Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Xue Jue was going to accompany Zu Qi in, but Zu Qi thought it was too strange for a grown man to have another man accompany him to go to the bathroom, so he asked Xue Jue to wait for him outside the bathroom.
Hearing this, Xue Jue didn’t insist too much and just told him to call him directly if there was any problem.
Zu Qi nodded and walked into the bathroom faster.
Now Zu Qi’s belly was so big that even wearing a loose windbreaker couldn’t hide it. Fortunately, in this world’s setting, it was not uncommon for men to have children, and Zu Qi was also too lazy to cover it up.
However, in order to avoid suspicion, Zu Qi still chose to go into a cubicle.
After finishing, Zu Qi opened the stall door and saw a lone figure in the originally empty bathroom. The man was wearing a dark blue suit and was standing in front of the sink, grooming his hair.
Zu Qi walked to the man and stood next to him, then turned on the faucet and started washing his hands, while glancing at the man from the corner of his eye.
He felt that the man’s profile looked very familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere.
However, Zu Qi couldn’t remember it for a while.
Zu Qi didn’t dwell too much on this matter. He washed his hands and wiped them clean before leaving.
At this time, the man finally finished arranging his hair, and subconsciously turned his head to look at Zu Qi who was walking out. Then he looked stunned and said in surprise: “Zu Qi?”
Zu Qi turned around when he heard the sound and happened to face the man’s face. He immediately matched him up with a certain traffic niche star who was often on trending searches.
Ji Dongyu.
This Ji Dongyu was also a character not mentioned in the novel, but he had a very strong sense of presence in the world of the novel. He had attracted more than 10 million Weibo fans in just three or four years after his debut and was now the leading male professional top star in movies and TV series.
As for why Zu Qi knew Ji Dongyu so well, besides the fact that Ji Dongyu’s name often appeared in gossip news and Weibo of major marketing accounts.
There was another most important reason –
Ji Dongyu was Xue Jue’s cousin’s male god, and Xue Jue’s cousin was a key supporting role in the later part of the novel.
It was not that his role was heavy, on the contrary, the number of times he appeared was very small, but every time he appeared, he would bring good luck to the male protagonist like a koi.
Even readers were clamoring to just make Xue Jue’s cousin the heroine.
It was a pity that the author was not happy with this suggestion. He not only criticized some readers who shouted loudly in the comment area, but also accelerated the speed of turning Xue Jue’s cousin into a cannon fodder, making him ride into the distance on the road of death.
After Zu Qi came to this world, he considered pulling Xue Jue’s cousin to his side and shaving off the hero’s divine assist. Unfortunately, he and Xue Jue’s cousin were from two different worlds and couldn’t stand together at all.
But the Ji Dongyu in front of him seemed to be a point of breakthrough.
In just a few seconds, Zu Qi had already thought about a lot in his mind. When he came back to his senses, he saw Ji Dongyu’s sizing eyes stopping on his pregnant belly.
Ji Dongyu frowned and opened his mouth slightly in surprise. It took him a long time to speak in disbelief: “You are…”
“More than eight months.” Zu Qi replied calmly.
A few strange colors flashed in Ji Dongyu’s eyes, and his whole face almost wrinkled. He raised his eyes to look at Zu Qi, and choked out a sentence: “Is it Mr. Xue’s?”
Zu Qi said amusedly: “Otherwise, who’s else could it be?”
“So you and Mr. Xue are really married.” Ji Dongyu pulled the corners of his mouth and forced a smile. Although he tried his best to suppress the disgust and rejection in his heart, the subtle changes on his face were still caught by Zu Qi’s eyes.
Zu Qi said in a calm tone: “It’s just an engagement. We won’t hold the wedding until the baby is born.”
Originally, Butler Zhang suggested to decide on the wedding date and venue first, but Zu Qi didn’t know what to do, so he kept putting off this matter.
Ji Dongyu half-joked: “Then will you invite me?”
Zu Qi said noncommittally: “If you have time.”
