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When Fang Zhizi came in, she glanced at him unintentionally, paused, glanced at him again, and her gaze lingered on his face, which was covered by a mask and hat, for two seconds before her eyes widened suddenly.

"...Yan Shen?"

Gu Yan glanced at her and nodded slightly.

Fang Zhizi froze on the spot, her voice stammering, "Yan...Yan Shen! You brought Sister Zizi here?"

"Um."

"So, you're going back now?"

Gu Yan nodded, paused for a moment, and then added, "Thank you for your help during this time."

Fang Zhizi was stunned for a moment, then nodded frantically, "Don't worry, don't worry! I will definitely take good care of Sister Zizi!"

The elevator arrived at the first floor and the doors opened.

He nodded to her as a farewell, then turned and walked out.

Fang Zhizi followed him out of the elevator and watched his figure disappear at the hotel entrance. Just as she was about to walk forward, she suddenly stopped.

Eh?

Why did she come down?

She was going upstairs to find Sister Zizi, so why did she come downstairs with her?!

She slapped her forehead; she must have been lost in thought and accidentally pressed the down arrow key, thus unknowingly following along.

She quickly turned around and walked back, then pressed the up key again.

While waiting for the elevator, she took out her phone and excitedly sent a series of messages to Shuzi:

Little Gardenia: "Sister Zizi!!! I just ran into Yan Shen in the elevator! He's so incredibly handsome, the kind you can never get tired of looking at! He even talked to me, I almost died on the spot!!!"

Little Gardenia: "He told me to take good care of us during this time! Oh my god, what have I done to deserve this! My favorite couple is giving me sweet moments in person! (crying)"

Little Gardenia: "Aa ...

Shu Zi received these three messages upstairs. Her lips twitched, and she shook her head with a smile, replying, "Promising."

As soon as the elevator doors opened, Fang Zhizi rushed over and took two deep breaths before knocking on Shu Zi's door.

Shu Zi opened the door, and Fang Zhizi stood outside, holding the bag of groceries from the convenience store, flashing eight teeth and looking excited.

"Sister Zizi! I've brought you some supplies!" She held up the bag in her hand.

Seeing her like this, Shu Zi couldn't help but laugh. She stepped aside and said, "Come in, don't stand at the door grinning like an idiot."

Fang Zhizi looked around as she walked in: "Yan Shen is gone? Really gone? Is he hiding somewhere?"

Shu Zi closed the door, leaned against the wall, and looked at her: "They're gone. They just left. Didn't you bump into them in the elevator?"

"I did run into him, but I'm afraid he might turn around and come back!"

Fang Zhizi placed the bag on the table, turned around, clasped her hands together, and looked devout:

"Sister Zizi, let me tell you, I just took a close look at Yan Shen in the elevator."

"His profile, his demeanor, his voice... your future children will definitely be incredibly good-looking."

"puff--"

Shu Zi was just picking up her water glass to drink when she heard this. She choked on her water, bent over, and coughed for a long time until her face turned red.

She looked up and glared at Fang Zhizi: "...What kind of nonsense are you thinking about?!"

Fang Zhizi quickly handed over a tissue, blinking innocently.

"I'm telling the truth! With your genes—a handsome father and a beautiful mother—not having a child would be a complete waste of resources! It's a real squandering of national wealth!"

Shu Zi wiped her mouth, took a deep breath, and then pointed to the door: "You, get out."

"No, no, no, I was wrong!"

Fang Zhizi quickly raised her hands in surrender, grinning as she approached, "I'll help you pack! I promise I won't say anything else!"

Shu Zi glanced at her: "You'd better be!"

Fang Zhizi squatted on the ground and quickly put away the items she had bought from the convenience store.

Bottled water was put in the refrigerator, snacks were stacked on the table, and daily necessities were placed on the bathroom shelf.

As she tidied up, she kept muttering to herself:

"Sister Zizi, what time is your first scene tomorrow? I looked at the call sheet, it seems like makeup starts at 8 am and filming starts at 10 am?"

"Um."

Shuzi hung a piece of clothing in the closet, then checked her schedule on her phone:

"The first scene is an indoor scene, not too difficult, it's a warm-up."

Fang Zhizi nodded: "That's good, that's good. Then you should get some rest early tonight. I'll come and wake you up at seven o'clock tomorrow morning."

Shu Zi was about to reply when her phone vibrated. She looked down and saw it was a message from Gu Yan:

The clingy big dog: "We've arrived."

Her gaze lingered on those two words for a moment, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously curved into a smile. She then typed back two words: "Received."

After thinking for a moment, I added a cat nodding emoji and then added the sentence: "Remember to eat something before you get busy."

The reply came quickly with a single word: "Mm".

Then she added, "I miss you."

Shu Zi stared at those two words for two seconds, her face slightly flushed, and the corners of her mouth curved up even wider.

As she was figuring out how to reply, Fang Zhizi had already stretched her neck out so long that she almost wanted to bury her head in the phone screen:

"Sister Zizi~ Are you Yanshen? Is it Yanshen?"

Shu Zi didn't even look up: "Tuck your neck in, don't try to steal food from a giraffe."

Fang Zhizi chuckled: "I'm just concerned about you!"

Shu Zi finally looked up at her:

"You should worry less about me and more about not being late tomorrow morning. That's more important than anything else."

Fang Zhizi shrank her neck and made a "shut up" gesture, but her eyes still couldn't help but glance at Shu Zi's phone.

Shu Zi was amused by her sneaky look, locked the screen, and stuffed the phone into her pocket.

"Alright, stop looking. Your eyeballs are going to pop out if you keep looking."

"That's enough for today. We can finish the rest tomorrow. Go home and get some rest; we have to get up early tomorrow."

"Yes, sir!" Fang Zhizi saluted, then turned back at the door, looking serious, and said:

"Zizi, good luck tomorrow! You're the best! Love you~"

Shu Zi paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Okay, go to sleep now."

Fang Zhizi chuckled and closed the door.

The room fell silent.

Shu Zi took out her phone again, looked at the two messages Gu Yan had sent, thought for a moment, and then typed and sent another line:

"I miss you as well."

After posting, she tossed her phone aside, continued tidying up the rest of her clothes, ate a simple dinner, scrolled through short videos for a while, and then leisurely took a shower.

After showering, she changed into pajamas, her hair half-dry and draped over her shoulders, and collapsed onto the bed.

He grabbed his phone, opened Gu Yan's WeChat, and made a video call.

The call was answered quickly, and Gu Yan's face appeared on the screen, with the bookshelves of the study in the background.

He took off his tie, and the top two buttons of his shirt were undone, making it seem like he had just arrived home.