Chapter 111 The Melon Face is Ripe
Xu Qingye sat up and said "Hello", his voice was terribly hoarse.
"Tsk tsk tsk, what's wrong with your throat? Do you want me to give you some loquat paste?"
Chen Mu has been interning with Li Wei for a while now. She recently had some free time and planned to invite Xu Qingye to dinner to express her gratitude. She originally wanted to go with her parents yesterday, but Li Wei's schedule was so busy that she simply couldn't spare the time.
"Forget about the loquat paste. Just get me some throat-opening sword. If you don't have anything important to do, hang up now. My throat hurts."
Xu Qingye picked up the cup beside the bed and drank some water. The water felt a little better when it went into his throat, but he still didn't have much desire to talk.
"I'm taking a day off today and I'm going to treat you to a meal. Hurry up and get up. I'll be downstairs in your house in a moment. I'm sure you haven't eaten yet. Wait for me."
Shen Mu and Xu Qingye talked about the approximate time and hung up the phone without waiting for him to refuse.
Xu Qingye sighed, rolled around in bed a few more times before getting up reluctantly. He was a man with a bad temper when he woke up, and usually he would sleep until he was no longer grouchy before getting up, but today he could only vent a little.
It was the Spring Festival again, and the weather had turned cold. Xu Qingye put on a woolen coat and went downstairs. Soon a flashy red Ferrari stopped in front of him. Xu Qingye bent down to take a look, and only after confirming that it was Shen Mu did he walk over and get in the car.
"The young lady is not pretending anymore, she's even driving out her luxury car."
Xu Qingye sat down and looked around curiously. He didn't know much about cars, and the one he was driving now was a second-hand car he had bought before.
"When have I ever installed one? I just don't have the chance to drive it normally. If you like, come to my house and drive one. There are quite a few in the garage." Chen Mu was very generous. After all, they were all family, and he could drive his own car casually.
"No, it's more convenient to take a taxi or the subway. When I need to install it, I can just use Yihe. It's more cost-effective."
Xu Qingye shook his head. He didn't like driving and luxury cars had almost no appeal to him.
"How was your conversation with my parents yesterday? I hope we didn't have a fight."
Shen Mu started gossiping. A few days ago, her mother suddenly asked him for tickets to the preview, saying that she wanted to go visit Shen Que. Shen Mu guessed their thoughts at once, but he didn't know whether they were going to bless them or to break them up.
"Did your brother and family have any arguments because of me? I asked him and he was very vague. I think he probably didn't tell the truth, at least not the whole truth."
Xu Qingye looked at Shen Mu. There was something hidden in her words. She was probably the only person who could tell him the truth now.
"I wasn't home at the time, but I did ask around. If you're curious, I can tell you. But you have to give me some benefits, since this is considered betrayal of my brother."
Shen Mu thought about it and didn't refuse, but she didn't want to say it too bluntly. It was rare that there were things that Xu Qingye was curious about, so she had to get some benefits for herself.
"What do you want? I may not have as much money as you do, and I don't think I have anything else to give you."
"I'll talk about it when I think of it. There's really nothing I want for now."
Shen Mu thought for a moment, but had no answer. The car was fine in the parking lot. Shen Mu took Xu Qingye into a Cantonese restaurant. She was obviously a regular customer. After a few instructions, the dishes were served soon.
"Before the Lunar New Year last year, I went abroad to ski. Before I returned, I received a call from my mother. She cried and told me that my brother had a boyfriend."
"Wait, so you already knew it was me, and you called me to test me?"
Xu Qingye interrupted Chen Mu just after she said the first sentence. He stared at Chen Mu for a long time. This man was not loyal at all.
Shen Mu was being stared at, and he glanced to the side, not wanting to answer at all.
"Forget it, just continue."
Xu Qingye was tired, so he took a sip of tea and continued to listen to Shen Mu.
"Our family is actually quite traditional. Although my parents are both college graduates, they're not particularly stubborn and are supportive of young people's ideas. When I mentioned I was a DINK, they fully supported my choice, whether I got married or had children. But having said that, deep down, they still wanted me to live a normal life. As for my brother, they definitely had higher expectations of him. It's no exaggeration to say my brother has been smart since he was a child, but he also has a rather eccentric personality. It's not that he has a bad temper, he just seems to have no interest in anything. My parents used to worry that his personality wouldn't be popular with girls and that he'd have trouble finding a partner. But as he grew up and his handsome face became more and more, my parents' concerns completely disappeared. Even if he had a bad temper, girls would still be attracted to him because of his good looks. But unexpectedly, right after graduating from college, he rebelled and entered the entertainment industry, and then found a boyfriend. In my parents' eyes, it was like the sky was falling."
Shen Mu said, and paused, because she was not there at the time, and a lot of the content was heard from her mother.
As soon as Shen Que confessed, his father immediately flew into a rage, thinking that he had been corrupted by the bad atmosphere of the entertainment industry and told him to quit the industry and go home immediately. When Shen Que repeatedly and seriously explained his true feelings for Xu Qingye, the atmosphere at home became even more tense.
"My dad considers himself a scholar and never speaks loudly. My mom said that was the first time she saw him lose control like that. He smashed the teacup on my brother, breaking his head. My mom was terrified, but my brother just stood there motionless, as if he was determined to persevere to the end."
