Why did the system take my request to take photos with a cosplayer seriously?

Hua Qing instinctively wanted to hang up, but couldn't resist the urging of the crowd, so she slid her finger and pressed the answer button.

"Huaqing."

Long He's voice came through the receiver, sounding a bit rushed and breathless, probably because he had just come off stage for rehearsals.

"Longhe...is something the matter?"

Hua Qing's voice was tense.

Is Ding Heng with you?

Longhe got straight to the point.

Hua Qing subconsciously looked at Ding Heng.

Ding Heng was drinking tea when he heard this and paused.

What are you doing with him?

The volume of Longhe was raised by half a degree again.

Why won't he answer my calls?!

Chapter 225: Long He Comes to the Door? (Seeking monthly votes at the beginning of the month!)

"Cough, cough."

Hua Qing coughed forcefully: "Long He, um... I'm at a friend's birthday party. Ding Heng... he's right next to me."

After a few seconds of silence, Longhe confirmed again.

"Next to you?"

"Correct."

Hua Qing gave a brief reply, and a long sigh of relief came through the receiver.

"That's good...that's good. I kept calling him but he didn't answer, I was so worried..."

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Hua Qing coughed three more times, interrupting Long He.

She emphasized each word, saying slowly and deliberately: "Longhe, I'm attending a friend's birthday party."

Finally, Long He realized what was happening.

"Oh...oh oh oh!"

Her tone suddenly brightened, and she quickly tried to smooth things over: "Um... I called you to ask if the concert is coming up soon? You said you were coming, right? I saved the tickets for you, but you haven't contacted me..."

Just as Hua Qing was about to say a few polite words like "okay, thank you," a hand reached out from the side and gently poked her arm.

She turned her head to look.

The girl celebrating her birthday tonight was standing next to her, holding up her phone; a line of text appeared on the screen—

[Senior Hua Qing, could you please ask Long He to send me a birthday greeting? Please!]

The girl's eyes sparkled, and her face was full of longing.

Hua Qing hesitated.

She is really bad at saying no, and the other person's request is nothing more than a small favor.

She brought the phone back to her ear: "Long He, um... tonight is my friend's birthday party, and she seems to be a fan of yours. Would it be convenient for you to send her some birthday wishes..."

"Okay."

Long He agreed readily, even a little impatiently: "What's your friend's name?"

Hua Qing simply handed her phone to the girl next to her.

"Su Wantang!"

The girl tried to restrain herself, but the excitement in her voice was impossible to hide.

There was a two-second silence on the receiver before Long He's voice came through again, his tone much lighter than before, with a touch of business-like sweetness.

"Happy birthday, Su Wantang! Wishing you a happy new year filled with joy, success, and all your wishes fulfilled!"

The sound came through the hands-free speaker and echoed throughout the entire private room.

"Wow--!!!"

The table erupted in cheers, with screams and applause filling the air.

Su Wantang covered her mouth with both hands, extremely excited.

"Thank you, Longhe! Thank you so much! I'm so happy!"

"You're welcome."

Long He chuckled lightly: "Then you guys have fun, I won't bother you any longer."

"Okay, okay! Goodbye, Longhe!"

"Bye-Bye."

The phone hangs up.

Su Wantang plopped back into her chair, feeling utterly blissful, muttering repeatedly, "Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, Long He wished me a happy birthday..."

The people around them chimed in with their own comments.

"I'm so envious!"

"Post this on WeChat Moments! Post this on WeChat Moments! Won't you be able to brag about this for a year?"

"Senior Hua Qing, are you and Long He so close?"

The conversation quickly shifted from Long He's birthday wishes to the relationship between Hua Qing and Long He, and no one paid attention to Long He's earlier mention of Ding Heng.

Hua Qing breathed a sigh of relief, lowered her head to take a sip of water, her heart still pounding.

I feel guilty, very guilty.

It's as if they've done something shameful.

It was almost 10 o'clock when the show ended.

The group said goodbye in twos and threes at the restaurant entrance. Su Wantang held Hua Qing's hand and talked for a long time until her roommates pulled her away, at which point she reluctantly let go.

Ding Heng started the car, and Hua Qing, leaning against the passenger seat, suddenly spoke.

"Ding Heng".

"Ok?"

"When did you tell Long He that you were coming to the capital?"

"Before coming."

Ding Heng asked in a flat tone, "What?"

Hua Qing pursed her lips and asked again, "Why didn't you answer when she called you?"

"Guess what she wanted to say to me?"

"say what?"

"She definitely wants me to go and be with her now."

"Then go ahead."

"Senior, are you willing?"

"Of course..."

Hua Qing suddenly stopped talking.

She opened her mouth, but couldn't bring herself to say "I'm willing."

Is she willing?

Honestly, I don't want to.

Ding Heng rarely visits the capital.

Although the girls have all accepted that Ding Heng has more than just one person by his side, they still occasionally have selfish desires and hope that Ding Heng will spend some time alone with them.

Among the girls, Hua Qing, who lived far away in the capital, naturally got the least amount of time.

Meeting once a week was already the limit of time Ding Heng could squeeze out.

Most of the time he would fly over on Friday night and fly back early Sunday morning, coming and going in a hurry, like a gust of wind.

And now, even this breeze is being taken away by others.

"Go ahead."

Hua Qing took a deep breath: "Long He... she sees you even less often than I do."

Ding Heng didn't speak, but the system interface quietly appeared in his mind.

[Progress of severing emotional ties: 3%]

rose again.

Ding Heng sighed inwardly, "Just as I thought."

Since returning from Phoenix, Ding Heng has been trying to figure out the key factors behind the rapid progress of Hua Qingqing's severing of her emotional ties, so that he can find the right solution.

The fairy I finally managed to "train" mustn't actually go and ruthlessly seek enlightenment...

The first time was at Longhe's birthday concert, when Hua Qing saw Longhe and Ding Heng interacting intimately, which made her doubt her own relationship with Ding Heng.

The second time, in front of her family, Hua Qing expressed her concerns about whether her choice was correct and whether it would hurt them.

The third time is today.

Ding Heng glanced at Hua Qing again; the girl was staring blankly out the window.

He's probably thinking... am I being too selfish?

Long He saw Ding Heng far less often than she did, so why shouldn't she?