Song Xi waved her hand in front of him, "You're not making it up, are you, ge ge?"
Lou Yuming's brow cleared of its gloom, and he raised an eyebrow, looking at her, "You... don't trust me that much?"
Song Xi stated righteously, "Haven't you heard the saying, a man's mouth is a devil's lie!"
"Then what are you?"
Lou Yuming flipped his phone face down on the table, pinning her, "A spoiled brat?"
"Who's spoiled!" Her face was flushed.
"Then who are you calling ge ge?"
Song Xi rolled her eyes, "It's just a term of endearment, ge ge—"
Seeing her flustered attempt to cover her mouth, Lou Yuming couldn't help but chuckle, "A term of endearment? Then what should I call you, jie, jie?"
He deliberately dragged out the last two syllables.
Song Xi pushed him away, her ears turning red, "I was calling *him* jie, not jie jie!"
"The younger brother who just brought you home?"
He uttered the word "younger brother" with a sneer, as if seeking a petty revenge.
Song Xi stifled a laugh, "Younger men are a delicacy, uncle, you wouldn't understand."
"Uncle?"
He scooped her up, and despite her struggles, he used his foot to close the bedroom door.
"I still prefer it when you call me ge ge."
...
The next day.
Still asleep, Song Xi received a call from Ge Baitao.
Ge Baitao excitedly announced she wanted to visit.
The word "visit" made Song Xi feel nauseous. She rolled over and mumbled, "I'm off today..."
Ge Baitao sounded disappointed, "Ah, I finally finished my work and have time to see you..."
Song Xi yawned and her eyes popped open, "Where are you now?"
Outside a mall.
Ge Baitao, reunited after a long absence, hugged Song Xi the moment she saw her, clinging to her like a koala, rubbing against her.
"Xi Xi, I missed you so much, woo woo woo woo!"
Her foundation was almost rubbing off.
Song Xi, enduring the curious stares of passersby, felt her toes curl in embarrassment, "Okay, okay, I missed you too. Let's go inside."
The two found a casual restaurant in the mall. As soon as they sat down, Ge Baitao began gossiping about the film set.
She had been checking Weibo in her spare time these past few days, but unfortunately, the drama was so obscure that there wasn't even any promotional material. Song Xi didn't post on Weibo frequently, leaving her with no opportunity to silently support her.
Song Xi shared what she could, deliberately avoiding any mention of Lou Yuming.
Ge Baitao lamented, "...Qin Feng? I've never heard of him. Fortunately, you're alright. I wish him eternal obscurity!"
"Ye Tian? I know Ye Tian! This song was sung by him, listen!"
A familiar melody. Song Xi closed her eyes and listened for a few seconds before a realization dawned, "Ah, it was him!"
"Xi Xi!"
Suddenly, Ge Baitao, who was scrolling through Weibo, let out a shriek.
Before Song Xi could react, two girls at a nearby table were whispering with their phones.
"It's her, she looks exactly like the photo."
"Yes, yes!"
Then they walked over, looking shy.
"Are... are you Song Xi?"
Song Xi was stunned and slowly nodded.
"Can you give us an autograph!"
"???"
Song Xi had gone viral, which was unexpected.
A fan site photographer had suddenly posted photos of her filming, specifically the day she was suspended by wires, sword in hand, mid-air, her hair flowing, looking heroic and spirited.
Coincidentally, that photographer was a fan of Jin Ying!
@Jin Ying4329: Came specifically to take pictures of Ying Ying, but Ying Ying didn't appear. Instead, I captured the stunt double... Since I took the pictures anyway, I'll just release them. PS: Original photos, unedited. A bit shocked.
The phrase "unedited, original photos" attracted a large number of onlookers and casual fans. In less than half a day, the post garnered thousands of shares and comments.
【Original?? Unedited??? Holy crap???】
【Who is this sister? That profile view just hits my sweet spot!】
【Aren't you Jin Ying's fan? Why are you posting someone else's pictures, traitor!!】
【Upstairs, your own idol didn't show up, and now you're jumping up and down because the stunt double is getting popular?】
【Not a stunt double, it seems she's the female third lead in this drama. Tagging her manually: @Jun Zhu Zai Shangguan Bo, Tagging the actress @Song Xi】
【I'm rapidly following!】
【+1】
【+1】
Watching her follower count steadily rise, Song Xi yelped and her phone "thumped" as it fell to the ground.