Chapter 50

Chapter 50

Yan Huai’s voice was very light, not very clear, yet in an instant it felt like countless ants crawled onto He Wei’s head.

Her scalp went even more numb.

The man behind her wrapped his arm around her waist, his tone lifting at the end, giving a neither light nor heavy “Mm.”

Looking up another man’s interview in his arms—He Wei couldn’t explain it clearly at all. Taking advantage of Yan Huai not noticing yet, she quickly pressed the screen off, turned over and hugged him, “I suddenly woke up, just checking what time it was.”

Yan Huai’s hand rested on her back, patting lightly again and again, “Had a nightmare?”

“Mm.”

The hand He Wei had around his waist tightened a little.

Her whole body nestled into Yan Huai’s arms. The man’s hand tapped her waist in a very soothing way, “Sleep a bit more.”

He Wei responded dully, closed her eyes, and her heartbeat finally settled down.

After a few minutes, her breathing gradually became steady.

Only then did Yan Huai open his eyes.

Fu Chengyu.

He had actually seen this name.

The next day, He Wei was woken by a knock on the door.

When she opened her eyes, the other side of the bed was already empty. She reached out and touched it—there was no longer that person’s warmth.

He Wei straightened the collar of her pajamas, ran a hand through her hair, and went to open the door.

It was the hotel room service staff. Following Yan Huai’s request, they provided a wake-up service and had also prepared breakfast for her.

After thanking them, He Wei carried the breakfast back into the room.

Outside, daylight had already begun to break. She glanced at the time—it wasn’t even seven.

After sending Yan Huai a message telling him to stay safe, He Wei went to the bathroom to wash up. While eating, she thought again of this person, Fu Chengyu.

She opened Weibo again and re-entered the name.

Fu Chengyu’s popularity was very high, with a large number of fans. On the homepage, several of his interview pieces from the past two years were floating.

He Wei casually clicked on a video, fast-forwarding while eating. Near the end, a question about Fu Chengyu’s relationship finally appeared.

It was a behind-the-scenes interview from a variety show. The host asked—

“I heard Chengyu had a girlfriend before.”

In the video, Fu Chengyu gave a very flat “Mm.”

A straight-man-standard expression.

Host: “When was that?”

Fu Chengyu: “High school.”

“Wow, that counts as puppy love,” the host said with exaggerated surprise, “Then why did you break up later?”

Fu Chengyu’s expression became even more indifferent.

He had clearly recalled something unpleasant; his brows furrowed slightly, but he didn’t explain it clearly, only speaking vaguely, “Because I went abroad.”

The host: “Then who was the one who brought up the breakup?”

Fu Chengyu was obviously impatient, but as a public figure, he quickly controlled his emotions and changed the topic, “It’s been so long—who brought up the breakup doesn’t matter anymore.”

After that, there were no more related questions.

He Wei bit the spoon, then tapped into the comments to take a look.

The comments were uniformly full of sympathy for their male idol, saying he deserved better and things like that. There were also a few female fans asking whether he sleeps with fans.

Probably because Fu Chengyu didn’t clearly mention the one million, she hadn’t been flamed to shreds.

He Wei went back to the search bar and took another look.

After deleting the word “interview,” several related search terms quickly appeared after the name Fu Chengyu.

#Fu Chengyu’s first love girlfriend# was ranked seventh.

He Wei tapped on it. After a precise search, as expected, much more information came up.

Netizens, together with paparazzi big V accounts, traced all the way down from Fu Chengyu’s high school and class, even digging up several girls who had pursued him years ago.

Fortunately, he was good-looking, and many girls had chased him.

Otherwise, He Wei might have already been exposed.

He Wei let out a breath of relief. She exited Weibo, finished the last mouthful of porridge, wiped her mouth, then asked the system, “About the original host dating Fu Chengyu—do many people know?”

The system might have needed to check relevant information; it stayed silent for half a minute before replying, “Answering the host, only Fu Chengyu’s mother and a few of his close friends know.”

“What about on the original host’s side?”

“The original host’s high school classmates all knew she had pursued Fu Chengyu, but no one knew they had dated.”

He Wei rubbed her face.

After a few seconds, she asked again, “Does Fu Chengyu still have lingering feelings for the original host?”

The system said apologetically, “Host, th-this question is beyond the scope…”

“…”

After learning that only a few people knew about the relationship between the original host and Fu Chengyu, He Wei more or less relaxed.

