The film and television city starts from the courtyard

"In the mall again?"

Zuo Yongbang immediately guessed where Mi Qi was, since besides her home, the only place she could go was the shopping mall.

"What's wrong? Are you scared?"

Miki listened to Zuo Yongbang's laughter on the phone, but suspected that the smile on his face was actually forced.

"I love you, so buy whatever you like. Why should I be afraid? By the way, let's have dinner together tonight."

Although Miki was curious as to why Zuo Yongbang suddenly wanted to have dinner with her, she didn't ask why and readily agreed.

Zuo Yongbang then spoke up, "By the way, Xiaobai invited us out; it seems he's bringing his new girlfriend to meet us."

"Okay!"

"Oh, right, Luo Shuquan is here too."

Miki was stunned when she heard that.

Not receiving a response from Miki, Zuo Yongbang asked, "Are you listening?"

"I'm listening. See you tonight."

Zhao Shucheng didn't actually have a new girlfriend. It was just that A Qian came to his house again to freeload, so Zhao Shucheng decided to bring her along to join Luo Shuquan and the others.

Since it was still early, Qian dragged Zhao Shucheng directly to the cosmetics counter in the mall to try out the cosmetics.

However, when the two arrived, they were surprised to see Mo Xiaomin standing at the counter.

Seeing Zhao Shucheng standing there in a daze, and then glancing at the counter not far away, Aqian asked, "Which girl have you set your sights on this time? I knew it, you can't resist pretty girls. Fine, to repay you for letting me freeload a meal, I'll help you win her over."

Before Zhao Shucheng could stop her, she ran over and said to another customer who was having a trial session:

Hey, you're single, right?

The beautiful woman looked at A Qian, puzzled. A Qian pointed at Zhao Shucheng and said, "My buddy really likes you and wants to get to know you."

The other person glanced at Zhao Shucheng, who was dressed casually and not in any high-end brands, and said, "Ah, this is my phone number."

When Mo Xiaomin heard what A Qian said, she turned around and saw Zhao Shucheng, and smiled: "Hi!"

Hi, I didn't expect to see you here. It's been a long time!

"long time no see!"

When Qian saw Mo Xiaomin talking to Zhao Shucheng, she immediately realized that she might have made a mistake and felt a little embarrassed, not knowing how to respond.

To Zhao Shucheng's surprise, Mi Qi also witnessed this scene not far away.

She initially thought that A Qian was Zhao Shucheng's new girlfriend when she saw Zhao Shucheng with A Qian, but she was surprised when A Qian took the initiative to ask Zhao Shucheng for the contact information of the beautiful woman. She was a little confused for a moment.

In order to avoid being discovered, she had to hurry to the restaurant.

When she arrived at the restaurant entrance, she hesitated, because she felt more neglected than ever before.

In the past, when she was well-off, she might have felt sad occasionally, but she would quickly grit her teeth and get through it. But now, she understands that some things, like a man's care, cannot be bought with money.

But she forced herself to go inside and sit down to wait for the others to arrive.

When Luo Shuquan walked into the restaurant, he thought he would arrive alone like last time, but to his surprise, Mi Qi had already arrived and was sitting in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, drinking coffee, with a bunch of shopping bags next to her.

When the two saw each other again, they were both a little embarrassed, but greeted each other with smiles: "Hi!"

Luo Shuquan, trying to make conversation, said, "Why are you here alone again, trying on shoes? Or should I go to the restroom first?"

Miki also thought of what happened that day and said with a smile, "No, no. Oh, right, I have something to show you."

Luo Shuquan sat down next to Miqi out of curiosity and saw Miqi take a small bear doll out of her shopping bag.

"When did you become like Gu Xiaobai and start liking this kind of thing?"

"No, no. I'll show you!"

As she spoke, Miki pressed on the back of the doll, and a voice came from inside: "Go to sleep early, don't catch a cold. If you can't sleep, I'll tell you a story, once upon a time..."

Luo Shuquan was taken aback when he saw that Mi Qi wanted to show him this, and stared at her blankly.

Miki smiled smugly and said, "It can even record itself. In the future, it can tell me whatever nice things I want to hear."

"Really?"

Miki looked at Luo Shuquan and said, "Could you record a segment for me?"

Luo Shuquan was taken aback for a moment, but seeing Mi Qi's expression, he said, "No problem."

Just as he took it and was about to record, he heard the waiter behind him say, "Sir, this way please!"

