On the Yancheng flyover
Du Yuanzhe leaned against the railing and looked at the pedestrians coming and going on the street below. His eyes were deep and no one knew what he was thinking.
When Zhou Chenlang arrived, he saw Du Yuanzhe, who was fully armed. Among so many people on the overpass, he was the only one who was covered the most tightly.
He walked over and said, "I was careless and forgot that you are a big star."
It was Zhou Chenlang who decided to meet at this place.
Du Yuanzhe came back to his senses and asked, "Why did you choose this place?"
Zhou Chenlang put his hand on the railing and said, "I like to come here when I'm in a bad mood. Compared to these people who are busy making a living every day, I'm already much better and have no right to complain."
Du Yuanzhe asked, "You seem to have something very important on your mind?"
Zhou Chenlang turned his head and looked at him: "You always disliked me before. This time you asked me out, it shouldn't be just to talk to me, right?"
"What if I say I just want to talk to you?"
Zhou Chenlang smiled: "That's fine. Even if my sister doesn't want to pay attention to me, it's fine if my brother-in-law is willing to pay attention to me in the future."
Du Yuanzhe said: "It seems that you have not been happy staying with Zhou Heng these years."
"Why do you say that?"
"If you feel enough love around Zhou Heng, you won't be so eager to contact Qiqi."
People are always like this, always chasing after things they don't have.
Zhou Chenlang said: "This is all your guess. I am the only son of my father. Who else can he love if he doesn't love me?"
"Zhou Heng is a selfish man. He only cares about himself. His son is just a tool to carry on the family line."
Du Yuanzhe said this to Zhou Heng in front of him, but Zhou Chenlang didn't seem angry at all. He said, "Why think so much? I am his son, and he is my father. I will be filial to him while he is alive, and he will pass on his family property to me after he dies."
Du Yuanzhe raised his eyebrows: "This sounds more like a deal."
"It would be nice if it was a deal."
Zhou Chenlang said quietly, "A transaction can at least guarantee that both parties are willing, but blood ties are the most undesirable thing in this world."
Du Yuanzhe deeply believed it: "Indeed, it is unreasonable for irresponsible people like Zhou Heng and Xia Yiyao to have a child."
Zhou Chenlang looked at him and said, "You dislike Ms. Xia so much, aren't you afraid that it will embarrass my sister?"
Du Yuanzhe did not answer, and said: "Come to think of it, it was because of you that Xia Yiyao discovered Zhou Heng's affair. Did Zhou Heng take his anger out on you?"
Zhou Chenlang chuckled: "You seem very curious about the relationship between me and my dad?"
Du Yuanzhe did not answer.
Zhou Chenlang said: "It has already happened. It doesn't matter whether he is angry or not. He was only thinking about how to gain the greatest benefit for himself and didn't care about me."
The two were silent for a while, and Du Yuanzhe asked, "Do you believe in fate?"
When asking this, he looked at Zhou Chenlang, carefully observing his reaction.
Zhou Chenlang was a little surprised. He didn't expect Du Yuanzhe to suddenly change the subject. He said, "I don't have any feelings about something as metaphysical as fate. It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not. Anyway, whether I believe it or not, nothing will change."
Du Yuanzhe withdrew his gaze from him and asked, "Why did you go to see Liu Chenglian before?"
"You change the subject so quickly."
Zhou Chenlang couldn't help but complain.
"Liu Chenglian is preparing a new drama, and I want to help Yingxue get a role."
"Shouldn't she do this herself?"
Zhou Chenlang said naturally: "I didn't tell her because I wanted to give her a surprise."
When Du Yuanzhe heard this, his heart sank. Could it be You Yingxue?
Apart from Zhou Heng, the only people related to Zhou Chenlang were You Yingxue. Today's test actually eliminated the suspicion of both of them.
No!
There is another possibility—he is lying.
Du Yuanzhe remained calm and said casually, "Qiqi has recently taken a liking to incense. Do you have any good recommendations?"
Zhou Chenlang smiled: "What a coincidence, I also like incense these days. I recommended it to Liu Chenglian when I met him before, but he didn't like it."
"My sister has higher standards and probably looks down on my recommendations."
Du Yuanzhe said: "That's not necessarily true. Tell her about it. Maybe she will like it."
