Li Changsi woke up in the middle of the night, feeling as if his whole body had been torn apart and then reassembled.
The system exclaimed in surprise, "Host, you've finally awakened. Your reckless act of suicide has made the hero realize his true self. Now, you've become a blessing in disguise and become an important female supporting character. I've also evolved into an important female supporting character system."
Li Changsi: “???”
She responded coldly: "So?"
"Host, come on! You're only one step away from becoming the heroine in those cheesy entertainment industry novels. As long as you say yes to the hero, you'll instantly replace the original heroine and become the new heroine, developing a romantic love story."
Li Changsi: "No, I want to have my own male lead."
The system crashed.
Li Changsi directly blocked the system and opened his eyes, only to find himself lying in the intensive care unit of the hospital. Lu Qi was sitting on a black sofa in the unit with his eyes closed, his eyebrows and eyes shrouded in the deep night. The blood mole at the corner of his eye was scarlet, emitting a hint of hostility in the night.
Li Changsi was slightly stunned. It was the first time he saw hostility in Lu Qi.
She reached out to touch the cup on the bedside table, but the man sitting on the sofa suddenly opened his eyes and said hoarsely, "Are you awake? You want some water?"
Li Changsi's throat was dry and sore, and he couldn't speak. He nodded, and saw the man stand up. His tall and slender body walked over, blocking the sunlight outside the window, making the light in the room even darker.
Lu Qi walked over, helped her sit in his arms, fed her some water, and looked down at her delicate little face with a deep gaze.
Li Changsi drank some water and regained his strength. His voice was hoarse: "How can I poop?"
"You collapsed in the private room and were unconscious for five or six hours."
Li Changsi saw that his jawline was tense and his handsome face was gloomy. He smiled softly and said, "Did I scare you?"
Lu Qi looked at the mischievous smile in her eyes, pursed his lips and said, "No."
Lu Qi felt a heavy feeling in his chest, like a mountain pressing down on him, making it hard for him to breathe. He knew she was always careless about everything, but he had no idea she was so indifferent to life and death.
Li Changsi saw that his handsome face was gloomy, and he was intimidating without being angry. His tone was as cold as ice. He closed his eyes and rubbed against his arms, saying tiredly, "Don't be fierce. I just woke up and can't stand being scared."
All of Lu Qi's anger was extinguished. He reached out and stroked her snow-white face, feeling unhappy or angry.
Having fainted, and recalling bad memories in her dream, a deep chill spread through her bones. Li Changsi hugged Lu Qi for warmth, refusing to let go. Lu Qi sighed softly, not caring about the sick person. Seeing her soft arms wrapped around him like a banshee, his whole body tensed, and he silently recited a heart-clearing mantra.
She was very restless when she slept and could roll from the head of the bed to the foot. Lu Qi restrained her hands and feet in his arms. Seeing that she frowned in her sleep, he gently rubbed her forehead and kept her awake until the second half of the night before she fell asleep.
The next morning, Song Mao entered the ward carrying breakfast and a thick document bag, and saw his husband and Li Changsi sleeping in each other's arms on the bed.
Assistant Song's stepped foot paused awkwardly in mid-air, then he retracted it as if nothing had happened and stood at the door as a door god.
When Wei Zhenxi came to check on him in the morning, she saw him standing at the door like a wooden stake and asked in surprise, "Song Mao, why don't you come in?"
Song Mao said expressionlessly, "The gentleman hasn't woken up yet. Doctor Wei, let's wait."
Wei Zhenxi was completely bewildered. He'd come to check on Li Changsi. But as the night wore on, the world erupted in chaos. Li Changsi had fainted while dining with Bai Zhuo, and someone had photographed the incident. It went viral overnight, and fans scoured every hospital in Jingcheng. Although the news was suppressed and never leaked, reporters were already staking out the entrances of major hospitals.
The best actor and the incredibly popular young actress Li Changsi? Add to that the three years of their previous entanglement, and it would have been enough for gossip reporters and marketing accounts to write a melodramatic love-hate novel.
Lu Qi's voice came from the ward: "Amao, let Zhenxi come in."
