The airport lounge is very large.
Even though there were already quite a few people inside, it still seemed very open.
Some people who had been seen before at the Yuan Charity Gala nodded politely to Jiang Lingxi when she passed by, and Jiang Lingxi responded simply.
Overall, there were quite a few familiar faces, but not many were acquaintances.
So there was no need to stop specifically to greet anyone.
Some people couldn’t hide their surprised looks for a moment.
No need to say, these were the ones who believed that questionable post online.
Zhou Lingyue was the most obvious among them.
She looked at Jiang Lingxi who was walking over, then at the few people following Jiang Lingxi, and her expression changed from surprise to frowning, and then she seemed hesitant to speak, cycling through these emotions.
Jiang Kaiyuan was originally sitting on the opposite sofa playing a game with headphones on. Without any warning, he looked up just in time to notice her changing expressions and instinctively turned his head to take a look.
Upon realizing who it was, his eyes lit up instantly, and without thinking, he waved his hand, "Sister Xi."
Jiang Lingxi, who was planning to move further in for some peace and quiet: "..."
Originally, apart from those quietly resting, reading, or playing with their phones, there were people chatting in groups or eating in the dining area next door. Now, all of them got attracted by this guy’s loud voice.
Seeing Jiang Kaiyuan about to speak again, Jiang Lingxi had to put her index finger to her lips.
Jiang Kaiyuan swallowed back the words he was about to say when he saw this, quickly realizing and taking off his headphones so that the volume finally returned to normal.
"Sister Xi, you’re here!"
Jiang Lingxi glanced at Zhou Lingyue, who was sitting opposite with a slightly sour expression, and just nodded lightly in response to Jiang Kaiyuan’s enthusiastic greeting, then continued past the two of them.
Jiang Kaiyuan originally wanted to invite her to sit over there, but seeing Jiang Lingxi didn’t stop, he could only swallow back his words again, and watched as she led her team several more meters in before taking a seat.
How come there’s a man this time?
Never seen him before!
And he even sat directly beside Sister Xi!
The spot Jiang Lingxi chose had two sets of semicircular sofas, one was a three-seater and the other a five-seater, with large and small staggered coffee tables in between.
She sat in the middle of the three-seater, with Shen Yunqing on her right and the left side empty.
Because Tong Yue willingly squeezed over to the other side with Lu Zhengzheng and the others.
As Jiang Lingxi and her team settled down, the glances from all around gradually retracted.
It’s just that the private speculations were bound to follow.
"Phew!" Fang Yao couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Although most of those gazes earlier were directed at their own artist, being by Sister Xi’s side also came with a great deal of pressure!
"Do you want to drink some water?"
Jiang Lingxi turned to meet Shen Yunqing’s eyes and blinked.
Does this person really take himself as an assistant?
Shen Yunqing looked toward the others.
Tong Yue quickly waved her hand, "No no, I’m not thirsty, I’ll get some myself later if I am."
The others also shook their heads frantically.
They’d be crazy to dare direct this person to get them water!
Shen Yunqing stood up and walked to the tea area.
"This is the food and beverage area of the lounge; the variety is quite rich, should be comparable to the buffet quality of a five-star hotel."
Zeng Nan introduced while picking up some salad, "I wouldn’t have had breakfast if I knew, I’d come here and taste for everyone."
[Ugh, it’s a food temptation early in the morning.]
[No way, with so much good food, you just took some lettuce leaves!]
[Is this the kind of treatment only VIP passengers enjoy? I have to work hard to earn money so that one day I can also eat in this lounge.]
[Well... I don’t know if that counts as having ambition!]
[Ahhh, the camera, the camera, just scanned a super attractive guy with a great build and presence, move over there quickly!]
[Damn, I saw it too just now, it flashed by; please, camera, be sensible, we can’t eat good food but we can at least enjoy looking at handsome guys.]
Zeng Nan was reminded by the assistant holding the live-stream camera next to her, frowned and turned her head over.
Her eyes suddenly brightened.
The other person seemed to be making tea.
Although the tea area’s materials were abundant, the equipment was rather simple, and there was even already-prepared tea kept warm ready to drink; most people for the sake of convenience would drink this kind, it was rare for anyone to choose to brew it themselves.
The man’s long fingers were pinching a transparent glass cup, rinsing it and then warming it with hot water; during the process, he picked out a packet from a small vacuum-sealed tea bag nearby, tearing it open and pouring it into the warmed glass, giving it a little shake before starting to add water.
The whole process was smooth and done meticulously.
[Clearly the airport lounge tea area, I almost thought I was at a tea house!]
[Though the conditions are a bit crude, with this tea brewing technique, I just want to say, can’t we get a full tea set?]
[Appearing here, should be a celebrity, right? Celebrities who know how to make tea, um, kinda not. Really want to see the face under the mask!]
[Should Nan Nan go over to say hi?]
After coming in earlier, she had mustered up the courage to greet a few not-so-big-name stars rumored to have a good temper.
The other party probably saw that she was able to come in with an invitation and could go on camera, so they responded a bit.
But for the person in the tea area, she truly had no clue who he was!
Moreover, despite the person’s elegant demeanor, she inexplicably felt a bit intimidated to approach.
But with the calls from the live stream increasing, she simply steeled herself, tentatively taking a step towards the tea area.
Just then, the tea in the person’s hand was ready. As he picked it up, he slightly turned his head to glance over here.
The clear yet slightly indifferent gaze instantly shattered the courage that Zeng Nan had barely gathered, stopping her in her tracks, leaving her to watch helplessly as he walked away at a calm pace.
When he had walked a distance away, she finally let out the breath she’d been holding, rubbed her face to ease the tension.
"Seems that gentleman doesn’t want to be disturbed," she said, trying to smooth out the scene toward the camera with a forced smile, "so I better not disturb him!"
The impact wasn’t as great on the audience in the livestream, as the pressure at the time was mostly directed at Zeng Nan herself who wanted to go up and greet him.
[Please turn the camera, I think I saw Jiang Lingxi when the camera zoomed in just now!]
[Really? Jiang Lingxi is actually here?]
[Hurry hurry hurry, I want to see!]
Zeng Nan’s heart skipped a beat, she encouraged herself, and once again turned with the camera to look over.
Just saw the man who was just making tea in the beverage area standing beside Jiang Lingxi on the sofa, bending over to place the teacup in front of Jiang Lingxi on the coffee table, and then elegantly sitting down.
"The tea leaves are average, just manage with it."
"It’s fine." Jiang Lingxi lifted the teacup, blew on it, and was about to take a sip when suddenly she looked up in Zeng Nan’s direction. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ NoveI~Fire.net
Zeng Nan, caught once again: "..."
She felt like she could scream — could they both not be so perceptive, noticing from so far away!
Giving the camera a warning look, seeing that the other party wisely turned away, Jiang Lingxi sipped her tea, just about to put the cup down, when she saw the lounge doors push open again.
"Miss Qiantong, please come inside."
Gu Qiantong glanced at the not-so-small number of people sitting in the lounge, frowned, and thought about how there was only an hour before boarding, eventually suppressing the idea of switching lounges. In her high heels, she led her team of more than thirty people in grandly.