Early the next morning, a friend of Lu Xue called her. As soon as the call was connected, the friend asked right away,
"How was it? The bag I brought you yesterday had quite an effect, didn't it!"
Lu Xue stuck a hand out from under the covers and scratched her hair, still a bit grumpy from just waking up.
"It's really nice, but when should I return it to you? How about we set a time today!"
The friend said, "You don't need to return it. If you like it, consider it a gift for you."
Lu Xue replied, "It's not necessary. There won't be many opportunities for me to carry this bag around. It'd be a waste."
At the banquet the day before, a designer friend of Lu Xue had also come to the dinner. He had brought a bag he designed for Lu Xue.
This bag was only available for pre - order on the official website. There were very few people in the world who had the actual product.
But since he was on good terms with Lu Xue, he simply took advantage of this dinner, which was of great significance to Lu Xue, and gave the bag to her.
However, Lu Xue firmly declined. "It's really not necessary! Such an expensive gift. I'd be too embarrassed to accept it! Let's set a time today and I'll return the bag to you!"
The friend argued back and forth with her on the phone for a while. Seeing that Lu Xue's attitude was very firm, he sighed and compromised, setting a time and place with her.
In the afternoon, Lu Xue went out and had a meal with this friend.
After meeting this friend, she received calls from several girls she met at the dinner the previous day.
Lu Xue had now become the new favorite in this circle. Everyone was eager to invite her out to get to know her better.
But Lu Xue wasn't very interested in those so - called social activities, so she simply declined.
Han Xiaolv called. "Lu Xue, Ji Jingcheng is back in the country today. Do you think we should go to the airport to pick him up?"
"Is he back today? So soon?" Lu Xue was a bit surprised.
"He didn't even tell me this news."
Han Xiaolv nodded too. "He didn't tell me either. I only found out from his Moments. But he specifically mentioned my name in the post. I guess he hopes I'll go to the airport to pick him up."
Lu Xue checked the time and finalized her next plan.
"Okay then. His flight takes off at 4 p.m., right? Let's meet at the airport at that time."
Lu Xue went back, simply changed her clothes, and then took a taxi to the airport.
Ji Jingcheng was Lu Xue's friend from abroad. He had once been Lu Xue's agent and helped her negotiate cooperation with several foreign galleries.
But later, Ji Jingcheng got busier and busier. Coupled with the fact that Lu Xue never came up with new works, their relationship had changed from a cooperative one to more like online friends who just chatted for fun.
When Lu Xue arrived at the airport, Han Xiaolv had already been waiting at the exit for half an hour.
As soon as she saw Lu Xue, Han Xiaolv rushed over.
"Why did you come so late? You left me standing here alone for so long! I don't even know what Ji Jingcheng looks like. What if we miss him later?"
Only then did Lu Xue remember that Han Xiaolv and Ji Jingcheng had only chatted online and had never met in person.
"Oops, I was careless! But it's okay. He hasn't come out yet. I guess his plane will land in about ten minutes."
So the two girls waited outside and chatted for a while.
Han Xiaolv asked, "Where's Mu Yuze? Usually, he's wherever you are. Why did he let you come to the airport alone today?"
Lu Xue couldn't remember right away where Mu Yuze was today. After thinking for a long time, she simply checked Yan Hua's Moments. After that, she said to Han Xiaolv,
"Mu Yuze is on a business trip today. He'll be away for half a month."
Han Xiaolv just said "oh" and checked the time.
"Ji Jingcheng's flight hasn't arrived yet. Come with me to buy a cup of coffee upstairs first!"
Lu Xue nodded, and the two girls walked towards the coffee shop.
Yan Hua had just bought a cup of coffee and was checking his travel itinerary on his phone by the railing.
"Why is this flight delayed again? This is going to be a hassle..."
As he spoke, he quickly typed away on his phone, confirming a new meeting place with his partner on the other end. Then he sent this message to the other staff in his team.
After finishing all this, he gulped down the coffee in his hand, crushed the cup, and threw it into the trash can next to him.
When he turned around, he saw two familiar girls walking towards him not far away. The two girls were chattering, and their voices could be heard from afar.
Yan Hua was a bit stunned for a moment. Weren't these Lu Xue and Han Xiaolv? Why were they here?
Then he thought about it. Today was the day the boss was on a business trip. Maybe Miss Lu Xue was reluctant to see the boss go on a business trip, so she came here to see him off.
Thinking of this, Yan Hua felt as if he had stumbled upon some big gossip secret.
He didn't rush to greet the two girls. Instead, he decided to hide and quietly run to the back to inform his boss.
"Boss, guess who's come to the airport to see you off?"