Chapter 289 Me at Twenty (1700 words updated!)

The news that Lu Yanhe was going to throw a birthday party was even more popular than Chen Ziyan had imagined.

"Popular" means that many people have heard the news and want to ask her for an invitation.

In the entertainment industry, private gatherings are more common, while parties with larger groups are relatively rare. This means that many circles are quite private, and many people need someone to guide them or introduce them to the inner circle. Without such guidance, no matter how hard you try, you may not be accepted into that circle.

Often, people use the word "connections" to describe a person's ability. But for Chen Ziyan, "connections" are not an ability, but a resource. The ability is whether you can manage the relationships between different people and whether you can get them to help you in crucial moments.

Chen Ziyan knows many people. Having been in the entertainment industry for so many years, her public identity is that of an agent, but she also has many other identities beneath that.

Anyone even slightly familiar with Chen Ziyan knows that she is never short of money—there's a difference between "never short of money" and "very rich." Others may not know if Chen Ziyan is "very rich," but many know that she is absolutely "never short of money." This is because many people know that Chen Ziyan actually controls the flow of a lot of money.

Much of this money wasn't just her own.

Therefore, the fact that Chen Ziyan personally took charge of Lu Yanhe's birthday party suddenly carried multiple layers of meaning.

For ordinary celebrities, what they hear is, "Many big names in the industry will go, such as director Luo Yuzhong and director Chen Lingling..."

For established celebrities, this is a rare opportunity; "basically all the top actors received invitations."

For some people working in the film and television industry, this is a star-studded event. "Several currently popular actors will be there, including Jiang Yuqian, Li Zhibai, Huang Kairen, Chen Bige, and so on!"

Chen Ziyan neither confirmed nor denied the strong reaction to this momentum.

She was carefully compiling her list.

Lu Yanhe has people he wants to invite, and she has people she wants to invite.

There wasn't just one inside; Chen Ziyan also had one.

Why throw such a birthday party for Lu Yanhe? Chen Ziyan had her own reasons. Two years after returning to the entertainment industry, she had successfully brought Lu Yanhe, a rising star whose career was skyrocketing, back into the spotlight. Many people were reminded of her past glory days in the industry.

The Tianxing Awards are now moving forward at a breakneck pace, and "Idol Era" has been scheduled to begin its first recording in October.

At this moment, Chen Ziyan needs a grand entrance, with a large number of big names and celebrities supporting her, to tell everyone who has their eyes on this lucrative opportunity to put away their drooling gaze, and also to send a signal to everyone who supports her and provides her with help that she is still at the peak.

-

When Lu Yanhe handed the invitation to Mao Jiayang and the others, they were all stunned.

"Is this really necessary? There's even an invitation?" Mao Jiayang asked in surprise.

Lu Yanhe said, "I accidentally caused a big mess."

"Big?" Mao Jiayang was even more shocked. "How big?"

"It seems like there are over a hundred people coming?" Lu Yanhe said.

Zhou Mukai showed a look of surprise.

Lu Yanhe said, "However, we have our own small room, so we can eat there. Here are some blue wristbands for you to wear so you can go into the small room. There will only be a few of us and a few of my other friends in the small room, which will be a good opportunity to introduce you to them."

Xiao Jing asked, "Could Jiang Yuqian be in the small room?"

"I'm sorry to disappoint you, Sister Yuqian has work and can't come," Lu Yanhe said.

Xiao Jing: "...Sigh."

Lu Yanhe: "You're so infatuated with Sister Yuqian, doesn't your girlfriend mind?"

Xiao Jing shook his head and said, "She doesn't mind. She said that my liking for Jiang Yuqian is like a toad liking a swan, and a swan would only find it disgusting."

Lu Yanhe was so speechless after hearing Xiao Jing's words that he couldn't utter a single word.

Powerful.

One dares to speak, and the other dares to remember and repeat it; both have strong hearts.

Lu Yanhe scratched his head and said, "Mainly because my agent said that I have never held a party before to invite people I have worked with before to get together, so this is a good excuse to hold a party."

Mao Jiayang's eyes suddenly lit up, and he asked, "Then do we need to change into formal attire?"

"A formal dress?" Xiao Jing looked bewildered. "What kind of formal dress?"

"You bumpkin." Mao Jiayang glanced at him sideways. "Haven't you ever seen those kinds of banquets in movies or TV shows?"

"It's not that kind of thing," Lu Yanhe explained.

Xiao Jing sneered, "I'd like to see how fashionable you really are."

Lu Yanhe: "Wait, there's no need for that, really no need. You don't need to wear formal attire. Don't make it so grand. Even though it's a party, no one dresses up like they do for a high-class banquet in a movie. It's just my birthday party, not a royal banquet."

Mao Jiayang sighed instantly, somewhat disappointed, "I thought I finally had a chance to dress like that."

Lu Yanhe: "You'll have many more opportunities like this in the future, don't rush."

Xiao Jing: "It's no use dressing up like that. You need to get a makeover first."

Mao Jiayang: "Do you think I'm some handsome guy from the Southwest? You should go see an ophthalmologist."

Lu Yanhe silently rubbed his forehead, sighed, and turned to leave.

-

Lu Yanhe's only high school classmate in Yuming is Lin Yu. If Lin Yu is seated in the inner area, she won't know anyone else. The other girls are all girlfriends brought by Mao Jiayang and his friends... Maybe Lin Yu knows Miao Yue?

Miao Yue has also published articles in "Jump Up," so Lin Yu should know her, right? Not necessarily. Lu Yanhe thought for a moment and sent a message to Chen Siqi: Why don't you come back for a visit?

Chen Siqi: ?

Lu Yanhe said: I found birthday parties to be really troublesome.

Chen Siqi: ?

Lu Yanhe said: There are a lot of people, several groups of friends, I need you to help me entertain them.

Chen Siqi: ...

Lu Yanhe: Do you have time?

Chen Siqi: You thought I wouldn't come to your birthday party?

Lu Yanhe was taken aback.

Chen Siqi: [A kitchen knife]

Lu Yanhe: I thought you were in Jiangguang and rarely came back.

Chen Siqi: It's rare for me to come back, but haven't I come back many times before?

Lu Yanhe: When will you arrive? I'll come pick you up.

Chen Siqi: No need, I'll just take a taxi here myself.

Lu Yanhe: Are you angry?

Chen Siqi: No.

Lu Yanhe: I'm sorry, I was wrong.

Chen Siqi then sent him a screenshot of her flight ticket order.

-

Lu Yanhe had never asked Chen Siqi if she would come, because he assumed she wouldn't – it was so far away, and it was just a birthday celebration, there was no need to make a fuss.

But in Chen Siqi's view, that is clearly not the case.

Lu Yanhe had just put down his phone when it rang again.

