The two stayed in the cafe for more than an hour. When they were about to go back, Gu Yanshen received a call from the driver. He said that there was a car accident on the bridge and all the vehicles were stuck on the bridge, unable to move forward or backward.
Gu Yanshen had just hung up the phone when he heard Lu Wenxing ask him.
"Where does Teacher Gu live? I'll take you there."
Gu Yanshen was not polite either.
"Emperor Sea Garden."
Lu Wenxing paused with his hand holding the car keys. He thought Gu Yanshen would live in a small detached villa, but he didn't expect it to be in the city center.
However, those who can live in Dihaiyuan are all wealthy CEOs or leaders in their respective industries, and the privacy is definitely no less than that of a detached villa.
The two took the elevator to the underground garage. The moment Lu Wenxing opened the car door, he suddenly remembered the other two gifts he had placed on the passenger seat when he came.
"What's wrong?"
Gu Yanshen asked doubtfully, having already walked around to the passenger door. As soon as he opened the door, he saw a dark blue gift box on the seat and a picture frame covered with cloth.
"Is this a gift you received, or is it intended for someone else?"
"For Teacher Gu."
"I was worried that Teacher Gu wouldn't like perfume, so I prepared other gifts."
Gu Yanshen picked up the blue gift box and asked, "What is it?"
"Teacher Gu can open it and have a look."
Gu Yanshen was a little surprised and a little surprised. If the driver hadn't come, he would have almost missed another gift from Lu Wenxing.
While Gu Yanshen's attention was on the blue gift box, Lu Wenxing crossed the driver's seat and was about to move the picture frame to the back seat when he saw Gu Yanshen looking at him with shining eyes.
“Can I see your paintings?”
Lu Wenxing: “…”
"It's not finished yet, it's a semi-finished product." Lu Wenxing lowered his eyes guiltily.
"Can't watch?"
Gu Yanshen felt a little regretful. He really liked Lu Wenxing's concentration when painting.
In his opinion, the serious Lu Wenxing has a special kind of attraction that makes people unable to take their eyes off him at first sight. The works that Lu Wenxing has spent time and effort to create are also worth looking forward to.
The two stood by the car door, staring at each other. If they had just sent it out openly, it would have been fine, but in this situation, it suddenly became a little awkward.
"I don't see it."
Seeing that Lu Wenxing was unwilling, Gu Yanshen did not force him. After all, Lu Wenxing was the owner of the painting.
"Want to put the back seat in? I'll help you."
Gu Yanshen was standing next to the passenger seat, so it would be easier for him to move the painting than Lu Wenxing.
Lu Wenxing turned on the navigation and drove towards Gu Yanshen's home. The two were mostly silent along the way, without the eagerness that they had in the coffee shop.
In less than half an hour, Lu Wenxing sent the person to the door. The security guard came over immediately and Gu Yanshen rolled down the window.
"We'll be leaving in a minute."
"Good evening, Mr. Gu."
Upon realizing that it was a homeowner in his own community, the security guard greeted him and returned to the security room.
"Drive carefully and let me know when you get home."
"good."
Gu Yanshen opened the door sideways and was about to get out of the car when Lu Wenxing called him.
"Actually... that painting is also for you."
Gu Yanshen did not investigate whether Lu Wenxing had really not finished the painting, but since Lu Wenxing said it was not finished, then let it be considered as unfinished.
Gu Yanshen felt quite regretful along the way because he couldn't see the painting. Suddenly he heard Lu Wenxing say that it was a gift for him, and looked at Lu Wenxing in surprise.
"How many gifts have you prepared for me?" Gu Yanshen looked at him with amusement.
"Aren't you worried that you won't like it?"
"I like everything you give me."
Lu Wenxing didn't think much about it. He just thought that Gu Yanshen was talking about the gifts he gave him, which happened to be liked by Gu Yanshen.
Gu Yanshen went to open the back door. Just as he touched the picture frame, Lu Wenxing suddenly said, "Teacher Gu, go home and take a look."
Gu Yanshen obediently covered the exposed corner of the picture frame again, "Okay, I'll cover it tightly."
Lu Wenxing breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm leaving."
…
As soon as he entered the house, his aunt came up to him and asked.
"Xingxing, are you hungry? I'll make you some midnight snack."
"Thank you, I'm not hungry. Is my brother back?"
"Xiao Zheng hasn't come back yet. He called at lunch time and said he had some work to do at the company and asked us not to wait for him. His husband and wife also called and said they will be back next Monday."
