Chapter 41 Chapter 41 Watching some gossip
-Disappeared after returning from Japan?
- I'm in the process of negotiating a contract with the company. We're almost done.
-Have you finally decided not to renew your contract? President Yang won't let you go so easily, right?
-With the help of a senior, it is almost done and will be officially announced in April.
-Which company is so secretive?
-It is indeed a company that most people would not guess, not the Big Three.
-Okay, as long as you're sure. Guess who I'm drinking with right now (snickering.jpg)
-? ??? What? Did you run into your ex? (slanted eyes.jpg)
-…Don’t blame me for not telling you (Jun Xingai and Song Jiang drinking and toasting.jpg)
-??? Zhu He, you?
"Oppa, why do you look so weird?" Quan Xingai couldn't help but ask Li Zhuhe, who was not active at the table and played with his mobile phone from time to time.
Lee Joo Hyuk finished replying to Kwon Ji Yong's text, and when he looked up, the gossipy smile still lingered on his face. "It's okay. Someone asked me a question and I replied. You haven't officially become a cast member yet, but it seems like you've already gotten along well with the other cast members."
"Oh no, Zhu He, you are right. Xing Ai used to hold dinner parties every week and invite everyone to eat and chat together." Li Zhenyu looks like a cool uncle and is surprisingly easy to get along with in life.
"I thought there would be fewer gatherings after school started, but I didn't expect you to just follow the policy of reducing gatherings from once a week to once a month." Li Shiying said with a smile as she sat on the other side of Quan Xing Ai.
Li Zhuhe reluctantly agreed. He followed Jeon Xingai's car to the restaurant where they were having dinner. The private room they had reserved was a large space that could accommodate 10 people. He looked at Jeon Xingai with an expression that said, "Is this a date?"
Jeon Seong-ae burst out laughing, then told Lee Joo-hyuk that it was actually a crew dinner, and she had dragged him along because of his amusing expression. Lee Joo-hyuk felt a little helpless, as he had somehow ended up being a non-staff member of the Netflix drama Sweet Home dinner.
But it was okay. Luckily, he'd captured a video of Xing Ai and Song Kang chatting close together. He could send it to Quan Zhilong to blast him, so he wouldn't be the only one to fall for the trick. He didn't reply to the previous text, and when he pulled out his phone, he saw two more.
-? Where are you guys? Were you drinking together too?
-Xing Ai is more suited to being an artist than me. She's a total party animal, right? Isn't she fun? And quite cute.
Tsk tsk, seeing his friends sending text messages one after another, Li Zhuhe just wanted to say: This guy is finished, he has completely fallen.
"I've never met such a natural and friendly guy. He's a natural entertainer." Li Zhuhe was still looking at his phone, while Song Chang was sitting diagonally opposite him, staring at Quan Xingai without blinking.
"Actually, I'm just hiding my nervousness. This is my first time as an actor in a movie, and I want to communicate more with all the seniors." Quan Xingai said seriously.
After starting college, she had her first systematic exposure to theatrical performance and her first formal experience with the profession of acting. Although retirement was on her mind, Quan Xingai was a serious and dedicated person. Once she started, she didn't want to do it casually. Naturally, she took the course and entered the acting field, only then did she feel more deeply the difference of this profession.
After school started, she began to study the script and the performance methods. She seemed to have some ideas that being an actor would be a good idea. She insisted on having dinner and chatting with her friends in the crew. Not only because of her personality, she also wanted to communicate more with everyone.
"Arasso, although the director can't come today, I always actively help you make appointments with the director, nim. Xing Ai Ni, shouldn't you thank me?" Song Cang raised his glass and laughed.
"Let's have a drink. Song Qiang, you are so proactive, you must have bad intentions. Xing Ai Ni is single now, right?" Li Shiying showed a teasing expression.
"Ouni, I brought a super handsome guy today. Don't you doubt my charm a little?" Quan Xingai hugged Li Shiying's arm and acted coquettishly.
