Chapter 3: Delusion of the Financial Sponsor
The night outside was dark, the stars were obscured by thick clouds, and the moon could only emit a faint, soft light.
The hall was bright and spacious, and full of noise.
Sheng Baili took the flat shoes brought by the waiter and put them on. Finally, he was able to walk normally again.
Haicha happily reviewed the results of tonight's battle, and began to imagine the future after successfully conquering the male protagonist with a beautiful heart.
But the beautiful dream was soon interrupted by someone coming, it was Ji Susu.
"Hello, I'm Ji Susu."
The words were said politely, but the hostility in the tone could not be concealed.
"Hello, I'm Sheng Baili." She tilted her head and imitated him.
Ji Susu was furious when she saw her innocent look. She lowered her eyes and chuckled, praising her with a hint of meaning, "You are really capable."
Haicha sensed the attacker's provocation and immediately opened the book of irritating quotes to find words to say to the host.
Sheng Baili leaned back on the soft sofa, not knowing what to say. He shook his head and answered randomly: "...Thank you."
"......"
I didn't expect you to be so skilled. I really underestimated you for hiding your abilities so well. Ji Susu still had that gentle and peaceful look on her face. Suddenly, she reached out and picked up a cupcake on the table, and began to recreate Sheng Baili's performance.
The woman's hands were slender and delicate, and her beautiful nail polish sparkled in the light. She opened her thin lips and took a bite of the cake, which immediately left a circle of white stains on her lips.
This is a beating.
Ji Susu seemed to have just realized it and smiled apologetically at Sheng Baili.
"I was so careless...I'm sorry to embarrass you."
Sheng Baili uttered a slow "oh" in the mist.
Then Ji Susu picked up the paper towel on the coffee table and wiped her lips gently. Then she said softly, "It's okay, don't worry. There's paper on the table. I can do it myself."
Sheng Baili: “…”
If she still can't see that the other person is implying herself, she would be stupid.
Sheng Baili sat up slowly, pursed his lips, and said with emotion: "What a pity."
Ji Susu put the prop cake that she had taken a small bite of aside, sneering in her heart, but still looking friendly and lovely on the surface, "What a pity!"
"It's a pity that I'm the only one who saw your performance." Sheng Baili glanced at Ji Susu's heavily made-up face, took out the men's handkerchief, and gave her a plan sincerely: "Otherwise you can also get a handkerchief!... It's too bad, remember to gather everyone before the next performance."
Ji Susu: "...you shameless green tea girl!"
She was a little upset.
Sheng Baili shrugged nonchalantly, "Yes, I am a green tea."
“But it’s better than your matcha. It can still be used as tea even after the hair is matched.” Sheng Baili said.
Ji Susu: “......!!”
Just wait for me!
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"Host, we have now completely broken off relations with Ji Susu, right?"
Sheng Baili sat on the high step, swinging his two shiny white legs, and said hesitantly: "It doesn't count...right?"
Probably because she had just established a relationship with Lu Zhouyan, many people had their eyes on Sheng Baili. As soon as Ji Susu left, they came to talk to her with a smile on their faces, and secretly tested her relationship with Lu Zhouyan.
"Miss, what's your surname?"
"Sheng Baili."
"Oh, Miss Sheng! Hello, hello."
Once they started talking, they couldn't stop. Sheng Baili hadn't expected these upper-class people to be so gossipy. He threw a string of questions at them and almost read his ID card to them.
What’s even more disgusting is that Lu Zhouyan was sitting there very calmly and leisurely, and no one dared to ask him such questions.
As the other party with no background, I am almost speechless.
Sheng Baili's brain twitched, and he pretended to reply to a message on his phone, then waved his phone at everyone and said sheepishly, "Mr. Lu is looking for me, I'll go over first."
"Ah... go ahead, go ahead."
"Mr. Lu is so clingy."
“What a great relationship.”
......
It turns out that Lu Zhouyan is such a useful shield, Sheng Baili thought thoughtfully. She walked towards the sofa where Lu Zhouyan was sitting at a turtle speed, facing everyone's hot gaze.
"Hi hi!"
Lu Zhouyan: "What's wrong with this guy again?"
