A week later, Li Xiaoyi was discharged from the hospital. When he left the hospital, he took out a phone from his backpack and called Ling Xiaosu.
On the phone, Ling Xiaosu could hear Li Xiaoyi's slightly hoarse voice, "Thank you, for helping me pay off those debts, and thank you as well."
Ling Xiaosu pursed her lips. The emotions in her eyes were very complicated. Ever since Li Xiao called, she had been feeling a strange emotion.
Li Xiaoyi had done something wrong before when he was at the end of his rope. She had used someone else to find an excuse to get the debt on him. Now that she had paid it off, what was her next plan?
Li Xiao's fingers were a little white as she held the phone. There was not a single trace of blood on her lips. She said to Ling Xiaosu, "I'm sorry, I did something wrong. Please forgive me."
Hearing Li Xiaoyi's words, a strange feeling rose in Ling Xiaosu's heart. He said slowly, "The person you want to apologize to is not me, but Senior Ouyang."
"I know." Li Xiaoyi hurriedly said with a wry smile, "Senior Ouyang, you should hate me a lot now, right?"
Ling Xiaosu didn't answer, but she didn't know either.
Li Xiaoyi, who did not hear the answer laughed hoarsely on the phone, "Did you know? After what happened, I actually shamelessly went to find Senior Ouyang. "
"But he rejected me …" Li Xiao paused for a moment. She spoke in a very soft voice, but Ling Xiaosu still heard it over the phone.
Ouyang Ke did not tell her that Li Xiao had gone to find him … Perhaps his actions were to protect a girl's final pride.
If it was her alone, Ling Xiaosu would listen attentively to Li Xiaoyi, who was still talking on the phone. If it was her, she would probably behave the same way as Ouyang Ke.
"I... are preparing to leave the entertainment circle. " As if he had made a huge decision, Li Xiao said to Ling Xiaosu on the phone.
Exit the entertainment circle? Ling Xiaosu was slightly surprised. Li Xiaoyi was leaving the entertainment circle? Why? There was no need to do so now that the debt had been paid off.
She hadn't heard Ling Xiaosu speak for a long time. Li Xiao lifted her gaze and looked at the manager who had helped her pack her things. She exhaled and said, "I used to do this for the sake of living comfortably, but now there's no need. Thank you and I really did it for me. I …"
"If you want to leave this circle, how are you going to survive?" Ling Xiaosu asked Li Xiaoyi as he tightened his grip on his phone.
She was already on fire, no longer having to struggle with the second or third tier artists. In the future, she could live the life she wanted, no longer having to live the life she had before.
Ling Xiaosu thought, wasn't the reason why an artist had to struggle in this circle for so long? If he quit when he was red, how would Li Xiaoyi survive?
"Ling Xiaosu." Li Xiaoyi called out Ling Xiaosu's name for the first time, "Did you know? I have a history of mental illness, and if the media knew about it, I wouldn't be able to survive. "
Li Xiaoyi's agent had packed up his stuff and turned around to look at Li Xiaoyi. Li Xiaoyi continued, "So to choose to quit when I was at my peak is the best result for me. No one can keep a secret for a long time, so sooner or later people will find out."
Thus, it was best for her to withdraw during her most popular time. At the very least, no one would despise her during her time of corruption.
I can help you keep this secret... Ling Xiaosu opened her mouth and swallowed the words that were about to escape her mouth.
Li Xiaoyi had made up his mind to leave the circle. The next day, he had the manager hold a press conference, announce that he would leave the circle, and even cancel his appointment with the brokerage company.
Ling Xiaosu watched Li Xiaoyi's interview on the television with mixed feelings.
Li Xiaoyi was still pale, with a little lipstick on his lips and a slight smile on his face. At least he looked more energetic than when he was lying in the hospital.
Ling Xiaosu couldn't bear to watch any longer. He opened up his Weibo and started to search. However, the search number one on Weibo was the news that Li Xiaoyi was about to leave the entertainment industry.
Chen An had sent her a private message: "Sister Ling, Sister Xiaoyi has left the entertainment circle. Did you know that?"
Ling Xiaosu threw her hand on the sofa and leaned against it, looking up at the ceiling.
Of course she knew that Li Xiaoyi was about to leave the entertainment industry. She knew it earlier than anyone else that she was the first person to know about it.
"Ding Ling Ling!"
The phone rang. Ling Xiaosu thought that Yan Xu Yan was calling her again. After all, ever since Yan Xu Yan had met with her, she had always called frequently to harass him.
Ling Xiaosu's tone was harsh as he answered, "Yan Xu Yan, how many times have I told you? Don't call me again. Do you not understand what I'm saying?"
Ling Xiaosu admitted that her tone was a little harsh, but she was getting annoyed.
"Xiaoxiao, you …"
Ling Xiaosu perked up. The voice was not that of Yan Xu Yan, but rather that of his own mother.
"Xiaoxiao, what did you say just now?" It was indeed Mother Ling. Ling Xiaosu heard her mother say, "Who is Yan Xu Yan?"
Startled, Ling Xiaosu quickly explained, "No, you heard wrong, mother."
"You said I misheard you. You said you shouldn't call me again. Does this person called Yan Qiyan always call you?" Mother Ling instantly realized that her daughter was lying. Although she didn't usually care about her daughter's matters, she still knew a little bit about her daughter's matters.
"No, mom, you really heard wrong. What do you mean by always calling me …" The more Ling Xiaosu lied in front of her mother, the more guilty she became.
Mother Ling knew her daughter's personality and sighed. "Xiaoxiao, you haven't been home much recently. Aren't you too busy?"
Ling Xiaosu's heart skipped a beat as he thought to himself, "Yeah, I seem to be really busy these days and haven't gone back yet."
As he thought about it, Ling Xiaosu felt a little guilty. She said gently, "I'm sorry, mother …"
"There is no need to be sorry between mother and daughter. When you have time tomorrow, go home." Mother Ling was also worried. Recently, her daughter had always avoided coming home, causing her to feel like her daughter had already been married off.
Ling Xiaosu obediently replied, "I will be back tomorrow."
"Oh, right!" Mother Ling knocked her head as she suddenly thought of something and said to Ling Xiaosu, "You should also bring the boy who appeared at home back for a look. He can't possibly be hiding his face forever."
Wha, what boy? Ling Xiaosu was dumbfounded.
Not hearing Ling Xiaosu's reply, Mother Ling thought that her daughter was shy and said with a laugh, "The one I called loudly last time. I thought she looked pretty good, so I brought her back to take a look when I was free. Since my daughter is old, it's only right for me to have a boyfriend."
Wha, what the hell? Boy? A heaven defying official?
Ling Xiaosu was not lightly taken aback. From what her mother had said, she could be considered to be the boy that her mother had mentioned.