Extreme Pampering-Chapter 84 - Reigniting Old Romance with Huo Heng
Chapter 84: Chapter 84: Reigniting Old Romance with Huo Heng?
Chapter 84: Chapter 84: Reigniting Old Romance with Huo Heng?
On set, Shen Zhiyi received the revised script from Director Meng. He had made some changes to the plot during his break of over half a month, which meant she had to memorize new lines and delve into the characters’ psychology again.
As she was looking through the new script, the makeup artist from the crew came over to touch up her makeup, wearing a strange expression as if she had something to say. Shen Zhiyi noticed and closed the script, “What’s wrong?”
“Well,” the makeup artist, having been with her for a long time and knowing her easygoing nature, asked quietly, “Don’t think I’m being nosy, I’m just curious, are you really getting back together with Huo Heng?”
“What?”
Shen Zhiyi frowned, “Where did you hear that?”
“Huo Heng himself said it during a live stream, he said he’s going to pursue you again.”
The makeup artist sent her the link to the live stream, which had taken place the previous night and had already been circulated, but oddly it hadn’t hit the trending topics, as someone had deliberately suppressed its popularity.
The discussion was mostly among Huo Heng’s female fans, saying all sorts of things, but not all directed at Shen Zhiyi, some were also directed at Huo Heng, thinking that it was unwise for him to pursue love when his career was flourishing, causing him to lose thousands of fans overnight.
Shen Zhiyi didn’t open the link, and instead told Wang Feifei, “I won’t get back with him.”
During the more than half a month she spent out of town on a variety show, Huo Heng had been constantly messaging her, sending warm regards, probably what he meant by “pursuing” her again.
Finally, by the afternoon, the matter had made it to the trending topics list, with the phrase “rekindling old flames,” clearly meant to attract attention.
Wang Feifei was truly annoyed by Huo Heng’s manipulative tactics, even beginning to believe he was truly smitten, “He wouldn’t be unaware of how much this trending topic could affect him, his fan base is still dropping, and for someone who cherishes his image and is good at marketing to do this, it seems he really does have feelings, does he really like you?”
While Shen Zhiyi “was with him,” the relationship was marketed as if she was the one clinging to him, and now after their breakup, he’s playing the prodigal son returning home, pleading for reconciliation. Could he really be regretting it?
Shen Zhiyi was reading the script and didn’t even look up, “I don’t know, and I don’t want to know.”
Whether Huo Heng truly liked her or couldn’t accept defeat, to her, it made no difference, but she detested this tactic of using public opinion at the drop of a hat.
“Oh, his company should handle it,” Wang Feifei worried, wondering what could they really do when someone was deliberately using them. She paused, then suddenly had a flash of inspiration, “How about you start dating someone? If you’re not single, he won’t have a face to mess around.”
Shen Zhiyi: “…Sister, don’t joke.”
“I’m not joking,” Wang Feifei quickly calculated, “I don’t mean you actually have to date, just a screen CP, let me think, how about Songzhi, you two are filming together right now, falling in love through drama is quite plausible, he would probably also be happy to market that.”
“Sister,” Shen Zhiyi felt helpless, “Not even a fake one will do.”
“Alright,” Wang Feifei seemed truly disappointed, “Then we can only handle it coldly, the more attention we pay to Huo Heng, the more aggressive he becomes.”
Handling it coldly meant having the talent agency deny it, but this was not very effective; with the topic hanging high on the hot search, acquaintances and even paparazzi were asking if the two were rekindling old flames, also curious how a top male star would win back his ex.
For some peace, Shen Zhiyi turned off her phone.
“Beep, beep, beep—”
Qin Xiaoran shrugged, “Can’t get through.”
“Definitely true,” Qin Fang shook his head, “Only the behavior of an actress—she’s quick to get in and out of roles. It hasn’t been long since they split, and she’s already talking about a new relationship.”
That’s why Pei Yu’s state is truly abnormal.
“Don’t spout nonsense,” Qin Xiaoran rolled her eyes, “What do you mean by getting in and out of roles? Do you think Sister Zhiyi is acting?”
“Isn’t she?” Qin Fang shrugged, “She was just acting with Brother Pei. I couldn’t see any real feelings for him from her.”
Together, she was indifferent. After they split, she was completely unaffected, breaking up and forgetting at her whim.
Qin Xiaoran scoffed, “You blind fool obviously can’t see, you only think there are two kinds of women, those who are ruthless for money and those who are desperate for love.”
“Hey, hey, hey, I am your brother, you know. If you keep dissing me like this, I’m going to hit you,”
Indifferent to him, Qin Xiaoran hummed, “Sister Zhiyi is busy filming. She doesn’t have time to fret over a breakup, so stop spreading rumors.”
Qin Fang didn’t like to hear that, “Are you saying that Brother Pei doesn’t matter as much to her as her filming?”
Is that possible?
Qin Xiaoran was unbothered, “Who knows?”
He stood up to hit the cheeky girl, but a glance at the door revealed Pei Yu’s figure, which made him pause. He sheepishly placed the pillow he was about to throw back in its place and awkwardly clapped his hands twice, “Brother Pei is here, huh? How come you didn’t make any noise?”
Pei Yu walked in, casually throwing his jacket on the sofa and slowly unbuttoning his cuffs, scoffing coldly, “Yes, I have to announce my return to my own home now, so as not to frighten you guys.”
“Cough, cough,” Qin Fang guiltily said, “We were just chatting casually, talking nonsense.”
It’s Mid-Autumn Festival, after all, just came to bring some desserts for Pei Yu, the loner, and started chatting while waiting.
Observing the Obsidian cufflinks thrown onto the coffee table with a crisp sound, Pei Yu looked down with an indifferent expression and tugged at the corner of his lips in a mocking sneer, “You’re not wrong.”
In Shen Zhiyi’s heart, he certainly couldn’t compare to her career, or perhaps he meant nothing at all.
“It’s not like that,” Qin Xiaoran regretted saying too much, “We aren’t Sister Zhiyi, so we don’t know what she really thinks, we were just talking.”
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She ventured, “Maybe I should ask Sister Zhiyi—”
Pei Yu looked up, his eyes dark as pitch, “Ask her what?”
To ask how important Pei Yu really is to her? To ask how sincere her feelings are for him?
“No need.”
If she could let go so easily, he had no reason not to.
Qin Xiaoran’s voice was timid, “Then I’ll ask her what’s going on with Huo Heng…”
Asking this should be okay, right? She was curious too.
Pei Yu silently sat down and gave no response.
Qin Xiaoran quietly dialed Shen Zhiyi’s number, and this time it connected.
“Sister Zhiyi—”
“Xiaoran, can I call you back later?”
Qin Xiaoran was about to respond when she heard a man’s voice on the other end calling for Shen Zhiyi, followed by the call disconnecting.
She sat there stunned, “It sounded like Huo Heng…”
She immediately regretted saying that.
Pei Yu’s expression did not change, but he smirked, the mockery unmistakable.
And indeed, Shen Zhiyi was meeting with Huo Heng, at her doorstep.
“How did you get in?”
After the stabbing incident, she’d changed her apartment. No one but her talent agency and assistant had been over. The residential complex had a comprehensive security system that prevented unregistered residents from entering, and yet there was Huo Heng, leaving Shen Zhiyi feeling suffocated.
