Chapter 43

The subtle atmosphere continued downstairs of Zhou Yu’s dormitory.

His three roommates were waiting outside, and when they saw the figure, they rushed forward impatiently.

"Sister Yao! We received it all, and today's snacks are still super delicious."

Yao Yingmo: "As long as you like it. I'm sorry for keeping it from you before."

"It's okay, we all understand. We have to keep it a secret."

"Yes, that's what big stars do."

Yao Yingmo laughed, "I'm not a big star."

“For us, it already is.”

"Yeah, I still can't believe it. The two people we had to pay for tickets to see yesterday are standing right in front of us now."

"If you weren't afraid, you could still touch it."

"Then do you dare?"

"I dare not, Zhou Yu will kill me."

While they were bickering, their eyes kept drifting towards Zhou Yu, as if they wanted to hear his opinion.

Zhou Yu did not let them down. "You can't touch my sister, but you can touch the one next to her."

"Hey, Xiaoyu, why are you selling me out like this?" Shi Xuze scolded with a smile, "But if you need an autograph or a handshake, that's fine, but no touching. I still want to keep my virginity."

"I want an autograph! I want to take it home and show it off to my sister!"

One of the more perceptive roommates leaned over to Zhou Yu's ear and asked in a low voice, "What's the relationship between Mr. Hu Guang and Sister Yao? Is he saying this about his chastity for Sister Yao?"

Zhou Yu glared angrily, but since Yao Yingmo was standing right next to him, he could only grit his teeth and squeeze out a breath, "Get lost."

The roommate winked at him and quickly retreated to the other two roommates. His movements were so smooth that at least Yao Yingmo, who was talking to the other two roommates, didn't notice that he had moved at all.

Yao Yingmo and Shi Xuze complied with their request to help sign autographs, and took the initiative to invite them to take a group photo together, which made Zhou Yu's roommates completely obedient. They all enthusiastically said that they would take care of Zhou Yu as if he were their own son.

Zhou Yu was very dissatisfied with this, but his protest was too quiet and was ignored by his roommates.

After they chatted for a while, Shi Xuze noticed a figure at the dormitory gate.

He pointed, "Who is that person?"

Several college students suddenly turned around, their bodies stiffened, and then they ran back as fast as if they were being chased by a dog, and did not forget to turn around and wave to Yao Yingmo and Shi Xuze while running.

"The curfew is about to end. Let's go back first."

"Sister Yao and Teacher Hu Guang, next time we'll ask Zhou Yu to take us to visit."

"I'll go back to my hometown and bring you some local specialties."

"Let's go back quickly." After watching the four people walk into the dormitory building, Yao Yingmo turned around and said, "Let's go home."

go home.

Shi Xuze was stunned for a moment, then followed, "Okay."

There were only the two of them in the car on the way back, and it was very quiet.

Shi Xuze is not the type of driver who needs to be completely focused and hold the steering wheel tightly with both hands.

He only holds the steering wheel with his left hand, and keeps his right hand loose as an aid, making him very flexible in operating the manual transmission or responding to emergencies.

Just like he does in the studio, he naturally exudes comfort and confidence.

Only in these moments would his image in Yao Yingmo's mind briefly change from cute and interesting to handsome and reliable.

Shi Xuze felt Yao Yingmo's gaze, and his body stiffened unconsciously, with a faint red mark appearing on his ear.

He quietly adjusted his breathing and found a topic to divert his attention. "Yao, Teacher Zhaohe, do you want to hear something?"

"There's something I've wanted to say for a long time. Actually, you don't have to keep calling me teacher, and you don't have to call me Miss Yao." Yao Yingmo said, "You can just call me by my name. After all, we're pretty familiar with each other, aren't we?"

Shi Xuze: "Yes, yes."

When Yao Yingmo mentioned it, he was surprised to realize that Yao Yingmo had changed to calling him by his name at some point, and it came out smoothly.

It was because he was nervous and failed to properly switch his identities between idol and neighbor that he kept calling her "Teacher Zhaohe", a name that was even more distant than that of his neighbor Miss Yao.

"Yao...Ying Mo." He tried to read it.

"Yeah." Yao Yingmo responded, pleased, "Isn't this good?"

Shi Xuze nodded softly.

Yao Yingmo was satisfied and turned to answer his original question, "What can we listen to in this car? Radio dramas?"

Shi Xuze: "Without the radio drama, it would be a bit awkward to listen to it on the car stereo."

Yao Yingmo thought about the plots of mainstream radio dramas and agreed with them deeply.

That would indeed be a bit embarrassing.

Listening to it with work colleagues or friends might lead to social death; but for a single man and a single woman like them riding in the same car and listening to a radio drama is still a bit ambiguous.

Yao Yingmo: "What are they?"

Shi Xuze: "There are radio drama theme songs. There are also regular pop songs. You can listen to them on the radio and operate the screen directly."

Yao Yingmo got straight to the point without any hesitation, opened the music library, and discovered that the playlists in this car were named after people—all of them were people in the studio.

The playlist named "Lake Light" has an extra A in front of it, which puts it at the top of the playlist list.

