Xiao Can attempted to send again, but the wifi signal abruptly cut off.
Not only him, Cai Yawen’s phone also couldn’t connect to the network.
Other passengers in the cabin also called the flight attendant due to the same issue. Xiao Can was helpless and could only anxiously wait.
Fifteen minutes later, the wifi function was restored, and Xiao Can immediately received several messages from He Xingzhou.
- Done!
- How is it?
- Learned a little trick from you~
Xiao Can was terrified and quickly opened Weibo. Halfway through the page refresh, a broadcast announcement came, requesting everyone to turn off electronic devices.
With that, the wifi function turned off, the page froze, only displaying He Xingzhou’s account avatar.
Xiao Can stared at the newly changed profile picture, speechless.
It was a silver chain placed on emerald green feathers. He Xingzhou was somewhat restrained, not including the hollow-shaped pendant below.
But what did He Xingzhou actually post?
“I’m going to complain about their wifi,” Xiao Can declared through gritted teeth.
Finally enduring until the plane landed, he immediately tried again.
The network was sluggish. After waiting for a while, the page finally displayed. He Xingzhou’s Weibo post from over half an hour ago had been reposted thousands of times.
He Xingzhou: @Luo YinanLYN Heard you’ve been spreading rumors that I’m pursuing you. I bought a ticket for 3 p.m. this afternoon to your crew, let’s talk face to face.
Below were three screenshots, the first two showing Luo Yinan’s one-sided conversation with no response from He Xingzhou. Xiao Can hadn’t seen the last one, but judging from the time, it was the content after he initiated the conversation that day.
About forty minutes after he asked, “Are the flowers I sent you still there?” Luo Yinan replied, saying although the flowers had withered, the beauty remained in his heart, and he was very grateful.
He Xingzhou replied:
- Oh.
- Actually, I was going to find a place to throw them away, but I felt it was a waste, so I just found someone to give them to.
- I was worried people might think too much if I gave them to an Omega, so I picked an Alpha.
- No need to always text me if there’s nothing, quite disturbing.
After reading, Xiao Can was speechless.
It really was He Xingzhou’s style of handling things.
Looking at the time he replied in the texts, it should have been when they just arrived home that day and was chatting casually with Teacher Xia and Director Tong in the living room. So, when Xiao Can was being teased by Teacher Xia, He Xingzhou was playing with his phone on the side, doing this.
The so-called probing was directly countered by his swift moves.
Xiao Can couldn’t help but feel a little relieved. Fortunately, he had forgotten about this matter. If he had said something during the probing process, it might have given He Xingzhou some leverage.
Xiao Can clicked on the comment section, and the top comment was pinned: With your usual style, publicly responding is quite strange~~~
He Xingzhou replied to him: It doesn’t matter what others think, but I can’t let the person I like misunderstand.
Below were a bunch of people mentioning Tan Zhen.
Xiao Can couldn’t laugh or cry and sent a message to He Xingzhou.
- Where’s the little trick? Why can’t I see it?
He Xingzhou replied.
- I’m coming to see you. Even if others find out, it doesn’t matter. Isn’t that clever?
So, it was referring to this.
Xiao Can: This wasn’t a little trick at all; it was totally a big one.
He said he’d be back in two days, so why was he in such a hurry?
On the way to the set, Xiao Can roughly scanned the direction of public opinion.
To his surprise, after He Xingzhou caused such a commotion, there were very few people left who cared about Luo Yinan.
Most of them were lamenting the unseemly behavior of the minor star trying to cling to the big shot, while there were a few who thought He Xingzhou’s actions bordered on workplace bullying.
Most people were only concerned about whether the “person He Xingzhou likes” was really Tan Zhen and if this series of actions were aimed at winning back an old love.
Upon arrival at the set, the top trending topic was: “He Xingzhou appeared in thirteen trending topics today.”
Many comments below stated that this was the fourteenth.
The filming of the entire drama was nearing completion, with most of the main actors finished, but Luo Yinan was still there, needing to reshoot several scenes they were both involved in.
Seeing his listless and despondent appearance, Xiao Can belatedly realized that he might actually be a very softhearted person.
Even though he was a guy he disliked, seeing him in such a miserable state, he couldn’t help but feel sympathy involuntarily.
Luo Yinan was not in good shape, and even simple scenes took many retakes for him to get through.
The director knew the reason he couldn’t get into character, but didn’t blame him, just sighed repeatedly, perhaps lamenting internally how he got involved with He Xingzhou, causing such a stir even before the drama aired.
The shoot continued from afternoon into the night, and apart from lines, Xiao Can hardly communicated with Luo Yinan throughout.
Finally, when it was over, the director visibly breathed a sigh of relief.
As Xiao Can stretched his muscles and looked around for Cai Yawen, he turned his head and saw a familiar figure not far away.
He Xingzhou appeared at some point, standing outside the boundary line, hands in his pockets, smiling at him.
Xiao Can’s heart skipped a beat. He was half delighted and half uneasy, worrying whether this encounter would turn out bad. Then he heard a gasp from behind.
Turning around, he saw Luo Yinan’s face turning pale.
Xiao Can hesitated, lowered his head, and smiled.
It seemed like this “little trick” was quite effective indeed.
He felt really sorry for this Mr. Luo.
He Xingzhou was still unstoppable on set. He walked straight towards the direction where Xiao Can was, attracting the attention of the surrounding staff. No one spoke up, and the director even seemed to want to slip away.