Lu Zhouyan opened his slightly closed eyelids and glanced at her without any warmth. He crossed his long legs and slid into the sofa. He must have drunk a lot of wine. Before Sheng Baili sat down next to him, a faint smell of alcohol filled her nose.
In view of the nonsense he had just spoken, Sheng Baili felt like a thorn in his side. He began to talk nonsense about literature, making small talk: "Are you drunk?"
Lu Zhouyan was so lazy that he almost didn't want to lift his eyelids. Out of politeness, he made a lazy sound from his nasal cavity in response.
In response, Sheng Baili expressed his understanding very considerately, then opened a can of Coke from the table, inserted a straw into it, and then respectfully held it in front of Lu Zhouyan, "You must be thirsty, drink some water."
So you call this water.
Lu Zhouyan watched her performance quietly, his thin lips slightly parted, but he didn't seem to raise his hands, his meaning was obvious.
Sheng Baili immediately understood what he meant, changed the direction of the Coke, and put the straw in his mouth.
Luzhou Extension:
"It seems like you don't like drinking Coke. Since it's already opened, I'll help you drink it. It won't be a waste."
Lu Zhouyan was too lazy to argue with her, so he got straight to the point and asked, "What's the matter?"
The refreshing carbonated soda poured down his throat, and Sheng Baili licked his lips, which finally became wet, and then he felt better. He thought that instead of waiting for others to expose him, it would be better to explain himself first, so he put the Coke in his hand on the table, turned sideways to face Lu Zhouyan and said, "I seem to have let them misunderstand me."
Lu Zhouyan raised his eyebrows and said lazily: "What misunderstanding?"
Haicha covered her eyes with her two short little hands, not daring to look at Lu Zhouyan's next reaction.
Hey, I just told the host not to talk nonsense to those people, but the host was too bothered and kept talking nonsense. Now it’s okay, I wonder if Lu Zhouyan will be angry.
After all, she was still her host. Haicha reminded her: "Host, please act a little more pitiful. If you don't handle this kind of thing well, it will easily cause trouble for others!"
Sheng Baili nodded, and when he looked up again, his eyes were full of spring water and sparkling.
Being able to cry whenever and wherever she wants is probably one of Sheng Baili's few skills. It is very useful to pretend to be pitiful occasionally, after all, she can act very realistically.
"They mistook us for being a couple...but I didn't mean to do that. They just kept asking me and I don't know how they got it wrong." Sheng Baili explained in a low voice, blurring the point.
Haicha was very satisfied with the host's performance and felt relieved. "It should be fine. There were many girls who had scandals with Lu Zhouyan before, but Lu Zhouyan seemed too lazy to care."
Sheng Baili blinked her eyes, and the crystal clear light slowly faded away.
But Lu Zhouyan just looked up at her and said calmly, "So...then you go and explain to them that we have nothing to do with each other."
Sheng Baili's eyes widened in disbelief: ""
Is this your line? Just say it.
She stammered a few times, her thoughts were extremely complicated, but not a single word came out of her mouth.
After thinking for a while, he decided to use the same trick again. His eyes were immediately covered with mist again. Looking at the pitiful person, Sheng Baili tried to take a few deep breaths and said dryly, "Not good."
"What's wrong with that? This is not your fault." His voice was so calm without even a rise or fall.
Sheng Baili: “…”
"Okay...I'll tell you."
Not getting the answer he wanted, Sheng Baili ignored it and got up to go to the bathroom.
[Actually, it doesn’t matter if you don’t clarify.] Haicha found the past and told the host: [Whether or not, those young masters from aristocratic families would not take Lu Zhouyan’s scandalous girlfriend to heart, because Lu Zhouyan never cared about these things.]
[Previously, a young celebrity lied about being Lu Zhouyan’s girlfriend. She reaped a lot of benefits at first, but later she got into trouble and offended people. She said she was Lu Zhouyan’s girlfriend, but people didn’t believe her at all and banned her anyway.]
[The little star came to Lu Zhouyan for help. Guess what Lu Zhouyan's reaction was?] Haicha told the story like a storyteller.
"What's the reaction?" Sheng Baili asked.
