Chapter 10 Chapter 10 My Xiaowu
Lu Xuan went home only a few times, but in his impression, Lu Ning was just a skinny, rebellious, and lonely dwarf who had a bad relationship with anyone in the family, let alone the snob Qiao Wu.
This guy is really funny. When he had a quarrel with the old man and ran away from home for more than a year, Qiao Wu kept telling him not to let his wealthy status hold him back, and that she would be his only supporter, supporting him in pursuing his dream of making the entertainment industry and seeing a wider world.
As a result, she didn't say a word for more than a week after returning to China, and now when he spoke to her in person, she still refused.
Lu Xuan looked down at him: "I'm very angry."
“…”
Qiao Wu was a little confused.
How could that honest and gentle childhood sweetheart become so greasy?
She seemed to be thinking, "I finally understand why your last drama was such a flop."
flutter?
What are you talking about?
Lu Xuan frowned slightly: "Didn't you say that you acted very well and even memorized all your lines?"
"Oh, I was kidding." Qiao Wu recalled and did have some impression of it. "The acting was too bad, I didn't continue watching it."
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"That old-school web series about a domineering CEO, right?" Qiao Wu couldn't help but think about it after just a few seconds, but he didn't put too much pressure on him. "But there's one thing you did really well: you immersed yourself in the role. Otherwise, your tone wouldn't be so strong now."
“???”
Crunch.
Lu Ning pricked up her ears: "What's that sound?"
Qiao Wu smiled and said, "It might be the sound of someone's back teeth grinding."
Lu Xuan has a heavy idol image and never hides his strong background, so no one dares to dance in front of him.
But these young masters and young ladies of the Lu family are used to being pampered, so they become unscrupulous. Now that Qiao Wu is back, he will naturally not indulge their bad habits.
Being ridiculed like this, Lu Xuan's face turned green.
Something is not right.
He stood there for two seconds, then turned around and kicked open the ward door. He leaned against the door with a frown and said, "Old man, did you make a will without me?"
If the old man hadn't deprived him of his inheritance rights, why would Qiao Wu suddenly be so mean to him?
The ward was silent for a moment, and then Lu Jiang's earth-shaking roar was heard: "Get out of here!!!"
The ward door banged loudly, probably because something had hit it, forcing Lu Xuan to take a few steps back. "You look so energetic, what's wrong with you? You've always been in this state of turmoil."
It was thanks to Lu Jiang's foresight that the doctor who had been waiting outside finally got the chance and ran in, shouting as he ran.
"Don't be angry, don't be angry."
Qiao Wu closed the ward door again and turned back helplessly: "Did you borrow your mouth and are you in a hurry to return it? Is there interest for saying less?"
"Blame me?"
"Are you blaming me?" Qiao Wu wondered, "When did you become so intolerant of the truth?"
Lu Xuan stared at her for a long time, but still felt something was wrong. He suddenly raised his hand and took off the glasses on her nose.
Qiao Wu subconsciously narrowed his eyes and raised his eyebrows slightly to express his confusion.
The light pupils beneath the lenses reflected the white light of the hospital, clear and bright, as if they could instantly see into other people's hearts, with an astonishing sense of familiarity.
Lu Xuan's hand stopped in mid-air, his heart skipped a beat, he put the glasses back on her heavily and took a half step back.
He and Qiao Wu have known each other for twenty-two years, and even the bottles they used for milk when they were children were in pairs.
There are only boys in the family, and they all have bad tempers. Only little Qiao Wu is sweet and gentle. His brothers don't care about him. When he is alone, only little Qiao Wu will come to him and go to school with him.
At that time, the little girl who always sat next to him didn't understand the teacher's lessons, so she liked to look at him with this kind of eyes.
But people's hearts change rapidly, let alone after more than ten years.
His mind raced through a thousand thoughts in an instant.
Qiao Wu knew that Lu Xuan liked to daydream. When the eldest young master of the Lu family was still around, the relationship between the Lu brothers was pretty good.
But ever since the eldest young master passed away unexpectedly, the Lu family became a mess overnight. With an old gentleman who was showing off his strength and a young Lu Jinzhi who had to shoulder all the responsibilities, Lu Xuan, who had just entered adolescence, was naturally left unattended, causing him to become very sensitive, not talkative, and unable to confide in others.
At that time, in order to reduce his father's burden, Qiao Wu hung around several young masters and young ladies all day long, acting as their mobile power bank.
So Qiao Wu didn't give him too much time to think. After adjusting his glasses, he took Lu Ning's hand and walked over to him: "I'm worried about Lu Ning going home alone. What's going on? Let's talk about it at home."