As Shen Mu spoke, she carefully looked at Xu Qingye's expression. Sure enough, his face had turned ugly. She hurriedly poured him a bowl of soup and handed it to him.
"Hey, it's nothing. My dad is a soft-hearted old man after all. He was so angry that he hurt my brother, and his momentum immediately weakened. My mom couldn't bear it either, so she acquiesced to it. They've probably been trying to process it this year. They still ask me about you from time to time, and I only say good things about you."
Chen Mu was afraid that the atmosphere would be too awkward, so she quickly started to make jokes. It must be too difficult for her to be caught in the middle.
"Just a hit, that's all?"
"I don't know the details. My dad always persuades people with reason, so he wouldn't resort to violence. He probably made a lot of threats, mostly things like not paying. But my brother isn't short of money, so in the end, the threats were fruitless."
Shen Mu summed up the matter. The key to Shen Que's ultimate success was that he was not too dependent on this family. He could live well without relying on this family, so he was so confident to confront his parents.
The worst outcome would be being kicked out of the house, with all the family property being inherited by her, Shen Mu.
"Hey, don't take it too seriously. My brother is just like that. He will work hard for what he wants. If you're touched by it, just be nice to him."
"Am I not good enough to him? My waist is almost broken." Xu Qingye said stubbornly.
"Don't say that to a little girl like me! Come on and eat."
Shen Mu glared at Xu Qingye. It was already uncomfortable enough to listen to him speak in a hoarse voice. There was no need to tell her all the restricted content.
After dinner, Shen Mu sent Xu Qingye back to the studio. She followed him curiously and couldn't help laughing when she saw the huge poster of Shen Que in the hall.
The poster was recently changed to a character poster of "Breaking Dawn", which looks very visually impactful.
"Your studio is so abstract, I can't help it, it's too funny."
Shen Mu held onto the table and laughed, and his laughter became even more exaggerated when he saw the human-shaped stand in Xu Qingye's office.
"As expected of the number one fan certified by Shen Que himself, you are this."
Shen Mu gave Xu Qingye a thumbs up. She had the illusion that the entire studio revolved around Shen Que.
"Stop talking nonsense. If you really have nothing to do, just stay and help me edit the pictures. I still have a lot of pictures to edit." Xu Qingye's capitalist bloodline has awakened. Shen Mu's photo editing skills are good, so it would be nice to keep her to do some work for a while.
"Sure, I haven't had time to make any films lately, and my skills are getting rusty. Whose pictures should I edit? My brother's?"
Shen Mu sat down next to Xu Qingye, and Xu Qingye handed her the laptop. There were a bunch of unedited photos in the folder, most of which were of Shen Que, and some of other artists, as well as some photos of gossips that were taken.
"There are a lot of new melons. Can I take a look?"
Shen Mu's attention was immediately attracted by the document folder named "Melon". She picked up the mouse eagerly, but still asked out of politeness.
"Sure, they're all boring relationship gossip, about this breaking up, that dating. They've basically been sold to their agencies and won't be released. Just don't spread it."
Xu Qingye glanced at the title of the folder and nodded.
Shen Mu eats melons passionately. She loves to eat love melons. Looking at the people photographed in the photos, her expression is very wonderful. Some CPs are really beyond her expectations.
"Aren't these two fighting each other in an ugly way? Their fans have fought each other offline several times. Now they're suddenly dating. Why don't you expose it? It would definitely bring good traffic if you did. Rivals have become relatives. Fans of both sides don't know how to deal with it."
Shen Mu was looking at and commenting, completely forgetting about retouching the pictures. She pulled Xu Qingye's sleeve and chatted with him. The office door was not closed, and Lin Yang knocked on the door and walked in.
"Boss, I've finished revising the manuscript."
Lin Yang walked into the office and his eyes were immediately attracted by Shen Mu. Shen Mu had exquisite makeup and was wearing designer clothes. At first glance, she looked like an exquisite young lady. She pulled Xu Qingye's sleeve and smiled brightly. The relationship between the two seemed to be very close.
"Well, let me take a look. You sit for a moment."
Xu Qingye pointed to a chair beside him and asked Lin Yang to sit down. Shen Mu restrained her smile after Lin Yang came in. She sat quietly aside and continued to eat melon.
Xu Qingye finished reading the manuscript and looked up to talk to Lin Yang, but saw that he was staring at Shen Mu and waved his hand in front of him.
"I'm sorry, I, I just thought she looked familiar."
Lin Yang came back to his senses and quickly apologized. He didn't realize that he was staring at the girl in a daze.
Shen Mu looked up at Lin Yang when she heard his voice. She hadn't noticed the look in Lin Yang's eyes just now, so she mouthed "What's wrong?" to Xu Qingye.
"It's okay, he was mesmerized by the fact that you looked familiar to him."
"Hello, I'm Shen Que's sister. I look familiar to you, probably because you've seen so many posters of my brother. They say we look 70% alike."
Chen Mu and Lin Yang greeted each other and smiled nonchalantly. If Chen Que dressed up as a woman, he would probably look like this. The company was filled with posters and billboards of Chen Que. Seeing them too much would probably have this effect.
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