Yao Yingmo clicked play without any hesitation.

When the pipa music started playing, a drop of cold sweat broke out on Shi Xuze's forehead, "This is..."

Yao Yingmo: "I saw your name on a playlist here, and I wondered if it might be a song you like, so I chose it."

Shi Xuze cursed inwardly, but didn't show it on his face. "That should be the playlist created by Luo Jiayou."

"Mr. Giraffe?"

Shi Xuze: "What I mean is, the entire playlist consists of songs I sang, just the theme songs or character songs of the radio dramas."

Only then did Yao Yingmo notice that the names of the behind-the-scenes administrative staff such as Sister Chang and Luo Jiayou were not included in the playlist. Only the voice actors and singers appeared on it.

It turns out to be the concept of a portfolio, which is easy to understand.

"I see," she said.

Yao Yingmo had no intention of changing the playlist. Shi Xuze opened his mouth but said nothing in the end.

He said it was embarrassing to listen to the radio drama, but in fact he felt it was also embarrassing to listen to the songs he sang, but Yao Yingmo obviously didn't think so.

She leaned back in her chair, relaxed, as if ready to listen attentively.

Seeing this, Shi Xuze could only shut up and comfort himself that his fans said he sang well, and perhaps Yao Yingmo would think so too.

"I think it sounds nice."

Shi Xuze breathed a sigh of relief, and Yao Yingmo also thought it sounded nice, which was really great.

Wait, did he ask?

As if she could hear his inner thoughts, Yao Yingmo explained, "You asked."

Did he ask this question too?

Shi Xuze's facial expressions kept changing. Yao Yingmo suppressed his laughter and said, "Your problem is written on your face."

Shi Xuze's face tightened.

Yao Yingmo finished laughing, then straightened up a bit and explained earnestly, "I really think it sounds good, but if you're embarrassed, let's listen to something else. How about I press random?"

"……good."

After the music was changed to random playback, Shi Xuze felt much more comfortable and would occasionally hum a few lines along.

Yao Yingmo heard it, but did not remind him, nor did he reveal it through his expression or actions.

It was only now that she felt that Shi Xuze had truly relaxed during these two days.

fine.

She could also breathe a sigh of relief.

Before I could finish my sigh, I felt a familiar vibration in my bag.

Yao Yingmo picked up the phone and didn't press the speakerphone, but Li Yicheng's voice still echoed throughout the car.

"My ancestors! What did you do today?!"

Yao Yingmo felt like her eardrums were about to burst. She covered her phone and saw Shi Xuze turn off the music and mouthed to her, "Press the speaker."

Yao Yingmo nodded and pressed the speakerphone, "Orange, calm down for a moment."

Li Yicheng became even angrier after hearing this, and started complaining and nagging.

"How do you expect me to calm down?"

"So all your previous peace of mind was just for today's outburst? Before you do anything big online, you don't even bother to let me know first."

"You didn't answer the phone! You didn't answer the phone all day!"

Yao Yingmo touched his nose and said, "I'm anxious, and I've been busy dealing with this matter until now. Look, I answered the phone as soon as I finished."

A deep sigh echoed from the other end of the line. "That Weibo post of yours scared me and the entire publishing house to death."

"Two weeks ago you were saying you didn't want to show your face and lose your privacy, but now you don't want any privacy at all?"

"Fortunately, Huguang was completely right this time and had the upper hand in public opinion, otherwise you would have been doomed along with them."

Li Yicheng was really angry. She didn't even say "her idol Hu Guang" but just said his name.

Yao Yingmo didn't dare to talk back and admitted his mistake, "I'm sorry, I was inconsiderate."

Another heavy sigh, "You should be thankful that there were no negative consequences this time."

"Um, um, are you Mr. Zhaohe's editor?"

Yao Yingmo looked at him strangely, not knowing why Shi Xuze suddenly spoke.

Li Yicheng was also dumbfounded, "Teacher Huguang? Are you two still together now?"

Yao Yingmo: "We sent Xiaoyu back to school and are on our way home now."

Shi Xuze: "I'm sorry, I implicated Teacher Zhaohe."

The two spoke at the same time, answering the same question, but focusing on completely different points.

Li Yicheng wanted Yao Yingmo's answer. "Are you taking a taxi?"

Shi Xuze: "I drive the studio car."

"It's okay, at least it's not a car that will easily attract attention." Li Yicheng took a deep breath. "Have you taken any protective measures? He He, I'm asking you."

Yao Yingmo: “Huh?”

What protective measures should she take?

Li Yicheng: "Masks, hats, and the like."

To be honest, Yao Yingmo has not yet truly realized how much trouble her exposed appearance will bring her.

"That's it. You two should prepare to continue trending tomorrow."

Yao Yingmo almost felt that she saw Li Yicheng holding his forehead in pain, but she really didn't know what else she and Shi Xuze had done that could become a hot topic.

"Why?"

Li Yicheng: "I said your random Weibo posts today didn't have any negative impact. It's not that there isn't any impact. Go check Weibo when you get home. Then you'll know what I'm talking about."

With a beep, the phone was hung up.