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Chapter 154: Must have been poisoned by eating mushrooms...
My own confusion is sad, but my friend’s clarity is even more heartbreaking.
While they were still living day by day, finishing their work today and not knowing what to do tomorrow, their friends had already started planning their future lives?!
What a horror story.
The other person exudes the maturity of an adult, but what about them? Are they still talking like children?
Zhu Xiangming was unwilling to accept this fact.
His gaze swept around the car, moving from Qiu Yuge beside him to Cang Zizheng and Yin Hongxue in the front row.
Although Cang Zizhen is not that naive, he has always been very rational in looking at things. If you ask him to think about the future, he will most likely consider the development path of the group and the possible plans of the company.
What does he want to do?
Zhu Xiangming stroked his chin. In his impression, he didn't seem to realize that Cangzi really wanted to do anything special.
As for Yin Hongxue... Zhu Xiangming used to barely know what Yin Hongxue wanted, but since he went home for a month without reason and returned to the company, Zhu Xiangming felt that what Yin Hongxue wanted might have changed.
It is also possible that he himself realized that what he wanted was impossible to get, so he gave up.
As for Bai You, who was sitting on the other side of him, this man's future plans were too clear. Anyone who knew him a little would know what he wanted to do.
Thinking about the future? That was no longer something Bai You would do.
So with so many people on this bus, is Bai You the only one who wants to do something?
Zhu Xiangming looked at Lu Yao who was sitting in the passenger seat and wanted to ask him what he wanted to do in the future.
But as soon as the thought came to his mind, Zhu Xiangming quickly retracted it.
This question is too profound, and it is a bit too much to have such an in-depth communication with Lu Yao.
Zhu Xiangming stopped thinking about it and took out his cell phone to start surfing the Internet.
Instead of worrying about these things that don't exist, you should worry more about whether someone will post the photo online after you were recognized.
"What!" Zhu Xiangming exclaimed in surprise as he took out his mobile phone and opened the trending search on Weibo.
The silent atmosphere in the car was instantly broken, and everyone turned around to look over.
Even Xin Yi, who was driving, glanced at the back seat through the rearview mirror.
Lu Yao glanced over and took out his cell phone.
"What's wrong?" As soon as Qiu Yuge stuck his head out, Zhu Xiangming held out his cell phone in front of him with trembling hands.
As soon as he saw the picture displayed on the mobile phone screen clearly, Qiu Yuge looked at Zhu Xiangming in disbelief, and then they both looked at Lu Yao in the passenger seat.
Lu Yao, sitting in the passenger seat, was scrolling through his phone slowly. The noise in the back seat didn't seem to bother him at all.
Zhu Xiangming recalled the scene he had just seen and felt dizzy.
Four very short, but very explosive words.
#LuyaoLove#
There is also a photo of Lu Yao standing with a girl.
Although there was no intimate action between the two of them, but, but, Lu Yao was smiling at that girl!
Lu Yao is smiling at a girl!
And she smiles so gently!
Oh my god!
Zhu Xiangming felt that he might have suffered from food poisoning after the meal he had just eaten.
Were there mushrooms in the meal just now?
Yes, it seems so.
Are shiitake mushrooms considered fungi?
Will eating mushrooms cause hallucinations?
Is he hallucinating now?
Otherwise, how could he have seen Lu Yao smiling? And smiling so gently?
Zhu Xiangming stiffened his neck and lowered his head to look at his phone again.
Lu Yao's smile stung his eyes.
Zhu Xiangming was so frightened that he closed his eyes.
I feel like I'm going blind.
The most touching thing is the gentleness of lowering the head.
This sentence suddenly popped up in Zhu Xiangming's mind.
If the protagonist of this photo was not Lu Yao, he would definitely praise them as a sweet couple.
But, but...this is Lu Yao!
Lu Yao smiled at others so gently?
Oh my god! Is this some kind of horror story?
Lu Yao actually laughs when there is no camera?
Lu Yao couldn’t be really in love!
The five people sitting in the car as if in a dream, felt as if they were back to the company in the blink of an eye.
I had just parked the car in the underground parking lot and hadn't even gotten out when Ding Ling came knocking on the door.
After Lu Yao got out of the car, Ding Ling rushed upstairs with her people without saying a word. Xin Yi even left the car and followed them, leaving the remaining five people standing in front of the car door, looking at each other.
Is this the end of their combination?
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Ding Ling couldn't even wait to get back to the office. As soon as the elevator door closed, she took out her cell phone and showed the picture on the hot search.
"Is this you?"
Lu Yao nodded: "It's me."
Ding Ling's eyes went dark.
Before Lu Yao came back, Ding Ling was very disdainful when she heard the staff tell her about Lu Yao's hot search.
Love? Who?
Lu Yao?
How is that possible?
Even if everyone in the Fifth Generation fell in love, Lu Yao would not be able to fall in love.
Ding Ling really couldn't imagine who Lu Yao, with his arrogant attitude, could fall in love with.
