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Chapter 129 The Standoff Between Ex and Current Partner

Chen Xiu rests inside the tent.

A calm yet turbulent atmosphere was rapidly rising within the area.

Wearing cropped slim-fit jeans and a cartoon T-shirt, Nezha sat on a chair with a smile on her oval face. Her short, ear-length hair added a touch of softness to her delicate and three-dimensional face.

Seeing her uninvited ex, Chen Xiu wanted to ask: "Weren't you here to visit Lin Yufen on set? Why are you sitting in my tent?"
But then I realized that I already knew the answer to that question.

There was no need to ask Nezha again, and it would only make things worse, so Chen Xiu didn't want to ask again.

Turning her gaze away from her ex, Chen Xiu glanced at the opposite side, where the silly beauty with puffed-out cheeks was squinting her peach blossom eyes, scrutinizing Naza with a look of disapproval.

Even without anyone speaking, the scene itself already felt suffocating.

However, Chen Xiu didn't understand what was going on with these two people's appearance.

He didn't quite understand Chen Duling, who was sitting next to Meng Ziyi.

Given the current situation, he had already dismissed Wei Feng and Xiong Ben beforehand, so why did Chen Duling still rush over to join in? To play mahjong?

Hey miss, what are you doing here?
Chen Xiu conveyed this question to Chen Duling with her eyes.

Having caught his gaze and understood its meaning, Chen Duling pointed at Meng Ziyi, indicating that she had been dragged along by her best friend to help her.

Having figured out the reason, Chen Xiu sighed softly, then stood up and went to the corner to get three bottles of water.

"Sister Meng, have some water."

"oh oh."

Meng Ziyi pouted and took the water Chen Xiu handed her, wondering who he would give the second bottle to.

"Here, Bei Weiwei, have some water."

Thank goodness, Dudu is alright.

The "idiot beauty" muttered to herself, but when she saw Chen Xiu hand the third bottle of water to Nezha, she still pouted with some displeasure.

After handing over water to mark the beginning, Chen Xiu returned to her seat and began asking Na Zha questions.

"I heard from Director Yufen that you were filming 'Chinese Paladin 5' in Hengdian. Why did you have time to come and visit the set?"

Nezha took a sip of water and then delivered the speech he had prepared in advance.

"I didn't have any scenes these past two days, and then I saw Little Fairy's fans discussing your production team on Weibo, so I thought I'd come and take a look."

As she spoke, Nezha's beautiful eyes, brimming with unspoken emotions, remained fixed on Chen Xiu, as if there was no room for anything else in them.

Stared at like that, Chen Xiu stiffened slightly, feeling a little awkward, but quickly returned to her usual demeanor towards others.

"Thank you, but you have scenes to film, so you probably can't leave the set for too long, right?"

"It's alright, it's not far from Hengdian. We can get back by car in half a day..."

"Weren't you here to visit Director Lin on set? Why are you here?"

Meng Ziyi, who had been holding back for a long time, finally couldn't help but speak up after seeing Nazha's "alluring" gaze.

Interrupted, Nezha lowered her eyes and responded to Meng Ziyi's hostility with a light laugh: "No matter what, Chen Xiu and I have been friends for several years. Visiting the set and checking on him shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"Now that you've finished looking at it, why aren't you leaving?"

When faced with Nezha, whom she needed to guard against at all costs, the silly beauty didn't even bother to pretend.

Chen Duling looked at Sister Meng with surprise, clearly not expecting her to show such strong hostility.

But since they were already here, how could Nezha possibly be dismissed by Meng Ziyi's few words?
"Little sister, don't be so nervous. I'll leave after I've finished looking at it."

With a slight smile at Meng Ziyi, Nezha turned his gaze to Chen Xiu: "Last month, I received a call from Sister Yufen, saying that the female lead in your drama has quit the role."

"At the time, she asked me if I wanted to try running between the two and also take on the female lead role in your drama. Do you know why I made her ask you first?"

How could this happen?

The question popped into Meng Ziyi's mind, and he looked at Chen Xiu with a nervous expression, wondering how he would answer.

Chen Duling never expected that she almost missed out on the role of Bei Weiwei.

Thinking of this, she also began to stare intently at Chen Xiu.

Chen Xiu thought to herself, "I didn't do anything, yet I'm stuck in this situation. If it were Reba instead of Nezha, maybe I wouldn't be so wronged."

He looked up at Nazar, his expression returning to its usual rationality and calmness.

