Although Ye Qing could see everyone's curiosity and gossip, she didn't know how to tell them that she actually didn't know Liang Youjie, the recently popular singer in front of her. To be precise, she had only met him once, and in a rather awkward situation.
The less Ye Qing said, the more curious people seemed to become. Ye Qing wondered how to tactfully recount her past experiences without evoking sympathy, pity, or the impression that she was trying to cling to Liang Youjie, this so-called "high branch."
To be honest, this was a bit difficult for Ye Qing, mainly because she never expected to meet Liang Youjie.
It was only after Liang Youjie became famous that Ye Qing recognized him from the music video he filmed.
As Ye Qing hesitated, Liang Youjie spoke up: "We're from the same hometown. I used to be a police officer at the town's police station. The area where Ye Qing's high school was located happened to be within our police station's jurisdiction. I used to handle any issues that arose at their school. Besides, Ye Qing was a top student at our town's high school. The school publicized it for a long time after the college entrance examination."
This statement not only explains why he knows Ye Qing, but also indirectly indicates that Ye Qing is a top student.
Ye Qing glanced gratefully at Liang Youjie.
She knew Liang Youjie was helping her out of a predicament, because although her studies weren't bad, they weren't at all at the level where the school would use her as a benchmark. Besides, if the school used her as a benchmark, the people in Xiaoyao Village would definitely know that she was in Nancheng, but judging from Xu Ying's attitude, they didn't know.
Liang Youjie smiled and said, "Go and return the call quickly."
"Oh." Ye Qing grabbed the phone and quickly went outside.
Ye Qing told Xu Xiaoyue about her situation, told her not to worry, and then quickly hung up.
Making a phone call at this time would be extremely expensive. It's not that Ye Qing can't afford the phone bill, but it's really inappropriate to chat idly on someone else's phone, especially since there are many people waiting for him to film them.
Ye Qing has filmed a lot of music videos, so he can film quickly, but Liang Youjie is a bit slower. However, he has filmed music videos before, so he may not have found his rhythm at first, but he got it quickly.
After filming and receiving payment, Liang Youjie said he would treat Ye Qing to dinner. Ye Qing initially wanted to refuse, but under Liu Wei's teasing gaze, it seemed a bit pretentious to refuse, so Ye Qing didn't stand on ceremony.
After watching Liu Wei leave, Ye Qing said to Liang Youjie, "Thank you for today."
"What are you thanking me for?"
Ye Qing: "You've helped me out of that predicament."
"It's nothing. Actually, it's partly my fault. I didn't think too much about it and caused you trouble," Liang Youjie said. "But you, why are you taking pictures of the calendar? We went to your school to investigate and found out that you got into university."
Ye Qing smiled awkwardly: "Officer Liang, you know my situation. I have to earn my own tuition and living expenses, otherwise how can I survive? I'm studying fashion design, which is expensive, so on the recommendation of my classmates, I came to take photos of calendars to earn some pocket money."
Liang Youjie looked at Ye Qing apologetically: "I'm sorry, I forgot about that. Don't call me officer anymore. Just call me by my name, or call me Brother Liang and I'll accept it without hesitation. After all, I'm not a policeman anymore."
Just then, the car that was supposed to pick up Liang Youjie arrived. Ye Qing and he got out and got into the car together. Liang Youjie was very popular now, and many people recognized him when he went out on the street.
After getting into the car, the driver kept looking at Ye Qing curiously, which made Ye Qing feel awkward. Moreover, the atmosphere in the car was too quiet, making her feel very uncomfortable.
Ye Qing continued the conversation the two had before getting into the car, asking Liang Youjie, "By the way, why did you resign and stop being a policeman?"
Liang Youjie smiled awkwardly: "I usually like to sing. By chance, my current boss heard a recording of me singing before and thought I sang pretty well. He also happened to have a song that he couldn't find a suitable person to sing, so he let me sing it. The song itself was good, and I guess I was lucky. That's how things turned out. In addition, I was an auxiliary police officer, which isn't a secure job, so I resigned."
This Liang Youjie was one of the police officers who arrived just in time when Ye Qing and Xi Quan were at the village committee in Xiaoyao Village, one of them arguing about getting a divorce and the other trying to sever ties with the mentally challenged Liang Ziqiang.
Ye Qing really didn't expect to run into someone from his hometown.
"You seem to know Xi Quan?" Ye Qing recalled that Liang Youjie had once teased Xi Quan about his divorce.
Liang Youjie nodded: "Xi Quan went to junior high school in town. We were classmates and got along quite well back then. Who knew he would be doing so well now?"
Ye Qing smiled but didn't reply. However, it wasn't appropriate for the two of them to remain silent, so she thought of changing the subject. Before she could find a suitable topic, she heard Liang Youjie say, "By the way, you know Xi Quan too, right? You two are both from Xiaoyao Village."
Ye Qing nodded, finding Liang Youjie's reaction somewhat strange. Then Ye Qing heard Liang Youjie say, "Since we know each other, and Xi Quan will be there tonight, is it alright?"
Looking at Liang Youjie with surprise and astonishment, she thought to herself, "You should have said so earlier! Even if people thought I was being pretentious, I wouldn't have eaten with you."
Before Ye Qing could speak, Liang Youjie spoke up again: "It seems their company's building is finished, and they're going to hold some kind of ceremony. They asked me to sing, what we commonly call a gig. We arranged to talk about this today."
Although Ye Qing had met Xi Quan more than once since arriving in Nancheng, she had never asked him what he was doing. Although he was always seen driving a car, Ye Qing didn't know anything about cars or how rich he was. Moreover, Ye Qing didn't intend to stay in touch with Xi Quan, so she didn't ask what he was doing.
But who knew he was actually building houses? The kind of real estate company that's just become fashionable these days?
However, Ye Qing only thought these things to himself and didn't ask them out loud.
Because the place where Liang Youjie had arranged to have dinner with Xi Quan beforehand was not too far away, they arrived quickly.
After getting off the bus, Liang Youjie quickly went into the restaurant, afraid of being seen. Ye Qing walked slowly behind him, even wondering if she had secretly slipped away.
Thinking of this, Ye Qing even imagined Xi Quan finding out about her, and Xi Quan raising an eyebrow and asking her, "Are you that afraid of me?"
Ye Qing suddenly shook his head. Afraid of Xi Quan? Are you kidding me? So Ye Qing quickly followed Liang Youjie and entered the private room together.
"Ye Qing, come in quickly."
Hearing Liang Youjie's greeting, Ye Qing quickened her pace and walked a few steps. Just as she reached the door, she saw someone suddenly dart out and rush towards her.
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