48 On the eve of the end of "Money and Magic" (a lot of plot)
The Reuters photos of Song Qixian and Park Yoo-eun taking their baby on the street caused some discussion as soon as they were released.
Song Qixian has been very popular recently. With "Money and Magic" already in its 12th episode, there's a growing online demand for Bang Hee-woo to be the lead actress's official partner. Despite protests from Yoo Sun's fans, the show's fans have prevailed.
But no matter how the audience reacts, episodes 13 to 16 of "Money and Magic" have been filmed and will not change.
Although Song Qixian had initially become wary of Liu Xuan due to the near-rejection incident, he hadn't made any more advances during the filming of these sixteen episodes. Occasionally, when they accidentally bumped into each other privately, he would avoid them before Song Qixian could say anything.
In this regard, the fire that Song Qixian had just ignited was extinguished before he could do anything.
It’s better to focus on filming seriously. Only when you become strong will you not be bullied.
Song Qixian is not good at holding grudges against others. As for Liu Xuan, he adheres to the idea of keeping out of each other's way.
In episode 12 of "Money & Magic," Meng Tingtai's ambivalent attitude towards Jiang Zhu stems from his superpowers, prompting the usually easygoing Jiang Zhu to wonder: Does he like me? Why is he so cold to me sometimes?
Fang Xiyu, who was on a friendly terms with Jiang Zhu, couldn't stand the two of them dithering. He stopped Meng Tingtai and asked, "What's your motivation? Why do you keep lingering in front of Jiang Zhu?"
Meng Tingtai looked at the clueless Fang Xiyu with complicated eyes. At this moment, they were not in a relationship of employee and boss, but two men who cared about the same woman.
Meng Tingtai hated Fang Xiyu. The scene in the cafe was always etched in his mind. Why could Fang Xiyu love Jiang Zhu without any scruples, but he couldn't? It was just because of his damn superpowers.
If he had a choice, he would trade everything for never having this thing.
Meng Tingtai, the Seoul University campus hunk who is always friendly and gentle and polite in the eyes of outsiders, showed an expression of disgust for the first time.
"Do you think you know everything? There's no need to explain to you what happened between me and her."
Meng Tingtai looked at Fang Xiyu with disgust. He hated this man, or rather, he was jealous of him.
Fang Xiyu approached Meng Tingtai step by step, his eyes calm yet intimidating. He said domineeringly, "I'm not here to seek answers. I'm just curious about what made you so cowardly."
Fang Xiyu looked at Meng Tingtai with a sigh and disgust, "From the beginning to the end, I never considered you as an opponent. It was because of Jiang Zhu. She had higher expectations of you, so I took a step back."
"But now I realize that you are not only a coward, but also a self-righteous guy."
Fang Xiyu smiled and said, "You're jealous of me, aren't you? Because when Jiang Zhu and I were together, she wasn't unhappy at all. She was completely open with me. It's rare for you to see her like this, right?"
Fang Xiyu felt a little uncomfortable when he said this. Jiang Zhu's unreserved attitude in front of him also proved that she had no thoughts about him in a romantic way. Jiang Zhu's special feelings for Meng Tingtai were exactly what Fang Xiyu envied.
In contrast to him, Meng Tingtai's heart knot is that Jiang Zhu treats him differently. He would rather Jiang Zhu treat him the same way she treats Fang Xiyu.
If Jiang Zhu were here, she would definitely defend herself. A man's heart is like a needle in the sea.
Fang Xiyu's words pierced Meng Tingtai's heart like a needle. He was very angry and punched him in the face.
When it comes to fighting, Fang Xiyu has never lost. Coincidentally, Meng Tingtai was also a frequent fighter when he was young.
The two fought to a standstill, fortunately it was a deserted alley at night.
Meng Tingtai rode on Fang Xiyu and raised his hand. At this moment, he remembered his superpowers that he rarely used.
If it were applied to humans...what would the scene be like?
Meng Tingtai was distracted, so Fang Xiyu punched him and taunted him, "What are you thinking about? Or do you want to kill me?"
Meng Tingtai covered his bleeding mouth and looked over with hatred. Both men had not held back. In just a moment, their faces were covered in bruises and black. Before long, their eye sockets and cheeks would be swollen.
Fang Xiyu secretly rolled his eyes. Even if Meng Tingtai hated him, he wouldn't like him much. At most, it was like a boss looking at an employee, and the more he looked at him, the better he would like to use him.
Oddly enough, despite his somewhat disheveled appearance, Fang Xiyu always managed to maintain a graceful and elegant image. Even with his eyes being beaten into panda eyes, it didn't stop him from looking handsome.
Fang Xiyu hoped to use these harsh words to force out Meng Tingtai's true feelings, but it was obvious that Meng Tingtai had no intention of talking to him more, and started fighting before they could even say a few words.
But while playing, he became strangely distracted, as if he was making some difficult decision.
Fang Xiyu believed his guess that Meng Tingtai had a secret, and this secret was extraordinary.
It can’t be some kind of superpower, Fang Xiyu thought with amusement.
Fang Xiyu didn't know that his bizarre idea had turned out to be the right thing to do. The Meng Tingtai in front of him was the "chosen one".
