Although the director's move was unusual, Meng Jingwei played the second female lead in "The General's Orphan Daughter." Her role was secondary to the main characters, Tang Wanxing and Li Shang, so her explanation was somewhat plausible.
Qing Muye remained silent.
Meng Jingwei sighed, "If I had known it would be this troublesome, I wouldn't have become an actress. Alas."
Seeing her dejected state, Qing Muye smiled gently, "Since you've chosen this path, you must see it through."
The company was facing a tricky problem, and Qing Muye had been worried that Meng Jingwei would pry into company matters. He was just figuring out how to keep her in the dark when she was scheduled for an intensive training.
Twenty-one days, a sufficient amount of time.
"What else can I do if I don't persist? I can't just give up halfway. The director would be furious," Meng Jingwei said with a wry smile.
She then asked, "And you? How's the company doing lately?"
"Everything is going smoothly," the man replied calmly.
Meng Jingwei 'believed him,' "That's good. I..."
As she was speaking, someone outside the makeup room called out, "Meng Jingwei, hurry up! Your car is here, time to leave."
"Ah, okay, coming!"
Meng Jingwei responded to the person outside the makeup room, then turned back to Qing Muye, "I'm leaving now. I wanted to tell you last night, but I didn't know how to bring it up."
"It's just intensive training, not a farewell. Don't worry, I'll visit you when I get the chance," Qing Muye reassured her.
The woman nodded, "Okay, bye. Don't miss me too much..."
She looked at the person on her phone screen, her eyes filled with reluctance.
Qing Muye picked up his phone and kissed the screen, "I will miss you."
As he spoke, he heard the crew members hurrying Meng Jingwei. He then said, "Go on, don't keep them waiting."
"Alright, goodbye."
Meng Jingwei waved her hand, stood up, and walked out of the makeup room, "A'ye, I'll miss you."
"Mhm."
"Bye."
With that, Meng Jingwei hung up the video call.
She had already left the makeup room and stopped where she was, holding her phone.
Shen Liannuo, who had been hiding outside the door, leaned in, "How is it? All set?"
"I don't know if he believes me. Let's just leave it at that for now." Meng Jingwei knew Qing Muye was smart, and she wouldn't be able to hide anything from him for long.
The most important thing now was to leave quickly and head to the Hidden Clan as fast as possible.
The two of them left the set together, Shen Liannuo driving them towards the airport.
On the way, Meng Jingwei sent Qing Muye a message.
Meng Jingwei: [I'm on my way now. I won't be able to contact you once I reach the place.]
Qing Muye: [Where are you training?]
Meng Jingwei: [The director is being secretive and hasn't told me yet.]
Qing Muye: [With your personality, the director is probably afraid you'll try to bribe staff beforehand if you knew.]
Meng Jingwei: [You hit the nail on the head. Sigh, the director is really too cunning. He's afraid I'll find out the location and bribe the staff in advance, like I'm going to sneak out during the training.]
Qing Muye: [Then just focus on learning diligently.]
Meng Jingwei: [Alright, alright, I'm not talking to you anymore. The staff is asking for my phone.]
Qing Muye: [Mhm, take care of yourself.]
Meng Jingwei: [You too.] She followed it with a kissing emoji.
The man replied with a "miss you" emoji.
After everything was settled, Meng Jingwei turned off her phone and put it away.
To make the act convincing, she had to be absolutely foolproof.
Leaning back against the passenger seat, Meng Jingwei tilted her head to look out the window and let out a long sigh, "If I 'disappear' for a while, and you disappear for a while, it's only natural he'll get suspicious."