people around them couldn't stand it.
"Okay, Mr. Jing, we promise you that we will let you have a grandson as soon as possible." Mu Xiaoqiao solemnly agreed to Mr. Jing.
Old Jing was actually a little excited, and kept saying, "Good child, good child." While reaching out his hand, he secretly wiped away his tears.
On the way back, Ruan Haoyu said, "After the filming of this drama is finished, let's all take a rest."
"Okay." Mu Xiaoqiao naturally understood what he meant. They should take a break to prepare for pregnancy. Both of them were too busy and needed to rest, check their bodies, and prepare various things.
Three days later, the two boarded flights to different places and officially started their new jobs.
The temperature where Mu Xiaoqiao was filming this time was very low. The director pursued real-life shooting, so he deliberately chose the extremely cold north. Although it was only October, the glaciers that had not melted for thousands of years and the snow-capped mountains where it could snow at any time kept the temperature here below zero.
This made Mu Xiaoqiao, who had grown up in the south, very uncomfortable. Although he was wearing very warm clothes and had several hot packs on his body, he still couldn't resist the bone-chilling cold.
This time, Julie and Xiao Wei came with her. Julie was attentive and knew that Mu Xiaoqiao was not used to the climate here. Before she finished work every time, she would ask Xiao Wei to warm up the car in advance so that Mu Xiaoqiao could go back to the car to warm up. Otherwise, Mu Xiaoqiao's hands and feet would hardly ever be warm.
However, although it was cold, Mu Xiaoqiao was a dedicated actor. She never complained about the cold on the set and would take off her cotton coat immediately when required. She was also very quick and decisive when performing and continued her usual style. There were very few NGs in her scenes, which made the director very satisfied.
The progress was very smooth. By the time New Year's Day approached, the film was already more than halfway through, and Mu Xiaoqiao gradually adapted to the cold.
Ruan Haoyu only came once during the period. He was also the male lead there and had a lot of scenes, so schedule was very tight and it was not easy to find time.
The scene to be filmed that day was a cliff confrontation scene. Mu Xiaoqiao needed to stand on the edge of the cliff and engage in a verbal battle with the enemy. There were a lot of lines and the emotional requirements were also very high, so Mu Xiaoqiao started preparing for this scene two days ago.
There were many extras on the scene, all standing opposite Mu Xiaoqiao. In the end, Jinghong, played by Mu Xiaoqiao, was forced to jump off the cliff.
In the past, such cliff scenes were shot in the studio, but this time the director wanted to shoot on location. In addition, the director discovered that although this cliff seemed very high, there was actually a natural platform about two meters below, and outside the platform was a bottomless cliff. In other words, after the actors jumped down, they would reach the platform without any danger. This was simply a God-given perfect place for shooting, so the director chose it without hesitation.
The wonders of nature are much better than setting up scenery in a greenhouse. Of course, for safety reasons, Mu Xiaoqiao still tied himself up with a wire, just in case.
When Ruan Haoyu arrived, Mu Xiaoqiao was performing her final scene.
She stood on the edge of the cliff, her figure was so slender that it seemed as if the wind could blow her away. She was wearing battle-damaged makeup, her hair was disheveled, and her clothes were tattered. Standing there, there was an inexplicable sense of brokenness that was particularly attractive.
Mu Xiaoqiao also saw Ruan Haoyu, but her performance was not affected and she still finished her lines perfectly.
"You traitor, even if I die today, your crimes will not be concealed for long. Justice may be late, but it will never be absent. One day, you will die a more miserable death than me."
The actor opposite waved his hand and said, "Kill her."
A group of extras raised their guns. Mu Xiaoqiao turned around without hesitation, jumped off the cliff, and disappeared in an instant.
Although he knew there was no danger, Ruan Haoyu still felt a palpitation when he saw Mu Xiaoqiao jump off the cliff. Perhaps he was too afraid of losing her.
Julie saw Ruan Haoyu's worried expression and said with a smile: "Don't worry, there is..."
Before he could finish his words, there was a sudden commotion from below the cliff, and someone shouted in panic: "Director, Mu Xiaoqiao fell down."
Ruan Haoyu felt his eyes go dark and he almost lost his balance. Julie panicked and ran to the edge of the cliff. The director had already reached the edge before her and asked loudly, "What's going on?"
The staff below was also in a panic, but they still explained the situation clearly, "After Mu Xiaoqiao came down, we went to help her untie the wire. As soon as we untied her, for some reason, she took a few steps back toward the edge of the cliff and then fell headfirst."
"Sister Xiao Qiao." Julie didn't care about anything else and cried towards the bottomless cliff, but there was no other sound except her own echo.
"Call the police immediately. Everyone, go down the cliff and search immediately."
The director made a prompt decision, turned around and was about to go down the cliff, but was stopped by Ruan Haoyu.
"Director, use the wire to lower me down." He looked at the director with burning eyes, without any intention of backing down.
"Are you crazy?" The director looked at him in disbelief. "This is a cliff. How can the wire go down so far?"
"Go as far as you can. This is the fastest way to get down the cliff. Xiao Qiao can't wait. Don't worry, there are so many witnesses here. I will take responsibility for anything that happens. It has nothing to do with the crew or Director Wu." Ruan Haoyu said as he put on the wire skillfully.
"This..." The director was still hesitating.
"Hurry up," Ruan Haoyu raised his voice, "Do we have to wait until someone dies?"
Director Wu really wanted to say that maybe going down now would be of no help, but when he looked at Ruan Haoyu's determined expression, he didn't know why he couldn't say these words, and could only nod his head with great difficulty.
The wire master operated and slowly lowered Ruan Haoyu down.
The director ran after him and put the walkie-talkie in his hand: "If anything happens, be sure to contact us immediately. Don't be impulsive. We will find a solution together."
"I know. Thank you, Director Wu."
Ruan Haoyu was slowly lowered down. When passing by the platform below, he glanced inadvertently and saw a person with a strange expression hiding behind the crowd. When he saw him looking over, he immediately turned his eyes away, obviously having something to hide.
There was no time to care about him at this moment. Ruan Haoyu silently memorized the man's appearance. The man had already gone down to the platform.
After going down about five meters, Ruan Haoyu saw a big tree with dense branches lying there. He was delighted. The tree was very big and almost blocked all the sight below. If he fell from it, he would definitely fall on the tree instead of falling directly down.
Amu must still be alive, Ruan Haoyu firmly believed this.
After climbing up the tree, Ruan Haoyu used the intercom to ask Wei Ya to stop, and he searched carefully along the trunk. However, after searching the entire tree, he could not find Mu Xiaoqiao.
This shouldn't happen. Mu Xiaoqiao would definitely fall onto the tree. He saw the broken branches, but there was absolutely no way she could fall through the tree again because the branches below were not damaged at all.
Where did that person go?
Ruan Haoyu thought about it, changed direction, and carefully crawled along the direction of the tree trunk. The support was too much of a hindrance, so he simply removed it and slowly crawled inside.
On the cliff, the director and Julie were waiting anxiously. Xiao Wei had also run over. The director sent other people to search down the mountain, so there were fewer people on the mountain now.
Just as he was getting anxious, the wire master suddenly shouted, "Director, there's no one on the wire anymore, and we can't contact Ruan Haoyu."
When Director Wu heard this, he felt dizzy and had difficulty breathing. He sat on the ground, holding his chest, gasping for breath.
Xiao Wei and Julie were also shocked by the news. Julie murmured, "Could it be that even President Ruan..."