Chapter 137 The 137th Melon Visitor

The atmosphere when having dinner with Dai Qingyue was very good and we had a great time talking. But when it came to Xu Hong's place, the atmosphere became a little weird.

Xu Hong has been in a very good mood recently, and she was naturally even happier that Xu Qingye asked her out. However, when she saw Xu Qingye and Shen Que coming in hand in hand, Xu Hong's smile froze on her face.

Although she already knew this, she found it hard to accept Xu Qingye walking in hand in hand with someone so directly, but she had to smile.

"Come on, take a seat. I don't know what you like to eat, so I ordered some signature dishes. If you want anything else, please add some."

Xu Hong wanted to get closer to Xu Qingye. Xu Qingye was more capable than she imagined. This time, it was all thanks to Xu Qingye that she was able to stand on the podium again.

Xu Hong wanted to show more, but she felt uncomfortable seeing him and Shen Que kissing each other.

Speaking of Shen Que alone, he is indeed a very outstanding person, but if this person is her son's boyfriend, then all those excellences will be dimmed and she will not like this person no matter how she looks at him.

"How long have you been together?"

Xu Hong asked casually. It has been almost three years since Xiao Yang first saw Xu Qingye and Shen Que together. Looking at the two of them, Xu Hong knew it was definitely not just a stage of kissing and hugging. The more she looked at Shen Que, the more she disliked him. Where did this little vixen come from?

"Why are you asking this? Don't worry about these useless things. I don't want these dishes, try these instead."

Xu Qingye looked at the menu and explained to the waiter that all the dishes Xu Hong ordered were things Shen Que didn't like, so he changed them.

"Can't I even care about you for a moment? Even if we're just ordinary friends, can't I care about your love life?"

Xu Hong was a little sad. She knew she couldn't do anything about it, but she couldn't help but want to ask a few more questions.

"This is my personal privacy, so I'm not in a position to discuss it. I came here today to congratulate you on your award, so let's just focus on you. Don't talk about me all the time. I've made a simple work plan for you and sent it to Xiao Yang. You can look into it later. While Blooming is hot, take on more advertising endorsements. Don't take any movies for now; just stick to one per year. As for TV series, if you're interested, you can guest-star in a few, but don't overdo it. Also, since you've chosen to return to your family, show more of the beauty of your life and don't be too proactive about your work. You've been too eager to work in recent interviews, and some people are already speculating that your marriage is unhappy."

Xu Qingye talked a lot about work, but Xu Hong didn't seem to take it seriously. She might have been happy in the past, but now she wasn't happy at all.

In the past, she ignored Xu Qingye and sometimes even thought that it would have been better if she had not given birth to her.

But now, Xu Qingye doesn't want her anymore, and she feels panic again. She wants to save the precarious family relationship. Unfortunately, what is missed is hard to recover, and the only connection between them is the little bit of blood.

The meal was so boring that Xu Hong couldn't help but speak.

"Xiao Ye, you always wanted to know about your father before, now..."

Xu Hong had just opened her mouth to speak when she was interrupted by Xu Qingye before she could finish.

"I really wanted to know before, but there's no need now. Our relationship has become like this, so why would I need to know who that person is? I won't miss anyone who abandons me. We're done eating and talking about work, so we'll be leaving now. We have a flight tomorrow morning, so we need to go back and get some rest."

"Your father didn't abandon you. I didn't tell him about your existence. He's a good man. Don't hold a grudge against him. Since you don't want to know, I won't tell you. Just take good care of yourself."

Xu Hong stood up and explained that even if Xu Qingye no longer wanted to know about his father, she didn't want him to have any resentment towards him.

Xu Qingye paused and looked back at Xu Hong. There were many versions of stories about her past on the Internet, which were after-dinner gossip and tabloid news, but none of them seemed to explain it clearly.

Xu Qingye has complicated feelings towards her. They are bound by blood, but emotionally they are so cold and hurt each other.

Putting aside these relationships, he admired Xu Hong, a woman who ran away from such a family and reached her current position step by step. She was determined and strong. After so many years in the storm, she still spread her wings and flew high.

Too many beauties from his era have passed away, but she can still sing rock and roll with a group of young men and women on the big screen to pursue her ideals. Xu Qingye sometimes thinks that if Xu Hong had not given birth to this child, her life might have been smoother.

What was she thinking when she chose to keep him? At least at that moment, she loved him.

Xu Qingye nodded at Xu Hong as a response to her. After all, the love between parents and children is not a bondage, and everyone has their own life to live.

As soon as Shen Que returned to China, he became busy. Xu Qingye followed him for a few shoots and then slipped back to the studio.

He really can't stand hardship.

Xu Qingye was enjoying the air conditioning and drinking coffee in the office. Opposite him was Li Wei, whom he hadn't seen for a long time. Li Wei was sitting there with her legs crossed, a smug look on her face. It seemed that she was having a good time recently.

