Chapter 19 The Other Side of My Own Is Real: I said, we can be open about it. ...

For some reason, when Zhu Qingzhi saw this post, the first person that came to mind was Wen Qi.

But as soon as this crazy idea popped into her head, she slapped it away and then silently repeated to herself eight hundred times: Wen Qi has a girlfriend, and her having a boyfriend has nothing to do with him.

After the brainwashing was successful, Zhu Qingzhi and Xiaozhou went back to the hotel arranged by the organizers.

The venue for the party and the hotel were not far apart, but paparazzi followed her from the moment she got into the car. They tried to shake her off several times by changing routes, but they couldn't until there was traffic control in the area around the hotel, at which point the paparazzi's car was stopped and questioned.

This was the peak time for the actors to return to their hotels to rest, and many reporters were waiting in front of the hotels.

Seeing this, Zhu Qingzhi directed Xiao Li to go around to the underground parking lot of another hotel. On the second underground floor, there was a small staircase leading to the ground. By going up the staircase and then climbing over a small embankment, one could reach the west entrance of the hotel.

The hotel we stayed at was called "Fanyin," an old hotel under the Zhu family's umbrella, and it was personally managed by my aunt. She used to play here often when she was a child, so she knew the interior layout very well.

The west gate faces a lush forest. The terrain is complex and remote, and it is not open to the public, so there are no reporters waiting there. She had just sent a message to Manager Song when she got out of the car, asking her to help open the west gate.

But Xiaozhou didn't know. She was a little scared and uneasy in such an unfamiliar environment, but she still stood in front of Zhu Qingzhi, her voice trembling slightly: "Sister, don't be afraid!"

Zhu Qingzhi smiled and pressed down her outstretched arms, leading her to the west gate with practiced ease. Xiao Zhou and she waited outside for a while before someone came to open the door.

Manager Song came to open it herself with the key. She nodded slightly to Zhu Qingzhi, then looked at Xiaozhou and said, "This place is usually not open. You're lucky to have run into me while I was out getting something."

Since Xiaozhou and her room were not on the same floor, Zhu Qingzhi didn't let Xiaozhou go through any more trouble. She got out of the elevator by herself and saw Manager Song standing in front of her room making a phone call: "President Ni, I'll arrange it right away."

...Okay, she won't get a good night's sleep again. This Mr. Ni is her aunt.

Manager Song hung up the phone and happened to see her. He greeted her with a smile: "President Ni asked me to take you home now. When the Haicheng government booked rooms for the guests, President Ni had already arranged for Old Zhang from the old house to pick you up."

Manager Song is about the same age as her aunt and has watched Zhu Qingzhi grow up. She dotes on her very much, saying, "Zhaochao is getting more and more beautiful."

Zhu Qingzhi never intended to stay in a hotel.

Since returning to Beijing, she hasn't had a chance to go back to Haicheng, so she wanted to take this opportunity to visit the Zhu family.

But man proposes, God disposes. Who could have predicted that not only would she win the award, but her bizarre on-screen couple with Shen Yaozhi would also inexplicably become a sensation, with paparazzi following her everywhere and reporters crowding the hotel entrance? She had no choice but to abandon that idea.

But now that Ms. Ni has proposed this idea, she should just follow through strictly.

Zhu Qingzhi's room was arranged on the sixteenth floor, where almost all the guests stayed. To avoid suspicion, they went downstairs separately, met on the tenth-floor platform, and then took the staff elevator to the private parking lot.

Everything was going smoothly, but Lu Yizhao just happened to see it.

She had just finished showering and was about to knock on Xiao Tang's door with a bottle of wine when she saw Zhu Qingzhi enter the elevator. Without even thinking, she put the wine on the carpet in the hallway and ran to frantically press the buttons for the elevator next to her.

She watched helplessly as the elevator Zhu Qingzhi was in stopped on the tenth floor. This time, she didn't even have time to wait for the elevator and ran down the stairs in her slippers.

