I Missed You Today

Shanghai.

Inside a villa in a wealthy neighborhood, Wang Siyi looked at the food on the dining table.

Suddenly, she wondered which was better, this meal or the one Li Changle made.

Chen Baozhu was in a good mood today and rarely cooked. Even Xiuxiu didn't know that Chen Baozhu had such good culinary skills.

She was so busy, and looked like someone adorned with pearls and jade, the kind of person who seemed like she wouldn't soil her hands with worldly affairs. Yet, she had prepared a large table full of dishes.

Xiuxiu couldn't stop eating, stuffing food into her mouth.

Wang Siyi also picked up her chopsticks, took a bite of a dish, and put it in her mouth. It tasted good, but it wasn't her favorite kind of food.

Subconsciously, she thought that Li Changle's cooking suited her palate better.

Thinking of Li Changle, she frowned and pursed her lips. She wondered what he was doing; he hadn't replied to her WeChat message in three hours.

It was just like Xiuxiu said, was he this nice to every girl?

Feeling a bit angry that Li Changle hadn't replied, she didn't want to look at her phone.

She didn't know where she had thrown her phone. Remembering, she quickly got up to look for it. What if he really had something important to do?

Xiuxiu and Chen Baozhu were eating when they suddenly saw Wang Siyi stand up.

Not knowing what she was doing, Xiuxiu quickly swallowed the braised pork in her mouth and asked, "What are you looking for, Sister Wanjun? We're eating."

"Did any of you see my phone?"

Wang Siyi asked.

"Your phone seems to be over by the sofa. I saw it there a while ago,"

Xiuxiu said quickly. The old Wang Siyi was like this too; she wasn't someone who liked to look at her phone, and Xiuxiu could often find Wang Siyi's phone in various corners of the house.

After hearing that, Wang Siyi walked to the sofa, rummaged through it, found her phone, and opened WeChat to take a look.

Her heart leaped with joy. He had replied to her an hour ago; he had been sleeping. The annoying guy, making her worry for so long. She decided not to reply to him for now.

The corners of her mouth curved slightly, and she happily went back to eating.

Chen Baozhu and Xiuxiu found it a bit strange. The person who had been expressionless moments ago was now beaming after returning with her phone. They wondered what good news she had received.

"What's making you so happy, Sister Wanjun?"

Xiuxiu couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Nothing, I just thought of something happy."

Wang Siyi felt she had been too obvious and quickly composed herself, her expression instantly turning serious.

"What happy thing?"

"I have so many questions, just eat your food."

Wang Siyi gave her a sideways glance and put a chicken leg into her bowl.

"Oh."

Xiuxiu felt a little wronged and confused, but the chicken leg was more important at the moment. She stopped talking and continued eating, focusing on the chicken leg in her bowl.

Wang Siyi ate her meal with delight. The food that had seemed unappetizing earlier now tasted much better.

However, every minute or two, she would check her phone. She just wanted to know if he would ask her about it if she didn't reply.

The meal lasted fifteen minutes. Wang Siyi checked her phone every two minutes, her smile gradually disappearing, and she felt the meal was becoming less and less enjoyable.

Finally, she gave up eating altogether, hugged her phone, and walked to the sofa, staring at it without blinking.

Chen Baozhu looked at Wang Siyi strangely, not understanding what was going on. She felt that Wang Siyi had completely changed.

The person who never used to use her phone now checked it every two minutes, her face shifting from smiling to frowning, then to looking angry.

Chen Baozhu was a bit bewildered. She had known Wang Siyi for three years and had basically been by her side during that time, believing she knew her very well. But for some reason, Wang Siyi, who had returned from Yangcheng this time, felt like her entire personality had changed, except for her appearance. It was truly strange.

Chen Baozhu wasn't the only one who found Wang Siyi's change strange; her little assistant, Xiuxiu, had also noticed Wang Siyi's abnormality.

However, Xiuxiu understood much more than Chen Baozhu. All those years of reading sweet and angsty novels hadn't been in vain.

"Sister Wanjun's current state, it's a bit like the description of a female protagonist in a novel falling in love with the male lead. What's going on?"

How could Sister Wanjun be in love? She was going to be a superstar. Xiuxiu couldn't help but laugh at her own guess.

