Chen Xinfei suffered one setback after another today, and couldn’t hold back anymore. She got up and followed after Shi Su when she went to the restroom.
However, before she reached her, she suddenly saw that cold and elegant man standing there. His every gesture exuded an air of calm and coolness, and when he glanced at her, there was a clear sense of pressure.
Chen Xinfei quickly stopped in her tracks, feeling suffocated but having no outlet, because with Jing Jihan there, she couldn’t do anything, nor did she dare.
She could only retreat silently and didn’t even bother to offer a strained ’polite’ farewell in the end, leaving the restaurant angrily.
Shi Su came out of the restroom and saw Chen Xinfei leaving hastily, then glanced at the small table with the divider that hadn’t been opened. She couldn’t help but laugh.
As they walked out of the restaurant, Shi Su felt a sense of relief, as if a breath was finally released from her heart, feeling particularly happy.
Thinking back to making Chen Xinfei spend nearly three million on that bag, Shi Su knew Jing Jihan wasn’t short on money, but she was delighted to save wherever she could.
Since exiting the restaurant, Shi Su’s lips remained curled upwards.
As she realized she was outside the restaurant, on the street, happily leading Jing Jihan toward the parking lot across the street, she didn’t care about the people’s stares, not even that her hand was particularly intimately holding his.
The man’s hands were clear and warm, particularly comforting on this cold winter day.
Even though Shi Su hadn’t been in a relationship, she understood just how intimate the act of happily pulling his hand as they walked outside was.
Living in his apartment over the past few days, using the opportunity of being sick and dizzy, she hadn’t considered facing everything about this man directly. But everything seemed so natural, as if some things had already taken root and sprouted in her heart, deeply intertwined, hard to ignore.
Shi Su didn’t withdraw her hand upon realizing, and Jing Jihan obviously didn’t give her the chance, naturally wrapping his fingers around her wrist, holding it tightly.
She suddenly lifted her gaze and saw the man looking at her meaningfully. As she raised her head, his refined eyebrows moved gently: "Happy?"
...
Back at Kaixing Mansion, Jing Luozhou said he would sleep on the sofa, but the dozens of shopping bags delivered from the mall were all placed on the sofa, occupying his sleeping area.
Shi Su realized she hadn’t gone downstairs to see Mianmian recently, and since it wasn’t bedtime yet, she decided to bring these to the thirty-first floor and visit her little darling.
Of course, to avoid cross-infection from the flu, it’s not a problem to kiss through a mask.
The items were bought for Shi Su anyway, so if she wanted to take them back to the thirty-first floor, Jing Jihan was happy to oblige.
Upon delivering so many shopping bags to the thirty-first floor, Mianmian hadn’t gone to bed yet, and the mother and daughter laughed and rolled into a heap on the sofa.
Mrs. Qin saw Shi Su returning with a mask on and asked, "Still haven’t recovered from your cold?"
"Almost, but there’s potential for infection, so wearing a mask for a few more days isn’t a problem." Shi Su said, stroking Mianmian’s soft hair. "After Mianmian recovered, did you send her back to kindergarten?"
"Yes, not many children are in kindergarten lately as many adults and children have caught colds. Temperature checks and disinfection are required before entering."
"Being cautious is good to prevent further infections." Shi Su held Mianmian dearly, unwilling to let go; this little girl must have eaten quite well these days, seemingly chubbier than before, more fleshy to the touch with chubby little hands.
But since she was still sick, she had to be careful and wait until she was well before returning.
When they were having a hard time parting, Jing Luozhou suddenly sent her a WeChat message.
Jing Luozhou: [Mr. Jing is here; would you like to come up and join the fun?]
Shi Su replied in surprise: [Mr. Jing? When did he arrive? Is he on the thirty-second floor now?]
Jing Luozhou: [Five minutes ago, directly at the door.]
Well...
Given this, Shi Su thought it was better not to go to the thirty-second floor.
If Mr. Jing misunderstood that she had been living with Jing Jihan for a long time, the older generation might see it as inappropriate.
Of course, she deliberately overlooked the point that Mr. Jing really wanted a great-grandson.
But what had Jing Luozhou done so outrageously, inhumane, or shocking that the old man was this angry—kicking him out of the house, and after knowing he was at Kaixing Mansion for only a few hours, he actually came himself?
It seems that the 32nd floor of Kaixing Mansion might have a bit of a sword-and-shadow atmosphere tonight.
She thought it wise to stay on the thirty-first floor tonight, not to go up.
Shi Su: [O(∩_∩)O Haha~ Good luck with that, I’m not going up!]
Then she restrained her sense of schadenfreude and sent a WeChat to Jing Jihan—
Shi Su: [You handle the family matters first, I’ll rest on the thirty-first floor.]
Two minutes later, Jing Jihan replied: [Okay]
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"The Yao Platform" continued airing for a week, and in just one week broke the record for the highest-rated fantasy drama of the year in terms of viewership and clicks on online platforms.
No matter how one-dimensional Xia Yilin’s character might seem, given that fantasy dramas usually attract younger audiences, both male and female leads gained a lot of young student fans who fervently ranked them on Weibo.
Shi Su gained a substantial number of fans, who focused more on her reputation, performances in outstanding action scenes, her acting skills, and the storyline of her character, Tian Yuli, forming a uniquely rational fanbase.
With the lead actors obtaining so many fans, inevitably there were clashes and disputes between fan groups.
However, over just a few days, Xia Yilin’s fans reportedly swarmed Shi Su’s Weibo with insults, and Shi Su’s fans retaliated, each side clearing their respective platforms, with daily rankings, votes, and nonstop compliments.
When everyone thought the battleground between the lead actress and supporting actress from this series would stretch on, and that Shi Su and Xia Yilin would inevitably become long-standing nemeses in the industry—
Suddenly, a trending topic captured attention.
#Shi Su Shi Yunyin#
The emergence of this trending topic didn’t surprise Shi Su.
But Jun and Chujiao, along with the entire studio and her agency, were shocked.
Shi Su had a scene in the series where she danced with a sword at her sect, being the only action scene that combined swordplay and classical dance.
The martial arts instructor initially planned other dance types for her, but after seeing Shi Su dance once, he decided to stick with it without considering if the dance had been seen somewhere before.
The trending topic had everyone talking—
Why did Shi Su’s dance resemble so much the dance that Shi Yunyin, the film queen, performed five years ago in the movie "Chi Xiao"?