CSGM - Chapter 112
Chapter 112: She's in Danger
"In the imagination of the Finnish people, a fox running on a snow-covered hillside swept up sparkling snowflakes with its tail, which stretched all the way to the sky, thus forming the northern lights..."
Chu Xi spoke in the calmest tone she could manage, as if she were telling a bedtime story.
This was all commentary she had come across and memorized while looking up images of the aurora borealis.
She had originally thought she could explain some scientific principles to Ren Zhi, but who knew... Ren Zhi still preferred this kind of unscientific nonsense.
Why were people in the past so fond of fantasizing?
Could science and romance truly intersect?
Never mind. Chu Xi decided to lean toward the side of imagination, as it seemed to be more conducive to sleep for Ren Zhi.
A long time had passed without her hearing any sounds of turning over or rustling sheets from the other end of the call. The light, shallow breathing had merged with the flow of the air, shielded on the other side by the electronic signal.
Twenty minutes later, Chu Xi whispered in a breathy voice:
"Are you asleep?"
"Are you asleep? Ren Zhi..."
No answer. It seemed she was asleep.
Chu Xi checked the drone's battery level and estimated it would be fine to leave it until she woke up at five to retrieve it.
So she hung up the WeChat call and set an alarm for 4:30 in the morning.
A single "drip" sounded from WeChat, just one sound, for just an instant.
After that moment, the world seemed unchanged, except the air by Ren Zhi's ear had grown quieter.
Ren Zhi turned her head and glanced at the phone beside her pillow.
Then she turned back, her gaze lost in the aurora-filled night sky.
She was lost in certain memories.
She remembered kissing Chu Xi once, right?
It was on the show Our Restaurant, during a charity live stream, at the request of a lucky fan who had called in.
That kiss was very formulaic, very ordinary.
There was no buildup, no conclusion.
It was worse than any commercial kiss in a drama.
Perhaps that was why she couldn't recall how it felt now.
Or perhaps, she hadn't felt anything at all at the time.
Ren Zhi suddenly let out a faint sigh.
She thought, it wouldn't be bad to be such good friends with Chu Xi for a lifetime.
The next second, she was stunned by the thought that had just crossed her mind.
Thinking about a lifetime already? Had her brain short-circuited?
Straight girls are truly terrifying.
Ren Zhi pulled the blanket over her face and took a deep breath underneath it.
No, that wasn't it. It didn't seem to be Chu Xi's problem.
Her face emerged again, and she looked out the window at the drone hovering there, silently standing guard.
Chu Xi only saw her as a good friend.
It was her problem.
There was a problem with her sexual orientation.
In the end, Ren Zhi forgot what her last thought was and fell asleep with a tangle of inexplicable worries.
But from the first moment she woke up the next morning, she subconsciously turned to look out the window, and a flash of disappointment crossed her heart when she saw the empty space before it.
She knew then that she was in danger.
She couldn't let this go on.
If she kept accepting this unconditional favoritism and care, she was afraid she would spoil, just like food left in the fridge for too long.
Ren Zhi decided to start keeping her distance from Chu Xi.
At least, a safe distance for a lesbian.
In the morning, Chu Xi even sent her a message:
【Weren't you going to bring me fruit? When are you coming down? I'll make breakfast.】
Ren Zhi replied:
【Sorry, I forgot. I have something on today, I've already left.】
The moment she finished typing, she immediately called her assistant.
"Hello, Xiao Mei, come pick me up as soon as you're done packing. We're going to the set half an hour early today."
Xiao Mei had no idea what had happened, but she arrived on time, half an hour early, with the driver to pick Ren Zhi up.
But she didn't see Sister Xi with her sister this morning. How strange.
"Isn't Sister Xi coming with us? Is she not going to the set today?" Xiao Mei asked, feeling unaccustomed to the empty space in the back seat.
Ren Zhi said with a normal expression, "She's going a little later. We'll go first."
Actually, Qingyou Agency had also assigned a nanny van to Chu Xi.
But Jin Yuan felt the vehicle was too perfunctory-it was just a Wuling. Even if it was a premium Wuling model, it was still a Wuling.
Hmph, the company really treated people differently based on their status. Different status, different fate!
She disdainfully rejected the Wuling and instead chose a Mercedes from her own garage to pick Chu Xi up.
When Chu Xi got in the car, she was carrying a thermal lunch box and a small paper bag.
