Chapter 63 Chapter 63 So loud, so bright

Cen Xue swore that he was simply sending local specialties to Yan Zijiao.

It’s the snack that Fu Rouyun likes to eat.

He arrived no earlier than Yan Pei. Yan Zijiao had just taken the bag of local specialties, looked at it and said, "I haven't received a gift like this in a long time."

Rustic and practical.

Security called and said someone was looking for him, claiming to be his cousin.

If she left now, she might run into Yan Pei face to face. In a hurry, Cen Xue hid in Yan Zijiao's second bedroom and eavesdropped. She learned that Yan Pei had doubts about what happened seven years ago.

Cen Xue said, "There's no need to lock me up outside."

He had clearly locked the door from the inside, so Yan Pei couldn't open it even if he wanted to check.

Yan Zijiao smiled, as if the iceberg had melted a little, and said, "Sorry, I didn't think of it for a moment."

Looking at him like this, and thinking about the series of tricks he used just now to evade Yan Pei without any blind spots, Cen Xue felt more and more that if Yan Zijiao also entered the entertainment industry, Lu Yanxi's position would be in danger. After all, he was also a mature man with good acting skills.

Cen Xue and Yan Pei were rarely in sync and did not believe Yan Zijiao's words at all.

"It's getting late, I should leave too," said Cen Xue.

Yan Zijiao took his shoulder and sat down in the living room: "Aren't you afraid of running into him later? Let's chat for a while before leaving."

Cen Xue: "What are you talking about?"

Yan Zijiao: "Don't worry about what happened back then. He won't be able to find out anything."

Cen Xue propped up her chin: "...actually it's okay."

He had been prepared for this the day he fell out with Yan Pei.

I just didn't expect that he would control his temper and wait until this time to come and question me.

Yan Zijiao raised his eyebrows: "So you want me to tell him?"

"Then he'll probably kill you first." Cen Xue said casually.

"In order to protect you, it doesn't matter if I die before you, what do you think?"

Yan Zijiao said this in a nonchalant manner, but his tone was lazy and seductive, and very deliberate.

This kind of deliberateness is what he wants, so that the other party can receive such information accurately and without bias, and then wait for a response.

Cen Xue: "..."

To be honest, he always felt that Yan Zijiao's attitude was ambiguous.

Even the kind of ambiguity that has no emotional basis.

Others might say it was extenuating circumstances, but where was the "extenuation" between him and Yan Zijiao? In total, apart from contacting him due to his escape, the two had only had three contacts.

Once, for a period of time seven years ago, but it was only a short time. After moving to H City, they tacitly stopped contacting each other.

Once he started working for the Fu family, he saved some money and helped relocate Xu Lin's grave.

The first time was after he was exposed, and he has been escaping until now.

What does Yan Zijiao think of him?

Cen Xue wasn't entirely sure, but she felt it definitely involved some kind of downward connivance.

After all, it was not the perspective he expected.

So he said, "Then I'm really bad. Mr. Yan, there are some things that I should take responsibility for, and I have to do them myself."

Yan Zijiao didn't comment, but when Cen Xue left, she told him to call her if she needed help. "If you're not a bit mean, you'll be bullied."

Cen Xue thought that if the money was really transferred, the return gift Yan Zijiao wanted might be more than just the local specialties.

*

Yan Pei returned to the car but was not in a hurry to leave.

He has been somewhat addicted to smoking recently, and has developed a subconscious cycle. Every time he feels emotionally unstable, he feels he cannot control himself without smoking a cigarette.

The sparks from the lighter were extremely conspicuous in the night. Yan Pei leaned back in the driver's seat, thinking about what to do next.

He was in a daze, looking at the street lights outside.

The lighter in his hand kept opening and closing, the flame bursting repeatedly, and the crackling sound formed a rhythm of its own.

Since it was just a temporary parking, he didn't go into the underground parking lot, but just parked in an empty space on the road.

There seems to be a balance at the moment.

Although he doesn't have enough chips to exchange for the truth, he can break the rules and be the one to overturn the table.

Who said that we have to follow the rules? He thought, they were really confused and were played around by Cen Xue.

Just when he was hesitating, a figure appeared at the door of Yan Zijiao's unit.

Because he had been staring at the still scenery, he would subconsciously capture any movement. Yan Pei's gaze moved over in the first second, and he started following the figure as if he was glued to it, until it went away and the distance was too far for the human eye to see.

Yan Pei kept looking in that direction for a long, long time.

The cigarette lasted so long that he was almost unaware of the ash falling on his hand, leaving red burns on his skin.

He would remember that back figure even if it turned into ashes.

Only after Leng Tan's heart, which was suddenly abandoned, started beating again did Yan Pei move his neck as if he had come back to life.