Meng Tingtai was shocked by his own thoughts. The devil did not occupy his mind. He came back to his senses and did not want to get entangled with Fang Xiyu anymore.
Meng Tingtai brushed past Fang Xiyu and walked into the alley behind him. Fang Xiyu narrowed his eyes and asked loudly, "So you're admitting defeat?"
Meng Tingtai didn't even turn his head.
Fang Xiyu continued, "You're hiding again, Meng Tingtai. I look down on you."
"Since you want to escape, I won't stop you. However, I'm going to take the initiative, and I hope you won't regret it halfway."
Meng Tingtai stopped, and Fang Xiyu thought he was going to say something, but he just said lightly: "Whatever you want."
Fang Xiyu touched the injured corner of his mouth and murmured, "Okay, this is what you said."
Before Fang Xiyu could take the initiative the next day, Meng Tingtai fell ill.
Meng Tingtai's phone was unreachable, and the manager was afraid that something had happened so he sent someone to check on his house. Jiang Zhu, who was about to go out, happened to see them.
Jiang Zhu remained calm for a few days, the words of Zhixi and her bestie still ringing in her ears: "If a man is so distant from you, he's either trying to keep you hooked or he has an incurable disease. Choose one."
Jiang Zhu retorted weakly: "But he is a very good person. He would not do this to me on purpose."
Her best friend looked at her with dismay and pointed at her head: "How long have you known him? Do you understand him? Do you know his past? Have you met his friends and family?"
Jiang Zhu was speechless. She only knew his boss...
Could it be that Meng Tingtai really has an incurable disease?
While thinking about the answer to this question, Jiang Zhu saw someone knocking loudly on the door of the house opposite, which was Meng Tingtai's house.
She quickly stopped the man, looking him up and down with suspicion: "Who are you? Are you looking for him? It's working hours now."
The 30-year-old male colleague explained, "I'm his colleague. He didn't come to work this morning and I couldn't get through on the phone. The manager asked me to come and check on him..."
Jiang Zhu was very anxious after hearing this. She went home, found the spare key Meng Tingtai gave her, and quickly opened the door.
Thank God, Meng Tingtai was at home.
But he was sick and lay in bed with a pale face.
After finding Meng Tingtai, the male colleague talked to the manager and then helped Jiang Zhu send Meng Tingtai to the hospital.
Jiang Zhu said she would take care of it, and the male colleague said goodbye and left.
Jiang Zhu lowered her head and looked at the face that she liked the first time she saw it, and she still liked it now.
But she didn't know what he was thinking. Did he like her? If so, why would he hesitate?
Jiang Zhu never thought that she was not worthy of others, so she knew that the reason for everything was Meng Tingtai.
I'll give you another chance to confess, Jiang Zhu thought to herself.
After the nurse gave him a bottle of water, Meng Tingtai's temperature gradually dropped.
At this time, Fang Xiyu also learned that Meng Tingtai was sick in the hospital and Jiang Zhu was taking care of him, so he drove to the hospital.
The hospital director is the father of his childhood friend, so Fang Xiyu easily found out Meng Tingtai's room number.
Before knocking on the door, Fang Xiyu adjusted the new clothes he had specially changed into to show in front of Jiang Zhu.
When facing his love rival, he has his own plans.
He knocked once, twice, and three times, but no one came to open the door for him.
The nurse passed by him quietly and said, "There's no one inside..."
Well, Fang Xiyu took out the note and found that he had read the wrong house number.
By the time Fang Xiyu found the right room and hadn't even struck a correct pose, he saw Jiang Zhu walking past him angrily, completely ignoring him.
Fang Xiyu: …
He looked at Meng Tingtai, who was lying on the bed with his eyes closed, and his eyes were indescribable.
He turned around and caught up with Jiang Zhu at the hospital entrance.
"What are you doing?" Jiang Zhu was very angry. Meng Tingtai refused to explain even if she was beaten to death. In a fit of anger, she decided to ignore him.
Seeing that it was Fang Xiyu who greeted him, Jiang Zhu's eyes turned into confusion, "Why are you here? Are you allergic to peppers again?" She completely forgot that they had bumped into each other in front of the ward door.
Fang Xiyu felt a little sad, but he knew that Meng Tingtai had made Jiang Zhu angry.
Now is a good opportunity for him to take advantage of the situation!
Fang Xiyu was extremely happy, so he approached Jiang Zhu like a male peacock in heat and patted her head. After successfully causing Jiang Zhu's dissatisfaction, he said to her: "How about I treat you to go out and play?"
Jiang Zhu agreed. She was in a bad mood and urgently needed a way to relieve her emotions.
Fang Xiyu's first stop was the mall. Nothing could bring more joy than shopping. He planned to give Jiang Zhu something she'd like, like designer bags and clothes. If she didn't like it, he'd take her to see things she'd never seen before.
Fang Xiyu's way of pursuing girls is very simple. He did it based on TV dramas and the advice of his childhood friends.
His childhood friend is a playboy, but Fang Xiyu agrees with his evaluation of women.