Zhou Chenlang shook his head: "That won't do. My sister doesn't like me in the first place. If she doesn't like the incense I recommend, she will probably dislike me even less."
"If you don't want to, forget it."
Du Yuanzhe raised his hand to look at his watch and said, "I have something else to do. Let's stop here for today."
Zhou Chenlang nodded: "Slow down."
Du Yuanzhe turned and left. After walking a few steps, he paused and asked, "Do you think you are an emotional person or a rational person?"
Zhou Chenlang seemed not to have heard the hidden meaning in Du Yuanzhe's words, and said, "Divide people into different tasks."
Du Yuanzhe nodded, said nothing more, and walked straight down the overpass.
Back in the car
Du Yuanzhe took off his sunglasses and mask and asked, "What do you think?"
[I still think that Zhou Chenlang is not the new host chosen by the Luck Plundering System. He seems to be intentionally hiding the existence of that person.]
Du Yuanzhe agreed: "I think so too. There are only two people who can make him do this, and You Yingxue is the most likely one."
[Do you want to investigate You Yingxue?]
Du Yuanzhe said: "Let Xiaopang check it first."
......
You Yingxue was reading a script when she saw Zhou Chenlang open the door and walk in.
She asked, "What does Second Young Master Du want to see you about?"
Zhou Chenlang threw the car keys on the table: "Nothing, just asked me some things from the past."
You Yingxue frowned: "What does he want to do?"
Zhou Chenlang shook his head: "He is a man who does whatever he wants. I don't understand what he is thinking."
"By the way, Yingxue, do you still have the incense you gave me earlier?"
You Yingxue's heart skipped a beat, but she managed to stay calm and said, "No, what happened?"
Zhou Chenlang said: "I smelled it before and it smelled good, and it is indeed effective for insomnia."
You Yingxue was relieved to see that he was not abnormal, and said, "After all, there are medicinal herbs added in it, and it may smell bad."
In order to avoid arousing Zhou Chenlang's suspicion, You Yingxue first secretly gave Zhou Chenlang drugs to make him insomniac, and then used the excuse that the incense had the effect of curing insomnia and asked him to use it every year.
In order for the plan to proceed smoothly, You Yingxue had been supervising Zhou Chenlang during that time and asked him to develop the plan of using incense.
When the plan succeeded, she destroyed the remaining incense and stopped giving Zhou Chenlang drugs. Zhou Chenlang's insomnia naturally recovered.
I thought the matter was over, but Zhou Chenlang suddenly brought it up today.
Zhou Chenlang leaned over and lay on her legs, saying, "My dad has been calling me a lot lately, and I'm so annoyed. I started to suffer from insomnia again at night. I want to use the incense to cure me again."
You Yingxue massaged his forehead and said, "It seems that the incense is only a temporary solution, not a permanent one. I'll take you to see a doctor someday. We should consult a professional about this matter. To be honest, I was careless before. I was so anxious to cure your insomnia that I forgot to ask someone to carefully check the ingredients of the incense."
Zhou Chenlang closed his eyes and said softly, "You are doing this for my own good, and you did cure my insomnia before."
You Yingxue looked at him: "Chen Lang, your father came to me a few days ago."
Zhou Chenlang sat up suddenly: "What did he say?"
You Yingxue pursed her lips: "He said the company needs a marriage, but he won't care about us, and the company will belong to our children in the future."
“Bullshit!”
Zhou Chenlang cursed: "Don't trust him. He only cares about the company and doesn't care about other people's lives."
You Yingxue said: "But it's not a good idea for you to keep quarreling with your father like this."
Zhou Chenlang held her hand and asked seriously, "Yingxue, do you want our child to be illegitimate?"
You Yingxue shook her head: "Of course I don't want to, but..."
"No buts."
Zhou Chenlang said: "Yingxue, we are all wounded people, and our hearts are still scarred. You should know the importance of family to children. I don't want our children to experience the pain we once experienced."
You Yingxue was stunned, with scenes from the past flashing through her eyes.
Ever since she was old enough to understand, she has never had a peaceful day in her life. In order to avoid creditors, her mother took her to hide from place to place and moved again and again. They lived a hard life and sometimes even had problems with food and clothing. Before her life got better, she lived in panic.
And all this is because she has a gambling father.