Xu Qingye put down the cup and clicked on a PPT with Li Wei's name on it.

"Hey, why did you make everyone into a PPT? It feels so weird."

Li Wei watched her information transform into various data in the PPT, and felt as if she had become a commodity. Although this was indeed the case in essence, it still felt a bit weird looking at the strings of data.

"Whether you prefer a document or a spreadsheet, I can edit it. I'm just more used to making PPTs."

Xu Qingye answered casually and turned to the back of the PPT, which contained some recent data.

"What a ridiculous joke. Anyway, what can you really understand from these data? And your data looks terrible. Is it really my data?"

Li Wei turned around and leaned on the back of the chair to look at the large display screen. The data listed by Xu Qingye was much worse than what she knew, and it looked a bit ugly.

"The King's Woman" has been very popular since it was reshot with a new cast. Li Wei strongly requested that all the highlight clips in the middle that originally belonged to the heroine be changed back, and the effect was very good after it was broadcast.

Because the production team was in a bad mood, the male lead was chosen by audience vote, so the male lead was very cooperative and the whole script was unprecedentedly harmonious.

The data exploded after the show was aired, perhaps because the early stages were quite ugly and there were more bad things before, so everyone's expectations for the show were lowered. But after it was actually aired, it suddenly became really good.

Li Wei made a comeback in ancient costume drama with this drama, and this time no one said that she was a big spender who only supported newcomers.

After the small success of "The King's Woman", Li Wei followed Xu Qingye's advice and calmed herself down. She played a supporting role in a Republican drama, and unexpectedly, this role became a hit because of her cheongsam style.

The scripts Li Wei has received recently are all good. Although they are not big productions, they are of good quality.

She came to see Xu Qingye specially this time to keep in touch with him, and also to listen to more of Xu Qingye's suggestions.

"The data here is all dehydrated, so it looks a bit difficult to read. Although I can't guarantee it's 100% correct, it's pretty close. Big data won't lie. Whether a show is effectively broadcast or not can be clearly seen by looking at the subsequent data."

Xu Qingye took a look at the data. Li Wei has been on a good track recently, with many active fans and strong spending power.

"Tell me, should I take this opportunity to transform myself into an actor? I've been getting a lot of compliments on my acting lately, and I feel like I'm getting a little carried away."

Li Wei touched her chin. Most of her fans' compliments to her before were for her cool looks and pretty face. Although it was pleasing to look at, it was a bit empty after all, as if she had nothing else except this face.

Most of the recent comments are praising her acting skills. Every time I see them, I can't help but laugh a few times. This feeling is really happy.

"It would be better if you could make the transition smoothly, but you can't really just play period dramas for the rest of your life. However, your acting skills still need to be honed. Have you considered the acting variety show I mentioned before? I see the variety show has been filed, so it should be in the works."

Xu Qingye nodded. He took out his mobile phone and searched. Sure enough, he had found the official Weibo of the variety show. If there was an official Weibo, how far could the show be?

"I have contacted them, but I haven't received a clear answer yet. They have invited several famous directors to be judges, and there are many actors who have signed up, so they need to screen them. I don't know if I will be selected."

Li Wei spread her hands. She was in a very contradictory state of mind, feeling both confident and inferior, so she needed someone to show her the way.

"It should be no problem. Variety shows need to be talked about. You are the topic itself. They won't miss you. They should receive the news soon."

Xu Qingye looked at the discussion about Li Wei. Her popularity has always been high among female celebrities. She has many works and romances, and everything seems to be related to her.

"How's your love life going?"

Xu Qingye closed the PPT and asked casually. Her relationship with Wen Cheng seemed to be quite delicate. She didn't know whether they had reconciled or had completely broken up.

"Why, are you curious? I told you, you won't see it on the trending search the next second, will you?"

Li Wei narrowed her eyes and looked at Xu Qingye, doubting his intentions.

"Forget it, I'm busy. If you have nothing else to do, please leave."

Xu Qingye rolled his eyes. He shouldn't have said so much.

"Just kidding, break up. I can't stand his condescending attitude. But I have a new goal recently. This time I want to find a younger brother. Young brothers are good. They are full of blood, enthusiastic and cheerful. They don't know anything and only know how to work hard. It's a beautiful thought."

"Puff——" Xu Qingye choked on a mouthful of coffee. He quickly wiped it off and gave Li Wei a thumbs up. She was really in love forever.

"Someone's looking for me."

The two were talking when Cao Muan came over and knocked on the door. Xu Qingye looked outside and saw Dai Qingyue, who was wearing a gentle and elegant Zhongshan suit.

Dai Qingyue smiled at Xu Qingye. Xu Qingye was a little surprised. He had just returned to China not long ago, and he didn't expect Dai Qingyue to come to him so soon.

Xu Qingye's office had a glass door. Li Wei took a curious look and saw Dai Qingyue. She spoke almost subconsciously.

"That's your father, he looks like you."