novellhall Chapter 142 The Moments Inside the Prefab House [4000 words]
Chapter 142 The Moments Inside the Prefab House [4000 words]
Chapter 142 The Moments Inside the Prefab House [4000 words]
Night falls.
Chen Xun was reading the script in the prefab house at night, but he couldn't calm his mind.
It's too quiet outside.
Even the usually annoying chirping of insects seemed to have decreased considerably.
This silence, however, is unsettling.
He recalled the fervor in the eyes of the gray-bearded leader during the interview earlier that day, and the excited young people in the crowd.
He had a premonition.
Things may not be so easy to resolve.
The lights were also on in Jennifer's prefab house next door.
Her leg injury has improved somewhat, and the swelling has subsided considerably.
The doctor said I could try light weight-bearing and walking slowly, but running, jumping, and any strenuous activity were absolutely prohibited.
She went out for a walk in her wheelchair in the afternoon, and her complexion was better than a few days ago, but there was still worry about the stalemate between her brows.
It was close to 10 p.m.
Chen Xun was getting ready to wash up and go to bed.
suddenly!
"Bang!"
A muffled thud broke the silence!
It was gunfire!
And it was the sound of a rifle!
Then, two more "bangs!" rang out, seemingly from pistols!
The campsite erupted in chaos!
A cry of surprise suddenly rang out!
In the distance, one could still hear a man's angry roar and indistinct curses!
"What's going on?!"
"Fuck! There's a gun!"
"Quick, hide!"
Chen Xun's heart clenched, and his adrenaline surged.
He practically sprang out of bed; his level 5 physical attributes made his movements fast and silent.
Instead of rushing out immediately, he quickly turned off the lights in the prefab house, pressed his body against the window, and cautiously observed the outside world by the moonlight and the emergency lights of the camp in the distance.
Several beams of flashlight beams swung haphazardly across the camp.
The figure moved.
The camp was in complete chaos.
The gunshots seemed to be coming from the direction of the camp entrance, where chaos had already broken out.
"Jennifer Lawrence! Come out and see the mess you've made!"
"Accomplices in the destruction of nature! Are celebrities so great?!"
"Get the director and producer out here!"
Frenzied shouts mingled with the chaos.
Chen Xun's heart tightened.
"Slap! Slap! Slap!"
Just then, someone banged on the wooden door of the prefab house.
"Chen Xun! Are you there?"
The sound wasn't loud.
It sounds like Jennifer's voice.
Chen Xun quickly slipped to the door.
He didn't open the door immediately.
After confirming it was Jennifer through the crack in the door, he pulled her inside.
He then locked the door and dragged the only small wooden table in the room over to block it behind the door.
The movements were completed in one smooth motion.
Jennifer stumbled in; she wasn't in a wheelchair, clearly having rushed over on her own, her leg hunched.
She was wearing only a thin nightgown and a coat, her hair was disheveled, her face was as pale as paper in the dim light, her eyes were filled with fear, and her body was trembling slightly.
Even the most easygoing person can't remain calm in the face of gunshots and malicious shouts.
"What's going on outside? I heard them calling my name!"
Jennifer's voice trembled, and she instinctively grabbed Chen Xun's arm, her nails digging into his skin.
She's fearless on set.
Swearing!
Daring to fight and take risks!
But that was in a performance environment with safety controls.
The current threat is an unknown form of violence.
"The radical elements among the protesters have stormed in with guns!"
Chen Xun tried his best to keep his voice steady while listening intently to the sounds outside.
He could hear the shouts and running of security personnel in the distance, seemingly confronting the intruders, but no more gunshots rang out. Perhaps the other side's purpose was more to intimidate and create chaos than to indiscriminately kill.
But the danger was not over.
Their prefab houses were located relatively far inside the camp and had not yet been directly affected, but the shouts and flashlight beams were approaching.
"Jennifer Lawrence! We know you're here! Come out! Look what your crew has done to the forest!"
A hoarse male voice rang out not far away, accompanied by heavy footsteps and the blinding light of a flashlight sweeping across the windows of their prefab house.
Jennifer shuddered in fright, hugged Chen Xun tightly, buried her face in his chest, and breathed heavily.
Chen Xun could feel her body trembling and cold.
He reached out and put his arm around her, partly to offer some support and comfort, and partly to be ready to deal with any unexpected situations.
His brain was working at lightning speed.
"Don't make a sound!"
He whispered in Jennifer's ear, almost inaudibly.
The prefabricated houses have very poor sound insulation; even the slightest noise can be heard outside.
