Chapter 40 Pause How can you women do this?
Lu Wangshan went to Jin Ci's place, but unexpectedly Xiang Wu was there too.
"elder brother!"
During the Chinese New Year, Xiang Wu had already heard Xiang Yin talk about Lu Wangshan and Yun Tan traveling to Xinjiang together, and Xiang Yin asked her to keep it a secret.
So she moved to Lu Wangshan's side and whispered, "How are you and Xiao Tan getting along?"
Lu Wangshan frowned: "Why do you call her Xiao Tan every day?"
"If you two get married, I'll change my name to sister-in-law." Xiang Wu bumped his arm. "So, when can I change my name?"
Lu Wangshan was silent and closed his eyes to rest.
Xiang Wu showed no tact, or perhaps she was already used to Lu Wangshan's attitude. She continued, "Brother Jin Ci said you've become a stay-at-home husband. Why didn't you bring Xiao Tan with you on your rare visit? I haven't seen her since New Year's Eve, and I miss her so much."
Lu Wangshan sneered: "I don't have time to miss you."
Xiang Wu heard the hidden resentment in his words and said, "What's the matter? Did you have a fight?"
Lu Wangshan didn't know why he always ran into this annoying guy when he was most annoyed.
He intended to divert the fire outside, so he looked at Zhong Xuzhi standing beside him - Xiang Wu had always been at odds with him.
Because Zhong Xuzhi mentioned Xiang Wu's boyfriend during a casual chat with Xiang's father, Xiang Wu was forced to break up with her ex-boyfriend. Now she has long forgotten her ex-boyfriend, but still regards Zhong Xuzhi as her mortal enemy.
"How's the project at the amusement park in the suburbs going?" Lu Wangshan suddenly asked.
That project was undertaken jointly by Zhong Xuzhi and Xiang's father.
Zhong Xuzhi said, "Construction will begin immediately. I have an appointment with Uncle Xiang tomorrow."
As expected, alarm bells rang in Xiang Wu's mind and he turned to look at Zhong Xuzhi.
Lu Wangshan said, "That's perfect. Tell my uncle for me that Wuwu has a new boyfriend. I'd like him to help check things out."
Xiang Wu's head whirred back and glared at Lu Wangshan: "Are you sick? I don't have a boyfriend right now!"
Lu Wangshan: "I just saw your phone message."
"You pervert! You were spying on me!"
Lu Wangshan shrugged.
Xiang Wu dropped his phone on the coffee table, and he just happened to see it.
"That's not my boyfriend, okay? We're not even together yet!" Xiang Wu yelled before finally asking, "What did you see?!"
Lu Wangshan just happened to scan two lines.
The previous situation was probably that Xiang Wu was teasing the other person, and the boy opposite said in an almost coquettish tone, "Wu Wu, why are you so sharp-tongued?", and Xiang Wu's reply was a deliberate teasing.
Lu Wangshan raised his eyebrows: "Are you sure you want me to tell you?"
“…”
Xiang Wu glanced warily at Zhong Xuzhi across from him and said, "Forget it."
She replied, "You haven't tasted it before," which was just a flirtation.
If Zhong Xuzhi, that old-fashioned, mysophobic pervert, knew about this, he would probably exaggerate the matter in front of her father.
Xiang Wu's attention was finally diverted to Zhong Xuzhi. She left Lu Wangshan and turned to bother Zhong Xuzhi.
"You are not allowed to talk nonsense to my dad, do you hear me!" She threatened with her eyes glaring angrily.
Zhong Xuzhi raised his chin slightly and glanced at her sideways. His well-tailored black and gray formal suit formed a sharp contrast with Xiang Wu's maximalist embroidered metallic fabric dress. They didn't look like they were from the same layer, yet they were so full of vitality.
"Wuwu, you know I never talk nonsense."
"You're bullshit! You're the one who got me hurt last time!"
Zhong Xuzhi grew up under a strict gentleman education, emphasizing benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness. Such vulgar words made him frown, and then he raised his hand and pinched Xiang Wu's cheeks with two fingers.
