I Stole the Male Lead's White Moonlight [Transmigration] - Chapter 32

Zhu Xinya was alone in the bedroom, and she had no idea where Que Hanfu had gone. But it was just as well Que Hanfu wasn’t there, or Zhu Xinya would have died of embarrassment.

Just last night before bed, she had said she needed time to think about whether to accept her, yet in her dream, she had ended up kissing her.

Zhu Xinya patted her flushed cheeks and reached for her incessantly ringing phone.

She had set a special ringtone for Li Heng, so she knew it was him even without checking the caller ID.

“Hello, Li Heng, are you all ready?” Zhu Xinya asked softly.

There was a brief silence on the other end before a woman’s voice replied, “Miss Zhu, this is Qin Shuangman, Assistant to CEO Li.”

Zhu Xinya’s voice tinged with embarrassment, “Oh, Assistant Qin! Thank you for always taking care of Li Heng.”

In the novel, Qin Shuangman was a significant cannon fodder character.

She and Li Heng had been university classmates, and she had liked him since then so much so that it bordered on obsession.

After graduation, Qin Shuangman followed Li Heng without hesitation, helping him grow the small company the Li family had given him and even establishing a separate company solely under Li Heng’s control.

The legal representative of that company was Qin Shuangman. When Li Heng proposed it, she agreed without a second thought.

Typically, the legal representative of a company would be the spouse of the actual controlling shareholder. Since she was the legal representative of Li Heng’s company, Qin Shuangman thought she was special to him.

She believed that one day Li Heng would be with her, but then he suddenly got engaged to Zhu Xinya. Qin Shuangman felt that Zhu Xinya had stolen him away and grew to hate her intensely.

Later, when Qin Shuangman discovered that Li Heng had only gotten engaged to Zhu Xinya for her family’s wealth, she immediately began helping Li Heng plot against the Zhu family.

But when Qin Shuangman found out that Li Heng had a white moonlight in his heart and intended to target Que Hanfu, Li Heng didn’t hesitate to tamper with the car Qin Shuangman was driving. Her brakes failed, and she drove straight off a cliff during a turn.

Zhu Xinya summed up Qin Shuangman in one sentence: Pitiable people have their own hateful traits.

She was a woman twisted by love.

Hearing Zhu Xinya speak to her in the tone of a legitimate wife, Qin Shuangman flushed with anger. “Miss Zhu, it’s my duty to take care of CEO Li. There’s no need for you to thank me. Actually, CEO Li has urgent business matters to attend to abroad. We’re already in the United States, so I’m afraid he won’t be able to make your appointment.”

“Is that so?” Zhu Xinya’s voice was full of disappointment.

Qin Shuangman couldn’t help but smile smugly. Even if you’re Li Heng’s fiancée, what does it matter? He still chose to come to the U.S. with me to avoid you.

“Assistant Qin, if it’s convenient, could you buy some medicine for kidney deficiency for Li Heng while you’re in the U.S.? His kidneys aren’t in good shape, and I’m really worried about him. I was hoping to take him to see a traditional Chinese medicine doctor today, but I didn’t realize he’d be so busy with work. Sigh, is work really more important than his kidneys?”

Qin Shuangman lost her composure. “What did you say? CEO Li has kidney deficiency?!”

Zhu Xinya whispered, “I was shocked too when I found out. Assistant Qin, I’ll let you get back to work. Please remember to get kidney-tonifying medicine for Li Heng. My future happiness depends on you.”

Without giving Qin Shuangman a chance to ask more questions, Zhu Xinya hung up.

The more you say, the more mistakes you make. Qin Shuangman definitely wouldn’t confront Li Heng about this, let her stew in her own suspicions.

When Que Hanfu came in from outside, she saw Zhu Xinya holding her phone and grinning like a little fox. She couldn’t help but ask, “What’s got you so happy?”

Hearing Que Hanfu’s voice, Zhu Xinya’s smile froze, and a blush quickly spread across her face. “N-nothing.” Ahhhh! She wasn’t mentally prepared to face Que Hanfu yet!

Unbidden, the scene from yesterday’s dream surfaced in Zhu Xinya’s mind Que Hanfu’s lips had seemed quite soft.

Stop! Don’t think about it anymore!

Que Hanfu walked over and sat on the edge of the bed, her long hair cascading behind her. “Who were you talking to on the phone just now?”

Zhu Xinya lowered her head and fiddled with her fingers. “Li Heng.”

Que Hanfu’s gaze turned cold.

“Li Heng’s assistant.”

Que Hanfu: “What did his assistant want?”

Zhu Xinya’s ears turned bright red. “Just making excuses not to see the old Chinese medicine doctor.”

“But sis, I think Li Heng’s assistant definitely has a crush on him. She always talks to me with this icy tone, so I just told her about Li Heng’s kidney deficiency!” Zhu Xinya grew more excited as she spoke, finally lifting her head to look at Que Hanfu with sparkling eyes, seeking praise.

“Yaya, you’re amazing.” Que Hanfu smiled. “But, I didn’t confess to you so you’d avoid me. You’ve been keeping your head down and not looking at me, am I that ugly?”

When the cold beauty smiled, it was utterly irresistible. Zhu Xinya stared dazedly for a moment before hurriedly explaining, “I’m not avoiding you, I’m just embarrassed.” After all, she had just woken up from such a vivid dream. Seeing the other person involved made Zhu Xinya’s heart feel like it would burst from shyness.

