Li Yuheng slowly swallowed the last bite of food, then suddenly turned to Jiang Wei: "Jiang Wei, did you have your food stolen by pigs when you were a child? No wonder you hold such a grudge now."
"Li Yuheng!"
"Yes, I'm here," Li Yuheng replied with a smile. "What brings you here?"
Jiang Wei took a deep breath and suddenly smiled sweetly: "I'll definitely take good care of you on our date tomorrow."
Li Yuheng shrugged.
Gong Yu gripped the napkin tightly, his knuckles turning white.
His glances at Li Yuheng were laced with malice, but he hastily looked away when he met the other's ambiguous smile.
This top influencer is too strange. No one saw what happened in the storage room just now, so how did he know?
Her old boyfriend's advice echoed in her ears again: "I can't afford to offend Li Yuheng either. If it doesn't work out, you should change your strategy and start a CP with You Keke. Then we can use the company's resources to promote you."
Gong Yu lowered his eyes to hide the resentment in them.
Yu Keke?
What kind of buzz can that naive and innocent newcomer generate for him?
What he wants is the aura of a movie star that has accumulated over many years on Shu Bai!
"Gong Yu?" You Keke called him softly, "You look terrible..."
"It's alright." Gong Yu forced a gentle smile.
He knew very well that once this variety show ended, Shu Bai's contract with the company would expire, and the company would no longer be able to control this once-popular actor.
Having lost Shu Bai as a stepping stone, and with no other popular artists under the company, Gong Yu was well aware that his acting skills were not outstanding.
If the company forces all its resources onto him, it may backfire and provoke resentment from the audience.
Therefore, he must seize this last opportunity to hype up Shu Bai and not let go of this lifeline.
…
That evening, since it was the first day the guests arrived, the production team did not arrange any filming.
When Li Yuheng came out of the shower, he found Shu Bai standing on the balcony smoking.
Under the moonlight, the lines of Shu Bai's profile were exceptionally clear, and the two small moles under his right eye were faintly visible in the smoke.
Li Yuheng walked over while drying his hair: "Teacher Shubai, can I borrow a light?"
Shu Bai glanced at him and tossed the lighter over.
Li Yuheng took it and pulled a...lollipop from his pajama pocket.
Shu Bai: "...Are you sick?"
Li Yuheng put the lollipop in his mouth and pretended to light it with a lighter a few times: "It won't light."
Shu Bai, unable to bear it any longer, turned to leave.
Li Yuheng suddenly called out to him: "Teacher Shubai."
Shu Bai paused in his steps.
Li Yuheng's voice was unusually serious: "What exactly happened three years ago?"
Shu Bai's back stiffened, and without turning her head, she said, "Isn't it all written online?"
Li Yuheng: "I want to hear what you have to say."
Shu Bai remained silent for a long time, then sneered: "If being a top influencer is so idle, you should spend more time caring about yourself."
After saying that, he strode off the balcony and slammed the door shut.
Li Yuheng narrowed his eyes as he watched Shu Bai's retreating figure.
0090 whispered a reminder: [Your Highness, this is going out of character...]
Li Yuheng: "Shut up."
He took out his phone and dialed a number: "Hey, go and investigate the truth behind the incident three years ago when Shu Bai assaulted the director."
Li Yuheng looked in the direction Shu Bai had left and said softly, "I suspect my brother was set up."
…
The next morning.
When Li Yuheng came downstairs, Jiang Wei was already waiting in the living room, waving his car keys: "Let's go, top star."
Li Yuheng raised an eyebrow: "So eager?"
Jiang Wei twirled the car key between her fingers, her red lips curving slightly: "Be proactive my ass, everyone else has left, it's just the two of us left."
Li Yuheng slumped lazily onto the sofa: "But I'm afraid your driving skills are too bad and will endanger my life."
Jiang Wei rolled his eyes, noticed the filming equipment was outside, and suddenly lowered his voice, saying, "Li Yuheng, why did you target Shu Bai yesterday?"
