CH 48

TL: Hua

Jiang Sicheng refused to play poker properly and insisted on seeing what Qi Xiaoyu was doing.

Lu Tongtong was sitting cross-legged on a chair with a bag of yogurt in her mouth, using her eyes to urge Jiang Sicheng to hurry up and play his cards.

Jiang Sicheng just held the cards and said, “Tongtong, why are you like this? You’re not worried about your colleagues at all.”

Lu Tongtong almost spat at Jiang Sicheng’s face with a mouthful of yogurt. “Jiang Sicheng, what are you doing? Are you going to play cards or not?”

Jiang Sicheng shook his legs and squinted his eyes, trying his best to hide his gossipy heart. “What playing cards? Aren’t you curious?”

“Director Wang asked Xiaoyu to go, so he will take care of him. He is much more reliable than you.”

Gu Meiling also stared at the card table and urged Jiang Sicheng, “Don’t cause trouble. Xiaoyu is good-looking and smart. If Director Wang needs something, of course he will go to him. Or else, will he come to you?

Jiang Sicheng curled his lips. “Then… what if Fang Qi finds someone to bully Xiaoyu? Director Wang also has to listen to Longjiang TV, right? Let’s go and take a look. They’re over there in the VIP room.”

When Jiang Sicheng saw no one respond, the young master lost his temper and put down his cards. “If you guys don’t go, I’ll go.”

Lu Tongtong was helpless. She lowered her head and thought for a while, then looked at Zheng Peizu and Gu Meiling and said, “Then, shall we go take a look?”

When Jiang Sicheng heard that they were going, he actively encouraged them: “Go, what are you afraid of? We are concerned about Qi Xiaoyu.”

They were collectively deceived by Jiang Sicheng into boarding the pirate ship and found that they could not see anything at all.

The security outside the VIP room is much stricter than usual.

A row of bodyguards in black clothes stood neatly, wishing they could surround the restaurant, not even allowing a fly to casually fly in and out.

It’s just having a meal at the restaurant…

Everyone looked at each other, and for a moment they became curious about the guest’s identity.

Lu Tongtong stuck out her tongue and said, “I don’t see many people in the circle that have such momentum. How does Xiaoyu know such a person? Hey, Jiang Sicheng, aren’t you and Xiaoyu good brothers? Do you know? By the way, today is Valentine’s Day…Are they…”

Jiang Sicheng originally wanted to say he knew, but he suddenly remembered his father’s repeated warnings, fell into deep thought, and then said coldly and slowly, “I don’t know; we are not as familiar as you think.”

Lu Tongtong said “Oh” without emotion.

While everyone was waiting outside, Xue Qingchu couldn’t help but think of the man sitting in the Maybach at Kang Qitao’s banquet.

Others also have some subtle feelings.

They originally thought that Qi Xiaoyu was just a newcomer with good luck, good looks, and good conduct, but now it seems that there is a big boss behind him, although they don’t know who the big boss is.

Everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that, fortunately, their relationship with Qi Xiaoyu has been handled well since the recording of the show.

Finally, it was the oldest and most mature Zheng Peizu who said, “Go back to play poker. Don’t crowd around here.”

He has been in the circle for so long that he knows what to inquire about and what to pretend not to see.

Everyone is very good at observing words and emotions, except for Miss Fang, who has just entered the entertainment industry and thinks she has a backstage.

After she had been brushed off and ignored by Qi Xiaoyu several times, she was alone at the back of the restaurant, in a kiosk across the waterside, fuming at her cellphone. Several friends took turns comforting her, but they could not quell her anger in any way.

She has had a smooth journey and has never experienced this kind of setback.

Anger can easily make people lose their minds.

When she saw Qi Xiaoyu and Xun Qian coming out of the box from a distance, she completely ignored the group of bodyguards following Xun Qian and unexpectedly took out her mobile phone, zoomed in, and snapped a few pictures.

*****

The hotel Xun Qian stayed in was a private villa by the lake.

Walking into the living room of the villa and looking out from the floor-to-ceiling windows, you can see the vast lake and the stars in the sky.

The stars were reflected in the lake, and heaven and earth shone with starlight, as if they had fallen into a glass ball full of stars.

Qi Xiaoyu opened the window and couldn’t help but admire: “I have been in New Zealand for so long, but have never seen such wonderful scenery.”

