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Chapter 41 Sister Meng, why did you mention Nezha?

October 3rd, Beijing, Capital International Airport.

"You two take the money, I'll just take a taxi home myself!"

In the domestic arrival area, after handing over holiday allowances and project performance fees to Wei Feng and Xiong Ben, Chen Xiu took the initiative to say goodbye to them.

They started their business trip in early August and have been together for two months now, which is the longest business trip they've ever taken.

After saying goodbye, Chen Xiu turned to leave, but Wei Feng's hesitant expression made him stop.

"Monkey, is there something else?"

Upon hearing the question, Wei Feng first glanced at Xiong Ben before bringing up the matter he had been pondering for the past few days.

"Um, boss, are you leaving the company soon?"

"Not so fast. The third quarter summary meeting won't be held until the middle of the month. The financing from Tencent still needs to be followed up. I'll be busy until at least the end of November. The real time to leave will probably be after Didi and Kuaidi merge."

Chen Xiu had nothing to hide from Wei Feng and Xiong Ben.

"If you leave, what about me and Big Bear?"

Wei Feng hurriedly pressed for an answer, and Xiong Ben, who had been silent until now, also turned his gaze toward Chen Xiu.

A few days ago, after watching Chen Xiu go to an actor audition in Pengcheng, Wei Feng and Xiong Ben had some guesses in their minds.

However, Chen Xiu remained silent, and the two of them didn't feel comfortable asking her.

Now that his business trip was almost over, and it was too late to ask if he didn't take the initiative, Wei Feng decided to take the initiative and inquire about his and his good brother's future plans from Chen Xiu.

Looking at those four eager eyes, Chen Xiu realized that although she had a plan in mind, she had forgotten to reassure them in time.

As a result, Wei Feng and Xiong Ben had worried for nothing all these days.

Thinking of this, Chen Xiu's first words were an apology, followed by reassurance for the two of them.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I should have talked to you about our future plans sooner."

"Phew, I'm really relieved to hear that! Where can I find such a good boss these days if it weren't for you?"

Wei Feng let out a long breath, and his speaking style returned to its original carefree nature.

Xiong Ben remained silent, but his shoulders relaxed considerably.

"These days, I can't find assistants as good as you guys!"

Chen Xiu punched each of them on the shoulder and said seriously, "Regarding the future, I only have a clue right now and need more time to think it over. You should go back to school first, and I will definitely contact you by mid-November at the latest."

"That's settled then!"

"Yes, I'm all set too."

Xiong Ben's serious and sullen words made Chen Xiu and Wei Feng exchange a glance, then they both looked at the taciturn and burly man and burst out laughing.

Seeing them laugh, Xiong Ben laughed along with them.

The three of them stood shoulder to shoulder and laughed for a long time inside the airport until a staff member came over to ask them what was wrong. Only then did they stop laughing and apologize in unison.

After calming Wei Feng and Xiong Ben down, Chen Xiu left the airport and drove straight to the Beijing Film Academy to pick up Meng Ziyi, who was staying at the school for the holiday. They then returned to his rented apartment in Beijing, Jinqiu Garden.

As soon as he entered the door, Meng Ziyi threw down his suitcase, pounced on Chen Xiu's back, and hugged his neck.

"How have you been? Have you missed me lately?"

"Yes, I've always wanted to."

Chen Xiu nodded repeatedly, turned around and put his arm around the slender waist of the silly beauty, and they lay down on the sofa together.

The combined weight of the two people caused the leather of the sofa to squeak.

Looking at Chen Xiu so close to him, Meng Ziyi blinked, somewhat taken aback.

What do you mean by "always wanted"?

Even when things aren't going smoothly, I still think about it.

"No... Ouch~, you pervert!"

Having personally experienced the answer, the silly beauty pushed Chen Xiu's chest with both hands and hopped to the other side of the sofa like a little rabbit.

Looking at Meng Jie's rosy cheeks, Chen Xiu lay on the sofa, turned around, moved her feet from Meng Ziyi's side to the other side, and then rested her head on Meng Ziyi's lap.