He thought it was Chen Siqi sending him another message, but it turned out to be Lin Miaomiao: Are you having a birthday party? Why didn't you send me an invitation?

Lu Yanhe gasped.

-

Li Pengfei complained: Serves him right!

Lu Yanhe: I didn't come here to complain about me.

Li Pengfei: Who told you to hesitate when you should have made a decision?

Lu Yanhe: I was never with her!

Li Pengfei: Since you know she has feelings for you, why don't you keep your distance? Who can you blame?

Lu Yanhe: How else can I maintain my distance?

Li Pengfei: Delete her contact information.

Lu Yanhe: Huh?

Li Pengfei: This is the most straightforward and efficient approach.

Lu Yanhe thought about it seriously and realized that perhaps this was really the only way.

Li Pengfei's words served as a reminder to Lu Yanhe.

He thought for a moment and replied to Lin Miaomiao seriously: I'm sorry, I can't send you an invitation.

Lin Miaomiao: Why?

Lu Yanhe: Because my girlfriend will get jealous.

Lin Miaomiao: ?

Lin Miaomiao: Hehe.

When Li Pengfei heard about Lu Yanhe's actions, he was stunned and said, "Wow, that's amazing!"

Lu Yanhe: I was inspired by you.

Li Pengfei: Huh? Me? Then I'm not as flirtatious as you.

Lu Yanhe: ...

-

Lin Miaomiao was very angry.

Lu Yanhe's attitude infuriated her.

She had never said it, but she had been a fan of Lu Yanhe for a long time. To be precise, she had been a fan of Lu Yanhe since he was fifteen years old, when he participated in that talent show. That's why she went to the show "Little Songs Gathering" specifically to have Lu Yanhe record an episode.

Does she like Lu Yanhe?

She didn't think so. She only liked Lu Yanhe as an idol, not as a boy she actually liked.

At least, that's what Lin Miaomiao always thought.

"I already told him I don't like him! How could he still say that? Isn't he going too far?" Lin Miaomiao said angrily to her friend on the phone.

Instead of agreeing with her as usual, her friend asked, "Miaomiao, are you sure you really don't like him?"

"I just like him as an idol. You know, I've liked him since he debuted when he was fifteen."

"But there were several years in between when we heard nothing from him. Maybe when you were fourteen you liked him as an idol, but now you like him after you've gotten to know him," my friend said.

Lin Miaomiao remained silent for a moment, then neither denied nor refuted the claim.

She herself was lost in confusion.

Perhaps my friend is right.

My friend said, "Back when you liked Lu Yanhe, I didn't know what you liked about him. Apart from his good looks, he was gloomy and timid, with no charm at all. But now you say you don't like Lu Yanhe. I don't know why you don't like him. Almost no one dislikes him, except for those with unique tastes."

It was as if a sharp arrow had shot down from the horizon and struck her heart.

A critical hit.

-

Lu Yanhe is about to turn twenty.

Having finally moved from his teens to his twenties, Lu Yanhe couldn't quite describe how he felt.

Has he matured a bit since he first arrived? Lu Yanhe didn't know; he wasn't the type to reflect on how much he had gained or how much he had grown.

In summarizing the past two years, all he could say was that he had done his best.

Everyone calls him a genius—of course, only referring to his talent in acting. But Lu Yanhe has never considered himself a genius; he has always used a clumsy method to learn, perform, and do other work. This clumsy method has always given him a sense of awkwardness, making him feel that doing something is "very difficult," and he never experiences the ease and grace of doing something effortlessly.

Preparing for his birthday party was a constant reminder to him that he was turning twenty.

Lu Yanhe couldn't help but wonder if he would have a different experience if he were forty or fifty years old when he traveled back in time.

For him, apart from his senior year of high school, every year after that was brand new, equally unknown, and equally something he needed to experience and learn from.

He lacked the confidence to be reckless, and the means to enjoy a carefree life.

Sometimes I think this time travel was really bad timing.

But then again, when is the best time to time travel? Aside from before death, probably not. Time travel before death is like living another life, which is pretty good too, like extending one's lifespan.

Lu Yanhe just kept thinking about these random things.

He didn't even realize that in the live stream, someone was mocking him in the comments, saying: "So, the so-called ability to read for seven or eight hours a day is just about spacing out and reading?"

Of course, this person's statement was quickly met with criticism.

—If you're so capable, try sitting at your desk and spacing out for seven or eight hours. If you can stick to it, I'll admire you.

Lu Yanhe stared blankly for about half an hour before he came to his senses, turned his neck, and continued reading and taking notes.

He has already selected his sophomore year courses. Since he will be filming "Late Spring" next semester and has no other filming plans for this semester, he has chosen a lot of courses for himself.

The result of doing this is that I have to read even more books.

However, Lu Yanhe felt that this was a good thing, as it would allow him to earn enough credits as soon as possible, which would reduce the pressure in the following semesters.

It was around 7 p.m. when Li Zhibai returned.

"Old Lu, let's go!"

He put his suitcase by the door and called out from outside.

Because he was alone, Lu Yanhe didn't turn off the microphone in the live stream, and Li Zhibai's shout startled everyone.

Lu Yanhe replied with "Okay", and then said to the viewers in the live stream, "I'm going out to eat with Li Zhibai. I'm ending the stream now, bye-bye."

He didn't even look at everyone's reactions and simply shut down the live stream.

After so many days of live streaming, Lu Yanhe has developed a lot of rapport with everyone, and they are all used to his style of doing things. As soon as he says he's going to end the broadcast, everyone disperses.

-

Li Zhibai has just returned from the film set.

They had arranged to have dinner together that afternoon.

Therefore, Lu Yanhe had been waiting for him.

"How's your filming going?" Lu Yanhe asked.

"It's just the same old thing, nothing special."

"A makeshift team? Isn't he supposed to be a pretty good director?" Lu Yanhe said.

“The director was alright, but the film crew was a huge mess. Every day was full of all sorts of troubles, you can’t even imagine. I don’t know how our production coordinator survived,” Li Zhibai said. “You probably can’t imagine that we could only start filming and arranging the next day’s scenes the night before, because you never knew which actors were on set until the night before.”

Lu Yanhe asked in surprise, "Huh?"

Li Zhibai: "For fantasy dramas, which often feature an all-star cast, it's common for one person to be absent or another to be on leave. It's one thing if someone is on leave, but there are a few people who leave without even asking for leave. They just leave without notice, and even the production coordinator doesn't know they've left until their scenes are scheduled.

Lu Yanhe then understood why Li Zhibai had used the phrase "makeshift crew" to describe this production team.

"That's a bit of an exaggeration," Lu Yanhe said.

Li Zhibai: "It's more than just a bit exaggerated. The fact that I stayed on set every day almost moved the production coordinator to tears. If I did that, the production team would probably just shut down."

