Chapter 74 Chapter 74 Please Leave Me Alone
This is such a mess. I don't know how long they've been staring at me from behind.
Qiao Wu pulled his hand out and asked the waiter for some sobering drinks before turning back to look at Lu Xuan, who had been shunned away and was huddled in a corner of the sofa. "Why haven't I seen you?"
“I don’t have a brand name.”
In fact, Lu Xuan is not very popular in the fan circle, but in the upper circle, many people know that he is a victim.
Even if he didn't have a name tag and couldn't sit in the front row at dinner, as long as he wanted, there were people who would take the initiative to make room for him.
So Qiao Wu was a little surprised that he hadn't seen him for such a long time after entering the venue.
“Can’t show your face without a brand name?” she asked.
After getting drunk, Lu Xuan could only rely on his intuition to act and answer. He frowned and muttered, "What if people say I'm a big shot?"
After all, he had been in a complete crew twice and met all kinds of people. Apart from those shoddy and eye-catching web dramas, he also knew how the actors in a crew were graded and that there were only one or two protagonists in a work.
This time he came in as an actor, not Young Master Lu, so he knew where he should be.
If he is dragged to sit in the front row and photographed again, people will say that he is playing tricks and using backdoors.
Thanks to Meng Xingxing, he is now well aware of what his online haters are saying about him every day.
He used to not care about these remarks.
But it’s different now. The first time he appeared on satellite TV, it was with Qiao Wu, and his entry was always followed by Qiao Wu’s name.
What would Qiao Wu do if someone threw dirty water at him again?
He also didn't want to encounter those people who treated him like a fool and coaxed him into buying things, so he sat in a corner where no one noticed him until the photo session.
As a result, he was forced to watch Qiao Wu spend huge sums of money to make people happy.
He couldn't believe that Qiao Wu had lived in the Lu family since he was a child.
Even if he wasn't at home often and didn't see handsome guys of his quality, Lu Jinzhi and Lu Yingchi were still barely acceptable. How could they be easily coaxed into buying so many luxury goods by an actor they only met once?
Oh, I haven’t coaxed her yet.
Lu Xuan looked down at himself. Although he was not a big name now, his fashion sense was always impeccable.
Damn, I’m still impressed by how handsome I am.
Woo, but why does she look down on it?
When Qiao Wu turned around, he saw Lu Xuan and wondered what he was thinking. The more he thought about it, the redder his eyes became. He looked very stubborn and cried silently in the corner of the sofa, which made him feel very aggrieved.
"Why are you crying?" She took the honey water brought by the waiter and sat down next to Lu Xuan. "When you get an endorsement in the future, I will pay for it and bring your whole family along."
Who cares about those commissions.
Lu Xuan took the honey water and drank it all, then asked persistently, "What do you like about him?"
"Who said I like him?" Qiao Wu laughed, "It's just that I need his help with some work."
She knew that if she told Lu Xuan about the studio now, he would terminate his contract with GS without hesitation and resolutely follow her, so she couldn't say it yet.
Lu Xuan said "Oh".
He held the cup and stopped talking.
He actually had a lot to say, but his mind was in a mess.
"Is there anything I can help you with at work?" he asked.
"No." Seeing that he was in a better mood, Qiao Wu sat up straight and talked to him while following the people he brought with him, "Just take care of yourself."
Lu Xuan lowered his head.
So Meng Xingxing was right, he still accomplished nothing.
"You're so busy, will you read my messages?" He muttered, "I'm not angry at all. Jiang Qi praised my great progress and introduced me to other groups. I'll be back for a few days and then I have to go back to filming."
He had sent these words to Qiao Wu on WeChat, but he didn't know if she had read them carefully, so he could only say them to her in person.
But Qiao Wu read every one of them carefully. Not only that, he even got a more detailed work progress schedule from Meng Xingxing.
She knew when he would finish and land, and where his next job would be, but she still listened carefully to Lu Xuan's words before answering: "I know."
"Yeah." Lu Xuan whispered, "You know everything. In fact, you knew this before me."
Meng Xingxing said that every task was assigned to him only after Qiao Wu had reviewed it in advance.
He was silent for a moment, then said, "You are the one who takes care of me."
Qiao Wu was just about to ask him what happened today, but it didn't look like he was sulking because she didn't pick him up. If that were the case, he should have told her earlier.
But before she could ask, someone walked up to her and said, "Mr. Qiao."
It was the advertising production team that had just greeted him. Qiao Wu stood up and said, "Hello."
