Chapter 17 Taking Money to Share Worries
As classmates at No. 13 Middle School, Lin Yu and Chen Qin looked at their classmate, whom they had known for more than two years but were not close to at all, in surprise. They never expected that Xu Zijun would be so close to Chen Siqi.
Only Lu Yanhe realized immediately that this was his "colleague".
I don't know how much appearance fee they received.
They've really gone to great lengths, offering cheat sheets and answers, and even pretending to be friends.
Lu Yanhe smiled at Xu Zijun.
Xu Zijun's gaze met Lu Yanhe's, and she immediately looked away.
In this setting where Chen Siqi is the main character, but not her main focus, the appearance of a few young students is merely a minor interlude.
The adults quickly shifted their focus back to talking about their own things.
In this large social arena, these young people are not yet at the point where they can become the focus of attention.
Chen Siqi was triumphant, acting as a prop as she followed Liu Wei'an to greet each of her father's business partners.
Lu Yanhe and his group can then leave the stage and take a short break.
Li Zhibai asked Lu Yanhe in a low voice, "What were you doing just now?"
Lu Yanhe said, "I'm here to support my sugar daddy."
Li Zhibai: "..."
Yan Liang also glanced at Lu Yanhe.
Lin Yu was pulled aside to chat by Du Ruolan's mother, while Chen Qin was ruthlessly left behind and could only stand with Lu Yanhe and the others.
Chen Qin felt that he was not on the same page as these three people, and he didn't know what to say.
Yan Liang said, "Why do I feel like Chen Siqi's stepmother treats her quite well? Why throw such a big party?"
Lu Yanhe: "What's so good about it? Is this party for Chen Siqi? Of all these people, 99% of them aren't here for Chen Siqi. It's your birthday, your mom throws you a party, but all the people who come are here to talk business with your parents. Are you happy about that?"
He looked at Chen Qin.
"If it were you, would you be happy?"
Chen Qin: "...My parents are ordinary people. When we celebrate our birthdays, no one else comes except our family."
Lu Yanhe nodded: "Then you guys are still luckier than me. I've hardly ever celebrated my birthday."
Chen Qin was about to say how could that be, but then he remembered Lu Yanhe's family background and fell silent.
The celebrity status created many illusions about Lu Yanhe – even though everyone knew that Lu Yanhe's family was from the countryside and his parents had passed away early, people subconsciously felt that Lu Yanhe was not short of money and that he must be happier than ordinary people.
However, the information exposed about Lu Yanhe on the school forum also shows that even though Lu Yanhe became a celebrity, he didn't earn much money.
In short, he's not very popular.
Chen Qin was at a loss for words.
However, Lu Yanhe did not feel embarrassed or inferior at all.
He turned his head and saw that Xu Zijun had gone to hide in a corner all by herself at some point.
So he picked up a glass of juice and walked over to Xu Zijun.
What are you doing sitting alone in the corner?
Upon suddenly hearing Lu Yanhe's voice, Xu Zijun looked up at him in surprise.
She didn't know why Lu Yanhe would take the initiative to come and talk to her.
At school, she was always a student with a very low profile, and almost no one would take the initiative to talk to her.
"I..." Xu Zijun didn't know what to say.
At this moment, Lu Yanhe turned around and sat down next to her.
Xu Zijun found it strange and looked at Lu Yanhe with surprise.
Lu Yanhe handed the juice to Xu Zijun and said, "You're sitting here all by yourself without talking to us. It's so strange to others. If they find out the truth and realize that we're not Chen Siqi's real friends, how embarrassing would that be?"
Xu Zijun remained silent.
She just looked at Lu Yanhe with a puzzled expression, her doubts growing stronger.
Xu Zijun had been puzzled ever since she first saw Lu Yanhe on the playground, and her puzzlement only grew stronger after seeing him again today.
Why does it feel like Lu Yanhe has completely changed?
Xu Zijun had never told anyone this, but she always felt that Lu Yanhe was very similar to her. She didn't dare tell anyone, firstly because no one could say such a thing, and secondly because people would find it unbelievable. Lu Yanhe was, after all, a celebrity, while she was just an inconspicuous high school student. Where did she get the confidence to think that Lu Yanhe was so similar to her?
But that's what she thinks.
Whenever Lu Yanhe came to school to teach, Xu Zijun could see the same inferiority, dejection, and loneliness on his face as she did.
Perhaps it was a case of like attracts like, or perhaps it was for some other reason, but in any case, Xu Zijun never felt that her feelings were wrong.
But now Lu Yanhe has changed. His career as an artist hasn't improved, and his life hasn't changed at all, but he has changed as a person, becoming more carefree and indifferent. Xu Zijun has always hoped that she could be more generous, more carefree, less insecure, and more neither arrogant nor humble, but she can't do it.
Why did Lu Yanhe manage to do it so quickly?
Xu Zijun said, "You have so many friends over there, don't worry about me."
Lu Yanhe smiled and said, "It's not that I'm interfering with you. Like you, I'm here on someone's behalf. When we're acting, we have to give a full performance. We can't just go through the motions. If you sit here alone, people will think you don't know us."
Xu Zijun: "It doesn't matter if others mistakenly think we're not familiar with each other."
“How could it be nothing? You’re our classmate,” Lu Yanhe said. “We need to be familiar and friendly with each other so that others won’t suspect our relationship with Chen Siqi. Do you know Li Lin?”
"I know him," Xu Zijun asked. "What's wrong?"
“She’s been questioning us all along,” Lu Yanhe said. “You have to be careful. She might come over to test you soon. She’s been trying to prove that Chen Siqi has no friends and her grades are bad. She wants to expose Chen Siqi’s pretense in front of everyone. We’re paid to do this job, so we have to be professional.”
Xu Zijun was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say.
Xu Zijun asked in confusion, "Do you like Chen Siqi? Why are you so concerned about her?"
Lu Yanhe: "I'm just doing what people ask for. Why do you keep bringing up that I like her? I've only met her twice and I already like her? That's ridiculous."
Xu Zijun's gaze toward Lu Yanhe was filled with disbelief.
"Lu Yanhe, Xu Zijun."
Li Lin suddenly walked over and appeared behind them, looking at them with a suspicious gaze.
"When did you become friends with Chen Siqi? I've never seen you hang out with her at school," she questioned.
Lu Yanhe immediately raised an eyebrow at Xu Zijun, the gesture meaning: See, I wasn't wrong!
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