"Xing Xing, what are you thinking about?"
When Qi Xingchen heard the makeup artist's words, he was sitting in the dressing room waiting for his makeup to be removed. He quickly pulled himself out of his thoughts of 'don't make me wait too late' and said, "My makeup is almost done. There's no need to take it off too seriously, right?"
"How can you do that? If you don't remove it properly, your pores will be blocked."
The makeup artist helped him remove his makeup and put a mask on his face. "Not only do you have to remove it properly, but you also have to put on a mask. Your handsome face won't be discounted."
"Got it. Thank you, sister!"
Qi Xingchen nodded and began to tell the makeup artist how cute Xiang Xiang was.
Xu Sheng, who had also finished all his scenes and removed his makeup, also closed his eyes and waited for the makeup artist to come over and put on a mask for him.
After waiting for two minutes, the makeup artist did not respond.
"… Stop chatting." Xu Sheng was impatient. He pointed at Qi Xingchen and said, "Put it on for me. I'll go back to the hotel after that."
"Ah, sorry, Mr. Xu." The makeup artist apologized in a panic. "I brought the mask for Xing Xing. I didn't take yours …"
Xu Sheng fell off the chair and walked away cursing.
Qi Xingchen had lived alone since he was a child, so he knew the ways of the world very well.
In the past few days, he often brought takeout and refreshments for the crew. He was good-looking and had a good personality. Plus, he knew how to do things. He had already gotten along well with everyone.
After 15 minutes, he took off the mask and got into his nanny van. He slumped in his seat and typed on his phone.
An Ran asked, "Xing Xing, have you seen Weibo?"
"No." Qi Xingchen was absent-minded. "What's the situation now?"
"We've been fighting with the Internet Water Army for the whole afternoon. The other party has been persistent. If it doesn't work, the company will probably release a statement."
Qi Xingchen could predict what the other party would do. The longer the rumor spread, the more people would know about it and the more harmful it would be to the person involved.
He finished typing the last word and sent it out. Then, as if a heavy burden had been lifted off his shoulders, he collapsed into the shape of the Chinese character '大'.
An Ran saw it and asked curiously, "Who were you texting just now?"
"Someone who doesn't like taking vitamins."
"No, it's not that he doesn't like taking vitamins," Qi Xingchen said to himself. "He doesn't like to take any pills."
Her artist must be crazy. What nonsense was she spouting?
The van continued driving towards the hotel. Along the way, Qi Xingchen got Old Liang to stop at the entrance of a restaurant. He put on a cap and a mask and got out of the van in full gear.
Although he hadn't reached the level where everyone knew him, it was better to be cautious in this critical period.
He found the private room under the guidance of the waiter. A gray-haired teenager wearing a Crocean T-shirt and a pilot jacket was sitting at the other end of the table.
Seeing him come in, Qi Jiaze raised his chin carelessly. "Brother, you're here. Order first."
Qi Xingchen ordered a few dishes that were good for the brain development of teenagers and closed the menu. "Why did you skip class again?"
Qi Jiaze said, "There's no class in the afternoon."
"… I want to eat eel rice here," Qi Jiaze mumbled. "It's been more than three months since we last came here."
Qi Xingchen's heart softened. This kid said that he wanted to eat eel rice, but in fact, he wanted to eat eel rice with his brother.
In the afternoon, Qi Jiaze suddenly called him and asked if he was free. Qi Xingchen guessed that this kid was looking for him.
Coincidentally, he also wanted to talk to Qi Jiaze about school violence. Firstly, school violence was wrong. Secondly, it would be best if he could avoid a conflict with Tao Tao's brother.
"Jiaze," Qi Xingchen couldn't tell his cousin directly because of his awkward personality, so he asked, "How are the results of the mock exam?"
Qi Jiaze's hand that was assembling the chopsticks paused.
Well, it probably wasn't good.
Qi Xingchen changed the topic. "Did the teachers look for your parents recently?"
Well, the school bully was the bully.
"You're about to graduate. Try to get along well with your classmates and leave a good impression. You might not see each other in the future." Qi Xingchen went straight to the point. "Do you have a classmate called Tao Xuan?
He's my friend's brother. You guys can talk more. "
"Tao Xuan …" Qi Jiaze frowned and thought for a while before he remembered. "Oh, there is such a person.
Brother, don't worry. Since you know him, I'll take care of him in the future … although he's a little weird … "
What's weird about him? "
"He's always pulling a long face. He doesn't play games or basketball. He ignores everyone who talks to him." Qi Jiaze rubbed his bangs angrily. "If it wasn't for the fact that he's so weak and easily knocked down, I think he'd be the boss."