But when she took out her phone and clicked on the trending search and saw the photo, Ding Ling's heart suddenly wavered.
In that photo, Lu Yao's smile was a little... too friendly.
Those smiling eyes, curved lips, and upturned apple cheeks... Ding Ling had never seen Lu Yao smile so sweetly.
It was so sweet that the first time she saw the photo, she almost subconsciously believed the hot search reports about Lu Yao being in love.
But how is that possible?
This is Lu Yao!
Perhaps the person in this photo is not Lu Yao, but an AI picture, which uses someone else's photo to put Lu Yao's face on it.
Yes, that’s definitely the case!
Today’s AI technology is so advanced that it can already make fake things look real.
Lu Yao was in love? It was absolutely ridiculous. Ding Ling refused to believe it.
But what did Lu Yao say now? He said the person in the photo was him?
Does he really smile so sweetly at other girls?
Why?
It's not a filming or a stage performance.
Under what circumstances would you smile so sweetly to your friends of the opposite sex?
As expected... it's just love, right?!
Ding Ling walked out of the elevator in despair, returned to the office in despair, sat down on the sofa in despair, and after Lu Yao sat down opposite her, she spoke in despair.
"She is your...who?"
When she asked this, given Lu Yao's personality, he would only give an irrefutable answer.
But now, Ding Ling also needs an irrefutable answer.
No quibbling, no concealment, just the answer is presented directly and coldly.
Even if it's a girlfriend, even if it's a girlfriend...
"Task target."
……What?
Ding Ling's sluggish brain suddenly froze again.
Xin Yi stood up in an instant.
"you say--"
"Shut up!"
Ding Ling was interrupted by Xin Yi as soon as she opened her mouth.
The unprecedented solemn expression on Xin Yi's face made Ding Ling remember the other party's identity belatedly, and also made Ding Ling's stagnant brain work again.
Task object? Task?
Lu Yao’s mission? ! ! !
This is something she can't know!
That's what she just asked?
Is that Lu Yao’s answer?
She won’t be caught and locked up!
No!
She hasn't had enough of her wonderful life!
Can she pretend she didn't hear what just happened?
Or is it okay for her to faint and pretend to have amnesia now?
But why didn't Xin Yi stop her before she asked such an important question, and just let her ask directly!
Doesn’t Xin Yi know what Lu Yao’s mission is?
The short conversation ended in such a thrilling way.
Fortunately, in response to Ding Ling's frightened questioning, Xin Yi gave her an answer that reassured her, temporarily relieving her of the worry of being caught and imprisoned.
So the suspicion that Lu Yao was in love was quickly dispelled.
very nice--
What the hell!
Ding Ling now wishes Lu Yao was really in love.
At least matters like love are still within her scope of handling. It is one of the countless public opinions that the normal entertainment industry will encounter, and it is still a problem that she can solve.
But now? What is this now?
Is Lu Yao still considered an artist? Are they still considered a boy band? Is she still considered a boy band manager in the entertainment industry?
Can their group continue to develop normally in the entertainment industry in the future?
After seeing Lu Yao and Xin Yi off from the office, Ding Ling saw the other members sitting outside.
When they heard the noise, they stood up quickly, and their heads turned like dominoes, with worry clearly written in their eyes.
Worried? You should be.
She couldn't stop worrying.
"Don't worry, it's okay." Ding Ling forced a smile. "Go back and rest today. We have to get up early to shoot tomorrow."
Ding Ling's meaning was so clear that no one said anything more and left with Lu Yao.
Qiu Yuge looked at Lu Yao's expression, trying to read the result of the brief meeting from his face.
He came out in a few minutes, so there should be nothing wrong, right?
And Ding Ling doesn’t look angry?
Lu Yao doesn't look anxious?
So it shouldn't be love?
If it's not love, then what is it?
Qiu Yuge hesitated and didn't say anything.
"What just happened—"
"Don't ask."
Qiu Yuge didn't say anything, but Bai You asked.
But just as he opened his mouth, he was stopped by Xin Yi.
Xin Yi stopped and stood in front of everyone. She scanned everyone one by one, and a very stern expression appeared on her pretty face. "Don't ask Lu Yao anything about the training camp abroad."
Everyone was stunned.
It was both the expression on Xin Yi's face at the moment and the hidden meaning of Xin Yi's warning.
Don't ask, can't ask, it's forbidden to ask.
Why?
What are the things they can't ask?
Is it about the confidentiality agreement?
Didn’t Lu Yao go abroad for training?
Could it be that there was some other hidden reason behind Lu Yao's going abroad?
Everyone couldn't help but look at Lu Yao. Facing Xin Yi's stern warning, Lu Yao didn't respond at all.
He stood there calmly, letting everyone stare at him, without any intention of explaining.
Everyone was silent.
I returned to the villa quietly and had another sleepless night.
When the production crew knocked on the door of the villa the next day, they saw five teenagers who looked like zombies, and Lu Yao, who was alone and full of energy.