Chapter 15 Chapter 15 Girlfriend
According to the promotion contract signed with the Xinghua Town Government, the second roadshow will return to the original filming location, and the format will be very different from that in the cinema. It will be similar to a music festival, attracting fans from all over the country to Xinghua Town.
The crew and actors arrived in the small county town by plane and bus the day before and started their activities the next morning.
The next morning, Xiaodie heard that Chen Jingzhou had also come, but he arrived late at night and was still staying in his villa.
He Chuxi felt it was very necessary to remind her, "Xiaodie, we have no relationship now, so you don't need to tell me about him in the future."
"Huh?" How come it doesn't matter anymore...
"Do you understand?"
"No." Xiaodie was very confused. "Will Teacher Chen still block our resources?"
He Chuxi opened the wardrobe to take out clothes and answered casually: "Probably not."
Yan Ling said that they could get a Hong Kong director's film without any surprises. Before joining the crew, the company also arranged a variety show for her, and her endorsements and activities have all resumed one by one.
There were no rumors in the circle, as if the previous series of resource losses were just a coincidence.
What I am going to wear today is a New Year haute couture dress from a certain brand. It is a white long dress without any redundant decorations. Its impeccable tailoring and drape alone outline a calm and noble aura, gorgeous and low-key.
I ironed my hair and smoked some incense last night. The jasmine scent is elegant and fresh, which makes me feel happy.
He Chuxi took off her pajamas and put them on carefully. After putting them on, she lifted up her long curly hair and turned halfway. "Xiaodie, zip it up."
When she looked back, the corners of her lips curled up slightly.
She won.
......
At nine o'clock, I went to the backstage to wait.
As soon as He Chuxi entered the room, she saw a man sitting by the window, twirling a lighter and in a daze. He had also done makeup, a white T-shirt, ripped jeans, and his hair was heavily waxed, recreating the gangster Zhou Zhuo.
She glanced at him lightly and looked away before he noticed her looking up.
The actors arrived one after another, and the waiting room was filled with people, but because of Mingwei's incident, everyone was much quieter than usual.
Jiang Xinran, however, seemed to have only seen the news online, and continued to liven up the atmosphere as usual. "These media outlets are really good at making up stories these days. If they had stayed on our set for ten days or half a month, would they have considered that as a leak? I remember that Teacher Ming often went to Teacher Chen to rehearse his lines. What's so strange about that?"
He Chuxi: “…”
Chen Jingzhou: “…”
Mingwei next to her turned her face away in embarrassment.
He Chuxi quickly stopped him to prevent him from saying anything else, "Xinran, what's in your bag? You're mumbling."
"Oh, I almost forgot if you hadn't mentioned it." Jiang Xinran lifted the bag onto his knees and opened it, then carefully took out a small cake wrapped in plastic wrap. "This is the multi-grain cake my mother made yesterday. I brought it here for everyone to try."
He gave some to Mingwei and himself, who were sitting nearby, and then stood up and gave them to other teachers one by one. However, when he came to Chen Jingzhou, his voice was a little weaker, "Teacher Chen, do you want to try it?"
Jiang Xinran still vividly remembered the look of disdain he gave him when he took him to a small restaurant. He even vomited afterward, so he added, "My mom made it herself, and the ingredients are very clean."
The person in front of him lazily raised his eyes, and the emotionless eyes made Jiang Xinran's heart pause. He unconsciously withdrew his hand, "Teacher Chen, that..."
His eyes quickly shifted to the teacher next to him, "Sister Gu, here, this is for you."
Sister Gu, who was a little older, took it with a smile and said to ease the awkwardness, "Multi-grain cake? This is the first time I've heard of this name."
Jiang Xinran breathed a sigh of relief, "My mother took it."
Chen Jingzhou looked at the boy in his early twenties, who was so nervous that he didn't dare look at him. He smiled inwardly and took the other boy from his hand as he was about to turn around. He said in a light voice, "Thank you."