Lu Yanhe asked, "Then your filming of this movie must have been very difficult?"

"It's alright, I guess. It seems like everyone's gotten used to this style. I don't think anyone except the coordinator has reacted much. The director seems used to it too, and the other actors seem used to it as well," Li Zhibai said. "Since no one has any objections, I've followed suit. If it were my usual temper, I would have already cursed. But now I'm too lazy to curse. Why should I be the bad guy? Anyway, the filming has been postponed, and it's the production company that's keeping quiet now that will have to spend more money."

Lu Yanhe nodded: "Then you really shouldn't lose your temper. Although you are the male lead, there are so many actors in the play. Since this kind of behavior has become the norm, you are the odd one out. If you lose your temper, others will gang up on you."

“That’s exactly right, so I didn’t say a word.” Li Zhibai smiled as he said this. “Speaking of which, because of this, I even read two books on set. Didn’t you say before that Nian Jin’s ‘Eight Difficulties’ and ‘The Image of Guanyin’ were very good? I finished reading both of them. It’s strange, but when you ask me to read while resting in the hotel, I can’t concentrate at all. But on set, I have absolutely no problem. I can’t even play games on set. But I’m really into reading. Tsk tsk, if I had known I was like this, I should have brought a desk to the set when I was in my senior year of high school.”

Lu Yanhe laughed, "That's a bit of an exaggeration."

The night was dark.

In September, the heat of Yuming has subsided.

As night falls and the heat of the day gradually recedes, the wind becomes gentle and carries a touch of coolness.

Li Zhibai put his hands behind his head, turned to look at Lu Yanhe, and asked, "What about you?"

"Um?"

What are the filming plans for the future?

“No for now. I was supposed to be making a movie called ‘Miss Ning’, the one where I would be making a cameo appearance, directed by He Han. But the actress he wanted wouldn’t take the role, so it was put on hold. He’s already started writing other scripts,” Lu Yanhe said. “The next project is an art film adapted from my classmate Miao Yue’s novel, ‘Late Spring,’ which won’t be until next spring.”

Li Zhibai said "Oh," and then said, "Then you can go to school with peace of mind."

He understands Lu Yanhe very well.

Lu Yanhe also smiled.

"It's different. Sister Ziyan really wants me to play some guest roles in various film crews to gain experience," he said.

Li Zhibai clicked his tongue, "Different agents have different ideas and approaches."

"ah?"

“Zhou Ping’an was absolutely unwilling to let me do a cameo, let alone a supporting role,” Li Zhibai said. “You probably don’t know, oh no, how could you not know, but he’s the kind of person who’s unwilling to suffer any loss. Do you know what he did? He told the production crews outside that he would let me do a cameo, but it would be one million a day for a cameo, and two million for two days.”

Lu Yanhe was stunned, staring at Li Zhibai in disbelief.

"Yes, you heard right, this is what he did." Li Zhibai rolled his eyes, speechless.

Lu Yanhe: "I thought Zhou Ping'an was at least relatively... normal in your affairs."

“He’s normal. He just doesn’t want me to do any cameos. He says that those who ask me to do cameos are just trying to ride on my fame,” Li Zhibai said. “Of course, he might not be wrong. Nine out of ten are just trying to ride on my fame and popularity. But the way he rejects me is really unpleasant to hear.”

"Of course, it makes it sound like you're only after profit."

Li Zhibai nodded: "That's exactly right."

Lu Yanhe asked, "So how did you do it?"

"What do you mean, how did I do it?"

"You didn't react at all after he did that? I don't believe it." Lu Yanhe knew Li Zhibai too well; with his temper, it was impossible for him to just follow Zhou Ping'an's arrangements.

Li Zhibai chuckled and said, "I didn't do anything else. I just went to the film crew next door and did a cameo role. After I finished, I told him that I had finished filming by myself and didn't receive a penny."

"ah?"

"His face turned green with anger."

"You—"

"Anyway, there's nothing he can do to me." Li Zhibai looked completely confident.

Thinking about it carefully, it's true.

Li Zhibai will not be affected by this in any way.

Anyway, Li Zhibai's idiotic behavior wasn't a one-off thing.

Lu Yanhe couldn't help but sigh: It's really good to have a character who often acts foolishly.

-

If it weren't for a long night shoot tonight, Yan Liang would have left.

Having known Lu Yanhe for so long, this was the first time Yan Liang had attended Lu Yanhe's birthday party.

Of course, this was also Lu Yanhe's first time hosting a birthday party.

It's quite a coincidence that Yan Liang doesn't have a scene tomorrow.

He was playing a supporting role, so his schedule wasn't too packed. Yan Liang had originally planned to talk to the production team and see if they could adjust the schedule if he had scenes to film tomorrow.

Because it's a supporting role, it's actually easier to make adjustments during filming.

After the director finally yelled "Cut!", Yan Liang prepared to go back.

He went to the restroom first.

As soon as I finished, I heard two girls' voices outside.

He recognized them immediately; they were two actresses from the same drama, Li Ziqi and Liu Jun.

Yan Liang got along quite well with everyone on set.

Yan Liang's face was already beaming with a smile, ready to go out and greet them.

Suddenly, Li Ziqi mentioned him: "Yan Liang is gone?"

“He’s gone,” Liu Yun said. “Wasn’t he rushing back to attend Lu Yanhe’s birthday party?”

"Tsk tsk, the party isn't until tomorrow, why are you rushing back today?"

"What is Lu Yanhe's status now? What is his status?" Li Ziqi chuckled.

Yan Liang raised his leg and then lowered it again, his smile fading away.

Liu Yun said, "Li Zhibai and Lu Yanhe from that group are now very famous, but Yan Liang is still so lukewarm and is still playing supporting roles here. I wonder how embarrassed he feels."

"Yes, they always have a friendly smile on their face and try their best to get along with everyone. I really can't stand this kind of behavior of trying to be nice to everyone, especially this kind of personality that doesn't offend anyone. Ugh, I hate this kind of person the most."

"Sigh, can he do it any other way? He's not as famous as his two teammates."

"With his kind-hearted personality, how could he possibly become famous?"

"A nice guy? That's not necessarily true. Maybe he's just pretending. It's just that he only has the ability to be a nice guy right now."

...

The two actresses washed their hands and left, chatting and laughing.

Yan Liang came out of the restroom after they had been gone for a while.

He walked to the tap, turned on the water, washed his hands, and heard the rushing water.

He looked up at himself in the mirror.

In the mirror, his face was pale and his eyes were lifeless.

He even felt somewhat unfamiliar with himself.

The words those two people had just spoken were like knives stabbing into his heart.

He usually gets along well with them, and they can chat and laugh together on set. How come they see him like this behind his back?

That's true for those two, but what about the others?

So, in their eyes, his behavior was so ridiculous and despicable?