For this kind of thing, it was better to let it rot inside than be exposed on the internet.

Although the original host had her reasons for taking that one million, choosing bread over love wasn’t exactly something to be proud of. It might be fine for a male celebrity, but for a female celebrity, it would count as a major black mark.

This industry had never been friendly toward female celebrities.

He Wei didn’t stay long in Yan Huai’s room. After changing her clothes, she prepared to return to her own room, but the moment she opened the door, she ran into Fu Chengyu, who was also just opening his door across the hall.

They looked at each other for a few seconds, and He Wei was the first to avert her gaze.

Ever since she found out yesterday about the unusual relationship between the original host and Fu Chengyu, she could no longer face this person normally.

Fu Chengyu lifted his eyes and glanced behind her, and for once spoke to her, “Did you rest well?”

“I-it was okay.”

Fu Chengyu nodded.

He Wei closed the door. Just as she was hesitating whether to go downstairs first by herself, she heard him ask again, “Why aren’t you pretending not to know me anymore?”

“……”

Heaven and earth bear witness—she really didn’t know him!

But He Wei couldn’t say that. She awkwardly touched her nose, “You’re too popular now, it’s better to avoid suspicion.”

Fu Chengyu’s expression was extremely cold and aloof. He lifted his chin toward the room number behind her, “Your new boyfriend?”

No matter how you heard that, it sounded like a needle hidden in cotton.

He Wei didn’t lie; she nodded very honestly.

Although this kind of thing wasn’t suitable to be exposed in public, there was nothing to hide from people within the circle.

The corner of Fu Chengyu’s mouth twitched. He ignored her after that, closed the door, and entered the elevator first.

Only then did He Wei’s shoulders, which had been tense for so long, finally relax. She took the stairs downstairs.

Today’s schedule wasn’t packed. The recording ended on time in the morning, and after the group had lunch together, the afternoon was free time.

It was He Wei’s first time going abroad, so naturally everything felt novel.

After taking a one-hour nap in the afternoon, she asked Cheng Nuo and Jiang Jingyue if there was anything they wanted to buy, then went out with Feng Ning.

The two of them strolled through a shopping mall and visited a scenic spot.

By evening, after returning to the hotel to get their luggage, the two headed straight to the airport meeting point.

Before, He Wei had only found it hard to face Su Mu, but starting from yesterday, she also found it hard to face Fu Chengyu.

There were five guests in total. Aside from the three of them, the only ones left were that inseparable couple.

He Wei couldn’t exactly wedge herself in and make it a trio.

This variety show really wasn’t very friendly to her.

He Wei’s mood sank to the bottom. On the return flight, she turned her gloom into sleep and slept all the way until the plane was about to land.

Feng Ning was afraid she’d sleep herself silly, so after the flight attendants broadcast that the plane was about to land, she gently patted her awake.

He Wei rubbed her eyes, responded to her, and took out her phone to check the time.

Domestic time, a little past eleven in the morning.

It was already noon.

Feng Ning asked worriedly, “Sister Weiwei, wake yourself up properly, otherwise you might catch a cold when you go out later.”

He Wei nodded, “Okay.”

After a few seconds, she asked again, “Is the production starting work today or tomorrow?”

Having slept too long, He Wei was a bit muddled.

Feng Ning flipped through her notes and quickly answered, “There’s a night self-study scene to shoot tonight. Tomorrow’s scenes start at noon. Sister Weiwei, you can still adjust your jet lag tonight!”

He Wei smiled. Thinking of Yan Huai, she turned on the internet while the plane was taxiing and slowing down, and sent him a message: 【Are you still in the country?】

Yan Huai replied extremely quickly: 【At the airport.】

He Wei: 【What time is your flight?】

【Twelve o’clock.】

【How many days are you going for?】

【About a week.】

【Okay, get proper rest, remember to eat on time.】

He Wei felt that she was really a qualified girlfriend, caring about her boyfriend at all times.

The other side replied with a concise word: 【Good.】

He Wei pressed her lips together, the corners of her mouth curving into a smile.

After going back and forth for several days and enduring two days of intense sun exposure in Dubai, He Wei felt somewhat drained after returning.

Just adjusting to the time difference alone took several days. Seeing her pale complexion, the crew took even more care of her, letting her sit whenever possible instead of stand.

He Wei felt a bit guilty. After resting for a few days and feeling much better, she bought drinks and food to treat the entire crew.

They continued filming for several days, finishing all the content for the first two episodes, and then He Wei got another day off.