Even though Zhong Xuzhi was a pampered young master, when his fingertips touched Xiang Wu's smooth and delicate cheek, his hands still seemed too rough, and would hurt her if he used a little force.
Xiang Wu was stunned by his actions and forgot to resist for a moment.
She just let him pinch her face twice, neither too hard nor too light, as a punishment just enough to stop.
"You are not in a relationship, so I won't tell your father nonsense. But if you continue to talk nonsense like this, I will suggest that your father hire a teacher to teach you etiquette."
Xiang Wu felt that she was not impolite. She was just a little spoiled, a little willful, and had a bad temper, that was all.
But as long as it's someone she likes, she must be sweet, considerate and loyal. Otherwise, why would all her friends and relatives be so willing to support her?!
As for Zhong Xuzhi, she doesn't like him, so she won't treat him well!
After a three-second pause, Xiang Wu was pinched on the face by him, and then he rose up in anger.
The intricate and wide skirt spread across Zhong Xuzhi's legs. Xiang Wu grabbed Zhong Xuzhi's neck with one hand, her cheeks flushed red with anger: "Zhong Xuzhi! I want revenge! You will never fall in love again in this life! I will keep an eye on you!"
Whenever the two met, they would fight. Of course, it was Xiang Wu who unilaterally provoked the fight. Lu Wangshan and Jin Ci were no longer surprised.
Jin Ci also laughed: "Wuwu, the premise of your threat must be that Xuzhi is willing to fall in love."
Xiang Wu turned to complain to Lu Wangshan: "Brother! Why don't you help me? He bullied me!"
"Is there anyone in this world who can bully you?"
"He pinched my face! He's a hooligan!"
Lu Wangshan glanced over and saw that Xiang Wu's makeup was still delicate and perfect, but Zhong Xuzhi's neck was pinched red by her. She was really becoming more and more out of control.
It was at this moment that Yuntan's message arrived: "It's landed."
Xiang Wu happened to catch a glimpse of this, but his attention was quickly diverted again: "Where did Xiao Tan go?"
"Northwest, on a business trip."
Jin Ci: "No wonder you came here today. It turns out you don't need to be a housewife anymore."
Xiang Wu saw that he didn't move and asked in surprise, "Aren't you going to reply?"
Lu Wangshan didn't know what to reply.
He thought of Yun Tan's words again, "We are not a couple, so what if it's just the two of us on a business trip?"
She really knew how to piss herself off.
Lu Wangshan was angry. He was angry that she went on a business trip with Ding Mian, that she kept it a secret from him, that she trampled on his sincerity, and that she had such a stubborn and bad temper.
I was even more angry at myself, angry that I didn't even have the right to be angry.
Xiang Wu: "Did you really have a fight?"
"I guess so."
"If you don't reply to my message during an argument, it's already escalating into cold violence. If someone dares to use cold violence against me, I'll definitely turn around and say bye to them."
Xiang Wu stuffed the phone into Lu Wangshan's hand and said, "You are a man, come back now."
"You're asking me to go back without even asking whose fault it is?"
Xiang Wu criticized without any reason, "Why are you so petty?"
Lu Wangshan snorted and threw his phone aside.
He had no intention of sharing the story of the quarrel with others, nor did he intend to deliberately not reply to Yun Tan's message. He could not do such a thing.
Within three minutes, he picked up his phone again and replied, "Be safe."
But this is really not a good response.
Like a rest, it pauses the confusing relationship between the two people.
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The next day, LH company members held a meeting with the promotional video director team.
A very beautiful and professional female director, dressed very handsomely and neatly, wearing a white slim-fit knit and black overalls, a pure black waisted windbreaker on the outside, her long hair was clipped up with a clip, and there were large silver hoop earrings between a few strands of hair on her temples.
"Hello everyone, my name is Ruan Zhao." The female director introduced herself.
As a design participant, Yuntan was the first to go on stage and briefly introduce the two models and the company's philosophy.