Xun Qian coughed twice before speaking slowly. “If you like, you can stay here tonight. There are still free rooms upstairs.”

Qi Xiaoyu didn’t stand on ceremony and smiled graciously, “Okay, I’ll tell the people on the program team that I’ll go back tomorrow morning.”

Then his eyes fell on Xun Qian’s hand holding the handkerchief. “Is Dr. Song here too? I’ll go over and say hello to him.”

Qi Xiaoyu handed White-browed Hero to Zhang Han and pushed Xun Qian to find Song Yue. He actually wanted Song Yue to take a look at Xun Qian’s condition. Xun Qian has had coughing fits, big and small, many times tonight.

Song Yue raised his eyebrows when he saw the visitor. He didn’t say that Xun Qian was on a long flight, and his body couldn’t bear it. He only said that Xun Qian should have a good rest these days, don’t smoke, don’t be too tired, take medicine on time, and sleep more.

Upon hearing this, Qi Xiaoyu immediately pushed Xun Qian back into the room and stared at him as he took today’s medicine.

Xun Qian himself didn’t seem to care.

He pushed the wheelchair to the balcony, looked up at the stars, and said, “Sit with me for a while.”

Qi Xiaoyu took out a thin blanket from the bed, covered Xun Qian’s body, and then sat down on the lounge chair beside him.

The two of them didn’t speak; they just looked up at the stars, but there was a rare tranquility in their hearts.

After a while, Xun Qian asked, “Do you drink? There is wine in the refrigerator.”

Qi Xiaoyu turned his head and looked at Xun Qian. On a night like this, it was time for a drink, but he said, “I don’t want to drink.”

Xun Qian also turned his head. His dark eyes and raised corners of his lips, both carrying a bit of a smile.

He knew that Qi Xiaoyu said this because he was afraid that he would drink.

He has always liked Qi Xiaoyu’s meticulous thoughts. When Qi Xiaoyu applied this kind of thought to himself, he felt even more satisfied: “It won’t be a problem if I just drink a little.”

Qi Xiaoyu looked at him with a smile on his lips. He knew that Xun Qian knew the meaning of what he just said: “Then let me choose a wine that can help with sleep.”

There were various red wines in the refrigerator in the hotel room. He spent a long time selecting them, looking at the ingredients one by one, and choosing a Sauvignon Blanc wine.

He poured a full glass and a shallow one and took them to the balcony.

New Zealand has large areas of vineyards and excellent sunshine conditions.

The wine produced is sold all over the world.

This villa hotel is top-notch luxury; even the free wine in the refrigerator is no less luxurious.

The aroma of Sauvignon Blanc grapes is refreshing, mixed with the rich aroma of grassy passion fruit and tomato, with just the right amount of sourness and sweetness. On such a charming summer night with a gentle breeze, taking one sip is refreshing to the heart.

Qi Xiaoyu is in a particularly good mood today.

There are no distracting thoughts in his mind. All the efforts to work hard and make money since traveling to this world have been wiped away. It is a very pure state of relaxation.

He even lazily chatted with Xun Qian about the fun of yesterday’s skydiving, about the thrill and the recklessness of letting himself go, and very relaxedly said that he would drive White-browed Hero to travel around in the future.

Xun Qian didn’t say anything. He just felt that Qi Xiaoyu, who had drunk a little wine, was cuter than usual and showed some true temperament that he didn’t usually have.

He glanced over from the corner of his eye. Under the starlight, the corners of Qi Xiaoyu’s mouth were shining with crystal luster, making people want to take a bite.

But he looked away in time and drank all the wine in one gulp.

“When I make enough money, I’ll go out and have fun… I’ll learn a way to cook steak here. When I get home, I’ll make it for you to try next time…”

Qi Xiaoyu propped his chin in his hand and was halfway through when his phone, which was placed on a small rattan table, rang. It was Li Kun who called.

At the same time, Zhang Han eagerly knocked on Xun Qian’s door.

*****

It’s eleven o’clock in the evening in New Zealand, and City S has just ushered in the morning of a new day.

On a cold winter morning, when people don’t want to get up from bed, the first thing they do is take out their mobile phones and scroll through Weibo for a few minutes, watching various gossip and videos to slowly get over their sleepiness before getting up.