The two stood close together, hiding in a blind spot outside the window, holding their breath.
The conversation between the radical and his accomplice outside could be heard clearly.
"Damn, those security guards are tough. Zack got taken down!"
"We're outnumbered, don't fight! Find the actress or director, film them looking scared, and post it online! Let everyone see these hypocrites in Hollywood!"
"Take a look at these prefab houses! I think there was some movement just now!"
The flashlight beam shone again, and footsteps stopped not far from the door of their prefab house.
Jennifer's body stiffened, even her trembling stopped, as if she had been frozen.
Chen Xun could hear his own and her heartbeats pounding like drums.
His muscles were tense, and his eyes quickly scanned the room, searching for something that could be used as a weapon.
There was only a chair and a metal water glass on the table.
Chen Xun kept evaluating in his mind.
If the other party breaks down the door, what are the chances that I can quickly subdue one or two armed lunatics in a confined space using my level 5 physical combat skills?
The success rate is very low!
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At this tense standoff, an even louder commotion and fighting erupted from the other end of the camp, interspersed with security chief Mike's furious shouts over the loudspeaker: "Grab them! Don't let them get away!"
The footsteps at the door paused for a moment, then the hoarse male voice cursed, "Fuck! Something's happened over there! Let's get out of here! Did you get the photos?"
"I took some photos, that's enough!"
"Walk!"
The footsteps quickly faded into the distance, and the flashlight beam moved away.
Immediately afterwards, the sounds of engines starting and vehicles speeding away could be heard in the distance.
It felt like an eternity had passed.
The shouts of security personnel and medical staff gradually rose from outside.
There are people injured.
The security supervisor personally led a team to check the safety of each prefabricated house, knocked on Chen Xun's door, and loudly announced his identity.
Chen Xuncai carefully moved the table aside and opened the door.
The security supervisor and two security personnel holding riot batons outside the gate had grim expressions, and the camp's emergency lights cast long shadows of them.
"Mr. Chen, Miss Lawrence, are you alright? Are you injured?"
"We're fine, we're hiding!"
Chen Xun stepped aside, revealing Jennifer behind him, still shaken and clutching his clothes tightly.
Seeing Jennifer's expression, Mike breathed a sigh of relief, but his face grew even uglier: "Sorry, it was our oversight. Five men broke in, all armed, and they injured two of our brothers and smashed some equipment."
"Their goal is very clear: to create panic, targeting the lead actor and director. People have already gone after them and reported it to the police."
Jennifer slowly released Chen Xun, her legs went weak and she almost fell over, but Chen Xun quickly supported her.
Her lips were still trembling; she wanted to say something, but couldn't utter a complete sound.
"Let him drink some water first."
Chen Xun helped Jennifer to sit down on the edge of the bed and poured her a glass of water.
Jennifer took the glass of water, her hands trembling so badly that some water spilled out.
Mike left a security guard nearby and hurried off to attend to other matters.
The camp gradually returned to order from the extreme panic.
But no one is destined to sleep this night.
Chen Xun sat next to Jennifer, watching her sip water slowly. Her complexion gradually regained some color, but the fear in her eyes had not yet faded.
Holy crap!
Jennifer finally recovered and said in a hoarse voice, "It's even more exciting than the arena!"
If you had been a fraction of a second slower, you might have lost your life to a gun.
Thinking of this, she shuddered again and subconsciously moved closer to Chen Xun.
"It's all over now, the guy's been caught, the police will be here soon."
Chen Xun patted her back, his movements a little awkward.
He felt a chill run down his spine; if those radicals had chosen to force their way in, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
It's time to get a gun license and a gun for self-defense!
"Thank you for earlier!"
Jennifer looked up, her eyes slightly red, not from crying, but more like a physiological reaction from extreme tension: "I heard gunshots, I heard them calling my name, my mind went blank, all I knew was to run here!"
Chen Xun didn't say anything, but simply took off his coat and draped it over her trembling shoulders.
Jennifer Lawrence's favorability +2, current favorability 96
Only when the sirens outside sounded clearly and the security personnel repeatedly confirmed that the danger had passed did the two finally breathe a sigh of relief.
The lights were off in the room.
Only the emergency lights outside the window and the occasional blue and red flashing lights of police cars in the distance flashed by.
Jennifer was still wearing Chen Xun's coat, and her body was no longer trembling violently.
Chen Xun's arm was around her, initially as a protective gesture, but now it seemed more like an unconscious support.
After calming down, the adrenaline subsided.