The launch meeting ended successfully. Ruan Zhao explained the storyboard of the promotional video to everyone with clear ideas, and the props team quickly began to arrange it according to her requirements.
The celebrity endorsement invited by the company has also arrived and is putting on makeup in the lounge. The filming will officially begin in the afternoon.
After lunch, Yuntan made a final check on the shooting scene layout and then went to meet with Ruan Zhao.
Ruan Zhao nodded in confirmation as he listened, then pulled down his sunglasses to look at the name on the work badge hanging on her chest.
She extended her hand and said with a smile, "Yuntan, I've heard of your great name for a long time."
Yun Tan was stunned for a moment and asked hesitantly: "Sorry, Director Ruan, have we met before?"
"No, but I've heard of you."
Yun Tan noticed the team-colored bracelet on her wrist with the name of the Beijing team written on it. She paused and realized where Ruan Zhao had "heard" it from.
Yun Tan certainly wouldn't delve into the details of her relationship with Lu Shiyue. He simply stopped there and replied with a smile, "That's probably not a good reputation."
"Not really, that's too much."
Ruan Zhao also laughed. She didn't try to be mysterious and said bluntly, "It's because Ah Yue is too 'brotherly', like a puppy marking its territory."
The intimacy in the words couldn't be more obvious.
Yun Tan understood the relationship between the two since his friends would not carry team bracelets with them. He was just surprised that he had never heard that Lu Shiyue had a girlfriend. Ruan Zhao should be a few years older than him, and he didn't know whether Lu Wangshan knew about this.
It’s a pity that they haven’t sent any messages all morning.
After a fierce argument, the awkward cold war officially began with two overly calm sentences, "I've landed" and "Be careful."
Yuntan had no way to confirm it with him.
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Ruan Zhao's filming team is very professional and responsible, and Ruan Zhao himself is also very easy to communicate with. Apart from the high intensity of outdoor filming, strong ultraviolet rays, and strong wind and sand, everything else went smoothly.
In their spare time, Yuntan and Ding Mian and their group would sit under a parasol to rest, watching Ruan Zhao filming behind the monitor.
Ding Mian distributed the coffee he had brought to everyone, and then suddenly asked Yun Tan, "Why do you seem to be in a bad mood recently? Are you not adapting to the environment?"
Yun Tan paused and said, "No, I just didn't sleep well these past two days."
Ding Mian prepared American coffee or latte for everyone, but only gave Yun Tan a cup of hot milk tea.
"Why am I milk tea?" Yun Tan asked.
"Didn't you have a gastroscopy before the New Year? I saw you didn't drink much coffee at the company, so I ordered milk tea for you." Ding Mian said, "Don't like it? Then I'll trade with you."
"No, thank you, Secretary Ding."
Because of that dispute, Yun Tan began to re-examine his relationship with Ding Mian.
She knew that Ding Mian had always been very nice to her. When they were in Milan, Jiang Zhier and Elara joked that Ding Mian must like her, but Yun Tan always attributed that kindness to the fact that Ding Mian was a very good person.
After all, after Ding Mian returned to Beijing to work, their contact decreased, so Yun Tan defined this relationship as "friendship" and never involved "love".
Love will find ways to connect, no matter the mountains or the sea.
But at this moment, she was holding the cup of milk tea, her brows furrowed tighter and tighter.
…
The next morning, Yun Tan met Ding Mian while having breakfast in the hotel restaurant. He sat opposite her with a tray of food.
Yun Tan finally couldn't help but said, "Minister Ding, I want to ask you something."
"Ask." Ding Mian said with a smile, "When have you ever hesitated to ask me a question?"
"Because this question is a bit embarrassing. Maybe I'm just overthinking it... If it's just a misunderstanding, please don't mind it."
Yun Tan gave him a heads-up before finally taking a deep breath and asking, "We've known each other for so many years. Do you have any feelings for me other than friendship?"
Ding Mian's smile was shattered by this straightforward question. After a moment, he laughed and said, "You've never noticed it in all these years?"
