Thanks to Liu Qingqing's persistent perversion over such a long time...

Lu Xing, having been baptized by countless perverted scripts, now had an extremely versatile voice.

He could casually switch to a different voice, and the person on the other end of the phone wouldn't be able to tell at all!

Mm.

Lu Xing lay on the sofa, thinking nonchalantly.

It seems that when I'm in university, if I do part-time work, I can consider the CV (character voice) industry.

The male voice on the other end of the phone was suddenly pushed aside, replaced by a panicked female voice.

"Lu Xing... is dead?"

It was Chi Yueshan.

"Can't say he's dead. I don't know either. When I bought this number, it was an empty number."

Lu Xing drank a mouthful of water very calmly.

Many clients knew this number. He didn't want to have to change his number at the very end.

It would be better to just let Chi Yueshan give up.

The agreement was terminated, the transaction was settled.

What he hated most was getting entangled in emotions. It would make him earn a lot less money.

"If you have nothing else, I'm hanging up. It's very late."

Seeing no response from the other end, Lu Xing simply said this and hung up the phone.

So interesting...

"What, seeing that your toy isn't obedient anymore, you feel a little unaccustomed to it?"

Lu Xing shook his head. He always felt that people were quite a cheap thing.

His acquaintance with Chi Yueshan, from beginning to end, was just a bit of fun that Chi Yueshan had come up with on a whim.

Lu Xing's existence was just an interesting toy in Chi Yueshan's rich and noble life.

He never felt that he had wronged Chi Yueshan.

Perhaps at the very beginning, he might have been a little moved watching the spirited Chi Yueshan on stage.

But–

After learning that Chi Yueshan was treating this as a joke, this little bit of being moved also vanished.

Let's just end it like this.

All settled.

Lu Xing took a deep breath, his eyes a little tired.

"I'm not like you rich folks with so many emotions you don't know where to vent them. I'm here to make money, sister."

Ring ring ring.

The phone rang again. It was Liu Qingqing.

He glanced at the script Liu Qingqing had sent in advance.

Today's content was a yandere with a sister complex.

Lu Xing rubbed his face hard to wake himself up, then put on a smile and answered the phone.

"Good evening!"

...

Haicheng Grand Theater

Beep—

The call was directly hung up.

Chi Yueshan stood by the table in a daze, her eyes fixed on the phone on the table.

Motionless, like a statue.

Chi Shui's mind went numb watching her. 

He thought, what the fuck is all this? I knew I shouldn't have helped her mess with Lu Xing!

And now look.

Everyone is unhappy!

Chi Shui comforted her. "Aiya, sis, isn't it normal for people to change their numbers? I've changed my number several times too. That person was just a troll talking nonsense. Who said Lu Xing is dead!"

"But Lu Xing is ruthless enough. He said the transaction was over, and he really didn't come?! He's really a thing that only has money in his eyes!"

Chi Yueshan remained silent, her eyes red from holding back tears.

Her long water sleeves hung down. Chi Yueshan clutched her heart and didn't speak for a long time.

Just now, when she heard the word "dead" connected with Lu Xing, she clearly felt her heart stop!

So...

She cared about Lu Xing more than she had thought.

Ever since that charity performance, Lu Xing had come every Sunday, rain or shine.

A few times there were heavy rain warnings, and the audience was sparse. Chi Yueshan was already prepared to receive Lu Xing's request for leave.

But when she went on stage, Lu Xing was like a poplar tree.

Always standing in the audience, always giving her the warmest affirmation and trust whenever she looked at him.

Everyone said she was a genius, that she could sing any piece with ease.

Only Chi Yueshan knew.

Tonight, when she couldn't see the familiar person in the familiar corner, that heart-shaking panic!

Chi Yueshan thought she was done for.

She had played herself.

"Do you have any other contact information for Lu Xing?" After an unknown amount of time, Chi Yueshan's dry and hoarse voice sounded.

Chi Shui was helpless.

