Where did you get so many photos?
"I bought it online." Chu Yi rested her chin on her hand, watching his hands expectantly.
"Why do you need so many autographed photos?" Ji Mubai asked casually, and Chu Yi answered without hesitation.
"collect."
"..." Ji Mubai paused in signing his name, looked up at her, and had an inscrutable expression.
Chu Yi realized what was happening, sat up straight, and let his eyes dart around for a few seconds.
Don't overthink it.
"I didn't." Ji Mubai continued to lower his head, signing each photo for her one by one, then released the pen and rubbed his sore wrist.
"You've really gone through a lot." Chu Yi thoughtfully opened a drink for him, placed it next to him, and looked very touched.
"Brother Ji Bai."
Upon hearing her call out, Ji Mubai suddenly smiled, his thin double eyelids curving upwards, inexplicably carrying a hint of captivating charm.
"It feels a bit strange to hear you call me that all of a sudden."
"how?"
"You look too young."
As soon as she finished speaking, Chu Yi burst out laughing, her eyes crinkling into crescents.
"My partner said the same thing."
"Your husband?" Ji Mubai asked, seemingly intrigued.
"Mm." Chu Yi nodded.
"How did you two meet?" He asked with a hint of curiosity in his eyes, like a child fascinated by the adult world.
"We met through a blind date," Chu Yi said with a smile. Ji Mubai was genuinely surprised and raised an eyebrow.
"Really?!" He felt that the daily life she shared on Weibo was very sweet and natural, and sometimes even he, a straight man, couldn't help but yearn for love after reading it.
“Yes.” Chu Yi was amused by his reaction again. Just as she was about to say something, her phone vibrated slightly. It was a message from Qiao Anchen.
"I'm coming to pick you up after get off work. We're almost at the square."
"Huh?" Chu Yi exclaimed in slight surprise, and Ji Mubai asked curiously, "What's wrong?"
"My partner actually said he's coming to pick me up." She chuckled as she looked at her phone.
"That's really rare." The workaholic didn't work overtime and even came to pick her up.
Chu Yi typed on her phone to reply to Qiao Anchen.
"Okay, I'm right here from last time, you can just come over."
After replying, she turned off her phone and looked at Ji Mubai.
"I'm leaving now."
"Okay." He seemed a little regretful, then remembered something and tugged at the hem of his white t-shirt.
"Oh, by the way, could you sign my clothes?"
"What?" Chu Yi raised an eyebrow in surprise.
"I'll put it with my comics as a keepsake when I get back," Ji Mubai said happily, with a touch of childishness on his face. Chu Yi shook her head helplessly, laughing as she wrote her name on his clothes.
"Let's add each other on WeChat," he said. "That way, next time you're late with your draft, I can remind you online to update."
"Are you a devil?" Chu Yi glared at him, but a smile was on her face. The two of them took out their phones and looked down to scan QR codes.
Just as she added the other person, she heard a familiar voice coming from not far away, the tone slightly raised, calling her name.
"The first day——"
Chu Yi turned her head and saw Qiao Anchen standing there, looking like he had just gotten off work. He was wearing a black down jacket over his suit, and his posture was upright, but his face was not very clear.
She smiled, waved to him, and then immediately said goodbye to Ji Mubai and the rest of the crew. She eagerly grabbed her bag and skipped over.
"Why are you here?" Chu Yi rushed into his arms and looked up at him with a smile. Qiao Anchen's expression softened a lot, and he reached out to rub her head.
"Just passing by."
"What a coincidence?" Chu Yi was a little surprised, then excitedly told him, "I met the two main actors in the film today. They acted so well. Ah, it's so good to be young. I'm getting old."
"Mmm." Qiao Anchen responded softly, then took her hand and walked forward. Chu Yi followed beside him, still talking about what she had seen and heard that day. Qiao Anchen turned around and glanced at Ji Mubai, who was still sitting there.
He was looking in this direction, and their eyes met in the air. Qiao Anchen immediately looked away.
"You'd never guess that Ji Mubai is actually my fan! He absolutely loves my comics! He even asked me to sign them for him. Isn't that unbelievable?! Isn't that right?!"
Chu Yi tugged at his arm with obvious joy, but Qiao Anchen suddenly found her smile extremely irritating. He lowered his gaze and remained silent.
"And we even took a picture together! He also signed a lot of photos for me, hehe, I'm going to look at them carefully when I get back—"
"First day of the month," Qiao Anchen couldn't help but interrupt her.
"Um?"
What should we eat tonight?
"Oh, why are you suddenly bringing this up? What do you want to eat? Should we cook it at home or eat out?"
"casual."