Opening her eyes and looking up, Chen Xiu's lips curled into a wide smile as she met Meng Ziyi's lowered, bright eyes.

"Sister Meng, do you miss me?" "Yeah, I've been thinking about you... no, not in the way you mean 'always,' just the usual way. Oops, you've led me astray!"

"You led me astray, why did you hit me?!"

Meng Ziyi, who had gotten herself into trouble, kept pounding Chen Xiu's chest with her little fists.

Lying in this position, he can't escape it.

Fortunately, the silly beauty only attacked densely and forcefully, like scraping.

After a while of commotion, Chen Xiu continued to lie there comfortably, while Meng Ziyi drew on his face with his fingers and chatted with him.

"Chen Xiu, I've been contacting production teams to get roles recently."

"Why the sudden urge to take on a role? Didn't Yongle Entertainment already arrange one for you?"

Chen Xiu kept her eyes closed, spoke slowly, and quietly pricked up her ears to listen carefully to Meng Ziyi's answer.

"The drama series at Yongle is still in preparation and is expected to start filming in January. I don't want this time to be wasted, but no production team is willing to hire me..."

"You sound a little anxious."

Chen Xiu grabbed Meng Ziyi's hand, which was resting on the tip of his nose, slowly opened his eyes, and stared into those somewhat evasive eyes, trying to see the real reason behind it.

Feeling the warmth from Chen Xiu's palm, Meng Ziyi's eyes gradually calmed down, and then a hint of grievance appeared on his face.

"You're about to play the second male lead, and I haven't even debuted yet."

Seeing the corners of her mouth turn down, Chen Xiu clenched her soft little hand, lazily straightened up, and moved closer to Meng Ziyi.

"Do you want me to help you, you silly beauty?"

"You'll help me with the role?"

Upon suddenly receiving this unexpected gift, Meng Ziyi no longer cared about the nickname she had been protesting against.

Chen Xiu nodded with a smile: "Hmm, if you beg a little, I'll help you."

"You're my boyfriend. I need to act all cute when I ask you for help?"

Chen Xiu blinked, mimicking Meng's meaning, and then used magic to defeat magic.

"Can't my boyfriend ask me to be affectionate with him?"

"Hiss~~, help me or don't, I don't care."

Meng Ziyi turned his head to the side and chose to use his ultimate move to deal with Chen Xiu's basic attack.

In response, Chen Xiu chose to escalate the situation: "How about I let you play the female lead?"

"The female lead?"

Meng Ziyi turned around as expected, then her eyes lit up with longing: "Like Senior Nezha when she first debuted in 'Xuan-Yuan Sword'?"

The name caused Chen Xiu's smile to freeze abruptly, her eyes filled with surprise and astonishment.

Seeing her boyfriend's suddenly stunned expression, Meng Ziyi quickly asked, "What's wrong?"

"Sister Meng, why did you mention Nezha?"

Chen Xiu's expression relaxed quickly, but a hint of doubt remained in her eyes.

He and Nezha only dated for three months during their freshman year of college. Then Nezha went to Tangren Media, while he focused on starting his own business. The two of them rarely appeared at the Beijing Film Academy.

Almost three years have passed now, and the Beijing Film Academy should be long gone.

Logically speaking, it's impossible for Meng Ziyi to hear anything from others, since not many people know that she's dating him.

Therefore, Chen Xiu really couldn't understand how Meng knew about Na Zha.

"I was just thinking that she became the female lead right after her debut, and you said you'd let me be the female lead too, right?"

Meng Ziyi pouted, also unable to understand why Chen Xiu was so serious.

After staring at the silly beauty for two seconds and confirming that she really was Chen Xiu, whom he had mentioned unintentionally, he chuckled.

"It's nothing. I thought you knew Nezha was my ex-girlfriend."

"Oh, Nezha is your ex...ex-girlfriend?!"

(End of this chapter)