"You were probably trying to avoid a complete breakdown in our relationship, but you didn't want to lose this opportunity, so you had Director Yu-Fen test the waters for you, right?"

"Although I didn't think that much about it, that's really what I meant."

Nezha smiled sweetly, admitting it without any embarrassment, clearly showing that she was going back to her ex.

This attitude also set off alarm bells in the mind of Sister Meng, who shares the same ecological niche and is a fan of revisiting old grass.

She stared intently at Naza, gripping the bottle of water Chen Xiu handed her tightly with both hands, as if she wanted to twist it into a pretzel.

Just as Sister Meng was about to get up and start the fight, Chen Xiu came up to her first and put his hand on the shoulder of the silly beauty.

"Eh?"

Meng Ziyi looked up, puzzled and aggrieved, wanting to know why her boyfriend was stopping her.

As a result, with Nezha and Chen Duling as witnesses, Chen Xiu leaned down and kissed Meng Ziyi.

Three pairs of eyes widened simultaneously, each with its own thoughts.

Joy and pride burst forth in Meng Ziyi's eyes. She had realized that she had achieved a complete victory over Nazha. There was no need to fight at all; the result was already clear.

Chen Duling was surprised and stunned. She didn't expect that she was only invited by her best friend to come and help, but instead she was fed a mouthful of dog food. This feeling was so annoying!
Nezha's sad and dejected eyes were fixed only on Chen Xiu's back, without even glancing at Meng Ziyi on the chair...

After calming down the silly beauty, Chen Xiu leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Take Chen Duling out first, I'll talk to Nazha."

"Huh?? You wouldn't..."

"will not."

Meng Ziyi nodded in surprise, then got up from the chair, pulled the bewildered Chen Duling, and left the tent.

Once outside, Chen Duling asked, puzzled, "Why did we come out?"

"Xiu-ge let me out; he probably has something to talk to Nezha about."

Aren't you going to stay and keep an eye on things?

"No need, we can just wait here. We'll have the results soon."

Meng Ziyi waved her hand, seemingly not caring at all, but her eyes kept glancing at the tent from time to time.

On the other side, Nezha, who had been given the opportunity to be alone with Chen Xiu, smiled again, and her features lifted up a bit.

She looked at Chen Xiu with expectant eyes and tentatively said, "Chen Xiu, actually I..."

"Are you still losing hair?" Chen Xiu pulled up a chair and stopped about a meter in front of Na Zha, where she sat down.

Seeing that her ex seemed a little confused, Chen Xiu asked again, "Are you still losing hair? When you went to auditions before, the stress would cause you to lose hair, and your parting even became a bit wide..."

"I've been under a lot of pressure lately."

Nezha covered her hair part and tilted her head back.

She didn't want to expose her flaws to Chen Xiu's gaze.

With her eyes lowered, Chen Xiu nodded slightly: "Grow your hair short for a while, relax, you'll recover slowly. How are your mother and sister doing?"

"Everything is fine..."

Nezha's expression darkened, probably because he was thinking of his father.

Chen Xiu remained silent with her for a while before saying again, "Although Tangren's development is sluggish, it still has enough resources for top artists. After Liu Shishi gets married, you should be the number one star, right?"

"Sister K has talked to me, and she really wants to give me a lot of support."

"Yeah, focus on improving your acting skills. Don't pay attention to the haters on Weibo. As long as you don't fall into any traps, you'll naturally rise to prominence in a few years."

Chen Xiu's tone only revealed concern for her friend, without any hint of intimacy.

At first, Nezha was happy to be alone with Chen Xiu, but gradually he realized the truth of his attitude.

Looking up blankly, Nezha gazed at Chen Xiu with a sorrowful expression: "Are you avoiding me?"

"avoid?"

Chen Xiu frowned in confusion, then shook her head: "On the contrary, I feel that I am facing up to our relationship. Nezha, actually, the time we've spent together, all told, is less than three months, right?"

Nazar nodded, pursed his lips, and said nothing.

"The breakup was relatively peaceful, lasting less than three months. Thinking about it this way, there's really no need for us to make our relationship seem like a bitter feud. Wouldn't it be better to just be ordinary friends and exchange a few words of greeting occasionally?"

"But I don't want to just be friends with you!"

"Because I succeeded in starting my own business?"

"That's part of the reason, but I still like you. I haven't had any other boyfriends in the past four years!"

Nezha admitted it frankly, without trying to cover it up, because she knew that if she lied to Chen Xiu, he would definitely be able to tell.