When Wei Zhenxi pushed the door open and came in, she saw that Li Changsi had woken up. After a night's sleep, his complexion had improved and his little face was glowing. He didn't look like the person who was unconscious yesterday at all.
Fortunately she woke up, otherwise his hospital would have been frozen into an ice cave by Lu Qi.
Wei Zhenxi examined her and nodded, saying, "Basically, there's nothing serious. You can go through the discharge procedures at any time."
The housekeeper prepared a nourishing fish soup. Li Changsi sipped the soup and asked, "Is this not a big deal?"
Wei Zhenxi curled her lips and said with a lazy smile, "How could that be possible? It's just that a top star fainted on a date with a movie star and was sent to the hospital. Billions of people know about it. Just check on your phone."
Li Changsi nearly choked on a mouthful of fish soup. Her dark, misty eyes glanced at Lu Qi. She'd only dared to go on a date with that jerk when she'd brought her boyfriend. This time, she'd been careless. But it was a blessing in disguise. She'd have to be more cautious in the future. If she accidentally became Bai Zhuo's heroine, she'd be screwed.
Lu Qi glanced at Wei Zhenxi coldly: "I was also there yesterday. Changsi originally went to see Mr. Bai and Zhao Qi."
Wei Zhenxi: "You are right."
Lu Qijun's face darkened a little.
Seeing that he seemed angry, Wei Zhenxi shook her head secretly. No one knew what bad luck these two direct grandsons of the Bai family had. They fell into Lu Qi's hands one after another because of the same woman.
But he actually had no good impression of Lu Qi and Li Changsi from the beginning, and now that they were involved in the affairs of the Bai family, it was really a mess.
I just hope Li Changsi won't let them down. If he really chooses Bai Zhuo, then Aqi will be too miserable. The price he paid in this matter is far beyond others' imagination.
Wei Zhenxi put away the ward rounds records and said, "There are reporters at the door. When you leave the hospital, go out through the back door. Be careful. I don't want my hospital to be surrounded by reporters every day."
Li Changsi finished drinking half a bowl of fish soup and lazily raised his eyes: "Is this hospital yours?"
Wei Zhenxi: "It's a private hospital. Your boyfriend also has investments in it."
"Oh." Li Changsi's charming eyes curled up and she said with a smile, "Then my boyfriend is really great!"
Wei Zhenxi: “…”
Being fed dog food so early in the morning is enough.
Song Mao went to handle the discharge procedures, and Lu Qi entered Wei Zhenxi's office.
"Li Changsi's body is really fine. These are just minor problems left over from staying up late and dieting. You just need to pay more attention to her daily routine in the future." Wei Zhenxi handed him the medical examination report. "It's your body, on the other hand. Do you really plan to be with her? Give up on looking for someone who might be right for you?
First of all, I'd like to state that I'm an atheist, but your situation is quite special. If everything recorded in the Lu family tree is true, and you can't find the right person, you only have one year to live."
No one knows how huge the Lu family's assets are or how far their influence extends, because they are too low-key and have disappeared in the long river of time. Only when the heirs of each generation appear, a few wealthy families know of the existence of the Lu family.
It was only after Wei Zhenxi became Lu Qi's attending physician that she learned the biggest secret of the Lu family. Every generation of heirs died at the age of thirty, without exception. It was like a curse, and only by finding the destined person could the death curse be lifted.
After the heir died, the Lu family disappeared and lay dormant, waiting for the next heir to appear.
Lu Qi is already 29 years old this year, and is only one year away from the critical juncture of 30.
Lu Qi's eyes were dark. "I plan to go to the old house. There should be some notes written by the past masters there."
This was the first time he'd wanted to understand Lu's past. Before, he'd lived like a wandering ghost, uninterested in many worldly things, like a humanoid recorder of spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Life and death were nothing but illusions to him. Now, he wanted to live, at least for a few more years, to see more of her, even if there was no future.
The notes of the family heads of past generations should record something.
Wei Zhenxi nodded and patted his shoulder: "I'll go with you."
After drinking the fish soup, Li Changsi turned on her cell phone and saw 99+ messages and 99+ missed calls. She glanced at it and found that most of them were calls from guest directors and artists she had worked with.
