After being dumped by the diva, I was picked up by her arch-enemy.

Xu Zhengzheng's roar echoed in the corridor.

Jiang Yichen sat on a small stool, watching the footage on the monitor, and gently clapped his hands.

Full of emotion.

Full of tension.

Chen Hao wiped his reddened eyes and turned to look at Jiang Yichen.

"Brother Chen, how's it going?"

Jiang Yichen stood up and patted Chen Hao on the shoulder.

"Very well shot."

"You have complete control over the scenes that follow."

Chen Hao nodded excitedly.

Jiang Yichen glanced at the time; it was already very late.

He planned to stay at the hotel next to the film set for two more days to go over the script details of the remaining key scenes with Chen Hao, and then go back.

The film crew has wrapped up work.

Jiang Yichen returned to his hotel room.

I took a shower, changed into a clean bathrobe, and leaned back on the sofa to look at my phone.

............

Shanghai, Star Entertainment CEO's office.

Gu Ruanxing sat in the boss's chair, holding a glass of red wine in her hand.

She's been feeling uneasy about something these past few days.

What Xu Zhiyou said on the phone that night kept replaying in her mind.

"If it's you, Xingbao."

"It's fine for the three of us to live together."

Although this brat usually speaks without thinking, she's definitely not the type to say things like that casually.

Why did they make her say that?

Gu Ruanxing was completely baffled. Suddenly, she sat up straight.

The red wine swirls in the glass.

She suddenly thought of something.

Gu Ruanxing gasped.

Jiang Yichen, that deadbeat straight man, could he really believe that something happened between the two of them?

Moreover, he even told Xu Zhiyou about it?

It definitely is!

Gu Ruanxing felt her cheeks begin to burn.

This is a huge misunderstanding!

No wonder Xu Zhiyou said such lewd things.

No.

This matter needs to be explained clearly.

Otherwise, how could she, as Xu Zhiyou's best friend, face the world in the future?

Thinking of this, Gu Ruanxing picked up her phone and decisively found Jiang Yichen's WeChat.

She was too lazy to send a text message, so she made a voice call instead.

beep...beep...

The phone rang for a long time before it was answered.

"Feed?" Jiang Yichen's voice sounded somewhat lazy.

"Where?" Gu Ruanxing asked bluntly, her tone leaving no room for argument.

Jiang Yichen on the other end of the phone was silent for two seconds.

"Mr. Gu, it's 10 PM. What brings you here?"

"Stop talking nonsense, I'm asking you a question." Gu Ruanxing replied irritably, "Aren't you in Shanghai? Hurry up and send me your address, I'll come find you."

"What do you want? Checking up on me?"

"Jiang Yichen!" Gu Ruanxing raised her voice in anger, "I'm warning you! I have something very important to tell you in person! Send me your address right now!"

Hearing the other party's serious tone, Jiang Yichen became more serious.

"Alright."

He gave the name and room number of the hotel near the film crew.

Jiang Yichen had no choice but to send his location.

More than an hour later.

The doorbell to the hotel room rang.

Jiang Yichen opened the door.

Gu Ruanxing, standing at the door, wore a camel-colored long trench coat, her long hair was slightly wavy, her makeup was exquisite, and she exuded a powerful aura.

She pushed Jiang Yichen away, walked into the room on her own, and casually threw her bag on the sofa.

"Speak, what important thing is it that you have to come here in the middle of the night to talk?" Jiang Yichen closed the door and leaned against the wall.

Gu Ruanxing looked around the room, then turned around, crossed her arms, and adopted an interrogation stance.

"I'm asking you."

"Did you tell Xu Zhiyou about what happened at the Beijing Hotel that night?"

Jiang Yichen was taken aback, but still subconsciously said: I already said it.

Gu Ruanxing was immediately exasperated: What did you say? What did you say?

Jiang Yichen shrugged.

"To be honest, I was drunk. You stayed in the room all night, and I repeated exactly what you said this morning."

Gu Ruanxing stomped her high heels on the spot in anger, making a loud thud on the floor.

"Are you out of your mind?!"

"You just repeat what I say?"

"I was half asleep that morning, I was just teasing you, I wanted to see you get the short end of the stick!"

Jiang Yichen was stunned.

"Nothing happened?"

Jiang Yichen looked at the woman in front of him who was making such a silly prank and was still so self-righteous.

He took a deep breath and forcefully suppressed the urge to throw her out.

"so."

"You came all this way in the middle of the night just to tell me you were playing a trick on me?"

Gu Ruanxing raised her chin and crossed her arms over her chest.

"Otherwise what?"

"If it weren't for that brat Yuzu calling me and saying some weird things, I wouldn't have bothered with you at all."

"The misunderstanding has been cleared up."

"Don't you dare ruin my reputation in front of Yuzu again."

It took Jiang Yichen a while to process the news, and he finally let out a long sigh of relief.

In this way, a weight was lifted off my shoulders.