"No matter what kind of personality a woman has, she will love shopping. She may not necessarily accept your gift, but she will appreciate your thoughtfulness. Remember, be sincere when giving gifts. I give it to you because I want to make you happy. If you're not happy, we can try another way."
The childhood friend patted Fang Xiyu on the shoulder and said to him earnestly, "Xiyu, you have good qualities in every aspect, but you have a fatal flaw. Do you know what it is?"
Fang Xiyu gave his childhood friend a crutch and told him to stop keeping him in suspense and tell the truth quickly.
The childhood friend smiled and dodged, saying, "Your biggest shortcoming is that you're not assertive enough. Sometimes, you need to be assertive when pursuing a woman."
"Please think carefully about what I am saying."
Although his childhood friend's words were unreasonable, Fang Xiyu decided to listen to him when it came to pursuing a girlfriend and be more proactive.
Fang Xiyu took the initiative to take Jiang Zhu to a big-brand store and encouraged her to try it.
Just give it a try. Jiang Zhu tried some clothes she liked and some clothes that Fang Xiyu said looked good.
However, the clothes here were beyond her reach. While she was changing clothes, Fang Xiyu signaled the clerk to pack up the clothes Jiang Zhu had tried on and send them to his home.
Jiang Zhu was very surprised. The shop assistant was too attentive today. Was it because there was a rich second-generation rich man standing next to her?
But she didn't buy anything. Wouldn't that affect the clerk's attitude?
She remembered the arrogant attitude of the staff when she and her bestie went to this kind of store. Compared with now, it was a world of difference.
Next, Fang Xiyu took Jiang Zhu to a number of big-name stores. Seeing that she was not interested, Fang Xiyu joked, "If I say I give you this bag, will you be happier?"
Jiang Zhu said, "No, I'm not interested in these things. 20,000 won is enough for this kind of thing. Anything more is not worth the price. These things can't bring me happiness."
Fang Xiyu gave up the idea of buying her a designer bag and asked her, "So where else do you want to go? You decide."
Jiang Zhu smiled: "Let's go to the amusement park. There is the purest happiness there."
An amusement park? Fang Xiyu had never been there. The young master's parents believed that amusement parks were not places for the upper class.
So Jiang Zhu took the initiative to take Fang Xiyu to the largest amusement park in Seoul, where many Korean dramas have been filmed.
Fang Xiyu looked at the roller coaster that went up to the sky and down to the ground with curiosity. Jiang Zhu smiled at him mysteriously: "Do you want to try it?"
It is difficult for people who have never ridden a roller coaster to understand how scary it is, so Fang Xiyu agreed easily.
But when he experienced it himself, Fang Xiyu watched himself gradually leaving the ground, and his brain began to feel dizzy.
Jiang Zhu shouted beside him, "You must shout it out! Shouting it out loud is the most enjoyable!"
Fang Xiyu restrained himself from looking down and replied loudly: "Okay!"
The roller coaster began to move forward, rotate, up, down, rotate, and move forward... Fang Xiyu felt his body falling continuously, and the whistling wind passed through his body. Fang Xiyu screamed for a while, and then felt like he was dead.
Beside him, Jiang Zhu kept her eyes open and shouted out all the haze in her heart. She grabbed Fang Xiyu's hand, trying to give him some strength.
"Are you okay?" Jiang Zhu looked worriedly at Fang Xiyu who was vomiting violently after getting off the roller coaster.
Fang Xiyu waved his hand. "It's okay. It was quite exciting. I just feel a little dizzy."
Fang Xiyu wasn't afraid of heights, but he couldn't handle roller coasters. So he told Jiang Zhu to leave him alone and go ride on her own.
Jiang Zhu refused to leave him and accompanied him to ride the carousel and the Ferris wheel.
When the Ferris wheel reached its highest point, Fang Xiyu said to Jiang Zhu, "Wait a minute, do you have time? I have something I want to show you."
Fang Xiyu was a little nervous. There were some things he might only do once in his life.
Jiang Zhu agreed.
But ten minutes later, she received a call from Meng Tingtai, who said he had something important to tell her.
Jiang Zhu intuitively felt that this matter must be very important to Meng Tingtai, and she looked at Fang Xiyu embarrassedly.
Fang Xiyu heard Jiang Zhu's voice on the phone and saw Jiang Zhu walking around anxiously. He felt lost and a little sad.
"Go ahead and have a frank talk with him."
Fang Xiyu took another half step back. At the same time, he knew in his heart that as long as Jiang Zhu did not resolve her entanglement with Meng Tingtai, he would never have a chance.
However, looking at the words "Are you willing to try a different kind of relationship with me?" written on a skyscraper in the distance, he despised himself in his heart.
It was clearly a good opportunity to confess, why did I let it slip away?
【Author’s words】
Fang Xiyu wasn't trying to avoid it. He knew he'd only have a chance if Jiang Zhu resolved her issues with Meng Tingtai first. He also didn't want to force her. Look at him, he didn't even mention Jiang Zhu's name when he confessed his love, for fear of burdening her.
Tomorrow is the finale of "Money and Magic". Welcome to watch [Dog Head Holding Rose]
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