The next day, Xiang Wan packed everything she could before heading to the designated location, where she waited while drinking coffee. Zhou Ziqi arrived shortly after.
It had only been a semester since I last saw Zhou Ziqi, but she had changed a lot. She no longer had the drive and energy she had when we first met, and she had become more worldly and worldly. I imagine she must not have had a good time these past few months.
"Sister Zhou, what would you like to drink?"
Xiang Wan greeted them first, and Zhou Ziqi called over a waiter and brought a latte.
"To make a long story short, do you still have any songs? Sell them to us, buy out the copyright."
"Huh, why does Sister Zhou think I have a song here? The song from last time wasn't mine either."
Xiang Wan isn't that stupid. Does she think that if she says she wants to buy, she should sell herself? She'd be better off asking for song requests instead.
“I don’t believe it,” Zhou Ziqi said calmly. “If you can sing songs like that, why can’t you sing others? Name your price, I can afford it right now.”
Does Boss Wang know that he's suddenly become so domineering?
"Is Sister Zhou planning to buy out the copyright to Li Ying's song 'Breakpoint'?"
"You don't need to worry about that, I'm talking about now."
"Sister Zhou, it's not that I'm nitpicking. It's just that we clearly agreed that as long as Li Ying became famous, we would pay the copyright fee for the song. Why are you not mentioning it now?"
"What's wrong with you? What happened last time is in the past, let's talk about the present."
"Alright then, what kind of song does Brother Li want?"
"The more exciting the better, that's exactly the kind of passion he needs right now."
"Sister Zhou, is it worth it for you to do all this for him?"
When Xiang Wan suddenly asked this question, Zhou Ziqi was a little stunned, her eyes filled with complicated emotions, but she eventually calmed down and said indifferently, "This is not something you care about."
"I just feel it's not worth it," Xiang Wan said in a dejected tone. "Back then, I was also a die-hard fan of Li Ying, and I came here for him. But later I realized that such a person is not worth my unconditional support."
Xiang Wan didn't look at Zhou Ziqi, but stared blankly at the trees outside. Zhou Ziqi also remained silent for a long time, stirring her coffee with a spoon, silently lowering her head and frowning.
"You're still young, there are some things you don't need to understand too clearly."
Hearing this from someone with experience, Xiang Wan's lips twitched slightly. It seemed Zhou Ziqi was still somewhat shrewd, knowing what could and couldn't be said. To further widen the rift between her and Li Ying, Xiang Wan searched her memory for a moment and suddenly thought of a song that perfectly described Zhou Ziqi's current situation.
Xiang Wan took out paper and pen, wrote down the lyrics, and handed them to Zhou Ziqi.
"Sister Zhou, this song is for you, consider it a token of our acquaintance. I have something to do, so I'll be going now."
Before Zhou Ziqi could say anything more, Xiang Wan called the waiter to settle the bill and then took a taxi back to school alone.
"Hey, didn't you prepare some things? Why didn't you use any of them?"
Like a curious child, 007 was patiently explained to Xiang Wan, "Who said that if you prepare it, you have to use it? Why didn't you see my most crucial item?"
"You mean—that song?"
"Congratulations, you've finally figured it out."
"What can one song do? At most, it's plagiarism, but they can clear their name in a minute, okay?"
"That depends on what the song is for. If it weren't for what happened with Boss Wang, Zhou Ziqi would definitely have made Li Ying popular again. But now, it's not so certain."
"Is there something going on inside?"
"The news will be broadcast tonight; I have a feeling there will be a surprise!"
That night, Xiang Wan lay in bed listening to the system's explanations, which sounded like listening to a storyteller. She almost fell asleep, which nearly made the system faint with anger.
After Xiang Wan left, Zhou Ziqi held the piece of paper Xiang Wan had given her, and as she looked at it, tears slowly welled up in her eyes. She sat there for a full hour, and when she left, she crumpled the paper into a ball and clutched it in her hand.
Zhou Ziqi was somewhat out of sorts all afternoon. She had already moved into Boss Wang's villa, but because Boss Wang was also a very busy man, she rarely saw him during the day. After telling the housekeeper that she had to go out and that Wang Yuan didn't need to wait for her when he returned, Zhou Ziqi left in the evening and went to Li Ying's place.
After Li Ying became famous again, he had the money to rent a slightly more upscale apartment. He was currently at home, listening to music and looking at pictures. Hearing a knock at the door, he saw Zhou Ziqi on the security camera and opened the door to let her in.
Why are you here?
Li Ying's words caused Zhou Ziqi's expression to change slightly. Without turning around, she casually replied, "I'm your manager. Can't I even enter my own artist's room?"
Li Ying said awkwardly, "No, it's just that you haven't been here for a long time, so I was just asking casually."
Zhou Ziqi sneered and sat down on a sofa.
"What do you want from me?"
"When did we become so polite to each other?"
Li Ying was initially a little uncomfortable with Zhou Ziqi, after all, he also bore some responsibility for Zhou Ziqi's current state. But seeing Zhou Ziqi's attitude as before, Li Ying relaxed somewhat and said, "Are you thirsty? Would you like something to drink?"
Li Ying turned to go to the kitchen to pour a drink, but Zhou Ziqi stopped her.
“I’ll go, I’ve always been the one to pour for you.” Zhou Ziqi rolled up her sleeves, stood up and walked towards the kitchen. “Let’s have some beer, it’s been so long since we’ve had a drink together.”
Before Li Ying could refuse, Zhou Ziqi had already deftly taken out a bottle of beer and two glasses, slowly filling them to the brim.
"By the way, you have a TV at home, right? Turn on some news. We used to drink beer and watch some gossip news. It wasn't as convenient as it is now, but we were happy."
"Okay." Li Ying turned around and went to turn on the TV.
Zhou Ziqi gave him a deep look, then casually placed a pill into Li Ying's cup.
"Here, one cup each, bottoms up!"
Zhou Ziqi sat down next to Li Ying, clinked glasses with him, kept her eyes on the TV, and took a big gulp of her drink.
Although Li Ying found Zhou Ziqi's behavior strange, she thought that they hadn't spent time together so casually in a long time, so she slowly took a big gulp of beer.
Zhou Ziqi led Li Ying to reminisce about the past, and before they knew it, the two had finished a bottle of beer.
Would you like another bottle?
Seeing that Li Ying's face was slightly flushed, Zhou Ziqi sneered inwardly, but didn't show it on her face. She knew the drug was working, and wanted to see just how badly Li Ying was affected.
"No, I think my alcohol tolerance has decreased. It's only this little bit. It wouldn't have been a problem before."
Li Ying didn't think about anything else, only that his body was weak. After all, in his eyes, Zhou Ziqi wasn't the kind of person who would do something to him.
"Do you feel weak all over?" Zhou Ziqi put down her wine glass, reached out and pushed Li Ying onto the sofa. "Are you feeling a little hot inside?"
"What—what do you want to do?"
Li Ying's breathing became rapid. At this moment, he understood perfectly well that he had been betrayed by his former good friend.
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