CHAPTER 51: CHAPTER 50: EX-BOYFRIEND

When she arrived at Xiang Qichen’s house, it was almost midnight.

Both of them looked rather lethargic and extremely tired. Xiang Qichen closed the door, put on his slippers, and said, "I’ve told Yang Li that I will drive myself to the press conference tomorrow afternoon, so you can sleep in a bit."

Zhou Huaiyi was overwhelmed with gratitude, "Finally! Thank you, my idol!"

Xiang Qichen took out her phone and handed it back to her, and seeing this, Zhou Huaiyi also returned his phone, and they temporarily resumed using their own devices. Just before Zhou Huaiyi entered the room, Xiang Qichen suddenly remembered something, stopped her, and called out, "By the way, during the party tonight, someone called you. I saw it was an unfamiliar number, so I didn’t pick up. He called twice, you should check it out."

Zhou Huaiyi nodded, "Oh," and pushed open the door, "Good night, my idol."

Xiang Qichen: "Good night."

After taking a shower and lying back in bed, Zhou Huaiyi didn’t rush to sleep. She opened her phone and, long overdue, checked Weibo.

Since joining the crew over half a month ago, apart from occasionally checking WeChat, she basically hadn’t had time to browse Weibo.

Unfamiliar with it, as soon as she opened it, she realized that tonight she had made it to the hot search...

Oh no, to be precise, it was Xiang Qichen who made it to the hot search.

The reason was that sentence she said on stage tonight, "Wishing everyone happiness every day," was captured during the live broadcast...

Zhou Huaiyi: "..."

In the comments below—

["Hahaha, the young man is so cute... So silly tonight"]

["Hey, who are you calling silly up there!"]

["I was at the scene tonight, hahaha the host asked something and he just answered, not saying more than he should, like answering questions in class. The last sentence, ’happiness every day,’ even stunned the host, and the brother quickly took the opportunity to slip off the stage hahaha"]

["By the way, Qi Chen’s suit today is really good looking, tall and long-legged, handsome face ahhhhhh I’m out of energy now..."]

["Tomorrow’s scheduled press conference, I can see the brother again, so happy!"]

...

Zhou Huaiyi had always followed a few fan accounts in Xiang Qichen’s fandom, and her homepage was almost all shares of Xiang Qichen’s various street shots and airport photos.

She clicked on a fan meetup photo from Yanchuan Airport yesterday, finding it hard to believe that the face of Xiang Qichen in the picture was actually carrying her soul.

Comparing it with a few airport photos of Xiang Qichen from before their exchange, Zhou Huaiyi realized that maybe she did look a bit more feminine...

As she swiped through the photos, Zhou Huaiyi, with sharp eyes, noticed a little detail. She zoomed in with her fingers to take a closer look and saw her own face in the frame, side by side with Xiang Qichen’s face!

Adding to the previous group photo, this was their second time in the same frame, and Zhou Huaiyi was overjoyed. Just as she was about to save it, a call notification suddenly popped up on her phone.

The buzzing vibration was particularly abrupt in the quiet night. Zhou Huaiyi stared at the familiar phone number, and her first reaction was to hang up.

Once the vibration stopped, Zhou Huaiyi breathed a sigh of relief, but before she could save the photo again, the call came once more.

Frowning with displeasure, Zhou Huaiyi looked at her large masculine figure and hatched a plan.

Answering the call, the first thing she heard from the other end was a long-missed voice: "Huaiyi, it’s me, Cheng Yi."

Zhou Huaiyi was already aware, but couldn’t be bothered to reply.

After a moment of silence on the phone, Cheng Yi spoke again: "Huaiyi, are you asleep?"

Zhou Huaiyi swallowed a bit, deliberately deepened her voice, and replied coolly, "She’s asleep."

Cheng Yi on the other side caught his breath, and the next second, he decisively hung up.