Having been by Sister Wanjun's side for three years, Sister Wanjun had always worked towards this goal, never complaining even when things were tough or tiring.

How could such a person jeopardize her path to superstardom for the sake of love?

Female celebrities, especially popular and young, beautiful ones, naturally possess immense popularity.

This popularity would disappear with the end of their single status. In severe cases, it could lead to a scandal, causing them to fall from stardom to obscurity.

This is because fans cannot accept their idol having a partner. Once they do, the celebrity will lose fans and popularity.

It's not that dating is impossible, but Wang Siyi's current status as a top-tier celebrity in the second tier, besides her own talent, was due to...

Another reason was her appearance, which attracted quite a few otaku, both male and female. Her looks were so stunning that even her female fans couldn't handle it, a rare sight in the entertainment industry.

Unless Wang Siyi had a vast body of work and exceptionally strong skills, and the man's identity or status was such that the fans would be completely convinced.

Then she could do as she pleased, but clearly, that wasn't possible now.

Wang Siyi had also considered this, so she wasn't rushing to reveal her feelings to Li Changle.

Besides not knowing if he liked her, she was also troubled by her current situation.

However, if her new album was released, she successfully broke into the A-list singer ranks, and had works like Red Bean, things would be much better than they were now.

Even if she still couldn't hold his hand in public, she could still secretly date him in private.

Then, when she found a suitable time, she could confess to Sister Baozhu. That was still negotiable.

Wang Siyi was an independent person. From a young age, she knew that what she wanted was freedom.

Therefore, she planned everything meticulously. Except when she was in front of Li Changle, she was always very smart.

Whatever she wanted or wanted to obtain, she would strive for it with all her might. Even if she didn't get it in the end, she wouldn't regret it, at least she had tried.

She glanced at her phone again. The guy still hadn't replied. She was furious.

She directly picked up her phone, opened the chat window, and sent a message:

"What are you doing?"

Li Changle was typing furiously. Since he had decided to release his book tomorrow, he needed to stockpile manuscripts.

Playing it safe was Li Changle's habit. He wouldn't feel comfortable without at least three to five hundred thousand words in reserve. Even though the book he was about to release was only a little over a million words.

Li Changle decided to follow Mr. Jin's chapter titles and word count, so the entire novel would only have about forty chapters.

Li Changle's plan was to release about one chapter a day, finishing it in about a month, and then continue to rest.

Being a freeloader was his ultimate goal.

Except for the fact that the ancient world in this universe was different from Earth, so he needed to change the background world to alternate history.

And explain the geopolitical landscape of various countries. Other than that, he had no intention of altering Mr. Jin's classic masterpiece.

He simply couldn't change it himself; it was too classic. He had read Mr. Jin's books countless times.

Even without his current monstrous memory, he could still write it out following the plot, but his writing style would definitely not compare to Mr. Jin's.

Since that was the case, he might as well not change anything and just add some background explanations.

Suddenly, he heard a ding from his WeChat. He opened it and saw that Wang Siyi had sent him a message. He casually took a picture and sent it.

Seeing that he was writing a novel, Wang Siyi breathed a sigh of relief. So he hadn't been ignoring her, he just hadn't seen her message.

But she was still unhappy that he hadn't replied for so long.

However, she didn't know what to say to him. Wang Siyi wasn't good at chatting, and it was clear that Li Changle was the same type of person.

"Why aren't you talking to me?"

Wang Siyi sent a slightly petulant message. Two minutes later, she regretted it and wanted to retract it, but found that too much time had passed. She was a little annoyed.

Li Changle looked at the message Wang Siyi had sent in the chat window. He remembered the hug from that morning and the gentle words.

He felt his heart begin to stir again, and the Demon Slaying Saber in his heart also began to stir restlessly.

However, Li Changle suppressed the Demon Slaying Saber. Li Changle cherished the memory of that hug and that gentle voice.

For some reason, he felt unaccustomed to not hearing Wang Siyi's voice or seeing her face.

"I replied after I woke up, but when I saw you hadn't replied to me, I went to write my novel."

"Then after so long, you still didn't initiate contact with me. What did I say to you this morning?"

Wang Siyi decided to just give up. Since she was angry now, what was wrong with acting a little spoiled?

"I missed you today."