Zhu Xinya took a deep breath. “I’m just a little nervous. I promise it won’t happen again. Can we go back to how things were before?”

Que Hanfu naturally had no objections.

They had only fallen asleep at four in the morning but woke up a little past seven due to their body clocks, having slept just over three hours.

Que Hanfu wanted her to sleep a bit longer it wouldn’t matter if she returned to school later. Zhu Xinya said, “I’ll catch up on sleep on the way.”

Que Hanfu drove Zhu Xinya straight back to Longcheng University. Zhu Xinya slept soundly throughout the journey. After parking at the school, Que Hanfu noticed Zhu Xinya showed no signs of waking, so she stayed in the car with her.

It wasn’t until noon that Zhu Xinya stirred, feeling restrained by something. When she opened her eyes, she realized she was still in the car.

“Sis, are we at school?” Zhu Xinya asked, rubbing her eyes, her voice slightly hoarse.

Que Hanfu replied, “We’re here. It’s exactly noon, let’s have lunch together.”

Surprised, Zhu Xinya took out her phone and saw that it was almost twelve. “How did I sleep so long? Why didn’t you wake me, sis?”

Que Hanfu turned and looked at her seriously. “Because I couldn’t bear to.”

Zhu Xinya’s heart instantly blossomed with joy.

It felt so good to be cherished. She felt incredibly fortunate to have come to this world.

The two had lunch at the cafeteria. Zhu Xinya returned to her dorm to continue catching up on sleep, while Que Hanfu went back to her office.

After returning to her dorm, Zhu Xinya first called Zhu Yin and Fang Fang to let them know she was safe. Fang Fang repeatedly insisted she come home for dinner that evening. Since Zhu Xinya did have matters to attend to at home, she agreed directly.

After attending two classes in the afternoon, Zhu Xinya got into the car her family had sent to pick her up. Suddenly, she realized she seemed to have forgotten something important!

She had forgotten about Lu Mengrou!

Yesterday, Lu Mengrou had stayed in Qi Zhou’s dressing room. After the incident with Fan Chunyi, she hadn’t had the chance to ask Qi Zhou where Lu Mengrou had gone. By the time filming wrapped up at 3 a.m., she was both exhausted and upset, completely forgetting to ask about Lu Mengrou.

And she hadn’t asked this morning either!

Covering her face in shame, Zhu Xinya called Lu Mengrou. The phone rang for a long time before it was finally answered.

“Hello?”

It was Qi Zhou’s voice!

“Qi Zhou, why are you answering the phone? Where’s Mengrou?”

Qi Zhou’s voice was thick with sleepiness. “Mengrou? Probably in the next room. She said she wanted to stay and visit the set for a couple of days before going back. I had my assistant book her a room next door. As for the phone, we probably mixed them up. We have the same model and the same phone case.”

“Alright, go back to sleep. I’ll call your phone.”

Qi Zhou’s phone was answered almost immediately, and Lu Mengrou’s voice came through. “Hello?”

“Mengrou, when are you coming back to school? No wonder I felt like something was missing during my two classes today, it was you.”

“Hehe, I finally got to see my baby Qi Zhou. I’ll be back in a couple of days. I’ve already asked for leave from school, so don’t worry.” Lu Mengrou didn’t blame Zhu Xinya for forgetting about her at all after all, she had accidentally forgotten about Zhu Xinya too.

“Alright then. Be careful on set, and if anything happens, remember to call me. If I can’t help you in time, just go to Qi Zhou.”

“Yeah, yeah, I know.”

Seeing that Lu Mengrou still hadn’t realized she had the wrong phone, Zhu Xinya reminded her, “Mengrou, you’re using Qi Zhou’s phone right now. Your phone is with him. Remember to swap them back.”

“What?!” Lu Mengrou’s voice was filled with panic. “Oh no, oh no! How is this Qi Zhou’s phone? I just posted on Weibo!”

Zhu Xinya: “…”

Lu Mengrou hung up immediately. Zhu Xinya opened Qi Zhou’s Weibo account and saw that Lu Mengrou had already deleted the post, but many fans had taken screenshots. By the time Zhu Xinya got home, two hashtags related to Qi Zhou #QiZhouStyleSelfPraise and #WhoIsntABaby had already climbed into the top ten trending searches.

Zhu Xinya clicked on the screenshots taken by Qi Zhou’s fans to see what Lu Mengrou had actually posted.

@QiZhou: Baby Qi Zhou is even handsomer now (≧▽≦)

Below the text was a pouting selfie of Qi Zhou, which looked infinitely better than his usual charming and domineering persona. Judging by the playful comments, both Qi Zhou’s fans and casual observers were loving this side of him.

Lu Mengrou must have posted on Weibo right after waking up, still half-asleep otherwise, how could she not have realized it wasn’t her phone?

Even though Lu Mengrou had absentmindedly posted on the wrong account, Qi Zhou ended up benefiting from the mishap. Not only did he make it onto the trending list without spending a penny, but his follower count was also steadily rising.

Zhu Xinya put away her phone. Just as she stepped out of the car and reached her doorstep, the door opened from the inside.

Fang Fang pulled her into the house with a heartbroken expression, looking Zhu Xinya over carefully from head to toe before finally saying, “Yaya, you’ve lost weight.”

Zhu Xinya: “Mom, it’s only been two days. I haven’t missed a single meal, how could I have lost weight?”

Mothers all over the world see their children through rose-tinted glasses.

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