He Xingzhou smiled at Xiao Can and then turned his gaze to Luo Yinan. “Hey, long time no see.”
Luo Yinan also managed a smile and took a few steps forward. “Hello. There might be some misunderstandings between us. I sent you a private message, maybe you didn’t see it.”
He Xingzhou stopped in his tracks, quietly watching him, gesturing for him to continue.
“I didn’t misunderstand the meaning of that bouquet of flowers, nor have I ever said such things to anyone… What I meant is,” Luo Yinan explained, “this is all just a misunderstanding.”
He Xingzhou shook his head lightly and said, “You’re not being honest.”
The entire set was extremely quiet, everyone listening intently, able to hear every word of their conversation clearly.
Luo Yinan was very uneasy, “Really, I didn’t say anything.”
“Do you think I’m just talking nonsense without evidence?” He Xingzhou asked.
“Of course not,” Luo Yinan became even more embarrassed, “Um… maybe I wasn’t paying attention when chatting with someone, and they misunderstood…”
“Heh,” He Xingzhou laughed, but there was no amusement on his face.
At this moment, Director Liu, who had heard the news, hurried over, shouting from afar, “Hey, why did you suddenly come over without saying hello to me!”
He Xingzhou turned around and glanced, then pointed at Luo Yinan, “I’m not looking for you, I’m looking for him.”
He seemed determined not to back down, his stance indicating he was going to carry out the bullying to the end, even making Xiao Can start sweating involuntarily.
If this continued, it wouldn’t end well. Xiao Can tried to speak up, “Mr. He, it’s already this late, have you eaten?”
He Xingzhou glanced sideways, “No. Are you going to treat me?”
Xiao Can felt the gaze of everyone.
Looking around awkwardly, he nodded, “Sure, I’ll treat everyone!”
“I don’t like crowds,” He Xingzhou said.
“In that case…” Xiao Can licked his lips, looking tentative, “just the two of us?”
He Xingzhou pretended to hesitate for a moment, then nodded, “Sure. Why not now?”
Luo Yinan visibly relaxed, sending a grateful look to Xiao Can.
He Xingzhou turned to Director Liu with a smile, “Xiao Can said he’s treating me to dinner, so I’ll leave first.”
Director Liu’s gaze quickly shifted between the two of them, “Alright, alright, give me a chance next time, let’s have a good chat.”
He Xingzhou nodded, then gestured to Xiao Can, “Let’s go.”
The sympathetic looks from those around towards Xiao Can implied they assumed he was just trying to lighten the atmosphere but got publicly taken away by the stern-looking He Xingzhou.
Xiao Can smiled and bid farewell to everyone one by one, following behind He Xingzhou without lifting his head.
As soon as they got into the car, he immediately changed his demeanor, grabbing He Xingzhou, “What’s with you, so dramatic!”
He Xingzhou laughed, “Did you see his expression just now? It was really funny.”
Xiao Can was speechless for a moment, then recalled and laughed too.
“How did you know he spread rumors about you pursuing him behind your back?” he asked curiously. “Who told you?”
“I didn’t,” He Xingzhou said, “I guessed.”
“…” Xiao Can was surprised, “You guessed it!”
“He dared to spread rumors that you liked him. In front of everyone, I sent flowers, how could he not say anything?” He Xingzhou said, “It’s not hard to guess.”
He did make a lot of sense.
“But the way you acted just now, others might think you were bullying him,” Xiao Can reminded.
“What’s wrong with bullying him?” He Xingzhou shrugged it off.
Xiao Can felt a bit emotional from this attitude, “Do you really dislike him?”
“Of course,” He Xingzhou said, “He dared to spread rumors that you liked him.”
Xiao Can suddenly realized. No wonder He Xingzhou seemed oddly excited when he knew about the rumor, he was happy that he finally had a reason to retaliate.
“We haven’t seen each other for so long,” He Xingzhou glanced at him, “Let’s not talk about him.”
Xiao Can blinked twice, “Um… what should we do then? I promised to treat you to dinner, should we go now?” Then he immediately thought of something else, “But you just suddenly took me away like that, others will definitely think something!”
“Is there a problem?” He Xingzhou said, “I only promised not to disclose it publicly. If someone wants to guess that I like you, I can’t help it.”
It was a bit of a stretch, but Xiao Can couldn’t find a way to be angry.
“…Let’s go eat first,” he said.
Just as he finished speaking, his phone received a message. Xiao Can took it out and saw that it was from Luo Yinan.
“Thank you for helping me just now. He didn’t trouble you, did he?”
Seeing Xiao Can raising his eyebrows, He Xingzhou leaned over, glanced at the message, then suddenly reached out and took Xiao Can’s phone, pressed the voice message button, and asked in a calm voice, “What do you mean by this?”
The message “whooshed” out.
“Hey!” Xiao Can shouted, staring.
He Xingzhou casually returned the phone to him, saying, “So, do you think people will start spreading rumors that He Xingzhou actually likes Xiao Can?”
“You seem quite eager for that,” Xiao Can frowned, clutching his phone.
“Yeah,” He Xingzhou nodded.
Xiao Can didn’t know what to say for a moment.
“How can we make everyone realize this…” He Xingzhou murmured softly. Sensing Xiao Can’s gaze becoming sharper, he quickly explained, “I won’t make it public! I’m very trustworthy!”
