Chapter 10: A Pillow for You
Faced with Lu Yu's doubts, Mo Bei remained silent again.
The reason was simple: he really didn't know how to answer this question.
You can't say that you regard money as dirt and don't like to be exposed to the public eye, right?
After hesitating for a moment, he could only answer stiffly: "I don't like being an internet celebrity."
Hearing this, Lu Yu nodded in surprise, showing an expression of understanding.
I don't know if he really believed this, but after that, his attitude actually became even more enthusiastic.
The red-haired boy in front of him stood on tiptoe and put his arm around Mo Bei's shoulders. "That's right, why be an internet celebrity? We should be ambitious. If we want to be someone, we should be the brightest star! Brother Mo Nan and I really have the same views on heroes!"
Facing the boy's faintly flattering smile, Mo Bei felt that he smelled something fishy.
Sure enough, the next second I heard the other party say——
"Well, Brother Mo Nan. To congratulate you on successfully passing the audition, come to our house for dinner tonight!"
Before Mo Bei could speak, Lu Yu interrupted him with another sentence: "Let my dad be happy too. Aren't you two friends?"
Mo Bei: ???
Isn’t this too sudden?
But he really couldn't say anything to refuse.
After all, he hadn't even decided where to stay tonight, and now Lu Yu had become the bridge of communication between him and the program crew. With all these factors combined, he naturally couldn't part ways with him.
So, under Lu Yu's warm invitation, Mo Bei reluctantly followed him home.
Looking at the backs of the two people leaving together, Zhou Mingyao stroked his chin thoughtfully, "Do you think Brother Yu is weird?"
Not only did he stay to watch Jiang Mo Nan's performance, but he even offered to help him contact the production team when he learned that Jiang Mo Nan's phone was lost. Was he always so helpful?
"You're not wrong. Brother Yu has other intentions."
At the side, Fan Le slung his guitar over his shoulder. "Before coming here, he promised his dad this was his last chance to pursue his dream of becoming an entertainer. If he still didn't get selected, he would dye his hair back and go back to school to study hard for the college entrance exam. But you saw the result. We didn't get selected."
"But what does this have to do with him inviting Brother Mo Nan home for dinner?" Zhou Mingyao scratched his head in confusion.
Fan Le sighed, "How do you think Brother Yu's father would react when he found out that his son failed the selection again?
Zhou Mingyao thought for a moment, "Happy? Didn't his father always want him to go back to school and study hard?"
Fan Le shook his head, his face serious: "Being happy is a matter for later. Brother Yu will definitely be criticized when he returns this time."
"He's different from us. He has good grades and should have been studying hard for the college entrance exam. But he came out to join us in a band audition. It would have been fine if he'd been selected, but he wasn't."
"So much time wasted. If you were his father, what would you do?"
Zhou Mingyao clenched his fist and said, "Then we must beat him up first."
Fan Le nodded. "Even if I don't beat him up, I'll scold him and send him back to school. But with Brother Yu's temper, he won't just sit there and wait for death. So he needs a lifeline."
Hearing this, Zhou Mingyao suddenly came to his senses, "Could the life-saving straw you are talking about be Brother Mo Nan?"
"What else?" Fan Le raised his eyebrows. "Didn't Brother Yu say that Brother Mo Nan is his father's friend? With this relationship, Brother Yu's father has to give face to the Buddha even if he doesn't want to. It's not good to cause trouble for Brother Yu in front of his friends."
"But this is only temporary." Zhou Mingyao was still a little confused. "Won't he be in trouble once the guests leave?"
"Then make sure the guests can't leave."
Fan Le narrowed his eyes and smiled, "You don't think that Brother Yu just said those words to the program team just because he wanted to help others, right?"
Zhou Mingyao was puzzled, "What do you mean?"
Fan Le said calmly, "Brother Mo Nan lost his phone, so even if he had the production crew's contact information, it wouldn't be convenient to communicate with them. On the other hand, Brother Yu has already added the director's WeChat. And the director also said that if there's anything, he'll notify Brother Yu and ask him to pass it on."
"So, do you think Brother Mo Nan needs to keep in touch with Brother Yu until he buys a new phone and gets a new phone card?"
“!!!”
Zhou Mingyao: “Fuck!”
"If I want to keep in touch with Brother Yu without a mobile phone, then I have to live in his house. So this is what Brother Yu is planning!"
Zhou Mingyao suddenly understood.
"It's more than that."
Fan Le crossed his arms and said solemnly:
"Although we didn't make the cut today, Brother Mo Nan was noticed by the directors. Isn't this also an opportunity?"
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the eyes of the staff on the scene were shining when Jiang Mo Nan was performing just now.
Although there is no guarantee that he will be able to debut on the show in the future, with this face and this voice, his future prospects will definitely not be bad.
As the saying goes, if one person succeeds, everyone around him will prosper. If Lu Yu can successfully cling to the other person's thigh, his future path will be smoother.
Of course, helping someone in need is better than simply adding icing on the cake. Under the pretext of helping Jiang Mo Nan pass on a message, he let him move into his home. Not only did he earn a favor, he also successfully added the program director on WeChat. This was killing two birds with one stone!
After listening to Fan Le's analysis, Zhou Mingyao suddenly understood.
"No wonder Brother Yu was so proactive just now, helping out enthusiastically and even inviting people home for dinner. It seems he's planning for the long term."
Feeling emotional, Zhou Mingyao couldn't help but click his tongue. After all, they said Brother Yu was smart. He had only thought that he was helping out for his father's sake, but he hadn't expected that he had already considered the atmosphere.