Yuntan was stunned.
“Then I really failed.”
Ding Mian said helplessly, "Don't feel embarrassed, Xiao Tan. It's too easy to like you, but I also understand that you don't like me, so I don't have any other extravagant expectations. I don't want us to be anything more than friends. Now I just treat you like a younger sister. I hope you're okay."
Ding Mian was very frank and handled the relationship well.
But Yuntan was still frightened.
She just wanted to confirm it at first, but when it was confirmed, she didn't know how to face it.
"I'm sorry, I don't know..."
"What's there to say about apologies? It's all in the past, Xiao Tan. We've all grown up now," Ding Mian said. "My parents have been urging me to go on blind dates lately. I might have a girlfriend soon after I go back this time."
This was just to ease Yun Tan's psychological burden.
Ding Mian knew it, and Yun Tan knew it too.
But the rule for adults is to go with the flow and maintain face.
Yuntan pretended to be surprised and said "Really?", and then sincerely wished Ding Mian to find a partner soon.
Ding Mian smiled and clasped his fists in a bow. "Thank you for your kind words, Xiao Tan."
Ding Mian didn't want to lose his friend Yun Tan, even if they could only be friends.
But he also knew that with Yun Tan's personality, she would definitely draw a line between them quietly. She had always been like this, and it was not easy to even be her friend.
This breakfast was a bit of a torture.
Yuntan kept trying to recall what details he had missed.
He felt guilty and regretful about Lu Wangshan's stubborn and unreasonable arguments.
The weather was bad this morning and the filming was postponed. Yuntan quickly finished his breakfast and fled back to his room to rest.
As soon as I swiped the room card, the door of the room opposite opened.
Yun Tan subconsciously looked back and his fingertips suddenly stopped moving - the person who came out of the room was Lu Shiyue.
Lu Shiyue was also stunned when he saw her.
"Why are you here?"
Yun Tan realized right after asking that Ruan Zhao's room was across the way, so he naturally asked, "Are you here to see Coach Ruan? Aren't you training for the competition recently?"
Unexpectedly, Lu Shiyue's expression changed immediately: "How do you know? Did Ruan Zhao tell you?"
Yuntan shrugged: "I'm smart."
After saying that, he went to swipe the room card again, but was stopped by Lu Shiyue: "My brother is not here, right?"
“No.”
Yun Tan started to compare in his mind, as the relationship between Lu Shiyue and Ruan Zhao had not been made public yet.
Lu Shiyue was still worried. After all, he knew his brother's character well. "Will he fly to see you soon?"
"No, don't worry, we had a fight."
Yun Tan opened the door and entered. Unexpectedly, Lu Shiyue followed him in: "Did you break up?"
So Yuntan didn't close the door, leaving it ajar to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.
"You can celebrate now." Yun Tan asked.
Lu Shiyue looked away awkwardly: "What am I celebrating?"
Yun Tan poured him a glass of water before telling the truth: "I'm not with your brother. We're having a fight now, and it might be over."
Lu Shiyue didn’t know how the three words “not together”, “quarrel” and “end” were connected together. No matter how he listened to them, he felt that the previous relationship was too casual.
Of course, the random culprit was definitely not his brother.
Lu Shiyue sat down on the sofa: "Can I stay here with you for a while?"
"Your girlfriend is just across the street, why are you staying here with me?" Yun Tan asked back.
“…”
Lu Shiyue's face didn't look good. "There's someone in her room."
"Oh, then you stay here." Yun Tan said indifferently.
After the topic ended, Yun Tan went into the bathroom to put on her skincare and makeup. Unexpectedly, Lu Shiyue continued to talk to her about this topic: "Was the spokesperson for this advertisement hired by your company or by Ruan Zhao?"
"Of course the spokesperson is chosen by our company."
Yuntan heard something was wrong.
The spokesperson this time is a popular young actor in the entertainment industry. He made his debut with a high-grossing movie directed by a well-known director. He is very handsome and has strong professional skills. His name is Xiang Zhuo.