Yan Liang turned off the tap, turned around and walked away with a gloomy expression.

Along the way, everyone greeted him with smiles and laughter. He forced himself to respond, not wanting others to notice anything amiss. When someone noticed and asked him what was wrong, he said he was too tired from filming and wasn't in good shape.

No one doubted it.

Until we got on the car and headed to the airport.

He was going to take the last flight back to Yuming.

Actually, he could have taken a flight back tomorrow.

However, knowing that Lu Yanhe and Li Zhibai would both be there tonight, he wanted to go back early.

The two even said they would have a late-night snack together when he got back.

Yan Liang sat in the car, watching the night sky rushing past the window, but his heart remained undisturbed.

He certainly knew that he was currently the least successful of the three.

However, he never took it seriously. He was a little anxious, but only a little anxious. Before Lu Yanhe became famous, he too had been in obscurity for three years. Yan Liang believed that as long as he persisted, he too would have his own opportunity, just like Lu Yanhe.

Yan Liang sometimes envied Li Zhibai and Lu Yanhe, but he was never jealous of them.

Even now.

But Yan Liang was now overwhelmed by a deep sense of inferiority—was he no longer worthy of being their friend?

Does standing with them mean he'll only be ridiculed and looked down upon?

-

Lu Yanhe said to Li Zhibai, "I'm also in talks about another drama, a sitcom on Beijing TV, but it's very short, only eight episodes, each twenty minutes long. You've probably seen sitcoms like this before, right?"

"I've seen it." Li Zhibai nodded. "Why did you suddenly decide to act in a sitcom?"

Lu Yanhe said, "One reason is that I really like the concept of this script, even though I haven't seen the complete script yet. Another reason is that I want to write a sitcom myself, and I want to see how sitcoms are filmed."

Li Zhibai understood, nodded, and then looked at him in surprise, "You want to write a sitcom script?"

"Um."

"How many stories are in your head?" Li Zhibai asked incredulously.

Lu Yanhe said, "There are many, many stories, some are just a fragment, some are a scene, and some are a relatively complete story."

“No wonder people say you’re a genius. You really make me jealous,” Li Zhibai said.

"What's there to be jealous of? Do you think your ability to be a screenwriter is something to be jealous of?"

“I’m jealous of the fact that you can succeed at whatever you do,” Li Zhibai said.

Lu Yanhe: "My script hasn't been completed yet."

"Won't you succeed sooner or later?" Li Zhibai seemed to have no doubt about this. "What you want to do will always succeed. You have that ability."

Lu Yanhe: "Thank you for your trust in me, your blind trust."

He finished speaking and sighed softly.

Because he himself doesn't have such strong confidence.

He didn't know whether his script could achieve the same level of success as the original work in this world, or whether it would be a complete flop.

After all, the script is just the foundation of a film or television work; the director, actors, cinematographer, and others all influence the final presentation.

Even a good script can be ruined if the wrong people are involved.

Why should a script he writes from memory necessarily be successful?

Lu Yanhe had always had this concern.

However, Li Zhibai seemed to have never doubted his abilities and firmly believed that he would succeed.

Lu Yanhe smiled and said nothing more.

-

That evening, Chen Siqi was applying a face mask when she suddenly received a strange text message: Are you Chen Siqi?

Since becoming the editor-in-chief of "Jump Up", Chen Siqi has received text messages asking "Are you Chen Siqi?" at least four or five times.

Therefore, Chen Siqi ignored it.

Five minutes later, the number sent a second message: I am Lin Miaomiao.

Chen Siqi was suddenly stunned.

ha?

Chen Siqi certainly knew who Lin Miaomiao was.

Lu Yanhe never hid Lin Miaomiao's past from her, not even before they were together.

Therefore, Chen Siqi was very clear that Lin Miaomiao definitely liked Lu Yanhe. Even though she herself told Lu Yanhe that she had never liked him.

Lu Yanhe may have believed it, but Chen Siqi never did.

Nevertheless, Chen Siqi never showed any jealousy towards Lin Miaomiao in front of Lu Yanhe.

Firstly, she knew that Lu Yanhe did not like Lin Miaomiao and did not have that kind of intention.

Secondly, given Lin Miaomiao's identity, Chen Siqi didn't want Lu Yanhe to have a falling out with Lin Miaomiao over this, as it would affect Lu Yanhe's career in the entertainment industry.

Chen Siqi had met Lin Miaomiao before, but she never had Lin Miaomiao's contact information and pretended not to know her.

Unexpectedly, Lin Miaomiao would appear in her life in this way.

Chen Siqi picked up her phone, remained silent for a few seconds, and replied: This is Chen Siqi. What can I do for you?

Lin Miaomiao: Was it you who forbade Lu Yanhe from sending me the invitation?

Chen Siqi: ?

Lin Miaomiao said: Tomorrow is Lu Yanhe's birthday party. I asked him why he didn't send me an invitation. He said if he had invited me, you would be jealous. Are you that petty?

Chen Siqi was taken aback.

Lu Yanhe hadn't told her about this.

What?! They're actually using her as a shield?!

Chen Siqi narrowed her eyes, but after hesitating for a moment, she replied: Yes, I get jealous, and I can be quite petty.

After replying, Chen Siqi looked at her phone thoughtfully, somewhat anticipating Lin Miaomiao's response.

But it's unclear whether it was her "frank" words that provoked Lin Miaomiao.

That night, Lin Miaomiao didn't send her any more messages.

Before going to sleep, Chen Siqi took a quick look, then smiled and curled the corners of her lips.

-

"Let's go pick up Yan Liang." At 11:30 p.m., Li Zhibai called out to Lu Yanhe, who was still reading in his room.

Lu Yanhe nodded and followed Li Zhibai out.

Are you sleepy?

"I'm fine, not sleepy." Lu Yanhe shook his head. "You're the driver, you're not sleepy, are you? It's good that you're not sleepy, it's a big deal if you are.

"You underestimate me. I just have trouble getting up in the morning, not that I go to bed early at night."

Lu Yanhe asked, "Do you also stay up late when you're filming on set?"

“It’s very late, and we often shoot night scenes,” Li Zhibai said. “I told you before, my crew is really bad. Many scenes can’t be finished during the day, so they are all moved to the night.”

Li Zhibai drove Lu Yanhe to the airport.

"Oh, right, send him a message and tell him we're here to pick him up. I didn't tell him beforehand, I forgot."

"Okay." Lu Yanhe suddenly remembered something, "Didn't Zhou Ping'an arrange a car for him?"

Li Zhibai shook his head, "What arrangements are there? They haven't even arranged an assistant for him, even though he's already started filming on his own."

"And you?"

“Of course I have one,” Li Zhibai said. “Now when I go out to work, I’ll have at least four bodyguards to clear the way.”

"Such a big show?"

