91: Chapter 91 Shen Qingxue terminated her contract and actually came to seek refuge with me?

The next day, at 9:00 AM.

Lu Li was sleeping soundly. In his dream, he was sitting on a luxury yacht, holding a one-liter bucket of yogurt in his left hand and a small spiny lobster in his right.

Just as he was about to put it into his mouth, his phone rang.

Lu Li rolled over, not wanting to bother with it.

But the person calling was clearly more patient than him. The ringing stopped, then started again; it stopped, and then started again.

Over and over, it was like a damn death summons.

Lu Li grabbed his phone, without even opening his eyes, directly swiped to answer, and spoke in an extremely impatient tone.

"Hello? Who is this!!!"

The other end of the line fell silent.

Lu Li frowned, sensing something was a bit off. Subconsciously, he pulled the phone away from his ear and squinted at the screen.

Shen Qingxue.

Three words were clearly printed on the screen.

More than half of Lu Li's sleepiness instantly vanished. He hurriedly pressed the phone back against his ear, and his voice unconsciously softened quite a bit.

"Um... how is it you, hello?"

He was completely dumbfounded. Why would Shen Qingxue contact him?

The other end of the phone fell silent for another moment.

Then, Shen Qingxue's voice came through, word by word, completely devoid of emotion.

"It's me, Shen! Qing! Xue!"

Lu Li's mouth twitched, feeling so awkward that his toes practically curled up a three-bedroom, two-living-room house.

"Haha... um... good morning. How do you have time to call me?"

"I need you for something."

Shen Qingxue's tone returned to her usual aloofness, but a hint of unusual seriousness could be faintly detected.

"You're in Modu right now, aren't you?"

Lu Li was stunned for a moment.

"That's right, what's wrong?"

"Send me your location."

Lu Li was even more baffled, subconsciously sitting up straight.

"Send location? What are you up to?"

The other end of the line fell silent for a second, and then Shen Qingxue's voice sounded again, carrying a hint of helplessness in her tone.

"You don't know what happened?"

"What? What happened?"

Lu Li wore a blank look.

"Send me your location first, and then go online to find out."

With that, Shen Qingxue hung up the phone.

Lu Li stared at the phone screen, stunned for several seconds.

What was going on? Why was she being so inexplicable?

Although he had doubts in his heart, he still opened WeChat and sent a location to Shen Qingxue.

Then he exited WeChat and clicked on Weibo.

Before he could even search, a trending search ranking right at the top of the hot search list was strikingly prominent.

[Shocking! National Goddess Shen Qingxue and Starlight Entertainment part ways, successfully terminating her contract at a painful cost!]

When he saw this news, Lu Li was completely dumbfounded.

No, what kind of game was Shen Qingxue playing? As soon as the show ended on this side, you terminated your contract on that side? So decisive?

He stared at that trending topic for several seconds, his brain spinning at high speed.

Shen Qingxue's tone on the phone just now, coupled with this trending topic, plus her asking him for his location...

Lu Li suddenly realized something and abruptly sat up from the sofa.

Holy crap, could Shen Qingxue possibly be coming to depend on him?

As soon as this thought popped up, Lu Li hurriedly shook his head, wanting to shake it out.

Stop being so narcissistic. Why would she leave her own matters unhandled and run over to find a third-rate minor star like him?

Although he thought that way in his heart, his body was very honest.

Lu Li bounced off the sofa, rushed into the bathroom, brushed his teeth, and changed his clothes, all in one smooth motion.

Before long, looking at his brand-new self, Lu Li nodded with satisfaction, then opened the door and went downstairs to wait in advance.

When he walked to the entrance of the residential compound, Lu Li stood by the roadside with his hands in his pockets, pretending to wait for a car nonchalantly.

After about ten minutes, a taxi slowly stopped at the entrance of the residential compound.

The back door opened, and a girl wearing a hat, sunglasses, and a face mask stepped down.

Lu Li recognized her at a glance.

Although Shen Qingxue was wrapped up tightly, the two of them had after all had "intimate" contact for several days, and he recognized her the moment he saw that figure.

Shen Qingxue quickly closed the car door, carrying two moderately sized suitcases, her gaze piercing through her sunglasses and falling on Lu Li.

Although her eyes couldn't be seen through the sunglasses, Lu Li inexplicably had a feeling of being locked onto.

He subconsciously straightened his posture.

Shen Qingxue walked over, stopped in front of him, looked him up and down, and then spoke indifferently.

"How long have you been waiting?"

"Not long."

Lu Li scratched his head, his gaze unconsciously glancing behind her.

"Just you alone?"

Shen Qingxue nodded slightly.

"Mhm."

"Where is your assistant?"

"None."

"What about your manager?"

"None either."

"Then the others couldn't possibly..."

"Correct, none of them are left."

Lu Li opened his mouth. Good heavens, this wasn't just "three-nos"; this was countless "nos".

But he was still very curious about what on earth was going on with Shen Qingxue. There were just too many questions he wanted to ask, yet he didn't know which one to start with.

In the end, Lu Li just turned sideways and jerked his chin toward the residential compound.

"Go to my place for a cup of tea first? Then we'll talk?"

Shen Qingxue nodded.

Seeing this, Lu Li naturally helped her pick up her luggage and then walked inside.

Shen Qingxue quickly followed behind.

The two of them walked side by side on the concrete path of the residential compound. Lu Li had his hands in his pockets, taking very slow steps, and occasionally glanced at her out of the corner of his eye.

Shen Qingxue wore a hat and sunglasses, making her expression unclear, but her walking posture remained composed, looking not rushed at all.

Lu Li couldn't help speaking up.

"Um... I saw the trending search."

"Mhm."

"You terminated your contract with Starlight Entertainment?"

"Mhm."

"How much did you pay in compensation?"

Shen Qingxue turned her head to look at him and calmly stated a number.

Lu Li gasped a breath of cold air.

Good grief, even the fraction of what this sister paid in compensation would be enough to break him.

"Then what are you going to do next?"

Shen Qingxue looked at him with a half-smile, and then spoke.

"As you can see, I have nothing left. It's just that you seem like a pretty decent person, so I had no choice but to come and depend on you for the time being."

Lu Li's mouth twitched.

He really wanted to add that his temple here was too small to accommodate a giant Buddha like her.

But considering Shen Qingxue's current situation, he still held back and didn't say it out loud.

"That feels quite a coincidence." Lu Li said casually.

"Coincidence?"

Shen Qingxue looked at him in confusion.

Lu Li scratched his head, unable to figure out where to begin for a moment, so he simply described his conversation with Sister Wang yesterday.

After listening, Shen Qingxue's emotions were much calmer than imagined.

"That's pretty good, fewer shackles."

Lu Li shrugged. This was pretty much what he thought too—fewer of those rigid restrictions.

Before long, the two quickly arrived at the door.

Lu Li took out the key and opened the door.

"Please come in. It's just a bit messy, make yourself at home."

Shen Qingxue glanced around the room, a trace of curiosity finally appearing in her eyes.

Originally, she thought opening the door would reveal finished takeout boxes, unthrown trash, or randomly tossed smelly socks.

But after sweeping her gaze around, to be honest, the room was much cleaner than she had imagined.