"There were too many people around just now, so I couldn't talk to you alone." The man said with a smile. After saying that, he glanced at the slightly drunk Lu Xuan next to him and said, "Teacher Lu."
Lu Xuan put down the cup and stood up: "Hello."
In fact, he didn't even remember who this person was.
"Long time no see." The man said and then looked at Qiao Wu, "If Mr. Qiao is not busy right now, can we chat for a while?"
Qiao Wu glanced towards Lu Xuan.
It was the first time that Lu Xuan was ignored in such an occasion, but he did not feel unhappy at all because Qiao Wu was by his side.
"You guys talk." He picked up the empty cup again, and also picked up the bottle of mineral water that Qiao Wu had opened earlier, turned around and returned to his little corner.
Seeing this, Qiao Wu felt relieved and sat down to talk about work.
Lu Xuan, who was sitting on the small balcony, felt a little clearer in the cold wind. He poured the mineral water into the glass and sipped it bit by bit like drinking wine.
But his eyes were always fixed on Qiao Wu inside.
He wasn't actually that drunk, but if he wasn't a little drunk he wouldn't be able to talk to her so closely.
He was very afraid of Qiao Wu's estrangement from him.
The last time such an occasion occurred, everyone gathered around him to please him. It was Qiao Wu who was by his side, screening and selecting him, and he was able to free up his energy to protect others.
This time, only a few months had passed, but Qiao Wu became the protagonist, and he also became an unnecessary presence in their conversation.
When he got the 100,000 yuan from Qiao Wu, he once said shamelessly that with 100,000 yuan, no one could even have a meal with him.
But now Qiao Wu would spend millions on other people, and the things she bought were not enough to buy her even with the money he had used for the small supporting role he had just finished filming.
He is indeed only worth that 50,000 yuan.
The dinner was coming to an end, and Qiao Wu finally got out of the crowd, got the things he had taken today, and asked the driver to send the artists back safely. Then he went back to look for Lu Xuan.
Now that she's back and in the same situation, she won't deliberately quit anything and will just go on as usual.
When she found Lu Xuan, he was standing on the terrace and had closed the door connecting to the banquet hall.
Qiao Wu opened the door and frowned, "What body can withstand such cold?"
"I'm drunk." Lu Xuan said, "Let me blow some air to sober up, or I'll have to pry open the old man's safe again when I get back."
"Have you finished playing?" Qiao Wu motioned him to come in. "Go home."
Lu Xuan said nothing. The lights on the terrace formed a sharp contrast with the brightness of the banquet hall, casting a shadow on his face.
After a while, he suddenly called out, "Qiao Wu."
"Um?"
Lu Xuan raised his eyes slightly, his face pale from the cold wind, but his eyes were still red. He smiled and said, "Just leave me alone."
Qiao Wu was stunned for a moment: "What?"
"I said, leave me alone."
Realizing that he had something to say, Qiao Wu smiled and said, "Why are you chatting with me like this? Don't you have to join the crew in a few days? What if you get sick?"
Lu Xuan pursed his lips and finally walked back from the terrace.
There weren't many people in the venue now, so Qiao Wu sat down near the window and said, "Tell me, what did you realize?"
Lu Xuan was still holding the long-empty cup and mineral water bottle. He lowered his eyes to look at the rim of the cup: "I can't leave you."
No matter how he tries to quit, as long as Qiao Wu is by his side he will not want to leave her.
It was like that when I was a child, and it is like that now.
This has become his habit.
He had vowed before that he would be the one to protect Qiao Wu, but he was still unconsciously taken into account by her in every aspect. Now that he could see her confidence, he knew he couldn't do it.
He didn't want to say that he wanted to take care of her, but on the other hand couldn't help showing weakness in front of her, letting her see that he had accomplished nothing, and making himself an unnecessary existence around her.
At least next time, let him become a useful person like Cui Sitong, who can be spent lavishly by Qiao Wu.
So he didn't want Qiao Wu to take care of him anymore. He could leave on his own when Qiao Wu was not around.
Let him walk forward for a while and wait until he can stand firmly.
Qiao Wu understood what he meant in just one sentence. Her eyes gradually softened, and she felt a little distressed.
In the entire Lu family, Lu Xuan is the most dependent on her.
The two of them grew up together almost inseparable. In fact, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are childhood sweethearts. After all, even their milk bottles were placed together, their toys were together, and they learned to write and paint together. Lu Xuan even wanted to take her with him to school. She was more like Lu Xuan's family than anyone else.