【Lu Zhouyan said that she had financial supporter paranoia, and then asked people to remove all the dramas she had filmed in the past. 】
Sheng Baili: “…”
After leaving Lu Zhouyan's umbrella, you will find that it is not raining outside at all.
The corridor was long and narrow. The only sound she could hear along the way was the sound of her feet stepping on tiles. Sheng Baili hummed a song out of habit. She was so relaxed that she didn't notice a foot suddenly appearing across her feet.
He was not paying attention for a moment and tripped accurately, instantly losing his balance. But maybe because he had just fallen once and had gained experience, Sheng Baili held on to the wall and quickly found a support point, successfully stabilizing his body.
But unfortunately, maybe because her movements were too big, or maybe because the fabric of the clothes was too poor, or maybe both, Sheng Baili heard a "bang" sound from behind. Her heart skipped a beat and she felt a chill on her back. It was obvious that the clothes were torn.
Help! Someone is plotting against me!
There was a fork in the corridor with three paths to choose from. Sheng Baili looked in the direction where the foot had just appeared and instantly locked onto the target. Sure enough - Ji Susu.
The clock struck twelve punctually, and each sound lingered melodiously in the evening party where people were toasting each other.
Sheng Baili is not Cinderella, nor does she need to quickly escape from the castle on the pumpkin carriage. But if she leaves this place, it will be difficult for her to see the hero Lu Zhouyan again. The human prince will at least look for Cinderella, but it is obviously impossible for Lu Zhouyan, a domineering boss who is out of touch with the world, to take the initiative to look for her.
What's more, there was a big hole in her clothes and she couldn't get out.
Just when he was feeling melancholy, Sheng Baili suddenly heard that familiar, magnetic and cold voice, which at that moment sounded like a god descending from heaven.
"What's wrong with your clothes?"
Lu Zhouyan narrowed his eyes, not quite sure about the strange phenomenon he saw.
I went to the bathroom and my skirt...ripped.
Sheng Baili immediately trotted over, looking up and pretending to be calm, but his tone was clearly filled with grievance and accusation, "It's cracked!"
The corner of Lu Zhouyan's mouth twitched and he said "oh" indifferently.
Sheng Baili, who felt wronged, became extremely sensitive and immediately understood the hidden meaning of that short word.
She was drooping her eyelids and trying to adjust her mood, and the next second, a large and warm black suit jacket covered her, with a refreshing and pleasant scent of Jo Malone perfume. Most importantly, the hole in her skirt was well covered up.
Sheng Baili raised his head, and in just a moment, the corners of his eyes were already slightly red.
She dug her nails into her palms tightly, and the pain came in waves but she seemed to be unaware of it. Sheng Baili still looked at a loss, but in her heart she had already spit on herself a thousand times for being so useless.
She was wearing a short suspender skirt today in a more flamboyant peach pink color. The style was simple, but the sequins on it were the finishing touch, adding a touch of playfulness to the elegance.
The men's suit draped over her shoulders doesn't look out of place, and makes her look sweet and cool. Because the coat is too big, it makes Sheng Baili look even smaller, like a beautiful porcelain doll.
"Thank you."
When she started speaking, her voice was nasal and she didn't finish the sentence. She looked strong, independent and calm - if Lu Zhouyan hadn't heard her heartbeat.
[Ji Susu, you are such a nasty and evil woman! You can resort to such despicable means!!]
[What kind of strategy mission is this? What's the point? I don't want to do it anymore. 】
[Is it my bad luck or did Lu Zhouyan pass on his bad luck to me? I went to a party and my shoes and clothes got ruined. Give me back my hard-earned money!!]
[Why do you have to make me capture men? If it weren't for Lu Zhouyan, I wouldn't have been schemed against by Ji Susu.]
[Conquering a man is the beginning of a woman's misfortune. Whoever wants to do this crappy mission can do it!!]
The loud words that hit the ground penetrate the body and strike the soul!
Lu Zhouyan was not angry at all. He nodded approvingly, and he felt a rare sense of resonance.
It's really boring and uninteresting.
He is a person with independent thinking, not a machine made up of a bunch of cold data.
Whoever wants to be this crappy NPC can be him.
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