“Is this for real?”
The Fat Boy questioned his life, glancing at the Science Guy silently eating, then looking at the Curry Rice on his own tray.
A surge of sadness suddenly welled up in his heart. He wiped the corners of his eyes, which had no tears, and began to eat as well.
Sigh, such is life.
Everyone had their own thoughts during breakfast.
After the meal, everyone gathered in a fairly large Room. Naturally, Aider and the two Party A representatives were also present.
After a round of intense discussion, everyone finally finalized the detailed Script for the Snow Woman Plan.
Roughly, it was about a Snow Woman living alone in a land of ice and Snow. Every day, she would secretly watch people at the Ski Resort.
Then, at night, she would visit the Room of the most handsome skier to grant them a wish.
Thus, a group of young men and women, filled with expectations of an encounter with the Snow Woman, checked into the Hot Spring Hotel and began a competition at the Ski Resort.
However, it was later revealed that this Snow Woman wasn’t a real Snow Woman; she was actually the daughter of the Hot Spring Hotel Boss pretending to be one.
To film this promotional video well, the two representatives from Party A and the landlady of the Hot Spring Hotel would also make cameo appearances.
“As for who should play this Snow Woman, I believe everyone already has an idea in their hearts!”
Xie Zhuran crossed his arms and spoke loudly.
Hearing this, Song Qiuyu felt an itch in her throat and coughed twice.
“That’s right, it’s our Lao Song! Except for Lao Song, who else could do it?”
As he spoke, Xie Zhuran flashed to Song Qiuyu’s side, spreading his hands like a bouquet of flowers beneath her chin.
His overly flamboyant performance made the atmosphere in the Room incredibly cheerful.
Everyone was laughing.
Only Song Qiuyu couldn’t laugh at all.
Someone was asking for a beating again.
Just then, Jiang Xiao sat down beside her holding a cup of hot water. He opened the medicine packet for her, smiled, and spoke.
“Song Qiuyu, time for your medicine.”
Jiang Xiao held the Water Cup, took a sip, and tested the temperature.
“The water temperature is just right. Drink it directly.”
Song Qiuyu’s brows furrowed slightly. For some reason, hearing Jiang Xiao call her by her real name, Song Qiuyu, gave her a sudden sense of shame, along with a bit of panic and awkwardness.
It was as if the most authentic self hidden behind Xi’er was being looked at directly by Jiang Xiao.
Yet, she couldn’t ask Jiang Xiao to change back to calling her Xi’er now.
Troubled, she nodded and reached out to take the Water Cup, but the person beside her had already brought the rim of the cup to her lips.
Meeting Jiang Xiao’s gentle gaze, she dazed for a moment, feeling a sort of illusion that she was about to drown in them.
She struggled out of it and reached for the cup with both hands: “I can do it myself!” Jiang Xiao, however, did not withdraw his Hand.
Thus, Song Qiuyu’s soft little Hand gripped directly onto Jiang Xiao’s Hand. Her tiny Hand was only half the size of his!
“Mm…”
Feeling Jiang Xiao’s warm body temperature, Song Qiuyu’s eyelashes fluttered as she tentatively let go of the cup.
“I’ll just hold it. I still need to put in the granules. Put the other medicine in your mouth yourself.”
Jiang Xiao gave a shallow smile.
Taking the opened medicine packet, Song Qiuyu pursed her lips, her expression becoming somewhat troubled.
She sighed and, feigning calmness, stretched her neck to press her lips against the rim of the Paper cup, taking a sip of the warm water.
Her uncomfortable throat was moistened a bit, becoming more comfortable.
Next, Jiang Xiao poured the opened granules into the water and stirred a few times with Chopsticks, acting very serious and focused.
Song Qiuyu stared blankly at Jiang Xiao, her heart thumping.
“Don’t you guys think Song Qiuyu really looks more and more like a girl in love? It’s obvious her face is red and her heart is racing!”
The Fat Boy’s sudden words set off an alarm in Song Qiuyu’s head, scaring her so much that her little Hand holding the medicine packet trembled slightly.
“You’re just making a fuss over nothing!”
Xie Zhuran defended his Roommate again, then rubbed his chin and said seriously:
“I think your own mind is just dirty.”
The Fat Boy stopped talking.
His emotional intelligence wasn’t low; if he continued like this, it would undoubtedly make the atmosphere awkward.
But no matter how he looked at it, the relationship between Song Qiuyu and Jiang Xiao was suspicious. Was it really his problem?
Lin An adjusted his glasses, laughing that the Fat Boy was definitely a virgin who had never been in a relationship.
If there really was something between Song Qiuyu and Jiang Xiao, they should definitely be cautious, not so blatant.
The more blatant a feeling was, the more likely it was just friendship.
But Song Qiuyu and Jiang Xiao had been close like this since the start of school!
At this moment, Song Qiuyu coughed twice. Thinking about the shameful thing that happened with Jiang Xiao last night, she felt very guilty.
