Chapter 29 A Reliable Person
Because we had to get up early in the morning to put on makeup and style the bride, and we were afraid of missing the trip back and forth from the Friendship House, so we all slept directly at the bride's house that night.
Shang Que, Ning Sheng and Lin Jinyi shared a room, and the other three male guests also originally lived in one room, but Qi Sheng didn't care about Ji Jingchuan's betrayal in the middle of the game. Even though Brother Chuan was trying to trick him, he still kept a close relationship with Brother Chuan and enthusiastically invited Ji Jingchuan to sleep with him.
After helping to stick the last few balloons, the crowd gradually dispersed. The house, bustling with activity during the day, quieted down as night deepened. Bright moonlight streamed through the window panes, casting a silvery, white veil over the floor. In the center of the room, on the soft double bed, the figure in the middle suddenly stirred.
Lin Jinyi opened her eyes and asked worriedly, "Did we set the alarm?"
"It's set," Ning Sheng checked the phone next to him. "I set three alarms for 4:00 to 4:30. Even if we don't hear anything, someone will probably knock on the door to wake us up."
Lin Jinyi murmured, "Oh," but she still had no desire to sleep. After tossing and turning for a long time, she tentatively asked, "Why aren't you sleeping either?"
"I'm a little nervous and excited, and I can't sleep." Ning Sheng lowered his voice. "Is Shang Que asleep? Will we disturb her by talking?"
"No, I'm playing with my phone." Shang Que poked his head out from under the air-conditioned quilt, the screen in his hand still dimly lit.
Lin Jinyi was shocked: "You're playing with your phone under the covers in the dark, aren't you afraid of damaging your eyes?"
"It's okay, I turned on the eye protection mode."
Ning Sheng was curious: "Is the eye protection mode useful?"
"Of course it works," Shang Que explained seriously, "just like ice cream is cold so it has no calories and you can eat it without worry."
"...It's just psychological, right?" Lin Jinyi reached out and covered her phone. "Stop playing. Since you can't sleep, why don't you chat for a while?"
Shang Que asked cooperatively, "What are we talking about?"
"Do you have someone you like?"
"Good night, sleep."
"Shang Que!" Lin Jinyi turned around and shook her arm. Seeing that she didn't respond, she asked someone else, "Ning Sheng, what about you?"
Ning Sheng rolled up the quilt and said, "Ah, I'm so sleepy. Let's go to sleep. Good night."
"?" Lin Jinyi puffed out her cheeks and suddenly said, "I wanted to share my love experience, but since you're all going to sleep, then—"
Before he could finish his words, the two of them turned back at the same time: "Go ahead."
"..." Lin Jinyi originally just wanted to piss them off, but now with two burning eyes staring at her, she had no choice but to speak. She thought for a moment, "It can't be considered a relationship experience. It's just that I... have a one-sided affection for them."
Ning Sheng was surprised: "You actually have unrequited love sometimes?"
"Why can't I have one?" Lin Jinyi was a little embarrassed and annoyed, "You are not allowed to tell anyone!"
"It will never be spread outside."
After getting assurances from both of them, she continued, "It was probably when I first entered the industry. I was staying in a hotel with the crew. The male lead knocked on my door at night, hinting that if I wanted to survive in the industry, I would have to accept some unspoken rules. I was angry at the time, so I slapped him. Then he got angry and kept dragging me into the room. Coincidentally, the crew next door were also staying on the same floor, and one..."
Lin Jinyi paused and said, "An actor who is much more famous than this guy passed by and helped me. Otherwise, he might have succeeded."
Ning Sheng suddenly realized: "Is this the first drama you filmed? Was the male lead banned later?"
"Yeah, my dad did it." Lin Jinyi sneered, "That guy is really stupid. If my dad hadn't invested tens of millions, how could I have played the second female lead right after my debut?"
Ning Sheng was surprised by her frank attitude for a moment and asked curiously, "Do you still like that person now?"
Lin Jinyi fell silent for a moment, then muffledly said, "Probably not as fond of you anymore."
Shang Que guessed that the person was Lu Zhixu as early as when she said that she had a one-sided crush on him. The reason was not mentioned in the original plot, so Lin Jinyi was like a brainless and vicious female supporting role, constantly committing suicide and destroying the relationship between the male and female protagonists.
But the truth is clearly not so one-sided. The more Shang Que experienced, the more she realized that many things could not be simply summarized in a book. Just like now, the heroine and the supporting actress, who were supposed to be incompatible, and her sister, the villain, could lie in bed in harmony, talking about everything like best friends.
Was Ji Jingchuan's tragic death really his retribution for being a villain? Shang Que couldn't help but recall the dreams he had before: the voice-changed voice, the unreachable phone call, the shattered photo frame, and the words he had shouted—
"elder sister."
Qi Sheng sat on the bay window, tilted his head back and drank a sip of Wangzai milk, his young face full of sadness pretending to be mature: "Brother Chuan, I feel sad."
Ji Jingchuan squatted beside him and asked casually, "But didn't you say that your sister always snatched your snacks, made you work, and bullied you?"
"She's my sister. If she doesn't take my snacks, whose snacks should she take? If she doesn't let me work, who else should she ask? If she doesn't bully me, who else can she bully?" Qi Sheng said angrily, and then asked, "Don't you think your sister treats you the same way?"
Ji Jingchuan thought about it. Shang Que seemed to have exploited him in this way when he was a child, but those memories had become so vague. What he remembered clearly now was all the kindness she had shown him.
When her parents quarreled, she held his hand tightly and said, "Sister is here."
