I Have a Friend

Ruyi smiled inwardly as she saw the confusion in Wang Siyi's eyes.

Her idol seemed so endearingly clueless. Is it true that a woman in love has a lower IQ?

"Sister Wanjun, I'm really a superfan of yours. I've been following you since you debuted."

Ruyi felt that Wang Wanjun didn't quite believe she was a true fan, so she decided to start from the beginning, explaining how she had been following her since her debut.

Wang Siyi initially listened indifferently, but later realized that everything Ruyi was saying was true.

There were even things she herself had almost forgotten, yet Ruyi remembered them clearly. She was truly a die-hard fan.

Wang Siyi felt a surge of emotion. To have such a fan, this was perhaps the greatest sense of accomplishment she had gained from singing.

"Sister Wanjun, it seems like you haven't appeared in public for a long time. Didn't you say you were releasing an album in the second half of the year?"

Seeing that she had successfully become familiar with Wang Siyi, Ruyi quickly began to probe for information.

Upon hearing this topic, Wang Siyi couldn't help but shake her head.

"There's no sign of the new album yet. I don't know either."

"Is everything online true then? Did Xinyi Huyou really put you on ice?"

Ruyi was shocked and quickly asked.

Wang Siyi hesitated before nodding, admitting it was true.

"Why?"

As if recalling something, she said angrily, "Could it be? Is the reason for being put on ice that's circulating online also true?"

"They've gone too far! How could they do this? What a trash company!"

Ruyi had seen some rumors online suggesting that the executives at Xinyi Huyou wanted Wang Wanjun to accept their unspoken rules.

They wanted her to exchange herself for more benefits for the company. Wang Wanjun refused, and was thus shelved.

Now it seemed all these rumors weren't baseless; they were true!

"Ah? Then what are you going to do now, Sister Wanjun? Are you going to quit the entertainment industry?"

Ruyi felt a pang of sadness. This was the first celebrity she had ever liked. However, if she were to quit the industry for this reason, Wang Wanjun would be even more worthy of being a fan. But it was such a shame; she wouldn't be able to support someone like her anymore.

Wang Siyi nodded, then shook her head.

"No matter what, I'll always support you, Sister Wanjun. I have many friends who like you too, and they're all superfans!"

"We even guessed that you were just busy recently and hadn't appeared, but we never imagined you were put on ice. Xinyi Huyou is too much! I'll tell them the truth now and get everyone to curse out that trash company!"

Wang Siyi looked at the adorable, indignant girl before her, feeling touched. She had such a lovely fan, and it seemed there were quite a few like her.

Then... should she really continue singing? If she didn't, wouldn't that be a huge disappointment to them?

They had supported her for so many years, and she was just going to leave without leaving anything behind. She felt she had wronged them.

Even if she were to leave the entertainment industry, shouldn't she at least bid them a proper farewell?

Wang Siyi thought for a long time. She looked at Li Changle, who was chatting and laughing with Qinghe, and sighed inwardly.

Li Changle and Wang Siyi saw off Qinghe and Ruyi's group, who were leaving in high spirits, at the station.

Li Changle waved goodbye with a smile.

Qinghe simply smiled and raised his hand, but Ruyi waved enthusiastically with a beaming smile.

"Keep it up, Sister Wanjun!"

Ruyi's words of encouragement had a double meaning. Wang Siyi's face instantly flushed. She felt Ruyi had seen through something.

Qinghe was in high spirits because Li Changle was a straightforward and easy-going person. His group had managed to sign the great god Li Changle without much effort.

From today onwards, the "Li Xiaoyao" brand would publish at least three more books on Chinese Web Novel Platform. This was the agreement they had reached. If one book of Legend of Sword and Fairy was like this, imagine three.

Chinese Web Novel Platform was poised to rise again. They heard Li Changle's next novel would be a wuxia novel.

Qinghe couldn't help but look forward to it. Wuxia novels were a memory for everyone of their generation.

If a phenomenal work like that were to emerge, it would reignite the wuxia wave of this era!

