I want to have a normal campus romance

"I believe it's not easy for you to do this job. There is 100,000 in this card. Do me a small favor and the money in this card will be yours. I believe we are not enemies... right?"

"What's the deal?"

Hearing his words, I somehow thought of a familiar scene -

Treat them to guests, behead them, and accept them as dogs.

"The head office has arranged for someone else to be the male lead in this production. I hope you can give up this position. If I remember correctly, you didn't sign any contract with the production team, right?"

As he spoke, he slowly leaned forward, slowly pushed the bank card in front of me, and spoke to me in a very seductive tone.

"It's not shameful to choose the better option. It's an excellent quality. I believe that your relationship with Xia Xiaoyao should be pretty good, but I want to remind you that fake things are fake after all. Everything can deceive people, but the money in your hands will not deceive you. I believe that as a smart person, you should know how to choose."

Hearing this, looking at the bank card, it would be a lie to say that I wasn't tempted, after all, it was 100,000 yuan! I knew that everything he said was to deceive me, but I couldn't say anything to refute it.

There's always a voice in my head telling me that choosing this bank card with 100,000 yuan in it is enough for me to squander throughout my college life. Even if I save it, it will be a considerable sum. But in his eyes... this money is like a drop in the bucket.

At the same time, I didn't feel any indignation in my heart, but more of a sadness, because I suddenly found at this moment that I was measuring everything with money, and after someone clearly marked the price, I even began to weigh the gains and losses.

Seeing that I was lost in thought, Manager Liao did not say anything else, as if to give me time to think, but a triumphant smile appeared on his face, and I knew...

You should make a decision yourself!

"Thank you for your kindness, Manager Liao, but... I refuse."

As I said this, I pushed the bank card back, and the smile on his face immediately froze, and then his face immediately turned gloomy.

"Mr. Lin, can I hear your reason? Is it because the money is too little?"

"No, I just don't want to be a smart person. Being a smart person is too tiring."

I know that I have made an extremely naive choice at this moment. I know that Xia Xiaoyao and I are just two people who met by chance. The seemingly close relationship is just deceiving ourselves. No matter how beautiful the dream is, we will wake up eventually.

At the end of the day...we will go our separate ways after filming, and I'm just doing the job for the money.

Call me naive or pretentious, the reason I made this choice was just to buy peace of mind, because I always felt that I was exchanging my soul for the hundred thousand yuan.

Maybe people like me will be beaten up by society after graduation, but at least I am not at that age yet. I am still young and have the right to say "no"!

"What a pity, Mr. Lin... I thought we would have more cooperation."

After hearing what I said, Manager Liao slowly took back the bank card and said with some regret.

And I am at this moment...and I am heartbroken at this moment!

After all, that's 100,000 yuan! Just nod and you can get the money!

Maybe I will never encounter such an easy way to make money in my lifetime, but even though it hurts, I still pretend that "wealth cannot corrupt me, power cannot bend me."

After all, I have thrown away 100,000 yuan, so at least I can pretend to be cool!

But at this moment, there was a "bang" sound from outside the door behind me, which scared me, and then there was a noisy sound behind me.

Manager Liao, who already looked unhappy, stood up from the sofa and shouted towards the door with a bad look:

"what happened!"

But his words did not quiet down the noisy voices outside the door. I could even hear a few words:

"...Miss...please don't make things difficult for us. We really can't let you in."

"Yes, please wait a moment, Manager Liao is discussing something inside!"

"We didn't mean to stop you, we just can't bear it!"

Along with the noisy conversations outside, the doorknob on the wooden door kept shaking. At this moment, I remembered that Manager Liao locked the door when he came in.

What's going on? It sounds like someone is going to force their way in! Is this going to be an "FBI open door"? That shouldn't be the case... Although this is a bribe, it doesn't mean they're going to come and investigate, right?

Just when I was hesitating whether to "be lenient to those who confess, be strict to those who resist", and was about to unlock the door to prevent the outsiders from breaking in directly, I suddenly heard a crisp sound amid the noisy voices, and the door lock was instantly released, and the wooden door opened.

Oh my god! There is still a key?

"Get out of my way!"

At this moment, I suddenly heard a powerful voice, but why did this voice sound so familiar to me? As the men in suits who were blocking the door dispersed, I found that the person standing at the door was none other than Xia Xiaoyao, who had acted as if she would never talk to me again!

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PS: I heard that some people say that pigeons are short, but this time they are not short (//▽//)

Chapter 65: The Flowers Have Fallen

For a moment, I felt that the atmosphere in the reception room suddenly became strange. When Manager Liao saw Xia Xiaoyao standing at the door, his face suddenly darkened, but he still pretended to be kind and said to her slowly:

"Miss Xia, long time no see."

"Each each other."

As Xia Xiaoyao spoke, she slowly walked to my side, and even took two steps forward to stand in front of me, as if she was standing up for me. This made me feel startled.

That's the department manager of the head office! I'm a temporary worker, so I can just say something bad, at worst I'll quit this job. But Xia Xiaoyao is a big star now, if she gets into trouble with her boss at this time, isn't that putting her future at stake?

