The next day, Fu Bai was woken up by the ringing of the telephone.
Before he even opened his eyes, a warm hand was placed on them, and a gentle, deep voice said, "It's my phone. You can continue sleeping."
Fu Bai mumbled something, turned over, rolled himself up in the blanket, and went back to sleep.
Xie Chen quietly got out of bed with his phone and went to the balcony to answer the call.
The call was from Xie Chen's coach in the national team. He woke up in the morning to find a text message from Xie Chen that he had sent in the middle of the night. He was so excited that he called Xie Chen without thinking.
By the time Xie Chen answered the call, the coach had calmed down.
Coach: "Are you sure you want to come back?"
Xie Chen looked at the original film still shrouded in the morning mist in the distance and hummed in agreement.
The coach asked to confirm, "Even if that person does that kind of thing again, you won't change your decision?"
“I’ve broken off all ties with her,” Xie Chen said. “After that day, all the affection between us was gone.”
The coach was silent for a moment before saying, "Xie Chen, welcome back."
Xie Chen smiled and said, "Thank you."
After ending the call with the coach, Xie Chen turned and went back to his room.
Fu Bai was already awake and was sitting on the bed, wrapped in the blanket. Hearing Xie Chen's footsteps as he entered, he turned his head to look.
When Xie Chen met Fu Bai's languid gaze, he immediately flashed a bright smile, leaned in front of Fu Bai, and kissed his lips.
"Are you leaving?" Xie Chen asked.
Filming for "Expired Lovers" has come to an end. Today, all the guests will leave this villa and meet in Xiamen a week later for another week of filming. Only then will the filming of "Expired Lovers" be considered complete.
Fu Bai will naturally be leaving the villa today.
The luggage was packed last night. After washing up and changing her clothes, Fu Bai and Xie Chen went downstairs hand in hand.
After one night, it was clear to everyone that Fu Bai and Xie Chen's relationship had grown even stronger.
There was hardly anyone in the living room except Chen Lan, who was sitting on the sofa. He was probably waiting for Xie Chen. When he heard Xie Chen's voice coming from the stairs, he immediately stood up and looked over with a gloomy expression.
As Fu Bai and Xie Chen approached, Chen Lan's first words were a question: "Xie Chen! Didn't you go back to your room last night?"
Chen Lan knew that the production team had already put away the hidden cameras, so she stopped pretending to be humble and gentle. When she questioned Xie Chen, her expression was somewhat distorted.
Xie Chen pulled Fu Bai behind him, frowning as he said, "What's it to you?"
Fu Bai yawned loudly behind Xie Chen, looking completely smug.
Chen Lan was stung by Xie Chen's protectiveness towards Fu Bai. Her eyes widened, and she blurted out without thinking, "How could it have nothing to do with me? Xie Chen! I'm your brother!"
"Xie Chen, you've only known Shen Fubai for a few days? Do you even know what kind of person he is?" Chen Lan said in a tone that suggested she was doing this for your own good. "Before you came, Shen Fubai was Zheng Siyu's simp. Why did he keep clinging to Zheng Siyu even after their breakup? Because Zheng Siyu is a rich second-generation heir, Zheng Siyu is rich!"
"Once you arrive, Chen Fubai immediately dumped Zheng Siyu and made you his target. Because you're a former world champion, you have popularity and traffic, and he's a blogger on Bilibili, you can better drive traffic to him!"
"Xie Chen, can't you see? Shen Fubai doesn't like you at all," Chen Lan said earnestly. "He has ulterior motives towards you!"
After Chen Lan finished speaking, he went to look at Fu Bai, wanting to see Fu Bai's panic when he exposed Fu Bai's true colors.
However, Fu Bai just yawned again. His reaction was so indifferent that it was as if Chen Lan wasn't talking about him.
Fu Bai was still a bit sleepy. Xie Chen made a lot of noise last night. As expected of a male student from a sports university, he has endless energy.
As for what Chen Lan said, Fu Bai simply ignored it.
He believed Xie Chen would not be affected.
Fu Bai rested her head on Xie Chen's arm, her eyes still heavy with sleep, and mumbled, "Are we still leaving? If not, I'll go back upstairs and sleep a little longer?"
Xie Chen rubbed his graying, tousled hair, his gentleness unaffected by Chen Lan's presence: "Let's go now."
After saying that, he turned to Chen Lan and said seriously, "Chen Lan, I only believe what I see, and I only like what I like."
"So what if Fu Bai likes me because I can bring him popularity and traffic? That's part of me."
"Moreover, I think I'm good enough. Even if Fu Bai only likes my popularity now, I believe he will come to like other aspects of me over time."
Chen Lan: "..."
How come he never knew Xie Chen was so love-obsessed?
Chen Lan's face turned red with anger, and she asked coldly, "So, you're saying you're determined to leave with Chen Fubai today, even if Auntie is in the hospital, you don't plan to go back to see her?"
"Back in the hospital again?" Xie Chen's face suddenly turned cold, his voice full of mockery. "What's the reason this time? Suicide attempt? Or was it because I made you angry?"
"Xie Chen! She's your mother!" Chen Lan said incredulously.
Xie Chen wanted to say something, but Fu Bai pulled him by the hand and walked towards the door.
"Xie Chen, let's go."
Xie Chen paused for a moment, then obediently replied, "Okay."
As he passed Chen Lan, Fu Bai stopped and said with a smile, "I think you have a misunderstanding about me."
Chen Lan gave a soft snort.
A misunderstanding? Where is there a misunderstanding?
Would Zheng Siyu lie to him? Zheng Siyu did say that Chen Fubai was materialistic and vain, and that she kept pestering him for his money.
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