The Amnesiac Drama Queen Is Crashing the Live Stream - Chapter 28.3

On the other side, in the CEO’s office on the top floor of Cloud Trace Tower.

Lu Qi placed a stack of neatly organized documents on Pei Luoqing’s desk and hesitantly spoke up, “President Pei, I’d like to request leave for this afternoon.”

Pei Luoqing looked up, confirming that the person before her was indeed her assistant, the one who had worked overtime for a full month without needing a break.

Lu Qi seemed to sense Pei Luoqing’s confusion and scratched the back of his head, explaining, “A while ago, I gave a speech at Cloud University and met a junior who I really hit it off with.”

“If you think he’s capable, you can notify HR when the time comes.”

“No, that’s not it.” Lu Qi quickly waved his hands, his expression shifting awkwardly. “I’m not scouting for the company. I… I just… since it’s 520 today, I wanted to invite him to dinner.”

Pei Luoqing was taken aback. “520?”

“Yeah.” Lu Qi was usually skilled at reading his boss’s mind in professional matters, but when it came to romance, he didn’t dare make assumptions.

Given that his boss had upset her wife and was now waiting for the other party to send something to make amends, Lu Qi was genuinely worried Pei Luoqing might ask, “What’s so special about 520?”

Pei Luoqing pondered for a moment before suddenly asking, “How do people usually celebrate 520?”

Lu Qi weighed his words carefully. “Buy her gifts to make her happy? Or go out for a meal and watch a movie together?”

“Make her happy?” Pei Luoqing’s gaze fell on her phone as she recalled the message she had just received. “For example, sending a red envelope?”

“Yes, it’s common to send a red envelope on such occasions to make the other person happy.”

Having gotten his answer, Pei Luoqing waved a hand dismissively. “Then you can leave early.”

“Thank you, President Pei.”

…

After returning home, Xia Xingtang took a relaxing bath and was about to catch up on sleep when she received a reply from Pei Luoqing: 【Didn’t we agree last week to watch a movie today?】

So, after receiving her allowance, she finally learned to check the calendar?

But her tone sounded so perfunctory, as if she were just fulfilling a duty. Xia Xingtang felt a wave of exasperation. Her fingers hovered over the keyboard, typing and deleting, but in the end, she sent nothing.

The person on the other end clearly noticed her long “typing” status and smoothly rephrased the question: 【What I meant was, may I have the honor of inviting Miss Xia Xingtang to watch a movie?】

Xia Xingtang struggled to suppress the smile tugging at her lips and replied with an air of cool elegance: 【I’ll think about it.】

She buried her face in her 30,000-yuan pillow, letting its plush softness envelop her. Then, she transformed that “I’ll think about it” into “sharing her joy with her best friend.”

Xia Xingtang didn’t screenshot the earlier transfer or the first message, only the last two lines. She forwarded them to Yu Feifei.

Then she sent a sticker of a little earth-colored dog sighing and asked, “Do you think I should say yes?”

Yu Feifei, who was busy getting ready to outshine her blind date that evening, replied upon seeing it: “The dog is dead, don’t @ me.”

Xia Xingtang: “Come on.”

“Honestly, I don’t really want to go.”

Yu Feifei, who had Xia Xingtang’s little thoughts completely figured out, naturally knew what her friend was hesitating about.

To avoid being fed more ‘dog food’ (couple’s public displays of affection), I had to smooth things over: “Of course you don’t want to go! How could our noble princess be summoned so casually? Asking so late when the sun is almost down, doesn’t she know picking outfits and doing makeup takes time? (Furious country dog.jpg)”

Xia Xingtang hesitated for a moment: “But she asked so sincerely. Wouldn’t it be rude if I didn’t go?”

Yu Feifei: “I think you should go. The CEO of Yunji, someone who can shake the business circle of Yuncheng with a single move, actually took time to spend the holiday with you. Why not stoop to her level and go?”

Xia Xingtang: “But with our superficial relationship, wouldn’t it be awkward?”

Yu Feifei: “What’s awkward about it? It’s like a fairy-tale romance! I’m totally shipping it!”

Xia Xingtang put down her phone and headed to her walk-in closet. With all the lights turned on, the closet glittered like a luxury jewelry counter in a shopping mall.

Clothes, accessories, shoes, and bags were all meticulously organized. Most of the outfits, costing tens of thousands, were essentially disposable.

It wasn’t that she was extravagant, she simply had too many clothes to wear them all.

Standing in the evening gown section, she hummed a tune as she browsed through the options. She picked out the latest design from a runway show just the previous week but suddenly withdrew her hand as if struck by a thought.

What was she doing?

This wasn’t a red-carpet event, it was just watching a movie with Pei Luoqing. Did it really call for such formality?

Xia Xingtang turned away expressionlessly.

But just as she reached the door, she turned back.

She dressed up to make herself happy, what did it have to do with Pei Luoqing?

The Second Miss of the Xia family must always be impeccably dressed, outshining everyone wherever she went!

Xia Xingtang selected a fitted, goose-yellow feathered dress with a V-neck that revealed a glimpse of fair skin, pairing it with a cozy, loose-knit cardigan.

She looked like a pampered, aristocratic cat.

Then, she spent a long time at her perfume cabinet, finally settling on a sweet-and-sour fruity fragrance that perfectly suited the theme of a date.

By the time she finished her makeup and went downstairs, an hour had passed.

The sky had darkened, and Pei Luoqing had returned home early today.

The Second Miss of the Xia family lifted her chin, condescendingly took a seat on the sofa opposite Pei Luoqing, and casually asked in a nonchalant tone, “Have you decided which movie we’re watching?”

Pei Luoqing had already tasked an assistant with compiling a list of the latest blockbusters, selecting a few highly-rated ones and even obtaining the original copies. In the short time since returning home, she had uploaded them to the home theater system at Lanwan Residence.

“Moonfall or Escape Room.”

Xia Xingtang: “…”

Was Pei Luoqing hinting that the apocalypse was near?

Well, she didn’t know if the apocalypse was coming, but it seemed like the end of their superficial marriage was truly approaching.

Was this the generation gap between her and Pei Luoqing, with their twelve-year age difference? Clearly, an older woman’s taste couldn’t be trusted.

Shouldn’t they be watching a romantic art film on a day like this?

“Are there no other options?”

Pei Luoqing had assumed young people preferred thrilling movies. Hearing this, she recalled two other films she had brought home: “These two are quite highly rated. Alternatively, there are two animated films: The Batman and Fantastic Beasts. Are you interested?”

So, any title with an animal in it counts as an animated film…

Xia Xingtang was utterly speechless.

She took a deep breath. Since Pei Luoqing was the one paying for the tickets, it didn’t really matter what they watched.

Xia Xingtang stood up. “Anything is fine. So, when are we leaving?”

However, Pei Luoqing gave her a puzzled look. “Going where?”

Xia Xingtang was even more confused. “Aren’t we going to the cinema?”

In an instant, the air froze.

A strange thought suddenly crossed Xia Xingtang’s mind, and she understood everything in a flash.

No way, no way!

Could it be that when Pei Luoqing said “watch a movie,” she meant watching it at home?

Could it be in the home theater just up the stairs on the third floor?

Xia Xingtang stared at Pei Luoqing, desperately hoping to catch even the slightest hint of denial in her expression.

But unfortunately, there was none.