"No need."
Song Xi interrupted him, the last shred of sanity making her name a residential area near Haiyue Mountain Villa.
"...Driver, turn back."
Lu Chenyu's expression froze, then he smiled bitterly. He nodded at the driver, "Turn back."
Lu Chenyu had always thought Song Xi was quite stubborn.
She didn't engage in flirtation, and always maintained a proper distance when they interacted.
For him, this sense of boundaries was almost an assault on his pride.
Of course, it was fine.
He could wait, until the day she completely opened her heart!
Song Xi dared not sleep the whole way, afraid she might miss something.
Finally, the tall buildings in front of her began to look familiar. She straightened her back and patted the car door. "I-It's here! You can let me out here!"
Lu Chenyu intended to help her out of the car.
Song Xi immediately refused, "No need!"
"No, this is too dangerous for you."
Song Xi slammed the car door shut, "...I'm going!"
Lu Chenyu hurried to follow.
The driver shouted, "Hey, the money hasn't been paid yet!"
He had no choice but to turn back, scanning the code while anxiously scratching his ears.
Despite being drunk, Song Xi walked quite steadily.
Her sense of direction was good, and her behavior when drunk was also fine; at least she wasn't grabbing random passersby and acting crazy.
Sometimes she swayed, but for the most part, she was quiet.
Head down, she walked forward silently.
Midway, she checked her phone several times.
But she didn't see any WeChat messages from Lou Yuming.
Today was the wrap-up party for her first drama. How could he not know!
Even if he didn't send a gift, not even a single text message!
How heartless!
After walking for a while, Song Xi felt like someone was following her.
She assumed it was Lu Chenyu and said without looking back, "Stop following," then continued to walk forward.
Even after reaching a distance of a few hundred meters from Haiyue Mountain Villa, the feeling of being watched and followed hadn't disappeared.
She grew annoyed. The alcohol went to her head, and without even clearly seeing the person, she started to curse.
"Enough! I'm drunk, not stupid. Can you please stop following me!"
As a result, a hundred meters away, the man wearing a black mask and a black hat was stunned.
Their eyes met. Song Xi rubbed her sore eyes, thinking: Why did Lu Chenyu suddenly get so fat?
The other party was caught off guard.
He had thought Song Xi was drunk, which was why he dared to approach. Now, he stood frozen in panic.
It wasn't Lu Chenyu!
It took Song Xi a while to realize.
She grabbed a sports shoe from the ground and threw it at him, "Who are you! Did Anna send you!"
Ge Baitao had said Anna was coming to catch them in the act, so perhaps this person was her spy!
Her bizarre train of thought momentarily confused the man. To avoid exposing himself, he immediately played along with her words.
"Ah, yes! Anna sent me!" Who was Anna? Was there an actress named Anna in the circle?
Song Xi's anger surged to her forehead, "Sneaking around, if you have the guts, tell her to come directly! Following people, have you no shame!!"
"I..."
Song Xi picked up another sports shoe and threw it at him fiercely, "Do you really think I'm a pushover! Do you think I'm a weak cat if I don't show my claws!"
The man's face turned pale from her fierce demeanor. He tightly protected the camera in his arms.
In his memory, Song Xi on set wasn't... like this.
"What are you hiding!"
She glared at him, like a tigress.
"Hand over the camera!"
"Did you secretly photograph me! How much did she pay you!"
"This is an infringement of my portrait rights!!"
"Give me the camera!"
During the struggle.
The man landed a punch on Song Xi's nose, causing immediate bleeding.
But she seemed to have lost all sense of pain. She opened her mouth and, disregarding everything, bit down.
"Ah—"
The man's grip loosened, and the camera hit the ground with a "snap," its lens shattering.
"My camera!!"
The man wailed, his eyes instantly bloodshot.
The next second, he lunged at Song Xi.
Logically, a grown man should easily subdue a woman.
But after a while, the man gained no advantage.
Song Xi, fueled by alcohol and rage, flailed her arms and legs like a madwoman on stimulants!
In the end, the man was bleeding from his head, and Song Xi's hair was dishevelled.
Later, the commotion was so loud that it attracted the attention of the Haiyue Mountain Villa security guards.
A whistle blew.
The man kicked Song Xi away, grabbed the camera from the ground, and fled in a panic.
Song Xi sat on the ground, panting.
Then she picked up her phone to check, and Lou Yuming still hadn't sent her any messages.
She spat on the ground, her mouth full of blood.
Harsh lights shone on her face.
It took the security guard a while to recognize her, and he exclaimed in surprise, "Miss Song!?"
"Quick, go inform Mr. Lou!"
Song Xi collapsed heavily onto the ground, feeling as if all her strength had been drained.
She looked up at the night sky, her ears ringing.
Later, she seemed to hear hurried footsteps.
Then a handsome face appeared before her eyes, a hint of panic flashing in his eyes, as swift as a shooting star.
Song Xi opened her mouth.
Lou Yuming looked at her with a stern expression, his gaze lingering on her for a moment before he finally bent down and picked her up.
Then he heard her gritting her teeth and whispering two words into his ear.
"...Scumbag."
Lou Yuming: "..."
The next day, Song Xi woke up with aching all over her body.
She felt like she had fought someone in her dream, and won.
She thought it was due to drinking too much and secretly vowed to stay away from alcohol in the future.
But when she opened her eyes, she found her hands and feet bandaged, with bruises of varying degrees on her arms and legs.
"..."
What the hell, what was going on?
Had she sleepwalked last night??
Song Xi's head was still spinning. She tried hard to recall what happened yesterday, but her memory only stopped at the moment she got out of the car, with the rest being a blank.
Being drunk wasn't scary, but losing your memory was.
Song Xi lifted the covers and got out of bed, but as soon as her feet touched the ground, her legs gave way, and she "thumped" onto her knees.
Just then, the bedroom door slowly opened.
Lou Yuming looked down at her, a chilling smile playing on his lips.
"Realizing your mistake now is a bit too late."