"Brother Gu Fei, you're here."
"Yan Yan, I didn't expect it to really be you! Come in quickly."
The connections between people are truly wondrous. Lin Qingyan never expected to meet An Nanyi here. However, this was not a pleasant encounter. Seeing An Nanyi's hypocritical face made Lin Qingyan feel physically uncomfortable.
But this person smiled kindly at him, took his wrist and led him inside. "Yan Yan, I really didn't expect to see you here. It's so great. I haven't seen you since you dropped out of high school."
Lin Qingyan gave him a perfunctory smile and said, "Yes."
He subtly pushed away An Nanyi's hand and stood next to Gu Fei. Gu Fei introduced the three people to him, but he already knew them without the introduction. He greeted them politely and courteously.
An Yu has always been a very outgoing person. After only meeting Lin Qingyan twice, he started putting his arm around the boy's shoulder and calling him brother. He affectionately put his arm around the boy's shoulder and winked, saying, "Yan Yan, how are you? Have you been getting used to staying at Master Gu's house? Have you been feeling cold?"
Lin Qingyan: "Cold?"
An Yu: "Our Master Gu exudes a cold aura from the inside out."
As soon as he finished speaking, An Er Shao received a cold gaze from Master Gu. He immediately and consciously let go of Lin Qingyan's arm and shrank behind his older brother, saying, "Brother, protect me!"
"Look at you, so pathetic." (Original URL)
An Jing pushed An Yu away with disdain, then looked at the well-behaved boy standing beside Gu Fei with great interest. He wanted to see what charm this child had that could make Gu Fei, this iron tree, bloom.
Looking at the child's well-behaved yet barely concealed nervousness, he felt a natural affinity for him and couldn't help but jokingly ask, "Lin, the tree-climbing athlete, long time no see! Is your leg injury healed?"
Lin Qingyan immediately recalled the scenes from the interview and in Gu Fei's office. He nodded slightly embarrassedly, "It's all better now, thank you for your concern, Teacher An."
"Don't be so nervous. This isn't an interview. You're about the same age as Nan Nan. If you don't mind, you can call me 'brother'."
Lin Qingyan obediently called out "Brother An," and An Yu burst out laughing. Even Gu Fei's eyes flashed with a gloating smile. An Jing: "..."
Lin Qingyan: "...Is there a problem?"
Gu Fei agreed, "No, that's what you'll call me from now on."
An Jing was furious. Why was Gu Fei called Brother Fei and An Yu called Brother Yu, but he, An Jing, wasn't called Brother Jing but Brother An? Did he really look that old?
An Nanyi, standing to the side, also smiled, but no one noticed that his smile was somewhat forced. An Yu was very enthusiastic towards Lin Qingyan, and An Jing didn't seem to dislike Lin Qingyan either. Even Gu Fei, who was usually aloof, was very affectionate towards Lin Qingyan.
He, on the contrary, was the one who was ignored.
After exchanging greetings, the group sat down.
Lin Qingyan naturally sat next to Gu Fei. What made him uncomfortable was that An Nanyi sat on his other side, obviously intending to catch up with him. Sure enough.
"Yan Yan, I heard you also participated in Tomorrow's Stars. Then we can practice together from now on, and maybe we can even debut together." An Nanyi smiled warmly at Lin Qingyan.
The meaning behind those words was quite clear. Lin Qingyan's body stiffened slightly. He remembered that in his previous life, An Nanyi had never participated in this talent show; he debuted as an actor.
It seems that the trajectory of many things has changed.
Annan seemed oblivious to Lin Qingyan's cold attitude and continued enthusiastically, "Yanyan, I remember you couldn't sing or dance at all before. When did you learn?"
He got angry just thinking about it. Lin Qingyan didn't know any of these things at all, so she definitely wouldn't have passed the interview. She passed even though she hadn't found anyone. It must be because she climbed up to Gu Fei's good side and got in through connections!
No one knows what tricks Lin Qingyan used to catch Gu Fei's eye, but despite his efforts, Gu Fei's attitude towards him has always been cold and distant.
“I’ve never learned this before, I just learned it recently from TV.” Lin Qingyan smiled at An Nanyi, her tone as calm and indifferent as Gu Fei’s: “I just learned it casually, and I didn’t expect it to be so simple.”
Annan's smile froze, and she fell silent.
Gu Fei was talking to An Jing and An Yu while also keeping an eye on Lin Qingyan beside him. Suddenly, he heard the boy's unusual tone, as if he had discovered something new, and he found it quite interesting.
At this moment, the waiter brought in a few bottles of wine, which An Jing had just ordered. Naturally, one would drink wine when coming to a place like this. The waiter skillfully opened them and poured wine for everyone.
Gu Fei then instructed the waiter to bring a glass of orange juice.
An Jing clicked her tongue in surprise, "Hey Lao Gu, this won't do. We finally get together and you're offering me juice?"
Gu Fei remained calm and composed. Under everyone's gaze, he placed the glass of orange juice in front of Lin Qingyan, replacing the glass of wine, his movements appearing remarkably natural.
At that moment, they seemed to see a worried old father taking care of his child.
An Jing: "..." Holy crap?!