Didn't like to exercise, kept away from people, and had a weak body … Qi Xingchen recalled the plot of "The Peaches of the Night".
It was very likely that Tao Xuan had already contracted systemic lupus erythematosus by this time.
However, his condition didn't worsen in the early stages and he could still study and attend classes as usual.
Tao Xuan chose to hide his medical history and didn't tell his classmates, so he couldn't talk about it casually.
Qi Xingchen sighed inwardly and said slowly, "Jiaze, Tao Xuan might have his own reasons for doing this. You can't hate him just because he's not close to his classmates, understand?"
"But he's so annoying when he keeps his mouth shut and acts all high and mighty!"
"Don't tell me you have to ask people to respond when you talk to them. That's not annoying?" Qi Xingchen retorted.
"Alright." Qi Xingchen stretched his arm across the table and rubbed Qi Jiaze's head. "Everyone's personality has its reasons. If you can't understand, try to respect him."
Qi Jiaze's sleepy eyes suddenly widened. "Brother, you're touching my head?
How dare you touch my head?
Even the dean doesn't dare to touch it! "
Wasn't it normal for an older brother to touch his younger brother's head in television dramas?
Could it be that Qi Jiaze hated it when others touched his hair?
Qi Xingchen opened his mouth to apologize, but then he saw Qi Jiaze lean forward slightly as if to make it easier for him to touch him. He pretended to lower his head to open the sea urchin.
"…" Qi Xingchen couldn't help but laugh and rubbed his head again.
Under Qi Xingchen's repeated reminders, Qi Jiaze promised that he wouldn't bully Tao Xuan anymore.
Qi Xingchen was satisfied. After dinner, he asked Qi Jiaze to send him back to the hotel.
Qi Jiaze turned his sports car into a wheelchair. The twenty-minute journey took more than forty minutes.
When they arrived at the hotel, Qi Jiaze took out a cigarette from the pack and narrowed his eyes. "Brother, wait for me …"
"What are you smoking for!" Qi Xingchen reached out and took the cigarette out.
Qi Jiaze: "… Brother, how dare you take my cigarette?
Even the dean wouldn't dare! "
Qi Xingchen understood his character. He chatted with him for a while and watched him leave.
He took the elevator to the top floor. An Ran had already tidied up his room.
When she heard him open the door, she immediately stopped him. "Stop!
Don't go into the bedroom. Go take a shower first. I've prepared the bathtub water and essential oil. Soak in it for half an hour to get rid of the smell. "
"You've been hanging out with Xiang Xiang all day. You smell like fish and disinfectant," An Ran explained. "Sister Tao Tao's assistant introduced me to an essential oil. It tastes good. Try it."
Qi Xingchen sniffed his sleeves. There was indeed a fishy smell.
He had always been in that kind of environment. If An Ran did not mention it, he would not have realized it.
Just now, he stayed in the airtight sports car with Qi Jiaze for so long. Qi Jiaze didn't complain at all.
Qi Xingchen put his phone on the shelf, took off his clothes, and got into the bathtub.
Just as he was about to fall asleep, his phone vibrated twice.
He didn't want to move. He lazily glanced at it and saw that it was Bo who sent him a message.
He sat up, wiped his hands with a towel, and opened the message.
Bo: [Are you at the hotel?]
The previous message was sent by Qi Xingchen. He had punched in to tell the other party that he had finished filming. There was a meal's time between the two messages.
Qi Xingchen thought to himself. No wonder there were so many people in the entertainment industry who were together, but only a few could make it to the end.
Based on this efficiency of chatting, even if he did, they would break up in a few months, not to mention that he hadn't won Bai Ye's heart yet.
… No, that wasn't right. Wasn't he looking for Bai Ye to cultivate the feeling of chasing someone? Why did he have to think so far ahead?
Qi Xingchen shook his head. [We're here. We're all in the bathtub.]
As he spoke, he held the essential oil bottle a little guiltily. He took a photo and sent it to Bai Ye to prove that he wasn't fooling around.
Bai Ye's gaze fell on the fingers holding the bottle.
It was white and round. His fingers were wrinkled because he had been in the bathtub for too long. It was obvious that he had specially wiped his hands to reply to the message.
Bai Ye's comment: [Cute.]
Xing Xing didn't quite understand. [… Are you saying that the essential oil is cute?]
Only then did Bai Ye see the essential oil. He changed the topic. [Was that the smell I smelled the last time?]