But... is it true that what Brother Yu is doing will work?
Even if he hooked up with the program director and Jiang Mo Nan, a future star, he wouldn't necessarily get what he wanted, right? After all, his father was against him like that.
In fact, not only Zhou Mingyao, but Lu Yu himself also thought so.
But he has always been the kind of person who thinks he should do something first and then think about it.
As the saying goes, if you try hard, a bicycle can turn into a motorcycle, but if you don’t even try, then he will lose even the last glimmer of hope.
Whether it will succeed or not depends on fate.
Anyway, by now, his family had become accustomed to his behavior of acting first and asking for his permission later. Compared to dyeing his hair, skipping classes, playing in a band, and participating in talent shows, inviting people home wasn't out of the ordinary.
Unlike Lu Yu's positive thoughts, which were more exciting than worried, Mo Bei felt uneasy.
It was not only because he was going to visit the other person's home, but also because of the little lie he had told before.
In order to gain Lu Yu's trust and get him to lead the way, he claimed to be his father's friend. But in fact, he was not familiar with his father.
Strictly speaking, they had known each other for less than half a day. How embarrassing it would be if such a lie was exposed.
What's more, I had just declined his kindness in the morning, but in the afternoon I went to his house with his son. Would this cause any misunderstanding?
Although he was nervous, Mo Bei didn't show it on his face. With a calm face, he followed Lu Yu out of the elevator.
Seeing him still dressed tightly, Lu Yu couldn't help but ask, "Brother Mo Nan, we're the only family on this floor. Are you sure you want to go in like this?"
Hearing this, Mo Bei paused, raised his hands and took off the mask and hat on his face.
He looked at the elevator door, which was as clean as new, and was relieved to see that there was no trace of the makeup on his face being scratched off.
Seeing this, Lu Yu was speechless.
Are all good-looking people so narcissistic these days? Even taking off a mask requires looking in the mirror... Oh no, it's the elevator door.
Complaining in his heart, Lu Yu took Mo Bei into the house.
"Grandma! I'm back!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a figure emerged from the kitchen.
"Yuyu is back."
A wealthy old lady came up to greet them with a smile. When she saw Mo Bei, her eyes lit up and she said, "This is..."
"My dad's friend."
At the end of his words, Lu Yu paused. As if feeling that this explanation was not perfect, he added, "But he is my friend now."
"well."
The old man did not raise any objection to his grandson's strange introduction, but accepted it more easily than expected.
"Hello, grandma. My name is Jiang Monan." Mo Bei nodded slightly. "I'm really sorry for coming to visit you without any gifts."
"You're welcome, Brother Mo Nan." Lu Yu retorted, "I invited you here, so you don't need to bring any gifts."
On the side, Grandma Lu chimed in, "Yes, yes, yes, it's the first time our Xiaoyu is bringing a friend home, we can't express how happy he is!"
Hearing this, Mo Bei looked at Lu Yu in surprise.
Bringing a friend home for the first time?
Haven’t Zhou Mingyao and Fan Le been here?
Lu Yu couldn't read the meaning of the expression on the faces of the people in front of him. He just pulled his grandmother over and asked quietly, "Where's my dad? Hasn't he come home yet?"
"No."
When she mentioned her son, the smile on Grandma Lu's face suddenly fell. "Every day, he's either running to the company or the construction site, or he likes to go to the temple. If you don't know, you would think there is gold hidden there."
Ignoring his grandmother's complaints, Lu Yu was relieved when he learned that his father had not returned home.
"That's good."
Seeing this, Grandma Lu guessed the reason for her grandson's question, "Failed the audition again?"
Hearing this, Lu Yuyang's fluffy red hair drooped down instantly.
Grandma Lu patted the back of her grandson's hand and said, "Don't worry, you are still young and there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."
"They didn't choose you because they lacked vision. My grandson is so talented, he will definitely meet a talented person in the future."
"That's what I think."
After being comforted by his grandmother, Lu Yu immediately regained his vitality. He said with a bright look in his eyes, "Although I was not chosen, Brother Mo Nan was chosen this time."
Then, he told his grandmother how Mo Bei shocked the audience with an old song and attracted the program crew to extend an olive branch, but the other party lost his phone and could not contact the program crew, so he stepped forward to help.
Lu Yu was very eloquent and made the old man laugh so hard that he couldn't stop smiling.
Sometimes he praised his grandson for being righteous, sometimes he praised Mo Bei for being awesome, and he also said that he would definitely help vote after the show was broadcast.
In such a harmonious scene, Mo Bei could only nod and smile awkwardly with a stiff face.
Perhaps because he was afraid of being scolded by his father and wanted to use Mo Bei as a shield, or perhaps he was just kind and wanted to complete the program team's instructions. After explaining everything to his grandmother, Lu Yu took the initiative to suggest that Mo Bei stay at his house temporarily.
Grandma Lu, who always followed her grandson's words, was instigated by him and invited Mo Bei to stay at her home.
Mo Bei was already worried about where to stay, and now that he was sleepy and someone offered him a pillow, he naturally did not refuse the other party's offer.
Although staying at someone else's house carries the risk of exposing his identity, fortunately, it won't last long. He just needs to hold on until the production team contacts Lu Yu and notifies him to go to the on-site recording of the show.
However, what Mo Bei didn't expect was that during the time he was staying at the Lu family, life was not as peaceful as he had expected.
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