After keeping an eye on the film crew for two days, Ji Xiaoli saw that everything was going smoothly, and she was also ready to visit Zheng Nanfeng in the hospital.
It was a sweltering summer day. At the end of the work in the evening, Ji Xiaoli felt a touch of coolness.
She grabbed the coat hanging on the chair and put it on. Then she picked up her backpack and was about to leave. When she looked up, she saw a tall figure blocking her way.
It was Zhong Canxi.
Zhong Canxi stood in front of Ji Xiaoli. His handsome face was a bit stiff. His thin lips were pursed. He stared directly at Ji Xiaoli, as if he had a thousand words to say.
It should be noted that although Ji Xiaoli had run into him every day on the film set in the past two days, probably because of the previous discord, Ji Xiaoli hadn't said a single word to him.
Now that he was blocking her way, even if she was reluctant, she had to say something.
"Do you... have something to say?"
"I..." Zhong Canxi, a man of 1.73 meters, actually looked shy at this moment. His eyelids drooped slightly, as if he didn't know what to say.
Ji Xiaoli didn't have the patience to wait for him. After giving him a quick glance, she was about to leave.
"Screenwriter Ji!" Zhong Canxi quickly called out to her. "Can we have dinner together tonight?"
Dinner... tonight...
Ji Xiaoli stopped in her tracks, chewing on these two words in her mouth.
"I also have something I'd like to talk to you about, Screenwriter Ji."
Ji Xiaoli couldn't help but be curious about what he wanted to talk to her about.
She turned her head slightly. Just as she was about to agree, an electronic voice suddenly rang in her mind -
[The player has not completed a good - luck value of 9000 this week.]
[The player has five hours left this week.]
Hearing this, Ji Xiaoli almost opened her eyes in horror. Damn it, it was Sunday today.
But Sunday wasn't the scariest thing. The scariest thing was that Zheng Nanfeng was still lying in the hospital bed and couldn't accept her gifts at all. That meant as long as he was still unconscious, she couldn't fulfill her plan of spending money on him. Then wouldn't she be unable to complete her good - luck value at all?!
Just thinking about this, Ji Xiaoli got goosebumps all over her body.
At this moment, Zhong Canxi was still whispering, "I know you probably don't want to talk to me much, but... what I want to say to you now is really important..."
"Even if it's important, wait until I come back!"
She hurriedly interrupted Zhong Canxi.
Please, there was nothing more urgent than the fact that she only had five hours left! Moreover, she didn't even know how to complete the task!
Ji Xiaoli was in a desperate hurry. She gritted her teeth and thought, screw it! She'd go back to the hospital to see Zheng Nanfeng first!
Unexpectedly, as soon as she turned around, Zhong Canxi grabbed her arm. Zhong Canxi asked almost helplessly and even self - deprecatingly, "Do you hate me so much that you won't even give me the time for a meal?"
Ji Xiaoli was so anxious that she wanted to curse.
She only had five hours left. How could she spare the time for a meal with him? What was he thinking, kid?
"Hey, I don't have time to talk to you," Ji Xiaoli hurriedly tried to shake off his hand. Her brows were almost knitted together. "Anyway, I'm busy now!"
Zhong Canxi didn't believe it. "It's already seven o'clock. What could you possibly be busy with?"
That was exactly why she was in such a hurry! It was already seven o'clock!
Zhong Canxi really didn't know how hard her situation was!
"Let go of me! I'm going to the hospital!"
"... To see Zheng Nanfeng?"
"Otherwise? To see you?!"
Ji Xiaoli was really anxious. Her tone suddenly became a bit harsher. After angrily shaking off Zhong Canxi's hand, she staggered a few steps.
She saw the look of dejection on Zhong Canxi's face. Although she felt sorry for him, this wasn't the time to explain. She hardened her heart and suddenly looked back -
"Zheng... Zheng Nanfeng?"
To her surprise, Zheng Nanfeng was actually standing behind her at this moment!
However, different from what she had expected, Zheng Nanfeng looked pale and in a rather poor state. More importantly, he was actually holding all the gifts she had given him!
"Are... are you okay?"
