"Don't put it so harshly. What do you mean by 'stealing'?" Qiu Xinxue crossed her arms. "It's just borrowing it temporarily. It'll be back in a moment."
She just wanted to get Mobius's number.
"Are you sure this is Vice President Song's request?" Lü Songtao still couldn't quite believe his ears.
"Of course," Qiu Xinxue said, looking away. "If you don't believe me, feel free to verify with Vice President Song. Just say I told you so."
Although she hadn't told Song Junhan about the secrets on Xia Qingtian's phone, Song Junhan wasn't stupid. As long as Lü Songtao mentioned her, Song Junhan would help her cover up this lie.
"Why didn't Vice President Song tell me directly?" Lü Songtao asked. "Why did you have to relay it to me?"
"Ask Vice President Song about this kind of thing." Qiu Xinxue shrugged, avoiding the question, and turned to leave.
"Where are you going?" Lü Songtao asked.
"Naturally, to complete the task I'm supposed to," Qiu Xinxue glanced in Xia Qingtian's direction and said, "You'd better hurry. Vice President Song doesn't want to wait too long."
After saying this, Qiu Xinxue turned and left, her calculations running perfectly in her mind.
Watching Qiu Xinxue's retreating back, Lü Songtao frowned deeply.
After much thought, he still dialed Song Junhan's number. Song Junhan was just about to start a meeting and was in a hurry. Upon hearing that Qiu Xinxue was the messenger, he didn't ask for details and admitted it directly.
"You could have told me about this yourself," Lü Songtao said, holding his phone.
"Time is a bit tight," Song Junhan looked at his secretary next to him. The secretary understood Song Junhan's meaning and immediately urged, "Vice President Song, the meeting is about to begin."
"I understand," Song Junhan replied before continuing, "I'll go to the meeting first. We can talk about anything else later."
With that, he hung up the phone directly.
Lü Songtao listened to the busy tone on the other end of the line, his heart filled with mixed emotions.
Back then, when Lü Songtao was pushed to desperation by an unfair contract, it was Song Junhan who helped him resolve the contract issues and directly signed him to the current entertainment company.
He felt grateful and wanted to work hard to repay Song Junhan.
When Song Junhan had "casually" revealed Xia Qingtian's actions to him, he also felt righteous indignation.
He felt that Vice President Song was the most upright and honorable gentleman.
But now, being asked to steal Xia Qingtian's phone, what was the difference between that and those who had deceived him into signing the unequal contract?
"Just this once... then I won't owe you anymore." Muttering to himself, Lü Songtao clenched his fists at his side.
After the lunch break, the other guests continued with their tasks. Xia Qingtian, having eaten her fill, rested in her coffin room.
Since the strawberry field needed snake repellent, Lü Songtao was also free, giving him an opportunity to approach Xia Qingtian.
"How did you get bitten by a snake when everything was fine?" Li Mengxiao placed the washed fruits and various snacks within Xia Qingtian's reach. "You should be more careful."
"Being careful isn't enough for this kind of thing. It was an accident," Xia Qingtian said, popping a small biscuit into her mouth. "By the way, Meina and Rou Rou are coming to my place tonight to watch videos. Could you prepare a little more snacks?"
"Of course," Li Mengxiao replied. "The temporary room I'm staying in has a kitchen. How about butter cookies? I can also make a few cream dips to go with the cookies."
"That sounds delicious. Thank you for your trouble," Xia Qingtian said, smacking her lips and narrowing her eyes slightly. "I want to eat~"
"Then you rest, and I'll go back and prepare," Li Mengxiao said and left Xia Qingtian's coffin room. As soon as she left, Lü Songtao arrived.
Seeing Lü Songtao arrive, Xia Qingtian stood up in surprise and said, "Why are you here?"
"Just to see you," Lü Songtao's gaze swept around Xia Qingtian's room. "This room of yours... it's really unique..."
"It's alright, have some snacks," Xia Qingtian invited Lü Songtao to sit down and said, "Everything else is fine, but there aren't many chairs. You can sit on this grave mound. It's made of foam, but it's quite sturdy."
"Uh... thank you." Lü Songtao glanced at the hyper-realistic grave mound made of foam, feeling a bit strange. "I'll just stand."
His eyes fell on the phone next to Xia Qingtian's coffin bed. Lü Songtao's heart skipped a beat, and he moved closer.
Xia Qingtian also felt that it wasn't very good to have someone sit on a grave mound. Seeing a box in the corner, she went to move it.
Fortunately, the box was made of plastic and wasn't very heavy.
"Your arm is injured, don't move around. Let me do it." Lü Songtao quickly placed his own phone in the position of the original phone and swapped them, then put the original phone into his pocket.
After moving the box over, before Lü Songtao could sit down, he said, "I just remembered, the director asked me to find him this afternoon. I'll come back to see you later."
"Okay," Xia Qingtian didn't think much of it and waved her hand. "Then hurry and go."
"Okay." With his heart pounding, Lü Songtao quickly left.
Watching Lü Songtao's retreating back, Xia Qingtian scratched the back of her head. No one was chasing him, so why was he running so fast?
"Never mind, whatever," Xia Qingtian shrugged and lay back down on the coffin bed. Soon, there was a knock on the door.
"So soon?" Xia Qingtian got up again to open the door. When the door opened, she saw Li Mengxiao standing outside. "Xiaoxiao? Are the cookies ready? So fast?"
"How could they be? I just asked someone to help me buy the ingredients." Li Mengxiao walked past Xia Qingtian into the room, saying, "I left my phone at your place. I asked someone to help me buy things, and I only realized I forgot my phone when I needed to transfer money. Look at my bad memory. Huh?"
Li Mengxiao picked up the phone next to the coffin bed and looked at it with surprise. "This isn't my phone..."
"Hmm? It's not mine either," Xia Qingtian leaned closer to look. "Could it be that Lü Songtao took the wrong one? He was just here."
"My phone is too different from this one. It's not the same brand, and it's a whole size different. I would know as soon as I picked it up..." Li Mengxiao handed the phone in her hand to Xia Qingtian. "This is the latest model. I couldn't afford it."
Hearing this, Xia Qingtian narrowed her eyes slightly.
It seemed something was strange...
Soon, Xia Qingtian remembered what Lin Yirou had reminded her of yesterday.
Qiu Xinxue seemed very interested in her phone.
If it weren't for the preceding context with Qiu Xinxue, Xia Qingtian wouldn't have thought so much, but...
She didn't believe in so many coincidences in the world.
Especially when Xia Qingtian suddenly remembered that Qiu Xinxue and Lü Songtao... seemed to be from the same company.