"Sis, let's just let this matter go. If he doesn't come, it's because he has no taste. We're still the most talented opera actors. When you become famous, he'll regret it to death!"

Chi Yueshan's eyes were dim, but her tone was unusually firm.

"I have money. I want him to come. I'll give him money."

The audience can't be without Lu Xing.

Even if it's a transaction like before... that's also good.

As long as he comes.

As long as he can come.

Chi Shui thought for a moment, his face full of sorrow.

"But before, we always transferred the money directly to his account. The only contact information we have is his phone number."

In modern society.

When a person changes their number, the possibility of finding them is too small!

"That's right!"

A flash of inspiration struck Chi Shui. He suddenly thought of it.

"Doesn't Lu Xing write you a short essay every week? Could there be any relevant information in it?"

"Unfortunately, I've only read one or two of them. Sis, have you read them?"

Chi Yueshan was silent.

Her cool and elegant face seemed to be about to be drowned in guilt.

No.

She had not read them.

"I just wanted to... tease him before." Chi Yueshan spoke with some difficulty. "I didn't think a layman could give me any advice."

This was the truth, just a little hurtful.

Chi Shui sighed.

Damn, what a sin!

The two of them rummaged through boxes and cabinets for a long time and only found the most recent few short essays.

Chi Yueshan started with the oldest one. After reading for a while, her lips lightly curled up.

"He's very sincere."

In it, Lu Xing had practically racked his brains to praise her and even mentioned some small details.

Through the thin paper.

She could almost see Lu Xing writing with a heart full of joy.

Chi Shui held his forehead.

It's over. My sister seems to have really fallen for it.

She looked at another one.

The sincere words between the lines soothed Chi Yueshan's anxious heart tonight.

The next one.

Halfway through, Chi Yueshan suddenly raised her head and asked Chi Shui.

"What is 'Identity V startup'?"

Chi Shui subconsciously said, "Oh, that's... huh???"

Wait!

Hold on!

Where did Identity V come from in an opera analysis?!

Holy f*ck!

Chi Shui got goosebumps all over. He incredulously snatched the paper from Chi Yueshan's hand and looked at it!

In a long essay of opera analysis, there were suddenly one or two hundred words of a game guide mixed in.

Whoops!

A chill went down Chi Shui's back. He stammered.

"Sis, sis, which week is this from?"

Chi Yueshan realized something was wrong and said with some urgency.

"The week before last."

Chi Shui's mind went numb. "Then what about what he wrote last week? This Identity V is a game! He wrote a game guide in his analysis? Did he ask you about it last week? How did you answer then?"

Chi Yueshan was struck by lightning and froze on the spot.

"I said, I said he wrote very well, mentioned many small details, and it was very helpful to me."

"At that time... he had no abnormal reaction. He was still smiling."

Chi Shui fell silent.

It's over.

It's really over!

Chi Yueshan immediately picked up the analysis essay Lu Xing had written last week and frantically scanned a few lines.

Nothing.

None of the previous sincerity was there anymore.

It was all full of clichés!

Chi Shui scanned it twice, his scalp tingling with shock. "AI-generated. This AI flavor is too strong."

"He probably deliberately mixed that bit of game guide into the essay to see if you were really reading it."

"Luckily, he guessed right. Unfortunately, sis, you're finished."

Chi Yueshan finally couldn't stand it anymore. She swayed a few times and fell heavily to the ground.

"Last week, last week he clearly didn't have any abnormalities..."

So Lu Xing knew at that time that she wasn't serious about him at all?

She had even specially sung a song for him at that time.

Lu Xing's eyes were smiling at that time, but what was he thinking in his heart? Was his heart still smiling?

Chi Yueshan didn't dare to imagine what Lu Xing was thinking at that time. 

She now only felt her head was dizzy, and her eyes were so sore that tears were about to be forced out!

"So it wasn't because of money that he didn't come. It was because I broke his heart." (TL: No Sis, it's because of the money.)

Regret filled her entire body. Low sobs sounded from backstage.

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