In the thick of the night, early sumr frogs croaked in chorus.
Ji Xizhi, wrapped in a coat, entered the courtyard of the show’s small house.
The lights in the courtyard had already been turned off, leaving only a faint glow at the front gate to guide the way.
Just as Ji Xizhi was about to hurry back to rest.
She was suddenly called by soone.
"Teacher Ji."
The voice ca from the dim corner, a spot not covered by the show’s fixed caras.
Ji Xizhi had just sent the fans back, and considering how late it was, she hadn’t let the PD follow to film anymore.
The surroundings were empty, with no caras.
Ji Xizhi paused for a while, and then soone walked out from the darkness of the corner.
It was Bai Zhe.
Tonight was different from last night, Director Wang wasn’t around, and several staff mbers were missing, so the guests could squeeze in to at least get a proper sleep in the rooms.
Ji Xizhi returned late after sending the fans off; the other guests from the show had already caved in and went to sleep, especially Sheng Yaoyao and Guan Fengyan—the forr had just adjusted her sleep schedule, and the latter was used to sleeping and waking early.
The rest, even if they hadn’t slept, were basically lying in bed, fiddling with their phones by now.
Bai Zhe suddenly appearing outside the door at this mont clearly suggested he was waiting for Ji Xizhi.
Without avoiding him, Ji Xizhi nodded and greeted, "Not asleep yet? Looking for ?"
Bai Zhe had an awkward smile on his face and softly murmured, "Mm," before cautiously speaking, "I have so legal questions I want to ask Teacher Ji, is that okay?"
As he spoke, not waiting for Ji Xizhi to respond.
He added, "I was originally supposed to ask Teacher Yue, but I didn’t expect Teacher Yue to have an issue tonight. I’m afraid of missing this opportunity and who knows when there will be a chance to record together again, so I can only bother Teacher Ji at this hour."
"Although Qin Yutian and I debuted in the sa team, I’m different from him. He’s a favored star, and fans always praise him, while I’ve always been the most controversial in the team. From the start, I’ve had black fans constantly attacking, fabricating lies about my education, plastic surgery, cheating. I’ve endured a dark period of being hated online. Like you, I’ve experienced those helpless and confused monts. It was you, like a ray of warmth, that gave courage to walk out of that phase of confusion."
Bai Zhe’s voice gradually turned somber, his gaze increasingly intense, capturing the mood perfectly.
Online, it’s said that he can collect and replicate any kind of srizing gaze; now he was using the "wet puppy eyes" look beloved by female fans.
"I know expressing like this might seem sudden..."
Bai Zhe hesitated, pausing to look up at Ji Xizhi, ready for eye contact.
However, he hadn’t even gotten to his key point when Ji Xizhi surprisingly responded quickly.
"It’s okay, it’s not sudden. You can ask anything, let’s go inside and talk."
Ji Xizhi’s agreed faster than Bai Zhe expected, her voice steady, no longer carrying the earlier distance.
Considering previous instances witnessing Ji Xizhi’s iron will, Bai Zhe thought he’d have to put in more effort to get this one-on-one chance, but strangely, Ji Xizhi was easily moved this ti; apparently, his words resonated with her.
Bai Zhe felt secretly pleased, his face still brimd with surprise.
"Great! But everyone should be asleep now, let’s go to the rooftop to discuss in detail, as my questions might be sowhat complicated."
Ji Xizhi didn’t object: "Sure."
The other guests were almost all resting in their rooms on the first floor, while Ji Xizhi and Bai Zhe went upstairs alone.
The top floor was the room Ji Xizhi chose initially; scholars had just gathered there. Though it was decorated, it lacked the necessary hardware equipnt, so guests couldn’t rest there.
Originally, according to the show’s arrangent, such rooms and floors wouldn’t have fixed caras for live streaming because guests wouldn’t co, hence no need for fans to watch.
But when Ji Xizhi and Bai Zhe reached the fourth floor, opposite the entrance to the room, there suddenly was a fixed cara from the crew.
Within the cara view, only a few fans passed by.
It was mostly Bai Zhe’s fans who traced him to this cara’s live streaming room.
Seeing Ji Xizhi leading Bai Zhe into the room alone, Bai Zhe’s fans exploded in discussions.
[Everyone’s asleep, why is Ji Xizhi going into a room alone with Bai Zhe?? I sll so juicy gossip!]
[Ah, love it, love it! Ji Xizhi and Bai Zhe, they match so well! Puppy and older sister is just perfect, I adore it!]
[Taking our brother away, not eting, shippers please leave on your own, okay? Clearly, Ji Xizhi took Bai Zhe into the room proactively!]
[Taking Bai Zhe in proactively? All I’ll say is, Bai Zhe’s legs are his own, unless I was seeing things, and Zhi Zhi actually carried Bai Zhe in?]
[Whatever the case, a lone male and female, late at night, going into a room alone, you can’t spin this into just friendship!]
[No, who’s talking about just friendship? Do they even have friendship? Confused~]
...
The initially sparse live stream room suddenly beca bustling because of Ji Xizhi and Bai Zhe’s entrance.
Quick-handed fans imdiately uploaded GIFs of Ji Xizhi and Bai Zhe entering the room and closing the door onto Weibo for public judgnt.
#Ji Xizhi Bai Zhe Midnight Private eting# This pre-established tag, by soone unknown, soon surged to the top of the trending list.
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