After their eldest brother passed away, the Lu family was in a state of chaos.
Lu Jinzhi's thoughts have matured enough for him to digest them on his own, but Lu Yingchi is still ignorant and naive, and there is also a toddler Lu Ning at home who needs to be taken care of.
Because of her older mental age, she has a strong ability to accept things. Only Lu Xuan is in a state of being neither up nor down. He is sensible but not mature enough, sensitive but no one cares about his feelings. Only she has been by his side all the time, so he puts almost all his emotional sustenance on her, wants to study with her, and even wants to repeat a grade to stay by her side.
Even when he was only a few years old, his goal had always been to do whatever she did and go wherever she went.
He gave her everything he considered important to please her.
That's why she knew all of Lu Xuan's passwords, including the door locks and safes.
When she left, Lu Xuan was only a teenager, and she didn't have the chance to tell him what to do and what not to do at an age when he was changing.
To this day, she can still remember Lu Xuan's expression of disappointment when he came to "her" again and again and wanted to say something to "her".
When he first realized that "she" had changed, he was caught off guard and burst into tears.
But at that time, "she" just asked the Third Young Master if there was anything that made him unhappy and whether he needed me to do anything for him.
But Lu Xuan didn’t know what he wanted at all. He just felt that he would never get what he wanted.
Since then, he has never cried in front of outsiders again.
Until the day she came back and accompanied him to the dinner party again, he was able to recognize her in his memory by instinct after getting drunk, and cried in her arms.
Once a person changes, he is forever changed, so he may really not know that she will come back one day, and he has not prepared anything. But what can Lu Xuan have at that time? The best thing he can think of, the thing that can best keep her, is all his money.
Just as he had given her his treasure before, he gave her all his money.
So Qiao Wu felt distressed, she felt distressed for everyone in the Lu family.
She also didn't know how many times this crybaby had cried alone in his quilt over the years.
Therefore, Qiao Wu has always known that among all the people in the Lu family, Lu Xuan's withdrawal reaction would be the most serious, and she would have to be more patient.
She had actually been waiting for these words for a long time.
She asked softly, "What if the housekeeper is someone else?"
Lu Xuan didn't react: "What?"
"If the steward is someone else," Qiao Wu listed the possibilities for him. "Whether it's my father or anyone else, anyone in my position will eliminate any obstacles you might encounter. This is my duty as a steward. So even if I don't care about you, someone else will."
"It's not that I can just ignore you, but you have to know that you are an independent individual. In fact, you can move forward on your own. The rest of you are just company in your life and have nothing to do with where you want to go. Don't put your future in my hands."
How could Lu Xuan not know this, but he just felt that no matter who it was, he would not do this.
"The others are not you."
No one else is called Qiao Wu.
As long as this name exists, it will be the exception to everything.
He looked at Qiao Wu: "I'm afraid I can't help it."
I couldn't help but stuff the person into the suitcase and take him away.
If he wants to stay with Qiao Wu for a long time, he can't stay in this state all the time, taking one step at a time when pushed.
At least, let him become Lu Xuan.
Instead of Qiao Wu's Lu Xuan.
This is the basic condition for standing by her side.
"I'll be standing on the podium," he said. "And when that day comes, you'll be sitting there, listening to me call your name."
Then you pay me money.
Qiao Wu was amused by him: "Forget it, I don't want to be on the trending search."
"Lu Xuan." She asked gently, "Did you receive the bouquet of flowers?"
Lu Xuan subconsciously touched his pocket: "Hmm."
"Besides the card I wrote, you also saw the others', right?"
"……Um."
"You must think that I asked them to write it." Qiao Wu raised his eyebrows.
Lu Xuan frowned slightly.
What else?
He even saw the secondary accounts of Lu Yingchi and Lu Ning in his own black fan chat.
Don't think he doesn't know!
These two people are so directional!
"They wrote it themselves." Qiao Wu chuckled.
At first, Qiao Wu did want everyone to write together, but she didn't say it at the beginning. Instead, she wrote the card in front of everyone at the dinner table that morning.
"How pretentious!" Lu Yingchi glanced at him and sneered, "He's played more supporting roles than you can count on your fingers, and you're still giving him a wrap-up gift?"
Qiao Wu said indifferently, "After all, this is the first time we've officially wrapped up filming. You've even watched him play the role of a domineering CEO so many times, so why would you care how many times he plays a supporting role?"
