The Whole World Wants Them to Get a Divorce - Chapter 25.2

Si Yu didn’t ask what the remaining few were. She fell into deep thought.

Xia Xia thought she was sad because the number was too low. She quickly comforted her. “You don’t have any projects out yet. When the show airs, more people will like you, and you’ll get career fans. We have to take things one step at a time. Don’t be sad,” she said.

“I’m not sad. I’m just thinking…” Si Yu looked at Liang Yufei, who was starting to eat her boxed lunch not far away. A glimmer of sharpness flashed in her eyes. “Why is there such a big difference between people?” she said slowly.

The original female lead had worked diligently on her acting and was a decent person. That’s how she earned the love of so many fans. She was good enough, so she deserved to be loved by so many people.

But what about this transmigrator?

She used the original female lead’s fans to humiliate her. This person was scheming and didn’t know how to be grateful or cherish what she had. How could she so calmly occupy the original female lead’s body and enjoy the things that didn’t belong to her?

Xia Xia didn’t understand what she was trying to say. She saw her knuckles cracking. “What are you doing?” she asked.

“My hands are itching. I want to hit someone,” she said.

“You want to hit Liang Yufei?!” Xia Xia gasped. She looked around and saw that no one was nearby. “Don’t! There are so many people on set. If you hit her, you’ll be slandered again!”

Si Yu leaned in close to her ear. “What if we just put a sack over her head and beat her up?” she whispered.

Xia Xia stammered, “A-a-are you kidding me?! What kind of grudge do you have against her… I don’t think hitting people is a good idea. If you get caught, how are you going to get by in this industry?”

Hitting people was indeed a bad idea. She would have to pay someone to do it. If she did it herself, she could leave evidence. The most important thing was that filming wasn’t done yet.

The time and place were not right. Si Yu had to put her plan to hit her on hold for now.

They didn’t have a night scene. When Si Yu returned to the hotel, she took a shower early and called the old woman.

The old woman’s legs weren’t good, so she stayed at home all year and didn’t use a phone. Si Yu called the landline at the Lu family’s house.

As soon as she connected, the old woman heard that she wasn’t busy and said repeatedly, “Hang up, hang up. Talking on the phone is boring. I want to video chat with you.”

Si Yu: “…”

The old woman was like a child who had just tasted candy for the first time. She happily hung up the phone. In less than a minute, Si Yu’s phone started ringing.

When she saw “Lu Xi” on the screen, Si Yu hesitated.

Last time, she had adamantly said that she would never video chat with this woman again. If she answered now, wouldn’t she be going back on her word?

But she couldn’t not answer. Grandma was waiting for her.

After a moment of internal conflict, Si Yu had a brilliant idea.

“Where are you?” The video was connected, but the old woman was staring at a black screen. “Qiao Qiao, did you not turn on the lights?” she asked in confusion.

Si Yu just put her phone face down on the bed and covered it with her hand. “Grandma, are you alone over there?” she asked.

The old woman didn’t know what she was up to. “Yes, I’m alone,” she said.

“What about that person?”

“What person?”

“…” That person is holding the phone for her right now. Lu Xi coughed. “Grandma, she’s probably talking about me,” she said.

The old woman suddenly understood. She smiled happily. “Qiao Qiao, do you want to have a private conversation with Xi Xi?” she asked.

“Grandma, no, I don’t!” Si Yu said anxiously. “I just want to video chat with you! Tell her to get out of the way!”

Lu Xi: “…”

“Did you two have a fight?” The old woman looked at Lu Xi.

Lu Xi’s expression was calm. “No,” she said.

“Then do you want to video chat with Qiao Qiao?”

“No.”

The old woman acted as if she hadn’t heard her. She held the phone happily. “Even if you do, you have to wait in line. I’m going first.”

Lu Xi: “…”

“Qiao Qiao, you can come out now. She can’t see you.”

Si Yu sneakily lifted her phone. She felt relieved when she saw that a certain person was no longer in the video. She kissed her phone and said sweetly, “Grandma, I miss you so much.”

“I miss you too,” the old woman said. “What if I come to see you?”

“No, no, no!” Si Yu stopped being sweet and quickly said, “I’ll be done filming soon.”

“How soon is soon?”

“Two months… maybe.”

Si Yu suddenly regretted saying that she missed her. The old woman’s health wasn’t good, and her legs were a problem. She needed a nurse to give her massages and soak her feet every day. If she were to travel all the way to see her, it would be a big problem if anything went wrong.

After a lot of talking, Si Yu finally managed to convince the old woman not to come and see her.

The two of them talked for a long time about random things. In the end, the old woman gave the phone back to Lu Xi. “You can talk to Qiao Qiao now… Huh, why is it black again?” she asked.

Si Yu quickly put her phone face down. She spoke at a rapid pace. “Grandma, I have to read my script now. I’ll video chat with you again another time. Goodnight!”

Without waiting for a response, she decisively ended the video call. She patted her chest, still feeling uneasy.

That was close. I almost went back on my word.

Lu Xi looked at the black screen, deep in thought.

Si Yu was a little unusual today. It seemed like she was deliberately avoiding her.

Why?

Lu Xi didn’t think too much about it. After she saw her grandmother back to her room, she used her tablet to reply to a few emails. When she was done, she took a shower and went to bed.

She slept without any dreams.

Ever since Si Yu joined the cast, Lu Xi had moved back to the Lu family’s house.

She went down for breakfast. She saw the old woman wearing reading glasses, looking down and whispering to the nanny. Lu Xi walked over. “Grandma, what are you looking at?” she asked.

