As they spoke, they could hear a conversation coming from the adjacent room. It sounded like a young couple, with the girl complaining about the room's size and the boy trying to soothe her with patience.

Ariana let out an even louder sigh, her chin dropping onto the table in exhaustion.

"The soundproofing is terrible. We have an early call time tomorrow, and we won't get a good night's sleep. I'm worried that if you're not well-rested, your performance will suffer."

Despite only having two scenes the next day, one at 7 a.m. and the other at 12 p.m., the thought of it was already torturous. She found the whole situation absurd.

Tyler closed the script and handed her a bowl of instant noodles he had just prepared.

“Here, eat something. Then we can come up with a solution together." He added in a hushed tone, "It's cheese flavor, not spicy.”

The mention of cheese flavor perked Ariana up, and she eagerly opened her instant noodles.

Tyler, on the other hand, had gone for a fiery spicy flavor.

As she ate, Ariana said, "Luckily, I brought earplugs. You can use them tonight. You have to wake up at 5 a.m. tomorrow and head to the dressing room for makeup.

You'll finish your work at midnight. If you don't get a good night's sleep tonight, you'll be out of commission for the entire day."

Taking a sip of the hot, spicy broth, Tyler replied in a soothing tone, "Don't worry. 1 grew up in a low-income family and lived in a suburban house with poor soundproofing. I was used to waking up early for school every day. As a newcomer, this is my first experience working on a film set. It's all part of the learning process.”

Ariana felt a mix of gratitude and sadness. She added an egg to Tyler's bowl and said, "Eat more. Don't dwell on it. It won't happen again in the future. I was also new to a film crew and fell into their trap.”

Tyler nodded obediently and ate his noodles in silence.

After satisfying their hunger, Ariana pulled out a suitcase filled with skincare products and spread them out on the table, showing Tyler how to use them.

“You didn't know how to use these before, but it's time to learn. An idol's career is built on their face. From now on, you need to take good care of your skin. When I have free time, I'll take you to the beauty salon for a deep cleaning."

Tyler scratched his head, feeling bashful, and said, "Forget about the beauty salon.

I'm a man..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Ariana playfully whacked him on the head.

“What's with gender discrimination? Why can't a man go to the beauty salon for skincare? If something works, you should use it.”

"Okay," Tyler replied in a low voice.