After holding her breath for a long time, Ji Xiaoli finally let out a sigh and asked this question.
Zheng Nanfeng's face looked even worse. The hand that was tightly holding the gift bags even started to turn white. He gritted his teeth and almost squeezed out three words: "Otherwise?"
As soon as he woke up, he felt pain all over his body. But his mind was completely occupied by Ji Xiaoli. Ignoring the pain, he hurriedly inquired about Ji Xiaoli's situation.
Unexpectedly, after making some inquiries and checking the Internet, he found that Ji Xiaoli's news was all over Weibo. People who didn't know might think she was a newly - emerging popular star.
However, to Zheng Nanfeng's surprise, he was involved in this news again! And his only "value" was being kept by her!
When he looked around the ward, he really saw the "evidence" of her keeping him - a pile of luxury goods on the bedside table.
Zheng Nanfeng was extremely upset. He didn't know what Ji Xiaoli was up to. If she didn't have feelings for him, then where did the news of keeping him come from?
If she did have feelings for him, then why was she so cold to him? And... why was she still getting entangled with Zhong Canxi behind his back!
Zheng Nanfeng felt a chill run through his body again. He coldly stared at Ji Xiaoli, and his tone was full of accusation.
"What on earth is going on with these things?"
Ji Xiaoli quickly said, "They're all for you! Please accept them!"
Yes! Accept them quickly! Once he accepted them, she would complete her good - luck value for this week!
However, Zheng Nanfeng gave a cold smile. His tone was extremely cold. "Accept them? I'm just asking you why you gave me these things."
"I..."
Ji Xiaoli was speechless.
She couldn't very well say that she was doing it to complete the system's task, could she?
"Could it be," Zheng Nanfeng smiled indifferently, "that you really want to keep me?"
"How could that be! There's no such thing!"
"Really?" Zheng Nanfeng let out a half - laugh.
Just as he thought.
"Then take the things back. We're even."
Zheng Nanfeng pushed the gifts forward and asked Ji Xiaoli to take them back herself.
How could Ji Xiaoli take them back? Moreover, at this moment, the system had already started counting down again -
[The player has four hours and forty minutes left. Please hurry up!!]
"I can't afford such expensive gifts from you. Please take them back."
When Zheng Nanfeng said this, there was no trace of his usual vitality and ease. Coupled with his sickly face, he was cold to the extreme.
"How could you not be able to afford them?" Ji Xiaoli was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. "Zheng Nanfeng, aren't we friends? You took a knife for me. It's only reasonable for me to spend money on you!"
Please accept them, big brother!!
"Who wants to be friends with you?"
Zheng Nanfeng's gaze turned even colder, and he even looked disdainful. "Do I, the young master of the Zheng Group, lack friends? So much so that I have to fawn over you?"
Ji Xiaoli was left speechless.
"Also, I took that knife for you not because I regarded you as a friend, but because I like you. Don't you understand?!"
She...
Did she understand? Maybe she should. Ji Xiaoli's mind was in a complete mess, and she couldn't come up with a clear answer.
[The player has four hours and thirty minutes left. Please hurry up!!]
"Ah..."
Looking at Ji Xiaoli's blank expression, Zheng Nanfeng was completely disappointed.
It wasn't the first time he knew that she didn't like him. So why was he throwing a tantrum now?
Zheng Nanfeng didn't know. All he clearly understood was that the pain from the stab wound in his chest was starting to throb again.
It hurt, really hurt.
It hurt so much that he regretted leaving the hospital as soon as he woke up.
He let out a bitter half - laugh and turned around to leave.
Forget it. He'd go back and lie down. He didn't want to disturb her good time with Zhong Canxi...
"Zheng Nanfeng!"
Ji Xiaoli suddenly called out to stop him. "I want to keep you. Would you be willing to be kept by me?"
Zheng Nanfeng suddenly stopped in his tracks. The pain in his wound intensified as his heart beat rapidly.
"What... did you say?"
Ji Xiaoli took a few steps forward and stood in front of Zheng Nanfeng. Breathing slightly heavily, she looked directly into his eyes and repeated word by word.
"Zheng Nanfeng, I want to keep you. Would you be willing to be kept by me?"