Song Longsha saw that Fang Xianxing’s expression had darkened a bit and secretly thought it was not good. She made faces at Fang Xianxing, then used the excuse of going to the restroom to leave the private room.

Fang Xianxing did not respond to her. Instead, she said to Su Mu with some seriousness, “Since you want to ride the popularity wave and film a historical drama, at least show some respect for the history of that time. Otherwise, the popularity will backfire.”

Su Mu did not like investors interfering with her creation, but she still agreed repeatedly on the surface and even promised to find experts for guidance.

Fang Xianxing’s furrowed brows loosened slightly. She stood up and also used the excuse of going to the restroom to leave the private room.

As soon as she went out, Song Longsha grabbed her wrist and pulled her to a secluded corner of the corridor where there were fewer people.

“Sis, guess who I saw?”

“Who did you see?” Fang Xianxing straightened her sleeve that had been wrinkled by Song Longsha and leaned casually against the wall of the corridor. Listening to those messy stories made it even harder for her to muster up any enthusiasm.

“Brother-in-law, I saw brother-in-law!”

Song Longsha saw that Fang Xianxing was distracted and felt a bit angry. She shook Fang Xianxing’s hand and kept making faces in one direction, and then her face fell.

“Sis, could it be that brother-in-law is here to check on you? I sent you so many text messages, but you didn’t listen. Look, you’ve been caught. Just now, you were chatting so happily with those young actors. Some of them are habitual offenders with dirty tricks. Today they can use tricks to sit next to you, and tomorrow they can use tricks to lie in your bed. You even let them fool around!”

“Brother-in-law must be angry. I just saw him with a dark face, and half a bottle of baijiu was gone from the table.”

Fang Xianxing instinctively wanted to say what brother-in-law, but in the end, she only pursed her lips. “Where?”

“On this floor, in the booth in the northwest corner, next to a clump of greenery,” Song Longsha replied eagerly.

Fang Xianxing made an “mm” sound but did not move. She leaned against the wall with her eyes lowered, not knowing what she was thinking.

“Sis?” Song Longsha bent down, tilted her head in puzzlement, and leaned close to Fang Xianxing’s face.

Fang Xianxing raised her hand and pushed Song Longsha’s face away. “Go in and tell Director Su that next time there’s no need to be so polite. I’m busy and have no time to come.” Song Longsha agreed repeatedly. “Okay, okay, Sis, you go ahead and coax brother-in-law. Leave this to me, don’t worry!” Fang Xianxing sighed inaudibly and slowly walked in the direction Song Longsha had just pointed.

This was just rushing in and losing face.

In her heart, she silently hoped that by the time she got there, Xie Zhi would have already left.

But then again, she was going over there specifically. If she had just arrived and Xie Zhi left, wouldn’t she have done all that for nothing?

No, he had to wait for her.

*

The baijiu Xie Zhi drank burned his throat and lungs with every sip, but only in this way could his unhappy mood be countered and he could barely calm down.

Perhaps seeing him as a lone man drinking alone, someone always tried to approach him. Seeing him frown and glance at the phone on the table, they hesitantly turned and left.

When Fang Xianxing arrived, one had just returned and brushed past her.

Fang Xianxing’s steps paused, and her eyes cooled by several degrees. When she stood next to Xie Zhi, they warmed up slightly.

Xie Zhi’s phone was placed on the table, the screen constantly lit up. The numbers 110 had already been dialed, and only the call button was left.

Fang Xianxing’s eyes were helpless. Xie Zhi always seemed to have a way to make her feel amused and helpless.

Xie Zhi frowned. The person who came this time stayed too long. He raised his hand and placed his straightened fingertips on the call button, suspending them in a threatening manner.

But this level of flirting, if the person involved insisted, could barely be considered harassment. The police weren’t so idle as to handle everything. Xie Zhi was just taking advantage of people’s desire to avoid trouble and using a tiger’s prestige despite being a fox.

Fang Xianxing called out to him, “Xie Zhi!”

Xie Zhi’s hand hovering over the phone paused. He curled his fingertips, withdrew his palm a few inches, placed it on the table, and turned his head to look at Fang Xianxing.

Fang Xianxing was backlit, the light behind her shining on her back, giving her a rim of orange-red light. Xie Zhi’s nose felt slightly sour. He quickly withdrew his gaze and lowered his head to finish the remaining baijiu in the glass.

Fang Xianxing frowned and sat down across from him.

“What happened?”

After saying that, she secretly stepped on her own foot.

What did it matter what happened to Xie Zhi? Even if she wanted to be a good person this time, at most she would kindly look after him and safely send him home if he got drunk. She definitely shouldn’t be looking for trouble.

But who knew that she would subconsciously ask with concern, as if it were a habit.

Happy New Year, everyone! Wishing you all health, safety, and success in everything in the new year. May you get high scores and make big money!