The moment he recognized him, he should have gotten out of the car, grabbed the man and questioned him. That was his proper reaction.

But he suddenly felt that he didn't need to worry about his previous hesitation anymore.

The clicking of the lighter stopped.

*

When Cen Xue saw the trending searches about Yan Pei announcing that he would be taking a break for a while, he was in the company discussing the next film crew.

Who is Yan Pei? He's a model worker! Someone once made a schedule of his Spring Festival work schedule and discovered that he hasn't been home since he entered the entertainment industry.

Such a person announced that he would take a break.

Many people in the entertainment industry kept track of inquiries within the industry, and the moment the news broke, there was even a lot more whispering.

When whispers overlap, they are no longer secrets.

Some people think it is justified, but more people are afraid that this is just a prelude to his retirement.

After all, there have been celebrities who announced their break before, and then gradually faded out of people's sight.

But some extreme fans were already crying at the graves on Cyber. Cen Xue scrolled through her phone, and all the messages flooded into her head. She quickly turned it off with a headache.

Zhou Hang: "Where were we just talking about?"

"Time to join the group," Cen Xue smiled, "Brother Zhou, you're too easily distracted today."

In fact, this is not the first time Zhou Hang has asked this question.

Zhou Hang complained, "Who made Mr. Fu make such a fuss? With such a large bouquet of flowers in front of me, who wouldn't want to take a few more glances?"

As employee No. 001 of Fu Entertainment, he has a say in the emotional entanglement between President Fu and the company's first artist.

What a circle can show is always the filtered essence. Only the real person knows how deep the water is behind the scenes.

When people working in related industries look at those trending searches, they basically only have calculations in their minds. In comparison, shipping CPs is considered pure love.

Originally, Zhou Hang also thought that they had an embarrassing relationship.

For example, what is the unsightly py transaction——

Although judging from their identities, Cen Xue looked like a ruthless character who brought disaster to the country and the people, he was able to get the Fu family to agree to give him such good treatment. Zhou Hang didn't dare to tell anyone about it, because no one would believe it if he did.

As a result, after contact, well, it immediately turned into a baby rocking chair at high speed.

After all this, Fu Rouyun still hasn't caught up with the girl!

It's a purer love than those who ship couples, and it really opened his eyes.

"He just loves giving surprises," Cen Xue explained. "He also wrote the card. It was just to celebrate the day I officially started working at the Fu family."

Yes, but all roses.

Zhou Hang sneezed. The fragrance of the flowers was too strong. When they were delivered, there were still fresh dewdrops on the petals this morning. It looked very expensive.

He had too high expectations of Mr. Fu, but who knew that the two of them would end up in a relationship like elementary school kids.

In the entertainment industry, she is also unique in her pure love.

"Hey, it's your anniversary, why isn't he at the company?" Zhou Hang was happy to be his boss's wingman. "We should have dinner together tonight."

Cen Xue checked the time and also felt strange: "Logically, he should have arrived by now."

The two of them did not leave home together.

Two days ago, Cen Xue took a leave to go back and visit Cen Jing, who now lives with her grandmother.

When the incident happened, they moved out of City S to live with their grandmother.

My grandmother had two daughters in her life, Cen Jing and Cen Li. The younger one eloped with a man when she was a teenager and ended up committing suicide due to postpartum depression and untreated sequelae. She thought the older one would be safe - although she was born with poor hearing, she got married early. However, she didn't know that she would be bullied by her husband's family even though they were thousands of miles apart. Now Cen Jing brought Cen Xue home, and the three of them, grandparents and grandchildren, were reunited and would never be separated.

After graduating from university, her grandmother fell ill and needed surgery. Cen Xue entered the Fu family to raise medical expenses.

She has recovered well now and is now a little old lady who can still chop a chicken with her bare hands.

The old lady saw his half-grown hair, touched it, and simply said, "Looks like your mother when she was a child."

However, Cen Jing wondered why he lost weight after becoming a star and why it was so hard.

Cen Xue’s answer was: “There’s something on my mind.”

Isn’t it? We are waiting for the day when silence explodes.

He was already prepared. It was nothing more than throwing out everything he had learned from the past and reviewing it again. In any case, it would be much better than the first time.

Then again, if he managed to hold on the first time, he's sure to be able to do it this time.

…

"Let me give him a call."

Cen Xue started from her mother's place and had no idea where Fu Rouyun was.

But Zhou Hang didn't need to say anything, Fu Rouyun had already made an appointment to have dinner together in the evening, and he also had to accompany Cen Xue to pick up the woven necklace.

Perhaps it was a telepathic connection, as soon as he picked up the phone, Fu Rouyun called.

But the tone after the call was connected was very different from his previous style of acting coquettishly and playing tricks.

