Chapter 44 Chapter 44 Part 2
The charity forum started at 2 p.m. Qiao Wu arrived in the morning and had lunch at the hotel.
Thinking that this was Young Master Lu's first time participating in a group activity, I took this opportunity to call him and ask about his feelings.
"Hello?"
The voice from the other side didn't sound very good. The combination of sleepiness and impatience had fully stacked up the buffs for Young Master Lu.
"Not here yet?"
I get angry when I mention Lu Yingchi.
"We had to gather in the morning and leave from school. The bus was so crowded and stuffy it felt like a baby stroller," he complained. "I couldn't even stretch my legs to sleep, and it was dark by the time we arrived at our destination."
I don't know how those people next to me can sit still. The weekend is only two days long, and half of the time is spent in the car. Wouldn't it be nice to have the energy to book a room in a hotel and have a good sleep?
"I'll find you when I get there."
Qiao Wu was a little surprised.
Lu Yingchi was forced to study. Although the school he attended was not the best, it was still a first-class university. He went on an autumn outing with his classmates. They were all young people who had just entered university. How could he feel bored?
"Are you not angry with anyone?" she asked.
"I do want to." Lu Yingchi looked at these people who wanted to be 800 meters away from him, "But they don't pay any attention to me."
Not to mention paying attention, he suspected that these classmates had been drugged to mute them. They were so young and made no sound at all. The whole car was dead silent. It was so quiet that he suspected his words would echo in the car, and the people next to him could hear him when he was talking on the phone.
This atmosphere made him drowsy, but the key was that he couldn't fall asleep because his head kept hitting the window.
Lu Yingchi couldn't understand why he had to be so stupid as to listen to Qiao Wu. Even if he didn't make friends with these people, his world wouldn't fall.
That's fucked up.
After listening to it, Qiao Wu understood.
"Master Lu, do you want to think about what image you had in the eyes of your classmates?"
After hearing a comforting voice from Qiao Wu on the phone, Lu Yingchi felt a little better and hummed, "Tall, rich and handsome."
Fei Jingming on the side trembled.
I almost couldn't help laughing out loud.
Lu Yingchi looked at him strangely. What was going on? He was afraid of hearing such words. How could he have the courage?
"Who is Hu Zhuo?"
Lu Yingchi: "Idiot."
"Then who were you when you played with them before?"
"..." Lu Yingchi sat up straight and laughed angrily, "Are you scolding me in a roundabout way?"
"Birds of a feather flock together. What do you think?" Qiao Wu reminded him, "Don't be so gloomy. It's normal for others to be afraid of you."
But thinking of Lu Yingchi's temperament and the uncontrollable situation at the scene, she didn't say anything too final: "If you really don't think it's fun, come find me. I'll send you the hotel address later."
Lu Yingchi hummed without any emotion.
After hanging up the phone, he suddenly turned his head and looked at Fei Jingming, who had almost moved his body to other classmates, with a heavy look in his eyes.
Fei Jingming felt a little scared when he was stared at. Could it be that he was discovered laughing just now?
Lu Yingchi raised his chin: "Fei Jingming?"
"W-What happened?"
The other students in the car instantly became alert and looked back furtively.
If Lu Yingchi had a conflict with the squad leader, everyone would definitely help the squad leader. There is strength in numbers, and they should be able to control Lu Yingchi.
"Don't stutter." Lu Yingchi put his hand on the back of the chair in front of him, leaning his body a little irritably, "I've thought about it for a long time, and there really isn't anyone like you in my memory, and I haven't really had much experience with you."
Fei Jingming immediately explained: "No!"
"So are the needles on my body pricking you? Why are you hiding so far away?"
God knows what I am talking about. Fei Jingming pointed at his long legs and said, "Aren't your legs too long and it makes you uncomfortable to sit? I'll make some space for you."
“…”
Lu Yingchi glanced down, his expression becoming even weirder: "Then why are you shaking when I'm talking to you?"
It’s hard to say about Fei Jingming. If he said he was afraid of him, wouldn’t the young master lose his temper on the spot?
