Chapter 45: The Tilt of Emotion
Qin Qi turned a deaf ear to them. Zhang Di saw them coming and quickly opened the car door. Qin Qi directly stuffed Kong Nanzhu into the car, and then she wanted to get in as well. Kong Nanzhu punched and kicked, accidentally kicking Qin Qi in the chest as he leaned over the car. The collar of his pure black down jacket immediately showed the pattern of a gray slipper sole. Qin Qi groaned, but managed to keep his balance and was not kicked down by her.
Zhang Di: “…”
Xiao Liu: “…”
Qin Qi pretended to be calm and patted his clothes, "It's okay."
Kong Nanzhu thought, I didn’t ask you if you were okay.
Kong Nanzhu retracted her feet in disappointment. She was still wearing the pink fluffy cotton slippers that Xu Qingqing bought for her, without even socks.
This kick stunned everyone. Qin Qi brushed off the dirt on himself, turned around to pick up the shopping bag covered in dirt, and sat down next to Kong Nanzhu with a sullen face.
Kong Nanzhu hugged herself and curled up against the car window. She didn't want to continue the meaningless quarrel with Qin Qi in front of Zhang Di and Xiao Liu, but she felt secretly happy when she saw Qin Qi's shocked and deflated expression.
Zhang Di begged and pleaded in his mind no less than a hundred times, hoping that they would get on the bus quickly.
The longer they stayed here, the more unsafe it became. Seeing that the two people were obviously angry, he quickly acted as a peacemaker, "My dear, can you two go home if you want to quarrel? If someone takes a picture of it, the brothers in the PR team will have to work overtime all night again."
With outsiders present, Kong Nanzhu didn't want to make things awkward for everyone, so she closed her eyes and randomly grabbed a tissue from the storage basket to wipe her face. After finally calming down, Qin Qi's annoying voice rang out again, "As long as you promise not to see him again, I can pretend that what happened yesterday never happened."
Kong Nanzhu pulled up a smile and said in a trembling voice, "What did I do wrong? What happened yesterday? I just went out to drink with my friends, but you made it sound like I did something shameful. You suspected that I had spent the night with another man behind your back, and now you want me to promise you. If I agree to it, wouldn't I be guilty?"
Zhang Di took a deep breath. He had never seen Kong Nanzhu say so many words in one breath, nor had he ever seen her angry.
Qin Qi wanted to say something, but Kong Nanzhu didn't give him a chance to interrupt. "Qin Qi, I never thought you were such an unreasonable person. I was just going out to drink with friends and socializing normally. You're judging me like a criminal. Give me a chance? Ask me to promise? Then how about the fact that you went out for a social event but were drugged, and a woman cried and knocked on your door at night?"
Qin Qi's heart skipped a beat, "It's not what you think!"
"So what should I think, and what do you think of me?"
Qin Qi did not respond, and the car was completely silent. Xiao Liu was driving in the front, not daring to breathe. Zhang Di huddled in the back seat, trying to find words to help Qin Qi explain something to Kong Nanzhu, but he felt that it was difficult for him to speak as an outsider.
Song Linyuan, Song Linyuan, it’s this Song Linyuan again!
Qin Qi was so angry that his teeth were itching. The last time he and Kong Nanzhu quarreled was because of him. He would never allow this guy to stay in Kong Nanzhu's sight any longer.
"Shen Xiaomin and I are absolutely innocent. She was framed and has now withdrawn from the play. The female lead needs to be replaced. It was my negligence that she was drugged. I can solve these problems with my own abilities."
Qin Qi calmed down, poured a cup of hot water from the thermos and handed it to Kong Nanzhu. Kong Nanzhu really needed a sip of water. Her throat was dry and sore, but she didn't want to drink the water Qin Qi poured, as if as long as she took it, it would mean compromise and that she was no longer angry.
It was a very naive idea, but she was just that naive.
Zhang Di took over the topic at the right time, "Nanzhu, what Xiao Qi said is true. The news of the replacement has not been made public yet. The interests involved are too complicated to explain to you in a short time. But you have to believe that Xiao Qi really didn't do anything to let you down. I can guarantee this with my personality."
Kong Nanzhu blinked. She knew she looked embarrassed and terrible, but she still turned around and nodded politely to Zhang Di, forcing a smile.