And if Chinese Web Novel Platform was the one that discovered the great god Li Xiaoyao and started this wave, then their platform's grand undertaking would surely succeed. Qinghe thought contentedly, his mind filled only with work.

Unlike Qinghe, her mind was not filled with work, but with when the CP of Li Changle and Wang Siyi would finally get together.

It sounded so sweet. Ruyi looked at Li Changle and Wang Siyi, their figures growing smaller in the distance.

Thinking of Wang Siyi's predicament, she couldn't help but feel a bit troubled. But it might be for the best if she quit the entertainment industry; at least she wouldn't have to endure so much hardship.

That detestable Xinyi Huyou, they were truly inhuman. She'd get her online friends to stir up some trouble later.

"But as long as Sister Siyi is happy, that's all that matters. Great God Xiaoyao is such a talented person, they'll definitely be happy together in the future!"

"It's just a shame we can't ship their moments online. Such a perfect match, they should let more people see them!"

Ruyi imagined what their future together would be like, a blissful smile on her face.

Qinghe looked at Ruyi, who was grinning foolishly beside him, and shook his head, patting her head.

"What are you grinning about? Are you here for work or to chase stars this time? You're so unfocused."

"Ouch, Chief Editor, what do you know? Can you call what young people do 'chasing stars'?"

Ruyi glared at Qinghe indignantly.

"But I've really hit the jackpot coming out with you this time, Chief Editor. Not only do I know Great God Xiaoyao is so handsome, but he's actually living with my idol! I have a premonition, they're definitely going to end up together!"

As she spoke, the anger on Ruyi's face vanished, replaced instantly by excitement and anticipation.

Qinghe shook his head, truly unable to understand the minds of young girls these days.

If it were him, he'd be happy to be with a handsome guy. But seeing a handsome guy with someone else and still being so happy? Her brain must be seriously malfunctioning.

Of course, Qinghe couldn't say that out loud. While this girl was a bit slow, she was difficult to deal with when she got angry.

Li Changle noticed that ever since Qinghe and Ruyi's group left, Wang Siyi had become really strange.

She hadn't said a word. On the way back earlier, when he asked if she needed him to buy anything on the way home, she didn't answer.

Li Changle figured he hadn't offended her. Could she be angry? But it was hard to say.

Who knew if he had unintentionally said something that had provoked her again.

Women were so troublesome. They never said what was on their minds directly, just kept it bottled up and made you guess endlessly.

Seeing her silent all the way, Li Changle decided not to speak either and just observed Wang Siyi.

Back home, Li Changle came to a conclusion: Wang Siyi probably wasn't angry.

If Wang Siyi were angry, her emotions would be very obvious, or she'd cry directly. This was Li Changle's conclusion based on the few times she'd gotten angry since they'd been living together.

This time, Wang Siyi just seemed completely out of it, distracted.

"What's wrong? You look so out of it, you're not getting a fever again, are you?"

Li Changle made a move to touch her forehead.

Wang Siyi finally snapped back to reality after returning home. Seeing Li Changle reach out, she quickly slapped his hand away.

"What are you doing?"

Wang Siyi's tone was rather flat, devoid of emotion.

"What did I ask you just now?"

Wang Siyi rolled her eyes.

"How should I know what you said?"

"I was asking you questions all the way on the road, didn't you hear any of it!?"

Li Changle's voice rose, and he spoke with animated gestures.

"Huh? What did you say? I didn't hear you. I was thinking about something just now and didn't notice what you were saying."

Wang Siyi felt a little wronged. She really had been thinking about something, very seriously.

"You... forget it, forget it."

Li Changle waved his hand weakly and walked back to his room, feeling a bit tired today.

Although he had been chatting and laughing with Qinghe and the others at the dinner table, he hadn't done such a social performance in a long time.

He remembered the last time he was this tired was the last time, oh no, the last life.

Li Changle lay on the bed, intending to take a short nap. Anyway, he didn't need to cook today. Dinner could wait until later; right now, he just wanted to sleep.

However, he noticed a shadow appear before him. Wang Siyi was standing beside him, blocking the sunlight that was shining in, casting a shadow on him.

