When I Woke Up, I Had Three Romantic Partners - Chapter 36

Zhuge Wei was amused. She pointed to herself: “Am I an outsider?”

Xiao He pursed her lips and didn’t answer.

Zhuge Wei was really dumbfounded: “Go ask Qingqing. See if she says I’m an outsider.”

“Stop fooling around, open the door, Qingqing’s health is more important.”

Xiao He was stubbornly unwilling to move aside, instead pushing Zhuge Wei outward, firmly saying: “Whether you are or not, you can’t come in now. The most important thing for Sister now is rest. The doctor said she needs to keep a happy state of mind and body, and shouldn’t see unhappy people or things.”

“Move aside, I am not someone who makes her unhappy.”

Zhuge Wei frowned. Why couldn’t this person understand?

“I have something to discuss with her.”

Xiao He: “If you have anything, please find Agent Su. She will decide whether or not to tell Sister. Doing this privately will cause us a lot of trouble. You are also a big singer, surely you understand that this kind of behavior is like a sasaeng fan, right?”

“I beg you, please let my Sister go. She is already very sad. Can you stop forcing her like this? You won’t even leave her alone when she’s sick.”

Her eyes were red, and she stood in front of the door like a frantic rabbit, ready to bare her sharp teeth and bite anyone who dared to come close.

Zhuge Wei didn’t want to argue with her; she just wanted to see Chi Jinqing.

After their last phone call ended on bad terms, Chi Jinqing hadn’t replied to any of her messages. Zhuge Wei just wanted to ask her what was wrong and why she was ignoring her.

If she had really done something wrong, as long as Chi Jinqing spoke up, she would change it.

Looking at the persistent Xiao He, Zhuge Wei took a deep breath and raised her hand to hand the congee to the other party: “Since you won’t let me see her, I won’t for now.”

“I’m staying in this hotel. Notify me when she wakes up, or tell her that I came to see her. If she is willing to see me, then I’ll come over. If not…”

“Then ask her when she’ll be willing to see me. I can wait.”

Her eyes were determined, giving the feeling that she wouldn’t give up until she got an answer.

She was free recently; she just needed to work on her album. Since the album release was still a year away, she wasn’t in a rush and had time to wait.

Xiao He vigilantly took the congee. Seeing that Zhuge Wei really had no further movements, she said: “Okay, I will relay the message to Sister.”

“Here is my WeChat. Add me.”

Zhuge Wei brought up her WeChat. Only after watching Xiao He add her and add a note did she seem satisfied.

With the matter settled, she clicked away on her high heels. She also needed to check in.

When she said she was going to stay, she genuinely meant it. She hadn’t lied to Xiao He.

Her room was arranged on the fourth floor, and Chi Jinqing’s room was on the third floor. They were separated by one floor, but since Chi Jinqing was on the floor below, Zhuge Wei couldn’t stake her out.

After confirming that Zhuge Wei had really left, Xiao He finally opened the door and walked in. She placed the congee on the side table and lowered the air conditioning a little. Although it wasn’t very hot now, it was still a bit warm under the blanket.

Chi Jinqing woke up shortly after falling asleep. When she woke up, she realized someone was in the room and immediately observed cautiously. Xiao He heard the sound, immediately put down her book, and stood up: “Sister, you’re awake?”

“Are you hungry? I’ll order food for you.”

Seeing it was Xiao He, Chi Jinqing breathed a sigh of relief. She sat up. Her head was still a little dizzy, and she felt sick to her stomach.

Chi Jinqing held her head and said weakly: “It’s okay, I’m not very hungry.”

Seeing the thermos on the side table, she casually asked: “Haven’t you eaten yet?”

“I’ve already eaten.”

Xiao He looked at the thermos and explained: “Zhuge Wei brought that. She said she wanted to see you, saying she had something to discuss with you.”

Chi Jinqing had a headache; she didn’t want to see any of these people.

However, in this industry, her status hadn’t reached the point where she could outright refuse someone without even asking the situation. She could only patiently ask: “What is it? Did she say?”

Xiao He: “No. She said if you woke up, I should call her and ask if you were willing to see her. If you were, she would come over. If not…”

Chi Jinqing: “If I’m not willing, then what?”

“She said if you weren’t willing, she could wait until you were, and she’s also staying at this hotel, but she didn’t tell me the room number.”

Xiao He pursed her lips. She had never seen such a brazen singer. If someone wasn’t willing, she wanted to wait until they were.

Chi Jinqing: “…”

Sometimes she didn’t understand how her twenty-six-year-old self-managed to make so many people obsessed with her.

And these people were all elites in their respective fields.

“I understand.”

She pinched her temples: “After I take a shower, I’ll notify her to come over.”

Xiao He hesitated: “But Sister, the doctor said you need to keep a happy state of mind and body, and you shouldn’t get too angry or uncomfortable.”

Chi Jinqing sighed: “What must come will always come. Even if I keep avoiding it, it won’t change.”

“Before, I was always avoiding these problems, but not anymore. After all, they all have to be dealt with. People, whether you die early or die late, you still die. Since that’s the case, why not just make a clean cut?”

She looked as if she had seen through the vanity of the world, completely detached and indifferent.