“Of course I have time.” Ji Dongyu dreamed of getting into Xue Jue’s circle, let alone one day being able to participate Xue Jue’s wedding, this suggestion suddenly made him feel less repulsive towards Zu Qi. He was surprised and happy and said, “Don’t worry, no matter how busy I am, I will definitely make time for it.”
Zu Qi pursed his lips and said no more, then talking to Ji Dongyu, they walked out of the bathroom together.
Xue Jue, who was supposed to be waiting outside, was nowhere to be seen. Only two women in dark clothes stood furtively looking outside. One of them was fully armed, with a mask and sunglasses.
“Ji…” As soon as the woman spoke, she suddenly realized something and quickly changed her title, “You surnamed Ji!”
Ji Dongyu guessed the woman’s identity just by listening to her voice, and the smile that was on his face a second ago was instantly pulled down. He looked at the woman who was approaching quickly with a gloomy expression.
“What are you doing here?” Ji Dongyu lowered his voice and warned, “Didn’t I tell you not to come to me again?”
The woman was so irritable that she threw away her assistant and came over to hold his hand. She then pulled off her mask and pointed at Ji Dongyu, saying angrily, “You lied to me to let me get rid of the child, then turned your back and said we were breaking up, and now you want to get rid of me when you got tired of me? Believe it or not, I will tell all your bad things to the reporters immediately!”
Ji Dongyu was angry and confused. Feeling helpless, he glanced at Zu Qi next to him who showed no intention of avoiding suspicion by leaving. The anger boiled in his heart several times but he had to suppress it.
“I still have business to do today. Can you go back first, and we can talk about it later?”
“Your business is dating that vixen Yu Meitong?” The woman raised her voice and said in a sharp voice, “Ji Dongyu, I tell you, unless you tell me clearly here, we’ll see you on the Page three headlines tomorrow!”
“Are you fu**ing crazy?!” Ji Dongyu’s face turned red, and he was about to speak, but suddenly he saw a slim figure not far away, coming around the corner.
“Dongyu?”
Ji Dongyu panicked for a moment: “Mei, Meitong, why are you here? Didn’t I ask you to wait for me in the box?”
Yu Meitong wore an off-white turtleneck sweater with simple jeans underneath, and her chestnut wavy hair was tied into a ponytail at the back of her head.
Zu Qi had seen many photos of Yu Meitong. Whether they were her selfies or candid photos taken by fans or paparazzi, Yu Meitong in the photos was always fair, clear, and radiant.
He had to admit, she was even more beautiful in person than in the photos.
Yu Meitong was stunned for a moment when she saw Zu Qi, then she nodded to him with a smile, turned her gaze to Ji Dongyu, and said worriedly: “You haven’t come back since you went out. I was a little worried, so I came out to see. Are you okay?”
“I’m fine.” Ji Dongyu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and reached out to push Yu Meitong, “I’ll talk to my friend for a while, you go back and wait for me…”
Before he could finish speaking, the other woman suddenly shouted:
“Yu Meitong, stop!”
Before Yu Meitong could react, the woman stepped forward and raised her palm that landed on Yu Meitong’s face. At the same time, she was still cursing like crazy: “You vixen. You dare to steal a man from me without even looking in the mirror.”
Yu Meitong turned around and saw the ferocious face of the woman after taking off her mask. She was so frightened that she didn’t know how to respond. She just stood there in shock with her eyes wide open.
However, the expected pain did not come.
Zu Qi grabbed the woman’s hand as it fell into the air. The woman’s ferocious expression froze for two seconds, and then she turned her angry gaze to Zu Qi’s face.
“Madam, please speak politely and don’t do anything rash.” Zu Qi said calmly.
“Are you sick? Why do you care about me?” The woman shook off Zu Qi’s hand, and then tried to push Zu Qi with her backhand. “Who do you think you are?”
Zu Qi reflexively took two steps back, trying to avoid the woman’s hand reaching out to him, but the next moment he was caught off guard and bumped into a warm and strong chest.
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