Racing Shadow & Shining Star
Chapter 4
Group Chat – “Yunmeng Bros”
Wei Wuxian (mc)
I don’t get that guy. Seriously. You smile once and the sky won’t fall, you know??
Jiang Cheng
What did you do this time??
Wei Wuxian (mc)
NOTHING. I made one harmless joke and Lan Zhan looked like I’d insulted his ancestors.
Nie Huaisang
Maybe you did in a past life.
Wei Wuxian (mc)
You’re not helping.
Scene – Commercial Shoot, Day 2 – Glass Studio Interior
(The director explains the new scene where Wei Wuxian must casually lean in and whisper something to Lan Wangji’s character, who’s focused on a ticking mechanical watch.)
Director
Wei-ge, give us a little tease. Think… playful rebel. And Lan Wangji, stay still—stone-faced elegance. Got it?
Wei Wuxian (mc)
Oh, I can do playful. Watch me.
(Camera rolls. Wei Wuxian leans in, lips near Lan Wangji’s ear.)
Wei Wuxian (mc)
(whispering with a smirk)
You know, with that expression, you'd make a great sculpture. Very… cold.
Lan Wangji (ml)
(Lan Wangji blinks once. No reaction.)
Wei Wuxian (mc)
(softly) Do you ever smile? Or did you use up your quota in the last lifetime?
Lan Wangji (ml)
(Lan Wangji finally turns to look at him. The stare is long. Silent. But intense.)
Lan Wangji (ml)
(deadpan) Perhaps I only smiled for one person.
Wei Wuxian (mc)
(Wei Wuxian falters—his smirk drops for a second. A flash: sun-dappled water, laughter, hand brushing his cheek. Then gone.)
Wei Wuxian (mc)
(recovering) Wow. Deep. Do you rehearse lines like that in the mirror?
Lan Wangji (ml)
No. I remember them.
Private Chat – Wei Wuxian & Nie Huaisang
Wei Wuxian (mc)
I swear, Lan Zhan is impossible.
Nie Huaisang
But you still looked at him for 3 seconds longer than the script said.
Wei Wuxian (mc)
Shut up. That’s… that’s professionalism.
Scene – Late Evening, Empty Set
(Wei Wuxian finds Lan Wangji sitting alone with a cup of tea, gazing out the window.)
Wei Wuxian (mc)
Do you ever talk to people? Or just... stare at them until they dissolve into ice chips?
Lan Wangji (ml)
(calmly) I don’t waste words.
Wei Wuxian (mc)
(teasing) Good thing I have enough words for both of us then. You need balance. Yin and yang, right?
Lan Wangji (ml)
(quiet) You talk to hide.
Wei Wuxian (mc)
(blinking) Excuse me?
Lan Wangji (ml)
You speak before anyone can see you too clearly.
Wei Wuxian (mc)
(soft, but defensive) And you hide behind silence, so no one ever can. We all wear masks, Lan Zhan.
Lan Wangji (ml)
Mn. Yours is just louder.
Wei Wuxian (mc)
[Inner Thought – Wei Wuxian]
"Why do I feel like I’ve argued with you like this before?
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