When she reached the tenth floor, she saw Zhu Qingzhi and a woman in a hotel uniform walking side by side across the platform into another elevator. She followed them and discovered that it was an employee-only elevator, and you couldn't get in without an elevator card.

Lu Yizhao kicked the elevator door in frustration, his slipper flying off and falling through the gap next to it.

She stood there with her hands on her hips, cursing a few times. Then, her eyes darted around, and she elegantly tucked her messy long hair behind her ear before making a phone call.

The underground parking lot was dimly lit, and the tall and upright figure immediately caught Zhu Qingzhi's attention. Zhu Qingzhi never expected that she would see Wen Qi in the Zhu Group's employee parking lot.

Wen Qi's attire today was quite different from her usual aloof and dignified appearance.

He wore a black hooded sweatshirt underneath a dark brown short windbreaker, and the cuffs of his dark green cargo pants were casually piled on his black Doc Martens. His hair was casually combed back, revealing a smooth forehead and delicate eyebrows and eyes.

Despite being dressed casually, her thin lips were pursed, and she didn't seem to be in a good mood.

Most importantly, Zhu Qingzhi's outfit today was also a brown coat, dark green cargo pants, and a pair of black Martin boots. The only difference was that she wore a cream-colored fleece zip-up sweater underneath.

Manager Song noticed Zhu Qingzhi's shocked expression. It seemed that Zhu Qingzhi was unaware of Wen Qi's whereabouts, perhaps because they had just gotten married and were not yet familiar with each other.

For some reason, she suddenly felt a little embarrassed: "President Wen also lives at Fanyin. When President Ni found out, he asked us to come home together, so we can introduce you to them..."

Manager Song's voice grew softer and softer until finally he opened the car door and pushed Zhu Qingzhi inside.

The seven-seater van was spacious, with two people sitting in separate seats, making the atmosphere less oppressive. The van bore the logo of the Fanyin Hotel, and as it drove onto the ground, the reporters gathered around made way for it.

Wen Qi's sitting posture was not comfortable. He rested his elbows on his knees and twirled a pen in his left hand.

The presence of such a business-like item as a fountain pen alongside him today felt somewhat out of place. In fact, Wen Qi's movements weren't very pronounced, but the constant spinning of the pen could easily become annoying.

However, at this moment, Zhu Qingzhi only felt a sense of shame at being caught red-handed, which was quite inexplicable.

Their relationship doesn't seem to have reached the point where they need to report everything to each other, but he kindly invited her to dinner, which she declined because she had other plans. Now she's actually showing up in the same place as him. If she doesn't explain herself, it would be quite unfair.

She scratched the tip of her nose: "Dani had something come up and went back to Beijing."

Perhaps finally realizing that her behavior was inappropriate, Wen Qi slowed down her pen-twirling movements and finally put the pen into her coat's inside pocket: "Do you need any help?"

Zhu Qingzhi was taken aback, not quite understanding what he meant: "What?"

Wen Qi suddenly leaned forward, one hand pressing on the armrest of the chair and the other on the back of the seat in front of him. The amber fragrance, along with his oppressive movements, turned into a harbinger of danger.

Zhu Qingzhi unconsciously tightened her grip on the seatbelt. He looked at her earnestly and said, "We can go public."

No, bro.

Listen to yourself, are you even speaking Chinese?

Zhu Qingzhi's pupils dilated in shock, and she completely forgot to breathe.

So close, his features were clear, like a thick oil painting, undeniably beautiful, and his pupils held a tiny image of her, as if they could only hold one of her.

What does he mean by that?

"I……"

"I see."

He found out? What did he know? She didn't even know what to say.

Wen Qi sat up straight, and the dangerous aura returned to a faint amber fragrance.

Forget it, anyone can pretend to know what they don't.

Zhu Qingzhi leaned back and said, "Mm."

