Chapter 41

When Su Xingyao returned to the villa, she found some materials piled in the yard and several workers were busy coming in and out.

Aunt Zhang was standing by the lawn and waved to him enthusiastically when she saw him come back.

"Xiao Su, you're back."

Su Xingyao looked at the workers moving materials back and forth, and walked over to Aunt Zhang with a suitcase, "Aunt Zhang, what are you doing?"

Aunt Zhang pointed to the building behind the villa to Su Xingyao.

"Mr. Lu wants to reinstall the building."

Su Xingyao followed Aunt Zhang's line of sight.

As far as he knew, the Lu family's villa had been decorated very well.

Logically speaking, there is no need to redecorate the house midway.

However, Su Xingyao did not pry into other people's private preferences, so she did not ask any further questions.

As he walked around the decoration materials and went inside, Su Xingyao looked back again.

I feel like these decoration materials seem a little familiar.

After returning to the bedroom, Su Xingyao took out the dog doll clothes to wash them.

He then watered the juice balcony in the room.

After doing all this, he took out paper and pen and habitually drew a sketch on it first.

The next game was in two weeks, and during this time, he had to design the doll costume for the third game.

The inspirations for his doll costumes in the previous two games were all ready-made. He was so familiar with the images of sunset and coral that he had already designed the final appearance almost as soon as he put pen to paper.

But this time, he was somewhat clueless.

□□Bear, little white rabbit, snow leopard, panda...

There are actually a lot of animal options in my head, but when I pick up the pen, I can't draw some of them for some reason.

Su Xingyao, who was at a loss, lowered his head and shook the pen beside his cheek worriedly, and fell into deep thought in front of the design paper that he had wasted eighteen drafts.

It's really frustrating when I have no inspiration, and nothing I write feels right.

Su Xingyao was thinking hard like this, and he didn't know how long he had been sitting there.

It was not until the evening when he heard a polite knock on the door that he came to his senses.

Su Xingyao got up to open the door, but saw Lu Jiuxu at the door who couldn't help laughing when he saw her for the first time.

Lu Jiuxu's gaze fell from top to bottom.

It first swept across Su Xingyao's slightly furrowed brows, and finally fell on the left side of his cheek with three red marks.

It's like a cat's whiskers were drawn there.

"You turned into coral." Lu Jiuxu said.

"Um?"

Su Xingyao looked at the other party in confusion.

coral?

Seeing that Su Xingyao didn't think about the cat, Lu Jiuxu stretched out his hand and drew three times on his face, "There are three red marks here."

Su Xingyao finally reacted.

He picked up the pen in his hand and saw at a glance that the pen he had been distracted from earlier had leaked ink...

Su Xingyao quickly took a wet tissue and wiped her cheek according to the position the other party said.

Then he looked up and asked Lu Jiuxu, "Are you done?"

Lu Jiuxu, who was used as a human mirror, repositioned him, "There is still a little bit here."

Following the other party's instructions, Su Xingyao rubbed her entire left face vigorously with the tissue.

Because he rubbed really hard, his face turned red in an instant.

Lu Jiuxu couldn't bear to see Su Xingyao treating his pretty face so roughly, so he reached out to help him.

"here."

He spoke in a low voice and helped Su Xingyao wipe off the last trace through a tissue.

Compared to Su Xingyao's strength, Lu Jiuxu is much gentler.

But the other person was so patient and gentle that Su Xingyao was a little dazed the moment her cheek and his fingers touched through the thin wet tissue.

"alright."

When Lu Jiuxu threw the used wet wipes into the trash can, he saw a pile of waste manuscripts inside.

"What's going on?"

Su Xingyao, who was stuck in a creative bottleneck, pointed to the half-redrawn draft and said, "I can't think of a costume for the doll for the next game."

After saying this, Su Xingyao shook his head in distress at the manuscript.

"Today, I just don't have any inspiration at all."

Lu Jiuxu picked up Su Xingyao's half-finished draft and looked at it in the setting sun.

