Marry a female star at a bargain price

Chapter 107 106. After leaving the circle

After watching the fireworks, the two walked back to the car.

Lin Xiao sent Han Xixi back to the hotel.

Arriving at the hotel's underground garage, Han Xixi suddenly asked, "Have you... booked a hotel?"

Lin Xiao frowned and couldn't help but find it funny.

If I tell her that I couldn't book a hotel, will she still take me back to her room and keep me company for the night?

“It’s really hard to book a hotel for New Year’s Day, but I managed to get one, it’s just quite far from here!”

"Oh……"

Han Xixi nodded and said nothing more.

But no matter how Lin Xiao looked at her, he felt that she looked a little disappointed.

"Good night, Lin Xiao!" Han Xixi said.

"..."

Lin Xiao didn't know whether to laugh or cry: Did you really change his name?

There was no reason to retort at the moment, since the other person was not his subordinate or junior after all, so he could call him whatever he wanted.

"Good night, Xixi!" he said.

Only then did Han Xixi get off the car.

After giving him a gentle and pretty smile, her beautiful figure disappeared at the elevator entrance.

Lin Xiao drove away.

It took me twenty minutes to drive to the hotel I had booked. I dived into the quilt as soon as I entered the room.

He was so sleepy that day that he almost fell asleep as soon as he touched the pillow.

When I woke up, it was already past 8 in the morning.

Lin Xiao took a shower, went out for breakfast, and then returned the car.

I turned on the radio on the way and unexpectedly, a familiar voice and music came out.

“I want to say that you are actually very good

You don’t know it yourself…”

He raised his eyebrows, not expecting to meet Han Xixi here unexpectedly.

I listened to the whole song in a very good mood.

The radio host said in an elegant voice: "A new song from Han Xixi, "Nuan Nuan", will help everyone wake up in the morning of the first day of the new year. This song was also sung for the first time by Han Xixi at the Tomato TV New Year's Eve Concert last night. It was officially released on Penguin Music at midnight today. As of now, this song has entered the top ten of the Penguin Music New Songs Chart and is currently ranked 8th. The momentum is very hot!"

Another host continued, "Yes! In this song "Nuan Nuan", Han Xixi changed her previous ethereal and sad tone and sang out her beautiful yearning for love and life with an extremely warm voice. It is really suitable for all listeners on the morning of New Year's Day. I don't know how you feel about it, but after listening to this song, I feel full of energy and I feel alive..."

Lin Xiao agreed with the host's words.

Listening to this song, I feel good.

It seems that Han Xixi's singing on the stage last night was very powerful, and the song "Nuan Nuan" has become a hit!
……

Lin Xiao’s guess was absolutely correct.

On the other side, Han Xixi was in the hotel room.

Early in the morning, she was woken up by her extremely excited agent.

Zhou Hui went to her room to wake her up, but she had no time to talk to her at all as she kept answering and making phone calls.

"Hello, Director Zhang... the guest of the dating variety show... Oh, thank you for inviting me... Our Xixi has never been to this kind of variety show, let's think about it carefully..."

"Brother Chen, long time no see... Concert guest, oh, I'm not being too confident, I have to check the schedule first, our Xixi has been too busy recently..."

"..."

Zhou Hui's phone kept ringing all morning. She was sitting alone on the balcony, her mouth was dry and her lips were chapped.

Han Xixi and his assistant Chen Jiajia were in the room, looking at each other.

Chen Jiajia suddenly remembered something and asked in a low voice: "Sister, you weren't caught by Sister Hui last night, right?"

Han Xixi was a little embarrassed: "No..."

Chen Jiajia breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that her job was saved.

After patting her chest twice, her expression became sly again, and she asked gossipingly, "Sister, how was your date last night?"

"Jiajia!"

Han Xixi glanced at the balcony in panic and whispered, "Don't talk nonsense, I told you it wasn't a date, it was just... just a meeting of friends!"

Chen Jiajia rolled her eyes: "Okay, friends meeting... Did you kiss your friend yesterday?"

Han Xixi's eyes widened.

"Jia Jia! What... are you talking about?"

"I did not answer?"

Chen Jiajia frowned, looking very dissatisfied, "This shouldn't be the case! The whole city was setting off fireworks last night, it was such a romantic scene, but that guy could actually resist kissing you... Is he not capable enough?!"