As if caught in the act, Luo Shuquan abruptly threw the doll to Miki, hurriedly stood up, and said, "Yongbang, you're here."

Zuo Yongbang said with a smile, "You're here, we meet again. Honey, I'm sorry I'm late again."

Seeing this, Luo Shuquan felt a little embarrassed and said, "Well, I'll go to the restroom first."

Zhao Shucheng arrived with A Qian at this time. Seeing that Zuo Yongbang and Mi Qi had already arrived, he asked curiously, "Where's Shuquan? He should usually be the first one to arrive."

"I arrived a while ago and went to the restroom."

"I see, Qian. Teacher Zuo has met me before. This is Teacher Zuo's girlfriend, Miki."

Aqian glanced at Miqi curiously, then leaned close to Zhao Shucheng's ear and said, "Isn't Teacher Zuo's girlfriend Zhong Zhen? How come he changed girlfriends so quickly?"

"Don't talk nonsense, we were just friends before."

"Whatever you say is what it is."

A short while later, Luo Shuquan also returned.

While waiting for dinner, although Zuo Yongbang took care of Miqi and served her food, she always felt that he didn't really care about her.

After dinner, Zuo Yongbang and Mi Qi left together. Zhao Shucheng originally wanted to go back to the apartment with Luo Shuquan, but when he saw A Qian looking at him pitifully, he could only say, "I'm afraid of you, I'll take you back."

Aqian looked at Zhao Shucheng, hesitated, and finally nodded before being sent back by Zhao Shucheng.

a few days later.

When Zhao Shucheng returned home, he saw A Qian standing at the door and asked curiously:

"What, out of living expenses again? I won't add to your mouth, come in."

Ah Qian looked at Zhao Shucheng with a hint of hesitation and said, "Um, there's something I'm not sure if I should say."

"Then I won't say." "But I can't just not say."

"Then tell me!"

"But I don't know whether I should say it or not."

Zhao Shucheng said, "I don't have time to waste on this nonsense. Speak!"

Ah Qian said, "I haven't received any acting roles for half a year, and I don't have any endorsements."

Zhao Shucheng said, "Nonsense, when have you ever endorsed anything? It's not that I don't want to help you, but I've already introduced you to a role in the play I wrote, and that character died after filming, so you can't play that role anymore."

"Would twins work?"

"Then we might as well create a clone, and we could have a whole company of them."

After a moment of silence, Aqian said, "It's like this, I haven't paid rent for three months, and the landlord has called me eight hundred times. If I don't wake up soon, I'll have to sell myself."

Zhao Shucheng said, "It's that serious? You should have said so earlier. Was this why you came to me a few days ago? How much money do you need?"

Ah Qian hesitated before saying, "About ten thousand yuan!"

"I thought it would be much more." Zhao Shucheng said, taking out a bank card from his wallet: "The password is my birthday. Go get it yourself."

Aqian said, "No, this 10,000 yuan is money I owe the landlord. The landlord has already taken back the house. This 10,000 yuan is to get back the ID card that I left with the landlord."

Zhao Shucheng asked, "So where are you living now?"

"How about I stay at your place?"

Zhao Shucheng said, "No!"

Aqian shook Zhao Shucheng's arm and said, "Don't people always say that you rely on friends when you're out in the world, and that true friendship is revealed in times of trouble?"

Zhao Shucheng said, "We were neighbors for at most two years when we were kids. What real feelings could there be? Let go."

A-Qian said, "It's too late. I've already called a moving company to move your things to your doorstep. They should all be here by now."

As they were talking, Zhao Shucheng heard a commotion outside. He opened the door and, sure enough, the moving company had already moved all the belongings to the door.

"Oh, try to think positively. Anyway, your house is empty, so it's just empty for me. If I, a woman, move in with you, I can cook for you and clean up when I have nothing to do."

Zhao Shucheng said, "Do you think I'm stupid? That I'd be fooled by something like that?"

"You've already fooled them, and the deed is done. You should think positively."

Zhao Shucheng said, "I can't think positively. Your coming here is just stopping me from finding a girlfriend, isn't it?"

"How could it be a delay? I can be your strategist. You just like that Xiao Min you saw at the mall last time. I can help you pursue her. I can comfort you, enlighten you, give you advice, or be your emotional dumping ground. I guarantee you'll win her heart. If you need me, I can go out tonight. I'll give you plenty of space and time."