Xiao He: “…”

She squatted by Chi Jinqing’s bed and carefully asked: “Sister, you didn’t just get sick and lose all hope in this world, did you?”

“Sister, you have to believe that the world is still beautiful, and there are still many people who like you and are looking forward to you.”

She gripped Chi Jinqing’s hand and firmly said: “Sister, you have to be confident. Don’t give up.”

Chi Jinqing was amused by her little fan’s expression. She raised her hand and flicked Xiao He’s nose, smiling lightly: “What are you talking about? Am I the kind of person who would give up on life because of a little difficulty? I just don’t want these things to pile up anymore. It’s better to make some things clear now, lest two people whose relationship was originally decent drift further apart because of misunderstandings.”

Zhuge Wei probably didn’t genuinely like her. Even if she liked her, it wasn’t the kind of love one has for a partner.

She was just acting like a child who, upon finding a good friend, didn’t want to be separated, which is why she used words like ‘like’ over and over between them, attempting to grab all the other party’s attention this way.

“Go and wait to call her.”

Seeing that Chi Jinqing truly had no intention of giving up on herself, Xiao He felt a little relieved: “Then I’ll go.”

After Chi Jinqing finished her shower and handed the costume to the cleaner for dry cleaning, she sent the message that Chi Jinqing would see her to Zhuge Wei. Zhuge Wei was in the middle of writing a song when her WeChat notification rang, interrupting her thoughts. She was initially annoyed and wanted to curse, but she picked it up and saw it was Chi Jinqing’s assistant.

The message said Chi Jinqing was awake and agreed to see her, asking if she was free and, if so, to come to their room.

Then came the room number.

Zhuge Wei put on her clothes and headed out, still wearing the hotel-provided slippers.

Arriving at Chi Jinqing’s room door, she straightened her clothes and fixed her hair and makeup. But the feeling on her feet wasn’t quite right. She looked down and realized she had forgotten to change, but since she was already here, turning back would take too long.

Ignoring her slightly inappropriate footwear, she knocked on the door.

Xiao He got up to open the door. After confirming it was Zhuge Wei through the peephole, she opened the door.

Chi Jinqing: “Xiao He, please step out first.”

Zhuge Wei’s eyes lit up—time alone?!

Xiao He glanced at Zhuge Wei and retreated.

Chi Jinqing had already changed her clothes and taken a shower. She was wearing loungewear, as her costume had been taken to be cleaned. She sat calmly on the sofa, her hair half-dry, her face still a bit pale, and her lips lacking color without makeup.

“Speak. What do you need to discuss with me?”

She poured Zhuge Wei a cup of black tea and poured one for herself, taking a sip. She felt her body was much more comfortable.

Zhuge Wei was initially happy, but seeing Chi Jinqing’s formal manner, she immediately pouted: “Qingqing, you are so cold.”

Her long golden hair was draped behind her head, and her makeup was exquisite. She looked like a Barbie doll, with porcelain-white skin, mixed-race features, and a tall figure, like a princess who had stepped out of a fairy tale.

However, this princess was now pouting, and the person she was pouting at didn’t even look at her, sipping her black tea self-absorbedly.

Seeing Chi Jinqing ignore her, Zhuge Wei’s shoulders slumped, and she muttered: “You’re too heartless. I just said the wrong thing last time, and you’ve ignored me ever since. That really hurts.”

Chi Jinqing appropriately interrupted: “Zhuge Wei, if you don’t have anything to talk about, then please leave.”

She didn’t want to hear useless words. She didn’t believe a single word of the so-called ‘like’ that came out of people’s mouths anymore. She didn’t want to be hurt again by people using the guise of ‘like.’

Zhuge Wei: “…”

She looked at Chi Jinqing dejectedly and asked: “If I really don’t have anything to talk about, are you going to kick me out immediately and not give me any chance to speak?”

“Even if we can’t be spouses, we are still friends. Can you stop treating me so coldly?”

Chi Jinqing looked at her, her expression flat: “When I treated you as a friend, you didn’t treat me as one.”

“Some jokes can be made sometimes, but you need to know the right occasion.”

Zhuge Wei anxiously said: “I wasn’t joking. I really like you.”

But facing Zhuge Wei’s urgent explanation and panic, Chi Jinqing remained unmoved. She truly didn’t want to hear these words anymore. She had heard enough of them on stage, and off stage, she just wanted peace and quiet.

“Whether you’re joking or not, let’s be clear today: I don’t like you, I don’t want to be with you, and I definitely don’t want to hear anything about ‘I will marry you’ kind of talk.”

Chi Jinqing: “If you really like me, I hope you can understand what I’m saying and stop doing things that make me feel awkward.”

Zhuge Wei’s eyes reddened with distress: “Qingqing…”

“Our relationship isn’t close enough for you to call me by such an intimate nickname. Zhuge Wei, can we make our relationship clear and distinct?”

Chi Jinqing put down her cup, feeling utterly exhausted: “As the doctor said, I need rest, and I need to maintain a happy state of mind and body. I don’t want to think about these messy issues anymore, nor do I want to engage in any more ambiguous relations.”

“I just want to rest.”