He did not comment on how Su Xingyao's painting was, but gave a suggestion.

"Since I can't draw, why don't we go out for a hot pot?"

Lu Jiuxu's narrow eyes slightly raised, "Maybe I'll have some inspiration when I come back."

Su Xingyao had been drawing for the entire afternoon but still had no satisfactory draft. She knew it was pointless to continue in this stalemate.

And Lu Jiuxu's proposal obviously touched his heart.

Su Xingyao, who hadn't eaten hotpot for a long time, put down the paintbrush in her hand, looked up at Lu Jiuxu, nodded at him, and immediately agreed.

"Then let's go."

After saying that, he went to get his cell phone and prepared to go out.

However, the moment he found his phone, Su Xingyao habitually turned on the screen to check the time.

Then he found that Lu Zhiyun had sent him a message an hour ago.

"Jiyun said he's on his way and wants to stay over tonight."

Su Xingyao conveyed the above content to Lu Jiuxu who was still waiting for her, and asked hesitantly, "Then are we still going out?"

Lu Jiuxu did not answer immediately. He paused for a second before speaking.

"Then let's ask him to come along."

Su Xingyao immediately conveyed this information to Lu Zhiyun and asked him to go eat hotpot together.

But the other party just hesitated and didn't reply him.

Guessing that the other party was probably driving and estimating the time, Su Xingyao felt that he should be here soon, so she put on a mask and went downstairs to wait for him.

As luck would have it, as soon as Su Xingyao went downstairs, she saw a super cool yellow sports car driving into Lu Jiuxu's house.

The sports car went straight up along the garden path and finally stopped in front of Su Xingyao.

In the car, Lu Zhiyun coolly flipped up his sunglasses, put one hand on the steering wheel, raised his eyebrows at Su Xingyao and smiled brightly.

"Get in the car, Susu. I'm taking you for a ride with my new wife."

Lu Jiuxu, who followed Su Xingyao, glanced at Lu Zhiyun, who was like a peacock spreading its tail, and spoke suddenly.

"We're going to South Bay for hot pot. Are you sure your wife can go for a ride?"

The road to South Bay passes through the city center, so of course there is no wind!

So Su Xingyao, who ended up sitting in the passenger seat of Lu Jiuxu's equally expensive but exceptionally low-key sedan, couldn't help but look back when passing the most congested section of the city center.

The cool-looking sports car behind them could only accept its fate and keep its speed below 20 mph...

Lu Zhiyun, who was sitting in the driver's seat, had long forgotten where he had thrown the sunglasses that came standard with the sports car.

He heard the words "Aston Martins are causing traffic jams, Rolls-Royces are causing traffic jams...", his eyes fixed on the traffic lights, frowning and waiting obediently for the long queue in front of him waiting for the traffic light to pass.

After driving for more than an hour, the three finally arrived at South Bay.

Although there was a traffic jam during rush hour on the way here, fortunately this place is not crowded.

Lu Jiuxu booked a more private room, and the three of them were brought in by the waiter as soon as they arrived.

The boss and Lu Jiuxu were acquaintances, and when he saw him, he greeted him at the door.

Seeing that his brother didn't come in, Lu Zhiyun, who was originally sitting opposite Su Xingyao, sat next to him. While ordering food, he mentioned to Su Xingyao the things he hadn't completed before.

"Susu, are you free on Children's Day? I'll take you for a ride on my wife!"

After saying that, probably because he was afraid that Su Xingyao would misunderstand again, he assured him, "There will definitely be no traffic jam in that place!"

Listening to Lu Zhiyun talking about his one wife after another, Su Xingyao's focus was almost diverted by him.

It turns out that Lu Zhiyun also likes sports cars.

This hobby is the same as Qin Mingchuan's.

"How's it going, Susu."

Few people could refuse Lu Zhiyun's passionate gaze.

So is Su Xingyao.

After calculating that there was no conflict with his program recording schedule, Su Xingyao agreed.

After the two of them agreed on a time, Lu Zhiyun started gossiping with Su Xingyao about other things.