"Of course I saw it. You and Senior Zhu He noticed it as soon as you came in." Li Shiying nudged Quan Xingai, then leaned closer and whispered, "I thought you were bringing pressure to Song Jiang to make him act faster."
"Ah, unnie, this is such a perfect misunderstanding, it's not true..." Quan Xingai smiled bitterly, but not for Song Chang. She hadn't been in the mood for any flirtations in recent months; she'd been busy with classes, script reading, and the new album.
"Stop whispering to each other, both of you. Tell us all what you have to say." Li Zhenyu said.
"Hey, Xing'ai, come and have a drink, we haven't toasted yet." Song Cang also shouted.
Li Zhuhe had a look of watching the fun, and sent a message to Quan Zhilong by the way -
-If you don’t confess quickly, it will be hard to say what will happen later.
"Okay, cheers, cheers, puppy oppa, thank you, sincerely, I know you treat me well." Quan Xingai ran to Song Cang, put his arm around his shoulders, and drank with him as a brother.
At first, I was just teasing the handsome guy, but later we became friends and I was very busy, so I really didn't have any ambiguous thoughts.
"Come with me later in the evening. My assistant will take you back. Are you going home or to the company in the evening?" Song Chang took the opportunity to pull Quan Xingai to sit next to him.
"Let's go to the company. We're almost selecting songs for the new album, and I have to finish the songs I wrote recently." Quan Xingai looked at the time. It was ten o'clock in the evening. He didn't have classes tomorrow morning, so he could work all night to catch up on the work.
"Since Brother Yinfu is not available to join us for dinner today, why don't you go back and write songs early? I'm afraid you'll want to stay up late again, so why not just leave first and I'll take you there." Song Cang and Quan Xingai are quite familiar with each other. They often chat on Kakao and video chat, and he knows that she likes to stay up late to work.
"Is Xingai going back to the company to write songs?" Li Zhenyu asked.
"Song Kang, why don't you just send her to the company first. Staying up late is bad for your health. Xing Ai Ni is still young and doesn't know how important health is." Li Shiying suggested.
"Are you going to write songs tonight?" Li Zhuhe was surprised by Quan Xingai's hard work. He thought she would be as inconsistent as he saw in the gym. Unexpectedly, after the dinner in the evening, she was surprisingly serious about filming and music.
"Yes, because we need to select songs for the new album next week, so we have to finish producing the songs in the next two days." All Stars Love Back to Lee Joo Hyuk.
"Then you should go back first." Li Shiying said quickly, "I have a date later, so let's just call it a day today."
"That's it, Song Jiang, remember to send Xing Ai back."
Everyone simply dispersed on the spot. In the parking lot, Jeon Sung-ae and Lee Joo-hyuk said, "Oppa, you came in my car. Will the assistant come over?"
"Someone is already at the door. He came to pick me up. Do you want me to take you back with him?" Li Zhuhe smiled meaningfully.
"Senior Zhu He, do you want my assistant to take you back?" Song Cang walked over and stood next to Quan Xingai and asked Li Zhu He.
Li Zhuhe looked at Quan Xingai and smiled without saying anything.
"Someone? The person you are talking about can't be..." Quan Xingai looked at the familiar Mercedes-Benz that turned on its lights not far behind him.
Li Zhuhe laughed when he saw Xingai's expression, "Yeah, he came here when he heard I was having dinner with you."
Quan Xingai didn't believe it. She squinted her eyes and looked at Li Zhuhe, "Oppa, you did it on purpose. You go back with that good friend. Song Chang and I will go together." She smiled and pulled Song Chang's sleeve.
"Xing'ai, your conversation with the senior is like playing charades, so weird. Do you want to go back? Let's go." Song Kang originally thought that he could continue to exchange witty remarks with Quan Xing'ai, but when he saw her appear with Li Zhuhe today, he seemed to have some sense of crisis. This woman is not someone you can fall in love with just by confessing your feelings to her casually.