"Whatever...whatever?!" Chu Yi looked up at him in surprise, only to find that Qiao Anchen's lips were tightly pursed and his expression was not good.
"What's wrong with you?" Chu Yi asked tentatively, her mind flashing as she recalled a similar scene from before.
It seems... every time... Ji Mubai is mentioned.
She opened her eyes wide in disbelief and asked with some suspicion, "Qiao Anchen, you're not... jealous, are you?"
"..."
The air seemed to stand still for about thirty seconds before Qiao Anchen slowly glanced at her from above, his tone light and casual.
"No."
"Really?" Chu Yi asked, somewhat skeptical.
"Hmm," he replied expressionlessly. He had already led her to the car, opened the passenger door, and pushed her inside.
"Go home and cook."
Chu Yi couldn't figure out his attitude. She looked at Qiao Anchen carefully for a few more moments and felt that the word "jealousy" was really out of place for him, so she simply stopped thinking about it and buried herself in organizing the photos she had taken today.
Celebrities are probably just naturally photogenic; even a casual snapshot looks like a professionally edited wallpaper. Chu Yi picked out two photos of her and Ji Mubai together, and also uploaded a photo of him and the female lead together.
Qin Wu and Ji Mubai stood side by side, their young faces radiating youthful energy and exuding a strong sense of chemistry. Chu Yi couldn't help but feel her girlish heart flutter just looking at them.
She selected three pictures and then added captions.
"Visiting the set today, hehe." He added a smug, cheeky emoji at the end.
As expected, the comments section exploded as soon as the photo was posted, growing by dozens per second and exceeding one hundred in just one minute. Keep in mind that before the Lunar New Year, a single Weibo post would only garner a few hundred or a thousand comments.
In recent months, many fans of Ji Mu have flocked to the Weibo account of Chu Yi. In addition, fans of the original comic are very excited to see the main actors appear together for the first time.
"Oh my god!!!! I actually met Ji Bai at Chu Da!!! We even took a picture together! We were so close, I'm so jealous I could cry."
"Died on the spot.jpg"
"I also want to take a photo with Ji Bai/crying"
"What does this show??? If you want to be a fan of celebrities, start by drawing comics. Maybe one day your idol will become the male lead :)"
"Oh my god! Ji Mubai and Qin Wu are such a perfect match! Fans of the original novel are completely satisfied."
"Ji Mubai's female fans are genuinely envious and jealous."
Chu Yi scrolled through the comments and couldn't help but laugh out loud. Qiao Anchen, who was trying to concentrate on driving, couldn't help but turn his head to look at her.
Chu Yi was oblivious, still smiling with his head down, extremely happy and unable to hide his joy.
Qiao Anchen felt as if a heavy stone was pressing on his heart, and he felt like he couldn't breathe.
"What are you doing?" he asked in a flat tone. Chu Yi didn't look up and replied with a smile, "Scrolling through Weibo."
"What Weibo post is this that makes you so happy?"
"I just posted a few photos, and the comments from the fans were really funny." She put away her phone, smiled at Qiao Anchen, and said with a beaming smile.
Qiao Anchen paused for a moment, then asked, "Is it a photo with Ji Mubai?"
"How did you know?!" Chu Yi's eyes widened in surprise. After the initial astonishment, she felt something was off.
“You mentioned that earlier,” Qiao Anchen replied. Completely losing patience, he hardened his gaze and increased the car's speed.
Chu Yi clearly felt the scenery outside the car window changing rapidly. She stared at Qiao Anchen's face, swallowed, and spoke cautiously.
"Qiao Anchen, are you really jealous?"
Qiao Anchen ignored her, his gaze fixed on the road ahead, his hands gripping the steering wheel tightly, his brows furrowed and his expression unable to conceal his gloom.
Chuyi: "..."
She hesitated for a moment, organizing her thoughts in her mind for a few seconds before cautiously offering her explanation.
"Qiao Anchen, don't overthink it. I'm three years older than Ji Mubai. In my heart, he's like a younger brother."
"I simply like the TV dramas he makes, I have absolutely no other intentions. Besides, I'm already married to you, what are you thinking?"
"Wait, even if I didn't marry you, it wouldn't have anything to do with Ji Mubai, and I don't like him anyway."
Chu Yi rambled on and on, her expression casual and natural, trying to appear relaxed and credible, like an innocent wife desperately trying to prove her innocence to her husband.
Qiao Anchen remained silent for a while, but upon hearing the last sentence, he moved his lips slightly, seemingly a little aggrieved.
“You even draw pictures for him.”
Author's Note: I'm late, I'll definitely be on time tomorrow, sob sob sob!!!
63. Chapter 63