Chapter 54: A beautiful

"He looks quite thoughtful, even remembering these things for you." Shen Ci said.

Gu Lianxing nodded without denying it. "He does take good care of me, but at first, I still didn't like having a dull boy following me around, but later I gradually got used to it."

Shen Ci nodded in understanding, then changed the subject and informed Gu Lianxing, "I've already asked for leave from the department head today and booked a six o'clock flight back to Shengang."

"Ah?" Gu Lianxing was startled and hurriedly turned off the girl group dance tutorial video on the computer, asking in surprise, "What date is it? The department head approved your leave?"

Shen Ci raised her eyebrows and gave her a "you know" expression.

Seeing this, Gu Lianxing rolled her eyes. "Sure enough, everyone is a slave to money. Then aren't you going to watch Lin Biqi do the punishment? I still wanted to go watch it with you."

Running three laps around the field and shouting that she was an idiot; just thinking about it made her feel it was wonderful and funny. It was too much of a pity to miss it.

Shen Ci pulled out her suitcase and said while packing things, "Not watching. She won't do this kind of punishment."

For a wealthy young lady like Lin Biqi who had been pampered and held in high esteem since childhood, face was the most important thing. Other punishments might be possible, but she would definitely not fulfill this kind of punishment.

It wouldn't even be as straightforward as giving her a knife directly.

"Are you so sure?" Gu Lianxing thought it was a bit of a loss. "Then wasn't the bet for nothing?"

Hearing this, Shen Ci smiled. "If she really did this punishment, she would probably have to spend the next few years of her college life carrying this joke. If someone took a video and posted it, it would be even more indelible. But if she doesn't do it, in a few days everyone will forget about the bet. Lin Biqi is not smart, but she's not so stupid that she can't understand such a simple truth, so she definitely won't do it."

"As for the bet, it wasn't for nothing. From now on, call her Lin Bitch when you see her. I said it at the time; if she doesn't do it, I'll change her name."

Gu Lianxing shook her head with a smile. "Fine, one less piece of excitement to watch. Anyway, she's already lost enough face today."

Shen Ci booked a first-class seat at 6:00 PM. Gu Lianxing sent her to the school gate and hugged her reluctantly. "You're leaving for half a month, and I'll be the only one left in the dormitory."

Shen Ci patted her back soothingly. "See you after National Day. Just send me a message if anything happens. I'll bring you local specialties when I come back."

"If Li Xiao comes to find you again, should I just say I don't know?" Gu Lianxing asked.

Shen Ci curled her lips indifferently. "Whatever you say."

Gu Lianxing sighed. She couldn't help but feel that Li Xiao was a bit pitiful, but emotional matters were hard to force. In the end, she still firmly stood on Shen Ci's side.

On the way to the airport, Shen Ci told her sister the news of coming home today, and her sister sent her a deep-V evening dress.

"Do you like it, sister?"

Shen Ci looked at the dress in the picture and smiled. If it were the old her, she would actually be extremely conservative; she wouldn't even think about this kind of deep-V dress.

But this time, she just wanted to live wantonly. God was willing to give her a new opportunity, so she had to live out a new self even more.

Screw the rules and regulations; her being happy was the most important thing.

So she replied, "It's not low enough; it should look better if it's lower."

"If it's lower, it will show your belly button, sister."

Shen Ci smiled even more happily. "Then that's fine too; it's quite beautiful. I'll wear it if I have the chance."

Arriving at the airport, Shen Ci first ate something simple in the first-class lounge, then walked through the VIP channel to quickly check in.

The moment she sat on the plane, her heart felt a distinct sense of trepidation.

Because the person she was about to meet was her mother who hadn't reached the age of 45 yet.

She opened the WeChat chat dialog with her mother. The most recent message was the birthday blessing her mother sent on her birthday in April this year.

Flipping up further, they were all messages sent unilaterally by her mother, but she hadn't replied to a single one.

"Mom, I'm arriving home on tonight's flight."

"Mom, what are you doing? I'll give you a surprise tonight."

"Mom..."

In the chat box, Shen Ci typed and deleted, typed again and continued to delete. After repeating this several times, she closed the dialog box.

Just as she was immersed in her inner world, someone suddenly sat down in the seat next to her.

Shen Ci subconsciously turned her head to look. It was a man fully armed with a hat, mask, and sunglasses. The moment he sat down, a woody pine fragrance hit her, which was very pleasant.

He was followed by an assistant-like person, who helped him settle his carry-on bag and then took out a thick folder and handed it to him.

Afterward, the assistant team went to the economy class in the back.

The man picked up the noise-canceling headphones on the side and put them on, putting on an aura of being isolated from the world and keeping strangers away. Shen Ci glanced at him in surprise.

The man flipped open the folder. It was densely packed with words. Shen Ci glanced at a few lines unintentionally and actually saw the roles in "Destiny as Phoenix."

Shen Ci glanced at him sideways again.

The man's peripheral vision behind his sunglasses subconsciously glanced at Shen Ci, and his eyes couldn't help but light up.

This sasaeng fan today was actually quite beautiful.

"I can give you an autograph, but you have to promise me that you won't do any more sasaeng behavior in the future."

As soon as Xu Junhuan opened his mouth, he said something that sounded inexplicable to Shen Ci.

Shen Ci looked surprised and saw Xu Junhuan quickly pull a piece of white paper from the folder, using a pen to sign his name on it in a flowing manner.

Afterward, he handed it to the bewildered Shen Ci.

Shen Ci looked at the ghost symbols on the paper: What is this signature?

Who is he?

Seeing Shen Ci not taking his autograph, Xu Junhuan's eyebrows showed a trace of impatience. Afterward, he turned his head and looked around carefully. Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, he took off his mask and whispered, "Still want a photo, right? Hurry up, just this once."

If it weren't for her being beautiful, he wouldn't have the patience to deal with a sasaeng fan.

"I don't know you." Shen Ci said with a calm face.

Xu Junhuan's eyes widened suddenly, looking in disbelief. "No, you said you don't know me?"

Shen Ci frowned and stared at him carefully for a long time, only feeling that he looked a bit familiar, and he must have seen him in some drama. But she had only returned to the age of 20 for a short time, and she really couldn't remember who the active male stars were at the moment.

Seeing Shen Ci's reaction, Xu Junhuan awkwardly put his mask back on and muttered with dissatisfaction, "Then what are you staring at me for?"

Shen Ci was helpless and directly reached out to take off the noise-canceling headphones on his ears. While he was getting angry, she explained, "You took the wrong one; this is my headphone!"

Xu Junhuan:...

Shen Ci put on the headphones casually, adjusted the seat to a comfortable angle, and then turned her head and closed her eyes.

The plane was going to fly for three hours; she needed to have a good rest.

Xu Junhuan looked at the back of Shen Ci's head awkwardly, looked left and right at a loss, and finally could only lower his head and pretend nothing had happened. ===== CHAPTER 55 =====