Similarly, as long as she's telling the truth, Chen Xiu can sense it...

Looking into Nezha's eyes, which were brimming with emotion, Chen Xiu smiled and said, "Liking someone is easily influenced by other things. As for whether you have a boyfriend or not, you've already broken up, why should I care about that?"

"Then why did you break up with me after I signed with Tangren?"

Nezha finally seized the opportunity and asked the question he most wanted to know.

Back when they signed with Tangren Media, the two were deeply in love, often having sex 5 or 6 times every night, sometimes until dawn...

She really couldn't understand how Chen Xiu could end such a passionate relationship so easily, without even sending her a single message afterward.

This ruthless attitude of withdrawing from the situation caused Nezha to harbor resentment towards Chen Xiu in 12 and 13.

In addition, during those two years, she was facing the first wave of online backlash, so she did not take the initiative to contact Chen Xiu.

It wasn't until 2014, when Nezha's career had become more stable, that she thought of her ex. Having already gotten over her anger, she took the initiative to contact Chen Xiu in May.

Unfortunately, Chen Xiu's indifferent attitude on the phone reignited Nezha's resentment, and he decided to ignore him for a few more months. During those few months, Meng Ziyi successfully completed his landing.

Having figured out the logical chain, how could she not lament this unexpected outcome?

Looking back on all that has happened, what Nezha finds most incomprehensible is Chen Xiu's initial actions.

Even though she signed with Tangren Media, and the two could still continue dating, why did Chen Xiu insist on breaking up?

Chen Xiu sighed softly, really not wanting to discuss this issue further, but looking at the stubborn Nezha, he knew that if he didn't answer, this tug-of-war would never end.

"At the time, I foresaw that if we didn't break up, your emotional needs for me would gradually increase over time. Due to the distance between us, information would always be delayed, and we would inevitably break up in the end."

“At that time, I also needed to focus more on my work, so we skipped the tug-of-war phase and went straight to the result. Your current resentment may be a compensatory behavior for the abrupt end of that relationship.”

After speaking, Chen Xiu slowly got up from the chair, stood in front of Nezha, and extended her hand to her.

"If you're really upset, we can still be online friends. Although I rarely post on WeChat Moments, I know you always like my posts."

Faced with the outstretched hand, Nezha gripped the edge of the chair, showing no intention of taking it.

After a brief standoff, Chen Xiu withdrew her hand: "Never mind if you feel uncomfortable. If you want to sit, then continue sitting! I have something to do, so I'll head out first."

Watching Chen Xiu walk out of the tent, Nazha seemed to deflate, and slumped weakly into a chair.

If Chen Xiu's reason for the breakup was something like that between men and women, she could refute it.

Because during the two years of 12 and 13, when "Xuan-Yuan Sword" was airing, Nezha was being heavily criticized by fans of several other characters, so she really didn't have the mind to date. Although several men tried to woo her, she rejected them all.

When it comes to emotional issues, you can argue with them; but when it comes to practical issues, you're speechless.

Given the circumstances back then, Nezha knew that he and Chen Xiu probably wouldn't last 14 years and would break up because their feelings had faded...

"No! That's all in the past. Who says you can't get back together after a breakup?" Nezha muttered to himself.

To be honest, she didn't want to be a simp, but Chen Xiu was just too irresistible.

She has top-notch looks and physique, and now her career is far ahead of the entire entertainment industry.

If pursuing Chen Xiu like a devoted admirer can win him back, it would be an absolutely worthwhile deal!

Thinking of this, Nezha's previously confused eyes became firm again.

Stepping out of the tent, Chen Xiu easily found Meng Ziyi and Chen Duling squatting under the shade of a tree.

Upon seeing him, both women quickly got up and ran over.

Meng Ziyi rushed over and grabbed Chen Xiu's arm with both hands: "Brother Xiu, how's the injury?"

"She's just a little confused, it's nothing, after all, she's a female celebrity, she's never short of suitors..."

Are other people the same as you?

Meng Ziyi retorted quickly, meeting Chen Xiu's eyes as he added, "Those who are more handsome than you aren't as rich as you, and those who are richer than you aren't as handsome. Where can I find someone like you again?"

Chen Duling nodded in approval.

Chen Xiu glanced at the silly beauty, not wanting to delve deeper into the topic: "Let's go eat! I'm a little hungry."

"Oh, Dudu, do you want to come along?"

"Can I?"

"Come on! We're just having a meal, it's not like we're sleeping together, what's wrong with that?"

"..."*2
(End of this chapter)