Step Aside, My CEO Ex-Husband! Chapter 1188 - 1190: Extra Story 23

He jolted awake and sat up, glancing at the bed and seeing she was already gone.

He lifted the quilt and immediately got out of bed, rushing toward the door barefoot without even bothering with shoes. His hand had just landed on the doorknob when the door was pushed open.

He took two steps back and stopped, as Xia Ting pushed the door open, came in, and closed it.

He went up at once and pulled her into his arms, hugging her very, very tightly.

His voice trembled as he gritted his teeth and asked, "Where did you go?!"

"I went to see Xingyun, and I bought breakfast on the way back for you."

"Why didn’t you tell me! I thought you..."

"I’m not going to leave."

"From now on, no matter where you go, you have to tell me first, got it?!" Chen Li closed his eyes and let out a breath. He’d slept too deeply last night.

He hadn’t noticed at all that she got up and went out. If she had left quietly, what would he have done!

Luckily she didn’t leave, thank god!

"Got it." Xia Ting nodded.

After Chen Li finished washing up, he ate breakfast slowly while watching a drama.

Xia Ting was scrolling Weibo on her phone, and she was stunned by the trending posts she saw.

How come there were photos of her? She tapped into Chen Li’s Weibo and finally figured out what had happened over the past few days.

She looked up at him, sitting there eating breakfast. He must have been really frantic.

He actually asked his fans to help look for her. This idiot...

She exited Weibo and asked, "Why did you post my photo? Now all your fans have my picture!"

"Isn’t it good for them to get to know you early? That way when they find out you’re with me later, they won’t be too shocked to accept it."

"You were too impulsive. How can you butt heads with the company just because of me? It’s not worth it!" Xia Ting said anxiously. She was really moved by what he’d done.

But it was really bad for him and would stir up unnecessary trouble.

"I don’t give a damn about that shitty company!"

"You’re not allowed to talk like that. No matter what, they’re still the ones who made you popular."

"I have the popularity I do today because of you, not because of those greedy people who are just using me!"

"Just put up with it a bit longer. When the contract’s up, then think about signing with another agency."

"I want to go independent. I don’t want to sign with any company anymore." Chen Li voiced his thoughts. He didn’t want to be under anyone’s thumb.

When you’re signed to a company you can’t even decide your own love life. You’re restricted in everything and have no freedom. He’d had enough!

"Go independent?" Xia Ting frowned.

"Yeah, set up my own studio and be my own boss!" Chen Li nodded firmly.

"Okay, I’ll support you!" Xia Ting answered with a smile. Whatever he wanted to do, she would back him.

Worst case, they’d just go back to having nothing. What was there to be afraid of.

The two of them looked at each other and smiled. As long as she (he) was there, there was nothing to be afraid of!

They’d already gone through so much hardship; there was nothing left to scare them!

After staying in the hotel for a day, Chen Li and Xia Ting went back.

Once they were back, Chen Li resumed work. With her by his side, he worked even harder.

Because he had suddenly taken off a few days before, he’d delayed the crew’s schedule.

To express his apologies, Chen Li treated the entire crew to dinner and karaoke.

He also threw himself into filming. He did all the fight scenes himself.

His serious attitude and hard work cut down on the number of NGs, and he caught up with the crew’s original schedule.

Seeing him work so hard, the director stopped being angry about his sudden disappearance earlier.

Today they were shooting a fight scene, and Chen Li got so into it that he ended up splitting his head open.

After going to the hospital to get it bandaged, he rushed back to the set to keep filming.

He was sitting in the rest area reading the script. It wasn’t his scene yet.

Xia Ting walked over carrying some water, set the cup down on the table, then bent over and reached out toward his wound.

"Let’s go back to the hospital and have it checked again. What if you have a concussion?"

"I’m fine. They already did the scans, and the doctor said it’s just a superficial wound. Don’t worry." Chen Li took her hand to reassure her. This kind of injury was nothing.

He wanted to finish this drama as soon as possible, then take on more TV shows and movies.