CHAPTER 74: CHAPTER 73: THE TRUTH OF THE DAO (1)

Yanchuan, Xingyue Entertainment Company.

Yan Qing felt like she was going crazy. With news articles flying everywhere, how could she, with over a decade of experience as a manager, not be able to contact her artist?

"Again and again, can’t get through, can’t get through!" Yan Qing gritted her teeth, so frustrated she almost threw her phone.

Yang Li had just entered the office and saw Yan Qing stamping her feet in anxiety. He calmly put down the file in his hand, "Sister Yan."

Yan Qing turned to look at him, eyes fierce, "Did you know about this from the start?"

Yang Li pressed his lips tightly, too afraid to speak.

Yan Qing stepped over in her heels and grabbed his collar, "Speak!"

Yang Li trembled, "I just... ran into it a couple of times... I don’t know anything else..."

Yan Qing let go and kept dialing the phone relentlessly.

Seeing her in this state, Yang Li timidly took out his phone, opened a message, and handed it over, "Qi Chen texted me this morning."

Yan Qing snatched Yang Li’s phone and looked through it.

There lay a simple message: [It’s not what you think.]

Yan Qing read it, furrowed her brows slightly, and was just handing the phone back to Yang Li when her own phone rang.

Incoming call—Qi Chen.

Yan Qing quickly answered, blurting out, "Xiang Qichen, what’s going on!"

After a brief pause, a delicate female voice came through, "Sister Yan."

"Zhou Huaiyi?" Yan Qing was momentarily stunned, "Is Qi Chen there with you?"

"No." Xiang Qichen’s voice was slightly tense, "Sister Yan, this is Xiang Qichen."

"Wha... what?" Yan Qing was momentarily dazed.

Xiang Qichen unhurriedly said, "I’ll be on a flight back to Yanchuan with Zhou Huaiyi tonight. We’ll talk when we meet."

The call ended, leaving Yan Qing dazed for a long time, unsure of what had just been discussed.

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Wuxun

Kang Xuan stared at the face she had adored for years, speaking in disbelief, "Are you really... Zhou Huaiyi?"

Zhou Huaiyi rolled her eyes, "Do you think I’d joke with you about something like this?"

"So, when did this happen?" Kang Xuan suddenly wore a serious expression.

Zhou Huaiyi smiled, "It was your first day in Yanchuan."

As her words fell, Kang Xuan’s mind replayed the events of those days, and then she widened her eyes in shock, "No way!"

Zhou Huaiyi glanced at her, "What?"

Kang Xuan said, "I made a lot of stupid moves then!"

Zhou Huaiyi replied, "Haha, glad you know."

Kang Xuan reached out to pinch her neck, "You jerk, you didn’t tell me in advance!"

"Cough, cough..." Zhou Huaiyi patted her hand, "This is your idol’s body, let go, let go!"

Kang Xuan gritted her teeth and let go, "I hate you!"

Zhou Huaiyi shrugged.

Kang Xuan glanced at Xiang Qichen, who was still phoning outside, and then leaned in to Zhou Huaiyi’s ear, whispering, "So, in these past two months, have you developed any feelings?"

Zhou Huaiyi was taken aback, glanced at her, "Probably... not..."

Kang Xuan clicked her tongue and couldn’t resist insulting her, "You idiot, you’re so familiar with each other now, aren’t you planning to make a move?"

Pursue... Xiang Qichen?

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At midnight, the plane safely landed at Yanchuan International Airport.

Yang Li had arrived half an hour earlier. To avoid suspicion, the two deliberately exited the plane one at the front and one at the back, with Xiang Qichen even booking a separate ticket in economy class.

After picking them up, Yang Li drove straight to the company.

The car’s atmosphere was heavy, and Yang Li glanced at the rearview mirror, where the two were head-down and silent, swallowed hard, and didn’t dare to speak.

Zhou Huaiyi was scrolling through Weibo, but her mind involuntarily drifted back to what Kang Xuan had said in the afternoon.

Pursue Xiang Qichen, pursue Xiang Qichen, pursue Xiang Qichen...

Honestly, at first, she didn’t think about actually making a move, even though they’d been eating and sleeping together later, she hadn’t considered it.

But now that Kang Xuan brought it up...

Well, she might give it a try anyway, after all, she’s thick-skinned and doesn’t fear embarrassment \(//∇//)\

Her gaze unknowingly drifted toward Xiang Qichen, who, sensing something, suddenly lifted his eyes, their eyes meeting perfectly.

Xiang Qichen asked, "What’s up?"

Zhou Huaiyi weakly turned her head, "...Nothing."