Xia Zhi ran down the office building at the fastest speed. As he ran downstairs, the screams outside the building never stopped, which made him tremble with fear. He dared not delay for a moment, fearing that if he went downstairs a second later, his man would be torn to pieces by those wolf-like women.
But his office was on the sixth floor, so it took some time to get to the first floor.
By the time he ran out of the office building, the number of people gathered downstairs had doubled.
Jiang Zhixia was surrounded by a group of excited girls and was trapped in the middle, unable to move. Fortunately, he was tall enough and was not completely submerged in the crowd.
Xia Zhi paced anxiously in the outermost circle, trying to squeeze in several times but couldn't even get in. At this time, how could these girls care about respecting their teachers? Even if the president of U University came, he would probably have to stand aside.
Xia Zhi was almost as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, but Jiang Zhixia, who was trapped in the center of the crowd, remained calm and composed, obviously he had already gotten used to it.
Jiang Zhixia was tall, so he spotted Xia Zhi who was standing at the outermost edge at a glance. The moment he saw him, a clear smile appeared on his originally cold face. So the originally noisy crowd suddenly quieted down.
Although Jiang Zhixia rarely showed facial expressions, she was not completely expressionless. She had smiled before. But this kind of gentle smile with obvious joy seemed to have never appeared in real life. Therefore, everyone was stunned for a moment, speechless with shock.
Xia Zhi also saw the smile on Jiang Zhixia's face. Unlike the other girls at the scene, he could see the kind of gentle smile on Jiang Zhixia's face every day, but he was also very stupid. After a while, he came back to his senses and smiled at him.
"Please move aside." While the girls were still immersed in Jiang Zhixia's beauty, Xia Zhi finally squeezed in.
After finally walking in front of Jiang Zhixia, Xia Zhi felt as if his internal organs were crushed and his head was covered in sweat.
The smile on Jiang Zhixia's face deepened.
At this time, the girls also noticed Xia Zhi, and everyone's eyes were on the two of them.
"Why are you here?" Xia Zhi tried his best to make his tone sound natural, as if he was talking to an ordinary friend.
In full view of everyone, Jiang Zhixia took out a cell phone from her coat pocket and handed it to him: "You left your phone at home."
Xia Zhi: “…”
Onlookers: “…hiss—”
"Thank you." Xia Zhi calmly took the phone and put it in his pocket, then grabbed Jiang Zhixia's wrist and forcibly pulled him out, leaving a group of stunned onlookers standing in disarray in the wind.
It took a full half minute for everyone to come back to their senses.
Someone asked weakly, "My ears seem to be broken. What did Jiang Zhixia say just now?"
His companion calmly repeated to him what Jiang Zhixia had just said: "You left your phone at home."
"Whose phone is this?"
"Teacher Xia's cell phone."
"What happened to the phone?"
"I left it at home."
"Whose home?"
"… "
The expressions on everyone's faces began to break down, because no matter whether the phone fell at Xia Zhi's own home or Jiang Zhixia's home, the incident itself was enough to cause a stir.
"Didn't the Internet say that the two of them were not getting along?" After a long time, someone asked a soul-searching question.
"It's a rumor. Do they look like they don't get along?"
Xia Zhi dragged Jiang Zhixia back to the office on the sixth floor. After carefully locking the door, he grabbed Jiang Zhixia by the collar and started shaking him, growling at him fiercely as he shook him: "You did this on purpose, didn't you?"
Jiang Zhixia took her lover in her arms and stepped back a few steps, leaning against the desk to stabilize her center of gravity. She raised the corner of her mouth and said innocently, "I'm here to give you a mobile phone."
"It's not like I didn't bring both of my phones. Couldn't you just call me on the other phone and let me get it at the school gate?" Xia Zhihu glared at him, "You obviously did this on purpose!"
"Well, I did it on purpose." Jiang Zhixia confessed.
Seeing him admit it so frankly, Xia Zhi was a little surprised and asked in confusion: "Why did you do this?"
"What do you think?" Jiang Zhixia gently pushed his bangs to the side.
Xia Zhi thought for a moment and said, "Because of something on the Internet?"
Jiang Zhixia agreed.
"Didn't you say no response?"
"Not responding just means I'm not going to respond directly." Jiang Zhixia pinched his cheek, "But if you want to clarify the rumors, you can't just use words to explain."
Xia Zhi smiled helplessly: "So that's why you came here today without any disguise?"
"Yeah." Jiang Zhixia said, "I guess there will be news online soon."
"Even if you want to clarify the rumors, you don't have to be so ambiguous."
Jiang Zhixia tilted his head and pretended to be stupid: "What?"
