CHAPTER 88: CHAPTER 87: MISSING YOU (2)

After staying comfortably at home for a week, Huaiyi saw the news on Weibo that the crew of "Xuanwu" had completed filming.

The Weibo post was made by the second male lead, Li Wei, featuring a group photo with the entire crew, accompanied by words of gratitude.

Despite the huge crowd, Huaiyi instantly spotted Xiang Qichen in the photo. He was wearing a hooded puffer jacket, with his head tucked into the furry hood, slightly concealing his face.

Huaiyi couldn’t help but laugh out loud, murmuring to herself, "So stingy, can’t even show his face in a group photo."

An uncertain fan even left a comment below, asking, "Is that Qi Chen?"

Unexpectedly, Li Wei responded, replying, "Yes! You guessed right!"

After that, all of Qi Chen’s fans went crazy, wildly reposting that comment.

Huaiyi wasn’t left out, and without hesitation, she reposted it too, feeling quite content inside.

Yes, I did love the right person.

Outstanding, positive, sunny, kind.

If not, why would I only have eyes for Xiang Qichen?

She opened WeChat, checked the time, and finally sent a WeChat message to Xiang Qichen, whom she hadn’t contacted for a long time—

[Zhou Luobu: Qi Chen, happy filming completion ^_^]

Five minutes later, she received a call from Xiang Qichen.

The long-lost call reminder caused Huaiyi to immediately jump up from her bed, catch her breath, and answer the phone: "Hello..."

"Is your thesis proposal done?"

His warm voice carried a touch of hoarseness, deep like the open string of a cello, rich and pleasant to the ear.

Huaiyi stifled a chuckle, "It’s done."

"Hmm." He said, "Are you at school?"

"No, I’m home now."

He sounded a bit surprised, paused for two seconds, and then said, "Why did you come back without saying anything?"

Huaiyi scratched her head awkwardly, stammering, "Uh... I thought you didn’t... really need me... so I just... decided to come back first..."

After she finished speaking, there was another silence on the other end, and then he said, "The filming schedule was tight, and the signal in the desert wasn’t very stable."

"Hmm..." Huaiyi replied softly, and a few seconds later, she realized, her idol was explaining to her! Was he?

"It’s okay!" Huaiyi quickly said, "Even if I were there, I couldn’t have helped much! Anyway... I’m just glad you completed filming smoothly!"

"Hmm." He chuckled lightly, seemingly in a good mood, "Since you’re home, take a break, and come back to work later."

The smile that had risen in Huaiyi’s eyes fell somewhat. Although having a break was nice, she preferred to be at work following her idol every day!

"Alright... take care of yourself."

She wasn’t too willing in her heart, but she had to respond this way, considering she was just an intern assistant...

After hanging up, Huaiyi went downstairs listlessly in search of snacks. Just as she reached the second floor, she heard a commotion and teasing voices coming from the clinic downstairs, all chattering at once.

"Hey, Old Zhou, is this your son? He’s so handsome!"

"Just came back from school?"

"How old is he?"

"Hahaha, Mrs. Zhou is truly blessed, one son and one daughter. In a few years, she’ll be a grandmother!"

...

Then, Huaiyi heard her mom’s particularly dismissive voice replying, "I already find these two little ancestors annoying enough! Become a grandmother indeed!"

Huaiyi: "..."

Hearing the voices, Huaiyi walked downstairs. As she opened the small door to the staircase, she saw her brother, Zhou Youning, walk in from the clinic, dragging a large suitcase. Looking up, he smiled brightly and called out, "Sis!"

Huaiyi stood still and teased, "Oh, the prodigy has returned?"

Zhou Youning leisurely replied, "Yes, the favored daughter."

Huaiyi rolled her eyes, turned, and went upstairs, completely ignoring his overweight suitcase.

Zhou Youning: "..."