Chapter 1974 — She Really Is a Big Star
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Wei Zhao was speechless when he heard it. So none of them had believed it! Still, he could hardly blame his male classmates for their doubts. Back then, if he had not called Xu Shilan right in front of Bai Weituo, Bai Weituo would not have believed he could get her either.
And Xu Shilan had once suffered from migraines, rarely even holding concerts, let alone attending private events. So most people had probably been half doubtful from the start, and once You Panhu put it that way, no one believed it at all.
"That You Panhu really deserves a beating." If Wei Zhao's strength had not been so lacking, with only a fearsome reputation to his name, he would long ago have beaten You Panhu half to death.
But having already offended the Yu family, the Zhao family, and an unknown expert backing the Kang family, Wei Zhao did not want to provoke the Hidden You family for the time being, especially since the Hidden You family was a clan of physicians and healers whose influence could not be underestimated.
"I can't blame him either. He only raised a doubt. As class monitor, I can't exactly forbid my classmates from doubting, can I?" Bai Weituo said with a bitter smile. "Even if Xu Shilan comes tomorrow, the gala starts the day after. Half a day left for rehearsal won't be enough..."
"Let me make another call." Wei Zhao wanted to urge Xu Shilan to see if she could come today.
Hearing this, Bai Weituo was instantly filled with gratitude. He had not expected Wei Zhao to go to such lengths to help him.
Wei Zhao called Xu Shilan again, and this time Xu Shilan answered personally. "Wei Zhao, why are you calling me again?"
"It's like this..." Wei Zhao explained the trouble Bai Weituo had run into, then said, "Could you come a little earlier? Tonight would be best."
"I'm afraid that won't work. Today's schedule is already full, and even tomorrow and the day after are time I had to squeeze out for your sake. Do you think I sit around idle every day?" Xu Shilan was instantly annoyed at his words. Did this guy think she just stayed in one place all day, waiting for his summons?
"There's a saying, how does it go — time is like... uh, forget I said anything." Wei Zhao had meant to crack a joke, but it suddenly occurred to him that he and Xu Shilan were not especially close yet, and a joke like that was best left unmade.
"Dirty!" Xu Shilan snorted at his words.
"You've misunderstood. What I meant was that time is like a sponge soaked in water — squeeze it and water will always come out..." Wei Zhao said.
"How do you know I misunderstood? If you hadn't misunderstood, how would you know that I misunderstood?" Xu Shilan shot back.
Wei Zhao realized that Xu Shilan really was a big star — her reflexes were no ordinary thing. No wonder she could face so many media interviews with perfect composure.
"All right, then can you come?" Wei Zhao asked.
"This is actually very simple to solve. Do you have a computer over there? Let's do a video call. Call all your classmates over, and I'll talk to them myself," Xu Shilan said.
"That's an idea. A computer..." Wei Zhao's gaze fell on Bai Weituo's desk. The kid had brought a laptop, so he said, "We've got one!"
"Then do you have my QQ number? Add me, and I'll send you a video request," Xu Shilan said. "My number is 1212..."
"All right." Wei Zhao noted down Xu Shilan's QQ number and hung up, then said to Bai Weituo, "Go and call all our classmates over. Xu Shilan's going to video chat with them!"
"Ah! Wonderful!" Overjoyed, Bai Weituo bolted out of the dorm to fetch people, while Wei Zhao opened Bai Weituo's laptop and logged into his own QQ account.
Wei Zhao rarely used QQ. He had registered after coming to Songshan City, and had only a handful of contacts — Kang**, the young miss, Xiaoshu and a few others. He had hardly ever used it, and his account level was still only 2.