Hate the house and its crows
"Okay, let's check on Yike and Xixi later."
Mentioning someone else in a speech often results in...speak of the devil and he appears.
Yu Nianxi and Meng Yike had just finished filming and returned when Yu Nianxi swiped over to see the names of the perfumes they had received.
"I heard there's something fishy about this name, let me see."
"Look, look."
"A dream of blazing summer."
Meng Yike volunteered: "Hot Breeze".
It's done, the three and four characters are evenly divided.
You want to treat everyone equally, right?
"Teacher Xi, you can make your hand movements a little more natural."
Xi Ai glanced down at her hand, which was clutching the corner of Chu Yiqi's clothes to prevent herself from falling to her death: "..."
Chu Yiqi also glanced at Xi Ai's hand, and their eyes met in an instant. Chu Yiqi said, "It's nothing."
Xi Ai nodded, but still didn't put her hand on Chu Yiqi's waist. She just kept a distance and posed in the way the photographer wanted.
“Xi Ai”.
"Um."
The photographer glanced at it, paused for a moment, and then said, "You and Yiqi don't need to look here. Look at each other. Teacher Xi, raise your head a little, and use your eyes to... you can... um... pull, yes, don't move."
Xi Ai breathed a sigh of relief, because this awkward position landed right on Chu Yiqi's waist.
"We can take a break now."
Xi Ai withdrew her hand and was about to stand up, but because she had been in an awkward position for a while, her legs went numb and she suddenly lost her strength and staggered.
Chu Yiqi quickly pulled Xi Ai along.
"Can you still walk, Teacher Xi?" Chu Yiqi looked at Xi Ai, unable to discern the emotions behind her tone.
Xi Ai sat on a white staircase set up next to her: "It's alright, it's just that I can't muster any strength."
How can someone be so proud of their legs going numb?
Seeing that the photographer was about to continue shooting, Chu Yiqi reached out and offered her hand to Xi Ai: "Can I borrow your hand?"
"Thanks."
Xi Ai didn't feel awkward and stood up to continue filming, figuring that they'd probably finish filming soon enough.
The subsequent shoot went much more smoothly. We changed makeup and styling twice, and everything went well.
The photo shoot didn't end until 2 AM, and it would take another half hour to get back, but the ride would be perfect for indulging in some absurd dreams.
Especially when you receive a gift from someone, you can smell that familiar scent because you are close enough.
At the same time, Xi Ai also felt sleepy. Perhaps it was because she was applying medicine when she changed her clothes, so she opened her eyes amidst the slightly bitter smell of the medicine.
Xi Ai sat on the edge of the bed, trying to discern the source of the medicinal smell, and finally her gaze fell on the bed opposite.
But Chu Yiqi lay quietly, clearly already awake, but remained silent and motionless.
Xi Ai frowned, not intending to meddle in other people's business for the time being, so she slowly got out of bed. It was rest time this afternoon, so no one was in a hurry.
Xi Ai picked up a book and sat back on the bed.
"Xi Ai," Zhou Yangxi said in a very soft voice.
Xi Ai looked at Zhou Yangxi and saw the person on the opposite bed sit up and pick up the draft notebook next to her pillow, but Xi Ai still asked in a very low voice, "What's wrong?"
"Your voice is so soft—do you want to get up?"
Why didn't you ask Qingxi?
"I gave her a note and she told me to get lost."
Chu Yiqi heard the laughter from the other side, pursed her lips, and then heard Xi Ai ask her, "So, should my roommate get up?"
Well done, still with that slightly irritating tone, but actually Chu Yiqi reflected that this was probably due to her preconceived notions about Xi Ai.
The speaker himself is probably quite normal.
—I just like to provoke Chu Yiqi.
Chu Yiqi looked up at her, then wrote a few more words: "Doesn't this count as getting up?"
"Did you hear that? That's when you get up."
Zhou Yangxi couldn't remember exactly when Xi Ai and Chu Yiqi's relationship started to change, but she also felt that it was a natural progression.
"Okay, this is getting a bit boring."
