It’s Not Easy To Be A Stand-In

The distance of a perfect stand-in is the distance of a secretary.

Secretary vs. stand-in (if there’s something, the secretary will do it, if there’s nothing, do the secretary……cough,...

Chapter 10

Wu Yu still had a calm expression on his face. When he tilted his head slightly, his snow-white neck was as slender and perfect as a swan's.

No one could tell that he was actually extremely angry.

It was Huo Zhou who suggested that they sit down and have a good talk, but Huo Zhou himself was absent-minded. He pretended to listen, but his attention flew to some corner of the island and even his eyes were out of focus.

The conditions in the small bar were not very good, and the cups were greasy as if they had not been washed clean. Wu Yu took a cup in his hand, looked at it, and put it down without drinking a sip.

"A Zhou." Wu Yu stared into his eyes and asked, "Tell me the truth, do you... still love me?"

Huo Zhou suddenly came to his senses, picked up the wine glass, and tried to cover up his embarrassment by drinking. However, he almost spit it out after taking a sip - the wine was too unpalatable, and its quality was even worse than the synthetic alcoholic beverages sold in supermarkets. He couldn't swallow it or spit it out, but in the end, he swallowed it for the sake of his image.

"I... don't know." Huo Zhou's facial features were distorted by the low-quality wine, but he spoke less tactfully. "In the years when you disappeared, I still loved you. I asked Qiao Guangyu to come here because I didn't want to forget you. But... after you came back, I found that my feelings for you were not as pure as I thought."

"You've fallen in love with someone else." Wu Yu said softly.

"I really don't know." Huo Zhou smiled bitterly and shook his head, his tone dejected, "When I saw you, I was indeed very happy, but my heart was also very confused. But being with him... made me feel very comfortable and peaceful."

Feelings grow out of time spent together. Qiao Guangyu has been with Huo Zhou for several years, and Huo Zhou has long been accustomed to his company. It's like a long-lasting flow of water, a natural outcome. No one knows when the feelings sprouted.

Huo Zhou is not a person who would compromise himself. He neither wants to give up Wu Yu nor let go of Qiao Guangyu. Wu Yu is the mole in his heart, which will bleed if he scratches it, but he is reluctant to cut it out; Qiao Guangyu is the warmth he has long been accustomed to, which makes him feel comfortable and safe, and arouses his desire to conquer.

Huo Zhou had to admit that when he was with Qiao Guangyu, he always felt that he was still very young, a passionate and energetic young man with nowhere to vent.

When Wu Yu heard his description, the last bit of luck in his heart was cruelly wiped out. He looked at Huo Zhou coldly and said, "Huo Zhou, you are a scum."

Huo Zhou pulled the corners of his mouth, trying to laugh but looking uglier than crying: "I can't deny it."

Wu Yu was so angry that his hands were shaking, but he still sat upright and clenched his fists: "I was wrong for not telling you before I left the country. Now you say you still love me, but you also say you like that kid. You are sorry for me... We are even now. In the future, apart from business dealings, I don't want to have any contact with you anymore."

"Xiao Yu, this is not fair." Huo Zhou's eyes became obscure. "You kicked me without even saying hello. I waited for you for three years, and even found someone to imitate you. I always miss the time I spent with you. Three years can change a lot of things. I waited for you for three years, can't you give me some time to let me think clearly?"

"How dare you talk about finding a substitute?" Wu Yu was so angry that he laughed. Facing Huo Zhou, he had never been so angry before. "No one can replace someone who you truly love. Your behavior insults both me and him. If you still want to pursue him, you shouldn't let him imitate me! Have you ever considered his feelings?"

"I..." Huo Zhou opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything.

In the past, Huo Zhou felt that whatever he did to Qiao Guangyu during the contract period was reasonable, as long as it did not involve the last step, he could kiss and hug as he pleased. When she realized that he didn't just treat Qiao Guangyu as a substitute, she even had a secret hope that her gentle treatment and dedicated companionship should be rewarded, and that Qiao Guangyu should like her as much as she liked him, and even treat her with more love than that.

Including the double bed room that I had specifically asked Quanquan to book, it was entirely out of selfish motives.

After Qiao Guangyu ran away that night, Huo Zhou felt disappointed and guilty. He felt that he was extremely despicable.

