He and Xia Linyuan were both wearing white trench coats, and the styles were similar.

But he wasn't as tall as Xia Linyuan.

Her eyes, which had clearly undergone surgery, weren't as beautiful as Xia Linyuan's naturally charming peach blossom eyes.

Her skin wasn't as fair as Xia Linyuan's, and her demeanor wasn't as noble.

When the fake nose was exposed to sunlight, it became faintly transparent.

In comparison, it only made him look more like a poorly imitated clown.

The other guests managed to hold back, but the easygoing Bei Sijia burst out laughing, almost unable to suppress her laughter.

With great difficulty, she suppressed the upturned corners of her mouth and turned to Si Jin, saying, "Si Jin, you know, people should just be themselves, otherwise they'll easily make a fool of themselves, right?"

Yu Bai could no longer stand there, his sharp gaze meeting Bei Sijia's: "What do you mean?"

"I didn't mean anything by it. I wasn't talking about you. Why are you taking it personally? What? Are you feeling guilty?" Bei Sijia didn't like Yu Bai.

He always felt that Yu Bai's demeanor was somewhat similar to Bai Mingpeng, the man who had caused him to develop psychophysical contact disorder.

In addition, Yu Bai brought his own investment to the production team, acted like a diva, had plastic surgery to imitate other people's faces, and framed his friend Nan Sijin with Lu Wenshu.

The more they disliked it, the more they disliked it.

After saying that, he looked up at Xia Linyuan and asked, "Director Xia, when are you leaving?"

Xia Linyuan turned his head, glanced at Lu Wenshu who still hadn't emerged from the corner, and said, "Let's not wait any longer, let's set off now, everyone get on the bus."

Yu Bai quickly stopped him: "Director Xia, you haven't finished studying yet..."

“I think he’s run into some trouble and won’t be able to leave for a while. I’ll ask the factory workers to wait for him, and everyone else can go first.”

Unable to dissuade her, Yu Bai could only follow her to the car, but after taking only two steps, he was stopped by Si Jin.

The young man smiled kindly, his eyes crinkling: "Yu Bai, weren't you drinking with Lu Wenshu at the bar yesterday? Since you two are such good friends, don't get in the car first. Wait for him."

Yu Bai: ...

“Yes, you wait for him, so that the great movie star Lu won’t be all alone!” Xia Linyuan chimed in, then shut Yu Bai out and closed the car door.

Then, the car started, and the guests drove off.

Xia Linyuan then sent another message to the factory staff who were waiting for Lu Wenshu: "No need to wait anymore. I told Lu Wenshu the location, and he said he'll catch up at his own expense."

Then, she sent Lu Wenshu a message: "[You're too slow. Everyone's tired. You should take a taxi.]"

After distributing the goods, the factory workers drove the car away.

Only Yu Bai remained standing there, the autumn wind sweeping by, bringing an inexplicable sense of desolation.

… …

The rural area we were going to was only two urban districts away, not far at all.

The guests also rode in a larger car.

For the first time ever, Xia Linyuan didn't leave with the staff; instead, he rode in a guest's car.

Although he was sitting in the passenger seat and didn't say much, it was enough to arouse suspicion.

The two female guests whispered to each other, "What do you think Director Xia is doing? Is he going to supervise us?"

Zhang Mingya, a member of the girl group, is a gentle person and inexplicably harbors a certain fear of directors.

Su Qingzhou took her arm to comfort her: "I don't think it's that bad. Look in the rearview mirror, isn't Director Xia's eye looking in one direction the whole time?"

“Yes,” Zhang Mingya said, her interest piqued. “Where is he looking?”

Su Qingzhou pointed to Si Jin's position, her tone filled with excitement as she shipped the couple.

"Look, Director Xia's eyes are practically bubbling with pink bubbles when he looks at Si Jin. If he says he doesn't like Si Jin, I'll wash my hair upside down, okay?"

Zhang Mingya: "How credible is it that you wash your hair upside down?"

Su Qingzhou: "Then how about... changing it to 'If he doesn't like Si Jin, I'll kiss you'?"