Thinking of all the pain that had brought her, You Yingxue couldn't help but clench her hands.
Zhou Chenlang sensed her emotions, hugged her and said, "Don't be afraid, Yingxue, I am here with you. I will always be with you."
You Yingxue leaned in his arms and whispered, "Chen Lang, I'm neither kind nor innocent, why do you like me?"
Zhou Chenlang smiled and said, "Because I am not kind and innocent either. We are not good people, so we should be tied together to avoid harming others."
You Yingxue was amused by him, but still retorted: "Shen Lang, you are a good person, you have never done anything bad."
As soon as she finished speaking, she thought of Liu Chenglian and added, "Even if he did something bad, it was because of me."
Zhou Chenlang looked deep in his eyes and said, "This shows that I have been hiding something very deeply, but you just don't know it."
You Yingxue thought he said that on purpose to cheer her up.
late at night
You Yingxue got up to drink water.
[Zhou Chenlang loves you very much. You are a good target for exploitation. With him around, it is difficult for others to find out about you.]
You Yingxue took a sip of water: "I know."
[To prevent you from making a foolish move, I remind you once again that career is the most important thing for you. Women can only rely on themselves. Don't let love get you carried away. You also know how many women in history have been harmed by love. Don't repeat their mistakes.]
In order to prevent You Yingxue from doing something stupid like Wang Lianxuan, the Luck Plundering System directly turned into an expert, constantly reminding her of the benefits of female independence.
You Yingxue said calmly: "You think too much. I am very clear-headed. I know better than you how important my career is to me. I don't need things like feelings."
[I have told you long ago that I exist in your consciousness. I cannot understand everything in the outside world, but I can use your perception. Similarly, all your thoughts cannot be hidden from me. Why do you have to lie to me? I am just reminding you kindly, and I don’t mean to make you break up with me.]
You Yingxue laughed when she heard this: "I can even fool you, doesn't that just prove that I acted very well?"
[You fooled me? ]
"Don't you claim to know everything? Then don't you know that the reason why we are together is that I carefully planned it?"
Zhou Chenlang was just a tool for her to climb up. Her original target was Jiang Chelin, but Jiang Chelin was too difficult to conquer. In addition, Zhou Chenlang and Jiang Chelin were good friends, so You Yingxue chose Zhou Chenlang.
[I must have misperceived it. Your emotional fluctuations just now seemed to be because of your father and had nothing to do with Zhou Chenlang.]
The Luck Plundering System changed its tone very quickly. It wanted You Yingxue to think this way, so it didn't care whether it was true or not.
You Yingxue's eyes turned cold: "If you know where he is, tell me. This information can offset the reward once."
She wanted to kill the man who had forced her and her daughter to hide from place to place.
[Sorry, I don't know his location]
In the novel, You Yingxue is a character with relatively minor roles, not to mention her gambling addict father, who is not even mentioned.
[That drama will be a big hit in the future, you should prepare well, it will be very helpful to your career]
The news of this drama is that the Luck Plundering System pays You Yingxue as a reward, and is also using You Yingxue to deal with Wei Lingling.
You Yingxue nodded: "I understand."
......
"Director Wang, we haven't seen each other for a long time. Do you want to go out for dinner?"
Wang Ligang complained: "You didn't look for me when I was free before, but now that I'm busy, you remember to treat me to a meal."
Du Yuanzhe laughed and said, "Why, are you preparing for a new play again?"
Wang Ligang said, "The company bought the copyright of a novel with two female protagonists. I am quite interested in it and we are currently casting for it."
Du Yuanzhe said, "I'm so bored that I'm almost growing hair. Can I go and watch?"
"It's up to you. It's in the company anyway."
"Okay, I'll go over there."
After hanging up the phone, Du Yuanzhe picked up the car keys and went out without saying a word.
This drama is the second hit drama in the heroine's life. Wei Lingling always played tepid roles in the past few years, until she starred in "Yun Miao", and all her subsequent works have become hits.
Qianying Entertainment
The audition was held on the third floor. When Du Yuanzhe arrived, he saw many actors from the company queuing up for the audition.
Everyone was stunned when they saw Du Yuanzhe appear. This was a drama with two female protagonists, and the male protagonist was just a supporting role. With Du Yuanzhe's current status, there was no need for him to play such a role.