Jiang Xinran was stunned for a moment, then he grinned happily, "You're welcome, Teacher Chen, if you like it, I have more in my hotel. I'll get you a few more when we're done."
"Need not."
"Hey, that's fine."
He Chuxi looked over and saw the man carefully examine the small white pastry in his hand. Then he frowned, took a bite, and took it away, as if he was carefully examining what filling was inside.
Perhaps his gaze was too direct, Chen Jingzhou suddenly raised his eyes, and He Chuxi hurriedly lowered his head and took a bite.
As the name suggests, multi-grain cake is made by cooking and grinding peanuts, red beans and sesame seeds, mixing them with white sugar and wrapping them in soft, glutinous and sweet rice cake. It tastes very good.
Because of this small multi-grain cake, the atmosphere became much more relaxed and everyone started chatting.
At half past nine, the staff reminded us to enter.
Before I even walked to the front of the stage, the cheers from the audience were already deafening, no less than a concert.
The process has been reviewed three or four times. First, we watch the movie clips, then chat, and randomly select fans to ask questions and interact.
They are all professional actors, so dealing with these things is not a topic. Chen Jingzhou also cooperated very well and smiled when he should.
The only unexpected thing happened during the interactive session, when a fan, who was bold and perhaps deliberately stirring up trouble, asked about the scandal between Chen Jingzhou and Ming Wei, "Mr. Chen, were you avoiding suspicion by skipping the roadshow last time?"
The field suddenly became quiet.
Chen Jingzhou frowned.
Director Fang immediately responded, "Jingzhou was unable to come last time because he was not feeling well. As for other matters, we will not discuss them today. Come, our next fan."
Unwilling to be stopped, the fan shouted even after the microphone was taken away: "Are you and Mingwei really not in a relationship? I heard that you often acted together in the dressing room during filming. Is that true?"
The audience was already boiling with excitement because of this scene, and now with this sentence added, the situation became even more difficult to control.
The man who usually focused on business also had a dark face. Chen Jingzhou picked up the microphone and said in a deep voice: "Teacher Ming and I are just work colleagues. I have a girlfriend."
——I have a girlfriend.
It was quiet again, not only for the fans in the audience, but also for the directors and actors on stage.
He Chuxi also looked over in surprise. The man had a serious expression on his face, and she could hardly tell whether his words were true or not.
Director Fang calmed down after the panic, feeling that this movie was full of twists and turns. During the filming, the male and female leads were rumored to be having an affair, and after the filming, the male lead was rumored to be having an affair with the second female lead, and now the male lead has revealed that he has a girlfriend.
I hope the final box office can also benefit from this wave of traffic.
The traffic really exploded. Before the roadshow was over, several topics on the Internet were followed by a black and red word "explosion".
Chen Jingzhou has a huge number of fans. If the two previous rumors were small earthquakes, then today's official admission that he has a girlfriend was a nuclear explosion, instantly igniting all major platforms.
But no matter what, this "girlfriend" successfully untied Chen Jingzhou and Ming Wei, and everyone's attention began to shift, and they all tried to find out who the girlfriend was.
The roadshow ended early because of this. We had originally planned to have dinner together in the evening, but because of this unexpected incident, Director Fang and the publicity and promotion manager were so busy that they couldn't get together.
He Chuxi thought it was just perfect. She just wanted to go back to the hotel to remove her makeup, take a shower and rest.
Before I could change my clothes, Yan Ling called me and asked, "Is this true?"
He Chuxi turned on the loud speaker of her phone, sat down at the table, and replied while taking off her earrings: "How should I know?"
"He's too quick. Didn't he come to see you before Christmas?"
It must be fake, but there is also a slight possibility. What if they really fall in love quickly?
He Chuxi was not sure what to say. "Whether it's true or not, the movie is getting popular now, which is a good thing for us."
"It's not necessarily a good thing. A male artist will lose a certain amount of fans if he officially announces a relationship. Let's see."
"Um."
