Chapter 45

When they returned home, both of them were full. Chu Linchuan was afraid of motion sickness, so he asked Li Pingan to pick him up.

Before getting in the car, they opened Weibo. The interface was stuck for a long time. When they finally clicked in, they saw countless names of "Cheng Lan".

Xia Lanzheng had made the worst-case scenario plan: Cheng Lan drinking, Cheng Lan swearing, Cheng Lan terminating the contract... these were all within the scope of what he could think of.

However, he still underestimated this childhood friend, because there was a shocking entry hanging on the wall - Cheng Lan's confession.

Xia Lanzheng: “…”

Xia Lanzheng wanted to look at it again, but for some reason, Weibo was completely frozen.

Chu Linchuan was even quicker, having already entered Cheng Lan's Weibo homepage. Xia Lanzheng came over and took a look at his arm.

“…”

Chu Linchuan quickly turned off the screen, but he was a little too late. Xia Lanzheng's eyes were dull and she looked even more confused than the night she was drunk.

The reason for the freeze...seems to have been found.

Cheng Lan confessed.

Okay, just confess. This is part of the original book's plot.

wrong.

Who is the person he @?

It seems his last name is Xia.

Xia Lanzheng shook her head vigorously and pried Chu Linchuan's hands apart: "No, give me another look."

Chu Linchuan held onto his phone without moving, his forehead throbbing. "It's out of battery. I can't watch it."

Xia Lanzheng looked up and begged him: "Take a look, take a look, take a look, Chu Linchuan, please, let me take a look."

Chu Linchuan looked to the side of the road several times but didn't see Li Ping'an's car: "It's no use behaving like a spoiled child. Stop looking."

"I'm not acting like a spoiled child..." Xia Lanzheng's own phone lit up, and she let go of him without any reluctance. After a few seconds, she said, "Chu Linchuan, I can't take it anymore. Can you please control your employees? Cheng Lan has gone crazy!"

Chu Linchuan quickly dialed a few numbers and continued typing after getting in the car: "Where is he? Let him answer the phone!"

Li Pingan was startled: "What's wrong? What happened?"

It has been a long time since Chu Linchuan lost his temper.

Xia Lanzheng shook his head and said nothing. How could he dare to say it? He didn't dare.

It’s been twenty minutes, and Cheng Lan’s Weibo post is still fresh in my mind.

【@Cheng Lan: I like you @Xia Lanzheng】

Hold.

Xia Lanzheng couldn't help herself at all, she opened Weibo and poked at the screen with her fingers.

Yu Jiawei's call came at an inopportune time, and without giving Xia Lanzheng a chance to hesitate, he sent the message with a shaking hand.

"Xiao Xia, have you seen the trending searches? Don't respond, don't touch, don't like, do you hear me?"

Xia Lanzheng: "Brother Yu, you're too late."

He and Chu Linchuan got out of the car and each answered their own phone call. The yard was quiet, but the phone was noisy.

Yu Jiawei roared over there, "Xia Lanzheng, are you crazy too? I can't take it anymore. My high blood pressure is about to come back! Is President Chu with you?"

Chu Linchuan stood two steps away from Xia Lanzheng. Xia Lanzheng could still hear the noise from a distance. His brother's voice was louder than ever.

Xia Lanzheng covered the receiver with her hands, "Yes, but he... probably isn't available right now."

"Okay, got it," Yu Jiawei sternly stopped him. "Turn off your phone. Don't answer any calls. Stay home. If you really don't know what to do, just follow Mr. Chu."

After hanging up the phone, Xia Lanzheng couldn't help but open Weibo again.

He saw the comment he replied to.

"@Xia Lanzheng: ...Dude, you sent it to the wrong person."

He was too anxious to think much at the time, and when Yu Jiawei called, he sent out the edited content with trembling hands. As expected, sharp-eyed netizens caught him.

【also? 】

[Brother?]

【Wrong person?】

【kswl】

"Don't look at it anymore," Chu Linchuan walked up behind him. The dim light from the screen illuminated his glasses, making his face look extremely pale. "I'm going to the company. You go into the room first and get some rest."

To be honest, Xia Lanzheng didn't dare to go back, as she was afraid she would be questioned by her family.