He moved closer to Su Xingyao and said in a low voice, "Su Su, I'm going to share a super big secret with you."

After saying this, he glanced towards the door.

After making sure no one came in, he spoke in a low voice.

"I recently discovered that my brother is actually a fan of celebrities!"

Lu Zhiyun emphasized the last three words.

After hearing the other party's revelation, Su Xingyao looked at him in confusion, "What?"

When Lu Zhiyun first discovered his brother's new hobby, he was so excited that he couldn't suppress his curiosity and directly took out his mobile phone to find the show.

"This is it, this super popular cat recently."

Lu Zhiyun, who was very curious but heartless, excitedly shared what he had seen and heard with Su Xingyao.

"When I went to see him that day, my workaholic brother actually skipped work to watch the live broadcast..."

"And I seriously doubt that he knows this person, because the headgear he wears is the same as our Sunset and Coral, and even the names are exactly the same."

After Lu Zhiyun finished speaking, he asked Su Xingyao seriously, "Su Su, you have a good relationship with my brother and you are in the entertainment industry. Do you know this person?"

He chuckled, "Actually, I'm also following this show... I'm quite curious myself."

After listening to Lu Zhiyun's mysterious words, Su Xingyao suddenly didn't know how to answer.

At once……

Should I tell the other person that you also know that person, and...he is right in front of you...

Just as Su Xingyao was about to tell the other party the truth, Lu Jiuxu returned to the private room.

When he walked past Lu Zhiyun, he placed his slender fingers on his shoulders and patted him twice, and a beautiful arc appeared at the corners of his eyes.

"Next time you share my secrets with others, please keep your voice down."

Lu Zhiyun was like a kid who had done something bad and was caught by his parents, and he instantly lost his temper.

He looked up at his brother as if begging for mercy, "No, no, my point is actually the last sentence..."

Looking at Lu Zhiyun who instantly became like a big dog in front of Lu Jiuxu, Su Xingyao couldn't help laughing.

He took out the photo that Lu Jiuxu had taken of him, Shanhu and Luori with the doll costume when it was just made.

Then hand the phone to the other person.

After looking at this photo, Lu Zhiyun opened his eyes wide and stared at Su Xingyao in disbelief for a long time.

"Susu, you are so amazing!"

After holding it in for several seconds, Lu Zhiyun finally managed to utter these words...

No wonder his brother is so serious about following the live broadcast!!

After realizing this problem, Lu Zhiyun suddenly realized that he might be the only one on the Internet who knew the identity of Maomao.

When he thought of this, Lu Zhiyun felt a sense of joy as if he had accidentally learned a huge secret.

But before he could feel happy for a few seconds, he heard Lu Jiuxu admonishing him.

"He signed the agreement, don't talk nonsense outside."

Lu Zhiyun immediately made an OK gesture, and then made a zipper movement on his mouth from left to right.

"Okay sir~"

Su Xingyao watched from the side as Lu Jiuxu teased Lu Zhiyun and he was enjoying it.

But when I heard the other party's last reminder, I remembered what Lu Zhiyun said just now.

So Lu Jiuxu skipped work to watch the live broadcast that day?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look up at the other person.

Lu Jiuxu also met his gaze.

Su Xingyao didn't ask, but the other party understood the meaning in his eyes as if he could read his mind.

Lu Jiuxu handed the poured water to him and said slowly, "It doesn't count as skipping work."

Su Xingyao lowered her head and picked up the cup of water.

Just as he was about to take the first sip, the phone on the table began to vibrate.

Su Xingyao was still thinking about what Lu Jiuxu had just said and didn't pay much attention to the phone number.

Moreover, recently he has been contacted by many staff members from the program crew with unfamiliar numbers, so he answered the call directly.

"Hello."

As soon as Su Xingyao finished saying these three words, she suddenly realized something was wrong.

In the past, the staff would have already spoken to him about the matter.

But now, there was silence on the other end of the phone, and there was no sound for several seconds.

Su Xingyao didn't ask any further questions and was about to hang up the phone.