After hanging up the phone, He Chuxi took off his clothes and went into the bathroom.
Just as he came out of the room after washing up, there was a knock on the door, and Jiang Xinran shouted: "Teacher He! Teacher He!"
The case of Chen Jingzhou and Ming Wei was still vivid in He Chuxi's mind. She changed into home clothes before opening the door.
Outside the door, Jiang Xinran looked anxious, "Teacher He, can you go to the hospital with me?"
"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Jiang Xinran waved his hands anxiously, "It's not me, it's Teacher Chen."
He Chuxi immediately frowned, "What's wrong with him?"
"It's said to be an allergy, quite serious, and he's in the hospital now."
I immediately felt relieved, as long as I was not dead.
"Then you don't need to look for me?"
"I wanted to find Sister Gu, but she went out to eat with other teachers. I can't go find Teacher Ming, right?" Jiang Xinran asked pleadingly. "Teacher He, can you go with me? It seems Teacher Chen is allergic to my multi-grain cake."
He Chuxi pursed her lips and hesitated.
The boy whispered again: "I'm alone, I don't dare..."
She laughed instantly, "Okay, I'll go with you."
......
The county hospital was not big and did not have any high-end VIP wards, so Liang Quan went to the door to meet them.
He Chuxi followed him in, and after observing the surroundings along the way, she couldn't help but curl her lips, "Thank you for your hard work, Teacher Chen."
Liang Quan thought of the man who was lying on the hospital bed, struggling to endure the pain, and couldn't help but laugh silently, "Yes, Mr. Chen is feeling very uncomfortable right now."
Jiang Xinran felt even worse when he heard this, and blamed himself, "It's all my fault. I should have told everyone what the fillings were in advance, otherwise Teacher Chen wouldn't have had an allergic reaction."
He Chuxi asked, "What is he allergic to?"
Liang Quan pondered for a while before answering: "Mr. Chen is allergic to peanuts."
"Didn't he know for the past twenty years that he couldn't eat peanuts?"
Liang Quan: “…”
Of course I know.
He has been Mr. Chen's assistant for two years. On the first day he started working, Uncle Wang wrote out more than ten pages of information about what the assistant should pay attention to. The first item on the diet page was peanut allergy.
One time when he was eating out, he forgot to remind the chef, and he quickly had an allergic reaction after taking just one bite of the salad with peanut butter. His whole body turned red, his blood pressure dropped, and his face turned pale.
Today was even worse. He finished the whole multi-grain cake and fell on himself as soon as he got in the car after the roadshow.
Jiang Xinran was still blaming himself, "My mom crushed the peanuts so finely that you couldn't tell unless you looked closely. Oh, it's all my fault."
Liang Quan comforted him, "It's not your fault."
As they were talking, they arrived at the hospital's most advanced ward. Liang Quan knocked on the door and then pushed it open.
Jiang Xinran and He Chuxi went in one after another.
The ward should have been renovated, the walls and ceiling were brand new, but the white sheets on the bed showed obvious signs of use, and the air was filled with a strong smell of disinfectant.
He Chuxi thought about the daily life of the young master and was very surprised at how tolerant he was, especially sleeping in someone else's bed and using someone else's used quilt, which would never have happened before.
Jiang Xinran walked over to the bedside and asked with concern, "Teacher Chen, are you okay?"
He Chuxi stopped at the entrance, raised her eyes, and met the gaze from inside. There was no avoidance and no words between them.
After a brief touch, he moved away. When he answered the question, the gentle smile on his face that he had shown to his fans not long ago disappeared completely, "Not good."
He Chuxi looked carefully again and saw that his exposed arms and neck were covered with red rashes, which was horrific.
Liang Quan, who hadn't left yet, added, "Mr. Chen is severely allergic to peanuts. He just discovered this on the way back from the roadshow. The doctor said the allergy caused a low-grade fever, and he needs to be hospitalized for observation tonight."
Jiang Xinran felt even more guilty, "It's so serious, I'm sorry, Teacher Chen, I didn't know..."