Since Chu Yiqi had joined the conversation, it was impossible for him not to say a word, but he suddenly had a particularly sarcastic tone: "Actually, it's because he's been abused so much that he's not used to being normal anymore."
Zhou Yangxi tossed a chocolate to everyone from afar and said, "That's terrible."
Xi Ai didn't mention the suspicious thing that her abnormally strong sense of smell had detected. She only said a little while after Chu Yiqi got out of bed and said that he was going to get water, "I'm going to return the book to Shi Yunshan."
"Okay, please give this to Yunshan too. She lent it to me this morning."
Xi Ai certainly didn't need to return any books; it was just an excuse. But since she had already come up with the excuse, she had to stick to it. So she took the hair clip from Zhou Qingxi and said, "The travel fee is waived."
"Actually, there wasn't one originally."
"goodbye."
Xi Ai and Shi Yunshan were already on good terms, so she wasn't surprised when Xi Ai inexplicably returned the book. She even played along and gave Xi Ai a handful of candy.
The glass candy wrappers look fancy.
Xi Ai searched for a while, but today only her shorts had pockets, and she already had her phone in them, so she was too lazy to put it back in.
It's mainly because it's not good-looking.
So Xi Ai held the candy in her hand and gave one back to Shi Yunshan.
Shi Yunshan: "..."
She tugged at the tie on Xi Ai's sleeve, leaving Xi Ai speechless.
Xi Ai didn't tie it, but she pulled off the bow at the end of Shi Yunshan's braid.
Good sisters keep clear accounts and exchange things at equal value; it's very fair.
As Xi Ai passed by the dormitory, she didn't see Chu Yiqi, and a slightly strange feeling welled up in her heart. So she tossed a piece of candy to each of the people in the dormitory.
Okay, there are two left. I think I took too many.
Xi Ai continued towards the hot water room, but still didn't see Chu Yiqi.
As Xi Ai told herself for the tenth time that this was out of basic concern for her roommate, she noticed that the stairwell door was closed.
Although this was just a stairwell that no one ever walked through, and although no one else was coming here at this time.
Xi Ai didn't open it, but just leaned closer to listen.
There is someone.
Xi Ai waited a while, feeling a bit uncomfortable holding the candy, before finally pushing open the door.
The scene before me was somewhat unexpected, yet somehow reasonable.
It was one she had guessed but wasn't sure about.
Chu Yiqi looked in her direction, and the first emotion that came to mind was panic.
The first thing the previous director taught Xi Ai was to understand the emotions and grasp the lines through her eyes.
Thus, Xi Ai accurately extracted Chu Yiqi's emotions: panic and helplessness.
But thankfully, they weren't saved.
For a fleeting moment, Xi Ai doubted whether she should have come, but she quickly refuted her own belief.
She should be here.
So that feeling turned into anger, so angry that I almost laughed.
Some people are really something; they can't handle things themselves, but they're unwilling to reach out for help.
Xi Ai didn't know why.
But when she walked over, she didn't look at Chu Yiqi with the attitude of a sympathizer or an outsider.
It was almost too calm.
Then she stood next to Chu Yiqi and stuffed the two candies from her palm into Chu Yiqi's hand. Chu Yiqi resisted a little, but couldn't go against Xi Ai's wishes, so she had no choice but to accept.
A strange feeling sprouted at this moment, refracted several times by the glass candy wrapper, and finally scattered, impossible to grasp.
So she looked at Xi Ai's profile, watching her scrutinize the people in front of her, her sharp gaze finally settling on one of them.
She closed her eyes briefly, and after the door closed and the bright light was cut off, Xi Ai spoke with a muffled thud: "Tell me... who's easier to talk to, me or your sugar daddy?"
Chu Yiqi was somewhat surprised, so he opened his eyes and looked at Xi Ai.
This isn't just nonsense.
You're really tight-lipped...
Chu Yiqi hadn't forgotten his own situation, but he couldn't get a word in edgewise because Xi Ai stepped forward and said, "Your affairs have nothing to do with me. It's just that... we heard some noise outside, it's noisy."
