Quick Transmigration: The Queen's Worlds

As soon as they were far enough from Fu Sihan and whoever that women next to him was, Xia Zhilan immediately apologized to Liu Jianhong.

"I'm really sorry about that, Liu Jianhong... I didn't know how to stop him from bothering me..." Xia Zhilan said apologetically as she bowed her head

"It's fine. I'm glad I could help in some way," he said warmly.

'You didn't even do anything' his system, System 053, said condescendingly 'I even told you what to do but you just stood there doing nothing. Why did I get paired with such a useless host?"

'Shut up!' Liu Jianhong's eyebrow twitched slightly 'What did you want me to do? The female lead was going off on him. Even the male lead couldn't say anything back.'

"How about I treat you to dinner after filming today? My treat as an apology!" Xia Zhilan asked with a smile, her eyes twinkling brilliantly.

'This guy's kinda weird... He looks slightly angry but he's trying to hide it and now he just looks constipated' Xia Zhilan suddenly thought as she stared at his face.

"Since your offering, I guess I have no choice but to accept" he chuckled.

"Wait for me after we're done filming, okay? Qianqian told me that there's a really nice restaurant a couple of blocks away." Zhilan said happily as she turned to the dressing rooms.

...

Liu Jianhong sat watching the stunningly beautiful woman across him. The soft golden light from the crystal chandelier above her seemed to extenuate her delicate features. Even the way she ate seemed to exude an elegant and noble aura. Liu Jianhong, despite being a transmigrator who had been in many worlds and seen many types of people, couldn't help admire the woman in front of him.

'Protagonists are always so blessed... But this one in particular clearly outshines the other I've seen.' Jianhong thought 'This world isn't even that high-levelled so this woman must be truly loved by the heavens.'

Xia Zhilan looked up at the man sitting in front of her who was charismatically sharing stories about his life and took a small sip out of her glass to hide the mocking smile on her face.

She chuckled inwardly.

'Isn't it kinda funny? Two random people telling each other about their lives which they themselves have not lived, stories that aren't even their own.'

Xia Zhilan stared into Liu Jianhong's dark eyes deeply.

Despite the cheerful and happy face he wore, the depth of his eyes was completely calm and so was hers.

Xia Zhilan smiled warmly at the man in front of her and nodded her head, seemingly attentively whilst he continued with 'his' story.

'This is kind of entertaining... We're both completely lying to each other but only one of us knows it. It's almost like we're acting in a play.'

Suddenly Xia Zhilan's eyes locked onto another pair of eyes that was halfway across the room.

Zhilan g.r.o.a.n.e.d inwardly.

'Is there something wrong?" Jianhong asked, seeing the strange expression in Zhilan's face.

"I'm really sorry... It's that guy from before again and he's coming this way...."

The moment they locked eyes, Fu Sihan immediately stood up and started walking towards them, ignoring whoever he was dining with.

Unexpectedly, the male lead's face was exceptionally completely calm, without a trace of anger that he had before.

"Xia Zhilan."

"Fu Sihan, what a coincidence for us to meet again," Zhilan replied calmly.

"Indeed it is. Since I'm here, I want to apologize for my behaviour earlier. You don't have to accept my apology but I want you to know that I'm truly sorry." Fu Sihan said with a sincere expression.

'Lies. You aren't sorry at all.' Xia Zhilan immediately saw through his acting. 'What is this man planning...?' she thought to herself.

Zhilan quickly glanced back to his table.

A balding middle-aged man dressed in a smart suit, who seemed quite wealthy, was sitting there with Fu Sihan's assistant, Miao Zhiling.

Xia Zhilan raised her eyebrows.

Before she could say a word back to Fu Sihan, he had already turned back around towards his table.

Zhilan let out a small chuckle.

"That was surprising. I thought he'd make a huge fuss again like before. This is a complete 180. " Liu Jianhong said, surprised.

'How suspicious...' he thought ' The male lead definitely won't give up on her that quickly... What is he planning?'

"I know right! That was kind of weird but he's in the past now, hopefully."

"Ahh, but it's actually too bad... Now I don't have an excuse to invite you out anymore!" Xia Zhilan said whilst laughing softly.

"You don't need an excuse. I'd always be happy to go out if it's Zhilan asking."

"Really? Aren't you going to be busy, Your Majesty?"

"I'll always have time to spare for you." Liu Jianhong said, unashamedly.

"You better stick to your words then, Jianhong." Xia Zhilan said she continued eating her dinner.

'Fu Sihan you wanna play that game? Then I'll gladly play along with you...' A sly grin slowly appeared on Xia Zhilan's face.