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"So, you mean..."

From the sixteenth floor, one can overlook the coastline. At night, the waves surge and create thick, creamy foam, but Xiao Tang's gaze is fixed on the endless stream of traffic on the road.

She had been watching like this ever since she saw a black minivan turn into the driveway from the hotel entrance ten minutes ago.

“I saw it with my own eyes, it can’t be fake.” Lu Yizhao had just painted her nails and was sitting on the edge of the bed with her legs crossed. The bright red color was very alluring. “I’ve already called Xiao Wang, he’ll be following us.”

"Isn't this a bit inappropriate? It's an invasion of her privacy."

She's acting all high and mighty now, like a clay idol pretending to be a savior, all false compassion.

Lu Yizhao glanced at Xiao Tang, inwardly cursing her as a hypocrite, but smiled and said, "Why would you think that? We're calling this rescuing wayward girls." Seeing that her nail polish had dried, she shuffled over to Xiao Tang in her slippers. "Did you see the trending topics? Zhu Qingzhi is going to be in trouble again this time."

"What?" Xiao Tang looked away. She really didn't know. Zhu Qingzhi won an award, and there must be news about her all over the internet, so she didn't go online to make herself uncomfortable.

Lu Yizhao was unaware of this. She thought Xiao Tang was pretending again, but since she was with Xiao Tang only to get more resources, there was no need to expose her.

"She and Shen Yaozhi, they formed some kind of 'Zhiji Zhibi' CP, and it's really popular." Lu Yizhao picked up his phone, opened the trending topics, and handed it to Xiao Tang. "Two rising actors, both with several dramas waiting to be released, but the audience is shipping them as a real-life couple. Tsk tsk, this is going to be a headache."

Xiao Tang looked at the Weibo post that had already garnered over ten million likes and reposts, a slight smile playing on her lips, which she quickly suppressed.

This entertainment blogger has always had a cooperative relationship with the company Mingyuan, and occasionally posts some marketing materials for artists signed by Mingyuan. However, the copywriting is written with genuine emotion, so many people think that the person behind the account is a passionate fan of the entertainment industry.

It must have been Mingyuan who made the move.

When Zhu Qingzhi and Shen Yaozhi both won awards, the news of their real-life couple breaking out could divert attention and slow down their rise to stardom. If not handled properly, it wouldn't be unrealistic to remove them from the scene altogether, especially for a female celebrity like Zhu Qingzhi who already has a history of public controversy.

However, Xiao Tang didn't intend to say much more to Lu Yizhao.

Just then, a WeChat message popped up on her phone, so she handed the phone back to Lu Yizhao and casually remarked, "This kind of unfounded speculation probably won't have any impact."

Lu Yizhao wasn't listening carefully to Xiao Tang's words; he was looking down and replying to WeChat messages.

Xiao Tang rolled her eyes and clarified, "Is Shen Yaozhi still at the hotel? Could he have gone out with them?"

Lu Yizhao suddenly looked up, startling Xiao Tang.

She held up her phone, and a blurry photo zoomed in on the screen: "I got it!"

A note from the author:

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Kiyoshi [question mark]: Huh?

Wen Qi [question mark]: Hmm.

Author [Okay]: Hehe~

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Reconciliation After a Broken Mirror | The Cradle of Winning Back One's Wife

On the first day after their marriage, Shen Huaixi did not return home.

In the first year of her marriage, Yu Yin slept with a man.

Under the influence of alcohol and clouded reason, Yu Yin went with the flow and didn't regret it. She just suddenly felt that staying with someone who never came home was rather pointless.

*

Girls raised in luxury from a young age are well-mannered, polite, and so sensible that they're almost boring. People around them always say, "Third brother, your wife is so obedient."

Shen Huaixi did not refute it.

Until one day, I received the divorce papers from her.

Ha, obedient? When has she ever been obedient?

Making her love him is harder than making her die.