Chapter 27
Half an hour later, Xia Linxia finally managed to climb out of the bathtub. After getting dressed, she let Ji Fengxue come in.
The two went to the bedroom. Xia Linxia stood up and hopped onto the bed, feeling like she had finally come back to life.
“Help me get a face mask, thank you,” Xia Linxia instructed.
“Where is it?” Ji Fengxue looked around.
“Um… over by the vanity, look for it.”
Ji Fengxue walked over. The dressing table was cluttered with various items, making it impossible to find anything:).
After searching through a few drawers, she found a box of masks in a storage container next to it, and then went to the living room to get the ointment.
Xia Linxia, with a face mask on, lay sprawled out as Ji Fengxue applied the ointment. She picked up her phone to check the news online. “Sigh, I’m sure many people will be scolding me again.”
“Scolding you for what?” Ji Fengxue’s movements were gentle.
“Scolding me for my poor professional ability, for being difficult, for being ugly and talkative, they scold me for so many things.” Xia Linxia said indifferently.
“So you know about it all. Do you usually read the negative comments?” Ji Fengxue asked curiously.
“Yes, I check to see if there’s anything new. Every day it’s the same few things directed at me, I’m tired of reading them,” Xia Linxia spread her hands.
“Don’t you get angry?”
Xia Linxia looked up and smiled, “Of course I get angry. But I’ve been through life and death, I’m not afraid of these little things.” She was quite proud. “It’s quite interesting to have a few haters to spar with, it’s endless fun to fight with rabid dogs!”
Ji Fengxue: “……”
Xia Linxia retorted, “What about you? Do you read these comments?”
“No, I have too many things to do to waste time reading other people’s opinions.” Ji Fengxue lowered her head to rub the medicinal wine on her, the pungent smell entering her nostrils. She wrinkled her nose and continued, “I can’t control their freedom of speech, but I can control myself and avoid getting upset.”
“It’s so strong.” Xia Linxia couldn’t stand the smell of the medicinal wine. As soon as she sat up, a hand reached out in front of her, holding a bag of cotton balls. She took it, opened it, and stuffed two cotton balls into her nose, teasing, “Not bad, Lao Ji, you’re such a thoughtful little padded jacket.”
Ji Fengxue applied a little more pressure.
“Hiss—! You old pervert, I will never forgive you!” Xia Linxia pointed at her and cursed.
Hearing this, Ji Fengxue picked up a wet wipe from the side and slowly wiped her hands. She propped herself up on the edge of the bed, leaned forward, and smiled as she approached her.
Xia Linxia was stunned and forgot to react, staring at her blankly.
Ji Fengxue hooked the corner of her mouth, smiling a little wickedly, “Aren’t you afraid of angering me and suffering tonight?”
Xia Linxia glared at her, her hands slowly crossing to protect her chest, feigning fierceness, “You old pervert, you wouldn’t dare!”
Ji Fengxue extended a finger and lifted her chin, “See if I dare.”
Xia Linxia let out a cold laugh, grabbed her finger with one hand, and hooked her neck with the other, pulling her into her embrace, trying to strangle her. She gritted her teeth, “Sorry, but I’m not a pushover either.”
Ji Fengxue coughed a couple of times unexpectedly. The faint scent of shower gel reached her nose, diluting the pungent smell of the medicinal wine. She instinctively took a deep breath to relieve the stinging.
A moment later, she pinched Xia Linxia’s waist.
Xia Linxia was startled, immediately guessing what she was going to do. She let go and begged for mercy, “No! Don’t tickle me! I surrender, I surrender, okay!”
Ji Fengxue stopped teasing her and got up to wash her hands. The bathroom was still steaming, and the fragrance was just right. She glanced at the little yellow duck next to her and smiled.
After a while, she walked out and heard Xia Linxia scream, “Ah! There are so many positive comments!”
She had expected netizens to mock her stage mishap, but unexpectedly, most of them were encouraging her and cheering for her earlier performance. Moreover, her performance clip was being widely shared on major platforms, and almost all netizens across the country had witnessed her stage presence.
#XiaLinxiaSyTheWholeAudience#, #XiaLinxiaFell#, #JiFengxueCheeredForXiaLinxia#, #XiaLinxiaGoForIt!#
Several trending topics related to her appeared consecutively, making her suspect that Xiang Huaimeng had bought them. However, the comment sections were filled with genuine praise.
[Seeing so many trending topics, I was scared and clicked on Xia Linxia’s video. The beginning was a bit stunning! When she fell, I felt the pain just watching. Seeing the audience’s encouragement and the moment she stood up, I actually teared up.]
[The older I get, the more sensitive my eyes become. Watching such a performance made me cry so much.]
[From passerby to fan! I was at the scene today, originally to support my idol’s debut, but I was captivated by Xia Linxia’s charm. An idol who already debuted and has talent is even more worth supporting!]
[Xiaxia is truly a treasure of this world! It’s never a loss to invest in her!]
[I want to be a fan, but I can’t sleep with her anymore, she’s taken. I’m so angry!]
[Chicken coop warning!]
[Hahahaha Xiaxia belongs to Teacher Ji! After this battle, we Xia Hua only recognize Teacher Ji! You must be well, sob sob sob.]
[The haters were not very vocal today, hahaha!]
[I’ve been a fan of Xiaxia for five years, and I’ve personally watched her grow from a young girl to today. I’m very happy, Xiaxia is increasingly worthy of our love!]