As Jin Yuan drove, she inquired, "Xixi, how come you didn't leave with Teacher Ren today?"
Chu Xi said, "She was busy with something this morning, so she left on her own."
Oh. Jin Yuan didn't think much of it.
When they arrived at the film set, she asked around and found out that Ren Zhi was already in makeup and styling.
Chu Xi passed by her dressing room, knocked on the door, and Xiao Mei came to open it. Ren Zhi was sitting in a chair with the makeup artist beside her.
"I brought her breakfast," Chu Xi said with a smile, stepping past Xiao Mei to go inside.
"Just have Xiao Mei bring it in. You go get your makeup done," Ren Zhi called out the next second.
"Oh, okay." Chu Xi stopped at the doorway and handed the lunch box with the hot food and the small paper bag with sea buckthorn juice to Xiao Mei.
Xiao Mei felt that something was strange, but she couldn't put her finger on it. She cluelessly acted as a delivery person.
Jin Yuan was much more sensitive than her.
After all, as a veteran-level figure in the "ChuChu dong Ren" super-topic, her CP senses were top-notch.
Before they entered the crowded dressing room, she asked Chu Xi on the way.
"Xixi, did you and Teacher Ren... have a fight yesterday?"
Chu Xi gave her a strange look.
"What are you talking about?" she said, amused.
Jin Yuan mumbled, "Then why didn't you come together this morning, and why didn't Teacher Ren let you into her dressing room just now...?"
If it was just the matter of taking separate cars in the morning, Jin Yuan wouldn't have thought much of it after their brief exchange.
But just now, Teacher Zhizhi had clearly resisted Xixi entering her dressing room! Her reaction was so abrupt, it was hard for her not to read into it!
What on earth happened?
Anxious, anxious, anxious!
But Chu Xi replied even more casually, "Didn't I say she had something on this morning? Just now, she was telling me to hurry up and get my makeup done so I wouldn't waste time."
Chu Xi even thought, why do young kids these days overthink things so much?
There was nothing going on between her and Ren Zhi. What was Jin Yuan imagining?
Chu Xi chuckled at Jin Yuan's wild imagination.
Jin Yuan said in a small voice, "Could it be that you accidentally annoyed Teacher Ren and didn't realize it...?"
Jin Yuan believed that, given Xixi's personality, such a thing was highly possible!
Chu Xi laughed. "No, just stop overthinking it. Why are you as sensitive as Yan Kun? Are all young people like this nowadays?"
Just as she said this, they approached the dressing room and, as luck would have it, ran into Yan Kun, who was opening the door to go to the restroom.
Ah...
Jin Yuan accidentally met Yan Kun's frozen expression and quickly lowered her eyes.
The two entered the dressing room, and Jin Yuan couldn't bring up Ren Zhi again, so she could only say about what just happened:
"It's over, Xixi... I think you just offended someone again with what you said."
"It's fine."
Chu Xi didn't care.
However, she told Jin Yuan, "I didn't make Ren Zhi angry, don't worry."
Although Chu Xi said so.
Jin Yuan mulled over the two incidents that had happened that morning. Why did she find it hard to believe?
She really felt that Teacher Zhizhi's attitude toward Xixi today was very subtle...
Was she really being too sensitive?
Not sure. I'll observe a bit more.
Although Chu Xi's unintentional remark had already made Yan Kun's expression change, she was still a fearless warrior.
When Yan Kun returned, she still launched a full-frontal assault, saying what she wanted to say right to his face-
"Hey, Yan Kun, be a bit more professional today. Stop having so many NGs. Our crew doesn't have enough money for you to squander."
Yan Kun's assistant was dumbfounded when he heard her.
Who was this person who spoke so bluntly? What was the difference between this and directly saying his big brother was no good?!
The makeup artist was applying eye makeup for Yan Kun. He sat with his back straight, his tone cool and firm.
"Teacher Chu, even though you're an actress and I'm a singer, my performance isn't that bad, is it?"
A Kun was unconvinced. He had sincerely brought an acting coach to the set, and he hadn't held the production back, had he!
The two sat back-to-back, chatting across the room while getting their makeup done.
Chu Xi: "Your acting is passable. I'm talking about your mentality."
Yan Kun: "Teacher Chu, you seem to really enjoy lecturing others."
