"What's going on?" Qiu Xinxue struggled to hack into the phone Lu Songtao had found, only to discover it wasn't Xia Qing Tian's.
Lu Songtao, unaware of the situation, was berated by Qiu Xinxue.
Enduring his anger, Lu Songtao returned the phone to Xia Qing Tian and said apologetically, "I'm so sorry, Qing Tian. I was in a hurry when I left and grabbed the wrong phone."
"It's alright," Xia Qing Tian said with a smile, exchanging phones. "This isn't my phone, it's my assistant's."
She then shook her own phone and added, "This is my phone."
"Oh, is that so?" Lu Songtao managed a strained smile. "Then..."
"I'm sorry, I think I'll take a shower," Xia Qing Tian said, stretching her shoulders, not giving Lu Songtao a chance to linger. "I won't keep you any longer."
Knowing Lu Songtao's ulterior motives, Xia Qing Tian became more wary of him.
"In that case, I'll..." Lu Songtao heard this and got up to leave.
Just then, Xia Qing Tian's phone rang. She glanced at the alarm reminder, silenced it, and then held the phone to her ear, pretending to answer a call. "Hello? Yes?"
Lu Songtao, who was about to leave, stopped in his tracks and glanced at Xia Qing Tian.
Xia Qing Tian deliberately turned away, took a couple of steps back, and said with feigned disdain, "We haven't been in contact for a long time. After we fell out, there wasn't much to say. Do you need something from him?"
"Really? Oh..." Xia Qing Tian drew out her words before saying, "No, no, no, don't! You don't need to tell me about Song Jun Han. I don't want to know anything. That's all, bye."
After saying this, Xia Qing Tian lowered her phone and turned to look at Lu Songtao with surprise, as if wondering why he hadn't left yet.
"Then I'll be going..." Lu Songtao coughed and walked towards the door. He paused again at the entrance, turning back to Xia Qing Tian. "That Song Jun Han..."
"Hm?" Xia Qing Tian blinked. "What?"
"I mean, I also know someone named Song Jun Han. I was wondering if it's the same person you know," Lu Songtao asked tentatively.
"Uh... actually, my relationship with Song Jun Han isn't very good, so... it doesn't really matter if it's the same person," Xia Qing Tian said with a dry laugh. "Preferably, it isn't."
Hearing Xia Qing Tian's words, Lu Songtao's smile became a little awkward. "Is that so? Then I must have been presumptuous."
"That's not what I meant. The Song Jun Han I know is always engaging in artists' dual contracts. I always thought he was a shady character, and after we had our falling out, I heard from friends that he'd been badmouthing me. I couldn't be bothered," Xia Qing Tian said with a shrug, sounding speechless.
"What? Dual contracts?" Lu Songtao's eyelids twitched upon hearing this.
"Yes, my friend just told me about it. It seems to be related to that... Qi Die Entertainment..." Xia Qing Tian's words were cut short by Lu Songtao.
"What! Qi Die Entertainment!" Lu Songtao's eyes widened.
Qi Die Entertainment was the shady entertainment company that had pushed him to the brink before.
"What is it?" Xia Qing Tian blinked her innocent eyes. "Have you heard of it?"
"What is the relationship between Qi Die Entertainment and Vice President Song... Song Jun Han?" Lu Songtao pressed.
"It's just..." Xia Qing Tian paused, bit her lower lip, and then shook her head. "Although he's slandered me quite a bit, I don't want to say anything about him based on hearsay. Wouldn't that make me the same kind of person as him?"
"Never mind, I won't talk about it. Just pretend you never heard it. I'm going to shower. We can chat about other things next time."
Xia Qing Tian pushed the anxious Lu Songtao out of the room and closed the door directly.
Leaning against the door, Xia Qing Tian's lips curved into a mischievous, devilish smile.
She had to admit, Mobius was truly amazing. Once he found a lead, he could always uncover interesting information.
She still had time. She might as well let this Lu Songtao play with Song Jun Han for now.
However, Song Jun Han truly took shamelessness to an extreme.
First, he harmed people with dual contracts, then he acted like a saint and offered favors.
What a pity. There were no impenetrable walls in this world. As long as Lu Songtao wasn't an idiot, it wouldn't be hard for him to investigate this matter.
Besides, even if Lu Songtao lacked the connections to find crucial information, there was always the all-capable Mr. Gu.
Next, only Qiu Xinxue remained. She would leave Qiu Xinxue to handle that.
Meanwhile, Qiu Xinxue, displeased with Lu Songtao's incompetence, cursed him internally as an idiot, wondering if he hadn't confirmed the phone before stealing it.
With Lu Songtao's blunder, the difficulty of her own attempt to steal it had increased significantly.
Furthermore, she couldn't exactly snatch it openly.
Feeling unhappy, she was perfunctory in her assigned tasks for the afternoon. Ling Feng Han held back several times when he wanted to say something.
Finally, as evening approached, Ling Feng Han couldn't stand it any longer. "Let's call it a day. It's almost time for dinner."
"Okay, then I'll go rest for a bit. I'm so sweaty..." Qiu Xinxue fanned herself with her hand at the side of her face and then slipped away.
Seeing Qiu Xinxue leave like that, Ling Feng Han shook his head and sighed to himself as he looked at the work Qiu Xinxue had done.
Their task was to create a decorative painting based on a sample picture. It wasn't large, and the main challenge was to find suitable pieces of wood and wood shavings from the materials provided by the program team, then modify and assemble them.
Ling Feng Han was responsible for making a wooden frame of the same size. Since it involved rough work like hammering nails and sanding edges, he hadn't asked Qiu Xinxue to do those parts. He only asked her to find wood shavings and pieces of wood that resembled the sample picture for easier assembly, and to do some simple gluing.
What on earth was she finding...
She had squeezed glue all over the place for the assembly, and even ruined good pieces of wood with it.
"Sigh..." Ling Feng Han sighed, feeling that it would have been better if he had completed the work alone. This Qiu Xinxue was just a burden.
At dinner, everyone gathered in the dining hall. Qiu Xinxue scanned the room and, not seeing Xia Qing Tian, specifically said, "Qing Tian hasn't come down yet. Should I take some food to her later?"
This was an opportunity for her to go to Xia Qing Tian's room and see if there was a chance to take Xia Qing Tian's phone.
"No need, I asked Qing Tian. She'll be down for dinner in a moment," Lin Yi Rou said. "We just need to wait."
"Is that so..." Qiu Xinxue's lips curled downwards unconsciously upon hearing this.
At that moment, Xia Qing Tian walked down from upstairs. She wore a white short-sleeved shirt paired with a beige overall A-line skirt. The highlight of the skirt was a casually drawn pattern of a bear with battle-worn bandages, exuding a playful and lively vibe.
What was interesting was the exposed part of Xia Qing Tian's sleeve under her short-sleeved shirt. It was on the same side as the bear's bandaged arm on the skirt, creating a subtly cute effect.
Everyone smiled upon seeing her, except Qiu Xinxue, who could barely manage a smile.
Xia Qing Tian was wearing the same outfit.
She was also wearing a white short-sleeved shirt with a beige overall skirt today. However, her outfit had no pattern, and her hairstyle clearly showed that she had lost after a tiring afternoon.
The most insidious part was that Xia Qing Tian had clearly applied light, natural-looking makeup, covering every spot that needed enhancement.
It's not scary to wear the same outfit, only embarrassing if you look worse!
That scheming bitch, Xia Qing Tian!