It was just a word, and the person arrived. Look at how difficult it was for Gong Beibei.
After the call ended, Gong Beibei looked at Xu Yanchuan with anticipation.
"How is it? Did he say he'd come?"
"With me, Xu Yanchuan, around, is there anything I can't handle? Just wait."
"But you need to dirty your clothes. I told you, you vomited all over yourself, don't let it show when you get here."
As he spoke, he picked up a can of beer and splashed it on Gong Beibei's chest.
Gong Beibei screamed, "What are you doing?"
"You don't understand. Women need to be half wet and half dry like this, alluring and hazy with drunkenness, that's what attracts men."
"I'll put some cream on you, and any man will be captivated."
The two of them were happily devising ways to attract Zhan Beijue in the private room.
Suddenly, the phone rang.
Looking at the table, it was Jiang Nanfang's phone. The screen displayed the word "Editor."
It seemed she had borrowed someone else's phone to call.
Gong Beibei remembered Xu Yanchuan's instructions and picked it up for him, "Hello?"
Jiang Nanfang thought her phone had been picked up by a fan.
"Hello, I'm Miss Rabbit from today's autograph session. Did you happen to find my phone? Where are you now?"
"Miss Rabbit? I found it on the ground by chance, so it's yours."
"I've been waiting for your call for a long time. I'm at Nanyuan Club now, could you come and get it?"
Both of them were relieved that their plan was progressing smoothly and high-fived in the private room.
"Come on, waiting is just wasting time, let's sing a couple more songs."
"Today is a good day, I must fully express my emotions."
They sang and waited, and soon, Zhan Beijue arrived downstairs.
Xu Yanchuan answered the phone, told him the room number, and then quickly told Gong Beibei to lie down and pretend to be drunk.
Gong Beibei lay on the floor and poured some more beer on her chest.
Just as she finished her disguise, the door was pushed open.
Just two people, yet they managed to make the room so smoky and reeking of alcohol.
Zhan Beijue, with his潔癖 (jiépǐ - germophobia/cleanliness obsession), stood at the door, wrinkling his nose, unwilling to enter.
"Not awake yet? How much did you give her?"
He looked at Xu Yanchuan with displeasure.
Xu Yanchuan sat on the coffee table, spread his hands, and feigned innocence.
"I didn't force her to drink. The art exhibition didn't go very well today, and she was upset, so she insisted on drinking."
Zhan Beijue didn't reply.
Xu Yanchuan continued, "Actually, she's always liked you. But she feels that your career is quite successful, and even if she likes you, she needs to be worthy.
"So she put a lot of pressure on herself, wanting to be perfect to match you. I didn't expect something like this to happen today."
"When you get back, comfort her more and ease her psychological burden. This girl always likes to make things difficult for herself."
Seeing that Xu Yanchuan understood her and spoke so tenderly,
Zhan Beijue asked unfeelingly.
"Do you like her?"
"What?"
Unexpectedly causing him to have such a misconception, Xu Yanchuan quickly denied it.
"Not at all. We've known each other for so many years, we're like brothers. If I really liked her, I wouldn't have waited until today. Don't worry!"
"I'm the same as you."
After he said that, Zhan Beijue finally walked in.
"After she wakes up, please tell her that I only see her as a friend, and she shouldn't like me. It's hopeless."
"..."
Gong Beibei, lying on the floor, almost couldn't hold back her tears.
Xu Yanchuan also felt that his rejection was too heartless.
"You already have someone you like, don't you?"
Zhan Beijue reached out to help Gong Beibei up.
But when he saw that her clothes were wet and stained with dirt, he felt nauseous and turned his face away.
"I'm married, don't you know that?"
"You can get divorced after marriage. After divorce, you're still a single man. There's no need to remain unmarried for life just because you've been divorced once!"
Xu Yanchuan tried to plead for Gong Beibei.
But his words were interrupted mercilessly: "Then just assume I have someone I like."
"..."
Zhan Beijue couldn't be bothered to talk to him any further and threw the bag containing the clothes to him.
"I can't stand this strange smell. Help her change her clothes."
It wasn't that Zhan Beijue disliked Gong Beibei. It was that he didn't like women at all!
With such a beautiful, drunken beauty lying in front of him, he showed nothing but repulsion?
Xu Yanchuan felt he finally understood the rumors that had been circulating for a long time.
No wonder he was so handsome, so rich, and had a child, yet his ex-wife divorced him.
Turns out he was gay.
Gong Beibei, did you hear that? You should give up on him now, right?
"But I'm also a man. It's not appropriate to help her change clothes like this?"
Xu Yanchuan was also in a dilemma. "How about..."
The phone on the table rang again. He looked down and saw it was Miss Rabbit calling.
Xu Yanchuan quickly answered.
"I'm downstairs, which room are you in?"
"6632."
After speaking, Xu Yanchuan hung up the phone, afraid she wouldn't come up.
Even though it was only a few words, Zhan Beijue recognized Jiang Nanfang's voice.
This guy actually got her contact information after saying he would ask for it.
Meeting her here so late?
Anyone could be persuaded to meet.
Jiang Nanfang, are you that inexperienced with men, that unreserved?
"No need to trouble yourself, a girl will be here soon, please ask her for help."
After hanging up the phone, Xu Yanchuan's excited mood was evident.
Zhan Beijue's anger flared up.
It was indeed a coincidence.
He was about to take Gong Beibei away when she arrived.
It was a perfect opportunity for her to drink and chat with Xu Yanchuan, to be alone together.
Hmph, this woman who swore she would never look for a man again, how shameless!
Zhan Beijue walked to the innermost part of the sofa and found a clean spot to sit.
Soon, Jiang Nanfang appeared at the door.
"Hello. I'm here to get my phone."
Seeing a man standing in front of her, Jiang Nanfang was a little confused.
"The lady who called me just now?"
"She's drunk. She's lying on the floor and can't get up. I was just about to ask for your help. Could you take her to the restroom and help her change her clothes?"
Xu Yanchuan handed the phone to Jiang Nanfang with a righteous demeanor.
He flipped through it, confirming it was his phone, and since it had a lock screen password, he couldn't open it. She had really just found it.
Jiang Nanfang: "No problem. Where is the restroom? Help me lift her up."
Xu Yanchuan pulled Gong Beibei to her feet, and together they helped her towards the restroom in the private room.
Zhan Beijue, with a cold expression, watched Jiang Nanfang's every move.
Gong Beibei felt incredibly foolish.
She wasn't really drunk, so why should she let someone undress her?
Since this trick didn't work on Zhan Beijue, she shouldn't pretend anymore!
"Hmm? Achuan, where are we going?"
At the restroom door, she pretended to wake up.
"Beibei, you're awake? Your clothes are dirty, I was just looking for someone to help you change."
"Get lost! Who wants to help me change clothes? Don't touch me, you pervert!"
"Don't you touch me. Where's Ajue? He promised to pick me up and take me home. Where is he?"
Gong Beibei shook off Jiang Nanfang's hand and turned back.
She saw the man sitting in the shadows of the sofa, his posture tall and straight.
Jiang Nanfang followed her gaze and turned back, unexpectedly meeting Zhan Beijue's eyes.
Oh no. What kind of twisted fate is this?
Why is it that ever since she decided to never see him again, she encounters him everywhere?