Probably out of polite concern, she didn't reply. On Weibo, I saw #Bai Zhuo sent Li Changsi to the hospital#, #Li Changsi fainted#, and #Li Changsi and Bai Zhuo had a private date# as the top three trending searches, each with the word "explosive" after it.
The super topic was full of fans' concerns, and the comment section was noisy, mainly between her fans and Bai Zhuo's fans.
—Li Changsi, stop trying to rip off our brother. Seeing that the variety show was over and the buzz was gone, you asked him out for dinner, pretended to faint, and then bought trending searches online and paid for press releases to confirm their relationship, right? Disgusting, disgusting, disgusting!
——Any discerning person would know at a glance that someone had deliberately hired someone to take the photo. Lane 49 is such a remote place with few passers-by. How come the whole internet knew about her fainting?
So were all the previous variety shows scripted? She was pretending to stop being a fan to boost her brother's favorability and her fans' favorability, and now her true colors are showing, forcing a romance! This level is really high!
Li Changsi’s fans were furious and tore each one of them apart!
—The ambulance is here, and my daughter is still in the hospital. Are you blind? Your brother keeps throwing himself at her, and he even says my daughter has a script. Goodness me, if you had a script, go discover extinct species, shipwrecks, and ancient civilizations! Ten thousand plants!
—She's always been in great shape, jogging every morning. She's at her best when it comes to wilderness survival. But she fainted after eating. Did your brother do something? Passersby found her and she had to be taken to the hospital?
—You guys are really going to defy the heavens! Are you going to tear apart every female artist in the entertainment industry who has any dealings with your brother? You tore apart Song Xingyue a while ago, and now you're tearing apart my daughter? Do you think our little red bean is dead?
The comment section is a mess.
——Passersby fans trembled. Am I the only one who noticed that there was a super handsome guy in the video? So tall and handsome, so gentle and cool. He was holding the girl and even blocking her face.
——I, I, I, I found out. He’s wearing a well-tailored suit and a long coat. He looks really expensive. He looks so abstinent with glasses on. Woohoo, I want to take a piss!
——They are passers-by, stop laughing. The girl who filmed the video came out to clarify, saying that they were guests in the private room next door. She was curious about where Lane 49 was and why there were so many top-notch young men hanging around.
——Ahem, hearsay, it’s a very special and expensive private restaurant, the kind that even surpasses Qiu Yinong’s, and not something most people can get.
—Oh my god, my daughter has made it big! ! I’m so sad, my daughter can finally afford a good meal.
——To be honest, I would rather support the girl and the passerby boy than her and Bai Zhuo. Their fans are too low-brow, and the real person is also low-brow. The passerby boy is still better. I hope the girl can keep his contact information.
Li Changsi clicked on the video and saw a fleeting scene of Lu Qi carrying her away. It was amazing that even this could be dug out by fans.
Today's spectators really use a microscope to eat melons, and they also come up with all kinds of conspiracy theories in their minds.
Bai Zhuo has not made any statement or clarification. She posted a message on Weibo: I fainted due to low blood sugar. Thank you everyone. I just had a dinner appointment with Mr. Zhao. I am sorry for causing everyone's worry. @赵琪
This one sentence clarified the scandal between her and Bai Zhuo, and also confirmed that she did faint, but it was not due to poisoning, but just low blood sugar.
As soon as she spoke, the comment section exploded again, with over 100,000 messages in minutes, all from high-intensity spectators.
——Oh my, it turns out to be hypoglycemia. Girl, you should have a good rest.
——I will love you forever and wait for your return.
——Come on, girl, do more live broadcasts when you have nothing to do.
——Good luck on the arts exam!!! Go for it!
It turned out that he had an appointment to have dinner with Mr. Zhao Qi. This explained everything. Bai Zhuo was the old man's student, so it was not surprising that he showed up. It could be explained with just such a simple sentence. It was outrageous that Bai Zhuo and his studio did not clarify it all night.
Is this really not a deliberate attempt to stir up scandal?
——Oh my god, I finally understand why Bai Zhuo broke up the CP of him and Song Xingyue online. He wanted to stir up the CP of him and Nv'e! Sibao's popularity is indeed higher than Song Xingyue's now. She is beautiful and kind-hearted. Who can't have a beauty like Sibao?
