CHAPTER 64: CHAPTER 63: LONGSTANDING AFFECTION (3)

Autumn passed and winter arrived, and in the blink of an eye, it was already November.

The school’s courses had all ended, and the remaining two months of this semester were for internships.

The filming of the "Xuanwu" crew was temporarily halted for two months due to later script revisions.

Even so, November was still a busy month for Xiang Qichen.

The movie "Spring Breeze and Ten Miles of Tenderness" was about to be released, and as the male lead, the upcoming period was all about flying around for promotions.

And all of this work inevitably fell upon Zhou Huaiyi at the moment.

The winter in H City came quickly, with the outdoor temperature plummeting and the cold biting. Zhou Huaiyi, wearing only two layers of costumes, was shivering after a scene.

But fortunately, on the last day of filming before the temporary halt, Xiang Qichen only had two scenes.

After Zhou Huaiyi finished all the filming, Xiang Qichen arrived just in time. After removing makeup and changing clothes, the whole entourage returned to the hotel grandly to pack up for the upcoming nationwide promotional tour.

That night, Zhou Huaiyi received a WeChat from Kang Xuan, which was a picture of Wuxun’s specialty snack, with a message attached —

[President Kang: The air in my hometown Wuxun is just great, eating a meatball makes for a good sleep!]

[Zhou Luobu: !!!! You went home??]

[President Kang: It’s been over half an hour since I got off the train.]

[Zhou Luobu: How nice... You should eat more...]

"Eat my share too... I really want to go home QAQ," Zhou Huaiyi muttered to the phone screen to herself.

[President Kang: Definitely, I’ll probably spend the next two months at home.]

[Zhou Luobu: Envious of you TAT]

Just as she clicked send, the phone screen flashed suddenly, and then vibrated buzzing — a call from Old Zhou.

Zhou Huaiyi was shocked, took a deep breath, and jumped off the bed to find Xiang Qichen.

The door opened, and Xiang Qichen was drying his hair.

Zhou Huaiyi walked in quickly, "Qi Chen! My dad called! Hurry, answer it!"

Xiang Qichen reached out to take it, just about to press answer when the call ended, he shrugged, "Hung up."

Before Zhou Huaiyi could respond, the phone suddenly buzzed again, the screen still showing — Old Zhou!

Zhou Huaiyi clasped her hands together, "Answer it, answer it."

Xiang Qichen: "Hello, Dad."

Hearing this call, Zhou Huaiyi felt as comfortable as being intoxicated in a dream.

Old Zhou impatiently asked, "Zhou Huaiyi, why do you always not answer the phone?"

Xiang Qichen nonchalantly: "I was just in the shower."

He pressed the speakerphone.

"Come back on the 11th," Old Zhou slowed down his speech, "Your cousin is getting married."

"Huh?!" Zhou Huaiyi screamed in surprise, and the deep male voice transmitted clearly into the phone receiver.

"What’s that sound?" Old Zhou’s tone suddenly dropped, and Zhou Huaiyi instinctively covered her mouth, feeling the dangerous vibe approaching.

With a heart pounding, Xiang Qichen pulled the towel off his head, deliberated for a moment, and uttered, "Ah... ah, Dad, I’m in a colleague’s room, having a midnight snack with the crew."

"Midnight snack?" Old Zhou was half-believing, half-doubting.

"Yeah, we got takeout," Xiang Qichen pretended to be calm, trying to distract Old Zhou’s attention, "Dad, did you say to come home on the 11th?"

"Ah, yes," Old Zhou replied, "Your cousin is getting married."

Xiang Qichen agreed swiftly, "Alright, I’ll take a leave from the crew then, and make a trip home."

Old Zhou was extremely satisfied with this answer, "Okay, sleep early, Dad will buy you a plane ticket tomorrow."

"Alright, good night, Dad."

And so, the little episode was quietly passed over...

Zhou Huaiyi sighed in relief, but recalling what Dad had just said, she suddenly gasped, widened her eyes, grabbed Xiang Qichen’s shoulder, and shook it, exclaiming, "My cousin is getting married! Oh my gosh! My cousin! She’s getting married! She’s only a month older than me! Just one month!"

Xiang Qichen’s head hurt from the shaking, he raised his hand to hold her hand from moving, "I heard."

Zhou Huaiyi was animated, her expression very lively, "It’s so unbelievable, my boyfriend is nowhere to be found, and she’s getting married?!"

Xiang Qichen: "..."

Is there a connection between these two?

In her astonishment, Zhou Huaiyi realized something even more terrifying, she lowered her gaze and stared at Xiang Qichen, "You just told my dad... that you are going back?"

Xiang Qichen nodded.

"But you... I...," Zhou Huaiyi pointed at herself and him, stammering for quite a while without saying a complete sentence.

Xiang Qichen calmly plugged in the hairdryer, glanced at her, "I’ll go back for you."