Du Yuanzhe ignored everyone's curious looks, walked into the room where Wang Ligang was auditioning, said hello to everyone else, and then moved a chair to sit next to Wang Ligang.
Wang Ligang glanced at him and said, "You are not shy."
Du Yuanzhe smiled and asked, "How many female protagonists have been chosen?"
Wang Ligang shook his head: "No one has been decided yet. Yang Shiyao was originally suitable, but she happened to have signed a contract before and had no time to film this drama."
Du Yuanzhe was very familiar with the plot. This drama has two female protagonists, one pure and the other charming. Logically, Wei Lingling is more suitable for the innocent female protagonist, but she is more interested in the charming female protagonist. In the end, she convinced the director with her superb acting skills.
Wang Ligang was very disappointed: "I thought we could immediately decide on a female lead, but in the end we still had to audition."
Du Yuanzhe said: "Then let's try. Our company has so many actresses. Even if the company can't find one, there are other companies."
Wang Ligang glared at him and said, "It's easy for you to say that. It's not like you are the one to handle such a heavy workload."
"You've been resting for more than a year. It's time to get busy."
"This is nothing. I had this problem before when I took a break for two or three years. This is still considered a small amount."
Du Yuanzhe was speechless: "You are amazing."
The two talked for a while, and then the casting began. Of course, the first person to audition was the female lead.
Although Du Yuanzhe said that the company has many actresses, not many are qualified to interview for the female lead and have the right image. Wang Ligang estimated that he could finish the interviews in one day.
Wei Lingling was in the team that was interviewing for the female lead, and she was at the front. She was the fifth one to audition.
She was not surprised to see Du Yuanzhe, as she had just seen Du Yuanzhe enter the room.
The following plot is not much different from the novel. Wei Lingling asked the makeup artist to give her a somewhat charming makeup, and she wore a cheongsam and made it clear which role she wanted to audition for.
Wang Ligang did not reject her outright. He asked her to express her understanding of the female lead first, and then arranged for her to audition for a scene.
After Wei Lingling finished her performance, Wang Ligang just nodded without indicating whether it was approved or not. He just asked her to go back and wait for news.
Du Yuanzhe asked, "Is Director Wang dissatisfied?"
Wang Ligang said: "This is just the beginning, let me see if there is anything more suitable below."
Wang Ligang is very satisfied with Wei Lingling's acting skills, but now is not the time to make a decision.
Du Yuanzhe didn't say anything after hearing this. He accompanied Wang Ligang to interview for a whole morning. The two had lunch together and then went their separate ways.
That afternoon, Xiaopang sent a message to Du Yuanzhe, saying that Wei Lingling had been cast as the female lead in Wang Ligang's new play.
Upon learning that the plot had not changed, Du Yuanzhe secretly thought that this time it was very smooth and he did not find any signs of anyone messing around. It seemed that the Luck Plundering System had become much more cautious.
In the novel, You Yingxue was filming another play and did not audition for this play, but now she happens to be free, so it remains to be seen whether she will come for the audition.
In fact, this alone cannot prove that You Yingxue is the new host. After all, Wang Lianxuan has messed up the plot. But Xiaopang found out that You Yingxue had previously rejected an invitation, and that drama happened to be the drama that would be filmed in her novel.
Putting these two things together, You Yingxue's suspicion becomes much greater.
Du Yuanzhe didn't have to wait long. The next day, Xiaopang told him that You Yingxue was on the list of people who had signed up for the audition for the female lead.
It can be basically confirmed.
Du Yuanzhe breathed a sigh of relief, he finally found it. From now on, the situation will once again be that the enemy is in the light and we are in the dark.
etc--
Du Yuanzhe suddenly thought of something.
"Zhou Chenlang knows about Qiqi and I. If he told You Yingxue about this, wouldn't I have been exposed long ago?"
This matter was too important. Du Yuanzhe immediately called Zhou Chenlang. He remained rational and did not ask directly. He just said, "Recently, there have been a lot of paparazzi following my private life. I have no plans to make an official announcement yet. Don't let it slip."
Zhou Chenlang said: "I don't have such a big mouth."
"You have to keep it a secret, including You Yingxue and Zhou Heng."
"This is my sister's private matter. I won't tell anyone without her permission."