"Qiao Wu." Lu Xuan found it very funny. "When did I become second in your heart?"
Lu Ning immediately became alert.
Second? Was he first before?!
So Qiao Wu not only has a close relationship with Lu Yingchi, but he also has an unspeakable deal with Lu Xuan?!
Wait a minute, does Lu Yingchi know about this?
Her expression cracked, and she didn't care about anything else for a moment: "Didn't you say that I am your first choice?"
Lu Xuan's tone suddenly became dangerous: "What did you say?"
“…”
What on earth is there to argue about? Qiao Wu felt a little headache and coaxed, "You are tied for first place."
“Who wants to be on par with him?”
in unison.
Lu Xuan lost his patience to compete for favor with a little brat. He grabbed Qiao Wu's other wrist and issued an ultimatum: "Either you come with me now, or don't come to me again? Hmm?"
Still huh?
Do you think you are a domineering president?
Qiao Wu didn't even think: "Let go."
Lu Xuan was stunned, his hands lost strength and he let Qiao Wu break free. He looked at his empty palms and smiled slowly.
Lu Xuan knew very well why Qiao Wu always said that he wanted to be his most loyal lackey.
As for money, he has plenty of it.
It’s not that you can’t afford to keep a lackey.
But now his lackeys seem to be disloyal.
The only person who stood by him, even if that person was insincere, was gone now.
"Forget it. I don't like people who are fickle." Lu Xuan said with a smile, "Since you refuse, I'll just find someone I can tame."
Qiao Wu moved his wrist and took off his pretentious sunglasses, ruthlessly shattering his idol filter: "You are really not handsome when you talk like this, and you are really greasy."
Lu Xuan, whose eyes suddenly became empty, asked: "?"
Qiao Wu hooked his sunglasses onto the necklace that decorated his neck and pulled it forward like a dog's collar: "Let's go. It's been so long since you went home. You don't have any plans for the next two days."
Lu Xuan was so shocked by her unprecedented and daring behavior that he subconsciously followed her forward. It took him a long time to react: "You're pulling the dog leash!"
Someone who heard the noise looked over here, so Lu Xuan had to quickly control his expression and got into the car half-hidden behind Qiao Wu.
Seeing him quickly get into the car and close the door in one go, wanting to bury himself in the chair, Qiao Wu laughed: "Actually, you're not that famous yet."
Lu Xuan's fists were hard.
Seeing that the man had finally calmed down, Qiao Wu asked while driving, "Tell me, what's the matter?"
Lu Xuan did not have any schedule, but he had a lot of personal schedules, all of which were for investors who wanted to win him over, and by the way, he could also take charge of any resources he saw.
But he had just fired his previous agent, and the company gave him two days off and would assign him work after the next agent took over, so no one would accompany him to tonight's social event.
Thinking that Qiao Wu would return to China, he planned to let her take over. Although she was not very smart, had poor vision and was very powerful, she could at least serve him tea and water.
But Lu Xuan regretted it. He felt that Qiao Wu now seemed like he would ask him to serve tea and water.
"No need." He said lazily.
Qiao Wu nodded, but didn't ask any more questions: "Okay."
This was clearly the result Lu Xuan wanted, but he still felt uncomfortable. He simply put on his sunglasses and took a nap, so that he wouldn't be bothered.
When he opened his eyes again, he was pushed awake by someone. Lu Xuan was stunned when he looked at the familiar garage.
He actually fell asleep in a nasty guy's car.
You know, even if he is alone in a hotel, he still needs to take melatonin to fall asleep at night.
Thinking he was still asleep, Qiao Wu said gently, "Go back to sleep?"
Lu Xuan slowly turned his head, and Qiao Wu's face showed a surprising gentleness under the warm yellow light.
He subconsciously touched his sunglasses.
He still wore it on his face, otherwise he couldn't imagine what kind of uncontrollable expression he would have now.
Must be stupid.
Lu Xuan unbuckled his seat belt, slammed the door and left without saying a word.
The Lu residence remained the same as before, with so many servants, but it was actually not popular at all.
Lu Xuan sneered, what's the point of letting him return to such a home.
However, while eating, he discovered that there was an intelligent robot in the restaurant. He thought it was used to serve food and didn't pay much attention to it until Qiao Wu stood in front of the robot and waved at him.
"What?"
"I just bought a new toy. Do you want to try it?" Qiao Wu said with a smile after putting on the device. "Lu Ning and Lu Yingchi both said it's fun."