Chen Xuncai felt his senses and touch slowly returning.
He smelled the shampoo on Jennifer.
Jennifer seemed to have just finished showering when she was forced to come over; her hair wasn't even dry yet.
Jennifer slowly raised her head.
The light was dim, but enough to make Chen Xun's face clear.
His face, unlike most of the Western men around him, with its more refined and gentle features, possessed a strong and attractive charm in the flickering light.
Gone is the professional distance between them on set, and the relaxed banter and teasing they usually share. At this moment, Chen Xun is simply someone who makes her feel safe in times of crisis.
The fear from earlier still lingered inside my body, desperately needing something to wash it away, to prove that I was still alive and could still feel warmth.
Before my mind had fully processed what I was thinking, my body had already started moving.
Jennifer suddenly leaned in, tilted her head back, and with an eagerness that seemed to demand an answer, her lips met Chen Xun's.
Her kisses were haphazard, even a bit rough.
Jennifer seemed to draw oxygen and strength from the kiss to fight her fear, and her hands unconsciously gripped Chen Xun's clothes tightly.
Chen Xun froze for a fraction of a second.
The shock from the gunshot hadn't completely subsided, and my rationality was already at its most taut.
Jennifer's sudden kiss plucked at a string that was already under immense strain.
Screw rationality!
Even the most skilled martial artist fears a kitchen knife, let alone a gun!
The gunshot just now really taught him a lesson.
The lingering fear and frustration in Chen Xun's heart were completely ignited by this scalding kiss.
hum~
Dry wood ignites a raging fire!
He almost immediately took the initiative.
He held Jennifer's head with one hand and pulled her closer with the other.
It's unclear who moved first, but the two of them stumbled and fell onto the narrow bed next to them.
The wooden planks groaned under the weight.
Jennifer's fingernails left scratches on his back, and profanities kept gushing from her mouth.
Switching between Chinese and English!
If the swearing can were in this room right now, it would fill up in no time!
After an unknown amount of time, the intense storm gradually subsided, leaving behind a long and tiring aftertaste.
The two of them squeezed onto the bed, which was too narrow for two adults, their sweaty skin sticking together.
Neither of them spoke, but they listened to each other's gradually calming heartbeats and breathing.
The sky outside the window seemed to be turning slightly grayish-white.
After a night of terror and this exhausting frenzy, both of them were completely worn out.
Jennifer's leg was still not very nimble, and her posture was awkward, but she didn't seem to care at all. She clung to Chen Xun like a koala, buried her head in the crook of his neck, and soon fell into a deep sleep, emitting soft snores.
Chen Xun was also exhausted, but he was still somewhat conscious.
He stared at the bare ceiling, his mind a jumble of thoughts.
Everything that just happened was perfectly logical.
He has no burdens!
Just be happy!
Just enjoy it!
He closed his eyes, his arms unconsciously tightened, and he fell into a deep sleep.
The morning light shone through the thin curtains of the prefab house, and the birdsong in the woods sounded especially crisp.
After a night of chaos, the camp was unusually quiet, with only a few staff members quietly cleaning up the mess. The police had taken away the arrested attackers and some witnesses for questioning.
Chen Xun woke up first, feeling his arm go numb from being pressed down.
Jennifer was still fast asleep, her brown hair spread messily across the pillow.
There were still traces of last night's dirt and red marks from sleeping on her face, but her expression was peaceful, and even the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned, as if she had a good dream.
Chen Xun gently pulled his arm away, but Jennifer still frowned, muttered something, turned over, and rolled away most of the thin blanket.
Chen Xun rubbed his numb arm, got up and dressed.
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My body ached a bit, but I felt a strange sense of relaxation, as if something that had been stagnant had been cleared.
He walked to the window, parted the curtains slightly, and looked outside.
Several crew members were talking quietly not far away. When they saw movement at Chen Xun's window, they subconsciously glanced over.
When they saw Chen Xun wearing only a T-shirt and with his hair a little messy, several beams of envy were cast upon him.
Chen Xun looked back at him calmly, and even nodded as a greeting.
It seems that more than just they knew about what happened last night.
This dilapidated prefab house is so bad that even a fart from it could be heard by the neighbors, let alone that kind of noise.
Chen Xun thought to himself that he was complaining, but he didn't really care.
In a place like Hollywood, it's more common for men and women to fall in love on set or for something to happen under pressure than for chicken legs in a lunchbox.
As long as it doesn't affect filming or cause any unpleasant disputes, people won't find it strange.
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