"What are you saying? I left my phone at home." Xia Zhi said helplessly, "Students who can get into this school are all smart. How dare they play word games with them. By then, I'm afraid that even if the rumors are cleared up, our true relationship will be exposed."
"If you can't cover it up, then don't cover it up." Jiang Zhixia said indifferently, "We are not ashamed to be seen by others."
Xia Zhi looked up at Jiang Zhixia, a little surprised: "You want to make it public?"
Jiang Zhixia did not answer, but asked him softly: "Are you afraid?"
Xia Zhi smiled, raised one eyebrow slightly, and said nonchalantly: "What do I have to be afraid of? I won't lose my fans if I fall in love."
Jiang Zhixia also laughed and said indifferently: "People who like me will not stop being my fans just because I'm in a relationship, so those who decide to stop being my fans will become strangers in the future and there is no need to care about them. In the end, this is just my business, whether they accept it or not has nothing to do with me. Do they have to break up with you if they don't accept me?"
Xia Zhi held his cheek and rubbed it twice: "That's a bit heartless. I'm afraid your fans will be sad to hear it."
Jiang Zhixia shook her head, and the smile on her face faded a little: "I don't need fans who try to interfere in my life in the name of love, and I can't accept them expressing their love for me by hurting others."
Xia Zhi stared at him blankly, and after a while asked softly, "Have you seen those text messages?"
Jiang Zhixia's face darkened when he thought of those disgusting contents. He reached out and hugged Xia Zhi in his arms, his movements gentle and careful, as if he was holding his most beloved treasure.
"I'm sorry." He gently stroked the back of his head, his tone distressed and guilty.
"What does it have to do with you?" Xia Zhi curled his lips and said indifferently, "Besides, I don't take it to heart. They are just a bunch of children who haven't grown up yet. Why should I bother with them?"
"Don't use that number recently." Although Xia Zhi didn't care, Jiang Zhixia still felt distressed.
"Okay, I'll go apply for a new card after get off work." Xia Zhi agreed without hesitation.
He also had his own considerations. Although changing his work number would be more troublesome later, if he and Jiang Zhixia went public, he would probably receive more harassing calls and messages, so he would have to change his number anyway. Since he would have to change it sooner or later, he might as well change it sooner and have peace of mind.
At this time, after an afternoon of fermentation, the news of Jiang Zhixia's appearance at U University had already spread throughout the U University campus and successfully became a hot search. After the publicity of the onlookers at the scene, everyone soon knew that Jiang Zhixia appeared at U University to look for Xia Zhi.
Unsurprisingly, when this truth came out, it shocked a lot of netizens.
[Jiang Zhixia went to U University to look for Xia Zhi?! Didn’t they say that they didn’t get along?]
[I said marketing accounts can’t be trusted! They don’t look like they don’t get along. ]
[Don't jump to conclusions yet. Maybe this is a deliberate act for us? This is obviously a whitewashing tactic. ]
[Victoria's ten-year-old fans have explained this countless times! They have a very good relationship! There is no conflict! No one is jealous of anyone! Stealing a girlfriend is nonsense! It is more believable to say that they are having an affair than to say that they are not getting along! ]
[Let’s talk about whether they are compatible or not. I am more concerned about why Jiang Zhixia went to U University to find Xia Zhi? To play with him?]
[The U University students who were there said Jiang Zhixia was there to give Xia Zhi a cell phone.]
[This is too deliberate! Xia Zhi needs Jiang Zhixia to deliver her cell phone? This is not a script, I'll eat shit! ]
[Wait, wait, wait! I don't quite understand why Xia Zhi's phone is in Jiang Zhixia's hand? ]
[I have watched the video posted by netizens at the scene, let me explain! Jiang Zhixia's original words were: You left your phone at home. ]
[Home? Whose home?]
This was the unanimous reaction of all the netizens who watched the video posted by the netizen. It was no wonder that they thought too much, because Jiang Zhixia's words were too ambiguous, especially the word "home".
[Whose home is this? Xia Zhi’s home, Jiang Zhixia’s home, or…the home of both of them?]
[Why am I getting more and more confused about the direction of this plot! If the phone was left at Xia Zhi's own home, why did Jiang Zhixia get it? If it was left at Jiang Zhixia's home, why did Xia Zhi go to Jiang Zhixia's home? No matter which situation it is, it's very strange! ]
[But if it’s a home for two people, it’s easy to understand (whisper)]
[…]
[The atmosphere suddenly became gay! ]
[Huh? I just didn't go online for a day, how come I can't understand it? Aren't they not getting along privately? Why are they living together again?! ]
[I heard that Jiang Zhixia is currently filming in Y City. She might be staying at Xia Zhi's house. There's no need to label someone as a member of the address book.]