Not getting an answer, Lu Yingchi said with a dark face: "Since I didn't provoke you, but you don't like me, then blame me for being too outstanding and you can't reach me."
"But!" He raised his voice slightly, "If you look at me with that intimidating look you gave Hu Zhuo, I will definitely beat you up."
Because the car was too quiet and Fei Jingming was sitting next to Lu Yingchi, the young master didn't avoid him when he was making a phone call, so he probably heard some of the conversation.
He vaguely felt that something was wrong. Lu Yingchi seemed different from what they had imagined.
But it was obvious that Lu Yingchi had no intention of discussing it with him, but was expressing his own opinion, because the young master sat back down and rolled his eyes at him: "Sit down, I didn't pay for two people's class fees."
Fei Jingming glanced at his sitting position and thought for a moment: "Then should I switch seats with you?"
His place was closer to the aisle, so at least Lu Yingchi would be more comfortable stretching his legs.
Lu Yingchi took a look and wanted to change it, but he was worried that the man would turn around and tell others that he was scared.
"That's not necessary."
"I feel a little carsick, so it's better to sit by the window," said Fei Jingming.
"That's what you said." Lu Yingchi warned again to be on the safe side, "If you tell others that I forced you, I will beat you up."
Fei Jingming wanted to laugh again: "I know."
"Why don't you sit here with me?" the person next to Fei Jingming whispered. "I'm right next to the aisle, so I can stretch my legs."
That position can be extended to the front of the car.
Lu Yingchi really didn't want to be stuck here for hours, so he simply stood up and said, "Consider it as something I bought for you. Give me the payment code."
"No, no, it's just one seat." The man immediately stood up and picked up his bag. "Come here."
"Don't use the word 'you'." Lu Yingchi frowned. "Are you mocking me?"
"No, no."
Only then did Lu Yingchi switch positions with him and finally felt a little more comfortable.
He crossed his long legs and thought of another question, and asked Fei Jingming beside him: "What's his name?"
"Ye Liang."
"Yeah." Lu Yingchi walked past the monitor in the middle, stretched out his hand in front of the boy and snapped his fingers, "Ye Liang, thank you."
"You're welcome."
When passing a service area, the car stopped for a few minutes to let everyone go to the toilet.
Lu Yingchi was too lazy to get out of the car. He sat in his seat and opened the address Qiao Wu gave him to see how far away it would take to arrive.
Then there was a bottle of water in front of him. He looked up and saw it was Fei Jingming.
"I see you didn't bring your bag, so I'll give you some water." Fei Jingming sat down next to him. He was a squad leader after all. After the initial fear of unfamiliarity, he found that Lu Yingchi was not that scary, so he quickly adjusted himself.
"It was my attitude today, don't take it to heart."
Lu Yingchi stared at the bottle of water for two seconds and took it.
In his circle, there is no such thing as treating you to drinks. They usually treat you to drinks and let you spend money. You just give them a card and you can spend it however you want.
He opened the water and took two gulps.
Seeing this, Fei Jingming said, "We have no ill will towards you, we just may not be familiar with you. This was also the case when we didn't know each other during military training."
Lu Yingchi did not participate in the military training. He got a certificate from his own hospital and never showed up.
He glanced at the students outside the car who had received the seal as soon as they got in, then pointed at himself: "Are they afraid to speak because I'm in the car?"
"Ahem." Fei Jingming scratched his head. "It's part of the reason, but it shouldn't be all."
"That's it." Lu Yingchi couldn't understand. He was not a yaksha, and he didn't do anything to scare people so much that they trembled and dared not make a sound.
"Let them talk." He said viciously, "If they don't, I'll beat them up."
Fei Jingming: “…”
Although the words were a bit rough, Fei Jingming roughly understood what Lu Yingchi meant.
So after everyone got on the bus, he sent a message to the league secretary of his class, then stood up and clapped his hands: "Classmates, today is our first group outing since entering university. We may not have this opportunity again in the future, so don't be restrained, have fun!"
