CHAPTER 81: CHAPTER 80: THEIR IDOL (PART 1)

Yanchuan International Airport, 1:30 PM.

Xiang Qichen and Zhou Huaiyi smoothly arrived at the airport’s underground parking lot.

The G63 slowly made a right turn, and Zhou Huaiyi, sitting in the front seat, immediately spotted Yang Li and two or three bodyguards waiting at an empty parking space.

Xiang Qichen stepped on the brake, not reversing the car into the spot, but rather stopped steadily in front of it.

After applying the handbrake, the two of them unbuckled their seatbelts and got out of the car.

Xiang Qichen tossed the car keys into the air, forming a perfect arc, which Yang Li swiftly caught, and then he heard Xiang Qichen say to him, "You don’t need to come up, help me drive the car back. There’s not much filming these days, Zhou Huaiyi being here is enough. You can come over with Sister Yan in a couple of days."

Yang Li replied with a blank face, "Oh."

At this moment, Zhou Huaiyi came over with a suitcase, cheerfully patted Yang Li on the shoulder and said, "Thanks for your hard work."

Yang Li silently cursed inwardly while forcing a grin, "Not hard at all, nothing compared to your hard work."

So, Xiang Qichen led the bodyguards and Zhou Huaiyi into the elevator one after another.

With a face full of resentment, Yang Li opened the car door, deliberately slammed it shut with a loud "bang," and muttered, "Won’t sit in a perfectly fine nanny van, has to show off driving to pick up girls, and then leave me to clean up the mess. With Zhou Huaiyi here, it’s enough, with Zhou Huaiyi here, it’s enough. I’ve been with you for seven years, do you even see me anymore, Xiang Qichen!"

And with that, the shiny G63 roared away.

•

First-class cabin of the plane.

Zhou Huaiyi snuggled her head against the soft headrest, looking at Xiang Qichen’s exquisite and calm side profile next to her, and smiled contentedly.

Having a handsome man beside you, he’s just so attractive... can’t even keep my legs together \(//∇//)\

Staring for a long time, Xiang Qichen suddenly turned his gaze towards her. Zhou Huaiyi’s eyes flashed, and before she could evade, their eyes met head-on.

Fortunately, Xiang Qichen didn’t seem to mind much, his gaze lingered on her face for a moment, his tone gentle, "Take a nap if you’re tired."

Zhou Huaiyi sheepishly smiled, "...Okay."

The flight lasted two and a half hours, plus the three-hour highway trip, they arrived in H City at over nine in the evening.

After dropping off their luggage at the hotel, they hurried to the hotel’s temporary meeting room to discuss the next phase of their filming schedule.

Zhou Huaiyi followed behind Xiang Qichen, and as soon as they entered, she saw Liu Yang sitting by the door, whom she hadn’t seen in a long time, engrossed in his game.

A mischievous idea cropped up in Zhou Huaiyi’s mind. She sneaked over and slapped his shoulder, growling lowly, "Senior!"

Liu Yang was so startled he jolted, and his phone landed on the carpet with a "thud," followed by a "you have been slain" coming from it.

Liu Yang gritted his teeth in frustration, tossing his head to see who it was, but then froze for a second.

"Zhou Huaiyi!"

"Senior!"

Zhou Huaiyi laughed, "How are you, Senior?"

Liu Yang felt somewhat puzzled, clearly Zhou Huaiyi had been aloof lately, but today she seemed back to her usual self...

"I’m alright," he replied while bending to pick up his phone, glancing over at Xiang Qichen’s seat, "You and Xiang Qichen?"

Zhou Huaiyi casually sat beside him, waving her hand dismissively, "Nothing going on, just rumors. I’m just his assistant."

Liu Yang responded with a knowing "Oh~" and said, "That’s good, that’s good."

Zhou Huaiyi: "..."

The two hadn’t chatted much before the director called everyone to start the meeting.

The meeting lasted over an hour, by the end of which Zhou Huaiyi was starting to feel sleepy, yawning continuously, so she turned down Liu Yang’s invitation for a late-night snack and went back to her room to sleep.