"fine."
"Teacher Chen, I'll stay with you tonight."
Chen Jingzhou raised his eyebrows in confusion, then laughed: "You stay with me?"
Jiang Xinran said firmly, "I have a flight tomorrow afternoon, so you can stay."
The person on the bed looked over, and the silent woman hugged her chest and looked away.
Jiang Xinran also turned around and said, "Teacher He, you may have to go back alone."
He Chuxi smiled gently: "It's okay, you stay with me. Teacher Chen, please take a rest. I'll leave first."
Chen Jingzhou gritted his teeth.
Liang Quan sensed that something was not going right and quickly said, "Teacher Jiang, I bought some things downstairs. Could you please help me get them downstairs?"
"Okay, okay, let's go."
The two men left and Liang Quan closed the door.
He Chuxi was still standing at the door, her smile still generous and decent, "How come I didn't know you were allergic to peanuts?"
He subconsciously retorted, "There are so many things you don't know."
He Chuxi turned around and was about to leave.
Before I took two steps, a dry, unfamiliar voice came from behind me: "Hello."
She had no choice but to turn around and asked, "What?"
The man gestured to the IV drip above his head, "No more."
"If you don't have any, ring the bell."
"My hands hurt, I can't press them."
"Does your hand hurt due to allergies?"
"pain."
“…”
He Chuxi walked over and pressed the call button. Just as she was about to leave, the "painful" hand pulled hers, and the voice was a little softer than usual, "Will you stay with me tonight?"
He Chuxi looked back, staring at him from head to toe. She couldn't help but smile, "Are you crazy, or have you lost your memory?"
"The bed here stinks. I can't sleep."
"Can I make the bed smell better or something?"
"able."
"......release!"
He relaxed as the nurse knocked on the door.
She didn't leave.
The nurse changed the medicine, and Chen Jingzhou's eyes were focused on the woman who was concentrating on watching the nurse's movements.
The overly bright incandescent light in the room seemed to create a soft and moving halo above her head.
He raised the corners of his lips slightly.
Sure enough, he responds to soft words but not hard ones.
As soon as the nurse left, he said, "I need to go to the bathroom."
This time it was He Chuxi's turn to grit his teeth.
"Urgent, hurry up."
"Let the nurse help you."
"If you dare to let a nurse help me, I will buy your company tomorrow."
This sentence is deliberately vicious, but it is really too childish.
He Chuxi went over and picked up the IV pole, and someone climbed up the pole and put his arm around her shoulders.
I wanted to push him away, but when I looked down and saw his hand covered in rashes, I ended up saying nothing.
But getting to the bathroom was another big deal.
Even though we've done the most intimate things, I can't just take off his pants and watch him go to the toilet, right?
He Chuxi was very uncomfortable, "Go in by yourself."
"Do I have four hands?"
The woman glared up fiercely, "Chen Jingzhou, don't go too far."
"I've taken off my pants so many times before, why haven't you ever been shy?"
He Chuxi's eyes widened, "What are you talking about?!"
"Isn't it?" Chen Jingzhou was in a very good mood as he saw her ears slowly turning red. "Hurry up, the pee is coming out."
Forget it, forget it, don’t bother with the patient, stay calm, breathe in and exhale, breathe in and exhale.
The bathroom door closed, and an impatient male voice and an even more impatient female voice were heard one after another.
"And underwear."
"You can do it yourself."
"Why don't you dare look?"
"Shut up."
"Okay, put on your pants and remember to flush the toilet."
"I told you to shut up!"
After a flushing sound, the glass door opened.
A man and a woman who were supporting each other and almost hugging each other inside the door met eyes with two men carrying things outside the door.
Jiang Xinran, with his mouth wide open in shock, stared at the two of them for five or six seconds, then took a step forward to confirm that this was the bathroom.
Finally, a blessing came to my heart.
"Teacher Chen, so your girlfriend is Teacher He!"
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