But at this moment, Wen Ningshu, who was slightly excited, called out his name.

"Xingyao, it's me."

After three months, Wen Ningshu finally got through to her biological son on the phone. There was a moment when she almost burst into tears.

I can’t describe what my mood is.

But at this moment, she wanted to hear her son talk to her more than ever before.

Starting from a certain moment recently, she seemed to have suddenly woken up from a dream, and her longing for Su Xingyao was stronger than at any time in the past six years.

"You haven't been home for a long time, how are you doing recently?"

The smile on Su Xingyao's face disappeared instantly after she heard who the other person was.

Although he no longer thinks about these people during this period.

But physiologically, the memory of the last call for help that was hung up is too vivid.

Therefore, when he received a call from Wen Ningshu again, his brain couldn't help but recall the scene at that time.

Su Xingyao closed her eyes and hid all her emotions, then she said calmly, "Sorry, ma'am, you must have called the wrong number."

Lu Zhiyun, who knew nothing but was busy ordering food, thought that Su Xingyao really received a dozen wrong calls.

Because he remembered all of Su Xingyao's dietary taboos this time, he immediately asked for praise from the other party.

"Susu, Susu, I didn't take you..."

The words that Lu Zhiyun blurted out were stopped by Lu Jiuxu.

The other party gave him a look, and Lu Zhiyun immediately shut his mouth tactfully.

After saying this, Su Xingyao hung up the phone without any expression.

But the originally good mood was actually affected.

On the other end of the phone, Wen Ningshu, whose son hung up on her, no longer had the rage she had before, but instead felt empty inside.

In fact, she knew it better than anyone else, even if Su Xingyao changed her phone number.

But as long as he is active in the entertainment industry for one day, it will always be easy for his family's connections to find his contact information.

The only difference is whether you are willing to look for it seriously or not.

This time, it only took her half a day to find Su Xingyao's new contact information.

But before that, she ignored the other person for three months.

And corresponding.

Su Xingyao has also left this home for three months...

But these three months have brought about a lot of changes in many things. She clearly heard someone calling him Su Su, but Su Xingyao told herself that she had dialed the wrong number...

For a moment, Wen Ningshu felt that this child seemed to be getting further and further away from her.

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Su Xingyao's good mood was suddenly interrupted, and it took her a while to adjust herself.

During this period, Lu Jiuxu kept talking to him intentionally or unintentionally.

As Su Xingyao talked to the other party, her attention was gradually distracted.

Soon the bottom of the pot boiled, and Lu Zhiyun poured all the meat in front of him into it.

While waiting for the dishes to be cooked, he suddenly noticed Lu Jiuxu and Su Xingyao's cell phones.

After looking back and forth at the two people's phone cases several times, he asked Su Xingyao curiously.

"Susu, where did you and my brother buy the phone cases?"

Su Xingyao, who was staring at Kung Fu Potato for a few seconds, glanced at her phone case after hearing Lu Zhiyun's words.

"Are you talking about this?"

When answering the other party, Su Xingyao looked at Tu Dou again in annoyance, "How many seconds did I count just now..."

Lu Jiuxu took over his words very naturally, "Six seconds."

After saying that, he scooped up the shredded potatoes from the nine-square grid and put them into Su Xingyao's bowl. "But now it's been eight seconds."

The shredded potatoes in the bowl are steaming hot, and the spicy hot pot flavor hits you in the face.

Su Xingyao put down her phone, picked up the chopsticks, and answered Lu Zhiyun's question before lowering her head to taste the food.

"We won the first prize by catching dolls."

"Is there such a good thing?"

Lu Zhiyun became excited when he heard this. He originally wanted to ask where he caught it so that he could get one from the same series.

But after he opened his mouth, a light bulb went off in his head, as if he realized something. He raised his head again and looked at Su Xingyao and his brother's phone cases.

Just...why does it look more and more like a couple's pair?

Especially his brother!! How could he agree to this? ? ?

Lu Zhiyun felt that something was wrong.