"According to our previous event plan, the League Secretary specially rented the audio equipment from the activity center. On the way to the scenic spot, everyone who performed can participate in the raffle for prizes. Everyone is actively participating! Let me give you a head start!"
Lu Yingchi stared at the speaker in front of him in amazement. Is this how you have to go on an autumn outing?
So rustic.
Moreover, Fei Jingming is indeed too confident in himself, and his singing is really unpleasant.
But for the bottle of water, he endured it.
This kind of activity is a bit rustic for everyone, but because it is the first time for everyone to come out and have this kind of experience, everyone wants to participate and have fun.
Moreover, the atmosphere in the car had been depressing because of the fear of Lu Yingchi. Now that someone had spoken up, and Lu Yingchi behind him didn't seem to say anything, everyone became bolder and began to try to participate.
The League Secretary is a small girl who carries a large schoolbag filled with blind boxes wrapped in gift paper. Whenever someone performs, she hands one to them.
Lu Yingchi watched Fei Jingming open the blind box in his hand in a few seconds. It turned out to be a very cute little figurine.
He has plenty of these figures in his room, including limited editions.
Noticing his gaze, Fei Jingming turned his head and asked, "Do you want to try it?"
"No."
Shameful.
"Who knows, if you try it, people won't be so afraid of you anymore."
Lu Yingchi looked suspicious.
Fei Jingming seized the opportunity: "I'll ask the League Secretary to give you the microphone."
Before Lu Yingchi could react, the microphone was already in his hands and the car became quiet again.
For a moment, he held the microphone and wanted to throw it at Fei Jingming.
Fei Jingming asked him enthusiastically: "I've connected to Bluetooth, do you want accompaniment?"
Lu Yingchi thought for two seconds, then stood up and walked to the front of the car with the microphone. He picked up the phone next to them that was playing the accompaniment and clicked on it a few times without playing it. Instead, he glanced at everyone and said, "I just want to say one thing. Hu Zhuo and I are not the same kind of people. Don't block my shot blindly."
No one dared to say a word, but Lu Yingchi's accompaniment had already sounded.
As the fourth young master who has been playing around for so many years, singing a song is not a difficult task for him.
He sang along casually for a while, as a way of returning the favor to Fei Jingming for the bottle of water, and then cut off the accompaniment.
Damn, it’s different from being in a bar or KTV. I feel like a monkey being watched.
He is not Lu Jinzhi.
As soon as he stuffed the microphone into Fei Jingming's arms, people in the audience started clapping.
"Lu Yingchi, you sing so beautifully!" Fei Jingming said dully.
Someone in the audience shouted, "One more song!"
Soon the other students followed suit.
Unlike those bad friends in the past, this time these people really cheered with excitement and sincerity.
The League Secretary quickly stuffed a blind box into his hands, his face flushed with excitement: "Lu Yingchi, you are amazing! You are simply a professional singer!"
Lu Yingchi was stunned for a moment.
When others praised him, they wanted him to pay for it. Now, when others praise him, they want to give him a prize.
He turned the small blind box in his hand and suddenly understood the fun of Metamorphosis.
"Do you know Lu Xuan?" he asked.
"Ah?" The others were a little confused.
Someone suddenly raised their phone and pointed at the screen: "Are you talking about this handsome student who was officially announced at the actor training camp a few days ago?"
Lu Yingchi squinted his eyes and looked at it.
It turns out that the show has started airing, and Qiao Wu even went to film it. He wanted to see what kind of performance Lu Xuan could put on.
"That's him." Lu Yingchi said arrogantly, "If I make my debut, he won't have anything to do with me."
Everyone came over to take a look at what the student looked like, but suddenly found that Lu Yingchi and Lu Xuan looked inexplicably similar.
Maybe it was because they saw Lu Yingchi performing like an ordinary person, so everyone didn't feel such a distance from him. They were just innocent college students, so there wasn't any huge or deep gap between them.
So some people curiously asked: "What is your relationship?"
If an ordinary person asked this kind of question, it would be really presumptuous, but this is Lu Yingchi.
Not to mention that she has a relationship with a small-time actor, they would believe it even if she is a brother of a top star.