Chen Jiajia had very reasonable suspicions.

Han Xixi's cheeks were flushed, she was shy and nervous, and she could hardly breathe.

Chen Jiajia knew that although she was one year older than her, her family had been strict with her since she was a child and she had never been in a relationship until now.

Jia Jia felt that as an assistant, she had an obligation to teach her well - after all, she was an assistant, she needed help at work, and she also had to take care of her life!
He sat closer to her and asked patiently in a low voice, "Sister Xixi, let's not talk about Lin Xiao for now. Let me ask you - do you like him?"

Han Xixi was stunned and his face became more embarrassed.

Subconsciously want to avoid it.

But from last night till now, this incident did trigger a series of thoughts in her mind, and she slept very badly last night - of course, she was not sure whether it was because of the deterioration of her relationship with Lin Xiao, or because of her problem of being too picky about her bed.

Calm down now.

Glancing at Zhou Hui who was still on the balcony making a phone call, she said seriously, "I... don't know either!"

"You don't know?!" Chen Jiajia was very surprised. "How can I not know? If I like it, I like it. If I don't like it, I don't like it."

"Um……"

Han Xixi's face was distorted. "I really like being with him. He is very mature and considerate. He can keenly notice my mood changes and will take the initiative to take care of me. It's very reassuring to be with him... Does this count as love?"

Chen Jiajia looked delighted: "Of course, this is already the standard of a good boyfriend!"

Han Xixi frowned and did not comment.

"What about him? Does he like you?" Chen Jiajia asked again.

"He...I don't know!"

Han Xixi felt a little melancholy.

Chen Jiajia frowned again: "How come you don't know! You two have been together for so long, you should be able to sense whether he has feelings for you or not, right?"

Han Xixi thought about it.

"He was really good to me..."

"That means I like you!"

Chen Jiajia said directly and confidently, "Look, you just casually invited him, and he came all the way from Nanzhou to Zhuxia just to watch your performance... If he doesn't like you, what else could it be?"

"It is also possible... because of our contractual relationship?" Han Xixi asked back.

Chen Jiajia was stunned and realized that she had actually forgotten about this.

I was immediately speechless.

Of course she knew about this contract.

It’s just that I’ve been shipping them so much that I’ve forgotten that their marriage involves financial transactions.

"Sister, are you doubting that Lin Xiao is nice to you and listens to you because of that contract?"

"I don't know either!"

Han Xixi looked melancholy. "He is really nice, and he is very nice to me too! But I am not sure if he is nice because he is a very nice person, or because I am his employer, or because... because of me, he behaves so well!"

Han Xixi scratched his head, feeling that he had spoken incoherently and was a little embarrassed.

But Chen Jiajia understood it immediately.

"This contract of yours is really a big distraction. It seems like we can't have a serious relationship with this contract!"

"..."

"But there is a way!"

Chen Jiajia suddenly said.

Han Xixi's eyes lit up and he looked at her in surprise. He was obviously curious but too embarrassed to ask what the solution was.

Chen Jiajia didn't tease her and said directly: "If... he confessed to you directly, doesn't it mean that he really likes you, and it's not because of the contract or because he is a hot water bottle, right?"

Han Xixi tilted his head slightly: He confessed to me?
A scene subconsciously came to her mind. Last night under the romantic fireworks, Lin Xiao held her hand and looked into her eyes.

Tell her: "Han Xixi, I like you!"

Just thinking about it made her face turn red, and she couldn't stop feeling happy from the inside out.

"Will I agree... Probably!" she thought to herself.

But then she clearly realized that this was just an illusion.

And inexplicably lost.

"What if he never confesses?"

"That means he can't!"

"……Um?"

Han Xixi's eyes widened, "Shouldn't it be that he doesn't like me?"

Chen Jiajia said seriously: "Sister, you are so beautiful, a big star, and have such a good personality! Any normal man can't possibly not like you, unless he is not good enough and he has low self-esteem!!" Han Xixi: "..."

I am speechless!

The two were talking excitedly when Zhou Hui came in from the balcony, letting out a long sigh and with a very satisfied smile on her face.

"Last night's performance was such a success. Xixi, you are now completely out of the circle. Not only is "Nuan Nuan" a hit, but the attention on your relationship online has also been soaring!"

