CHAPTER 437: CHAPTER 405: SPLIT IN HALF

After dinner, Gu Yanjing went to the study upstairs.

Qiao Yuxian accompanied Ji Xiaoxiao to the upstairs living room.

The two watched a drama while eating and critiquing the script.

Ji Xiaoxiao leaned on the sofa with puffy, teary eyes, eating grapes, and said, "I didn’t expect your insights on the script to be quite good."

Qiao Yuxian glanced at her, didn’t respond, and casually replied to a couple of messages in the dorm group.

When she opened the dorm group messages, there were already more than ninety-nine.

They were all talking about her identity as the boss of Xi Mei Media.

Everyone was tagging her, asking her to show up and explain.

Qiao Yuxian sent red envelopes in the group to calm the fury.

Finally, she also sent several red envelopes in the translation department’s group to gain some goodwill.

Ji Xiaoxiao saw her looking at her phone and also got hers out,

In the afternoon, someone had been calling her, so she turned off her phone and hadn’t turned it back on yet.

"How’d you handle that thing on the internet?" Ji Xiaoxiao asked.

"Reported to the police." Qiao Yuxian said, "Yixing City was taken away by the police."

Ji Xiaoxiao suddenly sat up straight, the sofa bounced a bit. She looked at Qiao Yuxian and said, "What did you say? Yixing City was taken away?!"

"Be careful." Qiao Yuxian looked at her and said.

Ji Xiaoxiao covered her mouth in shock, then burst out laughing after two seconds, "Taken away?! Did the media capture it?"

"Yes, quite a few candid shots were taken." Qiao Yuxian said.

Ji Xiaoxiao laughed again twice, "So what about his fans? How did they react?"

"Some unfollowed. Most are waiting for investigation results, believing in Yixing City." Qiao Yuxian said.

Ji Xiaoxiao couldn’t hold back her laughter again, "I didn’t expect him to have this day. Why was he taken away? What did he do? Any chance of getting out?"

"Hmm..." Qiao Yuxian said, "Shouldn’t you be worried about the only series you filmed? It might not get aired."

Ji Xiaoxiao was dumbfounded, then slumped back on the sofa, "Ah, really, I’ve felt so unlucky lately. I was planning to go for an interview at Xi Mei these days."

"The crew over there..." Qiao Yuxian asked.

"I plan to finish filming." Ji Xiaoxiao said, "The role isn’t heavy, it’s not noticeable yet, I think it’s not a big problem."

"But, it’s not three months yet." Qiao Yuxian said.

"I think it’s fine." Ji Xiaoxiao said, "Maybe it’s my last drama..."

Qiao Yuxian’s phone rang, it was Yuan Wei calling.

She got up and said to Ji Xiaoxiao, "Don’t worry, it won’t be."

Then she went out to the terrace of the living room to answer the call.

Ji Xiaoxiao’s low spirits were slightly soothed by the certainty in Qiao Yuxian’s tone.

She also picked up her phone, turned it on, ready to see why Yixing City was taken away, to cheer up her mood a bit more.

When the phone turned on, the first thing that popped up was a text message from the unknown number that afternoon.

[Hello, Miss Ji. I’m He Tu from Xi Mei Media. Can we arrange a time for you to visit Xi Mei for a discussion?]

Ji Xiaoxiao looked at this message over and over again.

Then angrily replied: [You scammer, trying to fool my auntie. It’s hilarious. Is the anti-fraud software on my phone installed for nothing? Did I learn anti-fraud knowledge for nothing? I advise you to turn over a new leaf soon.]

After sending the message, she directly blocked the contact.

Then Ji Xiaoxiao opened Weibo and started checking the hot searches to see what huge excitement she missed this afternoon...

Qiao Yuxian finished her call with Yuan Wei on the terrace and returned to the living room. She saw Ji Xiaoxiao suddenly standing up from the sofa. Her already red and swollen eyes reddened further, tearing up as her chest heaved, her small face twisted with grievance and anger.

Qiao Yuxian saw her like this and dared not approach, standing where she was.