"Can I follow you to the company?"

"No, stay home. This matter has nothing to do with you."

Xia Lanzheng was overwhelmed. It had nothing to do with him? It had a huge impact!

Chu Linchuan was still worried and planned to take Xia Lanzheng into the house first. Just then, Xia Lanzheng's cell phone rang.

"It's Cheng Lan calling." Seeing the caller ID, Xia Lanzheng's eyes widened slightly. Unsure, she asked her brother, "Should I answer?"

In fact, Xia Lanzheng was very optimistic about Cheng Lan. After all, he was Song Xinghuai's predecessor and senior. They had a relationship foundation in school and had already started to talk about him in the forum.

So until now, Xia Lanzheng is still a little dazed.

Who are you confessing to, bro?

Chu Linchuan narrowed his eyes slightly and sneered: "Take it."

Just now, everyone called Cheng Lan countless times but there was no response. Is this where the feelings came from?

Does he know what he has done?

Do you know who you are confessing to?

"Hey, Cheng Lan," Xia Lanzheng asked in a trembling voice, holding her breath, "What are you doing?"

The phone was on speakerphone, and both Xia Lanzheng and Chu Linchuan could hear Cheng Lan's steady breathing. The caller remained silent for a while, and Xia Lanzheng glanced at Chu Linchuan.

His brother was in a bad mood at the moment and felt very oppressed.

ah.

Xia Lanzheng suddenly slapped her forehead.

He forgot about the CP hype.

Could it be that Cheng Lan was so angry at Chu Linchuan's decision that he acted first and asked for his consent later? This was not impossible. Cheng Lan was a stubborn person sometimes.

But no matter what, this was too much, and Xia Lanzheng couldn't bear it.

Where did this straight man come from?

"Zheng Zheng," Cheng Lan finally spoke in a low voice, calling him from somewhere. "I didn't finish what I said at the beach. I don't know how to tell you... Anyway, did you see the Weibo post?"

"What do you think?" Xia Lanzheng raised her voice and asked, "My brother clearly told you not to hype up couples!"

After these words were spoken, Cheng Lan and Chu Linchuan fell silent.

Chu Linchuan's breathing stagnated. Looking at Xia Lanzheng's serious expression, he couldn't tell the source of the emotion in his chest.

Did Xia Lanzheng think Cheng Lan was trying to...create a relationship with him?

Cheng Lan seemed a little anxious, and without caring to lower his voice, he said hastily: "I'm not! Xia Lanzheng, I really like you."

The yard was empty, and the excited confession echoed in the air.

What is true love and false love? Isn’t it just hyping up a couple?

Xia Lanzheng curled up her fingers. Cheng Lan's voice was like an electric shock, passing through the phone into her fingers, making her whole body numb.

His breathing became less smooth, and he took a deep breath.

Xia Lanzheng: "...Who do you like? Tell me again?"

Before Cheng Lan could even utter the word "you", Xia Lanzheng interrupted him, stammering, "I already... said you... sent it to the wrong person!"

An arm suddenly dropped down from above her head, and the man's drooping sleeve ruffled Xia Lanzheng's hair. With her long, tangled hair, Xia Lanzheng watched in confusion as Chu Linchuan took the phone.

Chu Linchuan turned off the hands-free mode and took the phone away with him.

Chu Linchuan walked away quickly, his back resolute, his other hand hanging by his leg clenched into a fist.

Xia Lanzheng couldn't hear what he said, but soon, about ten seconds later, Chu Linchuan took the phone away from his ear.

Then, there was a snap.

Hang up.

"What did you say to him?"

Xia Lanzheng subconsciously looked at Chu Linchuan's expression. His brother seemed to be very angry.

Chu Linchuan also took a deep breath. Before he could retract his stern expression, he looked at Xia Lanzheng with a look that wavered between coldness and gentleness: "Xia Lanzheng, do you have someone you like?"

Xia Lanzheng quickly shook her head, her head shaking like a rattle: "No."

Seeing his brother angry, he didn't care about what Cheng Lan was going crazy about. Seeing that Chu Linchuan's face looked better, Xia Lanzheng cleared her throat and changed the subject: "It's not that I don't like you, brother."

Chu Linchuan's pupils shrank, caught off guard: "What?"