Zhou Huaiyi licked her lips, thinking the idol’s voice was really useful...

After browsing Weibo for another ten minutes, Zhou Huaiyi couldn’t resist her sleepiness any longer and exited the app. She checked Kang Xuan’s WeChat avatar and, on a whim, sent her a message: [Did Cheng Yi break up with his current girlfriend?]

Maybe Kang Xuan went to bed early tonight, as it was the first time she didn’t reply instantly late at night. After turning off the phone, Zhou Huaiyi also covered herself with the blanket and went to sleep.

——

The next morning, Zhou Huaiyi was awakened by the continuous WeChat notification sounds. Upon opening her eyes and checking the time, it was just after nine, and she opened WeChat to find replies from Kang Xuan, sparked by her message last night asking, "Did Cheng Yi break up with his current girlfriend?"

[President Kang: Probably not, I saw him posting a photo with his girlfriend on his Moments a few days ago]

The next was a screenshot of Cheng Yi’s post.

[President Kang: He hasn’t deleted it, so they probably haven’t broken up]

[President Kang: What’s up?]

[President Kang: Miss him?]

Seeing this message, Zhou Huaiyi curled her lips with slight disdain and replied: [Miss your head, he called me last night, and not just once]

The next second, a call from Kang Xuan came crashing in.

Zhou Huaiyi was startled, almost dropping her phone, and immediately hit the button to disconnect.

Two seconds later, the phone rang again.

Zhou Huaiyi hung up once more.

Kang Xuan sent a fiery WeChat: [Zhou Huaiyi! Why are you hanging up on me! (Angry)]

Zhou Huaiyi bit her lip, thought for a while, and typed back: [Hold on, I’m pooping]

[President Kang: ...]

After that, Zhou Huaiyi threw off the covers, got out of bed, and yanked open the guest room door, just in time to see Xiang Qichen coming out of the kitchen.

Zhou Huaiyi was stunned for a second, then rushed to Xiang Qichen with quick steps: "Idol! Help me with something!"

Xiang Qichen took a sip of warm water, his demeanor calm and collected.

"Help me answer a call from Kang Xuan, put it on speaker," Zhou Huaiyi handed her phone over, biting her lip and looking pitiful.

Xiang Qichen took the phone, glanced at her: "Keep your lips sealed, stand straight, you’re too girly."

Zhou Huaiyi straightened her back, looking down at him from above.

After three rings, Kang Xuan answered: "No need for small talk, why did Cheng Yi call you so much? Trying to make up?"

Xiang Qichen, a bit surprised, raised his eyebrows at Zhou Huaiyi.

Zhou Huaiyi felt a bit anxious, worried that the idol might alter his impression knowing her ex-boyfriend called. QAQ

Zhou Huaiyi shook her head vigorously, mouthed, "No."

Xiang Qichen replied, "No."

Kang Xuan raised her voice: "No? Then what did he say during the call?"

Zhou Huaiyi displayed a paper with a prepared line, and Xiang Qichen replied, "He asked if I was asleep, and I found some guy to answer the call and settle it."

Kang Xuan was surprised: "Wow, nicely done."

Then Zhou Huaiyi gestured for Xiang Qichen to find an excuse to end the call.

Xiang Qichen made a sound of agreement, "I’ll hang up now, need to head out shortly."

Kang Xuan, not doubting him, rolled her eyes dismissively: "Huh, talk a little then hang up, go on, bye."

Xiang Qichen: "Bye."

As the call ended, Zhou Huaiyi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiang Qichen looked at her, speaking up, "So, the unfamiliar call yesterday was from your... ex-boyfriend?"

Zhou Huaiyi tensed up instantly, giving a dry laugh: "Hehe..."

Xiang Qichen: "So the random guy to settle it was?"

Zhou Huaiyi, embarrassed: "I used your voice to say ’she’s asleep.’"

Xiang Qichen’s eyebrow shifted, showing no other emotions.