Lu Yingchi leaned on the back of the classmate next to him, opening the blind box and saying, "In terms of blood relationship, he is five years older than me."
“…”
God damn, she's five years older, and she's only 23!
Wait a minute, so Lu Xuan is Lu Yingchi's brother?!
"Biologically speaking." Lu Yingchi smiled maliciously, "He's a stupid dog."
He added: "His acting is rubbish, don't vote for him."
The classmate quietly defended himself: "Actually, I think his acting was okay in the trailer."
"Impossible." Lu Yingchi said without hesitation, "You haven't seen the TV series he starred in? Then I'll post it in the class group and you can all take a look."
No, are you really blood brothers?
The blind box has been opened, and inside is a dog pendant.
But Lu Yingchi never carries a bag and always only has a pair of car keys on him.
He stared at the pendant for a few seconds, put it in his pocket, and planned to give it to Qiao Wu when he saw her. She often went out to work now, so she could hang it on her bag.
Thinking of this, he lowered his head and sent a message to Qiao Wu.
"I'm participating in the Metamorphosis. I'll catch up with you later."
Qiao Wu, who had just finished his meal, couldn't help laughing when he saw the message.
Guo Liyan, who had already started working, saw this and asked, "What's wrong?"
He rarely saw Qiao Wu smile so softly and kindly, as if his whole body was covered with a gentle filter.
"Lu Yingchi." Qiao Wu said with a smile, "I went on an autumn outing with my classmates and won a prize."
Guo Liyan was actually quite curious. Qiao Wu had clearly said before that she was the Lu family's housekeeper, but when she interacted with the people in the Lu family, there was no sense of superior-subordinate relationship at all.
When Lu Yingchi goes out to play, he will call her to share his experiences, which seems like he is reporting to her.
"How long have Chairman Qiao and Lu Yingchi known each other?" he asked.
Qiao Wu: "Eighteen years."
Guo Liyan was shocked for a moment.
Doesn't that mean Lu Yingchi and Chi have been together since birth?
"Book a room for him later," Qiao Wu said. "He should be here tonight."
"Aren't we on an autumn outing?"
"He can't stay."
The school's autumn outing was using class funds, so they wouldn't book an executive suite for them. Lu Yingchi was full of energy, and knowing she was here, he would be eager to come and share his time with her after everyone had rested, and then go back early the next day.
Guo Liyan nodded: "Okay."
Hearing the indulgence in Qiao Wu's voice, he suddenly envied Lu Yingchi.
The two walked out of the restaurant and ran into a familiar person.
The person was stunned for a moment when he saw Qiao Wu, then stopped and called out with a frown, "Sister."
Qiao Wu raised his eyebrows slightly.
The last time she met Zhong Min, they didn't say much. He has changed a lot in this period of time and now calls her sister.
She asked, "Are you alone?"
"She's been adjusting her body recently and can't be too busy."
"Okay." Qiao Wu leaned sideways. "Enjoy your meal."
But Zhong Min did not leave. He came to the charity forum alone this time. It was also his first time to participate in the company's activities personally. He will stay here for a few days to follow up on the charity projects. He has just joined the company and needs to establish a good public image.
Before coming, his sister said that Qiao Wu would be the one attending the Lu Foundation this time, and Qiao Wu is now the chairman of the Lu Foundation.
Although they are only a few years apart in age, Qiao Wu looks more calm and composed than him.
Zhong Min's hand gently rubbed his side, and suddenly stretched out: "Please give me your guidance."
Qiao Wu smiled and shook his hand: "See you this afternoon."
On the other side, Lu Yingchi returned to his seat and remembered that his classmates had said that Lu Xuan's program was on, so he quickly opened the video software.
It was indeed a popular program. The opening screen was a program advertisement, with Lu Xuan's face brightly reflected in the middle. Compared with the others, he looked just okay, vaguely inheriting some of his charm.
Lu Yingchi first sent a link to Lu Ning: "Pause your homework, come and watch the joke."
It was the weekend, and Lu Ning was bored at home, so she quickly sent him an OK emoticon.