"do not you?"

"I'm fine, nothing's wrong." Lu Yanhe shook his head. "Dong-ge is the only one who manages everything for me."

"Doesn't he have a ton of work to do? Can he manage it all by himself?"

“Unlike you, I don’t have such a busy schedule. I’m either on set or at school, so he’s usually enough on his own,” Lu Yanhe said. “The other work is usually arranged by the other parties.”

“That’s true.” Li Zhibai nodded. “After all, you’re not as famous as me, so you can’t understand the trouble I get from being chased by fans wherever I go.”

He spoke of his troubles, but his face was full of smug satisfaction.

Lu Yanhe curled his lip.

"Go ahead and show off."

-

After the plane landed, Yan Liang turned off airplane mode on his phone and connected to the internet. Several messages came in.

He glanced at the time and was about to call a ride-hailing service when a message popped up from Lu Yanhe: "Li Zhibai, come with me to pick you up. Come out from Gate 3."

Yan Liang was taken aback.

There were rustling noises in the cabin; many people in the back had already started packing their things and preparing to leave.

The flight attendant had also come out.

Yan Liang quickly turned his head to look out the porthole.

Night fell over the fields.

The spacious helipad was illuminated by scattered yellow streetlights.

He raised his hand, wiped his eyes with the back of his hand, took a deep breath, looked down at his phone again, replied with an "OK", and then added: I just landed, it will be a while.

Lu Yanhe replied: No rush, we'll be there in ten minutes, plenty of time.

-

At Zhenhua University, the people in Lu Yanhe's dormitory, who usually go to bed at this time, are all awake tonight.

Xiao Jing, that chatterbox, keeps nagging about why Jiang Yuqian isn't coming tomorrow.

Mao Jiayang was excited about attending a party with many celebrities, but also a little nervous.

"I wonder if Lu Yanhe's other artist friends are easy to get along with," Xiao Jing suddenly said.

Mao Jiayang was taken aback and asked, "Are you nervous?"

"I'm not nervous, but I've seen a lot of people online saying that celebrities have big tempers and are spoiled by their teams. I'm worried that I won't be able to help but yell at them."

Mao Jiayang, sweating profusely, said, "Then you should just bear with it and not embarrass Lu Yanhe."

Xiao Jing sighed and said, "That's true."

Mao Jiayang: "So none of you are nervous, and I'm the only one who's a little nervous?"

"What are you nervous about?" Xiao Jing asked.

Mao Jiayang said, "There will be many celebrities tomorrow, people we usually only see in the media."

Xiao Jing said, "So what? I'm still from Zhenhua. If you want to see me, you can only see me at Zhenhua."

Mao Jiayang: "..."

Zhou Mukai: "Your mindset is something everyone should learn from."

Xiao Jing: "Are you nervous too?"

"I'm not nervous, but this is my first time attending such an event, and I don't know what to do. I feel a little lost," Zhou Mukai said.

Xiao Jing: "Didn't Yan He say that he prepared an inner area for us? If you feel uncomfortable or uneasy, then just go into the inner area as soon as you enter."

Zhou Mukai: "And what about you?"

"Me? Of course I want to go outside and see if those female celebrities in the photos are really that beautiful."

"Is your girlfriend willing?"

“She wanted to see it even more than I did,” Xiao Jing said.

Mao Jiayang scoffed.

"What are you 'he'ing about?"

"I look down on you," Mao Jiayang said.

"Oh?"

"I can't stand that you can still see other women besides your girlfriend."

"Oh."

"Scumbag."

"How about we come down and have a fight?" Xiao Jing said in a cool tone.

Mao Jiayang didn't say anything more.

-

On Lu Yanhe's birthday, he received a large number of birthday wishes.

This moment gave him the illusion that everyone remembered his birthday.

But Lu Yanhe quickly realized that it wasn't like that. It was just because of the birthday party that many people knew his birthday and sent him messages.

Lu Yanhe met with Chen Siqi first.

The two of them had lunch at the hotel where the banquet hall was located that evening.

The hotel manager warmly invited them to stay and asked the chef to prepare a meal for them.

In the afternoon, Lu Yanhe discovered that there was a professional team on site responsible for greeting guests and providing on-site service, not hotel staff.

Chen Ziyan appeared together with Lu Qingzhen.

"Happy birthday, Xiao Lu." Both of them were holding a wrapped gift box.

Lu Yanhe looked at them with surprise and delight.

"There's another gift?"

Chen Ziyan pointed to a smiling girl at the door and said, "You'll receive a lot of gifts tonight. I've arranged for someone to collect them for you and keep a record of everything."

Lu Yanhe: "Thank you, Sister Ziyan. I just feel that tonight's event is really quite large."

"This is nothing, just a small show. The shows will get bigger and bigger in the future," Chen Ziyan said with a slight smile.

They checked all the arrangements, especially the two adjacent indoor areas.

“Director Luo Yuzhong will be coming over tonight, and I’ll take him to our room,” Chen Ziyan said. “I’ll have you come over and sit for a bit, and you can offer everyone a toast. You don’t need to worry about the outdoor activities. There’s a band and performances. I’ll give an opening speech, and you can express your gratitude to everyone. Then the performances will begin, and we can all go about our own business.”

When Lu Yanhe heard Chen Ziyan say "everyone mind their own business," he felt that she had a strange sense of playfulness, as if it was intentional.

"Okay." Lu Yanhe nodded.

-

The live band arrived at 4:30 pm, and there was also piano and violin playing.

People started arriving one after another starting at 5:30.

The banquet hall operates on a buffet style.

Lu Yanhe stood beside Chen Ziyan, welcoming all the guests present.

In just one hour, Lu Yanhe felt his face had frozen from smiling.

Looking at Chen Ziyan again, she was perfectly fine, still smiling and handling everyone with ease.

At 6:30, Li Zhibai and Yan Liangcai arrived.

Upon seeing them, Lu Yanhe immediately breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Why did it take you so long to arrive?"

Li Zhibai pointed at Yan Liang and said, "It's his fault."

Yan Liang glanced at him and said, "It was clearly him! He forgot to buy you a gift, and I said it was okay, but he insisted and went to buy you a gift at the last minute."

Lu Yanhe urged them to hurry to the inner area.

"I asked you all to help me take care of my classmates and friends, but right now only Siqi is inside."

Li Zhibai: "Don't worry, I'm going, the atmosphere will definitely be lively!"

-

There are more and more people.

Lu Yanhe thought to himself, "Did I believe Sister Ziyan's nonsense? This is just a regular small party?"

He felt like a spinning top, constantly rotating.

Everyone offered their sincerest blessings, and Lu Yanhe also had to express his gratitude to everyone in the same sincere manner.

Finally, at seven o'clock, the banquet hall was already full of people. Everyone was eating and drinking, greeting each other, and chatting.