[If they are just staying together, doesn't that just mean they have a good relationship? Who would be willing to let someone they hate live in their home? ]
By the evening, most netizens had already wavered in their belief about the rumors of the two not getting along, but there were still many netizens who stubbornly believed the rumors spread by those marketing accounts, firmly believing that all this was a play jointly performed by the two to restore their reputation.
"Most netizens are still sober." Cheng Yunan couldn't help but sigh as he scrolled through the comments of netizens on Weibo, "But they are only half sober. Old Jiang has made it so obvious, yet no one doubts their relationship!"
"Why are you in such a hurry? The mystery is interesting only when the answer is revealed bit by bit." Sang Luo sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, holding a glass of red wine in his hand, shaking the glass slowly.
"Don't wait any longer, just make the official announcement." Xiao Han stared at the computer screen intently, his fingers jumping quickly on the keyboard.
Everyone has been very busy recently, and we haven't had a chance to get together since we finished recording the show. Yesterday, we chatted for an hour via video link in the group, and we thought this way of meeting was quite interesting, so we held another online gathering tonight.
Jiang Zhixia was also present today, but he didn't turn on the video, so he took advantage of Xia Zhi's camera.
Sang Luo and Cheng Yunan both agreed with Xiao Han's proposal, thinking it was a good time to make an official announcement. However, the two parties did not comment.
"We are giving you two some advice, please give us some feedback." Cheng Yunan was dissatisfied.
Xia Zhi came back to his senses and turned to look at Jiang Zhixia behind him, as if to say - you say it.
Jiang Zhixia lowered her head and looked at him. She originally wanted to speak, but when she met Xia Zhi's clear and beautiful eyes, she immediately forgot everything and couldn't help but lower her head and kiss him.
"Hey!" The three teammates who were fed dog food without any warning protested in unison.
"Just chat, don't show off your affection!" Cheng Yunan threatened, "I've recorded the screen. If you kiss again, I'll expose it to you!"
Jiang Zhixia hugged Xia Zhi's waist and raised the corner of his mouth slowly: "You want to do it for us, we are more than happy to do it."
"Haha, I was just saying it casually. What I posted is called a revelation, not an official announcement." Cheng Yunan smiled wryly, "I'm not Xiao Han, I won't do something that's unpopular with everyone."
"I wouldn't do that either!" Xiao Han retorted loudly, "Once Lao Jiang and Xia Xia go public, some fans will definitely not accept it. Whoever speaks out at this time will be scolded. I'm not stupid!"
Everyone was amused by Xiao Han's words.
Sang Luo praised: "I didn't expect you to be so smart."
"Humph," Xiao Han curled his lips, "I'm not stupid anyway."
Cheng Yunan teased him: "You are so smart, why don't you help Xia Xia and the others figure out how to make the official announcement?"
"What else do you want to think about this?" Xiao Han said, "It's just a matter of posting a Weibo, do you really need to hold a ceremony? It's not an engagement, why does it need to be so formal? By the way, doesn't Xia Xia have a Weibo account?"
Xia Zhi raised his head and thought for a while, then said, "I remember there was one, which I registered for the group's promotion. But I haven't used it since the group disbanded, and I can't remember the password anymore. Also, the phone number I registered with has been cancelled, so I probably can't find it back."
"Why not register a new one?" Xiao Han suggested.
Xia Zhi smiled and asked, "Just to cooperate with the official announcement?"
"It's not impossible if you want to show off your affection." Xiao Han guessed, "If you two were to make your relationship public, it would probably attract a large number of CP fans."
Xia Zhi had no objection: "If you need my cooperation, I can register one."
Jiang Zhixia said, "No need, it doesn't matter if you don't show up."
Xia Zhi turned around and asked quietly, "You don't want me to register for Weibo?"
"I don't want you to use your main account to surf the Internet. It's okay to use a small account." Jiang Zhixia said, "You are fine the way you are now. I don't want you to be disturbed."
After experiencing harassment on his mobile phone number, Xia Zhi had some concerns about these social platforms, but if Jiang Zhixia needed him to open one, he would be willing to register one. Jiang Zhixia's attitude surprised him, but also made him feel particularly warm and happy. Because this shows that Jiang Zhixia doesn't care about the so-called sense of ritual, and only cares about herself wholeheartedly.
Xia Zhi was touched and a smile unconsciously appeared on his eyes.
Jiang Zhixia's eyes also softened.
The two were looking at each other lovingly when they suddenly heard three simultaneous roars coming from the phones in front of them.
"Don't look! He's going to kiss me again!"
The two had no choice but to look away reluctantly.
"Come to think of it, there is indeed a good opportunity recently." Sang Luo took a sip of wine and said in a serious tone, "I heard that the program team is planning to hold a celebration banquet recently, and it will be broadcast live online at that time."
(End of this chapter)