CHAPTER 75: CHAPTER 74: THE TRUTH REVEALED (2)

Some things, sometimes you really only see after living a long time. Yang Li had lived for nearly thirty years and had never heard of such a bizarre soul swap in this era of science.

He looked at the two people sitting upright on the sofa in front of him, touched his chin and pondered for a long time, not knowing how to start the conversation.

Yan Qing walked up to Xiang Qichen, pointed at Zhou Huaiyi’s face, and asked, "You say, you are Qi Chen?"

Xiang Qichen nodded.

She then pointed at Xiang Qichen’s face: "And you are Zhou Huaiyi?"

Zhou Huaiyi stared at her: "Yes."

Yan Qing found it really unbelievable: "Everything reported was because of a soul swap?"

Zhou Huaiyi nodded like a pecking chick.

Xiang Qichen saw their skeptical expressions and felt a bit helpless: "Sister Yan, in such matters, I have no reason to joke with you."

His serious tone stunned Yan Qing. Suddenly, she recalled how, since the birthday party, Xiang Qichen had indeed acted strangely.

He wasn’t good at singing, but during the birthday party, he managed to hold the tune;

He loved spicy food, yet ordered a mild broth at the hot pot;

He hated it when NG delayed shooting progress, but recently spent an entire afternoon on one shot;

He had always been mature and dependable, yet lately was acting fussy and rash...

Thinking back, Yan Qing felt that everything indeed seemed to match up.

Only then did Yang Li realize: "So you two really aren’t dating?"

Zhou Huaiyi instinctively denied: "Of course not!" At least not currently...

Xiang Qichen felt a pang in his heart, glanced at her, and remained silent.

Yan Qing leaned against the desk, arms crossed, contemplating: "No matter the current situation, we have to respond to those reports. It’s been all over Weibo these days, and someone even started a post digging into Qi Chen’s past relationships."

Hearing this, Zhou Huaiyi was stunned, her heart suddenly rising up.

"Thankfully, Qi Chen hasn’t had many scandals. If there was one, it would only be that past relationship with Gu Qingyi, though they broke up years ago, and there’s no dirt to speak of..." Yan Qing said, "Fans are all abuzz, some sincerely wishing well but others criticizing quite harshly. Qi Chen, what do you say we should do?"

Xiang Qichen pressed his lips together, unable to come up with any ideas for the moment.

Yan Qing’s gaze flicked between the two of them for a while and then said: "I do have an idea."

Everyone present looked up.

She said: "Just go with the flow and admit you’re together. Once you swap back, announce a breakup. After all, in the entertainment industry, breakups and reconciliations happen all the time..."

"No way."

Before she could finish, Xiang Qichen suddenly interrupted.

Zhou Huaiyi was a bit startled, followed by an overwhelming sense of sadness. She unconsciously tugged at her pants, nose tingling, feeling like crying.

Is it because he doesn’t like me, so much so he won’t even pretend?

"I don’t agree." Xiang Qichen stated his position.

He was unwilling to deceive their fans, and wouldn’t force anything before getting a clear response from Zhou Huaiyi.

Because when it came to matters involving her, he was never willing to be hasty.

Yan Qing shrugged helplessly: "Fine, then we won’t consider it."

"There’s a roadshow tomorrow." Xiang Qichen glanced at the clock, "It’s getting late, let’s head back. Yang Li, give a ride."

Yang Li snapped out of it: "Oh, oh, okay."

In the car, Zhou Huaiyi was in low spirits, silent.

Xiang Qichen noticed something was off, unreservedly asked: "What’s wrong?"

Zhou Huaiyi was stunned for a long time before slowly turning back, forcing a smile as she looked at him: "Nothing..."