But this smile really didn't look very pretty, and even made her look a little miserable. "Brother Di, I have never doubted Qin Qi's character. I just hope that these words can be said to me from his mouth as soon as the incident happens."
Qin Qi's veins were throbbing as he held the teacup in his hand.
"sorry."
Kong Nanzhu took a deep breath, leaned back in his seat, ignored the glass of water in front of him, tilted his head to look at the scenery passing by outside the window, and his vision gradually became blurred again.
In Kong Nanzhu's opinion, the three words "I'm sorry" do not mean that a person truly recognizes his or her mistakes. Rather, they are more like an end point when one has nothing to say or is unwilling to continue discussing something.
Obviously this description applies to the current Qin and Qi.
"I didn't tell my parents. Are you satisfied?"
Qin Qi's eyes flashed, and he said in a muffled voice, "I know."
If Kong Nanzhu and Shen Jun had complained, he would not have been able to handle the matter so peacefully.
Kong Nanzhu remained silent until she got off the car. Zhang Di was busy answering and making phone calls from time to time. It was estimated that Qin Qi had a lot of things to deal with recently, and these were things she didn't need to know.
In the past few days, Kong Nanzhu has been reflecting on a question. If the relationship between her and Qin Qi is measured on a scale, in order to maintain the balance of the scale, she needs to invest much more than Qin Qi.
For example, a piece of candy or a word of concern from Qin Qi can buy her a lot of compromise, but she needs to add a lot of courage, time and energy to get a satisfied smile from Qin Qi.
She was used to putting Qin Qi's opinions and arrangements before her own affairs, and often forgot that she was an independent person.
The fact that her likes and love could be reciprocated was all based on her enduring many unequal costs.
She could not enjoy the joy of publicly sharing her partner and daily life, she could not reveal her identity, and had to continue to call herself Qin Qi's sister in front of outsiders;
She cannot ask her husband to spend time with her without her permission, and she must even unconditionally believe that her husband's scandals with other female stars are just marketing or malicious hype.
This was the path she chose herself. When she ran towards Qin Qi, she had already tacitly chosen these attached conditions. However, she instinctively still hoped that Qin Qi could pay attention to her emotions and understand her understanding of him.
If Qin Qi had always maintained this indifferent attitude, Kong Nanzhu might not have reacted so strongly, and she would not have realized that as his wife, she had the right to ask Qin Qi to explain to her.
Originally, she was mentally prepared and ideologically aware of not caring about Qin Qi's work affairs, but after the last scandal with Du Ran, Qin Qi took practical actions to pull her into his work circle.
It was clearly him who gave her the right to ask questions, but now he suddenly closed the city gate without warning and locked her out.
When she woke up the next day after being drugged, all Qin Qi said to her was "Don't tell your parents."
Kong Nanzhu had a subtle illusion, as if in Qin Qi's eyes, she was more like a mouthpiece responsible for communicating with Qin's father and mother. After the accident, the first thing Qin Qi thought of was not to explain to her, but to ask her to shut up.
Such thoughts made Kong Nanzhu feel that he was a little extreme.
But she couldn't find any evidence to refute her ridiculous speculation.
After returning to Lihua Garden, Kong Nanzhu went straight to the bathroom to take a shower. Qin Qi blocked the bathroom door and refused to let her in. "Eat something first. It's easy to faint if you take a shower on an empty stomach..."
Kong Nanzhu didn't have the energy to argue with him. Qin Qi was right. There were ready-made dishes prepared by her aunt on the table. Kong Nanzhu ate a little bit at a time. Qin Qi sat beside her and carefully served her soup. Then he kept secretly glancing at Kong Nanzhu's movements to see if she would drink the bowl of soup he served.
Until Kong Nanzhu put down her chopsticks, she didn't touch the soup bowl.
Qin Qi was a little frustrated. He realized that Kong Nanzhu's temper would not subside for a while, and even his voice was much weaker than usual. "Have you taken your medicine?"
Kong Nanzhu's heart trembled, and his brows, which had finally relaxed, tightened again, "Eat it."
Qin Qi's expression was complicated, as if he was relieved, but also with a hint of visible heartache. Kong Nanzhu didn't want to continue this topic. If she continued, she would lose control. She stood up and went straight into the bathroom and locked the door.
After taking a shower, Kong Nanzhu went straight to the live broadcast studio to sleep. Qin Qi probably wouldn't stay at home for long. Maybe he would be gone when he woke up.