“The date,” the old woman said.

Lu Xi looked at the calendar in her hand in confusion. “What date?” she asked.

The old woman sighed. “The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. I wonder if Qiao Qiao will be done filming by then,” she said.

Lu Xi’s hand, which was holding a bowl, froze.

“The crew should get a day off for the holiday, right?” the old woman asked.

Lu Xi took a sip of soup. “They usually don’t. The cost of filmmaking is very high. The crew would lose a lot of money if they took a day off,” she said.

The old woman’s eyes dimmed. “If they don’t get a day off, she can’t come home. Qiao Qiao will be celebrating the holiday alone outside. It’s so sad.”

Lu Xi didn’t want her to be sad. She was about to say, “If you miss her, I can ask the director to give her a day off,” but before she could open her mouth, the old woman said, “We can’t let Qiao Qiao celebrate the holiday alone outside. Xi Xi, you should go with her.”

Lu Xi: “…”

“Let me see what other holidays there are.” The old woman looked down and continued studying the calendar. The Winter Solstice and Chinese New Year were too far away. She flipped a page back and said to herself, “There don’t seem to be any festivals in the seventh month of the lunar calendar. It doesn’t matter if we celebrate the Ghost Festival…”

“Ma’am, there’s also the Qixi Festival,” the nanny said, pointing to a date on the calendar.

The old woman’s eyes lit up. She slapped her thigh excitedly. “That’s right! The Qixi Festival! The Chinese Valentine’s Day! Xi Xi, remember to buy a gift for Qiao Qiao. And go celebrate the festival with her. Try to make it romantic.”

Lu Xi: “…”

The old woman didn’t ask her if she was free on those two days or if she was willing. She simply made the decision for her, settling two dates in her future schedule.

Lu Xi was speechless.

In fact, after the old woman’s first video chat with Si Yu, Lu Xi had already guessed her grandmother’s intentions. She refused to buy a phone and install WeChat for her, every video call with Si Yu had to go through her, and she had even commanded her to go see Si Yu. All of these were to bring her and Si Yu closer.

The old woman was really going out of her way.

Lu Xi really couldn’t bear to tell the old woman that she and Si Yu were only married by contract and had no feelings for each other.

If being obedient would make the old woman happy, Lu Xi was willing to do some things she didn’t want to do.

August 7, Qixi Festival.

Si Yu was busy filming and didn’t even notice the holiday. When she got to the set, she saw a female actress holding a bouquet of bright red roses. She heard the other actress happily explaining to someone, “My boyfriend sent them to me.”

That’s when she realized that it was Valentine’s Day.

Actors on the crew who had partners or were married all received Valentine’s Day gifts: flowers, chocolates, jewelry. Those who didn’t receive gifts got a red envelope. Si Yu got nothing.

Liang Yufei walked straight toward her with a bouquet of lilies. She looked at Si Yu with her pure, innocent eyes. “Si Yu, it’s Valentine’s Day today. Didn’t you get any flowers?” she asked.

Si Yu gave her a strained smile. “What? Do you want to give me some?” she asked.

Liang Yufei pursed her lips as if she was in a difficult position. “I’m sorry, this bouquet was given to me by my fans. Well… I can have Xiao Yan buy you one and give it to you!” she said.

Si Yu couldn’t help but applaud her. “You are truly the kindest, most thoughtful, most innocent, and genuine person I have ever met. How about you send me a car full of red roses, and I’ll give you a banner that says ‘I’m a Good Samaritan’? How does that sound?” she asked.

A car full of red roses? You’re a bandit!

Liang Yufei wasn’t that stupid. She left with a hurt expression, saying, “If you don’t want it, then forget it.”

Xia Xia was stunned. She cursed and said, “She’s so fake!”

Si Yu didn’t say anything, but her lips curled up in a sarcastic smile.

Aside from a bouquet of lilies, the popular Liang Yufei received many small gifts.

In comparison, Si Yu, who had nothing in her hands, looked a little lonely.

Xia Xia said, “How about I send you a red envelope?”

Si Yu didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “You’re my assistant. It’s not right for me to take a red envelope from you,” she said.

Her phone “dinged.”

Si Yu picked it up and saw a red envelope. She looked at Zhu Qi, who was standing next to her, in surprise.

Zhu Qi looked at her with pity. “Don’t be shy. Take it,” she said.

Si Yu: “…”

Si Yu hadn’t taken Valentine’s Day seriously, but after they did all that, she felt a little pathetic. She looked at a certain profile picture that was at the top of her WeChat list and gritted her teeth.

We’re really just a fake couple. She didn’t even send me a red envelope for Valentine’s Day!

Even if there’s no red envelope, at least send a text message to wish me a happy holiday!

Just as she was thinking this, her phone “dinged” again.

There was a red “1” next to Lu Xi’s profile picture at the top of her chat list.

Is the universe on my side?!

Si Yu clicked on the message.

Lu Xi: “Are you free tonight?”

Si Yu thought that the old woman wanted to video chat with her again. She subconsciously looked at Zhu Qi and Xia Xia, who were standing next to her. She turned her back to them and quickly typed like a thief, “We have a night scene tonight. It might be late.”

Lu Xi: “Ask the director for time off.”

Ask for time off just to video chat?

Si Yu felt that it wasn’t right. She thought for a moment and replied, “How about tomorrow?”

Lu Xi: “Tonight. It’s now or never.”

Si Yu was surprised. “Is Grandma that anxious?” she asked.

Lu Xi: “Not Grandma. It’s about you and me.”

Si Yu: “What could be going on between you and me???”

Lu Xi: “A date.”