Feeling the atmosphere was awkward, Lu Ning, who was only concentrating on eating, asked: "?"
Thinking of the slap she and Lu Yingchi received, she swallowed the food in her mouth and nodded firmly.
Lu Xuan: “…”
Lu Yingchi and Lu Ning are playing games together?
The picture was so beautiful that he couldn't bear to think about it.
What is so attractive?
He admitted he was curious, so he walked forward and put on another device.
Before he could figure out what this was for, he heard Qiao Wu across from him ask slowly, "Do you want me to go out with you?"
Lu Xuan said without hesitation: "No."
"Wrong answer!"
Bang!
He was wearing thin clothes, and the sound of the robot hitting his butt was crisp and loud.
Lu Ning felt both happy and pain in her buttocks when she heard this.
It’s a pity that she didn’t record it, otherwise she would have gotten up early tomorrow.
Lu Xuan was hit so hard that he jumped up reflexively, but he still had the equipment on his hand and couldn't get rid of it.
His expression was out of control, and he was still terrified: "What the hell!"
"A modified lie detector." Qiao Wu smiled and leaned against the wall. "At first glance, I thought it was suitable for you. Now I see that it's indeed true."
Lu Xuan's ears flushed red as he tore those things off his hands and gnashed his teeth, "Qiao, Wu, you're fired!"
"Sorry, only the old gentleman can fire me now." Seeing that he was really angry, Qiao Wu smiled and said, "Don't you want to listen to my answer?"
Lu Xuan didn't know what kind of agreement or contract she had with the old man. His head was buzzing with anger: "Whether you go or not is none of my business!"
"But you want me to go." Qiao Wu replied before he could speak, "I want to go with you."
"Correct answer!"
The robot's voice directly cut off Lu Xuan's anger. He stared straight at Qiao Wu, trying to find a trace of past flattery and fawning on her face.
No, not at all.
"Lu Xuan, please take me to school."
"Why should I take you to school?"
"Because I want to go with you."
Something in Lu Xuan's mind twitched violently. He threw down the mess and left without even eating his meal. "Whatever you want."
Although he said so, when it was time to go out, Lu Xuan did not call her.
He changed his clothes and came to the parking lot. When the driver opened the door, he saw Qiao Wu already sitting in the car, looking down at the tablet in his hand, probably working.
It's no wonder he thinks Qiao Wu had plastic surgery. Her aesthetic taste has improved a lot after two years abroad. Even when she wears simple clothes, she likes to add some special embellishments on her body.
The white sleeveless shirt with an irregular collar reveals the collarbone, a necklace is worn on the slender neck, and a thin rose waist chain is draped around the waist, which is formal and exquisite.
Lu Xuan calmly withdrew his gaze: "Do you know where we are going? Just follow us."
Hearing the voice, Qiao Wu raised his head and chuckled: "It doesn't matter."
In fact, she knew that in the plot, Lu Xuan took her to this cocktail party, and someone introduced a newcomer to him. After drinking, Lu Xuan was instigated by "Qiao Wu" and forcibly took the newcomer home.
That newcomer is the previous female lead. What was her name?
Oh, Liao Liao.
Qiao Wu curled his lips silently.
Lu Xuan looked at her expression and a strange feeling came over him. Although he was no longer the first choice, he felt that he was more important in Qiao Wu's heart than before.
He got into the car in silence, and saw that his schedule and work arrangements were on Qiao Wu's tablet.
"What are you looking at these for?"
Qiao Wu had already withdrawn her gaze, the light from the tablet reflected on her glasses: "Isn't the company going to change your agent? I'm looking for a suitable one for you."
"You know what else would suit me?"
Qiao Wu hummed, "At least they can't let you pick the same crappy scripts you used to, nor can they let you neglect your studies all day."
Although he pursued his dream of entering the entertainment industry, Lu Xuan changed his career lately and did not take acting classes seriously. The agent that the company arranged for him to please him was a flatterer and was useless, so in the end he only had black fans.
Thinking of this, she turned around and looked at Lu Xuan again.
"What?"
"Nothing." Qiao Wu looked at his flawless face seriously. "I'm looking forward to seeing you standing on the podium after successfully pursuing your dream."
The driver drove the car out of the garage and turned off the lights in the car. However, Qiao Wu's focused expression just now kept appearing in Lu Xuan's eyes. She seemed to really believe that he could succeed.
The corners of his lips curled up slightly, and he completely forgot how he was dragged home by the neck and how he was spanked.
Forget it. I don’t want to bother with that little dwarf Lu Ning.