Du Yuanzhe breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, Zhou Chenlang is a law-abiding person.
In the evening, Xia Ningmi went home after get off work.
"Is there something wrong with Wang Ligang's play?"
Du Yuanzhe was stunned: "Why do you say that?"
Xia Ning asked, "Didn't you go to the audition yesterday?"
Du Yuanzhe raised his eyebrows: "How do you know my whereabouts so well? Do you miss me?"
Xia Ningmi was somewhat helpless: "Don't ask me this even though you already know the answer. Do I need to remind you that we see each other every day?"
The one who was concerned about Du Yuanzhe's whereabouts was not Xia Ningmi, but someone from the secretariat.
During this period, Du Yuanzhe brought lunch to Xia Ningmi almost every day, and became much more familiar with the people in the secretariat. A few brave ones even asked him how he and Xia Ningmi got along privately, but Du Yuanzhe fooled them all.
Du Yuanzhe smiled and said, "People say that assistants are there to take the blame for their superiors. Who knows if it was you who ordered it? And who said that you can't miss each other if you see each other every day? I missed you today."
Xia Ningmi's frown smoothed out instantly after hearing the second half of his sentence, and she said, "Don't change the subject."
Du Yuanzhe curled his lips and said, "It was just a joke...Okay, okay, I'll tell you, it's nothing. So far, everything is going well. I have achieved all my goals."
"But I'll need your help after a while."
"What can I do for you?"
"This play is produced by our company. I hope you can assign a few people to be supervisors and strictly control all the props that the crew needs to use. Don't give anyone the opportunity to do anything tricky."
Xia Ningmi nodded: "No problem."
Du Yuanzhe leaned back on the sofa and relaxed: "It's good to have Qiqi here."
Xia Ning glanced at him: "You treat me as a tool?"
"Nonsense, I only treat you as my lover."
Xia Ningmi curled her lips, her eyes full of satisfaction.
Aunt Wu, who was about to call them to eat, got goosebumps when she heard this. Although she often heard Du Yuanzhe say sweet words, this elderly aunt still found it difficult to adapt.
She now seriously suspected that Xia Ningmi was moved by Du Yuanzhe's sweet words.
She sighed inwardly, it seems that no matter what kind of woman is, she cannot escape sweet words.
"Second Young Master, President Xia, it's time to eat."
Du Yuanzhe stood up immediately: "Let's eat - is there any boiled pork slices that I like? Aunt Wu really loves me."
Xia Ningmi followed behind him and glanced at the dishes on the table, which also included her favorite dishes.
Ever since Aunt Wu came to cook for them, there would basically be one or two dishes that both of them liked on the table, and everyone would be taken care of. This was her habit. It was the same when she cooked for the Du family before, and the tastes of everyone in the Du family would be taken into consideration.
After dinner, the two sat on the sofa and talked. Just after talking for a while, they received a call from Lu Xuan.
Lu Xuan said resentfully: "Yuanzhe, you don't love me anymore."
"Stop!"
Du Yuanzhe said coldly: "I have never loved you."
Lu Xuan continued his performance as usual: "You played with Zhou Chenlang without telling me. You betrayed me."
Du Yuanzhe: "What nonsense! Who told you that?"
Lu Xuan curled his lips: "Who else could it be? Zhou Chenlang said it himself."
"What did he say?"
"He said that he and I are both your friends, and told me to come to him if I need any help in the future."
Du Yuanzhe frowned.
Why does Zhou Chenlang act like a gangster? I told him the same thing before.
Du Yuanzhe said: "He and I are not friends. I just came to him for something before."
Lu Xuan was immediately delighted: "I told you that you couldn't betray me. Do you want to come out for a drink?"
"Some other time."
After hanging up the phone, Du Yuanzhe couldn't help but ask, "Does Zhou Chenlang admire those who value chivalry?"
Xia Ningmi asked calmly, "What do you want to see him about?"
"I tested him and confirmed one thing from him."
Xia Ningmi didn't ask any further questions and said, "Just do whatever you want. If you can't do it, I can help you."
In Xia Ningmi's heart, there was no difference between Zhou Chenlang and a stranger. She didn't even care about Zhou Heng, let alone the part of her blood that Zhou Chenlang shared.
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