"He drove here specially. Xing Ai Ni, are you really not going to get in the car with me?" Li Zhuhe supported his chin with his arms folded.
"Brother Zhu He, let's have dinner together next time. That's it for today. Bye - let's go, Puppy Oppa, take me back." Quan Xingai didn't want to see Quan Zhilong. They hadn't seen each other for a month after they separated in Japan. She thought it was good this way. They could gradually become distant and then each have their own new life.
"Why is it Puppy Oppa again? What is this... Senior Zhu He, let's have dinner together next time. Goodbye." Song Chang bowed to Li Zhu He, then walked towards his car side by side with Quan Xingai, ruffling the girl's long hair as he walked.
"Don't you like this exclusive name? Isn't it very cute?" Feng carried the teasing voice of Quan Xingai over.
Li Zhuhe heard the sound of an angry door closing behind him, and then familiar footsteps approached. "Mo, Zhuhe, didn't you ask her to get in the car? Why did she leave with that guy?"
"Tsk tsk tsk, you're so embarrassed, you don't want to show up, and then you come over here again after seeing others leave. See, I told you Xingai is very popular."
"..." Kwon Ji-yong deliberately wore clothes that were completely unlike his style and went out on his own, risking being discovered by paparazzi. Not long after he arrived at the restaurant, he saw several people coming out. Sitting in the car, he saw Jeon Seong-ae, who had long straight black hair with bangs in a Japanese style. Although she was dressed casually and wearing a mask, she seemed to glow in the crowd.
Kwon Ji-yong saw what Li Zhuhe was talking to her, and then he saw Quan Xingai looking at him. He couldn't help but smile smugly in the car, as if saying, 'You didn't expect it, it's me'. But the next second he saw her pulling Song Chang's sleeve, and then said something to Li Zhuhe. Zhuhe's expression was a little surprised, and then she...she, she just left like that?
Did she really leave? She was walking side by side with Song Kang, touching his head and putting her arm around his shoulders. Quan Zhilong opened his mouth silently, wanting to swear. He put on a mask and stormed out of the car to question his friend, only to receive negative feedback.
Yay... why is he so uncomfortable? He has made a lot of efforts, okay? Although he is still not sure what he is thinking in his heart, what he is struggling with, and although he still doesn't know how to properly place Xingai, at least one thing is certain, that is, he absolutely does not want to see Quan Xingai with anyone else.
Li Zhuhe shook his head, looked at his friend's angry look, and shrugged helplessly at Quan Zhilong. Then after they got in the car together, he found that Quan Zhilong didn't say a word, sitting in the car silently staring at the nanny car not far away.
"What? You still want to be someone's illegitimate child..." Li Zhuhe supported his chin and watched the fun. He wanted to laugh, but he felt that if he laughed, he would be beaten by Zhilong.
"Tsk... How is it possible..."
"Oh my, the car is moving!" Li Zhuhe reminded, and then Quan Zhilong instinctively followed. Li Zhuhe in the passenger seat couldn't help but chuckled, "Zhilong, you... if you like her, just pursue her well."
"I don't like her. She's just too similar to Sarah. I'm just empathizing with her. I only treat her as a friend, so I won't fall in love with her. But she can't fall in love with anyone else either."
"You, if we really fall in love, don't come to me to drink and cry." Li Zhuhe shook his head speechlessly. He was really a stubborn guy.
Quan Zhilong curled his lips in disdain. How could it be possible! He is Quan Zhilong, he only makes other women sad. He hasn't cried because of love in years. Please, he is 32 years old and mature. How could he shed tears for love again? Ridiculous.
Having said that, I still couldn't control my body. I couldn't help but follow Song Chang's nanny car while holding the steering wheel. I wanted to see if his route was to send Quan Xingai home, and whether he would go upstairs with me when he got home, or damn it, he would not go directly to the house of that brat Song Chang, right?
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