"Brother, Yan Pei wants to see me."

It was the first time that Cen Xue had heard such a slightly deep tone.

He suddenly became distracted, thinking of some cat videos on the Internet, in which cats acted softly in front of their owners but were actually depressed in private. Fu Rouyun fits this description very well.

Soon Fu Rouyun said again: "He said he wanted to tell me your secret."

Cen Xue thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you go?"

As he spoke, he gestured to Zhou Hang, walked out of the office and went to an empty room.

The person on the other end of the line choked up, not expecting Cen Xue to push him away. Confused, he said, "I already told you this—!"

What he meant was that he didn't listen to the slander and even tipped off Cen Xue so that she could come up with a countermeasure. Not only did he not get any reward, but why did he have to push him into the fire pit?

Cen Xue couldn't help laughing. He also felt strange that his first reaction after hearing this was relief.

It seems like I have finally waited for this day.

He asked, "Does Yan Pei want you to go to Xiangsen Cemetery?"

Fu Rouyun: "Yes, I looked and it takes two or three hours to drive there."

Then he asked, "Ruyun, do you want to know the secret?"

After hesitating for a few seconds, the other side said, "I want to know."

Afraid that Cen Xue might misunderstand, he quickly explained, "But I don't want to hear it from others. I want my brother to tell me in person. It doesn't matter if you don't want to tell me now, as long as later--"

Cen Xue suddenly stopped him: "Shh."

So the puppy stopped obediently.

"I'll tell you after this is over," Cen Xue said, "but I want to ask you, no matter what Yan Pei says, you must listen to me, okay?"

Even though he knew Cen Xue couldn't see, Fu Rouyun still nodded: "I'll listen to you. Why should I listen to him? Who is he to me?"

It was good enough that the love rival didn't cause trouble, and Fu Rouyun didn't believe that Yan Pei was so kind.

There must be a huge conspiracy behind the sudden warmth, such as framing him and separating him from Cen Xue. This is entirely possible.

Cen Xue continued, "Then come pick me up."

"ah?"

"I'll go with you."

After agreeing to wait for him at the company, Cen Xue called the necklace weaving teacher and said that the pick-up time would be delayed.

The teacher asked: "Is there something urgent? What about tomorrow?"

Cen Xue said she wasn't sure, but asked if she could help keep it temporarily.

The teacher was a little surprised, but agreed. Finally, he couldn't help but remind her, "I have to go to the temple for the next two weeks, so I won't be here."

Cen Xue said, "If that doesn't work, I'll ask someone to pick it up for me. Thank you for your help."

About half an hour after this matter was done, Cen Xue got into Fu Rouyun's car.

There was no driver, just the two of them.

Fu Rouyun was still wearing a suit. Perhaps he was a little worried about what was going to happen next, so he didn't say much. He just asked, "Brother, why did you bring the flowers I gave you?"

Cen Xue, seemingly calm, said, "After thinking about it, I feel a little bit upset. I want to teach someone a lesson."

But no matter how hard you search, there is a risk of losing the weapon, whether it is a blunt or sharp one.

Cen Xue: "Do you mind if this bouquet of flowers gets spoiled?"

“…”

Fu Rouyun swallowed his saliva. He had never felt that Cen Xue could be so dangerous.

He said after some thought: "No, it doesn't matter. I gave it to you and it's yours. Do with it as you please."

"Good boy," Cen Xue praised him again, but he didn't quite understand the second half of the sentence, "You got it back again."

Fu Rouyun: “……?”

The two or three hour drive was compressed to just two hours due to the tacit understanding of urgency.

The car stopped at the foot of the mountain, and Fu Rouyun followed Cen Xue up.

It can be seen that Cen Xue is familiar with the place and this is not her first time here, but Fu Rouyun remembers the conditions agreed upon before and has no problem at all.

Cen Xue held the rose in her arms, and Fu Rouyun wondered what she was going to use it for.

It will also break.

It's not a good thing after all -

Thinking this, I officially arrived at the entrance of the cemetery.

The weather was bad today. It was already cloudy in the afternoon. It wasn't a special day, so no one else came.

Yan Pei's figure was very prominent at the door and could be seen from a distance, but they did not deliberately speed up their pace.

Yan Pei didn't notice them because he was looking down at his phone.

The closer he got, the bigger Cen Xuemai's steps became.

Until he could hear footsteps close enough, Yan Pei looked up and was caught off guard by Cen Xue who was walking quickly towards him.

Then I saw him raise his hand——

Bang!

Fu Rouyun followed behind and deliberately reached out his hand a beat late, but failed to stop it and witnessed everything.

Cen Xue slapped Yan Pei hard with the bouquet of roses.

So loud and bright.