We're all in this industry, so many of us know each other, and even those who don't know each other get to know each other through introductions.

Chen Ziyan walked gracefully to the microphone.

Everyone quieted down on their own.

Two people from inside the room also came out.

"Good evening, everyone. I don't think I need to introduce myself, right? Welcome to Yan He's 20th birthday party. As Yan He's manager, the past year has been an exceptionally proud one for me. Thanks to everyone's support, Yan He has achieved many remarkable accomplishments and received numerous honors in his 19th year. And everyone here has witnessed Yan He's growth over the past year."

Lu Yanhe stood below the stage, watching Chen Ziyan speak. At that moment, it seemed as if a whole radiant light was shimmering in her eyes.

He looked at him with a smile.

Li Zhibai and Yan Liang stood beside him, with Li Zhibai's arm around Lu Yanhe's shoulder, looking proud.

Chen Siqi was also by his side.

She turned and glanced at Lu Yanhe. Chen Ziyan's words stirred something within Chen Siqi. As one of Lu Yanhe's closest confidantes, she knew best how much effort and hard work Lu Yanhe had put in over the past year.

"Yan He, tonight is your night. Everyone is eager to hear you speak. Come up on stage."

The crowd erupted in cheers.

At this moment, Lu Yanhe felt even more embarrassed than when he won the Golden Tripod Award.

It's probably because all these people came here tonight for him.

That night, he was a guest at the Golden Tripod Awards.

Tonight, he is the master of this place.

Lu Yanhe stood in front of the microphone, looking at everyone. He couldn't say he knew them all, but they were all familiar faces. Everyone was looking at him, which made him sigh, "My friends know that I'm actually a bit shy and socially awkward. I don't dare to speak in front of so many people, especially with so many seniors and teachers whom I respect."

He pursed his lips and continued, "I was just telling my good friend Li Pengfei a few days ago that if it weren't for this birthday party, I wouldn't have realized that I'm almost twenty. He's not here today because he's studying at a university far away. But thankfully, many good friends are here tonight to celebrate my birthday with me. To be honest, this is the first time in my memory that I've celebrated my birthday with so many people's blessings. In the previous years, I celebrated my birthday with Li Zhibai and Yan Liang. Last year, I didn't celebrate at all because of military training."

Everyone laughed good-naturedly.

"Twenty is a very unfamiliar age for me. I don't know if I really matured after I turned twenty, or if it wasn't that fast. But in the past year, I suddenly felt that time was passing faster. In my senior year of high school, every day felt very long from the moment I opened my eyes to the moment I closed them. It felt like I could never see the dark. I was very tired. In the past year, I haven't had much free time, but I've been very happy. I guess it's because I've been doing what I want to do: going to university, acting, starting the magazine 'Jump Up' with Siqi, and participating in 'City Travelogue,' which I really enjoy. I'm so lucky. I just put in a little effort and I have the opportunity to do what I want to do."

Lu Yanhe noticed that Chen Ziyan, Chen Siqi, and Lin Yu all seemed to have tears welling up in their eyes.

He was stunned.

He couldn't help but laugh, looking at them and asking, "Was what I said really that touching? Why do you all look like you're about to cry?"

Everyone else present looked at Chen Ziyan and her group.

Chen Ziyan covered her eyes with one hand, lowered her head and shook it.

When Lu Yanhe saw her like this, his own eyes suddenly stung with tears.

"Okay, I can't go on like this. Tonight I'm not recording 'Art Life' to move you all to tears." After Lu Yanhe finished speaking, the whole audience burst into laughter.

After the laughter subsided a bit, he said, "However, perhaps forty or fifty years from now, I will stand on the stage of 'Art Life.' Maybe before I even open my mouth, the audience will be moved by me. I hope I am working towards that goal. Thank you, thank you all for gracing us with your presence tonight!"

Lu Yanhe raised his right hand and waved to everyone.

The audience erupted in cheers and applause.

The band started playing.

The cheerful music awakened the musical and dance instincts in everyone present.

Three dancers followed Lu Yanhe onto the small circular platform and began leading everyone in dancing to the music.

Those who are not dancing automatically move towards the dining table to make room for the dancers.

Suddenly, Peng Zhixing appeared on the side of the stage with a microphone, saying, "Dancing friends, let's dance together!"

Li Zhibai and Yan Liang immediately took the lead and started dancing.

They were both professionally trained, and their movements and postures were perfectly in sync with the people on stage.

Lu Yanhe was stunned.

He had no idea there was a dancing segment.

However, he had no room to escape, and Chen Ziyan directly gestured for him to join in while dancing with her body.

Lu Yanhe shrugged helplessly and had no choice but to join in.

A group of people danced along for about five minutes before the song ended.

The music changed, becoming light and melodious.

The atmosphere in the room was ignited by the dance, and everyone was chatting and laughing.

Those who took their seats began chatting enthusiastically with their friends.

While catching his breath, Lu Yanhe greeted everyone and walked towards his inner area.

-

Luo Yuzhong sat down, ate a piece of beef, and said with a smile to the others at the table, "I think Xiao Lu is actually suitable to be a speaker."

Wang Zhong, the director of "Three Mountains", nodded with emotion and said, "Young people these days are really amazing. When I heard him speak at the Golden Tripod Awards last time, I thought he was really good at speaking. Today, I think he's even more impressive. I'm not as good as him as someone in my fifties."

“Directors let their work speak for itself,” Chen Bige said. “I feel ashamed. When I stand on the podium, I’m always so excited that my mind goes blank and my speech becomes illogical. Compared to Xiao Lu, I’m far too chaotic.”

"It's a genuine expression of emotion, not chaotic at all," Luo Yuzhong said.

Chen Bige: "Oh, thank you so much for comforting me, Director. I often see my own acceptance speeches on the screen, and every time I want to go back in time and do it all over again."

Wang Zhong said with a smile, "A speech that is too perfect is not perfect. Xiao Lu's speech was not perfect either. If he doesn't show his true feelings at this time, when will he?"

Huang Kairen lamented, "When will I be able to show my true feelings?"

The others burst into laughter.

“It’ll be soon,” Luo Yuzhong said. “I noticed it when you acted in ‘The Golden Era.’ You understand acting now, which you didn’t understand before.”

Huang Kai-ren clasped his hands together and expressed his gratitude to Luo Yu-zhong, saying, "Being nominated for the Golden Tripod Award for 'The Golden Era' is already a major breakthrough in my acting career."

Luo Yuzhong: "Keep up the good work, you deserve a Best Actor award."

Huang Kairen smiled and said he would definitely work hard.

-

Lu Yanhe ate with everyone in his room for a while, introducing his college roommates to the others.

Apart from Zhou Mukai and Lin Yu knowing each other, they were basically two different groups of people before and during university, and had never met each other in real life.