Zhou Hui was not without emotion. At this moment, she had to admit that she had made a mistake. "Before, I wanted you to downplay your married persona, but I didn't expect that netizens would love to ship you two together. You didn't even show your newlywed husband. You just briefly mentioned on stage that you fell in love at first sight and got married quickly. Millions of netizens were so excited about shipping you two together. It really surprised me!"

Chen Jiajia also excitedly continued, "Yes, so many TV stations held New Year's Eve concerts last night. Almost the entire music industry and half of the film and television industry were mobilized. There were so many big-name stars, and the Weibo hot search list changed every few minutes! But as of this morning, Sister Xixi's hot search list is still on the list... This popularity is terrifying!"

The two were completely overwhelmed by the traffic.

Han Xixi remained calm, knowing that the popularity was not entirely due to her and her new song, but was mainly due to her "relationship" with Lin Xiao.

This made her feel a little guilty.

Zhou Hui calmly said, "But then again, there are negative voices on the Internet, and there are many people who accuse you of hyping up your relationship. But there have always been these people, so you don't have to care about them. Instead..."

"What's wrong?" Han Xixi asked when she saw Sister Hui's hesitant tone.

"Nothing much, just that in the comment section of the song 'Nuan Nuan' on Penguin Music, there were a lot of listeners leaving messages saying that the studio version wasn't as good as your live singing last night... It's really weird!"

Zhou Hui was puzzled, she could hardly hear the difference.

Jia Jia laughed: "I know the reason!"

"You know?" Zhou Hui asked back.

"That's easy, because last night there was..."

She paused deliberately.

Before she finished speaking, Han Xixi secretly pinched her waist, trying to make her feel pain.

"What's the matter?" Zhou Hui asked seriously.

“It has an atmosphere!”

Jia Jia said loudly, "Before the live performance yesterday, Sister Xixi was interviewed by the host and talked about flash marriage and love at first sight. Everyone was enjoying it, and then they heard the extremely sweet song "Nuan Nuan". Of course, they felt that the live version was better than the official version...right, sister?"

She asked Han Xixi with a sly look on her face.

Xixi was feeling shy and glared at her in reproach - she was really afraid that she would tell others that Lin Xiao was in the audience last night!
But now think about it.

Could it be that the singing last night was better than the recorded version... Was it really because he knew Lin Xiao was there?

Her mood started to drift again.

before.

Zhou Hui didn't notice the two girls' little movements. She pondered over Chen Jiajia's words and nodded in agreement.

"According to Jia Jia, Xixi's performance became so popular this time, and she really has to thank Lin Xiao!" she said.

"Ah? Why?" Han Xixi was surprised and didn't know how he came to this conclusion.

Zhou Hui said seriously, "Look, the topic that got the most attention last night was your flash marriage, and Lin Xiao was the male lead. Everyone agrees that the live version of your new song sounds better, and this is also related to Lin Xiao - tell me, should we thank him?"

"..."

Han Xixi was speechless and felt a little jealous.

I didn't expect that I stood in the cold wind for more than ten minutes last night wearing a single skirt, but in the end the credit was taken away by Lin Xiao who did nothing.

This...what is this?
But when she calmed down, she realized something was wrong!

Sister Hui had always been hostile to Lin Xiao, but why did she go against her usual behavior today and say so many good things about him...

Something is wrong, very wrong!

"Sister Hui...what do you want to do?" Han Xixi asked cautiously.

"Forehead……"

Zhou Hui laughed awkwardly. She always knew that her artist was very smart, so she didn't plan to hide it from her.

After a pause, she said, "I was outside answering the phone for a long time just now, as you all saw. Now that the circle has seen your popularity, the popular variety shows on major TV stations have extended olive branches to you!

"Of course, many of them are just intentions. Whether to accept the specific offer needs further discussion. It depends on the company's overall arrangement for you and your own wishes..."

Zhou Hui hesitated a little, but still said patiently: "But Mango TV has a couple travel variety show, and the new season will start recording in February!"

Before she finished speaking, Chen Jiajia exclaimed, "I know, I know. Is it 'Second Honeymoon Trip'? This show is so good. Many couples in the industry have been on it. There are also some less well-known celebrity couples who have directly become famous after appearing on this show - Mango TV's dominance in the variety show industry is really not exaggerated!"

Zhou Hui nodded: "Jia Jia is right! This is the first time that Mango TV has taken the initiative to contact us... It's a good opportunity!"