"I'm so tired today, I'm going to sleep for a bit. I'm not writing today. If you want to rest, go back to your room. Your leg is better anyway."

Li Changle knew it was Wang Siyi when he saw the shadow. She had been staying in his room around this time these past few days.

Hearing this, Wang Siyi froze.

She wasn't pretending to be injured anymore, so she had lost the right to cling to him?

She felt a little sad. Did she have to rely on his pity to stay by his side? She felt a little sad.

Seeing Wang Siyi standing there blankly without moving, her eyes looking red, he immediately sat up and quickly asked, "What's wrong?"

Wang Siyi sniffled, holding back her tears.

"Nothing."

"Then why do you look like you're about to cry?"

Li Changle was a bit confused. Since he'd known her, he seemed to have seen her cry many times.

She was a crybaby.

Li Changle added another label to Wang Siyi in his mind.

"I'm not crying, I just got sand in my eyes!"

Wang Siyi was a little annoyed and said loudly.

"If you didn't cry, you didn't cry. Why are you shouting so loud?"

Li Changle muttered a sentence. He really couldn't understand this woman's thought process. Women were so troublesome.

"Have you ever thought about developing in Shanghai?"

Wang Siyi asked cautiously.

"Why would I go to Shanghai?"

Li Changle looked at Wang Siyi with confusion, not understanding her logic. Why would he go to Shanghai for no reason?

Yangcheng was so good. The pace of life was slow, and it was close to home.

He had been living in this city since university, and he was extremely familiar with it. He was so used to everything here.

On the other hand, he had never been to Shanghai. It was said that the pace of life there was incredibly fast, and people only worked to get off work. Only corporate slaves would choose to go to such a place. He didn't want to be a wage slave anymore.

"Because I..."

Wang Siyi hesitated, wanting to speak but stopping herself. After thinking for a moment, she still couldn't say it.

"It's nothing, I was just asking casually."

Li Changle glanced at Wang Siyi. She didn't seem to be in a good mood. He didn't know what was wrong with this woman; she cried one moment and laughed the next.

Hmm... she had been crying a lot these past few days. It was rare to see her smile. Perhaps the pressure she carried was too great.

He sighed inwardly, lost the desire to sleep, and stood up. He asked Wang Siyi:

"If there's anything bothering you, you can tell me. Although we haven't known each other for long, we should be considered good friends."

"Good friends."

Wang Siyi repeated the three words and didn't speak to Li Changle anymore. She walked back to her room.

Li Changle scratched his head, not knowing what he said wrong. Looking at her, her mood was clearly worse than before.

Wang Siyi repeated Li Changle's words in her mind, her head full of "good friends."

She was now sure. She liked Li Changle. She didn't want to be just good friends with Li Changle.

She wanted to be with Li Changle, to rely on him without any reservations. But looking at him, she wondered what his reaction would be if she confessed her feelings now.

Would he be surprised? Wang Siyi shook her head. His reaction would probably be more of a shock.

Then he would try his best to move away from here. If that happened, she would lose the only connection she had with him.

Wang Siyi sat on the bed, hugging her knees. She felt a little sad. Did he really not see that she liked him?

What a blockhead.

Wang Siyi, being clueless about romance, didn't know what to do. So, she picked up her phone and called Xiuxiu.

"Hello? Sister Wanjun, it's you. What's wrong?"

Xiuxiu looked at Wang Siyi with surprise. She hadn't been doing well lately.

With Wang Siyi gone, she could only help out at the company, working as a part-time clerk.

Moreover, she had to endure Su Yanying's arrogant attitude every day, which infuriated her. Chen Baozhu was just as infuriated.

Chen Baozhu had a much more explosive temper than her. If her contract hadn't been tied to Wang Siyi's, she would have already left.

"It's like this, Xiuxiu. I have a question I want to ask you."

"Mhm, Sister Wanjun, please tell me. I'm listening!"

Xiuxiu was very happy that Wang Siyi called her. She quickly said, "It's like this, I have a friend..."

"She seems to have fallen for a guy. That guy is also very good to her, but he doesn't show that he likes her very much."

"Now, my friend doesn't know if that guy really likes her. What do you think she should do?"

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