Li Zhibai laughed and said, "It's okay, no matter what the relationship is, it's all your relationship. All of us guys are your roommates."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yanhe realized it was indeed true.

He nodded with a smile.

He wasn't very familiar with his roommates' girlfriends either.

Fortunately, Chen Siqi was there.

They were talking to themselves, and no one knew what they were talking about. They were completely absorbed and didn't care what others were saying.

Li Zhibai clicked his tongue and said, "Your dorm is pretty impressive, everyone got a partner in the first year."

Xiao Jing pointed at Mao Jiayang and said, "No, he only found a partner at the beginning of this semester, he's the slowest."

Mao Jiayang: "I'm going to break your fingers."

Suddenly, Li Xiao glanced in their direction at that moment.

Mao Jiayang's fierce expression vanished instantly, replaced by a smile. "Xiaoxiao, what's wrong?"

Li Xiao shook her head. "It's nothing."

Lu Yanhe had to admit that he was disgusted by Mao Jiayang's rapid change of expression.

It's nice to lick.

-

That evening, the excitement continued until around 10 p.m. before people gradually began to disperse.

Lu Yanhe drank quite a bit of alcohol and went with Chen Ziyan to see people off.

When he came to his senses, only Chen Siqi and Li Zhibai were left.

Chen Ziyan had also drunk a bit too much. Although she still seemed capable of drinking more, after her eyes darted around and she found no one else she needed to see off with a smile, she sat down in a chair, rested her hands on the back of the chair, and leaned her cheek against it, whether she was tired or drunk, it was hard to tell.

"Brother Dong, I'd like to ask you to take Sister Ziyan back." Lu Yanhe said to Zou Dong.

Lu Qingzhen suddenly arrived at this moment.

"No need, no need, I'll take it back to her." Lu Qingzhen said to Lu Yanhe with a smile, "She called me over tonight because she was afraid she would forget everything and wanted me to clean up after her."

Lu Yanhe knew that Lu Qingzhen and Chen Ziyan were very close friends.

He asked, "Qingzhen, are you sure you can manage on your own? Why don't you let Dong take you there? I'll go back with Li Zhibai and the others."

Upon hearing this, Lu Qingzhen thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay, then Zou Dong, can you give us a ride?"

Zou Dong nodded.

Lu Yanhe will definitely go back to Ziyuan Bridge tonight.

After seeing Chen Ziyan and the others off, he turned to look at Chen Siqi.

Where are you staying tonight?

Chen Siqi said, "I'll just book a room here for the night and go back to Jiangguang tomorrow morning."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yanhe said, "Then I'll stay here with you."

Chen Siqi glanced over and asked, "What, do you still want to sleep in the same room as me?"

Lu Yanhe's cheeks flushed instantly, and he shook his head, "No, I'll just book a room next to yours."

Chen Siqi: "What's the point? Just reply to me."

Lu Yanhe said, "It's too...unsafe for you to stay in a hotel here alone."

"What's unsafe about it? I stay in hotels by myself several times a month." Chen Siqi looked Lu Yanhe over carefully and asked, "Have you had a bit too much to drink today? Why are you being so fussy?"

Lu Yanhe: "..."

Li Zhibai let out a cry of "Oh dear!"

"What's wrong?"

“We really have no choice but to sleep here tonight. Let’s get a room together,” Li Zhibai suddenly said.

"Huh?" Lu Yanhe was taken aback. "What's wrong?"

Li Zhibai: "I forgot that I also had a drink today, so I can't drive."

Yan Liang smiled and said, "It's a pity I can't drive."

Lu Yanhe looked at the two of them with a blank expression.

Chen Siqi looked at them, speechless: "..."

Li Zhibai nudged Lu Yanhe, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and get a room!"

-

Huang Kairen went upstairs first, followed by Xin Zixing.

There was an interval of about ten minutes.

Xin Zixing only sent a message to Huang Kairen after confirming that no one else was coming or going in the corridor, telling him that he could come out of the elevator.

Wearing a mask and a baseball cap, Huang Kairen walked over with his head down and knocked on Xin Zixing's door.

Xin Zixing opened the door, let him in, and then immediately closed it.

Huang Kairen took off his mask and hat and breathed a sigh of relief.

"There are too many people here tonight," he said to Xin Zixing.

Xin Zixing nodded and said, "Yan He is very popular."

"Of all the young artists I've met, he's the one I feel most comfortable with." Huang Kairen saw Xin Zixing turn around to charge her phone, so he followed her, hugged her from behind, buried his head in her neck, and smelled her. "Hmm? You changed your shampoo? I've never smelled this before."

“This is what you brought me last time,” Xin Zixing said. “You said you bought it in Paris.”

Huang Kairen immediately realized, "Oh, I remember now, I forgot."

Xin Zixing: "Don't get physical right now, you're all sweaty."

"There's no sweat."

"I have."

"I don't mind."

“I find it disgusting and uncomfortable.” Xin Zixing glared at him. “You’re always so impatient when we meet.”

Huang Kairen smiled and said, "Then how often do we see each other? It's already difficult to have the opportunity to spend time together."

Xin Zixing said, "Make a good transition and get a foothold as soon as possible. I don't want to have to meet with you secretly like this for another two or three years, like we're having an affair."

Huang Kairen: "Sigh, I thought I had a chance at the Golden Tripod Award, but I didn't expect to run into a teacher like Liu Teli who is even harder to beat."

Xin Zixing asked, "Have you decided what kind of play you'll be acting in next?"

Huang Kairen shook his head, "I'm still looking at the script. This time, 'The Golden Era' really opened the door to serious dramas for me. The scripts handed to me are no longer those idol dramas."

Xin Zixing said, "You can go ask Yan He."

"Ask Yan He?" Huang Kairen looked puzzled. "Why ask him?"

Xin Zixing said, "He is writing a script."

"Huh?" Huang Kairen was taken aback. "I know he's writing a script. Hasn't he been studying it all along? He said he wants to write his own scripts in the future."

“He’s already written several screenplays.” Xin Zixing sighed. “I shouldn’t have told you this, but he hasn’t made it public. Don’t let it slip. Just pretend you don’t know or haven’t heard. He’s written several movie screenplays. One has been picked up by Jia Long and is in preparation. The other two have been picked up by Chen Bige and are being revised. You can imagine how good his screenplays are.”

Huang Kairen stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

Are you serious?

“Really,” Xin Zixing said. “If it weren’t for the fact that I talked to Chen Siqi a lot and found out from her, this news would have been kept under wraps and wouldn’t have come out. You might want to talk to Yan He and see if he has any scripts that would be suitable for you.”

Huang Kairen fell into deep thought and confusion.

For Huang Kairen, what he lacks most at this stage is a good script and a good team.

Good scripts are usually kept by film and television companies, so they rarely approach Huang Kairen.