Li Yuheng raised an eyebrow: "I'm targeting him? He was the one who said it to me first."
Jiang Wei stared at him for a few seconds, then suddenly sighed: "Shu Bai will retire from the entertainment industry completely after this variety show."
Li Yuheng paused for a moment.
“His contract is expiring and he won’t renew it.” Jiang Wei fiddled with his car keys. “I heard he’s even found a house back in his hometown and is planning to go back to farming.”
Li Yuheng narrowed his eyes: "How do you know so much?"
Jiang Wei shrugged: "My agent is familiar with his agent." She paused, "So can you please stop picking on him? He's retiring from the industry, can't you at least give him a proper ending?"
Li Yuheng suddenly laughed: "Who said I was going to pick a fight with him?"
Jiang Wei had a look on his face that said, "Do you think I'm blind?"
Li Yuheng stood up and stretched: "Let's go, aren't we on a date?"
Jiang Wei looked at him suspiciously, feeling that something was off about this man.
The two went out one after the other.
The live chat exploded instantly:
[Ahhh, finally the date is here!]
Vivi looks so beautiful today! Her red dress is stunning!
Hengzi looks so handsome in this casual outfit! His collarbones are killer!
Jiang Wei was driving a red sports car. Li Yuheng unceremoniously sat in the passenger seat and, while fastening his seatbelt, suddenly asked, "Where to?"
"Amusement park." Jiang Wei stepped on the gas. "Are you afraid of heights?"
Li Yuheng scoffed: "Afraid of heights? I'd even demolish the King of Hell's palace."
Jiang Wei: "...You're doing it again, aren't you?"
As the car entered the highway, Jiang Wei turned on the music, which happened to be Li Yuheng's new song.
Li Yuheng raised an eyebrow: "Oh, you're one of my fans?"
Jiang Wei sneered: "You're overthinking it. It's random playback."
Li Yuheng didn't expose her, and turned to look at the scenery rushing past the window.
After a while, he suddenly cut off the power to the filming equipment in the car and asked, "Why did Shu Bai retire from the entertainment industry?"
Jiang Wei looked at the filming equipment inside the car, which had been powered off, with some surprise: "...I heard he got tired of it. Ever since that incident three years ago, he's wanted to leave."
"Then why are you leaving now?"
"A contract, of course." Jiang Wei glanced at him. "Do you think everyone's like you, doing whatever they want?"
Li Yuheng seemed to be deep in thought.
Jiang Wei continued, "And you've seen his temper; he's offended a lot of people. The fact that he's on this variety show is because the company wants to squeeze the last bit of value out of him, so they forced him to come."
Li Yuheng's eyes turned cold: "Force him?"
"I don't know the specifics, but I heard the conditions are quite stringent." Jiang Wei turned the direction. "We've arrived."
A giant Ferris wheel from the amusement park comes into view.
As Li Yuheng got out of the car, he suddenly said, "Thank you."
Jiang Wei nearly twisted his ankle: "...Did you take the wrong medicine?"
Li Yuheng gave her a bright smile: "I'll be very 'cooperative' with you on our date today."
Jiang Wei suddenly had a bad feeling.
Why did I just get disconnected?
[It's probably a device malfunction; the screen suddenly went black for a few minutes.]
[Help! These two are so good-looking standing together!]
[Wake up, those two are cousins!]
What?! How come I didn't know that?!
Five minutes later, Jiang Wei's premonition came true.
"Li Yuheng! Get down here!" Jiang Wei stood under the drop tower, stomping his feet in anger.
Li Yuheng waved at her: "Come on up, weren't you trying to mess with me?"
Jiang Wei gritted his teeth: "...I'm afraid of heights!"
Li Yuheng exaggeratedly clutched his chest: "Oh my god, the big star Jiang is actually afraid of heights? Viewers, quickly take screenshots, this is an exclusive scoop!"
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