"It's okay," she said. "When he gradually becomes a leading actor, he'll say in award interviews, 'Thank you, Qiao Wu. You gave me the first bouquet of flowers when I finished filming.'"
The others remained silent.
But just after dinner, Lu Ning suddenly handed her a note: "I wrote it three times, stroke by stroke. This one is the best. Please add it to my list."
Lu Yingchi leaned against the door with a dark face: "I knew you were a traitor."
Then he walked over, grabbed a piece of paper, snatched Qiao Wu's pen, and quickly wrote a few words, saying proudly, "I am very responsible."
After a while, the two felt that it was not enough: "Why not just send him a car."
"Do you have money?" Lu Ning asked, "Uncle Wuwu."
Lu Yingchi: "..."
He glanced at Lu Jin, who was leisurely eating his breakfast beside him, and snorted heavily before shouting a final, stubborn cry: "AA!"
As for Lu Jinzhi.
This was purely because he didn't want to hear Lu Xuan mention her name alone in the so-called interview.
But this can be left unsaid.
Qiao Wu looked at Lu Xuan, who was a little stunned. "You may not be at home often and rarely get along with them, but if you look around you, you will find..."
She paused, smiled softly, and said, "No one else is me, but anyone can be me."
She was just a special person to them, appearing and disappearing at certain times.
But in fact, if other people were to do these things, they would do the same.
"I care about you because the old man decided a long time ago that he would need someone like me to help you in the future," she said. "You always dislike Lu Jinzhi, but in fact, he has never made you suffer in the past. Even if you, Lu Yingchi, and Lu Ning dislike each other, in the end, don't you consider each other mortal enemies? We can still sit at the same table for dinner, watch your work together in the audio-visual room, and you will also check out Lu Ning's homework."
“Everything is mutual.”
She looked at Lu Xuan who was in a daze in front of her: "I just showed you everything that everyone didn't tell you and the emotions that they didn't show you."
Lu Xuan held the thing in his arms tightly and looked at her in a daze.
Like being drunk again.
Qiao Wu didn't urge him, but took out his cell phone to call the driver and asked him to pick him up at the door.
"I can't argue with you," Lu Xuan said. He looked as if all the bones had been pulled out of him. His usual lazy demeanor became somewhat dejected at this moment. He sank into the sofa, half-lidded his eyes and said, "You've always been better at studying than me. My brain can't keep up."
Qiao Wu smiled: "Then what are you going to do?"
Lu Xuan raised his eyes and looked at her intently for a few seconds.
Then she raised her lip slightly and said, "I want you to stand in front of me next time, shake my hand, and call me Teacher Lu."
This person's eyebrows and eyes are naturally beautiful, and they look even more beautiful after being stained by the smell of alcohol.
"I'm looking forward to it." Qiao Wu took out his phone, took a picture of him, and sent it to his phone. "Here, I'll send it to you on Weibo later. Teacher Lu looks very handsome today."
Lu Xuan took out his vibrating phone and took a look.
He has taken many magazine photos in various styles and poses, and has also taken many stills on the set, but he has never taken many photos of himself.
When was the last time?
In the photo taken at Jingshui Villa, he didn't look at the camera because he was angry that Qiao Wu didn't sit next to him.
At this moment, the person in the photo looked a little unfamiliar.
This was a version of himself he had never seen before. Even though his eyes were still red, he looked better than any previous one.
He watched for a while and sighed: "The King of Looks in the Entertainment Industry is indeed worthy of his reputation."
Qiao Wu curled his lips gently and said, "Alright, Prince Yan, if you don't go back now, curfew is coming."
Lu Xuan nodded and slowly stood up.
Qiao Wu didn’t send the message just now, and now he is ready to make a call directly.
Before I could find the driver's phone number, a name suddenly popped up on the screen.
She subconsciously glanced at the person next to her, walked a little further away, answered the phone and said to the other end, "I'll be right back."
"Yeah." The man on the other end said in a low voice, "I'm at the hotel entrance."
Qiao Wu: “???”
"What are you doing here?"
There was silence for a few seconds, and then the voice became slightly raised: "Have you forgotten that I am still pursuing you?"
“…”
Lu Jinzhi laughed and said, "Come down, the one you like."
Qiao Wu was now extremely glad that she was a little further away when answering the phone. She answered and hung up the phone, then looked back.
Sure enough, Lu Xuan looked at her with some confusion: "Who's calling?"
