âYou know, you really donât need to be so troubled. Since youâve agreed to be my girlfriend, I wonât force you,â Yu Sixing calmly rationalized. âHowever, there are some things that are inevitable between couples. If tonight is inconvenient for you, Iâll come over tomorrow.â
As he said this, he couldnât help but lean in closer to her. After noticing Xue Feifeiâs defensive frown, he gently brushed against her cheek, âGoodnight.â
It took Xue Feifei a few seconds to react. As he was about to reach the door, she suddenly pulled him back. The sudden tug left Yu Sixing with a stunned expression on his face.
As he landed on the ground, he watched Xue Feifei straighten her clothes, put on her shoes, and run to the door. She wore a cheerful smile as she addressed Lu Weixi, âSorry about that.â She then swiftly closed the door.
âWhat took so long?â
Lu Weixi looked puzzled, seemingly noticing her smudged lipstick, âYour makeup⦠â
âIâm about to take it off. Because I joined the team late, Iâm now rushing to catch up, and itâs exhausting.â Xue Feifei quickly diverted the conversation, and Lu Weixi didnât think too much about it. âWhy wouldnât you let me come in and rest?â
âMy assistant and I are sharing a room, itâs not really convenient. How about I get you your room? For tonight⦠no, for the next few days, Iâll stay with you.â
Lu Weixi didnât suspect a thing and immediately nodded. They quickly checked into another room, with Xue Feifei asking, âHave you had dinner yet?â
âI ate on the plane, so Iâm not hungry.â Lu Weixi came straight from work, took a plane, a bus, and a taxi, making a long and tiring journey.
But, that was okay. She could stay all of tomorrow and the day after that.
âIâve never met Huang Mi in person! Iâve seen his films! Heâs an exceptional actor, and not at all pretentious, which is so rare to find these days.â Nowadays, handsome men tend to show off, but Huang Mi is an exception. However he acts, however cool he tries to be, he comes across as fresh-faced and passionate, devoid of all ostentation.
âWhat do you think of him?â
âTeacher Huang is serious and dedicated to his work, heâs very cultured and thoughtful.â Xue Feifei paused and thought carefully, only considering his professional demeanor.
But Lu Weixi rarely heard her give such high praise to a man. âLetâs be honest, do you think heâs handsome?â
Last time at the banquet, although Huang Mi was present, Lu Weixi didnât get a good look at him.
âHandsome.â Xue Feifei nodded. After all, he was a Best Actor winner, how could he not be handsome? But then, being handsome is not a necessity. Yu Sixing was not bad looking either, but look at him?
âOhhhh~â Lu Weixi grinned, nudging her shoulder playfully. âI heard that our Best Actor Huang doesnât have a girlfriend!â
âStop it, Teacher Huang indeed has a girlfriend, sheâs just not in the industry.â Xue Feifei quickly interjected, âBesides, recently, there have been tabloid rumors about Teacher Huang and me because we are co-starring. I suspect itâs Xiang Yirou spreading these rumorsâ¦â
Upon mentioning Xiang Yirouâs name, she kept her eyes fixed on Lu Weixi.
Of course, Lu Weixi had known about it long before Liu Yiyi had her breakdown. At the banquet he had attended, he had seen Xiang Yirou accompanying Director Zhao despite wearing a mask.
Before that, she had encountered Xiang Yirou when she went to Hanhai with Qin Zhiyou for the first time.
But that wasnât the first time she had laid eyes on Xiang Yirou.
The first time she saw her â was five years ago, thirty-three days after her miscarriage.