Xi Ai had actually thought of a conversation the moment she saw Chu Yiqi, but after those people left, Xi Ai finally had time to recall the whole conversation.
Annala had actually talked to Xi Ai about Chu Yiqi.
Many people say that one's handwriting reflects one's personality; similarly, in music, one can glean insights into a person's character by listening to their compositions.
So Anna asked her, "What did you hear?"
Like a student favored by her teacher, Xi Ai gave the perfect answer she wanted: "Many people call this a confession or self-salvation. But in some ways, I think it's more like self-destruction..."
People who are usually very sarcastic in their speech always have a sharp and unpleasant way of commenting on others.
"She wants to tell the story in a way that hurts the enemy a thousand while hurting herself nine hundred and ninety-nine. It sounds positive, right? But from her perspective, all she can see is the malice, injustice, and resentment behind the kindness and laughter, which she can't escape."
This coincided with Anna's thoughts. Although it was outside her job scope, she still wanted to try and ask Sia for help: "She is more like a self-exiled island, longing for someone to find her, and fearing that she will isolate herself and refuse outside ships. But you are different."
"What's different? That's just annoying."
"Unfounded dislike stems from envy and resentment."
Indeed, among this group of people, Xi Ai is not the only one with a significant background, but the others are either low-key or not as good as her.
Only Xi Ai is too vibrant and excessively unrestrained.
"When did you become so kind?"
"Let's go quickly."
"oh."
The best way to deal with someone who looks up to you is to let her realize that you are equals. But going too far is not good either, as it will lead to confusion.
So Xi Ai stepped out of the darkness first and said, "I didn't mean to help you, I just feel that I owe myself a redemption."
"What do you mean?" The fish took the bait.
Xi Ai let the cold water flow through her fingers and said, "If you don't want to talk about something, I don't want to bring it up either. I can only say that identity doesn't work in some places. At that time, I lacked a counterattack, so I hated everything about the house."
Chu Yiqi didn't speak, but looked into Xi Ai's eyes as if trying to determine how much of it was true and how much was false.
But Xi Ai acted very well.
"Stop staring at me, are you going back or not?"
"oh."
Xi Ai's words were genuine; she is a rare, conscientious businesswoman.
She had also searched for the shadows of others in the shadows, but only saw ghosts. At that time, she chose to lower her head and run away.
Fortunately, Old Master Xi later realized what was going on, so a group of spoiled young men led Xi Ai to a remote area and showed her a retaliatory act.
Xi Ai did not intend to cast all the bait at once.
Even if their relationship has already improved, this is still inappropriate.
What are you planning to do?
Chu Yiqi countered with a question: "What kind of sugar daddy are you talking about?"
Xi Ai chuckled and said, "So you're going to step on me to get up the stairs?"
"No." Chu Yiqi's face flushed slightly, and belatedly realized it, she still said, "Thank you."
"Oh, I saw her from afar at a party before."
This kind of thing is commonplace in both circles, so no one talks about it openly.
But the impact is always different for the two groups.
Chu Yiqi hadn't figured out how to use this move; after all, he wasn't very good at playing the bad guy.
According to Chu Yiqi's original plan, Xi Ai was not included in the plan, and she had not thought about what the consequences of this variable would be.
“Xi Ai”.
"Speak your mind."
Chu Yiqi clutched the candy and asked her, "So how did you handle it before?"
"It was just... I tricked her once, and took the opportunity to kick her when she was down."
Xi Ai spoke in a very relaxed tone, but Chu Yiqi automatically replaced the content—I caused some trouble, and the other party is in a terrible state. I even used a borrowed knife to kill her. I went to see her miserable state.
Xi Ai was still unaware of how her image had been transformed, but her intuition told her that Chu Yiqi didn't seem to be a completely innocent character in this scene.
She cautiously observed and found that Chu Yiqi was in fairly good condition.
She didn't care about any other little tricks.
"Xi Ai, play a part with me."
"Xi Ai, will you agree or not?"
Chu Yiqi nudged Xi Ai's hand and said, "We're here, we're here, get up quickly."
"Oh." Xi Ai wasn't fully awake and was a little unhappy, but she couldn't show it.
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