While they were having an intense discussion on one side, Qin Xian couldn't help but look at Ji Fei, his mind in turmoil.
Seeing her avoidant behavior, he initially thought she was shy, embarrassed, or perhaps regretful after processing what happened. However, shortly after, he heard her wistful inner thoughts.
[Oh my, come to think of it, my subconscious isn't working properly! In my excitement, why did I just hug and kiss his cheek? Why didn't I take the chance to turn his face and kiss him properly on the lips! In that situation, even if I did it, I wouldn't have to take responsibility. Ah, why am I so bad! It's terrible to think this way, but it's really such a shame! Qin Xian's lips look so kissable! Hehe... I guess I'm still not brave enough!]
Qin Xian's reaction was delayed by a beat, but then his face quickly grew hot.
In the dimly lit car, it was hard to tell just how red his skin had become.
But one could see Qin Xian lowering his eyelids, his eyelashes trembling constantly, his red lips caught between pressing together and parting, moving helplessly, looking increasingly luscious as if waiting to be tasted.
Qin Xian: ...If you want to kiss me, you can do it anytime... no need to take responsibility... it's not bad... not wrong.
The Qin family members: Ahhhhh, Fei Fei, just go for it boldly! It's okay! We won't stand up for him or demand justice. Do whatever you want! As long as you dare to do it!!!!
The Qin family members were practically smoking up their phones with their furious typing, showing just how excited they were. Suddenly, they felt a gaze sweep over them.
Looking up, they realized it was from Qin Xian.
He seemed displeased about something.
The Qin family members: ...We understand now, we're so stupid! Why did we ride in the same car as Qin Xian and Ji Fei just to watch the drama unfold? We're such obvious third wheels now, such huge light bulbs! Would it help if we asked the driver to stop now and let all the unnecessary people leave so you two can continue your moment?
The unnecessary person Tang: Why does it feel like there's such an intense atmosphere even though the car is so quiet?
Of course, leaving wasn't possible because the moment had already passed, and Ji Fei's quick mind had already moved on to other matters.
Ji Fei had seemingly been in contact with someone else earlier, and now she turned to Tang with a smile, saying, "Tang, I've already spoken with Sister Pei. Our studio needs a long-term makeup artist. If you're interested, you can contact Sister Pei to sign a cooperation contract."
Tang, who had seemed completely drained earlier, immediately brightened up. While Luo Cheng might offer generous compensation, Tang was more excited about advancing her career.
Tang kept expressing her gratitude repeatedly.
Soon after Tang reached her destination and got out of the car, watching the vehicle leave, she suddenly had a strong feeling that the video must have been arranged by Teacher Ji and her people.
The cheek kiss incident had her mind wandering, and remembering Teacher Ji's title as the Entertainment Industry Judge, she suddenly felt this was very much her style.
Tang wasn't the only one thinking this way; many others who had left the Luo family that day were speculating about it too.
That night, the explosive gossip from the Luo family spread throughout upper-class circles, and many couldn't help but let their imaginations run wild.
There were many high-society parties.
Not every one of them would produce such shocking news.
After all, the last time something this explosive happened was during the Qin family's recognition banquet with the incident involving the Chu family twins.
While this was the Luo family's party, the Qin family was also present, and considering the storms that the Qin family's young madam had stirred up in the entertainment circle... hmm, wasn't it too coincidental?
After all, the video that really caused this scandal to break still hasn't revealed who was behind it. This was very suspicious.
Of course, these were just vague speculations for now.
But when the upper-class gossip spread to the internet, although it wasn't as dramatic as celebrity news and couldn't make it to the trending topics, it still sparked a small wave of excitement among gossip enthusiasts.
After all, such wine-tasting events would also invite some journalists, and while they might not dare to report too many inside details, the promotional photos from the wine tasting still gave netizens clues to piece together.
And among the gossip-loving netizens, a large portion were actually fans of Fei.
"Strange, why do I seem to see our Sister Fei's figure?"
"Was Sister Fei there too?"
"Sister Fei seems to come from or have connections with an upper-class family."
"Not sure, but I know wherever there's gossip, there's Sister Fei!"
"Hahaha, is the Entertainment Industry Judge going to judge the gossip in the upper class now? Is she evolving into the Upper-class Gossip Queen?!"
Obviously, some netizens had made early predictions, though these were just occasional comments at this point.
The next day, while Ji Fei was browsing the internet, she couldn't understand why her name had appeared.
However, there was no news about Tang, which was fortunate as it meant her life wouldn't be disturbed.
Sister Pei had also contacted Ji Fei, saying Tang had come to sign the contract.
In the afternoon, while the whole family was accompanying Little Qin Xi to her competition, Ji Fei's inner thoughts revealed new information.
[Pfft, because of Luo Cheng's warning, Xuan Yi finally backed down. She went to file for divorce with her head wrapped in bandages, crying and begging Luo Cheng to soften his heart, but Luo Cheng didn't even look at her. Sigh, Sister Xuan, if you knew this would happen, why did you do it in the first place? If you had just lived your life peacefully, you wouldn't have had so many secrets exposed.]