As a result, as soon as they opened Weibo, they saw a set of photos that someone had revealed: Falling in love just after becoming popular? Valentine’s Day crew date? Same s*x partner?!

In the photo, it was exactly the photo of Qi Xiaoyu and Xun Shallow on their way from the restaurant to the car park a few hours ago.

However, Xun Qian was not captured in the photo. Xun Qian was sitting and was being watched by several people. The photo only captured the back of Qi Xiaoyu and Zhang Han walking side by side and half of a dog’s head sticking out of Qi Xiaoyu’s arm.

The photo itself is nothing, but yesterday was Valentine’s Day!

That day was not ordinary! If they don’t have a special relationship, how can they have dinner together? !

Qi Xiaoyu has become popular recently and has attracted a lot of fans. It is inevitable that the number of negative fans has increased several times compared with before.

Some of them are just “keyboard warriors” who have nothing better to do than attack popular celebrities. Others are trolls bought by rivals who rush to attack anyone who conflicts with their own resources.

Seeing such photos, they naturally couldn’t stand it any longer. They didn’t even try to understand anything else and just started attacking him like a swarm of bees.

“Isn’t he recording a show in New Zealand? Where are the other guests? Why is he the only one having a dinner date? For the sake of falling in love, he doesn’t even care about work.”

“Awesome, you couldn’t bear it any longer, huh? You’re openly dating someone while recording a show. You don’t have any self-consciousness as an idol at all. I hope you sober up as soon as possible.”

“The relationship is so good. Did this man fly to New Zealand just to spend the holidays with him?”

“Don’t jump to the conclusion that it’s a boyfriend yet. This guy seems pretty rich, so maybe it’s that kind of relationship.”

“That’s right; think about Qi Xiaoyu’s resources. The ten people that came from the same talent show as him are now nameless in the entertainment industry. Why did Qi Xiaoyu become famous? Think about it carefully.”

“No wonder he can refuse a sexy beauty like Fang Qi. It turns out he doesn’t like women, and he was secretly in a relationship a long time ago.”

…

Nowadays, information on the Internet is developed, it becomes popular quickly, and black material spreads faster.

In just ten minutes, the search for Qi Xiaoyu’s Valentine’s Day date with a mysterious man jumped to the front row.

Li Kun called Qi Xiaoyu and explained the matter briefly: “I told Brother Yu about this matter, and the company will immediately issue an announcement to clarify it and list out all your itinerary. We won’t let them criticize you as they please.”

After a pause, he asked again, “Xiaoyu, what is your relationship with the person whom you had dinner with today…? Do you need to communicate with the other person about this matter?”

Although Li Kun has been following Qi Xiaoyu, Qi Xiaoyu has not told him anything about Xun Qian, and he didn’t bring Li Kun to dinner last night, so Li Kun is basically unaware, but he also vaguely guessed that the other party was not an ordinary person.

Qi Xiaoyu glanced at Xun Qian, who was talking to Zhang Han through the balcony glass. “He’s a friend. He came to celebrate my birthday with me. Don’t involve him.”

“Ah? Is today your birthday?” Li Kun’s attention was attracted by this, and he immediately became happy. “As long as it’s your birthday, it’s normal to have a meal with friends on your birthday. It’s also much easier for us to clarify. Then you rest well tonight; don’t worry about anything else.”

In the room, Zhang Han also told Xun Qian about this matter.

Xun Qian sneered and glanced at Qi Xiaoyu, who was on the phone outside. “Handle this matter as soon as possible without affecting him.”

“Okay …… so let’s say Mr. Qi is celebrating his birthday with a friend?”

“Um.”

Zhang Han didn’t like people in the entertainment industry. At first, he was puzzled by Xun Qian’s protectiveness of a star in the entertainment industry. But after seeing Qi Xiaoyu reject Fang Qi and seeing how he’s a person with a sense of propriety, his favorability gradually increased.

At this time, he even took the initiative to propose an idea: “Other celebrities celebrate their birthdays in a much more high-profile manner, but Mr. Qi handled it in a low-key manner. Unexpectedly, he was still misunderstood. Should we simply give Mr. Qi a good celebration? After all, there is only one birthday a year.”

Xun Qian rubbed his handkerchief with his fingers. “Just go ahead and make arrangements. Don’t worry about the cost, and don’t let him suffer injustice.”

“Yes.”