Before he could finish his words, Han Xixi responded calmly: "No!"

Although Zhou Hui had expected this, she was still a little surprised to hear her tone so cold and resolute.

"Sister Hui, we've already said it before, Lin Xiao cannot show his face!" Han Xixi said coldly, with a hint of anger in her tone.

"I know……"

Zhou Hui was not giving up and said, "But this is actually the request we made before. Now the situation has changed, we can talk to him. After all, he is a poor boy, and he married you for money. We can add a supplementary agreement and pay him a few hundred thousand more. I think he will agree..."

Before he finished speaking, Han Xixi's face was already filled with anger.

Chen Jiajia stood aside, glancing at her face, wishing she could disappear right there.

She knew in her heart that Sister Xixi was in love now and was feeling uncomfortable about the contract. Sister Hui's rapid-fire remarks had really put her in a tough spot.

Chen Jiajia is now hoping that the fire will not burn her little followers.

"Sister Hui, I think you shouldn't easily judge what kind of person he is without knowing him well!" Han Xixi said coldly.

Zhou Hui was completely confused.

Who do I not know? Lin Xiao? I know him well. He is the Phoenix man who can fake marriage for money!

At that moment, he saw that Han Xixi was rarely angry.

Zhou Hui choked and surprisingly didn't argue with her.

Han Xixi said calmly: "And Sister Hui, have you forgotten what you said before? The more traffic you get from getting married now, the greater the risks you will have to bear in the future?"

After hearing this, Zhou Hui calmed down.

"Yes, yes, I was impulsive. When I heard about the invitation to participate in Mango TV's popular variety show, I was obsessed. This matter is indeed too risky. There are so many cameras following the reality show that every detail will be magnified. The fake marriage will be easily exposed!"

Zhou Hui's face turned serious, and she continued, "Besides, Lin Xiao is good-looking. If he appears on camera and gets the bonus of traffic, and then goes out on his own in the future, he might use the fake marriage as a bargaining chip to attract traffic. Then you're done... No, absolutely not!"

Han Xixi felt a little angry when she heard her say this about Lin Xiao, but she held back and didn't say anything.

The matter was just over.

Because of the huge success at last night’s New Year’s Eve concert, Han Xixi is now very popular and has received many business invitations.

Correspondingly, her status and appearance fees also rose.

Zhou Hui now needs some time to make some appropriate choices among the many invitations.

So during the New Year's Day, Han Xixi had some free time and was arranged to return directly from Zhuxia to his hometown Ninghai.

Once the New Year's Day holiday is over, her work will become very busy.

……

the other side.

After Lin Xiao returned the car, he took the high-speed rail directly to leave Zhuxia, but his destination was not Anyang County, but Ninghai.

Arrived at 1pm.

He first went to the 4S shop and drove away the red Mercedes-Benz that Han Xixi had crashed last time.

Destination: Airport!

When he arrived, he just happened to see Han Xixi getting off the plane.

Having learned from the previous experience, Lin Xiao did not go to the arrival hall, but parked his car in the parking area where he usually parked, and took a photo of the parking space number and sent it over.

Soon, Han Xixi and Chen Jiajia came over together.

Chen Jiajia was very considerate. She put the suitcase in the trunk, waved goodbye and left.

Even if Lin Xiao offered to give her a ride, she firmly refused.

"No need, brother-in-law, I can just take the subway, you guys go back quickly!"

Chen Jiajia has a playful look on her face and is determined not to be a third wheel.

Lin Xiao didn't take it seriously.

Han Xixi, on the other hand, blushed when she called him "brother-in-law" so openly.

The vehicle started and quickly got onto the fast lane.

"Are you cold?" Lin Xiao asked when he saw her wrapping her coat again and again.

"……good!"

"Drink some hot water!"

Lin Xiao looked straight ahead, unscrewed the lid of the thermos cup next to him and handed it over, his movements casual and natural.

Han Xixi's eyes flashed and he took it.

Looking at this familiar cup, I lowered my head and smelled the lingering tea fragrance again, the same as I smelled last night.

She said nothing, but lowered her head and took a sip.

The water had no taste, but was boiling hot.

Her tongue was a little numb from the heat, and her cheeks were flushed pink.

Bury your head lower and lower.

I feel like the little deer in my heart is about to burst out...

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(End of this chapter)