[Actually, what touched me the most was Ji Fengxue’s cheer, which instantly brought tears to my eyes.]
[Thank you Teacher Ji for the on-site support. There’s already an edited video on Bilibili, everyone go watch it, it’s a beautiful love story!]
[OMG!]
The topic gradually deviated from the center. Xia Linxia looked up and saw Ji Fengxue standing at the bathroom door, asking curiously, “When you were at the scene, why did you cheer for me?”
Ji Fengxue seemed to hear a foolish question and said as a matter of course, “Anyone who saw that scene couldn’t help but shout encouragement, right?”
“Oh.” Xia Linxia paused, “Then, when I fell, did I look very awkward?”
“No.” Ji Fengxue helped her lie down, looked into her eyes, and her eyebrows curved, “You were the most charming tonight. Goodnight.”
Xia Linxia blinked, watching her turn to leave, and asked, “Where are you going?”
“Home.”
“It’s so late.”
Ji Fengxue turned back and smiled, “Unless you’d approve of me staying overnight?”
Xia Linxia wanted to say yes, but the other party continued, “Don’t you dislike me and worry about me doing anything out of line?”
“Yes.” Xia Linxia was speechless, but it was almost two o’clock. The other person had accompanied her to the hospital from afar and stayed to take care of her. It would be too much to let her go home alone in the middle of the night. “However, my guest rooms are plentiful, you can stay after tidying up.”
“No need.” Ji Fengxue smiled, “If you let me stay, I might mistake it for an invitation.”
“Damn.” Xia Linxia choked, “Can’t women have pure friendships between them!”
“They can, but not you.”
Xia Linxia was unconvinced and hit the bed, “Why!”
“Because you’re beautiful,” Ji Fengxue said with a smile, “You make my heart flutter.”
“……”
Xia Linxia: o(////▽////)q
This reason was truly irrefutable!
A moment later, Xia Linxia pulled the blanket up, revealing only her eyes, “Get out, get out! You old pervert!”
Ji Fengxue stopped teasing her, breathed a sigh of relief, and went home alone.
In fact, she wasn’t entirely lying. It had been more than ten years since her last real relationship.
She only realized her feelings in her third year of high school, when she fell for the female class president. They had a period of ambiguous interaction before finally breaking the ice. However, their studies were demanding, and they could only hold hands and steal kisses in secret. By the time she went out for training to prepare for art exams, she returned to find that the class president had gone abroad.
Although they had just begun to experience love, they couldn’t give up their own aspirations for each other. She wanted to be an actress and wouldn’t go abroad for the time being. The other person had always wanted to study abroad and had conveniently received an offer from a prestigious university in advance.
Although they couldn’t stay together, they remained good friends and kept in touch occasionally. After enrolling in the film academy, she started acting in her second year, making it even harder to find a partner. Therefore, staying at a beautiful woman’s house in the middle of the night was really not good for her heart.
Not long after returning home, she received a WeChat message from Xia Linxia.
[Xiaxia]: Are you home? I want to eat Xu Ji’s morning tea tomorrow morning, bring some for me.
[Xiaxia]: Damn, this edit is amazing! You have to see it! [Share link]
Ji Fengxue clicked on the video and went to wash up. Just as she was about to brush her teeth, she saw the first scene and dropped her toothpaste.
The video was likely edited by CP fans. It opened with a misaligned “kiss scene” between Xia Linxia and her.
Following that, Xia Linxia’s dazzling performance on stage, with the voiceover of Xia Linxia’s unhappy words from her first interview: “She didn’t even vote for me!”
The scene then shifted to her standing below the stage, holding Xia Linxia’s fan light, with the voiceover connecting to what she said on stage tonight: “I regret it now. I should have discovered how excellent she was five years ago. If I had discovered it then, I would have definitely voted for her.”
Then came the interactions in the variety show. When buying soda at the convenience store, Ji Fengxue looked back at Xia Linxia, and with the background music, it looked so affectionate.
When buying candied hawthorns, Xia Linxia in front was still angrily scolding people, but turned around and smiled brilliantly when she saw the candied hawthorns.
While drinking the mountain spring water in her hands, the scene was played at 0.5x speed…
The voiceover was even sweeter than honey, with Xia Linxia calling her “dear,” “baby,” and “Lao Ji” one after another, paired with Ji Fengxue’s helpless and doting smile, it was simply unbeatable.
She was brushing her teeth when she saw the progress bar nearing the end. Just as she was about to close it, she saw the bullet comments uniformly displaying four words – High energy ahead!
Xia Linxia’s gasps sounded in the last few seconds: “Hahaha, no more… sob sob ha… please, Ji Fengxue!”
“Pfft—!”
Foam particles sprayed directly onto the phone.
Where did all this material come from?!
She wiped her phone and received another new message.
[Xiaxia]: Did you finish watching? Netizens are really talented, they can even edit sweet love stories like this? I watched it and felt a bit excited, like watching a short movie, hehehe.
[Xiaxia]: I’ve watched it three times already, remember to give it a one-click like!
[Xiaxia’s Big Baby]: …Are you really straight?
Xiaxia’s Big Baby “retracted” a message.
[Xiaxia]: I just gave it a one-click like, what did you say? Why did you retract it? If I’m pregnant, we’ll figure it out together.
[Xiaxia’s Big Baby]: …Goodnight.
Late at night, a popular video editor suddenly posted a new Weibo.
Xiangfeng Yixia v: Shocking! I think I saw Xiaxia in the list of likes for the video I edited!
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