“Ah… I forgot.”
Si Yueying’s mind had been completely consumed with finding that girl, and the celebration banquet had slipped his mind entirely.
“Huh? Then what have you been doing all this time?”
“Nothing much…”
It was obvious that finding that girl by now would be very difficult, so he could only give up for the time being.
Tang Yi saw that he was distracted and clearly couldn’t be counted on, so he took out his own phone and called Lu Wenxi.
At that moment, Lu Wenxi was being intimately affectionate with Li Si, and having his moment interrupted by the phone ring, he felt extremely irritated.
Seeing that it was Tang Yi calling, he kissed Li Si on the forehead and said softly, “Wait for me a moment.”
Then he went out to another room to take the call.
Li Si suddenly realized that he almost never made phone calls in front of her—every time, he went to another room to answer, as if he were afraid she might overhear.
Fair enough. To him, she was just a person of unknown origins, so being cautious was only natural.
In the past, Li Si had never cared where he went to take his calls, but the thought of the bullet chat saying Lu Wenxi would abandon her in the future made her unusually sensitive to it.
Meanwhile, Lu Wenxi was on the phone with Tang Yi.
“Wenxi, how’s your cat doing?”
“He’s fine already. Did you call just to ask about that?”
“I’m reminding you—don’t forget Xingye’s celebration banquet tonight.”
Lu Wenxi smacked his forehead. How had he forgotten about that?
But he had already promised Li Si he’d stay home with her today, so he refused: “I have something going on tonight. It’s not convenient.”
Tang Yi was displeased: “What could you possibly have going on? Isn’t your cat already fine? Besides, what could matter more than Xingye? Are you even still our brother?”
“…Fine, I’ll go.”
Lu Wenxi was afraid the three of them would show up at his door, which would be even more trouble, so he figured he’d drop by, make an appearance, and come right back.
When he returned to the room, he saw Li Si wiping away tears.
He strode over, gathered her into his arms, and coaxed her gently, “What’s wrong, Sisi? Are you feeling unwell again?”
Li Si shook her head and asked tearfully, “Wenxi, do you have another woman out there?”
“How could that be possible?”
Lu Wenxi froze for a moment, then chuckled softly. “Silly girl, what goes through that head of yours all day?”
Before, Li Si had felt uneasy too, but she’d never voiced it—she only pulled little stunts like pretending to be sick. Now, having seen the bullet chat mention a Female Lead, she couldn’t hold back any longer and launched a tearful offensive.
“Then why do you take your calls behind my back? Isn’t it because you’re chatting with some other woman?”
【The female supporting character has some nerve. Where the Male Lead takes his calls—is that any of her business?】
【She really thinks she’s his official girlfriend.】
【But the Male Lead’s attitude is pretty problematic too, right? You can’t blame the female supporting character for everything. Can you all stop being so obsessed with the guy?】
【What did the Male Lead do wrong? He’s just too kind. Otherwise, would the female supporting character even still be alive?】
【Exactly. She doesn’t know her place, and now she’s policing the Male Lead too? Who does she think she is?】
“Hahahaha…”
Lu Wenxi suddenly burst out laughing—a genuine laugh from the heart, radiant and bright.
【Oh my god, the Male Lead’s smile is gorgeous!】
【Isn’t his character supposed to be the cold, aloof type? Why is he suddenly laughing so happily?】
【Is there even any need to guess? He’s obviously laughing at the female supporting character!】
Lu Wenxi was simply happy, that was all.
He hadn’t expected that Li Si would care about him to such an extent—he’d only stepped out to take a phone call, yet her imagination had run wild with all sorts of scenarios.
Watching her anxious and insecure, nervous and uneasy over him, was like discovering a new continent—novel and deeply satisfying.
He loved how adorable she looked with him filling her heart and her eyes.
Tears still glistened on Li Si’s thick, long lashes, and her deep green eyes, refracted through the tears, shone even brighter, like brilliant emeralds.
She sniffled and asked, aggrieved, “What are you laughing at?”
“I’m laughing at how vivid your imagination is. It was just a phone call—from a friend of mine.”
Lu Wenxi, both amused and heartbroken, wiped her tears dry for her. “I don’t even have enough time to spend with you. Where would I find the spare time to bother with other women? Having you is enough for me. I don’t need anyone else.”
Li Si couldn’t tell whether he was being sincere, but the fact that he was willing to coax her at least showed that she mattered quite a bit to him.
She smiled through her tears and said, “Having you is enough for me too.”
The two of them cuddled for a while longer, and the sky had already grown dark.
After dinner, Li Si started getting drowsy.
Although her body had recovered its health, she was extremely sleepy, sleeping more than twelve hours almost every day.
“Sleepy?”
Li Si nodded drowsily.
“Go back to your room and rest.”
Lu Wenxi carried her back to her room, helped her brush her teeth and wash her face, then laid her on the bed and tucked her in.
“Sleep. I’ll stay here with you.”
Soon, Li Si drifted off into dreamland.
Lu Wenxi checked his watch. If he left now, he’d arrive at Shen Xingye’s celebration banquet just in time—he could stay a little while and come back.
Little did he know, Li Si wasn’t actually asleep at all. The moment he left, the bullet chat began scrolling frantically again.
【Are the Male Lead and Female Lead finally going to meet?!】
【So excited! I thought this female supporting character would keep causing trouble and the Male Lead would really stay home with her—wouldn’t that mean he’d miss meeting the Female Lead!】
【I’m not worried at all. The Male Lead will definitely go see the Female Lead. No matter what tricks the female supporting character pulls, they’re useless.】
【The female supporting character is just a clown jumping around on stage!】
Since Li Si hadn’t fully fallen asleep, she could see these bullet chats even with her eyes closed.
Lu Wenxi was going to meet the Female Lead?!
Upon learning this terrible news, the intense unease in Li Si’s heart actually overpowered her drowsiness and forced her eyes open.
Hearing the car engine fading into the distance, Li Si was frantic with worry.
No!
She had to stop this. She couldn’t let them meet!
But she had just faked being sick, and if she claimed to feel unwell again, he certainly wouldn’t believe her.
What could she do?
Li Si made a bold decision: she would secretly follow Lu Wenxi and, before he met the Female Lead, faint right in front of him.
He definitely wouldn’t abandon her!
She acted immediately, rummaging through the wardrobe for clothes to wear. But since moving in here, she had never once gone out—all her clothes were various styles of nightgowns, far too revealing to wear outside.
With no other choice, she went to Lu Wenxi’s room, found one of his coats to put on, and then quietly slipped out the door.
By now, the butler and servants had all retired to their rooms, and because she had never once attempted to leave the house in the past six months, no one was keeping watch over her.
Li Si slipped out with ease.
But the problem was, she had no idea where they would be meeting!
Fortunately, at that moment, the bullet chat appeared again.
【What is she doing? Don’t tell me she’s going to follow them and cause trouble?】
【No way, she doesn’t even know where the celebration banquet is being held. Even if she wanted to go, she couldn’t!】
【Besides, Lanxing Pavilion is a high-end establishment. Is that somewhere she can just walk into? Even if she went, she’d be stopped at the door.】