Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Qiao Yang did know why Zu Qi distanced himself from him.
In fact, some things didn’t need to be said, but they could still understand each other’s meaning.
Qiao Yang admitted that he had some feelings for Zu Qi, but he had been suppressing his emotions. He thought that as long as he hid his feelings tightly, he could continue to be friends with Zu Qi.
Unfortunately, people couldn’t help their emotions. Whenever he saw Zu Qi and Xue Jue being affectionate, he couldn’t help but think of the rumors that Xue Jue neglected Zu Qi, and then it was difficult for him to control the impulse in his heart.
If only he could have met Zu Qi earlier, at least before Xue Jue.
Many times, Qiao Yang thought so, but it was just a thought.
Qiao Yang stared at Zu Qi’s cold expression, his long eyelashes moved, and he opened his lips and said, “There are too many reporters and spectators here, your behavior just now was a bit impulsive.”
Zu Qi shook his head gently and said, “Xue Jue and I are already married. Even if others take excessive photos of us, it will not have any impact on us. But between us, such repeated hype may cause your fans to leave.”
After a moment’s silence, Qiao Yang suddenly laughed, and there was an obvious temptation in his words: “You know, I don’t particularly care about these.”
“I don’t care about these either.” Zu Qi replied slowly.
Hearing this, Qiao Yang’s expression instantly became joyful, and a faint light ignited in his eyes. He was about to speak, but suddenly heard Zu Qi say again, “I just don’t want to have a scandal with you.”
As soon as these words came out, the light in Qiao Yang’s eyes was extinguished in an instant, and his appearance suddenly became a little dull, as if he couldn’t understand why Zu Qi said this.
“Teacher Qiao.” Zu Qi called back to his previous address. His voice was exceptionally gentle and he pronounced each word very clearly. “Let’s just do this. Let’s go back to our previous relationship, okay?”
Qiao Yang didn’t speak for a long time. He then raised his eyes slightly, his gaze skipped over Zu Qi in front of him and looked not far away, just falling on Xue Jue who was leaning against the door with his arms folded.
Then, their eyes met.
Xue Jue seemed to have been observing them, his face looking cold.
After meeting Qiao Yang’s gaze, Xue Jue raised his eyebrows calmly with a hint of provocation, and a layer of frost seemed to condense in his dark eyes.
Xue Jue, who had always been in a high position, had a strong aura. Even if he just stood there casually, the low pressure lingering around him made others dare not approach him, and those who wanted to chat with him could only stare at him.
Originally, Qiao Yang had some little thoughts in mind, but when Xue Jue gave him such a cold look, he felt his scalp tingling, and all the words he wanted to say were stuck in his throat and he couldn’t utter them.
So until the end, Qiao Yang didn’t dare to say anything to Zu Qi.
He stared at Zu Qi for a long time with serious eyes, and took a deep breath, as if he finally figured out something.
“Okay.” Qiao Yang’s voice was low and hoarse, and if you listened carefully, it seemed as if there was a hint of crying. He then said with a wry smile, “Just do as you said. It was my fault.”
Zu Qi smiled with relief: “It’s okay.”
After the directors and screenwriters on the stage finished speaking, all the actors and staff had to go on stage to take a bow and take a group photo.
As the male supporting role, Zu Qi was naturally arranged to stand next to Qiao Yang. Both of them had a bit of embarrassment on their faces. Fortunately, there were many people on the stage and no one would notice them alone.
After taking the group photo, everyone walked towards the exit under the guidance of the on-site staff. The organizer had already booked a nearby hotel for everyone, so they didn’t need to change clothes or remove makeup. They could just say goodbye and leave.
Xiao Dengzi and his new assistants Xiao Xiu and Da Wei were waiting backstage. When they saw Zu Qi finish greeting everyone one by one, they surrounded Zu Qi and prepared to go back to the hotel.
When he arrived at the hall, Zu Qi spotted Xue Jue in the crowd at first sight.
Even though Xue Jue was wearing inconspicuous dark clothes and standing in a corner near the glass door, for some reason, Zu Qi was able to sense his direction.
It was as if there was a magnet on the other person, always attracting his attention subtly.
Zu Qi turned around and asked Xiao Dengzi to take Xiao Xiu and Da Wei back to the hotel first, and he walked towards Xue Jue.
Halfway through the walk, Zu Qi suddenly saw Qiao Yang chatting with other people in front of him on the right. He paused, and Qiao Yang happened to notice his presence from his peripheral vision and subconsciously turned his head to look at him.
Zu Qi hesitated whether to go over and say hello to Qiao Yang. He didn’t find Qiao Yang backstage just now, so he didn’t tell Qiao Yang that he was leaving.
After struggling for a while, Zu Qi walked over and said with a smile: “I’m going back to the hotel to rest. You guys can chat slowly. When you have time, we can invite Director Wang to have dinner together.”
Tomorrow morning, they would part ways.
Although the entertainment industry was not big, it was not so small that you could see the same people everywhere. Besides, they were all busy with their work, so the next time they met may be a few months or even a year later.
Of course, Zu Qi’s words were just a courtesy.
Qiao Yang understood what Zu Qi meant, smiled a little forcedly, nodded and said, “Goodbye.”
“Goodbye.”
After saying that, Zu Qi turned around and saw Xue Jue still standing there, staring at him intently.