"Your brother."
The name "your brother" was too unfamiliar to Lu Xuan, but when he thought of what Qiao Wu had said just now, he swallowed the rudeness that was on the tip of his tongue.
He asked suspiciously, "Did you betray him like this when you called him before?"
Not before.
But your brother's nature is a little too special now.
You have to carry people on your back.
Qiao Wu had already grasped Lu Jinzhi's habit of expressing his feelings and reminding her anytime and anywhere, so she was very careful.
"He's here." She changed the subject. "Let's go down."
Lu Xuan's expression became more complicated.
Where are you from?
Following Qiao Wu downstairs, he saw Lu Jinzhi's car at a glance.
Lu Jinzhi is a very picky person. All his cars are limited editions, and he has to spend a lot of money to buy the license plates, so they can be easily recognized anywhere.
Lu Xuan thought to himself, that’s normal.
He also went to get off work and home with Qiao Wu.
Then he saw the car window rolled down, and he recognized the person in the driver's seat even if he turned into ashes.
Wait, this monkey is driving the car?!
Lu Xuan was so shocked that he stood there for a while without reacting.
Qiao Wu stood in front of the passenger seat and saw Lu Jinzhi unbuckle his seatbelt, as if he was going to get out and open the door for her. She quickly leaned over and warned him, "Behave yourself!"
Lu Jinzhi stopped and seemed puzzled: "Huh?"
Qiao Wu was afraid of being exposed, so he lowered his voice and said, "Either I sit in the back, or you go back by yourself."
Knowing what she was thinking, Lu Jinzhi didn't care, but unbuckled his seat belt and got out of the car.
He walked to Qiao Wu again, gently grabbed her arm and pulled it away, then opened the car door for her personally.
Qiao Wu's back stiffened. "Is there no one in this world you care about?"
"How could that be?" Lu Jinzhi raised his eyebrows. "There's one in front of me."
"What about you saying something else?"
Seeing that she was about to get angry, Lu Jinzhi chuckled and said goodbye, then glanced behind her calmly: "He won't sit here."
But since he's already here, he naturally has to give himself some sweet treats. If no one gives him any, he'll just take it himself.
So he leaned over slightly in this position and whispered softly in her ear, "Don't worry, he won't find out."
What did you find?
What did you find?!
Don't say that I am the same as you!
Qiao Wu glared at him, covered his mouth and pushed him away.
"How do you know?"
Lu Jinzhi curled his lips and said, "Because puppies usually only have the IQ of a seven-year-old."
“…”
Qiao Wu was too lazy to chat with him and turned around to look at Lu Xuan, but the other party opened the back seat door like a gust of wind, sat in it, slammed the door shut, and fastened his seat belt consciously.
Are you kidding? He's sitting in Lu Jinzhi's passenger seat, and Lu Jinzhi is driving. He's not crazy.
It’s better not to fight for this kind of passenger seat.
Lu Jinzhi placed his hand beside Qiao Wu and gently tapped the back of her hand, indicating: Look.
OK.
Only then did Qiao Wu get on the passenger seat.
She quickly fastened her seat belt, fearing that Lu Jinzhi would find another excuse to harass her and catch her off guard.
Sure enough, after getting in the car, Lu Jinzhi saw her actions and felt obviously regretful.
Qiao Wu silently mouthed a reminder to him: "Behave yourself."
Then she saw Lu Jinzhi staring at her mouth and smiling softly.
Her scalp felt numb, and she had to turn around to look at Lu Xuan.
But at this time, Lu Xuan rolled down the car window and stuck his head outside, not paying any attention to what was happening inside.
"We are leaving, what are you going to do?" Qiao Wu asked.
"Blow it again." Lu Xuan's voice drifted in from the window, trembling with doubts about the reality of life and the collapse of his worldview. "I might not be awake yet. Monkey drove here to pick me up personally."
Lu Jinzhi sneered: "No..."
Qiao Wu quickly covered his mouth: "That's right, brothers are friendly and respectful to each other."
She threatened with her eyes: "Drive."
Lu Jinzhi lowered his dark eyes and fixed his gaze on the back of her white hand.
Qiao Wu felt like he was smiling, because he could feel the subtle touch of his lips under his palm.
Her eyelids twitched, and just as she was about to pull her hand back, Lu Jinzhi grabbed her wrist.
As he took his hand away, he slowly said, "Well, you're right."
And as he spoke, his slightly warm lips brushed against her fingertips for a moment.
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