This is a private charity reception hosted by a celebrity in his personal name, where some personal collections will be auctioned, and the attendees are of all kinds.
Qiao Wu was not among the invited guests and could only sit in the chair at the back with the assistants of other artists. However, after she regained control of her body, she was interested in participating in everything, so she didn't mind spending a little more money to take pictures of some of the little things she liked.
Gradually, many people in the main seats were glancing in her direction. Compared with the people around her, she was quiet and detached, a world of her own.
Some people saw that she came in with Lu Xuan and asked curiously, "Teacher Lu, who came with you?"
Lu Xuan drank his wine and said casually, "Assistant."
He didn't think Qiao Wu had the ability to manage the Lu family.
An assistant with such a good appearance? She even surpassed all the female artists in the venue.
"Your assistant... seems pretty confident, huh? He filmed quite a lot."
Lu Xuan didn't use second-hand things, so he wasn't in a good mood. He didn't care what he took pictures of and nodded perfunctorily.
The old housekeeper has been in the Lu family for many years and has accumulated a lot of savings, so Qiao Wu is quite wealthy.
But this looks different in the eyes of others. How can an assistant earn so much money, and be so beautiful, wearing luxurious high-end clothes?
Suddenly, everyone's eyes became meaningful.
By the time Qiao Wu had some free time at the cocktail party after the auction, he had already gained a lot.
"This is for you." She handed one of the boxes to Lu Xuan.
Lu Xuan, who was bored and slumped on the sofa, raised his eyebrows unexpectedly: "Give it to me?"
"A greeting gift for meeting again."
Qiao Wu thought to himself: It’s been more than ten years, quite a long time.
This made Lu Xuan laugh. "I've been back home for over a week, and we haven't seen each other yet. Did you buy the gift right in front of me? And it was a second-hand item?"
"Really?" Qiao Wu opened the box. Inside was a sparkling star-shaped cufflink. "It belongs to Heavenly King Cheng."
Lu Xuan's eyes flickered suddenly, and he finally looked at the cufflink straight in the eye.
King Cheng was a famous movie star and his idol when he was a child, but he died young. Lu Xuan's bookcase contains every one of his movies, which was also the original reason why he wanted to enter the entertainment industry.
He was so distracted by Qiao Wu's strange behavior today that he didn't even notice that he was taking a picture of this thing.
Qiao Wu, do you remember?
He took the box in a good mood: "You have quite a small treasury."
As if remembering something, he looked at the other boxes in her hands and asked, "Are there any gifts for other people in here?"
"certainly."
“…”
Lu Xuan really wanted to smash the box in his hand on her face, but he couldn't bring himself to do it.
He moved aside and decided to stay away from this fickle woman. He was so angry!
Seeing this, those who had been eyeing Lu Xuan for a long time surrounded him.
Lu Xuan has a lot of baggage and doesn't like to take the initiative, but he has always been very high-profile in the circle. People who know that he is rich and powerful will naturally come to him.
"Mr. Lu, long time no see. I have a new script tailored for you this time. Would you like to take a look?"
"Teacher Lu, my drama is going to be a hit. If you like it, we can give you a role in it!"
"Teacher Lu...
When Qiao Wu heard this name, he looked at Lu Xuan with amusement.
Just by acting in a bad drama about a domineering CEO, you become a teacher?
Inexplicably, Lu Xuan understood the ridicule in her eyes.
He raised his hand and touched her brow in the air, and said silently: "I don't know the rules."
Then he went on to talk to other people.
Qiao Wu sat quietly beside him and helped him sort through those messy scripts. She knew that the adult world could not escape social engagements, so she would not stop him within a reasonable range.
She never expected that Lu Xuan, who was flattered, would accept everyone who offered him a favor. When she looked up again, his neck was already red, and he was lying on the sofa with a box of cufflinks in his arms, his eyes hazy with drunkenness.
Others kept coming over: "Teacher Lu, I brought a new person with great potential. Would you like to meet him? What if there's a chance for collaboration in the future? Why are you daydreaming? Come on, give Teacher Lu a toast."
Liao Liao quickly recovered from the shock of seeing the beautiful sister and raised his glass: "Hello, Teacher Lu, my name is Liao Liao, please give me your guidance."
Hearing the familiar name, Qiao Wu looked over.
Liao Liao is a freshman at the Academy of Arts. He has met relatively few people and experienced relatively few things, and his vision is limited, so he is always deceived by people with ulterior motives.
It was on the yacht last time and at this cocktail party as well.
He had no idea that he was being treated as a commodity to be picked.
The man's hand had already touched Liao Liao's back, and he was just waiting for Lu Xuan to take the wine and push him.