Zu Qi smiled at Xue Jue and quickened his pace as he walked over. He didn’t bother to care how many people were around him. He just took Xue Jue’s hand and squeezed it, smiling so hard that his eyes narrowed into crescent shapes.
“Sorry for keeping you waiting.”
“Not long.” Xue Jue held Zu Qi’s hand with a little force, as if he was holding something very important. He then raised his hand and gently hooked Zu Qi’s nose, “Going home?”
Zu Qi said, “The organizer has booked a hotel.”
But after Xue Jue said this, Zu Qi really wanted to go home. He thought that he would have to join the crew to shoot a new play soon, and he missed Xue Wanwan more and more.
He had an urge to go home immediately and hug his child.
So Zu Qi said again: “You drove here? Let’s go straight back. Let Xiao Dengzi and the others do the finishing work tomorrow.”
Xue Jue lowered his eyes and looked at Zu Qi and laughed softly: “Okay.”
Xue Jue’s car was parked in the open-air parking lot outside, less than 500 meters away from them, but there were a lot of people around, and there were media reporters holding “guns and cannons” everywhere. If they walked over, they would inevitably be surrounded by everyone.
All the questions raised were personal and had nothing to do with the content of the movie.
“Mr. Xue, I heard that you and Zu Qi are going through the divorce procedures. Is this true?”
“Mr. Xue, can you tell me who will raise your child after your divorce? If your child plans to enter the entertainment industry in the future, will you allow him to go?”
“Mr. Xue, please answer our questions. Have you already obtained a divorce certificate?”
“Mr. Xue…”
The sarcastic questions that came at him almost overwhelmed Zu Qi. So he buried his head and kept silent, walking forward with difficulty.
Little did he know that his evasive reaction was seen by reporters as a sign of guilt, and they blurted out more pointed remarks.
Zu Qi knew that talking too much would only lead to mistakes, and answering his personal questions at the movie’s preview would be an act of stealing the show’s spotlight. He could only pretend that he didn’t hear the reporters’ voices and hold Xue Jue’s hand tighter with his right hand.
Unfortunately, the road ahead was too congested and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t squeeze out.
Zu Qi was a little at a loss, and suddenly he felt Xue Jue pulling him lightly. He was caught off guard and was pulled into the other party’s arms. Before he realized what was happening, he saw Xue Jue lower his head and give him a light kiss on his lips.
Zu Qi: “…”
The reporters who were stuck in the crowd fell silent for a moment. Upon seeing this, they all showed shocked expressions as if they had seen a ghost.
Xue Jue’s chilly gaze swept across the stunned faces of the crowd, and he said in a deep voice: “We won’t obtain a divorce certificate, but we can broadcast the wedding live to you next week.”
After he finished speaking, the whole audience was shocked.
Although there were indeed some rumors online that Zu Qi and Xue Jue were about to hold a wedding ceremony, the news of their emotional discord was so widespread that almost no one believed that they would hold a wedding at this juncture.
Wasn’t Xue Jue too busy trying to avoid Zu Qi? Why would he rush over there?
Therefore, after hearing this, everyone was slow to recover, and finally a young female reporter hurriedly asked about their wedding date and preparations.
Xue Jue answered patiently one by one.
More than ten minutes later, the group of people finally dispersed after being driven away by the security guards who arrived late.
On the way back to Xue house, Zu Qi thought of the shocked expressions of the reporters and passers-by and couldn’t help laughing. Then he tilted his head and asked Xue Jue: “Their misunderstanding of us is too deep. We have never quarreled in front of other people. Why do people think we are getting a divorce?”
In fact, they had just obtained their marriage certificate not long ago.
How could one get divorced just after getting married?
Xue Jue was also helpless: “There are too many people who spread rumors. They make things that are obviously not true sound real. It doesn’t matter if they don’t believe it. We don’t need them to give us advice and suggestions on our lives.”
“But if you say that, I’m afraid that Director Wang and the others will be unhappy.” Zu Qi sighed.
After all, it was a new movie promotion site, and it was these two less important characters that became the focus of reporters’ attention.
Speaking of Director Wang, Xue Jue’s face suddenly darkened. He seemed to have thought of something unpleasant and said in a cold voice: “If he is not convinced, he should just keep it to himself.”
At first, Zu Qi didn’t understand why Xue Jue suddenly got emotional, but then he remembered that the host asked him and Qiao Yang to play games at the preview, and he suddenly reacted.
It seemed that the little episode was deliberately arranged by Director Wang.
“There’s nothing between Qiao Yang and me. You also said that netizens are just making groundless accusations,” Zu Qi explained.
Xue Jue glanced at Zu Qi: “Qiao Yang has a good impression of you.”
“I know.” Zu Qi was a little embarrassed and touched his nose. He didn’t expect that even Xue Jue could see through Qiao Yang’s little thoughts, so he straightened up and said righteously, “So I told him clearly that we are just ordinary friends.”
At the end, Zu Qi felt that it was not enough, and hurriedly changed his statement, “No, he and I are not even ordinary friends. At best, we are acquaintances who have had a cooperative relationship.”
When Zu Qi finished patching nervously, Xue Jue couldn’t help laughing. Realizing his loss of composure, he quickly restrained his expression, coughed twice and cleared his throat: “I know.”
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