Why Did You Provoke Her? She Can Tell Fortunes!-Chapter 257 - 230: You Don’t Remember Anything?

Jiang Ci didn’t know how long he had slept, but he could feel very tired.

Although their variety show was a more free-form escape room type, a basic script was still necessary, especially some settings about this town.

Moreover, during the recording, they would no longer be their original identities, transforming into more unified new identities, allowing them to better immerse in the storyline.

Before the official shooting began, he stayed in the makeup room, letting the makeup artist brush across his face while Jiang Ci was in a daze, not blinking.

Until a man slightly older than him sat next to him.

In just a few months, the hierarchy in the entertainment circle was ingrained in him, instinctively wanting to stand up and bow to that man.

But he was simultaneously stopped by two people.

One was the makeup artist who was working on a crucial area, and the other was the man himself.

"Brother Long."

Qin Long waved his hand, signaling him to continue with makeup.

"No need, no need, there’s no need to be so polite between us."

Bowing politely when they first met was fine, but doing so every time felt a bit unreasonable.

"I just came to see if you’re nervous."

"After all, this should be your first time participating in such a variety show."

Qin Long used to act in quite a few plays in the early years, mostly in lead roles.

Later, as he aged, it became difficult to find scripts matching his status that were also good. Almost concurrently, he unexpectedly found another path in the variety show track, which flourished quite well.

Now when people mention him, they almost forget the roles he played, mostly recalling his iconic moments in variety shows.

Before entering this circle, Jiang Ci watched several of his variety shows.

Jiang Ci took a couple of deep breaths, smiled, and said: "I am indeed a bit nervous."

"But thinking about being with all of you makes it better."

The main discomfort was being unaccustomed to the cameras.

Qin Long nodded.

Though he didn’t speak further, he didn’t appear ready to leave.

Coincidentally, Jiang Ci had something weighing on his mind, so neither spoke for a moment.

Until Jiang Ci, conflicted for a while, couldn’t hold it in any longer.

At the same time, Qin Long was just about to speak.

"Brother Long..."

"Xiao Jiang..."

Both realized the other wanted to speak with them, so they instinctively paused.

Qin Long changed his expression, letting Jiang Ci speak first.

Jiang Ci felt a bit embarrassed, "Actually, it’s not really important, it’s just..."

At this moment, the makeup artist had finished all his makeup and styling, allowing Jiang Ci to move freely.

As he spoke, he rotated his neck, appropriately showing fatigue, "I always feel like everyone is looking at me strangely. Plus, I’ve slept for so long, did something happen?"

"Huh?"

Qin Long smacked his lips.

Glancing around the empty room, he lowered his voice slightly, "Xiao Jiang, tell me honestly, do you truly have no memory at all?"

He had actually come to Jiang Ci to ask about this.

However, Jiang Ci raised it first.

Jiang Ci immediately shook his head.

"I don’t remember anything."

"The last memory I have is my agent saying there was something they had to leave for, then I lay in bed and fell asleep, and later..." Jiang Ci squinted his eyes, appearing a bit confused, "later, you were surrounding me."

Qin Long’s expression turned slightly eerie.

His gaze also turned hesitant.

There were things he didn’t know whether he should tell Jiang Ci.

Honestly, encountering this kind of situation for the first time left him feeling unsettled.

Jiang Ci seemed to notice his hesitation in speaking and quickly asked a few more questions, ultimately learning something unknown about himself.

According to Qin Long, his understanding of the situation wasn’t complete either.

But certainly, it was more than what Jiang Ci, the involved party, knew.

Originally, before today’s official recording, the director advised everyone to roughly go through it in advance, to avoid issues during the actual shoot.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Ci suddenly disappeared.

The town was not small, with the open area for filming only occupying half of it, but combining all the houses and shops, there were at least dozens.

Additionally, most houses had back rooms and courtyards.

At that moment, they really couldn’t find Jiang Ci.

"At that time, we were terrified, looking for you for quite a while, and when we called, the ringtone came from your room, but even your life assistant didn’t know your whereabouts."

Just from hearing this, Jiang Ci felt a mix of shock and fear.

Because he had no impression whatsoever.

"What happened later?" Though hearing about things he’d done, it still felt like listening to someone else’s story. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"Later, finding you wasn’t just about the filming."

"We were more afraid something had happened to you!"

No joke, Jiang Ci was still a famous figure.

If something truly happened under the nose of the production team, they couldn’t continue filming.

Additionally, subsequent sponsors might demand compensation. The implications were numerous, not just concerning Jiang Ci alone.

If something went wrong, the entire crew would be ’buried’ with it.

That’s why they were frantic at the time.

But fortunately, "Later, your assistant called us, saying they found you in one of the houses."

Despite having reached this point, Qin Long’s lips tightened, and his expression worsened.

Jiang Ci inexplicably felt that the words Qin Long was about to speak were the reason everyone’s expressions were so strange towards him today.

"But your assistant claimed... when he found you, you were lying..."

Just as Jiang Ci was about to hear the truth from Qin Long, someone suddenly opened the makeup room door.

It was Jiang Ci’s life assistant, Xue Xing.

Upon entering, faint beads of sweat seemed evident on his forehead. Seeing Jiang Ci inside, he exhaled silently and said, "Brother Jiang, Brother Long, the director said if there are no issues, we should start filming officially."

Qin Long stood up without saying a word.

Seeing this, Jiang Ci had no choice but to stop his questioning.

Yet with matters weighing on his mind, he became absent-minded during recording. Although it was an escape room variety show, the talent zoning out on the side was unacceptable.

After the fifth reshoot, the director helplessly shook his head and said, "Well, since it’s still early, let’s rest a bit longer."

Jiang Ci initially thought he could use this time to ask Qin Long about his unfinished words but ended up receiving an entirely unexpected answer.

"Huh?"

"You asked what you were doing when they found you."

"Well, your assistant said you tripped and fainted on the ground."

Qin Long’s tone was entirely different from before.

"Fainted?"

Qin Long nodded: "Yeah." He scratched his nose, "Maybe you forgot everything because you hit your head or were groggy from sleep."