Fang Silei quickly composed herself and answered the phone: "What's wrong, sir... cough, Luo Xi?"
By this time, Losi had calmed down. She didn't notice Fang Silei's minor linguistic slip, and just asked somewhat absentmindedly, "What time is my flight tomorrow?"
Fang Silei was startled. Was this a check-up? To investigate whether she had leaked any information?
So Fang Silei swore to God, "It's at 12:30 tomorrow. Don't worry, I will never tell anyone your itinerary, even if you kill me."
Losi: "..."
At that moment, Rossi felt a mix of emotions, sensing that something was amiss, yet also believing that what he said made perfect sense.
Seeing Luo Xi's silence, Fang Silei assumed she was still dissatisfied: "Especially with Teacher Cheng, I won't even contact her anymore. I'll block her after the recording ends, since she's only a short-term colleague."
Losi was shocked: "...I didn't expect you to be such a ruthless agent."
Fang Silei: "..."
Lossie sneered, "She treated you sincerely, and you just toyed with her feelings? I'm so disappointed in you!!!"
Fang Silei looked serious, realizing she had made a fool of herself by trying to flatter someone. But wasn't the argument supposed to be quite heated?
And you even scolded me for her sake?
Clearly, in your heart, I'm not even as good as Teacher Cheng during the period when you disliked me.
Fang Silei's mind raced, and she thought about it from the opposite perspective, cautiously asking, "...So, you want me to reveal the itinerary to Teacher Cheng?"
Losi blushed instantly and stammered, "W-what did you say? I...did I say that? Humph!"
Then I hung up the phone.
Fang Silei held her phone, looking at the screen after the call was disconnected, feeling a mix of emotions.
Tell me about this! You had a fight, and you even had to go through me to leak the news. Why did you fight?
Fang Silei didn't understand, but she still had to pick up her phone and call Cheng Qing.
Cheng Qing was taking a shower in the bedroom when she came out and saw Fang Silei's name on her phone.
Cheng Qing answered the phone with a puzzled look and asked, "Hello?"
Fang Silei coughed, trying to figure out how to get to the point, so she could only inquire from the side first: "I heard you and Luo Xi had a fight?"
Cheng Qing: "Did Director Kong say that?"
Fang Silei choked. Was this betrayal or not?
Cheng Qing laughed again: "What time is Luo Xi's flight tomorrow?"
Fang Silei: “12…” She choked, then remembered that she couldn’t say it so easily, and got stuck.
Cheng Qing chuckled, said nothing, and hung up the phone.
Fang Silei stared in shock at the phone that had been hung up, speechless with anger: "..." Me! @#￥%
A while later, Luo Xi called Fang Silei and questioned her, "You didn't tell her about my plane ticket, did you?"
Fang Silei cried out in anguish, "No!"
Losi choked, a little confused as to whether this meant she hadn't said anything or had.
Before hanging up, Fang Silei told her, "I'll pick you up tomorrow! Get ready early."
The words were so vague and unclear that Luo Xi couldn't rest easy. She was so engrossed in holding the phone that her hands were practically twisting into pretzel.
Fortunately, at that moment, Cheng Qing knocked on the door.
Losi looked towards the door, pursed her lips, and muttered softly, "At least she has some conscience." With that, she went forward and opened the door.
Cheng Qing looked at Luo Xi and said with an expression of "I knew it," "You haven't showered? You'll catch a cold."
Losi was still wearing her plain long-sleeved shirt and skinny jeans, which were now a darker shade from the rain in the yard.
Upon seeing Cheng Qing, Luo Xi turned her head away, looking quite disdainful.
Cheng Qing pursed her lips and asked softly, "Can we still date?"
Losi's eyes widened: "Why are you asking so directly?" She had survived the wonders of the other world, and the fact that she might leave at any time. Now, Losi only hoped that the two of them could cherish their time together.
But how could she ask so directly? If I just agreed like that, wouldn't I lose face?
Cheng Qing smiled: "Because we don't have much time..."
Lossie remained silent, then reminded him, "Opportunity favors the prepared mind!"
Cheng Qing hummed in agreement. Luo Xi was about to close the door, but Cheng Qing held it shut and assured her, "Wherever you go, I will follow."
Losi pouted and said, "Do you know where I'm going? Humph!"
Cheng Qing smiled gently and said softly, "I've bought all the plane tickets for tomorrow at 12 o'clock."
After Cheng Qing finished speaking, he left gracefully, but Luo Xi stood frozen in place, her mind filled with the thought of midnight.
12 o'clock...
12 o'clock...
12 o'clock...
What about the "half"?