However, Manager Liao did not seem to plan to stay any longer. After hearing what Xia Xiaoyao said, he looked at her and then at me. His expression gradually changed from surprise to gloomy, but this did not last long.

I always felt that he was planning something, but in the end he narrowed his eyes, smiled at me, and said two incomprehensible words to me:

"Mr. Lin, I was just like you back then, thinking that sincerity could be rewarded, but in the end it was just self-touching. What can you get in the end? Young man, don't be so naive."

After he finished speaking, he snorted coldly, straightened his suit and walked out of the reception room. Qian Jiang outside the door looked at me with resentment, then slowly left with Manager Liao.

But after hearing his words, I didn't feel too much emotionally, because I already knew these things a long time ago, and I never coveted anything from the beginning.

Watching Manager Liao and his group walk away, I didn't feel worried or anxious at this moment. On the contrary, I felt relieved at this moment.

Xia Xiaoyao, who was standing in front of me, turned around and looked at me with some concern after seeing Manager Liao and his group walk out of the reception room. As if she was afraid that I would believe his slander, she hurriedly explained to me:

"Did he tell you something? Don't believe what he said. He wants to change the male lead in the MV—"

"Don't worry, he was rejected by me."

Seeing Xia Xiaoyao so anxious, I simply interrupted him and gave her a reassurance. Perhaps the position of the male lead was so important that Manager Liao spent 100,000 yuan to bribe me, and even Xia Xiaoyao ran over in a panic.

But whether it is important or not, for me, as long as I do my current job well and live with my conscience, that's enough.

Xia Xiaoyao was stunned after hearing what I said, as if she had not expected that I would reject Manager Liao. I smiled and waved to her, preparing to leave.

After all, I have already finished watching the film set, and I have classes at school in the afternoon, so I can't stay here for too long.

But at this moment, I felt someone grabbed my wrist. I turned around and found Xia Xiaoyao holding my hand.

"I...I'll take you there!"

When I heard what Xia Xiaoyao said, I subconsciously wanted to refuse, but seeing her determined eyes, I finally didn't say anything to refuse, because I knew that no matter what I said at this time, it would not change the final result.

But what I never expected was that Xia Xiaoyao actually, contrary to her usual behavior, held my hand tightly and walked out of the house, as if she was afraid that I would let go and leave.

Along the way, several crew members saw us walking together, and their eyes looked as if they had witnessed something incredible.

I was more surprised than them...actually myself, because I couldn't figure out what could have caused such a big difference between Xia Xiaoyao before and after. Was it just because of what Manager Liao said just now? Or was it about the position of the male lead?

Am I that important? We have only met a few times...

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but be stunned, because I suddenly realized that we had met more than just a few times. Those things kept popping up in my mind, which made it impossible for me to convince myself with this reason.

Perhaps it is because all this is too magical that I regard these unreasonable stories and settings as my own dream. Now that I really think about it carefully, my relief just now...is it true relief, or is it the emptiness after waking up from a dream?

Looking at Xia Xiaoyao walking in front of me and holding my hand, at that moment I felt like I was in a fairy tale. Everything around me was so beautiful and dreamy.

"Do you... have something you want to say to me?"

With Xia Xiaoyao's light voice, we walked out of the studio without knowing when, and the dark environment suddenly became bright. Everything in front of me was instantly replaced by bright white, which made me feel dazed. I squinted my eyes and looked at the blurry figure in front of me.

She also turned her head to look at me, and at that moment our eyes met. The moment our eyes collided, I felt that everything around me was slowly moving away from me. The only thing left in front of me was Xia Xiaoyao bathed in white light, like a new star that could dazzle even in the daytime.

As I gradually adapted to the bright environment, the surrounding scenery slowly appeared in front of me, and I also escaped from the dream and returned to reality. And then I remembered that she was a dazzling star.

The sense of separation between dream and reality made me pull back my hand as if I was electrocuted, but unlike before, Xia Xiaoyao grabbed my hand tightly again before I could withdraw it.

At this moment, we were both stunned, as if I didn't know why I pulled my hand back, and Xia Xiaoyao didn't know why she held me tightly.

"Well, Miss Xia, how about...I should go back by myself?"

I feel that the atmosphere at the moment is a little subtle, but in the final analysis... I still don't know how to face Xia Xiaoyao at this moment. Should I continue to tacitly deceive myself and become a close friend with Xia Xiaoyao, or should I face the reality and do my job well.

I have always said that I know the so-called truth and the so-called ending, but I have never thought about how I should face the ending when it comes. I am deceiving myself like this, and maybe in the end... I won’t be able to accept it at all.

Xia Xiaoyao turned her head away without saying anything. The breeze blew her brown hair, making it impossible for me to see her expression for a moment. But she held my hand tightly, which made her attitude clear and gave me a silent answer.

"...Call me Senpai."

Just as I lowered my head and wondered what to do, Xia Xiaoyao's voice rang in my ears again, but this sentence surprised me for a moment. This strange focus and irrelevant answer made me feel a little nonsensical for a moment.