"I've never met a classmate whose brother is a celebrity." The classmate next to me said, "Let me get a membership and see for myself."
Lu Yingchi stopped him and handed him his phone: "Look."
The classmate was confused: "Huh?"
Lu Yingchi was very objective: "His acting skills are not worth 25."
“…”
The main reason is that Lu Yingchi feels that it is very likely that Lu Xuan will be back within a month. Wouldn’t that be a waste of membership?
The pilot was very short, just a brief introduction to each student. The production team was very good at creating hype and knew who was popular and had traffic, so they would focus the camera more on that person. It didn't take long before Lu Xuan was seen in the pilot.
Lu Yingchi deliberately turned on the barrage.
[Who is this handsome guy? He looks so awesome!?!]
Haha, no vision.
[Can't I tell if his acting is good or not? I'll vote for him!]
A lover of appearance, superficial!
[Everyone, wake up! Is there anyone who doesn't know about Lu Xuan? The third son of the Lu Group, his acting is lame and he's a big shot, but his character is terrible. Don't be fooled by his appearance.]
Lu Yingchi narrowed his eyes slightly.
[Just search it up, there's a lot of negative information. He's not a big name, but he's a big shot. He's relying on his wealth and power to behave like a rich second-generation. I heard he's even keeping a young celebrity.]
[He's here to gild himself. You can tell he has inside information right away. Haven't you seen that his profile doesn't even include any works?]
There are obviously more barrages here, and they say all kinds of things.
Seeing Lu Yingchi's unhappy face, Ye Liang said, "They are all haters. They can criticize anything. Don't worry about this."
"Is this the kind of circle Lu Xuan hangs around in?" Lu Yingchi angrily turned off the comments. "Scolding Lu Xuan for his poor acting is fine, but that's all just nonsense."
He frowned and clarified, "Lu Xuan doesn't keep any celebrities. He's still a virgin! He's a narcissist. He doesn't care about people who aren't as good-looking as him."
Ye Liang: “……?”
After a while, Lu Yingchi said again: "Why is he playing big? He is already a big shot, why is there any need to play big?"
"It's not that he doesn't have any works. I'll post the one in the class group about his TV series. You can check it out."
Ye Liang thought to himself: Who was that person who just called his brother a dog? And even said he wasn't worth 25?
After the barrage is turned off, the screen becomes clear.
After the students’ information is played in the video, interviews with relatives and friends are played.
Ye Liang's attention was instantly drawn to that unrealistically beautiful face under the light. He murmured, "Is this also someone from your family? Your sister?"
"No." Lu Yingchi glanced at the screen, read it patiently, and then changed his words, "He's from my family."
Then he took off Lu Xuan's underwear.
"But actually, her relationship with Lu Xuan is pretty ordinary," he said. "She went on the show solely because Lu Xuan gave her money. It was a card that bought her four days."
Ye Liang: "Can you tell me this too?"
"What's there to hide? He dared to do it in front of me, and he's afraid of me saying it?" Lu Yingchi didn't care and was very serious. "She and I have a better relationship. You know I'm going to see her tonight? She just sent me the address."
"Yes, yes, yes."
Then the assistant director's voice appeared on the screen: "So you two are childhood sweethearts. What kind of person do you think he is?"
Childhood sweethearts?
What nonsense are you talking about?
Did this director not learn Chinese well? Is this how the term "childhood sweethearts" is used?
"He is a clumsy person, clumsy to the point of being simple."
Lu Yingchi's expression was a little distorted.
"It's because of the money," he said. "This is to save face for Lu Xuan. Lu Xuan is simple? He's just simple and stupid."
Ye Liang: "Hmm."
Qiao Wu on the screen smiled gently: "I will always be biased towards him."
This time, Lu Yingchi didn't need to say anything. Ye Liang saw the veins on the hand holding the phone and already sensed the tension. He took the initiative and said, "It's just because of the money. You're going to see her tonight, right?"
Lu Yingchi’s mind was filled with the word “bias”.
Who will you always favor?
Damn Lu Xuan, is he worthy?!
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