Lu Wenxing nodded, "Okay, I'll go upstairs first, Auntie, go to bed early."
After returning to the room, Lu Wenxing did not receive any message from Gu Yanshen. Lu Wenxing thought about it and took the initiative to report to Gu Yanshen that he was safe.
【ET】I’m home.
【.】Okay, I was worried that you were still driving, so I didn’t dare to send you a message.
【.】When did you start painting?
【ET】After returning to China
【.】I like it very much, thank you ma'am
What wife?
Lu Wenxing's ears felt a little hot. When his fans kept calling him "wife", Lu Wenxing didn't feel that way, because everyone in the circle called him that, but why did Gu Yanshen call him that, just...
【ET】Teacher Gu, don’t shout
【.】How can this be called nonsense?
【. 】I've seen many big names being chased by their fans and being called "wife". Mr. Lu can't deny me even the fan membership just because I came late. Lu Wenxing took a deep breath. He really wanted to tell Gu Yanshen that although they had a good relationship, they couldn't stand his character collapse several times.
After a pause of a few seconds, Lu Wenxing replied to Gu Yanshen's message.
【ET】I'm going to take a shower and go to bed early
【.】Well, good night
After coming out of the bathroom, Lu Wenxing was really a little hungry. The lights on the first floor were still on, and Auntie was not in the hall. She must have gone to rest.
Lu Wenxing walked into the kitchen, looked through the refrigerator, and chose the simplest frozen dumplings.
This was wrapped by my aunt in advance. You can eat it after putting it in the pot and cooking it. It is not difficult to make and is suitable for people like Lu Wenxing who have no talent in cooking.
As soon as the water in the pot boiled, a sound came from the entrance.
Lu Wenxing walked out of the kitchen. Wen Zheng was wearing slippers and pulling his tie, with a hint of fatigue on his face.
"Brother, you're back."
"Are you still awake so late?"
"I'm a little hungry, come down and get some food, brother, do you want some?"
Lu Wenxing was holding the frozen dumplings in his left hand and chopsticks in his right hand, obviously he had not had time to put them in the pot yet.
Wen Zheng put his briefcase on the sofa, took off his suit, rolled up his sleeves and walked towards Lu Wenxing, "Let me do it."
"No, it will be ready soon."
Lu Wenxing avoided Wen Zheng's hand, turned around and went back into the kitchen.
Ji Yuan and Wen Huaihe went on a business trip together, leaving only Lu Wenxing and Wen Zheng at home besides his aunt.
Ten minutes later, Lu Wenxing came out with dumplings and a plate of dipping sauce.
"Brother, go wash your hands."
Wen Zheng went into the kitchen to wash his hands, and came out with two bowls of lotus soup in his hands.
"Have some soup first."
Wen Zheng has the habit of drinking soup before meals, but it was a bit late, so he just made two bowls of instant soup.
"What happened to the company?"
"A project was reviewed."
Lu Wenxing knew that Wen Zheng had been busy bidding for new projects during this period, "Will it have any impact?"
“There is no problem with the projects that have been reviewed, but… new projects should not be accepted.”
Wen Zheng had no intention of hiding the truth from Lu Wenxing and told it to her.
Lu Wenxing didn't understand the operation of the business, but he felt that the timing of the review was too coincidental. "Which project was reviewed?"
“Last year’s project.”
Last year's projects went through several rounds of screening before construction began, but this year they were suddenly reviewed. Apart from random checks, the only possible reason was a malicious report.
“Is it the company that participated in the bidding?”
"Not ruled out. Drink the soup first. It's getting late. It's time to go to bed."
Lu Wenxing didn't ask any more questions. Wen Zheng must be very tired after just coming back from the company. Since he was home, he should have a good rest.
"Brother, go up and take a shower first."
Lu Wenxing was cleaning up the dishes, and Wen Zheng helped wipe the table.
After cleaning up, the two went upstairs together. Wen Zheng's room was next to Lu Wenxing's. They said good night to each other before closing the door.
When Wen Zheng came out of the shower, he received a call from his good friend Xu Weiyao.
"Wen Zheng, I suddenly thought of something."
If it wasn't something important, Xu Weiyao wouldn't have called me so late at night. "What's the matter?"
"Didn't I go to the antique market last week to choose a birthday gift for my old man?"
Xu Weiyao's voice deepened. "I just remembered that I don't know if I'm overthinking. I met Li Xiao at the antique market last week."