An Yu: "..." Damn, that's incredible!
I've really seen the world today.
An Nanyi tightened her grip on her wine glass, then looked at Gu Fei and teased with a smile, "Brother Gu Fei, aren't you being a bit too strict? Yan Yan is an adult now, she can drink."
Gu Fei simply replied, "His leg is injured."
"Actually, I'm all better now," Lin Qingyan muttered to himself, lowering his eyes to drink the orange juice Gu Fei had given him. He hadn't said much, trying to minimize his presence.
An Nanyi, however, had somehow ended up sitting next to Gu Fei, and proactively refilled the nearly empty glass in front of him, handing it to him considerately, saying, "Brother Gu Fei, here you go."
Gu Fei merely gave a curt "hmm," took the glass but didn't drink it, placing it back on the table. His peripheral vision fell on Lin Qingyan, who had his eyes lowered, holding the half-finished glass of orange juice in both hands but not drinking any more, motionless, seemingly lost in thought.
Perhaps due to discomfort, the child was quieter than usual.
On the other side, An Nanyi called out "Brother Gu Fei" again. He rested his chin on his hand, looked at the cold-faced man in front of him, blinked, and asked curiously, "How did you and Yan Yan meet? Can you tell me?"
Gu Fei said, "It's a long story."
That was the end of the story.
Annan didn't think anything of it; Gu Fei had always been a man of few words.
He wanted to start a conversation, but before he could speak, he saw the aloof man affectionately ruffle Lin Qingyan's hair, his calm tone softening slightly: "What? Are you unhappy?"
Lin Qingyan smiled and said, "No, I'm just a little not used to it."
"We'll go back in a bit." Gu Fei said, then pushed the fruit plate on the table in front of him, picked up a piece of mango with a bamboo skewer and brought it to his mouth, "Have some fruit."
"Okay, thank you, Brother Fei."
An Nanyi, who had witnessed all of this, gritted his teeth. He was burning with anger, feeling suffocated, but he still smiled and said, "Yan Yan, Brother Gu Fei is so good to you."
Lin Qingyan pretended not to hear and focused on eating the fruit.
An Nanyi didn't understand why Lin Qingyan was so cold towards him. In high school, he was indeed Lin Qingyan's good friend, or rather, Lin Qingyan only had him as a friend.
At this moment, Gu Fei unusually took the initiative to ask him, "Were you and Yan Yan high school classmates?"
"Yes, it's a pity that Yan Yan dropped out of high school before finishing." An Nan sighed regretfully, then said indignantly, "If it weren't for Yan Yan's gambling-addicted father, Yan Yan wouldn't have dropped out of school!"
Annan continued, "That gambling addict is a real scoundrel. He came into the classroom during class and tried to drag Yan Yan away, preventing him from continuing his studies. He even slapped Yan Yan a few times in front of the teacher and classmates..."
Gu Fei frowned slightly.
Lin Qingyan heard every word. His thin body stiffened slightly, and he felt a mix of emotions. He picked up the untouched glass of wine on the table and drank it down in one gulp. By the time Gu Fei noticed, the glass was empty.
He placed the glass on the table with a light touch, making a crisp sound. He looked at An Nanyi, a hint of anger flashing in his beautiful peach blossom eyes, but a smile on his face. "It's all in the past, there's nothing to say."
An Nanyi lowered her eyes, "I'm sorry, Yan Yan, I was just angry for a moment, I didn't mean to bring this up..."
Her pitiful appearance made her look like she had been bullied.
Lin Qingyan looked away, too lazy to pay him any attention.
He knew Annan Yi all too well what kind of person he was.
"Yan Yan, please don't be angry with me, okay? I'll punish myself with three cups!" An Nanyi was a little flustered, her grievances and unease written all over her face. After saying that, she went to pour the wine and sincerely punished herself with three cups.
Finally, her face turned red from drinking, her eyes were glazed and watery, and she swayed unsteadily, unable to sit up straight. In the end, she couldn't hold on any longer and fell into Gu Fei's arms, resting her head on the man's shoulder.
Gu Fei frowned slightly.
"Um... I'm sorry." An Nanyi half-opened her hazy eyes, her cheeks flushed, and said in a soft voice, sounding a little uncomfortable, "My head is a little dizzy, I'll get up now..."
Lin Qingyan's head was spinning. He leaned weakly against the sofa, watching An Nanyan's every move as if he were watching a play, even applauding him in his heart. It would have been better if his acting was a little more natural.
Gu Fei's brow furrowed even deeper. He ruthlessly pushed the head off his shoulder, his tone even colder than usual, "An Jing, your brother is drunk. Keep an eye on him."
An Jing and An Yu were singing into the microphone when they turned around and saw the three people on the sofa acting strangely. His younger brother, An Nanyi, was drunk and lying on the sofa.
"Nan Nan, why did you drink so much?"
Meanwhile, Lin Qingyan rubbed her temples uncomfortably, gently tugged at Gu Fei's sleeve, and whispered in a soft, slightly lazy and hoarse voice, "Brother Fei, I'm also feeling a bit dizzy... I feel unwell."
Let him teach Annan Yi what truly natural acting is.
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