"Why are you so persistent that I call you Senior—"

But my words seemed to have triggered a switch in Xia Xiaoyao's heart. Before I could finish my words, Xia Xiaoyao interrupted me harshly:

"Because I'm so tired! Every day everyone calls me Miss Xia or Teacher Xia, and everyone looks at me with admiration and respect, which makes me dare not relax for a moment. But...but I also want to take a break! I'm also an ordinary person! Even if it's only for a while, I hope that no one will call me like that, and I hope that no one will look at me like that."

At this moment, Xia Xiaoyao was like a taut and broken string. She suddenly threw herself on me, venting her emotions as if she had found someone to rely on.

"I am a college student like you, but I can only wear sunglasses and a mask every time, watching other people experience campus life from afar. Sometimes I envy them, because I am also a student of this school! So... That's why I want you to call me senior sister, because only when you call me that, I feel that I can occasionally let go of myself as "Xia Xiaoyao" and be an ordinary "senior sister" peacefully!"

All of this happened too unbelievably. I don’t know how long it has been since we had this hug. To be exact, we hugged each other yesterday, but the person was different and the feeling I had was also different.

I put my hands on her shoulders, and she held my shoulders tightly as if she was afraid that I would push them away.

My mind told me that I should push her away at this moment, but feeling her whimpering and trembling on my chest, I felt like I was petrified and unable to move. To be exact, I couldn't bear to push her away at this moment.

At this moment, I only felt that Xia Xiaoyao in front of me was extremely fragile and real. I didn't know what made her let down her guard in front of me. I didn't think I had that ability, but I had to say that at this moment, I might be her best venting object.

Whether in front of her fans, crew members, directors, assistants or agents, she is the dazzling star "Xia Xiaoyao". Perhaps only with me can she be an ordinary "senior sister".

But how should I face her after this? My originally clear identity and options have become blurred again because of her words. I never dreamed that a big star like Xia Xiaoyao would have such a thing happen at such a time, in such a place, and even in such a mood.

At this moment, all the experience and knowledge that I had about getting along with girls were completely useless, because all of this was beyond my imagination, so much so that I was a little overwhelmed at this moment.

"I don't want you to leave."

Listening to Xia Xiaoyao's voice, at this moment I recalled the cover of the MV. Although the situation is different, it is so similar.

It was just fake back then, and now... it's real!

Chapter 66 Don’t want that kind of thing!

At this moment, I even thought that there was something wrong with my ears, or that I had not woken up at all, because this was the first time I saw Xia Xiaoyao in this state, or should I say, heard her.

In any case, this is different from the image of Xia Xiaoyao in my impression, who is aloof and graceful. Compared with the Xia Xiaoyao in my impression, her every move at this moment is more like what a girl of this age should be like.

Even though this dimmed her aura, she was still extremely cute. It was more like I was interacting with a 20-year-old girl, not a superstar who was famous all over the country.

But even so, I still couldn't believe my ears, because, she just said...she didn't want me to leave, did I hear it right?

I swallowed and wanted to say something, but I didn't know where to start. After all... I didn't even know my own identity. I wanted to ask, but I was immersed in the beautiful fairy tale-like fantasy at the moment and dared not make any changes.

After all, once that thin layer of paper is broken, it would be very difficult to restore the relationship to the way it was before.

Such a contradictory mentality made me open my mouth, but I couldn't say a word.

I slowly lowered my head, and Xia Xiaoyao seemed to feel my gaze and slowly raised her head. It was only then that I realized that there was a seductive scene in front of me.

The slightly red eyes, the cute face, the messy brown hair, made people feel heart-pounding, and her moist gaze made me feel ashamed.

At this point, should I do something or give her some response?

I swallowed, and then I don't know if I was possessed or if my brain was hot, but at this moment I slowly put down my hands on her shoulders, and then slowly hugged her petite and trembling body.

"Hey! People over there... This is the studio passage. Some equipment will be transported here soon. Don't block the way here!"

The sudden loud shout instantly poured a bucket of cold water on my hot-headed me, and my remaining rationality instantly returned to its high point. At the same time, I slowly reacted and realized what I had just done!

Isn't that right? What am I doing?

I just feel that a song called "Flower of Hope" should be played at this moment to highlight how stupid my hot-headed behavior just now was.

I slowly turned my head and saw two people who looked like security guards walking towards us with rubber batons in their hands, making gestures to drive us away.

At this moment, I just felt that I was in an unprecedented dilemma, because I could even predict what might happen next -

Probably... Xia Xiaoyao pushed me away after hearing the sound. The security guard was shocked to see me molesting Xia Xiaoyao, and then called a few brothers to press me to the ground, but there were too many of them, and I couldn't even use my grappling skills.

No! Don't do that kind of thing!

But just when I was thinking about how to defend myself, I found that Xia Xiaoyao, who was lying on my chest, did not resist or push me away after hearing the security guard's voice. Instead, she let herself maintain this posture, then slowly closed her eyes, her eyelashes trembling slightly.