But this time, it was only half a day.

Soon, it was time again for the variety show recording of “Let’s Go Travel Together.”

The broadcast schedule for this variety show had already been set, slated for late June, shortly after the college entrance exams ended.

After reporting her schedule for the next few days to Yan Qing, He Wei once again boarded a plane to Paris with her assistant.

The recording time for the second episode was still two days.

At the end of May, Paris’s climate was much better than Dubai’s, with just the right temperature—slightly cooler than Tong City.

He Wei brought two dresses and one sports outfit.

The first day of recording went smoothly.

On the second day, He Wei wore a black-and-white patchwork dress. But as soon as she arrived at the meeting point, the director whistled at her, “Xiao He, the dress you’re wearing today looks like a couple outfit with what Chengyu is wearing at a glance.”

He joked, “Did you plan it together?”

He Wei’s eyelid twitched. She turned her head to look at Fu Chengyu standing beside the director.

Sure enough, the short T-shirt he was wearing was also black-and-white patchwork.

He was wearing sunglasses, so He Wei couldn’t see his expression—and she didn’t want to.

Right now, she wished she could go back to the hotel immediately and change clothes.

If it were in another situation, this wouldn’t be a big deal. But today they were recording the same episode of the variety show. When it aired, no one would believe it was a coincidence that they dressed like this.

He Wei frowned and suggested, “Director, how about I go change? This might cause fans to misunderstand.”

“No need.”

The director waved his hand casually, “Just in time—we’re doing group travel today. When it airs, we’ll just say the production team prepared matching outfits for you.”

As he spoke, he gestured toward the couple, “They’re also wearing couple outfits.”

The director’s gaze shifted again, “Su Mu and today’s guest are also in the same color scheme.”

He Wei followed his line of sight and looked over one by one.

Sure enough, it was like that.

Although it wasn’t as strikingly matched as hers and Fu Chengyu’s, it was indeed the same color tone.

So be it.

If she went back to change clothes now, it might delay the entire production team’s schedule.

He Wei nodded. Only after responding did she suddenly realize what the director had just said.

Which meant, today she was in the same group as Fu Chengyu.

He Wei: “……”

Heaven is trying to kill her.

At the same time, Yan Huai had accepted an invitation to an awards ceremony and was sitting below the stage.

When Cheng Yan’s message came through, it happened to be the tenth time he checked his phone.

The other party first asked if he had finished handling his business. After getting a positive reply, he sent over the information Yan Huai had asked about these past few days: 【I asked a friend of Fu Chengyu. He said that back in high school, He Wei pursued Fu Chengyu for two years—she should have liked him a lot. But after they got together, not long after, for some unknown reason, they broke up.】

Cheng Yan: 【It seems He Wei was the one who initiated the breakup. I heard from that person that after the breakup, Fu Chengyu was depressed for a while.】

Yan Huai stared at these few lines, his gaze sinking deeper and deeper.

Seeing that he hadn’t replied for a long time, Cheng Yan asked worriedly: 【Ah Huai, but don’t overthink it. This is all old history.】

That might be true.

Yan Huai wouldn’t have overthought it either—if He Wei hadn’t searched for Fu Chengyu in the early hours of that day.

He didn’t reply to Cheng Yan. Instead, he opened his contacts and called Yan Qing.

As soon as the call connected, he spoke coldly, “Sister, where is He Wei right now?”

“She should be in Paris… hey, why are you asking about Weiwei?”

Yan Huai didn’t answer: “Where in Paris?”

“Wait a moment, I’ll check her exact schedule for today.”

Within a few seconds, Yan Qing reported an address. Just as she was about to ask more, the other side said “Hanging up” and directly ended the call.

Yan Qing: “……”

…Something didn’t seem quite right?

He Wei partnered with Fu Chengyu for most of the day, and it wasn’t until evening that the recording ended.

She had finally escaped from that ordeal, but before she could relax, she once again heard the system’s mechanical voice—

“Report to host: a new angst point has been detected.”

Life had been comfortable these past days. When He Wei first heard this, she didn’t react immediately. After a second of blankness, she remembered to ask, “Who?”

“Yan, Yan, Yan…”

The system was obviously very nervous and couldn’t clearly say the name for several seconds.

He Wei’s heart skipped a beat. Just as she was thinking whether Yan Chen had stirred up trouble again, after the system finished catching its breath, as if afraid of being interrupted, it quickly said—

“Yan—Yan Huai.”