He had initially felt somewhat guilty towards Xu Zhiyou, but now it seemed that this woman was simply being unreasonable.

"Okay, I understand."

"Take care and don't bother seeing me off."

Jiang Yichen directly ordered them to leave.

Gu Ruanxing glared at him. She turned around, ready to grab her sunglasses and leave.

Just then.

Suddenly, a series of crisp footsteps came from outside the door.

Immediately following was Xu Zhiyou's sweet voice.

"Jiang Yichen!"

"Open the door! I've come to visit the set!"

The two people in the room froze instantly.

Gu Ruanxing's face turned pale instantly.

She looked at the door, then at Jiang Yichen.

"Why is pomelo here?!"

Jiang Yichen was also somewhat surprised.

"How would I know? She didn't tell me."

The knocking on the door became more urgent.

"Jiang Yichen? Are you asleep?"

"I brought your favorite pan-fried buns!"

Gu Ruanxing panicked completely.

He appeared in Jiang Yichen's hotel room in the middle of the night.

If Xu Zhiyou were to see this...

That's so dirty, you couldn't wash it off even if you washed it in the Huangpu River for three days and three nights!

"No, no!"

"I absolutely cannot let her see me here!"

Gu Ruanxing was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, pacing back and forth in the room.

Jiang Yichen, however, thought differently.

"Just explain it to Yuzu."

Gu Ruanxing said anxiously in a low voice.

"You don't know anything!"

"A woman's suspicion is a terrible thing!"

"She already misunderstood that we were having an affair, and now, in the middle of the night, a man and a woman alone in a room, how can she believe we're just chatting?"

The knocking sounded again.

"Jiang Yichen? Are you asleep? If you don't open the door, I'm swiping my room card to come in!"

"The receptionist gave me a spare room key!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Ruanxing was terrified.

She looked around.

The room was small and could be seen through at a glance.

There are only two places where people can hide: the wardrobe and the bathroom.

Gu Ruanxing rushed towards the wardrobe without hesitation.

He flung open the cabinet door and crawled inside.

"Don't betray me!" She peeked half her face out from under the door, threateningly whispering, "If you dare say I'm here, I'll kill you when I get out!"

After saying that, she quickly closed the closet door and squeezed herself behind a pile of hanging clothes. The closet was filled with the scent of mothballs and the faint fragrance of soap from men's clothes, and the space was so cramped that she could hardly breathe.

Jiang Yichen rubbed his temples helplessly.

What's the big deal?

It's like being caught cheating.

He took a deep breath, straightened the collar of his bathrobe, walked to the door, and opened it.

Outside the door, Xu Zhiyou, wearing a beige trench coat and with her long hair tied in a cute bun, was holding a pink insulated box and smiling at him.

"Clang clang clang!"

"Surprised? Unexpected?!"

Xu Zhiyou threw herself into Jiang Yichen's arms and clung to him like a koala.

Jiang Yichen casually put his arm around her waist to prevent her from falling.

"Why did you come over in the middle of the night?"

Xu Zhiyou tilted her head up and kissed Jiang Yichen on the chin.

I miss you.

"And I heard from Chen Hao that you guys were filming a long night scene today, which must have been very tiring, so I went and bought your favorite pan-fried buns and brought them over."

She jumped off Jiang Yichen, picked up the insulated box, and went into the room.

"Eat it while it's hot."

Xu Zhiyou placed the insulated box on the table.

She sniffed and her brows furrowed slightly.

"what?"

Why does your room smell like perfume?

Xu Zhiyou turned her head and looked at Jiang Yichen suspiciously.

"This taste...it's so familiar."

Hiding in the closet, Gu Ruanxing was so frightened by these words that she immediately covered her mouth with her hand, not daring to breathe, her heart pounding like a drum.

It's over! It's over!

How come this brat has such a keen nose!

Jiang Yichen's heart skipped a beat; he was unwilling to lie to Xu Zhiyou.

But it wasn't appropriate to expose Gu Ruanxing directly.

In the end, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go along with the performance.

He walked over without changing his expression and opened the insulated box.

"It's probably the air freshener the cleaning lady used."

"The food in all the hotels tastes pretty much the same."

Xu Zhiyou gave a half-believing "Oh," but her eyes unconsciously scanned the room.

Sudden.

Her gaze settled on the sofa stool at the foot of the bed.

There, a pair of black sunglasses were prominently displayed.

Xu Zhiyou walked over and picked up the sunglasses.

This is a limited edition from a luxury brand.

She remembered very clearly that Gu Ruanxing also had an identical one.

Gu Ruanxing, who was inside the closet, saw this scene through the crack in the door, and her heart sank.

She forgot! She took off her sunglasses and left them there when she came in!

Xu Zhiyou turned her head, and the sweet smile on her face had disappeared.

She looked at Jiang Yichen, who was eating pan-fried buns, and said.

Jiang Yichen.

"Would a cleaning lady leave her sunglasses on the bed while cleaning?"