“See, you’ve annoyed Lao Song so much she’s coughing! Don’t say those things anymore!”
Xie Zhuran pointed at the Fat Boy, speaking solemnly.
“Lao Song is the designated Female Lead for our promotional video. If she refuses to wear female clothes again, will you take her place?”
Hearing this, even Song Qiuyu was stunned. It wasn’t that she wanted to judge the Fat Boy’s appearance, but primarily, if they did that, their Business Order would likely fail.
The Fat Boy was also stunned. Then, his eyes rolled. Surprisingly, as if he had no self-awareness, he smiled and said: “If you don’t mind, I can give it a try!”
The moment he said this, Xie Zhuran only raised an eyebrow, but the Science Guy had already silently lowered his cap, looking as if he wanted to pretend he didn’t know the Fat Boy.
Song Qiuyu couldn’t hold it back. She couldn’t even hold back the medicine she just drank; a bit of light brown liquid sprayed from her mouth, sliding down the corner of her sakura-colored lips.
Even Jiang Xiao revealed a look of surprise, his eyes narrowing slightly.
This was the taste of a lie.
“But Song Qiuyu is sick right now. The plot for the Snow Woman is almost entirely outdoors. She’d have to stand in the wind and Snow for a long time and even sit on the snowy ground.”
Jiang Xiao immediately opposed Song Qiuyu playing the Snow Woman this time.
“Even if Song Qiuyu gets better, she needs to nurse her body. We can’t let her develop lasting health issues. This Female Lead… maybe we should swap her for someone else?”
While speaking, he had already picked up a Paper Napkin. Through his fingers, he lightly pressed the Paper Napkin against the moist corner of her mouth, carefully wiping it for her.
Song Qiuyu sat obediently, letting Jiang Xiao help her. She was already somewhat used to being taken care of.
However, her little heart wasn’t used to it. Because of this ambiguous and intimate care, it accelerated slightly.
“In that case, let me try?”
The Fat Boy actually volunteered himself bravely.
As he spoke, he started posing and acting coquettishly, striking a provocative pose and winking at the two representatives from Party A.
“How about it? My Acting is pretty good, right? Do I have feminine charm?”
Song Qiuyu glanced out of the corner of her eye at the faces of the two Party A representatives, which were slowly turning dark.
She lowered her eyes slowly and sighed: “I’ll do it!”
She could guess Party A’s attitude with her toes; they would likely insist on her being responsible for promoting the products and would firmly tie her and Jiang Xiao together.
Instead of waiting for them to speak, it was better to take the initiative herself.
However, the Fat Boy’s uninhibited personality gave her an idea.
If there were roles needed in the future, maybe she really could ask this guy to perform. What a video needed most was actors who had no personality baggage and could let loose.
The expressions on the two Party A representatives’ faces instantly cleared up.
“As long as all the Snow Woman’s scenes are finished in one go as much as possible, and we pay attention to keeping warm, there won’t be a problem!”
Song Qiuyu blinked at Jiang Xiao and spoke.
Jiang Xiao was quite helpless. Since Xi’er had said so, he could only work hard to keep her warm and cooperate well.
After all, this promotional video was very important to all of them.
“You can’t go back on your word, Lao Song!”
Xie Zhuran frowned and said.
“I won’t.”
Song Qiuyu shook her head and said.
Then, many people laughed. The one laughing the most smugly was Xie Zhuran.
Then, while laughing, Xie Zhuran even high-fived the Fat Boy.
“How was it? My cooperation was pretty good, right!”
The Fat Boy straightened his collar, looking as if he wanted praise for his cleverness.
“Enough, enough!”
Xie Zhuran gave a thumbs up.
“Sigh, to get Qiu Yu to honestly wear female clothes, Lao Xie, you’ve really put in a lot of effort.”
Lin An said with a smile.
Song Qiuyu was stunned. After a moment, she realized what happened, but she only tried to kill Xie Zhuran with a speechless glare.
She took a breath, put the last bit of medicine from the Paper packet into her mouth, and then the rim of the Paper cup was brought to her lips.
She followed suit and drank the rest of the medicine.
The medicine was truly a bit bitter.
Her pretty brows furrowed in discomfort, but then she saw the person beside her hand over an Orange-flavored Da Bai Tu Milk Candy.
She couldn’t help but be a little dazed.
She looked up at him for a moment, not knowing what to say. Biting her lip in silence, she reached out to take the Candy.
When she took the Candy, a slight itching sensation came from her palm.
Whether Jiang Xiao did it on purpose or by accident, he grazed her palm with his pinky finger!
Tragically, her fragile heart had already become vulnerable due to this tiny tease!
It beat rapidly.
This guy… is too wicked!
Jiang Xiao hadn’t done it on purpose.
And because he grazed her palm, his heart was also beating fast.
“But Lao Song’s health is indeed more important. This time, we’ll wait for Lao Song to recover first before we start filming?”
Xie Zhuran sat back in his seat.