Li Xiao is Wen Zheng's rival company, and the two companies are competitors. It is normal to have competition in the business world, but what is abnormal is... In the past few years, Li Xiao has been sticking to Wen Zheng like a dog-skin plaster, or to be more precise, to Wen Zheng's company.
As long as Wen Zheng likes something or is interested in it, no matter whether they are discussing a project or have already obtained a project, Li Xiao will always come to interfere.
When Wen Zheng's project was investigated this time, the biggest beneficiary was Li Xiao.
Li Xiao has the support of the Li family, but he is an illegitimate child. When he first returned home, the people in the Li family never looked at him straight in the eye, and he had little sense of existence until he graduated from college.
But in the past few years... Li Xiao successfully took the position of vice president of the Li family branch.
And every project he handled made money. Li Xiao's father showed up several times, not with his eldest son who had returned from studying abroad, but with Li Xiao, who had been ignored by him since childhood.
Xu Weiyao likes collectibles and would go to the antique market every once in a while. Several shop owners there knew him and would entertain him warmly every time they saw him.
"I just called a few antique shop owners. Guess what they told me?"
"Li Xiao goes to the antique market every month, but rarely buys anything. From what the boss said, I feel like he's just going there for an appointment."
So perfect?
Li Xiao, who goes to the antique market every month, and Wen Yu, who never attends auctions but likes to go to the antique market.
Wen Zheng had never seen the two of them meet, and he couldn't imagine how they could meet. But his intuition told him that there was something wrong with both of them.
…
After Lu Wenxing returned to his room, he did not go to bed immediately. Instead, he opened Feng Buduan's "Top Popularity".
The comment section was filled with curses, some criticizing the bad ending, some criticizing the broken plot, and some thought the writing styles before and after were very compatible. Some readers even asked if someone else had written the story.
Lu Wenxing clicked on the main text and read it quickly, ignoring the plot in the original book where the cannon fodder Lu Wenxing was abused, and also ignoring the plot related to the entertainment industry.
Finally, Lu Wenxing's gaze stopped at "Xie Shiyi's brother missed the bidding time because his company was under investigation."
Xie Shiyi is the protagonist of "The Hottest Star". He is the son of the richest man in a certain city and has an older brother who is a president.
The originally different plot lines strangely overlap at this moment.
Lu Wenxing read a few more chapters and found out that the investigation was due to malicious reporting, and the one who reported the flaws in the Xie family’s project was… the Xu family, the rival company of the Xie family.
Except for the mismatch in names of people and places, the plots of these chapters are highly consistent with Lu Wenxing's current situation.
What's up with this book?
There is a supporting character with the same name and surname as him, but... there is also a protagonist with a similar personal situation to Lu Wenxing?
Lu Wenxing opened the author's column and found that the author named Feng Buduan had only serialized this one novel, and there was no way to contact him. He searched for this pen name on Weibo and forums, but found nothing.
Lu Wenxing suddenly had an idea, and recharged a huge sum of money that made him feel painful for a long time, threw 100 deep-water torpedoes at the author, and left a comment against his will.
[Does your wife have a Weibo account? I really like your writing, please give me a sequel! ]
Amid the barrage of abuse, this comment seemed out of place.
But Lu Wenxing didn’t care about that. He urgently wanted to contact the author to find out whether this was a coincidence or some other reason.
The next day, Wen Zheng knew that Lu Wenxing did not go out, so he asked him if he wanted to go to the company to check on him.
Lu Wenxing had never been to Wen Zheng's company before. Seeing that Wen Zheng was in a good mood and seemed no longer worried about what happened last night, Lu Wenxing readily agreed after making sure that he would not disturb Wen Zheng.
Wen Zheng took him for a walk and brought Lu Wenxing back to his office. He was reviewing documents at his desk and took a moment to glance at Lu Wenxing, who was sitting on the sofa playing with his tablet.
I just felt like I was back in my childhood, he was doing homework in his room and Xingxing was playing with toys in his room, they didn't disturb each other.
However, Wen Zheng's good mood did not last long as an untimely interruption occurred.
——It was Lu Wenxing’s cell phone ringing.
Wen Zheng: “…”
But he was not disturbed by Lu Wenxing's cell phone ringing. Instead, it was only after he heard Lu Wenxing call "Teacher Gu" that Wen Zheng attributed the call to an interruption.
So, why is it Gu Yanshen again?
The author has something to say: Brother: I knew it *へ
Xingxing’s cleavage is about to rise, and Wen Yu won’t be able to jump for long. With his brother protecting him, he will be fine.
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