Where am I, and who are these two men?
Song Xi pressed the stop button, sent the video to her WeChat, and deleted it casually.
"Let's go."
Ge Baitao dumbfoundedly stepped on the accelerator, finding the past few minutes thrilling and exciting.
"Xi Xi..."
"Baitao," Song Xi preempted her doubts, "This has nothing to do with you. Don't overthink it. I've always considered you a friend. I'll tell you when things are figured out."
Her tone was firm, her expression serious.
Ge Baitao had never seen her like this and dared not ask further, only staring at her phone, lost in thought.
After getting out of the car, Song Xi waited for Ge Baitao to walk away before hailing a taxi by the roadside back to Haiyue Shanfu.
She actually didn't want to come back, but the adult world required compromise, especially when penniless.
Fortunately, Lou Yuming wasn't there, but two items were placed on the bedroom bed.
A mobile phone and a necklace.
Crystal clear blue, as mysterious and elegant as the sea.
Song Xi merely glanced at them, coldly threw back the covers, and lay down.
The necklace fell onto the soft carpet, shimmering with brilliant light.
After a night's rest, Song Xi went to film the next day.
Her scenes were not many, and with good adjustment of her state, she made up for half a day's work in half a day.
The director inquired about her well-being and then began to ask her thoughts on Qin Feng.
Song Xi glanced around the set and noticed Qin Feng wasn't present today.
The director said, "Like you, he didn't come yesterday."
Song Xi, recalling Qin Feng's voluptuous and plump sugar daddy, understood immediately.
"Director!"
Someone called him.
The director gave her a parting piece of advice: "Think twice before you act," and left.
Song Xi was more concerned now about who had orchestrated her kidnapping!
It had been almost two days with no further action. Did the other party intend to let it go like this?
She couldn't believe it, staring at the two men in the video, lost in thought.
"Sister Song Xi!"
Ye Tian immediately came to find her after finishing his scene. It was almost lunchtime, so he brought two lunch boxes and specifically asked the auntie to put his own chicken drumstick into the other one.
"Sister, eat."
Song Xi had no appetite. She noticed there were two chicken drumsticks in her box and smiled, "You eat it."
Seeing her pale face, Ye Tian looked worried. "Sister, are you sick? You didn't come yesterday."
"It's nothing." Song Xi remembered his last message and asked, "Did you find out anything from the props department?"
"Oh!" Ye Tian wolfed down his rice, then took out his phone and opened a video.
A grain of rice clung to the corner of his mouth.
Song Xi casually removed it.
Ye Tian seemed a little shy, and like a little puppy, he shuffled closer to her, making it easier for her to see.
"It's a coincidence. Xiao Qian has been filming behind-the-scenes footage these past few days, and she happened to capture the day I sent the song to the director. Someone was lurking outside the director's lounge."
The image zoomed in on a bearded man.
Song Xi immediately recognized him and lowered her voice, "Isn't that the director's assistant, Xiao Luo!"
"It's him!"
Ye Tian was furious. He then played a recording. "So I went to ask him directly. He was defiant at first, but after seeing the behind-the-scenes video, he immediately confessed. Qin Feng's agent asked him to do it and paid him twenty thousand yuan."
"Not bad." With both human and material evidence, he had handled it beautifully.
Ye Tian smiled sheepishly. "Sister, what should we do now?"
Song Xi looked at him. "That's a question you should ask yourself."
"But..." He lowered his head, murmuring, "In the past, my family always made decisions for me."
No wonder he was so timid and lacked any initiative.
Song Xi said, "Ye Tian, you are an adult. You should learn to think independently. You collected all this step by step, which shows you have the ability. Why do you rely on others when it comes to making decisions?"
Ye Tian was speechless.
But he had been like this his entire life.
What to eat and what to wear were all decided by his family.
His second brother participated in the process, and his eldest brother decided the outcome.
He had followed the path they set for him, except for entering the entertainment industry, which was the most out-of-line thing he had ever done.
"Sister, I..." He didn't know how to think.
Song Xi said, "Ye Tian, you need to see the world with your own eyes. Following the crowd can save a lot of trouble, but it won't solve problems. You need to think carefully."
Ye Tian looked at her, bewildered. After a long time, he seemed to understand, but also not fully.
Song Xi patted his shoulder. "It's okay. You can take your time to think about this. I respect whatever decision you make."
This was the first time Ye Tian had experienced this feeling.
A little nervous, afraid he might make a mistake, but at the same time, his heart was pounding, like a newborn infant about to take its first step in life, something seemed to be breaking through the ground within him.
His breathing began to quicken, then became uncontrollable.
Ye Tian clutched his chest. "Sister..."
Song Xi noticed something was wrong immediately. "Ye Tian! What's wrong!"
Ye Tian was still smiling happily, but his face was as white as paper. "Water... bag... medicine!"
Song Xi rushed into the makeup room and found a bag of white pills in his Nike bag. She then poured a glass of hot water and hurried back, almost tripping on her skirt.
"How is it? Feeling better?"
Song Xi's face had also turned pale from his scare.
"...It's nothing!"
After taking the medicine, he gradually recovered after a while.
Song Xi wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with a tissue and handed him the hot water. "Drink more."
Ye Tian smiled and explained, "Sister, don't worry. When I get excited, my heart beats a little fast. It looks scary, but it's really nothing!"
Song Xi couldn't bring herself to smile. His appearance just now reminded her of her own younger brother.
"Have you been to the hospital? What's the reason?"
Ye Tian's eyes flickered evasively. "There's no reason, don't worry! I'll go find the director first. Sister, remember to eat!"
He slipped away quite quickly.
Song Xi looked at her own trembling fingers, feeling helpless.
She took a deep breath and replayed the surreptitious video, trying to see if she had overlooked anything.
But just then, a straight and tall figure caught her eye.