Chapter 1530 Straight Man

Since they were all acquaintances, there was naturally nothing to worry about.

After chatting with Fan Baobao for a few words, Teacher Chen simply left directly. She still had work to deal with and had no mind to care about what was happening here.

Although Han Wenqing and the others were still a bit worried, since even the counselor said there was no need to intervene, they had nothing more to say.

Most importantly, they could tell that Tong Xiaoya's mood wasn't that bad. Ever since that man appeared behind her, she had been smiling!

"This girl is definitely falling in love!"

Han Wenqing and Tan Lu muttered quietly as they walked toward the dormitory.

"What do you think is going on?" Tan Lu asked Han Wenqing, puzzled.

Today's events had truly baffled her. She had thought those black-suited bodyguards were Wang Jie's men, but now it seemed they weren't.

Not only that, judging by their demeanor, they were clearly people of great wealth and status.

"I'm not sure, but if I remember correctly, that Senior Fan is rumored to have married a very wealthy man, right?" Han Wenqing thought for a moment and said slowly.

"Right, right, right. I saw a post online saying that a while ago, Wang Qiang—the one who acted in 'A World Without Thieves'—beat up a reporter for asking if Senior Fan was pregnant after being kept as a mistress." Tan Lu's eyes lit up as she quickly added.

At this time, although information didn't spread as fast as in later years, there were already some gossip posts online.

Moreover, since students at the Central Academy of Drama were half in the entertainment circle and paid attention to such news, Tan Lu naturally knew about it.

Beating a reporter!

Pregnant before marriage!

Kept as a mistress!

Such highly topical content would spark huge discussions at any time.

"Really?"

Han Wenqing didn't usually go online much and wasn't clear on this news. Hearing Tan Lu mention it, she suddenly became interested.

"Of course it's true." Tan Lu blinked and quickly explained, "I mean the part about beating the reporter is true. As for the other stuff, that's obviously nonsense, isn't it? Even the counselor knows her husband, and with such a big show today, do you think it's possible she's being kept?"

People have their own reasoning abilities. Even if art students weren't top in academics, they could still tell truth from fiction.

Given the scene just now, anyone who said Fan Baobao was being kept must have water in their brain!

They were clearly a married couple!

"What else can you expect from those reporters?" Han Wenqing curled her lips. "In recent years, domestic reporters have lost all boundaries. They'll say anything."

"Exactly." Tan Lu agreed deeply. "Those people deserve a beating!"

As women, they naturally understood how disgusting it was for a female actress to be slandered with labels like being kept, so they felt displeased with the beaten reporter.

Fan Baobao naturally didn't know she had gained two allies. She was now busy observing Tan Kaixuan and Tong Xiaoya.

There was no helping it—these two were just too interesting.

To be honest, this was the first time she had seen Tan Kaixuan behave like this in front of someone.

"How about we find another place to sit for a while?"

Zhao Fusheng was really feeling a bit awkward and spoke helplessly.

The women exchanged glances. Zheng Yao and Dong Chenxi looked at each other and said, "Um, we won't join you. We still have a meeting to get back to."

Meeting?!

This time even Zhao Fusheng looked at Zheng Yao speechlessly, thinking to himself, you remember now that you have a meeting to attend? Where was that thought earlier?

But he also understood that Zheng Yao and the others were afraid Tong Xiaoya and Tan Kaixuan would be too embarrassed, so he nodded: "Alright, you go back first."

Zheng Yao and the others took their leave. Before leaving, these unscrupulous individuals each left their business cards and phone numbers with Tong Xiaoya, saying they should get together sometime.

Tong Xiaoya found it both amusing and exasperating, but at Tan Kaixuan's signal, she accepted them.

Tan Kaixuan's thinking was simple: even if he and Tong Xiaoya became strangers in the future, it wouldn't be a bad thing for her to know Dong Chenxi and the others.

Of course, he said this under Zhao Fusheng's gaze, and what greeted him was Zhao Fusheng's unrelenting sneer.

"What are you laughing at?"

Tan Kaixuan said somewhat guiltily.

Zhao Fusheng shrugged: "Nothing. I just think someone is really clever and smart. Impressive, impressive!"

"Um, let's just go." Even Tong Xiaoya could see Tan Kaixuan's embarrassment and spoke up to rescue him.

Zhao Fusheng smiled at that and didn't say anything more.

In fact, he could tell that the current situation was that this girl named Tong Xiaoya liked Tan Kaixuan, but Tan Kaixuan himself didn't yet know what he felt.

People, after all, sometimes go through phases where they don't know what they want.

It was understandable.

As long as he didn't miss the person he shouldn't miss.

After Dong Chenxi and the others left, the number of bodyguards nearby naturally decreased, leaving only a few. To avoid causing trouble for the many guards, Zhao Fusheng suggested they just sit somewhere nearby for a while.

Tan Kaixuan naturally had no objection, and Fan Baobao was also a bit tired, so they found a cold drink shop nearby and sat down.

"Yaya, I'm really sorry about today."

After sitting down and ordering, Zhao Fusheng said to Tong Xiaoya, "They were just curious, no ill intentions."

Regardless, Fan Baobao and the others' behavior, in a sense, was an intrusion into her normal life. In Zhao Fusheng's view, he should apologize both emotionally and logically.

"Yeah, we really meant no harm. We were just curious about you." Fan Baobao quickly added.

"Curious?"

Tong Xiaoya was a bit bewildered.

"Mm, curious." Fan Baobao nodded. "You don't know, Tan Kaixuan he..."

Before she could finish, Tan Kaixuan rudely interrupted her: "Zhao Fusheng, control your wife!"

Zhao Fusheng burst out laughing, nodded, and signaled Fan Baobao to stop.

After thinking for a moment, Zhao Fusheng said to Tong Xiaoya, "My wife isn't feeling well. I'll take her home now. You two, take your time chatting."

Tong Xiaoya looked bewildered, nodded, and watched Zhao Fusheng and Fan Baobao leave.

"They're good people." Tan Kaixuan was silent for a moment, then said helplessly, "Mm, just a bit too curious."

Tong Xiaoya blinked her big eyes, recalling the earlier situation, and nodded in agreement.

These people were indeed textbook cases of extreme curiosity.

"I'm sorry they disturbed you today." Tan Kaixuan said to Tong Xiaoya.

Regardless, it was indeed Fan Baobao and the others who were in the wrong today.

"It's okay." Tong Xiaoya smiled radiantly. "I'm very happy to see you."

That was her honest feeling. Seeing Tan Kaixuan was like a sudden light in the darkness, enough to illuminate her life.

Tan Kaixuan smiled. No matter what, having someone say that to him made him happy.

"How have you been these past couple of days?"

Tan Kaixuan thought for a moment and asked Tong Xiaoya.

Tong Xiaoya was startled, then smiled: "Pretty good. You know, as performance majors, we spend most of our time figuring out how to act."

Regardless, she didn't want Tan Kaixuan to get involved in her current troubles.

In Tong Xiaoya's view, this was probably the only thing she could do for the man in front of her.

Tan Kaixuan didn't notice the strangeness in Tong Xiaoya's tone. It wasn't that he wasn't smart enough; it was because he was a man, and he already felt somewhat guilty toward Tong Xiaoya, so he didn't dare look at her expression too closely.

"That's good." Tan Kaixuan nodded, hesitated, and then asked, "Um, are you hungry? Want to get something to eat?"

Tong Xiaoya looked at his somewhat clumsy demeanor and couldn't help but laugh again.

This guy really always managed to bring a smile to people's faces.