Qiao Wu lowered his eyes and saw the drunken Lu Xuan raise his hand to take it. He put away the script and called out calmly, "Lu Xuan."
Lu Xuan twitched his fingertips as he took the wine and raised his eyes: "Hmm?"
Qiao Wu's hand covered his forearm and pressed gently.
Lu Xuan's gaze fell on his arm. The Qiao Wu deep in his memory filled his entire brain at this moment, making his thoughts even more confused.
Seeing that Lu Xuan had calmed down, Qiao Wu called out again, "Liao Liao?"
"It's my sister!"
"Turn back."
Out of trust, Liao Liao subconsciously turned around, only to see the hand behind her ready to move. Her expression suddenly changed: "Teacher Wang?"
Wang Ran took a deep breath and naturally withdrew his hand: "I was just worried that you would fall."
Qiao Wu laughed lightly, but everyone present could hear it clearly. They were all smart people, so who could not know what this man was planning?
Liao Liao broke out in a cold sweat.
The last time this sister laughed like this, she forced the fourth young master of the Lu family to drink a whole bottle of wine, and Lu Yingchi didn't even dare to get angry with her.
Qiao Wu didn't seem to notice the unusual atmosphere, and his voice remained gentle: "Still drinking?"
She stopped at the right point and didn't make things too awkward for others. "But Mr. Lu has drunk too much, let him take a break first. How about I drink this glass of wine for him? It will be considered as an acquaintance now."
Wang Ran was so angry that he couldn't vent his anger after his plan was interrupted. He just heard that this woman was the "assistant" brought by Lu Xuan. How could she be an assistant with this appearance? She was obviously a bed warmer and she ruined his plans!
He also felt that with such a beauty by Lu Xuan's side, he might not be interested in Liao Liao, so he deliberately made things difficult for her: "Teacher Lu, your assistant is quite impressive. He spent your money to film things, and now he can even make decisions on your behalf and drink your wine?"
Qiao Wu's patience was limited, and she curled her eyes.
"It seems that not only do you have long arms that can reach people's waists, but you also have long eyes that can see whose money is on my card." She leaned against the sofa and said calmly, "It's a pity that Lu Xuan is not qualified to pay me a salary. He really can't control me spending my own money."
The people around were stunned. What kind of identity was this person? In her eyes, Lu Xuan wasn't even qualified?!
Qiao Wu kicked Lu Xuan's toes: "What do you think?"
This prodigal son hasn't made much money since entering the entertainment industry, so where would he get the money to pay her salary?
Originally, she just hoped that Lu Xuan would nod, but she didn't expect that his shoulders would tremble.
Qiao Wu's expression froze, he felt bad.
She was about to reach out her hand, but someone grabbed her wrist.
Lu Xuan's tears dripped onto the back of her hand, making it slightly hot.
"Why don't you spend my money? I have money." Lu Xuan's voice became lower and lower. He leaned close to Qiao Wu's ear and sobbed aggrievedly, "Just wait, I'll go pry open the old man's safe tonight and change his will."
Qiao Wu: “…”
Why haven’t you changed your crybaby habit yet?
It seemed that he was really drunk. She sighed and pressed his head on her shoulder to avoid being laughed at: "Hold it back."
Lu Xuan suddenly became as quiet as a chicken.
Everyone's eyes almost popped out when they saw this scene.
What's going on? Isn't it a canary assistant?
Why does it seem like Lu Xuan doesn't want her even if he throws himself at her?
And after the two of them sat together, everyone inexplicably felt that Lu Xuan really couldn't suppress the other person's aura.
Who is this person?
Wang Ran didn't hear what Lu Xuan said next, but he felt a little uneasy when he saw this situation. When he heard that the person was about to leave, he immediately came over and said flatteringly, "Teacher Lu, this lady is also very good at drinking!"
Lu Xuan had finally waited for his Xiao Wu, and was very angry when he was interrupted.
He kicked the person who was approaching away and said, "Get out!"
Wang Ran was caught off guard and fell to the ground, his mind dazed. "Teacher Lu?"
Lu Xuan, who was leaning on Qiao Wu's shoulder, put his toes on Wang Ran's shoulder, tilted his head to reveal his profile, his messy hair half covering his eyes, and glanced at the ignorant bastard, his voice stained with anger and drunkenness.
"She doesn't like it."
After he finished speaking, he realized something, lowered his head and smelled it, tears about to fall on the spot, and he whispered.
"I stink too."
Qiao Wu resisted the urge to look at the expressions of the people around him.
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