The Qin family members also reflected on what a battle yesterday had been.
Naturally, Qin Xian, who had gone to work, also received news of the complete rupture between the Luo and Xuan families.
Their university friends' group chat was also in an uproar, though Luo Zhou didn't respond at all, and Xuan Yi directly left the group chat. Suddenly, as if remembering something, Qin Xian said something to the group and then added Ji Fei to it.
Everyone's opinion of Ji Fei had improved, so their attitude towards her was quite warm.
Ji Fei was very intrigued and privately messaged Qin Xian: "Why did you suddenly add me to your group?"
Qin Xian replied: "There's a lot of gossip here." Although he never participated or liked to watch, he knew these people loved to chat about such things when they got together.
Ji Fei had thought Qin Xian would say something else, like how she was his wife and needed to build connections with his friends, but seeing this answer, she couldn't help but smile, feeling happy inside.
She then eagerly went to lurk and observe the gossip.
Everyone had clearly been discussing Luo Zhou and Xuan Yi's situation for a long time, but now, not wanting to continue sighing and lamenting, they started talking about Luo Fei's marriage.
Qi Li: "Luo Fei, I'm really curious, how did your family agree to let you marry her?"
"It must be because of the child," Jing Yan said.
Luo Fei didn't deny it, "Actually, my father had already given in earlier, but my mother wouldn't budge. This time it was indeed because Shi Shi is pregnant that my mother finally agreed. This is good though, being able to marry the woman I love with my family's blessing, that's happiness enough."
"If we had known, you should have had a child earlier, then your parents wouldn't have opposed you for so long," Yu Yue said.
Luo Fei: "I didn't even listen to them about my career choice, why should I listen to them about who I marry? Actually, it was Shi Shi who wouldn't agree. You know how cautiously she lives, she probably wanted both my parents' approval, otherwise she wouldn't dare to say yes. Even when she was pregnant, she was anxious several times and even considered terminating the pregnancy. Sigh, it's my fault for not giving her enough security."
Hearing Luo Fei's self-reflection, everyone either teased or praised him, all believing they would be a very happy couple.
Ji Fei had previously learned about their love story through Luo Fei's perspective; it was a true redemption story.
They were high school classmates - he was a righteous male student leader, and she was a timid girl who had lost both parents and suffered from bullying.
Luo Fei often played the hero, even getting into fights for her, sometimes serious enough to end up in the hospital.
When gossiping with Qin Xian earlier, she heard that Luo Fei's childhood dream was to become an air force pilot.
The Luo family actually had half their background in the military, so Luo Fei was expected to either go into business or join the military. However, because of a fighting incident in high school, he was severely injured, left with scars, and could no longer become an air force pilot.
His character had its own pride and dignity. Since he couldn't become an Air Force pilot, he didn't want to join any other military branch, fearing it would only remind him of his loss. His personality also wasn't suited for the business world, so he chose to become a police officer. Eventually, he grew to love this profession, and the regret of not becoming a pilot gradually faded away.
It was also because of that serious incident that the two of them, as if having weathered countless hardships together, came to understand each other's hearts, and officially began dating.
Even though they attended different universities and spent more time apart than together, they maintained their relationship until now, when their long-distance romance finally reached its perfect conclusion.
Through the group chat's various conversations, Ji Fei learned that the other person was called Fan Shi. Because she sympathized with this girl who had experienced bullying, Ji Fei instinctively felt that prying into her privacy would be like reopening old wounds, so she never thought about looking into Fan Shi's personal affairs.
Meanwhile, in Luo Fei and Fan Shi's apartment, Fan Shi graciously brought over some fruit. Luo Fei immediately put down his phone, stood up, and carefully helped her sit down, saying, "I told you, let me handle these things." As he spoke, he gently caressed Fan Shi's slightly protruding belly.
Aliali: 67567d42bd5e46c308c70feeFan Shi's expression carried a delicate vulnerability that inspired tenderness.
"Are you chatting with your friends? About the wine tasting event the other day?"
Luo Fei replied, "You were sleeping earlier so I didn't tell you, but actually..."
Luo Fei told Fan Shi about what happened to Luo Zhou and Xuan Yi. Thinking of Fan Shi's pregnancy, he couldn't help but say, "Xuan Yi was really cruel, how could she bear to abort the baby... well, not exactly... I heard others analyzing that Xuan Yi probably wanted to make Brother Luo the fall guy, to acknowledge the child. How could a woman be so... sigh."
Just as Luo Fei finished sighing, he noticed Fan Shi's face had turned deathly pale. He immediately asked anxiously, "What's wrong, Shi Shi?"
"Nothing... just feeling a bit unwell again."
Luo Fei naturally dropped the topic and immediately started fussing over her, not noticing Fan Shi's hesitation to speak.
In the following days, due to Fan Shi's poor health, Luo Fei had to handle the wedding preparations alone. Because he was so busy, he completely failed to notice Fan Shi's various strange behaviors.
Until the wedding day...
"Oh? Isn't that little Wu Xingqing? She's also attending Luo Fei's wedding? Does their family have connections with the Luo family?" Mrs. Qin was surprised to see a familiar face.