Even if Huang Kairen becomes very popular, it's just because he's popular.

Of course, there are also actors who are very popular, have high popularity, and are also very good at acting.

Huang Kairen only began to change his image in the industry, among audiences, and in the market after starring in the drama "The Golden Era"—he was not an actor known for his acting skills before.

Xin Zixing said, "Yan He is a very talented person. You will definitely not suffer if you befriend him."

"Of course I'd like to be friends with him. Even if he didn't have these talents, I would still be willing. I had a good impression of him after working with him on 'The Golden Era.' He's a rare person who is hardworking, self-disciplined, and not stubborn. It's just that if I suddenly asked him for a script, I wouldn't know how to bring it up." Huang Kairen sat down on the bed and scratched his head.

Xin Zixing: "Just ask him as if it's a joke. If he has a story that suits you, he might be willing to write one for you."

Huang Kairen nodded.

"Alright."

Xin Zixing: "Of course, you can also change your mindset. If the competition for Best Actor is too fierce, you might as well play a supporting role in a movie by a famous director and compete for the Best Supporting Actor category."

Huang Kairen: "How could my agent agree to that?"

“That’s because your agent lacks foresight,” Xin Zixing said.

“It’s not that we lack foresight, it’s that no one dares to gamble their future on a vague and uncertain award,” Huang Kairen explained.

Xin Zixing looked at him and said, "Isn't that what I am? If you don't win an award, your position won't be stable. If your position isn't stable, we can only keep this underground relationship and can't go public. I want to stand openly by your side and tell my family and friends that you are my boyfriend."

Huang Kairen looked at Xin Zixing and was slightly taken aback.

Xin Zixing looked down at him, and after a second, two seconds, she bent down and kissed Huang Kairen on the lips.

Huang Kairen suddenly flipped over and pinned Xin Zixing beneath him.

He kissed Xin Zixing's lips and neck, and finally whispered in her ear in a gruff voice, "When I'm thirty, no matter if I win an award or not, I will hold your hand openly and tell everyone that you are my girlfriend."

Xin Zixing gazed at the patterns on the roof with adorable eyes, breathing softly.

-

My twentieth birthday was spent on a sleepless night.

Lu Yanhe got up very early in the morning.

Chen Siqi's flight was at 10 a.m., and she had to leave at 7:30 a.m., so Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi agreed to go downstairs to the restaurant for breakfast together at 7 a.m.

He waited for Chen Siqi at the door of her room.

A short while later, the door to the room in front opened.

A familiar figure emerged from inside, wearing a baseball cap and a mask.

As he approached, Lu Yanhe called out in surprise, "Brother Huang!"

Huang Kairen had been walking with his head down, and was startled by Lu Yanhe's shout. He looked up and saw that it was Lu Yanhe, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yanhe."

"Brother Huang, did you sleep here last night too?" Lu Yanhe asked.

Huang Kairen nodded and said, "I'm too tired, so I'll just rest here. What's wrong with you?"

"I'm waiting for someone," Lu Yanhe said. "Are you leaving?"

"Okay." Huang Kairen nodded. "The car is already waiting for me downstairs. I'll be going now."

"Bye-bye, thank you, Brother Huang," Lu Yanhe said.

Huang Kairen waved his hand, "Don't be so polite. Let's find another opportunity to collaborate. Aren't you writing a script? When will you write a script for both of us? I'll act in it for you."

Lu Yanhe was flattered and said, "Oh? Okay, okay, I'll go write it down."

Huang Kairen nodded and left.

Lu Yanhe was extremely surprised.

Why did Huang Kairen also bring up the script with him? Does everyone trust him that much?

He's still a pseudo-screenwriter, after all, and hasn't had a single script officially released yet.

At this moment, Chen Siqi came out.

Lu Yanhe then put the matter out of his mind and stopped thinking about it.

-

Lu Yanhe increasingly felt that having the same role as Chen Siqi as co-editor of "Jump Up" was a good thing.

There's no need to be shy about appearing together in front of others.

Of course, the main reason is that Lu Yanhe doesn't care at all whether others have discovered that he and Chen Siqi are dating.

They were together but nothing much happened.

However, according to Chen Ziyan, he is only twenty years old and many of his fans are young female fans who are infatuated with and admiring him. If he were to go public with his relationship at this time, Chen Siqi, who is still at school, would also be easily influenced. That's why he didn't think about going public.

Lu Yanhe asked Chen Siqi, "Will you come back for National Day?"

"It depends on whether there's anything going on," Chen Siqi said. "The summer special issue was very well received, which even increased the sales of our August issue. We're currently preparing the winter special issue for December, and there's a lot going on."

Lu Yanhe nodded and said, "If you don't come back for National Day, I won't have a job, so I'll go to Jiangguang to find you."

"Okay." Chen Siqi nodded.

They sat together in the hotel restaurant having breakfast. After a while, Lu Yanhe suddenly saw a familiar figure walk in as well.

"Hmm? Did Sister Zixing also stay at a hotel last night?" Lu Yanhe asked, somewhat puzzled.

Chen Siqi followed his gaze and asked, "What's wrong?"

Lu Yanhe said, "It's nothing."

Chen Siqi: "Were all the people who came to your birthday party yesterday people you've worked with before?"

"Mm." Lu Yanhe nodded.

“No wonder, I rarely see Sister Ziyan so thoughtful, taking good care of everyone and leaving no one out,” Chen Siqi said. “In the past, she usually only took care of the most important people.”

Lu Yanhe: "She invited all the people, so of course they were people she wanted to entertain; otherwise, she wouldn't have invited them."

Chen Siqi nodded.

At that moment, Xin Zixing also saw them.

Her expression changed instantly, and she instinctively wanted to leave. However, she realized that she didn't need to feel guilty since Huang Kairen had already left.

She regained her composure, carried her tray over, and greeted them.

Good morning! Why are you all up so early?

Lu Yanhe said, "Siqi has to catch a plane."

"Oh, I see." Xin Zixing nodded. "I'll go sit by the window."

"Um."

As Lu Yanhe watched Xin Zixing leave, he suddenly heard Chen Siqi exclaim in surprise.

Lu Yanhe asked, "What's wrong?"

Chen Siqi said, "Look at Sister Zixing's neck."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yanhe followed Chen Siqi's gaze.

There is a very obvious red mark on the back of Xin Zixing's neck.

Lu Yanhe was puzzled for a moment, then he realized what was going on.

"Sister Zixing...isn't she single?"

Chen Siqi shook her head: "I don't know, but it's none of our business, so let's not meddle."

Lu Yanhe nodded in confusion and looked away.

Does Sister Zixing have a boyfriend? He has interacted with Xin Zixing a lot, but he doesn't recall ever hearing her mention her boyfriend.

Who is it?

-

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