"Okay, let's hold him a little longer." Chi Li was both amused and exasperated.
This person looks arrogant, but is actually very sensitive. He gets upset at the slightest thing, like a large dog that has been yelled at by its owner.
Shen Xunye silently pulled the person closer.
"Ouch--"
A scream suddenly rang out from the side.
Chi Li turned his head and saw Xie Weishui trip over her right foot with her left foot, and then fall heavily to the ground.
All I can say is, thankfully he didn't land face-first.
[Good Shuishui (with a squeaky tone), tell me quickly what you saw! [Evil grin]]
[Let me be clear! Just tell me, is Chi Li kissing Shen Xunye?]
[They fell so badly, don't you guys even care?]
[ Shuishui, get up quickly, the ground is cold, don't lie down and catch a cold. [Concerned]]
[oi! You're not allowed to sleep here!]
[So what are those two doing? They Shuishui me so much I can't even walk straight.]
[They kissed without even going to the restroom! Strongly condemn this!]
Chi Li gently rubbed Shen Xunye's head and whispered, " Xie Weishui fell down, I need to go help her."
Shen Xunye hesitated for a few seconds before reluctantly letting go of Chi Li.
Chi Li straightened her clothes, which had been crumpled from being hugged, and quickly walked towards Xie Weishui, who was burying her head in her arms and acting like she was withdrawn.
"Are you alright?" Chi Li grasped his arm. "Can you get up?"
"... Yes." Xie Weishui's voice came out in a muffled tone.
Before Chi Li could exert any effort, he flipped over and sat up abruptly.
"Take a look at the knee," Chi Li reminded him. "I just saw it landed first."
If Xie Weishui hadn't been quick enough to kneel down, he probably would have had to perform a kneeling salute to the two of them...
"You... I..." Xie Weishui glanced at him with a complicated expression, then turned to look at Shen Xunye, who had just slowly walked out, and suddenly didn't know what to say.
"What do you mean, 'you'? Just say what you want to say." Chi Li figured Xie Weishui was probably uncomfortable with his gentle tone, so he deliberately raised his voice and held out his hand to him. "I'm not like you, I wouldn't frame anyone."
"You..." Xie Weishui was speechless with anger. He braced himself with one hand on the ground and pulled Chi Li up with the other, successfully lifting his buttocks off the floor. "Could you come with me to Shen Xunye's room to apply the medicine?"
Shen Xunye, who was mentioned out of the blue. "?"
Xie Weishui added, "I only want you, not him."
Shen Xunye: "What do you mean?"
His room doesn't want him? Is there any logic to this?
They're whispering to each other where there are no cameras around!
[Isn't this supposed to be a setup to sabotage my wife when there are no cameras around? [Warning] After playing innocent for so long, isn't it time to make a comeback?]
[Laughing and crying emoji] Don't worry, Xie Weishui has never won against my wife.
[What are you trying to say?]
[Looks like he really saw something and wants to talk to my wife, right...?]
[If the negotiations fail, you'll probably reveal what you saw, right? [Ears perked up]]
"Hmm." Chi Li understood Xie Weishui's meaning, helped her steady, and turned to instruct Shen Xunye, "Go get the first-aid kit and bring it to your room later."
Shen Xunye glanced at Xie Weishui and reluctantly replied with an "Mm".
Chi Li took the medicine box from Shen Xunye and locked the door from the inside under Xie Weishui's watchful gaze.
"Apply the medicine yourself." He placed the first-aid kit in front of Xie Weishui. "And now you can say what you want to say."
Xie Weishui carefully rolled up her trouser leg, revealing a large area of bruising on her knee. She then opened the first-aid kit and took out a cotton swab.
"You and Shen Xunye," he asked, grimacing as he applied medicine to his wound, "... are you serious?"
"Hmm." Chi Li pulled up a chair and sat down beside him. "Is there a problem?"
"What does he have besides a pretty face?" Xie Weishui simply couldn't accept this fact. "Using him to sell bromance is enough, why did she have to drag herself into it?"
Chi Li: "...?"
He seemed to see another Li Ming.
"There are zero advantages to dating him!" Xie Weishui raised her voice, increasing the pressure on her hand until she grimaced in pain. "Once you leave the Raising House, your status will be worlds apart. Do you want to be leeched off by him forever?"
In the entertainment industry, if two people are not of equal status but keep promoting and working together, the fans of the one with higher status are often more unhappy, feeling that their idol is "helping the poor".
In situations like this, the person with the lower status is usually the one who gets accused of leeching off others.
"He doesn't need to drink my blood..." Chi Li explained casually, paused for two seconds, and asked, "Isn't that something you should be concerned about?"
Li Ming's concern is understandable, but Xie Weishui's concern... let's just call it concern for now, but why is that?
Xie Weishui stopped applying the medicine, looked up at Chi Li, and slowly blinked twice. "... I just think you're stupid."
To start dating when your career is booming—isn't that just stupid?
Isn't it common knowledge, both fans and the celebrities involved, that these fabricated pairings are fake?
Playing for real... I'm afraid he just can't understand it.
"If I'm considered stupid," Chi Li found it amusing, "Then what are you?"
"These are two different things!" Xie Weishui's expression changed slightly, but she quickly returned to normal. "Losing to you is because I'm not as skilled, but if I were you, I wouldn't choose to fall in love at this time."
"Of course you wouldn't." Chi Li adjusted his sitting posture. "Because from your perspective, there are only two kinds of people. Either they are tools that can be cooperated with and used, or they are people who pose a threat and must be eliminated."
You have no sincerity, and a person without sincerity cannot receive sincerity in return.
Because he lacks sincerity, even Fang Jin and Jiang Lele, who have spent more time with him, are now closer to Chi Li.
Even Chi Li didn't put in much 'sincere feeling'; she simply went with the flow and didn't have any intention of taking advantage of him.
Xie Weishui seemed stunned, her mouth agape, but she couldn't utter a single syllable.
He is indeed a person who prioritizes profit.
They also believe that "there are no permanent friends, only permanent interests."
Relationships built on shared interests should be stronger than any other relationship...
But the truth is, he lost miserably.
"I am not you, and you are not me." Chi Li felt no ill will towards the docile Xie Weishui, but neither did she feel any goodwill. "It's perfectly normal for us to make different choices. You don't need to feel sorry for me; you just need to watch how far I go."
Xie Weishui was unable to refute, gritting her teeth and squeezing out three words: "... love-struck."
Compared to Zhou Yang, Shen Xunye is certainly much better. But he's still not quite right for Chi Li.
If Chi Li had to choose a romantic partner, he would prefer Shen Qiang.