Chapter 299: Sudden Substitution

Xia Ling tilted her head. "I don't want to lie to you."

They were laying on the sofa. Although the sofa was large, it was crowded when two people were squeezing on it. Xia Ling and Li Lei were very close. They were so close that they could hear each other's breathing as he held her hand tightly and did not speak.

She did not want to lie to him?

Li Lei was very clear that recently, she told him a big lie about how she found Lin Yunan. He really wanted to pull her face over and question her. In that split second, he wanted to ferociously destroy her cover-up and see the truth beneath her mask.

Just as he was getting restless, she continued with a low voice. "You treat me so well, and I really want to spend my life with you, but you have your problems, and I have mine... Li Lei, it's just when you had to face your family alone. That's your battlefield, I can't help you with that. In my battlefield, you can't help me too. Even if I say it, it will only make you more worried."

After hearing her soft and powerless voice, his heart softened.

"I can help you." He warmly but stubbornly insisted.

She shook her head in his arms like an exhausted nestling.

He was worried and hurt. "If you don't say it, how do you know that I can't help you?"

"Don't force me to tell you a lie."

The man behind her fell silent for some time. However, he only held her more tightly. "Go to sleep." He said.

She could not sleep in his arms. Originally, she was prepared to rise up to the challenge, but who would have thought that he would easily give up without a fight. She did not know if that was good or not. Initially, she brought up this topic in hopes of giving him more confidence before Extraordinary Risks started, but unfortunately, it had the opposite effect.

She felt that she was really stupid.

As she did not rest well, she was still not in the right state to record songs.

Wei Shaoyin scolded her, her newly appointed manager and the disturbing Boss in the lounge. However, he could not think of a better idea and decided to give her a break.

"You don't need to come tomorrow. Come back when you are in a better mental state."

"No, I still have to come over to record songs tomorrow..." Until now, she and Li Lei could only meet safely without arousing attention in this recording studio.

Wei Shaoyin saw through her true intentions and sneered. "You want to come tomorrow? Sure! If you can't record well tomorrow, you don't need to come back forever!"

Xia Ling wanted to cry.

Li Lei also wanted to cry. He finally understood what she meant by him not being able to help. Although recording songs and Pei Ziheng were two different issues, that feeling of only being able to stand and watch powerlessly was the same.

He did not dare to disturb her anymore and buried his misgivings even deeper in his heart. On the surface, he acted like nothing was wrong.

"Don't give yourself too much pressure." He warmly smiled and comforted her. "Just focus on your job. I will understand. After this is over..." His voice became even more gentle. "Xiao Ling, will you be my girlfriend again?"

"Your family..."

"Haven't you realized that grandpa hasn't bothered you lately? I'm chasing after you now. Do you think he really doesn't know? However, he chose to turn a blind eye to it because he has tacitly approved of your existence." He finally gave her some good news which reassured her a lot. Actually, what she did not know was that it was because of that amulet which tied their fates together. Old Master Li could not bear to kill his grandson.

However, pursuing her was one thing. Being together with her was another.

She could not marry into the Li family, and Li Lei was very clear of that.

However, he did not intend to bother her further. "We will get married, have children, and grow old together." This was his promise of everlasting love. Just like that, he made this promise that afternoon as the golden sun hung in the clear sky and rays of sunlight shone through the windows.

His seemingly sanguine mood affected her, and she smiled as well.

"After this period of time ends? I will consider it." Luo Luo said that she had to give him confidence. It turned out that when Xia Ling could not think of a better plan no matter how hard she racked her brains, this promise was able to satisfy him.

The happiness he wanted was too simple. It was so simple that she felt guilty and grieved.

She went home with similar feelings.

Luo Luo and Hairball surrounded her, and she could not attend to them at once.

"Xiao Ling! Xiao Ling!"

"Meow, meow, meow!"

"Don't rush up!" Xia Ling was in a mess. She first caught Hairball. As Li Lei did not come these few days, she could only wait until she went back to the studio occasionally to bring back some delicious fish slices for Hairball. The kitten identified the smell on her body and knew that she brought back the food that it was thinking about today, which was why it was this enthusiastic.

However, what about Luo Luo?

Xia Ling pushed Luo Luo and Hairball which were clinging on to her like octopuses aside. She opened the box of fish slices, and as she prepared cat food for Hairball, she asked Luo Luo. "What's up?"

"There is huge news!" Luo Luo was very emotional. "Do you know that there are changes regarding the female stars in Extraordinary Risks?"

"Oh?" Xia Ling's expression became serious. She turned around and looked at Luo Luo inquiringly. It couldn't be that either she or Luo Luo were replaced, right?

"It's not us, don't worry." Luo Luo had a lingering fear but was rejoicing. "It's Zhou Yanxue. Someone replaced Zhou Yanxue. She's so miserable, you know. For Extraordinary Risks, she had a few news conferences, and the news was spreading that there might be sparks between her and the three male gods. It was very humiliating that she was kicked out of the show."

That couldn't possibly be! This was more hurtful towards the female star than the male stars. Furthermore, Zhou Yanxue was so high-profile about it.

"What exactly is going on?" Since it was a show that she was also participating in, Xia Ling cared about it. "Who kicked Zhou Yanxue out? Who was she replaced with?"

"She is..." Luo Luo's small face fell.

There was an ominous premonition in Xia Ling's heart. "Who is it?"

"She is... Xia Yu." Luo Luo's voice was low, and she became resentful and emotional again. "She only wanted in because of the high ratings of this program! She insisted on joining the show! It is said that she was competing with you for the third spot, but you defeated her. She wasn't willing to be defeated and was determined to get a place, so she pushed Zhou Yanxue out!"

Luo Luo was part of Imperial Entertainment and was very aware of the news regarding Imperial Entertainment. She knew that Xia Yu intended to join the show from the start. However, Xia Ling was announced as the third participant, so she forgot to mention this to Xia Ling.

Xia Ling's expression became rather complicated. It turns out that she had stepped on Xia Yu unintentionally again!