Seeing that Lu Chuanbai was about to fly into a rage, Xu Qingqing quickly stopped laughing and waved her hand to explain.
"You don't trust me at all. Now that I'm with you, how could I be fickle?"
"Tang Li and I are just good friends. He went out of his way to help me find out some information. Before I could thank him, you snatched my phone away."
At this moment, Tang Li watched as Xu Qingqing only replied with two words "no need" and then said nothing more. His face darkened like the bottom of a pot. He angrily turned his phone over.
Those two resolute words - he didn't even need to guess. It must have been sent by Lu Chuanbai who was hovering nearby.
It was so annoying!
It even stopped him from having a good chat with Xu Qingqing.
Just as Xu Qingqing was concentrating on explaining to Lu Chuanbai that he was the only one for her, the phone rang again.
"Why is it so busy today?"
Xu Qingqing answered the phone complainingly, only to find that it was Amy, the manager of Yi Yi, calling.
"Hello, Amy. What's up?"
"Surprise!"
Amy shrieked on the other end of the phone. The sound was so loud that Xu Qingqing involuntarily moved the phone away from her ear.
"Honey! I've got a surprise for you. Guess what it is."
Hearing the flamboyant voice of the man on the phone, Lu Chuanbai's face darkened even more. Xu Qingqing's previous explanation had completely fallen apart.
Honey?
What an intimate name!
Lu Chuanbai let out a long breath. He folded his arms across his chest and tapped his left foot impatiently. His eyes seemed to say, "Let's see how you explain this."
Xu Qingqing gave Lu Chuanbai an embarrassed smile. She covered the mouthpiece and whispered, "Amy, I really can't guess. Just tell me straight."
"Okay, I'll just come out with it."
As Amy's tone rose, Lu Chuanbai pricked up his ears, waiting to see what this man would say.
"The surprise is that I'm in your country! I'm at the airport now. Can you come and pick me up?"
Lu Chuanbai stopped tapping his foot. His face turned ashen, and the temperature around him dropped several degrees.
He had just fended off one person who wanted to come, but he didn't expect to miss another who had already arrived.
"Chuanbai, listen to my explanation! I can swear on my character that Amy is definitely not here for me!"
Xu Qingqing replied to Amy that she could pick him up. Then, with a headache, she started to placate Lu Chuanbai again.
"Amy is Yi Yi's manager. He must have come to our country for Yi Yi's work. Stop looking so sulky."
Although Lu Chuanbai also thought his jealousy was rather inexplicable, he couldn't help but think about how intimate Amy might become with Xu Qingqing in the future, calling her honey.
They said foreigners were flamboyant. What if they hugged, kissed when they met?
Seeing that Lu Chuanbai didn't seem to be listening,
Xu Qingqing was worried that Lu Chuanbai would be sarcastic after they picked up Amy. After a moment of thought, she decided to reveal a secret.
"Fine, I'll tell you the truth! Even if I could be with all the men in the world, there's absolutely no way I'd be with Amy. He's gay. He likes men!"
Hearing Xu Qingqing's words, Lu Chuanbai blinked his eyes, as if a whole new world had opened up to him.
Although he knew the word "gay", there had never been a man who liked other men among the people around him.
"Are you sure?" Lu Chuanbai hesitated slightly. It wasn't that he was disgusted, but he just couldn't imagine two men together.
"Yeah, he confessed it to me before." Xu Qingqing shrugged her shoulders and sized up Lu Chuanbai's figure and face.
She must tell Amy right away that this was her husband when they met, so as to prevent Amy from making any inappropriate moves on Lu Chuanbai.
Amy was a real flirt.
"I'm more worried about Amy taking a fancy to you than you being jealous of me."
Xu Qingqing sighed and glanced at her watch. Time was running out.
"I'll go and pick him up first and take him to the hotel. We'll have dinner together tonight."
Xu Qingqing picked up her coat and put it on. Every step she took, Lu Chuanbai followed.
Xu Qingqing turned around helplessly and looked at Lu Chuanbai. "Do you want to come with me?"
Lu Chuanbai nodded. He felt a little embarrassed about his unfounded jealousy just now.
"He's Yi Yi's manager. He's come all the way from his home country for Yi Yi. Of course, we should treat him well."
"Okay, then." Xu Qingqing still felt a bit worried. She admonished Lu Chuanbai,
"Don't discriminate against him just because he's gay, and don't say anything inappropriate."
Lu Chuanbai made a gesture of zipping his lips, indicating that he would definitely keep his mouth shut.
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to board Flight XX..."
There were quite a few people in the spacious and bright airport.
Just as Xu Qingqing was wondering whether to call Amy, she spotted the tall, blond - haired and blue - eyed Amy at a glance.
Even in the late autumn at the airport, he was still wearing shorts and a short - sleeved shirt. He was doing push - ups on the ground nonchalantly, and people around were throwing strange looks at him.
As Xu Qingqing walked towards him, she pointed at Amy for Lu Chuanbai. "The one doing push - ups is Amy. Take off your coat and lend it to him later."
"Okay, I got it."
When they finally reached Amy, who was struggling to do push - ups, Lu Chuanbai took off his coat and put it on Amy. Thinking that he was gay, Lu Chuanbai hid behind Xu Qingqing.
"Amy, why did you come here wearing so little?"
"Thank you."
Amy climbed up from the ground, speaking halting Chinese. He put on the coat on his back and blew on his hands to keep warm.
"It's still hot summer in my country. I forgot to bring warm clothes."
After saying that, Amy stood up straight and his eyes fell on Lu Chuanbai's face, who was about the same height as him.
Lu Chuanbai had cold and sharp eyebrows and eyes, clean and neat facial lines, deep and three - dimensional features, sword - like eyebrows and starry eyes.
Seeing Lu Chuanbai's perfectly chiseled face, Amy couldn't help but exclaim "Oh my god", and his eyes sparkled with excitement.
Although he had seen Lu Chuanbai once during a live broadcast, he didn't expect him to be even more handsome in person!
"This is my husband and the father of my two children." Xu Qingqing pulled Lu Chuanbai out from behind her and introduced him.
"Hello." Lu Chuanbai awkwardly stretched out his hand towards Amy.
Amy firmly grasped his hand. His eyes were filled with both excitement and eagerness.
This kind of cold - looking man was exactly his type. It was a pity that he was already married.
Lu Chuanbai pulled his hand out of Amy's and pretended to help him get his luggage.
He looked around but didn't see any luggage bags or suitcases around Amy.
"Mr. Amy, where's your luggage?"
Amy patted the backpack on his back and gave a hearty laugh, showing his snow - white teeth.
"All my luggage is in this bag. Come with me to buy some clothes."
Xu Qingqing looked at her watch. It was almost time to pick up the two children from school. She had promised them yesterday that she would go.
"Lu Chuanbai, you take Amy to buy clothes. I'll go and pick up the kids."
"You book a restaurant and send me the location."
Before Lu Chuanbai could refuse, Xu Qingqing turned around with her bag on her back and left.
"Thank you, Mr. Lu."
Amy gave Lu Chuanbai a big grin. Lu Chuanbai politely returned the smile, but inside he felt a bit at a loss.