It was quite a coincidence.
She was the one who had asked him if he wanted anything as a gift.
Now that he mentioned needing a wallet, Xia Qingtian couldn't possibly say she had something else.
And to make matters worse, she had impulsively searched for wallets earlier…
For a moment, she felt a little awkward.
But Xia Qingtian couldn't show it, so she just chuckled and changed the subject, covering up the matter.
Mobius seemed to have just said it in passing, and when Xia Qingtian changed the topic, he followed along, never mentioning birthdays or wallets again.
Only when Xia Qingtian finished her late-night snack and was about to leave did Mobius lean against the doorframe and say to her, "If you don't feel well tomorrow, it's okay to return to the set a few days later. I can inform the crew."
"No, it's only been a short time since filming began, so it's better to proceed smoothly. I'd feel too bad if I held up progress by myself," Xia Qingtian said with a dry laugh. "It's fine, I've been through a lot, this is nothing…"
Before Xia Qingtian could finish, Mobius gently placed his hand on her head, his eyes showing a hint of affection and guilt.
Considering the car accident when he first met Xia Qingtian, and then the events at Mount Shen, and the Camille Manor incident, they were all more or less related to him.
It was impossible not to feel a bit guilty.
Xia Qingtian was slightly startled, then remembered their handshake in the car. A blush appeared on her cheeks, and she patted Mobius's hand away with a dry laugh, "I'm not a child. Goodnight, goodnight."
Waving goodbye, Xia Qingtian walked directly to the apartment opposite hers, unlocked her door, and closed it in one smooth motion.
Finally, in the darkness of the room, she leaned against the door behind her, her cheeks flushed, her heart beating erratically. Only when she heard the door closing opposite hers did Xia Qingtian slide down the door and collapse by the doorframe.
Oh my gosh…
Could she… have developed feelings?
"Snap out of it!" Xia Qingtian lightly slapped her cheeks with her hands. "You still have dreams to pursue, revenge to seek, and the Xia family to protect, to keep the Xia Corporation!"
"Men will only slow down your sword!"
"Once I have money, the situation is stable, and there are no more uncertainties."
"Then I'll poach Mobius into my own company. Once the office door is closed, what kind of play can't be had?"
"This is no time for a love-struck brain!"
"Fools willingly fall into degeneracy, the wise do not fall into love!"
"Snap out of it!" Xia Qingtian cupped her face with both hands, took a deep breath, but still felt like pink bubbles were swirling around her. A golden-haired cherub, naked and with wings, was aiming a small bow and arrow at her, and she couldn't dodge it.
Taking out her phone, Xia Qingtian decided to give herself a wake-up call.
She directly cleared her search history and searched for a film and television entertainment company in City L.
Seeing the smiling face of the main person in charge of the new project, Xia Qingtian instantly became completely sober.
Calming herself down, Xia Qingtian clicked to view the specific project details.
Upon seeing it, Xia Qingtian couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Coincidentally, this latest project from the L City Film and Television Entertainment Company was the one that had always been positioned against "Flower Moon's Most Cherished Spring" in her previous life, and was eventually completely shelved – "Drunken Sword Mandarin Ducks."
As the company's first major project, it had received full funding and boasted a grand cast and crew, aiming to crush its competitors and become a massive hit.
If not for the troublesome incidents that occurred within its ranks, this drama would indeed have been popular for a long time, thanks to its powerful creative team and public relations department.
Clearly knowing the fate of this drama, Xia Qingtian didn't know what to say other than to chuckle.
"Song Junhan… I wonder if you and Mo Jianing will still be… as devoted as ever this lifetime." The scene of Song Junhan and Mo Jianing leaving the fire together in her previous life, disappearing from her sight, seemed to reappear before Xia Qingtian's eyes.
In this life, Song Junhan had a criminal record, was bailed out, and sent to City L to start over. Judging by his current progress, this first project was doomed to be a failure.
Without Xia Qingtian to dub for her, Mo Jianing only had a brief moment of fame before becoming the target of public outcry.
Given Yu Linwan's character, for Mo Jianing to be signed under Wanqing Entertainment was essentially a contract of servitude, and she would likely never have a good outcome.
If these two scumbags could still end up together under such circumstances.
Even Xia Qingtian had to marvel at the profound and peculiar connection between them.
Now that she knew "Drunken Sword Mandarin Ducks" was a project under Song Junhan's management, Xia Qingtian was even more determined to play her role to the fullest.
Since "Drunken Sword Mandarin Ducks" was going to lose anyway, why not let it lose even more spectacularly?
After all, Song Junhan would eventually get used to the feeling and taste of being stepped on.
With that thought, Xia Qingtian went to take a bath, preparing to get enough rest so she could return to the set the next day with good spirits and a good state.
Meanwhile, after seeing Xia Qingtian off, Mobius closed the door and called Wen Jiu.
"I say, Mr. Gu, aren't you guys going a bit too far?" Wen Jiu crouched by a roadside stall, warming her hands, patiently waiting for her skewers and beer.
"I know why you've returned," Mr. Gu's voice came from Wen Jiu's Bluetooth earpiece.
"What? Did the news of me hitting someone at the UN training camp reach you?" Wen Jiu said with a chuckle. "It's true that good news never leaves the house, while bad news travels a thousand miles."
"Regarding the s713 major smuggling case, I've heard about it. It's indeed difficult when domestic administrative personnel in Country Z are involved. It's a case where pulling one string moves the whole bundle. Pushing you, a member of the Wen family, forward was unavoidable." Mr. Gu's tone was as calm as if he were discussing a trivial matter.
"You!" Wen Jiu was stunned, then, remembering Mr. Gu saving her life back then, her expression softened somewhat. "As expected, nothing can be hidden from the all-knowing Mr. Gu."
The incident of hitting someone was merely a pretense; the main purpose was to conceal her return to the country to investigate the entire incident.
This matter shouldn't have fallen to her, but as Mr. Gu said, it was a case where one move affected the entire situation, and it required the intervention of a prominent family.
She, with her peculiar personality, became the prime candidate.
The s713 major smuggling case not only involved weapons, firearms, and contraband drugs, but its entire route was a network of contact and distribution points for terrorist armed groups worldwide.
This was no longer just an issue for Country Z; it involved world security levels, and the higher authorities took it very seriously.
Especially when relevant departments monitored that the location of one of the contact points had been exposed in Country Z, which made it even more critical.
Although the other party was very cunning and quickly cut off ties and re-concealed themselves.
Wen Jiu was still dispatched back to the country to investigate, starting from City Z.
Anything she recorded in her little black book would be investigated and strictly screened by the authorities.
For example, the Yu family, which she noted down today.