Li Changle replied to Wang Siyi without thinking. He thought of her when he wanted to eat, so that counted as missing her, right?

Seeing this message, Wang Siyi's heart couldn't help but pound wildly, as if a little deer was frantically beating against her chest.

Her face turned red, and she wore an uncontrollable smile.

After several minutes, she finally managed to calm down.

"Missed me doing what?"

"Oh, I thought of you while I was eating. I even shouted out in the hall, and then I realized you weren't home."

Seeing this message, Wang Siyi was so angry that she threw her phone aside, too annoyed to talk to him.

She had actually thought that Li Changle would miss her in the same way she did. It turned out he just got used to her presence.

Xiuxiu had been observing Wang Siyi for over ten minutes. Xiuxiu was horrified to find that Sister Wanjun's current state was increasingly resembling the expressions of a female protagonist in a romance novel.

She could hold her phone for half the day, not looking up. When she saw a message on WeChat, she would reply with ecstasy.

Sometimes her face would be flushed as she smiled foolishly at her phone, and sometimes she would frown and remain silent. The final act of throwing her phone looked exactly like the male and female leads arguing and parting on bad terms...

Sister Wanjun isn't in love, is she? No way, no way?

No! Last time Sister Wanjun asked me for advice on relationship problems, she was also stammering.

Could it be that the person with relationship problems isn't Sister Wanjun's so-called friend, but Sister Wanjun herself?

Sister Wanjun actually likes a guy?

And Sister Wanjun doesn't even know if that guy likes her back?

No wonder Sister Wanjun was so conflicted when I said I wanted her friend to leave that guy for a while; she actually couldn't bear to!

It hasn't even been two months since Sister Wanjun went to Yangcheng, this is too unbelievable.

No wonder, a few days after Sister Wanjun called me, I heard Sister Baozhu say that Sister Wanjun had decided to come to Shanghai.

And then she was delayed by Sister Wanjun for another week. I'm afraid Sister Wanjun herself couldn't bear to leave that guy, which is why she kept delaying it again and again.

Oh my god!

Xiuxiu felt that her guess was pretty much spot on. Everything could be connected now. What kind of guy could have made Sister Wanjun so infatuated?

This completely stumped Xiuxiu.

Xiuxiu was starting to believe in love. Even someone like Sister Wanjun could have a secret crush on a guy. What couldn't happen in this world?

Xiuxiu had always thought that people like Wang Siyi only existed in novels.

Beautiful, with a cool demeanor, seemingly difficult to get along with, but in reality, once you got to know her, you'd realize she was genuinely a good person. Nothing in this world was better than this.

It had taken her over half a year to get familiar with Wang Siyi. At first, she thought she was the kind of arrogant female celebrity.

In reality, after spending some time together, she discovered that although Wang Siyi's exterior was cool, she was actually very polite and courteous in her interactions with others, completely different from other celebrities.

It was precisely for this reason that Xiuxiu had persisted in staying by Wang Siyi's side. Even when Wang Siyi had considered quitting the entertainment industry, Xiuxiu still held onto the hope that she might return and persevered.

If it weren't for Wang Siyi, she might have left this industry long ago and found a job in another field.

I wonder what that guy looks like, who he is, and what he does. What if he's a scammer, that would be terrible...

Sister Wanjun is such a pure person. Although she seems difficult to get along with, once someone truly enters her heart, Sister Wanjun might commit to that person for life.

If he's a scammer...

Xiuxiu couldn't even imagine what Sister Wanjun would become, how heartbroken she would be. No, I can't let Sister Wanjun be deceived.

Sister Wanjun's happiness, let me, Zeng Xiuxiu, protect it!

Xiuxiu secretly vowed in her heart.

Then, with a complicated expression, she sat next to Wang Siyi, hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to ask her tactfully:

"Sister Wanjun, you and that guy... oh no, your friend and your guy, how far has it developed?"

Wang Siyi stared at Xiuxiu in surprise, then her face turned completely red. She curled up on the sofa, tucked her knees to her chest, and buried her face in them like an ostrich.

Her ears weren't playing tricks on her; of course, she knew Xiuxiu had accidentally let slip what she meant. If she wasn't mistaken, Xiuxiu already knew she had a secret crush on a guy.

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