Xia Lanzheng counted them off one by one: "I also like Chu Linyu, my parents, and my bags."

The air stuck in Chu Linchuan's throat, which he couldn't exhale or swallow, suddenly turned into a cough.

"Xia Lanzheng, don't say things like that casually in the future."

Xia Lanzheng let out an "ah!", but Chu Linchuan didn't buy it. He didn't dare to coax her anymore: "I know, I know. I'll go home, and you go to the company. Go ahead, you don't have to send me in."

Chu Linchuan frowned, and the next second, the lights in Yang Yuxiao and Chu Lang's room suddenly lit up.

The cell phone kept ringing, and Yang Yuxiao's call was directed to Chu Linchuan's cell phone.

"Come with me," Chu Linchuan didn't answer and immediately changed the subject, "Come with me to the company tonight and rest in my office."

Xia Lanzheng understood what he meant, and they wanted to go together.

Chu Linchuan led him back and made another call. Ms. Yang, the PR department, the agent... Xingpai was destined to be on the clock tonight.

As soon as I walked into the building, the words "Cheng Lan" hit me like a heat wave.

The name becomes a symbol suspended in the air.

When the front desk saw Chu Linchuan and his men coming in, there was a moment of silence, and the symbol changed from "Cheng Lan" to "Xia Lanzheng".

There were so many people staring at Xia Lanzheng. Even on filming days or variety shows, there wasn't such a big scene. From the lobby to the elevator, and from the elevator to the corridor, everyone coming and going couldn't help but look over there.

Someone had leaked the news that Xia Lanzheng was the young master of the Chu family, and it spread throughout the company tonight. Cheng Lan's confession suddenly took a different turn, instantly expanding from the two artists to the relationship between the Cheng and Chu families.

Mr. Chu’s expression was very telling. He was very angry. Teacher Cheng was finished.

Xia Lanzheng didn't know the twists and turns in this matter. He felt at ease as long as Chu Linchuan was beside him, knowing that his brother would hold up the sky if it fell.

"Take Xia Lanzheng to my office," Chu Linchuan said, his tone completely different from when he was at home. He instructed his assistant in a tense voice, "Call Cheng Lan for a meeting right away."

"Cheng Lan...Teacher Cheng hasn't arrived yet."

“…Where are the others?”

"Yang Pengfei went to pick it up. There were a lot of paparazzi, so it must have been quite a mess."

Chu Linchuan couldn't help himself anymore. He cursed softly, turned his head and saw Xia Lanzheng. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "Forget it, I'll take you to rest."

Just as Xia Lanzheng had guessed, Chu Linchuan had a private lounge in his office. With the door closed, no sound from outside could get in.

Chu Linchuan didn't have time to explain, so he brought Xia Lanzheng in and told her to turn off her cell phone and not to run around.

After everyone left, Xia Lanzheng was the only one left in the huge space.

Because of its minimalist decoration style, the room looks cold. Xia Lanzheng's thoughts spread out and were reflected back by the surrounding walls.

He was overwhelmed by thousands of thoughts and had to calm down and think.

The arrow that should have pointed at Song Xinghuai suddenly pointed at himself without any warning. He was confessed to by Cheng Lan, one of the protagonists.

Despite the confusing plot, he still waded into the muddy water and intervened in the cause and effect of the protagonist's top and bottom.

Xia Lanzheng had never been told that he was being liked, and he imagined that being liked would make him happy. However, the reality was completely different. He felt uneasy and even a little scared.

what to do.

Will he end up being fed to sharks?

Xia Lanzheng took a cold shower and stared down at her hair, which had fallen to the floor. The strands lay quietly in the water. She looked so pitiful.

Xia Lanzheng closed her eyes, picked up the bathrobe beside her, wrapped it around herself, and suddenly smelled the scent of Chu Linchuan.

Before this, he had only smelled the special scent on the protagonists.

He could never remember what Chu Linchuan smelled like, thinking that as a supporting character, he didn't have one. Even now, Xia Lanzheng couldn't accurately name the smell. Mint, lemon... none of them.

But he was absolutely sure that this was Chu Linchuan's smell.

Xia Lanzheng was startled and sniffed.

Suddenly I missed his brother a little.