——Just with the halo of koi, Sibao will be snapped up crazily. People from wealthy families believe in Feng Shui and luck very much. Small wealth depends on luck, big wealth depends on fate!
——I just want to ask the black fans if it hurts. If your master doesn’t clarify, my daughter will clarify online. It is obvious who has ulterior motives!
After Li Changsi posted on Weibo, Bai Zhuo quickly posted one too: @李长思, have a good rest.
After this post was published, Weibo was in turmoil again. No clarification was given, and the actor still didn't, only expressing concern. Wow! The main characters were giving sweet moments, and the fan base for Li Changsi and Bai Zhuo skyrocketed.
Bai Zhuo's fans started to clean the floor.
——My brother is so responsible. He takes all the blame and is considerate and caring about Li Changsi.
——Brother Zhuo always considers others.
Oh my god, the little red beans were shivering with anger, numb, and lying down. Whatever happened, they couldn't wake up someone who was pretending to be asleep. For the first time, they hoped that Li Changsi would fall in love quickly and beat him until his face was swollen like a pig's head.
The more he explained about the entertainment industry, the more confusing it became. Li Changsi didn't say anything else. He got up, washed, and changed his clothes. He had been lazy for several days after the variety show ended, so it was time to cheer up and take the exam.
She sent the location of the hospital to her agent.
Qiubi quickly called back, "Son, you finally turned on your phone. What's going on? Are you and Bai Zhuo really rekindling your old relationship?"
Li Changsi pressed his brows together and said calmly, "No, it was just an accident. When is the art exam?"
"I'll send you the address in three days. Are you really okay? The guy in the video is Mr. Lu, right? My dear, could you please send me a message next time to let me know you're safe? I was scared to death this evening." Qiubi wiped away his bitter tears. Who could be as miserable as him? The artists he managed disappeared from time to time, and he was always the last to know when something happened.
When other artists get into trouble, they cry and go to their agents or companies, but she is different. She always solves problems by herself and doesn't need him to step in at all.
Fortunately, he recognized the man in the video as Lu Qi, found Song Mao's phone number from the blacklist, and called to confirm, otherwise he would have had no chance of sleeping that night.
But Mr. Lu is really too selfish. He didn't even send the hospital address, and he didn't let him see Changsi. He's her manager, but this boyfriend is too overbearing. How will Changsi bear this in the future?
Li Changsi listened to his chattering complaints and smiled slightly: "He may have forgotten. By the way, is there a new script?"
Qiubi instantly became excited: "Yes, yes, yes, it's not just new scripts, but endorsements, magazines, interviews, and even award ceremonies for the platform are all pouring in. Just like when you fainted and became a hot topic along with Bai Zhuo yesterday, both of my phones were ringing off the hook."
Qibi was so excited. Other artists had received invitations to the Spring Festival Gala, but Changsi had not been heard of because of her previous dark history. As a result, when the news of her fainting while having dinner with Bai Zhuo broke out, the hot searches almost dominated the forum, and Weibo was in a state of panic for half an hour. This was the hot search after the variety show, all thanks to her personal popularity.
With Bai Zhuo refusing to clarify the matter, anyone with a bit of common sense could tell the rumor was true! At least the wealthy and noble son of the Bai family was desperately pursuing Li Changsi.
She has popularity, acting skills, beauty, and good reputation. Just add the three words "Li Changsi" to her name and you're invincible. Their Sibao is now a hot commodity.
This is called a blessing in disguise.
Li Changsi was slightly surprised after hearing what he said. When the variety show was popular before, her resources were not so good. Now she just fainted and became a hot topic, and all the resources came to her?
The road to the entertainment industry has finally opened up.
Li Changsi curled his lips slightly: "Pick some good scripts for me, and help me choose a suitable house."
Qiubi was stunned for a moment: "Don't you live in Mr. Lu's manor? Do you want to buy a house? Does Mr. Lu know?"
"The manor belongs to Lu Qi. I must have my own nest so that I have somewhere to go when we have a quarrel in the future." Li Changsi had just finished speaking when he saw Lu Qi push open the door and come in. The man's eyebrows were as deep as ink, and he obviously heard it.
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