Seeing him hesitant and guilty look, Wu Yu became even more angry. If he hadn't cared about his image, he would have wanted to smash the cup in front of him on Huo Zhou's face.

——He had a pretty good impression of Qiao Guangyu and was really unhappy to see such a good child being harmed by Huo Zhou.

Buzz.

Just as he was about to leave, Wu Yu received a WeChat message.

When he saw that the sender was Wu Jun, he really didn't want to open it, for fear of seeing the other party nagging again. However, after he clicked on it, the other party did send a long message, but not a single sentence was about the emotional debt between him and Huo Zhou.

Before he finished reading the first message, Wu Jun's WeChat message came again, with pictures and texts. The phone was buzzing, and Wu Yu became more and more shocked.

Finally, he completely forgot that there was someone sitting opposite him and stood up with a bang. The liquid from the wine glass that he knocked over splashed all over his white clothes. Wu Yu didn't care at all and ran out almost as soon as he stood up, stumbling and looking very embarrassed.

Huo Zhou looked at Wu Yu in surprise. In his impression, Wu Yu has always been quiet, elegant, gentle and proud. He didn't expect to see Wu Yu in such a hurried and flustered state.

He thought of Qiao Guangyu, and his heart suddenly tightened.

——Could it be that Wu Jun did something to Qiao Guangyu?

Thinking of this, Huo Zhou could no longer sit still. After being stunned for a while, he ran out.

Wu Yu ran out of breath, and when he finally reached the shore, he saw his elder brother clinging like taffy to the young man he had met once. The tall and strong man hugged the man tightly in his arms with a wronged look, and the young man patted him on the back and said, "It's okay," "Don't cry," and "It will be fine," with helplessness on his face.

Wu Yu: "..."

Seeing Wu Yu, Wu Jun's eyes became even redder: "Second brother, come here quickly! This is our little brother!"

Wu Yu: "..."

Qiao Guangyu: “…”

Whether it's "second one" or "little brother", it's not a nice name, okay!

"Is this true?" Wu Yu was a little confused when he came over, "Show me the photo." The picture taken on WeChat was really unclear. Wu Jun's hands were probably shaking when he took the photo.

Qiao Guangyu handed over the phone with a cracked screen. When Wu Yu saw the several photos of Qiao's mother in the album, showing her from different angles and wearing different clothes, but with the same warm smile, her eyes also turned red.

However, he was not as useless as his brother. Wu Yu pinched his sour nose and looked at Qiao Guangyu. He seemed to have a lot to say. In the end, he just said, "Come home with us and don't worry about Huo Zhou."

"Yes, although our mother is gone, the old man would definitely be very happy if he knew that you are still alive." Wu Jun also echoed.

"But..." Qiao Guangyu was still a little hesitant.

"It's okay. It's not like our Wu family can't afford the penalty. He spent five million, and we'll give him ten million!" Let him bully you! Still want to have the best of both worlds! No matter how good-tempered Wu Yu was, he couldn't stand it and felt that he had been blind before.

All the anger accumulated along the way was vented on Huo Zhou. Wu Yu gritted his teeth and said, "Besides, you have breached the contract. Can he still use the contract to sue you? It's not a labor contract. Whether it has legal effect is another matter. Besides, if he dares to sue, aren't you afraid of losing face?"

Wu Jun: “…” Oh, when did this brother who only knows how to play music become so sensitive to the law?

If you want someone to grow up, you should let him meet a scumbag.

Qiao Guangyu was stunned: "Can you still... play like this?"

Seeing that his speedboat was not far away, Wu Yu pushed Qiao Guangyu forward in a tough manner: "Our family is rich, and we have everything you want, not even a little bit less than Huo Zhou. You can go home with us today, and let my eldest brother take care of your affairs tomorrow. You don't have to worry about anything in the future."

"But..." Qiao Guangyu turned back as he walked away, looking at Quan Quan hesitantly, "Brother Quan..."

Wu Jun and Wu Yu then remembered that there was a fourth person present, and they all looked at Quan Quan with unfriendly eyes.

Quan Quan slowly, slowly revealed a gentle smile.

He waved at Qiao Guangyu, turned around and faced Huo Zhou, who had already found the location and was running out of breath, and stepped forward to stop his boss.