Judging by the phone tightly clutched in her hand, it seemed some part of her identity had been exposed.

Qiao Yuxian cleared her throat softly.

The only sanity left in Ji Xiaoxiao was that she threw her phone on the sofa and stamped her foot, "Qiao Yuxian! Tell me! What is the surname of the president of Xi Mei Media!"

Qiao Yuxian tidied her clothes and replied, "The surname is Xi."

"Then tell me, besides being called Qiao Yuxian, what else are you called!" Ji Xiaoxiao put her hands on her hips and asked, her face almost turning into a steamed bun.

Qiao Yuxian scratched her face with her index finger and said, "Well... there is a name with the surname Xi."

"Qiao Yuxian!" Ji Xiaoxiao shouted.

Qiao Yuxian extended her hand, "Calm down, calm down. You should think about your health and the health of the one inside, you can’t be this agitated."

Ji Xiaoxiao took a deep breath and said with a stiff neck, "No wonder, last year you said the Xi Mei boss had a bad temper. Also, the sudden lack of competition between Xi Mei and Lin Entertainment wasn’t severe. And what Qin Xia said to me, in retrospect, she was clearly teasing me on purpose. And, and! I said it! Why couldn’t Qin Xia shoot that series, had to tell you! Turns out you are the boss! Ah!!!!!!!"

Qiao Yuxian closed her eyes at the noise she was making and said a bit bewildered, "Ji Xiaoxiao, calm down. This isn’t a big deal. No need to be so excited."

"How can I not be excited!" Ji Xiaoxiao said, "I even thought the Xi Mei boss was some big pervert with a strange fetish, couldn’t show himself! Turns out it was you!"

Qiao Yuxian smiled, "......"

"If I’d known it was you, I would have been nicer to you, even shared half the Jing University Beauty title with you." Ji Xiaoxiao said.

"It was mine anyway, right?" Qiao Yuxian said.

"You’re dreaming." Ji Xiaoxiao flopped back onto the sofa, "I’m the real campus queen!"

"Take it easy." Qiao Yuxian said.

Ji Xiaoxiao sat cross-legged back on the sofa, calmed her mood a bit, then looked at Qiao Yuxian pitifully, somewhat awkwardly and cautiously said, "We...count as friends, right."

Qiao Yuxian approached, sat across from her and said, "Share half of the beauty title with me, then we count."

"Why do you care so much about these empty titles, you’re already graduated." Ji Xiaoxiao said.

Qiao Yuxian smugly raised her chin.

"Fine, fine, fine." Ji Xiaoxiao said, "Half is yours."

Qiao Yuxian smiled with satisfaction.

Seeing her smile, Ji Xiaoxiao bit her lip and said, "Since I’m sharing half my beauty title with you, we’re friends now. Xi Mei... should also have a place for me."

Ji Xiaoxiao’s question was both proud and nervous.

Qiao Yuxian laughed again, stopped teasing her and said, "Wasn’t there a strange number calling you all day today? It was He Tu."

Ji Xiaoxiao’s eyes slowly widened, pupils trembled, and her face stiffened with shock: "You say that was He Tu!"

Qiao Yuxian nodded, "He said he couldn’t contact you, also sent you a message you didn’t see."

Ji Xiaoxiao’s lips quivered for a second, went blank for two seconds, then started feeling for her phone on the sofa. Once she found it, her hands trembled looking for the blacklist.

Qiao Yuxian saw her reaction and asked, "What’s wrong?"

"I, I..." Ji Xiaoxiao’s voice fluttered, as if it’s floating on the vast sea, "I blocked him thinking he was a scammer."

Qiao Yuxian: "??"

"Will he think I’m not smart and refuse to sign me?" Ji Xiaoxiao worriedly asked.

"He won’t." Qiao Yuxian reassured her.

Ji Xiaoxiao looked up at her, eyes full of hope and gratitude.

Then she heard Qiao Yuxian casually say, "It’s not like I didn’t know from the first day that you’re not that bright."

Ji Xiaoxiao: "......"