He combined this with his accidental discovery of his brother's abnormal attitude towards Su Xingyao...

Then a bold conclusion came to my mind!

No way! No way!

Lu Zhiyun opened his eyes wide, and suddenly felt that the tripe in his mouth no longer tasted good.

Because he finally realized that the meal he came here for today actually disturbed the date of the young couple...

Thinking of this, Lu Zhiyun's hair stood up.

Damn, did he say in front of his brother that he wanted to take Su Su for a ride?

Lu Zhiyun: ...

No wonder his brother scolded him at that time!!

Lu Zhiyun suddenly realized that he should not be here and should be under the car, so he wanted to pee and run away the next second.

But his emotions told him that it would be really unfair to Su Xingyao if he left halfway through the meal.

So Lu Zhiyun was very conflicted and even imagined the relationship between Su Xingyao and Lu Jiuxu. He had no appetite for the hotpot.

"Zhiyun, what's wrong with you?"

Lu Zhiyun's feelings were written all over his face and he didn't hide them. Seeing that he was not concentrating on eating and was looking at her and Lu Jiuxu one after another, Su Xingyao was a little worried that he was not feeling well.

When asked, Lu Zhiyun quickly shook his head.

"I just suddenly realized that I don't think I'm suitable for hot pot today."

As soon as he finished eating the hot pot, Lu Zhiyun found an excuse and left quickly.

Before leaving, he specifically told his brother and sister-in-law, "Have fun next time."

However, the two people did not get his meaning, and did not go anywhere to play after he left, but drove directly home.

Without the rush hour after get off work in the evening, the journey home is much smoother.

Lu Jiuxu was not driving very fast, so Su Xingyao opened the car window directly.

He looked up at the sky, "There are stars tonight."

“How rare.”

The sky is very clear tonight, and there are a few shining little stars twinkling in the night sky.

Su Xingyao recalled the time when her sister took her to watch the stars when she was a child, and told Lu Jiuxu about it.

"When I was a child, I often saw a sky full of stars at night where I lived, and our teacher would ask us to observe the Big Dipper."

Su Xingyao was a little emotional, "I always thought there were so many stars in the sky that I couldn't count them all, but I didn't expect that I would hardly see them when I grew up."

Only a few can be seen occasionally.

In the night breeze, Lu Jiuxu looked at Su Xingyao, who was looking at the stars with a longing look on his face.

Seeing him looking up so seriously, I whispered to him, "I know a place that is very suitable for stargazing."

"Su Maomao, do you want to go and see it tomorrow?"

Su Xingyao turned her head and looked at Lu Jiuxu, with light dancing in her eyes.

He was obviously very excited about the proposal.

But before Lu Jiuxu said the next sentence, Su Xingyao's face was filled with regret.

"But I have to go to a show tomorrow..."

The response to "Let's Go Travel Together" was so good before that Zhang Shanfeng contacted him before, hoping that he and Xu Xiang would be guests again.

He enjoyed recording the program very much and agreed to the offer directly.

At that time, he didn't expect that it would conflict with Lu Jiuxu's invitation.

"Maybe next time?"

Lu Jiuxu's magnetic voice came from the quiet car, "You can watch it whenever you want."

Su Xingyao nodded.

He did not look at the stars again, but leaned his head gently against the window with one hand and spoke softly.

"Mr. Lu, besides cats and dogs, do you have any other favorite animals?"

Because the topic suddenly jumped, after Su Xingyao asked this question, she thought that Lu Jiuxu would think for a few seconds before answering her.

But I didn't expect the other party to answer so quickly.

Lu Jiuxu told him almost immediately, "Little fox."

"Little fox?"

This answer was something Su Xingyao had never thought of.

There was curiosity in his eyes.

Lu Jiuxu did not explain the reason, but smiled and looked at Su Xingyao's light fox eyes.

After receiving Lu Jiuxu's answer, Su Xingyao quickly finished his design drawing when he returned home that night.

At noon the next day, he also boarded a plane and went to the new recording site.