When he had a nightmare at night, she patted his back and sang to him to sleep.
Scene after scene, all of them were her goodness. Even the scene where he was crying in the back while Shang Que and her mother got into the car and left without looking back was almost forgotten. Instead, she smiled and said before leaving: "Don't be sad, Chuanchuan, we will see each other again soon."
Even though this happened quickly and made him wait for more than ten years, Ji Jingchuan did not feel any resentment in his heart.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Qi Sheng snorted: "You don't understand at all!"
Ji Jingchuan did not refute: "Maybe you will understand when I am younger."
"You don't understand, wuwuwuwu, I want to get drunk." Qi Sheng poured out the can, but there was not a drop of milk left. He raised his head and cried even louder: "Wuwuwuwu, I want to get drunk!"
Ji Jingchuan was given a headache by his howling and quickly took out a spray bottle: "Get drunk, get drunk, get drunk with this."
Qi Sheng glanced at it with tears in his eyes: "Isn't this pepper spray?"
"No, open your mouth."
Qi Sheng did as he was told. Ji Jingchuan pressed the spray button twice towards his open mouth, and a sour and sweet smell came out.
"It's a sour drink." Qi Sheng smacked his lips twice, forgetting to cry. "It tastes good."
Although he didn't manage to get drunk, after a full night, Qi Sheng didn't have the energy to cause trouble the next day. He stood aside obediently. The bridesmaids had prepared a game of blocking the door, and the atmosphere was extremely lively.
"For the last part, you have to shout the number at the opposite door to get in."
The best man outside shouted, "Open sesame!"
"Think about it again if it's not right."
"Little rabbit, open the door. Mommy is back."
A mixed voice made people laugh, and the bridesmaid slammed the door hard: "You are trying to give yourself a higher status, right? Don't even think about coming in."
"I was wrong, sister. I really know I was wrong."
"Wait, I know, I know," someone cleverly shouted, "Here comes the red envelope!"
As soon as he finished speaking, red envelopes rained in from under the door and everyone rushed forward.
The door opened, and the groom entered smoothly. After a series of formalities, Qi Sheng carried his sister downstairs. He was only in elementary school, and a little thin, but he walked steadily step by step.
The wedding car was waiting at the door. After Qi Lan sat in it, he touched his head and whispered a few words in his ear.
Qi Sheng nodded obediently, completely different from his throwing a tantrum yesterday. He even pulled the corners of his mouth together, smiled, and called him brother-in-law.
However, as soon as the bus left and the crowded crowd dispersed, he hid from the camera and suddenly tears fell.
Everyone else was busy with other things, and only Ji Jingchuan, who had been staying next to him, noticed it.
"Why are you crying again?"
"I will no longer be my sister's only slave."
Ji Jingchuan patted his shoulder and comforted him, "Isn't your brother-in-law quite obedient? Just think of him as having an extra servant to serve your sister."
"How can that be the same!" Qi Sheng cried and retorted: "How can you trust the servants outside? You will understand when you encounter such a thing."
"I was trying to comfort you out of kindness, but you cursed me, didn't you?" Ji Jingchuan frowned in dissatisfaction, "I won't let that happen."
*
Ji Jingchuan had an awards ceremony abroad to attend, and as soon as the variety show ended, his manager immediately packed him up and put him on a plane. After a dozen hours of flight time, along with rest breaks and a celebration banquet, everything was complete by Tuesday.
In the evening, when he was packing his luggage in the hotel to prepare to return home, he suddenly received a WeChat message from Shang Que.
[Shang Que]: Have you seen the notice from the program team?
Before Ji Jingchuan asked what the notification was, Shang Que had already forwarded the message.
[Shang Que]: In the next episode, each group will invite a friend to be on the variety show, but because the recording time has been extended to three days and two nights, most of my friends are already filming and can’t spare that much time, so can you call your friends?
[Shang Que]: No, you should have friends, right?
What is the problem? !
Ji Jingchuan was stuffing his trophy into his suitcase and had no time to type. He just sent a dissatisfied voice message: "Of course I have friends."
[Shang Que]: Then I'll leave it to you. The boy named Qin Xian in your group is also good. If he has time, you can ask him to come over.
Qin Xian?
Ji Jingchuan recalled how he had fawned over Shang Que during their day trip to the amusement park, and alarm bells went off in his heart. He immediately refused: "He doesn't have time!"
Qin Xian absolutely couldn't possibly do that. This brat's intentions towards Shang Que were too obvious. If he was going to find someone, he had to find someone he could trust.
A reliable person...
Ji Jingchuan searched his mind and thought of a name.
[The First Genius in the Universe]: Brother!
[The First Genius in the Universe]: We are going to invite a friend to the next episode of our variety show. Are you free?
[Jing Ya]: I’m free.
[The First Genius in the Universe]: From Friday to Sunday, three days and two nights.
[Jing Ya]: Yes.
[The No. 1 Genius in the Universe]: By the way, my partner is Shang Que.
[Jing Ya]: Is she the sister you mentioned before?
[The First Genius in the Universe]: Yes, but don’t tell me I told you that she hasn’t acknowledged me as her brother yet.
[Jing Ya]: OK
[Jing Ya]: Do you have a conflict?
[The No. 1 Genius in the Universe]: It’s hard to explain in a few words, but brother, please don’t hate her because of me. Shang Que just has a bad temper occasionally, so don’t take it personally.
[Jing Ya]: Don’t worry.
[The First Genius in the Universe]: Brother, you are so nice! >'o'<
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