Chang Zhiyuan's leg had almost fully recovered, but Shu Yi still didn't want to see him.
On the eighth day of the first lunar month, to celebrate Xu Xiuhe regaining his sight, a small gathering was held at Qingfeng Mingyue.
When Shen Yin told Shu Yi about the gathering the day before, Shu Yi said she might have to join a variety show and wouldn't be able to make it, but promised to make it up when she returned.
In the private room, Qi Ji, with her big belly, started looking for Shu Yi as soon as she arrived. When everyone else had gathered and Shu Yi still hadn't shown up, seeing Chang Zhiyuan's gloomy face across from her, she could guess that Shu Yi must have decided not to co to avoid him.
Unlike before, the number of people at this gathering was the sa as usual because Chen Siming had co.
Chen Siming was the last to arrive. He imdiately penalized himself with a drink, explaining that he was late because he had gotten older and his family was forcing him to go on blind dates, so he had escaped from one to co here.
Shen Yin suddenly rembered that previously, Fang Yue and Xu Xiuhe had been planning to introduce Chen Siming to Fang Ning, but there hadn't been any progress yet.
"So, do you want to et my cousin? She's teaching at a university now, and her family background is pretty good."
"Sister-in-law, if you're introducing her, I definitely have to et her. If nothing else, just for the chance that if it works out, Brother Xu will have to call cousin-in-law."
Xu Xiuhe glanced over.
One look said it all.
Chen Siming laughed awkwardly. Seeing that look made him even more excited - if Xu Xiuhe could call him brother-in-law, that would feel amazing.
"Brother Yuan, how have you been? I heard you were in a drama recently that was quite popular. Was that for Sister-in-law?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Siming felt another wave of murderous intent.
"Siming, have so more wine," Xue Jingrui said from the side, unable to bear watching any longer.
Chen Siming really had a knack for bringing up the wrong topics.
"Uh, did I say sothing wrong? I'll punish myself with three more drinks."
Chen Siming drank three more glasses of wine, finishing with a resentful expression on his face. He really was sothing, drinking four glasses right off the bat, but it wasn't entirely his fault.
He had been so busy lately with expanding his private restaurant that he hadn't been paying much attention to what was going on with everyone else.
At the table, Chang Zhiyuan kept drinking silently. Shu Yi must be avoiding him, that's why she didn't co.
Even Xu Xiuhe couldn't stand to watch anymore. At this rate, Chang Zhiyuan was sure to get drunk tonight.
"Drink a little less."
"Don't worry about . Let drown my sorrows in wine, until death do us part."
Chang Zhiyuan's speech was already becoming slurred, his eyes growing unfocused.
In the private room, three grown n watched one person drink, while two won and a child kept eating, as if they were in two separate worlds.
"Shu Yi does like , but why doesn't she want to be with ? Why, why?" Chang Zhiyuan mumbled.
As if this wasn't enough, Chang Zhiyuan, emboldened by alcohol, picked up his phone and started dialing. The room suddenly fell silent.
"Sorry, the number you have dialed is temporarily unavailable."
Chang Zhiyuan seed to have expected this result, and everyone present also knew what "the number you have dialed is temporarily unavailable" ant.
Chang Zhiyuan persisted and dialed again.
Everyone thought it would be the sa result - no answer, or rather, the person on the other end deliberately hanging up, not wanting to answer.
"Hello."
Clearly, even Chang Zhiyuan hadn't expected that this ti, the call would actually be answered.
Everyone in the room held their breath.
"Shu Yueru, why don't you answer my calls? Why are you ignoring ?"
Chang Zhiyuan imdiately asked two questions, which obviously confused the person on the other end.
"May I ask who's calling? Shu Yueru is your original na, right?"
Soone on the other end spoke.
Shen Yin suddenly realized that when Shu Yi said she was joining a show, she had initially thought Shu Yi was just saying that to avoid coming to this gathering. Now it seed she was actually telling the truth - she had joined a show and was now recording it.
At that mont, Shu Yi sat in front of the cara, regretting her decision imnsely. She had blocked Chang Zhiyuan a long ti ago, but during the promotion of the show "I Really Want to Be with You," she had been forced to unblock him. When she ca to participate in this show, she had forgotten to block him again.
Although it was a recorded show, there were quite a few audience mbers present, many of whom had bought tickets to see the live recording because they were fans of Shu Yi and wanted to be closer to their idol.
In the studio, Shu Yi sat on stage with several other guests and the host.
This variety show was just a warm-up. The guests were getting to know each other, playing a ga to beco closer, before they would go to the countryside together to experience life there.
The rules of this ga were that all guests had to open their phones. They would see whose phone rang first, and most importantly, they had to answer it.
Just a mont ago, a male guest had received a call from his mother, asking if he would be coming ho for the Lantern Festival. She also reminded him to dress warmly as the weather was getting cold, to eat less cold food, and to avoid spicy dishes.
"A mother's heart follows her child wherever they go." That phone call had brought emotion to the entire studio. Most mothers love their children, and no matter where their children are, mothers always worry.
So audience mbers even started tearing up. So called their own mothers, while others sent ssages to their family mbers. It was a large-scale tear-jerking scene. Just as the emotions had successfully built up, another guest's phone rang - it was Shu Yi's.
The first ti Chang Zhiyuan called her, she imdiately hung up. But during the ga, it was different. With so many audience mbers below the stage and so many caras on stage, Shu Yi didn't dare make any small moves.
After hesitating for a long ti, she finally answered the call, even following the ga rules by putting it on speakerphone.
Shu Yueru, not answering calls, ignoring .
These three key phrases not only made the other guests' imaginations run wild, but even the audience below the stage felt that this call was suspicious.
In the eyes of the audience, "I Really Want to Be with You" was the ultimate sweet drama, a TV series tailor-made by a dia company's CEO to pursue his girlfriend.
Let's be honest, who wouldn't be obsessed with this storyline? Everyone's gone crazy over it, and for good reason. You've got a handso man and a beautiful woman, both equally stunning. When they're together, you can feel the love flowing between them. It's impossible to imagine them not ending up together. They've clearly been secretly in love for ages, and all that's missing is an official announcent.
But the two main characters still haven't made a move, and people are starting to wonder. Could it be that actors these days have honed their skills to such perfection? If so, it's incredibly natural, without a trace of artifice. Even if it's all just acting, we're totally buying it. Who wouldn't praise this drama for being absolutely brilliant?
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