Chu Xi said coldly, "Kid, if your efficiency is too low, I have to stay late with you."
Yan Kun was silent for a few seconds: "..."
Because Chu Xi had a point.
But still, it was really annoying to hear!
No one else in the dressing room dared to speak. Only Yan Kun continued:
"You're not the one being made fun of, but I hope you never have to go through that either."
Yan Kun always felt like he was being cyberbullied, bullied offline, bullied by the entire nation!
If he had known, he never would have said he liked playing basketball!
Chu Xi smiled. "Of course I won't."
Yan Kun was silenced by her again...
Chu Xi asked him, amused, "Do you know why they all laugh at you?"
Yan Kun: "They have too much time on their hands."
It sounded like Yan Kun had no correct self-awareness at all.
Chu Xi acknowledged that his IQ of only 100 was well-deserved.
Today, the crew was back at the Qin Heart Residence set to reshoot a scene between Meng Wenzhao and Xie Mi, where they chatted while playing the zither.
One played a gentle melody on the zither, while the other lit an incense burner and brewed hot tea.
The two of them were all smiles, but there were daggers hidden behind them.
The long-standing bond between fellow disciples had long since turned into the bitter enmity of rivals plotting against each other.
-Have you not heard? The world's affairs are full of soaring hatred; even white-haired acquaintances still keep a hand on their sword.
Whenever it was a scene between Chu Xi and Ren Zhi, Jin Yuan would watch from the side with reverence.
Even though it was a love-hate relationship, wuwuwu, her CP had so much chemistry even in the drama!!!
Please, Xixi and Zhizhi, lock each other up!
But as soon as the director yelled "cut," Ren Zhi immediately stood up and avoided looking at Chu Xi.
Chu Xi wanted to go to the dressing room with Ren Zhi, but Ren Zhi said, "I have to make a call. I don't have time for you. Go entertain yourself."
"Oh, okay."
Chu Xi thought for a moment. If Ren Zhi was busy, she might as well go tease A Kun.
The third time!
Only Jin Yuan, listening from the side, was getting anxious. Xixi had been turned away at the door three times, and this was still nothing?!
And Teacher Zhizhi's expression clearly showed she was deliberately giving Xixi the cold shoulder!
Couldn't Xixi see it herself?
Glancing at Chu Xi's relaxed expression during the mid-session break, Jin Yuan thought in agony: It seems she really can't...
"Jin Yuan, search for a place that sells magic cubes and order two for me," Chu Xi called out to her.
"Xixi, my head hurts so much..." Jin Yuan said, her brows furrowed.
Chu Xi immediately looked at her.
"What's wrong with you? If you're not feeling well, go to the hospital."
Only after Chu Xi stopped walking toward the dressing room did Jin Yuan quietly say to her on the way:
"Xixi, I think Teacher Ren is really angry with you. How can you not see it at all?"
Jin Yuan's tone was frantic, the kind of urgency born from disappointment.
"How is that possible?" Chu Xi laughed at her. "You're overthinking it."
Jin Yuan recounted for her the three times she had been rejected from the dressing room that day.
Chu Xi had two great strengths: one was being stubborn, and the other was being straightforward.
"Didn't Ren Zhi say she was busy?"
Jin Yuan looked into her clear, snow-like eyes and, at that moment, felt a mixture of love and hate.
It turned out Xixi was a big block of wood!
The kind that goes thump thump thump when you knock on it because it's solid!
Jin Yuan asked, "Xixi, can you tell me what happened between you two when you went back last night?"
She raised four fingers to the sky. "I promise I won't tell anyone."
Oh, it was fine to tell Jin Yuan.
Chu Xi thought for a moment and said that Ren Zhi seemed to be working as soon as she got home last night.
"And you?"
"I was playing with my drone."
"Ah..."
At first, Jin Yuan thought this was what had made Zhizhi unhappy, until she later heard that the two weren't living together.
So they were upstairs and downstairs! The two of them weren't living together yet...
A little bit of regret.
But Jin Yuan listened carefully as the story continued.
Zhizhi couldn't sleep well, so Xixi made a projection drone and projected the aurora-filled night sky...
Wuwuwuwu, so romantic!
Xixi, you're such a flirt!
Jin Yuan looked at Chu Xi with starry eyes. Chu Xi blinked, bewildered.
"That's all. Then she fell asleep. Did I provoke her?"
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