Xu Jiaojiao found it strange. It had always been the assistant director talking to her, and even after three hours, she hadn't seen the director's face. She felt puzzled, increasingly so, and decided to negotiate with the director. She couldn't let her scenes be pushed back; otherwise, who knows if they'd be pushed to the evening.
"I'll go right now."
Xu Jiaojiao watched her assistant leave. Just as she was about to close her eyes and rest for a while, she suddenly felt her face itching. Instinctively, she wanted to touch it. But remembering she had makeup on and might need to film at any moment, she resisted the itch and pulled out a mirror from her pocket.
"Why is my face swollen."
She stared at the mirror in surprise. Her face was slightly reddened and more swollen than it had been after makeup was applied earlier. She distinctly remembered she hadn't eaten anything, purposefully skipping breakfast and only drinking some milk before heading to the set.