Zhao Shucheng rolled his eyes at A Qian and said, "You make it sound so easy. Don't be surprised if you find out later. Besides, what will people think of our relationship if they find out?"

"Why care about what others think? As long as we are comfortable and at ease, that's all that matters."

Zhao Shucheng couldn't help but shake his head. It was only because he didn't have enough money right now that he could buy another house and let A Qian move in so that she wouldn't bother him anymore.

"What's done is done, there's nothing we can do for now."

Luo Shuquan came to chat with Zhao Shucheng and accidentally bumped into A Qian there, who was happily moving pieces of furniture or boxes into the second bedroom. He immediately asked her about it out of curiosity.

When she learned that Zhao Shucheng and A Qian were planning to live together, she was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth.

However, since A-Qian was there, he couldn't say anything, but he turned around and told Mi-Qi about it, and also told Zuo Yongbang.

They were all curious about the current situation between Zhao Shucheng and A Qian, so they made an appointment to have coffee with Zhao Shucheng the next day.

Zhao Shucheng had already guessed that Luo Shuquan must have told others about A Qian's situation with him, which is why he readily agreed.

The next day.

When Zhao Shucheng arrived at the coffee shop, Zuo Yongbang and the others had already arrived as well.

Zuo Yongbang said, "Xiaobai, I didn't expect you to act so quickly. I've always felt there was something going on between you two, but I never thought you'd actually be together now."

“It’s not what you think. Qian was kicked out by the landlord, and I couldn’t just let her sleep on the streets, so I took her in. Besides, our relationship is currently the purest one between a man and a woman.”

Miki said, "Pure? I don't think there's such a thing as a pure relationship between a man and a woman in this world. How can a relationship between a man and a woman be pure?"

"What kind of logic is that? According to you, men and women can't be friends?"

"It's definitely possible to be ordinary friends, but to be good friends, especially to a certain extent, there are definitely problems."

"what is the problem?"

"Gender issues."

Zhao Shucheng said, "So according to you, I shouldn't have taken in A-Qian?"

“No, that’s not it. But you’re both single, one of you is unmarried, and the other is unmarried. Living together is bound to cause problems. If you end up together, there will definitely be issues,” Miki said.

"That makes it sound like I was lustful at first sight. If I had feelings for A-Qian, I wouldn't have waited until now."

"That's not necessarily true. You were just friends before, but if you spend so much time together, your friendship will eventually change."

Zuo Yongbang put down his cup and said, "I agree with that. Of course, there are exceptions, such as a man and a woman, good friends. If the woman is particularly ugly, so ugly that you have no feelings for her, then there won't be any problems. But the problem now is that Qian isn't ugly, otherwise she wouldn't be able to act, right?"

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "I think we're just worrying unnecessarily. Nobody can predict the future. Maybe we'll make further progress, or maybe in a couple of days Qian will find a suitable role, get paid, move out of my house, and we'll be back to normal?"

Zhao Shucheng didn't know if he would have anything going on with A Qian. After all, if A Qian tempted him, he wasn't someone who could resist temptation.

Zuo Yongbang suddenly spoke up: "Xiaobai, let me ask you a question. If you answer it, you'll pass the test, and we'll believe that you and Aqian won't have anything going on in the future."

Zhao Shucheng asked curiously, "What's the problem?"

"Just think it through carefully, answer honestly, do you have any female friends who are particularly beautiful and have a very good relationship with you?"

Zhao Shucheng nodded and said, "That's true. Later she went abroad. She was very beautiful. We used to walk around arm in arm, but nothing happened."

Zhao Shucheng knew that Gu Xiaobai had such a person in his memory, but when he said this, he was referring to Qin Chuan, but he was actually talking about Xie Qiao.

If there's any regret, it's that in my childhood world, I had a relationship that went beyond friendship with Wang Ying and Xiao Qianxi, while my relationship with Qin Chuan, my childhood sweetheart, was always neither too close nor too distant.

Mickey said, "You hadn't drunk alcohol back then."

Zhao Shucheng said, "Then you're wrong. Both times she was drunk, she asked me to take her home."

As he spoke, Zhao Shucheng looked at Zuo Yongbang and asked, "Do you still want it? If you don't, I'll kick the Huangpu River down and let her wash her mind clean."

"Then let me ask you another question. During the time you were seeing that good friend, did you... uh, did you dream about her at night? Did you... uh, do anything beyond friendship?" (End of Chapter)