The smell he smelled the last time …
Didn't he explain that the smell he smelled last time was shampoo? Why couldn't he get over it?!
Or did Bai Ye really like the smell?!
Qi Xingchen looked at the young shepherd on the sink. At this moment, a call interrupted the conversation.
It was Qi Yunxiao. Qi Xingchen picked it up. "Brother."
"…" Qi Yunxiao's intention to criticize him dissipated instantly. "Well, tell me about the Weibo incident again."
Qi Yunxiao was busy with work and almost didn't look at social media.
The morning was his busiest time, so Qi Xingchen didn't call him immediately after the incident. Instead, he called Chen Nuoya directly.
Qi Xingchen had no choice but to repeat it.
Qi Yunxiao heard it and asked, "Chen Nuoya couldn't do such a small thing in one day?"
"Don't look for him next time. Just look for me. Pigs can't solve human problems." Qi Yunxiao paused. "Sleep well tonight and watch it tomorrow morning."
Qi Xingchen admired his brother's ability to scold people without using vulgarities. He obediently closed Weibo after receiving instructions.
He continued to practice tomorrow's scene in front of the mirror and chatted with Bai Ye until they went to bed.
Qi Xingchen turned off the light and sent a message: [Good night.]
Bai Ye: [Good night, sweet dreams.]
Maybe it was because of Bai Ye's blessing, Qi Xingchen really had a good night's sleep.
He got out of bed in a good mood, put on his clothes and pressed the young shepherd's perfume twice.
He estimated that the remaining perfume would only last until the middle of next month. He begged An Ran to help him buy another bottle on Taobao.
An Ran skillfully found the product and asked, "How many milliliters do you want?"
"That's not necessary. In my experience, anything like lipstick and perfume can only be fresh for a month. When the honeymoon period is over, it will be thrown to the corner to collect dust … Or do you have a special feeling for it?"
Qi Xingchen stopped putting on his shoes and rubbed the tip of his ear. "I'll buy it from you. It's not like you don't pay."
"Okay." An Ran smiled mischievously.
Then she suddenly shouted, "Xing Xing, look at Weibo. Fang Di @ you!"
Qi Xingchen immediately put on his shoes and opened Weibo.
— — Fang Di Media: Yesterday, our company's blogger accepted money from an artist's agent and posted inappropriate comments, causing great damage to Mr. Qi Xingchen's reputation.
We sincerely apologize for this and will adjust the staff structure and strengthen the restrictions and control of the account. We hope you can understand.
Seeing this, Qi Xingchen was quite shocked.
He had thought that Qi Yunxiao's way of dealing with this was to force the blogger to delete the post. As long as the blogger deleted the post, Fang Di Media would break the contract and not only would they have to return the money and pay the penalty, but they might also offend the buyer.
But he didn't expect that Qi Yunxiao would be so ruthless that he even pointed out "an artist's agent".
Qi Xingchen clicked on the comment section to see the public's reaction.
Then he found that Qi Yunxiao was more than ruthless.
In the comment section, a lot of netizens pointed their swords at Xu Sheng, implying that the artist surnamed Xu was the one who paid money to slander Qi Xingchen.
They all said the same thing. It was obvious that someone was behind this.
At the same time, in the executive suite on the 34th floor of the hotel, Xu Sheng's agent and Xu Sheng were sitting at the table.
The breakfast was cold and the ashtray was full of cigarette butts.
"I told you not to cause trouble. Now you're in trouble, aren't you?" The agent drew the curtains. "The boss called me and scolded me!"
Xu Sheng's face turned red. "Shut up!"
"You said he's the third male lead and you're the second male lead. He's not in a position to suppress you, nor is he qualified to steal your show. Why are you picking on him?"
"I told you to stop talking."
Xu Sheng stood up abruptly, the veins on his forehead bulging.
The table was moved by his sudden movement, the steamed dumplings and porridge splashed all over the floor. "Are you f * cking deaf?"
The agent was stunned for a few seconds by his ferocious face.
He had been taking care of this rich man's son for more than two years. He knew that Xu Sheng had a bad temper, but it was rare for him to fly into a rage like today.
"I can't stand him pretending to be serious!
I can't stand Director Shang praising him in front of Tao Tao!
I just want to mess with him!
Xu Sheng said "and" twice, but didn't finish his sentence.
His eyes cleared up for a moment, then he returned to his usual arrogant and domineering self. "No. Also, go and release a statement saying that Qi Xingchen directed and acted out this incident to stir up hype and deliberately slander me!"