Chapter 222
Fortunately, Jiang Zhiyu was clear-headed and acknowledged that although she claimed to be a fan, she also said it was just a hobby. She could distinguish between reality and the online world. Qin Wei was now her teammate and they would continue to get along well.
At this time, Zhou Fang leaving first still made Qin Wei somewhat worried.
Indeed, things like being a fan or chasing stars were trivial. It would not be good to lose temper over this and cause some incident.
Besides, no matter how bad the relationship was, they were still teammates. She was just a 17 or 18-year-old child. Qin Wei could not resent her.
"Let's go. If we hurry we may still catch up to her."
Qin Wei stood up, shouldered her backpack, and started walking forward.
The four people still had nothing to say on the road. So Qin Wei asked Ye Jiahe:
"You also don't like Qiao Sixiao?"
"I don't really. I'm a mom fan, not a girlfriend fan or a wife fan. I don't care who you're with as long as you work hard earnestly. "
Ye Jiahe's reply left Qin Wei a little confused:
"I have girlfriend fans and wife fans too?"
Ye Jiahe nodded:
"Yeah, not as many as mom fans though."
As she spoke, she glanced at Han Zhou again and lowered her voice:
"She is a CP fan. I don't reject it, but I feel like they always force you to do fan service. I feel bad for you."
"I'm not really forced to do it..."
Qin Wei whispered.
"Who forced them? They really like each other!"
Han Zhou had obviously heard them. She didn't want to pay attention at first, but they had poked her sore spot now so she had to say something.
"But it's not real..."
Qin Wei felt like she was sweating...
"Shut up, did I ask you?"
Han Zhou got angry with her again.
Qin Wei: "?"
"Who do you think you are?"
Ye Jiahe flared up again.
Qin Wei walked over to stand between them and told them both to shut up:
"That's enough, don't talk. Good heavens, isn't this all just entertainment? How did it become your career?"
"Chasing stars should just be a recreational activity during breaks from work and meals. The most important thing for you right now is to strive to improve yourselves..."
"Qin Wei, shut up!"
Ye Jiahe and Han Zhou rarely agreed on something.
"....Okay."
...
After walking for half an hour, it was almost 5 o'clock and there was still no sign of Zhou Fang. She had left just a few minutes earlier than them. So the group of four quickened their pace, but they didn't see her all along the way.
When they turned left at the fork in the road, someone called out to them:
"Go this way, not that way."
Someone not far away flashed a flashlight at them.
But...
Jiang Zhiyu looked down at the sign at her feet. It clearly pointed in the direction they were walking.
The other party quickly understood what they meant:
Qin Wei silently put the little bear back in her pocket.
...
"I was walking at the very back of the squad the whole time. I just met your teammates earlier and told them all to go back. If you're scared, you can go back too. It's not your duty to find people."
As Song Huan spoke, she looked back at Qin Wei.
"Does Instructor Song think I'll pass muster?"
With no cameras around, Qin Wei didn't hesitate to roll her eyes at her and retorted directly:
"She's my teammate who got lost. It's only right for me to look for her."
"You just don't dare to go back alone, right?"
Song Huan asked her, but she was never worried. After all, she had been secretly following them the whole time so nothing could happen.
Qin Wei laughed in anger:
"Funny. Why would I not dare? If anything, Instructor Song shouldn't assume everyone else is afraid just because she herself is."
Song Huan still wasn't annoyed. She just felt that Qin Wei was quite gutsy.
Extra points.
The two continued walking forward. The surroundings were deathly still. Whenever the scops owl or other birds cried out, Qin Wei would jump in fright.
But she was too proud to admit she was scared. She just used the excuse that the road was difficult to traverse.
"I rarely go online to check entertainment news. I'm a little curious, tell me about things in your circle, okay?"
When it was quiet at night, amidst the chirping insects if no one talked for a while, it would make people feel restless.
So while searching, Song Huan started making small talk.
"What else could be going on? It's the same as any other industry: clock in and out, work overtime. Nothing much to say."
Qin Wei wasn't very interested in this topic and casually brushed it off with a few sentences.
"My teammate said that you guys wear the most high-end clothes, go to the most luxurious consumer locations, eat the best cuisine, and chat about love with handsome men and beauties. How is that the same as other industries?"
Song Huan retorted.
Yes, she had imagined such things herself in the beginning too, but the reality?
Many things came to mind, but they turned into just a few words out of her mouth:
"It depends on the person."
She had expected Qin Wei to hurriedly deny this and then desperately try to prove how hard she worked and how difficult this industry was, passionately arguing in self-defense.
But she didn't. Song Huan was very surprised.
"It will be dawn soon."
Song Huan stopped and looked up at the sky. Without even needing to check her watch, just based on her own grasp of time, she knew it was already 7 AM.
"Let's head back."
Song Huan said to Qin Wei.
"But..."
"No buts."
Song Huan cut her off mid-sentence,
"Based on my judgment of time, Zhou Fang should have almost reached the military camp by now."
Qin Wei reacted for a bit:
"So you mean, you knew she wasn't here??"
"Yes."
Song Huan admitted it readily without a second thought.
"Holy sh*t!"