"Is Xiang Zhuo in Director Ruan's room now?"
Lu Shiyue's face darkened: "Does he often go to Ruan Zhao's room?"
"Stop, your thoughts are wandering too quickly."
What's wrong with these two brothers? They slander others whenever they get jealous?
Yun Tan said, "Why did you come out just now if you were so worried? You could have stayed inside."
"Ruan Zhao let me out."
Yuntan paused.
"Xiang Zhuo is her ex-boyfriend."
“…………”
Ah this.
A woman among women.
Yun Tan said out of humanitarianism, "They are a director and an actor, so it's inevitable that they have work to discuss. You should understand, okay."
"I didn't stop her from chatting, but she asked me to leave as soon as that guy came. It was obvious last night..."
Lu Shiyue stopped in time, he lowered his head and spoke in a very aggrieved tone.
He flew over to see her as soon as the game ended yesterday. It was already one o'clock in the morning when he arrived at the hotel. Ruan Zhao hugged him, kissed and nibbled him. She was warm and well-behaved, and let him do whatever he wanted.
Professional athletes of this age certainly have endless energy. They seemed to have slept for a while, but also seemed not to have slept at all. Before dawn, Lu Shiyue continued to work diligently on his sister.
Of course, he couldn't call Ruan Zhao sister, and he would never allow Ruan Zhao to mention the word "brother" in bed.
They finished taking a shower together when the doorbell rang.
Lu Shiyue became jealous when he saw Xiang Zhuo through the cat's eye.
Ruan Zhao asked who it was, and he initially said no one, until the doorbell rang again. Ruan Zhao asked again, and then he said awkwardly "him".
Just one word, extremely secretive.
Ruan Zhao smiled, took off his bathrobe and changed into light clothes: "Open the door."
"You want to see him?" Lu Shiyue felt that Ruan Zhao's face was still flushed, and he didn't want others to see it.
"Yes, we have work to discuss." Ruan Zhao stepped forward and patted his butt. "Be good, little brother. Go out and be by yourself for a while."
…
"How could you women do this?"
Lu Shiyue lowered his head, and a tear fell on the sofa without warning, leaving a small wet mark.
Yuntan was frightened and stammered when trying to comfort him.
But she was really not good at comforting people, not to mention that the man in front of her with red eyes and tears was 1.94 meters tall.
Lu Shiyue turned his face away and complained aggrievedly, "She knew I missed her so much after not seeing her for so long, and I flew over overnight. How could she take it for granted to be in the same room with another man? She was still saying she loved me last night, but the next day she called me brother and asked me to leave. She even turned away after putting on her pants. How could she be so irresponsible?"
Yun Tan: “…”
She knew that Lu Shiyue didn't mean to make any insinuations, but she really felt like she was being implied.
It had been a long time since she last saw Lu Wangshan. After returning from a flight of more than ten hours, she wanted to leave as soon as she came back. She also said that she liked Ding Mian when she was drunk in Xinjiang. She turned around and said, "So what if it's just the two of us on a business trip."
Why.
Why.
Yun Tan's hand remained in mid-air for a long time before he finally placed it on Lu Shiyue's shoulder and patted him: "Um, does your brother not know about what happened between you and Director Ruan?"
Lu Shiyue wiped his eyes and shook his head.
"Should I tell him about it?"
Yun Tan didn't know Ruan Zhao, but looking at Lu Shiyue's appearance, he was really worried that he was being deceived.
He was so well protected by his parents and brother, how could a man cry over something like this...
"No!" Lu Shiyue raised his head and refused sternly, "You can't tell him."
"Why?"
“It’s so embarrassing.”
"He's your brother, he won't laugh at you."
Yun Tan thought he was afraid of embarrassing himself in front of his brother, but Lu Shiyue immediately said, "My brother just went on a blind date with her two or three months ago. I look really uncultured now."
Yuntan's hand that was about to pat his shoulder just stopped in mid-air.
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