Chapter 27: Buy Some Fans?
After ending the call, Xuan Xia held her mobile phone and fell into deep thought.
Yang Wanxiu peeked at her from the side and, seeing her expressionless face, didn’t dare to make a sound to disturb her.
Xuan Xia pondered on her own for a long time, but actually didn’t come up with any good ideas.
It wasn’t until Yang Wanxiu received a call from Ji Ziyao, instructing the driver to drive the car to the building entrance to pick him up, that Xuan Xia stopped her train of thought.
Ji Ziyao got in the car and symbolically asked, “Did the filming go smoothly?”
In the afternoon’s filming, Ji Ziyao hadn’t participated at all.
It was unknown whether he wanted to train the two girls or if he simply wanted to slack off.
“Mm, smoothly.” Xuan Xia opened her eyes and told a barefaced lie.
Ji Ziyao also let out an “mm” and didn’t ask further about the filming, telling the driver to return the same way and send Xuan Xia back to school.
After the car left the building’s premises, Ji Ziyao spoke again: “Next week, I have to accompany an artist on set, so I won’t come to Jiangshi. Xiuxiu will accompany you for the recording then. No problem, right?”
“Mm.”
“By the way, for your Weibo account, after it’s verified, do you want me to buy some fans for you?” Ji Ziyao asked.
Xuan Xia’s account currently had a few hundred fans, but Ji Ziyao suspected they were all zombie fans.
Since they were all zombie fans anyway, he wasn’t worried about adding more, at least to make it look presentable.
“Sure, buy some,” Xuan Xia blurted out, “Buy ten million.”
Ji Ziyao was stunned on the spot, “Are you joking?”
“Yeah.” She was indeed joking.
“Buy fifty thousand, how about that?” Ji Ziyao made the decision.
Who knew Xuan Xia would refuse.
Xuan Xia said, “Better not buy any. Just like this, real, it’s pretty good.”
She liked real now.
Ji Ziyao glanced at her sideways for a moment and ultimately acquiesced to her decision.
In the car with no topic, an atmosphere of silence persisted for a while.
Ji Ziyao was again socializing on his mobile phone, while Xuan Xia gazed out the window at the street scenes.
Suddenly Xuan Xia spoke up: “My family just found out about me signing the contract, and I don’t know how many days it will take for them to find out that I signed with you.”
“…” Ji Ziyao shifted his attention from his mobile phone, staring at her unwaveringly for a good while.
Xuan Xia met his gaze.
The two silently communicated with their eyes for a moment.
In the end, it was Ji Ziyao who conceded, sighing as he said, “I thought you would tell them, and that I’d just handle it myself?”
Regarding the Xuan family’s mess, even though his Ji family was far away in Yanjing, they knew all about it clearly.
In Ji Ziyao’s mind, the Xuan family couple only had negative impressions.
“Mm, you handle it.”
Ji Ziyao sighed again.
In the car, only Yang Wanxiu, who was unaware of the situation, first looked blankly at one, then at the other.
Although she didn’t know the specifics, she felt like it was caused by her answering that call—had she done something wrong?
Yang Wanxiu wanted to ask but didn’t dare, and under her hesitation, the car had already arrived at Jiang University gate.
Xuan Xia bid farewell to the two along with the driver and quickly walked into Jiang University.
Yang Wanxiu, having missed the opportunity, could only say to Ji Ziyao, “Brother Ji, I think I did something wrong.”
“Mm? What did you do?”
“During this afternoon’s filming, Xiaxia’s mobile phone kept ringing. Seeing so many calls, I was afraid it was urgent, so I answered.” She told Ji Ziyao the detailed process of answering the call.
After finishing, she thought about it and also mentioned Xuan Xia’s reaction.
“Brother Ji, from what I just heard you and Xiaxia say, it’s my fault, right.” Yang Wanxiu was a bit panicked.
She worried that having just been promoted, she’d cause the artist to complain and be sent back.
Ji Ziyao pondered for a moment and said, “Be more careful with things in the future. Xuan Xia is different from Hong Junyi and Lu Mindan and the others, so you don’t need to worry too much.”
Hong Junyi and Lu Mindan were the artists Yang Wanxiu had followed before, also artists under Ji Ziyao, and now both had some fame in the industry—one in the tenth tier, the other in the seventh or eighth tier.
“Got it, Brother Ji.”
Yang Wanxiu agreed verbally, but in her heart, she thought she’d proactively apologize to Xuan Xia later.
She really, really didn’t want to lose this executive agent job.
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On the other side, as Xuan Xia walked toward the dormitory building, she was worrying about how to completely deal with the Xuan family couple when, without warning, she looked up and saw yet another person who annoyed her.
Xuan Xia immediately wanted to turn around and leave.
Wasn’t today Saturday? Didn’t he always return to his large apartment in the city center on weekends?
Why was he on campus, why was he so unlucky to appear in front of her?!
Ever since Ji Weiyi and Yu Lanlan’s fight led to hospitalization, this week Xuan Xia had consciously avoided Qin Yi and those people.
Actually, it wasn’t just this week; ever since she confirmed that dream was real, she’d been avoiding him.
It was just a pity she didn’t have a radar to detect Qin Yi; otherwise, she guaranteed she’d swiftly dodge before they were within a hundred meters.
“Xuan Xia.” Qin Yi saw that Xuan Xia wanted to dodge him and immediately called out, while also quickening his pace.
Qin Yi walked with wind in his stride, almost sweeping to a stop in front of Xuan Xia.
Frowning, he asked straightforwardly, “Are you avoiding me?”
Although he was stating the fact, coming from his mouth, it was particularly grating, making one involuntarily want to retort.
“Why would I avoid you?” Xuan Xia’s face was originally cold, then when she spoke, she sneered mockingly.
Qin Yi saw it in his eyes, his brows furrowing even more.
He didn’t like such an expression from her, especially directed at him.
Xuan Xia glanced at the wrinkles squeezed between his brows and continued, “I’m just staying away from you, okay.”
Upon hearing this, Qin Yi’s brows nearly knit together; if he frowned harder, they might even cross.
“Why?” His tone was full of confusion, the first word hoarse from disbelief.
Xuan Xia wanted to snap back directly: Don’t you have any idea in your heart?
And then she really replied just like that.
Qin Yi was first rendered speechless by the retort, his expression toward Xuan Xia changing, but in the end, he seemed to make a decision.
“I have something to ask you.”
He abruptly and stiffly changed the topic.
Xuan Xia: “…”
At this point of awkward limbo, like pants already off, he could still so stiffly change the topic.
Xuan Xia wanted to stomp her foot and curse.
“Last time, the person you were talking to off-campus, who is he to you?”
Xuan Xia originally didn’t feel like paying him any mind, but this question was really beyond her expectations; it was eye-opening.
It wasn’t her being narcissistic; walking on the road, she often got hit on by junior boys, okay?
Just as she was about to complain, Xuan Xia suddenly realized who he was referring to.
Immediately, Xuan Xia’s face turned as cold as if dead for over a decade, “What does it have to do with you!”
Her attitude naturally dissatisfied Qin Yi, but he held his temper and continued, “Xuan Xia, don’t hide it from me. This is important.”
Xuan Xia looked at him with an indescribable expression and shook her head: “Anyway, it’s not important to me.” With that, she turned to leave.
But clearly, Qin Yi had learned from last time and didn’t let her go again.
“His name is Li Xinze, right? Do you know what kind of person he is?”
This tone was like saying, I know, hurry up and ask me.
Unfilial daughter spreads her hands: Mom and Dad, give some monthly votes!!