Author's Note:
Is this where the "chasing-back-to-the-wife" trope in copywriting begins? It shouldn't be a long trope.
Chapter 140
That night, Losi couldn't sleep at all, and several times she thought of asking Cheng Qing, "Are you being sincere?"
Otherwise, how could such a large "half" have disappeared?
The next day, Losi woke up with dark circles under her eyes and was in a very bad mood.
Just as she stepped out to wash up, she ran into Cheng Qing pushing her luggage out.
Seeing Luo Xi's haggard face, Cheng Qing was shocked: "You're... angry?"
Losi got even angrier: "I didn't sleep well."
Cheng Qing choked: "..." She was still angry!
For a moment, Cheng Qing didn't know what to say. Although she knew that Cheng Qing had every right to be angry, after all, she had been indecisive and her final reason sounded like a lie.
But having gotten this angry, Cheng Qing felt a little guilty.
Luo Xi gave her a disgruntled look, then took her things to the bathroom to wash up. Cheng Qing carried her luggage downstairs first and prepared a simple breakfast.
My flight is at 12 o'clock. After having breakfast and getting ready, I have to rush to the airport. There's not much time to spare.
Just as Cheng Qing heated up the milk, she heard a knock at the door. She went to open it and saw Fang Silei.
She saw Cheng Qing open the door, greet her with a smile, take off her shoes and put on slippers before entering. She looked around but couldn't see Luo Xi.
Cheng Qing asked, "Are you here to pick up Lossie?"
Fang Silei hummed in agreement, glanced at Cheng Qing's luggage, and casually asked, "Are you going to the airport too?"
Cheng Qing didn't hide the fact that she was going to follow Luo Xi; since she was going with Fang Silei anyway, she couldn't hide it from her.
"yes!"
Fang Silei glanced at her subtly and asked, "What time is your flight?"
Cheng Qing smiled slightly and said smugly, "I bought all the tickets for the 12 o'clock flights." She didn't have much money to begin with, but during the second half of the recording, she negotiated a deal with the production team and managed to earn some extra income.
Fang Silei stumbled, a little disheartened, and asked, "You bought them all? They must have been expensive?"
Cheng Qing: "...There aren't many planes coming and going from an airport. There are only 3 planes taking off at 12 o'clock." Green Forest City is not a big city. It just has an airport built on the border with Fanhe City.
Although Fanhe City is a prosperous metropolis, it is not a first-tier metropolis in China, and there are not that many flights to and from the city every day.
Flights at the same time are even fewer, you could count them on one hand.
Fang Silei: "..."
Upon hearing Cheng Qing's words, Fang Silei was momentarily at a loss for words. So, the two looked at each other in silence.
Cheng Qing was a little confused. Why are you looking at me like that? But then she thought about it and realized that Luo Xi was doing just fine as a top star. Who would want her to be in a relationship?
Don't be fooled by fans chanting "Go ahead and date! Go ahead and date!" The moment they actually start dating, they'll unfollow you faster than anyone else.
This kind of thing is very common in Cheng Qing's world; some male stars have even faded out of the entertainment industry because of it. Thinking about it this way, Cheng Qing understands.
After a long silence, Fang Silei not only didn't bring up the topic of celebrities' relationships, but instead asked a very strange question: "Couldn't you have changed your ticket to 12:30?"
Cheng Qing glanced at her, thought silently for two seconds, and then took out her phone to check the current flights.
Seeing that Cheng Qing was so cooperative, Fang Silei breathed a sigh of relief.
Before Fang Silei could even relax, Cheng Qing said, "The only flight with tickets left is the 12:30 one to Beicheng."
Fang Silei: "..."
Cheng Qing put away her phone and looked calmly at Fang Silei, asking, "Did I buy the wrong thing?"
Fang Silei: "...How would I know?"
As she spoke, Fang Silei went upstairs without even looking at Cheng Qing.
Cheng Qing seemed thoughtful, but didn't chase after him. Why did they talk until 12:30 for no reason?
Cheng Qing is not stupid.
The cameraman outside came in, greeted Cheng Qing, and said, "The crew sent a drone today."
Cheng Qing nodded, guessing that they were going to film the scene of the guests leaving, the kind that keeps zooming in to increase the feeling of parting.
Upstairs, Si Lei stepped out of Cheng Qing's view, slapped her forehead, and muttered, "This is really... a complete disaster!"
Knowing Losi as she did, she was absolutely furious!
Sure enough, as soon as I went upstairs, I saw Losie standing at the door with a disgruntled look on her face, arms crossed and tiptoeing.
Upon seeing Fang Silei approach, his expression indeed worsened.